Chapter 2321: Chapter 2321 Alliances
Upon seeing the military token and the flying vessel, Hyan Mutong’s eyes lit up with excitement. After a moment of thought, he said with enthusiasm, "These two items are incredibly useful!"
"With the speed of this flying vessel, you could intercept them before they depart. If you can seize control of their commander first, we could then absorb their entire force!"
"Excellent. Let’s proceed with this plan. Since we still have time, let’s deal with the matters here first." Ye Liuyun decisively agreed.
Ye Liuyun ordered the warship to remain stationed while he, along with Mo Shaowen and Liu Yang, changed into the attire of ordinary martial practitioners. Then, they set off in pursuit of the remaining two martial practitioner experts.
In this region, tens of thousands of local martial practitioners had already gathered and were doggedly chasing those two powerful enemies. However, due to the vast difference in cultivation levels, they were unable to catch up.
Instead of chasing the experts directly, Ye Liuyun first sought out the local leader of the martial practitioners.
This local leader was named Liang Bin. To Ye Liuyun’s surprise, Liang Bin seriously listened to his proposal for an alliance. He even stayed to hear the full account of how Ye Liuyun had captured the 100,000-strong Sanctuary army.
After hearing everything, Liang Bin said to Ye Liuyun, "If you can eliminate those two martial practitioner experts for us, then we’ll believe in your strength. After that, we’re willing to discuss an alliance."
"Alright!" Ye Liuyun readily agreed.
After all, he had already planned to capture those two martial practitioner experts. There was no reason to refuse.
Ye Liuyun immediately released Lin Wu and ordered him to contact the other two martial practitioners. At the same time, he set out with Mo Shaowen, Liu Yang, his clone, and Qiong Qi. They once again donned the armor of soldiers and joined the pursuit.
After Ye Liuyun and his party left, Liang Bin turned to his fellow martial practitioners to discuss the situation.
They had previously suffered a heavy blow from the Sanctuary Knight and were now struggling even to defend their own realm.
“These Sanctuary experts keep coming to harass us. If this continues, we’ll eventually be wiped out. If Ye Liuyun truly has the strength to protect us, maybe we should consider joining him."
"As martial practitioners, we’ll end up fighting no matter what. If we’re going to die in battle, we might as well do it as part of Ye Liuyun’s allied forces."
The other martial practitioners all agreed with Liang Bin’s proposal. They had been living in constant fear, always anxious about the next attack from the Sanctuary forces.
"In that case, once they eliminate those two martial practitioner, we’ll begin detailed negotiations for the alliance. As long as the safety of our families can be guaranteed, joining the allied army is no issue."
With that, Liang Bin and the others made their decision. They chose to remain where they were and wait for news from Ye Liuyun.
They were confident that since Ye Liuyun had already captured one of the experts, he would certainly be able to subdue the remaining two as well.
Whether those experts were killed or placed under Ye Liuyun’s control, the result was the same to them.
Meanwhile, Lin Wu had already reunited with the remaining two experts in no time.
“No need to run anymore. That warship we saw earlier is ours. Reinforcements are on the way. They’ve already sent someone over." Lin Wu coaxed the two martial practitioners with a calm tone.
Upon hearing this, the two of them didn’t suspect a thing. They stopped moving and waited for Ye Liuyun’s group to catch up.
Once they did, Ye Liuyun and his team immediately launched a Divine Soul attack on one of them and branded him with the Slaving Seal.
The other was ambushed by Lin Wu himself. With a single palm strike, Lin Wu left him gravely injured. Following this, the Devil Vine swiftly wrapped around him, sealing off his virtuoso. Afterward, Ye Liuyun and his companions opened a gap in the Ocean of Consciousness and tore his Divine Soul into it, where Ye Liuyun directly devoured it.
That martial practitioner had been utterly vile. In the few short days since his arrival, he had already assaulted several young women along the way. Disgusted by such filth, Ye Liuyun didn’t hesitate to kill him.
