Chapter 3789: Stealing the Chicken and Failing

When the Imperial Guard's left and right wing detachments withdrew, a Hundred Thousand Death Legion army pursued from behind, giving chase without letting up.

At this moment, the Imperial Guard's front troops had already lost thirty percent and could no longer escape, falling into total melee. The middle troops were mostly wiped out by fire and thunder, and the remainder scattered in all directions.

The rear troops, after being pierced by Skeleton Soldiers led by the Clone Puppet, also broke apart, killing Imperial Guard everywhere and shattering the entire formation.

When the two wing armies withdrew, the other soldiers fled heedlessly, ignoring orders.

Ye Liuyun stopped worrying about the middle troops and immediately summoned the Fire Spirit and Thunder Spirit to intercept the Imperial Guard withdrawing from the left and right wings.

These two fellows are certainly weapons of mass slaughter; a single lunge turns swaths of soldiers into ash.

After slaying countless soldiers, Ye Liuyun immediately recalled the Fire Spirit and Thunder Spirit, for keeping them out would harm the Death Legion soldiers still in pursuit.

With the aid of Magic Vine, Monster Beasts are corralling soldiers into their encirclement piece by piece, merely scavenging loot.

Just as the Imperial Guard lay shattered and defeat seemed sealed, a Golden Light streaked swiftly from afar toward Ye Liuyun.

The Golden Light was none other than God King Wang Tianqi. It was his backup plan, intending to ambush Ye Liuyun here, and at that moment Ye Liuyun had no one protecting him.

Wang Tianqi didn't wait to get close; from a distance he slapped a palm toward Ye Liuyun.

Although his luck had dropped considerably, his early‑stage Cultivation power was still enough to kill Ye Liuyun.

"Die!"

Wang Tianqi gritted his teeth and slammed his palm with full force.

In that instant, he hurled all his frustration and hatred outward. As long as Ye Liuyun dies, this Xing Xi will still be his, and he will eventually reclaim the lost luck.

As for ordinary civilians, a few deaths wouldn't matter. Once Ye Liuyun falls, those soldiers will withdraw, and later they'll be forced to confront the demons.

Yet Ye Liuyun only gave a cold sneer as red battle armor materialized on his body.

"Boom—" a massive roar rang out as Wang Tianqi's palm struck, shaking earth and mountain.

At the moment his palm landed, Wang Tianqi sensed danger; the Clone Puppet's Godslaying Bow aimed at him and released an arrow.

He instantly unleashed his full power again, invoking luck's blessing, brandishing a large seal to smash the incoming arrow.

"Boom—" the impact wave hurled Wang Tianqi into the air.

Suddenly, while Wang Tianqi was flying backward, a blade flash sliced across his back.

A fresh sense of danger surged; Wang Tianqi had no time to think, and his True Essence erupted again, though after two consecutive full bursts, the luck‑enhanced strength had waned considerably.

"Sss—" a deep wound was carved across his back, a wisp of black vapor seeping from it.

This was a poison that Ye Liuyun had Zhan Kong borrow from Poison Soul specifically for anyone attempting to ambush him; unexpectedly, Wang Tianqi ended up using it.

Now he realized just how much Wang Tianqi hated him, daring to risk a direct strike.

Wang Tianqi hadn't expected an ambush here; Zhan Kong's Spatial Power was so strong he hadn't sensed it before.

Without further thought, he turned and fled, but his form suddenly stalled as if blocked by some resistance. It was the intercepting Painter behind him, who projected a binding talisman toward him.

Clenching his teeth, he unleashed power again, using luck to break through the Formation's barrier. At that moment, Ye Liuyun chased through the void and fired a Technique straight at Wang Tianqi's rear heart.

Wang Tianqi had assumed that after his palm strike, Ye Liuyun would be either dead or gravely wounded, yet he emerged unscathed and still managed to launch an attack.

Fearing Ye Liuyun's close‑range Technique, he had no time to think and slapped a palm back at Ye Liuyun, simultaneously blocking the white beam. His entire True Essence ignited, and he rushed out of the seal array desperately.

Ye Liuyun's armor could shield him from harm, yet he was still flung by Wang Tianqi's palm, and the Technique's attack veered off, forcing a halt.

Wang Tianqi escaped at the cost of an arm. He still had luck protecting his body; if unimpeded, his speed across the Xing Xi surpasses everyone else's, and Ye Liuyun could never catch him.

Zhan Kong also had to guard him to prevent further ambushes, so he didn't let anyone pursue.

"Consider yourself lucky; you get to live a few more days!"

Ye Liuyun immediately turned back to his original spot. In truth, he worried someone might attack the Monster Beasts and the women, so he stayed close; should they be in danger, he could intervene promptly.

"Master, I struck him; he should be poisoned!" Zhan Kong reported to Ye Liuyun.

Wang Tianqi's botched ambush left him with a broken arm, a slash, and poison. Most importantly, his luck was further weakened.

"Well done! Your timing was flawless!" Ye Liuyun praised. He truly felt Zhan Kong's strike was perfectly timed.

He guessed Wang Tianqi wouldn't die from the poison, at most it would cause some trouble. His luck hadn't run out, so he shouldn't die immediately.

"Kill!"

Recalling this, Ye Liuyun drew the Demon Slaying Sword and Heaven Devour, charging at a fleeing Imperial Guard squad. The Clone Puppet fell back to guard him, preventing any further ambushes by strong foes.

Ye Liuyun's anger from Wang Tianqi's earlier ambush hadn't subsided; although he had used the Technique to sever Wang Tianqi's arm, he still felt suffocated, having been struck twice and unable to dodge at all.

Thus his blade intent now surged with hatred, becoming even more domineering.

"Die, die, go to death..."

He swung a slash while shouting, each strike poured his full effort, merging Divine Core and Heaven and Earth Power, cleaving the ground into fissures. Soldiers he struck were instantly torn into blood mist, leaving no corpse or bone.

When a Third Stage of Dong Tian Martial Cultivator survived his slash, the Clone Puppet immediately followed with another, using greater force to slay the opponent.

Ahead of them a blaze of blade light glittered; behind, the Death Legion pursuers dared not chase them. Yet none of the Imperial Guard soldiers who arrived could evade their slashes.

His reputation was known to the Death Legion soldiers, so no one came to stir trouble here, which gave him a satisfying kill.

After he vented, his Divine Core was exhausted and his mood lifted; he halted and spoke with the Clone Puppet: "I've noticed this blade intent still has room for improvement! Just a tiny bit more and I could raise it to the next level!"

The Clone Puppet nodded. The two understood each other's thoughts, grasping Ye Liuyun's feeling.

Moreover, he knew the missing piece wasn't power. Though his strength far exceeded Ye Liuyun's, the sensation was the same—a slight lack of breakthrough.