Chapter 2754: Chapter 2754
At this critical moment, Ye Liuyun had no choice but to gamble. He spun around abruptly, activating his temporal power to freeze time. Seizing the opportunity, he dashed toward the alien at lightning speed, obliterating its head with a beam of white light.
He had initially hoped to capture it alive, but the creature hadn’t even bothered to launch a soul attack against him. Its raw energy alone was enough to annihilate him effortlessly—there was no need for it to risk its spiritual essence.
Just as Ye Liuyun vaporized the alien’s head, an overwhelming surge of energy erupted from its body, roaring toward him like a tempest. The moment he had manipulated time, the alien had sensed the danger and unleashed everything—its inner energy and the power stored within its spatial realm—in a desperate attempt to wound him.
Had Ye Liuyun not acted first with that lethal strike, he would have been the one lying in ruins.
Even with his double-layered soft armor and gilded plate mail, the sheer force of the alien’s energy blast seared through his defenses, charring his flesh black. Gritting his teeth, Ye Liuyun swallowed a drop of life-giving spring water before hastily donning his invisibility cloak and stashing the alien’s corpse into his spatial storage.
"Whew! An Eighth-Level Sovereign is truly terrifying!" he exhaled sharply.
The alien’s energy eruption alone had incinerated two layers of his armor and scorched his body. If not for his preemptive strike, he wouldn’t have stood a chance. This encounter had given him a stark lesson in the might of an Eighth-Level Sovereign.
A thunderous explosion echoed from the alien base—his three controlled puppets had succeeded in demolishing the enemy’s altar and were now hunting down other high-ranking aliens.
"Keep killing!" Ye Liuyun commanded through their slave seals before making his retreat. He immediately contacted Liu Haotian to report.
"The alien altar is destroyed. The Eighth-Level Sovereign cultivator is dead—I have the body. I’ve left their base and am returning now."
Through his golden pupils, he confirmed the altar’s complete annihilation.
The news sent a wave of exhilaration through the command tent.
Liu Haotian wasted no time in sending Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao to meet Ye Liuyun. He urgently needed confirmation on whether that eighth-level Dominator from the alien race had truly perished. If the alien was dead, he planned to request the dynasty to lend him an eighth-level Dominator martial expert to launch a full-scale assault against the alien forces.
Although the aliens’ altar had been destroyed, they would quickly rebuild it if given the chance. Therefore, it was crucial to eliminate them before they could reestablish their stronghold.
"Pass my order—launch an all-out offensive across all three battlefronts!" Without waiting for Ye Liuyun’s confirmation, Liu Haotian commanded his troops to attack and had already requested reinforcements from the dynasty.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun, Han Qiao, and Meng Wenxiang were racing against time to provide Liu Haotian with the final confirmation he needed.
Two days later, Ye Liuyun met up with Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao, allowing them to verify the corpse of the eighth-level Dominator before they all hurried back to the military camp.
The moment Liu Haotian received their confirmation, he immediately ordered a full-scale assault to eradicate the alien forces.
Upon his return, Ye Liuyun donned his armor once more, ready to lead his troops back into battle.
But then, Liu Haotian assigned him a new mission—to lead the eighth-level Dominator expert in an attack on the alien base, coordinating with him to eliminate the alien elites first.
When Ye Liuyun met the expert, he was surprised to find a diminutive old man. Despite his stature, the elder’s cultivation was indeed at the eighth level of Dominator, though the density of his true essence was slightly inferior to that of the alien.
"How should I address you, Senior?" Ye Liuyun asked respectfully, not daring to underestimate him.
"This old man is Liu Zhong. So, you’re Ye Liuyun, the commander who uncovered the aliens’ movements?" The dwarf-sized elder eyed him sideways, his tone laced with skepticism.
"That’s correct, Senior. Shall we depart immediately?" Though irritated by the elder’s attitude, Ye Liuyun maintained his deference—after all, it was natural for a powerhouse to look down on someone of his rank.
"No time to waste. Let’s go now, and bring all your troops," Liu Zhong ordered.
"Understood. I’ll make the preparations." Ye Liuyun promptly left to gather his forces, with Han Qiao and Meng Wenxiang also mobilizing their troops—both were part of the strike force heading straight for the alien base.
Ye Liuyun’s unit, being smaller, assembled quickly and soon boarded their warship. Liu Zhong joined them on their vessel, and before long, Han Qiao and Meng Wenxiang’s fleets caught up. Together, the three warships sped toward the alien stronghold.
Meanwhile, the other three battlefields were already ablaze with fierce combat as the forces of the Star Disk Empire launched a full-scale offensive.
Before their warships even reached the alien base, Han Qiao had already dispatched troops to breach the enemy’s defensive lines, covering the advance of Ye Liuyun and Meng Wenxiang’s fleets. Once landed, Ye Liuyun and Meng Wenxiang’s forces quickly formed their battle formations.
"Hold off on attacking for now," Liu Zhong commanded. "Let their martial elites come at us first. We’ll wipe out a wave before making our move."
"Understood," Ye Liuyun replied without much thought. He assumed Liu Zhong was worried about being overwhelmed by the sheer number of enemy elites and wanted to thin their ranks gradually.
In Ye Liuyun’s view, a Dominator of the Eighth Heaven could easily suppress all the alien elites single-handedly. But he kept his opinion to himself—after all, he wasn’t the one calling the shots. His job was to follow orders and support Liu Zhong.
However, when the first wave of alien warriors—Dominators of the Seventh, Sixth, and Fifth Heavens—charged forward, Liu Zhong ordered Ye Liuyun’s troops to engage them.
Ye Liuyun froze in surprise. Even Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao exchanged glances, sensing the unfairness of the command.
Yet Ye Liuyun didn’t protest. With a curt acknowledgment, he led his men into battle, treating it as nothing more than a training exercise.
He immediately summoned the Vermilion Bird to help subdue the Seventh Heaven Dominators while deploying the Demon-Sealing Stele, the Demon Vine, and his own Sixth and Fifth Heaven elites into the fray. Even his Fourth Heaven soldiers were organized into six-man squads to take on Fifth Heaven aliens—otherwise, they’d be hopelessly outnumbered.
From the rear, Liu Zhong watched the battle with leisurely amusement, admiring Ye Liuyun’s array of treasures—especially the Vermilion Bird. He even joked about buying it from him.
His attitude infuriated Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao. As seasoned commanders, they knew full well that without those artifacts, Ye Liuyun’s forces stood no chance against the aliens. Under Liu Zhong’s reckless orders, the entire unit could have been wiped out in a single battle.
Ye Liuyun, however, stayed sharp. During combat, he relied solely on his blade intent and spatial powers, leaving the stronger enemies to the Vermilion Bird’s soul attacks.
The Demon Vine and the Demon-Sealing Stele played only a supporting role in this fight—their strength wasn’t yet sufficient to turn the tide. Still, their assistance made it far easier for the other soldiers to cut down the alien foes.
