In just three breaths, a once-high and mighty Sacred Seed fell, and Lu Ye couldn't help but sigh, choosing a good ally really is extremely important.

Over there with the doppelganger, he did have two helpers before, but it took a tough battle to take down the enemy. In contrast, Jian Guhong's side handled it much quicker and more efficiently.

The vast Blood River suddenly shrunk, and the golden blood that erupted earlier was all absorbed into Lu Ye's body.

Only a decapitated corpse with missing flesh fell from the sky.

Jian Guhong looked towards Lu Ye, unable to hide his astonishment, for he had never expected this battle to be so simple and relaxing, even though Lu Ye had given him a heads-up before.

Several months ago, Lu Ye had also assisted him, Wuchang, Wey Fufeng, and others in slaying a female Sacred Seed, but that battle was quite tough. It took a considerable effort from several people to force the female Sacred Seed to self-destruct. But this time, just a single deadly strike, the opponent had no power to resist.

If not for the fact that he had personally experienced the opponent's strength before Lu Ye showed up, he might have doubted whether he had slain a real Sacred Seed.

He faintly grasped some crucial insight, realizing Lu Ye had a special technique capable of suppressing Sacred Seeds, severely reducing their strength.

If so, then today's battle would render the biggest constraint on their side completely impotent. Even with Jian Guhong's stable Sword Heart, he couldn't help feeling a bit joyful.

After a brief pause, the two swiftly moved towards the nearest Blood River, diving in the blink of an eye.

No one knew which old veteran was battling the Sacred Seed here; the Blood River's vigor was so overwhelming that it completely obscured the opponent's presence.

Nonetheless, the commotion from the clash was quite intense.

Upon entering the Blood River, Lu Ye didn't immediately activate the Blood Technique; he needed to wait for Jian Guhong to prepare.

In his view, unmatched sword light suddenly unfolded. Even the dense red color of the Blood River couldn't obstruct it. Sword lights like swimming fish were threading through the Blood River, converging in one direction.

A moment later, Jian Guhong's voice rang out: "Lu Ye, boy!"

Lu Ye had been waiting for this moment and, hearing Jian Guhong, unhesitatingly expanded his Blood River.

Things became straightforward from here—the sudden, enormous suppression left the Sacred Seed as helpless as the previous one, with the Blood River shaking and the Sacred Seed's mind rattled. Its strength plummeted precipitously.

Jian Guhong seized the opportunity; a sword wheel formed from countless sword lights spun forward, while another veteran unleashed a timely deadly strike. He wasn't pre-warned but skillfully adapted on the spot, his timing perfectly exquisite.

A moment later, the Sacred Seed's aura vanished, the Blood River dispersed, revealing three figures.

Lu Ye then saw for the first time the appearance of the old veteran, surprisingly a physique cultivator named Wu Deshao.

The veteran's eyes were bulging wide, his face expressing disbelief: "What's the situation?"

Totally at a loss, how such a powerful Sacred Seed got slain muddled by him and Jian Guhong teaming up, and the opponent seemed to have no chance to resist.

"Don't ask, follow!" Jian Guhong was too lazy to explain much, and with a turn of his sword light, headed off into the distance.

Lu Ye swiftly followed.

Wu Deshao's curiosity burned, and he was convinced that old ghost Jian Guhong must have mastered some trick for quickly killing Sacred Seeds. Naturally, he was eager to figure it out and hurriedly moved, shouting, "Hey, hey, what exactly is going on?"

Seeing Jian Guhong ignoring him, he caught up with Lu Ye, slapping Lu Ye's shoulder with a palm as big as a fan, almost knocking him into the Empyrean Sea: "Kid, tell me!"

Lu Ye could only simply explain to him, causing Wu Deshao to listen with eyes glowing—if he hadn't experienced it firsthand before, he wouldn't have believed it. Sacred Seeds were so formidable, could they be suppressed so easily? But having experienced it himself, he naturally understood Lu Ye was not lying.

He immediately realized that in this battle, those so-called Sacred Seeds of the Blood Race were bound to suffer greatly.

He couldn't help but sigh; the Blood Race, this race, indeed succeeds because of bloodlines and fails because of them!

Because of the bloodline heritage, their growth was much easier than the human race, and they naturally excelled in various Blood Techniques, which is an advantage humans couldn't compare to. Moreover, Sacred Seed-class powerhouses exerted absolute domination and control over ordinary Blood Race members. Yet precisely because of the disparities in bloodline strength, a fatal flaw emerged for the entire race.

Under normal circumstances, this flaw wouldn't be exploitable because only Sacred Seeds possess saintliness.

But now, the human side suddenly has someone capable of targeting this weakness!

If the Blood Race Sacred Seeds do not die, who will?

These veterans have been fighting Sacred Seeds for decades. Except for Sacred Master Feng Wujiang, who had the experience of slaying Sacred Seeds, the others seemed like only Jian Guhong and a few others had such achievements recently, and none of the others did.

Who wouldn't want to kill a Sacred Seed? Given such a heaven-sent opportunity, Wu Deshao naturally didn't want to miss it, so he closely followed behind Lu Ye.

