Chapter 3127

Jiang Yunhan rushed down and surrounded Ye Liuyun's group, not noticing the dragon maiden and magic flood dragon in the sea, and he didn't even bother to investigate where the Chen family people had gone.

"This guy, where does he get his confidence!" Ye Liuyun laughed and shook his head, sizing up the golden-armored soldiers.

The monster beasts all revealed their true forms, ready for battle, so when Jiang Yunhan saw the vermilion bird, white tiger, thunder dragon beast, nine-headed magic dragon, and three-headed six-armed stone ape beside Ye Liuyun, he couldn't help feeling delighted, thinking his harvest this time would certainly be substantial.

"So many rare fierce beasts, they will all be mine!" Jiang Yunhan was already scheming in his mind how to subdue these fierce beasts.

He also instructed the Imperial Guard leader not to kill those few fierce beasts. The Imperial Guard leader understood his meaning and immediately gave the order.

Upon seeing his gaze, Ye Liuyun knew what he was planning. However, he didn't rush to control Jiang Yunhan, but prepared to fight these Imperial Guard troops to test their strength.

These soldiers were all wearing golden armor of the Royal City Imperial Guard; Ye Liuyun wanted to learn about their equipment and combat strength.

Two hundred soldiers held crossbows, standing in the front line, surrounding them; then came two hundred soldiers holding shields and short swords, followed by some soldiers holding long spears. Their spirit was decent, but their killing intent was a bit weak—probably because they rarely saw combat in the Royal City.

Jiang Yunhan hid behind the soldiers and arrogantly said to Ye Liuyun: "Ye Liuyun, you are already surrounded; surrender quickly if you want to live!"

At this moment Ye Liuyun also noticed that the opposing side had quite a few Ninefold Strong cultivators, so he assigned them to his second clone, taking the vermilion bird and crimson serpent to try to control them, while his first clone prepared to use the Hunting Demon Bow to shoot and kill that Imperial Guard junior leader.

"Cut the nonsense, let's fight—if you win, you call the shots!" Ye Liuyun replied casually.

He noticed that the enemy soldiers' bows were all of true rank seven or eight, estimating their power was not small, and was pondering how to deal with them.

"Hmph, obstinate and ignorant! If I don't show you some power, you won't know how formidable our dynasty's Imperial Guard is!" Jiang Yunhan, seeing Ye Liuyun refuse to surrender, ordered the Imperial Guard leader to prepare an attack.

"Crossbows ready!"

At the junior leader's command, the two hundred soldiers raised their crossbows, but most were aiming at Ye Liuyun and his two clones. The fierce beasts Jiang Yunhan had taken a liking to were not aimed at vital points by the soldiers; they were only preparing to shoot at their legs and feet.

"Sonic attack!"

Ye Liuyun also sent a mental transmission to all the monster beasts.

"Roar!" The monster beasts all roared angrily in unison, the sound waves mixed with soul ripples.

"Fire!" The junior leader reacted quickly and immediately ordered an attack.

The soldiers were all shaken, staggering left and right, with many spilling blood from their mouths, yet those crossbows were still fired, only now their aim was off, shooting wildly at Ye Liuyun's group.

Jiang Yunhan frowned, worried that the fierce beasts he had taken a liking to would be shot dead, and immediately shouted at the leader to stop.

But Ye Liuyun and his two clones used spatial power, stacking layers of void around everyone, swallowing those crossbow bolts.

"These soldiers' defensive soul‑attack treasures have a certain ability to block soul attacks!" Ye Liuyun observed that the soldiers were not affected as severely as the Chen family people, and immediately inferred that their treasures possessed the function of resisting soul attacks.

The monster beasts also all launched attacks: Lei Ming's lightning, the nine-headed magic dragon's flames, the white tiger's golden light, Little Blue Ice's ice arrows, the vermilion bird's fire—all struck toward the soldiers.

"Defend!"

The Imperial Guard junior leader immediately ordered the crossbowmen to retreat, while the shield bearers raised their shields and charged forward to block the attacks.

"Hmm, these shields are also true rank seven or eight treasures." Ye Liuyun glanced around and saw that the soldiers' equipment was indeed not bad; their armor and weapons were also of these ranks.

"Swish!"

The first clone used the Hunting Demon Bow, firing an arrow toward the

junior leader.

The junior leader was also startled, feeling the threat of death, and despite the pressure of the Hunting Demon Bow, he took out a shield to block in front of himself.

With a loud "Boom," the shield in front of the leader was actually shattered by the shot. The leader's arm was also shaken apart, blood streaming down his fingers, but fortunately he blocked the Hunting Demon Bow's strike.

The leader's shield was of the same rank as the soldiers'. However, he had no time to treat his injury; he immediately took out another identical shield and placed it in front of himself.

The guards beside Jiang Yunhan then produced true rank nine shields, placing them in front of Jiang Yunhan.

"Kill!"

Ye Liuyun gave the order, letting the monster beasts charge out, while he swung his knife and also slashed at that junior leader.

"First capture Ye Liuyun!" Jiang Yunhan also ordered his nearby guards, telling them to surround Ye Liuyun with a few men.

The second clone immediately brought the vermilion bird and crimson serpent rushing toward Jiang Yunhan.

After the first clone replenished his divine core with storage yuan stones, he fired two consecutive arrows, aiming at the junior leader.

The junior leader blocked Ye Liuyun's knife strike with his shield, but didn't expect his shield to be split by that very blade. Moreover, this time his arm bone was completely shattered, unable to lift the shield any further.

Thus he could only take out another shield, holding it with his other hand, and place it in front of himself for defense.

"Boom, boom"—two consecutive sounds, the first clone's two arrows struck in succession: one arrow shattered the shield, the other arrow directly hit the leader's chest, blasting him backward and knocking him unconscious. However, the armor on his body saved his life, preventing the Hunting Demon Bow from piercing through.

The other monster beasts had already pressed into the soldiers; this time the stone ape displayed tremendous power, single‑handedly blocking an entire side of soldiers, wielding several weapons simultaneously to slay those soldiers.

Lei Ming then punched, sending a soldier flying—whether shield or armor, none could resist her thunder‑strike blow. Her scale armor also feared none of the soldiers' attacks; blades and spears could not penetrate,

The white tiger was likewise: a sheet of golden light shot out, and even the soldiers' shields could not block his continuous assault. His physical body also feared no soldier attacks; blades and spears slashing at most left only a scratch. But he found it quite difficult to kill soldiers, needing to use his innate golden light to do so.

The nine-headed magic dragon also did not bother to break through the soldiers' armor, directly using demon qi and poisonous qi to attack, thus able to slaughter soldiers in large numbers. It often took advantage of the cover of demon and poison qi to use white light to directly kill soldiers, making its killing speed the fastest.

Little Blue Ice's ice sealing was blocked by the soldiers' armor, so he could only use the soul‑capturing pearl to seize souls. The two black tortoises also could not break through the armor, only able to scratch the soldiers' throats and the backs of their necks with their claws, where there was no armor to block.

Thus although the monster beasts held the upper hand, completely slaughtering the soldiers was not easy.