Chapter 3039: Combat Refinement

That strong one didn't expect that, before he even appeared, Ye Liuyun had already sensed the spatial fluctuations around him.

So he preemptively entered the void to evade that strong one's attack.

When that strong one appeared, he also saw Ye Liuyun slip into the void to flee. He raised his hand and struck, the condensed True Essence booming outward.

But this time Ye Liuyun was not blown out of the void by him. He overlapped countless voids around himself; the strong one's strike was broken layer by layer, yet it never struck Ye Liuyun's body.

Then Ye Liuyun employed time freeze, planting a Slave Seal on that strong one. The strong one's Soul power wasn't very strong, and Ye Liuyun quickly took control of him.

He then ordered the subordinates who followed to jointly besiege the remaining last Guiyi Eighth Layer enemy.

It was originally two versus two; now it was three against one, and for a moment the remaining Guiyi Eighth Layer enemy couldn't hold out. Surrounded by three, he had no choice but to flee into the sea.

But before he could dive into the sea, the strong one controlled by the First Clone blasted him back. Now it was four versus one, and he finally couldn't hold on and was slain outright.

Afterward, these four Guiyi Eighth Layer strong ones began sweeping the battlefield, helping the others eliminate all opponents.

Ye Liuyun also captured two Guiyi Sixth Layer strong ones and then stopped, taking no further action. He hurried to pull the Monster Beast and Tang Xinyao and others back into the Space World, letting them use Life Spring Water to heal their wounds.

Each of these people was wounded; this battle was a desperate struggle, and many had to jump two levels to fight Martial Cultivators of Guiyi Fifth Layer.

Fortunately, Little Blue Ice had a Soul‑Stabilizing Pearl, helping eliminate several hard‑to‑deal enemies. Purple Qilin and Vermilion Bird also acted repeatedly, using Time Power and Divine Soul Power to wipe out many opponents.

But Bai Hu, Shadow, Red Flame, and the two soldiers under Tang Xinyao were all heavily wounded. The Demon Beast suffered severe losses, with more than ten killed. Even the Flying Demon Wolf was taken down by a Martial Cultivator strong one in a surprise attack.

Ye Liuyun immediately assigned the remaining Demon Beasts to the Ancient Demon Guard, so they would cooperate in future battles.

The Martial Cultivator strong ones Ye Liuyun captured as prisoners were half wiped out at once. Among the highest‑realm Guiyi Eighth Layer strong ones, Ye Liuyun seized two more, so the loss wasn't too great.

He immediately released the Ancient Demon Kuailei, letting them clean the battlefield. Those Martial Cultivators were also gathered into the Space World by the Second Clone, so they could quickly restore their strength.

"The Martial Cultivator strength in the Wasteland Sea World is truly formidable; next time we'll need to use the Ancient Demon Guard, otherwise we won't have the advantage."

Ye Liuyun also felt he had previously underestimated the Martial Cultivator strength in the Wasteland Sea World; otherwise they wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses.

After the Kuailei finished cleaning the battlefield, Ye Liuyun gathered the Kuailei back, and he no longer let other strong ones or the Second Clone emerge; instead he fished on his own, drawing some strong ones over so he could plant Slave Seals and bolster his own strength.

A few days later, his captive force expanded to fifty, with most being Guiyi Seventh/Eighth Layer strong ones. Even Guiyi Sixth Layer individuals were of the caliber of Zhan Kong and Shadowless, the kind he would have to exert effort to control; the weaker ones he simply used for practice.

Now he has seven Guiyi Eighth Layer Martial Cultivators, thirty‑six Guiyi Seventh Layer Martial Cultivators, and seven Guiyi Sixth Layer Martial Cultivators under him, a larger and stronger force than before.

Everyone's injuries have fully healed. The Monster Beast and Tang Xinyao's group, after the desperate battle, have begun to successively breakthrough their realms.

Ye Liuyun paused again, retrieving the First Clone and Long Nv, and returned to the Space World to breakthrough his realm.

According to Blue Whale, the deep‑sea trench they aim for is even more dangerous, and Ye Liuyun wants to raise his realm by one level before entering to face greater peril.

During this period his Mysterious Origin has been sufficiently refined and solidified, meeting the conditions for a breakthrough.

His current breakthrough is much safer than when he first broke through the Guiyi realm, but it requires him to fuse in more Heaven and Earth Power. After his Mysterious Origin merged with Heaven and Earth Power, it mutated—he himself isn't sure if it's still Mysterious Origin, so he'll just call it that for now.

After the breakthrough, he trained with Zhan Kong, reaching a stalemate, then trained with Shadowless. His current Heaven and Earth Power is still weaker than Shadowless's.

Thus he returned to further cultivate Heaven and Earth Power, raising his Mysterious Origin Quality and Heaven and Earth Power a bit more; after fully stabilizing his realm, he continued to set out with Blue Whale.

He thought to himself, "After scouting this deep‑sea trench, we'll go to the Treasure Vault, then stay in the Huo Yin Star System to strengthen."

He believes fighting these strong ones will accelerate his and the Monster Beast's progress. If they hadn't come here to battle, they'd never know the gap with strong ones, nor have the drive or pressure to advance their realms.

As for the women, a clone can first go to the Crossing Bridge Star System to train and improve, then return to the Huo Yin Star System to boost strength.

Then both teams will be able to find suitable opponents for combat training and improve quickly.

Ye Liuyun made up his mind, feeling even better.

After emerging, he again encountered some Martial Cultivator strong ones robbing him. However, those daring enough now have high realms and strong power.

The people he met included ones with exceptionally strong Divine Soul Power, others with strong Bloodline Power, and some with specialties in Spatial Power, Heaven and Earth Power, and other abilities.

Ye Liuyun captured all these individuals for practice use. Their special abilities also pressured others, making them see their own shortcomings.

Thus it's not only Ye Liuyun accelerating his progress; the Monster Beast's realm has risen to Guiyi Fourth Layer, and the women are also addressing their weaknesses.

Tang Xinyao and the others have benefited greatly. If they stayed within their clan, they wouldn't encounter such strong ones, nor receive so many resources; their realm and power upgrades couldn't be this rapid.

Their realms have just broken through Guiyi Fourth Layer. In just a year since emerging, they've progressed faster than several years of clan training. Such combat‑training opportunities can't be found at home. Now back in their clan, they are already among the strongest.

Ye Liuyun again reminded everyone that after raising their realm, they must constantly focus on condensing True Essence, not rush to merely advance realms.

Thus many who originally had low True Essence Quality have made up much of their previous gaps.

Ye Tiandao once again stayed by Ye Liuyun's side. Her blade intent has now caught up with Ye Liuyun. She missed the last few battles, feeling very anxious.

Therefore, after she accelerated time to raise her realm to Guiyi Third Layer, she will soon emerge to follow Ye Liuyun, using combat to temper True Essence.