"Impossible!
How can he, with only Heavenly Sea Realm cultivation, possess physical strength comparable to the Dao Origin Realm?"
The Zhao Family Ancestor ground his teeth until they creaked, utterly unable to accept this.
The grudge between the Zhao Family and Ye Yunfei had already deepened to an extreme, leaving little room for reconciliation, making it especially unbearable for him to witness Ye Yunfei's monstrous growth in power.
"Hahaha…
Young Master Su actually has physical strength rivaling the Dao Origin Realm! This is utterly astonishing!"
Lü Yugang, Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, Tiansha Chan Master, and the Old Clan Leader were all overjoyed.
Previously, although the various techniques Ye Yunfei had displayed—his breadth of vision, his knowledge, his Geomancer proficiency, his alchemy skill—were all superb, they had still considered his actual combat strength to be far inferior to their own.
But now, they suddenly saw Ye Yunfei trade blows directly with a Dao Origin Realm expert and send the opponent flying with a single fist!
This made them realize that Ye Yunfei's strength seemed to be catching up to theirs!
"I saw long ago that Young Master Su was no ordinary fish trapped in a small pond, but I never imagined he would grow so swiftly!" Lü Yugang exclaimed with admiration.
"Let's continue."
After punching away that Beast Taming Sect expert, Ye Yunfei's gaze shifted to the sect master, a smile revealing his teeth.
Chills secretly ran down the spines of the Beast Taming Sect experts aboard their vessel.
From the start of the battle until now, more than ten of their experts, including a Dao Origin Realm expert, had been slain!
The Beast Taming Sect Master even felt a flicker of regret. Perhaps they shouldn't have provoked this fearsome little slaughter-demon!
This battle had inflicted grievous losses upon the sect.
Every one of the slain experts was part of the Beast Taming Sect's core strength, especially that Dao Origin Realm expert, who had been one of their primary combatants.
"Everyone, stay close together! Do not let him pick us off one by one!" the Beast Taming Sect Master ordered in a grave tone.
This was the tactic of 'huddling for warmth'.
Who could have imagined that these Beast Taming Sect experts, who typically held sway over the Eastern Barrens and awed the common world, would resort to such a method against a mere junior?
"Staying close won't help."
Ye Yunfei chuckled coldly.
"Seal!"
As the Netherworld Yin Blade shot out, Ye Yunfei commanded softly.
Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Nether-Sealing Art!
One bizarre rune after another, like tadpoles with grotesque features, blotted out the sky as they surged towards the ship.
"Damn it!
That cursed art again!"
The hearts of the Beast Taming Sect experts tightened.
They currently had no method whatsoever to break this sinister technique.
"Everyone, release your spatial energy to resist his sorcery!" roared the sect master.
BOOM! BOOM!…
All the Beast Taming Sect experts unleashed their spatial energies, attempting to shatter the runic seal these bizarre runes had cast upon the surrounding space.
But it was useless.
The runes, each one of them, pierced straight through their spatial energy blockade, seeping into the space aboard the ship, causing everyone onboard to feel a heavy weight upon their bodies.
SWISH! SWISH!…
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, over a hundred Puppet Soul Threads invaded the Soul Sea of one Life Palace Realm expert, coiling towards his Soul Body.
"Agh…!"
The Life Palace Realm expert clutched his head and screamed wretchedly.
"Sect Master, that brat is using his Soul Power art again!" a senior elder cried out.
"We'll aid him!" the Beast Taming Sect Master shouted.
BOOM! BOOM!…
Several Beast Taming Sect experts, including the sect master, simultaneously unleashed their Soul Power, flooding the Life Palace Realm expert's Soul Sea in an attempt to help him resist.
Suddenly, another Life Palace Realm expert off to the side screamed.
Ye Yunfei had shifted his target.
Thereafter, while maintaining the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Nether-Sealing Art, Ye Yunfei ceaselessly alternated between using the Heavenly Soul Sword and the Puppet Soul Thread art to attack the Beast Taming Sect's Life Palace Realm experts.
Scream after scream rang out.
Enraged, the Beast Taming Sect Master led the others in launching a furious Soul Power assault against Ye Yunfei. Surging waves of Soul Power like tsunamis crashed toward Ye Yunfei's head. But protected by his Soul-Nourishing Tree and Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul, Ye Yunfei was utterly fearless and remained completely unharmed.
"Throw out all your secret treasures!" roared another Beast Taming Sect elder.
