Chapter 2765: Unstoppable Momentum

The Star Plate Empire can no longer hold back the tide of this mercenary rebellion.

Six hundred thousand troops, well‑equipped, with first‑rate strength and training, are a top‑class army; even a three‑million army might not be able to wipe them out completely.

The only solution is to hunt down the Leader.

But Ye Liuyun has two Foreign Tribe masters of the eightfold nearby, cloaked in an Invisibility Cloak, guarding him; the Empire has sent countless assassins, all to no avail.

Meanwhile, the Foreign Tribe has cultivated another eightfold‑dominating strongman.

They grow rapidly by devouring strength, so their rate of producing strongmen far exceeds that of humans.

Thus the Foreign Tribe has intensified its attacks; Liu Haotian's side is finding it increasingly hard to resist, and can only recall Meng Wenxiang and Han Qiao.

Ye Liuyun no longer has to evade the anti‑rebellion army, making his movements easier; he strikes from the east, west and south simultaneously, pushing toward the center of the Xing Xi.

This reduces the number of planets in the Star Plate Xing Xi by a vast swath.

Only when Ye Liuyun's Wolf Hunting Legion expanded to one million did he pause temporarily.

During this period he also annexed several hundred Xingqiu into the Space World, and his companions and Monster Beasts also acquired many; the haul was considerable.

Liu Haotian also appealed to Ye Liuyun for aid.

Facing the Foreign Tribe's assault, they now suffer heavy losses among the strongmen, and their soldiers are constantly dwindling.

Now the strongmen are less than half of what they were, and the army's size has sharply fallen to two million.

Ye Liuyun, fearing the balance between them and the Foreign Tribe might be broken, marched with Meng Qingyin and two hundred thousand troops to reinforce them.

In front of Liu Haotian's army, he wounded the newly‑cultivated strongman of the Foreign Tribe, and with the aid of the Sealing Demon Tablet and Magic Vine, he also annihilated nearly a million Corpse Demon Army of the Foreign Tribe, restoring the balance of power.

The Empire half‑heartedly lifted the wanted notice on Ye Liuyun, hoping he would help eradicate the Foreign Tribe completely.

But Ye Liuyun ignored it; after assisting Liu Haotian in defeating that million‑strong Corpse Demon Army, he returned to his own territory, leading the Mercenaries to continue pushing toward the Empire's center.

He knows exactly what the Empire is scheming.

He would never give them a chance to turn on him.

Seeing they cannot fool Ye Liuyun, the Empire began to consider other methods, ordering Liu Haotian to dispatch a large force to forcibly conscript strong youths.

They would seize anyone they saw; those who refused to enlist were killed on the spot.

In their view, these people will eventually join the Mercenary rebellion, so it's better to seize them to fight the Foreign Tribe.

Thus Liu Haotian's army quickly doubled in size.

Han Qiao and Meng Wenxiang each now command two hundred thousand troops.

But the training of these soldiers worries the Leaders.

They were forced conscripts, unable to receive proper training, so the results are poor.

Normally they must guard against their escape, setting up patrols outside the camp to watch them.

The Leaders estimate that once these soldiers hit the battlefield, they will flee at the first sign of danger.

In the end the Empire could only force the soldiers to sign contracts, which improved the situation considerably.

But since so many soldiers were not volunteers, the army's morale remained low.

As soon as the newly conscripted youths completed training, the Empire ordered Liu Haotian to launch a massive offensive against the Foreign Tribe.

At first, relying on their original troops, progress was decent, but when the Foreign Tribe launched a full‑scale counterattack, the problems with the conscripted soldiers became evident.

They were overly cowardly and averse to combat; if their Leader was killed, the soldiers fell apart like scattered sand.

Thus the stalemate lasted for a while, while the Foreign Tribe's Corpse Demon Army actually grew considerably.

Once these soldiers turned into Corpse Demons, they lost reason and became ferociously ruthless against the Empire's army, one taking on two.

In the end, the newly conscripted soldiers not only failed to eliminate the Foreign Tribe, but actually added another million Corpse Demon Army to them.

Liu Haotian, helpless, had to request Ye Liuyun's aid again.

Upon receiving the news, Ye Liuyun burst out laughing.

"The Empire is truly out of luck! I think you'd be better off just seizing the City Lord's mansion and those major powers!"

Ye Liuyun offered Liu Haotian a suggestion.

Since capturing ordinary Martial Cultivators and Mercenaries doesn't work, they could try leveraging the power of the City Lord's mansion and those major forces.

Liu Haotian thought it worth a try and presented it to the Empire.

But the Empire outright rejected it.

These forces are the foundation of the Empire; some noble families are even richer than the Empire itself.

If they were to move against these people, the Empire might collapse even faster.

Liu Haotian, also helpless, could only have the Empire offer high‑price conscription.

Heavy rewards attract brave men, so this did recruit some, but only half a million in total from across the lands.

This time Ye Liuyun, accompanied by Xiao Yunfang, went again to help Liu Haotian eliminate the Foreign Tribe's million‑strong Corpse Demon Army.

However, he set a condition: the Empire must give him five thousand units of Primordial Power before he acts, otherwise he won't help.

The Empire had no choice and ultimately agreed to his demand.

They are indeed affluent; five thousand Primordial Power is a trivial matter for them.

Ye Liuyun only acted after receiving the resources.

And after completing the mission, he immediately withdrew his troops.

Now even the Foreign Tribe knows of Ye Liuyun's army; they dare not engage him and hide everywhere.

Yet Ye Liuyun's offensive leaves them with nowhere to hide.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun is only slaying their Corpse Demon Army, which has little impact on their own race.

The Foreign Tribe guessed Ye Liuyun's intent and sought to ally with him to destroy the Empire, but Ye Liuyun outright refused.

In his view, cooperating with the Foreign Tribe would be tantamount to treason.

Therefore, regardless of any terms the Foreign Tribe offers, he refuses to negotiate.

The Star Plate Empire hasn't been idle during this time.

They actually dispatched strong Martial Cultivators, captured many Martial Cultivators, forced them to sign Divine Soul Contracts, and pledge loyalty to the Empire.

However, most of those captured Martial Cultivators were sent to the front lines to fight the Foreign Tribe.

Ye Liuyun's mercenary army has already taken shape; relying solely on a few strong Martial Cultivators to deal with Ye Liuyun is of no use.

Yet the Star Plate Empire's operation of capturing strong Martial Cultivators hasn't stopped; each day the strong ones launch raids everywhere, capturing more strong ones to bring back.

In fact, they are now amassing strength, preparing to confront Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun received this information, which Lu Xiao helped him gather.

The Patrol Envoy they previously controlled has already returned to the Empire, learning that the Empire is secretly capturing strong Martial Cultivators.

After learning the news, he didn't take it lightly and immediately rushed to the Empire's periphery to check the situation.

If the Empire continues to capture and control like this, they could soon dominate a large number of strong Martial Cultivators, which would be detrimental to Ye Liuyun's future actions.