Chapter 760: Mystery External Support

After Ye Liuyun annihilated all the opponents, he took Lei Ming and Long Nv and returned with everyone to the Super Warship.

The others silently followed behind Ye Liuyun, stunned by the strength of Ye Liuyun and his companions.

Wu Tian was speechless. He had previously wanted to compare with Ye Liuyun to see who won more.

But in the end, he didn't even get a chance to appear; Ye Liuyun's two Monster Beasts cornered him!

This time, Lan Ruobing was again the biggest winner!

After Ye Liuyun and his group returned, Lan Ruobing immediately went up to thank Ye Liuyun.

"Lan sister, no need to be formal; if there's anything you need me to do, just tell me!"

Ye Liuyun sensed that Lan Ruobing seemed to have something to say.

Sure enough, Lan Ruobing said, "The next stage of the battle will be a fight among the three bandit‑clan leaders. However, the rules allow each to bring two assistants."

"You want to take me? Use my artifact for defense?" Ye Liuyun asked bluntly.

"Exactly!" Lan Ruobing replied calmly, "We aren't close enough yet for me to borrow your artifact. And that artifact can indeed affect the final outcome. So I've decided to swap out one person and let you take the field."

As she spoke, Lan Ruobing produced ten Zao Hua Realm Ferocious Beast Core Pills and handed them to Ye Liuyun.

She thought Ye Liuyun could take them back for Lei Ming and Long Nv, so they should appeal to him. But she never imagined that Ye Liuyun could absorb the Ferocious Beast Core Pills himself.

"Lan sister, what a grand gesture!"

Ye Liuyun unpretentiously took the Ferocious Beast Core Pills, thereby accepting Lan Ruobing's invitation.

He stored the Ferocious Beast Core Pills in his Storage Ring and handed them to Wu Qingcheng for distribution.

Although he could absorb the pills himself, he felt it was more appropriate to give them to Lei Ming, Bai Hu, and the others.

He can absorb many types of energy, so he won't compete for resources with those around him.

"Han Wu is at the First Realm of Zao Hua. The external support Jin Zhu hired is also a Zao Hua Realm, though we don't know how strong!" Lan Ruobing explained, fearing he didn't understand the situation.

"Hmm, I'll definitely do my best! As long as that external support's realm isn't too high, I can block him for you."

Ye Liuyun didn't rule it out. If that mysterious external support truly is a later-stage Zao Hua Realm, even with an artifact it would be extremely dangerous.

He doesn't want his Hunting Demon Armor and Hunting Demon Bow exposed here.

"Hmm, if that mysterious external support's realm exceeds Zao Hua Third Realm, I'll just give up and won't make you take the risk!"

Lan Ruobing also knows that against an overly strong Martial Cultivator, an artifact won't have much effect.

Ye Liuyun said, "When the time comes, I'll assess the situation and communicate with you using Divine Sense. I need to see the person to analyze the chance of victory."

If the opponent's Soul realm isn't high, he still has a chance to win.

"Good!" Lan Ruobing now trusts Ye Liuyun relatively more.

"If you don't need rest, we can head into battle right away."

Lan Ruobing thought Ye Liuyun hadn't really acted earlier, so he should have little consumption and could go straight into battle.

"No problem, let's go now!"

Ye Liuyun acted decisively, immediately storing Lei Ming and Long Nv in his Storage Ring, then joining Lan Ruobing and Lao Gui at the center of the battlefield.

Only then did Ye Liuyun realize that Lao Gui had intended to enter the field at this moment.

Immediately after, Han Wu arrived with two Yin Yang Jiu Zhong Martial Cultivators.

From afar he saw Ye Liuyun, his eyes blazing with fire.

"A small lack of patience will ruin great plans!" he repeatedly reminded himself, not to strike Ye Liuyun first.

After they arrived, he avoided looking at Ye Liuyun, fearing he might lose restraint and attack, which would provoke Lan Ruobing and Jin Zhu to unite against him.

Ye Liuyun observed Han Wu's actions and understood his general intent.

Lan Ruobing felt the same; without that ability, she couldn't be a bandit‑clan leader.

So she didn't bring up Ye Liuyun and started chatting casually with Han Wu.

"That stupid pig, who is the external support they hired?" Han Wu asked.

"You don't need to wonder; it's definitely someone we don't know! Even someone we know couldn't be summoned!" Lan Ruobing replied coolly.

Han Wu nodded and shouted toward Jin Zhu, "Jin Zhu, why are you dawdling? Is the external support you hired too scared to show up?"

"Hahaha, once my external support steps up, you won't need to compete!"

With Jin Zhu's burst of laughter, three figures shot up from his Super Warship, racing toward Ye Liuyun and the others.

Jin Zhu's plump, robust body was clad in golden armor, truly living up to his name.

On the left was a Yin Yang Jiu Zhong bandit, nothing remarkable.

But on his right stood a scruffy old man with red hair, at the Zao Hua Third Realm!

Lan Ruobing and Han Wu frowned upon seeing that mysterious external support.

The contest among the three sides' strongest is the decisive factor. Even if Jin Zhu placed last in the first two rounds, winning this one would make him an undisputed victor.

Only when the final round is close do the earlier two rounds matter.

And this external support turned out to be at the Zao Hua Third Realm, so even Lan Ruobing and Han Wu combined aren't his match.

Lan Ruobing now can only wait for Ye Liuyun's assessment.

If it were her, she would simply concede and relinquish this triangular zone.

When Ye Liuyun saw the old man, the corner of his eye curved into a smile.

"You really can keep your cool, sitting there until now to finally show your face!"

Ye Liuyun sent a Transmission Voice to the scruffy old man.

"Haha, I just wanted to see how strong you are! Didn't expect you to be as weak as always!"

"Your realm has advanced far too quickly!" Ye Liuyun also felt that, compared to his own realm, he couldn't match, so he didn't argue.

That scruffy red‑haired old man was the Monster Beast Qiong Qi that Ye Liuyun often missed.

He and Qiong Qi had a pact of equality, yet just now he hadn't sensed Qiong Qi's presence.

And when Ye Liuyun started chatting with him, he only then sensed that Qiong Qi's contract was still in effect.

It seems Qiong Qi has a way to hide the Equal Contract. That's not surprising, Qiong Qi is the most proficient in Formation.

Using a Formation to shield the Divine Sense should not be difficult for his current realm.

"I never expected that after traveling so far I could still run into you, kid! Looks like I won't be able to get away from you in this lifetime!" Qiong Qi exclaimed.

Both of them never could have imagined that, despite the vastness of the extradimensional space and their having left the Cangyun Continent at different times, they would meet each other.