"Elder Cousin Jiang Jie was killed by that brat! Everyone our Jiang Clan sent to capture him has been slaughtered! Over thirty Jiang disciples are dead! I'm the only one left!"
The surviving Jiang Clan disciple screamed, his terror palpable.
What?!
Everyone present was stunned by his words.
"What nonsense are you spouting! That kid is merely at the Domain Realm. Most of the men our Jiang Clan sent in were at the Energy Sea Realm, with some at the Heavenly Thunder Realm. How could he have possibly killed over thirty of them! Have you lost your mind, speaking such nonsense!"
Jiang Fourth Elder could not believe it and berated him sharply.
"Fourth Elder, it's true! I saw it with my own eyes! That kid is a veritable devil incarnate! Elder Cousin Jiang Jie was killed too brutally, his chest punched right through!"
As he spoke, the disciple released his Soul Power, projecting scenes into the starry space before him—the moments of Ye Yunfei slaughtering the Jiang Clan disciples.
"Damnable thief! I will not let you get away with this!"
Seeing the scenes, Jiang Fourth Elder finally believed. His face twisted with rage, fiery wrath blazing in his eyes, causing the temperature in the surrounding space to plummet sharply. He was the one who had ordered the Jiang disciples to pursue and kill Ye Yunfei, and now over thirty of them were dead!
"Then why didn't he kill you?" Jiang Fourth Elder suddenly asked.
"Ah...!"
As the elder's words fell, the disciple who had come to report clutched his head and let out a piercing scream, his expression agonized.
Then, with a *poof*, his head exploded directly, scattering into chunks of flesh and bone.
Next.
*Clang clang…*
Hundreds of black insects flew out from the disciple's shattered skull, buzzing toward the dense mist region ahead. In the blink of an eye, over half of them had rushed into the misty passageway and disappeared.
These Dark Nether Armored Insects could sense the aura of the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and automatically flew back to their master.
"RAAH…!"
Jiang Fourth Elder roared furiously, enraged to the extreme. He flashed out from his vessel and blasted a palm strike at the slower, lagging black insects.
*BOOM…!*
The vast palm force surged like a tsunami, threatening to pierce through space itself. In an instant, it submerged the black beetles.
*Clang clang…!*
The insects seemed to sink into quagmire, struggling desperately to fly toward the mist region ahead, but their movement was exceedingly slow.
"What kind of insects are these? They weren't immediately crushed by Jiang Fourth Elder's palm force!"
The leaders of the various major forces in the vicinity were somewhat astonished. It had to be known that Jiang Fourth Elder was a renowned master across the cosmos. A single palm strike from him was terrifyingly powerful, capable of splitting space! Yet, these insects before their eyes could still persist without dying.
In his rage, Jiang Fourth Elder struck twice more in succession, finally shaking the remaining few dozen insects to death.
"These seem to be the legendary Dark Nether Armored Insects. I once saw a description of them in a fragmentary ancient tome," a powerhouse suddenly spoke.
Standing in the starry space now, Jiang Fourth Elder stared dead ahead at the mist region, his hands trembling slightly with wrath. He wished he could charge in immediately and strike Ye Yunfei dead with a single palm, only then would his heart's towering hatred be quenched.
Yet, he knew he could not possibly enter those Small Worlds. He couldn't even set foot on those Starry Sky Ancient Paths.
"That boy's combat strength is a bit strange. He actually killed over thirty Jiang disciples! Even Jiang Jie was utterly crushed by him!" a powerhouse sighed, remarking now.
The scenes of Ye Yunfei slaughtering the Jiang disciples moments ago were clearly visible to everyone present.
"Though this youngster hails from a remote star sea, his combat prowess is beginning to rival that of disciples from the three Central Star Seas' great sects," spoke a powerhouse shrouded in green light.
"No wonder this boy could kill our men from the Nethercorpse Valley. So his strength is indeed abnormal, far surpassing his cultivation realm," a cold voice emanated from a pitch-black carriage.
