"You have a secret technique that can help me repel the enemy?"
The grey-robed elder couldn't help but be taken aback.
"It's true, Senior. Please believe me!"
Ye Yunfei said.
"Young man, you are truly mysterious. Alright, I'll believe you. Come with me!"
The grey-robed elder stared at Ye Yunfei for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.
"Senior, could you send them out first?"
Ye Yunfei pointed at Su Qingluo and the others.
"No! I want to go with you. If we're going to fight, we do it together."
Su Qingluo shook her head.
"Master, I'm going with you too!"
Hu Miao also cried out.
"Ye Yunfei, how can we just let you stay in this starry expanse by yourself?"
Xiao Hui chimed in.
"Fine then. You all stay here and wait for me for now. Even if you went, you wouldn't be able to help."
After a moment's thought, Ye Yunfei said.
"Haha... I never expected these young ladies to be so loyal and righteous. Very good!"
The grey-robed elder laughed heartily. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he swept up Ye Yunfei and strode forward with long, swift steps, disappearing into the distant starry expanse in the blink of an eye.
"Hey, wait for us!"
Hu Miao shouted anxiously.
"Never mind. Let's just wait here for the time being. We truly wouldn't be able to help in a battle of that level."
Su Qingluo said.
Shortly after, the grey-robed elder brought Ye Yunfei to the previous starry expanse.
Rumble...
Intense combat was still raging in this patch of stars. The erupting battle energies caused the entire starry expanse to shake violently.
The grey-robed elder's main body and a large group of armored Soul Avatars were battling the more than twenty elders who had crossed over.
As the battle progressed, those twenty-plus elders gradually gained the upper hand.
Each of these elders possessed formidable strength, forcing the grey-robed elder and his Soul Avatars to continuously retreat.
After all, only the grey-robed elder possessed genuine fighting strength! Those Soul Avatars were fighting purely on their residual battle intent, and their power couldn't compare to the twenty-plus elders!
"Old fool, you think bringing these war remnant souls is enough to resist us?! You were our subordinates' defeated foes back then, and now you're still not worth looking at! Go die!"
A red-robed elder laughed wildly as he swung a long blade in his hand. Waves of blade energy immediately swept through the starry expanse, surging towards the grey-robed elder.
"If it weren't for you scoundrels' greed back then, trying to devour the Canghuang Origin, how could a perfectly good Canghuang Realm have been torn asunder?! You are criminals! Retribution will catch up to you sooner or later!"
The grey-robed elder brandished his long spear, blocking forward. Countless spear shadows instantly materialized in the starry expanse.
Clang!
The long blade and long spear collided with a deafening ring.
"Everyone, hold nothing back! Slay this old man and all these war remnant souls!"
The red-robed elder roared.
For a time, the twenty-plus elders who had crossed over each unleashed their supreme techniques, making the starry expanse lose its color.
"Brothers, kill!"
The grey-robed elder took the lead, charging forward with a large group of war remnant souls to valiantly resist.
After watching for a moment, Ye Yunfei understood that the grey-robed elder's side was definitely no match. At present, they were merely relying on battle intent to barely hold on. Given more time, defeat was inevitable!
"Young man, what secret technique do you have?"
The grey-robed elder turned towards Ye Yunfei.
"I have a secret technique that can fuse these battle souls, concentrate their power, and channel it into myself. That way, I can unleash formidable combat strength, which should be enough to defeat these fellows."
Ye Yunfei said.
"What? You want to fuse these battle souls?"
The grey-robed elder was somewhat dumbfounded.
"It's a temporary fusion, not a devouring. They'll retain consciousness throughout the entire process. They only need to cooperate with me."
Ye Yunfei explained.
"Young man, even if my brothers agree to let you fuse with them temporarily, your mental fortitude, Soul Power level, combat awareness, and battle experience... these aspects cannot possibly harness such immense power. Not to mention anything else, just the intense residual battle intent alone from my brothers would be enough to tear you to pieces, obliterating both body and soul."
