The Blood River spread out, and the strength of the saintliness was immediately clear.

This was the scenario he most desired to see, although he hadn't expected it to actually happen. Initially, he thought that even if his saintliness was suppressed, it wouldn't be too severe. His plan was to do his utmost to rescue Lann Qiyue. Whether he could succeed would only be known after the fight, but at the very least, he was confident about his own escape.

However, upon realizing that the strength of the saintliness on his side was stronger than the other's, Lu Ye's ambitions extended beyond just rescuing Lann Qiyue.

If more could be done, then naturally he needed to attempt it!

With a thought, the Blood River swiftly merged outward in all directions. At the same time, he summoned the Dragon Throne. Amidst crackling explosions, a fierce aura spread out. A slender crimson figure suddenly appeared, with two red lights drifting from its eye sockets that were even more intense than the surrounding blood color.

To attempt, one must give their all.

His saintliness was indeed stronger than that of the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, but Lu Ye did not believe this battle could be easily won, as there was still a gap in their respective strengths. A Saintly Venerable-class powerhouse could rival the elders of the human race.

Yet in the next moment, Lu Ye realized he had made a mistake.

The Dragon Throne was meant for a decisive strike, a swift resolution. However, when the Dragon Throne enveloped him, he suddenly noticed that his own saintliness had been isolated by the Dragon Throne.

This caused his aura to become more ferocious and terrifying, but the suppression of the bloodline against the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai vanished in an instant.

Even the Blood River Technique he had deployed became vague, as if an invisible barrier separated him from the Blood River.

This was undoubtedly the influence of the Dragon Throne. This artifact was cover armor that wrapped the entire body tightly, not only isolating Lu Ye's saintliness but also blocking his control over the Blood River.

The Saintly Venerable Mok Hai keenly sensed this change. Almost the instant the bloodline suppression disappeared, he flickered and split into three, with three figures of the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai attacking Lu Ye from different directions simultaneously, each throwing a punch.

Blood Doppelganger.

This technique serves a similar purpose to the Clone Technique of the magic cultivator lineage, but it is comparatively more convenient and swift for the Blood Race to use their Blood Technique.

Previously, when Lu Ye fought alongside Jian Guhong and others against a female Sacred Seed, she had also used a similar Blood Technique. However, back then, Lu Ye's role was only to distract, so he didn't need to exert too much effort. But today, with no human elders around and Lann Qiyue unable to be much help due to bloodline suppression, he could only rely on himself.

Of the three figures, some were real, some were fake, and identifying the true body quickly was the key to breaking this secret technique.

When the female Sacred Seed used this technique, it was Jian Guhong who dealt with it. His method was straightforward and direct, attacking every doppelganger with a single sword, wiping them all out. As one of the top sword cultivators, Jian Guhong had the capability and means to do so, which is why by the end of that battle, the female Sacred Seed no longer used her Blood Doppelganger as it was pointless.

Jian Guhong couldn't quickly distinguish the real body from the fake, so he depended on his sword. But Lu Ye could, as he had inherited the Blood Technique of the Blood Race, including the Blood Doppelganger secret technique.

In a battle among Sacred Seeds, Blood Doppelgangers are meaningless because they can be easily discerned by the opponent.

Among the three figures, not one was real!

It must be said, Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was a cunning figure, with his real body hidden within a mist of Blood River, using the doppelgangers to create an opportunity, stealthily drawing close to Lu Ye.

A punch was thrown...

Lu Ye knew the three doppelgangers were mere illusions and realized that the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was beside him. Yet when the punch was thrown, he couldn't evade it. This wasn't a matter of skill or experience; ultimately, raw power determined the core of martial combat.

This punch landed heavily on the back of the Dragon Throne, sending the towering crimson figure rolling away under the forceful impact.

The Dragon Throne, made from dragon scale, was a powerful cover armor that could greatly resist attacks like magic and spells, and weaken other types of attacks, except for direct impacts.

Saintly Venerable Mok Hai didn't understand the intricacies of the Dragon Throne; he simply chose his most skilled method of attack.

The punch left Lu Ye seeing stars and a fiery pain burned across his back, causing some internal organ displacement as he was sent flying. In his fall, he quickly retracted the Dragon Throne.

With the Dragon Throne, his power significantly increased, but he lost his bloodline suppression over the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai and struggled to control the Blood River.

A wrong decision led Lu Ye to pay the price, though fortunately not a severe one.

With the Dragon Throne retracted, Lu Ye reappeared, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, his saintliness invisibly spreading out. Attempting to capitalize on his punch, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai once again felt the pressure and immediately began to fume.

