Chapter 2182: A Battle for the Ages

Elder Qingyang released two more attacks in succession, continuing to block that white light.

At this moment, a hundred Ninth Layer Early Stage disciples of the Spirit Clan also jointly released attacks from their Tokens, various multicolored True Essence attacks, blocking toward that white light.

Boom, boom, boom…

After a massive rumble, the white light finally vanished, exploding like fireworks and shattering in all directions.

"Attack!"

Before the previous white light could fully disperse, Jing Yong gave another order, and another dazzling white light rushed toward Elder Qingyang.

Ye Liuyun and his clone's Golden Pupil had been tracking the three Elders, and he suddenly saw Elder Qingyu and Elder Qinghun also, amid the chaos, activate the Tokens in their hands.

Elder Qingyu released a powerful Soul toward Ye Liuyun, and Qingyu, using some Demon Race power he had gathered, also unleashed a Demon Race strongman's attack, also aimed at Ye Liuyun.

Seeing these two attacks, Ye Liuyun relaxed and did not rush to have his clone release white light to erase them.

"Bai Su and Zhuge Feiyu cooperate, pulling that Soul into the Soul Barrier."

He also contemplated strengthening the Underworld.

As for the Demon Race strongman's attack, Ye Liuyun directly deployed a Sealing Demon Tablet, which blocked it.

Bai Su intercepted the Soul released by Elder Qinghun, and Zhuge Feiyu swung a Hundred‑refined Soul Barrier; together they pulled that Soul into the Soul Barrier.

Elder Qinghun, without a hint of emotion, consecutively activated his Token twice.

Two powerful Souls, one after another, rushed toward Ye Liuyun and his clone.

Although the clone was invisible, Elder Qinghun could sense its position and considered the invisible clone a threat that should be eliminated first.

Elder Qingyu also consecutively released Demon Race strongman attacks, one again targeting Ye Liuyun, the other assisting Elder Qingyang to block that white light.

The Spirit Clan's Ninth Layer Early Stage Martial Cultivators also re‑activated their Tokens, jointly intercepting the attacks on that white light.

Simultaneously, the Spirit Clan's Ninth Layer Late Stage and Mid‑stage Martial Cultivators scattered and attacked Ye Liuyun and his group.

"Soul Cultivator, act now—both killing and subduing are possible!"

Ye Liuyun did not expect them to have to subdue these Martial Cultivators.

Some Martial Cultivators are easy to kill, but subduing them requires more effort.

In such a massive battle, time must be seized.

So the Soul Cultivators only contested the ones easy to capture; the hard ones were simply killed outright.

In an instant, True Essence and Souls filled the sky, with Martial Cultivators from both sides constantly falling from the air.

Ye Liuyun and his clone did not evade the Soul attacks, forcing the two Souls to crash into the Sea of Consciousness.

Ye Liuyun immediately released a Soul, thrust into the clone's Sea of Consciousness, helping the clone eliminate the Soul attack.

The Black Armor Guard's second combined strike was also blocked.

However, the third attack was launched again.

This time, although some Martial Cultivators were dispatched to meet the enemy and the white light cluster shrank, eliminating Qingyang or restraining the Tokens of those hundred Ninth Layer Early Stage Martial Cultivators was still feasible.

Elder Qinghun, seeing this, immediately seized the opportunity, directly releasing one of his own powerful Souls, charging toward the clone's Sea of Consciousness.

He observed that after Ye Liuyun was hit by a Soul attack, he could instantly release a Soul to aid the invisible one, and he immediately guessed that Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness might contain a protective treasure.

Thus he chose not to attack Ye Liuyun but to strike the clone, forcing Ye Liuyun to rescue the clone, then eliminating both.

Zhuge Feiyu again swung the Soul Barrier, releasing Bai Su and the recently captured Soul, together seizing his Soul and pulling it back into the Soul Barrier.

"Poof!"

