Lord of All Gods

However, when his clone launched a soul search while his soul power was still weak, he learned that this goateed old man was one of the two hundred experts sent by Fire Seal King.

It was just that his Heaven and Earth power was relatively strong, so he had rushed over ahead of the others using that power, intending to kill Ye Liuyun and claim the merit.

According to what he knew, each of the two hundred experts who came this time possessed some outstanding strength like his own, and none of them were easy to deal with. However, these people hadn’t come together—each had used their own methods to get here, with varying speeds.

With a "pfft" sound, the goateed old man also spat out a mouthful of blood after suffering the backlash.

Ye Liuyun took the opportunity to strike out with another palm. This time, the Heaven and Earth momentum he unleashed was actually all shifted over using Spatial Force, slamming directly into the old man’s chest.

With a "boom," the goateed old man was already somewhat dazed from his damaged soul, and even less had he expected Ye Liuyun to have mastered this move, delivering such powerful Heaven and Earth momentum right to him. So he was caught completely off guard by Ye Liuyun, taking the palm solidly in his chest, even collapsing a section of his sternum.

Immediately after, his clone’s blade also cleaved down. Already injured this time, he no longer had any strength left to block this strike from the clone, and was directly split in two by a single slash.

"Tsk tsk, what a pity—such a good practice target!" The clone also felt some regret, never expecting to have killed an expert of Heaven and Earth power just like that.

"Forget it, he’s already dead! I’m not cultivating anymore either. Come out and keep watch for the experts following behind—估计又是一番苦战。"

Ye Liuyun didn’t really mind anyway. After all, he had already obtained the old man’s comprehension of Heaven and Earth power cultivation through the soul search, so he didn’t necessarily need to keep the person alive for practice. He could just practice slowly on his own in the future.

So he kept watch in the starry sky while cultivating Heaven and Earth power. The second clone, meanwhile, first raised his power of bloodline within the spatial world before coming out to relieve the others.

However, before Ye Liuyun had cultivated for long, the first clone had already spotted several flying boats successively approaching their location. The nearest one, a Void-grade flying boat, was only about two days away.

His golden pupils had already seen three martial cultivators aboard—one with relatively strong soul power, one carrying a sword on his back, and another whose eyes actually showed flames, appearing to be a fire-type eye technique cultivator.

All three of these people were at the late stage of Return to One Ninth Heaven—they were definitely experts sent by Fire Seal King.

Ye Liuyun was somewhat eager to give it a try, feeling that a great battle with these experts could allow him to improve rapidly. His exchange with that goateed old man had already raised his Heaven and Earth power considerably; if he fought through all of these people as well, his strength would improve even faster.

These experts were all arrogant and proud, and wouldn’t attack together—this was perfectly suitable for him to practice against.

"That soul expert has discovered us!"

The first clone’s golden pupils also noticed at this moment that the soul-powerful cultivator in the flying boat had already detected Ye Liuyun and his existence with spiritual sense, and was currently explaining the situation to the other two.

Ye Liuyun’s spiritual sense was now strong enough to similarly probe their flying boat. But soon he and his clone exchanged glances.

"Not three—four!"

He and his clone both discovered at this moment that near that flying boat, there was also a Spatial Force expert hidden in the void, using the flying boat as cover to approach them. That person’s Spatial Force was clearly very strong, with speed able to match a Void-grade flying boat.

Ye Liuyun also confirmed that these people were together. If his spiritual sense could discover them from so far away, that soul cultivator expert inside the flying boat definitely already knew about that concealed expert as well.

"These people’s strength is nothing to scoff at—good thing we didn’t wait for nothing!" The first clone also grew excited, estimating that this true great battle wouldn’t be too easy.

Ye Liuyun also nodded. "This way we can actually learn something!"

Just from these people’s characteristics and realms, Ye Liuyun knew they weren’t simple—they definitely had things worth learning from.

Immediately, he kept his hands moving, continuing to practice Heaven and Earth power as if he hadn’t discovered those people. The clone also closed his eyes, using his golden pupils through his eyelids to stare at those people while simultaneously practicing spiritual sense detection.

The soul cultivator inside the enemy flying boat also began staring at the two of them with full concentration, as if afraid they would run away. However, he didn’t launch a soul attack in advance—clearly worried that the distance was too far, and if he failed, it would let Ye Liuyun escape early.

Even when the distance between both sides was already quite close, as long as Ye Liuyun didn’t flee, that soul cultivator wasn’t in a hurry to act. They kept the warship going right up to Ye Liuyun before disembarking.

And the moment they stepped off the warship, that fire-eyed cultivator immediately released flame power at Ye Liuyun. Ye Liuyun’s entire person seemed to be ignited, his surroundings immediately enveloped in flames.

At the same time, that sword cultivator also slashed a sword strike toward Ye Liuyun, coordinating with him to attack Ye Liuyun together. That soul cultivator also immediately released a combat-oriented soul into the clone’s sea of consciousness.

Meanwhile, the expert in Spatial Force remained hidden and motionless, directly using spatial energy to lock down Ye Liuyun and his clone, preventing them from dodging the attacks.

"They actually struck first!"

Ye Liuyun rarely encountered opponents who acted this decisively. Most powerful figures would probe first before engaging; usually, he was the one who made the first move against others.

However, he wasn’t particularly concerned about the attacks coming at him. While the flames burning toward him were formidable, they hadn’t surpassed his Golden Crow Sacred Fire.

By releasing his Golden Crow Sacred Fire, he could not only protect himself but also absorb the flame energy from the fire-pupil cultivator.

As for the sword strike aimed at him, its sword intent wasn’t stronger than his blade intent. This level of sword intent was equivalent to the peak state of a blade intent seed—still far from his own blade intent that could erupt with the will of heaven and earth. The only advantage the cultivator had was his higher cultivation realm, having infused his sword intent with true essence.

To block this sword strike, Ye Liuyun would need to unleash his full blade intent and infuse it with divine energy just to match it. When he drew his blade, he also incorporated the momentum of heaven and earth to gain the upper hand, meeting the sword slash head-on.

Most of his attention remained focused on guarding against the hidden Spatial Force expert, wary of a sudden strike against him and his clone.

"Pfft."

The soul cultivator’s spiritual attack was the fastest, and he was also the first to suffer backlash. The clone immediately began soul-searching him and then instantly synchronized the information to Ye Liuyun.

"Not four, but five? They certainly didn’t underestimate us."

Ye Liuyun immediately learned that they had another cultivator similar to the Vespera, who possessed a Invisible Skill and had never revealed himself.

He and his clone immediately focused their minds and held their breath, relying on the senses he had honed during his time as an assassin to detect the killing intent emanating from that hidden killer.

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