Chapter 2013: Chapter 2013 Lure Attack
Feng Hongxiu understood that what Ye Liuyun said was right. If she were to work alone, there might be a chance that the National Preceptor would not fall for her trick and let the group scatter to pursue them. Then she could not possibly keep running away with Ye Liuyun forever.
So in the subsequent few days, Feng Hongxiu helped Ye Liuyun to capture two more martial practicioners at the late seventh Tier and five martial practicioners at the mid seventh tier.
Feng Hongxiu even managed to seize a martial practicioner at the early eighth tier, which delighted both of them.
This cultivator came from elsewhere, not grouped with the National Master. He only arrived half a day earlier than the National Master and his group. The only regret was that Feng Hongxue had injured him when she captured him.
Otherwise, a cultivator of his level could easily escape.
Ye Liuyun had no other choice but to let him recover.
As for the cultivators at the early Seventh Layer, Feng Hongxue showed no intention of dealing with them. She simply let the two cultivators from the late Seventh Layer she just captured to handle it.
After all the martial arts cultivators were captured, Ye Liuyun first imprinted them with a enslavement contract, and wiped out those who already had a soul contract.
All of the resources in the inetspatial rings, except for the weapons and treasures needed for battle, were all given to Feng Hongxiu, which made her feel somewhat compensated.
In reality, Feng Hongxue did not want Ye Liuyun to become too powerful.
The stronger Ye Liuyun got, the less likely he was to cooperate with Scarlet Cardianl House. However, she had no choice with so many powerful enemies at present.
Deep down, she hoped that all the prisoners Ye Liuyun captured would die in battle.
Currently, Ye Liuyun had one martial practitioner at the eighth tier, four at the late seventh tier, eleven at the mid seventh tier and twenty-five at the early phase of seventh tier.
"Is this enough?" Feng Hongxue did a quick count. Adding herself to the mix, she thought they should be just about able to cope with the National Master’s people.
"I’m just not sure about how many people the National Preceptor has now," Ye Liuyun was somewhat worried.
"I guess you just want to trick me into capturing more people for you!" Feng Hongxiu voiced her dissatisfaction.
Yet, Ye Liuyun did not care about her opinions. He proposed to Feng Hongxiu, "Since you’re fast, why don’t you go ahead and meet the National Perceptor first, launching an initial attack on them. You can confirm their numbers and strength, and even eliminate a strong contender in the process.
But remember, by no means should you get trapped. Once you’ve ambushed one, run immediately. If they managed to engage you, you won’t be able to escape."
Feng Hongxiu felt that Ye Liuyun’s suggestions were also good, so she agreed.
"Don’t worry, I’m not that foolish! You keep going and wait for me! Best to move a little faster to increase the distance!"
Having said that, she worked through the night to intercept the National Perceptor and his entourage.
Ye Liuyun immediately ordered Ye Tiandao to lead the Blade Legion to board the battleship and rush back to the border battlefield without waiting for him.
He himself also intended to speed up his journey using the Soaring Boots.
To his surprise, he was caught up by a early eight tier realm martial practitioner just after Feng Hongxiu and Ye Tiandao had just left, before he could even start his journey,
The martial artist had a wing-like artefact on his back. Even with Ye Liuyun’s Skywalking Boots’ speed, he could not outrun the martial artist, whose realm was also higher than Ye Liuyun’s.
Ye Liuyun could only stop and release his clone in advance.
The clone, draped in a cloak of invisibility, immediately noticed that the martial artist’s soul power was very strong.
"No wonder Feng Hongxiu didn’t spot him, his soul power is stronger than Feng Hongxiu’s!" his clone informed Ye Liuyun.
Upon scrutinizing the martial artist, Ye Liuyun noticed that he surprisingly did not carry any artefact to defend against soul attacks. It appears he was overly confident in his soul power.
The martial artist also sized up Ye Liuyun, then spoke out to ask Ye Liuyun, "You, a small devil at the late stage of the five-fold realm, have the old ghost leading so many people to chase after you! Did you take something from him? Why else would he need you captured alive?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun paused in confusion, "So this martial cultivator isn’t from the National Master’s side?"
Instead of hastily replying to the martial cultivator’s question, he wanted to first clarify his relationship with the National Master.
"Who are you? You’re not one of the National Master’s people?"
The martial practitioner chuckled, "You’re quite sharp, young man. I am Lin Youxi, from the soul cultivator clan, Lin Family. Although I am not one of that old ghoul’s people, depending on your performance, I can still decide whether or not to hand you over to him."
"No wonder he doesn’t carry an object that defends against soul attacks with him!" Ye Liuyun was secretly pleased about this realization.
In a calm manner, he questioned the martial cultivator, "Soul Cultivator? Then what’s your relationship with the National Master? From the same school of cultivation?"
"You could say it’s a lineage!" Lin Youxi responded proudly with a nod.
"That old wretch was once a disciple of our Lin Family. After gaining some power, he framed us and held our ancestor by force. So, anything you’ve taken from him can be safely turned over to me. I can help you deal with him!"
Ye Liuyun was aware that while Lin Youxi’s soul power was formidable, it was still inferior compared to the National Master’s, making him no match for the National Master in a direct confrontation.
Presumably, this was also why he had risked coming to find Ye Liuyun.
Seeing Ye Liuyun’s hesitation, Lin Youxi said to him directly: "There’s no need to dawdle. There are no spies around here, and nobody can save you. You don’t have a choice!"
"Humph!" Ye Liuyun retorted disdainfully, "Do you really think you can capture me just because you’re at the eighth tier of realm?"
Lin Youxi only, "I’ve already noticed that there are quite a few martial cultivators around you. You can try and see, whether you can release them faster or my divine soul attack is quicker."
As Ye Liuyun looked at him, an object appeared in his hand, meant to serve as a defense against a soul attack.
But before he could even equip it, Lin Youxi’s twin soul attacks plunged straight into his sea of consciousness.
"Haha, you fool! I’ve been waiting for you to just walk in!" Ye Liuyun laughed heartily at Lin Youxi’s soul.
With a soft "plop", Lin Youxi spewed a mouthful of fresh blood from the opposite side, and his body wobbled, struggling to stand up.
"There is another Divine Soul. It’s just weaker."
The clone said to Ye Liuyun, and immediately released the soul. It rushed into his consciousness and dragged his other soul into Ye Liuyun’s consciousness as well.
"That was close! If he hadn’t been backfired by his soul and spit out blood, if he attacked me, even if he couldn’t kill me with one palm, he’d take half my life!" Ye Liuyun was also startled.
He didn’t rush to brand Lin Youxi as his servant, but began soul-searching right away.
Everything Lin Youxi said was true. The Ghost King, National Preceptor, was indeed a disciple of the Lin Family. After his studies, he became the adviser of the Eastern Royal Management. In order to consolidate his position, he secretly sent martial practitioners capturing a number of descendants of the Lin family. He threatened them and forced the Lin family patriarch to enter into a master-servant contract with him.
Since then, the adviser had controlled the Lin family, restricting their growth and cultivation resources, and turning the Lin family from a once highly regarded great family into a second-rate small family.
Lin Youxi was a powerful elder in the family. Before the clan leader signed the contract with the National Preceptor, he realized the decline of the Lin family. Therefore, he instructed a few of the elders to focus gathering resources on cultivating Lin Youxi. He planned for Lin Youxi to go and kill the preceptor, in the hope of saving the family from crisis.
