Chapter 3785: Left and Right Arms

The Eastern Heavenly King was finally returned to the east by him, counting as borrowing Guǐ Sòu's light. However after he returned, he only had to obey the God King's orders and go all out against Guǐ Sòu.

But no matter how they investigated, they couldn't even see Guǐ Sòu's face. Guǐ Sòu appears and disappears like a spirit, and each time he sends people to act, there are two Hédào Jìngjiè Kuailei; even when the God King dispatches strong Martial Cultivators, they are repeatedly crushed.

Having no choice, Wang Tianqi personally intervened once, and with his luck‑enhanced aura destroyed two Skeleton Puppets, but Guǐ Sòu still had eight in his hand.

Guǐ Sòu always sends out two each time, and Wang Tianqi cannot stay in the east forever. So Guǐ Sòu's plan was not delayed at all.

Moreover, Guǐ Sòu can forge zombie Kuailei himself, and combined with these Hédào Jìngjiè Skeleton Puppets, he becomes even invincible. The obstacles in the east began to be cleared one by one.

Guǐ Sòu does not rely solely on force; he also uses scheming, sowing discord, and controlling major forces. He hides in the shadows, yet everything is arranged clearly, and his ability surpasses Ye Liuyun's.

Ye Liuyun thinks that Guǐ Sòu and Yu Xiaofeng, one literary and one martial, could become his left and right arms.

With that in mind, he had the Li Family's Chéngyuán Shānghuì send high‑end resources to Yu Xiaofeng to accelerate his realm advancement, and at the same time went to Sun Que to obtain a Kuailei, preparing it for Yu Xiaofeng's life‑saving use.

But upon arrival, he found Sun Que had forged the skeleton of the three‑headed Qingfeng Wolf into a wolf‑bone Kuailei.

"This is perfect for Yu Xiaofeng!" Ye Liuyun immediately took those three wolf bones for Yu Xiaofeng, and even specially used the Transmission Black Tower to send them.

"Keep these three Hédào Jìngjiè wolf‑bone Kuailei for your life‑saving use, just in case!" Ye Liuyun instructed Yu Xiaofeng.

"Hédào Jìngjiè?" Yu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up; the safety of the Leaders would no longer be an issue.

Regarding the resources the Shànghuì prepared for Yu Xiaofeng, Ye Liuyun also instructed that he and the Iron Army and others should accelerate cultivation while there is currently no war.

The army's resources were also distributed to the soldiers so they could quickly improve their strength. The overall power of the large force is still weak—stronger than ordinary soldiers, but far behind the dynasty's Imperial Guard.

After making the arrangements, Ye Liuyun returned to the east and continued to cultivate quietly. Lately no one has attacked him, so he finally has plenty of time to cultivate.

Since he absorbed a large amount of Dragon Breath, his cultivation speed accelerated again. Thus soon his realm showed signs of a breakthrough.

Ye Liuyun deliberately suppressed himself for a moment, first enhancing his Soul, Physical Body, and bloodline.

Lately he has spent more time cultivating the Soul. He and his Clone Puppet have already digested seventy percent of the Dragon God's Soul, and the Soul Power has noticeably increased.

The Physical Body cultivation has already consumed half of a pool of true dragon blood; the remaining is of little use to absorb further, so it will be left for Long Nv and others, to use after they finish their cultivation.

He hasn't refined super‑god‑level essence blood in his bloodline for a while. This time, he used the energy inside a golden egg to first boost his Physical Body and bloodline, then began breaking through the realm.

Now each time he breaks through a minor realm, there is no pressure at all; his Physical Body can fully endure the changes of the breakthrough.

The Divine Core's countless cycles within his body have already broadened his Meridian and infused sufficient Heaven and Earth Power. Hence his cultivation and breakthroughs are now much easier.

His own strength has risen another big step. The realm upgrade brings few changes, but the enhancements to his bloodline, Physical Body, and Soul greatly affect his power. After this boost, he feels he can directly duel Martial Cultivators of the Second Stage of Dong Tian.

So he immediately found a Kuailei to test, and indeed it could barely hold a draw.

Next, he consecutively found thirty Second Stage of Dong Tian Kuailei, fought them for half a month, and solidified his strength at that level.

Then he continued practicing Spatial Power and sword training. After he raised his sword intent, those two twins, Ye Liuyun also sent to Sun Que, and for those who intend to kill him, Ye Liuyun will not be courteous.

Zhan Kong also witnessed Ye Liuyun's ruthless side, so during sparring he was very serious, fearing Ye Liuyun would deem him useless and discard him.

Thus Ye Liuyun can soon linger arbitrarily in the Ninth Void Layer, even practicing battles with Zhan Kong there.

Entering the Ninth Void Layer is not difficult for many late‑stage Martial Cultivators of the Cave Heaven Realm, but Ye Liuyun has not yet reached the Cave Heaven Realm, so his Spatial Power already clearly surpasses Martial Cultivators of the same realm.

While practicing these, Ye Liuyun and his Clone Puppet finally completely refined the Dragon God's Soul, nearly doubling their Soul Power, and now they have begun refining the soul source of the Golden Roc King.

The Clone Puppet's Soul Power finally caught up with its Physical Body, allowing greater output. Moreover, it hasn't been idle; it has been seeking a demon partner for sparring, greatly boosting its flame and Thunder and Lightning Power.

During this period, Guǐ Sòu also made considerable progress; the Shao family, where Shào Dōnglái belongs, has already been drawn over by Guǐ Sòu. He also recruited several Leaders, gaining preliminary strength to contend with the Heavenly King, though he hasn't deployed it yet.

Guǐ Sòu now occupies roughly a third of the east. Though Wang Tianqi obstructed in many ways, he only slowed Guǐ Sòu's plan slightly, which will not change the final outcome.

Wang Tianqi even organized two large‑scale encirclements; once he dispatched a massive army, which ended in a dead end, and the army's Leader was assassinated by a Skeleton Puppet.

Another time he sent many Martial Cultivators, paying a huge price yet only killing one Clone Puppet of Guǐ Sòu, without even finding his own shadow.

After Ye Liuyun received the news, he couldn't help but sigh that Guǐ Sòu hides too covertly, and his technique of using human‑skin masks to alter appearance is superb, making him easy to conceal.

It turns out Guǐ Sòu himself is hidden in the Heavenly King's mansion, having captured a worthless son of the Heavenly King and disguised himself as him, while probing the mansion's movements and directing the local plans and manpower; the dynasty's each encirclement and deployment, he already knows in advance.

His other two clones: one is a small waiter at a tavern, responsible for moving Skeleton Puppets; the other is an old brothel matron, handling Mercenaries, ordinary Kuailei, and resource allocation.

For external communication, he never uses his own people, but instead a Leader he controls and a Clan Chief of a major faction, issuing commands via Transmission Talisman.

Each person only handles their own affairs; when coordination is needed he arranges it, and others are unaware beforehand. Thus Wang Tianqi finding him is as hard as climbing to heaven, let alone investigating his background.

Wang Tianqi feels his luck slipping again; aside from venting anger at his Servants, he has no way to deal with Guǐ Sòu.