"Roar... Boy, how dare you commit murder in public!"
"This kid is too savage!"
"His combat prowess is terrifying!"
...
Furious roars came from behind.
Whoosh!
The speed of the Five Elements Spirit Swords was far too fast. In the blink of an eye, they carried Ye Yunfei into the massive gate, where he vanished.
Many of the young people who had been preparing to enter that same giant gate saw Ye Yunfei's ferocity and were so frightened they scattered to either side, not daring to block his path in the slightest.
Only after Ye Yunfei had entered the gate and disappeared did those left behind heave sighs of relief and surge in after him.
"We will wait here. We'll settle the score with that kid after he comes out!
Killing members of our Chen Clan is absolutely not something we can let go lightly!"
On the hill where the Chen Clan had been gathered, the old man who had earlier shown the portrait spoke with a grim, icy expression.
"Also, notify the family immediately to dispatch reinforcements. Set up a massive, inescapable net here!" the old man added.
"Report to the family at once! Send experts to deal with that brat!
We will make sure everyone in the entire Eastern Region knows the tragic consequences of provoking our Xiao Family!"
On the hill of the Xiao Family, a middle-aged man spoke through gritted teeth.
Besides the Chen Clan and the Xiao Family, many other forces had also set their sights on Ye Yunfei.
One could imagine that when Ye Yunfei emerged from the Tianying Small World, a large group of people would be waiting here specifically for him.
Far away.
"Ye Yunfei has actually offended the Chen Clan and the Xiao Family!
These are two major clans of the Eastern Region, thousands upon thousands of times more powerful than our Tianyuan Sect!
What are we going to do..."
Elder Hao of the Tianyuan Sect paled with fright, hurriedly finding a place to hide.
***
At that moment.
Ye Yunfei had already entered the Tianying Small World.
"My actual appearance was originally known only to the Luohai Trading Company.
But now, so many people know.
There's no need to ask.
It must be someone from the Luohai Trading Company who leaked my appearance.
It was probably that Elder Zhang.
Hmph!
Luohai Trading Company, just you wait!"
Ye Yunfei silently thought to himself.
Originally, when he bid for the Yimu Sword, he had remained inside a private booth throughout the entire auction, never showing his face. Now, so many people knew that the Yimu Sword was in Ye Yunfei's hands.
The Luohai Trading Company must have had a hand in this!
"So this is the Tianying Small World."
Ye Yunfei looked up and scanned his surroundings.
He found himself standing on the peak of a moderately high mountain, from which he could gaze out at the scenery ahead.
In the distance, he saw undulating, beautiful mountain peaks everywhere, lush with fine woods.
There were also verdant green grasslands and scattered wildflowers, full of vitality and life.
Further away, figures were moving about.
The gateway through which one entered the Tianying Small World was a non-directional spatial teleportation portal. Those who entered would be transported to different locations.
"Straight to Tianying Hall.
There are several treasures left behind by the Sky-Shadow Race there."
Ye Yunfei said to himself.
The few treasures were precisely why Ye Yunfei had entered the Tianying Small World this time.
In truth, Ye Yunfei had once entered this Tianying Small World before, so he was somewhat familiar with it.
However, back then, Ye Yunfei's vision as a Heavenly Emperor was far too lofty.
He had looked down on the treasures left behind by the Sky-Shadow Race and thus hadn't taken them.
Ye Yunfei deployed his movement technique and headed in the direction of Tianying Hall.
Although this was only a Small World, its area was still considerable.
Moreover, it boasted a complete variety of terrains and landscapes—mountains, rivers, plains, deserts—truly everything one could imagine.
Soon, Ye Yunfei discovered quite a few spirit herbs, all of them relatively valuable.
The spiritual energy within this Tianying Small World was extremely rich, and its laws of heaven and earth were more complete than the outside world. Such an environment gave birth to a large number of precious spirit herbs.
"Hu Miao, come out and help gather the spirit herbs."
Ye Yunfei said.
Whoosh!
A wisp of demonic energy materialized, and then Hu Miao's figure appeared in front of Ye Yunfei.
"So many spirit herbs!"
Hu Miao's Soul Power was at least as strong as, if not stronger than, Ye Yunfei's. Sensing her surroundings, she immediately detected many spirit herbs.
"Let's get to work."
Ye Yunfei smiled.
Naturally, Ye Yunfei wouldn't let these free spirit herbs slip by.
Moreover, there were some rare spirit herbs within this Small World that were hard to find elsewhere.
Thus, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao, while gathering spirit herbs, continued on their way towards Tianying Hall.
