Shen Ye beckoned.
The golden drop of blood broke out of the ice and landed in his hand again.
Xu Xingke frowned.
"That drop of blood contains an extraordinarily frenzied and powerful force. Where did you get it?"
"Teacher, it's a long story-"
Shen Ye recounted everything that had happened beneath the Great Tomb.
After hearing him out, Xu Xingke's brow relaxed.
"Your strategy was right. The Sword Maiden isn't far from here. I need to go help her immediately. That will completely foil the invaders' scheme."
"Go ahead, Teacher," Shen Ye said at once.
"I'll head to the Great Tomb shortly. We'll meet there!" Xu Xingke said.
"All right!" Shen Ye replied.
Xu Xingke flashed away and shot into the sky.
Shen Ye stood where he was and rested for a while.
Good.
Teacher was freed up and immediately went to help.
With Teacher and the Sword Maiden working together, they should be able to drive the enemy back quickly.
If the Sword Maiden was freed up too, humanity would have two more supreme powerhouses who could sweep across the surface and even launch a counterattack on the Great Tomb!
The plan had worked.
Shen Ye reached out and summoned a gate.
He stepped through it and returned to the passage deep inside the Great Tomb.
Everything was as usual.
-Actually, not quite.
Shen Ye half closed his eyes, carefully recalling the battle just now.
In fact, after reaching that peak combat state, he had assessed his enemies' strength.
If his Dharma Realm First Layer self had been like someone standing at the foot of a mountain, looking up at those enemies...
Then after using the Emperor Species blood, he had surpassed them, looking down on them from a higher level of strength.
That was when he had noticed