"That kid's combat power is indeed decent. But that does not give him the capital to run amok. Since he dares to provoke our starry sects, he should be prepared to pay the price," spoke a yellow-robed elder from within a flying vessel.
"Fellow Daoists, I propose that we each contribute some items of immense value and jointly issue a Wanted Post for that boy. We notify all the young people who have entered this Incomplete Chaos Universe that whoever captures or kills him shall receive our rewards and thereafter enjoy the protection of our great sects. What say you?" A green-robed elder walked out from a flying vessel, his voice sonorous. He was a high-ranking member of the Tianlin Clan.
"Good! Our Jiang Clan agrees!" Jiang Fourth Elder was the first to express his stance. He bore a deep-seated hatred for Ye Yunfei!
"Our Nethercorpse Valley agrees!"
"Our Taiclassic Sect agrees as well!"
"The Radiant Ancient Sect agrees!"
"The Severing Heaven Cult agrees!"
Several major factions' leaders voiced their agreement in succession—all forces that had feuds with Ye Yunfei!
The leaders of other factions who bore no grudge against Ye Yunfei made no statement, as taking a stance would mean having to contribute valuable items for the bounty, essentially bleeding assets. Moreover, even without stating it, their disciples could still participate in this bounty hunt.
"A pack of old foxes!" the Tianlin Clan's green-robed elder cursed under his breath.
Subsequently, the leaders of the major factions with grudges against Ye Yunfei each took out several precious treasures of immense worth, formally issuing a bounty kill order against Ye Yunfei.
A short while later, a young man was dispatched, passing through the misty passage ahead into the Incomplete Chaos Universe within to spread the wanted notice. This youth was comparatively weak, not qualified to explore the Incomplete Chaos Universe. He had merely tagged along with his sect's leaders to broaden his horizons. And now he had been assigned this task.
Not long after, the wanted bounty targeting Ye Yunfei began to circulate throughout this Incomplete Chaos Universe.
"Humph! Even if our issued bounty fails, we'll keep watch right here. Unless that brat never comes out, not even wings could save him!" Jiang Fourth Elder gnashed his teeth and said.
"Indeed. As long as we guard here, there is no way he can escape," the Tianlin Clan's green-robed elder sneered.
"Lord Ye's situation has taken a turn for the worse. I hope he can safely weather this calamity," Zheng Wenhui couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Meanwhile, deep within a Small World, Ye Yunfei, accompanied by Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, was journeying further in.
"Master, are the opportunities in this Small World really only medicinal herbs?" Hu Miao couldn't help but ask.
Along the way, they had harvested vast quantities of herbs, almost to the point of aching arms.
"What's the hurry? We haven't even finished exploring this Small World, nor have we entered its core area yet. Besides, we've gained so many herbs—that's already quite good. Perhaps an even greater surprise awaits us ahead," Ye Yunfei said with a laugh.
Just then.
*Rumble rumble…!*
The earth ahead suddenly convulsed violently. The sound of turbulent roars and pounding surged forth, as if the ground shook and the heavens trembled.
Then, they could see that on the land before them—be it mountain ridges or plains—vast numbers of ferocious beasts swarmed densely, desperately fleeing outward like a tidal wave.
In the high skies, numerous vicious birds also fled for their lives, flying desperately outward.
The skies above and earth below teemed with frantic beasts, seemingly fleeing madly.
"So terrifying!"
"Run! Quickly!"
A fair number of young people who had entered this Small World to explore were also pale-faced, exerting every ounce of strength to flee toward the Small World's entrance-exit.
What had happened?
Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm were all taken aback.
"Master, look! What are those!" Hu Miao suddenly exclaimed.
Beyond the hordes of ferocious beasts desperately fleeing, thousands upon thousands of dazzling, multi-hued lights now stretched between heaven and earth, rapidly spreading out, painting the sky and ground in brilliant, vibrant colors.
"Could it be…?" Ye Yunfei's eyes narrowed involuntarily.