Within the Qingyun Palace headquarters, all its members let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the appearance of this middle-aged man.
"The elder from the Heavenly Beast Forest has come!"
"Who is he?"
The forces from the Tianluo Star Sea were stunned to see someone daring to single-handedly block the advancing Invader Army.
"Could he be the legendary mysterious expert of Qingyun Palace? If so, perhaps we are saved!"
Some suddenly recalled the rumor. Their despairing hearts suddenly harbored a glimmer of hope.
"Halt!"
Seeing the man appear out of nowhere, the black-robed elder abruptly raised his hand, signaling the massive army behind him to stop.
For some reason, he felt a deep sense of trepidation towards this middle-aged man before him.
The middle-aged man stood quietly there, not uttering a word, yet he emanated an aura of absolute control, as if he were the heavens, the earth, and even the entire world was too small to contain him!
"Are you from Qingyun Palace, sir?" the black-robed elder asked in a heavy voice.
The middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, his cold eyes calmly watching the Invader Army before him, devoid of any emotion. His gaze was akin to a nine-heaven divine dragon high in the sky looking down upon a swarm of ants on the ground!
"Sir, I am asking you!" The black-robed elder grew somewhat angry.
The middle-aged man remained silent, his gaze cold and indifferent, as if nothing before him was worthy of his attention.
"I know your strength must be extraordinary, sir, but no single person can stop the advance of our army! I advise you..."
The middle-aged man's cold attitude enraged the black-robed elder, whose face darkened as he spoke.
At that moment.
The middle-aged man suddenly fixed his gaze upon him. The two beams of his eyes were like two formless divine mountains rumbling forth, instantly causing a web of dark spatial fissures to appear in the space around the black-robed elder.
The black-robed elder's body sank as he realized he could no longer move at all—he was utterly suppressed.
"Impossible!"
He was utterly terrified inside. He found that this middle-aged man before him was even stronger than the Patriarch of their Void Sect! Because even the Void Sect Patriarch couldn't suppress him with merely a gaze!
"Die."
The middle-aged man said lightly.
Then, his right hand reached out and continuously enlarged, transforming into a gigantic palm that spanned the sky in the blink of an eye, like a massive millstone, first swatting towards the black-robed elder.
"No!"
The black-robed elder felt as if a divine mountain was crashing down from the sky and screamed in terror.
Poof!
In the next moment, under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, the black-robed elder was slapped by the middle-aged man's palm like a fly, turning into a puddle of bloody pulp, leaving behind a sweaty mess.
An Late Stage Dao Entry Realm expert had been instantly killed just like that!
Boom!
The enormous palm stretched out by the middle-aged man then swept towards the other invaders.
"Run!"
Seeing the black-robed elder killed with a single slap, the other invaders were already scared out of their wits and turned to flee one after another.
However, wherever the middle-aged man's palm reached, a terrifying energy pressure was released, rendering everyone immobile.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Next, under the shocked gazes of the onlookers, the middle-aged man's palm swatted out repeatedly, slaughtering the entire Invader Army as if they were a swarm of ants.
"If there is danger, notify me directly."
After annihilating all the invaders, the middle-aged man glanced inside the Qingyun Palace headquarters and said plainly.
Then, he soared into the air and vanished instantly.
"Farewell, elder!"
Within Qingyun Palace, led by high-level members like the Seven Great Bandits and Chu Ji, all Qingyun Palace members shouted in unison.
"Is... is it over?"
At this moment, the people from the Tianluo Star Sea stood gaping in disbelief, utterly dumbfounded.
"The entire Invader Army was wiped out? Slaughtered entirely by that mysterious expert?"
They stared at the pools of bloody mush on the ground, finding it hard to accept.
Because that middle-aged man's killing speed was too fast. From start to finish, it took at most a dozen breaths—a series of slaps, and all the invaders were dead.
"Alright, the invader army has been eliminated. You may return now."
The Seven Great Bandits, Chu Ji, and other high-level members of Qingyun Palace emerged from the headquarters with a large group of subordinates and addressed the Tianluo Star Sea forces.
"Prepare to clean up the battlefield."
Chu Ji instructed the Qingyun Palace followers behind him.
"From now on, our Miao clan will take Qingyun Palace as our leader and follow Qingyun Palace!"
"Our Jiang clan will also follow Qingyun Palace henceforth!"
"Our Floral Palace will henceforth take Qingyun Palace as our leader!"
"From this day forward, Qingyun Palace is the leader of our Tianluo Star Sea! We will all act according to Qingyun Palace's commands! Please, lead us in resisting the invaders!"
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The leaders, patriarchs, and clan chiefs of various forces rushed before the high-level members of Qingyun Palace, extremely enthusiastic, pounding their chests one after another to declare their allegiance from now on.
"This..."
Chu Ji and the other Qingyun Palace leaders were stunned, momentarily unsure how to respond.
At the same time.
Within the Ziyang Star Sea, after several days of preparation, a fully-formed Qingyun Grand Army was completely organized.
Over these days, Ye Yunfei had refined a large batch of pills, elevating the cultivation levels of all the various leaders, big and small, within this army. With Ye Yunfei's help, some even broke through several realms consecutively.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei personally led these people into the Phantom Tower and instructed them in practicing the Heaven Demon Battle Formation.
Aside from the Heaven Demon Battle Formation, Ye Yunfei also imparted an Earth Fiend Combat Formation.
These two battle formations were inherently complementary. When deployed together, their power was even more formidable.
In the starry void, a neatly organized grand army stood before Ye Yunfei.
The Ice Demon, the gray-robed elder, Shangguan Han, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang stood beside Ye Yunfei.
"Palace Master, we can begin the expedition! Here is a list of the star seas within our Canghuang Realm that have already been occupied by the invaders!"
Liu Deming stood at the head of the army and spoke loudly to Ye Yunfei, simultaneously presenting a jade slip to him.
"Very good, we depart now! First target, Yima Star Sea!"
Ye Yunfei took the jade slip, swept his gaze over the army before him, waved his hand, and shouted.
"By Palace Master Ye's order, we move out!"
Liu Deming, Mao Wanli, and Gao Hui roared simultaneously.
These three were the three main leaders of this grand army! Ye Yunfei had fully delegated authority, allowing them to command this force.
Following Ye Yunfei's command, teams of soldiers entered different flying ships. Then, a dense fleet of ships began rumbling towards the direction of the Yima Star Sea.
Ye Yunfei, the Ice Demon, the gray-robed elder, and the others boarded the Green Flying Boat together, blending into the army's fleet of ships.