Inside the Phantom Tower.
“The strength of these over four hundred slaves has improved significantly,” Ye Yunfei said, looking at the more than four hundred slaves standing in neat rows before him, a satisfied smile on his face.
Ye Yunfei had spent the past few days inside the Phantom Tower instructing these over four hundred slaves. A few days in the outside world was close to a year within the tower!
Under Ye Yunfei’s guidance, the strength of all these slaves had skyrocketed!
Two hundred and twenty of them had reached the Primordial Chaos Realm!
Moreover, they had drilled the two battle formations to absolute perfection!
At the same time, Ye Yunfei had also imparted several exceptionally bizarre cultivation arts and movement techniques to these slaves.
It could be said that now, in terms of evasion techniques—be it concealment, agility, or speed—these over four hundred slaves far surpassed assassins of the same realm from the Tianyou Tomb!
“Brother Situ should be back soon.”
Ye Yunfei left the Phantom Tower and stepped outside. It was a mountain peak, surrounded by a continuous stretch of towering mountain ranges.
Whoosh!
A figure approached from the distance, landed on the peak, and arrived before Ye Yunfei. It was Situ Kong'er.
Over these past few days, while Ye Yunfei spent time guiding the slaves' cultivation, Situ Kong'er had ventured out alone to gather information.
“Brother Su, the Corpse World and Tianyou Tomb have both dispatched large numbers of troops to track your whereabouts throughout the Central Divine Land. The Corpse World has even publicly posted a bounty for you, putting up your portrait in all important cities and major thoroughfares. What's more, the Fifth Prince of the Corpse World has personally taken a large group of his confidants, along with forces from many of the Corpse World's subordinate factions, and is hunting you everywhere. That Fifth Prince seems to hate you to the bone. Many of the bounty notices were posted by his men, and they are filled with words meant to insult you. I ripped down quite a few of these notices about you; take a look for yourself.”
Situ Kong'er waved a hand, and sheets of bounty announcements flew out, floating suspended before Ye Yunfei.
“Little bastard Su Fei, if you have any guts, get out here and face me in a duel to the death!”
“Su Fei, hiding your head and obscuring your tail, sneaking around like a snapping turtle—what kind of hero is that?”
“Su Fei, just you wait. I will drag you out myself, make you taste the most cruel punishments our Corpse World has to offer, and have you regret ever being born into this world!”
...
Some of the bounty notices were filled with provocative words targeting Ye Yunfei, many with heavy insulting connotations.
“It seems this Fifth Prince hates me quite intensely,” Ye Yunfei said with a faint smile.
Naturally, Ye Yunfei knew exactly why the Fifth Prince harbored such resentment toward him. Back then, when this Fifth Prince had gone to the Eastern Barrens, full of ambition to conquer the region with Corpse World forces, Ye Yunfei had led the Tianxuan Great Army to utterly defeat him, sending him fleeing in disgrace.
“So, where is this Fifth Prince? Since he wants to see me so badly, I’ll go pay him a visit. Killing this Fifth Prince will surely pain the higher-ups of the Corpse World, wouldn’t it?”
Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment before speaking with a cold laugh.
“Go meet the Fifth Prince? Brother Su, this Fifth Prince holds a very important position within the Corpse World. He will definitely have many experts protecting him. Moreover, since he’s so provocatively trying to lure you out, he’s bound to have preparations in place. He might have already laid a massive, inescapable net, just waiting for you to walk into it. Wouldn’t going to find him now be like delivering ourselves straight into his trap?”
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Situ Kong'er couldn't help but start in alarm.
“Haha, with you by my side, Brother Situ, I’m not afraid,” Ye Yunfei laughed heartily.
“True, even if he has laid a massive net, I’m not afraid either.”
Situ Kong'er laughed as well. His concealment and stealth techniques were now far more formidable than before!
“Good! Then let’s go find the Fifth Prince immediately! Where is he?” Ye Yunfei said.
“The Ninth Corpse City,” Situ Kong'er replied.
The Corpse World had many branch outposts within the Central Divine Land, but twelve of them were of primary importance: the Twelve Corpse Cities. These twelve cities were, aside from the Corpse World’s headquarters, the most valued locations under their control!
“Alright, let’s head to the Ninth Corpse City!” Ye Yunfei thought it over and said.
A short while later, a green flying boat shot into the sky, heading in the direction of the Ninth Corpse City.
Two days later.
