Chapter 2842: Chapter 2842
Fang Sihai and Ye Liuyun began racing to harvest planets at top speed.
Ye Liuyun let the demonic beasts handle the martial artists Fang Sihai sent, giving them free rein to fight. With the Vermilion Bird’s soul attacks, the Scarlet Serpent’s ability to absorb power of bloodline, the black-and-white light from Thunderclap and the Nine-Headed Netherdrake, and the black light from the Vespera, he wasn’t worried about them being at a disadvantage.
The Dragon Maiden, Stone Ape, Little Blue Ice, and White Tiger were in charge of ambushes, drawing the martial artists’ attention. The power of bloodline absorbed by the Scarlet Serpent was distributed among the demonic beasts to help them grow stronger. The Vermilion Bird also assisted in enhancing their soul power. As for the martial artists’ inner cores, they split them equally, consolidating their realms together—their teamwork was seamless.
Wave after wave of martial artists came, only to be wiped out without a single survivor.
Ye Liuyun’s planet-harvesting speed remained unaffected. They had already entered Fang Sihai’s territory, directly competing with him. With powerful experts like Li Kuo at the Unity Realm on his side, those who resisted were simply eliminated. If they encountered strong opponents, Ye Liuyun would personally subdue them and hand them over to Ye Tiandao for processing.
Another Unity Realm expert, seeing the conflict between Ye Liuyun and Fang Sihai, decided that staying was too dangerous—aligning with either side was unsafe. So after harvesting the essence of a few planets, he simply fled.
Ye Liuyun then sent his clone with Hei Shan and Liao Tianyang to seize all the planets within that martial artist’s domain.
This was the most ruthless planet-harvesting operation Ye Liuyun had ever undertaken—better to take them now than let Fang Sihai or Li Daoyuan claim them. As for the martial artists on those planets, he would have to explain things to them later.
Under the full-scale harvesting efforts of Ye Liuyun and Fang Sihai, the number of planets in the Four Directions Star System rapidly dwindled.
From a distance of several planets away, Ye Liuyun spotted Fang Sihai and realized their soul powers were nearly matched. He immediately accelerated his absorption of soul energy, striving to strengthen himself while keeping an eye on Fang Sihai to prevent his escape.
He couldn’t understand why Fang Sihai hadn’t fled—until they finally met on the last remaining planet. Only then did he grasp what Fang Sihai was scheming.
"With my soul power, killing me won’t be easy for you!" Fang Sihai declared. "There’s no need for us to fight to mutual destruction. Why not cooperate? We have the manpower and the resources—enough to rival Li Daoyuan!"
Ye Liuyun chuckled and nodded. "That’s quite the idea. A real shame, though..."
"A shame? You think the benefits aren’t enough?" Fang Sihai frowned in confusion.
Ye Liuyun shook his head decisively and unleashed his temporal power against Fang Sihai. He knew Fang would never agree to his demands. A confrontation between them was inevitable—better to strike first.
His golden pupils had long since assessed Fang Sihai’s strength. A direct assault would be futile, but combining temporal manipulation with a soul attack guaranteed victory. Though time couldn’t completely restrain Fang’s formidable spirit, it froze his physical body effortlessly. A disembodied soul would be far easier to handle.
"Temporal power?!" Fang Sihai’s spirit recoiled in shock as his frozen body locked in place. When Ye Liuyun’s soul came charging, realization struck—he was doomed. His physical superiority nullified by time, his spirit outmatched, lacking Ye’s arsenal of Netherflame, lightning, and Buddha-Demon energy, defeat was certain.
Like Ye Liuyun, Fang’s sea of consciousness stood completely unguarded—a deliberate trap to devour invading souls. But unlike Ye, who wielded the Ten Thousand Gods Decree within his mind, Fang possessed no such safeguard.
Helpless, his spirit was branded with a slave seal, reducing him to a puppet. Puzzlement flickered through Fang—why hadn’t Ye simply consumed his spiritual energy?
"You’re more useful alive," Ye Liuyun explained coldly. "A warning to Li Daoyuan—he’ll focus on you while I move freely. Otherwise, you’d already be dead. Now surrender the planets from your spatial realm... and that Dragon Soul Valley secret realm!"
Bitter frustration twisted Fang’s consciousness. Even his vaunted spiritual power had fallen to another’s control.
"Surprised?" Ye Liuyun mocked. "Mountains beyond mountains, masters beyond masters. Your arrogance blinded you—this universe teems with power beyond your comprehension." The chastisement served dual purpose: humiliating Fang while reminding himself to stay vigilant against specialists with unexpected abilities.
Fang Sihai had no choice but to obey the order and handed over the Dragon Soul Valley secret realm to Ye Liuyun.
Through soul-searching, Ye Liuyun uncovered some of the valley’s mysteries. Buried within were the remains of thousands of true dragons, their spiritual energy incredibly dense. Despite countless attempts, Fang Sihai had only managed to absorb a single dragon soul.
Yet that one soul had already made his spiritual power formidable. If all thousands could be claimed...
The thought alone was staggering.
The Dragon Soul Valley also held treasures once claimed by the Dragon Clan, but compared to the value of those souls, they paled in significance.
Thrilled, Ye Liuyun shared the news with the Dragon Maiden and the others, urging them to refine their spiritual energy and prepare for entry.
Meanwhile, he continued transferring the planets Fang Sihai had previously collected into his own spatial world. Many of these worlds still retained their unrefined primordial essence. Fang Sihai could only lament inwardly—all his efforts had merely paved the way for Ye Liuyun’s gain.
After absorbing the planets, Ye Liuyun needed time to merge their primordial forces. The group settled in place to rest while he retreated into his clone’s spatial world to cultivate. Each day, he consumed a soul-refining pill, steadily strengthening his spiritual power.
The Dragon Maiden and the others also focused on condensing their souls, preparing for the trials ahead.
On the planet where Ye Liuyun had stationed, Fang Sihai, Li Kuo, and the others gathered the remaining martial practitioners—over ten thousand strong, all at least seventh-level Sovereigns.
Ye Liuyun entrusted them to Ye Tiandao, tasking her with selection. The weak-willed and less capable were weeded out, handed over to Chi Lian for bloodline absorption. Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun, his clone, the Dragon Maiden, Lei Ming, and the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon feasted on spiritual energy, bolstering their own.
In the end, more than three thousand were eliminated, further enhancing the group’s bloodline and spiritual power.
After consolidating their gains, Ye Liuyun led the Dragon Maiden, Lei Ming, and the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon into the Dragon Soul Valley.
His clone remained behind with Black Tiger, Black Mountain, Liao Tianyang, and the demon army, standing guard in case Li Daoyuan decided to strike.
