Chapter 3262: Being Targeted

Yu Xiaofeng thought it over and also felt it feasible; since this was the first army of the Fire Seal Dynasty to rush back, Ye Liuyun could finish his task and return in time.

"All right! But you must act quickly and return as soon as possible!" Yu Xiaofeng also reminded Ye Liuyun.

"Okay!"

Ye Liuyun also didn't hesitate, leaving both clones here, taking the black-armored elite troops and Xiao Heng's army, and set off immediately. Full content

Inside a flying boat in the distance, a martial cultivator with golden pupils had been watching Ye Liuyun's every move, seeing all his actions.

Seeing Ye Liuyun go out to capture a few scouts, then board a flying boat again and rush toward the distant starry sky, he immediately reported to the nearby martial cultivators.

Around the planet where Ye Liuyun and his group were, many flying boats frequently appeared; even though they often sent people to drive them away and kill them, the flying boats kept coming.

They also knew these were martial cultivators rushing to take advantage; since they could not be completely driven off, they didn't pay much attention, merely sending a squad of soldiers from time to time to drive them away.

The clone mainly used golden pupils to focus on the warship, used divine sense to scout nearby martial cultivators, and also checked—but could not keep up with—the many scattered flying boats.

The golden-pupil martial cultivator inside this flying boat was one specially dispatched by the dynasty; his golden pupils could see far, like Ye Liuyun's, but not as strong, so he needed to rest after a while.

This time he happened to notice Ye Liuyun leaving, returning, then leaving again, and had already reported this to the dynasty.

After the dynasty analyzed, they guessed what Ye Liuyun was going to do. But they only notified that army to prepare for battle, not to avoid it, but to use it as bait, and urgently dispatched an additional two hundred thousand golden-armored imperial guards there.

Now both sides are racing against time; it depends on whether Ye Liuyun or the imperial guards arrive first.

Ye Liuyun still had two days to reach that army, but he already detected something odd; his golden pupils showed those soldiers were in battle readiness inside the warship.

Outside the warship, there were many scouts releasing divine sense to probe the surroundings.

So he immediately stopped, not rushing to approach, then used his golden pupils to survey the situation and discovered the warship of the two hundred thousand golden-armored imperial guards coming as reinforcements.

"My movements have been exposed! The enemy has set a trap here!"

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Ye Liuyun immediately reacted, reported the situation to Yu Xiaofeng, then thought it over and suggested to Yu Xiaofeng changing the target to first attack the two hundred thousand golden-armored imperial guards.

Those two hundred-thousand‑class warships were busy rushing at full speed, not guarding the outside, making it perfect for him to launch a sneak attack. He could use the white light technique to kill their commanders directly, then capture or kill as many soldiers as possible.

Yu Xiaofeng immediately agreed, telling him to be careful, then began to ponder why Ye Liuyun's actions had been exposed.

He told the clone: "The main army hasn't arrived yet, so there's no need to constantly watch the warships in the starry sky. First use your golden pupils to check what's inside those distant flying boats; perhaps the dynasty will also send some pupil‑technique experts to monitor us."

The clone didn't let down his guard, immediately summoning the other clone to focus on scouting the situation inside the opposing flying boats.

However, after Ye Liuyun left, the dynasty's scouting flying boat also temporarily withdrew, letting the golden‑pupil martial cultivator rest and recover; thus the clone's sweep turned up nothing unusual.

Yu Xiaofeng still felt uneasy, having a clone transform into a soldier's appearance to approach and observe the suspicious flying boats, accompanied by an invisible Xuanwu fierce beast, ready to strike any suspicious target directly.

He was certain those flying boats definitely carried scouts monitoring them, though he couldn't be sure if any of them could see their martial cultivators; but since he had already noticed them, he simply sent the clone to clear them out first.

The clone transformed into a soldier's likeness, went to the planet nearest those flying boats, and again used golden pupils to examine each flying boat's interior.

Soon he locked onto the flying boat monitoring them; inside were over ten martial cultivators, their realms absurdly high, including two Ninth‑Layer Summit martial cultivators who were two of the ten sword cultivators he had seen before.

The other martial cultivators were all at the mid‑late stage of the Ninth Layer; one Seventh Layer cultivator was meditating with eyes closed, while the others were evidently guarding him.

Although the clone didn't see his golden pupils, it could still confirm these were definitely people of the dynasty.

So he kept watching that flying boat, and when the special squad sent to drive away the flying boats set out, he followed behind those soldiers, left the main camp, and headed toward those flying boats.

At this moment,

A sword cultivator inside that flying boat also reminded the cultivator who was training to use his golden pupils to scout the drive‑away squad.

This time, when that martial cultivator opened his eyes, the clone finally saw his golden pupils.

"Found him—he's also a golden‑pupil martial cultivator with a special pupil technique that can see far!" The clone immediately replied to Yu Xiaofeng.

"Don't let him get away!" Yu Xiaofeng also warned the clone.

That martial cultivator examined the clone's squad of soldiers and found nothing unusual. He had not refined the foreign tribe's three‑eyed trait; his golden pupils could only see far, had a penetrative vision, but could not see the clone's soul, nor discern its Thousand Illusion Technique.

So after glancing, he closed his eyes to continue resting, and their flying boat merely turned to avoid that squad of soldiers, paying it little heed.

"The opportunity has come!"

The clone used golden pupils to confirm that those people's soul power was not stronger than his, then immediately launched a decisive attack.

He first used time power to freeze time so they couldn't escape, then used spatial power to flicker a few times and appear above the flying boat, struck it with white light to blast a hole, rushed inside, and implanted slave seals on each martial cultivator. Then he gathered everyone into the space world and immediately withdrew to the camp.

Only after he returned to the camp did he restore his time power, lest someone intercept him. Then he used the teleportation array to return to the main commander's tent, released that golden‑pupil martial cultivator, and began to search his soul.

"Sure enough, he discovered the main body's trail." The clone also confirmed this with Yu Xiaofeng.

Yu Xiaofeng also breathed a sigh of relief. Capturing this scout meant great significance, saving them a lot of trouble.

This golden‑pupil martial cultivator was immediately sent to Pei Yong, to stay on the outpost planet and specifically monitor the situation inside those external flying boats. With this cultivator, whenever dynasty scouting flying boats came, they could detect them in advance.

Ye Liuyun's side also began to act, using spatial power to become invisible and approach a warship of the golden‑armored imperial guards, then firing white light into its interior—not only blasting a hole in the warship but also instantly killing several commanders of that guard unit.

Then he released the black‑armored elite troops to encircle the warship, together bombarding it until it was destroyed. He himself used time power to charge into the warship, capturing as many of the highest‑rank soldiers as possible before his time power ran out and he emerged.