Chapter 2781: The Outcome Is Already Clear

That Broken‑horn Blue Armor Elder was indeed no pushover; Ma Shan again organized a counter‑attack ambush, dispatching all the troops and strongmen to hammer Ye Liuyun's flank army with full force.

"Hold the line!" Ye Liuyun hadn't expected them to launch a counter‑attack so quickly.

Ye Liuyun, Yu Xiaofeng, and Qin Peng ordered that the army on that route to hold the line. That army was being commanded by Man Feng in Yu Xiaofeng's stead.

Ye Liuyun immediately redeployed the Foreign Tribe elite squad and the Spirit Cat Fleet there, and also sent Yuan Hao with the silver‑armored guard to rush in as reinforcement.

On Yu Xiaofeng's side, he promptly sent the Nine‑headed Demon Dragon to notify the Demon Race, allowing them to split forces and attack the Foreign Tribe on multiple fronts to retake lost ground. The two sides coordinated and struck the Foreign Tribe again.

Ye Liuyun, while repelling the Foreign Tribe's assault, also deployed Xiao Yunfang's and Meng Qingyin's armies to form a second defensive line.

The Foreign Tribe paid no heed to defending the Xingqiu. The Broken‑horn Blue Armor Elder knew that if they failed to break through this time, total annihilation was possible.

Thus it personally commanded all remaining Foreign Tribe forces, pouring everything into a full‑scale assault on the million‑strong army stationed by Ye Liuyun. Every Foreign Tribe elite was placed at the front. On Ye Liuyun's side, the three‑eyed Foreign Tribe on both sides immediately exchanged Black and White Light.

Ye Liuyun and his clone fully unleashed Time Power, trying to capture as many three‑eyed Foreign Tribe as possible. After both exhausted their Time Power, the Purple Qilin delivered a killing blow, completely eradicating the enemy's three‑eyed Foreign Tribe.

Subsequently, the three‑eyed Foreign Tribe on Ye Liuyun's side gained the advantage, slaying a large number of the enemy's elites.

Thereafter Ye Liuyun ceased using Time Power, instead staying on constant guard against that Broken‑horn Blue Armor Elder.

When the clone's Time Power recovered, it activated again, then used the Technique to strike the enemy's red‑armored Foreign Tribe; firing the Technique in this way was far more efficient, quickly wiping out the opposing red‑armored Foreign Tribe.

Next, the Purple Qilin focused its attacks on the Faction. Together, the two of them eliminated all the Foreign Tribe elites with special abilities.

At the same time, the airborne Spirit Cat Warship began slaying the Faction, then coordinated with the ground forces to bombard the Foreign Tribe's main army.

The Foreign Tribe's army originally consisted of the remaining blue‑armored soldiers charging at the front,

At first the impact on the army was severe. Yet Yuan Hao, even with his silver‑armored soldiers intercepting, managed to block them. The fighting on both sides was brutal.

If not for the Nine‑headed Demon Dragon and Black Tortoise and other Monster Beasts using Black and White Light to help slay those blue‑armored Foreign Tribe, Yuan Hao would have found it very hard to resist them.

They were fighting for a way out, so they fought desperately. Man Feng's army was being rapidly depleted. As the battle wore on, the Foreign Tribe's elites had not been completely wiped out, yet his own forces had already lost over three hundred thousand troops. This shows how fierce the Foreign Tribe's assault was.

Man Feng also fully obeyed orders, letting his army hold the line to the death, resolutely giving the Foreign Tribe no escape and stubbornly defending the line.

When the number of Foreign Tribe elites dwindled, the Spirit Cat Warship gained the advantage, and the Foreign Tribe's army's offensive power began to wane.

"All forces, advance!"

Man Feng immediately ordered all soldiers to go on the offensive, turning defense into attack, charging at the Foreign Tribe.

"Roar!"

The Broken‑horn Blue Armor Elder let out a roar, urging all the Foreign Tribe to continue their frenzied charge. The entire battlefield instantly became a massive meat grinder. Both sides repeatedly contested the line, piling bodies in thick layers.

