Chapter 2918: The Grievous Blood Curse

Blood Curse nodded nearby. "I've heard about them too. The Golden-Eyed Clan isn't a major clan in the Source World. They don't have many members or Half-Sages, but because of Xing Zhou, they managed to secure an excellent territory. It's said that his Sun-Shattering Twin Pupils can incinerate everything in the world."

Lu Ye asked, his voice grave, "Is the one who came Xing Zhou?"

Si Shengya sighed. "Although the Golden-Eyed Clan has three Half-Sages, the only one likely to rival Bloodrose and Fei is Xing Zhou!"

This was truly not good news.

Blood Curse turned to Lu Ye. "Lu Ye, I've given it some serious thought. I think we should reconsider the plan to encircle and annihilate these Half-Sages and think long-term."

Just Bloodrose alone could match Si Shengya. Not to mention Fei, and Xing Zhou, who was likely the strongest Half-Sage. Even if the remaining six were weaker, they probably wouldn't be significantly so.

Their current lineup simply couldn't handle such a force.

The Blood Lord had always been adaptable. Since he realized how formidable the enemies were, he naturally didn't want to court disaster.

Lu Ye's heart felt heavy. Given the current situation, pursuing the Nether Bee was unrealistic, and launching a surprise attack to encircle the Source World Half-Sages was even less advisable. It seemed their only option was to wait.

Fortunately, he wasn't without hope. Many Dragon Clan powerhouses in the small world had been cultivating. Even during previous battles, he hadn't halted the power of the Tower of Time. With the accelerated flow of time, new Half-Sages would continuously emerge from their side.

However, these Dragon Clan Half-Sages had a significant problem.

Lu Ye suddenly turned and extended a hand towards Blood Curse.

"What do you want?" Blood Curse asked, puzzled.

"Give it to me."

Blood Curse instinctively stepped back. He covered the storage ring on his other hand. "Give you what?"

Lu Ye remained silent, simply staring into his eyes.

Three seconds later, Blood Curse exploded in rage. "Lu Ye! Don't push your luck! I got that supreme treasure, it's mine! It's *my* spoils of war! Don't even think about it!"

Besides, hadn't Lu Ye already seized enough supreme treasures this time? Not to mention that when Lu Sheng appeared earlier, he killed a puppet Half-Sage and took their supreme treasure. This time, he had killed seven puppets, acquiring seven supreme treasures, all of which Si Shengya and the Dragon Lord had given to Lu Ye after obtaining them.

What was wrong with him taking one?

He, the mighty Blood Lord, had almost acquired the Starry Sky Chessboard back then, only for Lu Ye to snatch it away. Later, in the Source World, to obtain Blood Sky Punishment's bloodline, he painfully sacrificed his Sky Mirror. This left him in the awkward situation of being unarmed after ascending to Half-Sage.

It wasn't until he killed Xuan Wuzong that he obtained the Nine Heavens Thunder Marsh Sword.

But he wasn't a sword cultivator. This supreme treasure couldn't unleash its full power in his hands.

The supreme treasure he acquired this time was different; it seemed to possess some profound mysteries. He was delighted and planned to study it thoroughly later.

But now Lu Ye actually wanted it!

This was simply too much.

This was intolerable. While he might be "poisoned" by Lu Ye's influence, did he, the mighty Blood Lord of the Star Abyss, have no dignity, no self anymore? He wasn't Lu Ye's slave. This supreme treasure would bear his name from now on, and he wouldn't hand it over even if it killed him.

After his outburst, Blood Curse suddenly noticed that both the Dragon Lord and Si Shengya were looking at him with expressions like he was an idiot.

"What kind of look is that?" Blood Curse asked, annoyed.

"Haven't you noticed yet?" the Dragon Lord slowly shook his head. "Why don't you take out that supreme treasure and take a closer look?"

Blood Curse wore an expression that said, 'I'm well-informed, don't think you can trick me.' But in the end, he couldn't resist. He took out the supreme treasure again and examined it carefully.

As he examined it, Lu Ye spoke. "Have you ever wondered why every one of these puppet Half-Sages possessed a supreme treasure? While there are many supreme treasures in the Star Abyss, they aren't easily subdued. It's undeniable that those puppets were very powerful before they entered the Union Realm and had the ability to subdue supreme treasures. But for every single one of them to have one, wouldn't that be too much of a coincidence?"

The Dragon Lord continued. "The erosion of Star Abyss energy isn't just something cultivators find hard to resist; even supreme treasures struggle against it. You should have heard about this."

Blood Curse's expression had changed.

Because he had finally discovered the anomaly.

The supreme treasure in his hand appeared perfectly normal. But in reality, just like the puppet Half-Sages, it had been completely eroded.

"Throughout history, countless star systems have shattered, and countless supreme treasures have fallen into the Star Abyss," the Dragon Lord questioned. "Yet, the number of supreme treasures we know about is far less than what it should be. Where did the rest go?"

Blood Curse looked up. "They were completely eroded!"

"A teachable moment!" The Dragon Lord nodded slightly. He almost patted Blood Curse on the head. "Now, with many puppet Half-Sages emerging, those who originally possessed supreme treasures were completely eroded along with their masters. And those who didn't have supreme treasures naturally received the Abyss's favor and gained control of one!"

That's why every puppet Half-Sage possessed one.

