Chapter 2897: Chapter 2897
"One more round with the Blacklight Strike," Ye Liuyun commanded.
Following his order, Thunderclap and the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon unleashed another devastating wave of black energy. These two assaults had already wiped out a massive swath of beasts, significantly easing the pressure on them.
"Recover your true essence as quickly as you can—I’ll hold them off a little longer. Vermilion Bird, unleash your flames and help block the beasts!"
Ye Liuyun immediately directed the Vermilion Bird to assist in their defense, buying time for the others to recuperate. Still, he wasn’t overly concerned. If they truly couldn’t hold out, he could simply withdraw his allies into his spatial realm and rely on his mastery of spatial energy to outmaneuver the beasts.
Some of the demonic beasts by his side were already hurling treasures at the encroaching enemies while recovering their true essence. They were thoroughly enjoying this battle, fighting with reckless abandon.
Only when Ye Liuyun saw that most of his companions had exhausted their combat strength did he finally pull them into his spatial world. He himself no longer remained stationary, instead darting through space, striking down beasts with lethal precision.
His spatial prowess far surpassed that of these creatures, making it impossible for them to pinpoint his location. All they could do was remain hyper-vigilant for spatial fluctuations around them.
But by the time they sensed the ripples in space, Ye Liuyun’s attacks were already upon them. His strikes often materialized directly from the void, leaving them no chance to defend.
Some beasts attempted to flee into the void themselves, but Ye Liuyun operated on a higher spatial plane, moving too swiftly for them to track. Even when they hid in the void, he effortlessly sliced them out of concealment, one slash after another.
With his spatial abilities in play, Ye Liuyun fought with ease, alternating between brief skirmishes and moments of rest to replenish his profound energy. Occasionally, he even employed his flame power, reducing beasts to ashes in an instant.
Meanwhile, his doppelganger was leveraging the time differential within the spatial realm to rapidly absorb primordial energy and restore his reserves. Once the clone had recovered about seventy to eighty percent, Ye Liuyun swapped places with it, letting the doppelganger take over the slow, methodical slaughter while he returned early to recuperate.
However, the beasts here were far from mindless. Though individually outmatched in spatial manipulation, they soon began coordinating their efforts, collectively bombarding the void with their combined strength.
Every time the doppelganger emerged, they would unleash a synchronized assault on Ye Liuyun’s position. On several occasions, the clone nearly got blasted out of the void entirely.
So from then on, he no longer dared to attack directly from the void. Instead, after slashing out a blade from the void, he would immediately relocate. This method of hunting the beasts was much slower, but far safer.
Before long, no more beasts emerged from the mountain, and the remaining ones dwindled in number. Once Ye Liuyun had recovered some of his Xuan Yuan energy and judged the time was right, he emerged from his spatial world to help his clone finish off the last of the beasts.
*This Frenzied Battle Secret Realm truly lives up to its name!* Ye Liuyun thought to himself, exhilarated by the intense fighting.
The two of them wasted no time returning to the spatial world, focusing on replenishing their Xuan Yuan energy.
This time, he waited until all the demon beasts had fully recovered before leading them out again, heading toward the next valley.
Each valley they encountered was larger than the last, likely because the beasts grew stronger in rank and required more space for combat.
Lei Ming and the others were thrilled. They were all capable of cross-tier battles, and the prospect of facing higher-ranked beasts only heightened their anticipation. Besides them, Ye Liuyun also summoned Li Xinran, the Violet Kylin, and Chi Lian—all at the ninth level of Dominator rank—to give them some combat experience.
Chi Lian’s primary role was still to assist the others in enhancing their power of bloodline. However, after training both her soul and physique, her combat prowess had improved significantly—at least enough to avoid fatal injuries.
Inside the valley, another beastly roar marked the beginning of the battle. Thick fog churned as the thunderous stampede of beasts shook the ground beneath them.
The Violet Kylin, the most timid of the group, immediately wanted to retreat back into Ye Liuyun’s spatial world at the sight of so many beasts.
Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but tease him, "What are you afraid of? Was all that body tempering training for nothing?"
"What if there’s a really strong one among them?" the Violet Kylin argued.
"Then just try to stay out of its way. There are too many beasts here—we’ll need your time-based abilities to help take them down," Ye Liuyun replied with a chuckle before activating his spatial power and charging forward with his clone.
"You have spatial power too, don’t you?" the Violet Kylin grumbled helplessly.
But with the beasts already closing in and Ye Liuyun refusing to recall him, he had no choice but to fight. Still, he played it smart—landing a couple of hits before using a bit of time power to finish off his opponent, making sure never to put himself in real danger.
Chilian would drain the bloodline energy of any ferocious beast that came near her. Once she had absorbed her fill, she signaled to Ye Liuyun to pull her into the spatial world, where she distributed the bloodline energy among the women inside before returning to the battlefield to repeat the process—this time sharing the spoils with the other demonic beasts.
Li Xinran, on the other hand, was wholly focused on honing her combat skills through battle. With her recent improvements in both soul and physical strength, her confidence had soared, making this the perfect opportunity to sharpen her real-world fighting prowess.
The rest of the demonic beasts fought with everything they had, retreating into the spatial world to recover once their true energy was depleted, only to rejoin the fray soon after.
Ye Liuyun and his doppelgänger wielded spatial power effortlessly against the Dominator-level beasts, so he wasn’t overly concerned. Each time he and the beasts had exhausted about half their energy reserves, he would slip into the void, striking with spatial force and blade intent while absorbing primordial energy to replenish himself.
Their party was larger this time, and so were the waves of beasts. Even after hours of fighting, the creatures continued pouring down from the surrounding mountains.
"Purple Kylin Snake, time for a big move!" Ye Liuyun called out.
The Purple Kylin Snake immediately unleashed its full temporal power, freezing time and wiping out swathes of beasts in an instant. When time resumed, the ground was littered with corpses.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Liuyun swept up the fallen beasts into storage.
"Can I go back now?" the Purple Kylin Snake whined immediately.
The doppelgänger promptly recalled it into the spatial world to recover at accelerated speed. Ye Liuyun suspected they’d need the Kylin’s power one more time before they could break free from the onslaught.
One by one, the demonic beasts exhausted their energy and were withdrawn into the spatial world, leaving Ye Liuyun alone to hold off the remaining beasts with spatial force. Eventually, he summoned the Purple Kylin Snake again, and another temporal strike decimated the horde.
Once the Kylin’s power was spent, Ye Liuyun finished off stragglers with soul attacks. After allowing the other beasts some recovery time, he released them for a final skirmish before recalling them once more.
With the last of the Dominator-level beasts weakened, he and Chilian drained their bloodline energy dry, finally bringing the grueling battle to an end.
