Chapter 2609: Chapter 2609
Ye Liuyun suddenly mimicked the manner of the alien race, issuing a threatening sound to ward off the approaching alien elites.
Yet one of the golden-armored elders not only ignored the warning but growled at him twice, muttering something incomprehensible.
Tired of asking Hongguang or the others for translations, Ye Liuyun decided to act. He struck directly at the altar, aiming to disrupt the teleportation channel—a move designed to mislead the aliens about his true intentions.
Though there were overlord-level alien warriors present, the absence of the three-eyed aliens meant he was relatively safer for now, buying himself precious time.
The moment he attacked, several aliens intercepted his strike. All five golden-armored elders turned their aggression toward him. One even hurled a spike-like treasure from his consciousness, aiming straight for Ye Liuyun’s mind in an attempt to shatter his soul.
But the weapon was instantly ensnared by the golden radiance of the Divine Decree, rendering it harmless. The spike became Ye Liuyun’s spoils, swiftly refined and claimed as his own.
Just then, a golden alien claw emerged from the altar. Ye Liuyun deduced that if the aliens were sending reinforcements, it had to be a three-eyed golden-armored warrior—anything weaker would be useless against him.
Seizing the moment, he feigned his disguised three-eyed form activating its third eye, as if preparing to unleash a deadly beam at the elders.
The alien elders recoiled in panic, mistaking him for a genuine three-eyed warrior under some form of control. When no white light shot forth, they hesitated, bewildered.
Ye Liuyun then pretended to writhe in mental agony, squeezing his third eye shut before crouching and clutching his head.
The five golden-armored elders froze, suspecting that the force controlling his mind had weakened—or perhaps the spike’s attack had taken effect, battling against the dominating influence. They held back, waiting to see the outcome.
Meanwhile, the alien being teleported through the altar was nearly fully emerged—its head almost visible, both claws already extended into this world.
"Now!"
Fearing it might be too late, Ye Liuyun acted. His doppelganger launched a surprise attack on the altar with the Heaven Devourer technique, while he himself manipulated temporal energy. His golden pupils fired two consecutive beams of white light, shattering the soul-defense treasures of two golden-armored elders.
Without hesitation, Ye Liuyun launched a soul attack, first branding the elder who had assaulted his soul with a psychic spike with a slave seal before stashing him into his spatial realm. His consciousness then immediately surged into the mind of another elder.
To his surprise, after dispersing the demonic energy within that elder’s consciousness using the power of Buddhist light, Ye Liuyun discovered a massive golden bell shielding the elder’s soul.
By then, it was too late to switch targets. In desperation, Ye Liuyun withdrew his consciousness and seized the alien elder by the nape, simultaneously poisoning him with his toxic essence while sealing his true energy using the power of his spatial realm.
Just as his time manipulation reached its limit, time resumed its flow. From the altar emerged a golden-armored alien with three eyes.
The moment its upper body surfaced, it fired a beam of white light at Ye Liuyun.
Yet, at that very instant, Ye Liuyun’s clone struck the altar with a spatial-infused slash. The altar trembled violently, nearly collapsing. The golden-armored alien, still halfway out, lurched from the impact, causing the white beam to veer off course and strike deep into the alien ranks.
The clone immediately activated time manipulation, teleporting Ye Liuyun to its side before fleeing at full speed with both him and the captured elder in tow.
By the time time normalized again, the clone had already escaped far into the distance.
Now, one of the clone’s souls joined Ye Liuyun’s consciousness as they invaded the alien elder’s mind once more. Together, they burned a hole through the golden bell’s defense with Netherflame before branding the elder with a slave seal.
Despite borrowing the power of his spatial realm, the poisoned and energy-sealed elder failed to break Ye Liuyun’s restraints. Only after the slave seal took hold did Ye Liuyun withdraw the poison and stow him away in his spatial realm.
Then, cloaking himself once more in his invisibility mantle, he and his clone used spatial manipulation to shake off their pursuers before returning to their military camp.
Unable to catch them, the enraged aliens vented their fury by slaughtering a few patrolling swallows before ultimately retreating in frustration.
Meanwhile, the three-eyed golden-armored alien—now fully emerged from the altar—was none other than Reyden, the aliens’ prized warrior.
The other nine Three-Eyed Golden Armored aliens who had trained with him, along with all the Golden Armored Elders, had formed equal soul contracts with him. Thus, if any of them were killed or controlled, the others would know immediately.
The aliens had indeed made extensive preparations to defend against soul attacks for this final battle.
After emerging, Leyton silently watched the spot where Ye Liuyun had vanished. He didn’t lose his temper but immediately ordered the repair of the altar to continue transporting troops and powerful warriors.
At the same time, Leyton instructed the aliens to construct a structure that could block visibility, where formations masters would set up defensive arrays. He then entered the building with a group of elite warriors to prevent Ye Liuyun and his allies from scouting their movements.
Though two Three-Eyed Golden Armored aliens and two Golden Armored Elders had already been killed, Leyton remained composed, meticulously strengthening their defenses.
Back at his base, Ye Liuyun let out a long sigh of relief.
He had felt the terrifying power behind the white light Leyton had unleashed against him—its strength was likely on par with his own. To overpower Leyton, he would need to absorb even more alien third eyes.
This mission to capture the aliens had been perilous. Their defenses against soul attacks had grown far stronger than before.
Without delay, Ye Liuyun summoned the fourteen Three-Eyed aliens under his control. The Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, the Vespera, and other beasts devoured their souls while their third eyes were extracted. The corpses were then fed to the Demon Vine.
Afterward, Ye Liuyun retreated into his doppelgänger’s inner world to refine the alien third eyes. Meanwhile, the doppelgänger released the three captured aliens and began extracting information.
To his surprise, each of these three aliens had hidden twenty Silver Armored warriors within their inner worlds—all at the Dominator Realm. It was an unexpectedly large haul.
The doppelgänger ordered them to release the warriors one by one, branding each with a slave seal before handing them over to Hong Guang for command. The resources they carried were also confiscated by Ye Liuyun.
These warriors possessed substantial amounts of intact world origin energy, adding another windfall to Ye Liuyun’s gains.
Once the spoils were secured, the doppelgänger began conducting soul searches on each captive. This time, the memories within their consciousness seas were complete—untouched by any deletions. For the first time, Ye Liuyun gained a comprehensive understanding of the alien race.
