saint of humanity

Beneath the Abyss Island, Lu Ye sat cross-legged, but a dark chain had appeared on his body at some unknown time, binding him tightly.

Even with Lu Ye's current level of expertise, he could still sense the power of these dark chains.

This is a restriction left by the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors to seal the Abyss. As the Abyss invaded Lu Ye's body, these chains also bound Lu Ye.

Outside Yuan Island, Yang Qing, the Seventh Generation Lord, Si Shengya, and Xing Zhou stood ready for battle.

Lu Ye could not have come alone, and even if he had such intentions, Yang Qing and the others would not have allowed it.

Who knows what the situation is on Yuan's side? If anything happens to Lu Ye, they can provide support at any time.

However, these people had just clearly seen Lu Ye fall straight into the circular opening of Abyss Island, and then Abyss Island began to shake violently. After this tremor, the entire Abyss Island miraculously returned to its usual calm...

This left Yang Qing and the others completely baffled, wondering what had happened over there.

The four of them were getting impatient. Yang Qing pondered for a moment and said, "You all wait here. I'll go check on the situation."

The seventh generation leader nodded: "Be careful!"

Yang Qing remained silent, leaping forward and landing directly on the circular opening without any apparent abnormality. Looking down, he immediately saw Lu Ye's figure.

As if sensing something, Lu Ye's divine sense surged, and he transmitted his voice to Lu Ye.

Yang Qing listened intently, his expression changing repeatedly. After a while, he finally turned and flew back.

Upon his return, the seventh lord hurriedly asked, "What's the situation over there?"

Yang Qing frowned and said, "The Abyss has invaded Lu Ye's soul sea, and they are currently engaged in a soul battle!"

The Seventh Master's expression changed: "Soul Battle!"

They knew better than anyone how magnificent and vast Yuan's will was. It was a height that even a true saint could hardly reach. Although Lu Ye's foundation was not bad, he was no match for Yuan in terms of his soul. Once this soul battle started, how could he possibly survive?

Yang Qing immediately stopped him, saying, "Lu Ye said he can handle it and we don't need to help. Just wait."

Moreover... in this soul battle, apart from Lu Ye himself, no one else could get involved. Otherwise, how could he have returned like this? He would have already given his all to help.

At this moment, Lu Ye's soul sea was in complete chaos.

The entire Soul Sea was originally radiant with golden light, but now there is a writhing black shadow. The shadow is enormous, like a thick quilt covering the Soul Sea. As it writhes and surges, a powerful corrosive force permeates all directions.

The clash between gold and black is the only theme of the current soul battle, but judging from the scene alone, Lu Ye is undoubtedly at a complete disadvantage.

As the darkness twisted, the gold in Lu Ye's soul sea was gradually disappearing, which undoubtedly meant that Lu Ye's soul sea was being rapidly eroded.

If there were a moment when all the gold disappeared and was completely replaced by darkness, then Lu Ye's soul would undoubtedly be annihilated, and his physical body would be completely taken over by Yuan.

At that time, Lu Ye will no longer exist in this world, but there will be one more powerful being who has taken over his body.

Amidst this fierce erosion, Lu Ye's soul remained hidden deep within his soul sea, with a figure beside him—Jin Yao.

Jin Yao held the Soul-Suppressing Bell, her face showing slight pain, but she was secretly horrified.

It should be noted that the power of the Soul-Suppressing Bell is now far greater than it was back then. In the past thirty years, Lu Ye has traveled through so many star systems and refined so many treasures. After nurturing the Fang Blade at the beginning, the next thing he nurtured was the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

They continued nurturing the treasure to its fullest potential before stopping.

Even with the power of the Soul-Suppressing Bell, it is still not enough to completely withstand the impact of Yuan's soul power.

Jin Yao found it hard to imagine what would have happened to her and Lu Ye if they had relied on the Soul-Suppressing Bell. They would probably have been annihilated soon.

"Are we just going to leave it like this?" Jin Yao suddenly asked.

Pain flashed across Lu Ye's face from time to time. Ever since Yuan invaded his soul sea, the powerful soul impacts had been relentless, wave after wave.

"Wait a little longer!" Lu Ye said.

Having realized Yuan's intentions, he naturally had his own plans as well.

Taking action now is not impossible, but it may not be appropriate, and it is very likely to alert the enemy.

Yuan was waiting for this day, and so was Lu Ye.
He used to make a living by fishing in the sea off Vientiane, so he naturally knew that the deeper a fish bites the hook, the harder it is for it to escape.

In the current situation, his physical body is the bait, and his soul sea, which is being eroded, is the hook.

The abyss relentlessly erodes, unaware that it is taking the bait.

As time passed and Lu Ye let things slide, the golden color gradually diminished, while the dense darkness continued to invade the depths of his soul sea.

Until a certain moment, only the area where Lu Ye was located remained normal in the entire Soul Sea, while the rest of the area was completely shrouded in darkness.

