Chapter 2989: Total Annihilation of the Bandits

This time the fight lasted a little longer, and Ye Liuyun did not let anyone step in to help Long Nv, Lei Ming and the others, letting them grind against the strong ones themselves.

He, however, helped kill some bandits who tried to help.

Tang Xinyao, Tang Hao, Zi Qilin and Zhu Que became protectors for others, stepping in at critical moments to rescue those in danger.

Bai Hu and Shi Yuan were desperately trying to kill more Martial Cultivators, hunting anyone they could across the field.

Three Xuanwu Monster Beasts covertly ambushed Martial Cultivators trying to flee, taking them down one by one.

Xiao Lanbing's strength has also increased; a single palm strike can now freeze a Guiyi Second Layer Martial Cultivator.

Black Tiger's attack is a bit weaker, but its Physical Body is robust; when it faced a Guiyi Second Layer Martial Cultivator, it eventually drained the cultivator's True Essence and killed them.

Even the lowest-ranked Li Xinran killed two Guiyi First Layer Martial Cultivators before retreating to Zi Qilin's side to recover True Essence.

Demon Lion enlarged its true form this time, slamming a Guiyi Second Layer Martial Cultivator to death, then shrank its body and slipped back to Zi Qilin's side.

The area around Zi Qilin and Zhu Que had become a safe zone for everyone to rest and heal.

All Martial Cultivators who tried to get close were killed by him, using either Time Power or Divine Soul Power.

Chi Lian, also under their protection, was absorbing Martial Cultivators' Bloodline Power from the surroundings.

Only after there were no more strong ones would Chi Lian look for a Guiyi First Layer Martial Cultivator to practice on.

After Ye Liuyun and the others finished the battle, they used Storage Yuan Stones to quickly replenish True Essence, then continued onward.

They did the same as last time: Ye Liuyun struck first, using Spatial Power to eliminate a few of the strongest Martial Cultivators, leaving a Guiyi Fourth Layer Martial Cultivator for Long Nv, and then assigning a Guiyi Third Layer Martial Cultivator each to Tang Xinyao, Tang Hao, Lei Ming, Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, and himself.

But this time he captured more people, thirty in total, mostly Guiyi First Layer and Guiyi Second Layer Martial Cultivators.

He was worried that waiting longer would make them harder to capture.

So this battle ended a bit faster than the previous one.

He himself also fought a Guiyi Third Layer Martial Cultivator using Heaven and Earth Power.

Relying only on Heaven and Earth Power, he found it somewhat strenuous.

He even let Heaven and Earth Power flow, merging more of it, but it only let him withstand the opponent's attacks; his own attacks still couldn't threaten a Guiyi Third Layer strongman.

Realizing that Heaven and Earth Power alone wasn't enough against a Guiyi Third Layer Martial Cultivator, he employed Mysterious Origin and finally killed the opponent.

"It seems the strength of Guiyi Second Layer and Guiyi Third Layer still differs greatly.

Not only can one cross levels relying solely on Heaven and Earth Power."

Next, Ye Liuyun tried using Thunder and Lightning Power and two kinds of fire, killing three Guiyi realm Martial Cultivators, then ceased further attacks.

His two fire flame powers killed Guiyi First Layer Martial Cultivators with ease.

Thunder and Lightning Power was somewhat taxing; it required several strikes to drain the opponent's True Essence.

As for Bloodline Power, once he released it, Guiyi Third Layer Martial Cultivators were suppressed to only sixty percent of their strength.

Against Guiyi Second Layer Martial Cultivators it was a piece of cake.

He estimates that when facing Guiyi Fourth Layer Martial Cultivators, he can suppress the opponent by twenty percent.

He doesn't need to test Divine Soul Power; his Golden Pupil can discern the opponent's Divine Soul Power strength.

At least among the Guiyi realm Martial Cultivators seen so far, none have Divine Soul Power stronger than his.

After this battle, in the next one Ye Liuyun reserved a Guiyi Fourth Layer Martial Cultivator for himself, first suppressing it with Bloodline Power, then attacking with Mysterious Origin and Heaven and Earth Power together, and indeed managed to draw even.

Adding Golden Crow Holy Fire and Thunder and Lightning Power, he could already annihilate it.

This gave Ye Liuyun more confidence, wanting to try blade intent against a Guiyi Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator.

They pressed on, slaying a team of intercepting Martial Cultivators, then reached the territory of Guiyi Fifth Layer Martial Cultivators that their clone had scouted.

As soon as they arrived, the Guiyi Fifth Layer Martial Cultivators immediately came to drive them away.

"You have crossed the boundary; this is my territory.

I don't want to get involved in your affairs; you should leave quickly, don't delay my cultivation!"

Ye Liuyun, without a word, drew the Demon Slaying Sword and attacked.

Blade intent, Mysterious Origin, Heaven and Earth Power, fire and Thunder and Lightning Power all burst from that single slash; Bloodline suppression and Spatial Power were also employed. That slash not only struck instantly but also sealed the surrounding space of the Martial Cultivator, leaving him unable to dodge and forced to endure.

Yet that Martial Cultivator only withstood three of Ye Liuyun's slashes before being cut down by the fourth.

After the attempt, Ye Liuyun ceased advancing and immediately led his team back.

The sixty people promised to Liu Yan have already been captured.

They also need to conserve True Essence to kill their way back.

So this group marched back in grand formation.

Anyone they met along the way was slain without hesitation.

They killed each one they encountered, even collecting the bodies; their attacks were more ruthless than the bandits'.

Nearby bandit groups, seeing them head back, assumed their True Essence was nearly depleted and intercepted them even more frantically.

But in the end none escaped their total annihilation; not a single survivor was left.

Even the bandits were puzzled, wondering how these people could fight so well, with so many interceptions yet not depleting their True Essence.

Moreover, many Guiyi Fourth Layer Martial Cultivators took action this time, yet still failed to kill them.

So by the time Ye Liuyun and his group saw the city gate, the lone Martial Cultivator strongmen blocking the road no longer dared to attack them, keeping a wide distance in advance.

Ye Liuyun also recalled the Monster Beasts early, and, with the nine guards, swaggered into the city.

As soon as they entered the city, Liu Yan came forward, evidently warning the bandit groups not to strike Ye Liuyun's party inside the city.

Without the tacit approval of the First Star Bandit Group, the surrounding bandit gangs would never dare act inside the city.

Otherwise they would have no space to survive.

So upon seeing this, they realized Ye Liuyun had backing and could only accept their misfortune.

They had long since taken such matters in stride; when a small bandit group lost members, they simply recruited anew or merged.

Anyway, the people here survive by robbery; they either kill others or get killed.

Liu Yan accompanied Ye Liuyun and the others back to their lodgings, inspected Ye Liuyun's storage ring holding the captives, counted them, and found there were ninety people in total, none missing.

Liu Yan smiled so broadly he could barely close his mouth.

"Brothers, you're really impressive—you managed to round up enough people in less than two days!"

Saying that, he also handed Ye Liuyun a storage ring.

"What's this for?"

Ye Liuyun was a bit puzzled.

Liu Yan also told Ye Liuyun: "Brother, you handle things so efficiently, I can't pretend to be ignorant! At the very least, I shouldn't let you waste all that True Essence for nothing; at least this counts as some compensation for you."

He actually appreciated Ye Liuyun's eloquence and competence, so although Ye Liuyun had said he didn't want any reward, he also didn't want Ye Liuyun to lose out.