Chapter 3337

The commander immediately ordered the soldiers to keep an eye on Ye Liuyun while he went to report further up the chain of command. Ye Liuyun was then brought before a somewhat higher-ranking commander to answer questions.

By now, he was growing impatient. To make matters worse, the commander suspected that he was a spy. While sending people to investigate the demon army’s situation, he also began interrogating Ye Liuyun and the others.

So he could not be bothered to waste any more words on them. He simply barked at the commander, “I’ve already told you what happened. I don’t have time to repeat it to you. Go report directly to your army’s supreme commander and the royal family!”

The commander let out a cold snort. “Hmph. Do you think you can meet our supreme commander and the royal family whenever you want? Until your identity is confirmed, you’re not going anywhere. I advise you to answer my questions honestly, unless you want to suffer a beating!”

Ye Liuyun knew that unless he showed these people what he was capable of, they would investigate him endlessly.

He immediately froze time, then condensed spiritual energy into a gigantic thunder dragon beast. By the time he resumed the flow of time, the commander and the guards around him had been scared witless by the beast before them.

“Roar!” The thunder dragon beast let out a mighty roar that rang clearly throughout the entire royal city.

The thunder dragon beast’s enormous body overturned the entire command tent, making it visible from far away. After that roar, it was impossible for the army’s supreme commander and the royal family not to notice.

The supreme commander who had suspected him, along with the guards around him, were shaken by the thunder dragon beast’s roar until blood poured from their seven orifices. They collapsed to the ground, unable to rise.

The military camp descended into chaos as well, with the soldiers having no idea what had happened.

The supreme commander of the dynasty’s army finally arrived with his men. From a distance, he shouted at Ye Liuyun, “Who are you? How dare you cause trouble in the army? I am the supreme commander, Anqing. Do not harm the soldiers of my army!”

The royal family also immediately sent several elders to inspect the situation, thinking that the enemy army had launched a surprise attack.

Only then did Ye Liuyun withdraw the thunder dragon beast and explain the reason for his visit.

The people sent by the royal family immediately reported back to the dynasty and requested instructions. Supreme Commander Anqing likewise sent people at once to confirm the situation of the demon army in the starry sky.

The thunder dragon beast Ye Liuyun had released had already intimidated them, and they no longer dared to make things difficult for him. They were all extremely courteous.

At this point, Supreme Commander Anqing actually hoped that everything Ye Liuyun had said was true, and even more so that Ye Liuyun could help them. The gigantic thunder dragon beast he had just summoned alone could make a significant difference. After all, they had very little confidence in facing the demon army.

Before long, the soldiers who had gone to investigate sent back word that the demon army had indeed lost one contingent. The armies on both sides were currently heading there, apparently to reinforce the defeated demon force.

“Using demons to fight demons—that’s quite a good idea!”

Anqing immediately praised the idea. He thought the royal family would surely agree to let Ye Liuyun help them now.

However, after the dynasty received confirmation, an order came back stating that using the demon army to fight the demons would cause panic among the populace.

They could deal with the demon army themselves. They had merely been caught off guard at the beginning and did not need to cooperate with Ye Liuyun at all.

They even secretly sent Anqing an order to imprison Ye Liuyun so that he could not cooperate with the demons. If Ye Liuyun resisted, he was to be killed outright.

As soon as the order was issued, the people sent by the dynasty withdrew at once, afraid of being caught up in the fighting. Only Anqing remained, giving an awkward little smile.

He cursed the dynasty’s order inwardly. “That thunder dragon beast he just released is so powerful. If I make a move against him, how many casualties will we suffer?”

However, he could not disobey the dynasty’s order. All he could do was find a way to stall Ye Liuyun for the time being.

He invited Ye Liuyun into the central command tent, using the pretext of learning about Ye Liuyun’s military strength to keep him there. At the same time, he secretly ordered troops to surround the central command tent.

“Mr. Ye, something about this atmosphere feels off!” Even Li Xinghai had noticed the change in the supreme commander’s attitude.

Moreover, the soldiers around them were all standing ready for battle, clearly preparing to fight.

Li Xinghai was deeply worried, afraid that the Zhangyin Dynasty would start fighting Ye Liuyun.

“Mr. Ye, why don’t we escape first?” he suggested to Ye Liuyun through voice transmission.

How could Ye Liuyun have failed to notice? With his divine sense, he could even see the troop movements throughout the entire military camp.

Clearly, the Zhangyin royal family was jealous of the capable and fearful of the strong. They were worried that his power was too great and that he would eventually seize their royal authority. They were also overthinking things, afraid that after being rejected, he would join forces with the demons and attack them in turn.

As for their concern that the populace feared the demons, that was nothing but an excuse. If the people could not even save their own lives, how could they possibly care who came to rescue them?

The supreme commander’s attitude also made it clear that they were not opposed to using demons to fight demons. On the contrary, they strongly approved of the method.

But he paid it no mind. These dynasty soldiers were simply incapable of holding him back.

“If we escape in advance, we’ll only give the dynasty something to use against us, and they’ll classify us as spies. Then we’ll have even less justification for acting against them. Don’t worry. They can’t stop me!” Ye Liuyun replied to Li Xinghai through voice transmission.

He merely watched patiently as Anqing put on his act, waiting for the dynasty to make the first move against him. That would give him an excuse to act against the Zhangyin Dynasty later.

Anqing had already mobilized the entire military camp. Ye Liuyun had such a massive beast, more than a hundred thousand demon soldiers with him, and puppets as well. Anqing had to make all necessary preparations.

As Ye Liuyun chatted with him, he deliberately asked, “Supreme Commander An, are the troops outside being mobilized?”

“Yes, yes! We were planning to march to the front line anyway, and we just happened to receive an order from the dynasty instructing us to set out for the front line ahead of schedule.” Anqing could only play along with Ye Liuyun.

“The strength of your million-strong army is considerably inferior to that of the demon army! Your overall cultivation levels are three or four stages lower, and your soldiers’ formations and combat awareness are clearly inadequately trained. You haven’t even finished forming ranks after all this time!

I think you should either gather more people and overwhelm them with sheer numbers, or send only your strongest experts to launch a surprise attack on the demons! Otherwise, once this million-strong army is depleted, you’ll have difficulty recruiting more soldiers.

By then, the dynasty’s morale will be low. If the demon army speeds up its advance, it will soon reach the royal city.”

Ye Liuyun’s advice was quite reasonable.

After hearing it, Anqing clasped his fists toward Ye Liuyun in gratitude, then remarked with a sigh:

“Sigh, we’re only commanders. We have no choice in the matter! This entire star system is controlled by the royal family alone. We’ve made suggestions like this before, but they weren’t accepted!”

Ye Liuyun nodded as well, indicating that he understood Anqing’s difficulties. That did not mean he would go easy on him when the time came to act. Once they fought, they would be enemies.

He merely hinted to Anqing, “To be honest, an army like yours couldn’t even stop me alone, let alone block the demon army’s five hundred thousand elite troops!”