Elder Qinghun spat out a mouthful of old blood and collapsed onto the ground.

"This Soul Barrier can control Souls!"

Elder Qinghun at this moment also recovered his senses.

Zhuge Feiyu, seeing that the opponent's strongest Soul warrior was already wounded, again swung the Soul Barrier; an Asura leading a Yin Soul army suddenly appeared among the Spirit Clan's Martial Cultivators.

The Yin Soul roared, launching close‑quarter melee.

The Black Armor Guard immediately dispersed according to Ye Liuyun's command, cooperating with the Yin Soul to kill the Spirit Clan's strong ones.

This epoch‑defining battle of strong ones raged, darkening the heavens and earth.

Numerous voids were shattered, and they could not recover for a moment.

The ground was even more horrific, riddled with pits and fissures.

After Ye Liuyun and his clone eliminated the Yin Soul that had entered their Sea of Consciousness, they prepared to strike Elder Qingyang and Elder Qingyu.

"Three‑Talent Formation, summon the Holy Sword!"

Elder Qingyu, seeing the unfavorable situation, decisively released True Essence together with Elder Qingyang and Elder Qinghun.

The three Elders formed a triangle, True Essence gathering among them into a vortex that rose skyward.

Then, above that True Essence, a gleaming long sword appeared, pointing directly at Ye Liuyun.

Their True Essence was also absorbed by the long sword.

The long sword's power continued to grow.

"Use Primordial Spirit Secret Technique to block the long sword from absorbing True Essence!"

The Book Demon within Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness also sensed the long sword's might and immediately warned Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun promptly employed the Primordial Spirit Secret Technique, severing the long sword's link to True Essence, preventing further absorption.

Yet the long sword itself was formidable; within Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, the Ten Thousand Gods Command radiated Golden Light at full force, shielding him from the sword's oppressive pressure.

However, that terrifying pressure was even scarier than being targeted by the Item; even with the Ten Thousand Gods Command, Ye Liuyun felt his whole body stiffen, hindering his movement.

If an ordinary Martial Cultivator faced this now, they would likely only await death.

"Dual‑Kill Sword!"

The Book Demon reminded Ye Liuyun.

"What does that mean?"

Ye Liuyun hurriedly urged for an answer.

The Book Demon still spoke in riddles at a leisurely pace—how could he not be anxious?

Moreover, behind Ye Liuyun were the city defenses, and beyond that the royal palace; he worried that if he dodged, the longsword would strike the palace.

"Kill the God Soul and Physical Body! You should still use the Time Halo—first take out those three Elders, then use Space Overlap, hide behind the longsword, play hide-and-seek with it, and drain the energy in its blade."

The Book Demon reminded Ye Liuyun.

"Would using the avatar's Technique not work?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"Using the Technique now to kill those few Spirit Clan Elders is too late—that sword has locked onto you! Inside that longsword there is a complete Soul."

"However, too much time has passed, and he is no longer fully conscious."

"Easy to deal with!"

"If you only use the Technique, you'll destroy the longsword; if you only use Black Light to exterminate the Soul inside the sword, the longsword will immediately attack you."

"Wouldn't it be better to contend with it for a moment and seize the Spirit Clan's holy sword?"

Ye Liuyun dared not delay, immediately pouring Divine Soul Power into the Time Halo.

A flash of Technique from the halo on his chest, his vision blurred, and when he looked again the entire battlefield had instantly frozen.

Even his avatar was immobilized in place.

Ye Liuyun directly recalled his avatar into the Space World, fearing the avatar would be locked onto by the longsword, and then immediately rushed toward the three Elders.

First he released his Soul, implanted a Slave Seal on Elder Qingyang, then directly devoured the remaining Soul of Elder Qinghun, and finally implanted a Slave Seal on Elder Qingyu.

Then he quickly stored all three of them in the Space World.

He completed the whole sequence in one fluid motion, then stepped to the hilt of the longsword to avoid its blade.