Chapter 2793: Chapter 2793
Under the leadership of Pang Kuan and other martial cultivators, practitioners from various planets in the Qinglian Star System began gathering at their headquarters.
Once everyone had relocated, Pang Kuan and his team systematically extracted the core energies of these planets one by one. These resources were considered collective property, and no one would recklessly use them. For the time being, Pang Kuan took charge of safeguarding them.
After nearly half a month, Pang Kuan and the others returned. Over a hundred thousand martial cultivators had already assembled on this planet. Among them, thirty thousand were exceptionally powerful, while the rest were significantly weaker, with a vast disparity in strength.
Originally, Pang Kuan’s plan was to have the stronger cultivators carry the weaker ones within their personal spatial realms.
However, Ye Liuyun, upon seeing this, proposed a simpler solution—he would take the entire planet into his own spatial world, allowing the inhabitants to continue living there as before. This way, Ye Liuyun wouldn’t be at a disadvantage either.
Pang Kuan and the others readily agreed. After all, they would soon be risking their lives alongside this army. If they fell in battle, everyone within their spatial realms would perish as well. Now that there was a way to secure a safe environment for their families, they had no objections.
Thus, the entire planet was absorbed into Ye Liuyun’s spatial world. The weaker cultivators remained on the planet, unaffected—in fact, they benefited from the richer spiritual energy within Ye Liuyun’s realm.
As for the thirty thousand elite martial cultivators, Yu Xiaofeng and Qin Peng divided them among their forces, ensuring a balanced distribution of strength across all armies.
With the Qinglian Star System fully relocated, Ye Liuyun mounted his falcon once more and set off through the cosmos toward the alien stronghold.
He deliberately avoided using the Spirit Fox battleship, opting instead to raise his own strength to the fifth level of Dominance before engaging the next wave of alien forces.
Having annihilated Broken Horn’s army and wiped out an entire alien star system, Ye Liuyun knew the enemy would be well aware of his actions. The next time he attacked an alien-controlled system, he would have to be wary of ambushes.
Survival depended on sheer power. Meanwhile, within the spatial realms of his clones, the Black Armor and Red Armor aliens—bolstered by vast resources—had broken through to the ninth level of Dominance, adding two more top-tier warriors to Ye Liuyun’s controlled forces.
There were still plenty of alien resources left. Based on the amount required for previous breakthroughs, Ye Liuyun allocated the remaining stockpile to three eighth-level Dominance aliens, enabling them to ascend to the ninth level as well.
The others would have to wait for the next opportunity. Still, they had collected numerous storage rings from fallen soldiers, which contained enough cultivation resources to sustain them for the time being.
Ye Liuyun himself retreated into his clone’s spatial world to train, accelerating his own path to greater strength.
His breakthrough in cultivation had taken quite some time. After being occupied with commanding numerous battles, followed by a long voyage through the stars, his advance energy had finally advanced. Now, he had reached the late stage of the fourth level of the Dominator realm.
Every time Ye Liuyun finished refining his advance energy, he would pick an alien opponent to spar with. With so many aliens available now, there was no need for delays—both his main body and his clone could engage in combat at any time. He would fight until both his own advance energy and the reserves in his storage stones were completely depleted before returning to cultivate again.
Through these relentless battles with the aliens, both his main body and his clone had tempered their physiques to such an extent that even Dominator-level six opponents could no longer harm him. Gradually, Ye Liuyun began challenging Dominator-level seven adversaries instead.
Though each fight against a Dominator-level seven left him severely wounded, the gains were immense. Every battle demanded his utmost focus and effort to minimize injuries. A single misstep, and he’d have to rely on the Life Spring Water to heal.
Occasionally, he would tap into his temporal power to evade attacks, seizing the opportunity to extend the duration of his time-stasis ability.
His mastery over time had finally caught up to that of the Purple Kylin Snake. However, with the massive influx of resources, the Purple Kylin Snake had broken through to Dominator-level five, and its temporal power had surged ahead once more. Ye Liuyun could only sigh and continue his slow but steady pursuit.
On the other hand, his blade intent had grown increasingly refined through his endless battles with the aliens, inching ever closer to perfection. Even Dominator-level eight alien warriors now found his blade intent threatening.
Within his sea of consciousness, the seed of his blade intent had fully taken the shape of the Demon-Slaying Blade—only its power still fell short. With a little more tempering and refinement, once the essence of the blade intent seed ascended further, his blade intent would finally reach its flawless state.
Ye Liuyun had intended to focus solely on cultivation, leaving his clone to monitor the surroundings daily. This region was perilously close to alien territory, demanding constant vigilance.
Yet, on this day, his clone spotted a human cultivator’s flying vessel. His golden pupils saw clearly—inside were over three hundred cultivators, their strengths ranging from Dominator-level eight to Dominator-level three. Their savage expressions left no doubt—they were bandits.
Rather than avoiding them, the clone eagerly approached. The monotony of their starry voyage had grown tiresome, and sparring with aliens had lost its novelty.
Now, with bandits offering fresh prey, he wasn’t about to let the opportunity slip. And it wasn’t just him—Ye Liuyun, Lei Ming, Liang Xue, Wu Qingcheng, and the other beasts and women all emerged, eager for action. Even the Vermilion Bird wanted to test her skills against the Dominator-level eight bandit leader.
The bandits, unfortunately for them, had misjudged the situation. Seeing Ye Liuyun’s group as few in number—and with women among them—they immediately steered their vessel toward them, disembarking to surround the party.
"Let’s take it slow. No need to waste them all at once," Liang Xue suggested to Ye Liuyun.
"Fair enough," Ye Liuyun agreed. He had initially planned for an all-out brawl, even considering summoning the Demon Vine for backup, fearing they might be outmatched.
At Liang Xue’s suggestion, Ye Liuyun released his five alien warriors at the ninth level of Dominator Realm, swiftly surrounding the group of bandits.
The bandit leader, who had been leering greedily at the women beside Ye Liuyun, jolted in fright the moment the five formidable aliens appeared. His lustful haze instantly cleared, replaced by cold dread.
"Misunderstanding! Just a misunderstanding! We were merely passing by!" he stammered, hastily offering excuses to Ye Liuyun and his companions.
Internally, he thanked his luck that he hadn’t yet spewed any vulgar remarks—perhaps there was still a chance they’d spare his life.
The other bandits, who had been sizing up their targets and bickering over who would claim which woman, fell dead silent. Slowly, they inched back toward their leader, their earlier bravado evaporating.
The five alien enforcers herded them together, maintaining a tight circle to prevent any reckless moves.
Then, with an amused smirk, Ye Liuyun stepped forward.
"Oh, it’s no misunderstanding. Even if you hadn’t planned to rob us, we were fully intending to rob *you*."
The bandit leader grimaced, realizing they’d bitten off more than they could chew. "No problem," he conceded bitterly. "We’ll hand over everything willingly."
