The Celestial God follower was completely dead, which undoubtedly indicated that Lu Ye's attempt was successful, but he didn't feel any joy.

Even now, his mind was still savoring that wondrous feeling, and he even had a slight urge to try again.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed this thought.

Indeed, another attempt was necessary, not out of selfish desire, but because he was overwhelmed by the feeling earlier and didn't observe the Celestial God follower's situation carefully. Thus, this successful attempt didn't hold much significance.

"Bring another Celestial God follower," Lu Ye instructed.

Arbuluo gave Lu Ye a serious look and turned to leave. Over these days of interaction, he discovered many aspects of Lu Ye that he couldn't fathom, but their relationship wasn't deep enough for him to ask further questions.

Aqiduo nervously asked, "Senior brother, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Lu Ye shook his head, closed his eyes, and sensed himself.

Fortunately, nothing seemed wrong. It appeared that as long as he maintained control, no major issues would arise. The previous owner of the Talent Tree had a significant change in temperament only because he was too engrossed.

Soon, Arbuluo brought another Celestial God follower. This time, Lu Ye didn't hesitate and personally killed him.

Raising his hand to the follower's corpse, he activated the Talent Tree's power as he did before.

In an instant, that joyful sensation assaulted his heart again, unsettling him, stirring a desire to let go of everything and savor the feeling slowly.

Lu Ye forcibly suppressed the thought, and upon careful observation, he saw the small Blood Flower atop the follower's head shrink quickly and disappear under the Talent Tree's power.

In just two breaths, the Celestial God follower's body withered and dissolved into stardust.

Just as expected...

It was as he had speculated; there was definitely something inside these followers that was mysterious and difficult to detect, even eluding Sun Blaze. But in his vision, it manifested as that small Blood Flower, drawing vitality from the blood furnace cauldron, letting followers resurrect.

Because of this suspicion, Lu Ye conducted such attempts.

Under the Talent Tree's power, it devoured everything inside the Celestial God followers. No matter what that thing was, it was swallowed and refined by the Talent Tree. The quickly withering Blood Flower was the best proof.

Without this Blood Flower's guiding mark, no vitality would be infused from afar.

No further attempts were necessary.

Lu Ye called out, "Let's go!"

"Where to?" Arbuluo asked.

"To find Tian Hong. I know how to kill that Sun Blaze Celestial God follower." Lu Ye's voice came through.

Arbuluo was invigorated and quickly followed.

Aqiduo, however, had a worried expression, wanting to speak but eventually remained silent.

After a short while, at the outer short-stay palace, Lu Ye, leading his two main guards, met Tian Hong and shared his discovery.

Tian Hong listened with keen interest. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have paid much attention, but Lu Ye was different. The intelligence he provided recently had been incredibly useful, and now Lu Ye had new progress, naturally attracting his attention.

After a moment, Tian Hong appeared thoughtful: "So, you believe there's an elusive object inside every Celestial God follower. Destroying this mysterious object would cut off their resurrection ability."

"Yes!" Lu Ye replied.

Tian Hong nodded, "This corresponds with the intelligence Senior Brother Chen Shang relayed recently." Chen Shang, mentioned, was the World Lord of Zhongyou World. He had led two other Sun Blaze cultivators from the world to join the main battlefield and hadn't returned since.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye's eyes lit up, "What did the World Lord say?"

With many Sun Blaze on the main battlefield, the intelligence they gathered sure was more comprehensive.

Tian Hong said, "Based on the previous information you sent, the World Lord and the others conjectured that there might be a mark-like presence inside the Celestial God followers. This ethereal existence was hard to detect, even if they were dismembered, the mark would remain, granting resurrection. Based on your description, the manifestation of this mark is probably the Blood Flower you saw."

Lu Ye thought about it and indeed realized that the Blood Flower was also intangible and elusive. Though he could see it, he couldn't touch it no matter how he tried.

"What will you do?" Tian Hong asked.

Lu Ye said, "I have already tried on the Constellation Celestial God follower; even without the power of isolation, he can be swiftly killed. So I need you, Senior Brother, to engage the Sun Blaze Celestial God follower in combat and kill him!"

"No problem," Tian Hong agreed immediately. Over the years, he and the opponent had fought many times and killed each other multiple times, but the enemy always revived spiritedly, much to his annoyance, "In one breath, that guy will revive after dying within one breath. Are you confident?"

"I will do my utmost!" Lu Ye clasped his fists.

Tian Hong looked at him deeply, contemplating for a long time before nodding: "Let's give it a try then!"

A few hours later, on a fierce battlefield, mana surged and mental consciousness flickered back and forth as two figures intertwined and darted about. It was Tian Hong and that Sun Blaze Celestial God follower locked in intense combat.

Not only were the two Sun Blazes battling for life and death, but Zhongyou World cultivators and numerous Celestial God followers were also enmeshed in chaos, turning the entire battlefield into pandemonium.

