My monster derivative skills are the orthodox ones

Chapter 359 The Defeated Army
Two years later.

Li Ye caught up with Liao Zhong's fleet.

To be precise, they encountered Liao Zhong's fleeing fleet.

The two sides quickly established contact.

Liao Zhong's image was projected onto the command ship's large screen. He looked somewhat disheveled, his military uniform almost torn to shreds, and his bionic skin ripped open, revealing the mechanical body underneath.

"Liao Zhong, what happened?" Tao Qifeng asked.

"President, we've lost." Liao Zhong was somewhat dazed; he was so shocked that he didn't even notice Li Ye, who had taken the lead. "The new world we explored has the Heavenly Court's army. Those people are too powerful; we are no match for them at all. You Zixuan is dead, and they've taken the demons. Now they're hot on our heels and will catch up soon..."

"An army from the Heavenly Court?" Li Ye's eyes lit up. "Who's leading that army?" he asked.

"Who are you?" Liao Zhong asked in surprise when he finally saw Li Ye in the middle of Tao Qifeng.

"Mu Ye, the new president of the Interstellar Federation," Li Ye said, "the Federation has been conquered by me."

“Our master is a Golden Immortal,” Tao Qifeng explained from the side, “Liao Zhong, you can report everything to him.”

"A Golden Immortal?" Liao Zhong was stunned. "You're not from the Heavenly Court?"

“Liao Zhong, I am a time traveler from Earth.” Li Ye looked at Liao Zhong and introduced himself, saying, “I know all your information. In the first world, the monster you used was a broom; in the second world, it was a screwdriver. You defected in your second year as a time traveler…”

"Time Traveler?" Liao Zhong's eyes widened in disbelief. "I've never heard of you before, which means you joined the Demon-Catching Bureau later than me. How could you possibly have the cultivation of a Golden Immortal?"

“I have my own opportunities,” Li Ye said. “Liao Zhong, what you need to do now is tell me what happened? What’s going on with the Heavenly Court? Was the Heavenly Court established by the Jade Emperor? Or did someone else occupy the ruins of the Heavenly Court? What are the cultivation levels of the Heavenly Court’s army? Are there any demons on the other side, and how did they defeat you?”

Li Ye's identity as a time traveler made Liao Zhong lower his guard.

Of course, he was indeed being chased to the point of having nowhere to run. He gave a bitter laugh and said, "When we first discovered this world, we thought it was just an ordinary cultivation world, so we invaded it."

Cultivation sects were no match for us; in just three days, we wiped out the world's high-end combat forces. Just as we were about to celebrate and begin transforming the world...

The Heavenly Gate suddenly opened, and the Heavenly Army stormed down, catching us completely off guard. Our weapons were utterly ineffective against those heavenly soldiers…

"Who's leading the team?" Li Ye interrupted him and asked.

"The banner has the character 'Han' on it, but we don't know who it belongs to," Liao Zhongdao said.

"Han?" Li Ye pondered for a moment. "What kind of magic does the opponent specialize in?"

"Flying swords." Liao Zhong's expression was somewhat awkward. "The opposing commander didn't even have to make a move, yet his heavenly generals defeated us."

"..." Li Ye was speechless, but this was normal. The difference between a cultivator after ascension and one before tribulation was completely different.

The highest attack power of Liao Zhong and others is only at the peak of the Mahayana realm in the mortal world, which might be enough to deal with a few True Immortals.

But against a group of true immortals, defeating them was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

Of the immortals from the ancient Heavenly Court, even a few who survived would likely possess at least the cultivation level of a Taiyi Xuanxian.

Like Mu Zha, who has mastered so many derivative techniques that they are almost forming the laws of the Great Dao. Moreover, they not only have derivative techniques, but also overwhelming cultivation.

Liao Zhong's demon is a screwdriver, while You Zixuan's demon is a hammer.

Even if the two of them combined had ten derivative skills, they still wouldn't be a match for a group of heavenly soldiers.

While talking.

Liao Zhong's fleet and Li Ye's fleet were close together.

Li Ye flashed to Liao Zhong's side, using his Void Footwork to deliver a gold coin and smear some filth on him.

After completing the preparations, Li Ye swung his kitchen knife and severed the connection between the screwdriver and Liao Zhong, snatching the screwdriver into his own hand.

After a series of dazzling maneuvers, Liao Zhong finally came to his senses and asked in astonishment, "You... how did you get here?"

He quickly spotted the screwdriver in Li Ye's hand, his pupils shrinking: "You...you stole my demon?"

"Liao Zhong, you will have a few fair matches with me next." Li Ye used the power of money to change fate on Liao Zhong. At the same time, ropes made of the power of the sun god popped out from behind him, binding him like a dumpling.

Then, Li Ye slightly raised the tip of his knife, and a clump of fat separated from Liao Zhong's body. A small flame appeared out of thin air.

