Roar!
Just after Ye Yunfei had shattered that Evil Spirit, a furious roar came from a tall mountain ahead. Then, a massive black tiger, striding on black clouds and mist, charged out from behind the peak.
This black tiger emanated a sinister, icy, and indifferent aura. Its gloomy, emotionless eyes stared at Ye Yunfei.
"Master, this is also an Evil Spirit. Most Evil Spirits are manifestations of malicious thoughts. Only those high-level Evil Spirits that have existed for countless years can possibly cultivate a physical form, evolving into a strange race," the Holy Son said to Ye Yunfei.
"I know," Ye Yunfei replied, looking at the black tiger charging towards him and frowning slightly.
In truth, Ye Yunfei could tell at a glance that both this black tiger and the previous monster were Evil Spirits. In his previous life, he had encountered Evil Spirits before.
However, Evil Spirits were a relatively rare existence within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Generally, one seldom came into contact with them.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei had no deep understanding or study of Evil Spirits.
"Are Evil Spirits a certain race within your Netherworld?" Ye Yunfei asked the Holy Son.
"No, Evil Spirits are not members of our Netherworld. However, I once heard a legend that a certain ancient Underworld Lord of the Netherworld had a rather deep friendship with an Evil Spirit King. Later, that Evil Spirit King wreaked havoc across the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, slaughtering many worlds and countless beings from various races. Eventually, he angered a certain Deity, who personally intervened and destroyed him. That Deity also ordered the eradication of all Evil Spirits within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Ever since then, Evil Spirits have become extremely scarce in these realms, existing only occasionally in some very remote locations," the Holy Son answered.
The Holy Son was of the Netherworld noble Flying Sky Yin Monkey race, and the Netherworld was, in fact, part of the realm of the Netherworld. Thus, he was privy to many of its secrets.
"An Evil Spirit King? A Deity? So you're saying there are actually Deities existing within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds? How is that possible? To my knowledge, the strongest beings in the Three Thousand Worlds are Heavenly Emperors," Ye Yunfei said, somewhat surprised by the Holy Son's words.
Roar!
At this moment, the black tiger had already charged to Ye Yunfei's front. Without dodging or evading, Ye Yunfei threw a single punch, directly shattering the beast.
Roar! Roar!
Following this, several more Evil Spirits appeared in the surroundings, roaring and pouncing towards him.
However, these Evil Spirits were utterly incapable of threatening Ye Yunfei. He dispatched them one by one with his fists, shattering them all in the blink of an eye.
"Young Master Ye's power is too incredible!"
The members of the Longevity Palace, witnessing the power Ye Yunfei displayed, all prostrated themselves in admiration.
Previously, the Longevity Palace had dispatched many forces into this mountain range, but these Evil Spirits had killed at least half of them. Therefore, Longevity Palace's forces were unable to venture deep into these mountains to find Du Fan.
Ye Yunfei then led the Longevity Palace members deeper into the mountain range. The further they went, the greater the number of Evil Spirits they encountered, and the stronger these Evil Spirits became.
Fortunately, Ye Yunfei's strength was more than sufficient. With a mere gesture, he could draw upon the energy and laws of the entire heaven and earth, striking with earth-shattering force, invincible against any who stood in his path.
Finally, after a short while, they reached the core area of the mountain range.
Here, a tragic, agonizing aura permeated everything, as if millions of tormented souls were weeping and wailing.
"Huang Shang, take a look. Are the energy and laws present here part of the ghost cultivator's path? Could there be a powerful Ghost Cultivator in seclusion here?" Ye Yunfei surveyed the dim and wretched space before him and asked Huang Shang.
"It doesn't seem like it. There's not much ghost path energy or law here. Such an environment is not suitable for Ghost Cultivators," Huang Shang materialized beside Ye Yunfei, looked around, and answered.
"Look…"
At that moment, Elder Ruan suddenly froze, his body's hairs standing on end, and pointed a trembling finger ahead.
The members of the Longevity Palace also revealed expressions of shock and terror.
"This is…"
Ye Yunfei's gaze followed ahead, and he witnessed an unbelievable scene. Before them appeared column after column of soldiers, moving with perfect uniformity. They wore ancient attire, holding rusted iron halberds or spears, marching with heavy strides in one direction. There were at least tens of thousands of them!
"These are Yin Soldiers! Nether Troops Borrowing the Path!"
The Flying Sky Yin Monkey's Holy Son immediately exclaimed in fright.
"Nether Troops Borrowing the Path, isn't that the Netherworld's method?" Hearing the Holy Son's terrified voice, Ye Yunfei felt puzzled and asked.
Because in common perception, the phenomenon of Nether Troops Borrowing the Path most likely indicated the army of the Netherworld on the march. This Holy Son came from the Netherworld; he should be very familiar with it. Why was he so afraid?
"No. Master, you are mistaken. The true Nether Troops Borrowing the Path is not the Netherworld's doing. Although the Netherworld's higher-ups excel at refining corpses and are adept at controlling ghosts and spirits. The Netherworld also has many troops composed of ghosts, referred to as Yin Soldiers. However, the phenomenon of Nether Troops Borrowing the Path is not something created by the Netherworld! To my knowledge, even an Underworld Lord of the Netherworld once spent a great deal of time thoroughly investigating and researching what exactly the Nether Troops Borrowing the Path is. I heard from an elder of my race that after extensive research, the Underworld Lord once sighed publicly that Nether Troops Borrowing the Path is unfathomably profound and must never be investigated too deeply, or one would invite catastrophic calamity. After that, the Underworld Lord ceased his investigation. However, during his preliminary research, he gained some understanding. Nether Troops Borrowing the Path is an extremely mysterious phenomenon. No one knows where these Yin Soldiers come from, or where they are headed when they borrow the path. Those Yin Soldiers are all ancient Soul Bodies that have undergone special treatment. They exist solely as pure energy forms, devoid of any will, memory, or emotion. Yet they seem to be rushing towards some unknown place, carrying out a certain mission. They are like tools programmed with a specific command," the Holy Son explained.
"Even an Underworld Lord of the Netherworld researched the Nether Troops Borrowing the Path. It seems it truly is not a creation of the Netherworld," Ye Yunfei said, somewhat taken aback.
He had always assumed it was some trickery fabricated by the Netherworld for their own mysterious purposes. Only now did he realize this wasn't the case.
Hong! Hong!
Ahead, the tens of thousands of Yin Soldiers marched forward with a rolling momentum, shaking the earth and mountains, stirring up towering dust. They seemed to have come from ancient times, heading towards some unknown destination, their Yin energy soaring to the heavens.
The dark mass of Yin Soldiers looked like a torrential river of steel. Their eerie, bone-chilling aura made one shudder, afraid to approach.
Even Ye Yunfei halted his steps, frowning as he watched the surging tide of Yin Soldiers pass by.
Elder Ruan and the Longevity Palace members were even more terrified, frozen in place, not daring to move a muscle. They all hid behind Ye Yunfei, not even daring to look.