by Feng Yise
This kind of people could shed their blood and lay down their lives for you and absolutely would not betray.
Ye Yuan said with a laugh, "Forget it, forget it, the ignorant can be forgiven! Rather, you guys, why are only so few people left?"
Before coming, Ye Yuan already saw that this big army was only numbered less than 30 thousand. Compared to back then, it was lesser by half.
Chu Shi's expression dimmed, and he fell silent.
Zhu Changzhi let out a sigh too and recounted everyone's encounter after separating from Ye Yuan.
Turns out that after Ye Yuan left back then, Qin Yan, Guo Taoqun, and the others accompanied City Lord Su Hu and returned to Wu Fang City together.
They wanted to bring Chu Shi they all, these martial artists, back together at that time, but Chu Shi and the rest were not willing.
These people were all itinerant cultivators and used to freedom and no discipline, and were not used to a restrained life. Hence, they did not travel together.
Logically speaking, these people were originally just some itinerant cultivators unacquainted with each other.
But what made Chu Shi trio feel surprised was that these tens of thousands of martial artists, the vast majority of the people actually chose to stay. Only a small portion of the people chose to leave.
Finally, roughly 50 thousand people chose to remain behind, while they elected Chu Shi trio to be the commanders.
These people's objectives were very simple, their lives were given by Ye Yuan, in the future, they would follow Ye Yuan's dictates.
Moreover, Ye Yuan left by himself and was chased down by a Divine Traversing Realm powerhouse. Each and every one of them was all worried and must wait for the news of Ye Yuan's safe return.
Hence, these people formed a guerrilla warfare team specialized in making things difficult for the Fierce Gale World's great army.
What surprised people was that the great army that the Endless Alliance sent out were virtually routed on all fronts, while this guerrilla warfare team scored victory after victory, slaughtering countless Fierce Gale World martial artists.
But Chu Shi, the three of them, were selective in their raids too. Places with Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses, they absolutely did not dare to go.
Except, their existence ultimately still incurred the Fierce Gale World upper echelons' attention.
After Wu Fang City was breached, the Fierce Gale World finally got around to sending out those Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses to catch and kill the Endless World's Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses without restraint.
And to deal with Chu Shi, their big army, the Fierce Gale World actually sent a Fierce Gale World Divine Traversing powerhouse forward.
As a result, both parties carried out a brutal killing.
Except . . . that Divine Traversing Realm powerhouse never could have dreamed that the combat strength of this great army was actually so formidable!
He fell into the sea of people and actually did not have the chance to escape!
Finally, after Chu Shi they all paid the price of 20 thousand casualties, they slew this Fourth Level Divine Traversing powerhouse!
This battle result was what Chu Shi and the rest did not expect at all.
Even they themselves were not aware that the training Ye Yuan gave them would actually produce such tremendous effect!
To make a great army which did not even have a Divine Traversing Realm powerhouse kill a Fourth Level Divine Traversing Realm powerhouse!
But after this, Chu Shi trio also realized a problem. That was that the next time would absolutely not be so lucky!
If the Fierce Gale World sent a late-stage Divine Traversing Realm powerhouse over again, they would still not escape the outcome of the entire army being wiped out.
Right at this time, they heard the news of the Tranquil Cloud Sect crazily annihilating Fierce Gale World forces. Chu Shi trio thought it over and decided to seek refuge with the Tranquil Cloud Sect.
It was just that they never thought that this Tranquil Cloud Sect was actually established by Ye Yuan single-handedly.
And Chu Shi recognized that they had killed a middle-stage Divine Traversing Realm powerhouse before, so they wanted to take the Tranquil Cloud Sect down a notch, so as to protect their own independence.
Who knew that Chu Shi set up a huge blunder for himself and nearly offended Ye Yuan.
"Oh, right, Lord Ye Yuan, the designation of this great army of ours, just call it Ye Family Army!" Zhu Changzhi added.
Ye Yuan was also rather surprised when he heard their encounter in this half a year.
