Chapter 1178: Stone City Ablaze

Everyone, after their True Essence was exhausted or they were injured, went back to recover.

The main defensive force remained those fifty stone puppets and the Yin Soul army.

After they held out for two hours, Ye Liuyun's Yin Soul army had already lost more than half its strength.

If they kept fighting, even Shura and Ye Liuyun would find it hard to let go.

Without a foundation, retraining the ferocious beasts would also take even more time and effort.

Ye Liuyun commanded the Skeleton Puppet to wave the Soul Banner, recalling the Yin Soul army. Huo Hu was also summoned back and sealed into the Space World.

Suddenly stripped of the Yin Soul army's defense, everyone would face the countless ferocious beasts directly, inevitably feeling fear.

"Without the Yin Soul army, can we still hold back so many ferocious beasts?" some Martial Cultivators immediately voiced their concerns to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun ignored their words entirely and instead called Su Miaoyin at once.

"Your turn!"

Su Miaoyin smiled at Ye Liuyun and produced the Divine Rank oil lamp she had prepared long ago.

"Hoo!"

The Golden Crow Holy Fire surged out of the lamp, quickly sweeping over the entire city.

This was Ye Liuyun's Golden Crow Holy Fire, far more powerful than ordinary flames.

Most ferocious beasts were instantly turned to ash by the flames. Only a few water‑ or earth‑type beasts could barely preserve themselves.

Now the others didn't even need to fight.

Feeling the scorching fire around them, they all stared blankly.

Ye Liuyun was not only strong himself, but those around him were strong as well.

First came a masked Demon Cultivator, whose combat power was no less than Ye Liuyun's.

Then Wu Qingcheng and Su Miaoyin appeared in succession. Both women's treasures were very unusual, and each was a beauty capable of toppling a nation.

It was unknown how many people remained in Ye Liuyun's Space World.

The Seventh Prince couldn't help but joke with Ye Liuyun: "Ye Liuyun, how many such beauties do you have around you?"

"You'd better not start scheming!" Ye Liuyun warned him with a smile.

Su Miaoyin also laughed, pointed the oil lamp at the Seventh Prince, frightening him into repeatedly stepping back.

"How much power do you actually carry with you!" the Crown Prince wasn't asking for details, but marveling at how much power Ye Liuyun bore.

"Ha ha, boss, I knew with you around we'd definitely be safe!" Zhu Youfu joined in the banter.

"Don't always rely on me; you all should pitch in more!"

Although Ye Liuyun said that aloud, he knew in his heart that the others' capabilities were far fewer than his, and he didn't truly need them to help.

He began to focus on directing Su Miaoyin, pausing intermittently to let some ferocious beasts in. When enough beasts gathered, he burned them again.

The Beast King outside, seeing this, could only rally some fire‑immune ferocious beasts as the vanguard force.

It now dared not release its Soul to attack Ye Liuyun and his group.

Yet even those beasts that could breach the Golden Crow Holy Fire's blaze were still slain by Ye Liuyun and his companions.

Nearly a day had passed, and their Formation Plate had only been breached through five layers, leaving five layers intact and unharmed.

Everyone knew the end was near, so they all began to relax.

They never expected they could hold out until the end. Of course, that was all thanks to Ye Liuyun.

Without Ye Liuyun's power, they could never have lasted this long.

Even Emperor Xia and the ministers watching from outside had to admit that Ye Liuyun was truly hard to deal with.

"This kid constantly pulls new tricks. To deal with him, even an entire army isn't enough!"

"Indeed! No family or Prince that opposes him has any chance against him!"

The stronger Ye Liuyun performed, the more satisfied Emperor Xia became.

The whole Stone City was now blackened by fire. From afar, Stone City was shrouded in rolling black smoke.

The ferocious beasts instinctively feared the flames. With none charging in from outside, once the Beast King ceased his roar, they began to retreat.

The scent of burnt beasts spread throughout the entire space.

"Roar!"

The Beast King's roar sounded again.

But this time the roar was different from before, unusually long and low.

Hearing the Beast King's roar, the beasts scattered as if granted a great pardon.

The ground's tremor prompted the Martial Cultivators to probe outward with Divine Sense.

"Did the ferocious beasts retreat?"

Some expressed doubt, while others showed joy on their faces.

"Could the Beast King be about to act?" Zhuge Feiyu asked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense was also focused on the Beast King at that moment.

Logically, the beast herd had exhausted all tactics, so the Beast King should now act.

"It hasn't moved yet."

Ye Liuyun only knew its current state. Whether it would act, he could not guess.

Hearing this, everyone immediately used Divine Sense to probe the Beast King, monitoring its movements.

However, only after all the ferocious beasts had fled did the Beast King slowly depart, showing no intention to attack them.

"What's going on?"

The others were all puzzled and could not understand.

These ferocious beasts arrived suddenly and left just as inexplicably.

Ye Liuyun kept carefully observing the Beast King, and found that it moved rather relaxed, showing no anger or resentment. It didn't even glance back.

Zhuge Feiyu was the same; seeing the Beast King's condition, he looked at Ye Liuyun with puzzlement.

Ye Liuyun shook his head, indicating he didn't understand.

Although the two of them hadn't interacted much, their thoughts always aligned, so they were very in sync.

"Is that it?" Zhu Youfu couldn't help voicing his doubt.

"Maybe. Everyone, don't let your guard down; retreat back into the Formation Plate first to ensure safety."

Ye Liuyun said, pulling Su Miaoyin back into the Space World, and led everyone back into the stone house.

Now the situation outside was unknown, and everyone waited anxiously, unable to settle down to cultivate.

This quiet waiting was even more unbearable than fighting.

After one hour, as the time to leave approached, the group still noticed no abnormality.

Most Martial Cultivators began to fully relax. Everyone handed over the battle points they had earned to their princes.

Around the stone house were five layers of Formation Plate. Even if danger existed, the remaining time was insufficient to breach all five layers.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun also gathered the fifty stone figures back, lest they be left behind when departing.

Zhuge Feiyu, along with several princes, were anxiously using Divine Sense to scan the surroundings.

Ye Liuyun did the same, even with Golden Pupil, they spread their Divine Sense as far as possible, yet still found no danger.

Zhuge Feiyu sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun: "I think our entry into the Secret Realm this time may be under the Imperial Family's control."

His meaning was clear: the Imperial Family could manipulate the Secret Realm. The Beast King's attacks were merely a test for them.

"That's also possible!" Ye Liuyun replied via Transmission Voice.