Chapter 2936: Chapter 2936
The armor of the Ancient Demon Legion was equipped with defensive light shields, making injuries rare. The higher-realm Ancient Demons had already been captured by the Demon-Sealing Stele, the Demon Vines, and Ye Liuyun, while their soul attacks were blocked by defensive treasures. Thus, they faced almost no real opposition.
Their weapons were specifically designed to counter demonic forces, and with Ye Liuyun and his allies continuously replenishing their ranks by capturing more demons, their numbers quickly swelled to five thousand.
The craftsmen, including Qiong Qi and Tongxin, had already forged over ten thousand additional sets of armor and weapons in preparation. After minimal training under Hei Shan, these new recruits could immediately join the battle.
The Ancient Demons honed their coordinated combat techniques in the midst of fighting, growing stronger with each engagement. Even when enemies hurled treasures at them, they countered by throwing their own artifacts to block, ensuring they remained unscathed.
As a result, Ye Liuyun’s battles became increasingly effortless. Soon, they secured another ring of scattered demonic planets.
However, when they advanced toward the next ring of worlds, they encountered organized resistance. These were battle formations led by large tribes—though lacking standardized equipment, they employed military-like tactics.
Hei Shan and the Tiger-Headed Beast King seized the opportunity to train the Ancient Demon Legion in battlefield formations.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun recalled the beasts and female warriors from the front lines, ordering them to focus on cultivation instead. Against disciplined armies, their effectiveness was limited, and the risks were too high.
He and his doppelgänger continued capturing Ancient Demons, aided by the Demon-Sealing Stele and Demon Vines in both subduing enemies and launching attacks. Human martial artists were frequently deployed for ambushes.
But this time, the sheer number of Ancient Demons overwhelmed them. Though the Ancient Demon Legion was formidable, the relentless fighting wore them down.
Realizing this, Ye Liuyun made a decisive call.
"Hei Shan, Tiger King—release the entire demonic army into battle. Let them gather supplies while they fight. And unleash the Giant Demons as well—they need the experience. You lead the Ancient Demon Legion to handle the high-realm foes, while the Tiger-Headed Beast King commands the demonic forces against the weaker ones. Equip them fully—we must conserve our strength!"
"Good! They’ve been itching for action!" the Tiger-Headed Beast King roared excitedly.
With coordinated efforts between the two legions—bolstered by war chariots, energy cannons, and Spirit Cat battleships—they swiftly reversed the tide. Every wave of attacking Ancient Demons was effortlessly annihilated.
Ye Liuyun, no longer needing to oversee the battle, donned his invisibility cloak alongside his doppelgänger and set out to capture more high-realm Ancient Demons to bolster their ranks.
After conquering several more planets, Ye Liuyun and his forces finally encountered the local regular army. However, these ancient demon soldiers only knew how to march in formation—their grasp of battle tactics was poor, and they had no understanding of coordinated attacks. They lacked any real strategy, simply charging headlong into battle.
For Ye Liuyun’s battle-hardened demon army, such opponents were no match at all. Most couldn’t even withstand a single assault from their weapons. Though Ye Liuyun’s demon forces were slightly lower in cultivation, they swept through the ancient demon armies with ease.
The enemy’s strength only reached the sixth or seventh level of the Dominator realm, but Ye Liuyun’s demons and half-beast demons cultivated two sets of techniques, giving them real combat power equivalent to the eighth or ninth level of the Dominator realm.
With ample food and cultivation resources now available, the demon army’s strength began to rise rapidly, and soon, some even broke through to higher realms.
Having been cooped up in their pocket dimension for too long—starved of both battle and sustenance—they were now fiercely motivated to seize every opportunity for resources and combat.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun’s ancient demon legion, inspired by the demon army’s example, trained relentlessly every day, improving their combat skills and coordination. Their numbers had already swelled to ten thousand, all at the Unity realm, with over a hundred even reaching the third level of Unity.
The two armies worked in tandem, effortlessly conquering over a hundred planets. The ancient demon legion expanded by another twenty thousand, all undergoing training and equipping—growing stronger with every battle.
What’s more, during engagements with the enemy’s regular forces, some ancient demon soldiers began surrendering after defeat. The number of captured Dominator-realm demons had already exceeded eighty thousand.
These prisoners were bound by loyalty contracts and stored in Ye Liuyun’s spatial world, though he hadn’t yet decided how to deal with them.
By now, nearly thirty percent of the planets in the Scattered Demon Domain had fallen under Ye Liuyun’s control, drawing the attention of the entire star system.
At this very moment, the rulers of every planet in the Scattered Demon Domain had gathered to discuss countermeasures. Spies had already informed them of the golden light emitted by the Divine Decree and the message it carried.
Some believed they should submit to the Divine Decree and return to the Ancient Desolate World. Though they didn’t fully understand what the Divine Decree was, the overwhelming power radiating from its golden light convinced them of its authority.
Others preferred to maintain the status quo, arguing that all ancient demons should unite against Ye Liuyun’s forces.
But with so many voices, no consensus could be reached. In the end, the ruling ancient demon of the star system—Wu Xing, a fourth-level Unity realm powerhouse—finally spoke, bringing the meeting to a close.
Throughout the entire discussion, Wu Xing had remained silent, leaving everyone in the dark about his thoughts.
"Those who wish to return to the Primal World—let the rulers of each planet summon their own demonic clans. Once those people arrive, surrender immediately. There’s no need for further pointless sacrifices.
As for those determined to fight to the death—there’s no need to wait either. Gather on the planet ahead of their path of advance. We’ll settle this in one decisive battle!"
All the planetary rulers present froze for a moment. The hall fell into silence before they unanimously voiced their agreement, then swiftly departed to prepare on their respective worlds.
In the demonic realm, strength commanded respect. Once a leader was chosen, absolute obedience followed.
Moreover, Wu Xing’s orders were undeniably reasonable.
Those eager to fight would do so immediately; those seeking to return would prepare accordingly. There was nothing left to debate.
Yet, though they all accepted this conclusion, none knew what choice Wu Xing himself would make.
The rulers who wished to return to the Primal World even worried that Ye Liuyun and his forces might fail to withstand the onslaught of resisters—that they might be slain before ever reaching their planets.
After the others had left, Wu Xing remained seated in the grand hall, motionless as if meditating. In the rear chamber stood two ancient demonic guard units, each led by a captain at the fourth level of the Harmonization Realm. Every squad consisted of thirty warriors, all at the late third level of Harmonization.
Yet all of them suppressed their auras, silently waiting in the rear hall for Wu Xing’s command.
After a long pause, Wu Xing finally opened his eyes, gazing into the distant starry void. A low growl rumbled softly in his throat.
Instantly, one of the two ancient demonic squads emerged from the rear chamber, boarding a flying vessel that streaked toward Ye Liuyun’s position.
