Chapter 3351: Deliberate Holdback

Retreat!

The Demon Race impersonated by the first clone also leapt out from underground at this moment, sprinting toward the Demon Race army as if frightened by that massive Thunder Dragon Beast.

In fact, when Ah passed by the two Black Tortoises, he casually sucked them into the Space World, and left the remaining Demon Race strongholds to the Spiritual Energy Giant Beast to slaughter, killing as many as it could.

Ao Yan also thought it was the Thunder Dragon Beast that scared him away, so he paid it no mind, continuing to watch that Thunder Dragon Beast and pondering how to deal with it.

Meanwhile, Xiao Lanbing and Chi Lian also kept acting, and the remaining Demon Race were much easier to kill.

After the first clone fled from this side, it immediately rushed to the other side.

At this point Ao Yan couldn't attend to him either; he merely ordered some Demon Race soldiers to go reinforce those Demon Race strongholds. The Spiritual Energy Giant Beast lacks Divine Sense, so its advantage cannot be utilized, and it does not dare to risk itself.

The Spiritual Energy Thunder Dragon Beast's target Demon Race strongholds have now scattered, attacking it from all sides.

Aside from the more than ten strongholds killed at the start by a Lightning Strike from the Thunder Dragon Beast, and the seven or eight strongholds taken down by the two Black Tortoises, the Spiritual Energy Giant Beast can now only slay one Demon Race stronghold per strike, while also having to endure attacks from all directions.

Thus the Thunder Dragon Beast couldn't hold out long this time; after killing fewer than ten strongholds, it was blasted and dissipated.

When the Thunder Dragon Beast vanished, the first clone also ordered Xiao Lanbing and Chi Lian to stop and regroup with him. Once Ao Yan's attention shifts underground, he will surely search for the two of them.

The chaos on the Demon Race side finally settled. Some Demon Race soldiers rushed over, but they were of no help. Over fifty Demon Race strongholds ambushed within the Formation on that side had half of them eliminated.

For the remaining half, Ao Yan had them temporarily withdraw. Clearly their positions were exposed, and staying there was useless.

Ao Yan immediately probed the Demon Race hidden underground again, discovering even more dead—over sixty had already been eliminated—and he promptly summoned the remaining forty back.

However, after searching underground for a while, he found no traces; he could only determine that the Demon Race died from being frozen and having their Bloodline Power drained.

"It seems these ambushes have already been uncovered!"

Ao Yan thought of this and ordered the fifty Demon Race strongholds ambushed on the other side to withdraw immediately.

After the first clone sucked Xiao Lanbing and Chi Lian into the Space World, it calmly focused on the Demon Race; seeing them attempt to retreat, it immediately reverted to the black-armored soldier form, donned Hunting Demon Armor, drew the Celestial Devourer, and charged out.

He employed blade intent together with Spatial Power to ambush the Demon Race, slashing three Ninth Layer Summit Demon Race strongholds with a single strike.

When those Demon Race realized the danger, he again wielded Time Power to freeze time, condensing a Spiritual Energy Giant Beast to aid his assault.

Thus, even if Demon Race strongholds brandish Defense Artifacts, they are no match for that Spiritual Energy Giant Beast. He specifically targets Demon Race strongholds lacking Defense Artifacts.

"How outrageous, daring to act right under my nose! Truly infuriating!" Ao Yan was fuming at that moment; before the battle even began, more than half of his strongholds had already been lost.

Now, seeing a Human Martial Cultivator openly strike within his Divine Sense detection range, he immediately released a Soul, charging straight at him.

The first clone had been monitoring his Spiritual Soul Attack; after detecting a strong Divine Sense fluctuation, it ceased fighting, immediately having the Spiritual Energy Giant Beast shield it while it withdrew using Spatial Power.

However, even with Spatial Power, it wasn't as fast as a Spiritual Soul Attack.

"Trying to run? Too late!" Ao Yan's Soul let out an angry roar, employing a shockwave-like attack, then surged into the first clone's Sea of Consciousness.

The entrance to the first clone's Sea of Consciousness was a Poison Soul Flower. Ao Yan's Soul ignored it, charging straight in, shaking the Poison Soul Flower away; even though his Soul was tinged with potent toxin, he was unfazed.

"Hmph, this little poison does nothing to me!"

Ao Yan let out a cold

laugh, beginning to attack the layered void. His Soul could also wield Heaven and Earth Power to strike, and its force was comparable to Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack.

However, the overlapping void within the first clone's Sea of Consciousness resembled a maze, layered upon layered; for a moment it could not see the first clone's true Divine Soul Power, merely using Heaven and Earth Power to bombard the void, causing destruction.

One of Ao Yan's Divine Soul Powers truly was not a match for the first clone's two Souls.

The first clone observed for a while and found that Ao Yan's Soul bore a black demonic fire; no wonder it feared not the Poison Soul Flower—likely using that demonic fire to burn away the poisoned Soul.

"Since that poison does nothing to you, here's something stronger!"

The first clone let out a sly laugh, first launching an attack on Ao Yan's Soul with its purple pupil.

Ao Yan's Divine Soul Power originates from the Soul Refining Cauldron, making his Soul extremely compact. The first clone aimed to shatter his Soul outright for the attack, but only inflicted severe wounds, cracking it in multiple places.

At this moment, the first clone's dark-green Soul suddenly surged forward, repeatedly striking at Ao Yan's Soul.

Ao Yan tried to counter with demonic fire, but the first clone's Soul also contained Nether Ghost Fire; though weaker, it was sufficient to fend off his demonic fire.

Ao Yan's Soul was now gravely wounded, unwilling to stay in the fight, and fearing another shock from the first clone; after blocking a few attacks, he immediately retreated.

The first clone struck a few palm blows from behind, all of which were blocked with palm force. Both used Heaven and Earth Power, and the first clone's one Soul was still not his match.

Thus the palm wind only brushed his body, causing no further injury.

"That should keep it busy for a while; the poison has already entered its Soul. Even if it doesn't kill, it will greatly diminish its Divine Soul Power!"

The first clone ceased pursuing that Soul and immediately fled under the cover of the Spiritual Energy Giant Beast, lest he be blocked by other Demon Race if delayed.

Two other Demon Race also released their Souls, charging into the first clone's Sea of Consciousness; upon entry they collided with the Poison Soul Flower, then were slashed by the Soul Blade forged from the first clone's Soul, carrying corpse toxin.

The reason the first clone hadn't used this tactic earlier was fear that completely eradicating Ao Yan's Soul would cause him to flee outright; otherwise, a direct purple-pupil attack would leave that Soul with no escape.

Ao Yan's Soul was severely damaged, yet unaware that Ye Liuyun had deliberately held back; thus, despite his anger, he didn't consider fleeing, instead seizing the time to heal his wounds.

The cracked wounds on his Soul were not easily healed; compounded by corpse toxin, he could only use demonic fire to burn away the poisoned parts before treating the injury.

Consequently, that Soul shrank noticeably, becoming far weaker than before.

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