Chapter 2302 - 2300: A Chance Encounter in the Domain

After all the effort to acquire this thing, Lu Ye felt somewhat dissatisfied.

However, considering that this item could be given to others in the future, significantly reducing the time spent on arduous cultivation, the Dao force flask was indeed a nice treasure in some ways!

Fortunately, the flask wasn't big, easily portable, and not an inconvenience.

As soon as his injuries healed, Lu Ye didn't waste a moment and left the place of recuperation.

Days later, in the Void, Lu Ye's figure dashed forward. A silhouette in front fled in panic like a stray dog, but the disparity in cultivation strength quickly decided this chase.

Ignoring the pleas of the fugitive, Lu Ye swung his blade down.

In such a contest, any compassion was meaningless. When cultivators encounter each other, the difference in power inevitably leads to a fight to the death, since for any cultivator, others are both enemies and a means of obtaining Star Abyss coins.

In a short while, Lu Ye pocketed a Star Abyss coin.

During this time, he had accumulated quite a few Star Abyss coins, nearly a hundred, yet it was still far from sufficient compared to the treasure he wished to exchange for from that mysterious realm.

Just as he was about to leave the spot, Lu Ye suddenly furrowed his brows and glanced to his side not far away.

Looking closely, he flew toward that direction.

Moments later, a not-so-large star came into view. Such stars could be seen anywhere in the stellar space and were numerous even in the Star Abyss.

But what was unusual was that Lu Ye sensed the domain's aura from this star.

It's neither a dead star nor a desolate planet; it's actually a domain?

Lu Ye found it somewhat incredible, but upon reconsideration, it seemed not too surprising. This contest took place within a fragment left after a stellar space shattered, and residual domains lingering on such fragments were normal.

Only, it's uncertain whether there are living creatures in this domain.

Generally speaking, before a stellar space shatters, it would be invaded by the Star Abyss. After shattering, any domain with vitality would not meet a good end, as those Star Abyss living creatures would bring death to every corner of the stellar space.

And faced with Star Abyss living creatures' invasion, stellar space cultivators basically had no means of resistance.

The domain's force wasn't dense, which meant this domain was of low level. In Lu Ye's judgment, despite any previous life residing in such a domain, it likely wouldn't birth a group of cultivators, as such a domain lacked Spiritual Energy for cultivation.

Out of curiosity, Lu Ye flew toward the domain.

Approaching it, Lu Ye felt something was amiss.

This domain... seemed different from what he imagined.

A moment later, he found himself on a bustling street lined with various shops on both sides, with endless calls of vendors selling goods all around, full of enthusiasm. People thronged back and forth!

This domain has living creatures, and quite a lot of them.

They're not humans; Lu Ye couldn't quite tell what species they were. They didn't look much different from humans in appearance, except that they all had four ears.

He could feel the happiness and satisfaction of those four-eared creatures; the whole domain had a predominantly peaceful atmosphere.

Suddenly transported from a place full of conflict and slaughter to such a locale, Lu Ye felt somewhat unreal, his restless heart gradually calming down.

He walked leisurely, his figure weaving through the lively crowd, with the surrounding creatures paying him no heed.

With his strength, if he wished, how could these creatures, who had never encountered cultivation, possibly see him?

Lu Ye's mood grew heavy.

Because he remembered the scene he saw earlier.

The stellar space fragment was dissolving!

This was the rule of the contest, possibly a method of the Will of the Star Abyss, aimed at forcing all participating cultivators to gather toward the center of the fragment, accelerating the progression of the contest, while also preventing the behavior of those who might cling to hiding.

The current position of this domain, although not too close to the edge of the stellar space fragment, would eventually be affected if this dissolving continued, and that time wouldn't be far away!

Once that happens, the entire domain might fall into the endless Chaos Fog, and the fate of the billions of living creatures within the domain would be predictable without much thought.

If possible, Lu Ye naturally wished to lend a hand to this domain.

But given the current situation, he had no means of resolving this issue.

Forcefully pushing this domain away? He had that ability, but recklessly shifting an entire domain without suitable methods would only plunge it into endless turmoil, leading to ruin and destruction.

Lu Ye couldn't help but feel pained.

In the midst of combat, he could be ruthless to his enemies; even those delicate female cultivators were merely walking Star Abyss coins.

But the living creatures within this domain were ultimately just ordinary people, who had never encountered cultivation. They still lived in their own world, peaceful and content, with a simple mind perhaps still dreaming of a beautiful future, unaware of the impending destruction steadily approaching.

Thinking this way, sometimes ignorance might not be such a bad thing...

When the Chaos Fog engulfs this domain, perhaps the living creatures within the domain won't even realize what had happened.

