Chapter 3407: Joint Operation

"You really came from the lower realm?"

During a midway rest, Ye Liuyun gave everyone roasted meat, and Qi Tianlin and others curiously asked Ye Liuyun. They also felt that Ye Liuyun's strength truly did not seem like someone from the lower realm.

Ye Liuyun's spatial power and heavenly-earth power have gradually surpassed theirs. The range of his divine sense has expanded to beyond fifteen li. Adding bloodline power, blade intent, fire, Buddha demon power, and physical strength, everyone found it unbelievable.

So Ye Liuyun had to say that he had previously encountered a strong cultivator from the Taixu World in the Divine Realm, experiencing its pressure in advance, so before breaking through he made full preparations and even suppressed his realm to enhance other aspects of his strength, which made these people feel relieved.

Otherwise they all thought Ye Liuyun was too monstrous, believing he should appear in a great sect rather than in their army.

Ye Liuyun's roasting skill also earned their praise, saying that following him not only boosts combat strength without danger, but also brings great gains and a satisfied appetite—these were the happiest days of their military lives.

After eating and chatting, Ye Liuyun led everyone forward to scout. Soon they discovered three relatively large bandit groups, which were close together, each with eighty or ninety people, totaling nearly three hundred.

There were eleven bandit strong cultivators at the Taixu Second Level. They had previously encountered Taixu Second Level strong cultivators; Ye Liuyun and Qi Tianlin could each handle one alone, and others could handle one by cooperating in pairs. But eleven already exceeded their capabilities.

Ye Liuyun also did not want to win by relying on treasures like the Golden Dragon, so he discussed with everyone: "We've already stood out enough, and resources have been distributed plenty; let's hand these three bandit groups over to the main army to encircle and annihilate? That way other soldiers can earn merit, not all be taken by us."

Moreover, these three bandit groups are numerous and close together; if they reinforce each other, we would not be a match and would easily fall into danger.

If we fight relying on treasures, it wouldn't be very interesting. What do you think?

"We have no objections, we'll follow you!" Everyone now looks to him as their leader and unanimously agrees.

Thus Ye Liuyun reported the detailed situation of these three bandit groups to Xiao Han. As for how to arrange it, that's Xiao Han's matter; he won't worry about it.

With one thousand against three hundred, no matter how they fight, Xiao Han will surely win. All they need to do is continue monitoring the bandits' movements and await the arrival of the main army.

Ye Liuyun could use his divine sense to clearly scout the bandit group from fifteen li away, without needing them to approach, so it was very safe.

Xiao Han's side also immediately brought troops over, and as soon as they arrived they formed an encirclement.

He had been waiting impatiently in the rear; finally having a chance for the main army to act, he also gladly went into battle.

After Ye Liuyun and company waited for the main army to arrive, they did not follow the main army in the charge, but were responsible for watching the perimeter for escaping martial cultivators.

They indeed encountered two Taixu Second Level martial cultivators who had killed two squad leaders of hundred-man units and charged out, but Ye Liuyun wounded one and killed another with the Item bow, needing no one else to act.

Ye Liuyun first wounded one, feeling his arrow's power insufficient because he hadn't infused heavenly-earth power. Thus the second arrow, he infused not only divine core but also heavenly-earth power, killing a Taixu Second Level martial cultivator..

The remaining bandits none escaped; the main army killed some, captured others, and ultimately the entire bandit force was wiped out.

However, the soldiers also suffered considerable losses in this battle, with nearly three hundred killed, including three squad leaders of hundred-man units, and two to three hundred wounded. The main army no longer had the strength to fight further.

After the battle ended, the main army halted to regroup, and Ye Liuyun and company then returned to the main army to meet with Xiao Han.

"If we go further, we may encounter martial cultivators of higher levels. I fear the main army's casualties would be great!"

Xiao Han felt these gains were already substantial, and with heavy soldier casualties, he felt they could

Retreat.

Ye Liuyun still wanted to try fighting the highest-level martial cultivator. Since it was too easy, he felt he couldn't draw out his potential.

"Then you take people to try; the main army will temporarily rest here. But don't take too many risks, safety first." Xiao Han indeed looked after him, letting him go forward for reconnaissance while the main army rested.

Thus Ye Liuyun again set out with people. This time he only brought Liao Yaotian, Chen Mo, Qi Tianlin, Qiang Shi, and Qin Yuan—a few people—not bringing too many to avoid drawing attention, and during battle they still needed to protect others.

The six of them had a smaller target, harder to detect, and their marching speed was much faster than before.

Going further, the martial cultivators' levels were indeed getting higher; soon they saw Taixu Third Level cultivators, and even Taixu Fourth Level ones.

Moreover, some Taixu Third and Fourth Level cultivators, when detected by Ye Liuyun's divine sense, could also detect him.

However, seeing that these few soldiers of Ye Liuyun had low cultivation, they did not bother to evade. Taixu Fourth Level cultivators were too lazy to act against these low-level soldiers.

The soldiers were poor, lacking resources, so it wasn't worthwhile for them to act.

So Ye Liuyun and company specifically targeted lone Taixu Third Level cultivators. Under Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil observation, they had pre-set their attack strategies, then several joined forces and indeed captured five Taixu Third Level cultivators.

However, Qiang Shi and Chen Mo were injured, and Qin Yuan's sword broke; fortunately, those Taixu Third Level cultivators had high-grade long swords to replace. Ye Liuyun also got injured, but his wounds healed quickly, though his divine core was nearly depleted.

"Withdraw!"

Ye Liuyun also understood the strength of these Taixu Third Level strong cultivators. A full-power palm from them, he could not completely block now; even using blade intent, divine core, and heavenly-earth power, he could only block most of it and would still be injured.

Using bloodline power against these strong cultivators could at most affect them by one or two tenths of their strength, also not having much effect.

Now, with the Item bow, a single arrow cannot kill those martial cultivators; it can only wound them or serve as a disturbance.

Others relied solely on weapons and treasures to barely resist attacks, then depending on Ye Liuyun's spiritual soul attack or Qi Tianlin's ice-sealed treasure could they capture the opponent.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun also discovered that although many martial cultivators of the Taixu World had not condensed a soul source, their divine soul power was already not weak. If he faced a Taixu Fourth Level cultivator, even releasing two soul sources might not give him an advantage.

So he also dared not bring others on another risk; he immediately wanted to withdraw.

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