Chapter 71

In front of him was the battle formation of the imperial army, with swords and spears like a forest. Even if Bu Ye had the strength to charge through, he would instantly be pierced into a wasp's nest. So, after kicking to death Fan A Niu, who had been "indignant" due to his disregard, he directly bypassed the front of the battle formation, showing no intention of engaging in a fierce battle.

In fact, how could he not know that Fan A Niu wanted to harm him? The cancer cells had long given him a warning, and it was a very strong one. However, ignoring Fan A Niu was not intentional. There were many people in the camp who wanted to kill him; did he have to glare at each one of them? Even if he could bear it, his eyes couldn't.

And now, after ignoring Fan A Niu, he had ignored an even more formidable person, Lu Qi...

Lu Qi's position was on the right side of the battle formation. Bu Ye had once closed the distance to within twenty meters of him, but when he bypassed the front of the battle formation, he didn't even glance at Lu Qi.

This time, it was intentional!

However, no one, including Bu Ye, noticed that when he passed by the front of the battle formation, the white mist from the bodies of the four soldiers he had killed earlier suddenly became agitated and clearly tilted towards his direction, as if ready to rush over. They were like mindless, agitated beasts, suppressing their instinctive fear, which prevented them from rushing out. However, it seemed that rushing towards Bu Ye was also their instinct, and the two instincts were fiercely competing.

Bu Ye then led the four officers who had awakened their Heart Clouds to run away, fighting while retreating. Although he was clearly at a disadvantage, he clearly wouldn't die in a short time.

Lu Qi watched from a distance, his expression calm, but his body was almost about to burst into flames!

In this camp, he had long been accustomed to giving orders. In most cases, whether it was a big or small matter, he just needed to open his mouth, and public affairs would be handled by someone, and private affairs would be taken care of by someone else. Even if the target was a Heart Cloud Awakened, with Zhu Kuan's twelve-star Heart Cloud, it could certainly be resolved.

Therefore, since he retreated from the front lines, he hadn't even raised a hand once. He was like a king, enjoying the feeling of commanding the entire camp.

Today was no different. He thought Bu Ye wouldn't dare to resist and that a few soldiers could subdue him. Even after Bu Ye resisted, he still believed that Zhu Kuan and others could capture or kill Bu Ye on the spot, without him needing to act.

But now, Bu Ye was still alive.

The contrast between the bodies lying on the ground and Bu Ye's lively state was stark, as if slapping his face: You have a group of incompetent soldiers and subordinates, and you pretend to be noble, too lazy to act personally, but you're just a joke!

As Bu Ye led the four officers around the camp, Lu Qi's eyes finally turned red with anger, his authority being challenged like never before!

When all the soldiers around were either paying attention to the distant battle or nervously waiting for Lu Qi to get angry, Lu Qi suddenly moved!

He drew his sword with a "clang," the tip pointing diagonally backward to the ground, and ran towards the distant battle formation like a gust of wind. It was clear that his armor and boots were quite heavy, at least forty to fifty pounds, but he ran so lightly, truly like a gust of wind. The tip of the sword hummed, cutting through the grass and breaking the soil, drawing a straight line on the ground...

At this moment, he had not yet activated his Heart Cloud Blood Star!

Everyone in the camp knew that Lu Qi was the most powerful.

The four-foot-long, four-finger-wide sword in his hand was indeed a treasure, bought at great expense from the southwestern country of Yuezhi. It could cut through iron like mud and slice through stone like tofu, as Zhu Kuan and others had seen with their own eyes. Only in his hands could such a sword unleash its maximum power. On the battlefield, Lu Qi was a rare infantry general, and his specialty was not long weapons but swords!

In the distance, Bu Ye and the four officers, including Zhu Kuan, all noticed that Lu Qi was approaching.

Bu Ye's eyes narrowed, showing a hint of fear. When the twelve stars in Lu Qi's body lit up one after another, tripling his momentum, Bu Ye's face changed dramatically, and he turned to flee!

He was determined to escape as far as possible, without any intention of lingering.

However, how could Zhu Kuan and the others not know? Their eyes were extremely sharp, and they seized the opportunity to attack!

"Want to run?!" Zhu Kuan, the leader, sneered, his long spear thrusting at Bu Ye like a venomous dragon!

At the same time, Yu Dachen and the other two shouted in unison, trying to confuse Bu Ye's mind and attack him with all their might, aiming to hold him back!

As long as they could delay him for three to four seconds, Lu Qi would arrive, and Bu Ye would be doomed!

