Chapter 3379

The commander of the demon army was also reporting to the clan leader, Ao Feng, at that moment.

Failing to launch a surprise attack and losing an army of a hundred thousand was not, in itself, a major issue. But the fact that tens of thousands of soldiers had been annihilated in an instant was enough to show that the other side still had hidden strength. Whether treasures or cultivation techniques, they were all part of the other side’s power.

They had already been pursuing them for nearly a month. If this continued, they would only be sending more troops to their deaths. Thus, he requested a temporary withdrawal so they could observe Ye Liuyun and the others’ movements.

If Ye Liuyun and the others left, that would naturally be even better. If they came back to attack, they could think of another way to deal with them.

Ao Feng thought it over and felt that they could withdraw as well. They could neither catch up with nor defeat Ye Liuyun and the others, and continuing to wear themselves down would serve little purpose. They might as well retreat for now and decide what to do afterward.

Thus, the demon army suddenly stopped pursuing them and began withdrawing in an orderly fashion. Even during the retreat, the army did not split up; they all withdrew together.

Seeing them retreat, Ye Liuyun and Yu Xiaofeng also discussed what they should do next.

“This Sacred Demon Star System really is a rather useless place. Even if we conquer it now and take all their planets, it may not be enough to make up for the enormous expenditure of our firepower vehicles.

Moreover, the demon legions have obtained enough cultivation resources, and the other legions have all gotten some battle experience. We can leave now. There aren’t any worthwhile resources here.”

Yu Xiaofeng suggested this to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun merely smiled. “I do want to leave. We have also wiped out a considerable portion of the demon army. In theory, they should settle down for a while and stop attacking other star systems everywhere.

“But I took their Soul-Refining Cauldron. Do you think they’ll let the matter drop? Their most powerful experts haven’t even made a move yet. How could they possibly let us go?”

“So you mean the demon army’s withdrawal is an attempt to lure us in by appearing to retreat?” Yu Xiaofeng also felt that Ye Liuyun had a point, but he could not figure out why the demon army had withdrawn.

Ye Liuyun analyzed the situation. “If their army continues to stalemate with us like this, they have no chance of winning at all. They thought we were using them to train our troops, but we weren’t fighting them to the death, so they withdrew.

“I guess their next step will be to blockade the star system and deploy their army around its perimeter, forcing me to enter their star system with only a small number of people. Then their experts will make a move against me!”

“How do they know you’ll definitely go back?” Yu Xiaofeng still did not understand.

“I’d like to know that too. Could they have some kind of treasure?”

Ye Liuyun immediately summoned the two demons they had captured whose Forces of Heaven and Earth were relatively powerful, then carefully searched their souls again to learn more about the demons’ situation here.

Previously, he had only focused on information about the battles between the two sides and had not searched their memories in such detail. Only now did he discover that both demons believed the Sacred Demon Star System was filled with treasures.

The origin power of the planets in their star system was all imbued with dense demonic energy, and the demonic crystal veins and other resources produced there were of exceptionally high quality. It was a sacred land for demons and demonic cultivators.

However, in Ye Liuyun’s eyes, these resources were merely ordinary and held no real attraction for him.

The only thing that caught Ye Liuyun’s attention was a Demon God Hall in the demons’ sacred land. Inside was a stone statue of a Demon God. If the Demon God within the statue could be awakened, one could receive his guidance.

Although quite a few demons had entered to try in the past, most had failed. Even so, some had awakened the Demon God and received his guidance.

For example, Ao Feng, the current clan leader of the demons, was one of them. Several of the demons’ most powerful experts had also obtained the Demon God’s inheritance there, which was how they had achieved their current accomplishments.

“The demons’ inheritance?”

Ye Liuyun felt that if it were easy to enter, he could let Lei Ming, the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, and the other demonic beasts give it a try. But with ten million demon troops and numerous experts waiting for him, it was not worth taking the risk.

Thus, after searching their souls, he and Yu Xiaofeng decided to change direction and explore other star systems, to see whether the demons would continue pursuing them.

If the demons did not pursue them, there was no need for them to fight the demons to the death. As for the demons’ inheritance, the demonic beasts did not absolutely need it either.

They immediately changed course as well and sped away from the Sacred Demon Star System at full speed.

Their departure immediately made the demon clan leader, Ao Feng, restless. He had thought that Ye Liuyun had attacked their star system for resources and to train his troops, but now it seemed that Ye Liuyun had been frightened off by their ten million troops.

However, the Soul-Refining Cauldron was still in Ye Liuyun’s hands. He had to reclaim that treasure. Otherwise, the cultivation efficiency of the Crimson Demons would drop considerably, which would undermine the Crimson Demons’ leading position among the demons.

He therefore immediately sent two of his most powerful experts to hunt down Ye Liuyun, while ordering an army of five hundred thousand to pursue him as well.

This army of five hundred thousand was simply being sent to be slaughtered by Ye Liuyun. If Ye Liuyun stopped to kill them, it would buy time for the experts he had dispatched to kill him.

After this group had departed, Ao Feng gathered another group of experts with powerful soul forces from the Crimson Demons. He also sent out the powerful experts within the demon clan, having them follow another five hundred thousand troops in pursuit of Ye Liuyun as a second echelon to delay him.

Afterward, he personally sought out several reclusive top demon experts, bringing a million elite soldiers and the remaining Crimson Demon experts with him to pursue Ye Liuyun.

He had already resolved to fight to the death. If they still failed to recover the Soul-Refining Cauldron, he was prepared to accept his fate even if the entire Crimson Demon clan were wiped out.

Three successive waves of demon troops and experts all piloted the fastest flying vessels in pursuit of Ye Liuyun.

After flying a considerable distance away, Ye Liuyun immediately put away his army and flying vessel, switching to an ordinary demon flying vessel. With several demon prisoners in tow, he slowly headed back.

He wanted to see whether the demons would pursue them, so as not to leave himself with a hidden threat. If they later engaged someone else in battle and were ambushed by the demons, they would have to pay a tremendous price.

Sure enough, he soon saw the five hundred thousand demon troops pursuing them.

“Only five hundred thousand? This is bait, isn’t it? They want to hold you back?” Yu Xiaofeng immediately realized what was happening after receiving the news.

“Very likely. At the very least, it shows that they won’t give up on the Soul-Refining Cauldron. They’ll make further moves later!” Ye Liuyun also felt that Yu Xiaofeng’s analysis made sense.

“There may also be powerful experts or soul cultivators!” Yu Xiaofeng added.

Ye Liuyun merely laughed. “That’s perfect. I’ll go out and get some practice too. Let all the soldiers come out and fight! These five hundred thousand demons will make perfect sparring partners for them!”

“Are you sure there won’t be a problem?” Yu Xiaofeng knew that the experts the demons had sent this time would definitely be powerful.

“Don’t worry! Isn’t the whole reason we came here to take risks and temper ourselves?”

Ye Liuyun told Yu Xiaofeng not to worry. He immediately used Spatial Force to reach the front of the demon army, then released his entire army and waited for the demons to catch up. He also brought out a planet to serve as their military base.