Looks like the growth of this great army was still outside of his expectations.
This half a year's time, Chu Shi they all experienced countless battles. The tempering between life and death also made their strength have a substantial rise.
Now, Chu Shi trio actually broke through to peak Ninth Level Soul Sea already; there was only only one more step to take to break through to the Divine Traversing Realm.
"Since you guys all came, stay here then. But your strength is still a little weak. I'll refine some medicinal pills for you guys these two days to help you all break through to Divine Traversing Realm. With your current combat strength, as long as you break through to Divine Traversing Realm, your strength will surge substantially. Even late-stage Divine Traversing powerhouse might not be able to gain an advantage," Ye Yuan said.
The people coming to seek refuge these few days were a lot. But those who genuinely had strength were not many.
Chu Shi and the others, their appearance finally added the much needed help for Ye Yuan.
Chapter 685 - Large Enemy Force Bearing down upon the Border
"My lord, are . . . are you for real?" Chu Shi immediately said agitatedly upon hearing Ye Yuan's words.
The Qian Si who was silent the entire time by the side also became agitated at this time.
The medicinal pills which Ye Yuan refined, they had all witnessed with their own eyes before. They had the effects of immediate results!
Back then, Ye Yuan said that he could not refine medicinal pills for their use. But now, Ye Yuan was going to spend time to refine these medicinal pills.
Ye Yuan said with a half-smile, "When have I joked around with you all before?"
When the three people saw Ye Yuan's smile, they could not resist shuddering.
They could not help automatically recalling the scenario of Ye Yuan throwing them into the Asura Tri-Pronged Formation.
Originally they thought that it was just a one-time simple training, but they did not expect that this training really claimed lives.
The three people bowed their heads to the ground and said gratefully, "Thank you very much, Your Excellency! The Ye Family Army will follow Your Excellency to the death!"
Ye Yuan nodded his head and accepted it calmly.
Towards the Ye Family Army's arrival, Ye Yuan still felt quite relieved.
To want to recapture the Endless World, Ye Yuan's strength alone was clearly inadequate.
Even if he was already invincible in the Endless World, there were too many people in the Fierce Gale World. If he slaughtered all the way over, he would probably have to kill for several decades as well.
Ye Yuan erecting the Tranquil Cloud Sect's banner was in order to solicit these scattered Endless World martial artists.
Of course, if the Wu Fang City folks could hear the news and find their way over, that was for the best.
Just what in the world happened to Wu Fang City on that day, where on earth did the people in Wu Fang City go to, was also a mystery to the current Ye Yuan.
But right now, for Ye Yuan to go find his parents, where would he need to go to search among the sea of faces?
Ye Yuan stirred up such a huge commotion, the primary objective was still for the sake of drawing the Fierce Gale World's big shots' attention, to make them place their primary efforts on him.
Moreover, to inquire about his parents' news, it was clearl
y more effective to get from the other party.
. . . . . .
With the Ye Family Army's participation, Deer Cry City's commotion was boosted considerably all at once.
Ye Yuan also discovered to his delight that Chu Shi was really adept in the area of leadership.
In the wake of martial artists coming to Deer Cry City getting increasingly more, management became a big issue.
One had to acknowledge that Ye Yuan was not very skilled in this area.
Rather, after Chu Shi they all joined and took the initiative to serve as the city guards, they only used a few day's time to subdue those martial artists into obedience.
Towards this sort of situation, Ye Yuan was naturally happy to see it happen.
Furthermore, the Ye Family Army being established for such a long time, they had also built a complete intelligence system. Hence, Ye Yuan let Chu Shi extend his antennas out and inquire about Wu Fang City and Tranquil Cloud Sect's news.
Ye Yuan also inquired from Chu Shi about Wu Fang City's news before. But sadly, they were similarly too far away from Wu Fang City and also not very clear.
Arranging everything properly, Ye Yuan was just planning on marching the troops northwards when Chu Shi obtained an intel.
