Chapter 2292: Training the New Army

Ye Liuyun immediately called off the Demon Race half‑beast army's attack, and had the Demon Race of the Central Empire send envoys for negotiations.

Their demands were simple after they arrived: they asked only that they not be killed and be allowed to leave.

Ye Liuyun did not expect their request to be so simple.

"How many Demon Race soldiers do you currently have inside the city?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"Fifty thousand."

The other side answered plainly.

"Give me those fifty thousand, and I will train them to become elite soldiers in my army.

How does that sound?"

"Will there be sufficient food?"

Their concerns were also simple.

Wherever they go, whoever they fight, as long as there is food, that's enough.

Moreover, in the Demon Race and Demon Race half‑beast armies, both men and women are present, mixed together, and it does not hinder their reproduction and development.

The combat ability of the female soldiers is no less than that of the male soldiers.

"Of course! I can't let you fight on an empty stomach.

Moreover, I will teach them new cultivation techniques so they can follow the practice and increase their strength!"

Ye Liuyun explained.

"Like those half‑beasts?"

The Demon Race asked in surprise.

"Yes! I will also provide them with resources and equipment!"

Ye Liuyun confirmed.

"We agree.

and will surrender immediately!"

That meant they accepted outright.

"Fine, then go back and prepare; have your soldiers remove their armor and weapons—those items are no longer needed, I will have them forged later."

Ye Liuyun said cheerfully.

That meant they would immediately return to the city, bring all its inhabitants, lay down their weapons and gear, and surrender.

And the number of people surrendering was not fifty thousand but as many as seventy thousand.

It turned out that after the negotiating envoy returned and announced Ye Liuyun's terms, even the imperial royal family and ordinary civilians joined the surrendering ranks; not a single person in the city was left out.

And once these Demons shed their armor, Ye Liuyun could not even tell who was a soldier and who was a civilian.

"So many?

That's more than fifty thousand!"

Ye Liuyun complained to Demon King Ke Meng.

"The weak can be eliminated and devoured!"

Ke Meng replied naturally.

"…"

Ye Liuyun also knew that there was no point in discussing humanity with them; he could only gradually influence them.

"Ke Meng, from now on this force will be led by you; you will be their Grand President!"

Ye Liuyun first appointed a Leader for them, named them the Demon Race Legion, then had them collectively sign a Divine Soul Contract of allegiance, and also placed a Slave Seal on Ke Meng.

The Demons were very cooperative, following Ye Liuyun's orders to the letter, and were full of anticipation for their future.

Later, Ye Liuyun escorted them away and demarcated a separate area to serve as their training base.

At the same time, the twenty thousand Demon Race half‑beasts were also taken away by Ye Liuyun, so they would not act again.

He also allocated a dedicated training base for them.

Next, Ye Liuyun taught them some Demon Race cultivation techniques while having the Demon Race half‑beast army assign soldiers to mine for him.

He then began cultivating together with these Demons.

Once they cultivated Divine Soul Power, he first forged Storage Rings for them.

The ore they obtained, he promptly gave to Yu Xiaofeng, instructing Yu Xiaofeng to find a smith from the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance to custom‑make suitable armor and weapons for these Demons.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun supervised the Demons, eliminating a portion every three months; those whose cultivation lagged were removed outright.

However, for the younger offspring of the Demon Race, Ye Liuyun still protected them and did not subject them to elimination.

He even transferred them into the Space World, letting them follow him to learn how to deal with others.

For this, Ye Liuyun also recruited an equal number of Demon Race half‑beast cubs for training.

After the Demons entered cultivation and adapted to the training rhythm, Ye Liuyun returned to the Lingyun Dynasty.

Before leaving, he had the Demon Race half‑beast army supply cultivation resources and food to the soldiers in training, and also had the Lingyun Dynasty transmit several Magic Crystal mineral veins here to guarantee their cultivation resources.

He brought those Demons and half‑beast cubs back to the Lingyun Dynasty, letting them learn from humans, develop their spiritual intelligence, and influence their habits.

Ye Liuyun himself also began cultivating for advancement.

However, when he used Cui Yuan Liquid again, he found its effect less than a third of before, and his realm had not advanced at all.

The increase in Physical Body strength was also far weaker.

Subsequent doses of Cui Yuan Liquid yielded almost no effect on either realm or Physical Body.

So Ye Liuyun gave the remaining Cui Yuan Liquid to the Death Legion led by Yuan Hao and to the half‑beast legion.

He himself went to explore various Secret Realms, improving his combat prowess through battles and hazards.

His Spatial Power, Heaven and Earth Power, and Primordial Spirit Secret Technique were constantly improving, already far surpassing his realm.

Liang Xue, Lei Ming, Long Nv, Ye Tiandao and others had all advanced their realms to the Ninth Layer Late Stage, while Ye Liuyun was once again held back by his realm.

But he still would not force a breakthrough, continuously compressing the Mysterious Origin, letting its mass keep increasing.

The strength of those elites and the shock from the Magic Vine gave him a longer‑term goal.

The other women who had first arrived in the Divine Realm and were by his side, during this period following Ye Liuyun, had all advanced their realms to the Eightfold Mid‑Late Stage, almost keeping pace with him.

The only thing that especially astonished Ye Liuyun was that Xiao Lan'er's sealed True Essence was slowly being released.

It allowed him, within half a year, to break through his realm to Divine Crystal Qichong, an astonishingly rapid pace.

It is estimated that it won't be long before she surpasses Ye Liuyun.

He left the Demon Race and half‑beast youngsters inside the Space World, letting Xiao Lan'er, Ye Ling and the Song Girl take care of them.

He discovered that when these children were together, they had an even greater impact on the Demon Race and half‑beast children.

Ye Ling's ability to increase the amount of Crystal Stone was also greatly enhanced, so the Top‑grade Divine Crystals stored in Ye Liuyun's Space World were already nearly too many to stack.

They were buried underground everywhere.

This also increased the population in his Space World, providing a resource guarantee.

In Ye Liuyun's Space World, many of the indigenous he had previously taken in had already broken through to the Divine Realm and began to settle out.

His Space World also contained many ferocious beasts, whose realms were far higher than theirs.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun still allocated a section of space for them to settle there, preventing the ferocious beasts from hunting in that area.

After everything was properly arranged, Ye Liuyun also prepared to embark on another Xingkong journey; this time, he intended to head toward the direction of the planet they guard to check the situation.

Ye Liuyun had Tong Xin, Qiong Qi and other artifact smiths forge another Xingkong Warship capable of carrying one hundred thousand soldiers, as well as one ship for twenty thousand and two ships for two thousand each, preparing to assemble a Xingkong fleet.

At the same time, Man Feng's fifty thousand Imperial Guard also needed custom‑made armor, weapons and equipment.