"Moreover, battles at this level can shatter a planet or tear a starry expanse asunder at any moment. One must cultivate various extremely advanced techniques and secret arts to cope. Otherwise, even if my brothers lend all their power to you, how could you unleash a corresponding level of might using the low-level techniques you've cultivated?"
The grey-robed elder shook his head, a disappointed expression appearing on his face.
He hadn't imagined that the secret technique Ye Yunfei mentioned would be such a method.
In his eyes, how could a junior youngster, no matter how prodigious, possibly withstand so many war remnant souls?
"Alright, young man, you'd better leave quickly. Go take those three girls and seize the time to get away from this starry expanse."
The grey-robed elder said.
"Senior, please believe me. I have confidence."
Ye Yunfei stared at the grey-robed elder, saying with steadfast conviction.
"Young man, doing this is equivalent to suicide. The slightest misstep will end with you torn to pieces!"
The grey-robed elder frowned.
"Please believe me. I truly have confidence. If this battle continues like this, Senior, your side will undoubtedly lose. Then, whether it's you or your brothers, the outcome will be disastrous."
Ye Yunfei said.
"Young man, why risk it?"
The grey-robed elder sighed.
"They harmed those I care about. This enmity, I must of course avenge. Now that there's an opportunity for revenge, how could I possibly miss it?"
Ye Yunfei declared.
"Fine! Young man, I'll trust you this once!"
Seeing the resolve in Ye Yunfei's eyes, the grey-robed elder finally nodded.
Whoosh!
The grey-robed elder stepped forward, his body moving like a meteor racing towards the moon. He directly charged to the side of his main body.
Then, the grey-robed elder's Soul Avatar merged directly with his main body.
"Brothers, fall back!"
The grey-robed elder roared.
Whoosh whoosh...
Wave after wave of war remnant souls continuously retreated.
Rumble...
At this moment, Ye Yunfei simultaneously activated the Fiend Ancestor Blood-Forging Body Art and the Greenwood Emperor Body, adjusting his physical body to its optimal state!
Simultaneously, the Soul-Nourishing Tree manifested within his Soul Sea, rustling as it released torrential waves of Soul Power pressure.
A trace of his heavenly emperor remnant soul also readied itself!
"Soul Guiding Art!"
Ye Yunfei uttered in a low voice, assuming a strange posture. His hands formed a seal raised high before his chest, and arcane, mysterious talismans continuously erupted, swirling around his body.
"Young man, are you ready?!"
The grey-robed elder called out to Ye Yunfei.
"I'm prepared! Let them come!"
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Whoosh whoosh...
Wave after wave of war remnant souls rushed towards Ye Yunfei, directly merging into his body.
The grey-robed elder had already communicated with these remnant souls. Thus, as they entered Ye Yunfei's body, they completely complied with Ye Yunfei's will, showing no resistance.
Rumble...
As more and more war remnant souls fused with Ye Yunfei, his aura surged dramatically.
The Soul Guiding Art belonged to the category of devouring-type techniques. It could devour all remnant souls, converting them into energy to strengthen oneself.
Of course, Ye Yunfei was not devouring these war remnant souls now, but merely temporarily fusing with them.
Whoosh whoosh...
Wave after wave of war remnant souls streamed ceaselessly into Ye Yunfei's body.
There were at least several hundred war remnant souls!
"What's going on? That kid seems to be fusing with these remnant souls?"
The twenty-plus elders on the opposite side were somewhat uncertain and alarmed.
Moments later, finally, all the war remnant souls had fused into Ye Yunfei's body.
"This feeling isn't bad."
Ye Yunfei clenched his fists, sensing the torrential power surging within him.
Rumble...
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei's body began to continuously grow taller. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a titan towering one hundred and fifty zhang high, standing erect amidst the starry expanse.
Body Divine Ability!
After fusing with several hundred war remnant souls, using the Body Divine Ability... this was Ye Yunfei's ultimate combat physique!
"You old scoundrels, all roll over here and accept death!"
Then, with a gaze blazing with fierce battle intent, Ye Yunfei fixed his eyes on the twenty-plus elders in the distance and spoke in a deep, coarse voice.