Chapter 1864: Chapter 1864 Forceful Recruitment
Meanwhile, Devil Vine continued attacking the late fourth-tier martial practitioners throughout the city. Some were swallowed whole, while others barely escaped and were being chased.
After Ye Liuyun and his clone devoured the Divine Soul of the fifth-stage martial practitioners, they retreated promptly and rushed toward the city gate.
Lei Ming and the others followed suit and fought their way to the gate.
Devil Vine consumed the flesh of the fifth-tier martial practitioners, leaving no one in the city to oppose it.
The martial practitioners were momentarily stunned by the sudden turn of events.
Soon, Devil Vine went on a rampage. Many martial practitioners were caught in its assault, and numerous buildings were destroyed amidst explosions of genuine energy.
The steward of Mystique Mart finally realized that Ye Liuyun intended to take down the entire city, sparing only Mystique Mart.
He immediately put their fifth-tier martial practitioner on high alert, instructing him to kill any martial practitioners who tried to enter.
After eliminating the late fourth-tier practitioners, Devil Vine targeted mid-fourth and second-tier practitioners. Many unlucky martial practitioners were struck down or crushed, and the Devil Vine devoured their corpses to avoid waste.
Several martial practitioners tried to flee the city but were driven back by the soldiers stationed outside.
Even those early fourth-tier practitioners couldn’t escape the attacks of Tong Xin’s puppets and Bai Tianguang’s feral beasts.
When Ye Liuyun and his companions reached the city gate, they started to intercept those trying to escape. Only then did Xiao Yunfang feel relieved.
After Devil Vine had consumed enough, Ye Liuyun commanded it to divide the martial practitioners into isolated sections throughout the city.
Devil Vine quickly dug and marked boundaries, devouring anyone who tried to cross.
After several failed attempts, the martial practitioners stayed within their designated areas, too afraid to move.
Ye Liuyun and his clone went from section to section, subjugating the martial practitioners.
Those who refused to join the Dark Legion and sign the contract were killed by Devil Vine, the Black Panther, or the Demon Wolves instantly.
Ye Liuyun took the opportunity to boost his Divine Soul power alongside Lei Ming and the team.
In his Immortal Realm, Ye Liuyun stored a significant amount of Divine Soul power, planning to help He Lianxiu strengthen her Divine Soul later.
Tong Xin’s puppets cleaned up the battlefield and collected resources along with the Skeleton Golem.
The surrendered martial practitioners had to hand over their resources and kept only basic weapons and some healing elixirs. Ye Liuyun withheld any energy for cultivation or restoration of genuine energy, planning to distribute it later.
Ye Liuyun made a considerable profit this time, as the resources of tens of thousands of people were substantial.
In the Spatial World, Lan Xin and the Moonflower Sisters were busy organizing everything.
Xiao Yunfang and the soldiers guarded the city gate.
When the city calmed down, they used their Divine Senses to investigate the situation inside.
They discovered the city in disarray, with martial practitioners gathered in different areas, while Ye Liuyun and his team were forcing each group to sign Divine Soul contracts.
"The power of the Dark Legion is about to skyrocket!"
Xiao Yunfang noticed that the group consisted of martial practitioners in the third tier, with many even in the early fourth tier. She couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.
Ye Liuyun had been occupied in the city for about a week, finally subduing all the martial practitioners.
He managed to recruit over fifteen thousand martial practitioners, including two thousand at the early fourth tier.
After some time, Ye Liuyun finally allowed the soldiers to enter the city and set up camp while waiting for Yu Xiaofeng’s main force to arrive.
Meanwhile, Lan Xin and other companions were organizing resources.
Ye Liuyun stored He Lianxiu in the Xuankong Stone and helped her boost her Divine Soul power.
He Lianxiu’s cultivation had reached the early stage of the third tier. Using her Divine Soul power alone, she can match martial practitioners in the later stage of the third tier.
"You’re on your own now. I can’t always be there for you. If you need any resources, just let me know. I’ve got all sorts of resources here." Ye Liuyun told her.
He provided her with plenty of Spirit Crystals and entrusted her with a Demonic Wolf, which became her pet beast.
Ye Liuyun then dispatched his clone to protect her with puppets. It enabled He Lianxiu to lead fifteen thousand newly recruited martial practitioners to clear out nearby bandits alone.
This was a training for He Lianxiu.
These martial artists were loyal to the Dark Legion and obeyed her commands. However, her leadership would determine the battle tactics and potential casualties.
What surprised Ye Liuyun was that after He Lianxiu had been away for nearly a month, her squad had expanded to twenty thousand.
It turned out she had taken a page from Ye Liuyun’s book. Whenever she defeated an enemy force, He Lianxiu would conscript their surrendering members into her army by force. Additionally, she refused to recruit martial artists below the third tier.
She went even further than Ye Liuyun and captured everyone she encountered without exception.
"Haha, you catch on quick!" Ye Liuyun was pleased with the outcome.
He Lianxiu had no trouble commanding in battles, and Ye Liuyun decided to entrust the unit to her from now on.
When Yu Xiaofeng arrived, he was equally astonished by her grand army.
Now, Ye Liuyun’s Dark Legion forces had exceeded one hundred thousand.
Subsequently, all martial practitioners joined the training team to practice coordinated attack formations.
The eliminated soldiers deployed outside the city had already amassed over twenty thousand people. Even as cannon fodder, the force was formidable.
Ye Liuyun instructed the steward to contact Xuan Yuanling for nearby weapon-refining masters and alchemists. He was willing to pay generously to refine armor and elixirs.
The demand outstripped what he and Tong Xin could produce through their continuous efforts.
Ye Liuyun also placed a large custom order for weapon-refining materials and medicinal herbs from Xuan Yuanling.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaofeng selected the martial practitioners who comprehended the border situation and had them briefed Ye Liuyun’s team.
It allowed Ye Liuyun to have an overall understanding of the battlefield situation before deploying troops.
He Lianxiu was officially promoted to deputy commander and began participating in Ye Liuyun’s battle strategies. Some of the female soldiers had become her bodyguards.
She could openly stay with Ye Liuyun at last.
Many soldiers realized she was the princess by now. He Lianxiu had previously used an alias to conceal her identity.
Upon learning this, the soldiers admired Ye Liuyun even more. He hadn’t favored He Lianxiu simply because she was his partner. Instead, she had trained alongside them and earned her promotion to captain through her exceptional performance.
He Lianxiu proved fully capable in her role in subsequent battles.
Therefore, the soldiers wholeheartedly accepted their new deputy commander, especially given that He Lianxiu was in charge of her force of twenty thousand martial practitioners.
