Chapter 2323 - 2321: Seizing Control

Lu Ye turned his head towards that direction, and with full Ocular Power, he saw the figure enveloped in the shimmering light.

It was a combination of a burly man and a petite, delicate woman.

The reason for his attention was that he had once felt the aura of this pair from a distance, precisely during the time when he was forcibly bound as a companion by Su Yan.

This pair, at that time, gave him immense pressure—undoubtedly strong opponents—though a female spectral cultivator had taken away the affiliated treasure that emerged, causing this pair to be diverted, and they did not face each other directly, so Lu Ye wasn't sure how strong they were.

As the four Dao Pools revealed themselves, they dared to appear first, clearly expressing their strong confidence!

Lu Ye could tell that the man should be from the Sun Race. The features of this race were quite obvious, and his entire aura was as radiant as the sun. As for the petite woman, Lu Ye couldn't discern her race.

"Let's go too!" In a moment of quick thought, Lu Ye made a decision.

His Dao force reserve was sufficient, and if he used the Twin Flying Phoenixes Dao Runes, Su Yan wouldn't lack Dao force either.

However, this final battle had many variables, and he couldn't guarantee he would definitely stay close to Su Yan, so it was necessary to have her reserve as much Dao force as possible.

With four Dao Pools, he and Su Yan's abilities should allow them to seize one!

If they didn't even have this level of confidence, then there was no point in thinking about reaching the end.

As soon as the words dropped, Su Yan grabbed Lu Ye's arm, took a step forward, their figures shifted, heaven and earth reversed, even though it wasn't the first time experiencing this, Lu Ye still felt it was quite marvelous.

Upon regaining his senses, they were already standing in one of the Dao Pools, with dense mist around them, all gathered as pure Dao force.

He immediately activated the Talent Tree's power to engulf wildly, while placing his hand on Su Yan's back to construct the Twin Flying Phoenixes Dao Runes.

Su Yan summoned her longbow and did not immediately refine the surrounding Dao force, but coldly gazed around with her beautiful eyes.

Two of the revealed Dao Pools were quickly occupied, and the hidden Dao Fusion cultivators finally couldn't endure it and emerged from their hiding places, rushing towards the Baiyu Platform.

In an instant, the calm situation broke, and the scene heated up.

Those closest undoubtedly held an advantage, whereas those further away had a more difficult time, having thought that staying further provided more safety, only to find such changes occurring.

Within less than ten breaths since Lu Ye and Su Yan occupied the second Dao Pool, the other two pools were claimed by other Dao Fusion cultivators.

Yet those who appeared did not stop their swift progress. Everyone knew that in such a situation, even if they couldn't recover themselves, they couldn't let others recover peacefully, otherwise, it would only become increasingly troublesome.

The four Dao Pools were all targeted by varying numbers of Dao Fusion cultivators, rapidly approaching.

A considerable number headed towards Lu Ye and Su Yan, forming dozens of pairs, all tacitly not interfering with one another.

Su Yan's expression was indifferent as she raised the bow, pulled the string, and invoked Dao force. The golden arrows formed and turned into flickering golden light as they disappeared.

The closest Dao Fusion felt a shock in his body, his protective Dao force nearly shattered, sweating in fear because he had no idea how he got hit.

With just a single strike, he sensed Su Yan's terrifying power. Against such an enemy, one had to quickly engage in close combat for a chance at victory. His combat experience was extremely rich, naturally coming to this conclusion quickly.

Decisively, he was about to activate an Escape Technique when, in the next moment, his body again jolted, his protective Dao force shattered, and he exploded in whole.

His female cultivator companion turned her head in shock, just in time to witness the death of her companion.

She was aghast; naturally aware of her companion's strength. Although they had encountered opponents in the past, even those slightly stronger couldn't kill them in such a short time.

Yet the bow-wielding woman in the Dao Pool accomplished it.

She realized it was because the bow-wielder's attack frequency was too fast for her companion to form effective protection in time; hence, his protective Dao force was broken and he died instantaneously.

This idea barely passed through her mind before the breath of death enveloped her. In shock, she screamed wanting to retreat, but it was already too late.

Three points of golden light landed on her almost simultaneously, and in a blink, she followed her companion into the abyss.

From afar, silhouettes rushed towards the Dao Pool where Lu Ye and Su Yan stood, but with Su Yan's relentless attacks, the front seemed to have an invisible barrier. Any cultivator touching this barrier met a violent end without exception.

One breath, one kill... In just a dozen breaths, over ten Dao Fusion cultivators fell dead on the spot.

These Dao Fusion cultivators were all of the 7th Order, with many 8th and 9th Orders present, even a Peak Dao Fusion.

But regardless of how powerful they were, once targeted by Su Yan, death was inevitable.