In an instant, three figures plunged into a Blood River.

A moment later, the Blood River scattered, transforming the three figures into four. Wu Deshao, who was following Lu Ye, wore a delighted expression. This time, he acted quickly, smashing the head of the Sacred Seed before anyone else, adding a notable achievement to his record of slaying Blood Race Sacred Seeds.

The team expanded again, making it increasingly easy and effortless to slay the Sacred Seed.

Not to mention Lu Ye's activation of saintliness to suppress the Sacred Seed, even without it, just a few top human race experts charging into the Blood River would be enough to throw the Sacred Seed into disarray. Though the Sacred Seed is indeed powerful, it cannot handle too many opponents at once.

Moreover, slaying the Sacred Seed in this manner doesn't actually require too many people; Lu Ye just needs Jian Guhong to cooperate with the action.

The other top-tier experts who free up their hands can fully join the main battlefield. Without the Sacred Seed to hold them back, each of them can freely exert their power, causing massive casualties within the Blood Race army over a regional area.

The veteran experts all did this, only Wu Deshao shamelessly stayed by Lu Ye's side, claiming to protect Lu Ye's safety.

In truth, he just wanted to kill more Sacred Seeds to satisfy his itch. Naturally, Lu Ye couldn't refuse him, and Jian Guhong was too lazy to comment, letting him be.

Moreover, in the main battlefield, as more Sacred Seeds were being slain on their end, more top human race experts could come and support, so Wu Deshao's presence wasn't a concern.

The situation on the main battlefield had already stabilized completely, and the top experts who had freed themselves played a crucial role, especially the magic cultivators. The magic and spells they exhibited were tremendously powerful, with each one dealing massive losses to the Blood Race army.

It's foreseeable that, as the situation develops, the human race on the main battlefield will slowly gain an advantage and then expand it.

Lu Ye, Jian Guhong, and Wu Deshao, the three-man squad, continued to rush and busy themselves across various battlefields. Since Lu Ye started the attack, in a span of two hours, more than a dozen Sacred Seeds had been slain, occupying almost half of the Blood Race's Sacred Seeds for this battle.

Every battle was brief, most spent on the move.

There was still some distance between the various battlefields, mainly due to the saintliness issue of the Sacred Seeds. The saintliness of the Sacred Seeds varies in strength, so they can't be too close to each other, to avoid mutual interference. To exert their full power, they have to maintain enough distance from each other.

This actually gave the three-man squad a good opportunity for picking them off one by one. Since the distance was far, when a Sacred Seed fell, it was difficult for others to notice.

But Lu Ye could feel that such good fortune would not last long. The Sacred Seeds weren't fools, with so many Sacred Seeds falling one after another, the main battlefield's situation changing drastically, with numerous freed top experts actively moving among them. Other Sacred Seeds still alive would certainly become aware, and by then, any slight attention would allow them to have Insight.

They were unaware now because they had not even realized the problem.

In the midst of the great battle, the trio once again plunged into a Blood River, preparing to execute another Sacred Seed just like before.

Moments later, Jian Guhong was ready, Wu Deshao poised to strike, and Lu Ye timed the activation of the Blood River perfectly.

Yet in the next instant, his brow furrowed.

Travel the night roads long enough, you're bound to encounter ghosts.

The saintliness of this Sacred Seed in this region was actually much stronger than his. As he laid down the Blood River, not only did he fail to suppress the opponent, but he was actually suppressed instead.

Lu Ye had considered this situation before. Although, due to the Talent Tree, he had refined the Sacred Blood of two Sacred Seeds previously, he was not naive enough to think that his saintliness was the strongest in the entire Blood Refinement World.

The saying goes, there is always a higher mountain, a stronger person. The Blood Refinement World has existed for so many years, and there are always Sacred Seeds blessed with extraordinary talent, refining more Sacred Blood.

Comparatively, his saintliness was indeed strong in the Blood Refinement World, as evidenced by the former Sacred Seeds' fall. But compared to the one before him, there was still quite a gap.

Of course, Lu Ye had accumulated a large amount of Sacred Blood within himself, left behind by those fallen Sacred Seeds. If he could refine all the Sacred Blood, the Sacred Seeds in the Blood Refinement World would be unrivaled.

He was making efforts to refine them, but time was short, and it was hard to make any breakthrough progress.

The coordination of the trio was already exceptionally skilled. Sensing the commotion from Lu Ye's side, Jian Guhong and Wu Deshao simultaneously unleashed their deadly moves.

However, to their astonishment, they couldn't kill the Sacred Seed this time. Although the sudden outburst left the opponent somewhat battered, it suffered no major damage.

So Jian Guhong and Wu Deshao realized this was the tough opponent Lu Ye had mentioned before.

Without hesitation, the two took advantage of the Sacred Seed's moment of distraction, instantly slipping out of the Blood River. Wu Deshao didn't forget to grab Lu Ye along the way.

Since he claimed to protect Lu Ye's safety, he naturally had to put on a show.