Chapter 2135: No Return

The Spirit Clan elders all think that sending Luo Yi to launch a surprise attack, even if it fails, will cause them little loss; Luo Yi and his men will surely be able to retreat unscathed.

This also serves as a deterrent to Ye Liuyun, letting him know the Spirit Clan has strong fighters, so when they later demand Ye Liuyun withdraw his troops and return various resources, it will be much easier.

Upon receiving the order, Luo Yi rolls up his sleeves, immediately has the injured Martial Cultivators nearby recover quickly, and prepares to storm the Royal City at night, heading straight for the Royal Palace.

Although Ye Liuyun is currently on the Alien Battlefield, he has been keeping an eye on the recent situation of the dynasty.

His and Wu Qingcheng's group's opinions are aligned; seeing no sign of the Spirit Clan making a major move, they know a surprise attack is imminent.

"It should be soon, within a day or two.

After they recover, they should make their move.

Let Jing Yong and Zhang Heng lead their men to get ready!"

After handling the dynasty's affairs, Ye Liuyun also tries each day on the Alien Battlefield to capture some Eighth Realm foreigners alive, stockpiling strength to counter the Spirit Clan disciples.

He estimates that after the Spirit Clan fails again, they will point their spear at him.

Coincidentally, foreigners have recently increased again, giving Ye Liuyun many opportunities; he runs back and forth between the bases of Li Hongtao and Jiang Yutang.

Basically, any foreigner not wearing a defense Spiritual Soul Attack artifact becomes Ye Liuyun's captive.

After capturing them, even Seventh Layer Late Stage foreigners he does not spare.

As for Seventh Layer Mid Stage foreigners, once they break through to Seventh Layer Early Stage, they can handle themselves, so he uses them directly for practice and sees no need to capture them.

Ye Liuyun and Wu Qingcheng's group guessed correctly: Luo Yi, leading some Spirit Clan members, waited for injuries to heal before acting; some hadn't even fully recovered their True Essence.

Especially Luo Yi, at that time even his defense and counterattack, Ninth Layer Late Stage power, hadn't fully recovered that quickly.

They also received a notice from the Spirit Clan, learning the clan has been struggling lately and is eager to act against Ye Liuyun.

Luo Yi, with Spirit Clan disciples, concealed their aura, approached the city wall at night, and when the garrison didn't notice them, they suddenly surged forward, charging into the city.

The garrison was instantly stirred by their aura and began shouting warnings.

They didn't engage the garrison, but headed straight for the Royal Palace.

Wu Qingcheng, leading a group of women, had already been waiting for them inside the Grand Hall.

In front of the hall stood forty‑seven pure Black Armor Guards, all concealing their realms, wearing fierce masks, standing silently.

Behind Luo Yi and his group were only the pursuing garrison, while the guards inside and outside the Royal Palace merely raised alarms; no one came out to block them, allowing them to rush straight to the Grand Hall.

"Huh?

It's a bit quiet!"

The Martial Cultivators' full‑force charge was swift; when Luo Yi saw the dozens of Martial Cultivators before the Grand Hall, he became slightly alert.

"Buzz!"

Within the Royal Palace, a surge of energy rippled, and three layers of energy light shields instantly lit up.

Luo Yi and his party were blocked outside the Grand Hall, with two layers of Formation outside.

"Defense Array! Ninefold Martial Cultivators, prepare to break the formation with me; everyone else, ready your Tokens for defense!"

Luo Yi had anticipated a formation here, so he wasn't too flustered; after making arrangements, he began leading his men to attack the Grand Hall's defense Array.

The Formation also launched attacks on these Spirit Clan members, who used the Tokens' attacks to resist, holding the stalemate for the moment.

Meanwhile, Luo Yi and several Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators concentrated their ferocious assault on a single point.

Although the Formation can defend against Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators, it cannot stop the combined assault of so many of them; it quickly blasted a huge hole.

Luo Yi, leading those Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators, immediately rushed through.

For the remaining disciples, he plans to turn back and rescue them.

"Hahaha, the Eastern Cloud Dynasty's brats! What do you have to say now?"

After Luo Yi charged inside, he let out a sigh of relief.

As long as they get in, the mission is half done.

However, he laughed loudly, yet everyone opposite gave no response.

He could see the women inside the hall with his Divine Sense; seeing them all looking at him with mocking eyes made him feel he was being toyed with!

"A bunch of ignorant women! Let me show you what fear is!"

Luo Yi snorted coldly, thrust his palm toward the Grand Hall, aiming to smash it down and force those women out, lest traps remain inside.

But suddenly, two bursts of Ninth Layer Late Stage aura erupted violently.

Two Black Armor Guards rose into the air and struck simultaneously; one attack mainly blocked his palm, the other swept over everyone.

"What?

Ninth Layer Late Stage strongman?

How is this possible?"

Luo Yi was startled, quickly mobilized his True Essence, and launched a full‑scale blast for defense.

"Bang!" a booming sound rang out; although Luo Yi blocked the blast, the shockwave was close, and two Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators were swept away, slammed into the rear defense barrier.

"Kill!"

At that moment, one of the two Black Armor Guards who had just risen pointed at Luo Yi and his group, issuing an attack order.

"Boom!" in an instant, these Black Armor Guards all erupted with Ninth Realm aura, many of them even at Ninth Layer Mid Stage, and launched attacks together.

Moreover, they employed a battle Formation.

All their power converged into a heat‑controlling white light sphere, charging toward the Spirit Clan Martial Cultivators.

"Ah!"

Luo Yi and more than ten others were now frozen in fear.

They hadn't expected the Royal Palace to house so many Ninth Realm strongmen.

And with so many Ninth Realm strongmen attacking together, they were certainly unable to block them.

Staring at that massive white light, its scorching aura made breathing agonizing.

Hold on!

At the critical moment, Luo Yi let out a loud shout, awakening the dazed martial cultivators.

They too desperately mobilized their True Essence for defense.

They have two Ninth Layer Late Stage martial cultivators, forty or fifty Ninth Layer...

Even at this moment, Luo Yi hadn't forgotten to report the situation to the Spirit Clan, but before he could finish speaking, the attack arrived.

"Boom—" a tremendous roar.

Not only was the Royal Palace trembling, but the entire Royal City was shaken violently by this powerful attack.

After sensing the aura of the Ninth Layer Late Stage experts, the city's populace had already been paying attention to this great battle.

Seeing such a strong cluster of white light, they couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

"Whose power is this?"

"It's so powerful!"

The formation behind Luo Yi and the others was instantly shattered completely by this powerful force.

Next, the Spirit Clan's seventh- and eighth-layer martial cultivators were all overwhelmed by this force, and then the second-layer formation was also destroyed by this powerful shockwave, without even a point of resistance.

The shockwave's aftereffects continued to spread forward, striking the third-layer formation.

The third-layer formation flickered on and off, barely holding for a few moments, but ultimately the light shield completely disappeared, unable to withstand this wave of attack.

Fortunately, it absorbed the aftershocks; the remaining tiny aftershock, when it rushed out of the palace, found the white light already completely dissipated.

Nevertheless, the buildings on several streets before the Royal Palace were still toppled by the impact.