Chapter 2873: Eye Spy

"Then how did you leave the Origin World?" Lu Ye was most curious about this.

"I don't know either. At that time, during a great battle, I was almost certain to die. But the space of the battlefield suddenly shattered, and I rushed into a crack. When I reappeared, I was already here."

Lu Ye pondered this. The Origin World was currently merging into the Star Abyss, so the realm barrier would inevitably change. The great battle among the Half-Saints must have triggered some coincidences, allowing Si Shengya to escape certain death.

A thought struck Lu Ye, causing him to startle. This meant that even if the Origin World hadn't fully merged yet, other Half-Saints might still be able to break out of the Origin World and enter the Star Abyss.

As he thought this, Lu Ye suddenly felt a chill run through his body, and an immense, unbidden sense of crisis descended upon him.

This feeling was incredibly familiar; he had experienced similar situations more than once.

Almost at the same moment he perceived it, Si Shengya, facing him, also widened his eyes, filled with astonishment, looking behind Lu Ye.

Through the reflection in Si Shengya's eyes, Lu Ye clearly saw a figure eerily standing behind him, followed immediately by an overwhelming, uncontrollable surge of power.

In that haste, Lu Ye had no time to dodge. Furthermore, if he had dodged, the sudden attack would have struck Si Shengya, who, in his current condition, would have been utterly unable to resist.

Therefore, Lu Ye almost instinctively activated the power of the Sky Mirror, and his spiritual power surged powerfully throughout his body.

The next instant, the mirror shattered, and a sharp pain shot through his back. Lu Ye crashed into Si Shengya, and the two figures tumbled forward, both bleeding profusely.

They slammed into a barren mountain, splitting its body into pieces, sending rocks flying, and burying both figures beneath the debris.

Three breaths later, Si Shengya suddenly flew out of the rubble, coughing blood as he rushed towards a spot. The Sky-Shattering Blade in his hand flashed, carving a path as if cleaving through waves.

At the end of that path, Lu Ye lay sprawled on the ground, bleeding from his seven orifices, his face pale, and even his eyes appeared lifeless.

"Lu Ye, are you alright!" Si Shengya, despite his severe injuries, dragged him out of the ruins.

"I won't die... ugh..." Before he could finish speaking, another mouthful of fresh blood gushed out.

"How could this happen!" Si Shengya's expression was grave.

Just now, Lu Ye had his back to the attacker and likely didn't see clearly, but Si Shengya had seen it distinctly. As he was speaking with Lu Ye, Saint Wu, who should have been in the Origin World, suddenly appeared and mercilessly landed a punch on Lu Ye.

He had never known that a True Saint could actually appear in the Star Abyss.

"I dragged you into this." Si Shengya said, full of apology, evidently believing the True Saint had come for him.

Lu Ye shook his head while sitting cross-legged. "It has nothing to do with you! He came to kill me!"

Not long ago, when he went to retrieve the ultimate treasure from that wonder, his clone was killed by Saint Si. Before that, when he tried to stop Fu Guang's advancement, he was ambushed by Saint Er.

However, compared to that time when he was directly severely injured and fell unconscious, today's situation was relatively better, as Lu Ye's own strength had improved significantly over the past few months.

"To kill you?" Si Shengya frowned.

Lu Ye stabilized his breath slightly before speaking. "Saint Si, if the True Saint wanted to attack you, he could have done so directly in the Origin World. There's no need to pursue you here. So, he wasn't after you."

Si Shengya thought about it and realized it was true. If the True Saint wanted to kill him, he could have acted in the Origin World; there was no reason to wait until he escaped from it.

"You're being targeted?" Si Shengya suddenly realized. The True Saints were all puppets, so if a True Saint acted, it was a manifestation of that will.

Lu Ye snorted coldly, "I've been targeted for a long time."

He had been targeted since the day he abandoned his identity as the Son of the Star Abyss. It was just that as the Abyss's consciousness awakened, the malice became increasingly apparent.

So this time, it wasn't Si Shengya who implicated him; rather, he had implicated Si Shengya.

"If that's the case, what will you do? There are nine True Saints in the Origin World," Si Shengya said, full of worry.

Just now, only Saint Wu had attacked. Lu Ye was severely injured now, and if any other True Saint appeared, Lu Ye would likely be powerless to resist.

Lu Ye shook his head. "Saint Si, don't worry. The True Saints seem to have many restrictions on their actions. Now that one has already acted, it's unlikely another True Saint will appear again within a short period."

However... the situation was a bit strange.

Previously, when he obstructed Fu Guang's advancement, a True Saint appeared and attacked. Then, when his clone went to retrieve the ultimate treasure, another True Saint appeared and attacked.

Both situations had one thing in common: both Fu Guang and the ultimate treasure had their consciousness completely eroded, becoming puppets or "eyes" of the Abyss.

That's how the Abyss could precisely know Lu Ye's location and summon a True Saint.

What about this time?

Si Shengya hadn't lost his consciousness; he wasn't a puppet. This was very strange.

Thinking this, Lu Ye suddenly turned to look at Si Shengya's ultimate treasured weapon. His pupils slightly constricted, and he slowly asked, "Saint Si, may I... examine your weapon?"

Si Shengya nodded, "Of course, no problem."

