Chapter 2471: Secret Realm Bait

After Ye Liuyun cleared up the misunderstanding with You Ming, he also secretly dispatched a squad of Hawks to gauge the Foreign Tribe's strength in this offensive.

At the same time, he sent Black Kill members such as Gu Xing and Hu Zi to various parts of the Holy Land Dynasty, ordering them to probe for information on resources and Secret Realms and to begin hastily gathering resources.

Moreover, his actions were extremely bold; in some places he deployed troops outright, striving to seize resources quickly, then withdrew immediately, leaving the Holy Land Dynasty never able to trace his whereabouts.

Most of these resources reside within various Secret Realms, and the Holy Land Dynasty is not particularly concerned about those Secret Realms.

What they care about is Ye Liuyun's treasures and his equipment.

Therefore, after receiving the news, they began meticulously devising a bait aimed at Ye Liuyun.

Soon, the Holy Land began spreading rumors wildly, and a new Secret Realm appeared.

Martial Cultivators who emerged from this Secret Realm all found abundant resources.

Moreover, they all said the environment inside the Secret Realm was like a paradise beyond the world, with pleasant scenery.

When the news reached Ye Liuyun's ears, he naturally would not let the opportunity slip, and rushed over at once.

But what puzzled him was that previous Secret Realms belonged to major factions, whereas this Secret Realm had no guard, allowing many Martial Cultivators to enter freely.

Ye Liuyun did not hurry inside; instead, he observed the surroundings.

After watching for a while, he noticed something abnormal.

Many of the Martial Cultivators who went in in small groups looked more like soldiers in uniform, not like ordinary Martial Cultivators.

Because these people rarely talked or chatted among themselves, seeming accustomed to strict discipline, they were nothing like the free‑spirited nature of Martial Cultivators.

At the entrance of the Secret Realm, a number of Martial Cultivators gathered outside.

They seemed to disperse casually, sitting or standing, but whenever a Martial Cultivator entered, these people would all size them up.

"So it's a trap!"

Ye Liuyun saw this and spotted the clue.

However, these few soldiers were clearly not his opponents.

This left Ye Liuyun unable to guess why the trap was set.

"This trap is set far too simply.

I could easily wipe out these soldiers."

Since he couldn't figure it out, Ye Liuyun naturally would not rashly enter; instead, he donned the Invisibility Cloak and observed from afar outside the Secret Realm.

That night, he noticed some Martial Cultivators marching out of the Secret Realm, each looking dejected.

Ye Liuyun immediately followed them, trailing all the way to a nearby city garrison camp.

Upon their arrival, soldiers promptly escorted them inside, issued them military uniforms, and made them serve as soldiers.

"Does the Holy Land Dynasty recruit soldiers this way?"

Ye Liuyun, suspecting, slipped into the tent camp, captured a soldier, and performed a Soul Search to learn the situation.

But that soldier only knew that these people were Martial Cultivators who entered the Secret Realm, and after being forcibly bound by a Master‑Servant Contract, they would be sent here to serve as soldiers.

As for why they did this, the soldier did not know.

So Ye Liuyun captured another newly delivered Martial Cultivator and directly performed a Soul Search to find out how they were captured.

Yet this search made Ye Liuyun break out in a cold sweat.

These Martial Cultivators were controlled as soon as they entered the Secret Realm, completely without their own will.

Without signing a Divine Soul Contract, they would be killed outright.

In their view, it was as if they had entered someone else's Space World.

Ye Liuyun immediately thought of Satellite Island as Liao Yunyang's Space World.

He could completely control all affairs on that island.

The only thing is that he accepted benefits for the royal family, handed over the governance of Satellite Island entirely, turning it into an ungoverned island.

If Liao Yunyang could do it, that shows that other Martial Cultivators in the Holy Land Dynasty could also manage it.

Then the purpose of this Secret Realm becomes obvious.

As long as one enters, they will be controlled.

Even if they cannot lure him, the Holy Land Dynasty can still capture many Martial Cultivators this way to bolster its army.

"What a poisonous tactic! Truly a win‑win!"

Ye Liuyun killed that Martial Cultivator, immediately left the camp, and began chatting with Ye Ling.

"If I inadvertently enter such another's Space World, is there any way to deal with it?"

Ye Ling promptly told Ye Liuyun: "That's too dangerous! When you enter another's Space World, you are under their control.

At that point you won't even be able to move; how much counter‑attack power could you have?"

"Then if you communicate with the Primordial Power there and have it transferred into my Space World, what about that?"

Ye Liuyun asked again.

"It is possible, but time would be insufficient! The other side has ample time to detect your intention.

As soon as you connect with the Primordial Power there, they will know."

Ye Ling thought this method also wouldn't work.

She added, "Unless the power of your Space World is stronger than his, he cannot control you.

But that consumption would also be enormous.

Unless absolutely necessary, you should not attempt it!"

Ye Liuyun thought it over, believing that after harvesting that world's Primordial Power, he could escape by teleporting to the Black Tower.

But Ye Ling still thought it too risky; after all, unless one is desperate, no one dares to try such a thing.

So Ye Liuyun completely gave up the idea of going in to gamble.

It's just a single Primordial Power; not worth the huge risk.

Fortunately, a slight lapse and I fell for their trick.

He also felt a lingering fear in his heart.

However, the Holy Land Dynasty actually came up with such a vicious method to deal with him; if he didn't take revenge, he would feel unwilling.

But unable to enter the Secret Realm and unable to touch the Primordial Power, Ye Ling also had no way.

Suddenly, Ye Liuyun thought of the Tin Jin Shou.

That guy, during this period, has already been absorbing all the metallic power inside a Secret Realm.

It's just right to release it and take revenge on the Holy Land Dynasty.

The Tin Jin Shou's body is huge; extending a claw into the Secret Realm entrance, it won't be controlled by the master of the Space World, nor worry about being attacked by outsiders.

He, wearing the Invisibility Cloak, stands at a distance; if he finds the attack too strong, he directly uses Space Translocation to retrieve that Tin Jin Shou.

Thus Ye Liuyun released the Tin Jin Shou and directed it to approach that Secret Realm.

The soldiers disguised and guarding the Secret Realm entrance, upon seeing this big fellow come, were all startled.

Many of them didn't know what monster this was; they immediately took out their weapons, formed ranks, and launched an attack on the Tin Jin Shou.

The Tin Jin Shou, however, was completely indifferent, letting them attack.

The soldiers' armor and weapons quickly turned to powder; even their Storage Rings were absorbed by the Tin Jin Shou, scattering their contents all over the ground.

The metal within was also re-absorbed by the Tin Jin Shou.

The Tin Jin Shou slowly walked to the Secret Realm entrance, extended a large claw inside, and began absorbing the metallic power within.

And it then lay flat on the ground, motionless, letting those soldiers attack as they pleased.