Chapter 3621: Martial Competition to Find a Bride

After thinking it over, Ye Liuyun also felt that probing the marquises' allegiances and finding a pretext for war, Chen Haisheng's suggestion was indeed quite good.

Otherwise, with so many Xingqiu, he couldn't trouble each one individually. It would be better to create a big incident at once and start the war directly. Even if it only provokes one or two major powers, the others can be gradually drawn in.

"Fine, I agree!" Ye Liuyun replied outright.

At this moment, Chen Yueying no longer cared whether she was being used as a wager. She watched Ye Liuyun anxiously, wondering if he intended to marry her; their concerns were exactly the same.

And the instant Ye Liuyun agreed, her face flushed bright red. The thought of marrying Ye Liuyun filled her with excitement, and she didn't really mind being used as bait. M..

Ye Liuyun and his father, in order to have some marquis war teams, will definitely strive to win the contest. She confirmed that Ye Liuyun would not lose.

"Ha ha, good, since you're so confident, I can go ahead with the arrangements!" Chen Haisheng, seeing Ye Liuyun agree so readily, was in high spirits.

"What about Ye Ying? What if Liuyun gets into trouble?" Chen Yueying worried about Ye Liuyun's safety.

He wasn't worried that Ye Liuyun couldn't beat those rich heirs; she feared Ye Ying's threat to Ye Liuyun was too great.

"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with them!" Ye Liuyun reassured Chen Yueying.

Chen Haisheng also said directly, "I'll set up surveillance on the Secret Realm for your test match, but against a killer like Ye Ying who comes without a trace, even if I send a large army for defense, it likely won't be very effective. So Young Master Ye will still have to figure out a way to handle it!"

"No problem. The trouble I cause should be my own responsibility!" Ye Liuyun said, showing he wouldn't rely on Chen Haisheng.

He knew that even if Chen Haisheng assigned guards, such an assassin couldn't be stopped, so he could only be extra cautious himself.

Then Ye Liuyun began discussing details, the timing and difficulty of the contest, with Chen Haisheng; Chen Yueying could barely follow the rest, catching only the gist.

In her heart she was secretly delighted about Ye Liuyun's engagement to her, yet worried that he might fail to handle the assassin and get into trouble.

At this point Chen Haisheng handed a list to Ye Liuyun, giving him the names of marquises and Leaders he needed to deal with, as well as the offspring who might enter the contest.

"These are the people I intend to eliminate; once you encounter them in the Secret Realm, you can kill them outright," he told Ye Liuyun directly.

Ye Liuyun checked and found the number of people listed was indeed quite large.

"That many?" Ye Liuyun was somewhat surprised.

Chen Haisheng replied helplessly, "Yes! The situation in the Western Region and Southern Region differs; under Song Qing in the Southern Region there is no marquis title, but here each Xingqiu is overseen by a marquis.

Moreover, many are former affiliates of the Central Dynasty, each wealthy enough to maintain private armies; to eliminate them, force is the only option."

"So, behind these people there are actually ties to the Central Dynasty?" Ye Liuyun asked directly.

"The Central Dynasty won't send troops for them, but their families might retaliate against you!"

"Whether you cooperate with me or not, you can't bypass these people. They rely on backing, disregard even me, and certainly won't willingly cede their Xingqiu to you," Chen Haisheng admitted openly.

Ye Liuyun nodded, noting down the individuals on the list, thereby agreeing to Chen Haisheng.

After their agreement, the two each went to make preparations.

Chen Haisheng began arranging the Secret Realm and sending invitations, spreading the news. Ye Liuyun returned to contact the large army, preparing for the offensive; the army would need to reach at least the vicinity of this Xing Xi.

On the way back, Chen Yueying felt too embarrassed to speak to Ye Liuyun and didn't know what to say.

Before parting, Chen Yueying gave Ye Liuyun a reminder to focus on cultivation these days.

"You must return safely; I'll be waiting here!"

Chen Yueying blushed, said that line, and ran back to her Cultivation Room. Neither Chen Haisheng nor Ye Liuyun allowed her to participate, lest anyone accuse them of favoritism and also to protect her from Ye Ying's pursuit.

At that moment Ye Liuyun realized he had implicitly agreed to marry Chen Yueying.

"Why do I feel like Chen Haisheng gave me a buy‑one‑get‑one deal!" Ye Liuyun felt a bit helpless.

But since things were already set, he couldn't back out now and had to handle the formalities. After all, it's just an engagement; perhaps something might change.

After returning, Ye Liuyun briefed Yu Xiaofeng on the progress and plans, and began arranging the army's redeployment.

Once Yu Xiaofeng was arranged, Ye Liuyun began his own cultivation.

His Cultivation Room now enjoys the protection of a "Ding" Formation, making it very safe; there are no hidden assassins in the Royal Mansion for now, so he relaxed and returned to the Space World to accelerate his cultivation.

He first used a golden egg to raise his realm to the late period of the fifth stage of Taixu, since the realm is the foundation. Moreover, his overall strength now exceeds his realm, so further advancement was due.

Then he used the remaining energy to transmute five drops of super‑divine essence blood, and focused on cultivating Divine Soul Power while continuing to study those secret scripts.

At the same time, his refinement of that extraterrestrial meteor accelerated.

One third of the meteor remains unrefined; he expects to reclaim the Lightning and Fire Flame Power before the contest, making things safer then.

As for the refined metallic liquid, Ye Liuyun plans to temporarily seal it inside the Swallow Heaven Cauldron, to use later when a suitable design arises.

The metal material in this extraterrestrial meteor, while not as tough as Butian Stone, is considerably harder than Butian Stone, making it an excellent material for forging weapons.

Ye Liuyun intends to wait until his artificers improve further, then use these materials to forge armor, weapons, and other treasures.

In the following time, Ye Liuyun prepared many talismans for himself.

Their contest takes place inside the Secret Realm, visible from outside. By using more talismans, he can conceal some of his strength.

Moreover, not only does he need talismans, but he can also bring ten guards inside, preparing some for each of them.

When the time comes, they will have many targets; those ten must continuously fight and recover quickly.

Ye Liuyun also researched talismans that boost combat power and rapidly restore True Essence. He learned some runes that can counter enemy attacks, ready to deploy them. Recently the code conversion has been severe, giving us more motivation, faster updates; please click to exit reading mode. Thank you.