Ye Liuyun waved his hand, signaling everyone to calm down. Then he confird with them, "Is this truly your decision? You've chosen not to leave?"
"Absolutely! We refuse to enter soone else's Spatial Realm, abandon our holand, or march to our deaths on so foreign race battlefield!" they declared.
Although their voices firm, their demands didn't stop there.
In truth, they were stalling Ye Liuyun on purpose. At the very least, they hoped to retain one of the worlds for themselves, ensuring more resources for their own use. Once the Sanctuary Dynasty's army arrived, they planned to surrender imdiately.
With any luck, the Sanctuary Dynasty would even support them, perhaps allowing them to form a new version of the Alliance of Goddesses under their rule.
In their eyes, all this trouble stemd from Ye Liuyun. The Sanctuary Dynasty was coming for him and his army—not them. So they believed they could remain untouched.
Thus, they insisted that Ye Liuyun leave at least one world for them. So even demanded a garrison be left behind. Others went so far as to request martial practitioners from the Alliance of Goddesses to stay and defend them.
The situation soon spiraled into chaos, with shouting and argunts erupting among the crowd.
Without hesitation, Ye Liuyun gestured. A force of ten thousand Omnipotent-level troops surged into the hall and seized the dissenters.
"Overlord Ye, you said we had the right to decide for ourselves! You can't go back on your word!" soone shouted.
"That's right! We still have lives to live. You can't drive us to a dead end!"
At this point, those who had chosen to migrate spoke up in opposition. "You're the minority. Why should a whole world be left just for you?"
"Let's be honest, you're just planning to surrender to the Sanctuary Dynasty and wag your tails like loyal dogs, hoping to survive on scraps!"
"Enough!" Ye Liuyun's voice cut through the commotion like a blade, and silence fell.
He spoke coldly, his tone steady. "You've made your decision to stay. I won't stop you. But you're the minority, and you don't have the right to block the path of the majority."
Ye Liuyun knew that in monts like this, swift and decisive action was the only way forward. There was no ti left to persuade anyone with patience or gentle reasoning.
In a world this vast, filled with so many people across two realms, it was inevitable that so would choose to stay behind. Total consensus was never a realistic hope.
Knowing that the majority trusted him and were willing to follow, that was enough.
Then, he turned to the soldiers and issued a cold, clear command: "Send them all to the foreign race battlefield. From this day on, that battlefield is a one-way path. Entry only, no return."
"Dispatch n to their respective factions. Within three days, every mber of their clans must be sent to the foreign race battlefield as well. If anyone resists, execute them on the spot!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers responded with a unified shout and began escorting the dissenters out.
"Wait! I've changed my mind! Overlord Ye, they talked into opposing you. I never wanted this!"
"Overlord Ye, I was misled too!"
Imdiately, several individuals began to backtrack on their decision right then and there.
"Too late."
At his signal, the soldiers pushed the protestors forward without hesitation.
Then, addressing the rest of the assembly, Ye Liuyun declared, "The rest of you, ensure your people are inford and ready. Outpost Island will be fully relocated in three days. Moyana Island will follow in about two months."
The eting dissolved swiftly. Leaders of major factions on Outpost Island hurried off to begin preparations.
"Pei Yong, send your troops to drive out every remaining faction who refuses to leave. Force them to the foreign race battlefield." Ye Liuyun instructed imdiately.
Pei Yong hesitated. "Sir, many of these clans command large numbers. Not everyone under their banner necessarily agrees with the clan leader's decision. Should we give their people a chance to speak for themselves?"
Ye Liuyun knew Pei Yong had a point.
However, he said, "There's no ti! I need two full months to complete the integration of Outpost Island. By then, the Sanctuary Dynasty's elites may already be here."
"We must finish the migration before that happens, without leaving behind a single clue. Make haste. You have no more than three days to get it done."
After Pei Yong departed, Qiong Qi stepped forward again and raised a grim concern, "Those who chose to stay now know the true scale of your Spatial World. Once the Sanctuary Dynasty's people arrive, they'll definitely find out. Are you planning to just let those people tell them everything?"
Ye Liuyun frowned. That possibility had not occurred to him until now.
But it was too late as too many already knew, and erasing all their mories in ti was impossible.
Worse still, those people likely resented him now. The mont the Sanctuary Dynasty's army arrived, they would scramble to surrender and expose everything.
anwhile, Qiong Qi continued to advice Ye Liuyun, "Let's be honest, those people won't survive. If the Sanctuary Dynasty doesn't destroy them, the foreign races will."
"So instead of letting them die for nothing, why not turn them into a live training field for our own army? Let our soldiers gain real combat experience and seize the resources. Leaving those supplies behind for traitors is just a waste!"
Qiong Qi's intention was clear. He wanted the army to eliminate all those people. No loose ends, and they could even seize a good amount of resources in the process.
But Ye Liuyun hesitated.
He didn't want to go that far, yet he was genuinely worried they might expose his secrets.
"Let's wait and see how many people there are before deciding." Ye Liuyun said, unable to make up his mind.
"What difference does the number make?" Qiong Qi retorted.
Ye Liuyun said nothing, and Qiong Qi could only fall silent as well.
anwhile, Pei Yong's forces had split into multiple squads, storming the strongholds of these major clans and driving out their subordinates and families—sending them all to the foreign race battlefield.
Three days later, Pei Yong returned, having completed his mission. But now, more than 400,000 people had gathered in the foreign race battlefield.
"So many?" Ye Liuyun was visibly surprised. He hadn't expected the number to be this high.
He had originally thought that if only a few had stayed behind, he could simply seal the foreign race battlefield like a small secret realm, isolating it from his Spatial World. Then, once they found a safe place, he could release them again.
But now that the number of people was so large, that thod was no longer feasible. Maintaining an isolated space would require a trendous amount of energy. Besides, it would be no different than creating an entire secret realm from scratch.
As soon as the crowd was driven into the foreign race battlefield, Qiong Qi gave the order for the Alliance of Goddesses to sever all the formation links connected to the outside. Soon, the entire space was sealed off completely.
Ye Liuyun still hadn't made a final decision about their fate, so for now, he focused on absorbing Outpost Island into his Spatial World.
He ordered Pei Yong to lead all the troops to Moyana Island, so as to reduce the strain while he absorbed the world.
Then, Ye Liuyun began connecting with the Power of Origin of Outpost Island, guiding its energies into his Spatial World.
The Power of Origin responded almost instantly, and the entire world began to tremble violently under the strain.
Outpost Island was already larger than the previous ones he had absorbed, and it housed far more martial practitioners. As a result, this tremor lasted much longer than before.
The world quaked for more than half a day before the island finally began to shift.
"Absorb!"
Only after coordinating with Ye Ling did Ye Liuyun begin to fully draw Outpost Island into his Spatial World.
This ti, he didn't close his eyes. But even with ntal preparation, witnessing such a colossal landmass being drawn into his own Spatial World left him deeply shaken.
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