"Su Fei, you've killed so many of our Zhao Family members. The time for you to pay this blood debt has come! If you wish to die more comfortably, kneel down immediately, kowtow ten thousand times, and then accept your death! Otherwise, I wouldn't mind making you taste every single one of our Zhao Family's cruel torments before killing you. Believe me, you'll come to find that even wishing for death would be a luxury!" The Zhao Family elder who had just shouted recognized Ye Yunfei at a glance, his gaze sharp as a knife as he stared him down.
"Your Zhao Family provoked me, bringing destruction upon themselves. What virtue or ability do you possess to deserve my kowtows? Utterly laughable. I'll give you a piece of advice: if your Zhao Family doesn't want any more of its people dead, you'd better not provoke me again. Otherwise, one day I will personally set foot at your Zhao Family's gates and slaughter every last one of you!" Ye Yunfei replied with a cold laugh.
"Insolence!"
"Seeking death!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, several Zhao Family experts couldn't hold back, berating him one after another.
"This kid is too audacious! He actually dares to declare that he'll annihilate the Zhao Family! Does he truly have the gall to say such a thing?!" Countless onlookers were left dumbfounded.
The Donghuang Zhao Family had stood tall in the Eastern Barrens for countless years, a traditional major clan with profound heritage and a multitude of experts among its ranks. Even top-tier forces like the Cangyan Sacred Sect would avoid antagonizing such long-established great families unless necessary. Yet here was a junior publicly threatening to trample the Zhao Family flat! Even Sect Leader Liu and other high-ranking members of Ziwei Sect were listening with their hearts racing. With such words from Ye Yunfei, it seemed the enmity between him and the Zhao Family would be irreconcilable from now on!
"Good, good, very good! A mere junior actually dares to show such disrespect to our Zhao Family! Su Fei, after we wipe out Ziwei Sect, our Zhao Family will investigate your origins and background. Then, we will eradicate your family, your teachers and friends, every faction and person related to you. Su Fei, because of these words of yours, everyone and everything in this world connected to you will be obliterated." That Zhao Family elder laughed in extreme fury, staring at Ye Yunfei as he spoke coldly.
"Then, do you realize what calamity your words today will bring upon your Zhao Family?" Ye Yunfei retorted, a murderous glint dancing wildly in his eyes as he sneered.
"Su Fei, is our Gan Family scion, Gan Hao, in your hands?! Don't think of making excuses. Our Gan Family has already investigated. You captured Gan Hao inside Zidan Valley, and he hasn't been seen since!" At this moment, a corpulent old man stepped forward and demanded of Ye Yunfei.
"Gan Hao? You mean him?" Ye Yunfei recalled for a moment, then teleported a white-robed youth from the Phantom Tower, suspending him before him as he asked.
It was indeed Gan Hao! He had tried to deal with Ye Yunfei in Zidan Valley, only to be captured by Ye Yunfei and imprisoned inside the Phantom Tower all this time.
"You punk, release me this instant! I am a scion of the Gan Family! The Gan Family will not let you get away with treating me like this!" The moment Gan Hao saw Ye Yunfei, he cried out in both shock and fury.
"Gan Hao, are you alright?" Seeing Gan Hao, that corpulent elder of the Gan Family immediately called out.
"Third Uncle! It's you! Avenge me quickly! This punk captured me and locked me up for so long! I want him dead! No, Third Uncle, cripple him first and hand him over to me! I want to torture him slowly, make him wish for death but be unable to achieve it, make him suffer unspeakably! Only then will my hatred be quenched!" Seeing the corpulent elder, Gan Hao was ecstatic and immediately began shouting wildly.
The flow of time within the Phantom Tower was different from the outside world. He had been imprisoned by Ye Yunfei inside for a period of time—at least six or seven years, if not more. Being locked up for so long had nearly driven him insane. Thus, his hatred for Ye Yunfei had reached the extreme.
"Hahaha… Punk, did you never imagine our Gan Family's experts would come to save me?! You're in for it now!" Gan Hao turned his head, fixing a venomous stare on Ye Yunfei as he laughed maniacally.
He believed that with the Gan Family's experts here, his safety was absolutely assured! He was already calculating in his mind what kinds of cruel tortures he would subject Ye Yunfei to.
"Punk, you still won't release me?!" After laughing wildly for a while, Gan Hao finally realized his body was still sealed and immobile, roaring at Ye Yunfei.
"Third Uncle, quickly help me break this seal! I can't move!" Gan Hao turned and said to the Gan Family's corpulent elder.
"Punk, release him immediately!" that corpulent elder barked solemnly.
Boom…
He took a step forward, unleashing a wave of surging energy pressure that crushed towards Ye Yunfei.
Late-stage Destiny Realm expert!
"Hmph, you old fogey, if you want a fight, bring it on!" The Ice Demon took a step forward, releasing a torrent of ice-snow energy that transformed into a sky-full of hailstones, pelting towards the Gan Family's corpulent elder.
As the Ice Demon made his move, heavy snow instantly began swirling across this patch of sky. The temperature plummeted by over ten degrees. Martial artists with lower cultivation couldn't help but shiver.
"What race is that monster? He can actually manipulate ice and snow!" Everyone was astonished to see the Ice Demon conjure a snowstorm with a mere wave of his hand.
"So cold!"
Gan Hao, being in the line of fire, was engulfed by the terrifying ice-snow energy, instantly transforming into an ice sculpture as his entire body trembled.
"Originally, I wasn't planning to kill you. What a pity... you're asking for death." Ye Yunfei swept a cold glance over Gan Hao.
"You dare kill me? The Gan Family will not let you get away with it! Third Uncle, save me quickly!" Gan Hao finally realized something was amiss. Screaming in terror, he cried out.
"Kill him." Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
"You dare!"
That Gan Family elder was furious to the extreme, charging forward ferociously.
But it was already too late.
The Ice Demon swept his palm out, directly shattering Gan Hao's body into a shower of ice shards that scattered everywhere.
He truly has no inhibitions! A scion of the Gan Family, killed just like that!
The onlookers felt their hearts thumping in shock.
The Gan Family's strength was no weaker than the Zhao Family's, another great clan with a long history of inheritance!
"Dare to kill a scion of our Gan Family? Die!"
That corpulent elder drew out an ancient, simple-looking long blade, slashing toward the Ice Demon.
Rumble…
A massive blade radiance materialized, continuously expanding as it swept toward the Ice Demon like a colossal dragon.
Clang!
Wielding a large wooden club, the Ice Demon swung it out, shattering that blade radiance with a single blow.
Then, clutching the large wooden club, the Ice Demon advanced step by step. In just a few moves, he forced the corpulent elder to retreat repeatedly.
"When did Ziwei Sect gain such a powerful expert?" Everyone was somewhat startled.
"Sir, who exactly are you? With your combat prowess, you wouldn't be an unknown figure in the Eastern Barrens. Why are you helping Ziwei Sect? Aren't you afraid of provoking our Gan Family's wrath? Moreover, besides our Gan Family, the Cangyan Sacred Sect, the Beast Taming Sect, the Zhao Family, the Meng Family, and the Lu Family all have forces here. I advise you to carefully consider the consequences of antagonizing all of our factions!" The corpulent elder, fighting in both alarm and anger, shouted at the Ice Demon.
"What dog-shit factions, I don't care. Whoever Boss tells me to hit, I'll hit." The Ice Demon grinned at the elder.