Chapter 2967: with translation of chapter title

The foreign tribe's warship isn't large; it looks about the same size as the spirit-cat warship. If you don't look closely, you wouldn't think it poses any threat to the army.

But Ye Liuyun saw that, around the warship, there were several Foreign Tribe experts wearing invisibility cloaks, all at the Guiyi First Layer realm. And Long Nv also saw that the Foreign Tribe warship's drive core used Primordial Power.

Inside the warship were several Foreign Tribe experts; Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw that their realms were also Guiyi First Layer. Among these Foreign Tribe experts was a red-armored Foreign Tribe member, a three-eyed Foreign Tribe member, and they all wore uniform armor, which was the attire of leaders. Their great leader was a black-armored Foreign Tribe member, who looked very much like Heishan.

After Ye Liuyun gathered this information, he did not approach them, nor did he go to capture prisoners, lest he alarm them. Instead, he immediately brought Long Nv and the others back to the army to share the information with everyone.

After he had finished recounting the situation, he also asked Duanjiao and the other Foreign Tribe members: "How do they have so many Guiyi realm experts? Weren't there only supposed to be three?"

Duanjiao and the others also said it was definitely the Foreign Tribe taking advantage of the time they were strengthening their power, also boosting their strength by devouring the weak; they estimated it was also in preparation to fight them.

Moreover, that black-armored Foreign Tribe member who looked very much like Heishan was known to them as well—a famous Foreign Tribe army commander who commanded a force of two hundred thousand black-armored troops.

These black-armored Foreign Tribe members had solidified True Essence and robust physiques; experts whose realm was one level higher than theirs could not blast through their defenses, and their combat strength was not to be underestimated. In fact, their strength was absolutely not inferior to that of the previous Golden Tiger Corps.

They also helped analyze, saying: "That warship of theirs, we've never seen before; it's probably newly built. It can rely on great speed to approach us, otherwise they wouldn't use Primordial Power as its drive. Perhaps it also has strong attack capability!"

"Two hundred thousand Bone Beast Corps launching a surprise attack, eight hundred thousand troops in front, five hundred thousand in the rear, and two hundred thousand black-armored troops intercepting—the Foreign Tribe's movement this time is truly not small! I never imagined that as soon as we returned we'd be plunged into a major war!" Yu Xiaofeng also exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun again released two clones, sending them to scout the surroundings to see if there were any hidden Foreign Tribe ambushes.

The other Leaders also knew this was a tough battle, and they were all urgently studying countermeasures; all the troops had already entered a state of preparation.

Ye Liuyun was also discussing with Duanjiao and the others how many strong Foreign Tribe units could still be mobilized, considering whether to deploy firepower war chariots.

Faced with this encirclement of strength, if they did not use firepower war chariots they would certainly not have the advantage.

Yu Xiaofeng also had Qin Peng and Man Feng slow their attack pace, slowly continuing forward so as not to let the Foreign Tribe detect any clues.

After scouting around, the two clones also returned.

"No ambush was found in the direction of the Foreign Tribe's lair; they probably think that even if we fled inward, we still couldn't escape their encirclement."

Ye Liuyun ordered the two of them to immediately go to the front lines, devour more Foreign Tribe souls to increase their Divine Soul Power; this battle might also require them to act, so they must first strengthen their Divine Soul Power to avoid being ambushed by the Foreign Tribe.

Although both clones had used the Linfire-forged Soul-Settling Bell, after all there was no Ten Thousand Gods Command in their Sea of Consciousness, so he still worried about encountering Foreign Tribe members with powerful souls.

Yu Xiaofeng also came over to discuss with Ye Liuyun: "Our army's strength has increased, and the Foreign Tribe hasn't been idle either; their strength has clearly risen as well. Duanjiao and the others' knowledge of the Bone Beast Corps and the black-armored troops is still stuck at the previous state. This is an uncontrollable factor."

Ye Liuyun also knew this was possible, but he still said: "Even if they have increased their strength, the soldiers at most would have risen only to the Guiyi First Layer realm. Moreover, facing them we will certainly need to use firepower war chariots, so you don't need to worry too much."

Yu Xiaofeng thought that was correct, so he went to continue discussing countermeasures with the Leaders.

Finally they decided to send the Demon Race troops to deal with the five hundred thousand troops in the rear, without using firepower war chariots. Heishan, accompanied by Shaying and a guard detachment, would hold the position.

The Ancient Demon Corps and Ye Liuyun's first clone went to face the black-armored troops, using firepower war chariots in battle. Heiyan, accompanied by a guard detachment, would provide protection.

Yu Xiaofeng led personnel to deal with the eight hundred thousand troops at the front; the Blade Squad and the Demon-Slaying Soldiers would each independently face a hundred thousand troops. Ye Liuyun's second clone was to first take the Skysoaring Magic Wolves and fifty-eight Magic Beasts collected from the Ancient Demon Planet, which were at the Guiyi Fourth Layer, to attack the altar; then the Magic Beasts would first reinforce the Demon-Slaying Corps, and then reinforce the Blade Squad.

The Foreign Tribe troops going up against the Bone Beast Corps would also use firepower war chariots. Ye Liuyun personally led all the Skeleton Puppets along. If needed, he would also deploy the Underworld's Yin Soul army.

The monsters and women beside Ye Liuyun had also completed their battle preparations, all having donned armor and equipped with soul-defense treasures.

This time they actually were to follow Ye Liuyun and launch the first attack, serving as the vanguard against the Foreign Tribe army. The strong ones in the Foreign Tribe army would concentrate their power to bombard the altar, preparing to deal with the Bone Beast Corps.

If the bombardment of the altar succeeded and the Bone Beast Corps did not appear, the Foreign Tribe troops would board the spirit-cat warships, ready to move at any moment. Wherever the Bone Beast Corps appeared, they would relocate there to meet them.

Ye Liuyun also went to inform Zhuge Feiyu and Xiu Luo. Even if they didn't end up deploying the Yin Soul army, the sudden influx of so many powerful souls rushing into the Nether Realm would still require them to make preparations in advance.

Others were also making preparations, assigning tasks to the soldiers. Once everyone was ready, their spirit-cat warships also came to a halt.

Yu Xiaofeng brought some Leaders down from the warship, leaving only Ye Liuyun's first clone and Heishan. The Leaders who came out also released some spirit-cat warships, while the second clone dispatched some Magic Beasts into each warship and then rushed to the armies of Qin Peng and Man Feng.

Ye Liuyun waved his hand, taking the monsters and women beside him, and rushed toward the target planet.

At the same time, Qin Peng and Man Feng had finished their ongoing battles, were gathering Primordial Power, and were letting the soldiers rest fully in preparation for the subsequent fighting.

When Ye Liuyun rushed to the Foreign Tribe planet ahead, Qin Peng and Man Feng also gathered up their soldiers, took the Magic Beasts sent by the second clone, and made ready to depart.

Ye Liuyun first used his Golden Pupil to scan the movements of the Foreign Tribe on the planet; seeing no change, he then led the people beside him straight toward the Foreign Tribe altar, as if to attack it. The Foreign Tribe soldiers guarding the spot, upon discovering them, also gathered troops to meet them in battle.

At the same time, nine spirit-cat warships activated simultaneously, passing through spatial displacement to suddenly appear before each of their respective attack targets.

As soon as Ye Liuyun made a move here, the Guiyi Third Layer Magic Beasts in the other warships immediately surged out, rushing straight to the altars of those eight planets.