An Eighth Level Divine Traversing powerhouse from the Fierce Gale World led over ten Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses and a million strong great army and were coming towards Deer Cry City in mighty contingents.
"My lord, the Fierce Gale World's great army is bearing down menacingly this time. Should we . . . temporarily avoid the spearhead?" Chu Shi asked probingly.
Actually, Chu Shi did not have a clear understanding of just how powerful Ye Yuan's current strength was right now either.
But what kind of concept Eighth Level Divine Traversing was, he was perfectly clear.
Such strength, even among the Endless World's titans in the past was also sufficient to enter the top eight!
Let alone that there were even over twenty Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses accompanying.
In contrast, Deer Cry City's side apart from Ye Yuan's individual strength being unfathomable, there were virtually no powerhouses that were presentable.
While Chu Shi, the few of them, had also just broken through to the Divine Traversing Realm. To make them deal with twenty over Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses in one go was still a little too forceful.
But Ye Yuan said coolly, "Leave all the Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses to me. The others . . . can you guys handle them or not?"
"Hiss . . ." Chu Shi drew a cold breath when he heard.
Looking at Zhu Changzhi and Qian Si again, their faces were both rather shocked.
One person squaring off with twenty over Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses. Among them still had an Eighth Level Divine Traversing powerhouse. Wasn't this a little too exaggerated?
Hesitating for a moment, Chu Shi gritted his teeth and thumped his c.h.e.s.t, saying, "How can we let Your Excellency take on so many powerhouses alone? Even though us brothers are lacking in strength, we can still accomplish storming the enemy lines! Those Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses, leave them to the Ye Family Army!"
Although Chu Shi normally had quite a cynical attitude towards life, once he got serious, he still had quite an imposing manner.
But the meaning in his words was also very clear. That was preparing to heap on human lives.
Twenty over Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses. Definitely not all would be initial-stage Divine Traversing Realm. There was bound to be some that were middle-stage Divine Traversing Realm or even late-stage powerhouses!
To make the Ye Family Army go and handle these people was indeed somewhat far-fetched.
A Fourth Level Divine Traversing martial artist squandered 20 thousand Ye Family Army martial artists.
The might of an expert Divine Traversing Realm was needless to say.
Zhu Changzhi also said, "Yeah, my lord. You saying this is simply smacking our faces! The Ye Family Army's lives were given by Your Excellency. We won't hesitate to lay down our lives if need be!"
Qian Si did not speak, but his firm look indicated everything.
But Ye Yuan laughed when he saw the situation and said, "What are each and every one of you in such a hurry to seek your doom for? Huhu, just an Eighth Level Divine Traversing. How is it worth you all using your lives to suppress him? Are your lives so worthless?"
". . . . . ."
Chu Shi and the two were speechless too. Dismissing an Eighth Level Divine Traversing so lightly, only Lord Ye Yuan dared to speak this way.
But Ye Yuan's words warmed their hearts.
The meaning in Ye Yuan's words was that their lives were even more valuable than an Eighth Level Divine Traversing powerhouse's life!
At least in Lord Ye Yuan's heart, he felt this way!
It was true that their lives were given by Ye Yuan, but Ye Yuan did not use them as cannon fodders, but treated them as brothers instead!
He would rather charge forward himself than treat the lives of his brothers as a joke!
Chu Shi and the two secretly resolved in their hearts that even if they died, they would also not let Lord Ye Yuan suffered any bit of harm!
Ye Yuan looked at them a little and said coolly, "Alright, don't have this sort of expression. A million strong great army is not so easy to deal with either. Each and every one of you has to buck up for me! Since you guys call this great army Ye Family Army, don't bring shame upon my face!"
Chu Shi was startled inwardly when he heard. Straightening both legs, he clenched his teeth and said, "My lord, rest assured, we'll let you take a look this time at the might of this Ye Family Army that you personally built!"
