Chapter 3501: with translation of chapter title

Ye Liuyun arranged the Monster Beast's mission.

The Monster Beasts he brought out were all capable of emitting Black and White Light, except that Chi Lian transformed into a small snake that coiled around Qiong Qi and cooperated with Qiong Qi. Qiong Qi needed to control the Formation, and Chi Lian had to get close to absorb Bloodline Power.

The other Monster Beasts such as Long Nv, Shi Yuan, Xiao Lan Bing, Zhu Que, Demon Lion, etc., Ye Liuyun did not let them go on an adventure.

When they approached Hou Yuanqi's Martial Cultivators, more than thirty Martial Cultivators had already fallen dead, while the others were barely holding on, and the casualties were not yet severe.

But the soldiers fared worse. Because the formation was dense and there were no Defense Artifacts, they relied entirely on human shields. In just a short time, nearly ten thousand soldiers had perished, and the formation completely fell apart, unable to exert its Formation power.

Ye Liuyun did not delay; he immediately released the Martial Cultivators near him. Once they emerged, those Martial Cultivators who were already barely resisting the Formation attack could no longer hold on.

They were either killed by Ye Liuyun's people or struck by the Formation during combat. These Martial Cultivators were stronger than Hou Yuanqi's men. The Monster Beasts were even stronger, each capable of a one‑hit kill with Black and White Light.

Especially the shadows, which could not be found, would fire a Black Light and immediately change position.

Ye Liuyun first targeted the strongest Martial Cultivators, capturing several at the Sixth and Seventh Layer realms and pulling them into the Space World to prevent friendly fire, then charged toward Hou Yuanqi.

When the battle began, Hou Yuanqi realized the situation was unfavorable. They had severely underestimated Ye Liuyun's strength.

These forty Martial Cultivators and Monster Beasts, together with the Formation, were completely pressing them.

Meanwhile, the advantage of their large army could not be realized at all. The troops that entered the Formation either died or scattered, and the army outside dared not advance to die, leaving them to hold on by themselves.

He grabbed the Leader of the large army and shouted at him, "Order the soldiers to charge here with full force! Otherwise you and I will both die here!"

The Leader also sensed the danger, immediately ordered the army, sparing no cost, to charge here at full speed. The giant spirit beast that Ye Liuyun had gathered, after the initial battle, could no longer be sustained and was quickly shattered.

The soldiers, under the guidance of each unit Leader, also charged here.

Hou Yuanqi also took the initiative to attack Ye Liuyun. He thought that if he could take the opportunity to kill Ye Liuyun here, it would be a good choice.

But Ye Liuyun simply did not engage him, instead releasing the Void‑stage ninth‑grade Kuailei to strike at him.

He guessed that Hou Yuanqi definitely had a protective artifact, so he let the Kuailei first wear him down, forcing him to reveal his Trump Card.

He estimated that Hou Yuanqi definitely had a protective artifact, so he let the Kuailei first wear him down, forcing him to expose his Trump Card.

Hou Tianqi also did not anticipate Ye Liuyun's powerful Kuailei; as soon as he engaged, he was at a disadvantage, and a single punch from the Kuailei shattered his armor, sending him flying and spitting blood.

"Ninth‑grade Kuailei!"

He took a deep breath of cold air, immediately produced a shield to protect himself, steadied his breath, and spat out a mouthful of clotted blood.

"Kill him for me!"

He instantly ordered the other Martial Cultivators to attack Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was unbothered; the more the better. He was not in a hurry to deal with Hou Yuanqi, instead he released his sixth‑grade short sword to serve as a defense around him and began focusing on emitting Soul Source to capture people.

He completely tossed Hou Yuanqi to that Metal Puppet to handle. A few guards beside Hou Yuanqi also rushed to protect him, but they were no match for the Metal Puppet. Sometimes, when they attacked, the Metal Puppet required no defense.

Some Martial Cultivators released their Soul or Soul Source into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness; Ye Liuyun planted a Slave Seal on them, then immediately sent them back, pulling the people into the Space World.

Very quickly he had already captured twenty‑to‑thirty strong Martial Cultivators. The other Martial Cultivators and Monster Beasts acted even faster, almost wiping out all the Martial Cultivators that Hou Yuanqi had brought.

Hou Yuanqi, seeing the heavy casualties on his side, realized they were no longer a match for Ye Liuyun. Yet they were trapped by the Formation, the main army had not yet charged, all blocked by the Formation, so they could only hold on by themselves.

Therefore, in desperation, he used the artifact originally prepared for Ye Liuyun on the Metal Puppet.

It was a large net woven from a special kind of silk, an eighth‑grade artifact, used against that Kuailei; it could only trap it temporarily, and eventually it would be torn apart.

But he also had no higher‑grade artifacts in his hand, and only

temporarily use this to deal with the Metal Puppet, giving him enough time to eliminate Ye Liuyun.

When the large net enveloped the Metal Puppet, he immediately, with a few guards, rushed back toward Ye Liuyun. He wielded a seventh‑grade spear, which would be useless against the Metal Puppet, but he felt it was sufficient against Ye Liuyun.

"Can you handle a Void‑stage seventh‑grade artifact?" Ye Liuyun immediately asked the Demon Slaying Sword.

"I think it should be fine!" the Demon Slaying Sword clearly replied to Ye Liuyun.

"Then let's try!" Ye Liuyun instantly swung the Demon Slaying Sword, lunging at Hou Yuanqi.

"Seeking death!"

Hou Yuanqi let out a cold sneer in his heart, still mocking Ye Liuyun's ignorance: "No wonder you're a lowborn from the lower world, you can't even distinguish artifacts!"

He immediately lunged forward, flinging the guards behind him, intending to shatter Ye Liuyun with that slash and then spear him.

Ye Liuyun's slash also unleashed the full force of Divine Core, Heaven and Earth Power, and blade intent, making him feel the domineering threat of the blade intent, so he was not without defense.

But the next moment, he was stunned. His seventh‑grade spear was suddenly sliced in two by the Demon Slaying Sword with a "swish" sound.

And he himself, having no armor and not having time to use a Defense Artifact, was cut by Ye Liuyun's slash from shoulder to back.

"Prince!"

A few guards behind him also screamed in terror, their weapons and artifacts all hurled at Ye Liuyun.

Although Ye Liuyun was also struck by them, his War‑God armor had already manifested on his body, blocking all those attacks.

The artifacts in these people's hands were at most sixth‑grade, which originally would not cause serious injury to him. However, the sheer number worried him about affecting the subsequent battle.

Hou Yuanqi also quickly realized his own overconfidence. But now, seeing his body being sliced open, he fought with all his might; within his Sea of Consciousness, a golden chariot‑shaped Soul artifact, bearing two Soul Sources, surged into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

And his Physical Body, along with Ye Liuyun's retracted blade, was directly sliced open.

But Ye Liuyun did not pause at all; he immediately unsheathed his blade again, slashing at the guards behind him. Those guards were already stunned. Hou Yuanqi was dead; they could not return, and returning would bring punishment from Lord Hou.