Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 1018, Thousand Streams Paradise

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Yu Lingfeng was in a dilemma. Other Blood Race members thought he was authoritative and mighty, but no one knew what he had been going through.

While he was in his thoughts, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked ahead. There was an unfamiliar figure before his eyes. The person held the hilt with both hands while pressing his saber against the floor. He just stood there and looked at him in silence.

Yu Lingfeng instantly felt a chill running down his spine because he hadn’t detected the person’s presence before he saw him. Moreover, the person’s appearance showed that he was a Human.

Yu Lingfeng had always been cautious. The moment he registered the man’s presence, he leapt backwards and tried to shout. Before he found out about the other party’s cultivation, it would be unwise to get into a fight with him.

The other party could sneak into this place without anyone realising it, so he must be fairly powerful. The best way to deal with the situation was to alert everyone and work with his subordinates to capture this unknown Human.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he started seeing Stars. It was as though his head had been struck with a hammer. He became muddle-headed and couldn’t speak.

Following that, he felt a sharp pain from the depths of his mind as though his brain was twisted. The excruciating pain made him come to his senses. He instantly realised that he had been struck by a Soul Attack.

In other words, the person waiting to attack him was a Divine Ocean Realm Master.

A moment later, he rose to his feet and respectfully stood in front of Lu Ye while appearing to be in pain. When he was forcibly planted with Soul Control, he reacted more violently than Zhang Julai. It wasn’t that Lu Ye was rough; it had something to do with Yu Lingfeng’s cultivation.

Zhang Julai was only a Cloud River Realm Master, so Lu Ye could easily use his Divine Ego to shatter the other party’s Soul Power Shield and leave behind Soul Control. During the process, Zhang Julai almost didn’t feel anything.

On the other hand, Yu Lingfeng was close to becoming a Divine Ocean Realm Master. Given his cultivation, he naturally hadn’t nurtured a Soul Body and developed his own Divine Ego, but his Soul Power Shield was much stronger than that of Zhang Julai.

This was the reason his Divine Soul descended into chaos when Lu Ye forcibly broke through it.

“Is this Thousand Streams Paradise?” Lu Ye was holding a piece of animal skin on which a simple map was drawn. Zhang Julai had drawn it for him back then. Lu Ye arrived at this place with the help of the map.

However, he wasn’t certain if this was indeed Thousand Streams Paradise, though he believed it was.

“Yes,” Yu Lingfeng replied respectfully.

“Who’s the Paradise Master here?” Lu Ye asked.

“It’s me.”

This was such a coincidence. Lu Ye had intended to randomly enslave a Real Lake Realm Master, so whether the person was the Paradise Master didn’t matter. Even if he wasn’t, he would soon be the Paradise Master with Lu Ye’s help.

“Are you Yu Lingfeng?” Lu Ye had heard the name from Zhang Julai.

“Yes.”

Lu Ye nodded. In that case, it had saved him some trouble. He cut to the chase, saying, “I need you to do something for me. Keep it in mind.”

Yu Lingfeng immediately straightened his face, ready to listen to the order.

The night went by in silence. The next day, Yu Lingfeng had almost recovered, so he summoned the other Real Lake Realm Masters for a discussion.

More than ten Real Lake Realm Masters gathered in the hall, wondering why Yu Lingfeng told them to come here.

Their attention was soon drawn to the figure beside Yu Lingfeng because the person was a young Human man. No one had seen him before this.

“Who is this Human, Paradise Master?” asked a middle-aged Blood Race member while looking curiously at Lu Ye.

“He’s my new Blood Slave. Don’t mind him.” Yu Lingfeng then rose from his seat and said loudly, “I’ve asked you to come here for two announcements.”

All of them quickly straightened their backs.

“First, from now on, we’ll stop receiving blood meals as tributes in the territory managed by our Paradise. It’ll be replaced with Humans’ blood drawn out in advance. Also, all Holy Race members aren’t allowed to harm Humans as they please.”

Around a month ago, Zhang Julai made the same announcement in Bright Moon Cave Mansion and caused a commotion. The announcement caused the same reaction this time.

As soon as Yu Lingfeng finished speaking, the other Blood Race members appeared as if they had just heard something inconceivable. The middle-aged Blood Race member immediately questioned, “Paradise Master, why did you make such a decision?”

Blood Race members had every right to suck the blood right out of their blood meals. It had always been like this since time immemorial, and there was no precedent of anyone trying to change that habit.

“There’s no reason. It’s just my order.” Yu Lingfeng appeared firm because Lu Ye had instructed him to do so, and he merely obeyed his order. Lu Ye was his Master, so regardless of what he told him to do, no reason was needed.

“I disagree.” The middle-aged Blood Race member snapped. “I don’t think anyone here will agree to it either.”

“That’s right, Paradise Master. I don’t think we should stop receiving blood meals as tributes. Please reconsider your decision.”

“We can indeed consume Humans’ blood that has been drawn out in advance, but it’s not as tasty as when we suck it right from their veins. Without blood meals, we won’t have any fresh blood to consume.”

These Blood Race members couldn’t stay calm as the decision would harm their interests. They started clamouring.