A pitch-black city appeared on the land ahead, with billowing Corpse Qi soaring into the sky from within. The city was massive in scale, covering an extremely vast area!
Faintly, the agonized wails of countless vengeful spirits and malevolent ghosts could also be heard, enough to make anyone's heart palpitate.
Ye Yunfei and Situ Kong'er stood on a mountain peak in the distance, looking at the black Corpse City far away.
This was the Ninth Corpse City!
“Brother Su, the Twelve Corpse Cities are of great importance to the Corpse World. Each one has genuine experts from the Corpse World stationed there. It is said that within this Ninth Corpse City, there are Tribulation Birth Realm masters personally in residence, and not just one,” Situ Kong'er said seriously, his expression somewhat grave.
The realm above Creation Origin was Tribulation Birth.
Given the strength of the two of them, Origin Creation Realm experts were no longer a cause for fear. But if they were to encounter Tribulation Birth Realm powerhouses, it was not certain they could handle them.
“It’s fine. If we can win, we fight. If we can’t, we leave.”
Ye Yunfei was unconcerned.
“Brother Situ, you disguise yourself as someone from the Corpse World at will, sneak into the city, and find an opportunity to get close to the Fifth Prince.”
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before answering.
If there were only Origin Creation Realm experts in this city, Ye Yunfei would choose to charge straight in. But with Tribulation Birth Realm masters present, Ye Yunfei decided to avoid a direct confrontation for now.
...
Within the Ninth Corpse City.
Inside a pitch-black palace, a grand banquet was being held.
The Fifth Prince of the Corpse World had personally sent out invitations, gathering a large group of young prodigies from across the Central Divine Land for a gathering at the Ninth Corpse City.
The Central Divine Land was the region with the strongest overall martial strength in the Primordial Continent. The martial ethos was extremely vigorous. Not only were there top-tier powerhouses renowned across the entire continent, but there was also a sizable group of young prodigies with astonishing talent.
In the Central Divine Land, gatherings among these young talents were a very common occurrence. Especially among the young geniuses of the major factions—they frequently got together.
Inside the palace, the seats were filled with guests. Young geniuses from various sects and clans across the Central Divine Land clinked cups and chatted happily.
Young, beautiful maids with graceful figures moved lightly, carrying spiritual wine and spiritual fruits as they wove their way between the banquet tables.
“Fifth Prince, I heard that some time ago, with the help of the Second Tomb Master, you went into bitter seclusion training. You achieved a massive breakthrough in the Celestial Corpse Grand Dharma, making a quantum leap in both cultivation realm and combat prowess, rising in one fell swoop to become one of the famously acclaimed young prodigies of the Corpse World. That’s nothing short of a legendary story.”
“Haha, Fifth Prince, your rise was so swift, it caught us a bit unprepared! It’s truly pressure-inducing!”
...
At the banquet, many young prodigies continuously toasted the Fifth Prince.
Some time ago, having returned from his failure in the Eastern Barrens, the Fifth Prince had been dealt a heavy blow, nearly buckling under the setback.
Later, the Corpse World’s Second Tomb Master personally intervened, sending the Fifth Prince to a secluded cultivation site within the Corpse World and personally guiding him through closed-door training.
As a result, after a period of intense cultivation, the Fifth Prince began to display astonishing talent, achieving a major breakthrough in the Celestial Corpse Grand Dharma.
After emerging from seclusion, the Fifth Prince originally planned to head straight to the Eastern Barrens to settle accounts with Ye Yunfei, only to hear that Ye Yunfei had come to the Central Divine Land.
This time, he had personally sent out invitations to host this banquet for the young prodigies from various sects and clans across the Central Divine Land. He had two goals in mind. First, to seize the opportunity to publicly demonstrate the results of his arduous training, making a name for himself and striving to establish himself as one of the renowned young prodigies of the Central Divine Land. Second, to borrow the strength of these young prodigies from the various sects and clans across the Central Divine Land to jointly hunt down Ye Yunfei!
Make no mistake, these young prodigies were not only incredibly powerful individually, but each of them was backed by a formidable faction!
“Fifth Prince, it’s a rare opportunity. Why don’t you give us a demonstration of your Celestial Corpse Grand Dharma, let us get an eye-opening treat?”
“Exactly! With fine wine here, Fifth Prince, show us a thing or two, liven up the mood! Let’s raise our spirits and down a few more cups!”
Several young geniuses shouted.