"Good, we should deal with him while he's making his breakthrough!"
Several experts immediately voiced their agreement.
"That youngster Su Fei is extraordinary, and his origins are shrouded in mystery. I've captured a trace of a Great Emperor's aura on him. My advice is for you all to avoid provoking him as much as possible," Yang Song said with a grave face, his voice solemn.
"I dispatched people to investigate him. The aura of an emperor on him should be from Emperor Ziwei. It's said that after he joined Ziwei Sect, the sect's strength skyrocketed in a short period. I suspect he might be a descendant left behind by some ancient expert from Ziwei Sect. He probably knows many secrets regarding Emperor Ziwei, which is why he's able to unearth some of Ziwei Sect's latent potential," the Zhao Family Ancestor answered.
"In that case, when we capture him, there's no need to rush into killing him. We'll interrogate him properly to uncover Emperor Ziwei's secrets," said the Patriarch of the Beast Sect.
Upon hearing this, experts aboard other nearby vessels nearby also had shimmering light in their eyes.
"Is the emperor's aura on him really from Emperor Ziwei?" Yang Song muttered to himself.
"I always felt you should avoid provoking this young man," Yang Song sighed.
"Master Yang Song, did you divine something?" the Supreme Elder from the Cangyan Sacred Sect inquired.
"I can't divine any information about him. Every time I try to perform a divination on him, I only see a blurred, indistinct fog, and there's a terrifying backlash. So now I don't dare to divine anything about him at all. That's precisely why I warn you to avoid provoking him as much as possible. Even I cannot divine him; this signifies his origins are extraordinary," Yang Song shook his head and said.
"Master Yang Song, there's no need for such concern. The reason you cannot divine him is undoubtedly due to Emperor Ziwei. I once dispatched men to investigate. After Su Fei entered Ziwei Sect, he reactivated many of the sect's ancient hidden reserves in a short time. He even managed to enter the ancestral temple of Ziwei Sect and communicate with items left behind by Emperor Ziwei. Therefore, it's only natural he carries an emperor's aura. That must be the reason you cannot divine him, Master Yang Song," said the Zhao Family Ancestor.
"That's possible," Yang Song nodded after hearing the Zhao Family Ancestor's words.
"Gentlemen, there's no need to hesitate! While Su Fei is undergoing his tribulation, let's go deal with him now!" the Zhao Family Ancestor urged the other experts.
"Good, let's hurry over!"
The other experts all nodded in agreement.
Thus, all the ships turned around, heading toward the location where Ye Yunfei was undergoing the tribulation.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei stood on the sea's surface, hands clasped behind his back. Above his head, billowing thunder and lightning rained down, striking his body.
A massive blue barrier enclosed Ye Yunfei, but this barrier offered no hindrance to the lightning; the bolts falling from the sky freely passed through it.
The tribulation had been ongoing for half an hour, showing no signs of ending. Instead, the bolts of lightning striking down grew more numerous.
"Master Su's tribulation is rather frightening," the Old Clan Leader of the Mermaid Clan, leading a large group of his clansmen guarding the perimeter of the blue barrier, couldn't help but exclaim as he watched Ye Yunfei almost submerged by the lightning.
Not long after.
"Finally broken through," Ye Yunfei said softly.
Now Ye Yunfei had reached the early stage of the Heavenly Sea Realm.
And this was a direct breakthrough from the late stage of the Life Fate Realm, skipping past the Life Fate Realm's Perfection stage entirely, straight into the early stage of the Heavenly Sea Realm!
"This works too!"
The Old Clan Leader and the Mermaid Clan members were utterly shocked.
"Not enough. At the very least, I need to reach the Heavenly Sea Realm's Perfection stage, or even the early stage of the Heavenly Rank Realm! Otherwise, it wouldn't match my current physical body and Soul Body."
Sensing his spiritual power realm, Ye Yunfei shook his head.
With the enhancement of his physical quality, the advancement of his Soul Body, and the strengthening of his Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul, Ye Yunfei's comprehensive capabilities in all aspects had improved dramatically. However, his spiritual power realm was too low, which somewhat affected the overall exertion of his combat strength. Therefore, Ye Yunfei decided to forcibly elevate his spiritual power realm.
"Forcibly ascend it is!"
Ye Yunfei was well-prepared. With a wave of his hand, he took out large quantities of Law Crystals, thousands of medicinal pills, piles of medicinal herbs, and various other natural treasures and spiritual resources, suspending them all around his body, densely packed, completely engulfing his form.
