Chapter 3866: Successful Breakthrough

Ye Liuyun forced himself not to unleash the bursting power within, fully driving his Soul source and resisting the lure of power; his face swelled red, and his whole body trembled violently.

At that moment, the Flying Sword Dynasty's large contingent of Martial Cultivators arrived.

"Just in time!"

The Clone Puppet, fearing its host's breakthrough would be affected, immediately sent the Kuailei and Monster Beasts out to attack, while it stayed on guard in place.

The Martial Cultivators sent by the royal family this time were many who could command Flying Swords; before the two sides' troops even approached, a torrent of Flying Swords rained down from the sky.

The Kuailei and Monster Beasts halted immediately, daring not to charge further. Against such a massive Flying Sword assault, the talismans they had prepared beforehand were of no use.

Zhan Kong was the first to rush out, using spatial teleportation and his weapon's edge to block some Flying Swords in advance.

The newly captured Sòng Cháng'ān also helped by locking space, blocking a portion of the Flying Swords.

Xiao Lanbing immediately formed an ice wall before everyone, repelling the frontal attack.

Lei Ming, the Nine-Head Demon Dragon and Bai Hu waited until the ice wall was shattered, then swept with the Golden Pupil Technique, melting the entire front row of Flying Swords.

Many of the opposing Martial Cultivators' signature Flying Swords were damaged, spitting blood in backlash. The remaining Flying Swords instantly changed direction, flanking to attack them.

Lei Ming let out a roar, deploying his signature Zhenmo Tower, releasing two Hédào Jìngjiè Demon Beasts inside, sending them to kill the opponents.

Thus, with Zhan Kong, Sòng Cháng'ān and two Demon Race members—four Hédào Jìngjiè strongmen—rushed into the enemy Formation.

The Nine-Head Demon Dragon produced the World-Ending Black Lotus, unleashing countless Black Light beams, blocking a side's Flying Swords.

The other flank was handled by Long Nv and Shi Yuan with Coiling Dragon Staffs and Demon-Subduing Pestles, while Magic Vine used the Technique to seal gaps, also blocking the Flying Swords.

After they blocked this wave of Flying Sword attacks, any close combat with the enemy nullified the enemy's advantage, and the four Hédào Jìngjiè strongmen instantly killed many.

At that moment, the opponent also noticed Ye Liuyun breaking through his realm, so three Flying Swords surged toward him.

The Clone Puppet, to prevent mishaps, did not strike directly but threw three Skeleton Soldiers, raising shields to meet the three Flying Swords, engaging them.

However, the enemy Martial Cultivators were too many; the Clone Puppet could not determine who controlled the Flying Swords, fearing the Kuailei would let them slip, so it released three more Kuailei to contend with the three Flying Swords.

The opposing Martial Cultivators, noticing the commotion, had someone control two more Flying Swords that rushed over.

"Damn it!"

In a rage, the Clone Puppet charged out, the Golden Pupil Technique sweeping, instantly melting the two Flying Swords, then proceeded to eliminate the other three, melting them all, indifferent to the energy cost.

Yet after its strike, a Martial Cultivator used spatial power to dash to the edge of the Formation, intending to bombard it. Fortunately, Hou Yunfeng was guarding Ye Liuyun and knocked that Martial Cultivator flying with a single punch.

The Martial Cultivator tried to flee into the void, but Hou Yunfeng blasted him out. The Clone Puppet immediately slashed the Martial Cultivator, cutting him in half.

At this point, Lei Ming and the Monster Beasts and Kuailei rushed forward for close combat, the enemy's pressure clearly increased, and no one could spare a glance to ambush Ye Liuyun.

Just as the Clone Puppet thought it was safe, a white Technique shot toward it at high speed. Its Golden Pupil barely registered it as a Flying Sword.

But the Flying Sword's speed far exceeded ordinary ones; the Clone Puppet couldn't dodge. With a "shhh" sound, the Flying Sword pierced its chest, pinning its Physical Body and dragging it into the Formation behind.

"Boom—"

The Formation did block the attack, yet the vibration was loud. Moreover, the Clone Puppet was wounded, and Ye Liuyun immediately sensed it.

The urge to unleash power grew even stronger.

"Hold on, I'm fine!"

The Clone Puppet instantly sent Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun, then severed their Soul link. At the same time, Golden Pupil glanced at the long sword at its chest and used the Technique to melt its hilt.

"Puff!"

From afar, a royal Martial Cultivator of Hédào Jìngjiè also spat a mouthful of fresh blood.

The Clone Puppet then slowly extracted the segment of the long sword lodged in its body, piece by piece.

"What kind of monster is this!" the Martial Cultivator exclaimed, bewildered to see the Clone Puppet draw its sword, the blade still unstained with blood.

At that moment, the Clone Puppet's Golden Pupil locked onto him; it tossed the half‑long sword, suddenly switching to the Godslaying Bow, firing five arrows at the Martial Cultivator.

The Martial Cultivator, once locked, panicked. He unleashed his True Essence, trying to break the Godslaying Bow's lock and to use his True Essence to deflect the arrows.

Yet, given his realm, he was far from matching the Godslaying Bow's power; despite his desperate dodging, when he sidestepped, the arrow veered and the first shot detonated him.

The remaining arrows all missed entirely.

"Waste!"

The Clone Puppet muttered resentfully, then resumed using the Godslaying Bow to shoot down several strong Martial Cultivators for the group.

Since the enemy numbers were larger, eliminating a few more eased the burden on the others.

Afterwards he retreated into the Formation, using Golden Pupil to scan all around, guarding against any remaining Hédào Jìngjiè Martial Cultivators of the Flying Sword Dynasty hiding in the shadows.

He still hadn't found any strong one's trace when a sudden blast echoed behind the Mineral Vein. The vein collapsed, burying the Skeleton Puppets beneath.

A Hédào Jìngjiè Martial Cultivator revealed his form. Hou Yunfeng, having focused on the Clone Puppet earlier, had neglected the rear surveillance.

"Leave it to me!"

Hou Yunfeng, realizing his negligence, immediately charged toward that Martial Cultivator.

"Hédào Èrchóng!" the Martial Cultivator, seeing Hou Yunfeng's realm, dared not fight and turned to flee.

"You run? I'll see where you're going!"

Hou Yunfeng didn't rush after him; he stood his ground, forming a massive fist and blasting it toward the Martial Cultivator.

The punch struck so hard that even the air exploded with booming cracks.

And the fist was so huge that the Martial Cultivator, lacking spatial mastery, couldn't escape.

Helpless, he swung a few swords backward, trying to block the punch, but his swords barely affected Hou Yunfeng's fist.

In the end the Martial Cultivator was solidly struck, his flesh and blood splattered.

The buried Skeletons tunneled out one by one. Their bodies were sturdy, so they weren't crushed, but the mined shaft now had to be re‑dug.

The puppets, once out, immediately began re‑excavating.

Now Ye Liuyun finally resisted the lure of power, his body calmed, and he smoothly broke through to the Cave Heaven First Level realm, no longer affected.

The situation was no longer urgent; he continued consolidating his realm, not rushing to act.