Chapter 3799: War-Mongers

Mengfei couldn't help but exclaim to Lan Ruobing, "Sister Lan, your eye really is sharp; a man like that would make any woman swoon!"

Lan Ruobing glanced at the lovestruck Mengfei and smiled meaningfully, "You'd better think about the consequences!"

"What consequences?" Mengfei asked, still not understanding what Lan Ruobing meant.

Lan Ruobing said no more, simply pulling Mengfei back onto the Flying Boat. After Ye Liuyun and the others finished cleaning the battlefield, they too returned.

Once back, they immediately cultivated to restore their Divine Core, preparing for the next battle. Lan Ruobing also returned to Ye Liuyun's Space World to speed up her recovery.

Mengfei, however, couldn't settle down; her mind was filled with images of Ye Liuyun ripping off his tattered clothes and striding out of the battlefield—an absolute hero in the girl's eyes.

She cultivated for a while, then could no longer continue.

"Better prepare some food for him; he just finished fighting and might be hungry!"

Thinking of that, she stopped her cultivation and sent someone to prepare food for Ye Liuyun. With so many people around Ye Liuyun, she naturally needed to prepare plenty.

She even loved the house and its crows, thinking the Monster Beasts near Ye Liuyun were all strong, and she was especially curious about the shapeshifting ones, hoping to see them up close.

In Ye Liuyun's Space World, time flows faster, and everyone restored their Divine Core mainly by using Crystal Stones taken from the Demon Realm, so the Divine Cores recovered quickly.

Just as Ye Liuyun was about to lead everyone in a barbecue, Mengfei happened to come and knock, inviting Ye Liuyun out to eat.

Ye Liuyun stepped out, saw the abundance of food, and immediately released the newly arrived fighters and Monster Beasts, letting everyone eat together. On his left and right stood Lan Ruobing and Tang Xinyao.

The Kuailei didn't need food, and there wasn't enough space outside, so Ye Liuyun simply kept them in the Space World.

Mengfei stayed opposite, accompanying the group, looking left and right, very curious. When she saw Ye Liuyun, a blush flared on her face.

"Another naive girl has fallen!" Lan Ruobing said, watching Mengfei, and whispered to Tang Xinyao.

Tang Xinyao examined Mengfei closely and said, "She's got a decent look!"

"Any more bandits ahead?" Ye Liuyun asked, more concerned with the fight, ignoring their conversation.

"Big brother, I'm awesome, I solo‑killed a Fifth‑layer Cave Heaven bandit!" Lei Ming bragged to Ye Liuyun about her strength.

"Impressive, impressive. Next time conserve some Divine Core and try to take two!" Ye Liuyun encouraged Lei Ming, then turned to discuss sword intent with Ye Tiandao.

Ye Tiandao's sword intent was also improving rapidly, catching up with Ye Liuyun. Yet she, too, had hit a bottleneck, as if she couldn't break through that level.

"In the next battle we'll use swords, a single sword, and test a slightly stronger opponent!" Ye Liuyun suggested. Ye Tiandao nodded in agreement.

"I plan to refine the Demon Subduing Pestle into a personal treasure!" Shi Yuan asked Ye Liuyun for advice.

"The Demon Subduing Pestle is fine; its grade is already high, and even as a staff its power is considerable, though its functions are limited. Don't wait any longer—what if you later find a better treasure?" Ye Liuyun replied earnestly to Shi Yuan.

"With the Demon Subduing Pestle plus a few Hédào Jìngjiè weapons, my combat power is already strong enough to kill Martial Cultivators of the Third‑ and Fourth‑layer Cave Heaven!" Shi Yuan still favored heavy‑attack weapons.

Ye Liuyun also thought Shi Yuan could wield several weapons, which would compensate for the Demon Subduing Pestle's limited functions.

"That works too!" Since Shi Yuan liked it, Ye Liuyun offered no further comment.

These are all war‑mongers; their conversation centered on combat. They even discussed coordination and how to obtain more cultivation resources, such as Bloodline Power needed for the Red Flame, Divine Soul Power required by the Black Tortoise and Shadow, and Yin Soul needed by the Vermilion Bird.

Most of the time the Monster Beasts ate hungrily. The Black Tortoise and Shadow would eat a person and then the person would vanish, reappearing at the table a moment later.

The two often used invisibility, honing that skill, and the Monster Beasts had grown accustomed to it.

Mengfei listened with great excitement, watching the Monster Beasts, thrilled, and even hoped a Monster Beast would change shape for her to see, but none paid her any attention.

"More bandits are coming!"

They hadn't finished eating when the Clone Puppet tasked with monitoring the outside spotted more bandits approaching.

"Go, finish the fight and then come back to eat!"

Ye Liuyun called out, and everyone rushed out again.

"Huh? Going again?" Mengfei then realized her True Essence hadn't even recovered halfway, leaving her with no strength to fight.

So she could only run to the cockpit to watch.

"Sister Lan also went out? Did she recover that fast?" she wondered.

This time the bandits outnumbered the last, with over thirty Flying Boats of all sizes, as if an entire nest had taken off. Their flags showed they were allied with the small group from before.

"It's a large bandit fleet!"

Ye Liuyun immediately deployed Zhan Kong and other Kuailei to encircle the bandits.

He swung his Demon Slaying Sword, leading the group forward. The Clone Puppets, wielding twin blades, also charged.

The bandit leader this time was a Martial Cultivator of the Eighth‑layer Cave Heaven, accompanied by a Seventh‑layer master; a Clone had to face the two alone.

A bloody battle erupted again; although the opponents were numerous, Ye Liuyun's sword strikes were faster than before.

But Tang Xinyao and Lan Ruobing struggled. After a short fight they were surrounded, and only Tang Xinyao's Blood Mist Formation Flag shielded them from injury.

Zhan Kong had intended to intervene, but seeing they could still hold on, he held back.

Besides Zhan Kong, Painter, and Poison Soul—three Hédào Jìngjiè strongholds—Ye Liuyun's side also had Gu Changhong, Qian Meng, Demon King, and Bà Tiān, four Kuailei that had always followed them, plus nine other Kuailei whose realms were Seventh‑ and Eighth‑layer Cave Heaven, higher than Gu Changhong and the others.

Thus they formed a circle, enclosing all the bandits so none could escape.

The bandits inside grew increasingly panicked. They realized the surrounding Kuailei were stronger one after another, far beyond what they could handle.

So the bandit leader quickly realized they were being used as practice.

"Since we're all going to die, let's take a few as offerings!" the bandit leader snarled, and together with his Seventh‑layer subordinates, he fought the Clone Kuailei with all his might; even when wounded, he went berserk, preferring injury for injury.

The two of them faced two opponents; the Clone wielded two blades, pushing sword intent to the limit. Even though the two bandits gave their all, they couldn't land a single wound. The recent encoding issues have motivated us to update faster; please take a moment to exit reading mode. Thank you.