In his rage, Ye Yunfei immediately mobilized the Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul. A terrifying pressure of Soul Power, unimaginably powerful, swept out from his head like a hurricane, suppressing the area in all directions.
Boom!
The vast Soul Power pressure was like a roaring gale, or a stampede of ten thousand horses, causing the space within a hundred miles to seethe like churning tidal waves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Those Dao Origin Realm assassins were sent flying as if struck by lightning, coughing up blood as they landed far away on the ground, struggling to get up.
Those Primordial Chaos Realm assassins staggered backwards unsteadily, as if drunk, continuously spitting out blood.
"How is this possible!"
The three Origin Creation Realm assassins also experienced wild changes in their expressions, sensing a dread that came from the very depths of their souls.
Their heads throbbed with intense pain, as if invisible hands had plunged into their Soul Seas, wreaking havoc.
After refining and absorbing ten God Crystals, the Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea had grown significantly. Once unleashed, its power was indeed terrifying.
"Fall back!"
The three Origin Creation Realm assassins desperately retreated.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
With a thought, Ye Yunfei manipulated several hundred Puppet Soul Threads, launching attacks against the Soul Seas of the three Origin Creation Realm assassins.
Hiss!
The Heavenly Soul Sword also slashed towards them.
Boom! Boom!
Numerous soul-type artifacts continuously manifested within the Soul Seas of the three Origin Creation Realm assassins — bells, cauldrons, pagodas — each radiating powerful soul energy to protect their Soul Bodies.
Clang! Clang!
Driven by Ye Yunfei, the hundreds of Puppet Soul Threads and the Heavenly Soul Sword attacked with full force. Loud metallic clashing sounds, like the tolling of massive bells, erupted from the three assassins' Soul Seas.
However, Origin Creation Realm experts were formidable, after all. Even though their Soul Seas were under tremendous strain, the three still retained some ability to act.
"Su Fei, if you don't want them dead, stop your attack. Otherwise, they will all be slaughtered!" roared one of the Origin Creation Realm assassins.
Pfft! Pfft!
Following his shout, another dozen-plus members of the Ziwei Sect were crushed by him, turning into clouds of blood mist.
Among them were two Ziwei Sect stewards!
"Die!"
Furious to the extreme, Ye Yunfei swung his sword, unleashing a bright sword beam that tore towards the three Origin Creation Realm assassins.
"Go ahead and strike, Su Fei! Your attack will only land on your Ziwei Sect people!" shouted one of the Origin Creation Realm assassins.
"We three, stick together! Use these hostages together to constrain him!"
The three Origin Creation Realm experts huddled together, each controlling a portion of the hostages and placing them in front of them. The sword beam Ye Yunfei had unleashed was about to slash right into these hostages.
With no other choice, Ye Yunfei waved his hand, redirecting the sword beam. It struck the ground nearby, causing the land to collapse directly, forming a bottomless chasm.
Ye Yunfei stopped his movements, his gaze fixed on the three Origin Creation Realm assassins, filled with boundless killing intent.
Ye Yunfei understood that while the Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul could impose significant constraints on these three, they still retained some ability to move under its suppression. Thus, they could use the hostages to coerce him.
"Su Fei, it seems you do care quite a bit about these hostages," one assassin sneered.
"Your Nethershadow Tomb truly has formidable skills, resorting to such despicable, lowly tactics," Ye Yunfei said coldly.
"We, the Nethershadow Tomb, are an assassination organization. Our goal is simply to eliminate the target, regardless of the means employed," an assassin replied.
"Hun Lao, is there a way to save them?" Ye Yunfei forced himself to calm down and sent a mental message to Hun Lao.
In fact, given Ye Yunfei's current strength and hidden cards, he already possessed the capability to fight these three Origin Creation Realm experts. However, for Ye Yunfei right now, the most important thing was rescuing the hostages.
"These three are very strong, cunning, and ruthless. Trying to save people from their grasp will be extremely difficult," Hun Lao thought for a moment and replied. "Perhaps you only have one method to deal with them: using the Time Reversal Art."
"But the effective range of my current Time Reversal Art is within one hundred meters. These three are very vigilant. It would be a bit difficult for me to get within that range of them," Ye Yunfei frowned.
"Alright, let's combine our efforts. The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and I will quietly get close to them, then use spatial energy to seal the space they are in. You charge over at the fastest speed possible, activate the Time Reversal Art to reverse time, and seize the chance to save the people," Hun Lao suggested. "This method is worth a try."
Hun Lao possessed part of the racial inheritance of the Primal Chaos World Tree, and his proficiency in spatial energy was not weaker than Ye Yunfei's, but likely stronger.
"Alright, let's give it a try, and quickly. The longer this drags on, the more hostages will die," Ye Yunfei agreed.
"Su Fei, do you want to save them? Then it depends on whether you have the ability," one of the assassins said at that moment, waving his hand to make five hostages float in front of him. He sneered coldly.
The cultivation of the five hostages was sealed, and they were unable to move.
"Palace Master, don't worry about us! Kill them quickly!" one of the hostages shouted.
"Steward Qian!"
Ye Yunfei recognized him immediately. A steward from the Qingyun Palace, surnamed Qian.
"You wish for death? I shall grant it," said the assassin before Ye Yunfei could speak, flicking his sleeve to strike Steward Qian's body.
With a bang, Steward Qian's body was shattered, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
"Steward Qian, rest assured, I will definitely avenge you! I will make the Nethershadow Tomb pay a heavy price!" Ye Yunfei's eyes turned bloodshot, like a wounded beast.
In this lifetime, ever since his rebirth, Ye Yunfei had never felt as frustrated as he did today!
Watching his own people being killed one by one before his eyes, yet feeling powerless to stop it!
If they were Dao Origin Realm or Primordial Chaos Realm assassins, Ye Yunfei could suppress them immediately by releasing the Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul. But these three were all at the Origin Creation Realm!
"We are beginning the operation!"
At this moment, Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had already quietly slipped into the space behind Ye Yunfei, traversing deep into the spatial void, stealthily approaching the position of the three assassins.
For Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, traversing space was as simple as eating a meal or drinking water.
"Master, is there anything we can do to help?" Hu Miao suddenly asked.
Hu Miao and Huang Shang had been following the events closely.
"Your strength is still too weak right now; you cannot be of any help," Ye Yunfei shook his head.
Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Ice Demon currently possessed the strength to combat Dao Origin Realm experts, but they were no match for Origin Creation Realm masters. The mere energy pressure released by Origin Creation Realm experts would probably be too much for the three of them to withstand.