Chapter 3152

The two Demon Race armies, spurred by abundant resources and food, saw their realms improve astonishingly. After this period of rest, many had already reached the Fifth and Sixth Layers, and Fourth Layer realms had become rare.

However, after Black Rock and Sand Shadow reached the Sixth Layer, their further advancement slowed. Even though they constantly devoured corpses and refined the Primordial Power infused with Demon Qi, the progress was barely noticeable.

Ye Liuyun estimates that once one reaches the Guiyi Sixth Layer, advancing to a higher realm requires more energy to sustain, so further advancement also demands more time.

Take the Magic Vine, for example; this time it also devoured many corpses, yet its realm still hasn't risen to the Guiyi Ninth Layer Mid Stage.

Ye Liuyun hasn't refined those true dragon resources for now. He feels he can absorb only a little at present, so he can wait a while longer.

"Prepare to set out! Since cultivation has already slowed, let's train properly and then return to improve."

Ye Liuyun also sent a notice to everyone, telling them to prepare for battle.

This time, Ye Liuyun first struck at the major powers supplied by Jiang Yunmo, leading the Monster Beasts himself, then the Second Clone released assassins to help slay the strong ones among those powers.

They also eliminated the important family members and strong individuals within those powers, seized the resources, and then withdrew immediately without lingering.

The plundered resources were sufficient, so Ye Liuyun each time used the Black Tower's teleportation to relocate; even if the dynasty dispatched troops, they couldn't catch up.

Afterwards they began attacking garrisons, no longer deploying strong ones; sometimes they used Demon Race armies to swiftly wipe out a garrison and withdraw, other times they let the ferocious bandit troupe and Xiao Heng strike.

Xiao Heng would actively capture surrendering soldiers, adding them to his own force, expanding the numbers to over three hundred.

Ye Liuyun didn't intervene; after all, he didn't need them to provide resources to sustain those soldiers, so he let Xiao Heng and his men handle it themselves.

Occasionally he would release Monster Beasts and the women, taking them to spar. But each time they withdrew after the fight, appearing and disappearing like ghosts. By the time reinforcements from the main city arrived, they had already moved on to the next garrison.

The Fire Seal Dynasty also began sending strong ones to chase them, but never caught up. Then Ye Liuyun and his group vanished again en masse.

This time they didn't retreat to their main base; instead they rushed to the Tianmen Star System, altered their appearance, blended in, and scouted the situation there.

The Tianmen Star System has over sixty planets. The system isn't large, but as a Forward Outpost Star System for the Fire Seal Dynasty, it's not insignificant.

Here three relatively large Great Clans govern, with no garrison. But according to Jiang Yunmo, these three clans are all under Jiang Yunmu's control. All the planet's chambers of commerce and other profit‑making enterprises are in the hands of these three Great Clans, serving as Jiang Yunmu's source of wealth.

Ye Liuyun doesn't care whether Jiang Yunmo's words are true or false; he simply observes the strength of the three families first, to see if they can be attacked and how to do so for maximum gain.

After pondering for a few days, he decided to first seize the headquarters of the three Great Clans, then raid the various chambers of commerce.

He assigned the two clones each to lead a Demon Race army, while he himself led Monster Beasts and the bandit troupe, evenly distributing high‑end combat power, and struck simultaneously to prevent the clans from fleeing once they got word.

The Martial Cultivator realms of these clans aren't high, comparable to the bandits on the Bridge Star System. Yet each family has several Martial Cultivators at the Guiyi Ninth Layer realm serving as guardians, whether arranged by Jiang Yunmu or secretly cultivated by the clans.

But their strength is nowhere near that of Ye Liuyun and his group. So Ye Liuyun is fully confident when he moves against them.

The three clans were caught off guard by the sudden attack. In the Tianmen Star System they were like emperors of the soil, never imagining anyone would dare assault them.

When they were attacked, the Ninth Realm strong ones rushed out to protect them, only to be used by Ye Liuyun and his clones as sparring targets.

The three of them

All had their Ninth Realm strong ones surround them, then each fought Ye Liuyun one by one, with victory being the only way to survive.

In the end, Ye Liuyun cleared them all. The strong were captured by Ye Liuyun, the weak were slain outright by him.

The Monster Beasts and Demon Race armies also had a blast. Each of these clans possessed a substantial number of Martial Cultivators; at least several thousand could spar with them, and more Martial Cultivators kept arriving from the surroundings as reinforcements.

The Demon Race armies rotated five squads of three thousand each before completely exterminating a clan.

The Monster Beast side had few numbers but strong combat power; besides the beasts, there was Tang Xinyao's team, the ferocious bandit troupe and Xiao Heng's squad, and Ye Tiandao also led the women to slay Martial Cultivators of slightly lower realms.

Even Ye Liuyun, accompanied by two Kuailei, kept entering the fight, and only after they completely exhausted all the True Essence did they barely manage to capture the clan.

The bandit troupe and Xiao Heng's squad each suffered losses of nearly half. However, they also captured many prisoners, enough to replenish their own ranks.

After seizing that clan's wealth, Ye Liuyun also took many prisoners to keep for future sparring. The rest were handed to the Magic Vine to devour. The two clones also helped capture many Guiyi Early‑Mid Stage prisoners.

When the battle ended, Ye Liuyun recalled everyone, sent them back to recuperate, then released the Demon Lion, letting it guard two Kuailei and roam to collect resources.

The Demon Race armies continued, carrying the non‑participating demons, attacking each city nonstop.

Both clones boarded Flying Boats of the Void Tier, taking some Martial Cultivator strong ones to raid chambers of commerce everywhere.

Jiang Yunmu received the news and realized that even sending rescuers now would be too late. Those Great Clans were indeed forces he had painstakingly cultivated, and this time they were completely eliminated by Ye Liuyun.

However, he was also well‑informed and knew that recently Jiang Yunmo had been using Ye Liuyun's group to strike the Third Prince Jiang Yunyang, so he immediately contacted Jiang Yunmo.

"Yunmo, I haven't offended you, have I? Why did you let Ye Liuyun mess with my forces?" he said to Jiang Yunmo bluntly.

Jiang Yunmo didn't deny that she had used Ye Liuyun, but she told Jiang Yunmu: "I only used Ye Liuyun briefly, letting him act to help me deal with Jiang Yunyang."

"But him targeting your forces, I had no idea at all! Which of your forces did he act against?"

"You don't know?" Jiang Yunmu retorted, completely disbelieving Jiang Yunmo's words.

"How could I know? I couldn't even reach him! When his men came to our chamber of commerce, I just happened to give them some favors, letting them help me deal with Jiang Yunyang. Without any benefit, he wouldn't have helped!" Jiang Yunmo pushed the blame entirely, refusing to admit anything.