For a Sun Blaze Realm to describe an event as interesting, it is evidently no trivial matter, and Chen Xuanhai and Woo Qimo both revealed curious expressions. Su Yuqing did not keep them in suspense, and candidly said: "Roughly less than two years ago, the Reincarnation Tree's once-in-a-century Taichu Realm was opened, gathering Divine Sea Realm prodigies from various domains for fierce competition." Woo Qimo calculated with his fingers, thought it over slightly, and nodded: "It indeed opened almost two years ago." He added with some regret: "Unfortunately, my Mount Fangcun's Dwarf Race hasn't had the chance to participate in such grand events." Logically speaking, any large domain would basically qualify to request a doppelganger from the Reincarnation Tree, not to mention a top-tier realm like Mount Fangcun, where the Reincarnation Tree never hesitates to bestow its gifts. Yet in reality, due to some particular reasons, Mount Fangcun has never had a doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree, so historically, there's no precedent for the Dwarf Race participating in the Divine Sea contests of the Reincarnation Tree. This was also why Lu Ye was surprised upon seeing Hai Tang's true form, as within the Taichu Realm, he encountered many bizarre races, yet never saw the Dwarf Race. "So what interesting things happened in this Divine Sea contest? Could it be an unexpected dark horse appeared?" Woo Qimo asked. "Indeed." Su Yuqing nodded and began recounting what she heard from the Water Fairy back then. A moment later, Chen Xuanhai showed a thoughtful expression: "From what you said, it was a person named Lu Yiye from the Nine Heavens World who gained fame there, and this time it's a Lu Ye who followed Hai Tang to this domain. Between these two…" Su Yuqing said: "They should be the same person! Because Hai Tang mentioned that Lu Ye's domain of origin is Nine Heavens World, and it wouldn't make sense to have two Nine Heavens Worlds, as for the different name, there might be some other reasons, his cultivation at the Constellation Early Stage corresponds." About two years ago, in the Divine Sea Level 8, such a prodigy should indeed have advanced to Constellation by now. "A Divine Sea Level 8 being able to suppress many Level 9 prodigies from top-tier realms, and then swept through the Blood Race and Insect Race, if this one really is that Lu Yiye… there's potential." Woo Qimo's eyes brightened. Typically, such prodigies capable of crossing realms to fight cannot be judged by level alone, much like Gu Yulou from the Yellow Dragon World, if he were to advance to Constellation, he would certainly still be able to fight across realms. Lu Yiye, being able to surpass the former Gu Yulou and upon advancing to Constellation, might be even more formidable than Gu Yulou, so even though he is currently only at Constellation Early Stage, the strength he can exert should at least equate to Constellation Mid-Stage. Chen Xuanhai felt a bit intrigued too: "The crucial issue now is whether this Lu Ye is that Lu Yiye!" The three Sun Blaze Realm experts exchanged glances, Woo Qimo smiled faintly: "Want to verify? It's not difficult. Find someone to test him and you'll know!" With such a significant matter, although Su Yuqing's assumptions seemed logical, to be safe, further careful confirmation was necessary. At the mid-mountain of Immortal Spirit Peak, Lu Ye flew upwards with Hai Tang and suddenly realized something: "Senior Sister Hai Tang, I participated in a Divine Sea contest of the Reincarnation Tree about two years ago, how come I didn't see your Dwarf Race?" If it was within the Taichu Realm, it'd be understandable, as the realm is vast and chances of encounters are slim, but at the Baiyu Platform, when Yang Qing took him to explore and broaden his horizons, Lu Ye did not see signs of the Dwarf Race. This seemed odd, being a top-tier realm like Mount Fangcun, why wouldn't they partake in such grand events? Hai Tang smiled slightly: "This is quite a helpless situation to explain; our Dwarf Race is really eager to participate in that Reincarnation Tree grand event, but unfortunately haven't had the chance. To partake in such events, you need to utilize the Reincarnation Tree's doppelganger for transmission, but within Mount Fangcun, the doppelganger cannot survive. This might have something to do with Mount Fangcun being a stellar space supreme treasure itself, as is the Reincarnation Tree, there might be some repulsion between the two. Many years ago, powerhouses from Mount Fangcun went seeking the doppelganger from the Reincarnation Tree, but after bringing it back, nothing ensued." No wonder he hadn't seen the Dwarf Race there before; turns out there was such a reason behind it. He asked out of concern that his identity might be exposed, after he made a name for himself through battles back at the Reincarnation Tree. If strong Dwarf Race members were present then, they might recognize him. Now it seems he was overthinking. As they were speaking, a mist suddenly rolled in from ahead. Initially, Lu Ye wasn't aware of anything amiss, but upon charging into the mist with Hai Tang, he suddenly realized something wasn't right. Because in an instant, he lost sight of Hai Tang! "Senior Sister Hai Tang?" Lu Ye halted, calling out. There was no response. Calling again, still no response. But this mist appeared quickly and dissipated just as fast; within just three or five breaths, the surrounding scenery reemerged before his eyes. Hai Tang had vanished, and her whereabouts unknown, but not far ahead, there was now a new, unfamiliar figure. The figure was broad and fleshy, yet his face didn't show heaviness, appearing fair and clean, with a kind, agreeable visage, allowing one to feel a good rapport upon seeing him. He appeared so abruptly before him, without any signs prior to the mist's advent. When Lu Ye saw him, this