"That's right, I'm Su Fei! Old fiend, your time is up!"
Ye Yunfei said coldly.
As soon as his voice fell,
Boom…
The Blood Clan Clone appeared, gripping a blood-red longsword, instantly tearing through space and charging before Senior Elder Youyan, slashing towards him. Rolling crimson mist continuously expanded, transforming the surroundings into a scarlet space.
"What kind of monster is this!"
Senior Elder Youyan, sensing the bizarre aura of the Blood Clan Clone, was startled.
Whoosh!
The peach wood sword in his hand vibrated fiercely as it thrust towards the Blood Clan Clone, with streams of black runes continuously erupting from the sword's body.
"Time Reversal Technique!"
At that moment, Ye Yunfei also arrived on the altar. With a low shout, he unleashed the Time Reversal Technique.
Immediately, time on the altar abruptly halted, then began to flow backward.
Not long ago, Ye Yunfei had refined a large batch of Time Law Crystals, greatly increasing his mastery over time energy. The Time Reversal Technique he now unleashed was also dramatically more potent!
"What's happening? Time is actually reversing!"
Senior Elder Youyan had never witnessed such a profound time secret art and his face dramatically changed.
Pfft!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Blood Clan Clone slashed with his blade, severing Senior Elder Youyan's right arm along with the hand still gripping the sword, blood spraying everywhere.
The Blood Clan Clone already possessed combat power comparable to a Star Shattering Realm expert, and as one of Ye Yunfei's clones, it was completely unaffected by the Time Reversal Technique. In such circumstances, dealing with a mid-stage Star Shattering Realm expert was utterly simple!
Grievously shocked and enraged, Senior Elder Youyan retreated at extreme speed. Nine strands of black corpse energy, like nine black rivers, surged from his body, transforming into nine colossal black dragons that pounced toward the Blood Clan Clone.
Roar! Roar!
The Nine Divine Beasts charged out from behind Ye Yunfei, roaring and howling as they rushed to assault Senior Elder Youyan.
Within the Immortal Soil World of the Heaven Beyond Heaven, Ye Yunfei had used that pond of spiritual water to concoct eleven Grand Dao Creation Pills. These Nine Divine Beasts had each refined one, now possessing the combat power to rival Star Shattering Realm opponents!
With the Nine Divine Beasts assaulting together, plus the Blood Clan Clone, Senior Elder Youyan had no way to resist.
In moments, he was blasted away, smashing several coffins stacked against a distant wall, causing several old corpses to roll out.
"Master, all the coffins in this underground palace contain precious old corpses! They're probably treasured collections of the Corpse World!" the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Holy Son immediately cried out.
"Yes, I was once stored here! Every old corpse here is a treasured collection of the Corpse World!" the green-robed elder also shouted.
"Good. I'll take all these old corpses with me later," Ye Yunfei nodded.
By this time, Ye Yunfei had already arrived by Lü Dandan's side.
He saw numerous bizarre black runes covering Lü Dandan's body surface, as if carved into it. Around her body were many sacrificial implements used for conducting the corpse-refining ceremony.
Ye Yunfei extended his palm with force, shattering all those sacrificial items into dust and ashes.
Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he lifted Lü Dandan's body.
His Soul Power perception entered Lü Dandan's Soul Sea.
Inside, her Soul Sea was filled with a vast quantity of black runes; a single glance revealed a seemingly boundless black ocean.
"Where is Miss Lü's Soul Body?"
Ye Yunfei extended his Soul Power relentlessly, searching for Lü Dandan's figure.
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei spotted a familiar, graceful figure in the distance, sitting cross-legged in a corner of the Soul Sea, inhaling and exhaling those black runes. A bizarre and terrifying black energy permeated the surroundings.
That must be Lü Dandan's Soul Body!
"Miss Lü! Are you alright?!"
Overjoyed, Ye Yunfei immediately charged forward.
However, at that moment,
The graceful figure let out a high-pitched, clear cry. Throughout the entire Soul Sea, all the black runes rapidly converged towards her.
