Chapter 255: Aura of Death

Ye Liuyun immediately halted, bringing the ferocious beasts with him.

"One three‑layer Nascent Soul, one two‑layer Nascent Soul, three single‑layer Nascent Soul! We should still be able to handle it!"

After assessing the opponent's strength, Ye Liuyun released all the ferocious beasts, assigning the two‑layer Nascent Soul beasts to jointly confront the three‑layer Nascent Soul Blood Demon Sect elder, using Spiritual Soul Attack to aid them.

Lei Ming and Shi Yuan went after the two‑layer Nascent Soul elder. The other single‑layer Nascent Soul beasts first dealt with three single‑layer Nascent Soul Martial Cultivators, then proceeded to slay the other Sea Transformation realm people.

It was thanks to Ye Liuyun's arrangement; otherwise they might all have been wiped out by that three‑layer Nascent Soul Blood Demon Sect elder.

That elder turned out to be a Martial Cultivator who also cultivated his Soul. Moreover, he concealed it deeply, never showing any Divine Sense strength until he drew near Ye Liuyun's group, when he suddenly unleashed his Blood Sea domain.

Ye Liuyun and the ferocious beasts felt themselves surrounded by a Blood Sea. Within the Blood Sea, streams of blood formed giant hands that reached for their Souls.

Ye Liuyun instantly, within the Blood Sea domain, unleashed his Thunder Fire Domain, enveloping the beasts' Souls to protect them.

Then his Nether Ghost Fire began to scorch the opponent's Soul domain, and his Golden Pupil started devouring the enemy's Soul power.

Immediately, his two golden‑armored divine souls surged into the opponent's Sea of Consciousness, launching a direct attack on the elder's Soul.

This is the advantage of having many tactics; there is a counter for every situation.

Ye Liuyun's two Souls created a two‑against‑one scenario inside the opponent's Sea of Consciousness. The elder possessed only one Soul. Coupled with the Nether Ghost Fire on the two golden‑armored divine souls, he suffered a massive loss instantly.

Moreover, his Soul domain was being burned by Nether Ghost Fire and devoured by Ye Liuyun's Soul, weakening rapidly.

The beasts' Souls were also liberated. Five two‑layer Nascent Soul beasts launched a frenzied assault on his Physical Body; he was overwhelmed, with both his Physical Body and Soul falling into a passive state.

Struck in the heart by a Golden Light from Bai Hu, followed by attacks from various beasts, his Physical Body was shattered.

Then the beasts rushed at the remaining people, leaving the rest to Ye Liuyun.

At this point Ye Liuyun held complete advantage; the elder's Blood Sea domain had been breached. Ye Liuyun immediately pulled the elder's Soul into his Thunder Fire Domain, trapping him, then began a gradual attack and consumption.

"Never thought my glorious life would end at the hands of a little brat like you! I hate it!" the elder roared resentfully.

"This is the fate of the Blood Demon Sect for opposing me!" Ye Liuyun's Soul said coldly.

"Ye Liuyun, the Blood Demon Sect will not let you go!" Upon seeing the golden‑armored divine soul, he recognized that the Blood Armor was Ye Liuyun.

"Who spares whom is still unknown! Killing you is only just beginning!"

As he spoke, a blood‑thunder as thick as a water bucket sliced the elder's Soul to pieces, then Ye Liuyun gradually absorbed it.

After Ye Liuyun eliminated the elder, he realized the battle was essentially over. Apart from those who had watched from afar, the people who had just caught up were already completely eradicated.

Ye Liuyun again employed his Thunder Fire Domain to blanket the area, absorbing these people's Soul power.

Those who saw the battle from a distance were stunned; several Nascent Soul realm saints, barely able to retaliate, were annihilated.

Immediately, Bai Hu let out a thunderous roar, intimidating the onlookers into retreat.

For a moment, Ye Liuyun could not swallow so many powerful Souls, so he absorbed them into his Thunder Fire Domain to digest slowly.

Then he gathered the Holy Realm beasts back into his Storage Ring, leading Lei Ming ahead toward the Secret Realm's center. Bai Hu and Shi Yuan followed far behind.

The notorious name of the Blood Armor spread instantly throughout the Secret Realm; Ye Liuyun became the temporary overlord here.

Those who had escaped earlier, and those who had just witnessed the battle, used Transmission Talismans and other means to inform their sectmates, warning them not to provoke the Blood Armor.

On the subsequent journey, Ye Liuyun's party rarely encountered people; those who saw them kept a wide distance. Yet the deeper they went toward the center, the higher the beasts' realms became.

They could still handle three‑layer Nascent Soul beasts, but later, beasts of four‑ and five‑layer Nascent Soul appeared.

The massive herd of beasts became too large to advance, and Ye Liuyun's Storage Ring could not contain so many big ones. So Ye Liuyun sent Bai Hu and Shi Yuan, together with the Sea Transformation realm's winged sky‑tigers, to hunt beasts on the outskirts, while also slaying Blood Demon Sect disciples and the Grand Zhou Dynasty's Imperial Guard.

He himself, with Lei Ming, wielded a Wukong Stone, evading those powerful beasts.

Ye Liuyun felt that the farther they went, the gloomier the sky, and even the air carried a sinister scent.

This aura was neither demonic nor evil, but the smell of death, very similar to the Wan Zang Gang he had previously experienced, yet far more intense.

Moreover, it seemed artificially controlled, confined within a hundred‑mile radius of the central zone, not spreading outward. Within this area, no living creatures remained; it was desolate.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense was also interfered with, his detection range compressed to a hundred zhang. At that distance, Martial Cultivators above three‑layer Nascent Soul could reach him with a single punch, leaving no time to flee.

Sensing danger, Ye Liuyun covertly prepared a Skeleton Puppet, elevating its realm to the peak of Tian Gang Liu Chong, pre‑loading it with ample Spirit Stones, just in case.

Lei Ming shed the Blood Armor, taking the form of a pet beast, crouching on Ye Liuyun's shoulder to alert him to danger.

Its eyes were wide open, full of vigilance, claws gripping Ye Liuyun's shoulder tightly. Had Ye Liuyun's Immortal Overlord Body not been cultivated to the ninth layer, the shoulder could have been torn.

However, they encountered no real danger along the way. Until they neared the entrance of an underground palace, Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense detected over a dozen human and Demon Race masters gathered there, the lowest of whom were Ninth Sea Transformation.

That Ninth Sea Transformation was likely the Fourth Prince of the Grand Zhou Dynasty. He was guarded by two two‑layer Nascent Soul elders and accompanied by a single‑layer Nascent Soul Imperial Guard leader.

One Water Moon Palace saint elder led a Ninth Sea Transformation female disciple; three Lingyang Academy elders each led a Sea Transformation disciple; additionally, two Demon Race saints and a golden‑pupil Holy Son's subordinate, a two‑layer Nascent Soul elder, escorted a Ninth Sea Transformation disciple.

Ye Liuyun had just discovered them, while they had not noticed Ye Liuyun. At this moment, the group was debating who should go in first to scout.

Ye Liuyun did not rush forward; instead, he stayed put, waiting to follow after they entered. The death aura emanated from the underground palace, making it ideal for them to scout first.

The saints finally decided that all Sea Transformation disciples, under the Imperial Guard leader, would go in to scout.

Then the two Demon Race saints would follow, with the remaining saints entering last.

Ye Liuyun saw through these saints' true faces. Their usual veneer of benevolence gave way to sacrificing their disciples to scout at a crucial moment!