Chapter 3357

Ao Yan now hoped instead that Ye Liuyun’s army would arrive later, giving it more time to recover fully.

After the spirit-energy beast killed more than a dozen powerful demon cultivators this time, it was scattered once again. But the first clone had already escaped far away. Several powerful demon cultivators pursued him, only to be shot and killed from a distance by his Demon-Hunting Bow, without ever getting the chance to approach him.

Before the demon race’s ambush could even take effect, Ye Liuyun had already disrupted it and killed half of their powerful fighters. The losses were considerable.

Ao Yan had people summon the local demons and demonic cultivators, forming another force of powerful fighters. However, these so-called experts found locally were all at the early or middle stages of the Ninth Level and could only serve to bluff people.

Their purpose was simply to draw the black-armored soldiers in Ye Liuyun’s army toward them during the battle, creating an opportunity for the true demon experts to kill the commanders.

Ye Liuyun did not dispatch his forces immediately. Instead, he had the Death Legion continue clearing out the planet they were on, shared the information with commanders such as Yu Xiaofeng, and formulated an attack plan before the army finally set out.

When they departed, several commanders personally visited and inspected the various command tents. In reality, they were taking the opportunity to collect all those black-armored elite soldiers into their spatial worlds.

Ye Liuyun and his two clones kept watch on the movements of the planet opposite them the entire time, in case the demon race made any further major changes.

Ao Yan, however, no longer had the inclination to set another ambush and was using every moment to heal the injuries to its divine soul.

Ye Liuyun estimated that, in such a short time, no matter how quickly it recovered, it could only repair the cracks on the surface of its divine soul. There was no way it could fully heal the deeper cracks.

Still, the solidity of Ao Yan’s divine soul had truly surprised him. Its degree of solidity was similar to that of his own divine soul just after he had taken a pill that refined it.

"As expected of the Scarlet Demon race. They truly possess extraordinary talent when it comes to the power of the divine soul! Keep a close eye on it. We absolutely cannot let it escape!"

Ye Liuyun immediately sent a voice transmission to his two clones as well, ordering them to kill Ao Yan on the spot.

On this expedition, he had not let the women come out again, lest he have to worry about protecting them later.

He divided the demonic beasts into two groups, taking only Lei Ming, the Dragon Maiden, Chi Lian, and Vermilion Bird with him. The others were temporarily placed in the spatial world.

Lei Ming and the Dragon Maiden possessed treasures that could defend against divine-soul attacks, and both treasures were extremely powerful. Chi Lian and Vermilion Bird possessed crimson eyes, while Vermilion Bird’s divine-soul power was also formidable.

Thus, Chi Lian transformed into a small snake and coiled around Ye Liuyun’s neck, which also protected her from divine-soul attacks. Vermilion Bird temporarily served as Ye Liuyun’s mount.

Vermilion Bird’s divine-soul flame attack was too limited in variety, and Ye Liuyun worried that he could only hold Ao Yan off for a moment and would not be able to last long.

Even Lei Ming and the Dragon Maiden were ordered by Ye Liuyun to stay beside him. With him and the first clone protecting these demonic beasts, they would not be in any danger.

Yu Xiaofeng and the other commanders were all assigned to direct the battle from the command tents rather than fight personally. Even the various minor commanders of the Death Legion had all put on two or three treasures capable of defending against divine-soul attacks.

As soon as their army reached the planet opposite them, they immediately formed up and began setting up camp. Once the camp had been arranged, several commanders made another round of all the command tents, releasing the black-armored soldiers to take up defensive positions.

The black-armored soldiers were also all wearing treasures that defended against divine-soul attacks, having taken every possible defensive precaution.

Ye Liuyun personally led the soldiers out of camp to attack the demon army, accompanied by the first clone, who had transformed into Yu Xiaofeng.

When Ao Yan saw that Ye Liuyun, the first clone disguised as Yu Xiaofeng, and those demonic beasts were not wearing treasures capable of defending against divine-soul attacks, a smile appeared on its face.

"This time, I should finally let you see my true strength!"

Thinking this, Ao Yan also left the cultivation room and went out to command this allied demon army. In fact, they had made no previous arrangements, knowing that this cobbled-together allied army was no match for Ye Liuyun.

Although they had the advantage in numbers, they simply could not coordinate with one another. Only after it killed Ye Liuyun and the opposing commanders would this allied army have any chance of fighting Ye Liuyun’s army.

After coming out, Ao Yan used its divine sense to search for the black-armored guard transformed from the first clone. But after searching repeatedly without finding him, it began to feel vaguely uneasy.

The injured divine soul had indeed not fully recovered; only the surface cracks had healed. If the first clone shook it with violet light again, that divine soul might truly be unable to withstand it.

However, this divine soul was not its primary combat divine soul. The last time, it had merely been testing the waters.

It had cultivated four divine souls. It also had another, weaker divine soul, which was used only to guard its physical body.

The other two divine souls were far more powerful than the injured one. Moreover, although those two divine souls did not appear large, they were the origin of its divine soul and were more than dozens of times as solid as this one.

Although they appeared small, their solidity made them extremely difficult to destroy. They were like the indestructible divine soul Ye Liuyun had encountered earlier in the Scarlet Soul Cave.

Ye Liuyun had not let his victory in their previous exchange make him careless. He knew that the previous clash had merely been a test by both sides, and neither of them had revealed all their trump cards.

The Scarlet Demon he had encountered before was extremely cunning and powerful, so this Scarlet Demon’s divine-soul power certainly would not be weak either. Besides, this one was the demon race’s Holy Son and surely possessed life-saving treasures.

Thus, he was prepared to go all out the moment he attacked. Even if he could not kill it in one blow, he would severely injure it, then have his two clones finish it off.

Just before Ye Liuyun and Ao Yan were about to attack after staring at each other from afar, the rear of the demon army suddenly descended into chaos.

When Ao Yan probed with its divine sense, it was not startled. Instead, it became even more delighted.

Because it saw the black-armored guard who looked exactly like the first clone. It assumed that was the first clone.

"This human must think that since he defeated me last time, my strength is nothing special. That’s why he’s become so careless as to send a divine-soul expert to lead troops in a sneak attack on my rear army.

Heh heh, let him attack as he pleases. Using the rear army to tie down such an expert is a worthwhile trade!"

With that thought, Ao Yan sent only a few ordinary commanders to deal with the second clone, who was leading the female soldiers in a charge through the rear army. It did not take the matter seriously at all.

Ye Liuyun also made his move at that moment, ordering the army forward as the firepower battle wagons led the way, advancing slowly.

"Charge!"

Ao Yan also gave the order, and a charge unit composed of demonic cultivators at the early and middle stages of the Ninth Level immediately rushed forward.

Ye Liuyun ordered the firepower battle wagons to establish a blockade while condensing a spirit-energy beast to meet those demonic cultivators head-on.

Afterward, the demon race’s experts all charged forward as well.

Some of these experts used Spatial Force, while others concealed themselves with the power of heaven and earth, evading the firepower battle wagons’ blockade and charging straight toward Ye Liuyun and the first clone disguised as Yu Xiaofeng.