Chapter 271: No One Dares to Block

The Water Moon Sect fought a battle, and after its entire army was annihilated, there was no further movement.

Only the Demon Race, the Blood Magic Cult, and the Imperial Guard kept sending people, but they were all sent to their deaths! No matter how many came, Ye Liuyun killed them all.

That day, they finally flew peacefully for an entire day without encountering any attack.

"I guess they won't be satisfied with a clean break. They're probably going to send stronger people out! You all prepare yourselves mentally!" Grand Elder guessed.

Ye Liuyun also noticed a problem. The people who came in the past two days weren't as strong as those in the first attack; it was clearly a delay tactic, buying time for stronger reinforcements.

But Ye Liuyun didn't care at all; he had already fought at the Heavenly Gang Realm, so there was nothing left to fear.

Thus, he used the day to absorb all of his Soul's power, also absorbing a good amount of the Demon Race's Crystal Core, adjusting his condition to the optimum while waiting for their strong opponents to arrive.

The Demon Slaying Sword and Hell Mingshe were both very pleased these two days. The Demon Slaying Sword, when thrown, can now battle opponents of the Sea Transformation's eighth or ninth layers, and its blade intent has also reached a perfect state.

Therefore, when Ye Liuyun now unsheathes his blade, few Sea Transformation practitioners dare to face his aura and clash with him. Basically they are like lambs awaiting slaughter, hands bound to die. Even some slightly weaker Holy Ones lack the courage to strike against his domineering slash.

Hell Mingshe's Soul also grows rapidly each day. In just a few days it has recovered to at least half of its original strength. Thus Ye Liuyun's Soul power now has a benchmark; it should be around the Heavenly Gang Fourth Layer level.

After quietly cultivating on the Flying Boat for a day, they indeed awaited a stronger ambush.

The Blood Magic Cult, Ancient Demon Sect, Water Moon Sect, Great Zhou Dynasty, and Demon Race—the five major forces—sent elders as leaders, many at the Golden Core fifth or sixth layers, and even some at the Golden Core seventh layer.

Ye Liuyun faced those strong ones and killed them directly with his Soul, so the Grand Elder never needed to act, and he again wiped out everyone who tried to ambush him. As a result, everyone on the Flying Boat regarded him as a monster.

Ye Liuyun seized enough Bloodline Crystal Stones from the enemies, along with three Soul‑defense Holy Artifacts. With that, even Shi Yuan, Wu Qingcheng, and Yu Er equipped the Soul‑defense Holy Artifacts.

He also gave several Soul‑defense False Holy Artifacts to other ferocious beasts. He supplied those beasts with all the elixirs and other power‑boosting items, so they could cultivate after fighting.

He also distributed the seized Holy Artifacts, along with some elixirs and Crystal Stones, to Hao Chengfeng, Liu Shengnan, and Jiang Yuan.

"Ha ha!" Jiang Yuan laughed. "Following you isn't just safe, there are also treasures to share—so awesome! You kid, you're something!" His words made everyone laugh along.

From then on, no one could block them. The major forces couldn't gauge Ye Liuyun's true strength and suspected that some master had intervened to help him.

During the last two days, Ye Liuyun calmly cultivated, absorbing and refining all of the Demon Race's Crystal Cores, and fully absorbing the collected Soul.

The utilization rate of the Demon Race's Crystal Cores wasn't very high; his realm only rose to the late eighth layer of Sea Transformation, still some distance from breakthrough. Yet the condensation of True Essence improved a bit. In the late Sea Transformation stage, each increment yields a substantial power boost.

Their Flying Boat arrived at the Divine Sword Palace as scheduled.

When Holy Son and the others saw Ye Liuyun appear before them unharmed, they were greatly astonished!

"You're lucky, kid!" Holy Son glanced at the Grand Elder, assuming the Grand Elder had intervened to rescue Ye Liuyun. "When the contest comes, we'll see who can still save you!"

Hao Chengfeng, Jiang Yuan, Tang Holy Son, and even the two elders standing beside the Grand Elder now regarded Holy Son as if he were an idiot, sneering at his words.

The Divine Sword Palace had already prepared accommodations for the Sacred Martial Academy. Since Holy Son's group arrived first, they claimed the best spot.

Ye Liuyun didn't care whether he had taken it first; he simply went in and gave the best room to the Grand Elder.

"You…" Holy Son was again so angry his blood boiled.

"What are you? Don't you know what you are? What right do you have to take the best room? You lack even basic upbringing, and I have no idea how the Jin Family raised such a useless waste!"

Ye Liuyun glared at him and scolded him as if he were an elder.

"How dare you insult my Jin Family? You're courting death!"

Jin Wuyi could no longer hold back and struck at Ye Liuyun again.

But before he could land a palm strike, the Grand Elder's oppressive aura shocked him, forcing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"What? Do you treat my words as wind in your ears?" the Grand Elder coldly barked.

"Fine! You two master and disciple are clearly trying to bully me, aren't you? I can't beat you now, so you wait for me!"

He muttered resentfully, then left with the two elders to find another lodging.

"What the heck!" Hao Chengfeng sneered, not caring if Jin Wuyi heard.

Jin Wuyi's sinister gaze swept toward him, but he remained completely indifferent!

After Jin Wuyi left, Ye Liuyun and the others casually found a place to stay and settled down.

Ye Liuyun projected his Divine Sense outward and found that disciples from other sects were almost all present. Yet among the Water Moon Sect's ranks, Liang Xue's figure was missing.

"Perhaps Liang Xue's realm isn't high enough to join a contest like this!"

Not seeing Liang Xue, Ye Liuyun felt a hint of regret.

With more than a day left before the competition, Ye Liuyun returned to his room, slipped into the Xuan Kong Shi, and prepared to fully activate his bloodline. The time inside the Xuan Kong Shi was sufficient for Ye Liuyun to amplify his bloodline's power.

He took out all the collected Bloodline Crystal Stones, began absorbing them, and swallowed a Bone‑Cleansing Pill, simultaneously purging impurities from his bloodline.

After a day inside the Xuan Kong Shi, the bloodline's power finally fully awakened under the influence of the Bloodline Crystal Stones, and the impurities were all expelled.

Thanks to being inside the Xuan Kong Shi, once his bloodline fully awakened, the burst of bloodline power was shielded by the stone, so no one noticed; otherwise he would have become famous again!

Now, within the Xuan Kong Shi's space, he can freely breakthrough and practice various techniques without fearing detection.

After the bloodline's awakening, he felt that all aspects of his strength had increased by at least thirty percent compared to before. That's the benefit of a fully awakened bloodline.

Even his Golden Pupil's clairvoyance improved considerably. His Soul, bolstered by the bloodline's power, also grew a notch larger.

His Physical Body also became sturdier, with no flaw whatsoever.