Chapter 1860: Compulsory Conscription of Martial Cultivators

Almost at the same time, the late‑stage fourth‑layer Martial Cultivators inside the city were all attacked by the Magic Vine; some were inadvertently swallowed whole, while others luckily evaded it and were being pursued by the Magic Vine.

After Ye Liuyun and his clone swallowed the Divine Soul of the fifth‑tier Martial Cultivator, they immediately withdrew their bodies and rushed toward the city gate.

Lei Ming and the others also charged toward the city gate.

At this moment, the Magic Vine also swallowed the Physical Body of the fifth‑tier Martial Cultivator. No one inside the city could match it any longer.

The Martial Cultivators inside the city were momentarily unable to grasp what had happened.

Then the Magic Vine began a frantic assault; many Martial Cultivators were ruined, numerous city structures collapsed, and the booming of True Essence erupted everywhere.

The Administrator of Xuan Yuan Building only then realized that Ye Liuyun intended to wipe out the entire city, except for Xuan Yuan Building itself.

Thus he immediately ordered the fifth‑layer Martial Cultivator of Xuan Yuan Building to form a strict formation and guard inside the building. Any Martial Cultivator who dared to enter would be slain on the spot.

After the Magic Vine eliminated the late‑stage fourth‑layer Martial Cultivators, it began to attack both mid‑stage fourth‑layer and second‑tier Martial Cultivators. Moreover, many Martial Cultivators were unlucky, being struck or crushed by the Magic Vine; the vine would also swallow their corpses, refusing to waste them.

Many Martial Cultivators immediately rushed toward the outskirts, but were blasted back by the soldiers stationed outside the city.

Some early‑stage fourth‑layer Martial Cultivators were also wiped out by Tong Xin's Kuailei and Bai Tian Guang's ferocious beast.

At this point, Ye Liuyun and his group also arrived at the city gate, beginning to intercept Martial Cultivators attempting to flee; Xiao Yunfang finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After the Magic Vine had consumed most of them, Ye Liuyun ordered the vine to partition the Martial Cultivators inside the city into countless small zones.

The Magic Vine immediately turned the soil in each zone, drawing boundaries; any Martial Cultivator who tried to cross would be instantly seized by the vine and swallowed.

After a few repetitions, the Martial Cultivators stayed obediently within their own zones, daring not to wander.

Then Ye Liuyun, his clone, and the others began to subdue the Martial Cultivators zone by zone.

Those who refused to be loyal to the Death Legion or declined to sign the Divine Soul Contract, Ye Liuyun had the Magic Vine, Black Panther, or Demon Wolf deal with them, killing them outright.

He also took the opportunity to boost Lei Ming and the others' Divine Soul Power.

Ye Liuyun also stored a large amount of Divine Soul Power within his own Divine Realm domain, planning to return and help He Lian Xiu increase her Divine Soul Power.

The Kuailei that Tong Xin forged for him came with a Skeleton Puppet, assisting in clearing the battlefield and gathering resources.

For any surrendering Martial Cultivator, Ye Liuyun required them to hand over their resources, allowing each to keep only their common weapons and some Healing Elixir. As for cultivation or True Essence restoration energy, Ye Liuyun did not provide it for now, planning to distribute it uniformly later.

This time Ye Liuyun made a huge profit; resources from tens of thousands of people are no small amount.

Within the Space World, Lan Xin and her sister Hua Xiangyuan began to hustle again.

Xiao Yunfang stood at the city gate with the soldiers.

After seeing that the city had fallen silent, they began to use Divine Sense to probe the situation.

They discovered the city in ruins, with Martial Cultivators gathered into separate zones, while Ye Liuyun, accompanied by his companions, forced the Martial Cultivators one by one to sign the Divine Soul Contract.

"Now the Death Legion's strength will increase again!"

Xiao Yunfang, seeing that inside were third‑layer Martial Cultivators and many early‑stage fourth‑layer ones, also began to look forward to it.