The middle-aged man who had spoken first was especially agitated. He was about to become as powerful as Yu Lingfeng, so he was an important figure in Thousand Streams Paradise. He could feel that Yu Lingfeng had been treating him with a conflicted attitude as of late, so he had been considering if he should stay here and work for the latter or go out there and establish his own Paradise.

Given his cultivation, he already had a right to establish his Paradise and become a Paradise Master. However, not all Blood Race members were willing to become Cave Masters or Paradise Masters. Sometimes, it would be more carefree to work for someone else. The Cave Masters or Paradise Masters would deal with the thorny problems.

Moreover, in Blood Refinement Boundary, every Paradise had its territory, and all the territories had been fully claimed. Even if he established his own Paradise, he couldn’t take control of any territory.

He didn’t expect that Yu Lingfeng would give such a foolish order during this critical period. He was tempted deep within. If he could seize the chance and work with other Blood Race members, he could likely get rid of Yu Lingfeng for good. By then, he would be the next Paradise Master of Thousand Streams Paradise. Wouldn’t that be amazing?

While he was in his thoughts, Yu Lingfeng suddenly landed a slam on the table and barked, “Who dares to disobey my order!?”

The other Blood Race members hunched their backs as Yu Lingfeng was authoritative.

However, the middle-aged man said through clenched teeth, “If your order is wrong, we have a right not to obey it!”

Suddenly, the sound of unsheathing a saber was heard. Lu Ye, who had been standing beside Yu Lingfeng, inched closer to the middle-aged man while holding the Inviolable Saber.

All the Blood Race members fell into a dazed state, but they came to their senses when they detected Lu Ye’s murderous intent. The middle-aged man growled, “How dare a Blood Slave like you be so impudent in front of me!”

As he spoke, the blood light around him turned into several arrows. He then waved his hand and cast the blood arrows at Lu Ye.

Although he had the intention of replacing Yu Lingfeng to be the next Paradise Master, he wasn’t ready to fall out with him now. However, he wasn’t wary of a Blood Slave like Lu Ye.

By killing this Blood Slave, he could give Yu Lingfeng a warning. If the other party was obstinate, he would join forces with the other Blood Race members and destroy him.

While he was in his thoughts, his expression soon changed drastically. That was because the blood arrows weren’t intimidating to Lu Ye at all. When several Saber Lights flickered, the blood arrows came apart. Following that, Lu Ye brought down his saber when he was only ten metres away from the middle-aged man.

Alarmed, the middle-aged man madly activated his vitality and Spiritual Power, which turned into a protective barrier. Still, the barrier was easily shattered by Lu Ye’s attack.

When the saber struck, the middle-aged man was cut in half. Upon impact, each side of his severed figure collapsed to the ground in opposite directions. The blood dyed the ground red.

The Blood Race members, who were clamouring earlier, fell silent in an instant. They watched in horror as Lu Ye skilfully took out the Blood Crystal.

It wasn’t until now that they discovered this Blood Slave whom they had no regard for was able to easily kill them all.

In Thousand Streams Paradise, other than the Paradise Master Yu Lingfeng, the dead middle-aged man was the strongest. Still, he couldn’t even take one attack from Lu Ye.

Given Lu Ye’s cultivation, he could also easily defeat Yu Lingfeng. They wondered where Yu Lingfeng found this Blood Slave.

They instantly realised that the Blood Slave didn’t appear out of nowhere. Yu Lingfeng must’ve taken him on as a Blood Slave long ago but had been keeping him from everyone’s sight. It wasn’t until now that the Blood Slave showed up and did something so shocking. It was apparent that this was Yu Lingfeng’s warning to them.

“Does anyone else disagree?” Yu Lingfeng swept a glance over them with an icy expression.

No one dared to say anything following what had happened. If they dared to disagree at this point, they would be asking for death.

“Whether the blood is sucked right out of Humans won’t affect your cultivation. Only the texture and taste are different. It’s decided, then. From now on, the Holy Race members can’t harm Humans as they please in the territory of Thousand Streams Paradise. Tell all the Cave Mansions to draw a certain amount of blood from nearby villages at regular intervals.”

“Yes.” They were heard responding half-heartedly.

Yu Lingfeng naturally knew what was on their minds, so he said, “Compared with blood meals, Blood Crystals are the most useful to the Holy Race. It’s laughable that all of you are longing for blood meals instead of Blood Crystals.”

A Blood Race member mustered his courage and said, “Paradise Master, even though Blood Crystals are wonderful, it’s not easy to get them.”

Every Blood Crystal meant the life of a Blood Race member. Although they were able to kill weaker Blood Race members to get their Blood Crystals, they couldn’t do that to their subordinates. If they did that, no one would work for them. As such, they could only sneak into other people’s territories and make a move. However, such an action was risky. If the Paradise Masters of those territories found out about it, there were bound to be conflicts, and their own Blood Crystals would be targeted.

“What is so hard about getting Blood Crystals?” Yu Lingfeng snorted. “Gather everyone together now. I’m ready to attack Northern Mountain Paradise!”

Lu Ye had been observing them in silence. He couldn’t help but recall how high-spirited Zhang Julai was a month ago. The scene before his eyes looked familiar.

Certainly, it was only natural that he felt this way when he was the one controlling everything behind the scenes.