Chapter 3255: Releasing the Tiger Back to the Mountain

Ye Liuyun finished speaking and returned to his Flying Boat, ignoring Jiang Yuantang's protests. He also activated a formation on the Flying Boat that shields Divine Sense, preventing Jiang from sending a Transmission Voice.

Magic Vine and those two Puppet Beasts wouldn't care about what Jiang said.

Magic Vine, annoyed by his nagging, simply continued to absorb his energy, frightening him into silence.

In helplessness, Jiang Yuantang could only take out a Healing Elixir and swallow it, then take out a Transmission Talisman and follow Ye Liuyun's instructions.

He now truly realizes that Ye Liuyun really doesn't care about him, the God King. If he dares to play tricks, Ye Liuyun might indeed not mind killing him.

Shortly after, Cui Daoran annihilated all fifty thousand Imperial Guard, and the first clone retrieved them into the Space World, returning with the invisible Xuanwu ferocious beast.

Ye Liuyun also began to pull the Martial Cultivators and black‑armored elite soldiers around him back into the Space World, letting them rest. He took out the captured Grand Hall that was about to be destroyed, and temporarily lodged Luo Yu and Demon Wolf inside it.

He and his clone left one of them outside, taking turns to monitor the surroundings. Now that Xingkong no longer has the forbidden‑space seal, he can use the Teleportation Array to Black Tower at any time. Using this Grand Hall as cover, he won't fear being discovered when he leaves.

The corpses collected along the way were distributed to the ferocious beasts of the Ninth Layer Summit.

"After you collected the ransom, are you really going to release him?" Luo Yu asked curiously at this moment.

"Of course. I said I needed the ransom; how could I still keep him!" Ye Liuyun said confidently.

"Aren't you afraid he'll retaliate?" Luo Yu reminded Ye Liuyun.

"Even if I keep him, the Fire Seal Dynasty will retaliate against me! As for Jiang Yuantang, if I can defeat him once, I can defeat him a second time, a third time!" Ye Liuyun declared arrogantly, showing no concern for Jiang's revenge.

Luo Yu looked at Ye Liuyun's confident demeanor and felt deep admiration for him.

Jiang Yuantang hadn't expected to carry a Teleportation Array Disc, so even with the dynasty's swift resource delivery, they couldn't catch up by the next day.

Magic Vine was unabashed, directly absorbing Jiang Yuantang's True Essence, causing his realm to drop again to the Ninth Layer Mid Stage.

Jiang Yuantang, in anger, launched a Spiritual Soul Attack on Magic Vine, but couldn't locate the vine's Soul. Yet Ye Liuyun surely...

... would not let his attack be in vain; at the moment he released his Soul, Ye Liuyun, taking advantage of his Soul being outside the Sea of Consciousness's Defense Artifact protection, used his Soul Red Eye to cast an illusion, forcing him to retrieve all the resources he was carrying from the Space World.

Jiang Yuantang indeed had quite a few cultivation resources in hand, as well as a zombie Puppet Beast. He kept it hidden, thinking it useless to reveal, intending to keep a Trump Card.

This zombie Puppet Beast was identical to the one Ye Liuyun had previously seized, forged by a royal artificer using countless metal materials over many years. Its physical body could not be damaged even by a second‑grade Void‑level Puppet Beast.

Ye Liuyun also reclaimed this zombie Puppet Beast, along with Jiang Yuantang's cultivation resources, leaving him nothing except a few Healing Elixirs and a Transmission Talisman.

Ye Liuyun even forced him to surrender the Defense Artifact within his Sea of Consciousness. It was a protective shield that could envelop the Soul, a third‑grade Void‑level Soul Defense Treasure.

It was this shield that blocked the Nether Ghost Fire and soul poison Ye Liuyun released, proving its defensive power was indeed great.

Like his golden spear, both were treasures Jiang Yuantang's subordinates had unintentionally acquired. Artificers of the Fire Seal Dynasty could not forge Soul Attack and Defense Artifact of such high grade.

Ye Liuyun gave the golden spear and shield directly to Long Nv, so her Soul would no longer be at risk of attack.

Jiang Yuantang's gut turned green with regret. If he hadn't underestimated Ye Liuyun, as a God King he wouldn't have left the Royal Palace to act personally. The dynasty's treasures and resources were abundant; he cursed himself for not carrying more, otherwise he wouldn't be in this predicament.

But now, no matter how he shouted or argued, Ye Liuyun simply ignored him. Facing three Puppet Beasts without Divine Sense fluctuations and Magic Vine, his anger had nowhere to vent, and he feared Magic Vine would keep draining his True Essence. In the end, he could only keep urging the resource couriers to arrive at full speed.

He now finally recognized Ye Liuyun as a terrifying opponent. Yet he only thought Ye Liuyun was ruthless, not that he respected his strength; instead, he believed those around Ye Liuyun were even stronger and more threatening. Eliminating Ye Liuyun's aides would make dealing with Ye Liuyun much easier.

... much easier.

Jiang Yuantang also contemplated how to deal with Ye Liuyun in the future. Although he anticipated a huge cost, he was determined not to abandon his pursuit of that cultivation technique.

"Ye Liuyun has a Teleportation Treasure, allowing him to flee at any time. If we can't seal him within a space, capturing him is difficult. We must devise a way to prevent Ye Liuyun from escaping freely, forcing a direct clash."

Jiang Yuantang schemed in his mind. He suddenly recalled that many Martial Cultivators around Ye Liuyun wielded Buddha Light Power, reminding him of a demon‑purging star system not far from the Huo Yin Star System.

Ye Liuyun also surmised that Jiang Yuantang would certainly not let go of that technique, and could not swallow his pride.

In truth, he wasn't after profit from the technique; he wanted the Fire Seal Dynasty to devise a method to screen those who learn it. He simply didn't want people of poor conduct to break through to the Taixu realm, especially such lofty royal members. (Full content)

He understood that without subduing such people, they would never sit down to negotiate. Yet he never imagined Jiang Yuantang would contemplate the demon‑purging star system.

Ye Liuyun thought more about how to enhance his own strength. He knew that in the battle with Jiang Yuantang he had relied on considerable external aid; his Soul, Heaven and Earth Power, and Spatial Power were still lacking. Had Jiang not been reckless this time, he wouldn't have been able to strike.

Previously he only possessed Black and White Light to confront Jiang Yuantang; all other powers still required further cultivation.

Another day passed, and Jiang Yuantang's subordinates finally arrived, delivering the resources. However, due to the delay, Jiang's realm was still dragged down by Magic Vine to the Ninth Layer Early Stage.

Jiang Yuantang now harbored such fiery hatred for Ye Liuyun that it burned within him, yet he dared not show it, forced to endure.

The resource couriers dared not employ any tricks, strictly following the Fire Seal King's orders; once the goods arrived, they immediately retreated far away.

After Ye Liuyun received the resources, he waited until everyone had withdrawn to a distance of a day, then ordered Magic Vine to release Jiang Yuantang, and summoned the Puppet Beasts and Magic Vine back into the Grand Hall; after a surge of spatial fluctuation, there was no further movement.

Jiang Yuantang guessed that Ye Liuyun had already left, so he sent people to bring him back to the Royal Palace for healing.

But even while healing, he didn't idle; he immediately dispatched people to covertly investigate the demon‑purging star system.