Chapter 2837: Chapter 2837
Ye Liuyun remained unmoved by the martial artists’ desperate pleas.
With a mere thought, he commanded the demonic vines to unleash their oppressive aura, instantly silencing the clamoring crowd. Their incessant noise had grated on his nerves. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he summoned Chilian.
"Take your pick," Ye Liuyun said coldly, gesturing toward the captive martial artists.
Chilian needed no further instruction. It slithered forward, its crimson form glistening as it began draining the bloodline essence from each martial artist one by one. Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun followed closely behind. Just before Chilian completely drained a victim, he would ruthlessly yank out their soul, feeding it to the Black Tiger to bolster its spiritual power.
After absorbing over a hundred martial artists, Chilian reached its limit. The Black Tiger, too, could take no more. Unfazed, Ye Liuyun summoned his doppelgänger, instructing Chilian to share the accumulated power of bloodline between them before resuming its gruesome harvest. The remaining soul energy was then devoured by both Ye Liuyun and his clone.
Trapped within the crushing grip of the demonic vines, the remaining martial artists writhed helplessly under the suffocating pressure. The distant roars of demons and the agonized screams of humans from the city gnawed at their minds, filling them with bitter regret. One by one, they watched their comrades wither into lifeless husks, their souls torn away—each moment steeped in terror and despair.
They longed for death, if only to escape this unbearable torment. But the demonic vines’ overwhelming aura left them paralyzed, forcing them to endure the slow, excruciating wait for their inevitable end.
This was precisely Ye Liuyun’s intention—to make them suffer.
Yet suddenly, his divine sense detected another group approaching—over a hundred powerful martial artists. Unsure whether they were friend or foe, he held back from immediate action.
As they drew nearer, some of the trapped martial artists’ faces lit up with desperate hope. Reinforcements had arrived.
"Are these the bandits who’ve been pillaging everywhere?" one of the newcomers demanded, eyeing Ye Liuyun’s group with suspicion. Though their numbers and strength didn’t match the descriptions, he recognized the locals ensnared in the vines.
The elderly man who had spoken to Ye Liuyun earlier managed a feeble nod, straining against the vines’ suffocating hold.
Ye Liuyun remained silent, wanting to see if the old man would betray those who had come to their aid. As expected, the elder proved to be the epitome of biting the hand that feeds him. Despite knowing Ye Liuyun’s side had a powerhouse at the Unity Realm, he still sent these reinforcements to their deaths!
Once the old man confirmed his treachery, the martial artists prepared to strike at Ye Liuyun and his group.
But Ye Liuyun had Tian Dao release the elite warriors from her spatial world, swiftly surrounding the attackers.
Drawing his Demon-Slaying Blade, he rallied his comrades with a grin, "More fools delivering themselves to us! We’ve rested enough—time for another round!"
With that, he, his doppelgänger, Black Tiger, Tian Dao, and the others who still had energy charged forward once more.
Outnumbered and overwhelmed, the reinforcements were quickly annihilated under the relentless assault.
Chilian wasted no time, greedily absorbing another wave of bloodline energy.
After regrouping, Ye Liuyun handed the corpses to Black Tiger and instructed Chilian to transfer the newly absorbed power of bloodline to him as well.
Black Tiger sent a mental message, hesitant, *"Master, you’ve given me too many resources!"*
*"I want you to break through to the Unity Realm—to become an even stronger force for me,"* Ye Liuyun replied frankly. *"Keep them. Just focus on advancing as fast as you can."*
Though his motives were laid bare, Black Tiger was deeply moved. Still, he couldn’t help but glance warily at Thunderclap, Dragon Maiden, and White Tiger, fearing their envy or resentment.
Yet he found none.
The other beasts were long accustomed to this dynamic. They trusted Ye Liuyun’s fairness—he never played favorites, and if resources went to Black Tiger, there was always a reason. Years of camaraderie had forged an unspoken understanding; no explanation was needed.
Meanwhile, the martial artists trapped by the demon vines sank deeper into despair. They hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun to have even more fighters lying in wait—ones who hadn’t even lifted a finger earlier.
As soon as the battle ended, those warriors were promptly stowed back into Tian Dao’s spatial world. Black Tiger, too, was retrieved by the doppelgänger to digest his newfound resources in seclusion.
After sharing the bloodline energy with Black Tiger, Chilian retreated into the doppelgänger’s spatial world for a brief but intense cultivation session before reemerging to resume his harvest.
Ye Liuyun instructed the other demonic beasts and women to follow her lead in absorbing the spiritual energy. By now, most of them no longer needed her assistance and could directly devour the spiritual energy of the martial cultivators. Ye Liuyun only stepped in to help when they were uncertain.
After draining the martial cultivators dry, Chilian once again distributed the power of bloodline among the group. As for the cultivators’ core elixirs, Ye Liuyun handed them all over to Black Tiger.
The city gradually fell silent. The demon army had already begun cleaning up the battlefield. Due to the greed of these martial cultivators, the entire city had become a lifeless ruin.
Once the demon army finished clearing the battlefield, the clones were all withdrawn into the spatial realm. Without lingering, Ye Liuyun used her spatial power to rush toward Hei Shan and Liao Tianyang.
The two had already joined forces to kill the martial cultivator at the Unity Realm and were now on their way back.
Ye Liuyun met them in the void of space, handing the cultivator’s corpse and core elixir to Black Tiger while distributing the resources from the Interspatial Ring between Hei Shan and Liao Tianyang.
The Interspatial Ring of that martial cultivator was brimming with riches—all plundered from his exploits. As a result, Hei Shan and Liao Tianyang reaped substantial rewards, ensuring they wouldn’t need to ask Ye Liuyun for cultivation resources anytime soon.
Afterward, they found an uninhabited planet to rest and recuperate, allowing Hei Shan and Liao Tianyang to restore their true essence and replenish their energy stones in preparation for the next battle.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun returned to the spatial realm of her clone to break through to the next realm. After the recent intense battles, her cultivation had been suppressed to its limit, leaving her no choice but to advance.
Her breakthrough this time was swift. After absorbing a strand of primordial energy, the quality of her advance energy underwent a dramatic transformation, condensing into an even higher-grade form. This left a vast emptiness within her core elixir.
Rather than immediately testing the power of the sixth level of the Dominator Realm, Ye Liuyun continued refining and absorbing primordial energy until her advance energy was fully replenished. Only then did she emerge to spar with the Demon Vine.
First, she took a moment to acclimate to her newfound strength before engaging the Demon Vine. The vine, already accustomed to their previous training intensity, lashed out with its tendrils just as before.
This time, however, Ye Liuyun met the attack with a single punch, channeling all her power into the strike. With a thunderous boom, the impact actually halted the vine’s assault.
The aftermath left both Ye Liuyun and the Demon Vine momentarily stunned. Realizing Ye Liuyun’s advance energy had been depleted, the vine refrained from further attacks.
Ye Liuyun, however, burst into laughter. "I had no idea the sixth level of the Dominator Realm would be this powerful!"
