"Everyone, be careful. This person's strength is undoubtedly formidable, no weaker than ours," Xuan Yuanfeng secretly transmitted to the other Dao Entry Realm experts.
"Hmph, no matter how strong he is, he can't possibly defeat twenty of us Dao Entry Realm experts together! What is there to fear!" Xie Tiantang retorted with a cold snort.
"Ye Yunfei, I truly didn't expect your true body would dare to return to seek death. That's good, saves us the trouble of spending time looking for you. Now, prepare to die," Xie Tiantang sneered, continuing his advance towards Ye Yunfei. Though he could tell the middle-aged man beside Ye Yunfei was very strong, he felt their side had twenty Dao Entry Realm experts; there was simply nothing to fear.
At that moment, the middle-aged man standing beside Ye Yunfei cast a cold glance towards Xie Tiantang.
Boom...
In that instant, Xie Tiantang felt as if an infinite, terrifyingly potent energy surged out from within the middle-aged man's gaze, sweeping towards his body. More terrifyingly, this horrifying energy could only be sensed by Xie Tiantang himself; the others standing nearby felt nothing but tranquility, completely unaware.
Ah...!
Xie Tiantang let out a miserable scream as his body was sent flying backwards, crashing onto the ground in the distance. His head tilted to the side, and he was dead on the spot.
Dead?
What had happened?
Everyone was stunned, frozen in place. They hadn't seen the middle-aged man make a move at all—he had merely looked at Xie Tiantang, and Xie Tiantang had flown back to his death. A Dao Entry Realm early-stage expert had died just like that, bizarrely!
Hiss!
The other nineteen Dao Entry Realm experts inhaled sharply in fright, involuntarily retreating several steps together, their eyes filled with horror as they stared at the middle-aged man beside Ye Yunfei. Though they didn't know how the middle-aged man had killed Xie Tiantang, they knew for certain that he was the one responsible.
"What happened? Why did Elder Xie die suddenly? Who did it?" As for those whose strength was insufficient to perceive it, they were utterly baffled and bewildered.
"Elder Xie is dead!" Seeing one of their own elders slain, the Taihuang Sect forces felt a pang of panic.
"Who else needs killing?" the middle-aged man asked Ye Yunfei calmly, as if killing Xie Tiantang moments ago had been an utterly insignificant matter for him, no different from crushing an ant.
Hearing his words, the nineteen Dao Entry Realm experts felt their hearts sink, a sense of foreboding rising within them.
"Kill all of these," Ye Yunfei said, pointing at the other nineteen Dao Entry Realm experts and the forces of the eight major factions. "You cannot stay in this world for long. Once you finish, I still need to send you back."
"Very well," the middle-aged man replied with a casual nod. Then, his indifferent gaze fell upon the other nineteen Dao Entry Realm experts.
Instantly, those nineteen experts felt chills run down their spines, as if they were being watched by a primordial beast of prey, their bodies turning icy cold.
"Senior, may I ask your esteemed name? We bear no grudges against you, Senior. Why are you aiding Ye Yunfei against us? Could there be some misunderstanding?" Nan Gongmin, the elder from the Guangming Ancient Sect, mustered his courage to step forward and speak respectfully.
"To kill some ants, there is no need for reasons," the middle-aged man stated, his voice devoid of emotion, as placid as an ancient well without ripples, truly as if he were facing a swarm of ants.
"You...!" Nan Gongmin was enraged.
"Let's start with you," the middle-aged man said, extending his hand slightly towards Nan Gongmin.
Boom...
An unimaginably terrifying, formless force suddenly seized Nan Gongmin's body, instantly yanking him to a position directly in front of the middle-aged man. The man's hand shot out and grasped Nan Gongmin by the throat.
Nan Gongmin hadn't even reacted!
Gurgle...
Nan Gongmin struggled with all his might, but he found his body completely immobilized, unable to move. Only gurgling, strange sounds came from his throat.
Crack...
The middle-aged man's hand clenched, crushing Nan Gongmin's throat. The energy released from his palm directly shattered Nan Gongmin's Soul Body as well. Nan Gongmin's head tilted, and he died instantly.
Hiss!
This scene sent chills down everyone's spines, their bodies turning cold as if they had fallen into a ten-thousand-year ice cavern. Nan Gongmin was a Dao Entry Realm mid-stage expert! In front of this middle-aged man, he had been as weak as a chick, killed with a single grasp!
"Now it's your turn." The middle-aged man fixed his eyes on another Dao Entry Realm early-stage expert and gave a beckoning gesture.
"Save me, everyone!" That expert found his body completely out of his control, pulled by a tremendous force, rushing toward the middle-aged man at an astonishing speed.
But the others had no time to save him. This expert was also seized by the throat and directly pulverized.
"This man is too strong! Let's go!" Xuan Yuanfeng shouted gravely, turning to flee.
"Withdraw! Everyone, withdraw!" The other dozen or so Dao Entry Realm experts didn't need reminding; they turned to flee one after another, shouting simultaneously at their respective faction's forces.
"Don't let them escape," Ye Yunfei said.
"Don't worry. None will escape," the middle-aged man replied with a smile.
Having said that, he began grabbing out with both hands repeatedly, as if pulling invisible puppet strings. The remaining Dao Entry Realm experts each felt their bodies start moving out of their control, flying swiftly backward.
"Senior, spare us!" Terrified out of their wits, these Dao Entry Realm experts begged for mercy continuously.
But it was useless. This middle-aged man was like the most ruthless, cold-blooded butcher. One palm strike per victim—within moments, he had slaughtered all the remaining Dao Entry Realm experts.
Ye Yunfei willed it, and his Blood Clan Clone charged out. Every time the middle-aged man killed someone, the Blood Clan Clone immediately rushed forward to drain the blood. The blood of these Dao Entry Realm experts was extremely beneficial for the Blood Clan Clone!
"Ye Yunfei, I am Elder Xuan Yuanfeng of Sword Palace! Please spare me! If I die here, Sword Palace will mobilize its entire force to seek vengeance upon you!" These were Xuan Yuanfeng's final words before death.
"Then let them come," Ye Yunfei answered coldly.
"Ye Yunfei, I am Elder Ouyang Tong of the Jietian Sect! Our Jietian Sect ranks among the top ten major powers within Canghuang Realm! If you kill me, you cannot withstand the wrath of my Jietian Sect!" a cyan-robed elder desperately cried out before his death.
"I've killed your Jietian Sect people long ago. What does killing one more matter?" Ye Yunfei responded icily all the same.
"All twenty Dao Entry Realm experts have been killed!"
"Run!"
With their factions' elders slain before their eyes, the forces of the eight major factions had not a shred of fighting spirit left. They each desperately fled towards the distance.
"All shall die," the middle-aged man stated, extending his palm and striking out remotely.
Rumble...
A terrifying palm force erupted from his palm, sweeping towards the fleeing forces of the eight major factions in the distance.
The space within this area began to tremble slightly. Initially, the tremors were relatively minor, but gradually they intensified. Finally, the entire heaven and earth boiled violently. An infinite, oppressive energy, like raging stormy waves, crushed down upon the forces of the eight major factions.
Ahh...
Miserable screams rang out continuously. Members of the eight major factions were shaken to death one after another.
The Blood Clan Clone charged out, frantically draining blood.
"How is this possible? The forces of eight major factions, including their elder-level experts... all wiped out! Total annihilation! This is a complete wipeout!"
Witnesses who had come from afar to watch the commotion were utterly, overwhelmingly shocked.