Chapter 3518: Recruiting Subordinates

After Ye Liuyun eliminated the Black Tiger Mercenary Group, he immediately had Qiong Qi help set up Formations at both Cave entrances, especially the hidden entrance, where several Formations were also placed inside the passage.

The mastiff was positioned near the front Cave entrance to monitor the outside, while the others roasted meat inside the Cave, taking it easy.

Under Ye Liuyun's Slave Seal control, Black Tiger handed over all resources, but he and Cheng Huofeng were no longer allowed to eat the roast; they could only return to Ye Liuyun's Space World and await orders.

Seeing how vast Ye Liuyun's Space World was and the strong individuals inside, Black Tiger, just as Cheng Huofeng had been before, was greatly astonished and asked Cheng Huofeng, "What is the master's status, and why are there so many strong people around?"

Cheng Huofeng shook his head helplessly: "The more you know, the faster you die! Being alive is already good enough; why bother worrying?"

Black Tiger sighed at that, seized the time to cultivate, aiming to boost his strength a bit to survive future battles.

They all knew that if danger arose during a mission, Ye Liuyun would never rescue them first, so they could only rely on themselves.

At this time, the other Mercenary Groups were still waiting for news from Black Tiger; seeing that they hadn't returned for so long, they speculated that something had happened to them.

The Mingshe Mercenary Group's sent surveillance could not be contacted, and Chen Qinan immediately gathered his subordinates to return to his base and set up defenses.

Although Ye Liuyun had always seemed easygoing, he would not be careless. The fact that the surveillance he sent was eliminated right away shows that Ye Liuyun is a person who dares to act, and perhaps will even dare to attack them.

The other Mercenary Groups, seeing Chen Qinan so tense, began to speculate even more wildly.

The leader of the Four Seas Mercenary Group, Chang Hai, couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, they're just a newly arrived mercenary group; they don't even pay respects at the dock first, yet act all mysterious. I think they're just putting on a show, with no real skill!"

Those idiots from the Black Tiger Mercenary Group, even if they gather any information, won't come back to tell us! Maybe they're taking advantage of the situation and feasting on their own!

"Then why don't you dare go check? What's the point of shouting here!"

"Exactly, then you should go grab some advantage yourself, at least see how strong they are!"

The other Mercenary Groups also joined the uproar.

"Go if you want, just to look, nothing will happen!"

Chang Hai wasn't provoked by their taunts; he genuinely wanted to see if anything major was happening, perhaps there truly was a profit to be had, so he went along with it.

"Boss, should we wait a bit longer for Black Tiger and the others, in case…?" a mercenary under him said, urging caution.

"Wait what, after all this time they'd have already come back! If you're scared of dying, don't go!" Chang Hai snapped, then led his men away.

After they had gone far, he told the mercenary who warned him: "We'll be more cautious, observe from a distance first; we're not forced to enter Huo Hu's Cave, nothing will go wrong!"

"Boss, wise!" the bandit flattered in return.

However, the mastiff guarding the entrance detected them before their Divine Sense could even scan the entrance. Its senses were already sharp, its realm high, and its Divine Soul Power far stronger than theirs.

"You retreat first, let them enter the Cave!"

Ye Liuyun immediately withdrew the mastiff as well, lest its high realm at the entrance deter the others from entering.

When the Four Seas Mercenary Group's mercenaries approached, seeing no one at the entrance and no hidden sentries nearby, they dared not act rashly and simply waited outside to watch.

Ye Liuyun ignored them, and after the group ate and drank their fill, he closed his eyes to cultivate, conserving energy.

After they had gone far, he told the mercenary who warned him: "We'll be more cautious, observe from a distance first; we're not forced to enter Huo Hu's Cave, nothing will go wrong!"

Seeing how timid these people were, Ye Liuyun took the initiative to strike, bringing Chen Yueying, Xiong Tianchuan, and the mastiff.

and Lei Ming, Chi Lian, and two Xuanwu Monster Beasts, and moved outward.

He used Spatial Power to approach the two mercenaries scouting ahead, pulling their Souls into his Sea of Consciousness; after Soul Search, he tossed them into the Soul Refining Cauldron.

He then burst out of the Cave, charging at Chang Hai, and Chen Yueying and the others also rushed out to kill. Lei Ming and the two Xuanwu Monster Beasts turned invisible to strike the mercenaries trying to flee.

The others each took down a mercenary as quickly as possible. Ye Liuyun directly launched a Spiritual Soul Attack on Chang Hai.

Within Chang Hai's Sea of Consciousness lurked a black poisonous mist, but its toxicity was far weaker than Ye Liuyun's, and Ye Liuyun easily placed a Slave Seal on it, turning him into a captive.

In the blink of an eye, the other mercenaries were all cut down to pieces by Chen Yueying, Xiong Tianchuan, and the others.

They swept the battlefield, then returned to the Cave to continue cultivating.

Inside Ye Liuyun's Space World, Jiang Hu saw Chang Hai arrive as well and gave a wry smile, shaking his head. Chang Hai, seeing the two of them, immediately understood that the Black Tiger Mercenary Group had already been eliminated.

"Alas, these people are too strong! I'm the same, it's self‑inflicted, no wonder others!" he sighed, then, just like them, seized the time to cultivate.

After Ye Liuyun returned, he sent the mastiff back to the entrance; shortly after, the mastiff again detected a mercenary of Third Layer Realm approaching, likely to scout for information.

He was too lazy to handle it himself, so he handed it directly to Lei Ming, letting her go out to practice.

Lei Ming, wearing an invisibility cloak, approached the mercenary and launched a Spiritual Soul Attack; after completing the Soul Search, she pulled the mercenary's Soul into the Soul Sealing Pearl and retrieved the corpse.

"Mingshe Mercenary Group's scout! Their mercenary group has already set an ambush, just waiting for us to attack them!"

Lei Ming returned and reported to Ye Liuyun.

"Alright. Rest now; we'll set out after dark. No matter what ambush they lay, the outcome will be the same!" Ye Liuyun replied, then continued to close his eyes and cultivate.

After that, the mastiff never again detected anyone daring to approach their Cave; only when night fell completely did Ye Liuyun cease cultivating and lead the group toward the Mingshe Mercenary Group's base.

Lei Ming and the two Xuanwu Monster Beasts turned invisible and moved ahead to scout, while Ye Liuyun and the mastiff projected their Divine Sense from afar, pre‑emptively probing the Mingshe Mercenary Group's movements.

"Little Brother, there's no one inside their Cave. Outside the entrance only more than ten hidden sentries remain, just for show. I haven't found where those people are ambushed!" Lei Ming quickly transmitted the information to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun's and the mastiff's Divine Sense also failed to locate where those people were lying in ambush. Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense can already scan roughly fifty li, yet still saw no one.

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