Bu Ye was even more panicked, struggling to defend against the four officers' fierce attacks. In an instant, Zhu Kuan's spear tip cut a wound on his left arm.

Judging from Bu Ye's current state, Zhu Kuan and the others were confident they could kill Bu Ye before Lu Qi arrived.

Since Bu Ye had no fighting spirit, they used all their strength, aiming to maximize their attacks. This was usually a big taboo in battle: one must always reserve some strength to react and smoothly launch a second attack or defense. However, all this was forgotten due to Bu Ye's panic.

Lu Qi was rapidly approaching the battle, twenty-five meters, twenty meters...

Bu Ye was in grave danger, and he was cut by the ten-star Heart Cloud officer. But he only focused on escaping, not even bothering to defend himself!

Zhu Kuan sneered, disregarding any formation, and charged forward with his spear: "Stay!"

This time, his spear tip aimed directly at Bu Ye's face as he continued to retreat! He had used all his strength; even if three heads were connected, he could pierce them with one thrust!

At this moment, Bu Ye's panicked face showed a slight smile.

The smile seemed so eerie in this situation, like a devil in a monk's robe removing his hood to reveal his true face.

At the same instant, the ten stars in Bu Ye's body, including the right kidney star, right lung upper star, left lung upper star, and left lung lower star, became even brighter! On a level known only to him, he constructed a true constellation through the twenty-one steps of the nine extremes: Pivot, Huan, Xuan, Yuan, Bing, Ji, Heng, Zhen, and Lin.

The third constellation!

The mysterious power of the third constellation immediately filled Bu Ye's body, changing his momentum significantly.

It was not fierce, but swift like a leopard!

"Whoosh!"

Bu Ye slightly shifted his body, actively dodging the tip of Zhu Kuan's spear. In fact, even if he hadn't moved, Zhu Kuan's spear tip wouldn't have reached him, at least not for another 0.01 seconds.

But Bu Ye was now taking the initiative!

When Zhu Kuan's spear still aimed at his original position, Bu Ye moved to the left, against the momentum of the spear, and the steel knife he had seized from somewhere, with multiple notches, slashed towards Zhu Kuan's fingers holding the spear.

By the time Zhu Kuan reacted, Bu Ye's knife had already cut halfway down the spear shaft, less than ten centimeters from his fingers!

In shock, Zhu Kuan hastily let go and tried to retreat.

However, his previous thrust had been so powerful, leaving no room for retreat, and he had even used his body's momentum. At this moment, he was still moving forward and couldn't stop, let alone retreat. So, when Bu Ye charged from the left side of the spear, he also moved forward due to inertia.

The two quickly approached, almost colliding!

Zhu Kuan urgently reached out, grabbing Bu Ye's steel knife! If he didn't, Bu Ye's knife tip would pierce his stomach.

He grabbed it!

But there was no sense of resistance!

Then Zhu Kuan saw that Bu Ye had already released the knife handle, bent his right elbow, and aimed the elbow tip directly at his throat!

Block?

His hand was already grabbing the knife!

Dodge?

He felt his speed was at least two levels slower than Bu Ye's. How could he dodge?

In a critical moment, Zhu Kuan suddenly lowered his head, preferring to be hit by Bu Ye's elbow on his chin or mouth rather than his throat!

But...

"Crack!"

Bu Ye's speed was ultimately faster, and his elbow hit Zhu Kuan's throat solidly before he could lower his head!

"Whoosh..."

Bu Ye's right forearm's small star was activated, and the force was extraordinary. With the wind, Zhu Kuan was directly thrown back, his throat bone shattered, and he had no chance of survival!

Yu Dachen and the other three had already rushed forward but were all stunned. They all thought they were seeing things and couldn't believe that Bu Ye had returned and killed Zhu Kuan in just one move.

In fact, no one could believe it.

From the time Bu Ye constructed the third constellation to killing Zhu Kuan, it took less than a second!

It was this moment of hesitation that cost them the opportunity to attack Bu Ye when he was off-balance after killing Zhu Kuan. Bu Ye's right foot hooked Zhu Kuan's fallen spear, and he continued to fight!

Bu Ye's speed was clearly more than thirty percent faster, and Yu Dachen and the others couldn't keep up with his rhythm. Still in shock from Bu Ye killing Zhu Kuan, they could only hastily retreat!

Once the three focused on defense, it became difficult for Bu Ye to achieve quick results, and on the other side, Lu Qi finally arrived!

"He has the constellation secret! Cut off his limbs, leave him alive!" Lu Qi's eyes were bloodshot, his voice filled with excitement and a bloodthirsty tone.