Chapter 1924: Staying with the Demon Race

The Demon Race Clan Chief saw the Witch return and was naturally pleased.

But regarding Ye Liuyun being the Leader of the border battlefield, he also remained skeptical.

However, with the Demon Race war imminent, they must first eliminate the three Foreign Tribes inside the city before discussing cooperation with Ye Liuyun.

"I'll go then! No need for you to send anyone; I have a way to deal with them!"

Ye Liuyun volunteered.

In fact, he wanted the Sealing Demon Tablet and Magic Vine to absorb more power so they could grow faster.

The Demon Race Clan Chief, seeing that no one needed to be sent, naturally agreed.

Ye Liuyun donned the Invisibility Cloak and vanished again.

After Ye Liuyun left, the Demon Race Clan Chief then asked the Witch in detail about Ye Liuyun's situation.

Wherever Ye Liuyun went, he immediately deployed the Sealing Demon Tablet and Magic Vine to absorb directly, trying to keep the disturbance minimal.

In the end, none of the sixteen Foreign Tribes escaped; all were eliminated by Ye Liuyun.

The forces they had cultivated, Ye Liuyun also discovered through Soul Search and wiped out entirely before returning to the Demon Race Clan Chief's residence.

The Demon Race Clan Chief's Divine Sense, after seeing how Ye Liuyun eradicated the Foreign Tribes, developed a strong interest in the Sealing Demon Tablet and Magic Vine.

"Father, Ye Liuyun saved me; we cannot repay kindness with hatred! Moreover, his strength is great.

Mishandling it could bring trouble to us."

Tuomu Xingya pleaded with her father.

"Has the Human Race done fewer acts of repaying kindness with hatred toward us?"

Tuomu Qianglei retorted displeased.

Tuomu Xingya could only argue with her father on principle.

"Every clan has its scoundrels.

Many of us in the Demon Race even treat the Human Race as food, so we can't blame them for prejudice!"

"If Ye Liuyun truly is the Leader of that border army, your actions will bring disaster upon us."

"Perhaps we should become friends with him."

"If he captures the Southern Region, we can be amicable neighbors; isn't that better?"

"You always admonish me to consider the bigger picture, don't you?"

"You must not sacrifice the greater for two mere treasures!"

Tuomu Qianglei looked at her and slowly nodded.

"Hmm! You're right.

It seems you've grown quickly lately!"

But he also told Tuomu Xingya, "Until his identity is proven, he cannot leave our capital city!"

Tuomu Xingya understood that her father needed to verify Ye Liuyun's identity before deciding how to treat him.

She felt a bit conflicted.

Ye Liuyun rescued her, yet they intend to place Ye Liuyun under house arrest.

That doesn't make sense.

But now her father has yielded, and she can say nothing more.

She can only wait for a chance to secretly send Ye Liuyun out.

However, after Ye Liuyun returned, he never mentioned any intention to leave.

He first negotiated the deployment time with Tuomu Qianglei.

He will wait until Tuomu Qianglei fights the southern army, then shift the Southern Region's troops and resources here before deploying.

Tuomu Qianglei had no objection.

He is now with the arrow on the string and must be launched.

Even if Ye Liuyun doesn't deploy, this battle must still be fought.

The earlier Ye Liuyun deploys, the smaller his losses, and the war can end sooner.

The significance of cooperating with Ye Liuyun lies in that after he captures the Southern Region, the area south of the Broken Demon Gate will be divided to them.

The two of them also signed a Divine Soul Contract to guarantee each other's interests.

Afterwards, Tuomu Qianglei had Tuomu Xingya arrange lodging for Ye Liuyun, and Ye Liuyun, without mentioning any departure, moved in directly.

That saved Tuomu Xingya a lot of worry.

In the following days, Ye Liuyun stayed in his room cultivating, occasionally stepping out to chat with Tuomu Xingya, seeming to have no intention of leaving.

Finally, Tuomu Xingya couldn't stand it and asked outright.

She didn't want to worry daily about Ye Liuyun bringing up leaving.

"How long do you plan to stay here?"

"What, you want to drive me away?"

Ye Liuyun smiled.

"Of course not; we welcome you for as long as you stay!"

Tuomu Xingya explained.

Ye Liuyun, still smiling, retorted, "If I were to leave now, would you let me go?"

In fact, he had already thought it through.

If the Demon Race doesn't confirm him as the Leader of the Death Legion, they certainly won't easily let him go.

His treasures and origins are unknown; the Demon Race cannot readily let him depart.

"You… already guessed?"

Tomu Xingya asked awkwardly.

Ye Liuyun nodded and, jokingly, said to her, "There's a saying among the Human Race: inviting guests is easy, seeing them off is hard.

Moreover, I even saved you! If your Clan Chief doesn't give me enough resources, I won't leave!"

Tomu Xingya also thought he was joking and laughed repeatedly, "Of course, of course!"

But in fact, Ye Liuyun wasn't joking.

As the Witch's savior, the Demon Race not only failed to treat Ye Liuyun as an honored guest or grant resource rewards.

Instead, they were eager to keep him here, sure that he would make the Demon Race pay a price and prevent the demons from becoming ungovernable later.

For now, let them be pleased.

Anyway, wherever he is, he's still cultivating.

The Southern Region's war has just broken out, so he can't leave for the time being.

If needed, his true self can use a Teleport Tower at any time to fetch him; the Demon Race can't stop him at all.

Of course, staying among the Demon Race he wasn't idle; he even investigated the situation inside the Demon Race's main city thoroughly.

He also had Tomu Xingya take him to the Foreign Tribe Passage to see what the tribe's constructed passage looked like.

However, even with Golden Pupil, he could only see that the passage resembled an endless black hole, with no idea where it led and no view of the opposite side.

Outside, the Formation is guarded by tens of thousands of Demon Race soldiers, with multiple layers of checkpoints and formations, and five Demon Race Elders of the Seventh Realm stationed here—truly foolproof.

Five or six days later, Ye Liuyun received messages from both the Demon Race and Mu Lianqing, and the two sides fought a massive battle.

Casualties exceeded fifty thousand, and the Southern Region army lost three cities.

Currently, the Southern Region is mobilizing reserve legions and resources to reinforce here.

"In three days, the Death Legion will dispatch three hundred thousand troops, advancing in three columns toward the Southern Region Royal City."

Ye Liuyun also notified the Demon Race Clan Chief.

The Demon Race Clan Chief had heard of the Death Legion's might, but when Ye Liuyun merely mentioned dispatching troops, he thought no results would come quickly and didn't take it seriously.

But three days later, the messages Ye Liuyun sent him suddenly increased.

On the first day the three columns deployed, they annihilated all the Southern Region border garrison.

Immediately after, on the second day, the central column's Reinforcement Troops seized more than ten cities in succession, with the obstacles ahead already largely cleared by the Sharp Blade Unit led by Ye Tiandao.

The other two columns also captured five or six cities each in a single day, fully dividing their forces and pushing forward at full speed.

That advance speed startled even the Demon Race Clan Chief.

They had already sent scouts, and these reports were eventually confirmed by the scouts.

However, the speed of information return was far slower than the Death Legion's forward push.