Mu Xi struggled desperately, letting out furious roars.

Suddenly, another surge of violent energy erupted from beneath the Demon-Sealing Stele. Drawing upon the power of the spatial realm once more, Mu Xi fought with all its might, desperate to break free.

But this time, the borrowed strength from the spatial realm was far weaker.

The demonic vines and the crushing force of the stele were only momentarily pushed back before tightening their grip again.

One of the half-beast corpse demons was flung aside, tumbling twice before lunging back into the fray. The other, having sunk its teeth too deep into Mu Xi’s flesh, tore off an entire arm with a brutal yank. It spat the severed limb aside and charged forward again.

The demonic vines instantly slithered out, swallowing the torn arm whole.

Ye Liuyun and his clone remained unfazed, merely dusting off the dirt that had sprayed onto their faces.

The group continued their relentless assault on Mu Xi.

Its roars, once filled with rage, now carried notes of despair and unwilling defeat.

The city echoed with the anguished cries of the remaining alien creatures, rising and falling in waves—though none were as loud as Mu Xi’s.

Soon, another half-beast corpse demon ripped off Mu Xi’s remaining arm.

The two undead beasts were now tearing into Mu Xi’s upper body, their claws raking away chunks of flesh, which were promptly devoured by the slithering vines. The tendrils then coiled tightly around Mu Xi’s mangled form.

At that moment, the aura of the Demon-Sealing Stele surged violently. With a sudden jolt, it lifted from the ground and hurtled toward the remaining alien creatures in the city.

Meanwhile, the demonic vines burst from the earth, dragging Mu Xi along as their presence grew even more oppressive. Their tendrils lashed out, sweeping across the battlefield to scavenge whatever remained.

The two half-beast corpse demons stood motionless now, their task complete, silently watching from the sidelines.

It turned out Mu Xi had already perished, her body twisted into a grotesque spiral by the demonic vines.

The shifting auras of the Demon-Sealing Stele and the vines signaled their breakthrough to the Dominator realm.

"It’s over!"

Ye Liuyun withdrew his doppelganger and the two half-beast corpse puppets into his spatial realm. Upon inspection, he realized the two had drained nearly half of the world’s primordial energy.

"That battle was far more brutal than expected. The Elder of the Otherworlders truly lived up to their reputation!"

Ye Liuyun marveled inwardly at the Elder’s formidable strength.

But suddenly, Mu Xi’s soul force surged into Ye Liuyun’s consciousness.

"Ha! Knew you’d pull something like this!"

A smirk curled on Ye Liuyun’s lips.

He had deliberately recalled his doppelganger and uttered those final words—all part of the ruse. His Golden Pupils had long detected Mu Xi’s soul hidden within her core. By feigning vulnerability, he had lured her into attacking him directly.

And just as planned, she took the bait.

Yet, to his disappointment, Mu Xi had been cautious. She had erased most of the Otherworlders’ secrets from her memories, leaving Ye Liuyun with little useful intel.

With no other choice, he commanded the Divine Decree to convert her soul into pure energy, which he and his doppelganger absorbed.

"Dominator realm souls truly are formidable!"

Mu Xi’s soul power far surpassed his own, granting both him and his doppelganger a significant boost. At the very least, they wouldn’t have to worry about facing such potent soul attacks from Otherworlders in the future.

The demonic vine didn’t release Mu Xi until it had completely drained him into a desiccated husk, tossing the lifeless corpse aside carelessly. Ye Liuyun swiftly retrieved the Interspatial Ring from the withered fingers, discovering within it numerous energy orbs pulsating with primal force.

"Seems Mu Xi was too busy fending off attacks and hiding his soul essence to transfer his resources in time," Ye Liuyun mused with a satisfied grin.

"Not bad at all!" he exclaimed cheerfully, then immediately directed the demonic vine to help collect the third eyes from the fallen Three-Eyed Tribesmen. The earlier battle had been too chaotic for him to gather them himself.

With the Sealing Demon Stele unleashing its might, the fight had concluded swiftly. Thanks to Mu Xi’s earlier order to seal off the area’s formations, none of the alien tribesmen had managed to escape.

As Ye Liuyun methodically combed through the battlefield, he summoned Qiong Qi to dismantle the formations.

Out of the thousand armored soldiers he had deployed, over five hundred had perished—most falling to the Three-Eyed Tribesmen and those wielding formidable spatial powers. Still, considering these soldiers were originally only at the ninth level of the Immortal Realm, the outcome was more than acceptable.

The damaged armor was carefully gathered to be repaired later by master craftsmen like Tong Xin. The surviving soldiers were promptly recalled into his spatial realm.

Once the demonic vine and the Sealing Demon Stele had scoured every corpse for valuables, the vine dutifully handed over the collected third eyes and storage rings to Ye Liuyun.

Among the fallen were numerous gold and silver-armored elites, each carrying substantial wealth. Just from this battle alone, Ye Liuyun had acquired over three hundred intact planetary primal force orbs, not to mention countless other resources beyond measure.

"Total victory!"

The sheer scale of the spoils made him cheer aloud in triumph.

After stowing away the Sealing Demon Stele and the demonic vine, he retreated into his clone’s spatial world to refine the harvested third eyes.

A little over two hours later, Qiong Qi successfully dismantled the formations and arrived with Mo Sha, Phantom Hand, and the others to regroup with Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately transported Phantom Hand and the others into his spatial realm, removing the slave marks from Silent Kill and his companions while generously distributing resources among them.

"The alien elites have been eliminated. Your mission is complete!" Ye Liuyun declared to them.

Next, he had his doppelgänger release the 150,000-strong demon army and Yu Xiaofeng’s million-strong forces, ordering them to annihilate the remaining alien troops.

The rest of the operation required no further involvement from him—Yu Xiaofeng and his men had it under control. Ye Liuyun himself retreated into his doppelgänger’s spatial realm to continue his cultivation.

Meanwhile, Silent Kill and his group hurried back to the royal capital to deliver the triumphant news to Liu Kui and Xiao Mu’an.

Soon after, Ye Liuyun’s forces launched a full-scale assault on the alien army.

The 150,000-strong combined might of the demons and beastmen alone was already an unstoppable force.

Yu Xiaofeng deployed them as the main strike unit, equipped with superior weaponry, ensuring the complete eradication of the alien forces. The remaining million soldiers were strategically positioned to encircle the enemy and prevent any escape.

Ye Tian Dao also received Ye Liuyun’s orders, gathering the elite Blade Corps to openly hunt down the undead fiends. Yu Xiaofeng even dispatched several teams of scouts to assist them in tracking the creatures and guiding their operations.

Upon receiving the news, Xiao Mu’an and Liu Kui breathed a sigh of relief and promptly announced to the world that Ye Liuyun had achieved a decisive victory, eliminating the alien elites and deploying troops to wipe out their remaining forces.

They called upon all martial practitioners to join the effort, rooting out scattered alien remnants and undead fiends while keeping watch for any warriors tainted by the aliens’ malevolent aura.

The people erupted in celebration, and many martial cultivators became even more fervent in their participation against the alien threat.

Xiao Mu’an personally extended his gratitude to Ye Liuyun, inviting him to the royal palace as an honored guest. However, Ye Liuyun declined, citing his need for uninterrupted cultivation.

It wasn’t that he feared any treachery from Xiao Mu’an—with the forces at his disposal now, the king was no longer a threat. He simply had no interest in wasting time on formalities.

Left with no choice, Xiao Mu’an prepared a substantial amount of resources as a gift and had Liu Kui personally deliver them to Ye Liuyun.