BOOM! BOOM!…
Artifact after artifact was activated, unleashing powerful energy auras as they shot toward Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei had anticipated this. Using Spatial Teleportation Art, he immediately sank into the sea, only to reappear on the other side of the ship and continue his attacks.
Some of the secret treasures hurled by the Beast Taming Sect experts plunged into the seawater and were directly swallowed by the depths.
In this ocean, Ye Yunfei's advantage was simply too great!
Meanwhile, the Beast Taming Sect experts were trapped aboard their vessel, unable to leave it for even a moment.
Thus, these experts of the Beast Taming Sect were placed in an utterly wretched position as they faced Ye Yunfei's attacks.
Throughout this process, whenever a Beast Taming Sect expert showed even the slightest lapse in defense, Ye Yunfei would immediately land a killing blow.
Soon, Ye Yunfei had exterminated all the Life Palace Realm experts of the Beast Taming Sect.
Only five Dao Origin Realm experts remained!
The five Dao Origin Realm experts, including the sect master, were thoroughly crimson-eyed with rage. They glared at Ye Yunfei with furious gazes, their chests heaving violently as if they were five wounded beasts.
The sect had come with several dozen men this time, all elites. Now, only five were left!
"Su Fei, you are far too ruthless!" the Beast Taming Sect Master spat at Ye Yunfei through gritted teeth.
"I told you before, provoking me will have serious consequences."
Ye Yunfei offered a faint smile.
In the distance, many Eastern Barrens experts on the other four ships had also been slain.
Even aboard the Zhao Family ship, all the Life Palace Realm experts had been eliminated.
Only the Zhao Family Ancestor, Feng Wei, and the Corpse World experts remained.
Lü Yugang, spear in hand, was launching a fierce assault.
As one of the top experts of the Eastern Barrens, wielding a newly refined Sentient Treasure, his combat prowess had practically multiplied.
Moreover, he could move freely upon these seas, dominating the terrain and making things extremely difficult for the Zhao Family Ancestor and the others.
The Old Clan Leader was even more formidable. Having refined a divine crystal, he had vaguely touched upon the opportunity for a breakthrough, boosting his strength significantly.
Additionally, he was naturally adept at controlling water. During the fight, he conjured massive waves hundreds of zhang high, one after another, that ceaselessly pummeled the vessel of the Cangyan Sacred Sect with terrifying momentum.
Battered by heavy waves, the sect's ship rocked violently, seemingly on the verge of capsizing at any moment.
Those on board had to divert part of their attention to steadying the vessel, weakening their combat power imperceptibly.
Heavenly Thunder Chan Master and Tiansha Chan Master, utilizing their Sentient Treasures, had also made things very difficult for the people on the other two ships.
Their fighting styles leaned towards yang-brutality—wide, expansive, and forceful—with nearly every move being a head-on clash.
"Everyone, if things continue like this, we might all perish here. Why don't we gather on one ship and combine our strength to leave?" the Grand Supreme Elder of the Cangyan Sacred Sect transmitted his voice to the other Eastern Barrens experts.
"Alright! Let's combine our strength to escape!"
The other experts all nodded in agreement.
The experts remaining now were the cream of the crop from their respective forces. The relatively weaker ones had long been slaughtered.
If these top experts could gather together, they would form a formidable force that might stand a chance of escaping.
Thus, the five vessels began drawing closer to each other, seeking to converge.
"Stop them! Don't let them concentrate their forces!" Ye Yunfei immediately realized what the Eastern Barrens experts intended and shouted loudly.
"Young Master Su, every one of these remaining individuals has formidable strength. Killing them will be quite difficult.
In my opinion, perhaps we should focus our own strength on one ship, to eliminate a few of these old fellows."
Just then, Ye Yunfei received a voice transmission from Heavenly Thunder Chan Master.
"Good. Let's concentrate our strength on wiping out those old fellows on the Zhao Family's ship."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then fixed his gaze on the Zhao Family ship.
Among all the enemies present, Ye Yunfei most desired to kill the Zhao Family Ancestor. Furthermore, the Four Directions Trading House's traitor Feng Wei was also aboard that vessel.
"Very well. Everyone, focus our power and besiege the Zhao Family's ship!" Heavenly Thunder Chan Master nodded in agreement.
Thus, Ye Yunfei, Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, Tiansha Chan Master, and the Old Clan Leader all abruptly turned and charged towards the Zhao Family's ship.