Lu Ye could even sense the excitement and joy in Yuan Xin's heart.

If it succeeds this time and can seize Lu Ye's physical body, it will not only be able to completely eliminate Lu Ye as a great enemy, but also get rid of the embarrassment of not having a physical body. Once it has a physical body, it will no longer need to rely on any puppet.

Admittedly, the restrictions left by the dragon and phoenix ancestors were a problem for it, but with the erosion of time, those restrictions were much weaker than they were at the beginning.

It can simply wait here, and one day the restriction will lose its effectiveness or weaken to the point where it can break free.

"Jin Yao." In the boundless darkness, a golden light suddenly rang out softly from Lu Ye.

"Ok?"

"Be careful." After Lu Ye finished speaking, his eyes suddenly turned sharp.

The fish had already bitten the hook to death, and the attack had reached this point. Even if Yuan wanted to withdraw, it would be impossible. It was finally time for him to fight back.

As Lu Ye finished speaking, Jin Yao's expression turned serious.

Suddenly, invisible roots emerged from within the golden light, resembling sharp thorns piercing into the darkness.

In an instant, the entire sea of ​​souls was filled with these invisible roots.

The darkness, which was eroding the last vestiges of golden light, seemed to sense something and paused slightly.

The next moment, Lu Ye fully activated the incineration and refining power of the talent tree.

The darkness surged even more violently, as if it had been scalded by something, and at the same time, a wave of spiritual impact, even more ferocious than before, swept in.

Jin Yao couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, her soul swaying slightly. If Lu Ye hadn't reminded her earlier, she probably would have lost her senses.

Fortunately, things finally stabilized.

"Gah!" A strange roar came from the sea of ​​souls, just like the one Lu Ye had heard several times before.

Yuan clearly hadn't expected that Lu Ye would have such a counterattack when it was about to succeed. More importantly, it sensed an extremely strong threat from this inexplicable method!
This has never happened before.

It was born with the universe, and nothing has ever been able to threaten it since ancient times. Even though Lu Ye's previous plans caused it a lot of trouble, it was only a headache for it.

Panic is spreading.

Yuan might not know what kind of method Lu Ye was using, but it could sense that this method had a natural restraint on its existence.

Because under the burning of the Tree of Talents, its darkness is gradually disappearing.

Lu Ye frowned slightly.

Because it was only then that he realized something: refining the Abyss... was not such an easy thing.

The refining ability of the Talent Tree is directly related to its own growth. Before its final transformation, although it can refine treasures, the efficiency is very low.

After the final transformation, the refining efficiency increased significantly.

As the treasures were continuously refined, the efficiency gradually improved.

This is undoubtedly the growth of a talent tree.

Now, if the Talent Tree wants to refine a supreme treasure, it should take less than half a day.

But Yuan...

Even if Lu Ye pushed the power of the talent tree to its limit, it didn't seem to be very efficient.

If we compare the abyss to a piece of stubborn iron, then each refining process is like scraping off a little iron dust from that piece of iron.

At this rate of efficiency... how long would it take to refine it?

It can only be said that he truly lives up to his name, Yuan; the level of his willpower is far beyond the ordinary.

By this time, how could Lu Ye not know that the Dao Tree inheritance left by the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors was specifically aimed at the Abyss?

Because in this entire world, only the Dao Tree can completely resolve anomalies like the Abyss.

Lu Ye was not satisfied, but Yuan was churning with darkness, intending to escape. It had already sensed the threat, so how could it sit and wait for its death?

But now that the fish has taken the bait, how could Lu Ye let it go?
He had allowed Yuan to so recklessly erode his soul sea all for this very moment!
The soul sea trembled incessantly, and no matter how the darkness surged, it could not escape from this place. What's more, Lu Ye directly sealed off his soul sea. Unless Yuan had the ability to break free from Lu Ye's control, he could only be entangled with his soul sea.

At this point, Yuan had no way to escape and had no choice but to be slowly refined.

Lu Ye dared not let his guard down in the slightest, and he didn't even dare to relax his vigilance towards Jin Yao.

Facing an existence like Yuan, any carelessness or negligence could be fatal. They have been fighting each other for so long, and only this final step remains. Of course, Lu Ye does not want any mistakes to happen.

Although the refining efficiency is not high, it is still in the process of refining. As long as he perseveres, one day Lu Ye will be able to completely refine and incinerate Yuan.

Only then can we say that the universe is at peace.

Outside Yuan Island, Yang Qing and the others had been keeping watch in case anything unexpected happened. However, ever since Yang Qing went there and had a conversation with Lu Ye, Yuan Island had been in a state of complete silence.

There was no earth-shattering battle, nor any trace of conflict. Yang Qing went to investigate several more times afterward, but each time he went to investigate, Lu Ye was just sitting calmly in the deepest part of Yuan Island, without moving.

He could only judge the course of this soul battle from the aura emanating from Lu Ye. (End of Chapter)