With a thought, Ye Yunfei summoned over a thousand Earth Dragons from the Phantom Tower, sending them to pursue the black phoenix.
Ye Yunfei hurriedly stood atop the head of one of the Earth Dragons and gave chase.
He saw that black phoenix continuously charging along the Nine Nether Dark River toward the other end. Wherever it passed, the ink-black river waters surged and poured into its body, being absorbed in an instant. The black phoenix's aura was climbing at a shocking rate!
Gradually, Ye Yunfei was shocked to discover that the Earth Dragon beneath his feet could no longer keep up with that black phoenix!
Ye Yunfei waved his hand and took out the Square of Earth Mastery. He activated it directly, rapidly gathering the surrounding earth energy and channeling it into the Earth Dragon beneath his feet, instantly boosting the Earth Dragon's speed.
"If it weren't for my mastery in geomancy techniques, I definitely wouldn't be able to keep up with Miss Lu now!" Ye Yunfei thought to himself, inwardly shocked as he watched the black phoenix ahead.
Soon, Ye Yunfei was startled to find that the volume of the Nine Nether Dark River underground seemed to be shrinking!
"Master, Miss Lü really is planning to absorb the entire Nine Nether Dark River!" The Holy Son of the Flying Sky Yin Monkeys also noticed that the black dark river was diminishing and said in astonishment.
Just at that moment...
Rumble...
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei sensed four or five powerful strands of Soul Power sensing from afar, causing the entire underground area to tremble violently.
The many layers of earth couldn't block those terrifying Soul Powers at all!
Ye Yunfei determined that among them, three of the owners of the Soul Power had strength at the peak of the Star Shattering Realm!
"These must be the true experts of the Corpse World. They appear to be the three Grand Elders of the Corpse World!" Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Rumble...
Soon, those three strands of Soul Power arrived at Ye Yunfei's location.
Ye Yunfei immediately activated a secret concealment art, hiding his own aura.
This concealment art was called the Hidden Shadow Secret Technique, one of the inheritance secret arts of the Tianying Clan, and its effects were excellent.
Ye Yunfei had previously encountered a Tianying Clan expert in a palace on the second floor of the Heavenly Dao Pagoda. It was that Tianying Clan expert who had imparted this Hidden Shadow Secret Technique to Ye Yunfei.
The three powerful strands of Soul Power paused slightly at Ye Yunfei's location, then swept past toward the black phoenix ahead, quickly locking onto it.
Following that, a furious roar transmitted from afar through the earth.
"Boy, this black phoenix must be your transformation!
You barged into the Nine Prisons Corpse Mountain, stole our Corpse World's treasured collection of ancient corpses, and now you seek to damage the Yin Vein! Our Corpse World will never let you go!"
Wherever this roar traveled, the entire underground world was set aboil. The originally thick, solid soil became loosened and softened.
Clearly, those Corpse World experts mistakenly believed the black phoenix was Ye Yunfei's transformed form!
The moment the voice fell, Ye Yunfei sensed three black figures above the ground, like three streaks of black qi transforming into rainbows, shooting down from above into the earth. They carried billowing Corpse-Aura as they charged toward the black phoenix.
Even from an extremely distant range, wave after wave of corpse energy that blanketed the sky and covered the earth came sweeping in.
Following behind those three black rainbows, several other black shadows also plunged into the earth, chasing downward.
Ye Yunfei knew the experts of the Corpse World had locked onto Lü Dandan's aura and were now pursuing her down!
Moreover, those giving chase were all the true powerhouses of the Corpse World, every one of them at the late-stage or peak Star Shattering Realm!
At that moment, the black phoenix ahead also seemed to have detected powerful experts giving chase. It let out a sharp and clear cry—a piercing sound wave capable of shattering gold and cracking stone—that echoed throughout the underground world, then erupted above ground, spreading far and wide, making the eardrums of the Corpse World personnel above sting with pain.
Following that, the black phoenix suddenly increased its speed in absorbing the Nine Nether Dark River. Surging black river waters poured into its massive body continuously at an alarming rate.
"Boy, stop!"
One furious roar after another kept coming.
The Corpse World experts, discovering the Yin Vein's volume was continuously shrinking, cried out in rage.
The significance of this Yin Vein to the Corpse World was far too great!
One could even say it was the foundational cornerstone of the Corpse World's establishment!
In their shock and fury, the Corpse World experts all sped up. Some even began burning their Origin Quintessential Blood, wanting to catch up to the black phoenix at the fastest speed possible and stop it from further absorbing the Yin Vein.
However, given that even Ye Yunfei's earth traversal speed hadn't managed to catch up to Lü Dandan yet, those Corpse World experts couldn't catch up for the time being either.
Right at that moment...
Suddenly.
Rumble...
The entire Nine Nether Dark River began to violently surge. The river waters churned fiercely, throwing up huge wave after wave.
Then, Ye Yunfei was shocked to discover that the Nine Nether Dark River actually began to move! It was like a black giant dragon, leaving its original position and charging downward, picking up more and more speed.
"Master, it's no use chasing anymore. We can't stop Miss Lü from absorbing this Nine Nether Dark River.
Because she has already gained control over this Nine Nether Dark River!
Truly worthy of a Wraith Phoenix Spirit!" The Holy Son of the Flying Sky Yin Monkeys sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"It's said that Wraith Phoenix Spirits are among the foremost Kings of the Undead between heaven and earth. However, Miss Lü's body still contains living breath, clearly indicating she is still alive. This state is very strange.
I suspect Miss Lü might be on the verge of transforming into the legendary Dark Queen," the Holy Son added.
He came from the Netherworld and was a noble there, naturally very familiar with all kinds of dark legends.
"Dark Queen?
I seem to have heard of it. They are said to be experts capable of controlling all dark energy and the laws of darkness," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but frown.
"Correct.
Some ancient texts of my clan record that the strength of a Dark Queen is incredibly powerful. One in her peak state possesses strength equal to the Yama Kings of the Netherworld!" the Holy Son replied.
"We really can't catch up to Miss Lü now."
At that moment, Ye Yunfei noticed the Nine Nether Dark River was now getting further and further away from him.
That black phoenix, moreover, had already completely lost any trace of its aura!
Ye Yunfei suspected the black phoenix had already fused with the Nine Nether Dark River.
"Not good!
The Yin Vein is disappearing! We must stop it!"
Figure after figure emanating thick Corpse-Aura energy were still chasing after the Nine Nether Dark River.
"Miss Lü has already fused with the Nine Nether Dark River. With my current strength, even if I found her, I likely couldn't help her.
Moreover, her current strength probably isn't weaker than mine.
Whether I can even get close to her is a question."
Ye Yunfei came to a stop, sighing inwardly.
"I can only hope Miss Lü can regain her own consciousness."
Ye Yunfei felt somewhat dejected, feeling he had let Lü Dandan down.
Because Lü Dandan had become like this due to being implicated by him.
"Miss Lü, I shall exact vengeance for you against the Corpse World!
Now... the time for slaughter has arrived!"
Ye Yunfei slowly lifted his head, gazing toward the ground above, his eyes filled with cold indifference.