Chapter 2468: Chapter 2468
Even from a great distance, Sharman could clearly see the tidal wave of swords in the sky and the beams of energy shooting upward from the ground—impossible to miss.
Fortunately, after the Sword-master’s spiritual power dispersed, the sword intent imbued in each blade wasn’t particularly strong. The attacks from the falcons and chariots were enough to knock them down. Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun and his doppelgänger’s spiritual assaults could instantly erase the lingering divine energy, causing many swords to drop before they even had a chance to strike.
After destroying several chariots and falcons, Ye Liuyun’s side gained a clear advantage. The number of remaining swords dwindled rapidly, posing little threat to him now.
At this point, Ye Liuyun was already thinking about how to wrap things up.
His identity was completely exposed. The local garrison troops didn’t worry him—what concerned him was the Holy Land Dynasty’s main forces.
Ever since the alien invasion, the Holy Land Dynasty had stationed numerous patrol fleets near their sacred planet. Even if he destroyed the teleportation arrays, reinforcements could arrive swiftly from the skies.
So he contacted Yu Xiaofeng, instructing him to prepare the Falcon battleships to intercept the Holy Land Dynasty’s army.
Meanwhile, Youming and the others stood stunned by the spectacle before them.
None of them had expected the Sword-master to be this powerful. Throughout the mission, they’d contributed almost nothing—Ye Liuyun had done all the heavy lifting.
By now, Youming had also pieced together his true identity.
She debated whether to report this to her family.
But after some thought, she held back, unwilling to risk exposing him.
So she kept silent, listening as Kuangsha and the others buzzed with curiosity, choosing not to join their speculations.
In the end, Ye Liuyun swept the skies clean—not a single sword remained.
Ye Liuyun managed to avert the crisis at the cost of over a dozen war chariots, more than ten Falcon-class vessels, dozens of soldiers, and two puppet beasts.
The garrison troops were still hesitating whether to besiege Ye Liuyun. The Falcons and war chariots surrounding him had intimidated them. If even such a formidable sword tide could be withstood, charging forward would be nothing short of suicide.
At that moment, Sharman arrived with his troops and launched a preemptive strike against the garrison. The battlefield erupted with deafening war cries.
Nearby martial cultivators, seeing the outbreak of a large-scale battle, instantly scattered in all directions, fearing they might get caught in the crossfire.
Without hesitation, Ye Liuyun summoned the Vanguard Corps and the formation masters, including Qiong Qi. "Follow me to attack the Divine Sword Manor and wipe them out completely."
Yu Xiaofeng deployed hundreds of Falcon-class battleships—half soaring into the sky to monitor the forces of the Sacred Dynasty among the stars, while the other half descended upon the Divine Sword Manor, unleashing a barrage of attacks.
He also released Ling Hai and the fifty-plus martial cultivators. "Loot the merchant guilds first, then storm the City Lord’s Mansion."
He then instructed Silent Kill to head straight for the City Lord’s Mansion, eliminating any powerful adversaries to clear the path for these martial cultivators.
Meanwhile, the doppelgänger severed the Sword-master’s head and went to rendezvous with Youming and the others.
"Let’s move out now—this place is too chaotic," urged Youming, immediately summoning a flying vessel to carry them away. But no sooner had they left the city than they encountered martial cultivators blocking their path.
These were opportunists looking to plunder amid the chaos. Spotting the flying vessel, they lunged forward without hesitation.
By then, the entire small city had descended into mayhem, with countless martial cultivators seizing the chance to loot.
The doppelgänger unleashed a pack of demonic lions and wolves to cover the flying vessel’s escape, slaughtering every last one of the interceptors before breaking through their blockade.
However, after breaking through the blockade, the doppelgänger immediately had everyone switch to a different skyship and altered their course to avoid being tracked.
Sharman swiftly annihilated the garrison forces. Though he commanded only ten thousand soldiers, each of Ye Liuyun’s warriors far surpassed the garrison troops in combat prowess. Moreover, the local garrison numbered fewer than five thousand—no match for them at all. Sharman showed no mercy, executing every last soldier, regardless of whether they surrendered or not.
Meanwhile, Ling Hai led fifty martial experts in storming the merchant guild. The guild was modest in size, and its defensive forces were meager, utterly outclassed by the fifty elite warriors. After slaughtering the guild’s guards, they looted everything of value before charging straight toward the city lord’s mansion.
The city lord’s residence had already mobilized its strongest fighters when chaos first erupted in the city. Yet, right under their noses, three martial experts were assassinated one after another—without a trace of the killers.
Soon after, Ling Hai arrived with his men. Amid the turmoil, Mo Sha seized the opportunity to eliminate the city lord, pocketing his spatial ring before leaving the rest to Ling Hai.
Back at the Divine Sword Manor, over two hundred Eaglehawk warships had begun their bombardment. The manor’s defensive formations activated in full force, shielding the remaining two hundred or so survivors inside.
Confusion reigned among the remaining martial experts of the manor.
"Didn’t the manor lord already take action? Why are we still under attack?"
"What in the world is attacking us? Are those skyships?"
Without the guidance of their elders or strongest fighters, the remaining warriors had no idea how to prepare. Clutching their swords, they huddled together, bracing themselves to fight the Eaglehawk fleet to the death once the defensive formations shattered.
At that moment, Ye Liuyun arrived with the Vanguard Regiment.
Under Qiong Qi’s guidance, Ye Tiandao deployed armored vehicles and puppet beasts to launch targeted bombardments. With time running short, there was no opportunity for Qiong Qi and the other formation masters to dismantle the defensive arrays systematically. Instead, Ye Liuyun simply had them identify the core nodes of the formations, relying on the brute force of the armored vehicles to blast them apart.
The situation was urgent—scouts released by the Hawks soaring in the starry sky had already spotted the Sacred Dynasty’s fleet advancing toward their position. Ye Liuyun’s forces had to act swiftly. For the more stubborn formations, he resorted to unleashing beams of white light, obliterating them instantly.
"Fight them to the death!"
Once the formations were shattered, the disciples of the Divine Sword Manor charged out in a desperate frenzy. But the Vanguard Regiment stood firm in defensive formation, opening fire with energy cannons and armored vehicles. The Hawks in the sky also rained down attacks from a distance, cutting down most of the enemy before they could even strike.
Thanks to Tongxin and Qiong Qi’s upgrades, the Hawks, energy cannons, armored vehicles, and puppet beasts had all seen significant improvements in combat effectiveness. Mowing down martial practitioners had become almost effortless.
Once the battle was nearly over, Qiong Qi released ten soldiers clad in exo-armor, seizing the opportunity to test the new gear in real combat. These soldiers moved like metallic puppets, charging at the surviving disciples of the Divine Sword Manor. Their combat prowess was formidable, matching the swordsmen blow for blow.
Ye Liuyun was thoroughly impressed—he hadn’t expected them to develop functional equipment so quickly. But Qiong Qi, ever the perfectionist, muttered discontentedly about the exo-armor’s lack of flexibility and insufficient soul defense.
Ignoring his grumbling, Ye Liuyun directed Ye Tiandao to encircle the remaining swordsmen and wipe them out swiftly. Meanwhile, he dispatched Piaoyu—along with a few controlled swordsmen—to lead the Vanguard Regiment in looting the Divine Sword Manor’s treasury and other resources.