Ye Liuyun kept his Interspatial Ring and handed his virtuoso to Qiong Qi to help him break through his current realm.
Besides, the corpse was preserved to be brought back and shown to Liang Bin as proof.
The other martial practitioner, named Liu Tianfeng, hadn’t committed crimes as egregious. Ye Liuyun spared him and decided to keep both him and Lin Wu as his personal enforcers.
Afterward, Ye Liuyun and his clone absorbed the Divine Soul from the Omnipotent Level martial practitioner. From there, their own Divine Souls strengthened considerably as a result.
Liang Bin and his followers hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun to subdue both Immortal Realm practitioners so swiftly.
When they saw that the wicked one was slain and the other had been enslaved, they were satisfied with the outcome.
Liang Bin immediately began discussing alliance details with Ye Liuyun. He explained why they were so eager to join, which finally helped Ye Liuyun understand their motives.
Nonetheless, this was the first world to voluntarily offer an alliance, and Ye Liuyun felt a rare sense of relief. At last, he had found a true ally.
Although the martial practitioner strength of this world had been heavily depleted by repeated assaults from the Sanctuary Knights and powerful invaders, there were still tens of thousands of cultivators at the Ninth Tier. When combined with those martial practitioners above the Sixth Tier, assembling a formidable army of one hundred thousand elite posed no difficulty at all.
Negotiations between Ye Liuyun and the local leaders progressed smoothly. The only condition they insisted on was the absolute safety of their people.
"To ensure their complete safety, the entire world must be relocated into my Spatial World." Ye Liuyun proposed.
To prove the credibility of his claim, Ye Liuyun personally brought Liang Bin into his Spatial World. What Liang Bin witnessed left him utterly stunned and he could only describe it as a miracle.
Convinced, Liang Bin returned and successfully persuaded the rest of his people.
In the end, they agreed to form an elite force of one hundred thousand of their strongest martial practitioner to follow Ye Liuyun into battle. Ye Liuyun provided them with Sui Fenghu’s warship for transportation. He also promised that top-grade weapons, armor, and equipment would be distributed to them in due time.
Ye Liuyun then appointed Sui Fenghu as the commander of this new force, with Liang Bin as his deputy, since Liang Bin lacked the expertise in military tactics and training.
As for the remaining hundred thousand or so lower-tier martial practitioners, Ye Liuyun absorbed them into his Spatial World. After that, he used the Black Tower to teleport them to Moyana Island, where they could live out their days.
The last group consisted of around three hundred thousand ordinary civilians. They were to be relocated into Ye Liuyun’s Spatial World, along with Star Island itself.
This arrangement would guarantee their safety. It would also shield them completely from the ravages of war. The decision reassured Liang Bin and the others beyond all doubt.
After everything was settled, Ye Liuyun and Liang Bin signed a Divine Soul contract to seal their alliance. All martial practitioners joining the allied army also signed loyalty contracts, pledging their allegiance to Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun granted the martial practitioners some time to gather their resources and bid farewell to their loved ones.
Hyan Mutong’s battleship descended and landed, temporarily taking charge of the island’s defense. Meanwhile, Sui Fenghu led the War Wolf Cavalry out to begin reorganizing the newly formed hundred-thousand-strong army.
As for Ye Liuyun, he absorbed the remaining civilians into his Spatial World. Then, accompanied by Lin Wu and Liu Tianfeng, he boarded the flying vessel and set off to confront the force of three hundred thousand troops.
"Sir, the orders must have reached that army by now. According to the orders, there should be three Omnipotent Level experts among us..." Lin Wu said, his voice laced with worry.
Before he could finish, Ye Liuyun activated the Phantom Illusion technique and instantly transformed into the very martial practitioner he had slain earlier. Even the aura he emanated was identical to that of an Omnipotent Level expert.
Both Lin Wu and Liu Tianfeng were left utterly speechless. Their mouths fell open in astonishment, deeply awed by the mastery and realism of this technique.
