660: High-level agreement

"Lord Emissary?"

Through the darkness brought by the dispersed Blood Moon magical artifact, Lin Yang saw Azure Mountain Dao Lord standing in mid-air, blocking him.

This caused Lin Yang to freeze.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord personally intervened to save him?

Azure Mountain Dao Lord nodded slightly at Lin Yang, then looked towards a spot in the void, not attacking the twelve Foreign race members further, merely dispelling their power.

Upon seeing Azure Mountain Dao Lord, the twelve individuals trembled slightly, then silently lowered their heads.

Lin Yang had originally thought that the 'Chi' Azure Mountain Dao Lord had shouted earlier was the name of the Foreign race captain, but seeing this, he realized that 'Chi' was likely the powerful Foreign race member who had given him the feeling of being secretly spied upon.

As expected.

With Azure Mountain Dao Lord's appearance and gaze, a remarkably tall Foreign race member with fiery red hair stepped out from that void.

This person's aura was somewhat ethereal, appearing similar to Azure Mountain Dao Lord's.

Although on the surface he didn't seem very strong, his actual aura was unfathomably deep, vast as an ocean.

"Azure Mountain, you actually personally intervened to save someone. Heh heh, it seems your side truly values this kid." Chi spoke, with a hint of sneer.

"Chi, you've gone too far. Allowing your clansmen to carry magical artifacts containing a wisp of your power into the Tai Shi Battlefield to kill members of my human race—do you want to start a war with us? Or do you intend to violate the long-standing rules?"

Azure Mountain Dao Lord's robes danced without wind as he stared coldly at Chi.

Chi laughed heartily, then pointed a finger at Lin Yang, sneering:

"Then this kid, with Dao Tribulation Realm strength, is wantonly slaughtering members of my race in the Tai Shi Battlefield. Isn't that also a violation of the rules? It's only natural for this venerable one to have him taught a lesson."

"Let it not happen again!" Azure Mountain Dao Lord merely uttered four words, then with a wave of his hand, a surge of power enveloped Lin Yang, and they departed from their original spot.

Seeing this, Chi merely snorted coldly, showing no intention of pursuit, and said to the twelve individuals: "You all return first as well."

"Understood, Lord Venerable!"

The twelve bowed respectfully and withdrew.

Chi glanced in the direction of Tai Shi City, revealing a faint, enigmatic smile, and his figure also vanished from the spot.

Whoosh.

Inside Tai Shi City.

A gentle breeze swept past, and the figures of Azure Mountain Dao Lord and Lin Yang appeared.

However, the people around them could not perceive them.

"Lin Yang, later you should exchange all your battle merits, and then stop killing Foreign races and Other Species in the Tai Shi Battlefield."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord slowed his pace and spoke first.

"Okay." Lin Yang nodded, though puzzled, he didn't ask anything.

He believed Azure Mountain Dao Lord would provide an explanation.

Indeed, Azure Mountain Dao Lord said: "You must be curious why there are no Dao Tribulation Realm cultivators in the Tai Shi Battlefield, right?"

"Yes, somewhat curious." Lin Yang replied.

"That's because our adults and the supreme powerhouses of the Foreign race have an agreement that the Tai Shi Battlefield, as a special battleground, must not contain any Dao Tribulation Realm existences within it."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord began to explain:

"Do you remember what I told you before, that this is a primary battlefield?"

"I remember." Lin Yang nodded again.

"As a primary battlefield, its greatest purpose is to temper."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord spoke leisurely:

"And to allow both sides to familiarize themselves with each other's fighting styles and situations."

"The power of the Dao Tribulation Realm is too strong. If they were here, a situation where one Dao Tribulation Realm cultivator slaughters others would occur, just like you have been doing recently."

Saying this, Azure Mountain Dao Lord looked at Lin Yang and praised:

"Honestly, I truly didn't expect that in such a short period, your strength would reach such a level. This is truly remarkable."

"Lord Emissary, you flatter me." Lin Yang said politely.

"Haha, Lin Yang, though I praise you, it is also from the heart." Azure Mountain Dao Lord chuckled, "Your strength is a pleasant surprise, but it has also inadvertently broken the rules."

"Therefore, Chi sent his subordinate clansmen specifically to encircle and kill you."

At this point, Azure Mountain Dao Lord marveled again: "But I didn't expect that under their deliberate targeting, you still had the power to escape!"

"You must know, those twelve guys are not ordinary Foreign race members, and the Dao artifacts they carried contained a wisp of Chi's power. Under normal circumstances, you would have been directly suppressed."

"But at the crucial moment, you actually managed to break through their suppressive power again. It seems you still have unrevealed trump cards that you haven't easily used, right?"

Azure Mountain Dao Lord looked at Lin Yang with a smile, but his words startled Lin Yang.

This indicated that Azure Mountain Dao Lord had been fully observing the battle situation from the moment those twelve guys began targeting him.

It was very possible he had discovered Lin Yang using the power of 'Boundary'.

Lin Yang's mind raced, preparing to find a reasonable explanation.

But he wasn't given much time; he only heard Azure Mountain Dao Lord say again: "You don't need to be nervous. Everyone has their own secrets. I won't inquire into what kind of power you erupted with at the critical moment."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to Azure Mountain Dao Lord: "Thank you, Lord Emissary."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord waved his hand: "Although I won't inquire, Chi is certainly curious, so you should leave the Tai Shi Battlefield as soon as possible."

"Understood!" Lin Yang's heart tightened.

Afterward, he saw that Azure Mountain Dao Lord seemed to have no intention of saying more, so he proactively asked:

"Lord Emissary, is attacking and invading High-Level Spacetime also one of the agreed-upon rules?"

The last invasion directly destroyed a High-Level Spacetime. Besides shocking people, this matter had always puzzled Lin Yang.

Because so far, he hadn't seen the cultivators retaliate in any way.

Now that he had heard Azure Mountain Dao Lord mention the agreement, he became even more curious.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord smiled slightly: "For now, you can understand it that way. The Foreign race's attacks and invasions are also a method of tempering. The last siege was organized by Chi and others."

"An entire High-Level Spacetime, countless people died. Is this also the purpose of tempering?" Lin Yang frowned.

He wasn't a saint or a holy mother, but hearing this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

The cost of this tempering was simply too great.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord seemed to see what Lin Yang was thinking and said lightly:

"Some things cannot be told to you for now. Although your strength is already comparable to the Dao Tribulation Realm, reaching the Dao Tribulation Realm is the most basic hard requirement. If you want to know more, quickly advance to the Dao Tribulation Realm. At that time, your doubts might be answered."

Lin Yang paused slightly, then thanked Azure Mountain Dao Lord: "Understood. Thank you, Lord Emissary, for saving me."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord nodded slightly: "Your strength suddenly reaching such a level was something no one had anticipated beforehand. This is both good and bad for you."

"The biggest disadvantage is that you will be prominently marked and monitored by the Foreign race."

"However, from another perspective, it can also serve as a motivation to urge you forward."

After saying this, Azure Mountain Dao Lord's figure gradually dissipated: "Go exchange your battle merits. After exchanging them, leave the Tai Shi Battlefield and return to Mang City. I still have some things to do. Later, I will take you to another place."

Only then did Lin Yang realize that, without him noticing, Azure Mountain Dao Lord had already brought him to the entrance of the battle merit Hall. (End of Chapter)