Chapter 2440: Suffering a Big Loss

Ye Liuyun himself didn't even expect that a half‑year grind of the Death Journey could let him advance so quickly.

He is learning more and more about the Death Journey.

The Death Journey is divided into many different zones, and the dangers in each zone each have their own characteristics.

Ye Liuyun has basically been moving toward a single great direction ever since he was transported into the desert.

Yet the end still seems out of sight.

He can only feel that the trials of the Death Journey are getting stronger.

Now, without the aid of other strong beings, breaking through a zone is becoming increasingly difficult.

Especially the Martial Cultivators he encounters are getting stronger.

If it weren't for items like Exchange Yuan Stone and Storage Yuan Stone that let him quickly replenish Mysterious Origin, he would probably have been killed long ago.

While Ye Liuyun was dealing with an extremely powerful Kuailei, he and his clone teamed up, and several assaults failed to break through the Kuailei's defenses.

Just then two Martial Cultivators arrived here and suggested teaming up with Ye Liuyun's group to tackle the Kuailei.

The two first introduced themselves—one named Wu En, the other Wang De—and were very sincere toward Ye Liuyun.

"The four of us will act together.

After we kill this Kuailei, we split the resources half‑and‑half."

Ye Liuyun thought their proposal was fair and agreed.

So the four of them attacked the Kuailei together; at first both sides were putting in a lot of effort, Ye Liuyun observed covertly for a while, grew more confident, and began to focus his energy on battling the Kuailei.

The strategy Ye Liuyun and they devised was to concentrate force on the Kuailei's arms.

Once its arms are cut off, the Kuailei naturally loses its ability to attack.

He and his clone are responsible for slashing with Yi Dao, using Spatial Power, dodging the Kuailei's attacks while unleashing the strongest blade intent, combined with Heaven and Earth Power and Mysterious Origin, to cleave the Kuailei's shoulders and sever its arms at the root.

The two Martial Cultivators are tasked with blocking and drawing the Kuailei's arm attacks.

Seeing Ye Liuyun and his clone go all out, the two exchanged a glance and quietly conserved their strength.

Though they also restrain the arms, they focus more on attracting and evading.

They rarely intervene directly.

Ye Liuyun and his clone didn't mind.

That Kuailei is not only massive in size but also made of sturdy material.

Ye Liuyun can split a mountain with a single Yi Dao, yet when he slashes the Kuailei's shoulder he only creates a deep groove.

So Ye Liuyun focused, dodging attacks while delivering over thirty consecutive Yi Dao strikes, finally cleaving the Kuailei's right arm completely.

As he was about to aid his clone, the Kuailei's left arm swung toward the clone.

The two Martial Cultivators were close to the clone; if they teamed up they could certainly block its attack.

But they deliberately stepped aside, leaving the clone in peril.

The clone instantly used Spatial Power to dodge, yet was still blasted out of the void by the Kuailei.

The clone was hurled far away, its right arm bone shattered, even the Heaven Devourer was knocked away, and the person immediately fell unconscious.

Ye Liuyun immediately employed Spatial Power to pull the clone back into the Space World and immerse it directly in Life Spring Water.

But the Kuailei's left arm instantly swung at Ye Liuyun again.

Having one arm cut off by Ye Liuyun, it naturally regarded him as its greatest threat.

As for the two Martial Cultivators, Wu En first sucked the Heaven Devourer in and stored it in a Storage Ring, while Wang De launched a palm strike at Ye Liuyun.

Then Wu En also made a counter‑attack against Ye Liuyun.

In their eyes, a Kuailei reduced to a single arm was no longer their opponent.

They intend to use the Kuailei's preoccupation with Ye Liuyun as a chance to eliminate Ye Liuyun first.

That way, not only would they claim Ye Liuyun's Storage Ring, but after they later destroy the Metal Puppet, all the resources would also belong to them.

"Damn it!"

Ye Liuyun let out a curse.

Even if he were foolish, at this point he knows that he and his clone have been used by them.

He immediately released his twenty Martial Cultivator strongmen, both to resist the Metal Puppet and to block the two Martial Cultivators' attacks.

But these people appeared so suddenly that Ye Liuyun had no chance to warn them beforehand, so they were in the middle of cultivation.

The moment they emerged, five of them were blasted away by the Metal Puppet.

Ye Liuyun instantly used Slave Seal to control them, assigning three to block the Metal Puppet while the rest surrounded Wu En and Wang De.

He himself immediately used a Storage Yuan Stone to replenish Mysterious Origin.

After replenishing Mysterious Origin, he charged at Wu En.

Seeing so many Martial Cultivators appear, Wu En and Wang De, though not as strong as them, were not far off.

The key was the sheer numbers; they couldn't hold, so the two immediately made a full‑force breakout.

But Liu Tianyi, Ling Hai and Liao Yunyang happened to encircle Wu En.

Wu En held the clone's Heaven Devourer, and Ye Liuyun ordered his men to focus on protecting him, so Wu En didn't escape.

Wang De, however, broke out of the encirclement.

He also knew Ye Liuyun was truly angry, and kept tossing several treasures to shield himself, which allowed him to get away.

The Martial Cultivators chasing him, seeing they couldn't catch up, returned and helped deal with the Metal Puppet, knocking it down.

Ye Liuyun had already used Spiritual Soul Attack to control Wu En, forcing him to surrender the Heaven Devourer and his resources, then kept him bound with Slave Seal so he couldn't resist, and released a pack of Demon Wolves to tear him apart alive.

"Who went after that Martial Cultivator just now and let him escape?

Step forward!"

After dealing with Wu En, Ye Liuyun turned to clean up the Martial Cultivators who let Wang De get away.

The six Martial Cultivators trembled as they stood up.

Because they didn't go all-out then, Wang De managed to run away.

Furthermore, after Wang De fled, they didn't even chase him, which is why he's now completely gone.

I don't keep useless trash by my side.

If you won't fight desperately, what use are you?

Here you go!

Ye Liuyun barked an order at those Demon Wolves.

Those Demon Wolves surged forward and ripped those six Martial Cultivators to shreds, eating them alive.

And those five good-for-nothings! You're kept to fight, not to be fed for free!

Ye Liuyun then pointed to the five Martial Cultivators who had been knocked down the moment they appeared.

The Demon Wolves lunged again and devoured them outright.

Everyone else was horrified, none daring to utter a sound.

They had never seen Ye Liuyun this angry.

Liu Tianyi, Ling Hai, and Liao Yunyang, etc., secretly felt relieved, glad they had taken out one; otherwise they'd all have been dragged in.

Ye Liuyun was truly furious—he had never suffered such a big loss.

With so many of them, they couldn't even corner a single Martial Cultivator—what good is keeping them?

Go after Wang De and kill him; if you fail, you all commit suicide to make amends!

Ye Liuyun, still not calmed, ordered the rest to go after Wang De and kill him.

Furthermore, Ye Liuyun, through the Slave Seal, issued a death command: upon sighting Wang De, they must spare no effort to kill him.

Yes!

They answered, the nine splitting into three groups and giving chase in the direction Wang De fled.