Chapter 3638: Joining the Competition

Qian Meng, the Demon King and the Soul Snatcher were returned by him to his own Space World, letting them accelerate the refining and devouring of Divine Soul power. He plans to bring these Kuailei into the competition's Secret Realm, so the stronger they are, the better.

In the following days, no one forced their way into the Illusion Array that Ye Liuyun had set up.

Whether local Martial Cultivators, the Sun family, or the Qianling Sect, all fell silent.

The local Martial Cultivators all knew Ye Liuyun was inside, and even the many strong Martial Cultivators who arrived could not break the Illusion Array, so they dared not enter.

After the Sun family lost many Refiners, they finally became honest, realizing they could not deal with Ye Liuyun by their own strength.

They could only spread a notice, using the Refiners' influence, promising that anyone who could kill Ye Liuyun and rescue Sun Que would receive a large treasure reward.

Qianling Valley was even more stunned at this point; after the Valley Lord left, there was no news, and the remaining people didn't know what to do. For now a guard captain temporarily took charge of Qianling Valley, waiting for news about Gu Changhong.

Meanwhile, the assassins of Night Shadow never entered Ye Liuyun's Illusion Array, staying outside and waiting for the chance when Ye Liuyun emerged.

Ye Liuyun could finally settle down to cultivate. His primary task remained to replenish energy for the Chaotic Azure Lotus.

Then he gave the Yin Souls that Gu Changhong brought to the Soul Snatcher, the Demon Souls to the Demon King. The remaining Divine Souls of some Human Martial Cultivators he kept for now, intending to later have Sun Que forge Physical Bodies for them to serve him.

Sun Que did not disappoint expectations; before Ye Liuyun entered the competition, he forged Ye Liuyun's Clone Puppet.

When Ye Liuyun saw his own Clone Puppet, he was startled. If not for his Golden Pupil, he could not tell the puppet from the real thing; its appearance was identical to his.

That puppet not only possessed a realm, but a Sevenfold Cave Heaven realm. It had its own Divine Soul, its Bloodline Power, and a Golden Core; the puppet's Golden Core was the source of his power and also his Space World, within which a Primordial Spirit Demon managed it.

Thus, Ye Liuyun gained another Clone, and this Clone's realm was far higher than his.

This Clone could also shapeshift into various ferocious beasts. Moreover, the Clone Kuailei needed no armor; its innate defense was already invincible. Even Ye Liuyun's Demon Slaying Sword slashing at it only left a shallow scratch.

The source energies of thunder and the two yin‑yang flames also resided within the puppet, though they required continual replenishment to grow.

"Too perfect!" Ye Liuyun couldn't help but praise.

Ye Liuyun immediately granted the Primordial Spirit Demon hundreds of Primordial Power, letting it help the Kuailei refine and replenish energy.

He also directly rewarded Sun Que with some Life Spring Water, causing a few strands of hair to sprout on Sun Que's head, which thrilled him.

Then Ye Liuyun gave Sun Que all the Refining resources he had plundered during this period, and asked him to continue forging Kuailei.

When Sun Que learned that even Gu Changhong had been captured by Ye Liuyun, he threw himself into the work even more eagerly.

He first restored Bà Tiān to its original state, moved the Soul Snatcher's Yin Soul into it, making Bà Tiān the Physical Body for the Soul Snatcher. Henceforth Ye Liuyun referred to it simply as Bà Tiān.

There were still over thirty Martial Cultivator Divine Souls without Physical Bodies; Ye Liuyun gave them all to Sun Que, letting him slowly forge Physical Bodies for these souls, and Sun Yifeng thus avoided being turned into a Kuailei.

The Sun family's Refiners also came under Sun Que's leadership, so he could more quickly build an army of Kuailei.

Gu Changhong was sent back to Qianling Valley by Ye Liuyun, bringing the remaining Divine Souls, Kuailei, and guards, all becoming Ye Liuyun's subordinates. The abundant resources of Qianling Valley also went to Ye Liuyun. Thus Qianling Valley completely vanished from the Central Dynasty.

"Now that Qianling Valley has disappeared, should Night Shadow's assassination attempts on me also end?" Ye Liuyun asked Gu Changhong.

"Uh…" Gu Changhong, upon hearing that, broke into cold sweat: "Master, I have

already paid in full, I'm afraid Night Shadow won't cease!"

Ye Liuyun gave him a helpless glance, speechless.

"From now on you are responsible for leading people against those assassins! If they hurt me, I'll have the Demon King directly devour your Divine Soul!"

Ye Liuyun threatened Gu Changhong. In truth, it was only to scare him; such a good sparring partner, he couldn't bear to kill him outright.

"Yes!" Gu Changhong, not realizing it was a scare, trembled and agreed, taking his guards and setting off to find a way.

Around Ye Liuyun, the Demon King, Qian Meng, Black Tiger, Demon Concubine and Bà Tiān were no longer under Gu Changhong's command, becoming Ye Liuyun's personal guards.

Ye Liuyun also acquired Fire Spirit and Thunder Source, and began to focus on cultivation, preparing for the martial competition matchmaking.

During this period he also sparred frequently with Gu Changhong and others; although they mainly fought using runes, they still often employed Divine Core to deflect attacks.

Ye Liuyun also seized the chance when the Golden Egg was filled to raise his realm, advancing it to the Fifth Layer Peak, ready to break through at any moment.

After raising his realm, he began to devote all effort to boosting his Divine Soul Power.

Now the Clone Kuailei's strength is great, but its Divine Soul Power is weak, only two‑thirds of a soul source. So Ye Liuyun gave the Clone a soul source he had barely refined this month, letting the Clone merge the two soul sources into one, to first forge an ultra‑strong Divine Soul.

To further strengthen the Clone's Divine Soul Power, Ye Liuyun did not let it join this battle. He sealed the Clone back into the Space World, letting it continue cultivating Divine Soul Power.

He also allocated some of the Soul Sealing Pearl's soul sources to the Clone, enabling it to quickly raise its Divine Soul Power. The protective forces around him are already sufficient; he does not need the Clone with weak Divine Soul Power to venture out.

Keeping the Clone also has another benefit: if real danger arises, the Clone's Divine Soul can directly enter his Sea of Consciousness to aid him in battle.

Ye Liuyun has finalized the people he will take to the competition.

They are Gu Changhong, the Demon King, Bà Tiān, and Qian Meng—four Kuailei. Among them, the Divine Soul Power of the Demon King, Bà Tiān, and Qian Meng already far exceeds that of the others.

Especially the Demon King and Bà Tiān, whose Divine Soul Power consists of Yin Souls; they can sense the proximity of living people, making them the main forces for detecting assassins.

After Qian Meng's Divine Soul Power grew, her illusion techniques became even more potent, and almost no one could withstand her illusion attacks.

Ye Liuyun also, to strengthen Qian Meng's attacks, lent Evergreen Vine to Qian Meng as a weapon, making her defense and offense stronger. Moreover, after testing, if the effect is good, it can later be given to the Clone Kuailei to use. Recently the transcoding has been severe, giving us more motivation, updating faster, please click a little to exit reading mode. Thank you.