In the southern regions, all signs of vitality had vanished. The once lush flowers and trees had withered away, and not a single living creature could be seen.
Everywhere lay barren, a desolate landscape of bald earth and ash-gray skies.
Each city stood in ruins, the destruction rendering them unrecognizable, a sight of utter devastation.
Inside the cities and out, unattended corpses littered the ground, turning the area into a ghastly underworld.
"The destructive power of these foreign race is truly astonishing! I wonder where they co from," Ye Liuyun pondered, his curiosity piqued about the origins of these foreign races.
If given the chance, he would venture to their world to investigate.
However, he understood his current strength was insufficient.
Even the God of War frowned upon these foreign races. His own abilities fell short.
"I wonder what kind of power the foreign races from the God Realm possess. Why are these foreign races found everywhere?"
Ye Liuyun mused, his thoughts swirling with unanswered questions. Unable to find any solutions, he temporarily set aside these ponderings.
"Regardless, I should focus on enhancing my own strength first!"
In the end, Ye Liuyun found an abandoned city, marked its coordinates outside, and then entered to tidy up a vacant courtyard. He set up formation flags to guard against potential Corpse Demons attacks and began his cultivation there.
At this mont, the Burial God should be nearing the Central Continent.
People from the Triangular Haven had already sent a ssage to Ye Liuyun confirming his imminent arrival.
Although there was no ssage yet from Yicity in the Devil Region, the Burial God was expected to arrive soon.
"When the Burial God arrives, I might be able to break through another realm!" Ye Liuyun contemplated quietly.
In the recent battles, he hadn't missed collecting virtuosos from the foreign races and Corpse Demons. He even accumulated many Interspatial Ring along with their contents.
In fact, these resources were enough for him to assemble an army!
Every ti Qin Peng cleaned up the battlefield, they gained substantial wealth. That was one of the reasons why many soldiers were willing to join the army. Encountering a wealthy corpse ant striking gold!
With the resources Ye Liuyun possessed now, he had enough for a long period of cultivation.
He wasn't certain how much energy he would need for the mid-to-late stages of the Sacred Majesty realm. However, with the energy he currently possessed, breaking through to the early stages of the Sacred Majesty realm was definitely not a problem!
In the following days, both Ye Liuyun and his clone continued their accelerated cultivation within the Xuankong Stone.
The formation plate Zhu Youfu provided him had reached the eighth level, which didn't hinder his cultivation progress at all.
He had already sent a ssage to Zhu Youfu, requesting an enhanced version of the array disk. Zhu Youfu was supposed to deliver it to an inn in the Triangular Haven, where Ye Liuyun would pick it up.
Ever since he learned about the greater pressure in the God Realm, he started preparing in advance.
After all, this kind of pressure training held no harm for him.
Zhu Youfu, on the other hand, sought guidance from a Weapon-refining master to work on creating a more potent formation plate together.
As for Ye Tiandao, he had ventured out twice. On both occasions, stray Corpse Demons had followed scents and stumbled upon their array. Ye Liuyun left these encounters for Ye Tiandao to handle.
Ye Liuyun decided to keep the remaining ten Stone Golems and over a hundred tal Puppets on the battlefield with him.
His encounters with bandits had been frequent, reminding him of the need for swift and overwhelming force to deal with these threats, be they bandits or sects, to prevent any ergencies.
A month later, Ye Liuyun encountered another team clearing Corpse Demons.
The previous large army had already withdrawn, and this ti it was a coalition force responsible for cleaning up the remaining foreign race.
Ye Liuyun stuck to his usual tactics, retracting his Formation Flag and using his Concealcape to avoid eting the soldiers, not wanting to reveal his position.
"Emperor Xia is quite cautious. It seems they'll need to sweep multiple tis to eradicate these Corpse Demons completely. There are indeed many stragglers, mainly because of the vast area."
"Even with such thorough cleansing, when the southern residents return, they'll need to sweep again, centering around the cities."
Ye Liuyun estimated, confident that Emperor Xia had considered these factors.
"The imperial dynasty has nurous talented individuals. I don't need to worry about these matters anymore!"
Ye Liuyun resolved, deciding not to interfere further.
He had already done what he needed to do, and getting involved further would likely trap him in the ongoing conflict.
As expected, before long, the coalition disbanded into smaller groups, scattering to various cities. They then conducted sweeps around each city, using the cities as focal points for their operations.
With no place to go, Ye Liuyun dug a random cave and set up his Formation Flag.
Now he not only had to evade the patrols of the coalition but also guard against stray Corpse Demons. This affected his progress in cultivation, too.
More than ten days after Burial God returned to the Central Continent, Ye Liuyun still showed no signs of a breakthrough.
He suddenly noticed that Burial God wasn't heading directly for him but instead toward the Imperial City.
"What does this an?" Ye Liuyun was thoroughly puzzled.
He imdiately contacted Xia Tianqiong. They, too, were monitoring Burial God's movents.
"Could it be that Burial God intends to threaten Emperor Xia, making him forbid you from returning to the Central Continent?" Zhuge Feiyu speculated.
"Yeah, that's a possibility! I must have annoyed Burial God! So he'll definitely try to find a way to prevent from bothering him anymore. At least, he doesn't have to chase down so far!"
Ye Liuyun agreed with Zhuge Feiyu's analysis.
Their guess turned out to be correct. Burial God was indeed heading straight for the Imperial City, intending to warn Emperor Xia not to allow Ye Liuyun to re-enter the Central Continent.
At first, Emperor Xia thought that Ye Liuyun had returned to the Imperial City.
"I didn't offend him! Why did he attract the Burial God again!"
Emperor Xia imdiately used a Sound Transmission Talisman to inquire with Ye Liuyun, only to find out that Ye Liuyun hadn't left the southern region at all.
Ye Liuyun shared his speculation with Emperor Xia.
"If the Burial God threatens like this, how should I reply to him?" The Emperor Xia asked for Ye Liuyun's opinion.
"Agree to his terms! The war with the foreign race has ended, and I don't necessarily have to co back!" Ye Liuyun said decisively.
He couldn't let Burial God take revenge on the entire Central Continent just for his personal gain.
Having just defeated the foreign race, another confrontation with Burial God was sothing the Central Continent couldn't endure.
"Alright then, take care of yourself!" Emperor Xia agreed.
He was sure that since Ye Liuyun dared to say that, it ant Burial God's impression of him wasn't great.
However, Burial God didn't even need Emperor Xia's response.
When he arrived outside the Imperial City, he directly announced, "If Ye Liuyun dares to return to the Central Continent again, I will annihilate your Imperial City!"
After his announcent, Burial God left imdiately, continuing his pursuit of Ye Liuyun.
Emperor Xia could only smile bitterly.
"This is the power of a strong individual!"
Ye Liuyun couldn't help but laugh bitterly when he learned the news.
"The Burial God is truly overbearing!"
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