At this moment, all the Sovereign-level powerhouses of the alien race had risen into the air. The Celestial Tier Three aliens formed the vanguard of their ground forces.

Ye Liuyun swiftly issued commands, ordering the warriors responsible for engaging Sovereign-level opponents to hover midair, while the Demon Vine remained concealed underground.

At the forefront of the Celestial Tier Three contingent stood the martial cultivator transformed from the Purple Kylin Snake, poised and ready to strike.

"ROAR!"

With a thunderous bellow from the golden-armored alien elder, the chaotic battle erupted.

Alien warriors from the sky and the ground surged forward in unison, charging toward Ye Liuyun and his forces.

"Attack!"

Ye Liuyun drew his Demon-Slaying Blade and led the charge, his warriors following closely behind.

Before the two sides could clash, Ye Liuyun swung his blade in a devastating arc, striking first.

"ROAR!"

Below, the Purple Kylin Snake, receiving the signal, let out a deafening roar and reverted to its true form. In an instant, it unleashed its temporal power, freezing the battlefield in time. Seizing the opportunity, it began systematically eliminating the Celestial Tier Three aliens.

The entire battlefield stood still—save for the Purple Kylin Snake, which moved like a violet whirlwind, striking relentlessly. It showed no mercy, crushing every alien in its path, regardless of whether their spatial worlds harbored the three-eyed aliens.

The Purple Kylin Snake’s temporal abilities had grown significantly stronger. With each strike, it slaughtered over twenty Celestial Tier Three alien warriors.

Each time the temporal passage neared collapse, the beast reactivated its power, sustaining the frozen state.

Yet, with every reactivation of this temporal stasis, Ye Liuyun and his doppelgänger experienced a strange, inexplicable sensation.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun felt as if he could break free from the frozen state, sensing the Purple Kylin Snake activating its temporal power. Though his body remained immobile, his thoughts began to race.

After the Purple Kylin Snake manipulated time several times, Ye Liuyun suddenly found his mind functioning normally again—startling even himself.

"Don’t be surprised," the Book Demon chimed in, materializing beside him. "You possess temporal power too. While not as strong as the Purple Kylin Snake’s, it can’t completely suppress you. As you adapt, you’ll even manage slight movements while others manipulate time. And if your temporal power surpasses theirs, you’ll break free entirely—even bending time to your will."

Encouraged, Ye Liuyun tentatively tested his control, starting with his eyes. Soon, he adjusted to the Purple Kylin Snake’s temporal field, witnessing firsthand how it slaughtered the alien races while time stood still. For now, though, only his eyes could move; the rest of his body remained locked.

Helpless, he watched as the Purple Kylin Snake eradicated every last alien warrior at the Third Heaven Tier before finally releasing its temporal hold.

"That reckless beast didn’t even bother collecting their storage rings!" Ye Liuyun sighed in exasperation.

But with the battle still raging, he had no time to scavenge resources—his priority was the enemy before him.

As the battlefield roared back to life, several alien elders struck simultaneously. One devoured Ye Liuyun’s blade strike with spatial power, while another hurled a palm strike straight at him.

"My turn," Ye Liuyun muttered, freezing time himself.

In an instant, he teleported beside the elders using spatial energy, tore away their soul-defense artifacts, and branded them with slave seals. With the last fleeting moments of his temporal power, he swung his blade at a golden-armored alien’s skull while donning his invisibility cloak to vanish from sight.

The moment his time manipulation ended, his doppelgänger seamlessly took over, replicating the tactic on two more elders. One, however, had his consciousness shrouded in demonic energy, forcing the clone to expend extra effort. By the time those two were subdued, no time remained to strike anyone else.

At this moment, the entire battlefield of the alien races was thrown into shock. The Purple Kylin Snake’s lethality was overwhelming—even the Third Heaven-tier aliens had been completely wiped out, leaving the remaining foes utterly dumbfounded.

Ye Liuyun quickly notified all allies that the four alien elders were now on their side to prevent accidental attacks. Meanwhile, his doppelganger rushed to retrieve the Purple Kylin Snake, ensuring it wouldn’t be targeted by the alien forces, particularly the Three-Eyed Ones.

The tide of battle had shifted abruptly. Ye Liuyun’s success had exceeded expectations, forcing them to adapt their strategy on the fly.

Following his orders, the four golden-armored elders suddenly turned on their unsuspecting comrades, striking with lethal precision. In an instant, four golden-armored aliens fell lifeless.

From beneath the ground, the Demon Vine unleashed beams of white light, claiming another golden-armored foe. The invisible Mura and the two Three-Eyed Ones also joined the fray, their white beams cutting down more of the golden-armored elites.

One more golden-armored alien was subdued by Ye Liuyun’s soul power and swiftly imprisoned within his spatial realm. Just like that, all ten of the golden-armored warriors were the first to be eradicated.

Realizing the dire situation, the remaining silver-armored aliens hastily released their Three-Eyed Ones. Meanwhile, the Phoenix, cloaked in invisibility, launched a barrage of soul attacks to seize control of these creatures.

Once Ye Liuyun and his doppelganger had caught their breath, they reactivated their temporal powers, prioritizing the capture of the Three-Eyed Ones. These beings were relatively weak—most only at the First or Second Heaven-tier—allowing him to dominate multiple targets at once.

To avoid chaos, aside from the four golden-armored elders, every alien he subdued was immediately stored away.

Next, the doppelganger took action, seizing control of the remaining invisible elite aliens and turning them against their own kind.

The four golden-armored elders, far stronger than the other Dominator-tier aliens, struck with deadly efficiency, each attack claiming another high-ranking foe.

The surviving silver-armored aliens soon realized they were being manipulated and ordered their Three-Eyed Ones to retaliate against the traitors.

No matter how formidable the elders were, they couldn’t withstand concentrated assaults from multiple Three-Eyed Ones. One golden-armored elder failed to evade in time and was obliterated on the spot.

The Demon Vine retaliated from below, firing white beams upward and killing two Three-Eyed Ones in quick succession.

The battlefield descended into chaos as beams of white light crisscrossed wildly. Everyone scrambled to dodge the deadly attacks, the air thick with tension and desperation.

Ye Liuyun, concerned about sustaining heavy losses on his side, didn’t wait to fully recover before tapping into his temporal powers again. With great effort, he managed to capture two more of the three-eyed aliens.

His doppelgänger followed suit, seizing another pair before swiftly retreating from the chaotic battlefield.

Meanwhile, the three-eyed aliens under Zhuque’s control turned against their own kind, launching frenzied attacks. The scene descended into utter mayhem, with the alien forces tearing each other apart. The three-eyed beings, in particular, were swiftly slaughtered, their lethal white beams forcing everyone else to scatter and take cover.

One of the golden-armored alien elders under Ye Liuyun’s command was unfortunate enough to be struck by a dark beam, collapsing lifelessly.

Thanks to the stealth capabilities of the three-eyed aliens on Ye Liuyun’s side—constantly shifting positions and remaining nearly undetectable—they systematically wiped out the remaining three-eyed foes.

With the three-eyed aliens finally eradicated, the remaining Dominator-level powerhouses seized their chance to engage, clashing fiercely in the final showdown.