Thinking along this line, is the Yunluo Plain after passing through the twin peaks of the Sky Supporting and Jade Pillars the abdomen of the torso? What about the Empyrean Sea embedded above the Yunluo Plain? Lu Ye was startled by the sudden thought that appeared in his mind. This should be just a coincidence, because if such a thing were true, it would be too terrifying. If a grand domain like the Blood Refinement World is merely the torso of a certain female creature, how enormous would she be when complete? What kind of person in this world could sever the head and limbs of such a creature? Yet according to common knowledge, the position pointed by Empyrean Sea is indeed the belly button. With suspicion and doubt, his heightened spirit suddenly plummeted, as if falling from the clouds into the Abyss. When Lu Ye regained his senses, he found himself in a grand hall, with the Heaven's Augury Pillar standing before him. The Heaven's Augury Hall atop the Sacred Mountain! Lu Ye instantly understood his location; it was also expected, as he had returned to the Nine Provinces from here initially. So now, coming back means naturally returning to this place. This was different from when Number Nine first brought him to the Blood Refinement World. Back then, the Heaven's Augury Pillar was in a dormant state and could not be used as a teleportation beacon. Moreover, Number Nine seemed intent on letting him experience the customs of the Blood Refinement World, hence he was sent randomly to some place in the Blood Refinement World, leading to his various encounters there. A muffled thunder sounded from above, crackling; Lu Ye clearly sensed a strong malice engulfing him, making the entire atmosphere extremely oppressive, causing his hair to stand on end and inexplicably feel as if catastrophe was impending. Not quite understanding what was happening, he quickly flashed out of the Heaven's Augury Hall. Looking up, his eyes involuntarily widened. In the sky, dark clouds weighed heavy, and numerous lightning glinted and flashed, as if Thunder Dragons were tumultuously rolling within the clouds. That intense malice emanated from here! The moment Lu Ye stepped out of the Heaven's Augury Hall, a thunderous explosion echoed, and a Thunder Dragon meandered down from the cloud, striking directly at his location. Lu Ye involuntarily felt an impending disaster, even though he had now ascended to the Divine Sea Level 5 realm, with formidable foundation; yet he seemed weak and flimsy in the face of such an attack. This was no ordinary attack; this was Heavenly Punishment! It was the manifestation of the will of Heaven and Earth's in the domain of the Blood Refinement World! In a short moment, Lu Ye understood his predicament. The Blood Refinement World possesses the will of Heaven and Earth's in the domain. He had long known this, so any external force would be antagonized by the will of Heaven and Earth's in the domain. This was why Number Nine had sealed his and Dao Thirteen's strength when sending them over, as only by doing so could the will of Heaven and Earth's in the domain be deceived, preventing Lu Ye from being targeted. Like the grand senior or Lady Moon and Jian Guhong, the old veterans, all used this method to sneak into the Blood Refinement World. Upon arrival, everyone's strength was sealed. But this time was different. Lu Ye was directly transmitted here via the Heaven's Augury Pillar, with a prominent trace and his cultivation intact. If last time was a stealthy crossing, then this time was an outright invasion! The will of Heaven and Earth's in the domain of the Blood Refinement World perceived this instantly, thus descending Heavenly Punishment. To the Blood Refinement World, Lu Ye was an outsider, an intruder harboring great malice towards the entire Blood Refinement World, naturally unable to exist in this world. From this point of view, the will of Heaven and Earth's in the domain of the Blood Refinement World is very clear; it might lack the spiritual intelligence of Number Nine, nor communicate with the creatures of the Blood Refinement World, but its existence is extremely strong and vivid. At this moment, it was using its own means to address Lu Ye, the intruder. Thunder Dragon descends, carrying the power to annihilate everything. On the Sacred Island, a layer of transparent light screen suddenly formed, enveloping the entire Sacred Island in a crescent shape. Meanwhile, from all around the Sacred Island, Divine Sea Realm auras began to rise and fall. The powerhouses of Righteous Blood Sacred Land perceived danger and activated the protective array of the Sacred Island. Amid loud rumblings, the Thunder Dragon struck the light screen of the protective array. Under the worried gaze of numerous eyes, the light screen caved down fiercely, while activated lightning ran along the screen's edge. In the blink of an eye, all around the protective screen of the Sacred Island was covered with bright lightning. Fortunately, the protective array held against this Heavenly Punishment, dissipating the lightning, the screen's depression slowly restored to flatness. Yet above the sky, the dark clouds grew even thicker and denser, with stronger forces rapidly condensing; it was foreseeable that the next Heavenly Punishment would be fiercer than this one, clearly showing the will of Heaven and Earth's in the domain of the Blood Refinement World in a stance to immediately, right now, eradicate Lu Ye, the intruder. Lu Ye watched, his eyelids twitching; the oppressive and palpitating feeling grew more intense, an unprecedented dense crisis enveloped him completely, making him feel like sitting on pins and needles. He attempted to conceal his aura but to no avail. Speechless to the extreme for a moment, he never expected that upon this journey to the Blood Refinement World, he would encounter such a crisis, and now he not only put himself in peril but also risk implicating the entire Righteous Blood Sacred Land. With a thunderous roar, the second Thunderbolt struck down, clearly greater in both speed and power compared to the first