Chapter 2331 - 2329: The Strange Jellyfish Star Beast

Lu Ye had actually always been curious about one thing: how did the jellyfish star beast feign death, since he saw no sign of anything amiss when he slew the creature.

If it weren't for the absence of the Star Abyss Blessing, he wouldn't have been suspicious at all.

But the lack of the Star Abyss Blessing was the biggest clue.

Now, witnessing this bizarre scene, he vaguely began to understand.

The jellyfish star beast hadn't feigned its death! The one he killed was indeed its true form!

It simply had more doppelgangers, and the relationship between its doppelgangers and its true form was unlike the normal understanding.

Generally speaking, if the true form dies, the doppelgangers cannot survive; no matter the distance, whether harmed or not, the doppelgangers will perish alongside the true form.

But the jellyfish star beast was obviously different; its doppelgangers could exist independently. Moreover, one of them might become the true form in the future!

So even though Lu Ye killed its true form, it wasn't truly dead, hence there was no arrival of the Star Abyss Blessing.

This alone wouldn't amount to much, but the jellyfish star beast's doppelgangers were clearly controlling other creatures, and the number they controlled was astonishingly large!

They were previously hiding in the belly space of the sludge star beast. Had Solar Flames not been strong enough, his fate would have surely been grim: either killed by the controlled Dao Fusion cultivators working together or controlled by the jellyfish star beast's doppelgangers.

Though he managed to escape, now he faces the pursuit of over twenty Dao Fusion cultivators, and he dares not confront them head-on, only able to flee with Moonless.

Indeed, he is strong; given sufficient time and opportunity, slaying these Dao Fusion cultivators isn't impossible, but to face so many Dao Fusion cultivators at once is beyond his ability.

This group of star beast combinations carefully chose their targets for control, clearly knowledgeable. Of all the Dao Fusion cultivators participating in this contention, they chose those above the 6th Order, with many of them being at the 8th-9th Order. At this moment, shadows flickered, Dao force surged, and the scene was incredibly intense.

Lu Ye's gaze fixed on the graceful figure enclosed within the first sword dragon that emerged, his expression somber.

Song Weiwei...

Since parting ways that day, he hadn't seen her again, not even during the recent Dao Pool struggle where Lu Ye didn't see her appear.

He thought she had likely met a grim fate.

After all, she was alone, and Song Weiwei's state of mind had long had issues. Even though her abilities were good, it was hard for her to make a stand; it's only natural that she might have been killed fighting the enemy.

But now it seems Song Weiwei didn't die; she merely fell into the hands of the jellyfish star beast, becoming a puppet under its control.

All the puppets weren't dead; their vitality was undeniable, and according to the rules of this contention, if cultivators die, their bodies would vanish.

What should be done?

Lu Ye could disregard the others, but he felt indebted to Song Weiwei.

This wasn't entirely his fault; Su Yan used the Lover's Knot to forcibly bond with him as companions, leaving Song Weiwei to part alone.

However, regardless, they had previously cooperatively fought together, and Song Weiwei hadn't taken any spoils from their victories.

The smooth exchange for the World in the Mirror was in no small part thanks to Song Weiwei's efforts.

Now that Song Weiwei is controlled, become a puppet, should he make a move? If he acts, his feigned death will be completely exposed, but if not, he'll struggle with his conscience.

While Lu Ye hesitated, a group of cultivators had already gone far off.

On the Baiyu Platform, only the sludge star beast remained, dragging its body to a Dao Pool, spreading itself comfortably within, refining the continuously emerging Dao Fish.

Lu Ye withdrew his gaze, looked at the sludge star beast, and slightly lowered his eyelids.

This was a good opportunity, but having witnessed the sludge star beast's eerie methods, Lu Ye knew that killing it wasn't simple—unless he teamed up with Su Yan, sealed off this space, leaving no escape for it.

Though his initial purpose for feigning death was to deal with Solar Flames and Moonless, now these two were in dire straits, the real enemy had become the star beast combination!

If he could seize this chance to eliminate the sludge star beast, that would indeed be advantageous.

Elsewhere, Solar Flames was fleeing desperately with Moonless, pursued continuously by more than twenty Dao Fusion cultivators. During the pursuit, they even split into several groups to block and intercept.

This troubled Solar Flames greatly.

One-on-one, he feared no one. Even facing multiple opponents, he had full confidence, but now the sheer number of enemies was too many.

The main issue was, under the control of the jellyfish star beast, these enemies truly exerted strength as one, fully following the jellyfish star beast's will; there's no way to divide and conquer such enemies—they are a tightly-knit whole, not simply cooperating together.

He didn't dare to stop moving, for even the slightest pause would invite a violently overwhelming assault.

"Watch out!" At this moment, Moonless was no longer being dragged; her hands clamped onto Solar Flames' shoulders, her entire body seeming to be carried along. As she spoke, the gentle radiance around her suddenly blossomed.

Simultaneously, a spectral silhouette nearby was outlined.

