Chapter 1293: Clue Cut Off

"That doesn't seem like Emperor Xia's methods!"

Ye Liuyun and Zhuge Feiyu were also communicating.

"Indeed. If Emperor Xia were behind it, it would never be this simple!"

Zhuge Feiyu also agreed with Ye Liuyun's approach.

"Let Xia Tianqiong and the others investigate," Ye Liuyun suggested.

So the task of finding out who gave the order was handed to Xia Tianqiong.

Ye Liuyun continued on his journey.

The Outer Space stretched endlessly. Traveling through it for a long time was the most boring thing.

But Ye Liuyun's Flying Shuttle had relatively weak defenses, so he had to stay constantly alert to external dangers and the possibility of being attacked.

If the Flying Shuttle were damaged, their speed would drop dramatically.

Later, they encountered two bands of raiders, but everything went smoothly and they lost little time.

The farther they went into Outer Space, the weaker the raiders became.

Ye Liuyun estimated that after another month's travel, as long as he exerted pressure inside the Flying Shuttle, no one would dare intercept them.

Not long after, Ye Liuyun received a message from Xia Tianqiong.

"No clues found. All the informants have been silenced! Even the few Leaders you left behind were killed!"

"Alas! It's a pity those Leaders couldn't survive," Ye Liuyun said with some regret.

Zhuge Feiyu analyzed, "It seems there are many in the Imperial Family who want to take this chance against you. But since they can't catch up to you now, this is the only method they have!"

Xia Tianqiong added, "The Imperial Family isn't a solid block. Some old guys have long‑term schemes; perhaps they have other motives. I think we should refrain from acting rashly."

She was worried that Ye Liuyun might seek revenge on the Imperial Family.

"Alright! You all be extra careful," Ye Liuyun instructed, without mentioning any revenge.

They can't even locate the rightful ruler now, nor know if it's Emperor Xia's doing, let alone talk of revenge!

But he believed that a fox will eventually show its tail. Sooner or later, the one behind will step forward and confront him directly.

Moreover, the opponent's methods aren't sophisticated, so he isn't in a hurry to deal with them.

The Underworld God is still about two months away. Ye Liuyun has no mood for other matters; he must constantly guard against the Underworld God suddenly accelerating or any other dangers.

Outer Space is vast and boundless; long‑term travel is the most boring thing.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun traveled with Liang Xue, Lei Ming, Long Nv and others, who could take turns keeping him company.

That day, Liang Xue asked Ye Liuyun, "The Underworld God is chasing you just for a Mourning Bell?"

"The Mourning Bell and the Soul Banner, plus the Underworld God's Sword in his hand, are called the Three Nether Treasures. I now hold two of them, so of course he'll chase me!" Ye Liuyun explained.

"But he ruled the Nether Hell without those before; why does he have to deal with you personally?" Liang Xue thought the reasoning was shaky.

Liang Xue's question made Ye Liuyun pause in surprise.

"Could it be for the Ten Thousand Gods Command?" a sudden thought flashed in Ye Liuyun's mind.

He kept it to himself so as not to worry Liang Xue.

Liang Xue and the others around Ye Liuyun knew a bit about the Ten Thousand Gods Command, but Ye Liuyun had never explained it to them in detail.

"Stop speculating. Whatever his motive, he won't let me go! After I gave him such a hard time, he'll probably hate me to the point his teeth itch," Ye Liuyun laughed, reassuring Liang Xue.

"Can this Flying Shuttle outrun the Underworld God?" Liang Xue asked again.

Ye Liuyun hadn't shared his plan with them before.

"It can't!" Ye Liuyun answered confidently.

Then he began to explain to Liang Xue.

"When the Underworld God gets close to catching us, we'll use the teleport Black Tower to record the coordinates and send him back, making him chase us in reverse.

After he turns around, we'll use the teleport Black Tower again to send us back and keep moving!"

"Ha ha," Liang Xue laughed at Ye Liuyun's idea. "If it actually works, the Underworld God would probably go mad with rage!"

The two laughed for a while, then Liang Xue asked, "Are you sure the Underworld God can't figure out a way to catch you?"

Ye Liuyun replied, "This is just a hypothesis; if he does catch up, we'll have to go all out!"

"Are you ready?" Liang Xue asked anxiously.

"If we can stall, we'll stall. The longer, the better for me!" Ye Liuyun said, not knowing how long they could delay.

He and his duplicate now take turns cultivating inside the Xuan Kong Shi each day, boosting their strength. Yet even so, he's still far from matching the Underworld God!

While Ye Liuyun and Liang Xue were chatting, they suddenly spotted more raider warships ahead, and the number was considerable.

"What's wrong?" Liang Xue's Divine Soul Power, weaker than Ye Liuyun's, hadn't sensed the danger ahead.

"You return to the Space World first; there's a development ahead!" Ye Liuyun told Liang Xue.

Liang Xue asked nothing further, obeyed Ye Liuyun, and immediately returned to the Space World.

Ye Liuyun also folded away the Flying Shuttle, switched to an ordinary small warship, and continued forward.

This time the raiders' scale was the largest wave he had ever seen.

Although there was no Super Warship, there was one first‑class warship, seven second‑class warships, and several small vessels patrolling nearby.

Their fleet wasn't moving; they were stationed in the channel, blocking the way.

"These raiders are really audacious!" Ye Liuyun noted the sheer numbers; he couldn't handle them alone for a while, so he sent his duplicate with the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner to prepare Yin Soul attacks.

When their warships drew nearer, Ye Liuyun realized the raiders weren't a single group but eight separate squads clustered together.

They lined their warships in a single file, spaced at regular intervals, covering tens of thousands of li.

Otherwise, a single raider squad blocking the road might not have encountered Ye Liuyun at all.

"It seems they've come prepared," the duplicate thought, also finding it odd.

"They're probably here to rob me!" Ye Liuyun analyzed.

"Who has the skill to move so many bandit gangs?" the avatar asked.

"No need to move them all; just mobilize the biggest one!" Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil looked toward that first‑class Warship.

Inside the Warship, several bandits were gathered around a lecherous man with a sharp nose and monkey‑like face, awaiting his orders.

That lecherous man's realm was only at the fourth level of Earth Sovereign.

Ye Liuyun scanned the other bandits' Warships again and found none whose realm surpassed his Martial Cultivator.

Ye Liuyun was too lazy to fight them, so he used a Hundred-Refined Soul Banner to unleash an army of Asura's Yin Souls.

"Just keep the leading man; leave none of the others!" Ye Liuyun instructed the Asura.