"You lot have been scheming against me, both openly and in the dark. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?
Especially you, the old guy named Zhao. Your Zhao Family has provoked me again and again. Aren't you afraid of invoking a disaster that will topple the heavens?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept across a few figures—the Supreme Elder of the Cangyan Sacred Sect, the Zhao Family Ancestor, the sect master of the Beast Taming Sect—before finally settling coldly on the Zhao Family Ancestor.
"Brat, do you think you're worthy of speaking to us in that tone?
Do you truly think of yourself as some remarkable figure?
Hmph! A youngling like you, gaining a little ability and becoming so arrogant—you are inviting great calamity!" The Supreme Elder of the Cangyan Sacred Sect said coldly.
"Su Fei, considering the situation at hand, I advise you to think about how you're going to make it back alive.
Everyone gathered here today is among the most powerful experts in the Eastern Barrens. If you don't give us a satisfactory answer, don't think you can take a single step away." The Zhao Family Ancestor stared at Ye Yunfei, his voice thick with killing intent.
His murderous intent towards Ye Yunfei had long been intense. Given any chance, he would never let him go.
"Kid, are you going to tell us yourself, or should we search your sea of soul after we capture you?"
"Confess!
Exactly what did that youth who emerged from the Nine-Life Immortal Coffin say to you?"
The other powerful experts pressed in closer as well.
The matter involved the secrets of the Nine-Life Immortal Coffin. How could they possibly let it rest without getting to the bottom of it?
"Young master Su, a few of us will cover the rear. You should leave at once."
Faced with the advancing experts, Lü Yugang, the Old Clan Leader of the Mermaid Clan, Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, and Tiansha Chan Master positioned themselves in front of Ye Yunfei. After a quick, private exchange, they sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
The forces of the Four Directions Trading House, the Great Thunderclap Monastery, and the Mermaid Clan also formed a protective ring around Ye Yunfei.
"Lü Yugang, it's time to properly settle the grudge between us." Feng Wei stepped out from beside the Zhao Family Ancestor, radiating murderous aura as he spoke to Lü Yugang.
"Lü Yugang, you have always protected Su Fei. Today, you're going to drag yourself down with him," the Zhao Family Ancestor added with a cold sneer.
"Young master Su, let's hurry and leave this island. As long as we return to the sea, it will be our Mermaid Clan's domain." The Mermaid Clan's Old Clan Leader sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Seniors, no need to engage them in a fight just yet.
I will take you away from here."
Ye Yunfei, looking at the encroaching experts around him, sent a private Sound Transmission to Lü Yugang and the others.
The moment his words ended…
Boom! Rumble…
The ground in this area suddenly shook violently. Tall mountain peaks erupted from nearby, hundreds of them, and hurtled forward to crash down.
Several thousand Earth Dragons emerged from beneath the earth, forming multiple large-scale Earth Formations that launched fierce attacks towards the experts of the Eastern Barrens.
For a moment, a terrifying earthquake occurred here. The ground cracked ceaselessly, mud and stones flew in all directions, and a cloud of sand and dust rose up, blotting out the sky and sun.
Innumerable torrents of earth energies spewed forth from underground, crashing fiercely towards the Eastern Barrens' experts.
"Let's go!" Ye Yunfei uttered lowly.
Several Red Dragons emerged from the ground, carrying everyone on Ye Yunfei's side, then immediately burrowed underground, vanishing in an instant.
Ye Yunfei had mobilized almost all available earth energies under the ground, using this land under his control to launch the attacks against the experts.
Although these experts were immensely powerful, the suddenness of it all caught them slightly off guard.
In truth, still inside the ancient fortress, Ye Yunfei had predicted that these Eastern Barrens experts would likely move against him upon their exit. The moment he stepped out of the fortress gates, Ye Yunfei had secretly been using the Earth Dragons to set up his defense.
"They're trying to escape! Stop them!"
The Zhao Family Ancestor flew into a rage, locking onto the auras of Ye Yunfei's group with his Soul Power. He stretched out a palm that continuously enlarged, cleaving a huge fissure in the ground with a single blow. Within the fissure, they could glimpse several Red Dragons carrying Ye Yunfei and the others flashing past deep underground.
Fortunately, under Ye Yunfei's control, these Red Dragons were moving with incredible speed, instantly crossing another great distance.
