Chapter 1105

As soon as the battle began, the Earth Sovereign's monster beast charged forward first.

Ye Liuyun still used the old method: first a volley of arrows to suppress, then various attributes of True Essence to block, and finally the assault team moved in.

Facing the Di Zun First Rank monster beast, the team members didn't panic too much; two squads went up together and threw the monster beast into disarray.

Since each squad attacks with three people at once, even though their cultivation is lower than the monster beast's, attacks will always land on it.

Once it gets hit, the monster beast's attack becomes distracted; plus Ye Liuyun's spirit‑arrow rain interferes, so after a few rounds of combat the monster beast hardly launches any threatening strikes—instead, it ends up covered in wounds.

Finally, due to massive consumption, it couldn't even flee and was outright wiped out by the two squads.

The other monster beasts were also wiped out by the team.

The whole team cheered up. Facing the Earth Sovereign's monster beasts, their confidence grew significantly.

Ye Liuyun immediately sent out a warning whistle, then had the six members who dealt with the monster beasts share their experience as a reference for others.

In the subsequent battles, they encountered many Di Zun First Rank monster beasts, yet the team members handled them with ease.

The team members also continually exchanged experiences.

The Earth Sovereign powerhouses that once frightened them now, in their eyes, are merely 'nothing special!'

Ye Liuyun, however, reminded them not to be careless.

"When you encounter Di Zun Second Rank monster beasts, you must prepare divine artifacts."

Because dealing with stronger monster beasts, relying solely on numbers is useless.

Moreover, the more people there are, the more inconsistent their attacks become, giving the monster beast chances to pick them off one by one.

"We still have six people attack together, but we use one divine artifact to draw attention and another to mainly handle the offense."

Ye Liuyun then moved the squads without divine artifacts to the rear of the team, assigning them mainly to support combat.

He even had them treat the Di Zun First Rank monster beasts as if they were Di Zun Second Rank for a drill.

Once they had coordinated smoothly, Ye Liuyun then led the team deeper in.

This time, as soon as they arrived, they encountered three Di Zun Second Rank monster beasts leading the way.

Ye Liuyun watched from the side, having already drawn the Vajra Divine Bow, ready to reinforce them at any moment.

Six squads were responsible for attacking the Earth Sovereign monster beasts, and two of them coordinated exceptionally well.

However, in another squad, a team member released his divine artifact too late, missing the battle opportunity, and consequently the monster beast seized the chance to pounce.

Ye Liuyun also shot the arrow he had already drawn to full.

"Boom!"

One arrow, headshot.

That monster beast had already rushed up to a team member, opened its bloody maw, and was about to bite.

His arrow happened to blast the monster beast's head apart, spraying that teammate with blood and flesh.

That teammate was also so frightened he sat straight down on the ground, unable to recover for a while.

After a while, he finally stood up, bowed deeply to Ye Liuyun to express his gratitude.

The disciple whose movement was slow also hurriedly apologized.

"It's fine; just prepare in advance next time!"

Ye Liuyun knew he wasn't deliberately stalling, so he didn't blame him. This instead made him feel guilty, and he apologized to each team member individually.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun led them in a drill of their mutual coordination.

"In a six‑person squad battle, you don't just focus on your own three teammates; you also need to watch the other squad's moves. The two personnel wielding divine artifacts for the main attack must coordinate even more closely."

Ye Liuyun explained the key points to them, then had all the squads conduct the drill.

In the ensuing battles, the monster beasts' cultivation rose higher and higher, and they began to suffer casualties.

Mainly because the monster beasts' cultivation kept increasing, their charge speed grew faster, and the archers and blocking squads found their hindering effect worsening.

They have now fought up to Di Zun Third Rank monster beasts, and still no one has died in battle—this is already a remarkably proud achievement.

Yet Ye Liuyun still changed tactics, letting the retreat stop, and moreover kept withdrawing backward to the territory of Zao Hua Realm monster beasts.

"From now on, to reduce casualties, we will change tactics: squads will go out and actively hunt monster beasts."

Ye Liuyun explained to everyone: "Each team of nine may dispatch at most six members per sortie, hunting only two monster beasts below Earth Sovereign rank, or one Earth Sovereign or above. The remaining three are solely responsible for vigilance and may not engage in combat."

"Yes!" The many team members now truly regarded him as the Team Leader.

Next, Ye Liuyun arranged the remaining non‑combat members to take turns defending and guarding the camp.

Finally, Ye Liuyun said to the others: "I still need to press deeper into the Secret Realm—is there any fearless squad willing to go with me?"

"We'll go!" Feng Xiaoxiao was the first to shout.

"Are you crazy? To fight Di Zun Third Rank or higher monster beasts? If you want to go, go yourself—don't drag us along!" The other two teammates from his squad immediately became dissatisfied and used Transmission Voice to stop Feng Xiaoxiao.

They all knew Feng Xiaoxiao admired Ye Liuyun, but she would never joke about her own life.

Feng Xiaoxiao replied, "Didn't you just see that he has Earth Sovereign ferocious beasts? I know he even has Di Zun Sixth Rank monster beasts, so there's no need to worry—following him is absolutely safe."

"Are you sure?" the other two asked her for confirmation.

"I'm sure! When he saved me before, I saw it with my own eyes." Feng Xiaoxiao replied.

The two teammates from his squad also knew Ye Liuyun had saved Feng Xiaoxiao, and since Feng Xiaoxiao had never lied, they immediately believed her and decisively stepped forward.

After this squad stepped forward, two more squads followed suit.

"Alright, that's enough!"

After some discussion, other members also wanted to step forward, but Ye Liuyun refused them.

"We are hunting in squads; too many people would instead be detected."

Thus, many squads sought members, forming nine‑person hunting teams, ready to set out.

"Although I won't be by your side, if you want to survive you must remember my words: fight quickly and decisively, don't be greedy, better to not fight than to take risks."

Ye Liuyun finally gave these people a sixteen‑character phrase, had each repeat it, and then said to everyone: "Hope to see you again."

Afterwards, they departed in succession, and the overall direction of their march never strayed from their rightward route.

The advantage of a small squad is its fast marching speed, and it is far more concealed than a large force.

Ye Liuyun, relying on his powerful Divine Soul Power, each time manages to precisely avoid the hordes of monsters, and soon returns to the monster zone of Earth Sovereign's third tier. The monsters he encounters along the way, he does not strike.

Later, Ye Liuyun releases his Divine Sense, searches for solitary monsters of Earth Sovereign's fourth tier, and hunts them.