Chapter 3336: Can't Run Away Anymore

By the time the Demon Race army reaches the Royal City, the Royal Palace is already a wreck.

After Ye Liuyun looted the Royal Palace, many daring Martial Cultivators also entered the palace to scavenge, and there were already no resources left inside.

But the Demon Race didn't care; after occupying this Xingqiu, they kept pushing forward.

When Jiang Yuanhai and his fleet were about to arrive, the Demon Race had been depleted to fewer than five hundred thousand troops.

Their Leader, at this moment, was also preparing to withdraw. The resources they gathered here were already enough for those five hundred thousand Demon soldiers to cultivate for a long time.

These days they have been on edge, fearing that Ye Liuyun's army might someday launch another surprise attack. They still have a numerical advantage, but another heavy blow could lead to total annihilation.

Thus the Demon Race's army has begun to contract over the past two days. The main force of two hundred thousand soldiers is already sorting equipment, inspecting warships, and extracting the Xingqiu's Primordial Power. The other contingents are hunting Martial Cultivators nearby to seize additional resources.

"Want to leave after the fight? Too bad, you can't run away now!"

Ye Liuyun has already noticed the Demon army's movements. He estimates they will go back Xingqiu by Xingqiu to harvest Primordial Power. They haven't taken the Xingqiu themselves, likely because the Space World isn't large enough yet.

However, the Demon warships aren't faster than theirs; Jiang Yuanhai's fleet will arrive soon, and even if the Demons now flee to the Holy Demon Xing Xi, they will be quickly caught.

Ye Liuyun's guess was spot on. After the Demons extract a Xingqiu's Primordial Power, they all board their warships to return, harvesting each Xingqiu in the order they previously attacked.

On some Xingqiu, human Martial Cultivators have returned, giving the Demons a chance to send soldiers to clean up.

In that brief delay, Jiang Yuanhai's fleet blocked the Demon army on the next Xingqiu.

The Demons didn't know the origin of this army; when they saw a fleet arrive, they initially thought it was the last force of the Palm Seal Xing Xi organization and prepared to wipe out the army before leaving.

But when Jiang Yuanhai's troops formed a warship line, they realized the soldiers were all at the Ninth Rebirth realm, far higher than any soldiers they had previously faced.

Even the soldiers alone were far stronger. Moreover, after the army formed its formation, firepower battle tanks emerged at the front of the line.

"Those are allies of that Demon army!" the Leader exclaimed upon seeing the firepower battle tanks, thinking inwardly that things were bad.

They had already witnessed the firepower battle tanks' might, and the enemy soldiers were strong as well. Moreover, Ye Liuyun's Demon army hadn't reappeared; if it hid in the shadows and launched a surprise attack, the Demons would face total annihilation.

But Jiang Yuanhai gave them little time to think; once the formation was set, his soldiers launched the attack. Firepower battle tanks led, followed by shield‑wielding soldiers, a three‑hundred‑thousand force fanning out toward them.

The Demon army could no longer retreat, or they'd be pursued. So the Leader immediately ordered the three hundred thousand regular soldiers to meet the enemy, keeping the strongest two hundred thousand to guard against Ye Liuyun's surprise.

"Fire!"

At Jiang Yuanhai's command, the firepower battle tanks opened up with rapid fire.

Jiang Yuanhai commands battles cautiously; he never relies on his soldiers' strength to brute‑force the enemy, and he won't let them charge unless firepower battle tanks have wiped out half the foe.

His three hundred thousand troops, with enough firepower battle tanks to form a blockade, caused the Demon soldiers to clash for a long time, suffering many kills yet unable to advance.

Even Demon soldiers brandishing shields were blasted away by the firepower battle tanks' Energy Cannons.

Seeing this, the Leader knew defeat was certain and immediately ordered the two hundred thousand elite soldiers onto the warships to evacuate.

But just as they boarded the warships, Ye Liuyun struck. A massive thunder‑dragon beast formed of condensed spiritual energy swiped, crushing the two

100,000‑class warships were smashed, blasting the soldiers inside out.

"Those who previously ambushed us were indeed hiding in the shadows!"

The Leader realized the humans intended to exterminate them here.

He let out a roar and immediately sent another hundred thousand elite soldiers onto the battlefield, seeking close combat with Ye Liuyun's forces.

Jiang Yuanhai, without waiting for Ye Liuyun's words, ordered the firepower battle tanks to seal the defense, keeping the enemy at bay; if they charged too fiercely, he would have his army fall back slowly to widen the gap.

The Demon army surged as a whole, while firepower battle tanks bombarded nonstop, inflicting heavy losses; after an hour of fighting, nearly half had been blasted away. Continuing would wipe out the entire Demon force in less than a day.

Suddenly, the Demon army's Leader led the last hundred thousand troops in a retreat, intending to preserve those hundred thousand.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun's Demon army suddenly appeared on both sides of his hundred thousand troops, deploying firepower battle tanks for bombardment and using heavy crossbows to assist in shooting them, without sealing their retreat.

Jiang Yuanhai coordinated with Ye Liuyun, abruptly halting the retreat and pushing the firepower battle tanks forward, with soldiers firing bows and crossbows in unison, launching a counterattack.

The Leader, with his final hundred thousand, dared not stop and kept charging forward, escaping as much as possible.

Ye Liuyun gave a command, sending ancient demon soldiers to charge, cutting his hundred thousand troops in half. The Leader tried to turn back to rescue the rear half, but a clone deployed female soldiers who were blocked by firepower battle tanks.

The Leader, helpless, could only flee with the remaining fifty thousand soldiers.

The female soldiers, relying on the speed of the Blue Wind Wolf, kept shooting bolts from behind. Two clones continuously formed spiritual energy giant beasts that surged into their ranks to wreak havoc.

The Demon army Leader was hit by an arrow from the First Clone's Hunting Demon Bow, blasting away a large chunk of his left shoulder, but he survived, escaping under his soldiers' cover.

After a prolonged chase, the female soldiers reduced that Demon force to fewer than twenty thousand, then halted the pursuit, using Storage Rings to collect the soldiers' corpses and weapons.

Ye Liuyun's First Clone continued to stealthily track the remaining Demon soldiers. The Second Clone gathered the resources and left them for the Demon troops, while the female soldiers returned to his Space World to accelerate cultivation.

Ye Liuyun's side also finished the battle, capturing over twenty thousand Reinforcement Troops. Since both sides consisted of Demon soldiers, their surrender was relatively easy to accept, with no stubborn resistance.