Let me cultivate the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art first.
Ye Yunfei found a quiet spot within the Phantom Tower and sat down cross-legged.
Not long ago, Ye Yunfei had refined ten divine crystals. Not only had his Heavenly Emperor remnant soul improved significantly, but his Soul Power level had also risen considerably.
Ten days later.
The number of Puppet Soul Threads within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea had reached over eight hundred!
If you don't wish to endure the torment of poison pills again, do not resist. Otherwise, I will feed you even more poison pills, forcing you to suffer endlessly. And I won't let you die easily.
Ye Yunfei stood before the four men in black and spoke coldly.
Next, Ye Yunfei began to cast the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art, aiming to subjugate these four.
What are you trying to do?
Damn it! This is a Soul Power secret art! He definitely wants to use a Soul Power art to control us!
As eerie Puppet Soul Threads emitting strange Soul Power auras pierced into the Soul Seas of the four, they all turned pale with fright, having sensed Ye Yunfei's intention.
No one wanted to be controlled by another, let alone these four, who were peak Dao Origin Realm experts with decent status within the Tianyou Tomb and a measure of pride.
However, Ye Yunfei forced them to ingest poison pills several times in succession, subjecting them to repeated rounds of unbearable agony.
Finally, the four men in black were utterly broken.
They had been thoroughly tortured into submission, stripped of all resistance!
They could not bear the torment—a suffering far worse than death—for a single moment longer.
Thus, the four men in black began to cooperate meekly.
Since all four were peak Dao Origin Realm experts with relatively powerful Soul Bodies, Ye Yunfei's progress was excruciatingly slow.
Only after more than ten days did he finally succeed in completely subduing all four, turning them into slaves.
We pay our respects to our Master.
The four men in black offered their greetings weakly.
Having endured relentless torment, they were now extremely feeble, unable to stand. They lay limply on the ground, motionless.
Consume these four pills. Your bodies will recover immediately.
Ye Yunfei took out four pills and stuffed one into each of their mouths.
These were four Silence Elixirs!
The level above the Infant Elixir was the Silence Elixir!
After taking the Silence Elixirs, the four men in black recovered rapidly, their bodies visibly improving at a tangible rate.
Good. Now, lead me to the Tianyou Tomb assassins.
Point out to me all the locations of assassins that you know.
Now, it's my turn to counterattack.
Ye Yunfei addressed the four.
Yes!
The four answered in unison.
Once controlled by the Puppet Soul Threads, they were absolutely loyal to Ye Yunfei.
Now, as far as these four were concerned, the Tianyou Tomb had become their enemy!
The Master's enemy was their enemy!
The Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art was the most core inheritance secret art of the Soul Race; it truly was extremely bizarre and overwhelmingly domineering.
These pills are for you to take. After consuming and refining them, you should recover to your peak condition.
Ye Yunfei took out four jade bottles and handed one to each.
Thank you, Master, for bestowing the pills!
The four were extremely grateful.
Following this, Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower. Standing atop a Ground Dragon's head, he headed for a location near the Ziwei Sect headquarters.
At this moment, within a small valley nestled in a mountain range near the Ziwei Sect headquarters.
Five masked men in black sat cross-legged.
That squad from the Ziwei Sect we saw earlier was not weak; they were likely high-ranking members of the sect. They should have fallen into our Tianyou Tomb's hands by now.
Suddenly, one of them spoke.
Needless to say. That squad has definitely been captured. The four assassins who followed them were all peak Dao Origin Realm experts, with exceptionally rich assassination experience. Dealing with that small Ziwei Sect team was like using a cannon to shoot a mosquito — effortlessly successful.
Another one remarked.
Let's stay vigilant in the coming days. I estimate that Ye Yunfei will show up soon. Given his temperament, he won't be able to endure this for long.
Yet another added.
Right at that moment.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!*
Four sharp, black figures approached from afar, darting into the mountain range and charging toward this valley in the blink of an eye.
Strange. What are they doing here? Our assigned ambush sector is different from theirs.
The five men in black in the valley wore puzzled expressions.
There were at least four or five groups of Tianyou Tomb assassins lying in ambush in different directions around the Ziwei Sect headquarters.
These assassins stationed in different locations had little to no contact with each other; they all only followed the commands of their superiors.
However, since the newcomers were also Tianyou Tomb assassins, the five in the valley merely felt confused but did not react, choosing instead to wait and observe.
In a flash, the four men in black charged into the valley. Upon seeing the five, they immediately walked over and closed the distance.
What are you doing here?
One of the five asked.
We are here to deal with you.
Ye Yunfei suddenly appeared beside the four newly arrived men, speaking in an icy tone.
Before his words had even faded, the Eight Sky-Soaring Nether Monkeys, the four newly subjugated men in black, Ye Yunfei himself, and his Blood Clan clone all acted simultaneously.
The Blood Clan clone used its Blood Control divine ability, instantly causing the blood within the five targets to boil violently. Their strength plummeted dramatically in an instant.
After a few lightning-fast moves, the five were subdued, their cultivation sealed.
Among these five, two were peak Dao Origin Realm, and three were late-stage Dao Origin Realm.
Ye Yunfei then took them into the Phantom Tower and began attempting to control them using the Puppet Soul Threads.
Naturally, the five were unwilling to be controlled by another at first and tried to commit suicide via hidden poison.
However, Ye Yunfei was prepared. He forced antidote pills down their throats in advance, then subjected them to a round of brutal torment using poison pills. Finally, thoroughly terrorized by the suffering, the five could only cooperate obediently.
We pay our respects to our Master!
After this ordeal, the five were successfully subdued by Ye Yunfei, becoming his slaves. They stood before him and bowed respectfully.
Good. From now on, you will continue to lie in ambush within this valley. Your mission is to protect all members of the Ziwei Sect.
If the Tianyou Tomb issues any new orders to you, report to me immediately.
Ye Yunfei instructed.
Understood, Master.
The five nodded simultaneously.
Alright. Now, take me to find the other assassins.
Ye Yunfei said to the four men he had subdued earlier.
Yes!
The four nodded together.
Ye Yunfei and the four dove beneath the ground and vanished from sight.
The five remained in the valley, but their mission had changed. They were no longer to monitor and target Ziwei Sect members, but to protect them instead.
There were a total of five groups of Tianyou Tomb assassins lying in ambush around the Ziwei Sect headquarters, numbering around twenty-odd individuals. Their cultivation levels were all within the Dao Origin Realm, ranging from early to peak stage.
Ye Yunfei found all five groups... and subjugated every last one of them into slavery!