It wasn't difficult for the Abyss to accomplish this. Especially now that the Abyss's consciousness was very clear. When Lu Ye was the Son of the Star Abyss, he could even exchange for various treasures from the Star Abyss treasury.

Did that Star Abyss treasury not contain supreme treasures?

It was likely there were quite a few, but no one had ever seen them.

"Enough said. If you insist on keeping this treasure, that's your choice," the Dragon Lord scoffed. "As long as you can bear the unknown consequences."

He and Si Shengya had quickly detected the problem when they acquired numerous supreme treasures as spoils of war. Blood Curse hadn't noticed because he immediately put it into his storage ring.

The fellow was afraid Lu Ye would snatch it.

Now enlightened, how could he hesitate? He immediately raised his hand and tossed the supreme treasure to Lu Ye. He even quipped, "Such a treasure is not worth keeping." In reality, his heart was bleeding.

Lu Ye casually caught it. Then he took out all the supreme treasures he had acquired and laid them out in a row.

Instantly, eight supreme treasures lined up, a truly dazzling sight.

Such a scene would have been rare to behold in the past. Had the Abyss not been so generous, how could so many supreme treasures be gathered in one place?

However, this number was probably insignificant compared to the Abyss's true reserves. Over countless millennia throughout history, an unknown number of supreme treasures had succumbed to the erosion and become puppets, just like the Half-Sages.

Lu Ye looked at Yang Lie and Zhu Pang. "Gentlemen, if any of these appeal to you, feel free to choose one or two."

The biggest problem for the Dragon Clan powerhouses was their lack of supreme treasures! When these two had besieged the Nether Bee earlier, if they had supreme treasures, the situation wouldn't have been so difficult.

Yang Lie was startled for a moment, then smiled. "Little Ye, don't worry about us. This chatterbox and I both have supreme treasures."

The dignified fifth-generation Dragon Clan ancestor was called a "chatterbox" in front of so many people. Yet Zhu Pang didn't show any temper.

After all, the other was a third-generation ancestor, of higher seniority.

The Dragon Lord also said, "Lu Ye, you might not know this, but Dragon City has a treasury where all previous Dragon Lords sealed their supreme treasures before entering the Ancestral Abyss Restriction."

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. He truly hadn't known about this. Although he had interacted with the Dragon Clan for quite some time, his understanding of Dragon City's interior was not deep.

"The original intention was that upon entering the Ancestral Abyss Restriction, if we lost control, we wouldn't recklessly unleash the power of our supreme treasures," Yang Lie sighed with emotion. "But who would have thought there'd be a day we could retrieve them and use them again?" When he had voluntarily stepped into the Ancestral Abyss Restriction back then, he never imagined he would emerge again.

And as a Half-Sage, no less.

One could say that the Dragon Clan ancestors, through the Ancestral Abyss Restriction, had left a considerable legacy for future generations.

With this, Yang Lie and Zhu Pang simply needed to go to the treasury and retrieve the supreme treasures they had sealed there. They hadn't done so earlier primarily because there hadn't been any time. As soon as Lu Ye summoned them, they had begun fighting the Nether Bee.

"Not all ancestors who entered the Ancestral Abyss Restriction had supreme treasures, did they?" Lu Ye asked.

It was understandable that successive Dragon Lords possessed supreme treasures. However, not all Dragon Clan members in the Ancestral Abyss Restriction were Dragon Lords; in fact, the vast majority were not.

Take the current Dragon Clan elders, for example. Two or three of them were qualified to seal themselves within the Ancestral Abyss Restriction.

"Naturally not," the Dragon Lord nodded. "In fact, most ancestors didn't have supreme treasures."

Supreme treasures were not easy to subdue or locate. Many known supreme treasures were hidden in extremely perilous locations. For example, the Moon Wheel from back then—everyone knew where it was, but apart from Ba Qiu, no one dared to even think about it.

"Then let's keep these supreme treasures for now," Lu Ye said. "If any ancestor doesn't have one, they can come and choose one or two." With that, he put away the eight supreme treasures.

"Wait!" Blood Curse, who had been listening for a while, finally felt something was off. "Why is this treasure risky in my hands, bringing unknown consequences, but not for your Dragon Clan?"

Lu Ye leisurely glanced at him, not bothering to reply.

Blood Curse only knew that Lu Ye possessed methods to refine supreme treasures and enhance the power of others. He was completely unaware of the mysteries of the Talent Tree.

Lu Ye naturally wouldn't explain it in detail to him.

This supreme treasure would indeed be problematic in Blood Curse's hands. However, after he incinerated it using the power of the Talent Tree, it would naturally become usable.

As he pondered, Lu Ye suddenly furrowed his brow.

It seemed he had oversimplified things.

Like the Primordial Parasol Tree, which hadn't been completely eroded, by activating the power of the Talent Tree, he could set things right.

But what about these supreme treasures that had been completely eroded for an unknown number of years?

Even if the Talent Tree could burn away the Star Abyss energy within them, would there still be any hidden dangers?

One must remember that Star Abyss energy was ubiquitous and constantly eroding. Eventually, these supreme treasures would still become tainted with Star Abyss energy...

If they were controlled by the Abyss again, it would be a major disadvantage when confronting enemies.

"I'll go to Elder Tree's place!" Lu Ye mused for a moment. He connected his consciousness to the Dao Convergence Orb within his inner world, and his form rapidly faded.

A moment later, he appeared in the Phoenix Nest.

"Elder Tree," Lu Ye slowly began, "you can call your friends over now."