Chapter 3397: and translation of chapter title

Xiao Han is fully confident in Ye Liuyun, believing that if it weren't for the suppression of realms, no one could be Ye Liuyun's opponent.

So he proposed holding a military contest, saying it was to assess the soldiers' strength, but in fact it was just to intimidate those soldiers and prevent them from looking down on the people he brought.

He also notified Ye Liuyun and the others in advance, telling them to prepare: to win, yet try not to make enemies of those veterans.

The military contest was set for ten days later; Ye Liuyun didn't mind much—he was glad for the chance to practice, and immediately began preparing actively.

He finally had an excuse to return to his clone's Space World to accelerate cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Power, the weakest of all.

His current Heaven and Earth Power couldn't even harm anyone. He felt that the Heaven and Earth Power of the Taixu World was as if sealed by this realm, unable to move at all.

Therefore he needs more time to soul‑travel the Taixu, digesting his soul source while enhancing his Heaven and Earth Power.

Although accelerating with time makes his Divine Core mass increase faster, he still cannot forever neglect improving his strength.

If the clone truly can't keep up, then he has no choice but to recall it. This is also Ye Liuyun's helpless move.

During this period, Lei Ming and Long Nv's Physical Bodies have already been able to withstand the pressure of the Taixu World, and Zhu Que and Chi Lian, who long ago raised their realms to the Ninth Layer Summit, after focusing on Physical Body improvement for a while, have also begun accelerating cultivation within the clone's Space World.

If Ye Liuyun doesn't seize the time, he will soon be caught up by the Monster Beasts. Moreover, the Death Legion includes many soldiers originally from the Black Armor Elite Corps; their Physical Bodies can endure the Taixu World's pressure, and they have all fled to the clone's Space World to accelerate cultivation.

Once they fully consolidate the Taixu Qi Refinement Manual, their realms will quickly break through to the Taixu realm. At that point, the identity issues of these people will be hard to resolve.

Ye Liuyun does not want them to end up like the displaced refugees outside. So he must seize the time to strengthen himself, secure a certain standing first, and then arrange matters for the others.

Chen Mo is not too worried about this military contest; his strength in the army is already mid‑high level, not weak. Liao Yaotian and the others, fearing they might get beaten, are also hurrying.

to use time to improve strength.

Ye Liuyun cultivated in the clone's Space World for twenty days, continuously using soul‑travel the Taixu to sense the Taixu World's Heaven and Earth Power. His soul source adapted quickly, and his Divine Sense detection range soon expanded to ten li, but the Heaven and Earth Power showed little improvement.

Now Ye Liuyun grew impatient, feeling that the clone's Space World was too safe, lacking pressure. He thought only by squeezing his potential in battle could he accelerate his progress.

So he proactively approached Xiao Han, requesting permission to go out alone for combat experience and improvement.

Xiao Han also thought that Ye Liuyun performed excellently in battle, and with his stronger Divine Sense, evading danger should be fine. Therefore, he gave him special consideration, assigning him a task to patrol the situation of the out‑of‑city refugees, letting him go out for training.

"Focus on improving your own strength; it's fine if you can't make it back in time for the military contest. After all, it's just a contest— even if we lose, it doesn't prove any problem, and we'll have plenty of opportunities to coordinate with these soldiers later!"

Xiao Han also worried that Ye Liuyun might rush back, so he specifically reminded him.

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected Xiao Han to be so magnanimous. Nevertheless, he understood the significance of the contest; it mattered to Xiao Han, and if they could win, Xiao Han's authority over these soldiers would increase.

So he verbally agreed, while silently telling himself to return in time.

He immediately left the city alone, without Liao Yaotian and the others, to avoid having to look after them later, as he would have to dodge them when exerting some power.

Once outside the city, he immediately employed Heaven and Earth Power, quickly moving far away from the city.

There are indeed many exiles and refugees outside the city. Exiles are those sentenced by the dynasty and detained here, while refugees are people without status or who have lost their status.

Thus the place is a mix of all kinds; the Martial Cultivators' realms vary. The high‑level ones can even reach the Fourth Layer of Taixu, while the low‑level ones have never cultivated, being merely guards and servants entangled from large families.

When the strong gather, they naturally raid everywhere, and the weak naturally become the targets of those raids.

Ye Liuyun, not far from the city gates, encountered a few Martial Cultivators robbing; he immediately rushed over and struck at those Martial Cultivators.

When those Martial Cultivators saw his soldier attire, they immediately stopped the robbery and all charged at him. They all knew the soldiers earned money by capturing them and selling slaves, so they harbored deep hatred toward the soldiers, eager to kill.

Both sides wasted no words; as soon as they engaged, they unleashed all their signature skills.

Ye Liuyun released his Guardian God Seal, calling the guardian spirit to harness Heaven and Earth Power for attack, while he simultaneously felt and practiced.

His Divine Core and Physical Body both had great advantages, but the opponent outnumbered him, so the two sides temporarily stalemated. This was exactly what Ye Liuyun hoped for—to train longer against an evenly matched opponent.

His Heaven and Earth Power, as expected, was gradually comprehended more during the fight, strengthening bit by bit. The opponent, noticing Ye Liuyun growing stronger, began to consider retreat.

At this moment Ye Liuyun unleashed Bloodline Power to intimidate them, preventing escape, and then practiced on them one by one. After the fight, he placed Slave Seals on the Martial Cultivators whose True Essence had been depleted, allowing them to instantly recover, and then fought them again.

This was also his first time in the Taixu World attempting to place Slave Seals on others, and it still worked.

When he first arrived in the Taixu World, the previously signed Divine Soul Contracts had already been erased, and he has not entered into any Divine Soul Contracts with others since.

When placing the Slave Seal, Ye Liuyun also tried a Soul Search, which still functioned normally.

Learning that the Slave Seal and Soul Search remained effective eased his mind; with these two methods, he can rely on his powerful Divine Soul Power to remain invincible when facing danger in the future.

Through Soul Search, he learned that this was a bandit group that had only recently gathered, totaling just over thirty members, with a leader at the Second Layer of Taixu.

"Take me to your lair. Hurry to recover, and everything there can be handed over to me!" Ye Liuyun immediately let those people lead the way; he intended to root out the bandits' hideout and keep those people by his side to train with him.

The clone was also released by Ye Liuyun, allowing it to train in combat together.

The clone's Physical Body and other powers are not as strong as his; upon emerging it immediately donned Hunting Demon Armor for defense. In its hands it also held two Fourth Layer Taixu golden dragon Kuailei, which should be sufficient for survival.