If such a situation really arises, it would be terrifying, as it would be akin to the resurrection of the dead, just with a different body.

But thinking carefully, Lu Ye felt it was unlikely.

The source of the black fruit comes from the seven emotions and six desires of those cultivators he devoured. The desires of so many cultivators mixed together have long been indistinguishable, even if it were possible for the Treasure Blood Avatar to be resurrected, it wouldn’t revive the consciousness of any particular cultivator.

It’s more likely to revive a chaotic will.

Of course, this is just Lu Ye’s own guess, and whether it is true remains to be seen.

This was also the reason why Lu Ye ran out to experiment with this matter; he wanted to know what changes would occur if such a Treasure Blood Avatar was left unchecked.

As time passed, the connection between the main body and the doppelganger became weaker and weaker, while the changes in the doppelganger became more and more significant. Standing there, it seemed like a gathering of many evils in the world, just looking at it gave off an ominous feeling, and it emitted meaningless hoarse sounds from its throat. Occasionally, a glint of hostility and murderous intent flashed in its eyes as it gazed at Lu Ye.

At this point, even if Lu Ye wanted to control the doppelganger, it had little effect, as it completely ignored the commands he tried to convey.

A moment later, the connection between the doppelganger and the main body was completely severed, and at that instant, the Treasure Blood Avatar suddenly roared like a beast, then transformed into a streak of black light, rushing towards Lu Ye as if it were an ancient ferocious beast.

Even though he had already suspected this, when it actually happened, Lu Ye was bemused.

The doppelganger actually came to attack the main body; if this were known, it would be a complete joke.

He could clearly sense the malice and murderous intent within the doppelganger, as if he were its sworn enemy...

Lu Ye could understand because the will controlling the doppelganger at this moment originated from the many cultivators who died by his hand, so having such malice towards him was only natural.

The two figures quickly collided, mana humming, blood Qi surging.

It must be said, the Treasure Blood Avatar is indeed mysterious. Although it cannot independently activate the powers of the Talent Tree, it can essentially unleash all of Lu Ye’s strength in a short amount of time.

In this confrontation, Lu Ye felt like he encountered a genuine Sun Blaze.

Unfortunately, the Treasure Blood Avatar’s attacks were completely unstructured; it ultimately lacked real consciousness. All its assailments were like a beast going berserk, mindlessly charging to kill the living being before it.

So even though the Treasure Blood Avatar could exhibit the strength of a Sun Blaze, Lu Ye handled it effortlessly, not even drawing his saber.

After such intense combat, Lu Ye clearly felt the strength of the Treasure Blood Avatar waning.

This is the only drawback of the Treasure Blood Avatar; its strength isn’t sustainable! Since its foundation comes from Lu Ye, separated from Lu Ye, it’s like a tree without roots. Relying solely on the stored strength within the Treasure Blood, the longer the time, the weaker the power, and if not retrieved promptly, it would ultimately dissipate completely.

In this aspect, the Treasure Blood Avatar is far inferior to the Talent Tree Avatar. The Talent Tree Avatar can activate the spirit runes on the Talent Tree, which is fine, but the key is that the Talent Tree Avatar can erupt more sustainably, and can even restore itself by devouring spirit jade.

The current Treasure Blood Avatar is irretrievable, and what’s been verified has been verified, so Lu Ye immediately triggered his thoughts, and the Boulder Mountain Saber unsheathed.

When the long saber fell, the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes enhanced it.

Under this slash, it nearly cleaved the Treasure Blood Avatar in two, yet it did not retreat, showing an attitude as if it would rather die than be defeated by dragging Lu Ye down with it.

Lu Ye struck again, finally completely killing it, with the avatar exploding and blood water splattering all around, the ground corroded into a huge pit, and black aura permeating.

Lu Ye’s expression was subtle... I fought with my own doppelganger, and then I won; this event is quite ludicrous.

Just as he was about to sheathe his saber, his heart tightened, and an inexplicable warning surged!

The next moment, an overwhelming and terrifying soul power rushed forth, instantly enveloping him.

Lu Ye couldn’t help but sway, his psyche rattled at this instant, and he even felt somewhat dizzy.

I’ve been ambushed! He immediately realized, and the attacker wasn’t an ordinary Sun Blaze, because to crush him in soul power alone, at least it’s a Sun Blaze Late Stage, possibly more!

In the depths of his spirit, he seemed to see a giant halo coming to cover him, giving him a sense of inevitability.

The halo wasn’t physical, nor visible to the eye, but rather sensed by his psyche.

Soul Suppressing Secret Technique?

Lu Ye’s heart filled with dread, and his expression became hideously tense. Who on earth is ambushing him, daring to immediately activate the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique, aiming to suppress his psyche, clearly understanding his background, knowing he advanced to Sun Blaze not long ago, and against such a level of Soul Suppressing Secret Technique, he essentially had no resistance, thus striking for an absolute kill!

Even though Lu Ye’s psyche is stronger and more resilient than cultivators of the same level, there is ultimately a limit. Facing suppression from this level of Soul Suppressing Secret Technique, there’s indeed little resistance, and in the sensation of his psyche, the halo rapidly descended, his own psyche becoming increasingly powerless.

And if truly suppressed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At this moment, a small pagoda swiftly rose from his Divine Sea to welcome the descending halo; it was the Soul Suppressing Pagoda that Lu Ye exchanged for in the Nine Provinces’ Hall of Battle Merits years earlier.

