Chapter 626: Capture the Thief, Capture the King

"Dean?"

The Iron Army and Ye Liuyun called out at the same time.

Cheng Yi smiled, nodded toward them, and said, "We know you're going to attack the Dark Night Demon Hall; we'll also lend a hand. We've brought you fifty Martial Cultivators of the Heavenly Gang Realm for you to deploy."

Ye Liuyun and the Iron Army were overjoyed at the news.

With fifty Heavenly Gang Realm Martial Cultivators joining, taking the Dark Night Demon Hall should be no problem.

"Will the Northern Domain Alliance's sudden deployment of so many Martial Cultivators cause any issues?" Ye Liuyun asked worriedly.

"What's the problem? You've nearly swept the Northern Domain's alien evils and Corpse Demons clean, leaving room for these forces. In fact, we owe you thanks! So giving you a little help is only natural!"

Cheng Yi said generously. It seemed he was fully aware of Ye Liuyun's deeds.

"I see!" Ye Liuyun gladly accepted Cheng Yi's goodwill.

"The Holy Martial Academy still lacks a dean; I wonder if you…" Ye Liuyun wanted to ask Cheng Yi whether he'd be willing to return as dean.

"Haha, as for the dean, I think the academy needs fresh blood. Both my master and yours are old and low on energy. Let him keep looking for one slowly! But don't worry, I'll screen the candidates!"

Cheng Yi understood Ye Liuyun's meaning. He was very pleased that he could care about the Holy Martial Academy's future.

After all, he had once served as dean of the Holy Martial Academy, so he still harbored affection for it.

Ye Liuyun heard this and didn't press further. As far as he was concerned, finding a suitable dean was enough.

What needed to be done now was to resolve the immediate matter; the rest could wait.

"I'll go with you to deal with their hall master! The Dark Night Demon Hall's master, Lu Jinzhou, is a veteran strongman; don't underestimate him," Cheng Yi reminded Ye Liuyun.

Cheng Yi was also at the Yin Yang Yi Chong realm. With his addition, Ye Liuyun felt even more confident.

"Alright. I'm prepared. You hide in the shadows and I'll attack head‑on!" Ye Liuyun immediately assigned the tasks.

"No problem, let's go; our Flying Boat will follow behind you." Cheng Yi readily agreed. His Flying Boat then trailed behind the Lingyun Pavilion Flying Boat.

The Lingyun Pavilion Flying Boat was the slowest, so it could only stay behind them, matching their pace.

Two days later they finally reached the Northern Domain branch of the Dark Night Demon Hall.

At once the Flying Boat surged, and the Iron Army followed the preset plan, charging forward with all the Martial Cultivators.

Ye Liuyun, after stowing his Flying Boat, used Spiritual Sense Lock to target the hall master, vanished into void, and rushed straight to his cultivation spot.

As for where Cheng Yi was ambushing, Ye Liuyun didn't worry; he surely had his own method.

When Ye Liuyun's party took off in the Flying Boat, Lin Feier sensed it.

"Damn! They're a day late! The hall master has already broken through!"

But at that moment she couldn't notify Ye Liuyun in time, so she rushed straight to the hall master's cultivation site.

She guessed that if Ye Liuyun came to attack, he would head straight for the hall master at once.

The Dark Night Demon Hall's master, Lu Jinzhou, had already sensed Ye Liuyun's gaze when his Golden Pupil looked his way.

Although he was cultivating at the time, he foresaw that he had been discovered and that trouble might ensue.

So he accelerated his advancement and broke through early. A day ago he reached the Yin Yang Second Realm. He is now consolidating the realm, awaiting an attacker.

Each ascent in the Yin-Yang Realm doubles the power, which is truly astounding.

He believed that with his strength no one could touch him. At least escaping was easy. Thus he didn't change location; he simply fortified his realm in place.

Because of his momentary carelessness, he gave Ye Liuyun a chance to kill him. Otherwise, if he fled back to the Dark Night Demon Hall headquarters, Ye Liuyun would never reach him. Attacking the headquarters would require the entire Cangyun Alliance to mobilize manpower.

Seeing Lu Jinzhou not flee, Ye Liuyun felt a surge of joy. He also noticed Lu's realm breakthrough; his Yin Yang Second Realm was still unstable.

But that mattered little. As long as he was there, that was enough. Ye Liuyun had no intention of climbing up to fight him to the death.

"Liuyun! The hall master has already broken into the Yin Yang Second Realm!"

When Ye Liuyun appeared, Lin Feier arrived as well. "I'll immediately use Spiritual Sense to transmit to Ye Liuyun."

"No problem, I'm prepared!" Ye Liuyun replied briefly, drew the Demon Slaying Sword, and slashed at Lu Jinzhou's cultivation secret chamber.

Boom!

The secret chamber collapsed with a boom under his slash, but Lu Jinzhou leapt out a split second before it fully opened.

"You're the top youngster from the Cangyun Martial Competition?" Lu Jinzhou sized Ye Liuyun up, then laughed, "What a pity, you're a step too late!"

"As long as it's in the Northern Domain, it's not late!"

Ye Liuyun said no more, immediately activated the Mixed‑Origin War God and launched a Spiritual Soul Attack. At the same time, he hurled the Sealing Demon Tablet at Lu Jinzhou.

Sensing the Demon Qi on Lu Jinzhou, the Sealing Demon Tablet autonomously flew toward him.

Lu Jinzhou was drawn into a spiritual soul by Ye Liuyun, yet his Physical Body still managed a counterattack. He also threw a tower‑shaped demonic device to block the Sealing Demon Tablet.

"What powerful Divine Soul Power!" This was Ye Liuyun's first time; even with full effort he couldn't pull both of the opponent's souls into his soul domain.

Moreover, he was still using the Mixed‑Origin War God's power. Clearly, Lu Jinzhou's Divine Soul Power was far from ordinary.

He didn't dare to be careless and immediately flung a Skeleton Puppet at the opponent's true form.

Within the soul domain, Lu Jinzhou examined him, then nodded approvingly, "Not bad; for someone your age to cultivate to this level is rare. If you're willing to join my Dark Night Demon Hall, I can give you a chance!"

Ye Liuyun's soul, under the Mixed‑Origin War God's shroud, sensed the strength of that soul.

"You're overthinking! With that Divine Soul Power, who knows who would grant whom a chance!" Ye Liuyun was puzzled by Lu Jinzhou's confidence.

My soul may be weaker than yours, but my Physical Body will surely surpass you! Especially after I broke through to the Yin Yang Second Realm.

That soul pulled in still didn't know what was happening outside.

If he knew a Yin Yang Eightfold puppet was attacking him outside, I wonder if he'd feel nervous.

Ye Liuyun found it amusing to think about, but didn't waste energy explaining; he simply launched the attack.