Without being able to draw on any external aid, Lu Ye might have been strong, but he was only evenly matched with a Half-Saint like Fei.
Ever since his identity as a traitorous son had been confirmed, all he had relied on was his own foundation.
The Small World Secret Technique left behind by the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors within the Ancestral Abyss Restriction was a cultivation method distinct from the orthodox systems of today. It sought no external power, relying only on internal needs; it had been created precisely to guard against situations like this.
That was why he could remain unharmed amid this sudden change, with none of his strength diminished.
But what about Fei?
Fei had also been affected by that drizzle of golden light just now. Xue Wei and the other Origin Realm Half-Saints, even those Puppet Half-Saints—not a single one had escaped it. Yet all of them were completely unaffected.
Even the Phoenix Lord, Blood Calamity, Ni Chiluan, Qin Feng, and the others seemed not to have been affected either.
Lu Ye instantly saw through it. This inexplicable restrictive method targeted every Dragon Race member present.
It was that drop of Yang Qing's Dragon Blood!
Lu Ye did not know what method Abyss had used, but it must have used Yang Qing's Dragon Blood as a catalyst to impose upon every Dragon Race member present the same treatment Lu Ye had received after becoming a traitorous son.
In that instant, the strength of every Dragon Race Half-Saint plummeted!
The great battle had originally raged like fire. The Dragon Race Half-Saints fighting the puppets in pairs had been evenly matched, neither able to do anything to the other. But amid such fierce fighting, the Dragon Race side's strength suddenly declined—how could there possibly be a good