After Zhou Yuchuan's squad of three flew far away, Lu Ye turned to look at Little Dumb and the others: "Find a place nearby to hide!"

Little Dumb was stunned: "Don't you need our help?" She thought this time everyone would act together, especially since forming an array would make defense stronger.

Lu Ye shook his head: "The Black Tortoise Array can't withstand the starship's attack!"

This had already been confirmed earlier, so he didn't plan on involving Little Dumb and the others. Their strength was still too weak. Rather than relying on the Black Tortoise Array, he was better off alone, allowing more flexibility.

"But…" Little Dumb wanted to say more, but Lu Ye glanced at her, causing the words on her lips to be swallowed back.

Ever since their alliance began, Lu Ye had been quite considerate of them and hadn't shown any overly strong behavior, but the squad was ultimately centered around Lu Ye, naturally making his word final.

"Then be careful, we'll wait for you over there." Little Dumb pointed in a direction.

Lu Ye nodded, turning his body towards the battlefield from earlier.

The once noisy battlefield was now quiet, as the starship had suddenly appeared, causing all cultivators that were fighting here to scatter.

The starship pursued several groups of people, eliminating them all before leisurely turning towards the location of the treasure, now hovering beside it.

One of the cultivators left the starship, standing by the treasure and pressing his hand on the restriction, seemingly breaking the restriction.

With no disturbance, breaking the restriction wasn't difficult for a cultivator, requiring only a dozen breaths to break it and pocket the treasure.

But just then, a blood-red light suddenly came from the side and rushed straight towards the treasure's location at high speed.

It was Lu Ye, returning once more.

He didn't choose to conceal himself, because constructing Concealment Spirit Runes would greatly affect his speed. To lure the starship to Zhou Yuchuan's squad's ambush point, he had to do something to provoke the squad controlling the starship.

For example… stealing the treasure!

Time waits for no one, so speed was paramount.

Besides, starships generally have many intricate arrays with strong monitoring effects. His Concealment Spirit Runes hadn't been deduced and improved yet, effective in the Nine Provinces but not necessarily in the stellar space, unable to avoid the starship's supervision.

The distance rapidly closed, and the cultivators over there immediately noticed Lu Ye's presence. The menacing starship quickly turned, and on one side of the ship, a dark hollow tube-like thing aligned with Lu Ye's direction, making his skin tighten instantly.

Having once served as captain on the Ghost Ship, Lu Ye was no stranger to the starship's various capabilities. He knew that inconspicuous hollow tube was the starship's killing weapon.

The bright beam that the starship fired when fighting just now came from this weapon.

However, the other side didn't seem intent on activating this weapon, given the spirit jade consumption. Plus, Lu Ye's cultivation was only Constellation Mid-Stage, making them feel it unnecessary to activate it and instead tried to create a sense of crisis to scatter his focus.

A Constellation Late Stage cultivator emerged from the starship and rushed towards Lu Ye.

Judging by his stance, he was evidently a saber-wielding combat cultivator.

In a moment, the two figures clashed, saber lights cold, spirit force surging, victory was decided.

The Constellation Late Stage cultivator was bewildered as he spewed blood and flew out, unable to comprehend how he was defeated.

Thinking his cultivation was higher, his opponent would surely be weaker, but after the clash, he realized his naivety. Though Lu Ye was indeed Mid-Stage, his saber skills were unparalleled, especially frustratingly, he couldn't gain an edge during the spirit force confrontation, despite having Late Stage spirit force foundation.

Lu Ye's figure didn't stop, continuing to push towards the treasure's location.

Meanwhile, the cultivator breaking the restriction finally broke the restriction around the treasure, grabbing it in his hand.

Suddenly, an anomaly occurred!

Almost at the moment he seized the treasure, a spectral figure appeared suddenly behind him, fingers like blades, striking like lightning.

Lu Ye clearly saw this Late Stage cultivator being pierced straight through his heart, a slender hand protruding from his chest, grasping a still-beating heart!

Specter! Lu Ye's eye twitched, it was that woman again!

Long unnoticed, with her vile habit of picking up scraps alongside groups, Lu Ye was always wary of her. Previously, he specifically targeted her and taught her a lesson.

Since then, the specter had vanished without a trace.

Lu Ye thought the woman had left, who knew she had been wandering nearby, seized the opportunity at this moment, and struck decisively, swiftly killing the enemy with precision.

This also made Lu Ye realize the gap in stealth between himself and a member of the Specter Race. The supervision array on the starship would surely detect his hidden trail, but knew nothing of the specter's arrival!

