Chapter 2840: Chapter 2840
Liao Tianyang responded with a battle cry and immediately charged forward, clashing with the martial cultivator amidst the starry expanse.
The two were indeed evenly matched, neither gaining the upper hand.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun had the others clean up the battlefield while observing the fight. Once done, he withdrew them into his spatial world, leaving only his clone and Jing Tao outside.
The clone was currently probing Jing Tao’s memories and learned that the martial cultivator fighting Liao Tianyang was none other than his leader, Li Kuo.
However, Li Kuo was actually the weakest among the Unity Realm martial cultivators in their Four Corners Star System. There was another cultivator among them with an exceptionally powerful divine soul.
In truth, they had all been driven out of their original star system by a Unity Realm Second Layer cultivator. It was then that Ye Liuyun discovered the name of that star system—Iron Horn Star System—and the name of that Unity Realm Second Layer cultivator, Li Daoyuan.
After being expelled from the Iron Horn Star System, they had banded together, seized control of the Four Corners Star System, and prepared to unite against Li Daoyuan’s pursuit. Though Li Daoyuan knew their whereabouts, he hesitated to strike, wary of the combined strength of the group—especially the one with the formidable divine soul—and had decided to deal with them last.
As a result, they were now frantically expanding their forces and gathering resources in preparation for the inevitable confrontation.
Liao Tianyang had recently been focusing on refining his physical body. Knowing that Ye Liuyun possessed the Life Spring Water, he fought without restraint, unleashing his full ferocity. This relentless assault put immense pressure on Li Kuo, forcing him to fight with everything he had.
Ye Liuyun’s golden pupils locked onto their energy cores. Only when their battle had nearly reached its climax did he unleash his temporal power, sending his divine soul to seize control of Li Kuo.
Yet, to his surprise, both Li Kuo and Liao Tianyang’s divine souls managed to react under the influence of his temporal power. However, as Ye Liuyun’s mastery over time grew stronger, their reactions were now noticeably slower, lagging half a beat behind.
Ye Liuyun planted slave seals on both of Li Kuo’s divine souls, subduing him completely before withdrawing his temporal power.
Afterward, he sent Liao Tianyang back to rest and recover before turning his attention to Li Kuo. "For a Unity Realm expert, your divine soul is pathetically weak," he chided.
Truth be told, Ye Liuyun was somewhat disappointed. Li Kuo’s divine soul was even weaker than Liao Tianyang’s, a stark mismatch for his cultivation level.
Li Kuo sighed helplessly and explained to Ye Liuyun that among the four Unity Realm experts in their alliance, only one—Fang Sihai—possessed an exceptionally strong divine soul. Fang Sihai, fearing that the others might surpass him, deliberately withheld resources for divine soul cultivation from them.
Li Kuo also told Ye Liuyun, "Fang Sihai possesses a treasure—a secret realm called Dragon Soul Valley, an excellent place for spiritual cultivation. But he keeps it all to himself and never lets us in! He even restricts our spiritual cultivation, afraid we might surpass him..."
It seemed Li Kuo harbored deep resentment toward Fang Sihai. No sooner had he submitted to Ye Liuyun than he revealed Fang Sihai’s most prized treasure.
The moment Ye Liuyun heard the words "Dragon Soul," he pressed for details about the treasure.
"It’s said to be a hidden land of the Dragon Clan, filled with countless dragon souls. If one gains the dragons’ recognition, they can freely absorb the souls and greatly enhance their spiritual power," Li Kuo explained.
"Then I must have that treasure!"
Without hesitation, Ye Liuyun decided to strike at Fang Sihai of the Four Directions Star System and seize Dragon Soul Valley.
Living dragons resided within his spatial world—Long Nü, Lei Ming, the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, and others. Such a treasure would be perfect for them. Perhaps even the others could benefit and strengthen their spiritual power as well.
Moreover, every part of a dragon was valuable, even their bones. There might even be treasures left behind by the dragons. Ye Liuyun had no intention of letting this opportunity slip away.
Li Kuo eagerly offered his assistance, proposing numerous strategies to help Ye Liuyun seize the treasure and take control of the Four Directions Star System.
After carefully analyzing Li Kuo’s plan, Ye Liuyun found it feasible and instructed him to proceed accordingly.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun returned to his spatial world to absorb the power of bloodline extracted by Chi Lian.
Not just him—everyone around him, including Hei Shan and Liao Tianyang, received a share. The source of this power of bloodline came from the captives in Ye Tiandao’s custody.
Displeased with their lack of resolve in battle, Ye Liuyun ordered Ye Tiandao to sacrifice those who had shown cowardice. Their power was drained and distributed among the group, their souls becoming cultivation resources, while their cores were given to the demonic beasts.
Of the hundreds under Ye Tiandao’s command, only a hundred survived the purge. The survivors swore oaths to fight with unwavering determination in the future, and only then did Ye Liuyun spare them.
As for Ye Liuyun’s spiritual power, it had grown even stronger, nearing invincibility. According to Li Kuo, he was now on par with Fang Sihai.
His power of bloodline had undergone a dramatic transformation. When he looked inward, his blood shimmered with a radiant crimson glow. Even standing casually, his entire demeanor now exuded the aura of a war god, radiating an overwhelming pressure.
During a trial with a ninth-level Dominator cultivator, he discovered his bloodline could suppress the opponent’s realm by an entire level. Against eighth-level Dominators, he could reduce them to his own cultivation tier. Even without wielding his blade, he could fight them to a standstill.
Chilian explained to Ye Liuyun that his bloodline quality had ascended to a new tier. Though she couldn’t pinpoint its exact grade, she’d never witnessed such formidable power of bloodline before. Ye Liuyun’s current bloodline strength surpassed even the terrifying true dragon bloodline of the Dragon Maiden.
When tested against Liao Tianyang, the suppression effect proved less pronounced, yet still significantly more potent than having no bloodline advantage at all.
"I must further enhance both my divine soul and power of bloodline before facing Fang Sihai—that’ll give me greater confidence in victory," Ye Liuyun resolved immediately. He instructed Chilian to focus on cultivation, preparing to assist him again when needed.
This time, he planned to have Chilian separately enhance both his main body and doppelganger’s power of bloodline, curious to see how far they could progress.
Li Kuo and Jing Tao soon escorted Ye Liuyun to the Quadrant Galaxy system. They summoned him early to survey the territory.
The Quadrant Galaxy was vast—from afar, thousands of luminous major planets were visible. The former dynasty had been completely obliterated by Fang Sihai’s faction, leaving the entire galaxy operating under a mercenary coalition’s management.
Li Kuo outlined their four respective spheres of influence across the star system. After comprehending the overall situation, Ye Liuyun told Li Kuo: "We’ll proceed with your suggestion—first reclaim all planets within your territory."
"Both you and Jing Tao must focus entirely on strengthening your divine souls," he continued. "Leave the rest to me. I too need to enhance my soul and bloodline powers."
