Chapter 2371: Rapid Army Expansion

Ye Liuyun was not polite either; after collecting the resources, he immediately converted their value into medicinal pills and issued them to the soldiers.

Moreover, the medicinal pills he distributed were all the best.

He also opened up all the captured armor, weapons, etc., allowing the Supergod Realm soldiers to freely pick the highest-grade ones.

Only then did he let Yu Yao train the soldiers according to the plan.

Seeing this, Wang Wei also couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"This Ye Liuyun is really willing to spend."

"Such resources and equipment are more than ten times the usual military expenses for ordinary soldiers."

But he admired Ye Liuyun all the more.

A leader willing to invest like this will surely not lead troops that are too weak.

But when Yu Yao began training, he only then discovered that Ye Liuyun also had his own set of methods for training troops.

These soldiers were trained according to the Death Legion's original regimen, with very strict requirements.

Any soldier who fell slightly short was pulled out to become a target for others to practice on, until he was killed.

Thus these soldiers dwindled with training, with several being eliminated and killed each day.

By the time reinforcements arrived from the surrounding big cities, this army had dwindled to just over a thousand.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun arranged these soldiers for battle, placing even those below the Supergod Realm at the very front of the formation.

"Soaring Clouds Legion, no waste allowed! Without strength, there's only a dead end! I can give you the best resources, but I demand only the strongest soldiers."

"The formations have been handed to you; in this battle the enemy numbers ten thousand! But if you can apply these formations well, facing ten to one will be quite easy."

"Whether you want to live or not is up to you."

"We won't defend the city; we'll go out and meet the enemy head-on!"

Ye Liuyun began a pre-battle rally for the soldiers.

Wang Wei had never seen such a pre-battle rally before.

Moreover, to fight ten to one and clash head-on with the enemy, this battle seemed like a suicide mission.

But having prior experience, this time he didn't speak up; instead he silently watched from the side.

"Go out!"

Zhao Hu let out a loud shout and led the troops out of the city.

The force that arrived this time was ten thousand elite troops drawn from the garrisons of nearby big cities.

Just the Supergod Realm soldiers alone numbered over two thousand.

Seeing that they numbered only a thousand yet dared to face the enemy head-on, they all laughed, saying they didn't understand warfare.

But Zhao Hu, at this moment, led the soldiers forward, increasing their speed, and then launched directly into a charge.

Not a word of nonsense was spoken.

"Fire arrows!"

Yu Yao, from the rear ranks, controlled the volume, informing only the soldiers in the back.

The three rows of soldiers behind immediately drew their bows and fired, loosing several volleys of arrows.

Screened by the front-line soldiers, these volleys were sudden enough to strike exactly the enemy's front rank.

Some of their soldiers, slow to react, were hit right away, causing even their front-line troops to grow timid.

At that moment, Zhao Hu was leading his soldiers in a charge as well.

They tore open the enemy formation and surged inside.

Ye Liuyun, accompanied by Lei Ming, Long Nv, and a pack of monster beasts, instead circled around from the rear to thrust into the enemy's waist.

A great number of fierce beasts formed a beast tide, rumbling forward to crash into the enemy; even the strongest soldiers could not stop them, and the ranks were soon cleaved in half.

Zhao Hu, meanwhile, seized the opportunity to lead the main force in cutting down the enemy's vanguard as much as possible.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun again commanded the beast tide to charge at their rear.

He kept driving them forward.

Meanwhile, the vanguard, under Zhao Hu and others, was desperately beaten back and began to retreat.

The front and rear units collided, throwing the formation into further chaos.

"Kill!"

Zhao Hu let out a great roar.

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the Soaring Clouds Legion also joined in a unified shout that intimidated the enemy.

"Howl!"

Ye Liuyun also commanded the beasts to roar in unison.

These unified roars indeed had their intimidating effect; some soldiers near them immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered.

Ye Liuyun also took out the Item, firing an arrow at the enemy commander.

That commander's armor actually blocked Ye Liuyun's arrow, merely denting his armor.

Although he was knocked a few somersaults by the arrow, he suffered no serious injury.

After rising, seeing that Ye Liuyun's cultivation was still below the Supergod Realm, he immediately charged at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also leapt from the beast, rushing at the commander and slashing at him with Yi Dao from afar.

He also wanted to test his strength against a strong opponent.

The sword intent of his strike also indeed made the commander's heart tremble.

This sword intent was too strong; the commander's front armor had already been ruined by that earlier arrow, greatly reducing its defense.

Thus he could only rely on the shield light on his arm to defend.

However, Ye Liuyun controlled the Yi Dao, thrust it directly into the void, bypassed the shield's light dome, and slashed at him again.

The Leader immediately used spatial power to push the Yi Dao away.

Ye Liuyun's Yi Dao also sliced from the armor on his arm, and did not wound him.

But then, Ye Liuyun palm‑slammed forward.

After his realm rose, the Mysterious Origin's mass increased, and Ye Liuyun's palm also mobilized all Heaven and Earth Power and Mysterious Origin, smashing down fiercely.

The Leader couldn't counter in time, could only raise his shield to block again.

Boom— a resonant roar, and the Leader was actually forced back two steps by Ye Liuyun.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun kept launching Yi Dao and palm attacks continuously.

"How does this kid have so much True Essence!"

After several rounds of attacks, the Leader rarely had a chance to strike back.

But Ye Liuyun kept attacking nonstop, forcing the Leader to retreat repeatedly.

However, for Ye Liuyun to instantly kill the Leader is not easy.

Alas!

Ye Liuyun sighed inwardly, and still directly employed Spiritual Soul Attack, wiping out the Leader's Soul.

There's no choice; in a battle of this scale, if you don't quickly kill the opponent's Leader, their soldiers won't surrender promptly, which is equivalent to his own soldiers delaying with their lives.

Indeed, when the Leader died, the enemy forces turned into scattered sand, and soon soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered.

A leading soldier surrendered, and then more and more soldiers followed suit; eventually over five thousand soldiers surrendered, and Ye Liuyun profited greatly from this.

Meanwhile, his Lingyun Corps, despite being in a desperate situation, suffered only over three hundred casualties, many of whom were of lower realms, yet they withstood the test.

Ye Liuyun divided the Reinforcement Troops into several units, letting them surrender one unit at a time, which made them easier to control and prevented rebellion.

Because five hundred captured five thousand, once these enemy troops realized it, they would certainly feel resentful.

So once a few units begin to surrender, the rest become increasingly easier to handle.

After being busy for half a day, the Reinforcement Troops were finally all dealt with, and Ye Liuyun finally let out a sigh.

However, his work wasn't finished; he still had to reorganize the troops and screen the soldiers.

As for Seventh/Eighth Level Realm Martial Cultivators, Ye Liuyun simply lacks the time and resources to cultivate them, so he can only assign them to guard the city and later use them as cannon fodder in the next battle.

For Ninth Realm and Super God Realm Martial Cultivators, he can still try to cultivate them.