The Demonic Lion’s spatial power was already strong enough to kill a Unity-Eighth-layer ferocious beast outright. The other beasts, if they didn’t use the black-and-white light, could safely handle Unity-Seventh-layer beasts; against an Eighth-layer one they would have to risk their lives.

Only after Ye Liuyun had let each of them get thoroughly familiar with their new strength and abilities did he release them all together and set out for the Dragon Graveyard recorded in the Horned Serpent’s memories.

That graveyard was occupied by the Demonic Flood-Dragon clan. The complete dragon skeleton and core in the Horned Serpent’s possession had been stolen from a dragon corpse—he’d once commanded a swarm of sand-snakes to tunnel underground into the tomb and haul it out.

They had actually stolen two dragon corpses that time, but a powerful dragon soul discovered them, killed several sand-snakes on the spot, and drew the Flood-Dragons’ attention. The intruders fled in terror.

According to the Horned Serpent, even he hadn’t dared venture deep into the tomb; the dragon aura inside was so oppressive it made their hearts tremble. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

After Ye Liuyun relayed all this to the beasts, he warned them, “There are over two thousand Flood-Dragons, and they control many beast hordes. Don’t get careless.

We’ll sweep the surrounding beast packs first to reduce the pressure, then attack the Flood-Dragons. So don’t rush at the start—treat every fight as practice.

Everyone must wear full armor and carry soul-defense treasures. Anyone without them stays behind. I don’t want any more deaths.”

The beasts understood: Ye Liuyun had been shaken by the loss of the Purple Kylin Snake and others. They prepared meticulously, treating every battle with utmost caution.

When devouring souls in combat, Dragon Girl’s black pupils let her see an opponent’s soul power. Lei Ming, White Tiger, Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon, Xuanwu, and Xenocide could all gauge soul strength with their eyes. Vermilion Bird’s soul power was already formidable, and Little Blue Ice possessed the Soul-Anchoring Pearl, so Ye Liuyun had no worries about them.

Only Stone Ape, Chilian, and Demonic Lion couldn’t perceive soul strength, so he forbade them from launching soul attacks on their own. Instead, Stone Ape paired with Little Blue Ice—after she pinned the enemy’s soul with the pearl, the two absorbed it together. Vermilion Bird assisted Chilian, and Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon aided Demonic Lion in devouring soul power.

Once everything was arranged, Ye Liuyun inspected their gear again before letting the fighting begin.

When the beasts revealed their true forms, each wore only a single custom-forged ninth-grade True-tier gilded armor. Fearing accidents, Ye Liuyun always left either himself or his clone behind to rescue them at any moment; the one who stayed also captured souls into Soul-Sealing Pearls.

Though they were well-prepared, this world teemed with ferocious beasts. The moment they appeared, pack after pack rushed in, and the battles never stopped.

Every pack held beasts of varying realms, so everyone had to fight—no rotating rest. Between fights there wasn’t even enough time to restore their true essence.

Yet only three humans were in the group, a tiny fraction. The ferocious beasts never saw them as invaders—just rivals fighting over territory.

Thus, whenever they rested, Ye Liuyun led everyone into his clone’s spatial world, withdrew some distance, and set Snow Wolf and spatial puppets to stand guard.

With no humans in sight and the group retreating, the beasts never pursued desperately. Only small probing groups occasionally approached.

Snow Wolf fought constantly. By the time Ye Liuyun’s group emerged again, the wolf was often drenched in blood and drained of true essence.

But Snow Wolf reaped rich rewards: many beast cores and corpses, plus every kill the puppets made. After each battle Ye Liuyun gave it a drop of Life Spring water to heal and helped it absorb some soul power. Thus it toiled without complaint, even enjoying the arrangement.

Since arriving, its soul power had soared; cultivation resources were abundant, and the clone’s spatial world accelerated training far beyond its former environment.

Ye Liuyun had promised that if it performed well, it too could transform into a demon. Watching so many beasts achieve that form filled it with envy, so it strove desperately, terrified Ye Liuyun might think it lazy.

After several days of fighting, the group’s burden lightened. They had carved out a large territory; once their true essence was exhausted they could withdraw and rest with ample time.

Yet Snow Wolf never rested. Beasts kept attacking. Once, three Flood-Dragons even appeared.

Seeing only Snow Wolf and a puppet—and no humans—they tested the wolf. But the Flood-Dragons’ cultivation was lower; unwilling to risk their lives, they retreated once they realized they couldn’t win.

When Ye Liuyun learned Flood-Dragons had shown up and that Snow Wolf couldn’t wipe them out, he ordered the wolf not to pursue and let them go.

After the Flood-Dragons left, Snow Wolf soon noticed beast hordes charging into their territory in endless waves. Outnumbered, with only a puppet for support, it immediately called for aid.

Ye Liuyun guessed the Flood-Dragons hadn’t taken Snow Wolf seriously and merely sent beast packs to eliminate it.

“Perfect—we still have time to kill more beasts.”

He informed every beast to refill their Essence Stones and prepare for continuous battle. Then he had Snow Wolf pull back, dodging the hordes to buy them time.

When the snow wolf finally had nowhere left to dodge, Ye Liuyun released his metal puppets and the two martial cultivators he had captured at the Void Pill Sect’s black market, sending them all to slay the beasts.

The moment the beast hordes spotted humans, their assault turned fiercer. Yet every puppet and cultivator present was at the ninth tier; against mere swarms of beasts, the fight became almost effortless. Typically, each horde boasted only a single ninth-tier beast king—nothing more than numbers.

Ye Liuyun himself stepped out of his spatial realm, gathering corpses while snatching the beasts’ souls into his Soul-Sealing Beads, coordinating with the others to finish the slaughter.

Only when the snow wolf and the two martial cultivators had burned through their true essence did Ye Liuyun order them back into his clone’s spatial world for accelerated recovery. Next, he summoned the dragon girl and told her to unleash the Frenzied Dragon Combat Arts against the remaining beasts.

He then recalled the two puppets and returned to cultivation, leaving one invisible clone to stand guard over the dragon girl.

The moment the dragon girl exuded her draconic might, the beasts’ cultivation levels dropped by two or three tiers. With the Frenzied Dragon Combat Arts in full swing, she began a ruthless massacre.

In the end, she single-handedly annihilated five entire hordes. Even a mid-ninth-tier beast king fell to a single casual swipe of her claw.