Five Tribulation Birth Realm experts!
Although every one of those young geniuses possessed considerable talent, they were all at the Dao Yuan Realm level. Faced with these five Tribulation Birth Realm experts, they were under considerable pressure.
"Where is Su Fei?"
All five old men wore dark, gloomy expressions, their eyes blazing like torches as they scanned every inch of space within the grand hall. Simultaneously, their Soul Power spread to envelop the hall inside and out, searching for Ye Yunfei's figure, but they failed to detect him.
"Strange. That lad was clearly here just a moment ago. How could he vanish in the blink of an eye?" one of the old men said doubtfully.
"He might have already escaped!
Let's go out and check!" another old man shouted as he dashed out of the hall. Soaring into the air, he stood mid-sky, his gaze sweeping the surroundings while his Soul Power stretched out to perceive the area in all directions.
"Impossible. We just came in from outside. If he had escaped, how could we possibly have failed to notice?
That lad must still be inside this hall!" a different old man said in a deep voice.
Yet, even after these five elders searched the hall inside and out, they found not a single trace of Ye Yunfei.
It was as if Ye Yunfei had vanished into thin air.
"Did any of you see where Su Fei escaped to?" Another elder asked, his gaze turning toward the few young geniuses who remained in the hall.
Since most of these young geniuses hailed from various major powers of the Central Divine Land, and given their exceptional talents and promising futures, the five elders treated them with relative courtesy.
"To answer the five Seniors, earlier I saw that Su Fei suddenly disappear within this hall, and after that, there was no trace of him whatsoever.
I suspect he may have tunneled deep into space to escape," a tall, lanky young genius stepped forward and answered the five elders.
"That's right. I saw with my own eyes that Su Fei and Kang Guangping both vanished suddenly.
Most likely, they used spatial travel to leave," several other young geniuses nodded in agreement.
"Impossible!
If that lad had tunneled through space to leave, there would definitely be spatial fluctuations within this hall.
But there isn't the slightest trace of spatial fluctuations here.
Moreover, this hall is arranged with several high-level isolation formations that prevent spatial traversal.
So that lad Su Fei definitely did not leave via spatial travel," one of the old men shook his head.
"Could it be...?"
Next, the five elders seemed to think of the same thing simultaneously. Their gazes swept over the assembled young geniuses, scrutinizing them carefully. Their Soul Power began to probe the young geniuses, as if trying to see through them.
"Do the five Seniors suspect that Su Fei is among us?" a young genius asked in shock.
"Yes.
Judging from the current situation, that is the only possibility.
We must ask everyone who was present in this hall earlier to immediately submit to our inspection.
Apologies for any offense, this is not our intention," one of the elders nodded.
"Fine. In order to flush out that Su Fei, we are willing to cooperate with the five Seniors!" The young genius who had just spoken immediately voiced his stance.
"Hmm. Young man, you're good. What is your name, and which faction are you from?" One elder nodded and asked the young genius.
"My name is Guo Huahai, and I am from the Taihuang Sect," the young genius replied.
"Ah, yes. He is the closed-door disciple of the Grand Elder of the Taihuang Sect. I have seen him once before at the Taihuang Sect," an elder with a slightly plump build beside him said.
The Taihuang Sect was a relatively powerful force in the Central Divine Land. Although not as formidable as superpowers like the Corpse World, the Changsheng Palace, or the Tianshen Palace, its strength was still not to be underestimated.
"Very good. Young man, please stand aside. We need to inspect everyone individually.
Oh, and please convey my greetings to your Taihuang Sect's Grand Elder," the slightly plump elder said.
"Rest assured, Senior. I will definitely relay your message to my master," Guo Huahai said respectfully, then stepped to the side.
"Situ-kun, the transformation secret arts of your Miaoshou Gate are truly impressive," Ye Yunfei's voice transmission now echoed within this Guo Huahai's Soul Sea.
"Heh, the effect is indeed excellent. These five Tribulation Birth Realm experts haven't grown suspicious. Even that old codger who has met the real Guo Huahai before didn't spot the slightest flaw," Guo Huahai replied with a smile.
This Guo Huahai was, in fact, Situ Kong'er transformed.
After merging with the Miaoshou Gate's legacy artifact, Situ Kong'er's Seventy-Two Transformation technique had become even more formidable. These five Tribulation Birth Realm experts were completely unable to see through it.
At this moment, the Phantom Tower was on Situ Kong'er's person, while Ye Yunfei was inside the Phantom Tower.
"How could this be?
How could that lad Su Fei inexplicably vanish?"
A short while later, the Corpse World's five elders had inspected every single young genius who attended the banquet, but they found nothing.
They couldn't detect any signs of disguise on these young geniuses.
Logically speaking, given their cultivation realm and strength, it should be extremely difficult for these young geniuses to deceive them, even if they were disguised.
"Inspect them again!"
One of the elders, unwilling to give up, spoke.
Thus, next, the five elders conducted another detailed inspection of those young geniuses, but still came up empty-handed.
Moreover, the young geniuses were starting to voice complaints.
One must know that these young geniuses were all individuals of lofty pride. Now, being repeatedly checked like thieves made them feel deeply humiliated.
"Damn it!
How could this happen!
Since we received the Fifth Prince's sound transmission, we've had that Su Fei lad's figure locked in our senses. Yet, he still managed to escape!"
"Could it be that he utilized some extremely profound secret art to slip away right under our eyes?"
...
The five elders felt extremely aggrieved but utterly helpless.
In the end, the five elders had no choice but to let those young geniuses leave.
"The Fifth Prince was captured by that Su Fei lad. If the Second Tomb Master finds out, he will undoubtedly be furious.
And he will surely hold us five accountable as well.
What an unexpected calamity.
It's all that Su Fei lad's fault!
Next time I run into him, I will definitely tear him to pieces!" one elder spat through gritted teeth, his face flushed with rage.
"Five Seniors, I will be returning to the Taihuang Sect headquarters now," Guo Huahai approached the five elders at this moment, respectfully saluted, and bid his farewell.
"Hmm, go on ahead," the slightly plump elder nodded.
Since he had some friendship with the Taihuang Sect's Grand Elder, his attitude toward this Guo Huahai was relatively favorable.
Guo Huahai turned and left.
A short while later, Guo Huahai arrived near a main road close to the Ninth Corpse City.
*Bang!*
Guo Huahai waved a hand and tossed an unconscious young man onto the side of the road.
It was another Guo Huahai.
And this Guo Huahai who had just exited the Ninth Corpse City then shook and transformed back into the appearance of Situ Kong'er.
Situ Kong'er took a single step and vanished into the depths of space, disappearing without a trace.
"Eh?
Why am I here?
Earlier at the banquet, it seemed like someone punched me in the back of the head from behind, and I lost consciousness. Why am I here now?"
A moment later, that Guo Huahai who had been tossed by the roadside woke up, his face full of confusion.