Chapter 349: Summoning the Puppet

When Ye Liuyun arrived with Qiong Qi, Long Ximu had already been beaten to the point that his true form emerged, his body covered in bloodstains, his dragon scales shedding, and he was now lying on the ground, barely alive.

Long Ximu, seeing Ye Liuyun arrive, forced himself to speak: "Weren't I told to flee quickly? Why did you come back?"

"Big brother! This kid also has Bai Yuan's aura!" one of the men besieging Long Ximu said, holding a treasure, to the others.

The four opponents were all at the Tian Gang Fifth Layer. Moreover, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil revealed that they were Monster Beasts transformed from the White Whale clan.

When Ye Liuyun just arrived, he had already used the Alliance's Token to summon a Metal Puppet.

At that moment, the oppressive aura of the four Monster Beasts descended simultaneously on Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi, instantly crushing both of them to the ground, coughing up blood. The combined strength of those four was truly overwhelming.

Ye Liuyun was completely immobilized; just as he was about to release a Skeleton Puppet for defense, a sudden spatial fluctuation nearby produced four Tian Gang Liu Chong Metal Puppets.

The moment they appeared, they rushed straight to slay the four Monster Beasts transformed from White Whales.

This was Ye Liuyun's first time summoning Metal Puppets for protection. He had worried the puppets would arrive slowly! He didn't expect them to appear so quickly.

Moreover, he had assumed the puppets would first ask who the enemy was. To his surprise, these Metal Puppets could judge on their own.

All this made Ye Liuyun even more uneasy. He constantly felt that the intelligence of these Metal Puppets was too high!

At that moment, the oppressive aura on Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi lessened, and he immediately stood up to give Long Ximu a Healing Elixir.

"Can you still transform back into human form?" Ye Liuyun asked concernedly.

Long Ximu's body was too large; trying to contain her risked hurting her.

"Give me a moment!" Long Ximu immediately closed her eyes to digest the Healing Elixir. After a while, she reverted to human form.

"I'll take you into the Dragon Palace to rest. Go inside first to heal; we'll discuss the rest later."

Saying that, Ye Liuyun directly placed her into a Storage Ring, letting Lei Ming and the others escort her into the Dragon Palace for treatment.

Then, he began observing the battle between the Kuailei and the Monster Beasts.

The fight was truly spectacular; both sides unleashed their combat domains. What amazed Ye Liuyun most was that the four Kuailei could also emit domain power, each with a different combat domain.

Ye Liuyun used his Divine Sense to ask Qiong Qi: "Have you ever seen a Kuailei release a domain, and master different combat domains?"

Qiong Qi shook his head. "First time seeing it! Yet in this vast world, nothing is impossible. Your Alliance must have a master of the Kuailei line!"

Ye Liuyun replied cautiously: "The Alliance is riddled with oddities. After I return, I'll find a chance to investigate!" He then briefed Qiong Qi on the Alliance's situation.

Qiong Qi thought for a moment, then sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun: "I'll accompany you! At least I can help solve some Formation issues. Your Alliance is certainly not simple."

Ye Liuyun nodded. With Qiong Qi present, he felt much more at ease!

In the sky, the Metal Puppets had total dominance; they had already eliminated two Monster Beasts, and when the other two tried to flee, the Metal Puppets pursued relentlessly, annihilating them and dragging the entire corpses back to hand over to Ye Liuyun.

"We consumed sixty‑two Yuan Dan Realm Crystal Cores in total. Will you pay now, or after returning to the Alliance?" a Metal Puppet asked Ye Liuyun.

"Pay now!" Ye Liuyun immediately produced sixty‑two Yuan Dan Realm Crystal Cores and handed them to the Kuailei. Afterwards, the Kuailei used a Teleportation Array Disc to return to the Alliance.

After the Metal Puppet left, Qiong Qi finally dared speak: "No wonder you kid dare to raid everywhere; there's actually such a hitman!"

"Quickly clean this up before it attracts others!" Ye Liuyun acted, gathering the massive White Whale corpses into a Storage Ring, then using Golden Crow Holy Fire to burn the battle traces and aura here.

Qiong Qi stood by, guiding him on how to erase the traces.

After they finished clearing the site, the two returned directly to Water Moon Tower.

After returning, Wu Qingcheng had already dug out the Beast Cores of those White Whales and showed the Storage Rings to Ye Liuyun.

"Destroy all the Tokens and Transmission Talismans so no one can track them," Qiong Qi suggested.

Thus, Ye Liuyun and Wu Qingcheng took out all the Tokens and Transmission Talismans from everyone's Storage Rings and burned them together to eliminate future trouble.

"Jiang is still sharp as ever!" Ye Liuyun praised Qiong Qi.

"I'll take that as your compliment!" Qiong Qi gave him a cold stare. "You should hurry and cultivate! Watching you fight now, you're just relying on allies, while your own strength keeps waning!"

"Alas! With the situations I face, can I get by relying only on myself?"

He kept complaining, but eventually returned to cultivate. After all, only one's own strength is fundamental.

He first examined Long Ximu's injuries, then gave her a few Healing Elixirs, allowing her to recover safely.

Then he released Lei Ming and the others, letting them return to their quarters to rest. Since they finally had a chance to visit Water Moon Tower, he made sure they enjoyed it.

Ye Liuyun also stopped entering Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate. He feared that while training, sea beasts might cause trouble and harm Wu Qingcheng and the others.

He simply took out those White Whale Beast Cores and began absorbing and refining them.

Whenever he had free time these days, he continuously absorbed sea‑beast Beast Cores. He is now at the late stage of the Fourth Layer of the Yuan Dan Realm. He estimates that after absorbing these cores, he should be close to another breakthrough.

When the Dragon Emperor's Primordial Power is unsealed again, he will be able to break through another layer.

After a night of cultivation, the next morning Ye Liuyun and Wu Qingcheng hurried back to Wanbaoge, handing all the items they had to Li Ge Zhu for appraisal. The things Ye Liuyun presented comprised the entire assets of several families.

Seeing the items, Li Ge Zhu was also astonished. "There's too much, Young Master Ye, please wait a moment; I need to have someone tally them."

"No need to wait; once you finish the count, just convert them into Superior Grade Crystal Stones and send them over!" Ye Liuyun didn't want to waste time waiting for the inventory. He guessed Li Ge Zhu wouldn't dare to keep any of his goods.

Thus, he and Wu Qingcheng rose to prepare to return to Water Moon Tower.

Before they could leave the VIP room, his Divine Sense saw a group of youths entering. Among them were two people whom Ye Liuyun could recognize even if they turned to ash.

One was Jin Peng, the other Jin Wuyai. One had once forced Liang Xue into marriage, the other had stirred up trouble among them. The moment Ye Liuyun saw them, he halted instantly, deciding to probe their purpose and see if he could eliminate them on the spot.

However, Ye Liuyun noticed both seemed attached to a young man in a black robe, whose affiliation with any major faction was unclear. The man wore a gloomy expression, exuding a dark aura.

Sensing someone's Divine Sense probing him, he turned toward Ye Liuyun's direction, only to be blocked by the VIP room's Defense Array.

"Your Soul isn't weak!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, surprised.