Chapter 3353: Relentless Retreat

Yu Xiaofeng also gathered most of the black‑armored soldiers, and had Kuailei put away some important equipment, ready for immediate withdrawal or sortie.

Their actions left the Demon Race unsure of their intent, so they dared not act rashly. Even after the Demon Race's massive army landed on the opposite Xingqiu, they showed no sign of launching an attack.

When Qi Sang arrived, his Soul was damaged, a major blow to their morale. At least they knew the opponent also had a fair number of strong ones, so they acted cautiously.

This time Ye Liuyun used the soul‑refining cauldron to condense a soul source, merging three Dragon Souls, making it far stronger than his previous Soul.

When the new soul source emerged, Ye Liuyun captured it into his Sea of Consciousness, wrapping it with the previously fused soul source to speed up assimilation.

Afterwards, Ye Tiandao also condensed another soul source. She was truly desperate to keep up with Ye Liuyun. Ye Liuyun understood her intention and helped her input attribute power, enhancing her Soul's defensive capability.

After Ye Tiandao finished refining the soul source, Ye Liuyun no longer handed the soul‑refining cauldron to anyone else, but gave it to two clones, letting them gradually use the cauldron to devour Soul power.

In the Sea of Consciousness of the two clones, there is now only a trace of his previous Soul, so they cannot devour much at once, only bit by bit.

In Ye Liuyun's current Sea of Consciousness, there are three fully refined soul sources and one still being refined, making his Soul power at its strongest.

Thus his Divine Sense already blankets the surrounding Xingqiu, monitoring all nearby activity, and Golden Pupil also helps scout the Demon Race's massive army.

After waiting several days, the backlash that Qi Sang endured no longer affected him. Seeing little activity from Ye Liuyun's side, the Demon Race could no longer restrain itself and began a proactive assault; the two‑million‑strong Demon Race army did not split, but advanced together toward them.

"Break camp, retreat, Kuailei prepare to intercept with firepower tanks!" Yu Xiaofeng immediately ordered a retreat, and also had Ye Liuyun ready to lead ten thousand female soldiers to hold the line after Kuailei withdrew.

The female soldiers ride azure wind wolves, which are not only swift but also wield Spatial Power, enabling a hit‑and‑run without fearing entrapment by the Demon Race.

Yu Xiaofeng deployed a small Warship, ordering ten thousand Kuailei to line up at the front of the camp and set up firepower tanks. The black‑armored soldiers were responsible for gathering all remaining tents.

When the Demon Race's army landed, Yu Xiaofeng had already taken the black‑armored soldiers onto the Warship, and the Kuailei soldiers immediately launched a fierce assault, using firepower tanks to bombard the Warships that landed first.

The Demon Race's Warships were of low grade; after a few shots they were blown apart by the firepower tanks and fell, with three of them exploding and their crews nearly all killed or wounded.

However, they were merely scouting small Warships, so the Demon Race's losses were not substantial.

At this moment, on other large Warships, Demon Race soldiers had already emerged from the vessels and formed ranks.

Ye Liuyun and the others, idle behind the Kuailei soldiers, used a curse to attack a Demon Race front‑line minor commander, then attempted to cast Red Pupil Illusion Technique on him from afar.

At the same time, he drew his sword, seizing the chance to practice sword intent; using pure sword intent alone, he split several Demon Race Warships in half and cut down many Demon Race soldiers.

The Demon Race minor commander, bewildered by the attack, fell under Ye Liuyun's illusion, brandishing his spear to stab surrounding Demon Race soldiers, throwing that unit into chaos.

"The soul source is still far stronger than the previous Soul; even at this distance, the illusion can take effect!"

Ye Liuyun, pleased with this effect, immediately cast Red Pupil Illusion Technique on two other minor commanders, making them slaughter their own comrades.

But soon, his illusion was uncovered by a Demon Race strongman. Though this strongman's Divine Soul Power was weaker than Qi Sang's, he used Divine Sense to play the Nine Nether Prelude, restoring the illusion‑affected Demon Race to normal.

The commander who fell under both the illusion and the curse exhausted his internal Demon Qi; his core elixir was melted by Buddha Light Power, leaving him a complete wreck, collapsing to the ground.

The Demon Race front‑line soldiers who disembarked from the Warships also began to assault the Kuailei, drawing fire from the firepower tanks.

Initially, the assaults were only small Demon Race squads of about a hundred men; three or four firepower tanks working together could easily suppress them.

Later, the Demon Race assembled ten‑thousand‑person units and launched a large‑scale charge.

"Fight while retreating!" Yu Xiaofeng ordered the firepower tanks and Kuailei to fight and retreat simultaneously. The Kuailei also deployed strong crossbows, working with the firepower tanks to block the Demon Race soldiers' charge.

The Demon Race's massive army also prepared for the firepower tanks, gathering many shields to block ahead. Yet the firepower tanks' power was so great that even with shields they were blown away, though casualties were greatly reduced.

They also dared not press the entire force at once, needing to guard against strong opponents and ambushes, so they kept the whole army in a front‑middle‑rear three‑column formation, advancing steadily forward.

On Ye Liuyun's side, the firepower tanks and Kuailei continuously withdrew, relying on Energy Cannon and strong crossbows to keep the Demon Race army from closing in.

The Demon Race organized several ten‑thousand‑person charges, all to no effect. They also sent a squad of strong soldiers to kill Ye Liuyun.

Yet even those strongmen who managed to close in on Ye Liuyun were no match for the Demon Slaying Sword; he cut them down one by one with a single slash.

Some Demon Race strongmen, after approaching, attacked the firepower tanks, but the tanks' defense left them helpless. When they tried to kill the Kuailei, they discovered that, bolstered by armor and weapons, the Kuailei's combat power was not weaker; a few Kuailei together could turn the tables and kill them.

There were also Demon Race strongmen who released their Soul, charging into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, but none came back.

So the Demon Race fought for a long time, losing tens of thousands of soldiers, yet failing to destroy a single Kuailei, only draining much of the firepower tanks' energy.

The Demon Race commander, seeing the stalemate causing excessive casualties, after Qi Sang confirmed there were indeed no ambushes on either side, dispatched two forces of one hundred thousand soldiers each to flank from both wings.

Ye Liuyun, seeing they finally launched a proper attack, released a nine‑headed demon dragon and a Vermilion Bird, one spewing fire and the other emitting poisonous smoke, temporarily halting the Demon Race soldiers' charge. He then gathered the Kuailei and firepower tanks into the Space World and rode the nine‑headed demon dragon away.

Yu Xiaofeng's Warship also accelerated, retreating toward the planet behind them.

The Demon Race couldn't figure out how they withdrew before a formal battle began. So they sent a few ten‑thousand‑person units symbolically to pursue, but Ye Liuyun suddenly deployed female soldiers riding azure wind wolves, swiftly cutting down those pursuing Demon Race soldiers.

The Sealing Demon Tablet also came to help, absorbing those soldiers, and was immediately reclaimed by Ye Liuyun.

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