Chapter 1858: Testing the Troops

Meng Zhangxing's Divine Soul Power is about the same as He Lian Xiu's, but Ye Liuyun, fearing an accident involving He Lian Xiu, could only release a Soul to help.

After the split Soul entered, it immediately emitted Nether Ghost Fire, igniting Meng Zhangxing's Soul, and then began Soul Search straight away to gather information.

Later, after his Divine Soul Power was completely no match for He Lian Xiu's, it withdrew the Nether Ghost Fire and handed his Soul over for He Lian Xiu to absorb.

"You've been here all along?" He Lian Xiu's Soul also asked the split.

"Otherwise? You think those two Martial Cultivators committed suicide?" the split Soul said with a laugh.

"How did you cultivate this flame? Can it even be cultivated into a Soul?" He Lian Xiu asked.

"I'll teach you later! You keep leading the troops!" After speaking, the split withdrew from He Lian Xiu's Sea of Consciousness.

At this moment, He Lian Xiu immediately ordered the soldiers to halt and began cleaning the battlefield, gathering the protective garments, Storage Rings, armor, weapons and other items belonging to Meng Zhangxing and others.

For this mission, the items they obtained did not need to be turned in. He Lian Xiu promptly distributed the spoils to everyone.

Meng Zhangxing's belongings were indeed plentiful, and these golden‑armored soldiers were also quite wealthy. Everyone's haul was good, so they were naturally happy.

However, some soldiers were puzzled: how did those two Martial Cultivator elites die without any sign of movement!

He Lian Xiu chuckled inwardly but pretended to shake their head, feigning ignorance.

They also immediately notified Yu Xiaofeng that the danger was cleared, and led the team back. Their earnings this time were substantial, so there was no need to risk further adventure.

"Destroy the corpses and erase the traces!" the split suddenly sent a Transmission Voice to He Lian Xiu, reminding them to clean all evidence from the site.

He Lian Xiu then remembered to destroy the evidence, lest the stationed troops here pursue them.

They ordered everyone to gather all the corpses, and had fire‑affinity soldiers burn them all.

However, their cleanup was not thorough. Ye Liuyun waited until they left, then set the entire forest ablaze, completely erasing all traces.

After He Lian Xiu and the others departed, they saw the forest behind suddenly burst into flames, which also puzzled them.

Only He Lian Xiu guessed that Ye Liuyun, dissatisfied with their cleanup, had burned it all over again.

They also noted it in their mind: future corpse destruction and trace erasure must be done cleanly and completely.

Afterwards, the split followed He Lian Xiu out, and also told Yu Xiaofeng what had happened here.

"The border garrison here numbers one hundred thousand; if mishandled, they might target us," Yu Xiaofeng suggested withdrawing the team immediately.

Ye Liuyun replied, "If they dare to act against us, then we can just test the team and recruit at the same time! After each unit returns, you prepare them for combat!"

"What if King Xi Liang asks about it?" Yu Xiaofeng said anxiously.

"Just a hundred thousand soldiers. These garrison troops are basically just decorations here. Since we've already reached the border battlefield, what's the difference whether they're there or not. It's fine; King Xi Liang won't mind! As long as we don't deliberately cause trouble, that's all!" Ye Liuyun explained to Yu Xiaofeng.

"Alright then! I'll handle it!" Yu Xiaofeng immediately found Xiao Yunfang and discussed it with her.

Then they released several Hawks to monitor the nearby garrison camp from the sky.

Two days later, the squads Ye Liuyun had sent out returned one after another, all barbecuing and resting beyond the mountains.

At that moment, the camp also stirred; five hundred golden‑armored guards rushed toward the mountains, presumably to search for Meng Zhangxing and the others.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's army, they were also puzzled and immediately came to inquire.

"Come out, Leader, and meet me!" the leading golden‑armored guard shouted at Ye Liuyun's soldiers.

"Ha ha! Who are you? You actually make our Leader come out to see you?" Ye Liuyun's soldiers began to mock.

"I am the Vice Captain of the local garrison's golden‑armored guards!" the man said proudly.

"Vice Captain? Ha ha, I'm actually the Captain!" the soldiers laughed loudly.

In fact, as soon as this golden‑armored guard unit left the garrison camp, Ye Liuyun's side had already received the news.

The soldiers were already prepared for battle, waiting for Ye Liuyun's command. Now they were so lax only to lull these five hundred, preventing anyone from fleeing and leaking information.

The Vice Captain of the golden‑armored guards, after being mocked by these soldiers, became furious.

Their golden‑armored guards are strict in the garrison; no one has ever dared to joke with them.

"You're courting death!" He drew his sword and slashed at the soldier who was laughing the loudest.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow sped toward them.

"Pop!" the sound, and the arrow pierced the Vice Captain's throat, creating a bloody hole.

The other soldiers also changed from laughing to serious faces, brandishing weapons, and immediately surrounded the five hundred.

"Vice Captain! How dare you kill our golden‑armored guard's Vice Captain!" a subordinate beside the Vice Captain shouted.

"Whoosh!"

Another arrow pierced a throat, and the speaker was shot dead on the spot.

This caused the remaining golden‑armored guards to panic.

Only then did they realize they were surrounded, and outside the encirclement were many archers. If a fight broke out, they would certainly be at a disadvantage.

A squad leader hurriedly stepped forward and explained, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! We were just passing by, saw you in our sector, and came to ask, nothing else!"

"Kill!"

However, the reply they received was Ye Liuyun's cold command.

The Death Legion soldiers immediately acted, using shields to encircle them and press inward, restricting their movement.

The archers held the sky, shooting down anyone who flew out. Then these soldiers thrust spears through the gaps in the shields, beginning to skewer the golden‑armored guards.

Five hundred golden‑armored guards were wiped out in less than half an hour.

Afterwards, Yu Xiaofeng assigned people to clear the battlefield, leaving the corpses to the army's beasts.

Then the soldiers continued barbecuing, eating and drinking as if nothing had happened.

Ye Liuyun also knew the garrison wouldn't dispatch troops for another search immediately, so that night he released Magic Vine, throwing it into the mountains to exterminate the beasts.

Soon, the beasts' roars rose everywhere, startling the garrison.

The aerial‑patrolling Hawks spotted nearly ten thousand golden‑armored guards rushing out of the camp toward the mountains.

"The big fish is on the hook, prepare for battle!" Yu Xiaofeng immediately ordered, ready to wipe out these ten thousand golden‑armored guards first.

Estimated that after taking out these golden-armored guards, the remaining garrison would have little combat power left.

These golden-armored guard soldiers, having just arrived here, fell into an ambush; first they were mowed down by archers and crossbowmen, then they were surrounded by the Death Legion.

Moreover, twenty war elephants lined up and charged at them, directly trampling many soldiers to death.

Ye Liuyun and the other experts, meanwhile, all rode on the war elephants' backs, tasked with protecting the elephants' safety so they wouldn't be attacked by strongmen in the army.