Then, to his shock, Ye Yunfei watched as that figure suddenly transformed into a jet-black phoenix that soared upwards before swooping down to attack him from the air.
"Miss Lü, it's me!"
Ye Yunfei could sense that this black phoenix was transformed from Lü Dandan's Soul Body and couldn't help but cry out.
But the black phoenix paid no heed. Circles of black energy emanated from its form, suppressing towards Ye Yunfei.
Left with no choice, Ye Yunfei withdrew his awareness from Lü Dandan's Soul Sea.
The Soul Sea was extremely fragile; Ye Yunfei dared not take action within Lü Dandan's Soul Sea. The slightest mishap could potentially shatter it.
As soon as his Soul Power withdrew from Lü Dandan's Soul Sea, the previously lying Lü Dandan abruptly stood up and opened her eyes. Within her originally enchanting, beautiful eyes now swirled streaks of bizarre black runes.
Lü Dandan stared at Ye Yunfei with those unsettling eyes.
"Not good, Master! It seems Miss Lü has turned into the legendary Wraith Phoenix Spirit! But strangely, her Soul Body still seems to harbor life force. The Wraith Phoenix Spirit is supposed to be an undead entity, completely devoid of vitality. This seems somewhat different from the legends," the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Holy Son suddenly spoke to Ye Yunfei via Sound Transmission.
"True. Her Soul Body still has life force, yet it's also saturated with this bizarre dark energy. She seems to have become something else," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but frown.
Regardless, this Lü Dandan before him was no longer the original Lü Dandan. This was likely not a good thing!
"Su Fei! You ruined my great work! I could have refined this woman into a Corpse Empress, but you disrupted my refining process! You deserve death—I will not let you go!" Senior Elder Youyan suddenly roared with fury.
At that moment, he was being chased down by the Blood Clan Clone and the Nine Divine Beasts. Half his body was already shattered as he scurried frantically about the underground palace. He desperately wanted to escape, but one of the Divine Beasts blocked the exit, preventing his escape.
Seeing Lü Dandan suddenly stand up, he knew the refinement process had been interrupted. Filled with frustration and rage, he bellowed at Ye Yunfei.
But at the moment he hesitated briefly, the Nine Divine Beasts and the Blood Clan Clone swarmed upon him, instantly tearing this Senior Elder Youyan to pieces.
"Miss Lü, let's leave. The Corpse World forces will be arriving soon. Once they do, it will be difficult for us to escape," Ye Yunfei said to Lü Dandan, his tone as careful as possible.
Ye Yunfei sensed that Lü Dandan's Soul Body seemed to still retain some traces of her past consciousness. He estimated she still recognized him.
But Lü Dandan gave no response. Her eerie gaze studied Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's brow furrowed slightly. He was preparing to take action, first sealing Lü Dandan to forcibly take her away.
"You go. You needn't concern yourself with me."
Suddenly, Lü Dandan responded.
Then, her figure flashed, transforming into a black ray of light. Before Ye Yunfei could react, she plunged downwards into the ground beneath the altar.
"Miss Lü! Where are you going?!"
Ye Yunfei grew anxious and shouted.
His Soul Power perception detected terrifying figures rushing rapidly from all around the Nine Prisons Corpse Mountain. Clearly, the higher-ups of the Corpse World had received the news and were rushing here.
The Nine Prisons Corpse Mountain was the most important corpse-refining site in the Corpse World, holding immense significance. The Corpse World's higher-ups valued it extremely highly.
And the Corpse World, as one of the superpowers of the Primordial Continent, had ancient legacies, profound heritage, and terrifying overall strength.
Once Ye Yunfei fought them, it would undoubtedly become an earth-shattering battle!
But given Lü Dandan's current condition, Ye Yunfei temporarily had no heart for a grand battle with the Corpse World.
Ye Yunfei retrieved the Blood Clan Clone and the Nine Divine Beasts, then swept his sleeve, teleporting all the coffins within this underground palace into the Phantom Tower.
In total, there were over three hundred coffins in this palace, each containing an old corpse!
Immediately after, Ye Yunfei executed an Earth Evasion technique, plunging into the ground to chase after Lü Dandan.