Chapter 850: Subduing the Territory

Du Yan piloted the super warship and soon arrived again above Qin Peng's base on Yong Lie Island.

The bandits on the ground felt excited when they saw Ye Liuyun's warship arrive early.

Qin Peng commanded these bandits, forming ranks to welcome Ye Liuyun and his companions.

Ye Liuyun donned the divine artifact's shape-shifting armor, making the armor turn red like dragon scales, with the helmet shaped like a dragon head.

He then mounted the golden lion, looking mighty and imposing, bearing the air of a great general.

In this attire, even Qin Peng and the others regarded him with greater respect.

But even after Du Yan put away the warship, they saw no army, only the people beside Ye Liuyun.

The highest cultivation among them was Ye Liuyun's golden lion, the sole Zao Hua Realm expert present.

"Just you people?" Qin Peng wondered, while some of the bandits showed disappointed expressions.

Ye Liuyun comforted them: "Don't worry, I will surely subdue Yong Lie Island today!"

Saying that, Ye Liuyun delayed no further, immediately releasing the ghost butterfly.

The ghost butterfly's venerable-rank aura also emanated, easing the bandits' expressions somewhat.

"That could work, though it would be slow!" Qin Peng, seeing the ghost butterfly, thought Ye Liuyun would use it to eliminate the strong ones one by one.

Ye Liuyun didn't care what they thought. He released the ghost butterfly as his protector, lest a strong attacker take advantage.

Then he took out the token and infused it with true essence.

The token instantly activated, radiating golden light that spread across the entire island.

Ye Liuyun held the token and declared directly to it: "From now on, this island belongs to the Yong Lie Marquis, and shall be named Yong Lie Island."

The token was also miraculous, instantly transmitting Ye Liuyun's words throughout the territory. At the same time, it used golden light to display the characters "Yong Lie" in the sky above the land, signifying that the island would henceforth be Yong Lie Island.

"That way the dynasty will know the island's name?" Ye Liuyun also wondered about the token's function.

Too bad Qiong Qi isn't here; otherwise we could have him explain the principle.

Next, Ye Liuyun again addressed the token: "Everyone, withdraw from Yong Lie Island within an hour, or bear the consequences!"

His words were again transmitted across Yong Lie Island.

Even before the golden light covered the island, those who understood already knew the island had a new master; the timid began to flee voluntarily.

Yet most people remained unmoved; many didn't know what was happening, and some strong ones simply scorned Ye Liuyun's warning.

They had seen no large army nor felt any strong aura, so in their hearts they still mocked Ye Liuyun.

"Where did this brat come from, thinking he can scare us?"

Seeing those strong ones not leaving, many others simply stayed, wanting to see what means the island's new master would use to drive them away.

If his methods aren't forceful, they might even end up staying put.

After Ye Liuyun finished speaking, he put away the token and waited.

Qin Peng and the bandits' faces all looked grim.

"You're not trying to scare these people away, are you?" Qin Peng probed.

"Haha, are they that easy to frighten?" Ye Liuyun laughed.

He then explained: "I gave them an hour, so of course I must keep my promise and not attack now!"

"Can this little thing launch multiple attacks at once?" Qin Peng asked Ye Liuyun, looking at the ghost butterfly.

"It can't! It's for my self-defense, to prevent sneak attacks. I have other ways to subdue the territory!" Ye Liuyun said confidently.

"Still that line!" Su Manning muttered softly behind him.

They had been curious all along, and now they still had to wait another hour.

After an hour passed, Ye Liuyun directly took out the hundred-refined soul banner and began to wave it.

While waving it, he said: "You wanted to see how I subdue the territory? Watch closely!"

Inside the hundred-refined soul banner, yin souls poured forth continuously—most were those sect disciples he had slain in ambush during his battles at the Lie Mo Sect.

Adding the yin souls already inside, there were roughly thirty thousand.

The whole sky grew dim and gloomy.

The wailing and howling of these yin souls also echoed across Yong Lie Island.

Some sensed danger and immediately began to flee outward.

Immediately after, seven venerable-rank foreign tribe souls emerged from the soul banner, causing everyone present to tremble with fear.

"Seven venerable-rank foreign tribe yin souls!" Qin Peng's voice trembled as he spoke.

Ye Liuyun felt his golden lion beneath him also shiver slightly, its muscles tensing.

"Everyone here except these people shall be slaughtered, none left! Ignore the fierce beasts."

Ye Liuyun was ruthless too, ordering those yin souls to leave none alive!

"Whooo—"

Those yin souls howled, splitting into seven groups that scattered in all directions like black clouds.

Everyone present was shocked by the yin souls—no one expected Ye Liuyun to carry a yin soul army with him!

Moreover, it was an army of yin souls with seven venerable-rank foreign tribe souls.

"Those foreign tribe yin souls..." Qin Peng and the others, after the yin souls had drifted a bit, wondered how Ye Liuyun came to possess venerable-rank foreign tribe souls.

"After I killed them, I sucked them into the soul banner!" Ye Liuyun proactively explained to prevent misunderstanding.

"You can kill venerable-rank strong ones?" Qin Peng doubted somewhat.

"It was a lucky coincidence—they hadn't awakened yet!" Ye Liuyun admitted without boasting, speaking frankly.

Hearing this, everyone felt somewhat reassured.

Soon, battle ripples came from all over the island.

Facing the slaughter by the yin soul army, even if some strong ones had treasures resisting spiritual soul attacks, they could not withstand the venerable-rank yin soul assault.

Ye Liuyun also began using the trans-space Golden Pupil, absorbing the power of souls, and then they were all placed inside the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner.

Among the martial cultivators killed by these Yin Souls, there were actually not a few powerhouses of the Zao Hua Realm.

The strength of the Yin Souls inside Ye Liuyun's Soul Banner will increase again after this.

The Yin Soul army's movement speed is very fast; half a day later, these Yin Souls all returned inside the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner.

"Search again, just in case there are any omissions."

"This time, Ye Liuyun only released seven Venerable-rank Foreign Tribe souls, and searched again throughout the territory."

"After a few hours, those Yin Souls returned, and no living human martial cultivators were found anymore."

"Alright, the cleanup work is basically done; can we sign the contract now? Or do you want to check again?" Ye Liuyun asked Qin Peng.