Chapter 2347 - 2345: Two Armies Face Off

The Winged Race's efforts to subdue the Enter the Path cultivators were quite evident, naturally allowing those Fusion cultivators they abandoned to see clearly.

Immediately, one of the Fusion cultivators reported the situation to the doppelganger.

How could the doppelganger not know? It was all part of the plan. Even if the remaining Fusion cultivators hadn't noticed, he would find an opportunity to point it out.

After feigning a look, he immediately issued a command: "You do the same thing!" And then he coldly gazed at the Fusion cultivators: "Don't even think about defecting to that despicable Blood Race. If I discover anyone plotting behind my back, I won't do anything else but hunt them down. Understand?"

The Fusion cultivators were chilled to the core and nodded repeatedly.

That effectively ended any thoughts of them defecting to the Blood Race. If they were targeted by such a madman, even under the Blood Race's protection, they might not be safe.

The hatred for the Winged Race grew stronger in their hearts; without the Winged Race, their current predicament wouldn't have become so dire.

Following the doppelganger's order, the Fusion cultivators quickly took action.

Thus, within this vast area, the scene became somewhat bizarre.

Powerful cultivators above the 6th Order Dao Fusion scurried around, subduing the scattered Enter the Path cultivators, directing them to gather at a specific location once subdued.

This resulted in the chaos on the vast battlefield gradually subsiding day by day.

The Enter the Path cultivators weren't foolish either; as they gradually understood the situation, they started to voluntarily gravitate toward one of the two factions without needing to be subdued by the Fusion cultivators.

Just as Lu Ye had predicted earlier, under the grand influence, every Enter the Path cultivator was forced to make their own choice.

Within a few short days, the original chaos vanished, and all living creatures gathered here were divided into two camps.

One camp was led by the human race sword cultivators, the other by the Blood Race combat cultivators, each having various numbers of Fusion cultivators under their command and massive armies of Enter the Path cultivators.

The two armies confronted each other, and the great battle commenced!

Under the leadership of many Fusion cultivators, the two massive armies charged at each other like two torrents colliding head-on, with slaughter and death never ceasing.

Yet, amidst a sea of blood, as the central hub of the armies, Lu Ye's true self and doppelganger quietly stood together, occasionally making some noise to mislead the cultivators outside into thinking a shocking battle was happening here as well.

"Senior Brother, thank you," Su Yan spoke softly. Even though her cultivation wasn't high now, she could still keenly sense the life force being extinguished outside in waves, reflecting the battle's fierce intensity.

This was not just a battle; it was a true war!

She knew that without her previous request, Lu Ye wouldn't have gone to such lengths.

Lu Ye shook his head: "When I found out my stellar space was about to be invaded, I wondered if some mighty figure would come to save us, but none did. Fortunately, our luck was decent. Now, amidst the pouring rain, I held an umbrella for others, hoping that one day, these beneficiaries would become umbrella holders too. Facing the Star Abyss invasion, the stellar space is too powerless. Offering help when possible is no big deal."

Su Yan nodded: "Once I enter, I will teach them well. Senior Brother's contributions today will not be in vain. There will surely be more umbrella holders emerging in the Star Abyss in the future!"

"Let's hope so!" Lu Ye smiled slightly.

After waiting for a long time, Lu Ye finally spoke: "It's almost time. This battle can end now."

With so many Enter the Path cultivators in the two armies, an actual fight couldn't eliminate them all, so this would have to continue several times until strength ran out.

Initially, he planned to single-handedly slaughter the gathered Star Abyss creatures, but upon consideration, realized this wasn't practical.

If he truly did that, it wouldn't take long before he became the public enemy of all cultivators. Once this enemy appeared, it would invisibly increase the cohesiveness of these disconnected Star Abyss cultivators.

When the time comes, just like the Winged Race's Fusion cultivator rallying, they'd be able to suppress him.

So relying on oneself wasn't practical to resolve the issues here.

Given this, other methods had to be devised.

The true self and doppelganger each formed camps, initially working on splitting the Fusion cultivators and then using these Fusion cultivators as nodes to divide the Enter the Path cultivators, forming a standoff between two armies.

This way, with such a massive battle, the death toll among cultivators was far higher than what he'd achieve through solo efforts, and there was little risk.

Overall, the plan was executed smoothly.

As the blood sea scattered, the true self and doppelganger withdrew from the battle group.

Seeing this, the two armies engaged below also retreated to regroup.

In this battle, none of the cultivators above the 6th Order Dao Fusion died, but the Enter the Path's casualties were severe.

The total number dropped by at least about twenty percent.

And this was only the first battle!

In the following month, similar large-scale battles broke out several times, each time resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, including deaths among those above the 6th Order Dao Fusion.

The true self and doppelganger continuously monitored the situation. Though they weren't convenient to directly intervene, remote manipulation was feasible.

