From the initial million-strong armies of the Dark Clan and the Demon Fox Clan, to the Demon Race, the Ancient Tong Clan, and now the Insect Race, the nine divine cities had dispatched a staggering four million soldiers on the first day of official engagement.
This was a testament to how much they feared Fengle City, how much they feared the Human Race, to send such a massive force.
Although the Insect Race were flying units and moved with incredible speed, Ye Yun felt no apprehension. After all, flying units possessed lower health and defense attributes compared to ground units.
Furthermore, just moments ago, Ye Yun had once again upgraded the level of the dozen or so city defense structures on the east gate. Coupled with the previous upgrades, there were now about thirty arrow towers capable of instantly eliminating these insectoids.
Cumulatively, the city defense structures on the east gate alone could kill hundreds of insectoids per second. If one factored in the Skyhawk Arrow Towers and the Human King City Ballistae, the number would be even higher. The Human King City Ballistae, in particular, fired multiple shots at once, their speed over nine times that of the Skyhawk Arrow Towers!
Ye Yun leaned back on his lounge chair, overseeing the entire battlefield. As long as the financial resources reached the requirement for upgrading arrow towers, Ye Yun would immediately upgrade the arrow towers in the east gate. After all, this area would constantly face assaults from the indigenous populations of various divine cities in the future.
Beyond this, Ye Yun’s thoughts extended even further.
In the future, when a significant number of players surpassed level one hundred, would the teleportation array connecting the nine divine cities eventually lead these players to become the main attacking force against his Fengle City?
If so, Ye Yun felt it was imperative to increase the level and number of his Fengle City’s defense structures. Only then could Fengle City survive the oppression of the nine great cities in the coming era. Only then could Ye Yun’s Dragon Palace grow rapidly in an environment that was both stable and sufficiently challenging.
Ye Yun did not participate further in the subsequent battles. Everyone in the Dragon Palace needed to grow and also required resources. These resources would, in the future, need to be acquired by them themselves.
To put it bluntly, Ye Yun wanted to break free from these individuals. If it weren't for the Dragon Palace, for Blue Star, his strength would have already advanced to a higher level.
Fortunately, not all of these insectoids were ranged attackers. Therefore, the melee insectoids, despite their ability to fly, had to engage in close-quarters combat to attack humans. This prevented the melee players from being too passive.
"After this battle, Mu Ziming’s strength will directly jump from the lower end of the top ranks to fourth place." Ye Yun praised Mu Ziming's Yellow Turban Warrior army with great admiration. Moreover, in the long term, his combat power might even surpass Wang Chen!
After all, his talent skill could be upgraded!
Ye Yun spent half an hour in the Qitian Tower before leaving and teleporting directly to the New Fan Continent.
Upon arriving at the New Fan Continent, Ye Yun immediately felt refreshed. This was his kingdom. Although he didn't have a million soldiers of his own, the number of beings under his influence far exceeded ten million.
In the City Lord's Mansion, Ye Yun directly began to review the current situation of Yuntian City.
Yuntian City (Four-Star Territory) occupies an area of 340 square kilometers and can accommodate 770,000 players or pets.
City Lord: Jie Ming
Deputy City Lord: Yue Di
City Affiliation: Human Race
Current Permanent Player Count: 19,652
Online Player Count: 125,600
Level Six Residence – Can monitor creatures within a radius of 1,500 kilometers (including invisible creatures). This function is directly reflected on the player map. (Can be upgraded with Myriad Manifestation Stones).
Level Five City Wall – Can withstand ten full-strength attacks from Level Five Flood Beasts. Current Durability: 16,000/16,000.
Level Six Territory Warehouse – Can store eighty types of materials, with an upper limit of 8,000 for each type.
Level Five Guard Tower – Can recruit fifty guards to protect player territories!
72 Taverns, 36 Inns…
The star rating had increased by one level, and the territory's area had doubled. Ye Yun was quite satisfied with this.
"Master, you have arrived."
Just as Ye Yun finished reviewing the status of Yuntian City, Yue Di entered.
After Ye Yun authorized Yue Di as the Deputy City Lord, the City Lord's Mansion granted him permission to enter and exit.
"Yes, Yuntian City is developing quite well. Have you encountered any resistance in New Fan recently?"
In Ye Yun's mind, the New Fan Continent was even more important than the nine divine cities. This continent was teeming with countless primeval beasts, with a respawn cycle of only fifteen days. In the Divine Realm, the daily output of indigenous divine races was less than 300. This meant that with Ye Yun's terrifying prowess, the indigenous populations in the Divine Realm were insufficient for him to defeat.
Most importantly, this was the central hub for players of all races in the entire Ten Directions Cosmos, the vanguard for all players heading to higher-level dungeons in the coming years. By completely occupying it now, it meant that all players who came here in the future would have to pay him ninety percent of their harvested income!
This income not only included their earnings from hunting primeval beasts and ancient beasts but also the spoils of war from their own conflicts.
What could be more satisfying than passively receiving income? However, since Ye Yun's last tribulation, he had spent less time here, mostly just collecting his earnings and leaving.
"Resistance is manageable. It's just that some newly arrived races are unwilling to sign contracts with us. However, we have already organized our legions to conquer them. As long as we destroy their territories a few times, they will be unable to establish themselves here." Hearing Ye Yun's question, Yue Di thought Ye Yun was aware of these issues and quickly replied.
As beings from higher planes, they had all grown up in an environment of survival of the fittest. Therefore, they were even more ruthless than Ye Yun in their actions.
"I see…" Ye Yun remained silent but directly unleashed 'Fire Refines the World'. Instantly, the New Fan Continent was once again covered in fiery terrain, burning all players who had not signed a Heavenly Dao contract with his Yuntian City to ashes.
The system prompts that pinged in his ears made Ye Yun momentarily stunned.
"There are so many players who haven't signed with us?" Just now, the system notifications Ye Yun received indicated that the number of players he had killed was over 500,000, which was an enormous figure.
"This… many newly arrived players are all concentrated in distant areas. Our current sphere of influence cannot yet cover the entire New Fan Continent. However, Master, rest assured, we now have a total of 78 branch cities, and we have already begun to establish our own united armies of various races. I believe we will soon have complete control over the entire New Fan Continent." Although Ye Yun expressed no blame, Yue Di was extremely nervous.
"Well, if they still refuse to submit, tell me. I can just set fire each time I visit." Ye Yun said indifferently, his eyes fixed on Yue Di.