Then, Ye Yunfei employed a secret art for forcibly breaking through realms.
Whoosh...
All eight Chaotic Divine Meridians within Ye Yunfei erupted simultaneously, generating a massive suction force that began absorbing the energy from the surrounding Law Crystals, medicinal herbs, pills, natural treasures, and spiritual resources.
Half an hour later.
Rumble...
Above Ye Yunfei's head, even more tribulation clouds began to gather. Bolts of thunder, terrifying in their might and as thick as mountain ranges, exuded a fearsome aura.
"What's going on? Master Su seems to be on the verge of breaking through again!"
The Old Clan Leader inwardly complained. It had to be known that maintaining this barrier on the sea surface consumed a considerable amount of his origin energy.
Rumble...
Soon, billowing thunder once again aimed and struck down at Ye Yunfei. Ye Yunfei remained motionless, allowing the thick bolts of lightning to crash onto his body.
"Look! Triple-Colored Tribulation Lightning!"
Suddenly, one of the Mermaid Clan members pointed at the sky above Ye Yunfei and yelled.
Above Ye Yunfei's head, a patch of tribulation lightning in three colors appeared, emitting devastating thunder energy.
"To attract Triple-Colored Tribulation Lightning indicates Master Su's talent far surpasses his peers. This is truly the sign of a young genius," the Old Clan Leader nodded in admiration.
"So it really is Su Fei breaking through!"
At this moment, in the distance on the sea surface, five vessels approached. The people on board saw Ye Yunfei standing on the water's surface and the violent lightning striking down from the sky, and expressions of shock appeared on many faces.
"See that? Those sea beasts are protecting him. The reason he dared to choose to break through in this sea is indeed because of those sea beasts," said the Patriarch of the Beast Sect.
"Triple-Colored Tribulation Lightning! Su Fei actually attracted Triple-Colored Tribulation Lightning! His talent is indeed extraordinary!"
The Supreme Elder of the Cangyan Sacred Sect was the first to see the Triple-Colored Tribulation Lightning above Ye Yunfei and cried out in surprise.
"It really is Triple-Colored Tribulation Lightning!"
Upon hearing this, the other experts all directed their gazes towards Ye Yunfei's head and indeed saw the Triple-Colored Tribulation Lightning.
"This youngster's talent is indeed outstanding," even the Patriarch of the Beast Sect had to admit, sighing softly.
"He's not evading or dodging at all, just letting the tribulation lightning strike his body! That's insane!"
Everyone noticed Ye Yunfei's method of undergoing the tribulation, and they were all stunned.
"I understand why he dares to undergo his tribulation in this sea! Those sea beasts have set up a barrier on the sea's surface. Ye Yunfei is standing within this barrier to undergo his tribulation, so he won't be restricted."
Someone pointed at the blue barrier enveloping Ye Yunfei and shouted.
"Let's break this barrier! If we do, he won't be able to complete his breakthrough! Everyone, there's no time to waste, let's attack!" the Zhao Family Ancestor yelled.
Boom!
As soon as his voice fell, the Zhao Family Ancestor struck first, activating an Extreme Dao Treasure and hurling it towards the blue barrier in the sky above Ye Yunfei.
The Extreme Dao Treasure streaked across the sky and instantly slammed against the barrier, causing it to shudder violently.
"Let's attack together!"
The Patriarch of the Beast Sect roared, also activating an Extreme Dao Treasure and smashing it towards the barrier.
Boom! Boom!
The others also began to strike. Some activated treasures, others unleashed secret arts or techniques, launching waves of fierce attacks, a dense barrage assaulting the blue barrier.
The blue barrier shook unsteadily under the onslaught, barely able to withstand it.
"Everyone, join forces! Infuse your origin energy into the barrier to maintain its operation! We absolutely cannot let the barrier vanish!" The Old Clan Leader's expression changed drastically.
If this barrier disappeared, Ye Yunfei's thunder tribulation would be rejected by this sea. Moreover, the tribulation Ye Yunfei attracted was far too violent. There was a high chance it would disturb the immortal tomb on the seabed. Once that tomb was roused, no one could predict what would happen.
The Old Clan Leader had personally witnessed that tomb leaking out some mere wisps of aura severely injure several Quasi-Emperor-level powers, forcing them into a sorry flight! He knew exactly how terrifying that tomb was!
