Chapter 2938: Chapter 2938
Seeing the impressive performance of the Lynx-class battleships, Ye Liuyun immediately handed over the entire remaining stock to the Tigerhead Beast King, instructing him to organize the second wave of attacks.
By now, the Lynx fleet was already substantial—enough to encircle the planet several times over. Their sheer speed alone was sufficient to blockade the world. Deploying more would only hinder their effectiveness rather than enhance it.
In the void of space, the ancient demons whose warships had been shattered soon realized they couldn’t stop the Lynx fleet. Without hesitation, they began landing on the planet. Ye Liuyun paid them no mind, ordering his fleet to continue targeting the demons’ remaining transports and warships.
However, it wasn’t long before the demon forces already on the planet dispatched an army of 100,000 to intercept the Lynx ships. Their strategy was simple: overwhelm the fleet with sheer numbers, even if it meant sacrificing countless lives. Otherwise, the Lynx ships would inflict even greater devastation.
"Circle and bombard them from a distance—do not engage in close combat!" Ye Liuyun immediately relayed the command to the Lynx fleet, forbidding them from entering melee range.
Dozens of Lynx ships instantly began orbiting the demon horde, relentlessly bombarding them while maintaining a safe distance. Meanwhile, the rest of the fleet continued intercepting incoming demon reinforcements from other directions.
Trapped in the center, the 100,000-strong demon army was pummeled mercilessly. Every time they attempted to charge, the Lynx ships swiftly retreated, keeping them at bay.
Splitting up wasn’t an option either—doing so would only weaken their threat against the fleet. So they surged left and right in vain, failing to land a single blow while suffering heavy casualties under the Lynx ships’ relentless fire.
The Lynx fleet spared no ammunition, prioritizing maximum demon casualties.
Meanwhile, across the battlefield, countless demon warships continued their suicidal charge toward the planet. Some slipped past the Lynx fleet’s defenses in the chaos, while others were obliterated mid-flight.
Other demon forces abandoned their ships early, rushing toward the planet at full speed.
The Lynx fleet unleashed everything they had, focusing fire on the densest demon formations while dodging enemy attacks. Still, occasional blind spots allowed a few demons—especially those at the Unity Realm’s first or second tier—to land surprise strikes.
Fortunately, the Lynx ships could withstand a hit or two before their defenses collapsed. But under prolonged assault, even they had their limits. Several were eventually torn apart, their crews lost before they could escape.
"Expand outward—avoid prolonged engagements with the demons!" Ye Liuyun commanded.
Ye Liuyun issued another command, ordering the warships to spread out another circle further.
The Spirit Cat warships immediately distanced themselves from the ancient demon army and expanded outward again, bombarding other enemy vessels.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun released another wave of war chariots and puppet beasts, sending them charging forward to engage the ancient demon forces at close range.
Then, he contacted Qiong Qi and Tongxin: "Do we have any puppet beasts that can deal greater damage to the ancient demon army?"
After finishing his array formations, Qiong Qi had learned of the dire situation outside and had already informed Tongxin upon his return. The two had gathered a group of top-tier weapon-refining master and begun researching more powerful equipment.
"Buy us some time—use whatever equipment you have at hand!" Qiong Qi replied tersely.
Knowing they would do their best, Ye Liuyun didn’t press further. Instead, whenever a Spirit Cat warship was destroyed outside, he immediately deployed another to maintain their combat strength.
These ancient demons were stubborn to a fault. Having declared their decisive battle on the planet ahead, they all desperately rushed to land there, with no thought of attacking Ye Liuyun’s position.
Once the war chariots and puppet beasts arrived, they began intercepting the ancient demons in the void, proving highly effective. Working in tandem with the Spirit Cat warships, they slaughtered vast numbers of the enemy, amplifying their destructive power.
Moreover, these machines were far more durable than the warships. Even when facing ancient demons at the first or second level of Guiyi, they could withstand multiple strikes—sometimes even counter-killing their foes.
Thus, relying on this arsenal, Ye Liuyun annihilated countless demon soldiers in the void, dealing a heavy blow to the ancient demon army and severely damaging their morale.
"Enemies incoming!"
At that moment, his sentinel clone suddenly communicated with him.
"One at the fourth level of Guiyi, and thirty at the third! And their true essence is far more condensed than that of ordinary ancient demons!"
Through the hull of an enemy vessel, the clone’s golden pupils had already assessed the formidable strength of the demons inside.
"That’s quite a crowd!"
Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but exclaim, though he remained motionless, waiting for the ancient demonic experts to strike.
He and his avatar were in perfect sync, having already decided to employ temporal and soul power to capture these formidable foes. The second avatar had already merged its divine soul into Ye Liuyun’s sea of consciousness to amplify his soul attacks.
Meanwhile, the ancient demonic experts halted their flying vessels before the defensive formation, scrutinizing Ye Liuyun, his avatar, and the array before them.
The leader, a fourth-level Unity Realm ancient demon, swept his gaze over the scene before raising a hand, signaling his subordinates to attack.
The guards immediately fanned out, though they didn’t strike directly. Instead, each summoned two third-level Unity Realm demonic beasts and unleashed them upon the formation.
The guards themselves kept a wary eye on Ye Liuyun and his avatar, poised to prevent any escape. The sixty demonic beasts were no pushovers—their energy was far denser than that of ordinary ancient demons.
Ye Liuyun and his avatar swiftly adjusted their roles. The avatar took charge of monitoring the battle in the void, while Ye Liuyun activated his temporal power, freezing time before launching a soul attack.
Surprisingly, the fourth-level Unity Realm demon was able to resist the temporal stasis, releasing its own soul to clash with Ye Liuyun’s. Though it had only cultivated one soul, its strength was only slightly inferior to Ye Liuyun’s dual souls.
Fortunately, Ye Liuyun had prepared four souls in advance. Otherwise, subduing the demon would have taken much longer.
With all four souls working in unison, they seized the demon’s soul by its limbs and swiftly dragged it into Ye Liuyun’s sea of consciousness. There, he implanted a slave seal before releasing it back.
Then, splitting into two pairs, the four souls swept through the battlefield, quickly subduing all thirty guards.
"That went smoother than expected!"
Ye Liuyun let out a relieved sigh after successfully capturing them.
He immediately ordered the guards to command the demonic beasts to halt their assault.
The guards complied, though the beasts only paused briefly before one of the guards urgently reported, "Master, these beasts aren’t our familiars—they’re controlled by our leader!"
The moment the beasts stopped, they began encircling the guards, their eyes locked onto them. Clearly, Wu Xing had sensed something amiss and was preparing to turn the beasts against his own men to prevent Ye Liuyun from gaining the upper hand.
Having already expended much of his temporal energy, Ye Liuyun passed the task to his avatar, who froze time once more. In the suspended state, the avatar implanted slave seals into the beasts and erased the existing soul contracts in their minds.
Luckily, the beasts’ soul power wasn’t particularly strong. The avatar managed to capture over forty of them before Ye Liuyun’s main body took over, swiftly subduing the rest.
