Chapter 949: Storming Yi Cheng

"Yes!"

The elders of the Moyu Alliance answered with a nod and quickly divided the tasks.

Immediately some of them returned to their warships, bringing along a few strong subordinates, and rushed toward Yi Cheng.

Ye Liuyun continued to recuperate.

When the news arrived that those who had left earlier had already infiltrated Yi Cheng, Ye Liuyun ordered the Alliance leader to issue a command, mobilizing the main army to head straight for Moyu Yi Cheng.

City Lord Hu Tianyang of Yi Cheng could not have imagined, even in his dreams, that the Moyu Alliance he had secretly organized would turn against him.

Even when the garrison soldiers reported that the Moyu Alliance's main force was approaching, he paid no heed.

"It's probably just a routine redeployment; no need to worry."

Outside Yi Cheng, Ye Liuyun saw that the defenders had no fortifications, so he directly ordered the Alliance leader and all personnel to disembark, kill the garrison, and assault the Chengzhu Fu.

The Alliance leader immediately transmitted the order.

The Yi Cheng garrison only realized something was wrong when the Moyu Alliance troops charged toward the city gates.

But it was already too late; the Alliance members broke through Yi Cheng and began close combat with the soldiers.

The Alliance numbered two hundred thousand. While they were no match for an organized army in open battle or siege, in one‑on‑one skirmishes they far outclassed the soldiers.

Thus, as soon as they entered the city, they spread out and attacked any soldier they saw.

Many on‑duty soldiers inside the city didn't even react before being slain; the quick‑thinking ones tried to flee but couldn't escape.

By the time the main force rallied and surged out of the barracks, half the city was already in the Alliance's hands.

The whole of Yi Cheng, without even activating its protective formation, was easily breached by the Moyu Alliance.

Demon Cultivators and Demon Race members surrounded the garrison from all directions and charged.

Moreover, these Demon Cultivators had never before shown such reckless bravery, fighting to the death without retreat, leaving Yi Cheng's defenders bewildered.

The commanders within the army were cleared out by senior‑ranked elites, leaving the troops in disarray.

At the same time, the Chengzhu Fu was also assaulted by a large contingent of Demon Cultivators.

City Lord Hu Tianhai, who was receiving a few Moyu Alliance elders, was suddenly struck by a coordinated critical hit from those elders the moment he received the garrison's report of the Alliance's breach, sustaining severe injuries.

When he fled outside the mansion, he was intercepted by several senior masters, leaving him with no escape above or below.

The mansion's guards and elders were also blocked by other powerful members of the Moyu Alliance.

Hu Tianhai now lay surrounded by the senior masters, on the brink of death.

"You're insane, betraying me en masse! Without my protection, you'd eventually be wiped out!" Hu Tianyang shouted, having not grasped the situation at all.

The senior masters ignored his words, continuously launching attacks. Hu Tianyang now could only barely sustain himself with his artifact, but it was clear he could not hold out much longer.

"Who exactly made you betray me?" Hu Tianhai asked at last.

"The new Demon God chief has seized this place, and the master wants you dead!" they said, and the senior masters together launched another attack.

Hu Tianhai urgently produced a Transmission Talisman: "The Moyu Alliance is controlled by the Demon God, attacking Yi Cheng, betraying the dynasty…"

"Boom, boom, boom," several True Essence bombardment sounds rang out, and Hu Tianhai could no longer resist, being shattered to pieces.

Only after Hu Tianhai's death did Ye Liuyun appear from afar. He had secretly instructed that Demon elder, informing Hu Tianhai about the Demon God.

If Hu Tianhai had not transmitted the information, the dynasty might not have received it for a long time.

He then confiscated Hu Tianhai's Storage Ring and Yuan Dan, but did not use a Soul Banner to absorb Hu Tianhai's Yin Soul.

Like King Xiao, he did not want their Yin souls to reappear later and give others leverage.

Subsequently, Ye Liuyun commanded the Alliance members to cleanse Yi Cheng, looting the Chengzhu Fu's Treasure Vault.

He also ordered the Demon Cultivators to raid the local merchant guilds and trade venues, sweeping away most of the resources.

Inside the city, just over fifty thousand soldiers remained. The army's commanders had been eliminated, and the remaining troops, leaderless, surrendered their weapons outright.

Ye Liuyun temporarily settled them in their original barracks, collected their weapons, assigned guards, and awaited Qin Peng to incorporate them.

After Yi Cheng stabilized, Ye Liuyun began using the Alliance's main force to subdue those Demon Race and Demon Cultivator sects that had long refused to obey, clearing obstacles for his future governance.

He also retained the corpses from each battle.

A little over a month later, Qin Peng arrived with twenty thousand soldiers.

After a month of training, those twenty thousand soldiers had taken on some semblance of a proper army.

Ye Liuyun immediately had Qin Peng stage a mock attack on Yi Cheng. Shouts and battle cries filled the air, but no real fighting occurred; both sides were merely putting on a show.

All Alliance members seized the chance to withdraw from Yi Cheng. The Moyu Alliance dissolved, and its members returned to their original sects.

Then Qin Peng took over Yi Cheng's city defenses, incorporating the fifty thousand garrison.

The senior‑ranked elites remained by Ye Liuyun's side, temporarily helping him guard Yi Cheng.

Seeing fifty or sixty senior‑ranked elites, Qin Peng couldn't help but stick out his tongue.

"Lord Hou, you really delivered! Suddenly we have so many elites and fifty thousand troops!"

"And Yi Cheng's wealth, plus two hundred thousand Moyu Alliance members!" Ye Liuyun added.

Although those two hundred thousand had disbanded, they remained absolutely obedient to Ye Liuyun's command and could be summoned at any time. If Yi Cheng faced danger, those Demon Race and sects would rush to assist.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun also acquired fifty thousand soldiers and numerous Demon Cultivator Yin souls, bolstering his Yin‑soul army.

"But if the dynasty comes asking for the culprits, how do we explain?" Qin Peng asked, puzzled.

"I've prepared some for you; the rest is up to you!"

Ye Liuyun gave Qin Peng several Storage Rings, each filled with tens of thousands of Demon Race or Demon Cultivator corpses.

"So… even the corpses for reporting battle merits are ready?" Qin Peng sighed.

Ye Liuyun instructed him: "First, incorporate the soldiers and strengthen the city defenses. Once that's done, we'll set out with that elite force to eliminate the surrounding unruly Demon Race and sects."

"Yes!" Qin Peng replied, and immediately got to work.

He had previously thought there would be no more battles this time.

After Qin Peng went down, Ye Liuyun began contacting the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince.

"So quickly you took Moyu?"

After receiving Ye Liuyun's news, the two of them replied with the exact same first sentence!

"Yes." Ye Liuyun also briefly narrated the events to them.

"The rest is up to you!"