In the past two months, the number of Sacred Seeds that have fallen at the hands of this Sacred Seed Nemesis is simply too many. It is said that his saintliness is unimaginably strong, reaching a level that is unparalleled. Such saintliness shouldn't exist in this world, and no Sacred Seed can resist its suppression. Once their saintliness is suppressed, their power is inevitably affected, the more intense the suppression, the more restricted their power becomes. At their level of cultivation, any loss of power in a life-and-death battle is fatal.

Under such powerful suppression of saintliness, their strength generally drops by twenty or thirty percent. How could they fight?

So when they realized this was actually a trap, all the Sacred Seeds began to flee.

Unanimously, they all chose the same direction: the entrance to the Blood Pool at the top of Jade Pillar Peak!

This was the right choice, and instinctual. The strong of the human race had already surrounded Jade Pillar Peak, intercepting them no matter which direction they broke out from, so the Blood Pool entrance became the only option.

In an instant, more than twenty silhouettes rushed towards the Blood Pool, but as they neared it, they witnessed a scene that horrified them.

A silhouette suddenly appeared beside the Blood Pool, standing tall with a saber in hand. Though he was alone, he had the aura of a lone force guarding against ten thousand!

"It's him!" A Sacred Seed exclaimed in shock, their faces suddenly panicked.

They didn't know Lu Ye's exact name, always referring to him as the Sacred Seed Nemesis. Among the twenty or so Sacred Seeds, some had been hunted by him before, naturally recognizing his appearance. Even those who hadn't been chased by him knew his form and features, so upon seeing Lu Ye, they immediately recognized him.

After a brief panic, waves of blood techniques descended upon Lu Ye like a torrential storm.

Lu Ye had already activated the Blood River Technique, and in an instant, a massive Blood River unfolded that left all the Sacred Seeds in awe. It could no longer be called a Blood River; it was a Blood Sea!

The Blood Sea surged, concealing Lu Ye's figure, and under the desperate gazes of all the Sacred Seeds, it blocked the entrance to the Blood Pool.

The overwhelming saintliness filled the air, and the faces of the Sacred Seeds turned ashen.

Hearing about it is one thing, but personally experiencing it is another. The tales of the Sacred Seed Nemesis's intense saintliness were widely known, but without experiencing it firsthand, they couldn't comprehend the vast gap between them.

A gap so unimaginable that the Sacred Seeds dared not even think about it.

The various blood techniques that were released with fierce momentum had their power greatly reduced under the spread of this saintliness. They fell into the Blood Sea, splashing waves, without harming Lu Ye at all.

Conversely, under this sudden and enormous suppression, some weaker sacred natures couldn't maintain their footing and fell directly into the Blood Sea.

Most of the Sacred Seeds forcibly steadied themselves, but before they could take a breath, the raging Blood Sea swept back like a bloodthirsty beast, intent on devouring them whole.

The Sacred Seeds scattered in panic, yet a few couldn't escape and were swept into the Blood Sea, disappearing with just a splash.

The sound of swords resonated, and Sword Qi gathered like a dragon, attacking from a direction.

The Nine Provinces' powerhouses had arrived!

Leading the charge was always sword cultivators like Jian Guhong, with others following closely behind.

The battle erupted into utter chaos.

However, the chaos was only on the side of the ambushed Sacred Seeds. The Nine Provinces were well-coordinated, having evidently planned their strategy in advance. At this moment, some veterans confronted each Sacred Seed individually, striving to restrain them and prevent their escape.

Meanwhile, the sword cultivators like Jian Guhong, leading several people, unleashed lethal moves, besieging the Sacred Seeds they targeted.

The strategy was simple: divide some forces for containment, while others concentrate on besieging. As soon as one or two battlefronts concluded, their advantage would snowball.

Simple strategies are often the most effective.

The Sacred Seeds besieged by numerous human powerhouses were in a tough spot. Even trying to stay far from Lu Ye's Blood Sea didn't prevent some influence, making it difficult to fully unleash their power.

Being surrounded in such a situation left them with little hope.

Moreover, as the Sacred Seeds gathered too closely, their saintliness mutually interfered, worsening the situation.

In a short time, cries of surprise and alarm kept echoing from the Sacred Seeds.

In the sky, the battle teams clashed fiercely, while in Lu Ye's Blood Sea, he wasn't idle either. Although he had spread the Blood Sea, he couldn't easily leave the Blood Pool's side, so his role was limited to guarding the Blood Pool, preventing the Sacred Seeds' escape.

The Sacred Seeds trapped by him realized the bad situation. Without discussion, they quickly gathered, launching a charge towards the Blood Pool. They didn't aim to do anything to Lu Ye, but to break through his defense at the Blood Pool and escape, their only sliver of hope.

Deep inside, they were filled with indignation and grievance. They were guided by the direction from Heaven and Earth's Will to gather here, so how could there be a trap against them?

It couldn't possibly be that the Heaven and Earth's Will of this realm had abandoned them, an entirely unreasonable thing.

