Chapter 2226: Chapter 2226 Recruiting Talent
The situation at that time was too chaotic. Violent winds were pounding down on Yuan Hao, and he had no idea what weapon the invisible figure next to Ye Liuyun was using.
However, his Divine Soul was not weak. Daring not to stop, he sensed that the invisible figure near Ye Liuyun was also pursuing him.
His Spatial Force was formidable as well. The distance was gradually reduced solely by Ye Liuyun and his avatar’s Spatial Folding.
Not wanting to risk being intercepted, he waited before unleashing his white light on Yuan Hao, instead continuing to pursue him from behind.
It would be tragic to kill Yuan Hao, who he saw as a talented man.
Yuan Hao could see interceptors up ahead as he continued to run, but he was too scared to stop. He could only assess the situation as it unfolded.
Realizing escape was futile, Yuan Hao rushed to Deliverance Hill and saw the Songstress, lute in hand, encircled by a throng of soul cultivators.
He swiftly decided to unleash his Divine Soul and plunge into Ye Liuyun’s Ocean of Consciousness, with the aim of gaining control over him.
Since the avatar was in an invisible state, Yuan Hao dared not act carelessly because its realm was unintelligible.
Under normal conditions, Yuan Hao’s decisions were accurate and all of them were fairly decisive. Only this time, he had met an abnormal Ye Liuyun. And now he’s walked into the trap.
It was instantly apparent to Yuan Hao that he was done when the golden light surrounded him.
"Alas, you are the strongest opponent I’ve ever met! I admit defeat!" He confessed.
"Same to you!" Ye Liuyun answered sincerely.
"Can you come and help me?" Ye Liuyun further inquired.
"Can’t you control others? Then why bother asking me?" Yuan Hao retorted.
"I want to hear your real thoughts!" Ye Liuyun said calmly.
"Sigh! If Mo Xiaotian had your skill, I wouldn’t have suffered such a crushing defeat! But since you still see value in me, I’m not ready to die just yet!"
I would even rather die fighting against the foreign race on the battlefield!" Yuan Hao sighed, accepting Ye Liuyun’s offer.
Even after giving him the go-ahead, Ye Liuyun imprinted a Slaving Seal on him before setting him free.
He could only proceed in this manner for the time being since he lacked the resources to determine the veracity of Yuan Hao’s claims.
Ye Liuyun then ordered Ye Tiandao and Yu Xiaofeng to halt the pursuit, regroup the troops, clear the battlefield, and rush to Deliverance Hill to join him.
"Sir, should we kill him?" The Songstress asked as she looked at Yuan Hao.
"No! He’s already under my control, why should I kill him?" Ye Liuyun asked in return.
"If he couldn’t defeat the master, then he’s nothing but a waste. Why keep him?" The Songstress asked.
Ye Liuyun explained to her, "If defeating oneself requires killing the opponent, would not there be fewer and fewer people in this world?"
"Isn’t it safer with fewer people?" The Songstress asked again.
Ye Liuyun shook his head, telling Yuan Hao to rally the remaining troops and bring them over to surrender, before continuing to explain to her,
"There’s more to this world than killing! Although this battle was unavoidable, the goal of war is clearly not to kill as many people as possible!"
"Moreover, our human race is facing an even greater threat. We must unite as many as possible and stand together. The war among us is nearly over, so I’d rather avoid killing if I can!"
After Ye Liuyun finished explaining, he found out that she didn’t understand at all.
He was perplexed by the "Songstress’s" proclivity to kill one moment and refrain the next, a trait he learned from the Slave Imprint.
As a last resort, Ye Liuyun decided to let her play with Orchid in his Spatial World.
Within this Spatial World, she could also find Azure and Lanxin, who could teach her things at her own pace.
Though the Songstress was young, her cultivation realm was exceptionally high, hinting at her potential as a true prodigy. With the war nearing its end, Ye Liuyun decided he might as well nurture her talent.
While waiting for Ye Liuyun to be integrated, Yuan Hao was able to round up fewer than 50,000 soldiers.
Without question or hesitation, these soldiers surrendered at his word and all pledged their allegiance, proving their loyalty to him.
Soon after, Ye Tiandao, Yu Xiaofeng, and Devil Vine all arrived at Deliverance Hill.
After setting Devil Vine down, Ye Liuyun proceeded with the introductions.
Yuan Hao also reminded Ye Liuyun that the Revival Dynasty still had a guardian. Though none of the Eight Iron Masters had ever seen him, his strength was undoubtedly far superior to theirs.
Ye Liuyun wasted no time allowing Yuan Hao to lead his forces in a siege of the Revival Dynasty, with Yu Xiaofeng assuming command of Deliverance Hill.
Ye Liuyun left him with a thousand ninth-realm martial practitioners, while the rest, including Ye Tiandao’s Blade Legion, were taken into the Spatial World. Using the Black Tower for teleportation, he set off in advance toward the Revival Dynasty.
News of Ye Liuyun’s total victory and his incorporation of Yuan Hao’s forces spread quickly.
Residents of the central region were taken aback, with some expressing joy and others expressing concern.
Those who were worried feared that Ye Liuyun, after drowning an army of a hundred thousand, might be even more ruthless than the Revival Dynasty itself.
But one powerful force was growing increasingly worried.
That would be the Alliance of Goddesses.
They knew that Ye Liuyun was about to fight his final battle, yet the guardian of the Revival Dynasty had yet to appear.
Previously, another guardian of the Revival Dynasty had exerted immense pressure on the Royal Management. However, that guardian had indeed fallen on the battlefield against the foreign race.
Ye Liuyun had to prove his mettle against the final Defender now.
Therefore, the Alliance of Goddesses also sent some top experts, prepared to intervene if Ye Liuyun had a chance at victory.
If Ye Liuyun’s chances of victory were completely out of the question due to the defender’s overwhelming strength, at least they would have known that.
Thus, everyone was looking forward to Ye Liuyun’s impending battle.
Everyone was eagerly anticipating the outcome of this decisive conflict.
At this moment, Mo Xiaotian had fewer than thirty thousand praetorians under his command, with another twenty thousand soldiers defending the city.
He gathered all the ninth-realm martial practitioners of the royal family, yet there were fewer than a thousand of them.
Some royal members urged him to retreat from Regalty before Yuan Hao’s army arrived, fearing they would be besieged.
But Mo Xiaotian disagreed. Staying in the Regalty until death would be better than leaving.
He also knew that others might have a chance to escape if they ran, but he definitely could not. His presence was completely out of place in the vast God Realm.
But before Yuan Hao’s army could arrive, many Royal Court members seized the chance to rebel and flee.
When the members of the Royal Court rebelled, the city defense troops did the same and fled.
This maneuver was a psychological warfare tactic deliberately orchestrated by Ye Liuyun. He intentionally had Yuan Hao advance while reorganizing his troops, creating psychological pressure on those with wavering resolve, forcing them to defect.
In reality, ever since Ye Liuyun arrived using the Black Tower, he had already severed all Conveyor Formations connecting to Regalty. Leading his army, he executed a true three-sided siege on the city.
He also deployed Liu Yang, Mo Shaowen, the soul cultivators, and over a thousand ninth-realm martial practitioners to intercept those attempting to flee, capturing them one by one and bringing them back.
