Chapter 2829: Empire's Strong One

After the imperial capital was sealed off, Ye Liuyun also donned the Invisibility Cloak and went to help plant Slave Seals on the silver-armored guards.

When they encountered a silver-armored guard whose dominant eight- to nine-layered divine Soul was powerful, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate employed Time Power for a swift decisive strike, planting Slave Seals on the ordinary soldiers one by one.

Thus, many of the silver-armored guards now bore their marks. The entire imperial capital was in turmoil all night; many silver-armored guards died, yet none even noticed the shadow of Ye Liuyun and his duplicate.

Inside the imperial palace, Liao Yuhui, after discovering his Storage Ring had been stolen, was shocked; the whole palace was under martial law and extremely tense.

At daybreak, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate shapeshifted into the appearance of silver-armored guards and slipped into their ranks. Chi Lian, having absorbed too much bloodline power, returned to distribute it to everyone, intending to cultivate further before continuing the absorption.

At that moment, news of the Treasure Vault robbery spread, and all silver-armored soldiers in the city rose into the air, forming patrol squads; they were practically catching anyone who emerged.

Ye Liuyun and his duplicate spent a day as silver-armored guards, planting many more Slave Seals on the silver-armored soldiers.

That day, the silver-armored unit captured over ten thousand Martial Cultivators, including the scouts Ye Liuyun had previously sent in.

After these people were captured, specialists immediately performed Soul Search to locate information; those with no issues were released. In the end, all of Ye Liuyun's remaining scouts were discovered.

However, those people did not know Ye Liuyun had already reached the capital, nor his plan, so the Empire could only helplessly kill them.

At the height of dusk, the entire imperial capital fell completely silent. No one dared to go out casually; every household shut its doors, and all silver-armored soldiers stood on high alert.

They could never have imagined that Ye Liuyun had spent a day infiltrating their ranks and had already controlled many Kuailei.

After night fell, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate began withdrawing the silver-armored soldiers they controlled, fearing Chi Lian would drain those they had seized.

The two of them and Chi Lian once again donned the Invisibility Cloak, resuming attacks on silver-armored soldiers—just like the previous night. At daybreak they halted, slipped back into the silver-armored troops, and continuously planted Slave Seals on other soldiers.

At daybreak, the silver-armored army faced piles of shriveled corpses, helplessly setting them ablaze. As for the missing soldiers, they merely assumed they had been killed, not knowing Chi Lian had taken the bodies away.

But after daybreak the city fell quiet again. Those silver-armored soldiers, having been on edge for two nights, now took the chance to rest, believing the real danger came at night. Ye Liuyun seized this opportunity, roaming under the pretense of patrol, repeatedly ambushing the resting soldiers and planting Slave Seals on them.

"One more night and I can subjugate many of these silver-armored soldiers! With Chi Lian eliminating another portion, we should be able to strike the imperial palace!"

Ye Liuyun was also assessing his side's strength. He did not want the Demon Race army to suffer losses, so he planned to let the captives act.

After the imperial capital appeared to pass a calm daytime, as soon as night fell a large number of soldiers suddenly vanished. The remaining troops instantly grew anxious.

"Ah!"

A soldier's scream tore through the silent night sky.

The remaining silver-armored soldiers shivered all over, gathering together; no one dared to go out and investigate.

However, the more they clustered, the more opportunities they gave Chi Lian.

Following Ye Liuyun's instructions, Chi Lian targeted densely populated spots. Moreover, after her power increase, her speed of absorbing blood qi accelerated; a single pass could drain a silver-armored soldier completely.

Within the imperial capital, the wailing of silver-armored soldiers rang continuously, imposing great psychological pressure on the populace. Some silver-armored soldiers could not bear the strain, discarding helmets and armor, throwing away weapons, disguising themselves as ordinary Martial Cultivators, and hiding in inns and taverns for refuge.

Some silver-armored soldiers even stormed into various families, shedding their armor and posing as those families' Martial Cultivators; the families dared not offend them.

Fortunately, they did not take the chance to rebel. They were merely fleeing for their lives, fearing detection by Ye Liuyun, and thus dared not act recklessly.

In fact, Ye Liuyun had long noticed these soldiers' minor movements, but he ignored them. The soldiers had lost their fighting spirit, so whether they stayed or left made little difference.

Now the silver-armored army numbers only thirty to forty thousand. Tonight, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate continue to act incessently, constantly sending people into the Space World.

Together, they have captured over thirty thousand people. With Chi Lian still acting continuously, after tonight the silver-armored soldiers on Ye Liuyun's side will indeed outnumber the opposition.

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure wave enveloped the imperial capital.

"Shameless rats, do you think our imperial capital is unguarded?" a cold shout rang through the capital.

Ye Liuyun, his duplicate, and Chi Lian were instantly locked onto by that strong individual.

"Their strong one finally lost patience! Yet this pressure definitely comes from a strong individual beyond Zhuanzai Jingjie!" Ye Liuyun and his duplicate both confirmed that the pressure far exceeds a Zhuanzai Jingjie strong individual.

"Should we use Magic Vine or Black Mountain?" the duplicate urgently asked Ye Liuyun. The pressure wave was already charging at them, requiring immediate response; if delayed and that person acted, they would have no chance.

"Use Magic Vine; it's safer!" Ye Liuyun said, releasing the Magic Vine.

The Magic Vine immediately surged forward to meet the pressure wave.

Then a series of boom—boom—battle sounds erupted, clearly the Magic Vine clashing with the strong individual in Xingkong.

The remaining silver-armored soldiers, initially pleased, had thought the Empire had dispatched a mighty strong individual, but the pressure wave was instantly neutralized, and a fight broke out in the air, evidently because the opponent also possessed a strong individual beyond Zhuanzai Jingjie.

Everyone gazed up at Xingkong; though nothing could be seen, they all stared, waiting to see whose side would emerge victorious.

Ye Liuyun glanced and knew the Magic Vine would not be at a disadvantage. He guessed the strong individual was a royal Elder, yet neither its Physical Body nor vitality could match the Magic Vine.

He thus seized the chance to let Chi Lian continue acting, while he and his duplicate also kept capturing people.

But suddenly, another pressure wave, also beyond Zhuanzai Jingjie, surged out from the imperial palace, again bearing down on the three of them.

"Another strong one!" Everyone in the city, not expecting the royal family to have another strong individual, couldn't help but cheer.

However, the duplicate immediately unleashed Black Mountain, meeting that strong individual once more.

This time, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate were also ready to act. If the Empire still possessed a Zhuanzai Jingjie strong individual, they would each strike to help the Magic Vine and Black Mountain eliminate the opponent, then let them face the strong one again.

At the same time, they urged the Magic Vine to swiftly finish off that Elder, lest they be ambushed by the imperial palace's strong individual.