As his power continuously increased, Ye Yunfei felt himself drawing ever closer to the rank of Heavenly Emperor in this life.
Ye Yunfei knew that the road to becoming a Heavenly Emperor was paved with corpses. The path ahead would be fraught with even greater danger!
A mysterious and profound law of the great Dao dictated that within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the number of Heavenly Emperors was limited.
No matter who it was, the difficulty of rising above countless living beings in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to become a newly ascended generation's Heavenly Emperor was unimaginably vast.
Thus, this was destined to be a path trodden upon mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
"Alright. Su Fei, I know you are no ordinary man. From the moment you entered the Ziwei Sect, I knew you were extraordinary. Rest assured, I will not hold you back."
After listening to Ye Yunfei's words, Ji Yue stared blankly at him with her beautiful eyes. After a moment, she let out a soft sigh.
"Oh no! Someone is detecting the Heavenly Dao Tower! And it's a fellow with terrifying power!"
Just at that moment, Hun Lao's voice suddenly rang out.
"Probably because we used the Heavenly Dao Tower, we raised their suspicions," Ye Yunfei said.
In order to seize the Soul Lotus, Hun Lao had openly summoned the Heavenly Dao Tower. Ye Yunfei knew those powerful experts would definitely have noticed it.
"A being of terrifying power is approaching the Heavenly Dao Tower. We must hide immediately!" Hun Lao said, his tone somewhat grave.
Ye Yunfei immediately delved deep into the earth with the Phantom Tower and swiftly set up a large-scale earth formation that could conceal him from the Heavenly secrets.
Situ Kong'er also employed the Seventy-Two Transformations Divine Ability of the Miaoshou Gate to mask the Phantom Tower's aura.
Boom rumble…
Not long after, Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao sensed an aura of dreadful power descending upon the land above. The entire earth seemed suppressed; all movement ceased.
"This guy's power is far too terrifying. Don't use Soul Power to sense him!" Hun Lao sent a voice transmission, warning Ye Yunfei, Situ Kong'er, and the others.
"I never imagined the Land of Life and Death harbored such a dreadful expert. He definitely wasn't among those who participated in fighting for the Soul Lotus earlier," Ye Yunfei said.
With Ye Yunfei's current power, he didn't dare provoke such an expert even remotely.
"Yes, this fellow's power is too terrifying! Within the Primordial Continent, his strength probably ranks among the top few," Hun Lao agreed, equally apprehensive.
"We should leave quickly. With such an expert in the Land of Life and Death, it's not wise to linger!" Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before speaking.
"Alright, let's go," Situ Kong'er had long since wanted to leave. Ever since entering the Land of Life and Death, dangers had lurked everywhere. He had long been yearning to get out!
"There's no need to rush. That guy up there is still searching for the Heavenly Dao Tower. If we act carelessly now, we'll easily be discovered. We should stay here for a while first," Hun Lao advised.
At this time, high in the sky above ground, stood a creature with a dog's head and a human body. Its two terrifying, piercing eyes scanned this region of heaven and earth like searchlights.
Streaks of a deathly, chilling law swirled around its form, making it appear even more dreadful.
"Strange. I clearly sensed something amiss in this location just now. Why is there no trace of any aura now?" the creature muttered to itself.
Its Soul Power radiated outwards like towering tidal waves, perceiving the surroundings from afar.
"Who is he? Could this be the legendary Death Sovereign dwelling in the deepest reaches of the Land of Life and Death?"
Numerous beings lurking in the area secretly sensed this dog-headed, human-bodied creature, shuddering uncontrollably.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Swoosh!
Finally, the creature took a single step forward and vanished.
A short while later, about half an hour had passed.
"Whew! He's finally gone!"
Simultaneously, many beings throughout the area breathed a sigh of relief.
The pressure this creature exuded was simply too immense! It had made every single being in the region feel a deep fear emanate from the depths of their very Soul Bodies!
"Alright, we can go now."
Deep underground, having detected that the creature had departed, Hun Lao quietly spoke to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei focused his will, commanding an earth dragon to swim swiftly through the earth, heading towards the outer edges of the Land of Life and Death.
This earth dragon bore a Soul Power imprint from Ye Yunfei, allowing it to recognize directions on its own and actively bypass one dangerous area after another.
Two days later.
A blood-red river appeared ahead.
"I wonder how my Blood Clan Clone is faring." Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower and came to the riverbank.
The river was filled with crimson water rushing and churning turbulently. The stench of blood shot into the sky.
Ye Yunfei focused his will and established contact with the Blood Clan Clone.
Splash splash splash…
The next moment, a figure slowly emerged from the river's center like a river deity.
It was precisely the Blood Clan Clone!
In that instant, all the memories from the Blood Clan Clone's experiences over this period seamlessly connected with Ye Yunfei's consciousness.
"So this Blood River is what an ancient Blood Clan expert left behind! This river of blood is the lifetime accumulation of source essence blood from that expert. Moreover, this river contains many ancient Blood Clan inheritances left by that same expert!"
Ye Yunfei felt a surge of excitement.
In short, this Blood River was essentially the inheritance left behind by an ancient Blood Clan powerhouse!
And now, the Blood Clan Clone had already inherited it all!
The Blood Clan Clone walked step by step out of the churning, turbulent blood river. Behind it, crimson water surged and flowed upward, pouring backward into the clone's body.
Finally, the Blood Clan Clone stood before Ye Yunfei. By then, the entire blood river had flowed into the clone's body and vanished without a trace.
"I never thought that for this venture into the Land of Life and Death, the one gaining the greatest opportunity would be the Blood Clan Clone," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
He could sense that after inheriting the legacy of that ancient Blood Clan expert, the combat prowess of his Blood Clan Clone had skyrocketed. It could now effortlessly deal with experts at the Nascent Realm!
"Hehe… Next, it's time to settle accounts properly with the Corpse World and the Tianyou Tomb," Ye Yunfei let out a cold laugh.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei rode the earth dragon, continuing his journey outward.
Some unknown amount of time later, they finally passed beyond the core region of the Land of Life and Death.
"Finally, we don't have to live in constant fear!" Situ Kong'er heaved a sigh of relief.
"Ahead lies the territory of the Corpse World."
Ye Yunfei emerged from the ground, looking forward with a cold smile.
Having left the core region of the Land of Life and Death and arrived at the outer regions, this was indeed the territory of the Corpse World!
"Let's go!" Ye Yunfei drew his Phantom Blade and declared.
"Brother Su, are you planning to force your way through by sheer slaughter?" Situ Kong'er asked, somewhat startled.
"Yes, we are forcing our way through," Ye Yunfei smiled.
The strongest among the Corpse World experts stationed in the Land of Life and Death were only at the Nascent Realm. With his Blood Clan Clone now capable of handling them with ease, Ye Yunfei found nothing to fear.
In dealing with enemies, Ye Yunfei never showed mercy. This time, he would not retreat easily without first turning the world upside down!