Chapter 2828: Spreading the News

Ye Liuyun showed no mercy to those soldiers; their Souls were devoured by him along with the crowd, and their Yuan Dan, Storage Rings, armor, and weapons were taken by the Demon Race. In the end, the dry corpses were burned away by a fire.

Chi Lian absorbed them several more times before completely absorbing those soldiers. Not only did her own strength increase, but Ye Liuyun and the others also saw their Bloodline Power surge dramatically.

They did not rush to leave, but all returned to the clone's Space World to consolidate the gains from this battle. The Demon Race army also used the soldiers' corpses for cultivation and enhancement.

Ye Liuyun released the Sevenfold Sovereign captives he had seized, letting them travel to spread the truth about his conflict with the Ice Snow Empire. At the same time, he sent a Martial Cultivator to deliver a message to the Ice Snow Empire, saying they would soon strike the imperial capital.

Fighting a major war would consume a great deal of energy for his army. The resources of five hundred thousand soldiers can only barely offset the loss of his Demon Race troops, and they are still insufficient to cover the consumption of Spirit Cat warships, war chariots, Energy Cannons, Puppet Beasts, and other equipment.

Such a massive energy loss was caused by the Ice Snow Empire, and he is determined to reclaim it from them. Moreover, passively waiting for them to attack is not Ye Liuyun's style.

Ye Liuyun sent people out to spread the news; some believed it, some did not. Yet at least the atmosphere of united hostility across the Xing Xi cooled down.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun truly did not dispatch troops to attack any inhabited Xingqiu, so the Martial Cultivators of this Xing Xi have slightly altered their attitude toward him.

Some think the Ice Snow Empire is courting trouble. Others think, since they can't win anyway, it's better to let them take a few Xingqiu and then leave.

Thus the number of Martial Cultivators sent to bring heads to Ye Liuyun has sharply declined. Though some remain, they cannot evade the defenses of the Martial Cultivator elites captured by Ye Liuyun, and there is no need for Ye Liuyun to intervene.

The Ice Snow Empire grew anxious upon receiving the message sent by Ye Liuyun's agents.

Their previously dispatched half‑million army was already the elite force they could muster. Now they can only conduct emergency conscription across the entire Empire.

However, once Ye Liuyun's news spread, their recruitment efficiency dropped sharply, yielding far fewer and weaker conscripts than expected.

Ye Liuyun did not rush to attack; instead, he led his group to seize several uninhabited Xingqiu. He pre‑notified the Ice Snow Empire, intending to wipe out both the Empire that resists him and the Martial Cultivators. Upon learning the Empire was conscripting, he actually hoped they would recruit more.

The Martial Cultivators he sent out to spread the news have now become his spies. Only after Ye Liuyun learned that the Empire could no longer recruit soldiers did he and his group rush toward the Ice Snow Empire.

At this moment, the Ice Snow Empire's newly conscripted hundred‑thousand silver‑armored soldiers and two‑million troops were anxiously training.

Those hundred‑thousand silver‑armored soldiers consist of royal family members and Martial Cultivator elites conscripted from across the Empire. Half of Ye Liuyun's previously dispatched spies are already hidden in the imperial capital, gathering intelligence for him.

Upon learning this, Ye Liuyun praised, "After all, it's an old‑established Empire; it still has considerable appeal!"

Ye Tiandao looked slightly worried, asking Ye Liuyun whether he should recall some of the other armies for assistance.

"Ha ha, who said I want to fight them head‑on?" Ye Liuyun laughed and retorted.

"…" Hearing that, Ye Tiandao was speechless and immediately realized that Ye Liuyun must have another method.

"You are too straightforward; your battlefield command lacks flexibility! Did I tell them to push forward, that we would use a massive army to fight hard? Even if we could win, we'd lose our Demon Race soldiers—how uneconomical!"

"Rest assured, this time we'll sneak into the city and dismantle them from within; that's a tactic as well!"

Ye Liuyun spoke, altered his appearance, cradling the Thief Cat, while beside him stood Chi Lian dressed as a maid and the clone disguised as a guard.

"How does this lineup look?" Ye Liuyun asked Ye Tiandao with a smile.

Ye Tiandao also smiled and nodded, then was pulled by Ye Liuyun into the Space World.

The Ice Snow Empire hadn't yet noticed Ye Liuyun's disappearance when he had already infiltrated the imperial capital. The layout of the capital, he had already scouted in the Xingkong before entering.

"First let the Thief Cat act; once it exposes itself, Chi Lian will strike," Ye Liuyun began assigning tasks.

"The clone will scout information on the silver‑armored soldiers and study how to let Chi Lian approach them."

Before the Thief Cat departed, Ye Liuyun reminded it: "Be careful. The Martial Cultivators here all wield Ice Power; don't let yourself be frozen into someone else's Storage Ring."

"When escaping, also beware the void being frozen. They might not lack beings stronger than the Zhuanzai Jingjie. In short, if you feel danger, employ some of the Space World's power, and never let them discover you!"

"Alright!" After the Thief Cat suffered a loss to Chi Lian last time, it is now much more cautious, promptly promised solemnly, and vanished into the void.

This time the Thief Cat didn't act immediately; instead it cautiously scouted, devised an order of attack, and returned to discuss with Ye Liuyun. After both agreed there was no issue, it began its move.

It took advantage of the night; the first target was the Imperial Palace Treasure Vault. Once night fell, the vault was sealed, so outsiders couldn't notice any theft, and nothing would happen for the whole night.

Then it moved against some princes and ministers here. Those individuals were very cautious; even if someone discovered that Storage Rings and treasures were stolen, they merely sealed their residences and searched for thieves, without causing a big uproar.

The Thief Cat proceeded smoothly. In the end, borrowing the Space World's power, it stole the resources inside Emperor Liao Yuhui's Storage Ring and returned safely.

Ye Liuyun, seeing it return safely, let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately following the clone's plan, he had a Martial Cultivator cause a disturbance in the city to draw the silver‑armored guard, then Chi Lian, wearing an Invisibility Cloak, drained that squad of silver‑armored guards and pulled them into the Space World, leaving no trace.

Soon more silver‑armored guards arrived. The clone, with Chi Lian, directed her to act. Even if someone occasionally spotted Chi Lian's position, the clone immediately used Time Power to assist her, placing a Slave Seal on those silver‑armored guards.

After that, as the silver‑armored guards kept gathering, the clone and Chi Lian couldn't collect the corpses in time, and the numerous guards finally noticed. So the clone and Chi Lian stopped retrieving bodies and simply kept attacking, which made things much easier.

The silver‑armored guard immediately reported to the Empire, saying that Ye Liuyun's group might have infiltrated the city. Consequently, the entire imperial capital began a lockdown, curfew, and martial law. The whole silver‑armored army mobilized, searching everywhere for suspicious individuals.