As he spoke, he handed the Sky-Shattering Blade to Lu Ye.

However, before Lu Ye could reach out and take it, the surrounding spiritual power suddenly surged into the Sky-Shattering Blade. From the blade, a bloody saber glow abruptly shot out, striking directly at Lu Ye.

Si Shengya was greatly alarmed. He furiously channeled his spiritual power to suppress the weapon in his hand but felt that this ultimate treasure, which had accompanied him for countless years, seemed to want to break free from his control.

Lu Ye, on his side, flicked his fingers repeatedly, his body slightly trembling. Even in his severely injured state, he effortlessly shattered the incoming saber glow.

Si Shengya looked horrified. "My blade..."

Lu Ye nodded, reached out and grabbed it. The roots of the Talent Tree spread out, activating their power.

As expected, the problem lay with the Sky-Shattering Blade. Although it had accompanied Si Shengya for countless years, when he first obtained this ultimate treasure, he had erased its consciousness. Unbeknownst to Si Shengya, it had already been completely corroded by the Star Abyss's aura.

Like the previous longsword ultimate treasure, it had become a puppet and an "eye" of the Abyss.

That's why Saint Wu was able to appear so precisely this time.

And when Lu Ye realized this, the Abyss, controlling the Sky-Shattering Blade, suddenly erupted in attack. If not for the fact that an ultimate treasure alone couldn't exert too much power, Lu Ye, in his severely injured state, would have truly struggled to cope.

A moment later, Lu Ye handed the Sky-Shattering Blade back to Si Shengya, who received it with a mix of solemnity and disgust.

He was a weapon master. For any weapon master, their spirit weapon was a part of their body, the most important companion in their life.

But to know that his companion had become a puppet without his slightest awareness—how could Si Shengya accept that?

He couldn't help but feel an urge to discard the blade.

"Don't worry, Saint Si, nothing like this will happen again," Lu Ye said. After his recent purification, the Sky-Shattering Blade would be safe from complete corrosion for several hundred years.

"Are you sure?" Si Shengya asked. It wasn't that he doubted Lu Ye, but for any cultivator, a spirit weapon was simply too crucial. Not only was the Sky-Shattering Blade an ultimate treasure that greatly aided Si Shengya, but even if it weren't, discarding it would diminish his overall strength by at least thirty percent.

Therefore, if possible, he was unwilling to abandon the Sky-Shattering Blade.

"Absolutely!" Lu Ye nodded gravely.

"That's good then," Si Shengya took the Sky-Shattering Blade, flicked its surface with his finger as if to chastise it, and then put it away.

Lu Ye frowned. "Saint Si, when you left the Origin World, did you not feel any kind of restraint?"

There was still one more thing about the recent incident that puzzled him greatly.

After Saint Wu attacked him, although Lu Ye was disoriented, he clearly heard the sound of chains dragging, and his peripheral vision caught sight of something. Immediately after, Saint Wu vanished.

It seemed Saint Wu, like Saint Er and Saint Si before him, had triggered the Origin World's restrictions and been pulled back.

If that were the case, it meant the Origin World's restrictions were still effective. So how was Si Shengya able to stay in the Star Abyss? The restrictions left by the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors held absolute binding power over True Saints, and Half-Saints should not be exempt.

Originally, when Si Shengya advanced to Half-Saint in the Star Abyss, he fell into the Origin World precisely because of the power of these restrictions.

"The restraint you mentioned... is it this?" Si Shengya subtly activated his power, and faint marks immediately appeared around his body.

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow, for the faint marks hovering around Si Shengya were indeed in the shape of chains, though very dim, like projections.

As if sensing Lu Ye's confusion, Si Shengya explained, "There is restraint, but I can resist it, which allows me to remain in the Star Abyss. However, if I were to stop resisting, I would likely return to the Origin World very quickly!"

Such a thing was possible?

Lu Ye couldn't help but feel surprised.

Upon reflection, the Origin World was merging back. Once it fully integrated, the restrictions left by the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors would be broken. During this process, the restrictions themselves were constantly weakening.

Therefore, the restrictions on Half-Saints must have been significantly reduced, which explained why Si Shengya could remain in the Star Abyss.

However, the restrictions on True Saints remained strong. So even when the Abyss commanded a True Saint to act, they only had a moment's opportunity.

This was the current situation, but it was unknown if things would change over time. For example, what if one day, even before the Origin World fully merged, True Saints could also resist the power of the restrictions, just like Si Shengya?

If that happened, it would certainly not be good news for Lu Ye. After all, he was already being targeted by the Abyss, and if a similar situation occurred again, it was highly likely to provoke an assassination attempt by a True Saint.

Various thoughts flickered through his mind, then Lu Ye said, "Saint Si, I'll take you somewhere to heal first."

Si Shengya's severe injuries hadn't healed yet. Although Saint Wu hadn't directly attacked him, he was still caught in the aftermath, and his injuries seemed to have worsened.

Resisting the restrictive power from the Origin World in this manner would normally be fine, but under the current circumstances, it would undoubtedly hinder his recovery.

If there was a place where Si Shengya wouldn't be troubled by the restrictive power, he should recover faster.

The Union World might work. Of course, this was just Lu Ye's guess, and he couldn't be certain if it would succeed, but it was worth a try.