The other Mermaid Clan members also knew the situation was critical. All rushed to the barrier's edge, transmitting their own origin energy into the barrier to maintain its operation.
"Everyone, see? Once this barrier is destroyed, Su Fei is finished! Haha... Let's double our efforts!" The Zhao Family Ancestor laughed wildly.
He pushed his Extreme Dao Treasure with all his might, wildly pounding the blue barrier.
The other top experts of the Eastern Barrens each also activated an Extreme Dao Treasure, repeatedly bombarding the barrier.
There were also other experts showcasing their abilities, constantly attacking the barrier.
The attacks from these Eastern Barrens powerhouses were too terrifying. Under such high-intensity assault, the blue barrier continuously swayed violently.
The Old Clan Leader and his Mermaid Clan troops had no choice but to continuously pour their origin energy into the barrier, forcefully holding on to prevent its collapse.
At this moment.
"Old Clan Leader! Master Su has successfully broken through again!" a Mermaid clansman suddenly exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
Indeed, Ye Yunfei had once again broken through, reaching the middle stage of the Heavenly Sea Realm.
"Old Clan Leader, have everyone consume these pills to replenish their energy. Hold on a little longer. I still need to break through again."
Having long been fully aware of the surrounding situation, Ye Yunfei waved his hand, sending a large quantity of pills flying to land before the Mermaid Clan members.
Earlier, Ye Yunfei had employed a secret art for forcibly breaking through realms, preparing to break through several successive levels in one go.
After saying this, Ye Yunfei took out another batch of resources, began absorbing again, and once more pushed towards breaking through.
"Alright then."
The Old Clan Leader could only nod in agreement.
He instructed his Mermaid Clan members to consume the pills given by Ye Yunfei, replenish their energy, and then continue maintaining the barrier's operation.
"This kid is too bizarre! He actually wants to break through multiple realms consecutively!" Ye Yunfei's actions greatly surprised the experts from the Eastern Barrens.
"Everyone, double your efforts! Smash this barrier! He will inevitably be rejected by this sea and won't be able to break through!" the Zhao Family Ancestor shouted loudly.
Thus, all the Eastern Barrens experts attacked the barrier even more fervently.
"Summon another batch of clansmen!" The Old Clan Leader of the Mermaid Clan gave the order.
Soon after, another group of Mermaid Clan troops arrived. They transmitted their origin energy into the barrier, barely managing to stabilize it.
A moment later.
"Look! Above his head, it's actually... Six-Colored Tribulation Clouds!"
Suddenly, an expert from the Eastern Barrens pointed at the sky above Ye Yunfei and exclaimed in shock.
The gazes of the crowd followed, and indeed they saw a patch of six-colored tribulation clouds descending.
"One capable of attracting Six-Colored Tribulation Clouds is a genius among geniuses!" someone exclaimed in awe.
Soon after, Ye Yunfei once again succeeded in breaking through, reaching the late stage of the Heavenly Sea Realm.
But this was not the end. Ye Yunfei took out another batch of resources, absorbed and refined them, forcefully assaulting his cultivation realm yet again.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei broke through to the perfection stage of the Heavenly Sea Realm!
"Alright, let's stop here for now."
At this moment, Ye Yunfei noticed that the Mermaid Clan members were struggling quite hard to maintain the stability of the barrier, so he stopped his successive breakthroughs.
"Monster! He actually broke through two or three entire realms in one go! And I can sense the spiritual power emanating from his body is extremely solid, with not the slightest sign of being hollow or unstable. This is simply monstrous!" Many of the Eastern Barrens powerhouses couldn't help but sigh in astonishment.
"That's enough, Old Clan Leader. Disperse the barrier," Ye Yunfei said to the Old Clan Leader.
"You all enjoyed beating on it quite a bit just now, didn't you? Next, it's our turn to fight," Ye Yunfei slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping over the experts from the Eastern Barrens as he spoke coldly.
"Indeed. Next, it's our turn to fight." Upon Ye Yunfei's order, the Old Clan Leader dispersed the barrier. He let out a deep sigh of relief, feeling as if a great burden had been lifted, becoming incomparably lighter. His killing intent surged as he glared at the Eastern Barrens experts.
This sea was originally the territory of the Mermaid Clan. He had been put in such a sorry state earlier solely because he needed to focus all efforts on maintaining the barrier's stability. Now, he was unburdened!
"We should retreat quickly! In this sea, it's very difficult for us to fight against these sea beasts!" Yang Song's expression changed as he called out loudly.