Chapter 2221: The Strongest Opponent

Ye Liuyun and his clones have been taking turns monitoring the movements at Du Hun Mountain these past days.

That night, Yuan Hao's army began to assemble; when they moved, Ye Liuyun knew they were about to act, and he immediately notified Yu Xiaofeng.

Then he and his clones alternately watched the opponent's situation, checking the number of troops in the enemy vanguard.

Yuan Hao directly dispatched five thousand Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators as the vanguard, dividing them into ten routes, concealing their forms, and covertly approaching Jinghun City.

Afterwards, his army followed behind at full speed, rushing toward Jinghun City.

According to Yuan Hao's arrangement, Ye Liuyun, Qiong Qi, and Yu Xiaofeng also made corresponding preparations.

As long as Yuan Hao's entire army left Du Hun Mountain, Ye Liuyun would already be at ease.

He had constantly feared that, after being defeated by Yuan Hao, he would cross Du Hun Mountain and flee to the Western Region.

Now Yuan Hao's whole army is marching toward him, and he will no longer let them retreat.

He ordered the Song Girl to lead Liu Yang, Mo Shaowen, and all Soul Cultivators to bypass Yuan Hao's army, rush ahead to Du Hun Mountain to garrison, and no one was allowed to be let go.

He and Qiong Qi, along with Qian Mian, immediately left the city to intercept those ten routes of Martial Cultivators.

Yu Xiaofeng instead led troops to defend the city, waiting for the big battle in a few days.

However, Ye Liuyun's Sharp Blade Squad only ambushed one of Yuan Hao's vanguard routes; Yuan Hao instantly sensed something was wrong and ordered the vanguard to withdraw immediately.

Even if Ye Liuyun gave full chase, he only caught up with one unit; the other vanguard units escaped back to Yuan Hao's forces in time.

Ye Liuyun did not force a pursuit and withdrew right away.

Yuan Hao also received news that the Sharp Blade Squad was blocking them again.

He did not believe Ye Liuyun could have arrived here so quickly and thought it was only a portion of the Sharp Blade Squad's soldiers.

Moreover, he now had his bow drawn, forced to act, so he abandoned the sneak attack and sent his whole army to charge Jinghun City.

Ye Liuyun gathered all Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators, sending them to wear down Yuan Hao's strength first, while his Sharp Blade Squad acted as the second wave, leading the main army in a full counterattack.

This battle was also the final clash between Ye Liuyun and the Zhongxing Wangchao army, and it was the strongest opponent Ye Liuyun had ever faced.

After this battle ended, Zhongxing Wangchao never fielded a large army again!

Therefore, Ye Liuyun planned to catch Yuan Hao off guard, launching an immediate decisive battle.

At the start of the fight, Ye Liuyun had Qiong Qi fully activate the Formation and dispatch the first batch of Martial Cultivators.

Consequently, Yuan Hao suffered a heavy loss right from the beginning.

He had previously assumed Yu Xiaofeng would focus on defense and strike back opportunistically.

Then he could bypass Jinghun City, break into Zhongxing Wangchao, and lure Yu Xiaofeng out of the city to fight.

His strength had already been exposed; he did not expect Yu Xiaofeng to still dare to engage him directly.

Looking at the situation, Yu Xiaofeng showed no intention of defending at all.

He now also doubted whether Ye Liuyun had truly arrived with the Sharp Blade Squad.

But when he saw the Martial Cultivators bursting out—who were previously captured prisoners of Yu Xiaofeng's side—he did not order the main army to retreat, instead pressed forward on all fronts.

The Formation arranged by Qiong Qi activated simultaneously, exactly when Yuan Hao's army concentrated for a killing blow, causing Yuan Hao massive losses.

"What a strong Formation Master!"

Yuan Hao sighed, "The scope of this Formation, its range and its power, are certainly not those of an ordinary Formation Master."

He once again recognized Ye Liuyun's strength.

But now he had no other choice but to press on and break through Jinghun City in one go.

The Martial Cultivators sent by Yu Xiaofeng, coordinated with the Formation, also slaughtered many of Yuan Hao's Martial Cultivators.

At that moment, Jinghun City's gates swung wide open; Ye Liuyun led the Sharp Blade Squad out to kill, and shortly after, Yu Xiaofeng's hundred‑thousand army descended from the walls, surging toward them.

"Ah!"

Yuan Hao shouted in surprise, realizing he had been tricked.

This was a tactic intended to wipe him out completely.

Yet he could not yet order a retreat.

If the main force withdrew now, it would mean total collapse and be pursued by Ye Liuyun.

"Follow me!"

Yuan Hao commanded, leading his guards to charge at Ye Liuyun.

In this situation, he could only hope to eliminate Ye Liuyun first.

He was now certain that this Ye Liuyun was genuine.

Because the Sharp Blade Squad behind Ye Liuyun was the same one he had faced last time.

He was clear about this Sharp Blade Squad's strength.

The lowest realm among these Sharp Blade Squad soldiers was Ninth Layer Mid Stage.

He could handle three of them, could match six, but a nine‑person formation was beyond his confidence.

Yet as he rushed toward Ye Liuyun, a Black Armor Guard beside Ye Liuyun suddenly produced a fan and swung it at him.

"Qian Mian!"

Yuan Hao, seeing the fan, knew he could not kill Ye Liuyun.

He instantly drew his treasured black spear, thrust it into the ground, gripping it tightly with both hands to resist the gale unleashed by the fan.

At the same time, the black spear emitted a faint dark shield, protecting him within.

"Ah!"

But the guards with him let out wailing cries, drowned by the raging wind.

That fan was a Super Divine Rank treasure; within the gale were countless wind blades, and even Ninth‑rank armor could not withstand the myriad wind blades.

Suddenly, a white Technique shot from Ye Liuyun's side, striking his spear and melting a segment of it.

The spear snapped, his shield vanished, and he was instantly swept up by the gale blown by Qian Mian.

When the gale stopped, Yuan Hao's armor had already shattered, his whole body in tatters.

Fortunately, he himself was not seriously injured.

But the guards beside him had each turned into sieves, their bodies riddled with holes pierced by wind blades.

Yuan Hao did not hesitate, flinging the half‑spear handle he gripped toward Thousand Faces to block its attack, then turned and fled, not in a straight line.

Using Spatial Power, he changed direction after a few strides and escaped toward Soul Crossing Mountain.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun's Spearhead Squad surged forward like a wrecking force, Yu Xiaofeng's army swept forward right behind, and even Yuan Hao's strong army fell in ranks.

Some Term (exclude) who saw Yuan Hao flee, realizing the tide had turned, scattered and escaped as well.

Ye Liuyun did not expect that his Technique had been blocked.

Although he conserved energy and did not emit a strong Technique, it was still stopped by that long spear, indicating the spear was no ordinary weapon.

He didn't hurry to chase Yuan Hao, but picked up the two broken spear halves and reclaimed the Space World.

Thousand Faces also did not pursue Yuan Hao, continuously fanning with a fan to clear a path for the Spearhead Squad.

Ye Liuyun released Magic Vine to clear the battlefield, then, together with his clone, chased toward the direction Yuan Hao had fled.

Yuan Hao's strength far exceeded his, yet he dared not turn back to fight him.

That Technique earlier had frightened him enough to choke.

Although he did not know what that Technique was, it could melt a Divine Rank treasure in a single strike, so he clearly did not dare to fight outright.

Therefore, for now he could only be chased by Ye Liuyun.