Chapter 2931: Chapter 2931
"That fast?" Ye Liuyun exclaimed in surprise. The speed at which the Divine Order absorbed planets was far quicker than his own efforts.
Shortly after, the Divine Order returned to his consciousness and continued to guide him in a certain direction. Following its lead, Ye Liuyun discovered another ancient demon planet.
It didn’t take him long to realize—the Divine Order had taken a liking to these primordial planets and intended to claim them all.
"Can the Divine Order really absorb entire planets?" Ye Liuyun asked the Book Demon curiously. He had only known it could absorb soul energy, never imagining it could devour whole worlds.
"Of course," the Book Demon retorted. "How else would it have the power to protect you?"
"Where does it store all those planets? Does it have an inner spatial world?" Ye Liuyun pressed further.
"Probably! It’s not like all that energy just vanishes in an instant!" the Book Demon speculated before chiding him, "Why overthink it? It’s not going to harm you. Just do as it guides! The stronger it gets, the better it shields you!"
Ye Liuyun nodded and recalled the Demon-Sealing Stele and the Demon Vine before heading toward the planet indicated by the Divine Order.
Truth be told, even without the Book Demon’s words, he would have helped the Divine Order grow stronger. It had saved him countless times—without it, he would have perished long ago.
He even attempted to communicate with the Divine Order through his divine sense, but it remained unresponsive. He had hoped that once it grew stronger, it might finally interact with him, revealing more about itself. Yet, for now, the Divine Order showed no such inclination, leaving him no choice but to drop the matter.
The next ancient demon planet had also been attacked by the expeditionary forces of the Four Great Families, though the damage was less severe. As a result, the number of ancient demons here was far greater, with more powerful beings among them. This time, the battle wasn’t as effortless as the last.
However, Ye Liuyun and his group landed much closer to the source of power this time. Tian Dao Ye released the captive cultivators, and Li Daoyuan joined the fight. With the Demon Vine and the Demon-Sealing Stele aiding them, they swiftly eliminated the demons guarding the source of power.
Then, relying on the formations set up by Qiong Qi, they systematically wiped out the remaining demons on the planet. Only after nearly all of them had been eradicated did the Divine Order absorb the planet.
The Demon Vine and the Demon-Sealing Stele benefited the most, their strength continuously surging.
Next was Ye Liuyun’s second avatar, whose soul power had significantly improved. It would even be combat-ready for the next battle. His consciousness also housed the Nether Ghost Flame, which had grown considerably stronger during this time. With an additional artifact to defend against soul attacks, his safety was practically assured.
Among the others who reaped significant benefits were the demonic beasts like Lei Ming and his kin. They had gathered a considerable number of Yuan Pills and Demon Crystals as cultivation resources, ensuring they no longer had to worry about shortages. Black Mountain and the Tigerhead Beast King had also captured numerous Ancient Demons and had already begun training them.
The one who improved the fastest was Qin Mengxi. She had fully adapted to battling Ancient Demons, accumulating more and more combat experience. No longer intimidated by their ferocious appearances, she could strike at will. Now, she was even studying how to slay them more efficiently and conserve her True Essence.
This impressed Ye Liuyun greatly, and he often praised her as a natural-born warrior.
Following the guidance of the Divine Order Token, they set off toward the next planet. Coincidentally, the location marked by the token was also where a source of Primordial Power lay. However, Ye Liuyun’s golden pupils detected from afar that the place was guarded by several Ancient Demon experts at the third level of the Unity Realm. The number and strength of the demons there far surpassed their own.
Unless they deployed all the Ancient Demons Black Mountain had just captured, they stood little chance of victory—otherwise, they would suffer heavy losses.
After surveying the starry battlefield, Ye Liuyun decided against directly assaulting the Primordial Power’s stronghold. Instead, he first targeted a few larger demon tribes.
Using soul attacks, he captured several Unity Realm Ancient Demons at the first and second levels to bolster their forces.
After circling the planet a few times and amassing a sizable number of these lower-tier Unity Realm demons, Ye Liuyun finally led them in an assault on the Ancient Demon garrison guarding the Primordial Power.
The Demon-Sealing Stele and the Demon Vine launched the first strike against the third-level Unity Realm experts. Only after their victory did Ye Liuyun release his companions from his spatial world to join the battle.
He methodically transported entire swathes of space into his spatial realm, enslaving the Unity Realm demons with soul marks while devouring the souls of those below that level, then handing them over to his second avatar to enhance its soul power.
Once the demons here were eradicated, they set up formations and plunged into endless battles. During this period, Ye Liuyun and his allies fought continuously, everyone getting their fill of combat.
Ye Liuyun also experimented with various applications of spatial power. When he felt ready, he tested his skills against two third-level Unity Realm Ancient Demons.
To his surprise, his Heavenly and Earthly Powers proved ineffective against them. The sheer strength of the demons’ Unity Realm True Essence, combined with their massive physiques, was enough to block most of his attacks.
Moreover, their bodies were incredibly resilient—even direct hits barely fazed them. No matter how hard Ye Liuyun struck, even with his strongest blade intent and full expenditure of Mystic Essence, he couldn’t inflict any real damage.
Worse still, he couldn’t deplete their True Essence. By the time his own Mystic Essence was exhausted, the demons still had reserves to spare.
But those two ancient demons couldn’t harm him either. Using spatial overlap, he shielded himself within layers of void space, diverting their attacks into other dimensions. For a time, the demons had no way to touch him.
In the end, Ye Liuyun forcibly teleported both ancient demons into his own spatial world, imprisoning them there and bringing the battle to a close.
*"It seems that with all my current strength combined, the most I can handle is an ordinary Unity Realm Third Layer martial cultivator,"* Ye Liuyun assessed inwardly, though he felt satisfied. Given his current level, being able to fight against a Unity Realm Third Layer expert was already astonishing enough to shock anyone.
So, during the lulls in battle, he seized every moment to restore his Profound Energy. Aside from harnessing the power of heaven and earth and spatial force, he also needed to advance his cultivation as quickly as possible. The continuous battles these past days had refined his Profound Energy to an exceptionally dense state. The others, too, had solidified their foundations through relentless combat, their cultivation becoming rock-solid.
Even the Demon Vine, after each fight, would immediately retreat into a brief slumber to digest the energy it had absorbed.
From then on, Ye Liuyun and his doppelganger rarely intervened directly in battles. Instead, they focused on capturing powerful ancient demons as reserves for future fights while devouring soul energy to nurture the second doppelganger.
