The severed arm of the Blood Giant grew back, seemingly unscathed, but everyone keenly noticed that with the regeneration of the arm, the Blood Giant's size significantly decreased.

The regeneration of the severed arm was evidently consuming its reserves, and the consumption was no small matter.

This revelation lit up everyone's eyes; without any need for communication, the veterans present knew exactly what to do.

Thus, they all launched attacks on the six arms of the Blood Giant, while others targeted its legs and head, making the scene even more lively than before.

In the previous battles, due to concerns about mutual exhaustion, the Nine Provinces cultivators held back to some extent, fearing that too much consumption would leave them unable to outlast the Blood Giant, which would likely lead to a defeat for the Nine Provinces camp.

But now, there was no holding back, as they discovered a more effective way to wear down the enemy.

The Blood Giant probably didn't expect that its six arms, which were originally its unique advantage, would become the key to victory for the Nine Provinces cultivators.

In an instant, over a hundred top experts from the Nine Provinces divided into nine battle groups, each focusing on one of the Blood Giant's arms, legs, or neck.

The physique cultivators and combat cultivators charged at the forefront, attracting the Blood Giant's attention and withstanding its ferocious counterattacks, while others unleashed the power of their secret techniques and spirit treasures, displaying their skills to the fullest.

The constant booming echoes, and the dazzling display of colorful lights filled the air.

In such a situation, even the Blood Giant found it challenging to fend off the attacks; it focused all its energy on resisting the assaults of the Nine Provinces experts, allowing Lu Ye to become leisurely for a moment.

Originally, due to the suppression of saintliness, the Blood Giant paid a lot of attention to him, but now it had no energy left to focus on Lu Ye.

The scene remained perilous; while the Nine Provinces cultivators launched fierce attacks, they also had to guard against the Blood Giant's counterattacks. Even the physique and combat cultivators rushing forward were cautious not to get easily hit by the Blood Giant; every person's movements were agile and graceful.

After a slow-paced confrontation, another arm of the Blood Giant was severed, once again at the hands of two sword masters working together!

The deadly prowess of sword cultivators was evident.

As this arm flew out, another downpour of Blood Rain scattered everywhere, and once the Blood Giant regrew its arm, its size shrunk again.

Everyone saw the hope of victory and attacked even more fiercely.

Just then, the Blood Giant opened its mouth, and an indescribable roar echoed through the heavens and earth.

Since its birth to the present, it was the first time it made a sound; the roar was so intense and ear-splitting, accompanied by an endless torrent of blood spewing from its mouth.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a Blood Sea, sweeping fiercely in all directions.

The Blood River Technique is a forte of the Blood Race; once a Blood Race member reaches a certain level of cultivation realm, they can employ this attack-defense integrated secret technique. The Blood Race practitioners are accustomed to using the Blood River Technique against enemies because it easily provides a geographical advantage.

There was no reason why the Blood Giant, a master of Blood Techniques, could not perform it, yet it had never done so before.

The reason it didn't use it was likely due to its vast size, knowing that even if it employed the Blood River, it couldn't conceal its form. But now, absolutely disadvantaged in the battle, it was forced to resort to this secret technique.

Lu Ye had been waiting for this moment.

His presence was the only means to suppress the Blood Giant, so after his return, apart from unfolding his Blood Sea, he made no excessive moves, primarily dodging even amidst targeted attacks from the Blood Giant. On this battlefield, he couldn't risk injury, as no one else could suppress the Blood Giant if he were severely wounded.

But if the Blood Giant executed the Blood River Technique, that was a different story.

As the Blood River of the Blood Giant spread out, the Blood Sea suspended above Jade Pillar Peak surged downward, engulfing the entire peak in blood red, obscuring all figures.

The Blood Rivers collided, creating countless splashes; Lu Ye exerted all his power, forcibly integrating his Blood Sea into the opponent's Blood River.

Just like his early methods against the Blood Race Sacred Seeds.

The Blood Giant, compelled to employ the Blood River Technique out of despair, likely never anticipated that such an action would hasten its demise.

Because once the Blood Rivers merged, Lu Ye immediately activated the Talent Tree's power, consuming everything around in frenzy.

When dealing with Sacred Seeds, he didn't need to do so because the saintliness suppression alone was unbearable for the Sacred Seeds; he simply needed to slay them directly.

However, against the Blood Giant, mere saintliness suppression wasn't enough to win; consumption was the primary focus of this battle.

The more Lu Ye absorbed through the Talent Tree, the greater the Blood Giant's depletion.

