Chapter 615: Strength Gap

Ye Liuyun saw Su Qingyang assess their strength, yet he still dared to shout for them to surrender, so he was certain they still had hidden strength.

Could they have brought a divine artifact?

Ye Liuyun harbored doubts, but he remained expressionless.

Cut the nonsense! You trash of the Dark Night Demon Hall should have been driven out of the Northern Domain long ago. Your arrival is perfect—it saves me the trouble of seeking you out!

Boastful! Whoever rules this domain must speak with strength!

Su Qingyang snorted disdainfully, then grinned and asked Ye Liuyun: "I heard you're at the Yin Yang First Realm?"

Ye Liuyun smiled faintly: "Just try and you'll know!"

"Hahaha," Su Qingyang burst out laughing, shaking a finger: "No, no, no, you misunderstood. My opponents are those elders of the Holy Martial Academy. And your opponent is it!"

Su Qingyang flicked his wrist, throwing out a Metal Puppet of the Yin Yang Third Realm.

Su Qingyang knew Ye Liuyun was skilled in Spiritual Soul Attack, so he preemptively released the Metal Puppet to fight, fearing that once battle began, Ye Liuyun would entangle him and he wouldn't have time to release the Skeleton Puppet.

Moreover, he felt that simply releasing the Metal Puppet's realm would be enough to unsettle many elders of the Holy Martial Academy.

Causing those elders to lose confidence would undoubtedly make the upcoming battle go more smoothly.

His intention did indeed have some effect.

Some people, upon seeing the Metal Puppet, immediately felt fear, began to slowly retreat, afraid the Metal Puppet would target them first.

Meanwhile, the disciples watching from afar were in an uproar, lamenting the Metal Puppet's realm and the rule they would soon face.

Some core members of the Soaring Cloud Pavilion had already taken the academy's highest position, clearly seeing everything.

"Can the Pavilion Master deal with this puppet?"

"Or should we all rush up together, relying on numbers tactic to wear down that puppet?"

Everyone seeing the Metal Puppet was also greatly shocked.

"What's there to panic about!" Tie Jun bellowed, suppressing everyone's voices.

Then he loudly said: "When has the Pavilion Master ever let us down? Wait and see, he definitely has a solution! All of you stay quiet, don't interfere with my watching the spectacle!"

Upon hearing that, everyone also closed their mouths. But their worry for Ye Liuyun in their hearts did not lessen at all.

Ye Liuyun waited a moment, seeing Su Qingyang produce nothing else, then curiously asked: "Just this puppet? Nothing else?"

"Huh? What do you mean? This Metal Puppet is already enough to destroy you! You're overestimating yourself!"

Su Qingyang initially didn't understand what Ye Liuyun meant by saying that.

Afterwards, he thought Ye Liuyun was young and inexperienced, unaware that as a Martial Cultivator reaches the Yin-Yang Realm, each level's increase brings earth-shaking changes in power.

"This Metal Puppet's realm is two levels above yours; you'll soon see just how great the strength gap is!"

Ye Liuyun sized up the Metal Puppet, then nodded with a smile.

"Not bad, the gap is indeed large. But I really want to give it a try!"

Ye Liuyun truly wanted to see how great the gap would be when he faced a Yin Yang Third Realm opponent.

"Ignorant of death! I can let it fulfill you!"

Su Qingyang curled his lip, speaking disdainfully.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun told Wu Qingcheng and the others: "You'll have to work harder; I'll leave the rest to you—I want to practice against this puppet."

Wu Qingcheng and the others, knowing Ye Liuyun had a Skeleton Puppet, had no worry for him and all nodded in agreement.

The Grand Elder, however, sent a mental transmission to Ye Liuyun: "If you can't win, first flee back to the Iron Eagle Sect; don't worry about this place!"

Ye Liuyun, upon hearing that, couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

His master truly had nothing to complain about, always unconditionally believing in him and protecting him.

To avoid worrying his master, he immediately replied: "Master, rest assured, I'm just practicing with this puppet. I have something that can deal with it—I will surely win. You needn't worry."

Upon hearing Ye Liuyun's definite reply, the Grand Elder's hanging heart also eased.

Otherwise, although he appeared calm on the surface, he had actually already prepared to cover Ye Liuyun's escape.

The Yin Yang Third Realm is far above them; victory can no longer be won by sheer numbers!

Ye Liuyun drew the Demon Slaying Sword and was the first to charge at the Metal Puppet.

The Metal Puppet emanated Demon Qi from its whole body; evidently, it also used a Demon Cultivator's technique. Thus Ye Liuyun felt using the Demon Slaying Sword against it would be more effective.

"Roar!"

Lei Ming also followed Ye Liuyun's charge, letting out an angry roar in midair, revealing his true form, and rushed toward Su Qingyang.

Then several beast roars sounded; Long Nv, Bai Hu, and Shi Yuan each revealed their true forms and joined the charge together with everyone.

Afterwards, the Grand Elder also led the Holy Martial Academy's Martial Cultivators in charging forward.

A melee thus began.

The key to this battle was the outcome of Ye Liuyun's fight with the Metal Puppet. Therefore, many people focused their attention on that one person and one puppet.

Ye Liuyun exerted his full power, merging various forces together, manifesting the Guardian God Seal.

The Primordial War God's form had become much more solid; even the wrinkles in its clothing could be seen clearly.

Ye Liuyun raised his sword, released sword intent, and struck with a single blow.

The Primordial War God performed the same motion, except its sword was entirely condensed from Buddha Light Power, also containing Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire.

Considering the Metal Puppet lacked a Soul, Ye Liuyun also did not use Spiritual Soul Attack.

The Metal Puppet, weaponless in hand, seeing Ye Liuyun's slash, simply threw a punch, directly clashing with Ye Liuyun's blade.

Its punch released a streak of black silk-like Demon Qi from its palm, rushing toward Ye Liuyun's blade.

Originally, everyone thought these two streams of True Essence would violently collide.

Unexpectedly, with a "whoosh," Ye Liuyun's blade sliced straight down.

Then came a booming crash; the blow heavily struck the Metal Puppet, sending it rolling in place once before it stood up.

However, it could be seen that it hadn't suffered serious injury. There was a fine slit in the metal on its chest, but it hadn't cut into the internal mechanical parts. Even its outer skin wasn't broken.

And the punch thrown by that Metal Puppet only split the Demon Qi, which did not disappear, but went straight into the air.

The Metal Puppet also froze for a moment, clearly having never faced such a situation before.