After the better part of a day, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao's haul was substantial; they had gathered a large batch of precious spirit herbs.
"Master, we've just made a small fortune!"
Hu Miao was quite excited.
"No wonder tens of thousands of people enter the Tianying Small World for training. Just these spirit herbs alone are a decent gain."
Ye Yunfei smiled.
"However, we should hurry to Tianying Hall.
The treasures there are the most valuable."
After thinking for a moment, Ye Yunfei said.
Thus, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao increased their speed, swiftly heading in the direction of Tianying Hall.
Ahead, a scorched black plain appeared, covered with deep, bottomless chasms.
In the distance, there were also many colossal, flattened-off mountain stumps.
Furthermore, and more frighteningly, a thick, ghastly crimson mist shrouded the sky above this scorched plain, clinging persistently, murky and indistinct, blocking the view of the heights.
The scent emanating from this crimson mist was exactly the same as the smell of fresh blood.
"Master, it seems like some fierce, earth-shattering battle occurred on this land."
Traversing across the plain, Hu Miao felt a sense of thrilling dread.
"That's right.
A fierce battle did indeed take place here once, with countless casualties.
In its day, the Sky-Shadow Race was a celebrated and powerful race among the Three Thousand Worlds. However, for unknown reasons, they were suddenly exterminated in a single day.
This devastating battle most likely had something to do with the extermination of the Sky-Shadow Race."
After surveying the scorched black plain, Ye Yunfei explained.
"Look, that crimson mist up there coalesced from the blood of those who died in battle long ago."
Ye Yunfei pointed at the ghastly crimson mist high in the sky as he spoke to Hu Miao.
"How terrifying."
Hu Miao couldn't help sticking out her delicate, fragrant tongue.
Just then.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Blurry gray shadows suddenly appeared all around.
These gray shadows somewhat resembled wolves in shape, but they were slightly larger than ordinary wolves.
"Careful, these are the Shadow Beasts.
They are extremely fast and are innately skilled in spatial laws, capable of briefly phasing into space.
Every time the Tianying Small World opens, a large number of people are killed by these Shadow Beasts."
Ye Yunfei warned Hu Miao.
As soon as the words left his mouth.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Over a dozen gray shadows from the surroundings pounced simultaneously.
"Let me try!"
Hu Miao formed her hands into palms and struck towards the dozen or so gray shadows with lightning speed.
Hu Miao's current strength was equivalent to a human warrior at the early Saint Realm. Moreover, as a member of the Ancient Celestial Fox tribe—ancient remnant beasts—her actual combat power far surpassed that of a typical human warrior of the same rank.
Boom boom...
Violent energy erupted from Hu Miao's palms.
However, the next moment.
All those gray shadows disappeared without a trace.
"They truly phased into space!" Hu Miao exclaimed.
Then.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The dozen or so gray shadows reappeared, all having changed their positions. They were now very close to Hu Miao and launched an attack, pouncing towards her.
This time, both Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao saw clearly that these gray shadows were a type of gray beast, covered in gray fur, with even their skin being gray.
Mysterious and bizarre runes covered their skin.
They had ferocious visages, mouths full of sharp fangs, and powerful limbs, looking utterly terrifying.
"Be careful. The teeth of these Shadow Beasts are extremely sharp; they can easily pierce even superior-grade spirit weapons. Moreover, they devour flesh and blood raw. Once they kill their prey, they eat it.
Right now, they see us as prey."
Ye Yunfei cautioned.
Boom...
A powerful wave of demonic power erupted from Hu Miao's body and surged towards the Shadow Beasts.
Thud thud thud...
Caught off guard, the dozen or so Shadow Beasts were sent flying back by the force.
The strength of these Shadow Beasts wasn't particularly great; their attacking power mostly corresponded to that of Heavenly Boundary Realm martial artists. Naturally, they were no match for Hu Miao.
"Alright, don't bother tangling with them."
Ye Yunfei said.
Then.
Whoosh!
The Void Blade shot out from Ye Yunfei's chest, slashing towards the Shadow Beasts.
Thud thud thud...
The speed of the Void Blade was incredibly fast, not much slower than real lightning.
Furthermore, the Void Blade possessed the property of emptiness; it could conceal its form within space, coming and going without a trace.
Even these Shadow Beasts found it hard to evade the attacks of the Void Blade.
In moments.
A large swath of the surrounding Shadow Beasts were dead.
Whoosh whoosh...
The remaining Shadow Beasts all suddenly phased into space and vanished.