Chapter 3841: Seizing the Royal City

"Damn, the strong ones and the God King have both been killed by the enemy; we can't stop them any longer!"

With the God King dead, the Martial Cultivators and Imperial Guard Leaders of the Moon‑White Dynasty were also stunned; they could never have held back so many Kuailei. Yet the Kuailei had already surged forward, forcing them to resist.

Even Martial Cultivators of the Dòngtiān Jiǔchóng realm had no strength to fight back against Kuailei of the Hédào realm. The Clone Puppet had already taken the city walls, and their attempted retreat routes were blocked, sandwiched by Skeleton Soldiers on both sides.

The Martial Cultivators from the Twin‑Star system, upon seeing the gray‑robed cultivator fall, immediately tried to flee. Yet the Clone Puppet drew the Godslaying Bow, loosing one arrow per target, shooting down several of those strong ones, and ordered its two‑hundred‑plus Skeleton Soldiers to focus on killing those cultivators.

Ye Liuyun seized the chance to unleash the Magic Vine, releasing Monster Beasts to join the fight and harvest more resources. The Magic Vine had now broken through to the Dòngtiān Jiǔchóng realm, craving resources, and it immediately surged toward the strong ones of the Twin‑Star system.

The Monster Beasts also chose that direction; where the strong are many, resources are abundant.

The three armies flanking Ye Liuyun's left, right, and rear had been scattered and were now fleeing. Skeleton Soldiers pursued them from behind, cutting them down.

Ye Liuyun ordered the Skeleton Soldiers to kill as many as possible and bring the corpses back for the Magic Vine to use as cultivation resources.

Zhan Kong and the painter finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Liuyun smiled at the painter, "I told you not to draw so many Formations; you didn't believe me. Now we have to dismantle them!"

The painter helplessly explained, "Who knows if those guys might go mad—what if the finger that points at the Kuailei points at us?"

He guessed that those people wouldn't kill Ye Liuyun lightly, but might kill others to threaten him, so he set up extra Formations for self‑protection.

Ye Liuyun thought the painter's thinking was quite thorough; he hadn't considered so many possibilities.

The painter hurried to erase the Formations, while Ye Liuyun led Zhan Kong and the Hédào Èrchóng Martial Cultivator toward the city gate.

Since the God King and the strong ones were eliminated and the walls were seized, he decided to take the Royal City outright.

Around the city gate, battle cries rang out; a hundred‑thousand Imperial Guard were trapped in the middle, unable to escape, forced into a death fight. Yet faced with Kuailei on both sides, they could not hold, falling piece by piece.

"Where is the Imperial Guard Leader? The God King is gone; who are you still fighting for? Surrender, don't make a fearless sacrifice!" Ye Liuyun shouted, offering them a chance to surrender.

"Alas!" the Leader sighed, dropping the weapon in his hand.

Soon the rest of the Imperial Guard also surrendered; Ye Liuyun halted the Skeleton Soldiers and let the Clone Puppet deal with the surrendered troops, first pulling them into the Space World.

The Martial Cultivators from the Twin‑Star system had no chance to surrender. Once the Magic Vine arrived, they died even faster; within moments only a handful remained.

Moreover, even if they surrendered, the Magic Vine would not accept them, snatching them up and draining their True Essence, while their bloodlines and Souls were given to other Monster Beasts.

Some strong Martial Cultivators of the Moon‑White Dynasty who surrendered were taken by Ye Liuyun into his own Space World, to be dealt with later as needed. The young and vigorous ones he gave to Qin Peng; the older ones he used as Soul cultivation resources, sparing no waste.

As for the Metal Puppet, he no longer wished to forge more, finding the Skeleton Soldiers far more useful.

The Hédào Èrchóng Martial Cultivator beside him, named Hou Yunfeng, he intends to keep for now; should he encounter cultivation questions later, he can consult him.

The other groups of Skeleton Soldiers behaved obediently and all returned. The fleeing armies were too scattered, and Ye Liuyun did not order them to pursue.

He immediately assigned four thousand Skeleton Soldiers to guard the city, then led a thousand Skeleton Soldiers straight to charge the Royal Palace.

Within the Royal City, none of the dynasty's high officials or Great Clan members escaped. They had not expected the situation, once favorable to them, to reverse instantly.

When they realized the God King and the strong were dead, the walls were breached by Skeleton Soldiers in an instant.

Although the Clone Puppet's Skeleton Soldiers were few and could not cover all four walls, any side with a hundred of them deterred any daring breach. After all, they were Kuailei of the Hédào realm—not opponents to be taken lightly.

After entering the city, Ye Liuyun informed Qin Peng, giving them confidence to advance boldly.

He then began scavenging resources in the Royal City. The royal Treasure Vault and other assets remained, having no time to be moved; even some royal family members managed to hide.

Ye Liuyun first looted the Royal Palace, while having the painter link the Teleportation Array to summon Guǐ Sòu. The remaining tasks were handed over to Guǐ Sòu.

Guǐ Sòu then purged the royal family, ministers, and clans he deemed useless, giving the acquired resources to Ye Liuyun, and began reorganizing agents according to the situation.

This was the only time the main army had not arrived yet, yet Ye Liuyun had already seized the royal household and begun appointing agents.

Within the palace Treasure Vault, Ye Liuyun also found a high‑quality ore. The royal family knew its worth, but since no one could refine it, it had been left untouched.

He immediately tossed the ore into the Nine‑Dragon Swallowing Heaven Cauldron, letting the Fire Spirit and Thunder Spirit refine and purify it.

This time, Ye Liuyun planned to use only half of the ore to upgrade his own and his companions' weapons and armor, reserving the other half for the few Kuailei who had fought alongside him, to raise their grades.

However, Sun Que is only at the Sevenfold Cave Heaven level; he must reach the Hédào realm before the other Kuailei can be elevated to that level.

But Zhan Kong, Gu Changhong and other Kuailei, upon learning of Ye Liuyun's plan, were deeply grateful; they never expected that even as captives they might still have a chance to advance their realms.

Ye Liuyun also told them to quickly boost their Divine Soul Power, lest their souls become insufficient after their realms rise.

Consequently, the Kuailei voluntarily requested to join the main army. Ye Liuyun sent them, together with the Monster Beasts, to report to Qin Peng and follow his commands.

He stayed behind to garrison the Royal City, preventing it from being retaken, which would force Qin Peng to fight again.

During this time he also contacted the Dream Family head, Meng Cangxuan.

The Dream Family's required star systems for material transport were all secured by Ye Liuyun. Henceforth the Dream Family could ship supplies via the Royal City's Teleportation Array, no longer needing troops.

The saved five hundred thousand troops could be sent back to the dynasty, after which Pei Yong would select elite soldiers to replenish the Death Legion. Recent encoding issues have motivated us to update faster; please click to exit reading mode. Thank you.