Chapter 2204: Soul Assassination

Ye Liuyun looked at the just‑activated formation and said helplessly, "The battle's over; what good is activating it now?"

He immediately pulled the two severely wounded elders of the Spirit Clan back into the Space World, and fed each a drop of Life Spring Water to heal their injuries.

For the others, he didn't rush to pull them into the Space World, but let them continue to guard outside, just in case.

At this moment, Song An directly asked Mo Ren, "Is your surname Mo?

Where are you from?"

Ye Liuyun looked at Song An with puzzlement, then turned to Mo Ren.

"Could he really be a spy?"

Ye Liuyun didn't quite believe it, but thought it would be wiser to be more cautious in the future.

"Senior, why ask that?"

Mo Ren didn't reply immediately; instead he retorted, "Just because my surname is Mo, does that make you suspect I tampered with the formation?"

Song An said lightly, "As far as I know, in the Divine Realm only the Zhongxing Wangchao family bears the surname Mo!"

Mo Ren replied with a hint of mockery, "That may disappoint you, senior.

I come from the Mortal Realm!"

Qiong Qi added, "My disciple has been with me for two or three years! He could never be from the Zhongxing Wangchao!"

Song An merely nodded and said nothing further.

But Ye Liuyun could see that Song An clearly didn't believe him.

【7】 Ye Liuyun tried to smooth things over, "Our dwellings are all destroyed; let's all stay in this Grand Hall for now. The formation will stay active to prevent any further ambushes."

Ye Liuyun also steps out to smooth things over: "Our residences have all been destroyed; let's all stay in this Grand Hall and endure for now! The Formation continues to be active, lest anyone try to ambush us again."

Soon, some of the city‑guard soldiers arrived to help rebuild the Chengzhu Fu.

A few days later, Xiao Yunfang also sent five thousand soldiers to assist with the reconstruction.

After that, everyone returned to their own dwellings.

Song An even specifically asked Qiong Qi, through Ye Liuyun, to set up a Defense Array at his residence.

It can defend not only against physical attacks but also against Spiritual Soul Attacks.

Then he kept the Defense Array active, staying inside it and never emerging again.

He felt that Ye Liuyun didn't trust him, so he used his actions to remind Ye Liuyun.

At the same time it was to protect himself first, lest Ye Liuyun's trouble drag him in.

"Your subordinates are indeed very cautious!"

Qiong Qi smiled at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun chuckled, "Being cautious is good; at least it saves lives!"

At this point Ye Liuyun also pulled those Martial Cultivators into the Space World, then returned to his own residence and activated a Defense Array.

The Grand Hall's Defense Array was only shut down now.

Ye Liuyun also had Qiong Qi inspect the city‑guard Formation.

While the two disciples were away, Qiong Qi altered the Grand Hall and city‑guard Defense Arrays, adding some automatic‑activation functions as a precaution.

Although he didn't believe Song An's speculation, he was clearly far more cautious than Ye Liuyun.

Then he no longer returned to Ye Liuyun's Xuan Kong Shi, but went back to cultivate with two disciples, also setting up Defense Arrays for them.

Ye Liuyun didn't know whether Qiong Qi was angry because his disciple was suspected, or was monitoring Mo Ren.

He tried to calm his mind to cultivate, but the scene of Song An confronting Mo Ren kept replaying in his thoughts.

"Stay calm!"

Ye Liuyun evaluated Mo Ren's performance this way.

He thought that unless Mo Ren is often falsely accused, he wouldn't appear so composed.

A normally reticent person speaking up to refute suspicion is indeed rather odd.

Ye Liuyun didn't want to doubt Qiong Qi's disciple, but Song An's vigilance wasn't without reason.

"And how did these Martial Cultivators slip in?"

Ye Liuyun also recalled that so many Ninth Layer Summit elites had suddenly appeared; perhaps there were more within the city.

So he had his clone don an Invisibility Cloak and covertly observe the city.

The clone's Golden Pupil could see the Martial Cultivators' Divine Soul Power; even if someone concealed their realm with a treasure, the clone could still excavate the strong cultivators based on the strength of their Divine Soul Power.

However, shortly after the clone set out, Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense detected one Black Armor Guard, leading a man cloaked in a black robe, heading straight toward his residence.

Ye Liuyun activated his Golden Pupil, piercing the wall of the Cultivation Room to look at the man, and found he was a Ninth Layer Summit elite.

Moreover, he was a Demon Cultivator who had temporarily concealed his Demon Qi.

He looked to be in his forties, with blood‑red eyes, giving him a somewhat terrifying appearance.

What surprised Ye Liuyun even more was that only after opening his Golden Pupil did he see two black‑clad, masked figures behind the man.

Those two were using techniques akin to Shadow Concealment, hiding within the black‑robed man's shadow.

Ye Liuyun immediately used the Slave Seal to contact the Black Armor Guard and inquire about his identity.

But the Black Armor Guard reported that he was a guard sent by Yu Xiaofeng, and he was certain there was only one.

"Hmm?

Could it be an illusion?"

Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

He knew Yu Xiaofeng's subordinates certainly had no such Martial Cultivator.

He also thought it impossible that the guard was controlled, since the Slave Seal was still active.

Ye Liuyun immediately ordered the clone to return, waiting until the Black Armor Guard reported to Ye Liuyun that Yu Xiaofeng had sent someone to report a confidential matter.

Only then did Ye Liuyun use the Slave Seal to instruct the Black Armor Guard to have the black‑robed man wait outside.

That guard also said a word to that black‑robed person, then returned to his post.

That black‑robed person is Mo Sang, who was sent by Mo Xiaotian to assassinate Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun waited until his clone returned, then had Song An first activate the Defense Array of Chengzhu Fu.

When the Defense Array was activated, Mo Sang immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The two Black‑clothed Persons hidden behind him also instantly released their Souls and rushed toward Ye Liuyun's Cultivation Room.

The Defense Array of Ye Liuyun's Cultivation Room could not block Spiritual Soul Attacks or Divine Sense probing, so the two of their Souls surged straight into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

Ye Liuyun immediately began a Soul Search on them.

But he did not expect that as soon as he performed the Soul Search, the two Souls instantly shattered, their memories completely vanished, and he found no information at all.

"Impressive skill! To be able to control my two subordinates in an instant!"

Mo Sang immediately sensed it, so he stopped pretending, lifted the hat covering his head, and looked straight at Ye Liuyun's Cultivation Room.

A pair of scarlet eyes, with red light flashing.

Within Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, the Ten Thousand Gods Command instantly emitted Golden Light to repel his illusion.

"Hmm?

It actually has no effect?"

Mo Sang also felt very surprised.

At this moment, Qiong Qi, seeing the Formation activated and observing the outside situation, rushed out from the room and launched a Spiritual Soul Attack at Mo Sang.

Mo Sang, however, shifted his gaze and looked at Qiong Qi's Soul.

Qiong Qi's Soul immediately stalled, then surged toward Ye Liuyun.

But the Ten Thousand Gods Command does not kill Qiong Qi; instead it helped him regain his senses.

"What a relief! This guy's Red Pupil Illusion Technique is so strong, even I fell victim to it!"

Qiong Qi also said to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also said, "Indeed, his Red Pupil is terrifying; with your such powerful Divine Soul Power, just a glance can make you fall victim!"