one. From all corners of the Sacred Island came furious roars, with powerful spiritual energy undulating wildly. Clearly, it was those Divine Sea Realm cultivators exerting all their strength to unleash the protective array's might. When the Thunder Dragon descended, the light screen of the array sagged down forcefully once more. Outside the light screen, lightning danced, and from afar, the entire Sacred Island appeared to have transformed into half an electric ball. The mortals on the Sacred Island were extremely frightened, knowing not what had transpired or why it seemed like an apocalypse was unfolding. At this moment, Lu Ye was suspended in mid-air, activating his Concealment and Breath-concealing Spirit Runes, which were useless. Thoughts raced through his mind, seeking a strategy to break the impasse. Given the intensity of the Heavenly Punishment, the protective array of the Sacred Island could only hold out for a little longer; it would inevitably be breached. Once the protective array was broken, if he continued to stay here, it would bring disaster upon the entire Sacred Island, not only sealing his own fate but potentially causing massive casualties among the mortals and cultivators on the island. Should he retreat to the Nine Provinces? That could be a possible option, but if he didn't resolve the issue of being targeted by the Blood Refinement World's Heaven and Earth's Will, even if he retreated to the Nine Provinces this time, he would face the same situation upon returning. The last time he and Dao Thirteen smuggled over, his cultivation recovery was a gradual process, so he wasn't targeted by the Heaven and Earth's Will of the Blood Refinement World. The key to the recovery of his cultivation was obtaining something imbued with this world's information, like consuming the flesh and blood of this world's demon beasts or refining the Blood Crystals of the Blood Race here… Instead, consuming the elixir pills or other stored items in his own storage sack proved to be of no use. At this realization, a flash of insight struck Lu Ye's mind, vaguely grasping the key. The Heaven and Earth's Will in the Blood Refinement World was indeed clear and intense, yet it hadn't reached the level of spiritual intelligence. From a certain perspective, it was impossible for Heaven and Earth's Will to birth spiritual intelligence. Number Nine was a special existence, an Artifact Spirit fused with part of the Nine Provinces' Heaven and Earth's Will. Without spiritual intelligence, no matter how clear and intense, it could easily be deceived, so acquiring something bearing this world's information was a means of deception, allowing the Heaven and Earth's Will of the Blood Refinement World to mistakenly judge him as a domain native, thereby neutralizing the targeting naturally. This was why last time, Lu Ye insisted on consuming the demon beasts of this world to restore his cultivation. Simply put, Lu Ye, as an outsider intruder, was at this moment enveloped inside and out with the aura of the Nine Provinces, making his presence as striking as a beacon in the dark amid the billions of humans of the Blood Refinement World, naturally prone to being targeted. But if he found a way to alter his own aura, he could blend seamlessly with the crowd. Lu Ye had already formulated a plan on how to alter his aura. While the Heavenly Punishment was still brewing the third, more severe Thunderbolt, Lu Ye had already leapt up, rushing straight out of the Sacred Island. "Junior Brother!" His senior brother's alarmed shout came from behind. Lu Ye's arrival had been noticed by him before, but as the Heavenly Punishment descended, he was too occupied to greet Lu Ye, as he was jointly controlling the protective array's power with the other elders guarding the Sacred Island. Seeing Lu Ye charging towards the outside of the Sacred Island, he was filled with shock. He knew who the Heavenly Punishment was targeting. Junior Brother hiding within the Sacred Island might have a slim chance of survival, but if he ventured beyond the island, without the protection of the array, there would be no way to survive. Such a Heavenly Punishment, even he dared not confront directly. "Fear not, Senior Brother, I'll be back soon!" Lu Ye responded briefly, already out of the Sacred Island, diving headlong into the Blood Sea. To be safe, he directly activated the Blood River Technique, spreading his Blood River within the Blood Sea. The power of the Talent Tree simultaneously activated, frantically devouring and refining the power contained within the Blood Sea. For others, acquiring power bearing this world's information might necessitate a gradual process, impossible to achieve in a short time, but for him, it wasn't required. Dark clouds churned like ink in the sky, continuously rolling, and on the Sacred Island, a pair of eyes looked up anxiously. Lightning flickered within the ink clouds, seemingly about to converge into the third bolt of Heavenly Punishment, yet it failed to descend. After a while longer, the lightning began to dissipate, and the dark clouds accumulated above the Sacred Island slowly dispersed as well. After some time, the dark clouds vanished entirely, along with the oppressive and unsettling feeling. Above the Sacred Island, the sky was clear and blue, the sunlight spreading across. The dramatic change made one feel as if they were in a dream. The Divine Sea Realm cultivators of the Sacred Island thus understood that this crisis had passed, each exhaling heavily, for the spectacle of the Heavenly Punishment's descent was truly terrifying, one they had never witnessed, even themselves. Figures swiftly darted from all corners of the Sacred Island, led by Feng Wujiang, heading towards the place where Lu Ye had disappeared. Waiting quietly, after a short while, the seawater in the Blood Sea churned, and a figure burst through the waves. "Junior Brother!" Feng Wujiang's anxiety vanished completely, greeting with a smile. Lu Ye soared ahead, respectfully bowing to everyone: "Greetings, Senior Brother, greetings to all the elders, I have returned!"