Chapter 2530: Announcing the Conditions

Ye Liuyun never revealed his whereabouts, not even using his usual weapon.

Instead he and his clones scattered, using silent and cold‑light daggers for assassinations, or employing Spiritual Soul Attacks.

Even when he eliminated a traitor and saw the silent assassin, he did not greet him.

The silent assassin now serves the Holy Land Dynasty, yet is not controlled by the dynasty.

He knows the matter between Xiao Muan and Ye Liuyun.

He also sensed Ye Liuyun's aura.

But Ye Liuyun did not reveal his identity, clearly not wanting others to know, so he made no claim.

Yet he knows Ye Liuyun has returned, and feels more assured.

Ye Liuyun also performed Soul Search on several Martial Cultivator elites, roughly learning the Foreign Tribe's deployments, and quickly eliminated those threats.

Even if a few remain, they won't affect the outcome much; just let Xiao Muan's people handle them.

The Foreign Tribe soon discovered that the Human Martial Cultivators they controlled were gradually losing contact, and without seeing Ye Liuyun, they began advancing their army forward.

At the same time, they surprisingly proposed to discuss terms with Xiao Muan.

Their condition is that the Holy Land Dynasty hand over Ye Liuyun.

If the Holy Land can surrender Ye Liuyun, the Foreign Tribe will immediately withdraw its forces.

They assume Ye Liuyun has not yet returned to the Holy Land, hoping to pressure the Holy Land this way.

When the news spread, the entire Holy Land erupted in uproar.

Some clear‑headed individuals immediately guessed it was the Foreign Tribe's provocation.

They all believe the Foreign Tribe's words cannot be trusted.

The Holy Land should not hand over Ye Liuyun; rather, it should cooperate with him again to confront the Foreign Tribe.

This includes Grand Army Commander Liu Kui.

In fact, Liu Kui had long suggested that Xiao Muan ask Ye Liuyun for aid, but Xiao Muan never agreed.

Now that he heard the Foreign Tribe's terms, he immediately used the Transmission Talisman Ye Liuyun had left for him to contact Ye Liuyun.

He detailed the current situation to Ye Liuyun, not even hiding the Foreign Tribe's conditions, hoping Ye Liuyun would extend aid at once.

But Ye Liuyun rejected it, saying Xiao Muan had not made a request.

Ye Liuyun merely retorted, "If Xiao Muan doesn't let me act, I'll just meddle; what would he think?"

Liu Kui also understood this, and went back to find Xiao Muan.

Yet because the Holy Land Dynasty's situation is dire, many cities are holding their own, Corpse Demons everywhere, already spreading to about half the Holy Land's area.

Moreover, many cities near the Foreign Tribe's base have already been seized by the Foreign Tribe.

For many ordinary Martial Cultivators and civilians, they naturally hope the Foreign Tribe withdraws soon.

Thus many City Lords repeatedly petitioned the Holy Land Dynasty to agree to the Foreign Tribe's proposal.

They think sacrificing a single Ye Liuyun to secure the entire Holy Land's safety is well worth it.

At this point they have already forgotten who once helped them resist the Foreign Tribe.

Without Ye Liuyun, the Holy Land Dynasty might have been wiped out long ago.

So after receiving the news, Ye Liuyun immediately halted his actions together with Mo Tianheng and others.

"These Holy Land people are simply not worth pity!"

Mo Shaowen complained to Ye Liuyun.

In recent days they have been wandering the besieged cities, hearing only Martial Cultivators agreeing to hand over Ye Liuyun.

Mo Tianheng, however, advised Ye Liuyun: "These are just simple thoughts of ordinary civilians.

All civilians are the same, lacking a clear sense of right and wrong, only thinking of themselves!"

Ye Liuyun nodded and said to them: "Ordinary people are like that, short‑sighted.

I won't stoop to their level.

But now it depends on how Xiao Muan chooses.

If he sides with the Foreign Tribe, we'll have to change tactics.

This time the Foreign Tribe's strength is certainly extraordinary; those sealed cities likely hide many experts.

I think even with Formation barriers, they won't stop the Foreign Tribe's strong ones' aura from leaking, making it a tough battle.

Once fighting those strong ones, they probably won't be restrained, caring only about protecting the Holy Land Planet.

So the Holy Land Dynasty's stance also determines how we fight the Foreign Tribe!"

Ye Liuyun's words make it clear: he will definitely fight the Foreign Tribe.

But if the Holy King of the Holy Land Dynasty decides to sacrifice Ye Liuyun, then when he battles the Foreign Tribe he won't think much, aiming simply to annihilate them.

Yet if the Holy Land Dynasty still retains some humanity, he will also consider the battle's consequences, likely paying a higher price.

In other words, he can sacrifice more, but must deem it worthwhile.

Regarding Ye Liuyun's thoughts, Mo Tianheng and others all agree.

So they are now all awaiting the Holy Land Dynasty's decision.

Xiao Muan is also extremely conflicted at this moment.

He is considering whether, after Ye Liuyun arrives, he can help resolve the current crisis.

If Ye Liuyun can defeat the Foreign Tribe, he logically and emotionally would not hand Ye Liuyun over.

But now Corpse Demons have spread so severely that his army and many strong ones have been destroyed.

Effectively there is little defensive force left.

Whether Ye Liuyun can, single‑handedly, turn the tide, he is uncertain.

Whether the Foreign Tribe's words can be trusted is also a question.

After all, he had never dealt with the Foreign Tribe before.

He wasn't sure whether the Foreign Tribe kept its word.

But judging from the Foreign Tribe's invasions and plundering everywhere, they were clearly untrustworthy.

He also had to consider the applications from various regions to the dynasty, as well as the opinions of some important figures of the dynasty.

Important figures like Liu Kui, who fully supported Ye Liuyun, would become future troubles if he mishandled things.

So Xiao Muan temporarily held off replying to the Foreign Tribe, instead secretly gathering many Martial Cultivator experts in the Royal City, preparing to concentrate their forces and clash with the Foreign Tribe.

But what he didn't expect was that the Foreign Tribe, not waiting for his reply, sent a squad of strong warriors directly to attack the Royal City.

Among the strong warriors the Foreign Tribe sent, several Gold-armored Alien Tribe members led the group; they all borrowed the power of Space World to bombard the Royal City, and there were also many three-eyed alien tribesmen who indiscriminately swept everything with the Technique.

Although Xiao Muan dispatched the gathered Martial Cultivators to resist, these Martial Cultivators were still no match for the Foreign Tribe; many strong warriors were slain, and the Royal City was utterly destroyed by the Foreign Tribe.

However, these Foreign Tribe members did not attack the Royal Palace; after destroying the Royal City, they immediately withdrew.

Obviously, this move by the Foreign Tribe was a threat to the Holy Land Dynasty.

By force, they told the Holy Land Dynasty that if they disagreed, the Foreign Tribe had the strength to directly wipe out the Holy Land Dynasty.

"Too strong!"

"These Foreign Tribe strong warriors, we simply cannot stop them!"

Some Martial Cultivators around Xiao Muan also sighed in amazement.

Xiao Muan looked at the Royal City reduced to ruins, and couldn't help but feel a bit startled.

"The strong warriors the Foreign Tribe sent this time are all super powerful; our Holy Land Dynasty hardly has anyone who can match them."

Thinking this, Xiao Muan hurried to the depths of the Royal Palace, heading toward an underground secret room.