Chapter 939: Standoff Between Two Armies

Ye Liuyun and Yu Qianwei signed a Master-Servant Contract, taking a Kuailei.

Afterwards he summoned Du Yan and Qin Peng, ordering them to arrange the garrison and trade here, while he returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate.

Du Yan and Qin Peng only conducted a brief survey and drew a map of the territory.

As for later arrangements, they must proceed step by step and cannot be completed all at once.

After their survey, Ye Liuyun left Du Yan to develop a commercial zone and Qin Peng stationed ten thousand soldiers here.

Then Ye Liuyun led Qin Peng and the fleet straight toward Moyu.

Their target was two Demon Cultivator sects and two Demon Race garrisons.

Qin Peng, eager for a fight, had already gathered all the information and was very proactive in this regard.

However, when discussing the battle plan, Ye Liuyun revised his proposal.

"You only handle the troops to encircle and prevent escapes; the rest is on me. I will conduct a test—if it fails, you act."

"What test?" Qin Peng didn't distrust Ye Liuyun; he was merely curious.

He knew Ye Liuyun commanded a Yin Soul army and could seize those sects and Demon Race himself, and wondered what else Ye Liuyun intended to test.

Ye Liuyun smiled mysteriously: "You'll see then. I have no certainty; I must try first. You should still prepare for battle."

"Understood!" Qin Peng replied, then went down to reassign the tasks.

Ye Liuyun's warship appeared in Moyu, causing severe panic.

Whenever any Moyu sect encountered Ye Liuyun's fleet insignia, they immediately activated a protective sect formation, the whole sect standing ready.

"Ha ha, Lord Hou, look—our reputation has already reached Moyu!" Qin Peng grinned ear to ear.

"All that's thanks to you! I did nothing but watch the spectacle with you!"

Ye Liuyun actually gave all the credit to Qin Peng; he never cared about such empty titles.

Yet Qin Peng gratefully said, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for the opportunity. Without your support, I might have been a lifelong bandit, dying with a cursed name!"

"Alright, stop being sour!"

Ye Liuyun sensed his feelings, cut him off, and changed the subject with a joke.

"Report! To the left front we spotted the City Lord of Moyu's fleet, seems they intend to intercept us!"

While they were chatting, a soldier rushed in to report the situation.

Upon hearing this, Qin Peng looked to Ye Liuyun, awaiting his decision.

The City Lord of Moyu is a marquis and a court minister; he dares not declare war lightly and must let Ye Liuyun decide.

"Oh? The City Lord of Moyu?"

After a brief thought, Ye Liuyun instructed Qin Peng: "Prepare for battle! I'll go out to meet them; if they dare to fight, my Yin Soul army will lead the charge!"

"Yes!"

Qin Peng replied and immediately went out to issue the order.

Ye Liuyun also stepped onto the warship deck, awaiting the enemy vessel. The Skeleton Puppet, brandishing a Hundred-Refined Soul Banner, stood behind him.

"It seems Hu Tianyang takes issue with the reputation I've earned in Moyu and doesn't want me to seize resources there! But I'm here to exterminate the Demon Race and Demon Cultivators. If he dares to block me, I wouldn't mind using him to train my troops!"

Ye Liuyun contemplated the opponent's motives and countermeasures.

"If he's merely testing or threatening me, I could take the chance to vent my anger on him!"

Ye Liuyun felt that their assault on Moyu had no prior rumor.

The City Lord Hu Tianyang could not have prepared for battle in advance, so the fleet sent this time was likely only a threat or a probe of his resolve.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil and Divine Sense detected the Moyu fleet, numbering a hundred thousand troops—a full mobilization.

Qin Peng also noticed the numerical advantage but was not frightened at all.

The Moyu soldiers clearly lacked combat experience and appeared rather lax.

He actually looked forward to a hard clash to showcase Brave Fierce Island's reputation.

Seeing that Hu Tianyang was absent from the enemy flagship, Ye Liuyun was convinced Hu Tianyang had no intention of a real battle.

Thus he felt completely relaxed, knowing this fight could not truly start.

Even if it did start, he was confident of victory.

He also thought the hundred‑thousand army was somewhat weak; ten thousand's momentum was inferior to their twenty thousand.

The Moyu warship approached, and the senior Leader on the flagship stepped onto the deck to speak with Ye Liuyun.

"I am Wanhu, Grand Leader of Moyu, acting on the City Lord's orders to maintain Moyu's order. Who are you, and why bring troops into Moyu?"

He pretended not to recognize Ye Liuyun's fleet insignia, yet his words were flawless.

"Reply: Grand Leader Qin Peng of Brave Fierce Island, acting on Lord of Brave Fierce's command, dispatching troops to eradicate rebellious Demon Cultivators for the dynasty, you all step aside!"

Ye Liuyun sent a Transmission Voice to Qin Peng as a reply.

The opponent was merely a Grand Leader, not Hu Tianyang, so he had no need to speak directly with him.

Qin Peng followed Ye Liuyun's words and replied verbatim.

"Let us move aside?" Wanhu was deeply displeased.

"This is Moyu, our territory. You, on the other hand, stop hindering our official duties, or we won't be polite!"

Ye Liuyun sneered coldly: "Dare to block the dynasty's extermination of rebellious Demon Cultivators—die!"

After speaking, he transmitted to Qin Peng: "Continue forward. If you detect enemy movement, strike immediately!"

"Yes!"

Qin Peng replied, then immediately ordered: "Fleet, continue forward. Whoever blocks me, battle!"

"Battle!"

Twenty thousand soldiers shouted in unison, their cries shaking the heavens; in momentum they completely suppressed the Moyu army.

Afterwards the fleet slowly moved forward, ignoring Moyu's army.

"Huh?" Wanhu's sword eyebrows shot up.

Although he could tell Ye Liuyun's soldiers were stronger than his, he nevertheless commanded a force of a hundred thousand, more than five times Ye Liuyun's.

He didn't believe Ye Liuyun would dare ignore their interception.

His mission was to intimidate Ye Liuyun, but not to actually start a war.

"Dispatch a Level 3 Battleship to block them ahead!" he immediately ordered.

From his fleet, a Level 3 Battleship immediately surged out, heading to intercept the direction Ye Liuyun and his group were advancing.

Before that battleship could get into position, Ye Liuyun directly ordered Qin Peng: "Blast it!"

"Attack!"

Upon Qin Peng's order, a Level 1 Battleship cruising ahead immediately launched an attack.

Several energy beams struck the Level 3 Battleship simultaneously. Its crew had no time to react, and the whole ship was blown to pieces.