So after so many battles, whether among the Fusion cultivators or the Enter the Path, there was just one feeling: the enemy was stubborn, and the overall strength consistently matched their own, maintaining an evenly matched stance.

But it was precisely this evenly matched situation that led to massive casualties on both sides.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist."

Having just concluded a huge battle, as Lu Ye and his team were "healing," the Winged Race and other Dao Fusion cultivators hurriedly came over, looking eager.

"What is it?" Lu Ye looked up at him.

"Fellow Daoist, something's wrong; we cannot continue fighting like this." The Winged Race said. Over this period, Lu Ye treated his Dao Fusion subordinates quite well, so they didn't have much fear of him, only respect for a strong leader.

"How so?" Lu Ye showed a puzzled expression.

"The casualties are too great." The Winged Race said worriedly.

"Our casualties are indeed significant, but so are the opponent's. What's the issue with that?"

The Winged Race shook his head and said, "Precisely because of this, there is an issue! Fellow Daoist, the Star Abyss Gate is probably about to open soon, and then all the cultivators here will be reinforcements for the invasion of stellar space. If the casualties are too high, the invasion won't be as smooth and will be detrimental to your grand undertaking." He spoke earnestly, "In fact, the current casualties already have a huge impact on future invasions. You must know, the cultivators here have been slowly gathering over the years. Although more from nearby may be called upon later, the numbers won't be this high again; those are merely passers-by. For your invasion to succeed, these helpers are indispensable."

"Hmm, you have a point." Lu Ye nodded, "But given the current situation, as you've seen, resolving it isn't that easy."

After so many battles, with numerous deaths and injuries on both sides, serious conflict had erupted between them, and unless the Star Abyss Gate opened at this moment, the fighting wouldn't cease.

"There's only one solution." The Winged Race looked at Lu Ye.

"Tell me!"

"Fellow Daoist, go and challenge that human race combat cultivator, while we ambush in secret, assisting you in capturing him in one fell swoop!" The Winged Race gestured as he spoke, "Capture the leader to capture the followers. If we can deal with that human race sword cultivator, all the cultivators here will see you as their leader!"

Lu Ye showed a contemplative look, and after a while, nodded: "Good idea. Is this what you all think?"

Beside the Winged Race, the Dao Fusion cultivators nodded one after another.

"Come, come!" Lu Ye warmly invited, "Get closer, let's carefully discuss the specific plan!"

The Winged Race and others, suspecting nothing, approached Lu Ye.

However, in the next instant, a point of blood light suddenly erupted, and a Blood Sea enveloped the surroundings.

The Winged Race had yet to react to what had happened when his neck suddenly hurt, and he immediately lost consciousness.

The life of the Winged Race dissipated, letting the remaining Dao Fusion cultivators sense something amiss, and they began to activate their powers.

The Blood Sea twisted and squirmed.

Moments later, the Blood Sea dissipated, revealing Lu Ye's figure.

"Hmm?"

Near the unopened Star Abyss Gate, a Dao Fusion accompanying the doppelganger suddenly sensed something, and looked over towards the place where the Winged Race and others had fallen.

Though the annihilation of the powerful life force of the Dao Fusion cultivators was not evident, it still caught some of their attention.

Not only did he notice, but other Dao Fusion cultivators also sensed it, momentarily wondering without understanding what change had occurred over there.

"There's danger, gather around me!" The doppelganger suddenly shouted sternly, its face turning serious, giving the Dao Fusion cultivators an unknown sense of safety at this critical moment.

These Dao Fusion cultivators acted almost instinctively; no one knew what had happened, but when the strongest sword cultivator said there was danger, there surely was danger.

Just as they gathered around him, the Blood Sea spread out.

"Enemy attack!" One Dao Fusion shouted, thinking the Blood Race combat cultivator had silently come over.

The other Dao Fusion cultivators looked panicked.

At that moment, within the Blood Sea, Lu Ye's true self stepped through the air with the doppelganger's assistance.

Another massacre began!

And this time, it was even simpler and easier than before.

Earlier, only his true self acted alone, relying on the advantage of ambush; this time, it wasn't just a sneak attack—there was also the doppelganger together.

In mere moments, the disturbance within the Blood Sea vanished without a trace.

The vast Blood Sea suddenly split in two, sweeping away in two different directions towards the densely stationed areas of the two armies.

The first to suffer was the army accompanying the doppelganger, because they were closer. The doppelganger enveloped with the Blood Sea spread over a large area and commenced a massacre.

Simultaneously, his true self also drove the Blood Sea towards his own army.

This massacre was earth-shaking.

Without those Dao Fusion cultivators as a constraint, the Path-entering armies, already suffering heavy losses after several battles, were suddenly ambushed and instantly fell into chaos!