Chapter 3921: Ripping Open the Gap

The Demon Race, however, was pleased to see them engage in this kind of war of attrition.

The pressure on their front line immediately dropped sharply, and the Faction's combat power on that side ceased to increase. Both sides even temporarily called a truce.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's power was being weakened, which even made them again entertain the idea of subduing Ye Liuyun to have him help boost the Demon Race's strength.

Thus they closely monitored the battle situation of Ye Liuyun and the Faction.

The Faction tallied the remaining number of Kuailei around Ye Liuyun after each battle. In every fight they tried every means to eliminate one or two Hédào Sānchóng Kuailei and dozens of Hédào Yīchóng Kuailei.

As time passed, the number of Kuailei released by Ye Liuyun sharply declined. The Hédào Sānchóng Kuailei now number fewer than one hundred, and the Hédào Yīchóng Kuailei have dwindled to only two thousand seven hundred or eight hundred.

Just as the Faction was preparing to wear him down for a while longer before launching a sneak attack, Ye Liuyun suddenly vanished, and when he reappeared, he launched a direct raid on their front line.

During this period, the Sealing Demon Tablet and Magic Vine awakened, requiring a massive energy replenishment; the Monster Beasts had also rested enough, and those that needed to strengthen did so.

Even the evil objects in the Zhenmo Tower had recovered sufficiently. Only then did Ye Liuyun prepare a heavy blow for the Faction.

This time, he and his duplicate personally led the team, with everyone except the women taking part in the battle.

The Faction's front‑line army was struck from behind, and such a powerful force overwhelmed them; the defense line was quickly torn open with a huge gap.

Then Ye Liuyun and his duplicate kept fighting along the breach, continuously widening the gap in the defense line.

The Faction's strong ones rushed in to intercept, and Ye Liuyun sent his duplicate with the evil object captives and Lei Ming to deal with them.

Upon receiving the news, the Demon Race immediately dispatched troops, sending strong ones to surge into the breach and encircle‑kill a hundred‑thousand‑strong front‑line army of the Faction.

The Faction's front‑line army consisted of elite units, with Leaders and soldiers seasoned in combat. Had Ye Liuyun not drawn all the strong ones and torn open the breach, the Demon Race would not have dared to attack so boldly.

Now the Faction's hundred‑thousand army, isolated and unsupported, was first smashed by the Demon Race's strong ones and then struck by the Demon Race's main force, ultimately unable to hold the line and suffering total collapse.

The Demon Race, by opening the Faction's defense line in one stroke, could now advance unimpeded, unless the Faction mobilized more troops to defend.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun's side achieved a complete victory, eliminating the Faction's reinforcements and crushing a defending force of a hundred thousand.

The Sealing Demon Tablet and Magic Vine both obtained sufficient energy. Chi Lian and Zhu Que also absorbed enough Bloodline Power and Yin Soul.

Ye Liuyun immediately withdrew, no longer lingering in the fight.

Their coordination with the Demon Race this time dealt the Faction a heavy loss, crippling a third of the entire defense line.

The Demon Race also seized the opportunity to advance, gradually segmenting and encircling the Faction's most peripheral troops along the defense line.

With no other choice, the Faction could only retreat across the whole front, redeploy the defense line, and surrender more than ten star systems directly to the Demon Race.

The Demon Race then launched a full‑scale offensive, and the Faction had to send troops to intercept, only to be devoured again, giving the Demon Race multiple decisive victories.

After the battle, Ye Liuyun withdrew far away, not taking part in their melee and not contacting the Demon Race at all.

That fight was also fierce; sixteen Hédào Wǔchóng Kuailei were destroyed, half of the Hédào Sānchóng Kuailei were lost, and fewer than five hundred Hédào Yīchóng Skeleton Puppets remained.

Half of the captured evil objects perished, and even Pai Shan Wang died after being specifically targeted by the enemy. Qi Heng also fell in the chaotic battle.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate protected the Monster Beasts well, ready to use Time Power at any moment to rescue them.

The Monster Beasts also carried Hédào Wǔchóng Kuailei as protection, preventing major casualties.

After they withdrew, they let the remaining Hédào Sānchóng Kuailei lead the leftover Hédào Yīchóng Skeleton Soldiers to capture a star system en route, then rested here.

"You all hurry to recover; the Faction is probably about to strike us. They must think we have little power left!"

Ye Liuyun also informed everyone, urging them to recover as quickly as possible.

If the Faction is ruthless enough, they might directly redeploy the withdrawn front‑line army to confront them.

If the Faction fears the Demon Race, they might send that previous squad over, though it would take a bit longer.

The remaining Kuailei were never reclaimed into the Space World by Ye Liuyun; instead, his duplicate kept them outside on guard.

He and the others all returned to the Space World to accelerate their cultivation.

During this period, he spent most of his time cultivating; the Divine Core's mass was sufficient for a breakthrough, so his realm immediately advanced to the mid‑stage of the Second Stage of Dong Tian.

Long Nv, Lei Ming, and Jiu Tou Mo Long—these three Monster Beasts at the Cultivation realm—did not achieve further breakthroughs, but they were close.

Chi Lian and Zhu Que's realms have already broken through to Dòngtiān Jiǔchóng, Bai Hu and Shi Yuan's realms to Cave Heaven Eighth Level, Xuanwu and An Ying to Cave Heaven Seventh Level, and Xiao Lan Bing and Demon Lion both reached Cave Heaven Sixth Level.

Ye Tiandao's realm broke through to the Second Stage of Dong Tian, and Tang Xinyao advanced to the First Stage of Dong Tian; their Spatial Power is also strong, so they can later join Ye Liuyun in battle.

The other women's realms have all reached the Great Void Ninth Level, and some are already on the brink of a breakthrough.

Ye Jin Yuan's Soul power finally caught up, reaching the average level of his realm.

His Physical Body, however, improved the fastest; within the Cultivation realm, few can even wound him now.

His domain also expanded considerably, making him a strong enough to barely contend with Spatial Power. When he fights again, Ye Liuyun will be much more at ease.

Ye Liuyun also equipped each of those who would join the fight with five Hédào Wǔchóng Kuailei, for them to keep for life‑saving use in critical moments.

After they were ready, a few days later the duplicate spotted three Warships heading over together.

"They are three hundred thousand regular soldiers, with some Cultivation First and Second Layer evil objects!" the duplicate told Ye Liuyun.

"Looks like they still want to wear us down a bit more, then bring that Evil Worship Army over!"

Ye Liuyun immediately guessed the intent of those evil objects.

"Let's use the remaining Skeleton Soldiers to fight, and we'll also use these evil objects to warm up!"

He instantly decided not to reveal the stronger Kuailei for the time being.

In fact, at this moment the artificers had already forged a thousand Hédào Wǔchóng and five thousand Hédào Sānchóng Skeleton Puppets for Ye Liuyun.

They originally intended to craft more, but ran out of materials. So they conveniently forged an additional five thousand Hédào Yīchóng Skeleton Puppets for Ye Liuyun.

The Dragon Bones Ye Liuyun had previously gathered are more suitable for making Kuailei of this realm. Some Dragon Bones may have been powerful in life, but having been buried underground for a long time caused their energy to dissipate, reducing their quality.