The sudden change caught even the most battle-experienced Nine Provinces' strong cultivators off guard; they had never encountered such a bizarre incident. Despite the prolonged fierce fight, the Blood Giant's offensive was quite monotonous, merely consisting of punching. Although its movements grew faster, it didn't seem overly difficult to evade.

So no one expected this creature to actually regenerate two more arms.

The Blood Giant's newly regenerated arms stretched out, one clenching into a fist, the other transforming from a fist into a palm, attacking in two different directions.

The fist targeted the spot where several magic cultivators, including the sect master and Lady Moon, were. In this time of siege, magic cultivators had launched the most intense and fierce attacks, so the Blood Giant naturally prioritized them.

Meanwhile, the palm aimed at Lu Ye's location!

Despite its flawed intelligence, it could sense the strong saintliness within Lu Ye. Perhaps it didn't understand why Lu Ye hadn't responded to the call to merge with it, but its craving for Sacred Blood was instinctual, hence it set its sights on Lu Ye.

Lu Ye stood on the outer circle of the battlefield, not out of cowardice but because everyone present, without exception, was his senior. In such a confrontation, consciously or unconsciously, the seniors were protecting him, preventing him from getting too close.

As the palm reached out, several figures in front realized the ominous situation and fiercely launched several attacks, yet they couldn't hinder it in the slightest.

Long Bai dodged out of the way but didn't forget to shout to Lu Ye: "Run!"

Of course, Lu Ye would run. He had been paying close attention to the changes in the Blood Giant's saintliness, vaguely guessing there would be changes once it surpassed his own. Plus, positioned on the outer circle, he had room to dodge.

When that all-covering giant hand came swooping down, he already retreated backward, narrowly avoiding the massive blood hand. Yet, the gusts swept up still left him unstable, showing the might of this grasp. If caught, Lu Ye estimated there would be no way to escape, likely being crushed like a bug.

Though he escaped unscathed, the situation on the other side wasn't as favorable.

Several magic cultivators, faced with the suddenly attacking fist, hurriedly employed various methods to resist, including summoning defensive spirit treasures and invoking protective spells.

But in the face of this world-shattering assault, any defense was futile.

The light of spirit treasures dimmed, protective spells shattered, and under the violent pounding, several figures flew out like paper kites, all bleeding from the mouth, with their energy declining. Only the sect master, with his powerful physique, was mostly unharmed, though his chest was surging with blood Qi.

With two swooshing sounds, two more arms grew from the Blood Giant's armpits, attacking in two more directions.

Moreover, from the large and small blood-red vortices on its body, many blood rays suddenly appeared, transforming into blood-colored attacks shooting in all directions.

In an instant, the Blood Giant unleashed its full power. Despite its gigantically cumbersome appearance, its various bizarre tactics made the human race's strong cultivators extremely embarrassed.

Everyone was evading, and occasional counterattacks were in vain, making the situation suddenly extremely unfavorable for the human race.

Initially, when its saintliness wasn't stronger than Lu Ye's, the Nine Provinces cultivators still held the initiative in attack. But once its saintliness surpassed Lu Ye's, it was as if it broke free from an invisible shackle, no longer limited in its power's display.

The most troubling thing for Lu Ye was that its saintliness was still increasing, seemingly endless!

But Lu Ye knew this was impossible. The Blood Giant's saintliness had two sources - the fusion of over twenty Blood Race Sacred Seeds and the Sacred Blood contained within the blood water gushing from the underground Blood River, so it must have a limit. However, as of now, it hadn't reached its own limit.

He had retreated from the battlefield, merely observing from a distance, not out of fear of the battle but to closely monitor changes in the Blood Giant's saintliness.

On Jade Pillar Peak, blood light flickered continuously in the sky while the figures of Nine Provinces cultivators darted back and forth, making it seem lively but, in fact, perilous at every step.

Fortunately, the participating cultivators were all in the Divine Sea Level 9. With coordination and cooperation, they could still temporarily engage the Blood Giant, though it was uncertain how long this would last.

This standoff required the consumption of their own energy, and if it dragged on too long, the massive consumption could lead to irreversible disaster with any carelessness.

The Blood Giant's attacks weren't limited to the strikes from its six arms and the barrage of blood rays; even more challenging to defend against were its invisible and intangible Divine Soul Shocks.

These Divine Soul Shocks originated from the numerous Sacred Seed heads on its body; those tumor-like heads embedded in its body, seemingly not fully integrated, still retained the Divine Soul Power of the Sacred Seeds when they were alive. Although unable to directly join the battle, they had no trouble activating their Divine Soul powers.

This meant that Nine Provinces cultivators weren't just facing a single Blood Giant, but also the psyches of over twenty mighty Sacred Seeds.

"Can anyone come up with a plan? This isn't working!" someone angrily shouted.

