Chapter 3530: Slow Progress

After a day of entering the mountain, Ye Liuyun and his party still hadn't reached the Mid-Mountain Ridge, still sparring with ferocious beasts in the Fifth and Sixth Layer Realm beast zone.

"No rush; as long as ferocious beasts keep coming, we keep fighting, to stock up on more beast meat. Training more isn't a bad thing!"

Ye Liuyun still remained unhurried, even having Qiong Qi help set up a Defense Array, allowing the exhausted fighters to go rest.

Facing Sixth Layer Realm ferocious beasts, Ye Liuyun's Physical Body defense can still hold; his bones, flesh, even skin now surpass those beasts of this realm.

But to wound or kill them, he must frequently use Divine Core, so after fighting for a while he needs to return to recover. Xiong Tianchuan and Chen Yueying are the same; after one or two battles they also need to go back to recover.

Ye Liuyun also sent out the mastiff, Lei Ming and other Monster Beasts to the lower‑realm beast zones to gather some precious medicinal herbs and also to kill any escaped ferocious beasts.

Gradually, the Sixth Layer Realm ferocious beasts were almost all slain, and Ye Liuyun finally recalled everyone, bringing the group to the ridge.

Here, they could already see the ferocious beasts above, eyeing them like tigers, all of which were Seventh Realm.

"Seventh Realm ferocious beasts are manageable; what about the eighth and ninth?" Chen Yueying also worried that Ye Liuyun couldn't hold back so many beasts, especially when several attacked him together.

"Use Kuailei, artifacts, and Spiritual Soul Attacks!"

Ye Liuyun answered very decisively, without a hint of hesitation, leading the group onward; after walking a stretch, he had Qiong Qi set up a Defense Array, fighting bit by bit.

At first, when they met Seventh Realm ferocious beasts, he rushed in himself to try, but was blasted away by those beasts; only when they lunged to tear and devour him did he get a chance to slay them with the Demon Slaying Sword, otherwise he would just take the hits.

His bones were fine, able to endure Seventh Realm beast attacks, but his Physical Body was often scratched and bitten.

After understanding his own strength, he finally gave up the idea of fighting himself, and released the Seventh Realm mercenaries nearby, letting them clear the ferocious beasts.

He had over a hundred mercenaries, all former guards taken from the Marquis's manor; about seventy to eighty were Seventh Realm Martial Cultivators, the rest Sixth Layer Realm Martial Cultivators. Ye Liuyun paired them two‑by‑two, coordinating to slay beasts, taking turns, then returning to the Defense Array to rest and recover.

After half a day, they finally encountered Eighth Realm ferocious beasts, and Ye Liuyun released his ninth‑grade Kuailei, having it use Spiritual Soul Attacks together with the Metal Puppet.

Chen Yueying used her golden bow, Lei Ming wielded a Thunder God Hammer, Long Nv a Coiled Dragon Staff and Divine Soul Golden Sword, Xiao Lanbing a Spiritual Soul Golden War Chariot, and Jiu Tou Mo Long a newly acquired Demon Blade, all assisting Ye Liuyun in slaying the beasts.

Fortunately, these beasts generally had no Defense Artifacts within their Sea of Consciousness, making them easy to kill. Apart from Qiong Qi, Bai Hu, Black Tortoise, and Chi Lian, everyone else was temporarily recalled by Ye Liuyun to the Space World.

Chi Lian helped absorb the Bloodline Power of beasts that approached the Defense Array. Bai Hu and Black Tortoise were tasked with guarding Qiong Qi, ready to use White Light to strike approaching beasts.

Chen Yueying's golden bow consumes a lot per arrow. Although her True Essence Quality has become Divine Core, it is still insufficient for her to fire two arrows in succession, requiring an immediate return to recover Divine Core.

Lei Ming's Thunder God Hammer, Long Nv's Coiled Dragon Staff, and Jiu Tou Mo Long's Demon Blade all have high grades, but their own realms are low, so when thrown they deal little damage to the beasts, serving only to disrupt.

Only Ye Liuyun's Demon Slaying Sword and the Spiritual Soul Attacks of Long Nv and Xiao Lanbing are the most effective offensives. Also the Metal Puppet. Ye Liuyun temporarily lent his Heaven‑Devouring Blade to it, so it handles the Eighth Realm beasts with great ease—one blade per beast.

Their marching speed became even slower than before; each time Ye Liuyun waited until everyone had recovered to peak condition and no beasts remained nearby before leading the group forward a stretch.

The ferocious beasts on Lonely Peak Mountain also knew a battle was here and gathered here. So the beasts they had to fight

【5】, not only those blocking the path, but also beasts that rushed over from other areas.

, not only those blocking the way, but also ferocious beasts that rushed over from other areas.

Thus after passing the ridge, they spent two days and still hadn't left the Eighth Realm beast zone. They are now walking across the front of the Ninth Realm beast area.

Although they moved more slowly, wherever they passed, the beasts' hoarded resources were nearly depleted. Along the way they also came across several wild medicinal gardens guarded by beasts, all of which Ye Liuyun transplanted into the Space World.

Ye Liuyun also divided the Martial Cultivators into five squads, each with over twenty members, periodically sweeping downwards to gather all resources. No escaped beast was left unchecked.

This time they collected a lot of beast meat alone, as well as the beasts' core pills, enough for the Monster Beasts to cultivate for a long time. No one kept any meat; all was handed to Ye Liuyun to handle, so he could later grill it.

Ye Liuyun led the group around Lonely Peak Mountain once, having nearly cleared all beasts and herbs below the Eighth Realm, before continuing toward the summit.

Some high‑realm beasts on the summit had already been eyeing them. Even if Ye Liuyun didn't charge, they wouldn't allow him to leave.

Only a few high‑realm beasts, guarding their herbs and resources, stayed put. Especially the Beast King here, a Ninth Realm flower python, constantly watching Ye Liuyun's movements.

Whenever Ye Liuyun's group attempts to leave, it immediately orders Ninth Realm beasts to give chase. But now, seeing Ye Liuyun still pressing onward, it relaxes.

It still has a few Ninth Realm beasts ahead; that should be enough to handle you.

Ye Liuyun also warned Lei Ming and others not to fling their weapons again, lest the beasts snatch them. Ninth Realm beasts can reach that overwhelming pressure without even approaching.

"Roar!"

A tiger's roar echoed; the first Ninth Realm beast they met was a black‑and‑white ferocious tiger, bearing a gust of raging wind, charging straight at them from the mountain.

The overwhelming pressure bore down, making all Monster Beasts tremble. There's no way around it; the Ninth Realm is far above them, a gap that Bloodline Power alone can't bridge. Even Ye Liuyun felt his breath tighten and his movements laborious.

He immediately ordered the Metal Puppet to release True Essence, shielding the group. It didn't launch an attack, but stood with its blade, primarily to block the pressure for them.

Qiong Qi could finally act, swiftly drawing both hands to set up a Defense Array. Xiao Lanbing's Spiritual Soul Golden War Chariot and Long Nv's Divine Soul Golden Sword were released together, charging into the black tiger's Sea of Consciousness. Recently the transcoding is severe, giving us more motivation, updating faster, please click to exit reading mode. Thank you.