Chapter 2193: Great Victory

Ye Liuyun's Golden Crow Holy Fire, though released, was not very lethal against the enemy's large army.

These soldiers had just been burned alive in the east, and their fear of fire was deeply ingrained.

Therefore, using fire to disrupt their deployment and make them fearful was the purpose of the sneak attack.

Taking advantage of the enemy's chaos, the Death Legion also suddenly accelerated and rushed to kill them quickly.

"Imperial Guard, scatter!"

The enemy commander gave an order, and a thousand Imperial Guard immediately spread out throughout the army to prevent fires.

Ye Liuyun no longer had a chance to act, his purpose had been achieved, and he stopped setting fires.

"Form ranks! Prepare for battle!"

The enemy commander also kept issuing orders.

But just as the fire died down, Ye Liuyun immediately swung the Hundred-forged Soul Banner.

The Yin Souls wailed, stirring up a wave of dark clouds that began spreading outward from the center troops.

"Ah! What is this?"

A startled cry rang out among the enemy troops.

Many soldiers hadn't even reacted when their souls were pulled out by the Yin Souls and absorbed into the soul banner.

"Make your move!"

At this point, Ye Liuyun also released all the strong warriors and Black Armor Guards from within the Space World.

Because the Imperial Guard's positions were relatively scattered.

Thus, the captured Spirit Clan elders of the Xuan and Qing generations found it very convenient to strike; with one palm they wounded the Imperial Guard strongmen, then threw them to Ye Liuyun and his clone.

Ye Liuyun and his clone then followed them invisibly, implanting slave seals on the captives and storing them in the Space World.

At the same time, he continuously waved the soul banner to absorb the enemy soldiers' Yin Souls.

The clone, taking advantage of the chaos, emitted a beam of white light that directly killed the enemy commander who was issuing orders.

The Magic Vine also seized the chance to burst from the ground, first devouring the weaker Martial Cultivators among the Imperial Guard, then with a flick of its vines it coiled over a dozen soldiers, dragging them underground to continually devour.

The Zhongxing Wangchao's great army was now in utter chaos.

Harried by the Yin Souls and Magic Vine ambush, they fled in all directions, no longer able to maintain any formation.

Moreover, without the commander's leadership, they immediately fell apart into disarray.

Ye Liuyun's Black Armor Guards and Soul Cultivators, working in groups, controlled the Imperial Guard, while the Martial Cultivators directly charged into the soldiers, killing those units that still had defensive capability.

Seeing that the enemy army had fallen into a certain degree of chaos, Ye Liuyun also released the Vanguard Blade Unit led by Ye Tiandao at the enemy's rear, forming a pincer with the Death Legion to advance together toward the center.

The strong warriors of the Spirit Clan in the Vanguard Blade Unit all rushed to the front, directly tearing apart the enemy rear's defenses.

Liang Xue, Lei Ming, and Long Nv also formed a three‑person team, following the Vanguard Blade Unit to slaughter the enemy with unstoppable momentum.

The scattered Imperial Guard among the enemy forces repeatedly tried to regroup, but were smashed apart by experts like Xuan Yun and captured one by one.

These experts often, with a single palm, could cover more than ten Imperial Guard with their strike; although some were accidentally killed, more were merely wounded.

Moreover, the aftershock of the Zhen Yuan Gong Ji would also shock‑injure the nearby soldiers.

Ye Liuyun and his clone followed behind them, continuously capturing prisoners, having no time to launch attacks themselves.

"Kill!"

The Death Legion also surged into the enemy camp, launching a full‑scale assault.

The Zhongxing Wangchao's great army now had no power to resist, kept retreating, and those who could not escape could only surrender.

The Vanguard Blade Unit and the Death Legion had already begun capturing prisoners.

Xiao Yunfang also split off two five‑thousand‑strong units, sending them to the left and right flanks to intercept the fleeing soldiers.

At this time, the great army of Yin Souls was also recalled by Ye Liuyun into the Hundred-forged Soul Banner, so as not to harm his own side.

Those Martial Cultivator experts were still scouring the battlefield to capture the enemy's Imperial Guard.

From time to time they would also strike a palm into densely packed enemy ranks, as if entering an uninhabited land.

The soldiers, of low cultivation, once scattered and unable to form battle arrays, were like ants before these experts, unable to withstand their attacks at all.

Once the Imperial Guard were mostly wiped out, they too were recalled by Ye Liuyun into the Space World.

The Magic Vine, having devoured enough Martial Cultivators, astonishingly returned of its own accord to Ye Liuyun's side, seeking to retreat into the Xuan Kong Shi for digestion.

This battle Ye Liuyun won a complete victory.

After the battle, statistics showed over thirty thousand enemies killed, forty thousand soldiers captured, and more than six hundred Imperial Guard Ninefold Strong seized.

However, the captured prisoners this time were all wounded, needing a period of recovery before they could return to combat.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun's side lost only a few thousand soldiers, making it a thorough victory.

When the news spread, the entire Central Region was shaken once again.

Many forces with a desire to resist were also encouraged, secretly contacting each other, restless and ready to act.

Ye Liuyun also did not take advantage of the victory to attack nearby cities.

Instead, he immediately began to reorganize the troops.

The captured soldiers were sent in batches back to the East Yun Dynasty, with He Lian Xiu responsible for their reorganization and training.

Xiao Yunfang, meanwhile, brought the Death Legion back to the East Yun Dynasty for rest and refit.

This was a joint decision by Ye Liuyun and Song An.

Because the Central Dynasty had suffered a crushing defeat, it would surely retaliate against them to save face.

They currently lack the strength to fully oppose the Central Dynasty.

Therefore they need to preserve their strength and wait for an opportunity.

Thus Ye Liuyun also began preparing to withdraw; after the final conscription in Linhai City and the surrounding major cities, they would wait for the Zhongxing Wangchao's attack, then immediately depart.

Mo Xiaotian, having suffered such a great loss, would certainly not let it rest.

The hundred‑thousand army was completely wiped out by Ye Liuyun; if he takes no action, he has no way to answer the Central Region.

Thus, he directly dispatched his 50,000 Imperial Guard to fight at the Southern Region's Coastal City.

Fifty thousand strong Martial Cultivators, via the Teleportation Array, marched grandly to the front line.

All forces in the Central Region again turned their gaze toward the Coastal City, each speculating about the outcome of this battle.

"If the Zhongxing Wangchao loses again, there will be real excitement to watch!"

"It's tough! Fifty thousand Imperial Guard—those are fifty thousand Ninth Realm elites, not ordinary troops!"

"Indeed! The Zhongxing Wangchao is already playing its old cards! I think the Southern rebels can't be stopped!"

"Even if they can't be stopped, we can still knock out two of the tiger's teeth!"

Amid everyone's speculation, the result came: the 50,000 Imperial Guard vanished without a trace, not even a single silhouette found.

"Ha ha! Good, preserve strength, fight a round and run!"

Some of the Central Region's common folk started cheering.

Others felt that without any spectacle, it was unsatisfying.

"So disappointing! I thought there would be a tragic grand battle!"

But Ye Liuyun ignored their words; at this moment he had already changed his appearance and arrived at the Alien Battlefield.

He left not a single resource or Martial Cultivator behind; not a single one was wasted.

The cities he occupied, along with their Teleportation Arrays, were completely destroyed; the Zhongxing Wangchao now has to spend money on repairs.

After this round of maneuvering, he harvested over 600 Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators and 60,000–70,000 higher‑realm soldiers, which is already a very profitable haul.

Currently these people, along with the Sharp Blade Corps, have been left in the Royal City for recovery and training.