Chapter 1244: In War, Deception Is Not Disdained

Ye Liuyun certainly couldn't believe the Foreign Tribe based on just one sentence.

So he insisted that the leaders of the other two Foreign Tribe armies also come to the front of the formation to confirm.

Ba He Lei felt very dissatisfied that Ye Liuyun didn't believe him.

He gave an order to the few Foreign Tribe members beside him, and someone immediately flew toward the other two cities.

Not long after, they indeed brought the leaders of those two armies over.

The leaders of those two armies were also extremely respectful toward Ba He Lei.

"Now you should believe me, right?" the Demon Cultivator opposite asked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun said calmly: "If you get them to agree right now, I'll believe!"

Now the initiative is in his hand, he isn't in a hurry at all.

Ba He Lei, in order to get Ye Liuyun to accept the challenge, basically agreed to whatever Ye Liuyun demanded.

Although he was somewhat resentful, if Ye Liuyun didn't agree to fight him alone, there was nothing he could do.

He only realized after arriving that the Human Martial Cultivators' army wasn't as simple as he had thought.

The leaders of those two armies were also startled upon hearing that.

Even though Ba He Lei's realm far exceeded Ye Liuyun's, they didn't dare wager the cities.

They all begged Ba He Lei to change the condition.

Seeing them discussing something, Ye Liuyun knew that Ba He Lei held no position in the Foreign Tribe armies.

"It's just a figurehead! Let's see what tricks he has!"

Ye Liuyun gave a contemptuous smile and stood on the city wall to watch the spectacle.

His contemptuous expression was fully seen by Ba He Lei.

Given his arrogant nature, he couldn't tolerate being looked down upon by a Human Martial Cultivator.

However, the two leaders kept nagging him, which made him even angrier.

He took a golden token from his Storage Ring and flung it straight onto a leader's face.

The two leaders trembled with fear, immediately knelt down, carefully picked up the golden token with both hands, and returned it to Ba He Lei.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun secretly chuckled: "Indeed, there's something there!"

However, he didn't show it on the surface; instead he appeared somewhat tense, with furrowed brows.

Ba He Lei, seeing that, also showed a pleased expression.

He had the two leaders announce loudly before the formation that if Ba He Lei lost, they would immediately withdraw from the city.

In past wars, once these leaders spoke up, they never went back on their word.

Ye Liuyun, having received their assurance, could also relax.

"Alright! Since you're so sincere, I can agree—but only after ten days." Ye Liuyun finally agreed.

"Ten days? You're not just trying to rest up and then renege, are you?" the Demon Cultivator asked on Ba He Lei's behalf.

Ye Liuyun however laughed: "I need to prepare! His realm is far higher than mine. I'll use these ten days to try to raise my realm by one level as much as possible!"

"Roar!"

Ba He Lei let out a long roar.

He was mocking Ye Liuyun. Even if he raised his realm by one level in ten days, he still wouldn't be a match.

He immediately had the Demon Cultivator agree to Ye Liuyun, then turned and left without lingering.

Ye Liuyun also needed to go down the city wall to prepare.

"Are you confident?" the Fourth Prince asked concernedly.

"No!"

Ye Liuyun smiled, gave a brief two-word reply, then walked away, leaving the two princes and the leaders staring at each other.

He needed to immediately contact Qin Peng to arrange taking those two cities. Those ten days were for Qin Peng.

As for fighting Ba He Lei, he would of course try to raise his realm as much as possible. But with only ten days, even inside the Xuan Kong Shi, it would only amount to a hundred days.

Having just raised his realm, he couldn't possibly raise it again in the short term.

Ye Liuyun had long since decided in his heart not to clash head-on with Ba He Lei. The realm speaks for itself!

Ba He Lei rushing over to challenge him was basically bullying.

In war, deception is not disdained.

Anyway, Ba He Lei never specified how the fight would be, so can we bring helpers?

Ye Liuyun was considering how to take those two cities.

Once the three cities are taken, the Foreign Tribe's defense line will surely collapse completely.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun also contacted Emperor Xia, asking him to coordinate troop deployment to assist, preparing to strike the Foreign Tribe's defense line in one blow.

After everything was arranged, Ye Liuyun indeed returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate.

The Foreign Tribe indeed kept their word, not launching any attack within the ten days.

Tuomu Hai had already gotten the news, fuming with rage, but he didn't dare openly scold Ba He Lei, so he took it out on those around him.

After he calmed down, he also realized Ye Liuyun was surely going to seize the opportunity to take the cities.

Thus he also arranged three armies: one to attack the city where Ye Liuyun was stationed, and the other two to retake those two cities if Ba He Lei lost.

When he moved his troops, the Great Xia Dynasty naturally detected the movement and made appropriate deployments.

The two princes and two leaders suddenly had no battle to fight. These ten days were just idle boredom.

They went to find Ye Liuyun to ask about his plans, but Ye Liuyun gave them nothing away, only saying they should just follow his orders when the time came.

Ye Liuyun used these ten days: first, inside the Xuan Kong Shi he raised his realm to the Second level of Life and Death Realm; then, together with his clone, he consolidated the realm and replaced the energy inside the Storage Yuan Stone.

During this period, the people around him all raised their realms and prepared for battle.

Only when the last day came and the agreed time was near did Ye Liuyun summon two princes and two leaders.

"What you need to do is just keep guarding the city. Except, it's not this city—it's the two cities we are about to win." Ye Liuyun explained.

"Then what about this city?"

"If we split up, our strength will only get weaker!"

The two leaders, upon hearing they would have to take over the foreign tribe's city, immediately became worried.

They worried that the foreign tribe would launch an immediate counterattack, and also worried that relying on their own strength they couldn't hold the city.

Ye Liuyun first gave them a reassurance: "The great army of the Great Xia Dynasty will also cooperate with us to intercept the foreign tribe's counterattack army. Moreover, my own great army and the Demon Race's troops will also launch an attack at that time."

So your task of guarding the city should be the easiest. It's also not likely that the foreign tribe will counterattack you.

Upon hearing this, the two leaders immediately put their minds at ease and repeatedly agreed.

Seeing that the two had agreed, Ye Liuyun then started threatening: "However, these two cities are of utmost importance to the entire Great Xia Dynasty! Capturing these two cities will allow the Great Xia Dynasty to take another city."

"If... I mean, if the foreign tribe attacks, you must defend to the death! Otherwise, the dynasty will punish your crimes!"

In fact, Ye Liuyun was just bluffing them. Once they got there, they would have to guard it even if they didn't want to.