Chapter 2648: Chapter 2648
The others also unleashed their full power from the outset, launching a relentless assault on the alien warriors.
The crimson-armored invaders were thrown into chaos. Their soldiers fell inexplicably, either struck down by sweeping beams of black and white light or obliterated by explosive attacks. Though they had anticipated facing formidable martial cultivators, none had expected such overwhelming force. Before they could even retaliate, their ranks had already thinned significantly.
At that moment, Ye Liuyun and his doppelgänger unleashed another wave of temporal stasis. This time, they wielded beams of white light in tandem, cutting down dozens of the aliens with each sweep. In a relentless onslaught, the two of them slaughtered four to five hundred of the crimson-armored foes before pausing to catch their breath.
Then, the Demon Vine and the Nine-Headed Netherdragon joined the fray, their own white beams carving through the enemy ranks. Before they could finish, the Violet Kylin initiated yet another round of temporal stasis, continuing the massacre.
The elite warriors among the aliens had barely begun to fight back before more than half of them were annihilated, collapsing in waves.
As soon as the Violet Kylin’s assault ended, the captain of the guard roared an order, commanding the remaining crimson-armored warriors to unleash their divine souls in a concentrated attack against Ye Liuyun and his allies, hoping to overwhelm them with sheer numbers.
"Now’s our chance!" Ye Liuyun’s mind flashed with inspiration as he once again invoked the power of time.
This time, countless alien souls had already surged outward, allowing him to effortlessly seize them midair and drag them into his own consciousness. Capturing souls this way was far easier than forcibly invading each enemy’s mind to extract them one by one.
The Divine Command Token blazed with golden radiance, working tirelessly to refine the influx of soul energy. Even so, Ye Liuyun struggled to absorb it all. Without hesitation, he withdrew his doppelgänger into his spatial realm, transferring the accumulated souls into his own consciousness so they could absorb the energy together.
The four souls—his own and his doppelgänger’s—swelled rapidly. After several consecutive bursts of temporal stasis, their spiritual forms had nearly doubled in size, though the newly absorbed portions remained unstable and required further refinement.
With the remaining alien souls too numerous to process immediately, Ye Liuyun seized the last remnants of the temporal stasis to unleash a sweeping black beam, annihilating half of them in an instant.
This temporal assault had dealt a devastating blow to the crimson-armored battalion. When time resumed its flow, the surviving warriors realized their numbers had been reduced by more than half.
Then, the Nine-Headed Netherdragon, the three Xuanwu beasts, Ye Liuyun, and his doppelgänger continued the slaughter, intercepting the remaining alien souls with black beams before they could even breach the minds of the beasts and women.
Thus, the spiritual souls swiftly retreated back into the armored alien warriors.
Yet, as they gazed upon the fallen bodies of their crimson-armored kin strewn across the battlefield, they knew their fate was sealed. The first among them relayed the dire news to Torin, reporting that Ye Liuyun and his allies wielded the same black-and-white light as the three-eyed aliens—a force capable of annihilating them.
Upon receiving the message, Torin immediately ordered their retreat.
But for the remaining red-armored guards, escape was no longer an option.
Earlier, when they had launched their spiritual assault, they were met with a sweeping barrage of black light. Now, as they fought with sheer physical might, they faced relentless counterattacks from Ye Liuyun, his doppelgänger, and the Vermilion Bird’s spiritual onslaught.
To make matters worse, the Demon Vine and the Nine-Headed Fiend Dragon resumed their assault with white light, while the Purple Kylin Snake harnessed the power of time, obliterating over two hundred guards with each strike.
Those who attempted to flee were the first to fall.
Against warriors who commanded both temporal forces and the devastating black-and-white light, the red-armored guards were utterly defenseless, their strategies crumbling before them.
By the end, Ye Liuyun, his doppelgänger, and the Vermilion Bird had shifted their focus—devouring the spiritual energy of their enemies. Seizing the advantage of their overwhelming spiritual might, Ye Liuyun and his doppelgänger began branding the surviving guards with slave marks, one by one, before sealing them away in their spatial realm.
When the battle concluded, Ye Liuyun and his doppelgänger had captured more than two hundred red-armored guards. Meanwhile, the spiritual strength of their allies and beast companions had surged dramatically.
But the greatest victor was undoubtedly the Vermilion Bird. With countless slain aliens feeding its power, it absorbed their lingering souls, amplifying its spiritual energy to unprecedented heights.
Ye Liuyun estimated that the Vermilion Bird’s spiritual prowess had now reached a level where it could challenge even the alien leader. He urged it to refine its newfound strength, preparing for the final confrontation.
As its spiritual power swelled, the Vermilion Bird awakened an ancestral ability—its soul now burned with the same scorching flames as its physical form, granting it yet another devastating attack.
This time, the Demon-Sealing Stele and the Demon Vine showed restraint, consuming only the aliens they had personally slain. They left the rest for their allies, ensuring everyone had their share of resources.
However, Ye Liuyun allowed the two of them to absorb the corpses while he took out some of the primordial energy to compensate the other demonic beasts. This time, he didn’t let the group split up again but instead had everyone return to the spatial world within his clone to refine their soul power.
The clone, after collecting the primordial energy from the area, pressed forward with the Demon-Sealing Stele and the Demon Vine in tow. But soon, Jin Tong spotted an alien army amassing on the planet ahead.
Rather than launching an immediate attack, the clone focused on buying time for everyone to consolidate their soul power. Only when their spiritual strength was sufficiently fortified did Ye Liuyun step out to take over, leading the demonic army into battle against the aliens.
The alien forces had severely underestimated the might of Ye Liuyun’s demonic troops. As a result, both of their 200,000-strong armies, caught unprepared due to their arrogance, were completely annihilated before they could even retreat.
This overwhelming victory significantly boosted the soul power and resources of Ye Liuyun and his allies.
"Keep pushing forward—attack the alien outposts swiftly!"
Without time to rest or fully refine their newly acquired resources, they split into five teams again and resumed their rapid sweep through the alien strongholds.
The aliens stood no chance against Ye Liuyun’s unstoppable advance.
Tolin, now taking Ye Liuyun seriously, began recalling all his forces to their main base. Meanwhile, the remaining outposts, once evacuated, started withdrawing and harvesting their own primordial energy.
Thus, Ye Liuyun found himself in a race against the aliens—scrambling to seize the primordial energy from the outposts before they were stripped bare.
Only when they reached a point where the outposts ahead had already been emptied did Ye Liuyun and his forces finally halt.
With the aliens in full retreat, there was no need to press further.
They set up camp where they were, enlisting Qiong Qi and the other formation masters to establish a teleportation array linking them to Wu Feng’s base.
Ye Liuyun intended to mobilize the rest of his army here, advancing their timeline for assaulting the alien stronghold.
At the same time, both the troops and the core group began intensive training, using the resources they had gathered to strengthen and consolidate their newfound power.