At Ye Yunfei's thought, several dozen giant mountains simultaneously hurtled towards the Zhao Family Ancestor.
"Where do you think you're going?!"
With a thunderous shout, the Supreme Elder of the Cangyan Sacred Sect sent a gleaming bronze mirror shooting from above his head. It projected a thick golden pillar of light that instantly sliced open a massive fissure in the ground, charging towards the Red Dragon carrying Ye Yunfei.
"You think only your Cangyan Sacred Sect possesses magical treasures?!"
Tiansha Chan Master, already having a temperamental nature, was enraged at being chased down like this. He pointed a finger, and a wooden fish radiating dazzling Buddhist light flew out from his sleeve, intercepting that golden pillar.
*Scream!*…
Several shrill, ear-piercing cries rang out. Those few Flying Sky Yin Monkeys had already charged into the underground, transforming into dark streams as they pursued Ye Yunfei at an astonishing speed.
Even before they got close, waves of sinister aura rolled towards them, making it hard to breathe.
"Wretched beasts, do not dare be so rampant!" The Mermaid Clan's Old Clan Leader shouted gravely.
He opened his mouth and spat out a brilliant blue pearl, releasing wave after wave of oceanic force that surged towards those Flying Sky Yin Monkeys.
This blue pearl was the Mermaid Clan's guardian-treasure weapon!
The Flying Sky Yin Monkeys faltered for a moment, halting briefly.
*Boom! Rumble…*
Several figures of the Primordial Heterogeneous Race, who had positioned themselves ahead at some unknown moment, struck together. They unleashed bursts of wild, ancient aura, seemingly from prehistoric times.
Instantly, a large swath of ground was gouged into a depression, forming an abyss several hundred meters deep. The Red Dragons controlled by Ye Yunfei happened to be down in that chasm.
"Get back!" Lü Yugang, Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, and Tiansha Chan Master acted together, repelling these Primordial Heterogeneous Race members.
By this time, even more experts had caught up and joined the pursuit. Surrounded and obstructed from all sides, they launched attacks capable of shaking the heavens and earth.
Ye Yunfei and his companions were being pursued relentlessly, in a desperate state. It seemed they might not be able to escape.
Fortunately, beneath this island's surface lay an inexhaustible supply of concentrated earth energies, along with numerous dangerous zones and forbidden areas.
"There's a dangerous zone ahead!"
Ye Yunfei's face suddenly lit up with delight. He controlled several Red Dragons to charge towards that dangerous zone. Five or six experts were hot on their heels, while a few others took different routes to try and block them ahead.
*Boom! Rumble…*
A barrage of terrifying attacks, thick as raindrops, came crashing towards Ye Yunfei's group.
The ground was split open into wide crevasses, creating deep, unfathomable abysses—a frightening sight.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei had already guided his Red Dragons to the edge of the dangerous zone.
The attacks from a few experts directly struck the dangerous zone ahead.
*Boom…*
The activated dangerous zone shook violently, releasing waves of dark, viscous mist.
Then, from within the towering mist, a pitch-black fist extended and threw a punch that repelled those pursuing experts.
By then, Ye Yunfei had controlled the Red Dragons to make an abrupt turn, rushing before another dangerous zone.
Other experts, having pursued from another direction, unleashed attacks from afar, directly activating this dangerous zone as well.
From within this zone, eighteen zombies dressed in ghastly blood-red robes flew out, emanating overwhelming corpse aura as they charged towards the experts pursuing from the rear.
"An Eighteen-Feral-Corpse Zone? !
These eighteen zombies are formed from Yin-killing energies condensed to an extreme degree. They are immune to weapons and possess immense strength—a truly tenacious enemy!" Ye Yunfei was secretly shocked.
"Halt!"
At that moment, a uniquely-shaped longsword trailed waves of sword energy vast as an ocean, cleaving through space as it slashed towards Ye Yunfei.
It was the Second Master of the Sword Realm, making his move!
The Mermaid Clan's Old Clan Leader pointed, and the blue pearl shot out, colliding with that longsword with a tremendous clang.
"Quick!
We're nearing the coastline!
Just get into the sea, and we won't need to fear them anymore," the Mermaid Clan's Old Clan Leader said to Ye Yunfei.
The shore was just up ahead!