Chapter 3023: Counter‑Kill the Strong One

"You dare move that fire source?"

The Dragon Soul saw Qiong Qi heading toward the fire source and still tried to threaten him.

Qiong Qi, without turning his head, said to Ye Liuyun: "Destroy it; it's already beyond saving! It's just a dead dragon, you're being too petty!"

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then pulled the Dragon Soul into his Sea of Consciousness, conducting a Soul Search to understand its thoughts. If the Dragon Soul's attitude toward the Dragon Clan was fine, he still didn't want to destroy it outright.

But when he discovered that the Dragon Soul actually intended to usurp a Dragon Clan physical body, refining other dragon bodies to strengthen itself, he dared not keep it any longer. If he sent it back to the Dragon Clan, the creature would probably annihilate the entire clan.

In its eyes, only ancient True Dragons like itself were the true Dragon Clan. Dragon Clan members like Long Nv were too weak, only fit to be refined by it.

Ye Liuyun sighed, then without hesitation let the Ten Thousand Gods Command refine it. He had already given all the counsel he could; faced with such an old stubborn one, there was nothing he could do.

After the Dragon Soul was absorbed, the resulting Divine Soul Power was divided equally among the various souls, then he let the clone's souls retreat.

Then he used his Golden Pupil and Divine Sense to scout around, found no further danger, and caught up with Qiong Qi. Qiong Qi had already begun using a furnace to collect the Deep Sea True Fire.

"Had you listened to me earlier, it would have saved a lot of trouble; why waste so much time on it!" Qiong Qi complained to him.

"Just for peace of mind, after all I promised the Dragon Clan!" Ye Liuyun smiled, unconcerned.

But he didn't rush to act; instead he wanted to look after Qiong Qi, letting him absorb more.

Yet Qiong Qi proactively said: "The Deep Sea True Fire belongs to me, the True Dragon True Fire belongs to you; it just so happens the two flame powers are about the same."

"Then I'll give it all to you; your flame power is already inferior to mine!" Ye Liuyun still wanted to give it to Qiong Qi.

"Kid, are you changing sides? Or just forget it. I'm now in your Space World; the stronger you are, the safer I am!" Qiong Qi sounded casual, but was truly grateful to Ye Liuyun.

"I want to boost my strength; it's not that I must use flame power!" Ye Liuyun thought he could use other resources to improve.

Qiong Qi, however, was adamant about not letting Ye Liuyun pamper him: "Are you being foolish in cultivation? Enhancing a special‑attribute power always requires an opportunity. If you miss this chance, the next one might never come. I've already borrowed your light and absorbed a portion of the Deep Sea True Fire, which is enough."

"The Deep Sea True Fire in this barren sea is far stronger than ordinary flame, enough for me to absorb for a while. But your Golden Crow Holy Fire still cannot threaten the strong ones; it urgently needs to be upgraded to unleash its power, otherwise it's just a useless side dish."

Ye Liuyun, hearing Qiong Qi's words, finally agreed.

Worried that he would have to absorb and refine it on the spot, wasting time, Qiong Qi said: "Use the Swallow‑Heaven Cauldron to collect it. The True Dragon True Fire may look small, but its power matches that of the Deep Sea True Fire. First store it in the cauldron, then return and absorb it slowly."

"Fine." Ye Liuyun hadn't intended to refine here, but immediately took out the Swallow‑Heaven Cauldron, coordinating with Qiong Qi's furnace to absorb the flames each needed.

After absorbing the two clusters of True Fire, they didn't stop; instead they began drawing in the lava here, unwilling to waste any flame power.

The two of them absorbed while climbing upward; by the time they emerged from the underwater cavern, the remaining lava had already begun to cool and solidify.

"All right, my task is complete; return me to the Space World. As for the rest, prepare personnel to deal with those strong‑man treasure raids!"

Qiong Qi immediately requested to return to Ye Liuyun's Space World. He knew his strength was insufficient to handle those strong ones, so he wanted to go back to avoid Ye Liuyun having to look after him.

Ye Liuyun promptly sent Qiong Qi back, then released Zhan Kong, Wu Ying and a Raging Dragon, ordering them to ready for battle. He also returned to his clone's Space World to refine the True Dragon True Fire, letting the two clones train in combat outside.

In the first clone's Space World there were countless ancient Demon Beasts, ancient demon puppets and guards, making its combat power relatively higher. Ye Liuyun also gave him the captured Guiyi Sixth Layer Martial Cultivators and the remaining Foreign Tribe members, tasking him with arranging the battle.

When the two clones went out, they weren't careless; they first sent a few Foreign Tribe members to scout. Fortunately they were cautious; those members, in the murky seawater area, ended up fighting humans.

But this time the ones blocking the Foreign Tribe were Human Martial Cultivators, and two of them possessed relatively strong flame power.

"Zhan Kong, use Spatial Power to relocate a Martial Cultivator first."

The clone instantly used Divine Sense to convey the message to Zhan Kong, having him shift a Martial Cultivator to their front, then the clone devoured its soul. Then, using the same method, he shifted the other Martial Cultivator over to kill it.

"That easy?"

Zhan Kong and the others didn't expect that the two Guiyi Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators would be so easily taken down.

One clone nodded and said: "With our teamwork, killing the Guiyi Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators should indeed be very easy."

"Indeed, our True Essence, Divine Soul, Spatial Power, Heaven and Earth Power, and Blade Intent are all strong; dealing with high‑realm Martial Cultivators is truly no problem!"

When Zhan Kong and the others thought about it, it was indeed so; their combination made them hard to match.

Soon, the Foreign Tribe sent by the clone confirmed there were no other strong ones in that sea area. The clone then deployed over ten Foreign Tribe members to guard the few of them, and they all charged out together.

After exiting, they left the deep sea and rose to the surface. But once they emerged, they found the blue whale gone, replaced by two Guiyi Seventh Layer Martial Cultivator strongmen.

The two Martial Cultivators scanned their realms and immediately laughed.

One of them projected pressure toward them and demanded: "Did you take the fire source?"

"Kill!"

The clone didn't want to waste words; even if they denied it, those two Martial Cultivators wouldn't let them go, so it was better to act directly.

Zhan Kong and Wu Ying coordinated to handle one Martial Cultivator, the Raging Dragon engaged in melee, while the two clones attacked from range with Blade Intent; the three together assaulted the other Martial Cultivator.

Zhan Kong and Wu Ying's Spatial Power and Heaven and Earth Power caught the opponent off guard. Yet the Guiyi Seventh Layer Martial Cultivator wasn't injured; it merely unleashed several True Essence defenses, consuming a lot of True Essence.

On the clone and Raging Dragon's side, only Blade Intent surprised the strong one; as for the Raging Dragon, it was simply repelled in a flash.

But just as the strong one rushed toward the Raging Dragon, the two clones launched a Divine Soul Attack: two golden‑light soul blades surged into the Martial Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness, instantly slashing both his primary and secondary Divine Souls.