Su Yan experienced the exhilarating sensation again. Previously, constrained by her Dao force reserve, every strike required precision. But now, with Lu Ye's support, she didn't need to be so calculated.

If one arrow wasn't enough, then two; if two weren't enough, then three...

Not to mention, in order to swiftly kill incoming enemies, every time she strikes, it's almost always three arrows at once, consuming three hundred Dao force in an instant!

Killing ten enemies would consume three thousand Dao force, which, before, she couldn't sustain.

With her strength, the power of three arrows could only be resisted by those at Peak Dao Fusion; the rest would perish!

She couldn't understand just how substantial Lu Ye's Dao force reserves must be. Months ago, she had already consumed at least ten thousand of Lu Ye's Dao force.

And recently, she hadn't seen Lu Ye arduously restoring himself, nor had she seen him exchanging Star Abyss coins for Dao Bones.

Could it be infinite?

But it's undeniable; their combination is a match made in heaven, as there's no companion more suitable for her than Lu Ye in this world. Even those stronger than Lu Ye couldn't possibly have such Dao force reserves or allow her to borrow them freely.

A white light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping Su Yan, as she had obtained a Star Abyss Blessing by killing so many enemies.

For her, this was not an uncommon occurrence, so she naturally didn't need to pay much attention.

After Su Yan had slain nearly twenty enemies, those who sought to seize the Dao Pools finally realized this and quickly retreated, losing any intent they had.

They clearly noticed that Su Yan's attacks consumed a lot of Dao force, likely unsustainable for long, but no one would gamble their life on it, not knowing how long she could last.

In just a moment, the ownership of one of the four Dao Pools had already been decided, entirely due to Su Yan's terrifying slaughter tactics.

As for the other three... the battle was extremely fierce.

It even included the Sun Race, who initially seized the first Dao Pool with his companion, and they encountered massive Fusion cultivators' assaults.

These two indeed were impressive; even while besieged, they hadn't fallen much behind, cooperating flawlessly and even counter-killing a few enemies, causing other Fusions to tremble in fear.

The Dao Pool where Lu Ye was and the Dao Pool of the Sun Race were diagonal from each other.

After observing for a while, he withdrew his gaze because he could see that the Sun Race team couldn't hold the Dao Pool. Even though his strength was impressive, two fists couldn't fight off four hands. At present, dozens of Fusions were attacking them, making it unfeasible.

Forcing themselves to stay would only increase the risk.

Lu Ye turned his gaze to the Dao Pool to the left, where there were two intriguing figures because these two were surprisingly a combination of star beasts!

One looked like a Jellyfish, with a transparent bell that seemed soft and elastic, beneath which were countless tentacles of varying lengths that twisted ominously with a terrifying aura.

And the companion of this Jellyfish star beast appeared even stranger, as though formed from piled-up mud, lacking a complete shape. Its body continuously surged and twisted, with countless attacks causing only layers of ripples.

Since the contest began, Lu Ye had seen many star beasts on Baiyu Platform. Over these days of slaughter, he had also killed some star beasts.

But he hadn't expected, at this stage of the contest, that some star beasts could still survive.

Just that these two... who was male and who was female?

Looking to the right, nothing particularly remarkable caught his eye, yet Lu Ye surprisingly saw two familiar faces among them: Ning Gu and Junior Sister Shuang.

"Did Senior Brother see enemies?" Su Yan seemed to sense beside him, "Should we deal with them first?"

With her methods, if striking from the shadows, not many could resist.

Lu Ye shook his head, "Not really enemies, don't mind them; you catch your fish, I'll stay vigilant."

Right now, it was wiser to let Su Yan restore some stability, and occupying this Dao Pool was a golden opportunity for them. No matter how fiercely the surroundings roared with battle, it wasn't his concern. Ideally, they could fight to mutual destruction so he and Su Yan could easily seize the final victory.

Indeed, as Lu Ye had suspected earlier, the Sun Race and his companion couldn't hold that Dao Pool. Besieged by many Fusions, they had to retreat despite their apparent distress but remained unharmed.

Seemingly sensing Lu Ye's gaze, the Sun Race turned and looked at Lu Ye, and as their eyes met, he smiled broadly, seemingly indifferent to his previous predicament.

Lu Ye squinted, contemplating if now was a suitable time for Su Yan to strike and how likely they'd succeed.

Ultimately, he restrained himself.

Such powerful individuals surely had exotic treasures at their disposal. Until their exotic treasures were revealed, Lu Ye preferred not to antagonize him.

Under the activation of the Talent Tree's power, his Dao force reserves rapidly increased.

Not only that, Lu Ye keenly sensed that the speed at which the Dao force flask in his pocket gathered Dao force liquid had considerably increased.

This thing required no concern from him, as long as he carried it, it naturally absorbed the ambient Dao force, condensing it into Dao liquid.