Ye Liuyun spent seven or eight days inside the city before fully subduing all the Martial Cultivators.

After the final tally, they had forcibly conscripted over fifteen thousand Martial Cultivators, including two thousand early‑stage fourth‑layer ones.

At this point, Ye Liuyun ordered the soldiers to garrison inside the city, waiting on the spot for Yu Xiaofeng's large contingent to arrive.

During this time, Lan Xin and others organized the resources.

Ye Liuyun also placed He Lian Xiu into Xuan Kong Shi, helping her boost a great amount of Divine Soul Power.

Now He Lian Xiu's realm has risen to early‑stage third‑layer, and merely by her Divine Soul Power she can contend with late‑stage third‑layer Martial Cultivators.

"From now on, it's up to you; I don't have time to keep looking after you. Tell me what resources you need, and I'll provide them—I'm not lacking any kind of resource here," Ye Liuyun instructed her.

Later, Ye Liuyun also gave her a large amount of Divine Crystals and handed over a Demon Wolf, which became her pet beast.

He then sent his clone with a Kuailei to protect her, allowing her to lead the freshly conscripted fifteen thousand Martial Cultivators on an expedition to sweep away the surrounding bandits.

This also served as a training for He Lian Xiu.

Now these Martial Cultivators are fully loyal to the Death Legion and will obey her orders. However, how the battles are fought and how many will die depend on her command ability.

What Ye Liuyun did not anticipate was that after He Lian Xiu had been away for nearly a month, her force returned expanded to twenty thousand.

It turned out she had been emulating Ye Liuyun: each time she broke through a faction, she began forcibly conscripting the surrenderers, and she also refused to take any Martial Cultivators below the third‑layer realm.

Moreover, she was even more extreme than Ye Liuyun, capturing everyone she encountered on the road without sparing a single one.

"Ha ha, you learn quickly!" Ye Liuyun was quite pleased with this outcome.

And He Lian Xiu's battle command was flawless, prompting Ye Liuyun to decide to hand this entire unit over to her in the future.

When Yu Xiaofeng arrived, he was astonished by this twenty‑thousand‑strong Martial Cultivator army.

Now the total strength of Ye Liuyun's Death Legion has exceeded one hundred thousand.

Afterwards, all the Martial Cultivators joined the training units, practicing combined formation attacks.

The eliminated soldiers were garrisoned outside the city, already gathering over twenty thousand. Even as cannon fodder, this force is not to be underestimated.

Ye Liuyun also had the local Administrator contact Xuan Yuan Ling, asking Xuan Yuan Ling to locally seek Alchemists and Smiths, whom Ye Liuyun would hire at high prices to forge armor and pills for them.

Now the required quantity is so massive that even he and Tong Xin, working sleeplessly, cannot forge it all.

Ye Liuyun also again commissioned Xuan Yuan Ling to produce a large amount of smithing materials and medicinal herbs.

During this period, Yu Xiaofeng also selected among the conscripted Martial Cultivators those who understood the border situation, and briefed Ye Liuyun and his group on the conditions of the border battlefield.

Thus, even before dispatching troops, Ye Liuyun and his team already had a general understanding of the border battlefield here.

He Lian Xiu was formally promoted to Deputy Leader, beginning to take part in Ye Liuyun's overall war planning. Those few female soldiers also became her personal guards.

She could finally stay openly with Ye Liuyun day after day.

At this point, many soldiers learned that she was Princess He Lian Xiu; she had previously used an alias and concealed her identity.

After the soldiers learned this, they admired Ye Liuyun even more. He did not give special treatment simply because He Lian Xiu was his woman; He Lian Xiu indeed trained together with them, and due to her outstanding performance was promoted to squad leader.

In the subsequent numerous battles, He Lian Xiu was fully capable of fulfilling her duties.

Therefore, the soldiers all accepted this newly appointed Deputy Leader, especially since He Lian Xiu also commanded her own twenty‑thousand Martial Cultivator force.