Chapter 2156: Soul‑Shaking Technique

Xu Mulin kept probing from all sides until midnight, then finally sent Ye Liuyun back.

All of Ye Liuyun's answers were flawless.

But this made Xu Mulin even more suspicious.

Ye Liuyun even knew how many Martial Cultivators were inside Chengzhu Fu and how much food was stored.

A typical City Lord could never manage that.

"If Zhao Rongde truly had this ability, he should have long ceased to be a City Lord!"

Xu Mulin doubted it in his heart.

So after letting Ye Liuyun leave, he again contacted people who knew Zhao Rongde and asked them for details about Zhao Rongde.

After a round of detailed questioning, Xu Mulin further discovered that the Zhao Rongde spoken of by these people was completely different from the Zhao Rongde he had met.

Zhao Rongde speaks recklessly and is slick in character.

But Ye Liuyun speaks without a slip, is modest, and does not seem like a City Lord who climbs by flattery.

After Ye Liuyun returned, he also felt that his act no longer resembled Zhao Rongde.

In his heart, the premonition of being exposed grew stronger.

Suddenly, he sensed a Martial Cultivator's Divine Sense probing toward his residence.

"Zhen!"

Ye Liuyun immediately employed the Divine Sense Attack technique he had learned from the God King.

The technique is called Soul‑Shaking Wave, which uses Divine Sense fluctuations to vibrate the opponent's Soul.

After intensive cultivation, one can annihilate the opponent's Soul using only Divine Sense.

In these past months, Ye Liuyun has refined the method to the introductory stage.

Now, faced with a Divine Sense probe, he acted without hesitation and employed the Soul‑Shaking technique.

But immediately after using it, he regretted it.

"Perhaps only the Soul King can wield such a technique! If these strong ones see through it, Mount Ma might think I killed the Soul King and took the treasures on Soul Crossing Mountain."

At that moment, in Xu Mulin's room, a Martial Cultivator let out an "ah" and clutched his head, collapsing—clearly struck by a Spiritual Soul Attack.

"How is it?"

Xu Mulin immediately asked the Martial Cultivator.

"He managed to injure my Soul with a Divine Sense shock; this ability seems like the Soul King's technique!"

The Martial Cultivator, at the Ninth Layer Late Stage, was well‑versed and instantly recognized the origin of Ye Liuyun's technique.

Xu Mulin flashed his trademark smile and said, "That's a bit of a gain; you should hurry back to recover! Inform the others not to send any more Divine Sense probes here, lest they get hurt!"

"Yes," the Martial Cultivator replied, and promptly withdrew to deliver the orders.

Xu Mulin summoned this Martial Cultivator to test how strong Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul Power truly was.

Unexpectedly, he also drew out the God King's technique.

"Who on earth is this person?

How does he possess the Soul King's technique, and what is his relation to the Soul King?

Where is the Soul King now?"

Xu Mulin began to ponder as well.

The next morning, Xu Mulin directly led two Martial Cultivators out of Chengzhu Fu to seek Soul Cultivators outside for information.

At this time, many Soul Cultivators under Ye Liuyun's control had already returned to the city.

So no special arrangement from Ye Liuyun was needed; these people could monitor Xu Mulin's movements by releasing Divine Sense.

Xu Mulin asked for a long while, yet the situation matched what Ye Liuyun had described.

The reasons for the disappearance of the Divine Soul Pressure on Soul Crossing Mountain were all varied and none reliable.

Some even suspected that Soul Crossing Mountain was merely taking a temporary rest.

Others said Soul Crossing Mountain deliberately suppressed its Divine Soul Pressure to lure Martial Cultivators to investigate, then slaughter them on the mountain.

However, these guesses all came from lower‑rank Soul Cultivators he heard.

He still wanted to find a few stronger Soul Cultivators to ask further.

But here, the Soul Cultivators with strong Divine Soul Power were all Ye Liuyun's people, and no one paid him any heed.

Xu Mulin considered acting directly, yet worried that these people's Divine Soul Power was too great, and he lacked confidence.

Ye Liuyun also dared not let them act; once they did, Zhongxing Wangchao would immediately dispatch people via Teleportation Array, and then he would be beyond doubt.

"How many more days before everyone can return?"

Ye Liuyun urged Meng Changjun again.

"They're already hurrying back; there are three days left!"

Meng Changjun replied to Ye Liuyun.

"I don't know if this old fellow can give me that much time!"

Ye Liuyun felt a bit worried.

Sure enough, that afternoon Xu Mulin approached Ye Liuyun: "City Lord Zhao, I have seen some strong Soul Cultivators in the city and wish to inquire about them; could the City Lord help me ask them?"

Ye Liuyun pretended difficulty and said to Xu Mulin, "These strong Soul Cultivators each possess considerable Divine Soul Power; I usually dare not provoke them."

"If I actually provoke them and they cause a ruckus in the city, it would be hard to deal with in the end!"

"But the matter the God King is investigating must reach a conclusion; it can't stall here! Otherwise the God King will directly accuse you, and the City Lord cannot bear that!"

Xu Mulin then threatened Ye Liuyun.

"This…" Ye Liuyun pretended to hesitate.

"I'll think of a way, see if I can communicate with them! You rest for now; wait for my news!"

Ye Liuyun also had to delay as much as possible.

"Then I also have to wait for a while."

After the City Lord arranged a meeting with them, he immediately informed me that I must go and question them myself.

"But the God King is pressing hard over there and wants the City Lord to act quickly! Otherwise the God King will be dissatisfied and send more troops, and we'll all be in trouble!"

Xu Mulin continued to press Ye Liuyun, saying.

"Alright, I'll arrange it right away!"

Ye Liuyun could only say.

"This old guy is really hard to deal with!"

After they left, Ye Liuyun began to think about a countermeasure.

If he drags this out here, Xu Mulin will definitely not agree to him.

Now we can only rely on those Soul Cultivators to stall a bit.

Ye Liuyun immediately summoned a guard, having him pretend to bring some resources to the Martial Cultivators and persuade each of them one by one.

The whole process was controlled by Ye Liuyun; who agreed or disagreed was all arranged by him.

Moreover, the guard and the Martial Cultivators scheduled the meetings for the next daytime, trying to delay as much as possible.

Around dinner time, the guard finally returned and reported the situation to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun hurried to inform Xu Mulin: "We've summoned ten Martial Cultivators, all of whom have scheduled the time for tomorrow!"

Xu Mulin also knew Ye Liuyun would try to stall, was mentally prepared, and was fairly satisfied with this result, so he immediately agreed and even pretended to compliment Ye Liuyun a few times.

At this moment, a Soul Cultivator hurrying back suddenly relayed a message to Ye Liuyun: the ten Ninth Layer Late Stage Martial Cultivators who had split from Xu Mulin were heading back toward Respect Soul City.

Since they were on the same route, those Martial Cultivators asked Ye Liuyun's people for information.

They also, following Ye Liuyun's instructions, reported some details.

"Could this old guy be preparing to make a move against me?"

Ye Liuyun began to suspect in his heart.

"First eliminate them and see how that old guy reacts!"

Ye Liuyun immediately decided to act against those people first.