Chapter 3184: Another Victory

The opposing leader also didn't expect that a few monster beasts would have such destructive power.

His own 20,000 vanguard had hardly any effect and was already routed; moreover, among the remaining soldiers, vines stretched out everywhere, dragging his soldiers away.

Then, after Ye Liuyun's elite troops passed through, Xiao Heng's 50,000-strong army followed and attacked; his vanguard could no longer resist and was annihilated in a sweeping fashion.

"Keep advancing!"

That leader remained unmoved, ordering the 60,000 central troops to continue blocking Ye Liuyun's elite force.

The second clone took the lead in using time power to kill the central army's leader, then restored the time flow speed, and began sweeping with blade intent to open a path for Ye Liuyun's elite troops.

Over a thousand spiritual energy battle swords condensed in the air, shouting together as they slashed forward; even soldiers blocking with shields were swept away in pieces..

His strongest blade intent, however, was formed by condensing the divine core inside a primordial elixir into a hundred-zhang-long golden battle sword in the air; with a single sweep, any soldier blocking the sword's path was cut in half at the waist, and thousands of soldiers were killed on the spot.

These soldiers, however, all raised their shields to meet that slash, yet none of them managed to block it.

Ye Liuyun and the clone also didn't expect that the blade intent would be that strong; he merely unleashed the blade intent fully, then merely fused it with the divine core and heaven-and-earth power.

"It seems my blade intent has truly become far too strong!"

After seeing this blade intent, Ye Liuyun was also affected and wanted to engage in blade combat, but he restrained himself.

There were still many scouts around; if he also unsheathed his blade and unleashed such strong blade intent, he would likely be discovered by the enemy and become the focus of their encirclement.

Meanwhile, he now mingled among the troops, able to control the entire army's advance and retreat at any time, thus better confusing the enemy.

After the second clone finished that sweep, it cleared the enemies before it, then continued using blade intent to clear a path for the elite troops behind.

The monster beasts, meanwhile, went to divide and surround a patch of enemy troops for training, no longer participating in the later battle.

Ye Liuyun's elite troops also helped bombard the soldiers trying to regroup, carving out a bloody path.

Afterward, Xiao Heng led his troops forward and directly tore open the enemy's central forces, making the breach wider and wider.

The opposing leader immediately realized that Xiao Heng's troops were also quite capable, and dealing with these soldiers was extremely easy.

So he also decided not to waste more resources, ordering his remaining 20,000-plus strong soldiers to charge forward as well, under the cover of the main army, to completely encircle Ye Liuyun and his men, creating the conditions for a later encirclement by the main army.

"Press forward with the entire army; be sure to intercept them."

He immediately brought his personal guards and charged toward Ye Liuyun's group.

"It's fine if you make a move; I was just afraid you'd stay still forever!"

Ye Liuyun, on the other hand, hoped he would act quickly, because Meng Zhangxing's army was already closing in, and his own force of over 50,000 had already fought its way into that army.

Meng Zhangxing wanted to win an easy battle, so he would charge in for close combat; otherwise he would split his forces. No matter what he decided, Ye Liuyun wanted Xiao Heng's 5,000 soldiers of the Ninth Realm to quickly cripple them, to prepare for the even stronger force behind.

Meng Zhangxing didn't think much further; although he also had 5,000 elite soldiers before him, he still led his people in a direct charge.

His approach wasn't wrong—front and rear pincer attack, a fierce barrage—but he mistakenly estimated the strength of Ye Liuyun's troops.

As soon as they engaged, Meng Zhangxing found that Ye Liuyun's soldiers had abundant true essence, showing no signs of fatigue; instead, they pressed the attack, halting the advance of his army.

Thus, his rear army could exert no strength; those low-realm soldiers could not contribute at all, and both sides relied solely on high-realm soldiers to clash head-on.

At this point, the second clone had already unleashed time power, slicing the opposing army's leader in half with a single blow, then began implanting slave seals on the enemy's elite soldiers.

Ye Liuyun also released his soul, coordinating with him; together they captured over three hundred of the enemy's Ninth Realm soldiers in one move.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun unleashed another wave of time power, and together with the clone they captured another three hundred-plus people.

When time was restored, the enemy's soldiers were also shocked by this sudden turn of events.

In their view, it was just the blink of an eye before the leaders were all split in half, and the top-tier soldiers charging forward instantly lost a large portion.

But the battlefield gave them no time to dwell; the enemy's elite bombardment had already arrived, and they could only resist with all their might. At that moment, Ye Liuyun's Catastrophic Thunder Annihilation and Flaming Blaze were activated again; even though the opposing soldiers were all of the Ninth Realm, some still could not withstand them.

Even if they could withstand those two destructive, violent attacks of thunder and fire, their fighting strength would hardly remain; the frontline soldiers immediately retreated, dragging more soldiers back with them, until it became a one-sided rout.

"Pursue!"

At the second clone's command, Ye Liuyun led his troops in pursuit; the clone then turned back, taking the monster beasts to reinforce Xiao Heng.

Xiao Heng's 50,000 soldiers were led by Li Zhaoyuan, continuing the pursuit and capturing surrendering troops.

Xiao Heng, however, used only 5,000 men to block Meng Zhangxing's force; their rear army could only detour around them, flanking to pursue Ye Liuyun's main army.

Xiao Heng paid no heed and wasn't worried about being surrounded, for he knew Ye Liuyun would soon return to annihilate that army.

The army that Ye Liuyun had driven away had already lost its leader; after another round of pursuit, it was utterly broken and had no strength left to fight.

As for the Meng Zhangxing that had been blocked, his elite forces were quickly being exhausted by him, and they were still being pressed down; the second clone now brought the monster beasts as reinforcements, making them unable to resist, and they would soon be driven back.

Thus, the army that had detoured around should worry about being caught in a two-sided pincer attack.

Indeed, that army's leader was also experienced; seeing signs that Meng Zhangxing's side could not hold, he immediately halted, realizing the opportunity had vanished, and if he pursued again he would likely be the one caught in a pincer, not Ye Liuyun's army.

So he immediately ordered the army to move toward Meng Zhangxing's force to give it a bit of cover, then continue withdrawing.

Xiao Heng and the second clone, seeing this, did not insist on pursuit; instead they turned back to rendezvous with Ye Liuyun, scattering to capture deserters.

Ye Liuyun, seeing that they had not taken the bait, did not stop either; instead he continued leading his troops in pursuit, capturing surrendering soldiers. His elite force, high in realm and swift, soon intercepted most of that pursuing army and took many prisoners.