Chapter 1269: Utilizing the Soul Banner

When he learned that the Foreign Tribe's elite troops had moved, Emperor Xia began to worry about Ye Liuyun's safety.

He hadn't expected that Ye Liuyun had also trained an elite troop.

"This kid, he really was prepared early!" Emperor Xia smiled.

Regardless of the final outcome, the Foreign Tribe's elite troops would suffer losses, and his pressure would be greatly reduced. That was a huge boon for him.

However, he couldn't find any information on Mo Tianheng. So for a while, he became very interested in Mo Tianheng.

"Who could make Ye Liuyun reveal all his treasured Trump Cards?" Emperor Xia immediately ordered an investigation into Mo Tianheng.

From the current information, this Mo Tianheng is no ordinary person. And his relationship with Ye Liuyun is clearly unusual.

Does this mean that behind Ye Liuyun there is an unknown force?

He needs to investigate these pieces of information to have a clear picture.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun, seeing his cultivated elite troops dwindling rapidly, felt deep distress.

But his Spiritual Soul Attack wasn't powerful enough to hit everyone at once.

Suddenly, he slapped his head.

"I'm so stupid! These are Foreign Tribe, not Corpse Demons!"

He immediately took out the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner and began releasing Yin Souls to fight.

Corpse Demons are dead, so Yin Souls have little effect on them. But for the living Foreign Tribe, Yin Souls work perfectly.

The fierce howling Yin Souls surged out.

After a period of cultivation and absorption, the Yin Souls within the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner not only advanced significantly in realm, but had also been trained by Asuras, making their combat power stronger and their group tactics more disciplined.

So once they joined, the Foreign Tribe's elite troops could no longer hold on.

"Retreat!" Their Leader, upon seeing Ye Liuyun's equally powerful team, was already surprised enough.

His men were decreasing rapidly, and he felt sorrow.

Now, seeing Ye Liuyun unleash so many Yin Souls, they immediately realized they couldn't hold out. It was better to withdraw early and preserve some strength.

"Want to leave?" Mo Tianheng smiled faintly, waved a small flag.

The surrounding space was instantly sealed!

In fact, this kind of spatial seal couldn't stop this team at all. Even if it gave Ye Liuyun a little time, he could break through.

But it was precisely a matter of time. This delay meant the Foreign Tribe's elite troops couldn't escape.

Although some were attacking the Formation, most had to intercept the Yin Souls and the Martial Cultivator's attacks.

So the Foreign Tribe's elite troops suffered heavy losses.

When they broke through the Formation and fled, only one‑tenth of the original number escaped.

Battles between strong opponents are extremely fast; often a single encounter decides the outcome.

Especially when both sides consist of elite troops, adept at timing and coordinated attacks.

When the Foreign Tribe's Leader announced the retreat, their morale and coordination immediately faltered, and they were swiftly slaughtered by Ye Liuyun's team.

Ye Liuyun did not let his team pursue further.

There was still a large Foreign Tribe army ahead. He didn't want his team to waste themselves against those Corpse Demons.

He immediately ordered Qin Peng to withdraw the troops. A rough headcount showed casualties already exceeded ten thousand.

Even the nearby onlookers, the generals, were sighing.

"In such a short time, casualties have already topped ten thousand! Both sides are killing machines!"

"This is a clash of titans, decided in an instant!"

"This team is truly terrifying! Ordinary soldiers who encounter them are doomed to be slaughtered!"

The crowd watched Qin Peng withdraw the team back to the Secret Realm, their eyes showing envy.

If they could cultivate such a team, they'd be invincible on the battlefield.

The Foreign Tribe's main army also received Tuomu Hai's order and withdrew immediately.

Tuomu Hai hadn't expected his Trump Card to be prematurely nullified by Ye Liuyun!

Next came the Foreign Tribe's massive collapse. Qin Peng, leading a group of Leaders, kept pursuing and seizing spoils.

Everyone paid a heavy price, but the gains were considerable.

Several camps and cities of the Foreign Tribe's army were handed over to the Imperial army for free.

And the relentless pursuit caused the Foreign Tribe's army to suffer severe losses.

After the war, a tally showed the Foreign Tribe lost about three hundred thousand troops.

The Imperial side's losses topped at about one hundred thousand.

After the various armies returned, a wave of training fervor swept across.

Soldiers present witnessed the elite troops' might, so training became vigorous. Yet no one could ever cultivate such a strong team.

After returning, Ye Liuyun and Qin Peng also tallied the numbers.

Their army was the main combat force; including the lost elite troops, roughly fifty thousand died.

"This loss is significant, mainly the ten thousand elite troops," Qin Peng sighed.

"No problem, keep training. Use those Demon Cultivators for training to make up the numbers!"

Ye Liuyun, having witnessed the team's power, decided to continue cultivating such a team.

"But training elite troops consumes too many resources!" Qin Peng hesitated.

In this battle, Warships bombarded continuously, consuming Spirit Stones equivalent to several Mineral Veins. At this rate, even Ye Liuyun's abundant veins wouldn't suffice.

The two spoke openly, not keeping it from Mo Tianheng.

Upon hearing that, Mo Tianheng quickly took out several Storage Rings and handed them to Ye Liuyun.

"These are just a token of my regard, consider them compensation for you!" Mo Tianheng said to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense swept through and found that these Storage Rings were packed with Spirit Stones!

"Ha ha! Then I won't be polite; we need this right now!" Ye Liuyun directly gathered up those Storage Rings.

He knew Mo Tianheng wouldn't care about these external possessions, and since he needed them at that moment, he didn't bother to be polite to him.

He immediately gave half of the Spirit Stones to Qin Peng.

"These resources are enough to train new soldiers and supply the Warships, right?" Ye Liuyun asked Qin Peng.

Qin Peng's eyes lit up as soon as he saw what was inside!

"Ha ha, just in time! That's enough!" Qin Peng nodded repeatedly.

In each of these Storage Rings there were almost a dozen Mineral Veins; enough for him to consume for quite a while!

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun sent Qin Peng away and began a detailed conversation with Mo Tianheng.

After learning the sequence of events, Ye Liuyun explained to Mo Tianheng: "I guess the Foreign Tribe is after you because you discovered that elite unit, wanting to kill you to silence you! You also saw it; the combat power of that elite unit is far from ordinary. In the great battle it could decide the outcome. It was originally the Foreign Tribe's Trump Card, but you exposed it!"

Mo Tianheng only then understood.

"So that's it! Actually they weren't chasing me, I never cared!"