Chapter 3147: Delaying Time

Ye Liuyun first used Time Restoration to freeze time, rushed forward, and released the Magic Vine and those assassins. The Second Clone then seized the chance to unleash the Soul, quickly placing Slave Seals on a few exceptionally strong Martial Cultivators, and then used Spatial Power to vanish into the void.

When time restored, Ye Liuyun released two Kuailei, which together killed the Martial Cultivators guarding the mines. The Magic Vine and the assassins seized the chance to burrow into the earth and disappear. The Second Clone gathered the newly controlled people into the Space World, released the other strong ones, and also began killing the mine‑guarding Martial Cultivators.

The Martial Cultivators defending the mines inside the He family's base were startled into panic by the sudden attack and rushed out to meet it. As soon as they emerged, some of the strong ones were struck head‑on.

The Magic Vine and those assassins also seized the chance to launch a surprise attack, and the base fell into chaos in an instant.

Ye Liuyun and his clone were merely using the local Martial Cultivators as practice targets, specifically striking those who had unified into the Ninth Realm. They did not employ Soul power; they relied solely on bloodline suppression together with Divine Core, Heavenly Earth, and Spatial Power to battle these cultivators, without even drawing a blade.

Soon, the Stewards at each Mineral Vein summoned miners to rush in as reinforcements. At this point, Ye Liuyun finally released Xiao Heng's army, ordering them to kill the miners.

Beside Xiao Heng were two Imperial Guard Leaders and twenty Imperial Guard soldiers; safety was not a concern, and even if there were strong ones, they could handle them.

Xiao Heng and Li Zhaoyuan were also battle‑hardened Leaders; dealing with these miners who knew nothing about large‑scale warfare was, of course, very easy.

Ye Liuyun and his group were attacking a high‑grade Mineral Vein Xingqiu belonging to the He family; originally there were many strong ones, and the number of unified Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators was three times theirs.

But after the Magic Vine's realm advanced, it could handle large numbers of unified Seventh/Eighth Level Realm strong ones; together with Ye Liuyun's two Kuailei, it sealed the base, preventing Martial Cultivators of that realm from exiting to attack the army.

"Who are these people, daring to rob our He family's mineral veins…"

The Administrator here stepped forward to ask Ye Liuyun about their origins, but the Second Clone shot him dead with a single arrow from the Item, not even letting him finish speaking.

"Fool, we've already killed our way in, and you still want to chatter with us!" the Clone muttered inwardly, yet his hand lingered not a moment.

The strong ones released by the Second Clone attracted the Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators guarding the mines; the two Ninth Layer Late Stage strong ones in his hand were already invincible, able to kill a Martial Cultivator with a single palm or fist. The assassins seized the moment of their battle to launch surprise attacks, each strike fatal, quickly exterminating half of the Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators here.

Some of the remaining Martial Cultivators, seeing the unfavorable situation, tried to surrender on the spot, but Ye Liuyun ordered the assassins to wipe them out, leaving none alive.

"Kill! No captives!" Ye Liuyun broadcast to all the Martial Cultivators on his side.

The people he held were the selected stronger Martial Cultivators; he had no intention of keeping the weaker ones, nor wasting resources to nurture them.

Thus, none of the unified Seventh/Eighth Level Realm Martial Cultivators would be spared; all were killed to avoid spending time subduing them.

After the Ninth Realm mine‑guarding Martial Cultivators were eliminated, the Second Clone began gathering his own strong ones, urging them to use the time to restore the Divine Core. Their consumption is high and recovery slow; without seizing the time, even fighting five battles becomes arduous.

The rest were left to Ye Liuyun and the Second Clone to handle.

At this point, Ye Liuyun also released the Monster Beasts, sending them to kill some unified Seventh/Eighth Level Realm Martial Cultivators, easing the Magic Vine's burden.

The Monster Beasts had lately been cooped up training, and once released they frolicked in a frenzied battle, fighting louder than the Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators. Moreover, they now had abundant resources, no one bothered to clear the battlefield, and they only cared about killing more Martial Cultivator practice targets.

Ye Liuyun scanned the situation on Xiao Heng's side with his Divine Sense, finding their progress also very smooth; they were pressing the miners, almost uniformly exterminating them. He also assigned a squad of soldiers to clean the battlefield from behind, and everything was proceeding smoothly.

Therefore, he and the Second Clone were not idle, continuing to use Seventh/Eighth Level Realm Martial Cultivators as practice targets.

Waiting for the battle on their side to be completely finished

, the Magic Vine began clearing the battlefield. Ye Liuyun suddenly noticed that Xiao Heng's side had halted, surrounding a group of surrendered miners and examining something.

Ye Liuyun immediately recalled the Monster Beasts, gave the Magic Vine a little more time to finish clearing the corpses, and then rushed over to inquire about the situation.

The Second Clone went to assist him in communicating with the Primordial Power, preparing to claim this Xingqiu.

"What's going on? Weren't they all surrendered? Why haven't you gathered them up yet?" Ye Liuyun asked Xiao Heng directly.

Xiao Heng replied with some difficulty: "They did surrender, but they refuse to enter my Space World, wanting us to release them."

Ye Liuyun looked at Xiao Heng in surprise, then asked: "When you were defeated and surrendered before, did the Fire Seal Dynasty allow you to set conditions?"

"No, it didn't!" Xiao Heng said awkwardly.

Ye Liuyun glanced at him and couldn't help asking: "Do you realize that the time you're delaying here will draw reinforcements from the He family? The more you stall, the more it will affect our subsequent actions?"

Xiao Heng replied reluctantly: "Yes, I know, but these people have already surrendered…"

Ye Liuyun cut him off, and without a word unleashed Thunder and Lightning Power, hurling successive world‑ending calamity thunders at the surrendered miners, quickly turning them into ash.

For such a leader who disregarded the bigger picture, Ye Liuyun truly had no desire to waste words with him. He also knew killing these people was cruel, but war is inherently brutal; if they dealt with the captives slowly, they might fail to achieve the goal of claiming five Xingqiu.

If he weren't ruthless, their own soldiers might end up dying in the end. This scenario has been proven countless times in their battles.

"No wonder the planet these people are on loses battles; they are simply not qualified leaders!"

Ye Liuyun mused inwardly, hoping that Yu Xiaofeng and others would quickly raise their realms, rebuilding a more powerful Death Legion. In his view, only the Death Legion and the Vanguard Corps constitute qualified leaders and soldiers.

After the miners' screams subsided, a layer of charred corpses covered the ground, emitting thin black smoke, with Xiao Heng and the other leaders standing there. The sight sent all the soldiers into a state of dread.

"Li Zhaoyuan!" Ye Liuyun shouted loudly, summoning Li Zhaoyuan.

"Here!" Li Zhaoyuan responded, startled by Ye Liuyun's sudden command.

Ye Liuyun immediately ordered: "You will assume the army Leader position; if you dare delay any further, you will be killed without mercy. Xiao Heng is demoted to ordinary soldier, to serve as a suicide squad member of the main force, and in every battle he will charge forward with captives at the front."

"You have half a minute now to clear the battlefield, then gather all the soldiers and prepare for withdrawal!"

"Yes!" Li Zhaoyuan did not hesitate, immediately agreeing and began rallying the troops.