Chapter 2812: Forbidden Void Array

This time the Foreign Tribe's Golden Tiger Corps surprisingly did not chase after Ye Liuyun, but instead began pre‑emptive deployment.

The two Elders who lead the Golden Tiger Corps include, among them, the well‑known Foreign Tribe Array Master Wen Yuan. The other is the frequent partner, the strongman Feng Qiong, who is said to communicate with Heavenly Earth, summon wind and rain, call down thunder, and unleash heavenly fire. With Wen Yuan's formation added, their power is even greater.

And the Black Armor Foreign Tribe Black Mountain, paired with Red Armor Foreign Tribe Leader Enke, has Physical Body strength comparable to Magic Vine, making the entire Golden Tiger Corps' combination perfectly matched.

This time Wen Yuan set up a whole Xing Xi of Natural Array for Ye Liuyun, with each Xingqiu serving as a formation eye, the most central one being the core planet, i. e., the core eye.

The entire Xing Xi is a Forbidden Void Array. Once it activates, Ye Liuyun's Spatial Power will be completely suppressed, and even their Spirit Cat Warship cannot perform spatial transit.

Feng Qiong will strike Ye Liuyun again, likely causing Ye Liuyun's army to lose at least half its strength. Black Mountain will then station half of the Dominion Ninth Layer strongmen outside the formation to prevent Ye Liuyun's escape.

Moreover, they hide here, mostly staying within Enke's and several Dominion Seventh/Eighth Layer foreign tribe Space Worlds, making them highly concealed.

They themselves think the trap is well designed, so they are confident and await Ye Liuyun to bite.

Ye Liuyun does not eliminate the Golden Tiger Corps, truly fearing to press deeper into Foreign Tribe territory lest he be encircled. So he merely hops through the outer Xing Xi of the Foreign Tribe, eventually reaching the Xing Xi where the Golden Tiger Corps lies in ambush.

Thus they did not wait long before Ye Liuyun finally arrived.

Ye Liuyun knows nothing about formations and cannot perceive the Natural Array; he only feels the Xingqiu here are unusually regular, assuming the Foreign Tribe merely happened to preserve these planets.

He merely observes the opponent's strength from afar, and after confirming a possible battle, summons Leader Yu Xiaofeng, Duan Jiao and other Leaders to devise an attack plan.

Meng Qingyin knows a bit about formations; after Ye Liuyun relays the Xingqiu layout to them, he begins explaining the Foreign Tribe's strength distribution above. Meng Qingyin finds it increasingly odd and raises the point.

"Don't you think the Xingqiu here are overly symmetrical? Though they aren't symmetric on the same plane, they're basically arranged symmetrically around the core planet."

Her remark catches the other Leaders' attention. Fu Yang then describes Wen Yuan and Feng Qiong's appearances to Ye Liuyun, asking if he has seen them.

"Logically, if the Foreign Tribe sent Wen Yuan and Feng Qiong to deal with you this time, that would be reasonable!" Fu Yang analyzes, also telling Ye Liuyun about Wen Yuan's and Feng Qiong's traits.

Ye Liuyun has been watching all Dominion Eighth/Ninth Layer foreign tribes, only noting that one person looks very much like Enke, yet he hasn't seen any trace of Black Mountain.

But since someone raised the doubt, Ye Liuyun will never risk his soldiers' lives. He immediately dispatches Qiong Qi and other Formation Masters to study the Xing Xi's layout, while sending his clone to circle the Xing Xi for a thorough probe.

Upon inspection, Qiong Qi and the other Formation Master experts spot an issue and raise many detailed questions to Ye Liuyun. Ye Liuyun orders his clone to observe immediately, and he explains to everyone.

Finally, Qiong Qi and the others confirm it is a Forbidden Void‑type formation, and they also verify that the formation master who set up this grand array must be a formation expert.

"So it was Wen Yuan who acted! But Wen Yuan usually teams up with Feng Qiong!" Fu Yang confirms.

However, the clone, now aboard the Spirit Cat Warship, has already circled the entire Xing Xi once, yet sees no trace of Wen Yuan or Feng Qiong. This time, his careful observation spots Enke, whose appearance has been altered.

Enke used a treasure to change his original visage. The clone not only examined the foreign tribe strongmen's appearances but also their Souls, comparing the two; the contrast revealed Enke's anomaly.

"It's definitely Enke!" Fu Yang also confirms to Ye Liuyun.

Immediately, the clone circles Enke again and identifies several soldiers who have shed their golden armor nearby. These soldiers, rigorously trained, have stances, gait, and attacks distinct from ordinary foreign tribesmen, making them easy to spot.

Ye Liuyun feels deeply embarrassed, repeatedly self‑criticizing for overlooking such crucial information, which almost led everyone into the enemy's trap.

Yu Xiaofeng asks Qiong Qi and the others: "Is this Forbidden Void formation only targeting us, or does it affect them equally?"

"A Natural Array cannot be set to distinguish friend from foe! Otherwise, many artificial tweaks would be needed, which would be easily spotted!" Qiong Qi and the other Formation Masters all think this possibility is virtually nonexistent.

"Then there's nothing to fear. We can just settle the battle with them right here!" Yu Xiaofeng says immediately.

"Hmm!" Yuan Hao nods: "Since the formation affects both sides equally, it's as if there's none."

Qin Peng, however, points out: "But if an accident occurs, retreat would be difficult."

"Indeed! My strength also has limits," Ye Liuyun does not explicitly say that his Time Power will be affected. Without Spatial Power, approaching the foreign tribe is hard, and once close, escaping becomes troublesome.

Subtracting the time spent rushing forward and fleeing, his Time Power is left with almost nothing.

Yet he can capture many Dominion Ninth Layer foreign tribe strongmen, which will greatly affect the battle's outcome. Therefore, this aspect of his strength must be utilized.

"What about directly assassinating Enke?" Duan Jiao asks Ye Liuyun. Because only Ye Liuyun can accomplish this mission.

Ye Liuyun shakes his head: "Enke's location is protected by a Defense Array. We cannot assassinate him. Moreover, he will certainly release the Golden Tiger Corps from within the Space World at that time."

Even a simple formation can be detected by the clone. When he saw Enke, he had already considered this plan. However, the Golden Tiger Corps' defense is so meticulous that it has long prevented any sneak attack on Enke.

"Then if we attack as usual first, and let the Magic Vine strike to destroy their formation, it shouldn't delay things much, right?" Xiao Yunfang also suggests.

Ye Liuyun immediately summons the Magic Vine that can assume human form, asking how long it will take to draw the Primordial Power of the core.

The Magic Vine surveys the planet's scale and estimates it will take just under half a watch.

Qiong Qi reminds everyone: "When the Magic Vine extracts that Primordial Power, the formation's strength will weaken, and the foreign tribe will notice. They may then send forces to attack the Magic Vine."

(End of chapter)