At this moment, the clone, leading the remaining three‑eyed Foreign Tribe, surged toward the Foreign Tribe elites, launching another wave of Black‑White Light Attack.

Only then did the Broken‑horn Blue Armor Elder sigh and order the entire Foreign Tribe to withdraw.

They still had a few hundred Sixfold Sovereign and Sevenfold Sovereign elites left; there were no Eightfold Sovereign elites remaining. If those elites were eliminated, the remaining army would have no chance to escape. Man Feng seized the opportunity to lead his troops in pursuit of the Foreign Tribe.

But the Broken‑horn Blue Armor Elder was no pushover either. Even in retreat, it withdrew with measured defense, leaving behind a defending contingent.

Thus Man Feng pressed a strong attack, found the cost too high, and then pulled his forces back.

Ye Liuyun did not pursue them further, allowing them to flee.

In this battle, Yuan Hao's silver‑armored guard was almost completely annihilated; Man Feng's million‑strong army was reduced to five hundred thousand. The Foreign Tribe elites under Ye Liuyun's command dwindled to just over five hundred.

However, the Foreign Tribe fared even worse. Their entire army fell below seven hundred thousand, and their main blue‑armored force was almost entirely wiped out. The remaining soldiers were all weak in combat capability.

Foreign Tribe elites, their numbers have already matched Ye

Liuyun's numbers are about the same, but their quality is not as high as Ye Liuyun's; the Eightfold Sovereign elites they brought are almost all on Ye Liuyun's side. Among the remaining Foreign Tribe elites, Sixfold Sovereign dominate, whereas Ye Liuyun's side is dominated by Sevenfold Sovereign.

After the Foreign Tribe withdrew, Qin Peng's army immediately followed and tightened the encirclement. Man Feng's army was pulled back to rest. The army on the Kui Mountain route set up another encirclement layer around Qin Peng's forces. Xiao Yunfang and Meng Qingyin remained on separate routes, ready to act at any moment.

Half of Yuan Hao's army stood ready to strike at any time, while the other half was replenishing its troops.

Thus they surrounded the Foreign Tribe so tightly that it could not escape even if it wanted to.

The Demon Race also took the opportunity to seize many Xingqiu occupied by the Foreign Tribe. The Foreign Tribe has now been forced onto three Xingqiu forming a triangle. In the end, they themselves voluntarily contracted their lines, abandoning two Xingqiu to avoid being plundered by the Demon Race.

By now the battle has already shown a clear outcome.

The Foreign Tribe is now contemplating how to escape, daring not to act rashly. Ye Liuyun, meanwhile, is considering interception and conserving strength, and does not launch any hasty attacks.

The Demon Race is debating whether to launch a proactive offensive to seize the Foreign Tribe's resources from Ye Liuyun. Unconcerned with deliberation, they immediately sent three hundred thousand troops as a probe when the Foreign Tribe had just been defeated. Those three hundred thousand eliminated half of the Foreign Tribe's elites and also wiped out their three hundred thousand army.

Later, fearing Ye Liuyun would take advantage, the Demon Race pressed the entire force forward, dispatching all remaining Demon Race troops—over five hundred thousand—to jointly assault the Foreign Tribe.

Ye Liuyun understood the Demon Race's intent and did not order his soldiers to engage; instead, he reached an agreement with the Demon Race that the Foreign Tribe's corpses after the battle would be handed over to them, and resources such as Storage Rings would belong to the Demon Race.

Nevertheless, he kept a tighter watch on those Foreign Tribe members to prevent their escape.

The Foreign Tribe fought a do‑or‑die battle this time, with no retreat, making them fight fiercely; both sides killed each other brutally, but the Demon Race kept receiving fresh recruits, increasingly gaining the upper hand.

From afar, Ye Liuyun watched the Broken‑horn Blue Armor Elder, noting its composed command as it continued directing Foreign Tribe elites to concentrate force against the Demon Race's weak points, and he could not help but admire that it truly lived up to being an elder of the Foreign Tribe elder council.