Chapter 3703: Close-Quarters Melee

After a "Bang" boom, Ye Liuyun's figure was not blown away; instead he raised his hand, a Yi Dao, and split the opposing Kuailei in half.

Then he spun, wielded two Yi Dao, employing Spatial Power, causing the two blades to strike the one‑armed Kuailei's neck simultaneously.

The one‑armed Kuailei also raised its sword to block, holding the long sword before its neck.

With a "Clang" sound, the long sword in the Kuailei's hand was cleaved by Ye Liuyun, and both parties stepped back one step.

But immediately Ye Liuyun's twin blades swung again, slashing at the other Kuailei nearby, his form mingling among them.

The one‑armed Kuailei, forced to, switched to its long spear, brandishing it with one hand to attack Ye Liuyun.

Yet Ye Liuyun was now in close melee among the Kuailei; the long spear had no room to swing, and several times it nearly harmed its own allies, so it could only watch Ye Liuyun dart through the Kuailei, cleaving them one by one in half.

Du Shou's over fifty Kuailei were quickly reduced by Ye Liuyun to less than half. As their numbers dwindled, the one‑armed Kuailei finally found a chance to ambush Ye Liuyun.

But when it approached Ye Liuyun again, Ye Liuyun suddenly feigned a Yi Dao at the nearby Kuailei, startling them into evasive dodges, then he spun and clashed blades with that pair of Kuailei.

However, this time the one‑armed Kuailei's long spear was of a higher grade; both sides were jolted back a step, and neither gained an advantage.

"This guy is too much of a hindrance; if we don't eliminate him, the others coming out will also be in danger."

Thinking that, Ye Liuyun decided to reveal a bit more power, and immediately swung his blade again toward the other nearby Kuailei.

As the one‑armed Kuailei charged again to strike his back, Ye Liuyun suddenly turned, crossing his twin blades to block its long spear, locking eyes with it face to face.

Then a burst of White Light shot from his eyes, melting the one‑armed Kuailei's head entirely, without affecting its long spear.

He still intended to refine that long spear for Bai Hu to boost his strength.

The one‑armed Kuailei hadn't processed what happened before being erased; even in death it retained a stance confronting Ye Liuyun, holding the spear aloft with one hand.

At that moment Liu Yun also used Transmission Voice to tell everyone to come out and move around. He also casually retrieved the long spear, preventing other Kuailei from snatching it to attack him.

The onlookers in the arena were all astonished that Ye Liuyun could emit White Light like the Nine‑Head Demon Dragon.

Especially the God King, who was even more surprised.

"This kid finally showed a bit of his trump card. This White Light can even destroy the Kuailei of the Seventh Layer of the Sevenfold Cave Heaven."

The God King mentally assessed the power of this White Light, thinking that even with his own luck, he might not fully withstand it.

"No. We can't act now; the plan against this kid must be adjusted, he's too strong! The combat power of the Sixth and Seventh Layers of the Sevenfold Cave Heaven, plus Ruby amplification, together with talisman formations and this White Light, make it impossible to trap this Kuailei, let alone draw out its true body."

Wang Tianqi immediately made a decision. He also felt relieved that he hadn't rushed to act, otherwise many Martial Cultivators would have died at the hands of Ye Liuyun's Clone Puppet.

Because even though White Light consumes energy, for a Kuailei there is essentially no issue of True Essence depletion.

The people around Ye Liuyun had previously reinforced the Formation to prevent Fire Flame Power from becoming too strong; now, upon Ye Liuyun's order, they broke out to slay those Kuailei.

Two zombie Kuailei, after Xuanwu and Shadow's Black Light extinguished their Soul, collapsed and could not rise again. This is also a trait of Du Shou's crafted Kuailei: once the Soul is gone, the Kuailei's Physical Body paralyses.

The others paired up, and killing Du Shou's Kuailei was not very strenuous. Especially after employing talismans, they quickly gained the upper hand.

Hei Hu and Yao Ji outright prevented those Kuailei from approaching them, avoiding poison. As for the Nine‑Head Demon Dragon, it not only didn't dodge but seized the chance to absorb a lot of toxic gas to cultivate the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Sutra.

Some Kuailei even released their Soul to fight them desperately, but were blocked by the rune Formation within their Sea of Consciousness, unable to breach it, and instead were seized by Xuanwu's soul‑grasping rope.

The remaining Kuailei were handed over to the others by Ye Liuyun, and Ye Liuyun finally opened his hand to strike at Du Shou.

At this moment Du Shou was terrified by Ye Liuyun, hiding within his own Formation Plate and daring not to emerge.

"Ye Liuyun, I am the genius artificer of our clan; kill me, and it will bring our entire clan's retaliation against you…"

Du Shou still tried to threaten Ye Liuyun.

But he contemptuously curled his lip, glanced at the protective Formation and light shield around Du Shou, then grabbed a handful of talismans and tossed them at him.

In an instant, myriad elemental attacks erupted, booming bombardments resonating, and Du Shou's Formation Plate and protective light shield were all blasted open.

Du Shou, frightened, immediately hurled treasures outward and ripped off the protective light shield.

"Do you have to go down fighting to the death? Hold off; whatever you want, I can fulfill you, everything can be negotiated!"

Ye Liuyun, however, stared at Du Shou as if looking at a fool, silently grabbing another handful of talismans and tossing them his way.

When those talismans detonated, the treasures were blasted away, the remaining layers of protective light shield shattered, and Du Shou himself was hurled away. The Wujia that had been cut off fell off his body from the shock.

"Don't kill me; whatever you want, I'll give it to you. Even if I don't have it, my clan will!"

At this moment Du Shou's eyes truly showed fear.

"That's a more acceptable attitude," Ye Liuyun said, lifting his blade and giving a slight smile.

Du Shou's heart relaxed a bit; as long as negotiation was possible, he still had a chance to survive.

Yet Ye Liuyun's next words instantly made him feel as if he were falling into an ice cavern.

"What a pity, I lack nothing!"

Ye Liuyun laughed mockingly and swung a Yi Dao toward Du Shou's neck.

"You…" Du Shou cried out in shock, the blade already at his throat.

He couldn't finish speaking, only desperately fought, releasing his Soul and charging into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

"You forced me! Let us perish together!"

Du Shou's two soul sources roared, releasing toxic gas in an attempt to poison Ye Liuyun's Soul.

"Trifling tricks."

Seeing that his Soul only emitted poison, Ye Liuyun relaxed completely, shaping his two Souls into soul‑blades and slashing at him. Meanwhile, the strongest Soul, bearing Red Eye, cast an illusion upon him.

"Your Soul isn't afraid of poison either?"

Du Shou was now completely stunned. He had long realized that Ye Liuyun never guarded against toxic fumes in battle, assuming only his Physical Body was immune, but hadn't expected even his Soul to be untouchable by poison.

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