Chapter 936: Massive Gains

Almost half of the Martial Cultivators have not entered the Formation's coverage area.

"Asura, you strike first—kill the ferocious beast!"

Ye Liuyun sent the Yin Souls to deal with the ferocious beasts, because many Martial Cultivators were wearing items that defend against Spiritual Soul Attack, clearly prepared and blocking Ye Liuyun's Yin Soul attacks.

"Five, four, three—" Ye Liuyun counted down the remaining Martial Cultivators entering the Formation.

"Kill!"

Two venerables were more cautious and did not get too close, but the venerables ahead had already launched attacks.

Dragon Eagle and Ice Demon Tiger were instantly tossed aside by the numerous Martial Cultivators on the other side.

With no other choice, Ye Liuyun also activated the Formation; if he delayed further, his ferocious beasts would be in danger.

He brought out the Sealing Demon Tablet and the Mourning Bell, using the former to first eliminate Demon Beasts or Martial Cultivators bearing Demon Qi.

He used the Mourning Bell for defense.

Once the Formation was triggered, his side immediately fell back into disadvantage.

Yin Soul attacks on the ferocious beasts were less effortful; a Sixth Layer Crimson Bat Yin Soul was present, so they never faced a main force.

The ferocious beasts had no items defending against Spiritual Soul Attack, so the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner quickly filled with more than ten beasts.

Ye Liuyun did not let the Skeleton Puppet release the beasts' Yin Souls again; instead he recalled his own Yin Souls, leaving only a Crimson Bat.

He paired it with Ghost Butterfly to launch a strong assault on Martial Cultivators equipped with defensive Spiritual Soul items.

Roaring sounds rose within the Formation.

Such a battle among venerable‑rank strongmen is truly rare.

The Formation already generated mist, and the strongmen kicked up dust; without his Golden Pupil, it would be hard to see the whole battlefield clearly.

Ye Liuyun never joined the fight, instead monitoring the whole situation and adjusting the Formation's attacks.

There were too many venerable‑rank strongmen inside the Formation, so their attack power was scattered and could only be temporarily contained; he still lacked enough concentrated force to kill them.

Now he hoped to quickly eliminate some venerable‑rank strongmen, making the remaining ones easier to kill.

The Sealing Demon Tablet proactively eliminated two Demon‑Qi‑bearing venerables and then returned on its own.

Ye Liuyun could do nothing with it, so he first retrieved his Sea of Consciousness.

Ice Demon Tiger and Dragon Eagle, cooperating with the Formation's attacks, also eliminated three or four venerables.

Ghost Butterfly and Crimson Bat, working together under the Formation's aid, launched a strong attack on a venerable, pulling his Soul into the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner.

"Magic Vine, first take out the two Martial Cultivators outside!"

Ye Liuyun gave Magic Vine the order to attack.

The two Martial Cultivators outside were lucky not to have entered the Formation; they attacked the Formation from outside, putting great defensive pressure on it.

Magic Vine had been impatient; once Ye Liuyun let it act, it immediately extended vines and began attacking Martial Cultivators both inside and outside the Formation simultaneously.

It paid a bit more attention to the outside Martial Cultivators, wrapping each with more than ten vines.

Though it couldn't kill them instantly, it still dragged the two outside Martial Cultivators into the Formation.

When there was no outside attack, the Formation instantly redirected its defensive power to offense.

Combined with Magic Vine's absorption, the ferocious beasts, Ghost Butterfly, and others, several more venerables perished quickly.

The fewer Martial Cultivators left, the more concentrated the Formation's energy became.

Several Martial Cultivators hurled their own treasures at Ye Liuyun, all blocked by his Mourning Bell.

A severely injured Dragon Eagle was stored back into a Storage Ring for healing.

Ice Demon Tiger and another Dragon Eagle, both covered in scars, were also sent to rest; the remaining opponents were handed over to Magic Vine.

Magic Vine's strength truly did not disappoint Ye Liuyun; against early‑stage venerable strongmen it succeeded every time.

"Looks like its strength has already far surpassed early‑stage venerable level!"

This battle was also very hard for Ye Liuyun; without the Formation he would not be a match for these strongmen.

Fortunately, the number of ferocious beasts beside him did not decrease, and he even gained a barbarian elephant. A Dragon Eagle, though gravely wounded, can recover.

Within the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner, five Yin Souls were killed but more than thirty were replenished—still a profit.

These Martial Cultivators' and ferocious beasts' True Essence pills, their Storage Rings, and treasures are all his loot.

"Fighting venerables is still profitable!"

After tallying, Ye Liuyun realized he had profited enormously!

Those venerables' fortunes are all dripping with wealth; the profit from this battle feels larger than the gains from several Sect revenues!

Ye Liuyun gathered the loot, collected Magic Vine, Mourning Bell, ferocious beasts, Yin Souls, and Skeleton Puppet, sent them to rest, and gave them healing pills to speed recovery.

He did not dismantle the Formation, keeping it as a precaution against strong ones watching from afar.

He will wait until the ferocious beasts and Yin Souls have rested enough before daring to remove the Formation.

Yet he was not idle; he casually took out some True Essence pills, absorbing them while waiting for the beasts to recover.

His True Essence had long been compressed to the limit, but lately he hadn't had time to cultivate.

At the start of absorption, True Essence began increasing, and his realm started advancing.

After a day, the less injured Dragon Eagle and Ice Demon Tiger recovered ten days within the Xuan Kong Shi, already fully healed.

The other Dragon Eagle was also about seventy‑eight percent recovered.

With the aid of healing pills, their recovery posed no difficulty.

"Let's go!"

Ye Liuyun only then began to retrieve the Formation Flag and dismantle the Formation.

Just as he released the Dragon Eagle to take off, a venerable's oppressive pressure descended from the sky, pinning the Dragon Eagle firmly to the ground.

"Killed so many, still want to leave?"

From the distant sky, a figure swooped in, moving at incredible speed!

"Hmph!" Ye Liuyun let out a cold snort, "Finally showing up?"

In his hand suddenly appeared a golden bow; this time he actually drew the golden bow to eight-tenths full.

But his True Essence throughout his body was instantly drained.

Yet the Venerable Sixth Layer expert who had been flying at full speed froze in place.

Despite his realm, he actually felt locked onto by this arrow, a wave of fear of death enveloping his heart.

Normally, experts of his realm, if they sense danger in their heart, then it is truly dangerous.

"This brat still has a trump card!"

He turned to flee, but it was already too late; Ye Liuyun's arrow had already been shot.

"Whoosh!"

A golden light trailed a long tail.

The venerable watched the golden light fly near, yet could not dodge; his whole body's True Essence seemed to be locked by it.

"Pfft!" a golden light pierced straight through his chest, leaving a bowl‑sized hole in his chest.

"I... am I going to die?"

Even until his death, the venerable still couldn't quite believe it.