Chapter 3286: No Countermeasure

This fire gourd, previously remote‑controlled by Jiang Yuantang, had not fully released its power; now in Ye Liuyun's hand, so close to the flames, its potency erupted instantly, whoosh— sucking the fire in violently.

Especially those fire sources were the first to be drawn back. Inside this fire gourd there is a vast void; it can collect multiple kinds of flame simultaneously and can separate them so they do not affect each other.

"A Sixth‑grade Void Tier treasure—who knows where the Fire Seal Dynasty obtained such a treasure!"

Ye Liuyun also felt relieved, having unintentionally acquired such a treasure. Though this fire gourd can only absorb flame power, its grade is, apart from the Godslaying Bow, the highest‑grade treasure in Ye Liuyun's possession.

And as the flame power was drawn out, the temperature dropped further, and the War God armor gradually vanished from Ye Liuyun's surface.

While Ye Liuyun let the fire gourd absorb flame power, he handed Jiang Yunmo's fourth‑grade Void Tier armor to Ye Tiandao.

That armor cannot reshape, so the Monster Beast cannot use it, and the woman fighting alongside Ye Liuyun is Ye Tiandao's strongest ally; she is always a primary target for the enemy. Thus giving the armor to Ye Tiandao for protection lets him feel more at ease in future battles.

Ye Tiandao originally did not want to take it, intending to leave it for Ye Liuyun's clone, but Ye Liuyun insisted that she wear it, saying he would only be at ease once she did; Ye Tiandao then accepted it, feeling even more grateful toward Ye Liuyun.

He even gave her a treasure that neither Ye Liuyun's clone nor any woman possessed. This shows that Ye Liuyun holds no prejudice toward her at all, treating her as his closest person.

Afterward, he saw the two Kuailei that had been burned into metal. He retrieved the metal and handed it to the refiner, without letting them reforge the Kuailei.

He now faces no major danger: he has the War God armor, his first clone wears Hunting Demon Armor, and the Second Clone's piece of Void Tier armor is already sufficient.

When all the flames have been drawn into the fire gourd, looking around he can no longer see even the corpses of the Martial Cultivators.

"We lost this battle; we sent out over twenty elites and only eliminated a dozen of the enemy! Had we known, we wouldn't have let them go out!"

He lingered a moment in his mind, regretting those over twenty Martial Cultivators.

After resting briefly in the main tent, Ye Liuyun returned to his clone's Space World to refine the flame power.

The two clones, accompanied by the Monster Beast, the women, and the Death Legion, recalled the scattered forty‑thousand soldiers and began to seize the entire Xing Xi.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuantang was completely stunned inside the Royal Palace. Jiang Yuntian and Jiang Yunyang had been waiting nearby for news; seeing Jiang Yuantang's expression, they both felt a chill.

Jiang Yuantang took a long time to recover, murmuring to the two princes, "Both fire spirits have been extinguished, and Jiang Yunmo and his guards are all dead!"

Although Jiang Yuntian and Jiang Yunyang were mentally prepared, they both inhaled sharply in shock.

The three of them remained silent for a long while before Jiang Yuantang let out a long sigh.

Jiang Yunyang finally dared to speak: "What shall we do from now on?"

He wanted to ask whether to surrender to Ye Liuyun, but did not dare to voice it.

Jiang Yuantang sighed, "Gather the royal family members and see everyone's opinions; after all, besides surrender, I have no other plan!"

Jiang Yuntian proactively suggested, "It would be better to announce surrender outright; if these people resort to any more tricks, it would only worsen our situation!"

Jiang Yuantang smiled helplessly and told them, "It's not that simple; such a large royal house isn't just the few of us father and sons.

Let them trouble themselves; after they've had their fill, they'll understand Ye Liuyun's terror. Then surrendering will meet no opposition!"

"You two, from now on quietly cultivate in the Royal Palace; don't go out to die needlessly!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Yuntian and Jiang Yunyang gave a brief assent, offered no further comment, and retreated together.

After Ye Liuyun's two clones had seized the Forward Outpost Star System, he himself had already absorbed half of the two fire spirits; the flame power had more than tripled in strength.

He estimates that his current flame power can easily handle a first‑rank Void Tier Martial Cultivator. The remaining flame power he will continue to absorb and refine gradually.

He ordered the forty‑thousand troops to report directly to Li Zhaoyuan. He then had his clones store away the Death Legion, using the Black Tower to transport them to the seabed world of the Desolate Sea, preparing to break through his realm.

After this period of combat, they ought to rest and cultivate to improve themselves.

Ye Liuyun's cultivation level, after such prolonged refinement, is ready to break through.

He fears that when he breaks through, the Fire Seal Dynasty might launch a surprise attack. A minor breakthrough is manageable, but a true breakthrough he dares not risk.

He also reckons that the Fire Seal Dynasty now has few powerful figures, yet if too many arrive at once, even his companions might not hold them off, so he can only retreat to the hidden realm beneath the Desolate Sea's seabed to lie low.

His current level is already very close to the Unified First‑eighth Peak, so after returning to absorb a True Dragon Core Pill, his and his clones' levels will instantly rise to the Eighth Peak.

Beyond his level, his bloodline, Soul, Physical Body, and blade intent also need consolidation and enhancement. His Spatial Power and Heaven and Earth Power also require sparring with stronger cultivators to learn.

Thus his return to cultivate is equally urgent; all his powers must be further elevated.

First, he solidifies his level at the Unified First‑eighth Peak, then the main body and clones begin alternating cultivation and combat. Those who cultivate focus on refining bloodline, Soul, and Physical Body, and must sit on a white jade mat to comprehend blade intent.

Those who fight primarily train Spatial Power and Heaven and Earth Power, and also spar using blade intent against Divine Core, consolidating the enhanced blade intent and level.

His Spatial Power not only rose rapidly, but also, from the captured Spatial Power strongman, he learned a great deal of secret information.

That Spatial Power strongman is named Leng Qianyu; he is the Fire Seal Dynasty's only Martial Cultivator who broke through the void barrier and returned.

Upon learning this, Ye Liuyun couldn't help but curiously ask about the situation beyond the void.

"I was sent by the dynasty to investigate the Taixu World. Outside the void, there are indeed many black holes, spatial turbulence, and temporal turbulence, but they increase only as one approaches the spatial barrier; there is a long stretch in between that isn't that dangerous.

However, even ordinary people wearing Void Tier armor cannot pass those densely packed hazards. Even a Unified First‑ninth Peak Martial Cultivator, without strong Spatial Power, is certain to die.

Even I was swept once by spatial turbulence and once by temporal turbulence. One time I was transported to another space, yet still within the same void; another time the time stream reversed by over thirty years, which is why I appear so young."