The Constellation Late Stage cultivator attacked by the specter was filled with horror and anger. Having reached this level of cultivation, his life force was abundant. Even when his heart was gouged out, he did not die immediately. Knowing his end was near, he furiously turned around and threw a fierce punch at the specter.

However, he was ultimately severely injured. This punch, although seemingly powerful, posed no real threat to the specter, who easily dodged it, reaching out and snatching the treasure the cultivator had just seized, then floated back effortlessly.

Since the moment she appeared and killed for the treasure, it only took an instant. At this moment, Lu Ye was advancing with saber in hand, and the nearby starship adjusted its direction again, with the killing weapon outside the hull aimed at the specter's location, and the light illuminated!

Earlier, this killing weapon was only used to intimidate Lu Ye, but now it was obviously serious.

The specter's face changed dramatically, even as a member of the elusive Specter Race, being targeted by such a killing weapon brought immense crisis.

Not to mention, Lu Ye's cold killing intent had locked onto her.

Raising her hand, she tossed the treasure she had just seized toward Lu Ye, while her spirit force surged, shouting, "Run, don't worry about me!"

As her words fell, her figure disappeared without a trace.

Violent spirit force waves swept all around, and in his peripheral view, Lu Ye clearly saw the starship's hull slightly tremble, and a bright beam of light suddenly blasted out, piercing through the area where the specter had just been. Having lost a comrade to the specter, the cultivators on the starship were utterly enraged.

Whether the specter was dead, Lu Ye did not know, but he was aware that his situation was dire.

Because the specter previously tossed the treasure to him and shouted such easily misinterpreted words, the cultivators on the starship obviously considered the two as accomplices.

Lu Ye quickly stuffed the treasure the specter had thrown into his storage ring, changed his direction, and activated the Blood Escape Technique, turning into a blood light and fleeing as fast as he could.

Although there was a slight deviation from the plan, the sight of angering the starship was at least achieved.

Yet Lu Ye somehow couldn't shake off the unease he felt!

A sense of immense danger loomed over him, haunting his mind no matter how fast he ran. Without needing to look back, Lu Ye knew the starship would surely not let him go.

If put in their place, having such an unconventional killing weapon like a starship, anyone would feel invincible. Yet after the recent encounter, not only did they lose a comrade, but the treasure was snatched away. How could that be endured?

The specter had disappeared, leaving the cultivators on the starship to unleash their boundless fury on Lu Ye.

Considering flight speed alone, Lu Ye was in no way faster than the starship, especially with the terrain of the Melee Battle Meet filled with wandering meteorites, severely hindering his straight-line escape speed. So even though he fled first, the distance between him and the starship was quickly closing.

Luckily, thanks to these meteorites everywhere, he had more room and options for maneuvering. Using these meteorites as cover, Lu Ye consistently managed to break free of the starship's lock-on when his sense of crisis was at its peak, preventing the ship's cannons from fully attacking.

The dead star where Zhou Yuchuan and his squad set the ambush wasn't far. Lu Ye wasn't sure if they had completed their setup. If not, this trip would be troublesome.

In the distance, Little Dumb and the other three hid within an asteroid belt, watching Lu Ye being chased in chaos, each showing a worried expression but unable to intervene, filled with bitterness, feeling Fa Wuzun bore too much...

During the chase, a cultivator on the starship couldn't hold back and fired the ship's cannon at Lu Ye.

Several intercepting meteorites along the way were directly pierced through, forming hollow passageways. Even though Lu Ye was aware and relocated at the moment the starship attacked, he was still swept by the aftershocks.

He immediately became dizzy from the impact, and the location hit, even with multiple layers of Sacred Guard protection, became numb.

Hurriedly adjusting his position, he streaked toward the location of the dead star.

He felt he couldn't hold on much longer. In less than ten breaths, the starship would catch up to him, and the situation would turn grim.

Fortunately, the dead star was already in sight. He wasn't sure exactly where Zhou Yuchuan and his squad's ambush point was, so he charged straight ahead.

The dead star rapidly enlarged in his view, and the terrain below became clearly visible.

The starship behind was getting nearer, like a death-reaping demon. Lu Ye's neck throbbed with tension, as if invisible ghostly hands were throttling him, ready to take his life at any moment.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed a burst of purple light blooming from the mountaintop of a barren peak below, vibrant and intense in just an instant.

Looking closer, it was no purple light, but pure Thunderbolt twirling, as if a violent Lightning Pool was nurtured at the mountain summit below.

Zhou Yuchuan's squad evidently prepared everything. Seeing Lu Ye leading the warship closer, they immediately activated the short spear's powers.