Originally, Nine Provinces cultivators would have been at a perpetual disadvantage in such an environment, but with Lu Ye's guidance from the shadows, the situation was different.

They could maintain their sharp and precise assaults and sustain the previous level of cooperation.

One could say that the Blood Giant's Blood River Technique, instead of liberating it from the predicament, worsened its situation.

The turbulent currents surged within the Blood River, the waves fierce and mighty.

The Nine Provinces cultivators scored victories repeatedly, severing arm after arm, and even the head of the Blood Giant was once decapitated.

But for such a bizarre existence, having its head cut off was clearly not fatal. Blood-colored energy surged at the wound, and soon a new head grew.

Yet, with each severing, the size of the Blood Giant continued to shrink.

Plus, with the constant devouring power maintained by Lu Ye, the Blood Giant finally began to struggle.

Half a day after the battle began, the colossal figure shrinking to half its original size, the Nine Provinces cultivators found it undoubtedly easier to deal with the Blood Giant. If previously their strategy was three parts offense and seven parts defense, now it was evenly matched. As time went on, the Nine Provinces cultivators' situation improved, whereas the Blood Giant became increasingly unsustainable.

At this juncture, victory for the Nine Provinces cultivators was a matter of time, with no suspense.

Yet the closer it came to this point, the less anyone dared to be careless. Having passed through the most dangerous phases, it would be tragic to fail just as victory was at hand.

More than two hours passed, and the Blood Giant's limbs were hacked countless times, causing its size to shrink further.

With the reduction in size came a decrease in the Blood Giant's offensive power. By now, the Nine Provinces cultivators were attacking seven parts and defending three.

Except for the sword cultivators, of course.

Sword cultivators never defend, only attack, for they believe the strongest offense is the best defense.

Thus, fights involving sword cultivators are often extremely risky. They may seem to be at a disadvantage, but those who survive are always them because deciding victory may be tough, but determining life or death is instantaneous.

The Nine Provinces cultivators continued their sharp assaults, showing no mercy despite the Blood Giant's feebleness. At this stage of the battle, everyone was deeply exhausted with no capacity for another similar confrontation; naturally, they aimed to eradicate the threat completely.

Lu Ye sustained the devouring ability of his Talent Tree, invisibly accelerating the battle's progress.

Until at some point, the Blood Giant, now only a little over a dozen feet tall, suddenly had its entire body distorted and transformed, blood Qi vibrating around.

In that instant, the Nine Provinces cultivators surrounding it reached a unanimous decision.

Withdraw!

Everyone knew the Blood Race could self-destruct. Since the Blood Giant mastered various Blood Techniques, it was plausible it could self-detonate.

The explosive force of a single Sacred Seed for self-preservation was already formidable, let alone such a Blood Giant, even with a considerably shrunken size it remained an enormous entity.

If it self-destructed, there would be no safe place on the top of Jade Pillar Peak.

Everyone was wary of such an eventuality, so they were prepared once the Blood Giant showed any anomaly.

Lu Ye doubted it was using the Blood Explosion Technique; due to the merging of the Blood Rivers, he sensed the situation more acutely than others.

There's a clear sign when the Blood Race deploys the Blood Explosion Technique: the air around them becomes extremely dangerous.

There wasn't any dangerous aura from the Blood Giant. Instead, the scenario suggested it was struggling to maintain its massive form.

Its hatching was incomplete; just as it became a Blood Embryo, the Nine Provinces cultivators forcibly interrupted it, so technically, it was a defective product.

When its consumption wasn't excessive, it could sustain its giant size; but now, the consumption was too vast, showing signs of collapse.

This was indeed the case. The distortions became more severe, rendering it unable to launch any attacks. Its efforts to hold together were futile.

Gazing around, its form would collapse now and then inflate again, and with a final violent expansion, its colossal body suddenly shattered, sending thick blood color sweeping the area, rushing into the vast Blood River.

Is it... dead?

Lu Ye was astonished.

Having withdrawn his doppelganger and returned, he knew the Nine Provinces cultivators had a significant chance of winning this battle, yet never anticipated such a powerful foe to meet an end like this.

But soon he sensed something amiss, as a highly bizarre aura lingered where the Blood Giant's large form disappeared!

Almost as soon as Lu Ye noticed this strange aura, it charged towards him at incredible speed, closing in within the blink of an eye.

It was so fast, Lu Ye didn't have time to relocate.

Amidst the blood-drenched scenery, a more intense blood light stood out; at a glance, it had a vague humanoid silhouette but no distinct features, possessing only an extremely sinister aura.

It crashed directly into Lu Ye's body!