Chapter 2790: Chapter 2790
Pang Kuan and his companions traveled to several planets in succession, only to find similar scenes each time. By the time they reached the central cluster of over twenty planets, the battles there had already concluded.
The situation was much the same, though the elite Blade Corps stationed here were even more formidable. The soldiers had just finished their fight and were now clearing the battlefield.
Staring at the countless alien corpses strewn across the ground, they couldn’t help but marvel.
"Absolutely incomparable! This is eye-opening—I’ve never seen the aliens slaughtered like this before!" Pang Qing exclaimed.
Their own star system had once fought against these extraterrestrial invaders, but at a devastating cost. It had taken everything they had to wipe out the alien forces that had encroached upon their home.
Yet here, the aliens were being massacred with overwhelming dominance. The Blade Corps and the other martial experts under Ye Liuyun’s command had suffered almost no losses, and even the regular troops had minimal casualties—so few that they were negligible in such a large-scale battle.
"See if you’ll ever judge people by their cultivation level again! Thank goodness he’s magnanimous, or you’d have been the first to pay the price!" Xiao Hong teased Pang Qing.
"Yeah, yeah! Just thinking about it now sends chills down my spine. Lucky for me, he didn’t even bat an eye. But then again, someone of his stature wouldn’t bother with a nobody like me making a fool of myself!" Pang Qing admitted sheepishly.
Had they encountered a hot-tempered martial expert, he might have been struck down the moment he mocked Ye Liuyun earlier. With so many powerful fighters around Ye Liuyun, even a single Ninth-Level Dominator released casually would have been enough to crush them all.
After circling around for a while, they found nothing that required their intervention—not even a single fleeing alien soldier. Eventually, they returned to Ye Liuyun’s side, joining him for some well-earned roasted meat.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun’s clone led the troops in systematically harvesting resources planet by planet, consolidating them for processing.
The tainted origin energy was directly allocated to two alien races—one clad in black armor, the other in red—allowing them to advance to the Ninth-Level Dominator realm. The alien corpses collected were also prioritized for their use before being distributed to other alien elites.
The clone also captured over a hundred powerful aliens this time, further expanding his alien combat unit.
Once the origin energy of the final planet was secured, the entire force returned to report to Ye Liuyun.
Pang Kuan and the others watched in awe as Ye Liuyun methodically stored his vast army and martial experts back into his spatial world, the sight still leaving them utterly stunned.
Ye Liuyun simply described it as a special cultivation technique without offering further explanation. He then handed Pang Kuan two storage rings.
One contained the corpses of seventy elite alien warriors and seven thousand alien soldiers—even their storage rings remained untouched, all handed over intact.
The other Interspatial Ring held a supply of beast meat. Given the large number of people and beasts under Ye Liuyun’s care, their consumption was high, so he could only spare two hundred massive ferocious beasts. Yet, to them, this was already an astonishing amount.
Pang Kuan was so overwhelmed by the resources that he couldn’t speak, simply passing the storage rings around for the others to see.
"This... this is too much! We can never repay you..." Pang Qing stammered, equally moved.
"No repayment needed," Ye Liuyun said generously. "We crossed paths fighting the same enemy—that makes us friends. And friends help each other. It’s only natural."
In his mind, their association would end here. These people would return to their own star system, while he pressed on toward the alien stronghold.
Just as he was about to bid farewell, Pang Kuan made a proposal that gave Ye Liuyun pause.
Pang Kuan explained that their star system had few habitable planets left, but the remaining cultivators were mostly strong—around twenty to thirty thousand. Even those with weaker family members could be carried in personal spatial realms.
With their home no longer defensible, any passing alien army could wipe them out. Instead of waiting for annihilation, they wanted to join Ye Liuyun in fighting the aliens to secure more resources.
Their current situation was dire—resources were so scarce that they relied on purifying alien energy for cultivation. Previously, they had operated in small groups of ten or more, ambushing aliens with little success.
Ye Liuyun considered this before responding, "In principle, your numbers make it worth the trip. But can you guarantee you’ll convince everyone to come with me? If it takes too long to persuade them, I can’t afford the delay."
Twenty to thirty thousand people were no small addition—they’d also be a drain on resources. Still, given their shared goal of fighting aliens, Ye Liuyun was willing to take them in. After all, resources could be seized in battle, and with their strength, they wouldn’t be dead weight.
The real issue was time. If negotiations dragged on, especially with stubborn or hostile leaders, the trip would be wasted.
"Our leader is reasonable," Pang Kuan assured him firmly. "I know your time is precious, but trust me—we won’t waste it. If talking doesn’t work, we’ll help you compel them to follow. No hesitation."
Ye Liuyun could tell the invitation was sincere. Considering their dire circumstances, he decided to accept.
"Alright then! I’ll accompany you. But your pace is too slow—we’ll take my Spirit Cat battleship instead," Ye Liuyun said, summoning the vessel to save time.
Normally, he preferred riding his Falcon scout ship, both to survey the starscape and cultivate simultaneously. But for urgent travel, the Spirit Cat battleship was undeniably faster. This way, even if time was wasted, it wouldn’t be too much.
Everyone boarded the battleship, with Liang Kuan directing the pilot. With a sudden burst of acceleration, the ship traversed the void in an instant, appearing on the opposite side of space.
At first, Liang Kuan thought they had gone the wrong way. It took him a moment to recognize their location.
"What? We just covered a distance that would normally take us a day or two?" he exclaimed in disbelief.
"If you point somewhere farther, we can jump even greater distances—about four or five days’ worth in a single leap. We just need to adjust the course," the pilot explained.
After some thought, Liang Kuan provided the final coordinates of their star system, letting the pilot determine the best route.
"Full speed ahead—don’t worry about resource consumption," Ye Liuyun instructed, prioritizing haste above all else.