Already closing in within ten yards of them, upon sudden exposure, this enemy decided to no longer hide and attacked boldly.

This was a petite ghost cultivator, making Solar Flames' scalp tingle as a transparent jellyfish cap sat atop this ghost cultivator's head.

Just how many Dao Fusion cultivators were controlled?

He can confirm that the ghost cultivator who suddenly appeared to ambush him is not one of those who were chasing him earlier, because their speed isn't this fast.

This ghost cultivator had been lurking nearby, and he happened to escape to this area, giving him the opportunity to ambush.

In other words, aside from the batch that emerged from the sludge star beast's body, there are other controlled puppets lurking outside.

"Die!" Solar Flames shouted fiercely, delivering a powerful punch that directly blasted the ghost cultivator into dust.

There was a gap in strength, and with his movements exposed, the ghost cultivator's methods were greatly compromised, naturally unable to withstand Solar Flames' punch.

Solar Flames didn't stop and was about to continue fleeing when another attack came from not far away.

He quickly turned his head and saw a figure standing quietly, wearing a jellyfish hat, looking woodenly at him but was fully exerting their strength, gathering it into a mighty spell heading his way.

Another one!

Moreover, it seemed that this magic cultivator was a companion of the ghost cultivator just now because they were conveniently one male and one female.

In ordinary times, Solar Flames would surely teach this magic cultivator attacking from afar what it means to touch a tiger's butt, but the current situation is special, so he had no time to deal with this magic cultivator. He could only use Dao force to withstand the opponent's blow and quickly flee.

But this momentary delay allowed the pursuing troops behind him to get much closer, with attacks continuously heading his way, and although Solar Flames managed to dodge most, he couldn't evade them all.

Thankfully, the attackers' powers weren't strong enough to actually harm him.

Continuing to flee, along the way, enemies continuously emerged suddenly, launching attacks on him.

He gradually realized something was amiss.

Because aside from the initial twenty-plus Dao Fusion cultivators that appeared, over a dozen more controlled by the jellyfish star beast emerged outside!

This makes a total of almost forty!

Though this number isn't much, under the control of the jellyfish star beast, they could tightly band together, and under such targeting, Solar Flames and Moonless had no time to rest or regroup.

These Dao Fusion cultivators' strength indeed did not match his, but several controlled puppets were willing to be killed yet still launched fierce attacks.

Despite reaching this stage, Solar Flames and Moonless remained unscathed, but the continuous depletion of Dao force made him realize he couldn't keep going like this.

There was no doubt the jellyfish star beast was using sheer numbers to exhaust their Dao force, and once it's depleted, even with countless strategies, he won't be able to execute them.

It sounds ridiculous because before today, he considered himself to be, at the Dao Fusion level, unmatched in the Star Abyss, and those exceeding him would be very few.

Yet now, he was being pushed to such a pitiful state by a star beast.

"Moonless, prepare to kill!" Solar Flames gritted his teeth, his expression turning stern.

Did they really think he could only flee?

Given the situation, if he didn't want to be exhausted, he could only quickly kill a batch of puppets to alleviate the pressure.

"Understood!" Moonless had been waiting for this moment, and upon hearing Solar Flames' words, naturally knew what to do.

As those words fell, Solar Flames suddenly shifted direction and charged towards the pursuing enemy.

Under the jellyfish star beast's arrangements, most puppets were dispersed for blocking purposes because with the stellar space fragment's limited range, no matter how Solar Flames ran, he couldn't escape, and though dispersing puppets posed the risk of being picked off individually, would the jellyfish star beast care?

Even if Solar Flames could kill enemies, he'd ultimately deplete his Dao force.

Thus, at this moment chasing behind Solar Flames were only twelve or thirteen Dao Fusion cultivators.

This number was already substantial, and leading them was definitely Song Weiwei.

The jellyfish star beast's puppet control evidently has some limitations in strength, with Song Weiwei being its strongest puppet. Moreover, Song Weiwei, renowned as a sword fighter known for slaughter, naturally became the main force in pursuit.

As Solar Flames turned around, the distance between both sides rapidly closed.

Song Weiwei shook her longsword, and like raindrops and waterfalls, sword light filled the sky, rushing forward.

Along with the sword light came a multitude of other attacks.

Suddenly, the sound of tides rose, and as the space transformed, out of nowhere appeared a vast, splendid ocean, and above the ocean, a full moon quickly rose, spreading its bright moonlight across the land.

A hazy figure stood within the full moon, shining brightly, its face indistinguishable, only the silhouette visible.

The bright moon rises above the sea!

Previously, Moonless had used this secret technique against Ning Gu and Junior Sister Shuang, but at that time, she obviously didn't give it her all, because that moon was merely a crescent.

This time it's different!

The moonlight was denser, as if ribbons, permeating the world.

The sword shower and many other assaults that fell within suddenly saw their power greatly reduced!

Solar Flames' aura also abruptly changed, and even his appearance changed. This time, his entire being was clad in golden armor, with a golden helmet covering his head, making him look like a celestial deity descending to the world.