Chapter 2008: Capturing More Prisoners

"That servant already wishes Leader Ye a victorious start! But the foundation of the Eastern Dynasty isn't just soldiers and strength; it also includes relations with the major powers!"

Feng Hong Xiu is also reminding Ye Liuyun that one cannot solve problems solely with force.

Ye Liuyun also knows that.

"Yeah.

Take it step by step! But for now, we must first have Miss Feng Hong Xiu work hard and eliminate those few tails."

Ye Liuyun has recently discovered that, in the past few days, a few Seventh Realm Martial Cultivators have caught up behind their party.

To prevent the numbers from growing, lest Feng Hong Xiu become overwhelmed, Ye Liuyun lets her strike early and deal with those tails first.

"Alright.

I've watched you all act along the way; now it's my turn to move!"

She smiled sweetly, clearly having spotted those Martial Cultivators early, and floated after the ones behind, moving so fast that Ye Liuyun couldn't see her even without using his Golden Pupil.

After Feng Hong Xiu left, Ye Liuyun had his clone don the Invisibility Cloak, join him in preparing for battle, and also observe the opponent's Divine Soul Power.

The Vermilion Bird, Shadow and other ferocious beasts and Demon Beasts have all completed their transformation.

However, since their realms are insufficient, Ye Liuyun only keeps the Vermilion Bird and Shadow by his side, defending with one light and one dark.

Ye Tiandao leads the main army far ahead to clear the way, preventing the soldiers from being attacked by Martial Cultivators.

"Boom, boom, boom," a muffled thudding echoed from afar.

Ye Liuyun used Divine Sense to probe and found Feng Hong Xiu's figure truly swift; facing the Martial Cultivators that have caught up, she could kill one with a single palm, looking very easy.

Very quickly, Feng Hong Xiu returned to Ye Liuyun's side.

"Miss Feng Hong Xiu, that… did you kill those people?

Not a single survivor?"

Ye Liuyun asked Feng Hong Xiu.

Feng Hong Xiu laughed, "I don't care about catching people for you to make soldiers!"

Ye Liuyun smiled helplessly; he really did have that thought.

But he also said, "If you don't care, then fine! But in the future you can try to leave a survivor, so we can learn something about the Grand Preceptor's side!"

Feng Hong Xiu thought it over and agreed.

"Alright, next time I'll leave one for you!"

Not long after, two more Martial Cultivators caught up behind Ye Liuyun's group.

However, since these two were at the early Seventh Layer, Ye Liuyun didn't let Feng Hong Xiu act.

He directly let the Vermilion Bird and Shadow handle them, wounding both severely and capturing them alive.

These individuals each carried talismans that prevent Spiritual Soul Attacks, clearly prepared specifically against Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun removed their talismans, began Soul Search, and planted Slave Seals.

These two came from different cities and families, not directly controlled by the Grand Preceptor, so Ye Liuyun didn't need to break the Divine Soul Contracts in their Sea of Consciousness.

They also weren't accompanying the Grand Preceptor.

According to what they know, they should be two days ahead of the Grand Preceptor.

They have all received the Grand Preceptor's orders to do their best to stall Ye Liuyun.

From then on, Ye Liuyun's party moved even slower, almost walking and stopping; whatever Ye Liuyun could handle basically didn't require Feng Hong Xiu to act.

He wanted to seize the chance to capture as many strong Martial Cultivators as possible, to boost his own defensive strength and later strengthen the Sharp Blade Corps.

In a single day, Ye Liuyun captured fifteen early‑mid Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators, planted Slave Seals on all of them, and then sent them into Xuan Kong Shi to recover quickly.

They only encountered one late Seventh Layer Martial Cultivator.

Ye Liuyun originally didn't want Mo Hai to act; these days Mo Hai has been quietly cultivating, striving to break through the early Eighth Tier.

But once they clashed, Ye Liuyun realized that even summoning Long Nv for help, they were still far behind.

In the end, Ye Liuyun, helpless, could only let Feng Hong Xiu act.

Feng Hong Xiu returned the favor to Ye Liuyun, wounding that Martial Cultivator severely before capturing him alive.

After a Soul Search, Ye Liuyun learned that the Martial Cultivator was named Bai Sha, whose Sea of Consciousness contained a Divine Soul Contract personally placed by the Grand Preceptor, sent to precede the chase on Ye Liuyun.

The information in his Sea of Consciousness was clear: the Grand Preceptor would catch up to Ye Liuyun in a day.

When the Grand Preceptor set out, he was accompanied by two early Eighth Tier Martial Cultivators, over ten mid‑late Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators, and over ten early Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators.

That party didn't even have a single Sixth Layer member.

And that doesn't count the Martial Cultivators who joined them along the way.

Even Bai Sha isn't sure exactly how many are in that group now.

The only certainty is that it's definitely more than when they set out.

Ye Liuyun planted a Slave Seal on him, then lifted his Divine Soul Contract, returned him to Xuan Kong Shi for healing, and then began devising a plan with Feng Hong Xiu.

"That many?"

Feng Hong Xiu was also a bit surprised.

"I can only handle the Grand Preceptor and those two Eighth Realm Martial Cultivators at the same time; the rest will have to be dealt with by you.

Hope they act separately, not together! Otherwise, I'll have to run away with you.

Then I'll use my speed to scatter them and defeat them one by one."

Feng Hong Xiu is quite confident in her speed.

"Or you could change your appearance to evade the Grand Preceptor's pursuit?"

Feng Hong Xiu suggested.

"Changing appearance can only hide you temporarily.

If the Grand Preceptor goes straight to the border battlefield and slaughters my soldiers, I'll still have to appear then.

The reason we leaked the information to him early was precisely to prevent them from going to the border battlefield first!

Ye Liuyun explained.

After that, he also transferred the three Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators he had previously given to Ye Tiandao.

Now, in his forces, the early‑stage Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators, together with Zhu Que and Long Nv, number fourteen, with six mid‑stage Seventh Layer and two late‑stage Seventh Layer.

Moreover, most of these people have not healed their injuries; even if they recover with pills inside Xuan Kong Shi, they will only be able to fight grudgingly tomorrow.

Another one is the Magic Vine.

Ye Tiandao has devoured all the corpses left over from recent battles.

Having the Magic Vine clean up the battlefield is both fast and clean.

And the Magic Vine is also willing to do this work; with this energy, it can quickly boost its strength.

Now he can handle the mid‑to‑late‑stage Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators without much trouble.

But when dealing with late‑stage Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators, he can at most extend one or two vines; otherwise, his power would be insufficient.

Yet even combined, their numbers are far insufficient.

His clones can indeed use the special Golden Pupil.

But this Trump Card is too important; Ye Liuyun does not want to reveal it so early.

Unless a life‑saving situation arises, Ye Liuyun does not want anyone to know about this Trump Card.

Ye Liuyun had to discuss with Feng Hong Xiu: "You need to help me capture some Seventh Realm Martial Cultivators.

And it's best if they are uninjured, so that their combat power can be guaranteed.

Otherwise, relying only on yourself, even if we escape, you alone would have to face so many Martial Cultivators, and the True Essence would not be enough!"

"Alas! This task you've taken.

Not only must I protect you, but also help you capture people to train as subordinates!"

Feng Hong Xiu sighed.