As Blood Calamity shouted fiercely, he too frantically stirred his own power to hold Xue Yuan back, but the effect was minimal.
The two Blood Race Half-Saints had both spread their Blood Seas, and the nature of this Secret Technique caused their Blood Seas to merge completely.
As a result, neither Xue Yuan nor Blood Calamity could enjoy much home-ground advantage while fighting within this Blood Sea. This had originally been the Blood Race's most fundamental method for dealing with cultivators of other races.
Now that Xue Yuan wanted to flee, he naturally had to reclaim his own Blood Sea. After all, it had been formed from his vast Blood Qi. How could he possibly abandon it?
The process was simply a matter of drawing the Qi and Blood Power that belonged to him back into his body. Blood Calamity could interfere, but with Xue Yuan's bloodline being superior to his, he naturally could gain little advantage in this contest of strength.
In less than several dozen breaths, Xue Yuan would be able to extricate himself and retreat.
But the next moment, Xue Yuan's expression changed drastically. He suddenly discovered that his Blood Sea was meeting immense resistance as it gathered back. That resistance came not only from Blood Calamity, but also from another person.
He abruptly turned to Lu Ye. "How can you be of the Blood Race too?"
There were only three people fighting within the Blood Sea. Aside from Blood Calamity restraining him, the only one left was Lu Ye.
Only now did he realize that the current Blood Sea was not merely the fusion of his and Blood Calamity's Blood Seas. There was another one mixed within it.
The battle had been so intense earlier that he had failed to notice.
In a daze, he understood