Fat burning – Li Ye shared all of Liao Zhong's experiences.

"You...what are you doing...let me go..." Liao Zhong struggled desperately. "You're not a time traveler, you're definitely not from the demon-catching office, Tao Qifeng, who exactly is he, and why are you here..."

Tao Qifeng and the others watched all of this unfold silently.

"Liao Zhong, just bear with it, it will pass. The lord will not harm you." Tao Qifeng was kind-hearted and couldn't help but advise Liao Zhong as he cursed loudly.

Liao Zhong's memory is very ordinary. Before joining the Demon-Catching Office, he was just an ordinary technician.

As a time traveler, on his first mission, he chose a broom as his monster and entered a martial arts world.

Li Ye focused on the scene where Liao Zhong encountered the Heavenly Court army.

Just as Liao Zhong said, when they encountered the Heavenly Army, they collapsed at the first touch and had no ability to fight back. The mechanical warriors fell from the sky like cutting melons and vegetables under the impact of the flying swords, and even several interstellar warships crashed.

You Zixuan, who was wielding a hammer, was killed by one of the enemy's generals in a single encounter, and even his hammer was taken away.

On the head of the opposing general was clearly a head-mounted camera, which must have been stolen from the time travelers of the Western camp.

Because the Demon-Catching Office did not have this demon in Li Ye's database...

As Liao Zhong said, the flag of the Heavenly Court Army bears the character "Han" flying high.

Han?
Han Xiangzi?

The first name that popped into Li Ye's mind was this one. Among the immortals with the surname Han, he was the most famous. If it was Han Xiangzi, his magic weapon was a xiao (a type of vertical bamboo flute), so his best skill should be music-related derivative techniques.

However, the commander of the Heavenly Army that fought against Liao Zhong's fleet did not appear, and it cannot be determined that Han Xiangzi was leading the Heavenly Army this time.

The Heavenly Army was far superior in size and equipment to the Linglong Pagoda that had possessed Li Jing. Its ranks were disciplined and its attacks were measured, making it somewhat resemble the regular Heavenly Army.

Could it be that he was right, and the Jade Emperor has really rebuilt the Heavenly Court and is gradually restoring his previous rule?
"Fool, what use is tying me up here?" Liao Zhong, enduring the heat coursing through his body, roared, "You can still escape now, but once the Heavenly Army catches up, you won't be able to leave even if you want to..."

"Let's compare nose lengths!" Li Ye glanced at him and suddenly said, never forgetting anything serious.

"Okay." Liao Zhong responded subconsciously, then his expression changed drastically. "What are you doing?"

“I’ll steal your derivative technique.” Li Ye looked at him and smiled. “Next, let’s compare our weights.”

"Fine... Mu Ye, I'll curse your ancestors..." After losing two derivative skills in a row, Liao Zhong's face turned ashen, and he cursed loudly. The demon was gone, and now the derivative skills were taken away. All his efforts over the years had been in vain.

Li Ye was a tolerant person and didn't care about his insults at all. He methodically took away all of Liao Zhong's derivative skills before putting him down and giving him a breath of life to calm his restless temper.

Liao Zhong was utterly desperate, tears streaming down his face: "Who are you? Why are you doing this to me? What grudge do I hold against you?"

Li Ye glanced at him but ignored him. The first world Liao Zhong entered was a martial arts world. The cultivation technique he practiced was provided by the Federation. Because he had been replaced with a mechanical body, his realm was only at the Nascent Soul stage. After his derivative skills were taken away, his combat power dropped sharply and he was no longer of any value.

Because of his mechanical form, he wasn't even worth cultivating.

“The world is cruel, but you’ll get used to it eventually.” Li Ye looked at Liao Zhong and shook his head. “Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise. Your character isn’t resilient enough, and possessing a demon will harm you, just like You Zixuan. This is the best outcome for you. I won’t take your derivative skills for nothing; I will protect you for the rest of your life.”

Li Ye obtained six skills from Liao Zhong.

A story about brooms:

Sweeping across the battlefield: When he swings his broom horizontally, the person opposite him will definitely be swept away.

Five things about screwdrivers:
Thousand-Spinning Storm: The screwdriver in your hand spins at high speed, which can create a super screwdriver storm;

Torque Boost: Accumulates rotational energy each time you are attacked, increasing attack speed and armor penetration by 20%.

Cross-shaped strangulation: Pierce a screwdriver into the ground to create a huge cross-shaped crack. The stronger you are, the wider the crack will be.

Precision Disassembly: In your eyes, no mechanical structure holds any secrets;

Thousand Transformations: After being infused with spiritual power, the screwdriver you wield possesses the ability to break through machinery, causing permanent damage to mechanical puppets and defensive magical artifacts.

(End of this chapter)