Chapter 3645: Traps Ineffective

Hei Hu still wasn't reassured, so he rushed ahead of Ye Liuyun again and drew an immobilizing rune formation around the brother and sister.

Xuanwu caught up and his first target turned out to be the woman who had called for help, and An Ying also directly used a Soul‑Calming Bell to kill the woman's senior brother.

Ye Liuyun only arrived at this moment, smiled, and transmitted his voice to the woman's soul, saying, "Didn't expect it, huh? This move doesn't work on me!"

As he spoke, he waved to Xuanwu, ordering him to seal the woman's soul inside the Soul Sealing Pearl.

It turned out the woman was that Night‑Shadow female assassin, but this time she appeared in her true form, hoping to lure Ye Liuyun into a heroic rescue.

She intended to bait Ye Liuyun with her beauty. Even if the beauty failed, she could play the pitiful role. Moreover, the pursuers were close behind, and she was sure that even if Ye Liuyun didn't wish to save them, he wouldn't strike the two of them first.

The Monster Beasts under Ye Liuyun used talismans against the enemy, which they had mentally prepared for. They had thought that after Ye Liuyun dealt with those Martial Cultivators, she would beg him to take her in and then wait for a chance to kill Ye Liuyun.

But they didn't expect Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil to see through her appearance, even to discern her soul, having already confirmed her identity.

For Ye Liuyun, Night‑Shadow was his greatest threat, so he naturally dealt with the Night‑Shadow assassin first, then turned to the Martial Cultivators opposite.

"If I hadn't noticed this female assassin in advance, they might actually have gotten close to me!"

Ye Liuyun silently reminded himself to be wary of future traps set by others.

After eliminating those two Night‑Shadow assassins, Ye Liuyun began planting Slave Seals on the opposing strongmen, bringing the Cave Heaven Realm Martial Cultivators on his side to twenty‑eight, and counting the two Kuailei, a total of thirty.

However, he didn't let them continue earning points for him; instead, they served as his guards, staying by his side to counter the increasingly fierce Monster Beasts and Yin Souls.

Lei Ming and the other Monster Beasts now acted purely as support, tossing talismans from behind. As for Gu Changhong, the Demon King, and Bà Tiān, Ye Liuyun tried to stay concealed whenever possible.

The remaining Martial Cultivators that Ye Liuyun deemed low‑level were handed over to the Monster Beasts for disposal, while he collected all the resources himself.

Chen Yueying watched from outside, her heart lodged in her throat, fearing that Ye Liuyun might fall into the female assassin's trap and be killed. Seeing Ye Liuyun effortlessly see through the assassin's plot finally let her breathe a sigh of relief.

At that moment, the leader of another assassin squad inside the Secret Realm let out a long howl.

Although the squad leader was cloaked in a black robe, his eyes flashed a blood‑red light. He was the renowned veteran Night‑Shadow assassin Xue Wu Hen.

He came here to kill Ye Liuyun, also for that female assassin. He had specially obtained her Soul Card. Now, feeling the Soul Card shattered, he knows she failed and was counter‑killed by Ye Liuyun.

Xue Wu Hen had long harbored affection for the female assassin, but she never accepted him, believing that as assassins they might die at any moment and didn't want to waste time pondering romance.

"Ye Liuyun! Between the two of us, one must die!"

Xue Wu Hen let out a roar in his mind, then led his squad forward to keep killing. He had long anticipated that ordinary traps were ineffective against Ye Liuyun.

Now that the female assassin was dead, he sought an even more dangerous ambush spot. Even if it could be his death, he would gamble on it. He didn't mind a mutually destructive clash with Ye Liuyun.

The more perilous the place, the more it could distract Ye Liuyun, giving him a chance for a killing blow. So he kept pushing his assassin squad deeper, knowing that the external pressure alone wasn't enough for Ye Liuyun to overlook the Night‑Shadow presence.

At this time, at the Night‑Shadow assassin headquarters, their leader gazed at the shattered Soul Card of the female assassin, sighed silently, and then fixed his eyes on Xue Wu Hen's Soul Card.

After Ye Liuyun wiped out this batch of assassins, his mind relaxed considerably. Yet further ahead, he and his forces encountered many fierce beasts such as Mingshe and Dark Wolves.

Ye Liuyun also

captured many, placing them on the outer perimeter of his team as sentries, making his people safer.

More than ten days later, as they converged toward the center, Ye Liuyun's group ran into several Western Region squads; those on Chen Haisheng's blacklist were slain outright, while the others were robbed and driven away.

The team that had been selling their lives for the Sun family also suffered similar losses. Any squad that rushed to besiege Ye Liuyun was completely annihilated by him.

Ye Liuyun's force had swelled to seventy or eighty people, and the Cave Heaven Realm Martial Cultivators under his control were far too many.

With no other choice, Ye Liuyun split the thirty of them into a single unit, sending them from different directions toward the Secret Realm's core, while he kept only eight Cave Heaven Realm Martial Cultivators and two Metal Puppets by his side.

Some fierce beasts remained far around their perimeter, acting as scouts.

At this moment, the Jing Tao squad that had been ahead also halted. Proceeding further, the yin energy grew noticeably, as if they had reached the Secret Realm's central zone.

They had encountered several squads coming from other directions to kill Ye Liuyun, as well as a few fast‑charging Western Region squads.

However, those squads were already half‑crippled by the beasts inside the Secret Realm, which turned to his advantage; he recruited them into his own ranks. His force now swelled to over thirty, still consolidated.

The reason Jing Tao halted was to capture as many Martial Cultivators as possible before entering the core, expanding his own force.

He knew that even after killing the strongest being here, he must guard against other squads snatching the spoils, so he gathered more manpower in advance.

They rested while waiting; whenever a squad arrived, they struck immediately, forcibly recruiting them. Once their numbers reached over fifty, Jing Tao felt it was enough and led his massive force into the core.

After Ye Liuyun eliminated the Night‑Shadow assassins, his advance speed quickened again, and within two days he reached the outskirts of the core.

They also sensed the yin energy here was stronger, and learned from the beasts that the interior beasts were of higher realms.

So Ye Liuyun paused briefly here, letting the other squads gather and transfer their earned points to him, lest the whole force be wiped out.

Meanwhile, Xue Wu Hen's assassin squad and the Liyuan team had already surged into this area, battling and maneuvering against the powerful beasts.

After Ye Liuyun and the Martial Cultivators he had previously captured arrived, they re‑formed the Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators into new units; these squads suffered casualties, and after regrouping they formed three more teams of twenty‑plus each.

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