Chapter 1927: Endless Darkness with You, What a Blessing

The Heavenly God Disciple was completely dead. This undoubtedly meant Lu Ye's attempt had succeeded, but he felt no joy.

Even at this moment, his mind was still replaying that wonderful feeling, and he felt a burgeoning urge to try it again.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed this thought.

He did need to try again, not out of personal desire. Rather, his mind had been overwhelmed by that feeling just now, and he hadn't paid any attention to the Heavenly God Disciple's condition. So, while the result of this attempt was correct, it wasn't very meaningful.

“Bring another Heavenly God Disciple,” Lu Ye ordered.

Aboluo glanced at Lu Ye thoughtfully, then turned and left. Having interacted with Lu Ye these past few days, he had discovered many things about him that he couldn't comprehend. However, their acquaintance wasn't deep enough for him to inquire further.

Aqi Duo nervously asked, “Are you alright, Senior Brother?”

“I’m fine,” Lu Ye shook his head, closed his eyes, and sensed his own condition.

Fortunately, nothing seemed amiss. It appeared that as long as he maintained control, situations like the one just now wouldn't cause major problems. The previous owner of the Talent Tree had undergone a significant change in character precisely because they had become too deeply immersed.

Before long, Aboluo brought another Heavenly God Disciple. This time, Lu Ye didn't hesitate, personally striking him down.

He raised his hand and pressed it onto the Heavenly God Disciple's corpse, activating the power of the Talent Tree as he had done before.

In an instant, that feeling of elation once again assailed his mind, unsettling him. He couldn't help but feel the urge to abandon everything to fully experience and slowly savor it.

Lu Ye forcibly suppressed this thought. As he observed closely, he immediately saw the small blood-red bloom on the Heavenly God Disciple's head rapidly shrink under the Talent Tree's devouring power, then vanish completely.

In just two breaths, the Heavenly God Disciple's body shriveled, turning into faint light and dissipating.

Indeed...

Just as he had suspected, there was definitely something inside these Heavenly God Disciples. That strange thing was impossible to detect, even for Sun Sages. However, in his vision, it could transform into that small blood-red bloom, which then drew life force from the Flesh and Blood Cauldron through the void, allowing the Heavenly God Disciples to revive.

It was precisely this conjecture that led Lu Ye to make such an attempt.

With the Talent Tree's power activated, everything within the Heavenly God Disciple's body was devoured. Whatever that thing was, it had been consumed and refined by the Talent Tree. The rapid wilting of the small blood-red bloom was the clearest evidence.

Without this bloom to guide and pinpoint, life force would naturally not be able to flow through the void.

There was no need for further attempts.

Lu Ye called out, “Let’s go!”

“Where to?” Aboluo asked.

“To find Tian Hong. I know how to kill that Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple now,” Lu Ye’s voice replied.

Aboluo’s spirits lifted, and he quickly followed.

Aqi Duo, however, looked worried and opened her mouth to speak, but ultimately said nothing.

A short while later, at the Palace Beyond the Heavens, Lu Ye and his two great guardians met with Tian Hong, informing him of his discovery.

Tian Hong listened with keen interest. If it were anyone else saying these things, he naturally wouldn't pay much attention. But Lu Ye was different; the information he had provided recently had proven incredibly valuable. Now that Lu Ye had made new progress, it naturally piqued his interest.

A moment later, Tian Hong looked thoughtful. “So, you believe that every Heavenly God Disciple has a mysterious, hard-to-observe object within them, and destroying this object will sever their ability to revive?”

“Yes!” Lu Ye replied.

Tian Hong nodded. “That actually aligns with the intelligence Senior Brother Chen Shang sent back a few days ago.” Chen Shang, he explained, was the Realm Master of the Ultimate Nether Realm, who had previously led two other Sun Sages from their realm to participate in the main battlefield and had not yet returned.

Lu Ye’s eyes lit up upon hearing this: “What did the Realm Master say?”

With many Sun Sages on the main battlefield, the intelligence they could gather would surely be more comprehensive.

Tian Hong said, “Based on the information you previously provided, the Realm Master and his team speculated that there's likely an existence akin to a mark within the Heavenly God Disciples. It’s an ethereal, elusive presence, making it difficult to detect even if their bodies are dismembered. As long as this mark isn't destroyed, the Heavenly God Disciples retain their ability to revive. According to your description, the specific manifestation of that mark should be the blood-red bloom you saw.”

Lu Ye thought about it and realized it was true, because that blood-red bloom was also an ethereal, intangible thing. Although he could see it, he couldn't touch it no matter how hard he tried.

“What do you plan to do?” Tian Hong asked again.

Lu Ye replied, “I’ve already experimented on a Constellation Heavenly God Disciple; I can quickly kill them even without an isolating force. So, I need Senior Brother to fight that Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple and slay him!”

“No problem,” Tian Hong agreed immediately. Over the past few years, he had fought that opponent many times and had even killed him several times, but the opponent would always revive instantly, full of vigor, which had frustrated Tian Hong endlessly. “One breath! That guy revives one breath after dying. Are you confident?”

“I will do my utmost!” Lu Ye cupped his fist.

Tian Hong gazed at him deeply, pondered for a long time, then nodded. “Then let's try it!”

