"Senior Sister Qiqi, Xiao Xue, wait for us."
At this moment, a dozen or so Taiyi Temple disciples couldn't help but shout.
These disciples had also realized that those over two thousand monsters actually obeyed Ye Yunfei's command. Astonished, they quickly understood that traveling alongside Ye Yunfei within this maze would grant them immense safety!
"All of you, follow."
Ye Yunfei waved his hand and spoke.
After all, he had entered this Incomplete Chaos Universe using Taiyi Temple's identity token—an act of grace that Ye Yunfei naturally intended to repay.
"Great!"
The Taiyi Temple disciples were overjoyed and hurried to catch up.
And so, escorted by the legion of over two thousand monsters, Ye Yunfei marched at the forefront, leading everyone towards the core area of this Illusion Palace.
En route, they encountered even more monsters, and the deeper into the core region, the higher the chance of running into Acupoint Opening Realm beasts.
Whenever a Acupoint Opening Realm monster appeared, Ye Yunfei would simply wave his hand, sending over a thousand monsters swarming forward to directly repel it.
Sea Transformation Realm and weaker monsters were either refined and absorbed directly or subdued, adding to the ranks.
The number of monsters following behind Ye Yunfei steadily increased, eventually reaching over 3,500!
At this very moment, before that resplendent golden palace in the Illusion Palace's core area, the gathering of martial artists was swelling.
The number of Acupoint Opening Realm experts among them had reached forty!
This time, major forces ranking within the top twenty of the Canghuang Realm had all dispatched some of their elite disciples at the Acupoint Opening Realm.
The area before the palace buzzed with noise. Everyone gazed with burning eyes at the images of treasures projected above the palace hall.
"Everyone," a man in purple robes suddenly declared loudly, "with forty Acupoint Opening Realm experts now gathered here, I believe we have sufficient power to storm this palace! Therefore, I suggest we wait no longer. Let's attack now!"
This speaker was Luosha Palace's Qin Yue.
"Ximen Yi, what do you think?"
Qin Yue's gaze shifted to a young man not far away whose entire body exuded sharp sword-light.
This young man was precisely Ximen Yi!
Ximen Yi was Sword Palace's young genius, boasting terrifying combat prowess and a famous name among the Canghuang Realm's younger generation. Among the forty Acupoint Opening Realm experts gathered before the palace, Ximen Yi's strength ranked high!
"We can act," Ximen Yi gave a light nod.
"Agreed!"
The other Acupoint Opening Realm experts also nodded in unison.
"Very well, everyone! Join forces, kill your way in! Once inside, we'll each rely on our own abilities to seize the treasures within!" Qinyue roared.
Immediately, everyone's spirits were roused. Spiritual energy circulated within their bodies, and waves of oppressive spiritual energy pressure soared skyward.
Roars…
The monsters guarding the palace gates revealed savage glints in their eyes, letting out low growls.
"Kill!"
Qin Yue waved his hand, summoning a half-meter-tall, green-colored mountain peak. It rapidly expanded with the wind, transforming into a towering mountain dozens of meters tall that crashed forward.
Bang Bang…
Wherever the mountain peak passed, monster after monster was smashed to pieces.
Boom Boom…
At the same time, the other Acupoint Opening Realm experts also made their moves, unleashing barrages of violent attacks that instantly blasted apart a large swath of monsters.
Swish Swish…
Ximen Yi, with his hands clasped behind his back, advanced step by step. A radiant longsword shot out from within his body, dragging waves of sword energy like tidal waves, carving every monster they encountered into pieces.
Even Sea Transformation Realm late-stage monsters were instantly slain before him!
Roar Roar…
The thirty-odd Acupoint Opening Realm monsters seemed utterly enraged, charging forward to kill.
Ah Ah…
With these Acupoint Opening Realm monsters joining the fray, many young martial artists were torn to shreds, screaming in agony before their deaths.
"Beasts, die!"
Ximen Yi encountered a Acupoint Opening Realm monster. His eyes turned icy as he reached out, grasping the longsword flying ahead, and slashed out a sky full of sword shadows towards the creature.
Under the onslaught of Ximen Yi's swordplay, the monster was forced into constant retreat, clearly no match.
"Too powerful!"
Onlookers couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
There were over thirty Acupoint Opening Realm monsters guarding the palace gates, while forty Acupoint Opening Realm young martial artists had gathered here. Each was a top talent from their respective sects or clans, with terrifying combat strength.
Coupled with a large group of young martial artists from various major sects, they formed an immensely powerful force.
Quickly, in this intense battle, the human martial artists gained the upper hand, step by step pushing towards the palace gates!
"Haha… Everyone, we'll soon breach this palace! Fight harder!"
Qin Yue laughed uproariously.
Just then—
Roar Roar…
Over ten more Acupoint Opening Realm monsters charged out from within the palace, joining the fight!
"Bad! There are now forty-eight Acupoint Opening Realm monsters!"
Everyone was shocked.
"No matter! As long as we work together, we can still breach it!"
Ximen Yi shouted sharply.
Swish Swish!
Seventeen longswords shot out from his body simultaneously. Combined with the original one, a total of eighteen swords formed an intricate sword formation, sweeping forward to actually block three Acupoint Opening Realm monsters at once!
"Well done! A few more or a few less of these beasts makes little difference!"
