"Brat!
Show clemency where you can!"
The Li Family Patriarch stretched out his hand, and the cane that had been sent flying returned to his grasp. Gritting his teeth, he attacked Ye Yunfei once more.
His goal was to hold Ye Yunfei back and cover the retreat of his Li clansmen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Ye Yunfei, unwilling to show mercy now that he held the upper hand, pressed forward step by step, raining down punch after punch on the Li Family Patriarch.
Moreover, he occasionally unleashed the Soul-Devouring Needle, piercing directly into the Patriarch's mind.
After just a few exchanges, the Patriarch was retreating in defeat, surrounded by danger and struggling to hold on.
After that, the fight became completely one-sided, a total suppression.
The Li Family Patriarch was relentlessly pursued and crushed by Ye Yunfei, having completely lost any chance to fight back. He could only retreat step by step, desperately evading, clinging to a last shred of life.
"How could this be?!"
The watching Li clansmen were dumbstruck, seeing their Patriarch being beaten down by Ye Yunfei. They felt their eyes burning with fury.
This was especially true for the Li Family's Heaven Realm experts, who now felt a sense of creeping fear.
Just moments ago, they had been ready to confront Ye Yunfei head-on.
"What are you waiting for!
Hurry into the ancestral shrine!"
The Li Family Patriarch roared.
"Quick!
Everyone, into the shrine!"
Li Jianjun gritted his teeth and led the Li Family members, speeding towards the ancestral shrine deep within the Li Residence.
Clang!
In the midst of the fierce battle, the Patriarch's cane was knocked away yet again.
"Old fool, time to die!"
Ye Yunfei let out a great shout, moving with profound body technique to appear right in front of the Li Family Patriarch in a single step, throwing a fist forward.
At this moment.
Ye Yunfei exerted his physical strength to an ultimate degree. Layers of crimson flame surged around his body, glowing with brilliant red light as rolling divine power erupted from his form.
As the punch struck out, the air in front of him was instantly emptied, transforming into a terrifying vacuum of pressure.
"Brat, I'll fight you to the death!"
With an angry roar, the Li Family Patriarch slapped out a palm, clashing with Ye Yunfei's fist.
Boom!
Unable to withstand the explosive force of Ye Yunfei's punch, the Patriarch was sent hurtling away like a cannonball.
Puh! Puh!...
As he was sent flying, the Li Family Patriarch vomited blood repeatedly, his face deathly pale.
Thud...
Finally, the Li Family Patriarch crashed to the ground several hundred meters away, smashing a huge crater into the earth. Debris flew and dust billowed.
Bathing in blood, the Patriarch lay crumpled in the crater. Not an inch of his flesh was intact. His body convulsed violently. It was unclear whether he was alive or dead.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed, arriving at the edge of the crater. His cold gaze swept over the Li Family Patriarch.
Sensing with his Soul Power, Ye Yunfei knew that this Li Family Patriarch had shattered his bones and torn his meridians. He no longer possessed any fighting power.
Then.
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred as he charged towards the depths of the Li Residence.
Deep within the Li Residence stood a relatively large temple-like structure.
This structure was the Li Family ancestral shrine.
At this moment, everyone from the Li Residence was hiding inside it.
"The Patriarch... should be alright, shouldn't he?"
Li Jianjun's eyes turned to look outside the shrine.
"Rest assured, Family Head. Although that little bastard Ye Yunfei's combat power is formidable, the Patriarch is, after all, a Profound Realm expert. It's unlikely anything bad has happened to him so easily."
One of the Li Family higher-ups said to Li Jianjun.
However, the moment his words fell.
Swish!
A figure appeared just outside the shrine entrance. It was Ye Yunfei.
"Li Jianjun, do you think hiding in this temple will stop me?"
Ye Yunfei smiled faintly.
"Quick!
Activate the formation!"
The moment Li Jianjun saw Ye Yunfei, he roared out.
It turned out the Li Family's ancestral shrine was protected by a defensive formation.
It had been left behind by the Li ancestors.
In case of an emergency, Li Family members could take shelter inside the shrine.
Boom...
Around the Li Family ancestral shrine, beams of dazzling light continuously appeared in the air, weaving together, instantly forming a formation.
This formation enveloped the shrine, its defenses extremely tight.
Once the formation was activated, Li Jianjun and the other Li Family higher-ups visibly relaxed.
"Ye Yunfei, you little bastard! Where is our Patriarch?!"
Li Jianjun suddenly remembered the Patriarch and roared at Ye Yunfei.
"I crippled him."
Ye Yunfei gave a faint smile.
"Ye Yunfei, you deserve to die!"
Li Jianjun glared at Ye Yunfei with a gaze of extreme hatred.
With Ye Yunfei arriving here and the Patriarch nowhere to be seen, he had already guessed the outcome.
"It can't be! The Patriarch is blessed with heaven's grace, this cannot have happened!"
...
The Li Family members simply could not accept that their Patriarch had met with disaster.
"To think there's a formation here.
Judging by its appearance, it's been established here for quite some time.
It must have been left behind by the Li ancestors."
Ye Yunfei was carefully examining the formation.
In his thousand years of cultivation, Ye Yunfei had once conducted in-depth research into the field of formations.
"I wonder what the power of this formation is like."
Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
Then.
Ye Yunfei clenched his hand into a fist. The physical strength within his body erupted, rumbling like a war drum.
Next, Ye Yunfei threw a punch, swift as an artillery shell leaving its barrel.
Terrible force smashed against the formation.
Hum!
The formation trembled and shook slightly.
It remained completely undamaged.
"You little bastard, Ye Yunfei! This formation was personally placed here by a formation master hired by our Li Family ancestors.
You think you can break it? Impossible!
Abandon that hope."
Li Jianjun shouted loudly.
"Do you think this formation can stop me?"
Ye Yunfei gave a cold laugh. Next, he threw more than a dozen punches, all landing on the formation.
Although the formation swayed and shook, it didn't suffer the slightest damage.
"Haha! Little bastard Ye Yunfei, don't waste your effort!"
"Ye Yunfei, this formation was set up by a master formation master hired by our ancestors at great expense! Its power is immense!
You cannot break it!"
...
Inside the shrine, the Li Family higher-ups, each one goading and mocking, howled out loud, feeling a flicker of pleasure.
"Heh, you think too much.
A shabby little formation like this won't hold me back."
Ye Yunfei stated coolly.
"Li Jianjun, two paths lie before you now.
First, all you higher-ups of the Li Family come out, kneel before me, and kill yourselves.
If you do that, I will spare the other members of the Li Family.
Second, continue your stubborn resistance. Once I break this formation, I will embark on a slaughter. How many of your Li Family remain will be a matter of luck."
Ye Yunfei laughed coldly.
"Ye Yunfei, you go too far!"
Li Jianjun roared.
"Correct. I *am* going too far.
What can you do about it?"
Ye Yunfei sneered.
"Ye Yunfei, don't get cocky. I've already sent a message to the Imperial Family.
Soon, His Majesty, the entire court of civil and military officials, and the Capital Army will come to my rescue.
I am a pillar of the Imperial Court! If you dare move against me, the consequences will be dire!"
Li Jianjun reprimanded sternly.