Lu Ye's steps suddenly halted, looking up ahead.

At the end of the long street, a figure stood quietly, with a hood covering their face, only a strand of golden hair peeking from the edge of the hood.

When Lu Ye noticed her, she clearly noticed Lu Ye as well.

Their eyes met!

Time and space seemed to freeze at that moment.

Lu Ye's heavy mood was broken, and he suddenly felt like laughing.

He hadn't expected that they were so fated to meet again here.

It truly was a chance encounter because, at the instant they saw each other, Lu Ye clearly felt the nervousness and wariness of the golden-haired woman; her body was tense.

The hand hanging at her side subconsciously rubbed, as if pinching an invisible bowstring.

He came to this domain simply because he was attracted by its domain power, checking it out casually with nothing better to do.

It seemed the golden-haired woman was the same; the place they parted before wasn't far from here anyway. It wasn't surprising she discovered this domain if she was still lingering nearby.

Initially, Lu Ye thought of partnering up with this golden-haired woman, since they were both alone, and having a partner could be beneficial.

But since her two companions died at his hands before, and they had previously fought fiercely, each venting their anger, there was no need to consider partnering. Even if she wanted to team up, Lu Ye would have to be wary of her!

Now he just wanted to kill this woman as soon as possible.

To him, the woman's unique means posed a considerable threat, and he was sure that what she had shown before wasn't all her strength.

She had more hidden!

Unfortunately, this was not a good place for combat. If the two great Dao Fusion cultivators truly started a battle here, the entire domain might be devastated in an instant, and it might get shattered entirely.

Lu Ye couldn't do such a thing.

Fortunately, although the golden-haired woman watched him warily, she didn't seem to intend to fight.

Maybe she shared the same concerns as him? Thinking this way, this golden-haired woman seemed quite compassionate as well.

That's quite rare, considering cultivators spend their lives in cultivation, the years are long, the stronger their strength, the longer they live, and the more indifferent they become towards humble life.

If the golden-haired woman truly had such a mentality, she probably wouldn't care about the life and death of this domain's creatures. She would have already started a fight with Lu Ye.

In the brief moment of standoff, Lu Ye smiled lightly and soared into the sky, leaving this domain.

Though saddened by the impending tragic fate of the billions of lives in this domain, he couldn't intervene or do anything to change it.

He could only look away from it.

He was always on guard for a surprise attack from the golden-haired woman, but until he left, she showed no such signs. Lu Ye finally confirmed she too didn't want to fight in that domain.

Should he ambush her given this opportunity?

If he ambushed outside the domain, he might catch her off guard when she tried to leave.

But considering her elusive escape techniques, Lu Ye gave up on the idea. With her skills, she could leave the domain without him even noticing, much less set up an ambush.

Continuing the hunt.

As time passed, in this stellar space fragment, Dao Fusion cultivators kept dying in battles. If the stellar space fragment hadn't been dissolving, with the number of competitors decreasing, the frequency and intensity of combat would greatly diminish.

But due to the dissolution of the stellar space fragment, the space available for many Dao Fusion attempts was reduced, so even as the numbers dwindled, the frequency and intensity of combat didn't change much.

Daily, many Dao Fusionists with lesser skills were defeated and killed, becoming capital in others' hands.

Even a portion of the less powerful Dao Fusions kept hiding, yet inevitably got found. To strong ones, this confrontation was a great opportunity to rise, but to the weaker ones, it was a calamity they didn't want to face but couldn't escape.

The Will of the Star Abyss didn't ask for any opinions when selecting participants for this confrontation. When a beam like the Star Abyss Blessing descended, those chosen were already tagged as participants, with no room for resistance or refusal.

Yet, over 50,000 Dao Fusions, only two would survive in the end.

All others were mere foils.

Among these cultivators, many had exceptional talent and outstanding backgrounds. After all, those blessed by the Star Abyss couldn't be mediocre.

However, here, they could only become stepping stones, aiding that so-called Star Abyss Heir to ascend to the pinnacle step by step.

It can be said this confrontation is extremely cruel and devoid of any humanity.

A few days later, in the Void, Lu Ye stared dumbfounded at the massive nebula ahead.

The shape of that nebula was peculiar, like a long staircase, with distinct steps, and if it were just that, it wouldn't matter. Nebulae in the stellar space are common, with shapes of all sorts; Lu Ye, traveling far and wide for many years, had seen countless nebulae, much stranger than this shape too.

But what caught Lu Ye's attention was the extremely ancient aura emanating from within this nebula.

With a single glance, he could tell this wasn't just a simple nebula.

This was a stellar space marvel!