Chapter 1714: Conscripting Able‑bodied Men

Don't worry, they're just some fierce beasts!

The Magic Vine seed had now taken the form of a little boy, looking much more pleasing, though its expression was still a bit dull.

"Keep the elemental pellets for me, I need to trade them for resources."

"You'll have to make do for now; I'll make it up to you later!"

Ye Liuyun discussed with the Magic Vine seed.

"Good! Double the supplies for me!"

The Magic Vine seed even knows how to haggle now.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun and his clone took out bows, prepared for defense, and took out the thirty‑six formation flags Qiong Qi had given him, setting up a small defensive formation.

Fortunately, the fire wolf pack wasn't too large—only about thirty.

The Magic Vine strangled half of the intermediate‑stage fire wolves; the rest were shot down by Ye Liuyun and his clone with bows.

The early‑stage ones were left for everyone to practice on.

"This haul isn't bad; should be enough to trade for a few pill recipes, right?"

Ye Liuyun stored the elemental pellets and wolf corpses separately, then packed up the formation flags.

Roar!

A bear's roar shook the surrounding trees and ground.

The black panicked leopard jumped to Ye Liuyun's side in fright.

"That sound sounds like a second‑level divine realm beast; leave it to me!"

The Magic Vine seed volunteered.

Ye Liuyun and his clone also turned their bows into swords at this moment.

The Mysterious Origin they had cultivated these days, stored in the Storage Yuan Stone, had been drained by those few arrows just now; now they could only fight with swords.

Ye Liuyun had already prepared to go back, but unexpectedly ran into a barbarian bear coming to rob them.

It was probably startled by the howling of the fire wolf pack.

"Let me test my skills against it first; you protect me!"

Ye Liuyun suddenly said to the Magic Vine seed.

Good!

The Magic Vine seed agreed in a single word, said nothing more, and dove straight into the soil.

Boom, boom… the barbarian bear started running, making the ground tremble.

In the direction it came, trees were knocked aside with a crash, falling to both sides.

Looks like its size isn't small!

Ye Liuyun gripped the Demon Slaying Sword, also feeling a bit tense.

Finally, the barbarian bear's body became visible.

So big!

Lei Ming cried out.

The barbarian bear's size was even greater than Lei Ming's true form.

"A late‑stage second‑level divine realm beast—hurry up and attack!"

After reminding Ye Liuyun, the Magic Vine seed immediately began extending vines to entangle the barbarian bear.

It wasn't afraid of a beast of that level, but worried Ye Liuyun couldn't block the bear's attack, so it planned to let Ye Liuyun strike once then retreat.

Ye Liuyun also slashed at it from afar with a single blow.

But his slash only cut off a few hairs on the bear's shoulder.

Not only did it fail to wound the bear, it enraged it, and the bear charged straight at Ye Liuyun.

Others dodged aside, while Ye Liuyun continuously unleashed lightning and Golden Crow Holy Fire to block the bear's attacks.

But now even his lightning and Golden Crow Holy Fire could only scorch a patch of fur, unable to harm the bear's physical body.

However, the Magic Vine's entanglement worked, pulling the bear directly to the ground.

Roar!

The barbarian bear struggled, tearing at the vines.

After ripping off a few vines, it was entangled by even more.

Although the bear was strong, the vines didn't last; soon it was spread‑eagled on the ground.

Ye Liuyun also leapt up and stabbed downward with a single blade.

Thanks to the sharpness of a second‑tier divine artifact, this thrust actually pierced the bear's body.

Immediately, Ye Liuyun withdrew his sword, and the Magic Vine seized the chance to cling to the wound, slip inside the bear, and pull out its elemental pellet.

Ah—roar!

The barbarian bear kept struggling and shouting, until its whole mouth was wrapped in vines and it could no longer make a sound.

After losing its elemental pellet, the bear's resistance waned, and Ye Liuyun stabbed it in the heart with a single blade.

Before dying, the barbarian bear directly launched a spiritual soul attack at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was worried his soul power wasn't enough, but it just sent it over.

To have Ye Liuyun actively attack it, he really didn't dare.

However, the barbarian bear's soul wasn't much larger than Ye Liuyun's.

It seems it hadn't deliberately cultivated its soul power.

But for Ye Liuyun, this was already not bad! They had slain so many fierce beasts, and this was the first one daring to attack him with soul power.

At that time, the barbarian bear surely had no other option but to go all out.

Ye Liuyun's Ten Thousand Gods Command, after extinguishing the Barbarian Bear's Soul, replenished Ye Liuyun's Soul.

Ye Liuyun's Soul, after absorbing it, immediately expanded by one circle.

His Divine Sense's probing range also expanded from ten zhang to one hundred zhang.

Although the probing range is not far and does little, as long as there is progress, he is already very pleased.

Ye Liuyun then collected the Barbarian Bear's Primordial Core and corpse, withdrew the Magic Vine, and led everyone back.

On the way back, he killed a slightly lower‑tier ferocious beast again, feeling a bit more at ease.

Along the road, several people were still discussing the power of the Divine Realm Second Tier ferocious beast.

"No wonder Qiong Qi said before that a one‑tier difference in realm is a world apart.

Now it really seems so!"

Ye Liuyun sighed.

"Could it be that we are still not quite adapted?"

Man Shu asked.

Ye Liuyun shook his head: "I feel my strength has already been fully displayed! It's not that we haven't adapted, but that the opponent's strength is too great.

We truly are not opponents of the Divine Realm Second Tier now.

I can at most contend with the late stage of Divine Realm First Tier!"

This is already stronger than the others.

The others can at most fight the mid stage of Divine Realm First Tier.

"When we return, I'll go to the Trade Guild to exchange resources! Our strength must be improved as soon as possible!"

Ye Liuyun immediately quickened his pace to rush back.

If he wants to rescue Liang Xue and confront the Spirit Clan, he needs to seize time to obtain resources even more.

He feels he should also leave here.

The resources here are scarce; staying longer would just waste time.

Before descending the mountain, Ye Liuyun recalled everyone back to the Space World.

Yet just before he reached Li Family Village, he ran into Hunter Li Laodie head‑on.

"Fortunately I came out in time.

Don't go back yet!"

Li Laodie blocked Ye Liuyun.

"What's the matter?

Are you here specifically to look for me?"

Ye Liuyun was somewhat puzzled.

"It's like this! Chengzhu Fu sent people to capture strong youths, and they just entered our village.

If you go back, you'll be caught red‑handed by them."

Li Laodie explained.

"Chengzhu Fu captures strong youths?"

Ye Liuyun was somewhat puzzled; what would Chengzhu Fu be doing here to capture strong youths?

"Chengzhu Fu has a mission; each year it must send a certain number of people to fight the Foreign Tribe.

They are unwilling to let their own families go, so they come to each village to capture young people.

The parents of Xingnan were among those taken.

After being taken, they never returned!"

Li Laodie said helplessly.