Chapter 1633: Refusing to Surrender

In the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's battle, Ye Liuyun's Demonic God Sect lost over thirty thousand disciples, even heavier than the war against the War Dragon Cult!

Yet many disciples saw great improvements in combat experience and technique, psychological endurance, blood‑fueled fighting spirit, and even their grasp of moves.

Training in a true life‑or‑death fight is always the best way to cultivate.

After Ye Liuyun and his forces cleared the battlefield and withdrew from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, Zhongyang Dalu boiled again!

"The Ten Thousand Swords Sect is annihilated; no one survived!"

That simple news spread instantly.

All the allied sects of the War Dragon Cult shut their mouths completely and no one dared to denounce Ye Liuyun.

To them, the War Dragon Cult and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect were both invincible great sects.

Yet Ye Liuyun ripped those great sects away one after another, showing how powerful he truly is.

What drew everyone's attention even more was that Ye Liuyun's Warship kept sailing forward, showing no sign of returning.

"How strong is he now? He wiped out two great sects consecutively and still doesn't need to recuperate before fighting again?"

"Who will be his next target?"

"When will he finally stop killing?"

People are now shocked into numbness. They just wait to see who will be the next unlucky one and when Ye Liuyun will end this massacre.

Ye Liuyun has now notified all Demonic God Sect disciples: "In seven days we will launch the next battle; use the time to rest!"

All the disciples are now brimming with confidence.

They no longer care which sect to attack. They now know that no sect can block their assault—whoever they strike, that sect falls!

Their task is to seize the time to restore strength and, in the next battle, obtain more resources.

After these two battles, some have already reaped a lot.

Sect disciples are affluent; some even carry divine artifacts and treasures. Moreover, the pills stored in the War Dragon Cult and Ten Thousand Swords Sect Treasure Vault are now freely supplied by Ye Liuyun as rewards to help them recover and improve quickly.

Thus, as they march onward, disciples continuously break through realms.

At this moment, in the direction Ye Liuyun's forces are advancing, the sect leader and Elders of the Spiritual Light Hall of the Martial Cultivator Sect are gathered to discuss.

"Ye Liuyun's next attack target could very well be us!" the head of Spiritual Light Hall announced to everyone.

Because when Ye Liuyun attacked the War Dragon Cult and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, his fleet's route was a straight‑line charge.

Many Elders nodded in agreement: "Our previous attitude toward Demon Cultivators was indeed harsh, so his retaliation is quite likely!"

Their words were relatively polite, using only the term "harsh."

For Ye Liuyun, having Demonic God Sect disciples enter their territory only to be slaughtered is not something that can be brushed off with the word "harsh."

Moreover, those targeted sects were ones that Demonic God Sect had previously sent Elders to negotiate with, only to be rejected or humiliated; they are usually sects that marginalize Demonic God Sect.

Even if Ye Liuyun wanted to intimidate the major forces, he would not provoke without cause.

"What should we do now?"

Everyone now knows that once Ye Liuyun makes a move, nothing is left standing; they all fear total annihilation of their sect.

Some are scrambling for aid, some propose sending a batch of elites out of the sect first, some advocate surrendering to Ye Liuyun early, while others insist on dying unyieldingly. The crowd chattered, opinions divided.

The head of Spiritual Light Hall sighed and said slowly: "Seek aid? Which sect still dares to oppose Ye Liuyun now? Who would help us?

Send some elites away? Where could we escape to? Across Zhongyang Dalu, who can evade Ye Liuyun's power? If we flee, other forces might even chase us to claim credit with Ye Liuyun!"

The dozens of Elders in the Grand Hall fell silent.

"Then our only road is to wait for death?" one Elder asked.

"I will go personally to negotiate peace with Ye Liuyun, bringing all our sect's resources. You prepare for battle. If he refuses, we have only a death fight left!"

Finally, the head of Spiritual Light Hall voiced his own plan.

The remaining Elders were silent for a while, then silently approved the proposal.

News of the Elders' discussion in the Grand Hall spread quickly. After the sect disciples learned it, their reactions were also varied.

Many disciples even received a Transmission Voice from their families, ordering them to immediately leave Spiritual Light Hall and return to their families for refuge.

Soon, disciples began returning their Tokens to the sect, completely cutting ties with Spiritual Light Hall. Influenced by these people, more and more Spiritual Light Hall disciples departed.

The Elders of Spiritual Light Hall could only plead strongly, saying the hall master had already gone to negotiate with Ye Liuyun, asking them to wait a bit longer.

Upon hearing this, many disciples stayed temporarily, awaiting the outcome.

The head of Spiritual Light Hall, accompanied by two Elders, set out now toward Ye Liuyun's fleet. All resources from the sect's Treasure Vault were taken with them, leaving nothing behind.

After Ye Liuyun received their request for an audience, he merely whispered: "Thinking of surrendering now? Too late! What were you doing earlier! Do you think I'm a man of easy words?"

He then unleashed the Ninth‑Level Yin Soul of the Celestial Sovereign and ferocious beasts, killing them outright.

He kept the resources, but the Warship still sailed toward Spiritual Light Hall.

The Elders and disciples waiting for news at Spiritual Light Hall estimated the time and thought the hall master should have met Ye Liuyun by now. Yet no news arrived, and they could no longer contact the hall master.

This made the disciples even more panicked. Those who cared little about the sect's survival and only wanted to enroll themselves abandoned their sect identities en masse.

The disciples who wished to stay condemned the deserters as traitors, leading to disputes and fights between the two sides.

The Elders could no longer attend to these matters and gathered in the Grand Hall to discuss how to handle them.

"Seal the sect, activate the protective sect formation, and prepare for a death battle with Ye Liuyun! We have no choice!" the Grand Elder declared: "If disciples run, they run. Ye Liuyun won't chase them, but we certainly can't escape! He'll definitely put a bounty on us! Better to gamble than hide away!"

"Those who want to leave…?" an Elder hesitated to ask.

"Hmph, these people show up when it's convenient, and flee when the sect is in trouble? No such luck! Seal everyone inside the sect and force them to face the enemy with us!" the Grand Elder said coldly.