Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the seven Flying Sky Yin Monkeys felt somewhat more at ease. However, the one Flying Sky Yin Monkey kept screaming wretchedly, sending a chill down the spines of everyone present.
Whoosh... The Soul Force Energy contained within the treasures piled around continued to be extracted in an endless stream, ultimately being absorbed by the Soul-Nourishing Tree and Ye Yunfei's Soul Body. During this process, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power continuously increased. Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei kept condensing more and more Puppet Soul Threads. This was essentially multitasking on three fronts!
Absorbing Soul Force Energy, practicing the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art, and using the Puppet Soul Threads to attempt subduing that Flying Sky Yin Monkey!
'Still not enough! The strength of this Flying Sky Yin Monkey is equivalent to that of a human martial artist at the peak of the Dao Origin Realm. With my current level of Soul Power, it's simply impossible to subdue him!' After trying for several hours, Ye Yunfei felt rather disheartened and was ready to give up. After all, given his current Soul Power level, Ye Yunfei could not subdue a Dao Origin Realm expert and turn them into a slave.
Right at this moment.
'Ah, wait! Perhaps I can use the Netherworld Yin Blade to suppress and weaken this Flying Sky Yin Monkey's Soul Body, then combine that with the Puppet Soul Threads to subdue him!' Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of this point.
Boom… Ye Yunfei stretched out his hand, bringing the Netherworld Yin Blade above the head of this Flying Sky Yin Monkey. That shadowy figure of the Nether King also strode forward to position itself right above the monster's head.
Rumble… The Netherworld Yin Blade and the projection of the Nether King simultaneously released awesome energy and laws, suppressing their way into the Flying Sky Yin Monkey's soul sea.
Aaaaah… The Flying Sky Yin Monkey felt a dreadful pain erupt from the depths of its Soul Body and couldn't help but let out a heart-wrenching shriek. That ghastly scream sent shivers down everyone's spine.
Whoosh whoosh… Under Ye Yunfei's control, those Puppet Soul Threads entwined around the Flying Sky Yin Monkey's Soul Body began continuously contracting.
'It does work!' Ye Yunfei was overjoyed. Under the suppression of the Netherworld Yin Blade, this Flying Sky Yin Monkey's Soul Body was substantially weakened.
'Young Master Su's methods are truly fearsome!' The high-ranking members of the Tianxuan Army watched, their hearts racing with a mixture of awe and trepidation.
After most of a day had passed.
'Success! I've actually subdued a Flying Sky Yin Monkey!' Ye Yunfei was extremely excited.
The Flying Sky Yin Monkey ceased its screaming and stood up, intending to bow respectfully towards Ye Yunfei, but Ye Yunfei stopped it. He was afraid that the other seven Flying Sky Yin Monkeys, witnessing this display of deference, would grow resistant in their hearts.
'Dispatch people immediately, use the fastest speed possible to gather even more resources of all types containing Soul Force Energy!' Ye Yunfei ordered the Tianxuan Army high-ranking members around him.
The Flying Sky Yin Monkey Ye Yunfei had just subdued was the weakest of the eight, but already a small half of the treasures piled nearby had been consumed. The remaining treasures probably couldn't support Ye Yunfei subduing all the other seven Flying Sky Yin Monkeys.
'Young Master Su, rest assured, we will go and arrange this immediately!' Lu Yugang said.
Thus, nearly half of the Tianxuan Army's high-ranking members personally set out to collect resources rich in Soul Force Energy! The Tianxuan Army was comprised of forces from over a dozen major factions, all of them wealthy and resource-rich. Naturally, they had ways to gather more of the needed resources.
Over the following few days, Ye Yunfei continuously practiced his Soul Power, practiced the Puppet Soul Threads secret art, and simultaneously used that secret art to subdue the Flying Sky Yin Monkeys one by one. During this process, Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy continuously climbed!
A vast quantity of resources containing Soul Force Energy were transported back in an endless stream by the Tianxuan Army forces and delivered before Ye Yunfei for his cultivation use.
'Young Master Su can actually absorb such enormous quantities of Soul Force Energy directly! How does he do it? Even Dao Origin Realm experts couldn't manage that. Continuously absorbing such massive amounts of Soul Force Energy in a short period risks easily exploding one's Soul Body!' 'Perhaps only Young Master Su has the means to absorb such quantities of Soul Force Energy in such a short time.' The crowd buzzed with astonishment.
A large group of Tianxuan Army high-ranking members formed a tight perimeter around them, guarding Ye Yunfei during his cultivation session. In truth, they were also blocking any escape route for the Flying Sky Yin Monkeys.
Finally, after three days.