fellow was clutching his head, with a highly perplexed expression. No way to avoid it, his master instructed him to find a reason to spar with this human here, to test his mettle. The order was abrupt, with no psychological preparation, so hastily, what shall the reason be? Observing the human ahead, with a youthful face, clearly of a young age, yet with good cultivation, possessing Constellation strength. Naturally, without Constellation Realm, one couldn't navigate the stellar space, and thus couldn't have reached Mount Fangcun. Suddenly unable to find a suitable reason, he could only shout loudly at Lu Ye: "Hey, that human kid, this mountain is opened by me, this tree is planted by me. If you want to pass here, haha, leave behind some road-buying money!" In the grand hall, Su Yuqing and Chen Xuanhai, who were waiting for the show to begin, looked simultaneously at Woo Qimo. Woo Qimo was furious: "This brat, where did he learn these nonsense words? Let him test the other's skills, and now he's turned into a mountain bandit blocking the path. I'll teach him a lesson later." That chubby guy was a disciple under Woo Qimo, one of the candidates for the Black Abyss Martial Arts Meet, and second only to Hai Tang in strength among everyone. It could be said that his ability had reached the pinnacle of the Constellation Early Stage, making him the most suitable to test Lu Ye. After all, it was just a test. It's not appropriate to find someone whose strength level surpasses Lu Ye's. A contest within the same realm makes the situation clearer. If the chubby guy cannot defeat Lu Ye, it indicates that Lu Ye possesses the strength of the Constellation Mid-Stage, and he can be recruited as an external support. If Lu Ye is defeated, then there's no point in discussing further initiatives. Meanwhile, halfway up Immortal Spirit Peak, Lu Ye's thoughts swiftly churned. He couldn't quite understand what this situation was about. Originally, he was following behind Hai Tang, preparing to pay respect to her master. But after a fog descended, Hai Tang disappeared, and this oddball jumped out... This obviously wasn't an accident. There's a Sun Blaze Realm expert stationed at the mountain top. Given that he was summoned, a disciple under them wouldn't come out to block for no reason. Moreover, with Hai Tang gone… so everything here should be tacit consent from the Sun Blaze Realm. They deliberately had Hai Tang moved away, probably to prevent awkwardness for her. But what's the purpose? What can be confirmed is that Hai Tang's Sun Blaze Realm master is definitely watching here at this moment. The chubby guy shouted a bunch, seeing Lu Ye was unresponsive, then hollered again: "Kid, are your ears deaf? I'm robbing you, quickly hand over the spirit jade!" Lu Ye raised a hand, his right hand slowly clasping the Boulder Mountain Saber, his eyelids slightly drooping, with a deep voice: "Let's go!" "What?" The chubby guy didn't hear clearly. But in the next instant, he understood what Lu Ye had just said, as Lu Ye transformed into a ray of light rushing straight towards him, wildly surging spirit force. The speed was so fast that the chubby guy was shocked, shouting: "Kid, you have no principle, actually launching a sneak attack!" But words aside, he quickly chanted a magic spell, and spells surged towards Lu Ye ceaselessly. Upon seeing him, Lu Ye thought this guy was probably a magic cultivator, because the chubby guys he knew in the Nine Provinces were mostly magic cultivators. Only magic cultivators would have such a body type. Now it turned out to be true, but what surprised Lu Ye was that this guy had very high achievement in magic and spells, wielding countless spells effortlessly. What amazed Lu Ye more was the variety of spells the guy utilized. As a rule, the spells cast by a magic cultivator are inherently limited, with the root of this limitation being their element sign. Everyone has different element signs, and cultivating spells resonant with their own element sign often results in twice the effect with half the effort, and great power, but cultivating spells not aligned with their element sign results in the opposite. Yet, despite his somewhat bloated appearance, this chubby guy seemed to have no weaknesses regarding element signs, unleashing spells that were colorful and dazzling. Lu Ye dragged his saber, moving with a deft body, occasionally attacking to deflect spells he couldn't dodge in time, rapidly closing the distance. If it were a life-and-death battle, he had a set of tactics for dealing with magic cultivators, leveraging weapon control to close in on them for suppression. But this wasn't ultimately a life-and-death battle, and with Sun Blaze Realm surely observing in secret, some of his techniques weren't suitable to expose. So he could only bear it head-on! This is also the most conventional way for combat cultivators to face off against magic cultivators. Fortunately, after advancing to Constellation, his strength increased greatly, and he could handle such fierce offensives like before. Of course, this might also be related to the opponent not exerting their full strength. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥 Since it's a test, the opponent naturally wouldn't be likely to go all out. With the tide of spells surging, Lu Ye seemed like a fish swimming upstream, darting through those dazzling multicolored lights. The chubby guy was startled! He indeed wasn't going full force. But considering the premise of the same realm's cultivation level, his tide of spells shouldn't be so easily shattered, yet this unfamiliar human kid on the opposite side pushed through head-on. What kind of profound foundation does this require? What level of pure spirit force? And what a stubborn head? Seeing the distance swiftly closing, he leaped up, retreating quickly while continuously urging his spells in a frenzy.