Chapter 1508: Immediate Face‑Change

Aya laid the truth bare, making both sides rather embarrassed.

"Hehe!" the old man laughed awkwardly, thick‑skinnedly explaining, "We keep our word; we won't bully you just because we outnumber you!" He was still beating around the bush with Aya.

He waved his hand, pulling the encircling circle back and opening a passage for Ye Liuyun and the others, making it easier for them to inspect the Formation.

"Aya, it's fine; they also need our cooperation!" Ye Liuyun had to persuade Aya from another angle.

Meng Zhangxing, seizing the moment, sent a Transmission Voice to Aya: "Don't speak, just watch!"

Seeing Ye Liuyun and Meng Zhangxing both speaking to her, Aya was somewhat skeptical.

Although she couldn't understand, she obeyed completely. True enough, she fell silent, staying on high alert.

The others pretended to be relaxed, adopting a cooperative stance, while Aya seemed out of place.

"In the future you still need to tell Aya about the treachery of human hearts. Truth, goodness and beauty are fine, but you must judge people!" Ye Liuyun Transmission Voice to Luo Yun.

Luo Yun replied plaintively, "We talk about it often. But she hasn't experienced it herself, so it doesn't stick!"

Guo Da examined the Formation carefully. Ye Liuyun, Meng Zhangxing and Luo Yun, among others, stood a short distance beside him, appearing casual but actually shielding Guo Da so he wouldn't be attacked while focusing on the Formation.

After his study, Guo Da Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun: "I can't break this Formation either; I can only locate its weak points and smash it with force. But those few Evil Dragons of yours are enough; you don't need them!"

Guo Da was referring to the Martial Cultivators. He deliberately informed Ye Liuyun without showing emotion so that Ye Liuyun could prepare for battle.

Ye Liuyun told Guo Da, "Just say you can't break the Formation. Let them act first, and let Aya see these people's true faces."

After Ye Liuyun finished speaking, Guo Da immediately understood.

He feigned a sigh, shook his head, and said to Ye Liuyun, "There's no way; this Formation is too profound, it can only be broken with force!"

The Martial Cultivators' faces changed instantly upon hearing that, and they surrounded again.

The old man with a goat beard also abandoned his gentle smile, saying viciously, "Can't break the Formation? Are you making a joke of us?"

Ye Liuyun kept up the act, laughing, "We can join forces to break the Formation. As for the herbs inside, we'll only take the portion we deserve, never more!"

"Ha ha!" the goat‑bearded old man roared with laughter, "I thought you were clever, but you're just like that Curse Clan! Do you think, with so many of us, we need a few more of you?"

Other Martial Cultivators nearby laughed, "If he were clever, how could he have entered our encirclement!"

Seeing the situation turn sour, Aya argued with the goat‑bearded old man, "We have ferocious beasts; our strength isn't inferior to most of you!"

The goat‑bearded old man sneered at Aya, "Are all Curse Clan members as stupid as you?"

Without further explanation, he waved his hand, prompting the other Martial Cultivators to act at once.

Guo Da immediately set up the Formation Plate, covering everyone within it.

Ye Liuyun released a clone and a black-and-white giant python, Transmission Voice to Meng Zhangxing and others, ordering them to command the ferocious beasts to the outer ring, cutting off the Martial Cultivators' escape routes.

"I'm going! Who is that?" Meng Zhangxing was stunned upon seeing the clone, not expecting such a transformation.

The clone was now shrouded in black mist, half‑visible. A Black Panther sat, staring at the opposing Martial Cultivators like a tiger.

Suddenly, above the black mist, another clump of black mist appeared.

"Ribbit!" a frog croak sounded as the clone's Guardian God Seal Poison Toad used its soul‑killing toxin to attack the goat‑bearded Martial Cultivator.

The goat‑bearded Martial Cultivator let out a ghastly "Ah!" and collapsed dead, with no visible wounds.

At the same time, the clone raised its staff, sending several streams of black poison gas toward the Martial Cultivator at the front.

Then a massive seal rose from the clone's hand, growing larger and smashing down onto the Martial Cultivators below. Some Martial Cultivators wielded divine artifacts, barely managing to block the Town‑God Seal's attack.

Meng Zhangxing and the others were drawn to the clone's battle, forgetting to join the fight.

Anyway, they were accustomed that as long as Ye Liuyun was present, whether they fought or not made little difference.

Only Aya, concentrating, used sorcery to aid Ye Liuyun in battle.

Ye Liuyun was far from idle; he repeatedly struck the Martial Cultivators with Qiankun Palm, and when encountering high‑realm Martial Cultivators, he fought them with the Demon Slaying Sword.

If even the sword's intent couldn't handle them, he launched a Spiritual Soul Attack to finish them off.

The ferocious beasts, under everyone's command, charged straight down the mountain, and after breaking the encirclement, turned back to strike.

"Tsk tsk, this kid's assistant is like a dark war god!"

Seeing the horror of Ye Liuyun's clone, Meng Zhangxing couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Around the clone, no one could get close.

Any Martial Cultivator who got near and touched the poison gas instantly turned into a pile of skeletal remains.

The Poison Toad Guardian God Seal, once it fixated on a Tianzun Realm Martial Cultivator, caused the target to collapse dead instantly.

Soon, Liuyun and the clone eliminated many Tianzun Realm Martial Cultivators.

When those Martial Cultivators sensed trouble, they tried to flee, only to find the Tianzun Realm ferocious beasts behind them were equally ruthless.

Only then did they realize they weren't surrounding Ye Liuyun; they were the ones surrounded by Ye Liuyun and his allies.

Led by the few remaining Tianzun Realm elites, they attempted to breach the beasts' encirclement, but those elites were instantly slain by the black-and-white python's Spiritual Soul Attack.

The remaining Earth Sovereign‑level Martial Cultivators were cut down like weeds by the ferocious beasts.

"We surrender!" a Martial Cultivator immediately knelt and surrendered.

However, none of Ye Liuyun's side ordered the beasts to stop. The clone even released the Black Panther, which slaughtered the remaining Martial Cultivators.

Each beast claimed the corpses of the Martial Cultivators it killed, so Barbarian Ox, Golden Tiger, White Ape, and the black-and‑white python all scrambled greedily for the meat, very eager.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the battle ended. Ye Liuyun gathered all the Storage Rings and tossed them to Meng Zhangxing for distribution.

The beasts collected the bodies of the Martial Cultivators they had killed and returned them to their master.

Ye Liuyun stored away the clone and the beasts, and took Guo Da to pinpoint the Formation's weak spots.

"Why don't these people know how to cooperate!" Aya said, looking at the scattered skeletons, feeling a bit disheartened.

Luo Yun, hearing this, immediately went to instruct Aya, helping her analyze the whole affair and explaining it, hoping that after these events she would better understand the treachery of Martial Cultivator hearts.