Each Sacred Seed was a top-tier power, cultivated to the Transformation Realm. Without saintliness suppression, not to mention one against many, Lu Ye couldn't withstand any one of them even in a one-on-one fight.

However, under the suppression of his own strong saintliness, the power that the Sacred Seeds within their own Blood Sea could exert was truly limited. Each one's strength was only about equivalent to the Divine Sea Level 6-7.

So even though they had numbers on their side and launched joint attacks, Lu Ye could still hold them off!

With the Boulder Mountain Saber dancing, no Blood Race could get within ten feet of the Blood Pool. Anyone accidentally struck by the Boulder Mountain Saber had to endure the pain of their psyche being slashed, their screams lingering.

Each assault brought only despair. After several futile attempts, they finally realized that with this human nemesis defending the Blood Pool, even if their numbers doubled, it was impossible to break through his defense line.

"Get out!" a Sacred Seed shouted angrily.

Continuing to entangle with Lu Ye here was undoubtedly an extremely unwise choice because they were under too much suppression within the Blood Sea.

The only option was to escape the Blood Sea to find an opportunity.

It was true that after leaving the Blood Sea, they would inevitably be targeted by those top human race experts, but the Sacred Seeds would prefer to face those top experts than to confront Lu Ye.

Staying here was a certain death; going out to find an opportunity might still hold a sliver of life. By then, they might scatter and escape, and a few might even get away.

The Sacred Seeds were not fools; they were just caught off guard and had their spirits scattered due to the Bloodline Suppression.

With a sharp shout, everyone suddenly awoke as if from a dream and fled outward.

Lu Ye immediately activated the power of the Blood Sea, forming a binding force on all the Sacred Seeds within it. Unfortunately, there were too many of them; he could hold some but not all.

Suddenly, a scream came from outside, followed by the disappearance of a powerful aura.

After a long and fierce battle, finally, a Sacred Seed was beheaded.

The one who succeeded was Jian Guhong. At this moment, he was assisted by as many as four people, which resulted in the kill, showing just how troublesome the Sacred Seed was under normal conditions.

Of course, the suppression of Lu Ye's saintliness was also a factor. Although the Sacred Seeds outside did their best to stay far from Lu Ye's Blood Sea, they ultimately couldn't completely escape the range of suppression, which affected the strength they could exert.

This was undoubtedly a very good start because with Jian Guhong and the four others freed up, they could assist other combat groups.

As for the few Sacred Seeds escaping from Lu Ye's Blood Sea, others would naturally step in to restrain them.

Everything was proceeding methodically as planned. In such a battlefield, the disadvantage for any side would worsen once they suffered personnel losses.

Lu Ye, however, sensed something was amiss because suddenly a slight unease arose in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

He was in the middle of his Blood Sea, entirely unaware that, at this moment, the thick clouds covering the Blood Refinement World for over two months suddenly dissipated.

Sunlight shone through, once again bathing the entire Blood Refinement World in that warm glow.

This seemed to herald that in the showdown of Heaven and Earth's Will, Number Nine had achieved a comprehensive victory, thoroughly breaking the manifestation of this world's heavenly might.

But the reality, no one knew.

Lu Ye's battlefield marking stirred.

At this critical moment, he was channeling the power of the Blood Sea with all his might to restrain the Sacred Seeds within, yet he hurriedly investigated, because anyone contacting him at such a moment surely had urgent matters.

He thought it was a Nine Provinces cultivator contacting him, but to his surprise, Number Nine's voice sounded directly in his mind: "Lu Ye, something's not right."

"What do you mean?"

"The Heaven and Earth's Will in the Blood Refinement World has its own intelligence. I didn't perceive it before, or rather it intentionally hid itself so I wouldn't detect it."

"Speak human!" Lu Ye was puzzled.

"Simply put, the Heaven and Earth's Will in this world is not as vague as we imagined; it has a certain level of spiritual intelligence!"

Lu Ye was shocked. In his understanding, it was extremely difficult for Heaven and Earth's Will to give rise to spiritual intelligence. Consider how glorious the Nine Provinces were back then, how immensely profound the world's foundation was, and even then, the Heaven and Earth's Will in those days didn't develop its own spiritual intelligence.

The so-called Heaven and Earth's Will is a grand and ethereal existence, a conglomeration of all information between heaven and earth. It is essentially in a state of ignorance and lack of intelligence. It is not a tangible existence but is omnipresent, and thus, it's nearly impossible for such an existence to develop spiritual intelligence.

Number Nine is ultimately an exception.

Why would the Heaven and Earth's Will in the Blood Refinement World possess spiritual intelligence? If it truly had spiritual intelligence, it could completely, like Number Nine, provide explicit assistance and guidance to the Blood Race in all aspects, and the Blood Refinement World wouldn't have ended up in the current situation under the attack from the Nine Provinces cultivators.

But since this is Number Nine's judgment, it should not be wrong.