Chapter 1285: Start of the Escape

"You don't need to rush back to Yi Cheng with the troops. Doing so would make us look weak to the Great Xia Empire. Perhaps the Great Xia Empire would use public opinion to attack us. Stay on the battlefield; fight when you have a chance, and conserve strength when you don't."

Ye Liuyun instructed Qin Peng.

"Prince, rest assured. Whatever the matter is, I will discuss it with Zhuge Feiyu!" Qin Peng reassured Ye Liuyun.

"That's good!" With Zhuge Feiyu as the strategist, Ye Liuyun truly felt at ease.

At least for the short term, no one dares to act against Ye Liuyun's forces lightly.

Everything has already been arranged, and Ye Liuyun no longer has any concerns, calmly awaiting the arrival of the Underworld God.

Ye Liuyun is preparing to contend with the Underworld God, and the key is mastering the timing.

When the Underworld God is about to catch up, he will use the Black Tower's teleportation to a farther point, constantly keeping distance from the Underworld God.

He doesn't know how long this method can be sustained.

But as long as he can delay by a day, his strength will improve a bit.

His foundation is low, so his advancement will certainly be faster than the Underworld God's. The Underworld God has already cultivated to the top tier, and further growth leaves little room.

Moreover, as the Underworld God pursues him, it continuously consumes True Essence, and its patience is gradually worn down. This gives him a greater chance to counter‑kill the Underworld God.

In recent days, Ye Liuyun has hardly cultivated; he occasionally goes out to find Alien Evil Artifacts to practice, but most of the time he monitors the Underworld God's distance and calculates the timing.

The entire Zhongyang Dalu, especially the major powers, are quietly awaiting how events unfold.

Ye Liuyun's current position is undeniably pivotal. If something happens to him, it could trigger a chain of reactions.

Ye Liuyun's mind is also tormented.

It's not only the Nether Mark causing unrest; he mainly worries that the Underworld God might suddenly accelerate.

He could flee immediately, but he fears the Underworld God would take its wrath out on the other soldiers on the battlefield.

So he waited until the Underworld God had five days left to reach here, then preemptively used the Black Tower teleport to the Lanruo Ice domain, the Triangular Chaotic Realm.

He had previously sent a clone there, leaving behind coordinates.

It is also the farthest point from the Underworld God.

After arriving there, Ye Liuyun immediately boarded a Divine Rank shuttle and rushed back toward Zhongyang Dalu without looking back.

The Underworld God, hurrying along, suddenly noticed that Ye Liuyun's Nether Mark was no longer ahead.

He had already spotted a Teleportation Array below, so he kept watching whether Ye Liuyun would slip away through it.

But he did not expect Ye Liuyun to disappear so completely.

Nevertheless, he did not stop; instead, he wanted to see where Ye Liuyun had been staying.

When he reached near the battlefield, he also sensed the presence of an Alien Evil Artifact.

"So there are Foreign Tribe here too!"

As soon as he arrived, he immediately understood that Ye Liuyun had likely been confronting the Foreign Tribe here before.

"First, let you run a distance!"

The Underworld God sensed Ye Liuyun's new location and knew he must have escaped via a Teleportation Array.

However, further ahead there are no Teleportation Arrays, so he is not worried about Ye Liuyun getting far.

"Since we've met, why not strike and vent some anger!"

Thinking this, the Underworld God not only didn't vent on a Human Martial Cultivator, but instead launched an attack on the Foreign Tribe.

This allowed the soldiers present to witness the power of a Divine Realm strongman's strike.

The Foreign Tribe army also felt the Underworld God's pressure, though they did not know what it was.

Many high‑realm Corpse Demons, when the Underworld God approached, could no longer support themselves and fell to the ground wailing.

The Underworld God, high in the sky, slammed a palm downward, almost enough to destroy an entire camp.

The majority of the Central Army's strongmen and Leaders barely escaped disaster.

Even the ground was struck, forming a deep palm‑shaped crater; the death aura within lingered for a long time.

The Underworld God only used one palm. He was too lazy to bother with the low‑realm Corpse Demons, and instead pressed forward straight toward the Foreign Tribe army's main camp.

Whenever he encountered the Foreign Tribe army on the road, he would palm‑smash them; tens of thousands of Foreign Tribe troops would be pulverized into dust by a single palm.

And those Yin Souls were all absorbed by the Underworld God.

For the Underworld God, this is excellent cultivation energy.

"The Underworld God has struck the Foreign Tribe!"

After the news spread, the entire Zhongyang Dalu trembled.

Many major powers are speculating about the Underworld God's intentions.

Especially the Imperial Family.

"Could it be that the Underworld God's issue with Ye Liuyun has been resolved?"

"Did Ye Liuyun submit, or is he using the Underworld God?"

"What is Ye Liuyun doing? Why is there no movement? Has he already been killed by the Underworld God?"

But they are merely speculating.

Emperor Xia ordered two Princes to enter the city where Ye Liuyun is stationed to inquire about the situation.

However, Qin Peng only told them that Ye Liuyun was not in the city and that he knew nothing else.

They searched around and indeed could not find any trace of Ye Liuyun.

This army is Ye Liuyun's private force; Qin Peng allowing them into the city was already a favor to Ye Liuyun.

Qin Peng can even ignore the Imperial Court's orders, let alone theirs. Moreover, they do not wish to become enemies of Ye Liuyun.

The Imperial Family now knows Ye Liuyun has an elite troop; if Ye Liuyun is willing, he could use this elite force to strike directly at the Imperial City.

Even if the Imperial Court has countless armies, none match the mobility of this small elite unit. Therefore, Ye Liuyun's side is not dared to be provoked.

Now Ye Liuyun's situation is unclear, and no one dares to rashly act against his forces.

Especially since the Underworld God is now helping them fight the Foreign Tribe. If the Underworld God truly cooperated with Ye Liuyun, that would be even more unmanageable.

Therefore the two princes can only obediently return and report the truth to Emperor Xia. The Imperial Family can only wait for the outcome.

They have no right to go to the Underworld God for inquiries, unless the Underworld God seeks them out for questioning.

The Underworld God is an absolute powerhouse. This is the rule of the martial world. The weak have not even the right to converse.

At this moment, the Foreign Tribe's massive army is also in complete chaos.

The Underworld God's sudden appearance not only inflicted huge losses on them, but also disrupted their formations.

Tuomu Hai, after his promotion, mobilized half of the Tianzun Realm's strongmen to intercept the Underworld God. He even deployed a hundred thousand troops.

As a result, none of the dispatched strongmen returned; they all perished. The army suffered over half casualties and was scattered outright.

Meanwhile, the Underworld God kept advancing toward here.

"Retreat!"

Tuomu Hai also knows that persisting any longer is meaningless.

The Underworld God's realm is invincible here. Even the ninth‑tier Tianzun Realm strongmen are not his match. No one can stop him at all.