At the edge of the battlefield, three figures stood quietly, unmistakably Lu Ye, Arbuluo, and Aqiduo.

Arbuluo softly asked Lu Ye, "Are you sure you can do it? If not, don't take the risk. We've gained enough benefits this time. It's best not to interfere in Sun Blaze level duels unless necessary."

Aqiduo also expressed concern: "Yes, senior brother, it's better to be cautious."

Lu Ye remained silent, just staring at the location where the Sun Blaze was clashing. Tian Hong was indeed strong; he had been suppressing his opponent since the battle began, but it's simple to divide victory and defeat at the Sun Blaze level, life and death are not so easily decided.

Tian Hong used to slowly wear down his opponents, primarily those who weren't afraid of death, which is how he found his opportunities.

This time, Tian Hong did not continue his usual practice. His combat style was undoubtedly aggressive, aiming for a quick victory. In doing so, he inevitably risked some costs, but if Lu Ye's previous proposition could be validated, then these sacrifices would not be in vain.

Suddenly, a violent mental consciousness collision occurred, and the Sun Blaze Celestial God follower's gaze dimmed markedly, evidently suffering a considerable loss in the encounter.

Tian Hong's expression became stern, changing spells with his hand, and in an instant, crossing beams of white light erupted from the Sun Blaze Celestial God follower's body, constraining him in place as if by tangible white rays.

In the next moment, the white rays exploded, creating a massive hole in the Sun Blaze Celestial God follower's chest. Yet, even with such severe injuries, this Celestial God follower did not die.

Tian Hong acted without hesitation, flashed forward, and grasped the opponent's head, mana surging from his palm, directly crushing the opponent's head.

The Sun Blaze's life force was obliterated!

Almost simultaneously, a weapon control appeared in Tian Hong's hand, and Lu Ye, who had been waiting long, materialized out of thin air!

"One breath!" Tian Hong's expression was tense, mana ready to respond to any unforeseen events.

"Enough!" Lu Ye said while stretching his hand over the Sun Blaze Celestial God's chest, unleashing the fierce power of the Talent Tree, countless roots penetrating the opponent's body.

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

The sensation of absorbing a Sun Blaze was entirely different from absorbing a Constellation; the former's exhilaration was much more intense, and he nearly bit off his tongue trying not to drown in it.

After one breath, Tian Hong's eyes brightened because the opponent, who should have resurrected, showed no signs of revival. Moreover, even the body began to rapidly shrivel.

Two breaths, three breaths… ten breaths in total.

Only then did Lu Ye retract his hand abruptly and turn to spit out a mouthful of Blood Water, his eyes radiating brilliance.

The Sun Blaze Celestial God follower, who had troubled Tian Hong for years, dissolved into points of light and vanished at this moment.

"Good lad!" Tian Hong laughed heartily and patted Lu Ye's shoulder. "You have made great contributions; Zhongyou is fortunate to have you!"

The method to quickly kill Celestial God followers was discovered by Lu Ye, and now even a Sun Blaze can be resolved in one fell swoop. Such a great feat should be remembered by the world for generations.

Despite Lu Ye's methods seeming a bit dark, as long as the outcome is good, that's what matters.

Arbuluo and Aqiduo arrived together; they didn't possess Lu Ye's swift teleportation abilities, naturally arriving a bit late. Halfway, they saw the Sun Blaze Celestial God follower's death and were both shocked and delighted.

"Take our great hero back for a proper rest." Tian Hong instructed them.

"Yes!" the two guards responded in unison.

Lu Ye bowed to Tian Hong, leading the two guards as they flew towards Zhongyou World.

Only after Lu Ye's figure entered Zhongyou World did Tian Hong's expression turn cold, issuing a fierce order: "The Sun Blaze Celestial God follower is dead, sons, kill all these monsters for me!"

Originally, the Celestial God followers had a Sun Blaze to restrain Tian Hong. Now that this fellow is dead, no one can stop Tian Hong's slaughter. With him personally taking action, boosted by the soaring morale of Zhongyou World cultivators, the remaining Celestial God followers were no match.

In just a few hours, the Celestial God followers either died or fled, and outside Zhongyou World, the battle quelled.

At this moment, in the secret room of the Star Picking Tower, Lu Ye sat with an extremely peculiar expression.

Because after devouring that Sun Blaze Celestial God follower, he gained quite a few benefits that he hadn't felt when devouring Constellation Celestial God followers.

Firstly, his cultivation received a slight enhancement.

This isn't unusual at all; back in the Nine Provinces, Lu Ye noticed that he could cultivate by absorbing the internal forces of others. The power within a Sun Blaze is immense, even if he didn't absorb all of it, it was enough to slightly boost his cultivation.

However, this improvement was of little significance to Lu Ye.