A valiant-looking man, whose entire body radiated dazzling light, gripped a brilliant, shining cross with both hands and swung it forward, forcing a Acupoint Opening Realm monster stumbling backward.
Boom…
As the man swung the cross, he spat out a gleaming jewel that shot forward and sent another Acupoint Opening Realm monster flying back.
"Nangong Yong indeed lives up to his name as a core disciple of the Guangming Ancient Sect!"
Someone murmured in awe.
At this moment, the truly monstrous young geniuses from the major sects began showcasing their terrifying combat prowess!
Thus, even though the Acupoint Opening Realm monsters outnumbered them, they gained no advantage. Instead, the young human Acupoint Opening Realm experts were firmly in control.
"Kill!"
Other young martial artists, witnessing this, were greatly inspired and surged forward bravely.
However, for the human side to quickly storm the palace ahead was not easy.
The battle raged fiercely.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei, leading Hu Miao and the others along with his massive horde of monsters, was drawing closer and closer to the palace.
"Indeed! So many treasures!"
Using his Soul Power, Ye Yunfei sensed the projected treasure images above the palace. His spirits instantly rose.
Initial Dao Treasures, Transformation-Grade Herbs and Pills held great value for him now.
"Forward! We head directly into the palace!"
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, increasing his speed as he moved towards the structure.
Swoosh Swoosh…
Hu Miao and the others also utilized movement techniques to keep up with Ye Yunfei.
Following Ye Yunfei from behind, the over 3,000-strong monster horde collectively accelerated, surging forward in a mad dash.
And so.
Boom Boom…
The ground began to rumble violently, kicking up clouds of dust as if an earthquake had struck.
Roar Roar…
Deep, low roars continuously rang out.
The spectacle of over 3,000 monsters stampeding together was terrifying, causing nearly the entire Illusion Palace to tremble.
The ground in the core area in particular shook intensely.
"What's happening?"
Before the palace, all the human martial artists and monsters froze, their gazes turning towards the disturbance.
Then, everyone saw the sight of a dozen or so human martial artists along with a monstrous army of over 3,000 charging towards them.
"Not good! Why are there so many monsters?!"
The sight of over 3,000 monsters terrified many martial artists, sending shivers down their spines.
"Ye Yunfei! That's Ye Yunfei!"
At this moment, someone recognized Ye Yunfei marching at the very front.
"Senior Brother Ximen Yi, that's Ye Yunfei! He's the one who robbed us of our four Illusion Tokens!"
Several Sword Palace disciples yelled.
"Senior Brother Nangong Yong, this Ye Yunfei stole three of our Guangming Ancient Sect's Illusion Tokens and a batch of Void-Grade Herbs!"
…
Especially those who had personally been robbed of their Illusion Tokens and treasures by Ye Yunfei—they gritted their teeth in hatred, angrily pointing and shouting at him.
"How is this possible! They're actually unharmed and made it here safely!"
Among the crowd, a tall, slender young man watched with disbelief and suspicion.
He was precisely Taiyi Temple's Senior Brother Yuan.
Some time earlier, he had abandoned Qiqi and the other Taiyi Temple disciples, breaking through the siege alone and escaping here.
He had assumed Qiqi and the others would surely die besieged by the monsters. Never did he imagine he'd see them again!
Soon, Ye Yunfei had arrived before the palace.
Hu Miao, Pan Yi, Qiqi, and over a dozen Taiyi Temple disciples all followed closely behind Ye Yunfei.
Roar Roar…
The 3,000-strong monster horde collectively halted behind Ye Yunfei and his companions, intermittently emitting low growls.
Of note, several dozen of the most powerful Sea Transformation Realm late-stage monsters clustered around Ye Yunfei like bodyguards, forming a tight protective perimeter.
"Huh? Why do I feel like these monsters have been tamed and are following Ye Yunfei?"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed in shock.
"I have the same feeling!"
Others voiced similar thoughts.
"Correct! Those monsters were indeed subdued by Ye Yunfei. Previously, he used this monster army to rob us of our Illusion Tokens and treasures! With his pathetic cultivation level, how could he have stolen our things otherwise!"
Those who had been plundered by Ye Yunfei's monster horde clamored loudly.
"He actually managed to subdue the monsters within this Illusion Palace…"
Ximen Yi's sharp, sword-like gaze fell upon Ye Yunfei, slightly taken aback.
"Look, Senior Brother Yuan is over there!"
At that moment, several Taiyi Temple disciples following Ye Yunfei spotted Senior Brother Yuan among the crowd and called out.
"He abandoned us and ran away alone! Why should we bother with him! Once we return, I'll definitely report this to our temple's higher-ups and have him punished!"
Qiqi glanced coldly at Senior Brother Yuan, her pretty face frosty.
"Wretched woman!"
Overhearing Qiqi's words, Senior Brother Yuan's expression darkened.
"Alright, let's go in."
Ye Yunfei waved his hand once more and spoke.
Then, he stepped forward, walking towards the palace gates.
Hu Miao, Pan Yi, Qiqi, and the others hurried to follow Ye Yunfei, strutting confidently towards the palace entrance.
Having witnessed the might of these over 3,000 monsters throughout the journey—enough to sweep through the entire Illusion Palace—they paid no heed whatsoever to the monster guards at the palace gates.
Having heard Qiqi's words, the dozen Taiyi Temple disciples no longer paid any attention to that Senior Brother Yuan.
Qiqi's status within Taiyi Temple was relatively high, after all.