Chapter 2939: Chapter 2939
"Hold off on releasing that beast in your possession for now," Ye Liuyun instructed the fourth-level Gu Demon after subduing the other demonic creatures.
The demon captain, a fourth-level Gu Demon named Heiyan, carried with him a fourth-level Sky Demon Wolf, also under the control of their leader, Wu Xing. Having exhausted his temporal powers, Ye Liuyun had no intention of risking another attempt to subdue the Sky Demon Wolf and simply ordered Heiyan to delay its release.
Unexpectedly, however, the demon wolf broke free on its own—leaping out of Heiyan’s storage space without warning and immediately attacking its supposed master.
Ye Liuyun was startled. He hadn’t anticipated that the wolf could defy spatial confinement.
Heiyan reacted instantly, his body hardening into stone to block the wolf’s strike. The demon wolf, undeterred, pivoted mid-air, using its hind legs to kick off Heiyan’s petrified form before lunging at a nearby Devil Beast. A single swipe of its claws shattered the creature’s skull, and with a rebound, it pounced on another.
In just that brief exchange, Ye Liuyun recognized the Sky Demon Wolf’s lethal efficiency—its combat instincts were razor-sharp, its movements decisive. He and his doppelganger had no choice but to intervene before more beasts were slaughtered. Six divine souls—three from each—surged into the wolf’s consciousness.
Surprisingly, the demon wolf’s soul was even stronger than Heiyan’s. Fortunately, with six souls overwhelming its two, Ye Liuyun swiftly imprinted it with a slave seal.
Heiyan, mid-strike against the wolf, froze under Ye Liuyun’s control, withdrawing his gathered energy. But the Sky Demon Wolf’s momentum couldn’t be fully halted—though it tried to pull back, another beast’s head was crushed under its claws.
Wu Xing, realizing his demonic forces had been overtaken, had immediately ordered the Sky Demon Wolf to eliminate as many beasts as possible, denying Ye Liuyun additional reinforcements. Unable to reach Ye Liuyun within his formation, the leader settled for thinning the ranks.
Ye Liuyun wasted no time. Using soul-searching techniques on Heiyan’s mind, he confirmed no hidden reinforcements remained before finally relaxing. He had his doppelganger store the subdued forces in his spatial realm.
*So, the Gu Demon leader wants to seize my Ten Thousand Gods Token,* he mused, exchanging thoughts with his doppelganger. Through Heiyan’s memories, he learned that Wu Xing had dispatched this squad with explicit orders—kill Ye Liuyun and retrieve the token.
*And this is just one of his elite guard units. The other team doesn’t wield demonic beasts... but something far worse—powerful wraiths and skeletal warriors.*
"Once such treasures catch someone’s eye, we’ll be hunted down relentlessly day and night! What’s more, they currently outnumber us—we’re in grave danger indeed!" the avatar sighed in agreement.
"Yes, for now we can only hope they don’t all come at once. Otherwise, we’ll have no choice but to flee temporarily!"
Ye Liuyun also sighed, sending the second avatar’s divine soul back to continue its cultivation. Meanwhile, he and the first avatar kept monitoring the situation in the starry expanse, swiftly deploying two more Spirit Fox warships into battle.
The ancient demons had already abandoned their own vessels, charging relentlessly toward the planet under the barrage of the Spirit Fox warships, chariots, and puppet beasts.
They had realized how difficult it was to destroy those weapons and no longer held any hope of doing so. Instead, they relied on sheer luck, racing toward the planet at full speed.
The demon forces on the planet also ceased intercepting the Spirit Fox warships. Their earlier dispatched army of 100,000 had been reduced by over 30,000 under the warships’ bombardment, forcing them to retreat in frustration.
Seeing the demons change their landing tactics, Ye Liuyun immediately deployed even more Spirit Fox warships, widening the defensive perimeter to force the demons to cover greater distances.
At the same time, he unleashed all remaining chariots and puppet beasts, effectively declaring war on the ancient demon race ahead of schedule.
On the central planet of the demon race, Wu Xing remained in the grand hall, already aware that all the demonic beasts bound to him by soul contracts had been lost.
He hadn’t expected that so many powerful warriors sent to deal with Ye Liuyun would be subdued in a single encounter. It instantly dawned on him just how formidable Ye Liuyun’s soul power was.
Yet, he had no intention of backing down. A gateway back to the Primordial World, capable of absorbing treasures from countless planets, was of incalculable value.
As for the demons lost in battle, he couldn’t care less. Now that he had returned to the Primordial World, even if every last warrior perished, it wouldn’t matter to him.
Still, he refrained from sending another team of guards, silently scheming instead: *"Since his soul power is so strong, let’s borrow some strength—we’ll strike when he’s exhausted from battle!"*
Though he held back his forces, Ye Liuyun remained vigilant. The first avatar maintained constant watch, nerves taut at all times, while the second occasionally relieved him so he could rest.
Days later, the number of ancient demons rushing toward the planet dwindled steadily.
He glanced at the opposing planet and saw that over three million ancient demons had already gathered there. These demons had formed six legions, each consisting of five hundred thousand troops.
There was no doubt about it—his own demon army of a hundred thousand, no matter how formidable, would be instantly bogged down if they engaged even one of these ancient demon legions. Once entangled, they would be swiftly encircled by the enemy’s other forces, trapped in a desperate battle with no way out.
He couldn’t even afford to set up defensive formations and hold a single position. Against three million ancient demons, no formation would withstand their assault—at least, not with Qiong Qi’s current strength. He simply wasn’t capable of crafting a barrier powerful enough.
Suddenly, Qiong Qi sent a mental message to Ye Liuyun, urging him to hold off on engaging the enemy for a while longer. *"We’re making something special for you!"*
The moment Ye Liuyun received the message, he understood—Qiong Qi, Tongxin, and the other formation masters were working on some devastating weapons for him.
A surge of excitement shot through him. Without hesitation, he deployed another squadron of Spirit Cat warships, ordering all of them to patrol the void and intercept any incoming demon vessels.
Only when no more enemy ships appeared did he recall one squadron, leaving the rest to harass the ancient demon forces relentlessly.
He issued strict orders: the Spirit Cats were to rely on their speed, striking swiftly and retreating immediately—never lingering above the enemy’s ranks. The moment the ancient demons’ Third-Level Unity experts targeted them, the ships had to be gone.
The warships obeyed without fail, streaking past the planet at full speed, firing energy cannons in passing to cut down a few demon soldiers before vanishing again. They didn’t wait to assess the damage—just attacked and fled.
Faced with such tactics, the ancient demons’ elite warriors were left powerless. If they stationed themselves in the void, the Spirit Cats would bombard them. If they stayed in camp, they had no way of predicting when the next hit would come. And by the time they gave chase, the agile warships were already long gone.
