Chapter 3655: Not a Small Harvest

"How could this be possible!" the Night Shadow leader realized he had walked into an ambush, yet he still couldn't understand how an ordinary Kuailei could block his such a powerful strike.

Ye Liuyun's Clone Puppet gave him no time to think; with a flash of the Heaven Devour in its hand, it swung a single slash.

This Clone Puppet's strength had been refined by Sun Que into the Sevenfold Cave Heaven realm, so its full‑force slash carried a terrifying power that made the Night Shadow leader instantly recognize it was not a match.

He immediately produced a shield in front of him, but the Heaven Devour slash split it in two. Startled, he activated a protective Token on his body, barely deflecting the slash, yet the impact hurled him back, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun and the Clone Puppet's Soul Red Eye both launched an illusion attack on him.

The Night Shadow leader immediately realized a powerful Soul was present, but he didn't know the attacker was Ye Liuyun.

Yet he didn't retreat; instead he surged forward, charging at Ye Liuyun again, his speed leaving an afterimage in the air.

Ye Liuyun simply raised his hand, hurling several Spirit Stones that exploded in front of him.

However, just after he threw the Spirit Stones, he suddenly sensed Time Power erupting from the Night Shadow leader's body. His Golden Pupil instantly caught a flash of Technique blooming at the assassin's neck.

This sensation was all too familiar to Ye Liuyun; it was clearly a Time Halo. Without hesitation, he immediately activated Chaotic Azure Lotus, also unleashing Time Power to wrest back the initiative of halting time.

At that moment he realized the Night Shadow leader hadn't figured it out himself: although he had triggered the Time Power to freeze time, a heartbeat later he himself was frozen by time.

Since he also possessed Time Power, his Soul could still act, albeit slowly, and he could see Ye Liuyun's movements remaining completely unaffected.

In the next instant, Ye Liuyun's soul source surged into his Sea of Consciousness. Within that Sea he still had a protective treasure. Though he was also fully mobilizing it, Ye Liuyun acted faster and, before his treasure could activate, had already placed a Slave Seal on him.

Then Ye Liuyun seamlessly proceeded to perform a Soul Search on this special Night Shadow assassin.

"So you are the leader of Night Shadow. Looks like this Night Shadow organization isn't that strong after all!" Upon learning the truth, Ye Liuyun immediately withdrew his Soul back into his own Sea of Consciousness, canceling the time freeze.

"I've been enslaved!" The Night Shadow leader, still in shock, stood dumbfounded in the air.

"Hand over the resources first!" Ye Liuyun ordered him directly.

"Yes!" Under the Slave Seal's control, the Night Shadow leader finally reacted, approached Ye Liuyun, knelt, and produced several Storage Rings to give to Ye Liuyun.

He had packed the resources from the Space World into the Storage Rings and handed them over.

He hadn't expected to return alive this time, so he casually took all the resources Night Shadow had accumulated over years.

"Also your Time Halo and the ring you wear." Ye Liuyun was not at all courteous. Such rare treasures were something he certainly couldn't miss.

The Night Shadow leader was now fully under Ye Liuyun's control; though unwilling at heart, he immediately removed all the treasures from his body.

Ye Liuyun casually tossed those two treasures to Long Nv and Lei Ming.

"You two each take one!"

In the end, Lei Ming chose the Time Halo, while Long Nv chose the ring that could boost power by several realms.

"That certainly saves effort; I don't have to make another trip to Night Shadow's old lair!"

Ye Liuyun thought this would indeed save a lot of trouble. With Night Shadow's resources and people in hand, he no longer needed to go to the northern region.

When his Divine Sense swept over those Storage Rings, he was startled. Night Shadow was truly wealthy, with plenty of high‑end resources inside, even items like Twin Bloom Flowers and Transcendent Spirit Fruit.

"Such a profitable business should definitely continue!" he thought to himself.

Meanwhile, the surrounding battle was winding down; Night Shadow went all out this time, but all their forces were cut down to nothing by the experts beside Ye Liuyun.

At this point Ye Liuyun performed another Soul Search on the Night Shadow leader, uncovering all information about him and Night Shadow.

Earlier he didn't want to waste the power of the Azure Lotus, so after confirming there were no more assassins he stopped. Now with time ample, he could properly investigate.

Upon searching, he discovered that the Night Shadow leader he captured was actually the Thirteenth Divine Son of the Central Dynasty, Wang Wenli.

This Thirteenth Divine Son founded Night Shadow not out of boredom, but to seize extensive information on Central Dynasty's forces through Night Shadow, and he also extended his hand toward the Northern Dynasty, already controlling a considerable portion of its forces.

In fact, he developed far faster than Li Yuan. He mainly operated from the north, not directly attacking the Central Dynasty, merely gathering its information while waiting for his chance.

He knew that aspiring to the God King's seat couldn't be rushed; he had to wait until the Old God King and his elder brother both fell before his turn would come.

Now, of the twelve princes ahead of him, internal strife has left only five, and he feels his goal is within reach.

Ye Liuyun, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, thought for a moment and asked Wang Wenli, "If I send you to fully control the Northern Dynasty, how long would it take?"

Wang Wenli also understood Ye Liuyun's intention, but replied, "It will still take at least sixteen or seventeen years! After all, Night Shadow is merely an assassination organization without military authority; even if it can control the heads of all major forces, it must operate covertly."

Moreover, Night Shadow has now been completely shattered—no people, no resources—so rebuilding is difficult, let alone seizing the Northern Dynasty!

Ye Liuyun sneered disdainfully and immediately dispatched twenty Cave Heaven Realm strongmen and twenty Great Void Ninth Level Martial Cultivators, among whom were two Martial Cultivators with exceptionally strong Divine Soul Power.

"These people are at your disposal. However, you need to change your style. Take them to loot every major force that blocks the way, using this method to clear opponents, forcibly capture subordinates, and expand your ranks."

"At the same time, you must reorganize the Shadows and recruit assassins. Within a year, combine overt raids with assassinations to clear all obstacles in the North. After a year, I will bring a million‑strong army to help you seize the entire Northern Dynasty in one stroke."

"This…" Wang Wenli still had many concerns in his heart, unsure whether such a huge commotion would attract trouble.

"Fool, the Central Dynasty can't keep an eye on all the major dynasties now; if you don't act on this chance, there will be no later opportunity!"

Ye Liuyun merely scolded him once, then used the Slave Seal to control him, gathering those Martial Cultivators into the Space World, disappearing from the scene, and returned to the Night Shadow's old lair in the Northern Dynasty.

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