"On our journey, we felt our hearts pounding with every step! Each battle of the Dark Legion should be recorded, for future generations to admire!" Pei Yong remarked to Ye Liuyun.

"Killing is killing, what’s so worth recording about it! I’d rather there be no wars!" Ye Liuyun replied indifferently.

"Wars exist so that there can be no more wars!" Pei Yong adamantly stated.

"But that’s only the purpose of our war against the Devil Clan, not every war!" Ye Liuyun corrected.

Their purpose was to overturn the reign of the God Realm. From this perspective, they were the rebels, the creators of slaughter.

This was the only battle to stop any more war.

Pei Yong nodded in agreement, "War has always been cruel."

"Let’s supplement the reserve troops with some more soldiers. Pick the strong ones. Now that we have laid a solid foundation, it will be easier to train recruits."

We have also lost over seventeen thousand soldiers this time. It’s one of our heaviest losses to date!" Ye Liuyun told Pei Yong.

"Right," Pei Yong nodded, "Judging by the corpses, the number of Devil Clan you had to face was too many! This extent of casualties can be regarded as a miracle."

The Vermilion Bird, Twin-headed Eagle, Long-tailed Glede, and Dracaena siblings patrolled in the air.

The ground was guarded by teams of Devil Beasts and feral beasts in the distance.

Tuomu Qianglei and representatives of the factions looked at each other while holding that list.

"This compensation is too harsh! We used up so much all at once, we barely have enough for ourselves!" After a while, a representative spoke up.

"Yes! Despite being chosen by us, the chieftain’s voice isn’t an ultimatum!"

"The resources submitted every year are considerable!"

Everyone burst into a heated discussions.

Except for the Witch who didn’t even take a look but focused on admiring Ye Liuyun’s formidable army.

"Witch, are you here just to watch? Say something?"

Afterwards, someone called the Witch, urging her to initiate negotiations with Ye Liuyun.

The Witch replied without turning her head: "Could you stop this three hundred thousand of Dark Legion? Do you still think you have another option?"

All eyes were fixed on the stationary army across the battlefield as they followed the Witch’s gaze.

Not a single soldier has made a sound, altered their facial expression, or moved a muscle since they arrived.

Moreover, none of them used their genuine energy. They simply stood there but exuded enough aura to suffocate bystanders.

"Dark Legion, the demons from hell!" a member of the Devil Clan murmured.

Then, he immediately took a stance: "The Witch is right! I have no objection, we should accept the terms as it is!"

"How were these soldiers trained?" another member of the Devil Clan spoke. "Come on, let’s sign. We have no right to choose!"

"Alas! What else can we do!"

As time went on, they gradually ditched their previous ideas and accepted all of the conditions.

Ye Liuyun’s purpose in letting them see these soldiers is to make them understand that the Dark Legion, could easily become their nightmare!

Should they refuse, their entire Clan would be exterminated.

That they were not in a position to negotiate.

An hour later, Ye Liuyun returned to them.

"It is time to decide the destiny of your Devil Clan. Tell me your decision!"

"We all agree!" Tuomu Qianglei spoke on behalf of everyone.

"Very well! The new and old Devil Clan chieftains, sign this Divine Soul Contract with me."

Immediately, Ye Liuyun and Tuomu Qianglei, Tuomu Xingya, signed the Divine Soul Contract.

Ye Liuyun also gave Tuomu Xingya a Sound Transmission Talisman.

"If there’s anything, contact me. I will withdraw my troops immediately. Send the tribute to Dormir!"

Ye Liuyun immediately told He Lianxiu to pull the forces out of there once he finished speaking.

The members of the Devil Clan also returned to their main city immediately.

"Departing just like that? I did not even get to fight once!" Pei Yong said with a pitiful look on his face.

Ye Liuyun merely laughed it off, "But your role is a big one. Without your two hundred thousand men, the Devil Clan wouldn’t have surrendered so easily! Sometimes, you don’t need to personally fight in a war. Letting your opponent know they can’t defeat you is enough!"

Pei Yong nodded and ordered to withdraw the troops.

"How many of your men are at the Western Border Battlefield?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Pei Yong replied, "There are one hundred thousand in Necropolis and one hundred thousand on each side of the border. Not to mention the garrison of each city in the border battlefield, together, it’s about five hundred thousand."

"Leave no one at our southern boundary, move all of the one hundred thousand, fifty thousand to the western border and fifty thousand to Necropolis!" Ye Liuyun ordered.

"Are you strengthening defences against Prince Liang?" Pei Yong asked in confusion.

"We must be vigilant in protection against the bad intentions of others!" Ye Liyun retorted.

"Alright! I’ll get to it right now," Pei Yong promptly set about reallocating the soldiers using the Sound Transmission Talisman.

"How many soldiers do we have left? From the border battlefields to Regalty, how many soldiers have we planted?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

"There are about three hundred thousand soldiers available, from the border battlefields to Regalty. The total garrison strength in each city reaches six hundred thousand," Pei Yong reported.

After considering for a moment, Ye Liuyun instructed Pei Yong, "Since you’re out here, might as well make the most of it. On the way to return to Regalty, stop by each city to count the number of soldiers and recruit more. If anyone refuses orders, siege the city, and reorganize the soldiers."

"All military power of all cities should be in our hands, from now on, soldiers will not belong to any city lord. Implement this in all other areas too. Then, send people to accept the defectors from Xiao Yunfang’s team, and check all the cities in the northern region."

"I will return first with the Dark Legion, they should rest."

"Affirmative!" Pei Yong readily agreed, "What about the eastern region?"

"We will deal with the eastern region last! After you finish reorganizing the troops, we will start again. We’ll sort out everything on the way. Our next target is the eastern border battlefield."

"Yes!" Pei Yong affirmed again and quickly mobilized some subordinates to send twenty thousand soldiers to assist Xiao Yunfang in gathering and restructuring defecting soldiers. It was so that she could focus on the battle.

The northern region also had its difficulties, many cities did not obey the royal command.

With an unwavering determination, Ye Liuyun’s attitude was to attack the city, depose the city lord, reorganise the surrendered soldiers, and resolve each problem as it arose, leaving no room for future trouble.

Yu Xiaofeng also personally led a hundred thousand Dark Legion in pursuit, fearing that Xiao Yunfang would fail to cope alone.

As for Ye Liuyun, he was rushing back with his Dark Legion. Within their encampment was a ready reserve soldiers of eighty thousand men. It was the perfect team to be used to replenish He Lianxiu’s troops. It also gave the recruits plenty of time to train and integrate.

By the time they reached Dormir, u Qingcheng and the others, together with Ye Liuyun, started discussing the matter of trading.

They had gained plentiful resources in this battle. If not utilized to open up a few trading businesses, it would be a shame to waste such an opportunity.

However, Ye Liuyun didn’t want them to delay their cultivation, hence he eventually denied their proposal.

"Let’s cooperate with Xuan Yuanling regarding the trading matters. You guys focus on your cultivation and don’t waste energy on other things. "