They hadn't faced such a purely one-sided situation in years, making everyone frustrated yet helpless. The key was that such a predicament couldn't be sustained for long.

But at this moment, who could come up with any plan? Everyone was trying their best to dodge the Blood Giant's fierce attacks while also guarding their own psyche to avoid interference from the Sacred Seeds.

It could be said that every moment, these top-tier Nine Provinces experts teetered on the brink of life and death, with danger and excitement barely describing their situation.

"Yiye lad, have you figured anything out? If not, we have to retreat!" Long Bai shouted loudly.

Among everyone, Lu Ye was the most relaxed because after dodging a strike from the Blood Giant, he had jumped out of the battle area and was secretly observing.

When it comes to dealing with Sacred Seeds, Lu Ye is the most adept. Over the past two months, the death of hundreds of Sacred Seeds at his hands is the best testament to his skills, and previously in the Nine Provinces, he had also managed to turn the tide within the Insect Plague of the Insect Race's Great Secret Realm.

So upon seeing Lu Ye furtively observing over there, Long Bai felt hopeful and thus began to inquire.

If in this scenario even Lu Ye has no method to deal with it, then everyone really has no choice but to first retreat. Surely, they couldn't risk a life-or-death battle with the Blood Giant here.

From the current information on hand, the Blood Giant indeed appears to be intensely powerful, to the extent that even their group of over a hundred people is powerless.

However, it ultimately has not exceeded the world's capacity limit.

The size and foundation of the Blood Refinement World are similar to the Nine Provinces, and since the Blood Giant was born here, its power level hasn't yet surpassed the Divine Sea Realm limit, because this domain is insufficient to give birth to something stronger. This is the fundamental reason why Nine Provinces cultivators can barely keep up.

If the Blood Giant were truly an existence that entirely surpassed the Divine Sea Realm, everyone present would have no hope whatsoever of escape.

This is not the insect hive of the Insect Race's Great Secret Realm, nor have they been trapped. Escaping is indeed feasible.

As for what to do afterward, that would require careful and long-term planning. Mobilizing a large army to encircle and annihilate it might be a solution, though it may not be feasible. Under such relentless and comprehensive fierce attacks, only those in the Divine Sea Level 9 Realm might manage to maneuver slightly. Other cultivators might not even get close.

"Hold on a bit longer!" Lu Ye shouted loudly.

On hearing this, Long Bai's eyes brightened. Although Lu Ye did not give him a definite answer, just this statement made him feel that this young lad probably has some method in mind.

The battle continued fiercely. Judging by the situation, the Blood Giant was attacking frantically, with the Nine Provinces cultivators fleeing in all directions.

Lu Ye was still observing, and there was a bit of good news: the Blood Giant's saintliness enhancement was significantly declining. Although it was still increasing, the speed was not what it was before.

This indicated that its sacred blood within had almost fully merged and refined, so even though it could still gain strength, it was nearing a limit.

Lu Ye exhaled deeply!

This situation was precisely what he had been waiting for and hoping to see. If the Blood Giant's saintliness could increase endlessly, then this battle would indeed be unwinnable, and as Long Bai said, they would have to retreat first.

"Senior fellows, please wait a moment; I'll be right back!"

Lu Ye left those words, then flashed away.

No one knew where he was heading or what he intended to do at this critical juncture, but everyone was aware that when Lu Ye returned, it might very well be time for a life-and-death battle with the Blood Giant.

This raised expectations, making everyone more cautious in their maneuvering.

If one wasn't careful at this juncture and got killed or injured by the Blood Giant, it would be too unwise.

Lu Ye flew straight for about 30 miles, before stopping. From this location, he was long out of the combat zone atop Jade Pillar Peak, but looking back, he could still see the fierce battle going on over there, with numerous bloody lights breaking through the sky, almost splitting the clouds.

Lu Ye began setting up an array, specifically a Teleportation Array!

Simultaneously, thousands of miles away, a doppelganger wearing a Crimson Dragon Battle Suit and carrying a sword gourd stopped its swift movement and also began setting up an array.

Since Lu Ye realized the key to today's battle was to suppress the Blood Giant's saintliness, the doppelganger had started heading this way.

With the nearby Heaven's Augury Pillar as a transfer point, it actually didn't take long for the doppelganger to reach the battlefield. However, given the current urgency, the original self had rushed to assist the doppelganger ahead, in a bid to save time.

In just a moment's work, both the original and doppelganger's teleportation arrays were arranged neatly. The doppelganger stepped into the array, infusing it with spirit force, causing the space to warp, and the figure vanished.

Reappearing, it stood before the original.

Lu Ye raised his hand toward the doppelganger. In the next instant, the doppelganger dissolved without a trace, leaving only the Crimson Dragon Battle Suit and the sword gourd to fall to the ground.

Yet, the original's body shook, with the profound saintliness entering his body, stirring his blood Qi and agitating his spirit force!