This item is of refined quality in the Nine Provinces, but looking at the stellar space, it doesn’t count for much. Yet, this thing had been placed in the Divine Sea all along, and Lu Ye hadn’t bothered with it, merely keeping it as a memento.

At this moment, it suddenly came out to protect its master.

The small pagoda and the halo collided silently, the halo continued to descend, yet the small pagoda seemed like snow under the scorching sun, rapidly melting away, having no effect whatsoever.

Jingle jingle...

A crisp and pleasant sound rang out, and within the turbulent Divine Sea, a bell began to make noise.

Years ago, when Lu Ye set off to face the Illusory Blood Devil’s Eye, Su Yuqing had given him a red talisman and a bell. This bell, called the Soul-calming Bell, was a type of soul treasure, effective in protecting the psyche.

The items given by Su Yuqing were undoubtedly of much higher quality than the Soul Suppressing Pagoda.

Lu Ye’s previously muddled psyche suddenly gained a trace of clarity when stimulated by the bell.

The suppression speed of the halo seemed to slow down a bit, while the sound of the bell became more urgent.

With a snapping sound, a crack appeared on the Soul-calming Bell, and Lu Ye was horrified, instantly realizing his mistake in judgment. The enemy ambushing him was far stronger than he had imagined, otherwise, a soul treasure like the Soul-calming Bell wouldn’t fail to block the enemy’s Soul Suppressing Secret Technique.

Boundless rage welled up in his heart; in the Divine Sea, two major soul treasures—one destroyed, one broken—and yet he didn’t even know who exactly was ambushing him.

Using that brief moment of clarity, he furiously channeled his Soul Power, pouring it into the seven-color Divine Lotus within the Divine Sea.

The next instant, seven-colored sunlight seemed to bloom, shining upon all directions.

The halo dissolved...

His muddled consciousness finally awakened, with a splitting headache!

"Hmm?" A surprised exclamation came from behind, evidently not expecting Lu Ye to actually break free from the suppression of his Soul Suppressing Secret Technique.

He happened upon finding Lu Ye here by chance; initially, he intended to go to the All Phenomena Ocean to find Jiu Yan. However, halfway there, he sensed some activity from a battle over here, involving two Sun Blaze cultivators.

Curious, he concealed his presence and came to investigate, only to discover Lu Ye.

He had actually seen Lu Ye once a few years ago, but at that time, Lu Ye was just Moon Jade, and together with another Sun Blaze cultivator, he didn’t pay it much mind.

Upon returning to his home galaxy, he had seen Lu Ye’s image from some of the other Sun Blaze cultivators there, naturally recognizing him at a glance as the Moon Jade he had seen before—the same one responsible for the upheaval in the All Phenomena Ocean.

Such a heaven-sent opportunity, he certainly did not want to miss; he attacked suddenly, catching Lu Ye off guard, and to ensure no failure, he immediately activated the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique!

If he could capture Lu Ye here, his home galaxy could restore its dominance over the All Phenomena Ocean, and he could even use Lu Ye as leverage to employ that stellar space supreme treasure for himself!

Driven by such enormous interests, even he, as a Peak Sun Blaze cultivator, couldn’t hold back.

His cultivation realm was already much stronger than Lu Ye’s, and with the ambush through Soul Suppressing Secret Technique, logically speaking, Lu Ye should have been left with no room to resist.

But in reality, his Soul Suppressing Secret Technique actually failed to achieve the desired effect, which not only thwarted his plans but also caused his own psyche to suffer some disturbance!

This kid... is peculiar!

At this moment, Lu Ye’s eyes were tinged with blood-red color, his headache nearly splitting his head apart; it was the aftermath of the collision of psyches. He fiercely endured the discomfort and, upon regaining clarity, immediately sensed a profound and vast aura behind him, forming a grasping motion, seemingly to capture him!

In haste, he turned around, fiercely slashing back with his saber!

The slash seemed to strike against metal, and although his opponent was unprepared due to the backlash from the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique, it still had little effect, only a crack on the opponent’s arm.

For the Boulder Mountain Saber, known for its Sharpness, this was simply inconceivable.

Peak Sun Blaze! Lu Ye immediately realized, looking up to see the one ambushing him was an elderly man with snow-white hair but extremely spirited eyes.

He vaguely recognized this elderly man, feeling as if he had seen him somewhere before, but there was no time to think about it now. The opposite person, indeed a Peak Sun Blaze, had an unimaginably strong physique.

"Courting death!" The elder, only momentarily affected by the backlash from the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique, had recovered now, and angrily shouted. His Mana, far more surging and pure than Lu Ye’s, swept over with a horrendous fury.

Lu Ye was knocked back like a kite, spatting blood mist in mid-air.

Hastily, he twisted his body, frantically channeling Mana, and the Blood Escape Technique unfolded, hurriedly fleeing toward the All Phenomena Ocean.

No match for him; only by escaping to the All Phenomena Ocean could there be a chance of survival.

"Trying to escape? Absurd!" The elder snorted coldly, having already made the move on Lu Ye at this unexpected encounter; he had no choice but to be ruthless from start to finish. A mere newly minted Sun Blaze attempting to flee from his grasp was simply a pipe dream.

As soon as the words fell, he pursued closely, fully intending to kill without mercy!