Chapter 375: All For Naught

News that Ye Liuyun broke another Altar spread again throughout the Five Domains Alliance, and his location was immediately exposed.

In an instant, many people and teams rushed to the newly destroyed Altar to search for Ye Liuyun's whereabouts.

Ye Liuyun hadn't gone far; he blended among a group of Corpse Demons, letting Hell Mingshe control the Corpse Demons as a defensive shield, while he calmly absorbed the two powerful Divine Soul Powers to strengthen his own Soul.

His two Souls were still rising simultaneously, without a primary or secondary. He would rather improve a bit slower to have both offense and defense. Though the Sea of Consciousness is guarded by the Ten Thousand Gods Command, that is still not his own strength.

At the same time, he also took out some Heavenly Gang Realm Crystal Cores to absorb.

"Since the Altar here is rather dangerous, let's use the time to raise our realm first."

Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun accelerated his realm cultivation.

But before he had cultivated long, his Divine Sense detected over two hundred Alliance members surging here, and from their conversation it seemed they came looking for him.

"Gather all Corpse Demons and attack those Alliance members!" Ye Liuyun ordered Hell Mingshe.

Thus Hell Mingshe summoned every Corpse Demon within five hundred li, sending them to assault those Alliance disciples.

"Hmph! Since you aren't doing proper business, I'll find you something to do!" Ye Liuyun smiled faintly, continuing his own cultivation.

The first group of Alliance members who arrived initially killed the Corpse Demons with relish. But gradually they could no longer hold up; the number of Corpse Demons was too great. Within five hundred li, especially around the city, there were nearly fifty thousand Corpse Demons. These Corpse Demons surged forward without regard to cost, pressuring the Alliance members, gradually trapping them in the center.

Now even if they didn't want to fight the Corpse Demons to the death, they couldn't. They originally were two teams: one led by a young disciple from the Central Region, the other led by a prodigy from the Southern Region.

The two teams had intended to compare who could defeat Ye Liuyun first, but upon arrival they were trapped by the Corpse Demon army. In the end the two groups had to merge and break outward. Yet the Corpse Demons were countless, and their numbers kept dwindling as they kept killing.

Soon, those of lower realms perished one after another, and both teams lost over half their members. Fortunately, the two leaders were at Golden Core Ninth Level Summit, essentially unmatched, and could protect some people. Yet Corpse Demons from all sides still charged fearlessly, and people around them were constantly dragged away by the Corpse Demons.

Hell Mingshe seized the chance to absorb the Corpse Demons' Souls, strengthening itself, and did not intervene in their battle. It could now only summon Corpse Demons below the Heavenly Gang Realm. It could not yet summon Corpse Demons of the Heavenly Gang Realm.

Ye Liuyun continued cultivating while absorbing those Alliance members' Souls. His Souls had grown considerably. His two Souls could now easily handle Martial Cultivators of Heavenly Gang Fifth Layer. Even against Martial Cultivators of Tian Gang Liu Chong, he could cope for a while.

When the over two hundred people were reduced to just over thirty, finally someone could no longer hold on.

"Senior Brother Liu, quickly summon the Metal Puppet! We're all exhausted! If this continues, we'll all meet our end here!" a Central Region disciple shouted at one of the Team Leader men.

The man frowned. He hadn't expected that Ye Liuyun hadn't found them yet, and most of the people he brought had already perished.

He didn't care about their lives or deaths. But if everyone died, he would have no explanation when he returned.

So he looked at another Team Leader and asked, "Fan Hai, shall we together summon the Alliance Guardians to rescue everyone, what do you think?"

"What about those Crystal Cores?" Fan Hai pointed at a nearby Corpse Demon corpse and asked.

They hadn't even had time to dig those Crystal Cores out!

Obviously, Fan Hai cared more about profit and didn't care about these people's lives.

"Split the Crystal Cores between you two; we don't want them!" one disciple, already unable to hold on, said. Though he cursed them internally for being greedy, survival was paramount, leaving no room to worry about the Crystal Cores.

Immediately, Fan Hai and Liu Yuaning looked at the others. The others could only helplessly nod in agreement.

Thus the two of them called for the Alliance's Metal Puppet. The Alliance dispatched four Heavenly Gang Third Layer puppets, which began exterminating the remaining Corpse Demons. Because of the vast realm gap, a single palm of these puppets could wipe out a swath of Corpse Demons. Moreover, the puppets never tire and can fight endlessly without conserving stamina.

Fan Hai and Liu Yuaning stayed behind to collect Yuan Dan Realm Crystal Cores. They couldn't gather the Sea Transformation Realm Crystal Cores either. So they told everyone to share some, letting everyone help collect.

These people were also helpless; a little gain was better than none. So everyone set out to collect the Crystal Cores.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense looked at their actions and sneered, "Hmph, it's just a wasted effort! Rest assured, these Crystal Cores, you won't be able to take even one!"

When the Metal Puppet was about to finish exterminating those Corpse Demons, Ye Liuyun released Lei Ming, Bai Hu, Shi Yuan, and Wu Qingcheng.

"Now it's our turn to loot the spoils!" Ye Liuyun briefed them on the events and led them toward Fan Hai, Liu Yuaning, and the others.

When they arrived, Fan Hai and Liu Yuaning had just finished gathering all the Crystal Cores. The Metal Puppet had already returned to the Alliance.

"Ye Liuyun?"

Fan Hai and Liu Yuaning, seeing Ye Liuyun arrive, were overjoyed. Their rest had nearly fully restored them. As for the others who hadn't fully recovered, it made no real difference.

Moreover, seeing Ye Liuyun openly exude the aura of Yuan Dan Sixth Layer, the two felt even more at ease!

"Ha ha, it was all effortless! We couldn't find you anywhere, and you came right to our doorstep!" Fan Hai laughed.

Liu Yuaning immediately said, "Ye Liuyun, we sacrificed many Alliance members to find you; this loss must be borne by you."

"Indeed! If you don't have enough money to compensate us, that beauty behind you will belong to me!" Fan Hai grinned wickedly again.

"Trash!" Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil fired, a Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire leapt across space and instantly slammed before Fan Hai.

Fan Hai couldn't react in time, only activating his whole-body True Essence Body Shield. Yet the Blood Thunder punched a hole through his Protective True Origin, and then the Golden Crow Holy Fire burned Fan Hai directly. No matter how he swatted, he couldn't extinguish the flame. Even his True Essence could only slightly suppress its spread, not extinguish it completely.

Fan Hai screamed miserably while cursing, "Ye Liuyun, you dare ambush me! I was careless just now! If you have the skill, face me head‑on!"

"You kind of trash, you don't even deserve to fight me!"

Ye Liuyun ignored him and looked at Liu Yuaning.

Liu Yuaning, upon seeing Ye Liuyun look his way, immediately felt his whole True Essence surge, his aura rising, ready to strike. He had witnessed the power of Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil and dared not be careless.

Ye Liuyun, however, gave a contemptuous smile, drew the Demon Slaying Sword, his whole body brimming with domineering aura, and swung the blade down in a single strike.