The entire Mermaid Clan force also swarmed the Zhao Family vessel from all directions.
"What are you all trying to do?!"
Seeing this, the Zhao Family Ancestor was startled. Lü Yugang alone had already made a mess of their ship; now, with so many experts encircling them, there was simply no way to fight.
"Get away, quickly!"
The Zhao Family Ancestor personally took control of the ship, trying to escape.
"Attack!"
The Old Clan Leader of the Mermaid Clan roared.
RUMBLE…
Five Sentient Treasures unleashed their might simultaneously, releasing a terrifying, boundless aura of pressure as they jointly bombarded the Zhao Family's vessel.
The attack of five Sentient Treasures working together was horrifying in its power.
The entire ship was completely submerged under the fearsome energies.
"Agh...!"
Three experts—two Zhao Family experts and one Corpse World expert—were immediately struck grievously, sent flying, and then plummeted into the sea.
"Combine your attacks!"
The Old Clan Leader bellowed.
BOOM! BOOM!…
The five Sentient Treasures struck again in unison, blasting two more experts away.
"Let's board the ship!"
Tiansha Chan Master shouted, taking the lead as he charged onto the vessel.
Ye Yunfei, Lü Yugang, Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, and the Old Clan Leader followed, also landing on the ship and charging towards the Zhao Family Ancestor and the others.
The five Sentient Treasures, controlled by their respective Artifact Spirits, fought autonomously.
"Feng Wei, prepare to die!"
Lü Yugang charged at Feng Wei.
"When dealing with you lot covered in corpse-putrid aura, the Netherworld Yin Blade works best."
Ye Yunfei drew his Netherworld Yin Blade and swept it horizontally towards those Corpse World experts.
"Kid, you're looking to die!"
Those Corpse World experts were enraged. They rushed at Ye Yunfei together.
Ye Yunfei responded with a rapid succession of punches, clashing head-on with them.
These Corpse World experts were all at the early stage of the Dao Origin Realm.
Whoosh… Whoosh…
Suddenly, the Netherworld Yin Blade erupted with a powerful suction force, forcibly absorbing the energy radiating from the Corpse World experts. Their bodies themselves were restrained by the blade's power, causing their movements to become sluggish.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
In one smooth motion, Ye Yunfei raised his blade and brought it down, killing three Corpse World experts in rapid succession.
"What kind of blade is this?!"
The remaining Corpse World experts were scared out of their wits, turning to flee.
But they could only move about on the ship—there was nowhere to escape.
A moment later, all the Corpse World experts were slain by Ye Yunfei alone!
"Using the Netherworld Yin Blade to deal with Corpse World experts yields miraculous results!"
Holding the Netherworld Yin Blade, Ye Yunfei felt overjoyed.
At that moment, only two people remained on the Zhao Family's ship: the Zhao Family Ancestor and Feng Wei!
Lü Yugang pressed forward step by step, engaging Feng Wei in an intense battle.
The Old Clan Leader, Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, Tiansha Chan Master, and Ye Yunfei then surrounded the Zhao Family Ancestor.
"I am the patriarch of the Zhao Family! Should you dare kill me, the Zhao Family will never let any of you go!"
In his despair, the Zhao Family Ancestor shouted with desperate, outward ferocity.
"Old man, do you think words like those hold any meaning now?" Ye Yunfei sneered.
"Agh!"
Just then, Feng Wei let out a blood-curdling scream as Lü Yugang's spear pierced through his chest and lifted him into the air.
Lü Yugang's strength had always surpassed Feng Wei's. Now equipped with a Sentient Treasure, defeating Feng Wei was accomplished within mere moments.
"Feng Wei, you can go and die now."
Lü Yugang gave his spear a forceful shake, blasting Feng Wei into pieces. Feng Wei died on the spot.
"Old man, it's your turn now."
Ye Yunfei looked at the Zhao Family Ancestor and spoke placidly.
"Attack!" roared the Old Clan Leader.
BOOM! BOOM!…
A ferocious battle commenced.
It must be said that the Zhao Family Ancestor truly was remarkable. Even surrounded by several attackers, he stubbornly held his ground for dozens of rounds.
Finally, the Old Clan Leader and the others swarmed him, blasting his body into fragments.
Every single expert on the Zhao Family's vessel had been slain!
Meanwhile, the experts on the other four ships had already gathered. Concentrating all remaining personnel onto a single vessel, they sped toward the distant shore.