Ye Yuan nodded his head and said, "Alright, I'll have a look. These few days, how are the others training inside the Asura Tri-Pronged Formation?"
The moment Chu Shi heard, he immediately grumbled, "My lord, not that I'm complaining about them, but these fellows are making too little progress! Their casualty rates are much higher than ours! In the end, who knows how many will be left. They have already been training for half a month and only trained 10 thousand plus people."
These few days, Ye Yuan set up the Asura Tri-Pronged Formation anew to train those motley crew.
But looking at it now, the effects were not very good.
Chapter 686 - Absolute Strength
However, this was also within Ye Yuan's expectations.
Back then, Ye Yuan's drilling effects being that good at Crimsonlight City was because everyone was in a hopeless situation.
Now that Ye Yuan secured a very large piece of area, there were quite a number of people who actually came to seek refuge with a mentality of being contented to retain sovereignty over a part of the country.
Under such circ.u.mstances, how could there be that kind of effect?
Ye Yuan nodded his head when he heard that and said, "Put in some effort. For those sitting around waiting to die, it's fine to let them be as well. Soldiers depend on quality, not quantity."
"Yes, my lord!"
. . . . . .
Several days later, the two realms' great army were facing each other outside the borders of the new Tranquil Cloud Sect's sphere of influence.
The Fierce Gale World's side was densely packed. As far as the eyes could see, it was all Fierce Gale World martial artists.
In contrast, the Tranquil Cloud Sect's side only had a mere several tens of thousands of people, looking just like a small boat in a vast expanse of water; incomparably weak.
The Fierce Gale World's great army was orderly, displaying power and grandeur. One look and it was clear that they were well-trained.
While the Endless World's side, each and every one of them was very undisciplined and carefree, with a listless appearance; rather like a bunch of motley crew.
No matter how one viewed it, the Endless World did not look like it had any chances of victory either.
In the Fierce Gale World's great
army, there was person at the front that had long hair and a broad c.h.e.s.t, elegant and poised. It was none other than the Fierce Gale World Xue Family's family head, Xue Hongfei!
When he saw Ye Yuan in the opposing party's camp, his eyes involuntarily turned intent!
"I didn't think that the so-called Tranquil Cloud Sect whose limelight is currently in full bloom recently was actually egged on by this boy!" Xue Hongfei said rather surprisedly.
"Commander actually knows this boy?" behind Xue Hongfei, a Seventh Level Divine Traversing powerhouse said in surprise.
Xue Hongfei nodded and said, "If I point it out, you'll naturally be aware too. This boy was that Ye Yuan who wreaked havoc in the capital that very day! When he was facing off with His Highness, the Seventh Price, I had observed him from far away before. Didn't think that just a few years of not seeing, this boy has actually reached peak Soul Sea Realm already!"
"It's actually this boy! Back then when he was squaring off with the seventh price, he was merely just Crystal Formation Realm. Just how long has it been? He actually cultivated to peak Soul Sea Realm already!" exclaimed the Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses in shock.
"En. This boy's talent is indeed heaven-defying. Furthermore, his combat strength is staggering. According to our intel, even though this boy is just peak Soul Sea Realm, he possesses at least the strength to kill middle-stage Divine Traversing Realms!" Xue Hongfei said.
Towards Ye Yuan's combat strength, Xue Hongfei was not overly surprised.
With Ye Yuan's talent, if he could not cross boundaries to battle, that would be absurd!
But Xue Hongfei did not take it to heart too much either. Even though he was only Eighth Level Divine Traversing, he still had the Origin Spirit Nine Transformations, this level of unique trump card.
To really talk about combat strength, he was even stronger than peak Ninth Level Divine Traversing!
If he could not even take down a Ninth Level Soul Sea, that would also be too disgraceful.
"En, so what if he can cross boundaries to battle? In front of Commander and our great army, everything collapses at the first blow! This time, we've dispatched all of our elites. If we can't even take down these tens of thousands of people, that would simply be a joke!" said the subordinate with a contemptuous look.