Chapter 3936: Borrowing Manpower

After Yan Tang drank the Life Spring Water, his injuries healed at a visibly rapid pace, and in no time he could sit up on his own.

The healing effect of the Life Spring Water made it regard Ye Liuyun as even more unfathomable.

It waited until it could stand up, then immediately pleaded with Ye Liuyun.

"After all, Fan Tian is the Clan Chief of our Demon Race; according to our customs, we should send his body to the ancestral hall for burial…"

Ye Liuyun, however, did not wait for it to finish, and proactively said: "Do as you wish; the grudge between me and it is already settled. The aftermath you Demon Race should arrange yourselves.

Take over the Clan Chief's position first; once you have settled it properly, come find me, and we'll quickly discuss how to help you resist the Faction."

After speaking, he went to a distant spot, casually chose a place, and had the artist set up a Defense Array there, waiting for Yan Tang.

Yan Tang and the Demon Race members all breathed a sigh of relief; they had feared Ye Liuyun would desecrate the corpse in anger, but he brushed it off so lightly and turned the page.

Yan Tang immediately consulted the strong Demon Race members beside him, and each went to handle matters; Fan Tian's corpse was also carried away for placement.

Not long after, Yan Tang came to find Ye Liuyun. The burial of Fan Tian would be handled by other Demon Race members.

Yan Tang, after assigning someone to tally this Demon Race's battle losses and resources, found the situation grim. If this information leaked, the Faction would likely launch an attack immediately.

It dared not delay further and had to go to Ye Liuyun. Since Ye Liuyun mentioned discussing with it, he surely intended to use them to continue resisting the Faction, so there must be a way to boost their strength.

As expected, when they met, Ye Liuyun got straight to the point and asked: "The Demon Race's strength has been severely damaged; how do you plan to deal with the Faction?"

Yan Tang replied honestly: "We no longer have the strength to confront the Faction directly.

If you don't help us, we'll have to retreat and consolidate. As for the future—whether to relocate—depends on the circumstances."

Ye Liuyun had already prepared; he had informed the Demon Wolf and those prisoners to temporarily loan them to the Demon Race.

He also intended to loan the Demon Race some Hédào Sānchóng and Hédào Yīchóng Kuailei, to help the Demon Race deal a major blow to the Faction, restoring balance between the two sides.

So when Yan Tang spoke, he immediately replied: "Helping you is no problem, but I won't do it for free.

I can lend you the Demon Wolf and sixteen Hédào Fourth and Fifth Layer prisoners, and also lend you three hundred Hédào Sānchóng and one thousand Hédào Yīchóng Skeleton Puppets.

The resources they need should be provided by your Demon Race. You can use this incident to catch the Faction off guard.

The loan period ends when the strengths of both sides reach an equal level.

However, you must pay with one hundred Magic Crystal Mineral Veins and fifty Metal Mineral Veins as compensation. You don't need to mine the veins yourselves; just hand them over to me.

If I happen to have resources you urgently need, you may also pay with Magic Crystal Mineral Veins, buying them back from me for emergency use.

Ye Liuyun's stance was clear: assistance is possible, but it comes with a fee.

Moreover, he will maintain the balance of power, ensuring neither side becomes stronger than the other.

He has already estimated their strength; a single battle could deal a heavy blow to the Faction and level the two sides.

The current gap between them lies mainly in high‑end combat power; the loss of a few million Demon Race soldiers actually has little impact on either side.

The compensation he offered—those sunglasses and Metal Mineral Veins—is not expensive. It's a discounted price, considering the Demon Race truly cannot spare more resources.

So Yan Tang readily and happily agreed.

After they signed the Divine Soul Contract, Yan Tang remarked: "I thought you'd add a clause preventing us from ever invading the Human Race's planet!"

Ye Liuyun laughed: "Heh, whatever you like; as long as you have that strength. Being able to do this now already counts as a contribution to the Human Race; I can't manage matters that far!"

Yan Tang curiously asked: "Aren't you acting for the Human Race?"

"I only act for myself! It has nothing to do with others or any race. I've said before that I'm not hostile to the Demon Race, nor will I directly eradicate the Faction.

I strike whoever I feel like, entirely on a whim. If I'm displeased, I attack; if I'm pleased, I cooperate!" Ye Liuyun explained.

"I truly envy you!" Yan Tang said sincerely.

Ye Liuyun can act as he wishes and has the power to strike at will; he truly envies that.

Unwittingly, Ye Liuyun had become the target it pursued in its mind. Once it stabilizes the Demon Race, it will certainly relinquish the Clan Chief's position and go out to make a name for itself.

They chatted briefly, then began to carry out the agreement. Ye Liuyun handed the Demon Wolf, prisoners, and Kuailei to Yan Tang, and also produced some resources the Demon Race urgently needed.

Yan Tang designated several Mineral Veins, allowing Ye Liuyun to mine them at will.

After leaving the people behind, Ye Liuyun went to mine the veins.

Metal Kuailei worked alongside Skeleton Soldiers; Hou Yunfeng and Qi Yue acted as supervisors, so he didn't need to lift a finger himself. He could also use this time to cultivate peacefully.

The Demon Wolf and the prisoners each have a Slave Seal planted in their Sea of Consciousness, and the Kuailei also contain duplicates; he isn't worried about any unpaid loans.

If the Demon Race still dares to play tricks on him, it's merely courting its own destruction.

Yan Tang and those newly appointed Demon Race Elders truly have no such intention; they are genuinely frightened of Ye Liuyun, and even now they don't know what Trump Card Ye Liuyun still holds.

So they simply rushed to the front lines with the borrowed power, studying along the way how to best employ these people, aiming to eliminate enough of the Faction's strong ones in a single battle and restore the balance of strength.

The Demon Race's huge development surely reached the Faction's ears.

They all saw this as an opportunity to heavily strike the Demon Race, and thus began to stir, secretly moving strong units to the front.

The remaining soldiers of the Evil Cult Legion were summoned again. Though few in number, they are certainly a sharp spear for a strike.

When Yan Tang and his group arrived at the front, the Faction's strong ones had also arrived.

The Demon Race, without waiting for them to act, launched a surprise attack on the Faction's stronghold.

Yan Tang isn't adept at commanding large battles, but this kind of harassment tactic comes naturally to him, especially with the absolute advantage of the Demon Wolf.

Thus this battle wiped out the Faction's high‑end combat power, and the number of strong ones on both sides again approached balance.

The Faction's strong ones also questioned Ye Liuyun's bias toward the Demon Race. Yet when the Demon Race explained they paid the price of Mineral Veins and borrowed power from Ye Liuyun, the Faction had no rebuttal.

Who would have thought they hadn't considered this method initially, so they can only take this silent loss. They just hope in their hearts that Ye Liuyun leaves here quickly.

Their Elder Council also resolved: if Ye Liuyun does not leave, they will cease moving troops.