Chapter 2780: Joint Assault

Ye Liuyun saw that the Demon Race here was not hostile, and he agreed with them, allowing the others, when harvesting Demon Race planets in the future, to leave half for them. That way they would also have territory to survive.

The Foreign Tribe's advance had slowed, but it was still unstoppable, progressing steadily. However, they could not hold the planets they captured; once they left, the Clone seized them.

The Clone used the teleporting Black Tower to draw in Space World from both ends, daily using Space World's time to accelerate its advantage, continuously refining and absorbing these planets. He alone had already absorbed over two hundred Demon Race planets, far more than everyone else combined.

The Foreign Tribe later changed strategy; before withdrawing, they preemptively took the planets' Primordial Power, leaving none for Ye Liuyun.

"No, we can't let the Foreign Tribe keep taking like this, or the resources will become cheap for them!"

Ye Liuyun immediately began devising ways to control the Foreign Tribe.

The current plan is to make the Foreign Tribe dare not advance to harvest resources, yet be unable to retreat early. There is only one method: deploy a massive army to sandwich them, leaving them with no way forward or back.

Moreover, up to now, Ye Liuyun's forces, though still a bit short of a decisive encirclement victory over the Foreign Tribe, have made it no easy task for the Foreign Tribe to escape.

Thus Ye Liuyun slipped behind the Foreign Tribe's army and, together with the Clone, deployed five million troops, placing Qin Peng in overall command, with Yuan Hao, Xiao Yunfang, and Meng Qingyin as vanguards, swiftly seizing several planets the Foreign Tribe had occupied, establishing a foothold behind them and sandwiching the Foreign Tribe in the middle.

After securing the strategic space, Ye Liuyun did not rush to advance, but kept a stalemate with the Foreign Tribe. Whenever the Foreign Tribe moved a step forward, he moved a step forward as well, constantly maintaining pressure on them.

Elder Broken Horn Blue‑armored, also sensing the unfavorable situation, immediately dispatched his prized million‑strong blue‑armored army and mobilized every usable Foreign Tribe strongman to strike Ye Liuyun, hoping to crush his forces in one blow.

However, in this battle the Foreign Tribe did not gain any advantage at all.

Ye Liuyun and the Clone first used Time Power to capture many Foreign Tribe strongmen, then let the purple qilin wipe out another wave, and then released that Foreign Tribe battalion, the Sealing Demon Tablet,

the Magic Vine and the Vermilion Bird, dealing heavy blows to the Foreign Tribe strongmen.

Yuan Hao's million‑strong army, led by a 50,000 silver‑armored guard, also dealt a massive blow to the blue‑armored Foreign Tribe army; relying on spiritual cats and other gear, they defeated the Foreign Tribe.

And just as the Foreign Tribe was about to withdraw, Xiao Yunfang and Meng Qingyin's forces surged out, surrounding most of the blue‑armored army. The remaining blue‑armored troops fled in disarray, only to be pursued by Kui Shan and Qiang Hui, each leading five hundred thousand troops in a chase.

Thus, the blue‑armored Foreign Tribe that managed to retreat numbered less than 200,000, and the dispatched Foreign Tribe strongmen had suffered over half casualties.

It wasn't over yet; Ye Liuyun sent the Nine‑headed Demon Dragon ahead to inform the Demon Race, urging them to concentrate their forces and attack a Foreign Tribe planet garrisoned by 500,000 troops. He told them that most of the Foreign Tribe strongmen would be lured away, and in return the Demon Race would only need to receive the Foreign Tribe corpses.

The Demon Race naturally agreed. They have no use for corpses, which cannot be converted into energy. They only want the resources in the Storage Ring. Thus the two sides quickly reached a deal, each taking what they needed.

Therefore, while Ye Liuyun was fighting, the gathered Demon Race also struck a Foreign Tribe planet, wiping out the 500,000 Foreign Tribe troops there. Afterwards, the Foreign Tribe corpses were handed over to the Nine‑headed Demon Dragon.

The Foreign Tribe suffered a disastrous defeat in this battle, their vital energy severely damaged in an instant.

Elder Broken Horn Blue‑armored immediately contracted the front again. He sensed danger and wanted to withdraw.

But now Ye Liuyun has sealed their rear; this Foreign Tribe army cannot escape unless they break through the Demon Race's front line, and even then they would suffer heavy losses.

Ye Liuyun's Foreign Tribe Martial Cultivator battalion has been about 70% depleted. Yet he captured many people. Although their numbers are now less than half of the original, the survivors are Dominating Seventh and Eighth Layer Foreign Tribe, making their combat power even stronger.

And the Foreign Tribe's elite forces have little left. For the three‑eyed Foreign Tribe who fell in battle, Ye Liuyun collected their eyes, and together with everyone else refined them, further enhancing the Golden Pupil's ability.

All the Foreign Tribe corpses collected in this battle were given to the Magic Vine and the Sealing Demon Tablet, allowing both to fully power up.

The Vermilion Bird's realm, however, directly

immediately rose to Dominating Eighth Layer. In this battle it absorbed too much Yin Soul power from strongmen, even causing its realm to become unstable. Ye Liuyun could only send it back into the Clone's Space World to absorb Primordial Power and restore its realm's strength.

After absorbing a large number of Foreign Tribe strongmen's corpses, the Sealing Demon Tablet and the Magic Vine returned to hibernate, showing no activity for the time being.

However, the Foreign Tribe is unaware of this. Having just suffered a defeat, they dare not try again.

Ye Liuyun is not afraid of them returning; even without those three allies, his Foreign Tribe battalion can stand on its own.

Their respective strengths are mutually diminishing. The Foreign Tribe, attacked from both sides, cannot replenish its power and will only grow weaker.

On the other hand, Yu Xiaofeng's Demon Race army has swelled to 500,000, recruiting only Demon Race soldiers of Dominating Third, Fourth, and Fifth Layers. The Demon Race elite force has expanded to over ten thousand, accepting only Dominating Sixth Layer and above strongmen.

Lower‑level Demon Race or those unwilling to enlist remain on various planets, awaiting the Clone to harvest them into Space World as future reserve troops.

Once the Clone finishes its fight with the Foreign Tribe, it heads to harvest Demon Race planets, staying busy every day.

Ye Liuyun guesses that the Foreign Tribe now seeks a chance to flee.

Because if he were in their shoes, knowing he is no match, he would certainly look for an escape. So he keeps a close watch on Elder Broken Horn Blue‑armored each day.

The Demon Race, though lacking tactics, is not foolish. Seeing the Foreign Tribe's vital energy severely damaged in this battle, they also began concentrating forces to counterattack, preventing further Foreign Tribe advance and even recapturing several planets.

Thus, both sides tightly squeeze the Foreign Tribe in the middle zone, leaving it immobile.

The Demon Race continuously sends small squads to harass the Foreign Tribe. Each detachment is a suicide unit that fights until the last enemy falls; the Foreign Tribe can only respond with strongmen, keeping them restless all day.

After Yuan Hao, Xiao Yunfang, and Meng Qingyin fought the blue‑armored Foreign Tribe army, they each suffered some injuries and withdrew to the rear to replenish and rest. The other three armies then sealed off the Foreign Tribe from three directions.