A Half-Emperor had actually fallen!
If news of this were to spread, it would shake the entire continent.
Half-Emperor experts stood at the apex of the pyramid in the Feixian Continent, existing on a lofty plane and belonging to the rulers of this land.
Who could have imagined that one of them had fallen now!
This was truly startling!
"Who in the world killed Elder Zeng?
Elder Zeng went out to track down that kid Ye Yunfei. Could his fall be related to Ye Yunfei?" one of the elders guessed.
"I don't think that's possible! Although that kid Ye Yunfei is a freakish talent, Elder Zeng was a Half-Emperor. No matter how strong Ye Yunfei is, he couldn't possibly kill a Half-Emperor. It's highly likely that another enemy of our Sword Emperor Pavilion took advantage of Elder Zeng being alone to strike!" another elder declared.
"The Grand Diviner has deduced the location of Elder Zeng's fall—Zhangjian City!
You two, go check it out immediately!" the Pavilion Master ordered.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The next moment, the two elders shot into the sky, heading rapidly towards Zhangjian City.
Two Half-Emperors dispatched simultaneously!
Following behind these two Half-Emperor experts was a large group of Sword Emperor Pavilion elite forces, surging towards Zhangjian City like a tide.
Zhangjian City.
"Aaargh!
Just you wait, I won't let you get away with this!
This grievance will be avenged!"
After Elder Zeng's physical body had been blasted apart, a remnant soul appeared in the distance, grinding its teeth and staring venomously at Ye Yunfei and the five elders of the Celestial Gold Race.
"Dead but not gone, eh? Then be gone!" Third Elder bellowed, thrusting his hand out and making a grasping motion from afar. A terrifying surge of spatial energy and temporal energy erupted simultaneously, coalescing into a huge hand that appeared above Elder Zeng's remnant soul, then clenched violently.
With a *pfft*, Elder Zeng's remnant soul was crushed, exploding into dust.
"YOU JUST WAIT!" Another roar echoed from a different direction. Then, in that direction, another remnant soul of Elder Zeng plunged into the depths of space and vanished in an instant.
There was no way around it. The quality of a Half-Emperor expert's Soul Body was incredibly high-ranking. Even if his form and spirit were completely shattered, it was extremely difficult to guarantee eliminating all his remnant souls! A Half-Emperor was terribly hard to kill!
In fact, the same applied to every single living being in this world—the higher their level and realm, the harder they were to kill.
This was precisely why the world was filled with so many remnant souls left behind by deceased living beings.
This is what is called 'Dead but Not Gone'!
He was indeed fallen, but he hadn't been completely eradicated!
Whoosh...
The Blood Clan Clone rushed forward and began devouring the Bloodline Essence left behind by that Elder Zeng.
Rumble rumble...
After consuming Elder Zeng's Bloodline Essence, a deafening roar emanated from within the Blood Clan Clone's body. A great quantity of plasma surged and cascaded across its surface, and a horrifying aura radiated from it. It seemed to be undergoing some sort of transformation.
"Young Master Ye, is your Clone about to advance?" The five elders watched with concealed astonishment. Fourth Elder couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, my Clone is indeed undergoing a breakthrough and upgrade," Ye Yunfei replied with a nod.
During this period, this Blood Clan Clone had devoured too much Bloodline Essence from Heavenly God Realm experts. Now, after consuming a Half-Emperor's Bloodline Essence, its strength had been skyrocketing. It seemed like a major breakthrough was imminent now!
Ye Yunfei teleported the Blood Clan Clone back into the Phantom Tower to complete its upgrade and breakthrough.
"Master, that fight was just so exhilarating!" Hu Miao, the Ice Demon, and the others returned to Ye Yunfei's side one by one. All the remaining Sword Emperor Pavilion forces in the city had long been wiped out by them.
"Boss, next time there are enemies, don't focus on fighting them all by yourself. Let us come out and stretch our legs a bit. How are we supposed to improve our battle strength without real combat practice?" the Ice Demon said to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright, don't worry. From now on, I'll try to let you guys participate in more real battles," Ye Yunfei answered.
"Alright, let's go. A Half-Emperor expert of the Sword Emperor Pavilion has fallen. The higher-ups of the Sword Emperor Pavilion will probably go collectively insane. Many of their Half-Emperor experts will rush here soon.
For now, there's no need for us to engage in a major melee with the Sword Emperor Pavilion's Half-Emperor experts.
Wait until we charge into the Sword Emperor Pavilion headquarters to rescue the people of the Mao Clan. Then we can fight them in an all-out battle," Ye Yunfei said.
"Young Master Ye, we came here to assist you. We'll follow your arrangements for all actions," the Great Elder said.
"Good."