'We pay our respects to the Master!' The eight Flying Sky Yin Monkeys stood together before Ye Yunfei and called out respectfully.
All eight Flying Sky Yin Monkeys had been subdued, becoming Ye Yunfei's slaves! Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy had skyrocketed!
Ye Yunfei was confident that relying solely on his Soul Power now, he could easily defeat the majority of Dao Origin Realm experts!
'Hmm, very good.' Ye Yunfei looked with great satisfaction at the eight malevolent-aura-wreathed Flying Sky Yin Monkeys standing before him.
'Young Master Su actually subdued these eight Flying Sky Yin Monkeys!' 'Young Master Su's methods are as divine!' The high-ranking members of the Tianxuan Army who witnessed this scene all exclaimed in amazement.
Among these Tianxuan Army high-ranking members were many true venerable ancients of the Eastern Barrens, yet now before Ye Yunfei, they dared not consider themselves his seniors. Instead, they treated Ye Yunfei as an equal! They had even discovered that Ye Yunfei's methods, experience, insight, and knowledge surpassed their own in every aspect!
'Alright, everyone, let the Tianxuan Army continue its operations.' Ye Yunfei proclaimed loudly.
To subdue these eight Flying Sky Yin Monkeys, the Tianxuan Army had already stayed at the True Yang Sect headquarters for several days.
'Report! Young Master Su, we've just received news! The main forces of the Corpse World have left the Zhao Family headquarters and seem to be heading in our direction!' Right at that moment, a scout rushed in to deliver the news urgently.
'Oh? Heading in our direction? Very good. Since it's come to that, let us engage the main forces of the Corpse World in a decisive battle,' Ye Yunfei said after a moment's thought.
'Young Master Su, the Corpse World's main forces possess several hundred Dao Origin Realm experts, horrifying numbers of corpse soldiers, and the combined forces of several major Eastern Barrens factions like the Zhao Family and the Beast Taming Sect. Adding all that together, their strength is somewhat terrifying. I'm not sure if our Tianxuan Army is a match. Perhaps our Tianxuan Army should temporarily avoid their edge, first eliminate more Corpse World forces to weaken their overall strength, wait for the right moment, and then engage them in the great decisive battle. What do you think?' One high-ranking member spoke to Ye Yunfei, appearing somewhat worried.
'That's right, Young Master Su, we can avoid their edge for now.' Several other high-ranking members also chimed in.
'We do not need to avoid their edge. Everyone, rest assured, with our strength we are fully capable of engaging the Corpse World forces in a decisive battle. I will immediately send a message to the Eastern Barrens Demon Race, having their army come to join us in confronting the Corpse World forces. Everyone, be at ease. I am confident of victory.' Ye Yunfei declared loudly. With his current strength, Ye Yunfei was simply unafraid of how many Dao Origin Realm experts the enemy had!
Back at the Four Directions Trading House headquarters, Ye Yunfei had already slain dozens of the Corpse World's Dao Origin Realm experts. Now, with his strength further advanced, Ye Yunfei was naturally even less afraid.
Speaking while taking action, Ye Yunfei retrieved a jade slip and used it to send a message to the Demon Race Patriarch. This jade slip had been given to him by the Patriarch; it contained a Soul Power imprint of the Patriarch allowing for rapid communication.
'Since Young Master Su is confident, then we'll follow Young Master Su's lead!' the Wood Hall Master of Earth Kill said loudly.
'Good! We will obey Young Master Su's commands in everything!' … Other Tianxuan Army high-ranking members echoed.
Having witnessed Ye Yunfei's various extraordinary methods, they now trusted him implicitly. Seeing him speak with such confidence, their own fighting spirit soared high!
'Excellent. Everyone, prepare yourselves. We will wait right here for the arrival of the Corpse World's main force and then engage them in decisive battle! We strive to thoroughly defeat the Corpse World forces and restore peace and stability to our Eastern Barrens!' Ye Yunfei's gaze swept slowly over every member of the Tianxuan Army as he spoke clearly.
'Defeat the Corpse World forces! Restore peace to the Eastern Barrens!' Many Tianxuan Army members echoed Ye Yunfei's words, their united roar shaking the heavens.
At the same time.
The Demon Race Patriarch received Ye Yunfei's transmission.
'Set out!' The Demon Race Patriarch immediately organized the Demon Race army at the fastest possible speed and then personally led the vast host, advancing with mighty momentum towards the direction of the True Yang Sect headquarters.
'Have you heard? The Tianxuan Army is preparing to engage the main forces of the Corpse World in a great decisive battle!' Shortly afterward, this news began spreading rapidly throughout the Eastern Barrens, attracting the attention of the entire region.