Lu Ye had actually always been curious about one thing: how exactly had that Jellyfish Star Beast faked its death? When he had slain it, he had not sensed the slightest thing amiss.
If he had received no Star Abyss Blessing, he would never have grown suspicious.
But the absence of a Star Abyss Blessing was the greatest point of suspicion.
Now, witnessing this eerie scene, he vaguely came to understand.
The Jellyfish Star Beast had not faked its death! The one he had killed was its main body!
It simply had more Clones, and the connection between its Clones and main body differed from what was normally understood.
Generally speaking, if the main body died, its Clones could not possibly remain. No matter how far apart they were or whether they had been injured, the Clones would be buried alongside the main body in death.
But the Jellyfish Star Beast was clearly different. Its Clones could survive independently. Indeed, any one of them might possibly become the main body in the future!
Thus, even though Lu Ye had killed its main body, it had not truly died, so naturally no Star Abyss Blessing had descended.
That alone was nothing much, but these Clones of the Jellyfish Star Beast were clearly controlling nearby living beings, and the number under their control was immense!
They had previously all been hiding within the Mud Star Beast's abdominal space. Had Ri Yan not been strong enough, his fate would certainly have been grim—either he would have been jointly killed by these controlled Merging Dao cultivators, or controlled by a Clone of the Jellyfish Star Beast.
Though he had escaped now, he had to face the combined pursuit of over twenty Merging Dao cultivators. He did not dare meet their edge head-on and could