Ye Yunfei teleported all five elders, along with Hu Miao and the others, into the Phantom Tower, then directly entered the depths of space, vanishing from sight in an instant.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei cast the Heaven's Fate Changing Art and Shadow Concealment Secret Art, rigorously concealing his aura.
Hun Lao also activated the Heavenly Dao Tower, releasing its aura to help Ye Yunfei mask his presence.
The Sword Emperor Pavilion not only had Half-Emperor experts, but they would definitely possess formidable divination masters who would spare no effort in tracking Ye Yunfei.
Boom!
Not long after Ye Yunfei left, a colossal sword beam, radiant like a blazing pillar, shot over from the distance, slicing through space as if it were smooth tofu.
The next moment, an old man arrived in the sky above Zhangjian City.
A Half-Emperor expert!
Earlier, two Half-Emperor experts had arrived in Zhangjian City. Later, one of them had left, while one stayed behind to garrison the city.
The one who stayed behind to garrison Zhangjian City was Elder Zeng.
In fact, when Elder Zeng had engaged the five Celestial Gold Race elders in combat, he had already sent a message to the other Half-Emperor, summoning him for assistance.
However, Elder Zeng hadn't held out for long before being jointly slain by Ye Yunfei and the five elders.
Only now had the Half-Emperor who received Elder Zeng's message finally arrived.
"What?
Elder Zeng has... fallen?
What happened? Given Old Zeng's strength, even if he encountered Ye Yunfei, there's no way he would have fallen!" Arriving at Zhangjian City, this Half-Emperor expert immediately discovered that Elder Zeng had perished, both shocked and furious, unable to believe it. He detected considerable remnant Soul Body energy and aura left behind by Elder Zeng!
"Elder Zeng has fallen!
All the forces within Zhangjian City have also been slain!
Just what happened here? Who did this?!" This Half-Emperor expert roared thunderously, the sound like thunderbolts shaking heaven and earth.
Boom! Boom!
Two startling sword beams arrived menacingly in the distance, directly cleaving space as they surged forth, appearing in the sky above Zhangjian City in an instant and revealing the forms of two old men.
Two Half-Emperor experts!
Clang! Clang!... Further off in the distance, a group of elite forces from the Sword Emperor Pavilion was surging over in a tide, the sword radiance they emanated stunning both heaven and earth, their momentum dreadful.
"Elder Cang, what in the world happened here? Why has Elder Zeng fallen? Who was responsible?" The two Sword Emperor Pavilion Half-Emperors who had just arrived asked the one who had arrived first.
"I don't know either.
I received Elder Zeng's message and immediately rushed here, only to find that Elder Zeng had already fallen," Elder Cang replied.
"Let me perform a divination to figure out who was responsible!" A Half-Emperor expert sat cross-legged in the sky above Zhangjian City, formed hand seals with both hands, and began divining.
However, prior to taking action, the five Celestial Gold Race elders had secretly laid down a set of extremely sophisticated formation flags, completely sealing this part of the world and rigorously obscuring heavenly fate.
Hence, this Half-Emperor expert was utterly unable to divine what had transpired.
"The space-time here has been tampered with. I can't divine anything!" Moments later, this Half-Emperor's face darkened as he stood up.
"This is bad! All three of us have left headquarters. Could this be the enemy's plan to lure us away?" Suddenly, Elder Cang said, alarmed.
The other two Half-Emperor experts also changed their expressions dramatically at these words.
Adding the recently fallen Elder Zeng, the Sword Emperor Pavilion had four Half-Emperor experts depart from headquarters, which represented nearly half of the faction's top-tier combat strength. If a formidable enemy were to launch a surprise attack on headquarters at this moment, the situation would be dire indeed.
"Hmph!
Our Sword Emperor Pavilion has been passed down for such a long era. Our headquarters have an exceedingly deep foundation. Even if there were enemies who dared to attack our headquarters, there's no need to fear.
Still, we should return to headquarters first," one Half-Emperor expert stated.
Afterwards, these three Sword Emperor Pavilion Half-Emperor experts led their forces back to headquarters.
At the same time.
"So this is the Sword Emperor Pavilion's headquarters. Not bad for a major force ranked high in the Feixian Continent."
By now, Ye Yunfei had already arrived outside the Sword Emperor Pavilion's headquarters, gazing into the distance as he muttered to himself.
The Sword Emperor Pavilion's headquarters was constructed amidst several great mountain ranges, which resembled several immense dragons, undulating continuously with majestic, imposing momentum.
From afar, one could see endless sword beams swirling and rolling within the Sword Emperor Pavilion's headquarters, an austere and grand sight, evidently due to many formidable sword formations laid down there.
"Kid, are you planning to sneak in first, or go in with a direct frontal assault?" Hun Lao asked.