Chapter 3627: Yin Soul Puppet

Sun Que also told Ye Liuyun: "I only agreed to forge equipment for them because they possessed these ancient secret scripts. I didn't expect the master to actually have such scripts. With these scripts, I can forge items of higher grade."

Ye Liuyun immediately performed a Soul Search to gauge how much the Thousand Spirit Valley had mastered of the scripts. He discovered they only knew a few simple runes and could draw only simple Formations, but their valley master could already use the scripts to launch attacks.

"Fortunately, the characters on the stone wall they have are copies riddled with errors; if they truly learned everything, those guys would indeed be hard to deal with!"

Ye Liuyun also felt relieved in his heart that these people hadn't learned much; they were still manageable.

At this moment, Sun Que warned Ye Liuyun not to reveal that he knew the scripts, lest the Thousand Spirit Valley spare him no mercy. He, knowing more about the valley's strength, gave Ye Liuyun a lot of information.

Ye Liuyun nodded and promised that if Sun Que performed well, he could teach him some scripts, which made Sun Que even more eager, pledging loyalty to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun then continued to lead his men to wipe out everyone from the Sun family who had acted against him, including the artificer who stole his gilded armor, subjugating him to forge equipment for Ye Liuyun as penance.

As soon as Ye Liuyun finished clearing those Sun family members, he was suddenly struck by a new impulse, sensing danger.

"This time it must be the Night Shadow people!"

Ye Liuyun didn't hesitate; he immediately released the newly subjugated Metal Puppet to test its reach. The puppet, after a brief scan, shot five arrows and eliminated five assassins hidden in the shadows.

Ye Liuyun was also astonished: "How did you detect them?"

"They are all living beings; I can sense the Yang energy on them!" the puppet replied.

"You're not a living being?" Ye Liuyun was shocked again.

Sun Que called this puppet Demon King, but Ye Liuyun didn't rename it, letting it keep its original name.

Yet the Demon King could sense Ye Liuyun's aura as the Underworld's lord, so being controlled by Ye Liuyun felt more acceptable to it than being controlled by Sun Que.

The Demon King explained to Ye Liuyun: "Yes, Underworld God, I am a Yin Soul, specifically a Demon Race Yin Soul." He confirmed to Ye Liuyun: "My former master set up a Formation in the Sea of Consciousness that gathers Yin energy; it not only provides me a refuge but also lets me absorb Yin energy and grow stronger. Now I have the power of Third Stage of Dong Tian."

Ye Liuyun nodded and let him stay by his side as a guard, but instructed him to call him "master" and not reveal his Underworld God identity.

He thought to himself, "Sun Que is truly remarkable, managing to embed a Yin Soul into a puppet's body!"

Now he no longer needed the protection of the two Black Tortoise Monster Beasts; he simply recalled them back to the Space World.

Afterwards he ordered Mercenaries to sweep the area, collecting the shattered Metal Puppet fragments and bringing them back; after re‑refining, they could be used by Sun Que for forging.

He gave all the Metal Puppet fragments to Sun Que, including a puppet named Bà Tiān, which was originally a Cave Heaven Realm puppet; its head is gone, but its weapon remains.

At this time Sun Que was helping everyone forge gilded armor to raise its grade, and Ye Liuyun did not disturb him.

Just as he was about to return to the Royal Mansion, the Heavenly King Chen Haisheng arrived with all the top experts from the Royal Mansion, intending to reinforce Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected Chen Haisheng to personally bring reinforcements, and he quickly expressed thanks.

Upon seeing Ye Liuyun unharmed, Chen Haisheng relaxed: "That Sun Que is a real treasure of the Sun family; I'm afraid they won't stop here and will definitely come to demand someone from me! Even I can't match the Sun family…"

He paused there.

Ye Liuyun understood his meaning: if the Sun family came to claim someone, Chen Haisheng couldn't stop them, and staying in the Royal Mansion would only trouble Chen Haisheng.

So he immediately said,

"Then I won't return to the Royal Mansion! I won't develop this Mi Lin environment; I'll build a Side Courtyard here, and when the contest begins, the Prince can send someone to notify me."

"The Sun family's power far exceeds that of my Royal Mansion; are you sure you can hold it? I mean, you could take temporary refuge, or rejoin the main army, it wouldn't affect your cultivation!" Chen Haisheng suggested.

"Prince, rest assured, I can hold it!" Ye Liuyun said confidently. Moreover, he thought that eliminating the opponent early was better than bringing them into the contest's Secret Realm.

"Then… fine, if you can't, don't force it!"

Chen Haisheng could only agree. He now also thought Ye Liuyun was recklessly bold, daring to face any calamity. He didn't dare keep him nearby.

Yet only such a person could possibly break the existing order, so he couldn't claim Ye Liuyun would surely lose. After all, seeing Ye Liuyun's confidence, perhaps he held a Trump Card for survival.

"Then I also want to stay with you!" Chen Yueying stepped forward, wanting to stay with Ye Liuyun.

"Nonsense! You being here will only trouble him and distract him to take care of you! You must return with me to the Royal Mansion." Chen Haisheng, of course, wouldn't let his daughter adventure with Ye Liuyun; staying here was a near‑certain death.

In fact, if real danger arose, Ye Liuyun would pull Chen Yueying into the Space World, not letting her risk it. However, he understood Chen Haisheng's concern that he couldn't fend off the Sun family and Night Shadow attacks, so he agreed to let her return to the Royal Mansion to ease Chen Haisheng's worries.

Chen Yueying reluctantly went back with her father. In her heart she had already decided to stay with Ye Liuyun from now on and not return to the Royal Mansion unless necessary. Returning would only cause her father to worry about her safety.

After they left, Ye Liuyun released Qiong Qi again and discussed with him how to use the terrain to build a dwelling.

Eventually the two chose a site and sent Mercenaries to gather stone and timber for construction. The house didn't need to be large—just a small courtyard and a few Cultivation Rooms would suffice.

"If it's only for defense, I'm afraid the Formation won't hold for long!" Qiong Qi warned Ye Liuyun anxiously.

Ye Liuyun gave a slight smile and passed the ancient secret scripts to Qiong Qi.

"No way! You kid still had such a good thing hidden!" Upon receiving it, Qiong Qi examined it and couldn't help but shout in amazement.

"I only thought of this after seeing you use it last time; after some research I found it truly useful, so I sent it to you right away!" Ye Liuyun quickly explained.

"Then I need time to study it; will it be in time?" Qiong Qi, delighted, immediately worried about the timing, fearing the opponent would arrive before he could learn the new Formation.

"I have some preliminary ideas and can help you set up the Formation; just give me some feedback!" Ye Liuyun, having already considered several general Formations, said.

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