The bloodline suppression power only affected Lu Ye's application of Blood Techniques and did not impact his base strength. However, for the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai, this suppression directly influenced his ability to exert power.

At this moment, his overall strength was suppressed by at least twenty percent.

Do not underestimate these two levels; such suppression is quite terrifying, especially in a life-and-death struggle situation.

Immediately, he felt the changes in the Blood River.

Because Lu Ye was activating his own Blood River, quickly merging it with the surrounding Blood River.

The reason he was previously ambushed by the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was due to the opponent leveraging the Blood River's concealment, causing him to fail to react in time. To avoid such scenarios, the only choice is to merge their Blood Rivers, thereby losing the geographical advantage.

The Saintly Venerable Mok Hai noticed this, rushing towards Lu Ye while controlling the Blood River, blocking Lu Ye's actions.

Just as Lu Ye had originally resisted the merging of that female Sacred Seed's Blood River.

However, his Blood River is already merged with Lann Qiyue's Blood River. Whatever he needed to do, surely Lann Qiyue would oppose it.

Among the three present, Lann Qiyue's bloodline is the lowest, and her strength is also the lowest. She couldn't make much impact in the combat, but controlling her Blood River to cause some interference to the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai wouldn't be an issue.

Within the Blood River, two forces and two wills emerged. The power belonging to the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai resisted Lu Ye's integration, while Lann Qiyue did the opposite.

"Wretch!" The Saintly Venerable Mok Hai erupted in anger, waving his hand, and instantly a massive Blood Spike started to drill towards Lann Qiyue, shaking its head and tail like a Blood Dragon, its fierce power stirring the waves in the Blood River.

Lann Qiyue would naturally not be foolish enough to stand still; in such a scenario, remaining in place is tantamount to waiting for death. She kept moving continuously, deliberately avoiding getting close to Lu Ye because she knew she couldn't afford to burden him.

Facing the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai's Blood Technique, she hurriedly evaded. This was not like when the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai previously wanted her to agree to become his Dao companion, being merciful then; now, however, there was no mercy.

He only wished to kill Lann Qiyue as soon as possible.

While fleeing, Lann Qiyue activated one Blood Technique after another towards the Blood Spike Dragon to intercept it, yet the huge discrepancy in power and bloodline eventually led her efforts to fall short.

In just a moment, the Blood Spike enveloped Lann Qiyue's figure, the endless killing power slicing through the Void.

Blood immediately splattered from Lann Qiyue's body.

But her resistance was not without meaning, as it managed to dispel the life-threatening peril.

Another Blood Spike followed closely; Lann Qiyue's eyes flickered with a dim gleam as she realized she could not withstand it.

Well, she had waited for so long, and finally, her senior brother had arrived. Moreover, judging by his current state, it was clear he had also refined the Sacred Blood. Without herself as a burden, given his high bloodline, even with lesser strength, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai could do nothing against him. At least, her senior brother could escape safely.

She believed her senior brother would avenge her sooner or later.

Just as she was about to resign herself to fate, a spinning blood-red vortex suddenly appeared before her. The vortex, like a black hole, swallowed the incoming Blood Spike, though it couldn't completely neutralize the power of the Blood Technique, it gave Lann Qiyue a chance to escape.

This was evidently Lu Ye's intervention.

He hadn't managed to completely merge their Blood Rivers, only partially. Lann Qiyue's position was within his controllable range, giving him the opportunity to assist.

Narrowly escaping death, Lann Qiyue quickly fled towards the edge of the Blood River.

At this moment, there wasn't much she could do, except try not to be a drag on Lu Ye.

Having unleashed two Blood Spikes without killing Lann Qiyue, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai felt dissatisfied, but no longer had time to focus on her, because Lu Ye was unleashing a multitude of Blood Techniques, attacking him frantically.

With no choice, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai had to meet Lu Ye's blood techniques with his own!

In an instant, numerous Blood Techniques blossomed within the Blood River, with violent spirit force fluctuations.

A moment later, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai settled his mind a bit, seeing as he had the upper hand in the battle of Blood Techniques.

Despite Lu Ye having refined the female Sacred Seed's Sacred Blood, enhancing his understanding of Blood Techniques, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was, after all, an old saint, having immersed himself in Blood Techniques far longer, accumulated insights and experiences that Lu Ye could not match at this time.

Not only competing in Blood Techniques, their struggle over the Blood River had never ceased.

But in the contest over the Blood River, the Saintly Venerable Mok Hai was at a disadvantage. It was inevitable because he had to fight one against two, especially since his Blood River had long been merged with Lann Qiyue's, and with her secret assistance, he was unable to prevent their Blood Rivers from merging.