Chapter 2172: Chapter 2172 Ancient Devil Clan
Ye Liuyun didn’t expect that these experts at the ferry were so filled with loathing towards his master.
In fact, some of them were compelled, under the control of the soul contract, to partake in unspeakable acts on behalf of Chen Batian and his son.
Now that the soul contract had been eliminated, they had no further concerns and promptly turned against their past service.
They even wished for the downfall of Chen Batian and actively volunteered information and advice to Ye Liuyun. Without being asked, they detailed Chen Batian’s strength and the situation.
"He owns three ferries. Among them, one is the largest and sturdiest, usually not in use. It’s only brought into service when someone particularly important comes.
The other two ordinary ferries are used by common people. Not only do they sail with difficulties, but they also lack resistance to risk.
Master, you should be cautious of Chen Batian escaping via a ferry. Once he manages to hop on his best one, we won’t be able to catch him.
He’s also been very cautious. All of his resources are kept in his storage space, with no actual treasury set up. Only Chen Tao has access to some resources." One of them reported to Ye Liuyun.
Upon hearing that information, Ye Liuyun remembered that he hadn’t yet taken Chen Tao’s Interspatial Ring.
He indeed found quite some treasure from it as soon as he took it off.
There was a Godsblood Fruit and several grade nine refining elixirs.
More than a dozen weapons and treasures that surprisingly were all grade nine. Ye Liuyun casually took out a spear and handed it to Zhao Mingcheng.
Another Storm Fan was given to Liu Yang. As for the other treasures, none were suitable for those around him, so he didn’t take them out.
There was also a set of dark-black armor. Although Ye Liuyun couldn’t determine its tier, he could sense its vicious aura and dense Devil Qi within. So he took it out as well.
Before hhe could ask, a martial practitioner immediately reported, "Master, this armor was salvaged from the Endless Sea. There was a body of the Devil Clan with it, but it was refined by Chen Batian.
He himself is a strong practitioner of mid-ninth realm, and also a devil cultivator. Chen Tao is currently using this armor, practicing his demonic methods, also planning to become a devil cultivator. However, it seems to have no effect."
Ye Liuyun thought for a moment and passed the armor to his clone to try and refine.
The clone immediately communicated with the armor using its divine sense and Devil Qi, only to have the armor suddenly unleash a massive amount of energy, attempting to devour the clone.
Ye Liuyun also promptly took action, absorbing and converting its Devil Qi into Buddha’s Halo with the clone, attempting to suppress the armor.
Despite their attempts, they were not fast enough. The energy stored in the armor was too formidable, erupting violently and threatening to consume both Ye Liuyun and his clone.
He didn’t expect that a single piece of armor could release such an abundance of Devil Qi.
"Devil-sealing Stele! Devil Vine!" Ye Liuyun immediately released the both to suppress and absorb the energy.
With their combined efforts, they were finally able to suppress the Devil Qi inside the armor.
"Roar!"
A dull roar echoed from within the armor.
"A hidden Devil soul! How powerful!" The clone immediately notified Ye Liuyun while the black vortex in its eyes began to spin, preparing to launch a black light assault.
The soul immediately sensed the terror emanating from the clone’s eyes and charged straight towards Ye Liuyun’s Ocean of Consciousness.
The size of the Devil’s soul was horrifying, shaping up to be a giant-like statue.
Ye Liuyun’s own divine soul, though stronger than that of a late-ninth-realm, was dwarfed by the opponent which was easily tenfold his size. His soul was barely the size of its calf.
"What kind of devil is this!" Initially, Ye Liuyun thought it was a large species of the Devil Clan, but he soon realized his understanding was far too limited.
The soul power of this Devil was naturally very strong!
"With a soul power this strong? What realm is this?" He couldn’t help but be amazed.
The Universal God Token in his consciousness also shone with a golden light, covering the Devil’s divine soul.
But it took a lot of effort to control it with the Token. Even though it was difficult for the devil to reach out and grab him under the golden light, it was still able to move.
His enormous claw was wide open, with his five fingers were like hooks, reaching for Ye Liuyun.
This soul was too massive; Ye Liuyun couldn’t avoid it inside his consciousness.
"It’s over, I’m going to be killed by a Devil!" Ye Liuyun felt a chill in his heart.
But suddenly, Book Demon stood in front of Ye Liuyun’s divine soul.
"I can’t take action for you, but if he attacks me, I can fight back!" It winked at him.
"Thank you, senior!" Ye Liuyun quickly expressed his gratitude.
At this moment, the giant claw also reached for the Book Demon.
"How dare you!"
With only a slight slap on the claw, it surprisingly began to crack, and crinkles quickly extended to the arm. Soon enough, the entire arm exploded and was absorbed by the golden light.
A few cracks also appeared in the body of the devil, but it didn’t collapse.
"Roar!"
The demon tribe bellowed in agony, almost shattering Ye Liuyun’s soul. It was the Book Demon who shouted, "What are you yelling for!" that nullified this mighty scream.
The Devil’s soul suffered a heavy injury, enveloped by the golden light of the Token. It could no longer stretch out its other claw.
After a few futile struggles, it ultimately failed to break free.
It was only then that Ye Liuyun realized, this time the Token did not convert the Devil’s soul into energy for him, but instead it devoured the soul power straightaway.
"Uh... so it turns out the Token can also directly devour divine souls?"
Just as he thought of this, the Book Demon replied, "Of course! Otherwise, how could it command the Universal God?"
"So why did it give all its energy to me before?"
"That’s because you were too weak! It disdain those paltry amounts of energy, so it gave them to you! The power of that soul was boundless, you could never fully absorb it anyway, letting it absorb some will make it even stronger," it explained.
"I see!" Ye Liuyun surely wouldn’t mind it becoming stronger, he hoped it would absorb even more.
The Token, however, was not shy, it directly absorbed the devil’s divine soul, stopping only when it had reached twice the size of Ye Liuyun, and gave the remaining to him.
"How is the soul power of this devil so strong?"
"It’s the residual soul strength of the ancient Devil Clan. I guess it’s been hiding in the armor all along," The Book Demon analyzed.
"What about the dead body that came with the armor, could that body..."
"Very likely it holds the other divine soul of this devil!"