Less than half a day later, in a fierce battlefield, magical power surged, and divine senses flickered back and forth. Two figures, Tian Hong and the Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple, were fiercely clashing.

Not only were the two Sun Sages engaged in a life-or-death battle, but the cultivators of the Ultimate Nether Realm and numerous Heavenly God Disciples were also locked in chaotic combat. The entire battlefield was a scene of pandemonium.

On the edge of the battlefield, three figures stood quietly: Lu Ye, Aboluo, and Aqi Duo.

Aboluo quietly asked Lu Ye, “Can you do it? If not, don’t risk it. We’ve already gained enough benefits this time. It’s best not to interfere in battles at the Sun Sage level if you can avoid it.”

Aqi Duo also worried, “Yes, Senior Brother, we should be cautious.”

Lu Ye said nothing, merely staring at the clash between the Sun Sages. Tian Hong was indeed very strong, having continuously suppressed his opponent since the start of the battle. However, while it was easy to determine a victor at the Sun Sage level, deciding life and death was much harder.

In the past, Tian Hong would slowly wear down his opponents. Their fearlessness of death was precisely what gave him this opportunity.

This time, however, Tian Hong did not follow his usual approach. His fighting style was undoubtedly very aggressive, aiming for a swift victory. This meant he would inevitably pay some price, but if Lu Ye's previous idea could truly be verified, then these sacrifices would not be meaningless.

Suddenly, after a fierce clash of divine senses, the Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple's eyes dimmed considerably, clearly having suffered a great loss in this engagement.

Tian Hong's expression grew stern as his magical power surged, and his hand gestures changed. In an instant, crisscrossing white light burst forth from within the Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple's body. These two intersecting white lights, almost tangible, pinned him in place.

The next moment, the white light exploded, and a huge hole abruptly ripped open in the Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple's chest. Yet, despite such a severe injury, the Heavenly God Disciple was still not dead.

Seeing this, Tian Hong didn't hesitate. He flashed forward, grabbed the opponent's head, and with magical power surging in his palm, he directly crushed it.

The Sun Sage's life force was extinguished!

Almost at this exact moment, a magical artifact appeared in Tian Hong's hand. Light flashed on the artifact, and Lu Ye, who had been waiting, materialized out of thin air!

“One breath!” Tian Hong's expression was grim, his magical power surging, ready for any unexpected development.

“Enough!” As Lu Ye spoke, he reached out and slapped the Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple’s chest. The Talent Tree's power surged fiercely, and countless rootlets probed into the opponent's body.

The next moment, Lu Ye's body trembled slightly.

Devouring a Sun Sage felt completely different from devouring a Constellation. The elation brought by the former was undoubtedly far more intense. He nearly bit off his own tongue to keep himself from succumbing to it.

One breath later, Tian Hong's eyes brightened. The opponent, who should have revived, showed no signs of doing so. Not only that, but his body was also rapidly shriveling.

Two breaths, three breaths… a full ten breaths later.

Only then did Lu Ye suddenly withdraw his hand, turn his head, and spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes brimming with bright light.

The Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple, who had vexed Tian Hong for several years, also dissipated into specks of faint light at this very moment.

“Good job, young man!” Tian Hong burst out laughing and slapped Lu Ye on the shoulder. “You’ve rendered a great service! How fortunate for the Ultimate Nether Realm to have you!”

The method to quickly kill Heavenly God Disciples was discovered by Lu Ye. Now, even Sun Sages could be eliminated in one go. Such a great contribution should be remembered by generations of their realm.

Although the method Lu Ye employed seemed a bit sinister, as long as the result was good, that was enough.

Aboluo and Aqi Duo arrived together. As they lacked Lu Ye's swift movement abilities, they naturally arrived a bit later. Seeing the Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple's death on their way, they were both shocked and overjoyed.

“Take our great contributor back to get some good rest,” Tian Hong instructed the two.

“Yes!” the two great guardians responded in unison.

Lu Ye bowed to Tian Hong, then led his two guardians and flew towards the Ultimate Nether Realm.

Not until Lu Ye's figure entered the Ultimate Nether Realm did Tian Hong's expression turn cold. He bellowed, “The Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple is dead! My lads, kill all these monsters!”

Originally, the Heavenly God Disciples had a Sun Sage who could keep Tian Hong in check. Now that this guy was dead, no one could stop Tian Hong's slaughter. With him personally entering the fray and the morale of the Ultimate Nether Realm cultivators greatly boosted, the remaining Heavenly God Disciples were no match.

In just under half a day, the Heavenly God Disciples were either dead or had fled. Outside the Ultimate Nether Realm, the battle was settled.

At this moment, in a secret chamber of the Star-Plucking Tower, Lu Ye sat cross-legged, his expression extremely peculiar.

He found that after devouring the Sun Sage Heavenly God Disciple, he had gained quite a few benefits—benefits he hadn't experienced when devouring Constellation Heavenly God Disciples.

Firstly, his cultivation had seen a slight improvement.

This was quite normal. As early as in the Nine Provinces, Lu Ye had realized that he could cultivate by devouring the power within others. The power within a Sun Sage was immense; even if he didn't completely devour it, it was enough to give his cultivation a slight boost.