Lu Ye came to a realization. For these top-tier prodigies, opportunities to clash with other top-tier prodigies were few and far between. If they missed this one, there would be no next time. Before the Cycle Tree's revelation descended, no one could accurately locate the others, but once the revelation descended, they could follow its traces to search. Thus, clashes between the top-tier prodigies became possible.
They might not necessarily be aiming to kill one another. More likely, they simply wanted to fight and see where they stood compared to the others.
That made him, the top-ranked cultivator with such astonishing gains, the best touchstone and the most suitable target. No matter what the true strength of the others ranked near the top might be, the backing of their powerful realms was there for all to see. They were not so easily provoked.
Bao Shi had probably come with exactly that thought in mind, which was why he had made no attempt whatsoever to conceal his tracks and simply strode over openly.
Of course, it might also have been because he was not skilled at Concealment.
He was not the first, and he definitely would not be the last.
Under Yu Yaorao's tense gaze, Lu Ye slowly rose to his feet. He planted his long saber before him, folded both hands over its hilt, and waited quietly.
The earth continued to tremble faintly beneath the falling footsteps, and even the air grew murderous. One could clearly sense that the auras lying in wait nearby had begun to withdraw.
For the cultivators concealed around them, this was precisely the scene they had been hoping for. They had gathered here for all sorts of reasons. Aside from a small number who had personally witnessed Lu Ye's methods of killing enemies, the rest