Chapter 270: Second Battle of the Heavenly Gang

In the Storage Rings of those elders of the Ancient Demon Sect, there were also quite a few bloodline crystal stones. Ye Liuyun systematically selected them all. He estimated that even if these bloodline crystal stones couldn't fully awaken his own bloodline, they should be close enough.

He simultaneously absorbed Divine Soul Power and the bloodline crystal stones, with no delay.

By the middle of the night, the Flying Boat had been traveling, and Ye Liuyun had already absorbed all the Soul power. His Soul had grown to twice its original size.

The more than ten Saints he had just slain were all strong in Divine Soul Power, so their Divine Soul Power was especially abundant. The Hell Mingshe also grew larger, and it felt more confident about the Saints it would face.

Ye Liuyun's bloodline crystal stones were all fully absorbed. Yet he regrettably fell just a bit short of fully awakening his bloodline.

The bloodline crystal stones of others had long been exhausted, so he had nowhere to borrow from and had to gorge on bloodline pills to boost himself.

The effect of the bloodline pills, though far weaker, was still better than nothing; it just required more time and a larger intake!

In fact, if time were sufficient, after taking some bloodline pills he could use a high‑grade marrow‑washing pill to cleanse the impurities in his bloodline and instantly achieve full awakening, but he lacks that condition now.

In the time to come, Ye Liuyun would simultaneously absorb those Demon Race crystal cores and await the next battle.

Within his Qi Sea, it seemed never to be full; virtually limitless energy could be drawn in.

Shortly after dawn, an extremely overwhelming pressure swept toward the Flying Boat, forcing it to halt outright.

Even the Grand Elder felt fear at that pressure.

"Heavenly Gang Realm pressure!" Ye Liuyun realized, and immediately leapt out of the Flying Boat alone to confront it.

Before he could go far, a Heavenly Gang strongman appeared before him, clad in Lingyang Academy attire. Ye Liuyun sensed that this was merely a first‑ or second‑tier Heavenly Gang strongman.

The strongman sized him up and asked, "You're the kid who killed many of our disciples and a Heavenly Gang Realm elder?"

As he asked, he also intensified his imposing pressure, attempting to crush Ye Liuyun to the ground.

Ye Liuyun said nothing and directly activated the Thunder Fire Domain.

"Ha ha, petty tricks, you even dare to show off before me!" the Heavenly Gang strongman sneered. "But that Hell Mingshe is indeed rare!"

"What about these two then?" Ye Liuyun said, as his two golden‑armored Souls surged into the Thunder Fire Domain, joining the Hell Mingshe to attack the strongman's Soul.

At the same time, Blood Thunder and Nether Ghost Fire rained down upon that Soul, smashing it from all directions.

The Heavenly Gang strongman, seeing trouble, turned to break through the Thunder Fire Domain and flee.

Ye Liuyun could not easily let him go and expose his secret. He immediately placed a golden‑armored Soul in front of him, slashing forward with a single strike.

The Thunder Fire Domain is Ye Liuyun's own domain; everything within is under his command. He is essentially the deity of this domain, so his Soul moves instantly to wherever he wills it to appear.

However, the strongman's Soul stubbornly withstood Ye Liuyun's slash, blasting his Soul away. At the same time, the Hell Mingshe and another golden‑armored Soul dealt heavy damage to his Soul.

He intended to clash head‑on with Ye Liuyun and then break out, but did not expect Ye Liuyun's attack to be so overwhelming. Moreover, the power of Blood Thunder and Nether Ghost Fire had already permeated Ye Liuyun's entire body; if he were hit, those two forces would surge into his Soul and cause destruction.

Especially the damage from Nether Ghost Fire, which is almost irreparable and expands the larger it burns!

In just a moment, his body was slashed once at the front and once at the back, and the Nether Ghost Fire at the blade edges continued to burn and expand.

The Hell Mingshe's tail also struck him, sending him back to the center of the Thunder Fire Domain. Moreover, where the snake struck was shrouded in darkness, and his Soul rapidly withered to death.

He now realized he had entered a desperate predicament.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also gazed at him and launched an illusion attack. In his desperation, he lost focus, fell prey to the illusion, but, given his Soul's strength, he quickly regained consciousness.

But after waking, he found his Soul's head and both legs had been cut off, and an even larger portion of his body was covered by Nether Ghost Fire. The Black Python also seized the chance to strike his back with another tail. He now lay on the ground, devoid of any strength to resist!

"Ah! Ye Liuyun, you actually injured me! I am the Enforcement Elder of Lingyang Academy!" the Heavenly Gang strongman threatened.

"Did you not expect to be killed before you came to kill me?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously while absorbing his Soul: "You have already lost a Heavenly Gang strongman; on what basis do you think you won't die at my hands?"

"You kid haven't even reached the Holy Realm; how could you possess such a powerful Soul? If you release me now, it's still possible; otherwise, be ready to endure the wrath of Lingyang Academy!" The elder felt his Soul being devoured, weakening at a rapid pace.

"You still dare threaten me? Do you think I'd be scared?" Ye Liuyun sneered, ignored him, and fully absorbed his Soul's power.

The Heavenly Gang strongman's Divine Soul Power truly dwarfed that of the Holy Realm. Ye Liuyun's two golden‑armored Souls each grew another head. The remaining Divine Soul Power he absorbed into the Thunder Fire Domain to reinforce its strength, lest it be broken later.

Then, Ye Liuyun took the elder's Storage Ring, gave the corpse to Bai Hu, and returned to the Flying Boat.

"Let's move on! It's settled!" Ye Liuyun said calmly to the group after returning.

"Junior brother, you really killed the Heavenly Gang strongman?" Hao Chengfeng asked in disbelief.

"Well, just a coincidence. I have some ways to deal with them, but they don't work on everyone." Ye Liuyun modestly replied, not wanting to reveal too much for now.

However, he was speaking truthfully. If a Heavenly Gang strongman came at him head‑on, he could only use Skeleton Puppets. Now only Spiritual Soul Attacks can affect a Heavenly Gang strongman; True Essence attacks are far too weak!

Even so, it was enough to earn these people's admiration; even the Grand Elder could not handle a Heavenly Gang Realm strongman.

Ye Liuyun also hoped they would send the Heavenly Gang strongmen one at a time; otherwise, if too many came together, he truly couldn't cope!

Fortunately, the lighter Heavenly Gang are not like roadside cabbages; each sect likely has no more than about ten. Ye Liuyun estimated that after Lingyang Academy consecutively lost two Heavenly Gang Realm elders, its strength must have been greatly weakened, constituting a significant loss.

Ye Liuyun inspected the strongman's Storage Ring and found only a saint‑grade defensive Soul artifact; he promptly equipped Bai Hu with it, and gave the removed False Holy Artifact to Shi Yuan.

Inside were also several Ice Soul fragments, which he handed to Wu Qingcheng for absorption, and some Spirit Stones, which Ye Liuyun also tasked Wu Qingcheng to handle.

Whenever Ye Liuyun finished a battle, it was the busiest time for Wu Qingcheng and the others. They needed to inventory the Storage Rings, sort the items, cultivate valuable medicinal herbs, and so on.

During this period, they were hardly idle; just by looking at the pile of Storage Rings thrown in and judging the items' grades, they could gauge how fierce Ye Liuyun's fights outside had been.

In the next two or three days, neither the Ancient Demon Sect nor Lingyang Academy sent anyone further.