Chapter 1294: Profit-Driven

Shura received the command and at once led the army of Yin Souls to slaughter them.

The bandits opposite were also frightened by this army of Yin Souls.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil personally saw the lewd man take out a Transmission Talisman to transmit a message.

He curled the corner of his mouth and said, "Just knowing who is pulling the strings is enough!"

Afterwards he also took the Warship and hurried forward.

In Shura's army of Yin Souls there are even many Yin Souls at the Tianzun Realm, so dealing with these lower‑level Martial Cultivators is a piece of cake.

Ye Liuyun despised their low realms and did not absorb their Yin Souls into the Soul Banner.

The bandit leader's Soul was also pulled out by Shura and brought before Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun said nothing and directly performed a Soul Search.

However, to his disappointment, the bandits' direct contact was not someone from the Imperial Family but the City Lord of the nearby Yi Cheng, named Wan Long. That Yi Cheng was also named after him, called Wan Long City.

Wan Long is Wan Hu's younger cousin. Wan Hu was the former City Lord of the Moyu Yi Cheng, who died at Ye Liuyun's hand.

If it were purely for avenging his elder brother, it would be understandable. But why didn't he avenge earlier and wait until now?

What he was more curious about was who relayed the message to Wan Long. And why Wan Long didn't lead troops himself to avenge his brother, but instead hired some lowly bandits to block the way.

The more Ye Liuyun thought about it, the more he felt he should go directly to Wan Long and use Soul Search to look for information.

Although Wan Long's realm is Earth-Respect Eightfold, Ye Liuyun is not at all worried.

He briefed Zhuge Feiyu and Xia Tianqiong on the situation.

"You'd better not go; they might be deliberately luring you into Yi Cheng!" Xia Tianqiong suggested.

"Indeed. That's what I thought too!" Zhuge Feiyu added.

"That's why I'm even more eager to go. If I don't, how can I find out who is behind Wan Long?"

The fact that they could think of using this method to lure Ye Liuyun into Yi Cheng shows they know something about him. Hence Ye Liuyun is especially curious.

"Then be careful in everything and stay in contact at all times!" Zhuge Feiyu, knowing Ye Liuyun's temperament, realized he couldn't dissuade him, so he could only urge extra caution.

"Don't worry, I won't enter the city lightly!"

Ye Liuyun reassured them, then piloted the Warship and rushed toward Wan Long City.

"Reporting, Prince, Ye Liuyun's Warship is sailing toward us!" a soldier dressed as a deputy Leader reported to Wan Long.

"Are all your Grand Leaders prepared?" Wan Long asked the soldier.

"Prince, rest assured, once Ye Liuyun enters the city we'll guarantee he can't get out. Even if it's a war of attrition, we can wear him down to death!" the deputy Leader replied.

"Ha ha, good! This time we can make a big profit, thanks to you!" Wan Long laughed heartily: "Later we can take Ye Liuyun's head and claim the reward twice. It's said the Foreign Tribe also has a bounty on Ye Liuyun!"

"Prince, brilliant!" the deputy Leader echoed in admiration.

"Alright, go handle things, and inform me of any news immediately!" Wan Long waved his hand and sent him away.

Then Wan Long took up a Transmission Talisman and sent out the information about Ye Liuyun coming here.

"…Yes, everything is proceeding according to plan…"

After a few words, Wan Long folded the Transmission Talisman away and laughed: "Ha ha, I didn't expect my cousin to still be alive and bring me such a huge deal!"

Wan Long's relationship with Wan Hu wasn't as good as outsiders thought. He would never avenge Wan Hu.

This interception of Ye Liuyun was purely for profit.

Moreover, he has spent years beyond the domain and knows little about Ye Liuyun.

If he truly understood Ye Liuyun, he probably wouldn't dare to scheme against him.

To him, Ye Liuyun is merely strong in combat and good at commanding battles.

And now Ye Liuyun is alone with a few followers; trying to kill him would only cause some casualties among the soldiers.

If a thousand won't do, then ten thousand; if ten thousand won't, then a hundred thousand. He doesn't believe Ye Liuyun alone can hold off his two‑hundred‑thousand army.

So he leisurely sips tea inside the City Lord's mansion, waiting for his subordinates to bring Ye Liuyun's head.

Ye Liuyun's Warship arrived outside Wan Long City and halted.

From the city gate it looked unchanged, still like an ordinary Yi Cheng with people coming and going. The guards on the gate and walls had not increased; the management seemed rather lax.

He projected his Divine Sense and found the city had activated a detection‑preventing Defense Array, blocking his sense from perceiving inside.

So he used his Golden Pupil, looking through the wall to observe inside.

The wall was thick, limiting his view, but it was sufficient.

He saw that on both sides near the gate, pressed against the wall, tens of thousands of armed soldiers were hidden, ready in strict formation.

The soldiers at the gate were still carrying out their duties, but some deliberately avoided looking his way, while others stole glances toward him.

Clearly a trap had been set, waiting for him to walk into the snare!

"One city, two hundred thousand troops…" Ye Liuyun began communicating with Shura.

He dared not rush in recklessly; if a formation were set inside and trapped him, he'd be doomed.

Thus he prepared to use the Yin Souls to raze the city.

Of course he only intended to kill the soldiers and capture City Lord Wan Long, not to massacre the civilians.

"After receiving Shura's confirmation, Ye Liuyun waved the Soul Banner, unleashing the army of Yin Souls straight into the city."

Then he also released two Tianzun Ninth‑Tier ferocious beasts, charging toward the City Lord's mansion to assist Shura and prevent Wan Long's escape.

Meanwhile Ye Liuyun and his duplicate remained inside the Warship.

Eliminating the two‑hundred‑thousand garrison with the Yin Soul army would take some time for Shura.

Moreover, they didn't know what was happening on Wan Long's side, so they could only wait patiently for Shura's word.

Tens of thousands of Yin Souls surged into the city in an instant. Even if the city now activated a Defense Array, it was already too late.

The civilians inside, terrified, clutched their heads and fled, scrambling for places to hide.

The Yin Souls then began to strike the soldiers directly.

A group of Yin Soul experts, under Asura's leadership, charged toward the City Lord's mansion.

The army within the city also mobilized, moving to confront the Yin Soul.

In an instant, ghostly wails and wolf howls filled the city; screams and battle cries rose in unison.

"What's going on?" Wanlong, hearing the commotion at the City Lord's mansion, hurriedly called for people to ask about the situation.

"Report to the Prince, grave news! Ye Liuyun has released a Yin Soul army, which has charged into the city!"