Chapter 2756: Chapter 2756
Meng Wenxiang nodded in agreement, thinking it was a good plan to force Liu Chong into action while absolving themselves of responsibility.
"But what if he shamelessly refuses to move?" Han Qiao countered.
Ye Liuyun shrugged. "Then we’ll all be wiped out here!"
In truth, he had already made up his mind—such a scenario would never happen. If Liu Chong refused to fight, Ye Liuyun wouldn’t let him leave the battlefield alive.
Yet Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao were weighed down by grim thoughts. These hundred thousand soldiers had been trained under their own hands. Building an army took years of discipline and cohesion—it wasn’t something easily achieved. Now, they faced the very real possibility of total annihilation. As commanders, their expressions were anything but cheerful.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun continued meditating with his eyes closed. Half an hour later, his troops began regrouping.
This time, he had also prepared numerous puppet beasts and war chariots to spearhead the charge.
When Liu Chong saw Ye Liuyun complying with military orders and preparing for battle again, a smug satisfaction filled his heart.
"Hmph, you’re not even fit to challenge me. Don’t think a few military achievements make you special. The empire has no need for someone who stands out too much!"
His true purpose in coming was to ensure Ye Liuyun’s downfall in this battle. Ye Liuyun’s brilliance had made him a target—after all, the tallest tree catches the fiercest wind. Mediocrity, in contrast, ensured a safer existence.
As for the Vermilion Bird, it was merely an excuse to provoke Ye Liuyun. Though, of course, obtaining such a rare creature would be an added bonus.
Commanders like Han Qiao, with their defiant tempers, were also on Liu Chong’s list for elimination. What use were such insolent officers who showed no respect to an elder of the dynasty?
In his eyes, these soldiers were nothing more than cannon fodder—meant to wear down the enemy before he stepped in to claim an easy victory. To him, the lives of tens of thousands were worth less than the energy he might expend.
Once Ye Liuyun’s forces were ready, they launched a full-scale assault. Liu Chong naturally followed behind, but he hadn’t expected the army to charge so swiftly this time.
The moment the battle began, Ye Liuyun unleashed the war chariots and puppet beasts to clear the path, while martial experts followed closely behind, bombarding the enemy. They tore straight through the opposing ranks, pressing forward relentlessly—with no one left to protect Liu Chong.
Meanwhile, Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao, positioned on the flanks where the pressure was lighter, charged forward with full force, their speed equally swift.
The crucial point was that none of the three squads had any attention to spare for him now. Trapped amidst the alien horde, Liu Zhong had no choice but to fight back.
"Damn it, they must have done this on purpose!" Liu Zhong cursed inwardly, yet he had no option but to strike.
The moment he attacked, the aliens immediately recognized his strength. Instantly, all their elite warriors swarmed toward him, further easing the pressure on Ye Liuyun and his team. Seizing the momentum, they pressed forward relentlessly, cutting straight through the alien forces like a hot knife through butter.
Even when they encountered formidable foes, the combined efforts of the Demon Vine, the Demon-Sealing Stele, and the Vermilion Bird made quick work of them.
Moreover, with a sizable contingent of Level Six Dominator soldiers backing them up—supported by the war chariots and puppet beasts—the alien forces stood no chance.
Though Liu Zhong had been forced into action, his strength was undeniable. Despite his somewhat unstable true essence, dispatching Level Seven Dominator cultivators was child’s play for him—each strike felling one with ease.
As he swung his palms repeatedly, he deliberately surged toward Ye Liuyun’s direction. Ye Liuyun instantly realized the man’s intent: Liu Zhong was out for revenge, aiming to drag the chaos of battle into their ranks and wipe them out under the guise of combat.
"That bastard’s coming for us!" The thought flashed through Ye Liuyun’s mind, and he immediately resolved to strike first. He had no tolerance for those who schemed against him in the shadows.
Half of his elite subordinates had already fallen—this was a debt he intended to settle right here, right now.
"Push forward at full speed!"
While barking the order to his troops, Ye Liuyun broke away from the formation. In the blink of an eye, he shapeshifted into the likeness of an alien warrior. The battlefield was in utter chaos, and with his armor blending seamlessly among the alien ranks, no one noticed as he swiftly cut down the foes around him.
Without hesitation, he lunged toward Liu Zhong. Before closing the distance, a streak of white light shot from his hand, piercing straight through Liu Zhong’s heart.
Once Ye Liuyun had made up his mind to act, there was no hesitation—vengeance was best served in the heat of battle, and the pandemonium provided the perfect cover.
Caught off guard by the ambush, Liu Zhong never expected to be struck down by what appeared to be an ordinary alien warrior. Desperately, he channeled the power of his spatial realm in defense—but it was futile. The white light tore through his defenses like paper.
"Oh no, I let my guard down!" He immediately used the power of his spatial realm to sustain his life force, then sent a message talisman to the empire detailing how he had been ambushed, ensuring no other imperial experts would fall into the same trap.
At the same time, he unleashed a devastating palm strike toward Ye Liuyun.
But the alien races, unaware that Ye Liuyun was an imposter, still believed he possessed the abilities of a Three-Eyed clansman and rushed to protect him at all costs. Several elite alien warriors instantly intercepted the attack, shielding Ye Liuyun from harm.
The residual shockwave sent Ye Liuyun flying backward into the midst of the alien soldiers. Seizing the chaos, he altered his appearance once more, blending seamlessly into the enemy ranks before rejoining his own forces and reverting to his true form.
The entire sequence went unnoticed in the frenzy of battle. Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao only saw Liu Chong severely wounded by an alien warrior before retaliating with a final strike—only to be torn apart moments later.
When they searched for Ye Liuyun again, they found him covering the rear guard of their troops. Though puzzled by his sudden shift in position, they paid it little mind.
Then, with a sharp whistle from Ye Liuyun, the Wolf Hunt Legion abruptly wheeled around and charged back toward the densest concentration of alien elites. Simultaneously, Ye Liuyun summoned the Nine-Headed Netherdrake into the fray, committing every ounce of his strength to the assault.
Realizing Liu Chong was dead, Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao knew they had no choice but to fight with everything they had. If they coordinated with Ye Liuyun, perhaps his Vermilion Bird could handle the remaining alien elites—there might still be a chance for victory. Otherwise, even breaking through the encirclement would be impossible.
Without hesitation, they led their forces toward Ye Liuyun, joining him in the slaughter.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun’s Nine-Headed Netherdrake and demonic vines struck with blinding speed, eliminating enemy elites in flashes of white light. The kills were swift and discreet, avoiding widespread alarm.
The alien elites had already been severely depleted—Liu Chong had wiped out many of the Dominator Seventh-Realm warriors earlier. With the remaining few swiftly dispatched by the Netherdrake and vines, the Dominator Sixth-Realm aliens posed little threat to Ye Liuyun.
To tip the scales further, Ye Liuyun released the Dominator Seventh-Realm alien he had previously captured, forcing it to turn against its own kind. With the Vermilion Bird suppressing the Dominator Sixth-Realm foes, their ranks of controlled warriors swelled. Soon, they gained the upper hand, driving the aliens into a desperate retreat.
