Chapter 286: The Great Zhou's Upheaval

"Destroy the Great Zhou royal family?"

Three days later, Ye Liuyun returned to the Ye Clan. The Heavenly Luck King and the Elder of the Ye Clan were both astonished when they heard Ye Liuyun's idea.

"That's right, destroy the Great Zhou royal family!"

Ye Liuyun said confidently.

Then he explained to them: "The power of the Great Zhou royal family has already been weakened by me considerably. The Xuemo Sect is the same. After the Grand Competition, each Sect has begun preparing to fight the Corpse Demon. So eliminating the Great Zhou royal family at this moment is an excellent opportunity."

"Just us?" the Elder of the Ye Clan asked, his voice trembling.

Ye Liuyun laughed: "Of course not. You are only responsible for taking over and maintaining order later. The Heavenly Luck King will take over the Royal City and ascend as the new king; the Ye Clan will maintain the Royal City's security. The tasks of attacking and defending will be handled by me leading a number of powerful ferocious beasts, so you need not intervene. The Holy Martial Academy's Lingyun Pavilion will also send many disciples to assist us."

"How confident are you?" the Heavenly Luck King asked.

"If the Great Zhou Dynasty lacks any strongmen above the Tian Gang Fifth Tier, I am eighty to ninety percent confident. And those at that level are usually the heads of each Sect or the senior Elders of the Sect," Ye Liuyun answered honestly.

The Heavenly Luck King trusted Ye Liuyun greatly and fully believed his judgment. "Very well, then let's give it a shot. I will have the troops prepare."

"Huh? You decided that already?" the Elder of the Ye Clan looked at the two of them with some surprise.

Seeing their determined expressions, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! Then I will once again go crazy with you! After all, the previous bets were all right! At worst, the Ye Clan can scatter and flee!"

Thus, the members of the Ye Clan and the Golden Armor Guard all hurried to make preparations.

Ye Liuyun left Shi Yuan and two other ferocious beasts behind to ensure that the Heavenly Luck King and his party could reach the Royal City safely. He then rushed toward Henglin Shanmai, a gathering place for ferocious beasts.

He intended to use his Soul power to assemble an army of ferocious beasts.

On the way, he made another stop at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and purchased the largest Warship, capable of carrying two hundred thousand troops.

Along the way, whenever he encountered places where ferocious beasts roamed, Ye Liuyun went down to capture them. Moreover, the beasts he captured were all from the Sea Transformation Realm and the Yuan Dan Realm.

With the help of these monster beasts and ferocious beasts, his haul was quite good. By the time he emerged from Henglin Shanmai, he had captured nearly two hundred Holy Realm beasts and over three thousand Sea Transformation Realm beasts.

These ferocious beasts were each marked with a Divine Sense imprint by Ye Liuyun and stayed obediently inside the Warship. Though the beasts were massive, the Warship was spacious enough to hold them all.

After finishing all that, almost half a month had passed.

Ye Liuyun used a Transmission Talisman to contact the Heavenly Luck King and Lingyun Pavilion; seeing that they were ready, he continued capturing ferocious beasts while sailing toward the Great Zhou Royal City.

At the same time, he timed it so that the Heavenly Luck King and his party would also set out for the Great Zhou Royal City. The Lingyun Pavilion side was instructed not to leak information yet, and to inform its disciples a few days later.

After that, Ye Liuyun not only captured Sea Transformation Realm beasts, but also seized six thousand True Essence Realm ferocious beasts.

Now capturing True Essence Realm beasts is very easy for him. As long as he exerts Divine Sense pressure, the beasts dare not resist. Thus he doesn't even need to imprint them with a Divine Sense; they obey willingly.

Ye Liuyun led this army of over ten thousand ferocious beasts toward the Great Zhou Royal City.

When troops blocked the road, Ye Liuyun, together with Lei Ming, Wu Qingcheng, Yu Er, Ru Yue and Hao Chengfeng, slaughtered all the obstructing soldiers.

They proceeded smoothly to the outskirts of the Royal City and encountered thirty thousand guard troops there. Seeing them charge toward the Royal City aboard a massive Warship, the guards naturally tried to stop them.

Ye Liuyun led the group into battle again; his Divine Sense field enveloped the thirty thousand soldiers, beginning a slaughter. Among them were two Holy Realm Fourth Tier strongmen who were instantly eliminated by Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack.

The others each found opponents to duel. The Hell Mingshe harvested soldiers' souls in massive swaths.

Soon, from the direction of the Royal City, Saints arrived one after another to reinforce.

Ye Liuyun realized the tactic was effective, continuously drawing out Saints. So he didn't rush to annihilate all the guard troops, instead handing them over to others for practice.

Wu Qingcheng, Yu Er and Ru Yue, however, relished the rare chance to kill to their heart's content. They only returned to the Warship to rest after their True Essence was completely exhausted.

All the Saints who arrived were wiped out by Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack.

At this point, the Great Zhou Dynasty had already received the transmission; the royal family was in chaos. Ye Liuyun was too close, and there was no time to call for aid. They could only hurriedly gather the surrounding guard troops, buying whatever time they could.

After Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense detected the movements inside the Great Zhou Royal City, he accelerated the clearing of its guard troops, releasing his army of over ten thousand ferocious beasts. The lower‑realm beasts were tasked with transporting corpses onto the Warship, while the higher‑realm beasts were responsible for killing the soldiers.

More than two hundred Holy Realm beasts, in an instant, killed the remaining soldiers without leaving a single one.

Ye Liuyun left a thousand low‑realm beasts to handle the corpses; the rest marched grandly behind him, charging straight toward the Great Zhou Royal City.

The Heavenly Luck King and the Ye Clan members arrived at that moment, following Ye Liuyun's beast army, and rushed toward the Great Zhou Royal City.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's massive beast army, they were unusually excited. No one could stand against two hundred Holy Realm beasts; even if the Great Zhou Dynasty were strong, it could not stop these beasts' assault.

On the Royal City walls, the Great Zhou King and the royal family's elder frowned deeply. The Profound Heaven Saint, meanwhile, was recuperating inside the royal palace; his injuries had not fully healed. Seeing Ye Liuyun's forces charge, he clenched his teeth in hatred.

"Ye Liuyun, you actually attack the Royal City! Are you bored with life?" he shouted from afar at Ye Liuyun.

"Who do you think you are, daring to speak to me! Where is the Great Zhou King? Come out and answer!" Ye Liuyun bellowed imperiously.

"Talk to the Great Zhou King? You don't even deserve it!" With that, the Profound Heaven Saint leapt over the wall and hurled a palm through the air toward Ye Liuyun.

"Heh heh! If I don't kill you today, I'd be cheating death yourself!" Ye Liuyun sneered, raised his hand, and a pale gold dragon claw emerged, reaching straight for the Profound Heaven Saint.

In the sky, a massive palm collided with the golden dragon claw; the palm was instantly torn apart, and the claw then enveloped the Profound Heaven Saint. He couldn't even attempt to flee.

Immediately, Ye Liuyun withdrew his five fingers. The pale gold True Essence hand also retracted, and blood spurted out through the claw's gaps.

The once‑arrogant Profound Heaven Saint, who had repeatedly sent disciples to hunt Ye Liuyun, now couldn't even utter a scream before being crushed into a cloud of blood. Even his Soul was absorbed by Ye Liuyun; not even a deity could hope to revive him.

"The Great Zhou royal family has chased me for so long; it should be settled now!" Ye Liuyun said calmly, looking at the Great Zhou King on the wall.