As a major faction founded upon sword dao, the Sword Emperor Pavilion's legacy Sword Formations were truly terrifying in their might.
"All together, kill Ye Yunfei!"
Several ordinary elders of the Sword Emperor Pavilion roared, commanding four Sword Formations to surround and attack Ye Yunfei from four directions simultaneously.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each Sword Formation manifested a gigantic longsword that soared high before descending to cleave towards Ye Yunfei with earth-shattering force.
Each colossal sword was the combined strike of hundreds of Sword Emperor Pavilion members, a manifestation of their joined power. Wherever they passed, space itself was sliced in two, leaving behind dark, gaping spatial rifts.
"Young Master Ye, do you need our help!"
Seeing this, the grand elder of the Celestial Gold Race grew concerned and immediately sent a Sound Transmission.
SWISH!
Ye Yunfei employed the Spatial Teleportation Art, vanishing from his original spot in a flash.
RUMBLE…
The place where Ye Yunfei had just stood was struck by the four giant swords and exploded violently, obliterating the time and space in that location.
"Rest easy. Deal with those Half-Emperors. These Sword Formations cannot trouble me."
Ye Yunfei replied to the grand elder via Sound Transmission.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei had already released his Soul Power, studying the Sword Formations.
At their core, Sword Formations were a type of Formations—specifically, killing formations designed purely for attack and slaughter.
Sword Formations were special in that they were composed of living beings rather than formation bases and flags like other Formations. But regardless, a Sword Formation was still a type of Formation!
In his past life, Ye Yunfei had delved deeply into all manner of Formations found under heaven, including Sword Formations!
Ye Yunfei knew that once he found the key node, or the 'life-gate,' of these Sword Formations, and then struck at the opportune moment, he could shatter them with ease.
AH! AH…
At that moment, another group of prisoners was slain by the Sword Emperor Pavilion's Sword Formations.
One had to admit, the power of the Sword Emperor Pavilion's Sword Formations was truly dreadful. In mere moments, they had reversed the tide of battle and begun seizing the upper hand.
Even Hu Miao, Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and the Ice Demon were forced to dodge repeatedly under the onslaught of those Sword Formations.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power keenly perceived the situation of Hu Miao and the others; if he detected they were in danger, he would immediately move to assist.
"Those of you who do not wish to die, come over to me."
Ye Yunfei swept a glance at the prisoners and spoke.
"The young master summons us!"
The tattered-robed elder was overjoyed and immediately took the lead, rushing towards Ye Yunfei's position.
"Kill them!"
Several Sword Formations in the vicinity simultaneously erupted, each slashing out a giant sword that surged towards the prisoners.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed. His sleeve swept out, continuously expanding, and in an instant swept up all these prisoners before teleporting away to a different location.
"We thank the young master for saving our lives!"
The prisoners expressed their profuse gratitude.
Ye Yunfei ignored them. He released his Soul Power and continued studying the Sword Formations.
"All Sword Formations, concentrate your full power on slaying Ye Yunfei! Pay no heed to the others!"
The Pavilion Master of the Sword Emperor Pavilion suddenly shouted.
Seeing Ye Yunfei constantly evade the Sword Formations, he understood that Ye Yunfei feared them.
"Yes! Concentrate all our strength on killing that brat Ye Yunfei first!"
Other elders echoed in agreement.
KILL!
Hearing the commands of the Pavilion Master and the elders, immediately, all the Sword Formations surged towards Ye Yunfei together.
An infinite sea of sword energy flooded towards Ye Yunfei.
Colossal swords whistled through the air, descending upon him from on high.
Ye Yunfei's figure flickered, directly evading them.
"Everyone, see! This brat Ye Yunfei truly fears our Sword Emperor Pavilion's Sword Formations! All together now, kill Ye Yunfei!"
An ordinary elder of the Sword Emperor Pavilion saw this and cried out excitedly.
Each Sword Formation had a high-ranking member personally commanding and leading the charge.
BOOM! BOOM…
One Sword Formation after another continued to chase and attack Ye Yunfei. Giant swords continuously targeted him, while Ye Yunfei kept dodging, appearing somewhat harried.
"Brat Ye Yunfei, let's see how long you can keep dodging!"
"Ye Yunfei, now you finally understand the might of our Sword Emperor Pavilion!"
…
The Sword Emperor Pavilion's higher-ups kept bellowing.
Ye Yunfei, however, remained perfectly calm. While dodging, he used his Soul Power to analyze and study those Sword Formations.
A moment later, Ye Yunfei simply teleported all the prisoners into the Phantom Tower, as they were of no help whatsoever.
These prisoners had insisted on following Ye Yunfei, so he had shown benevolence and casually saved their lives. Otherwise, facing the Sword Emperor Pavilion's Sword Formations, these prisoners had no path to survival.
At the same time, in the distance, the five elders of the Celestial Gold Race and the five Half-Emperor experts of the Sword Emperor Pavilion were locked in fierce combat.
Judging by their combat power, the five Celestial Gold Race elders held a slight edge. However, the five Half-Emperors from the Sword Emperor Pavilion were all sword cultivators; generally speaking, sword cultivators possessed the greatest offensive power among warriors of the same realm.
Therefore, these five Sword Emperor Pavilion Half-Emperors could barely withstand the attacks of the five Celestial Gold elders, avoiding a quick defeat.
"Everyone, spread out a bit! First form an encirclement, then slowly tighten it! Surround Ye Yunfei so he has nowhere to flee!"
"Quick! Your team goes left! We go right! Block Ye Yunfei's retreat!"
…
All of the Sword Emperor Pavilion's Sword Formations were in pursuit of Ye Yunfei. The higher-ups issued various commands, coordinating the Formations into different configurations to encircle, pursue, and blockade Ye Yunfei. The scene was intensely chaotic.
But Ye Yunfei's movement techniques were too agile. Using the Spatial Teleportation Art, he came and went like a shadow, without a trace.
Moreover, at critical moments, Ye Yunfei directly employed the Hidden Shadow Secret Art, vanishing from sight in an instant. The Sword Emperor Pavilion forces couldn't sense him at all and didn't know which direction to attack.
With Ye Yunfei's current strength, the Hidden Shadow Secret Art he executed, combined with Hun Lao activating the Heavenly Dao Tower to help conceal his aura, couldn't be detected even by Half-Emperor experts, let alone the ordinary members of the Sword Emperor Pavilion.
Thus, those Sword Formations couldn't so much as graze a corner of Ye Yunfei's robes, let alone strike him.
"Damn it! Ye Yunfei is too slippery! We can't hit him at all!"
Soon, the Sword Emperor Pavilion higher-ups realized this and began to fume with frustration.
"Truly unimaginable that a junior at the World Fusion Realm could be so monstrous. It seems our Sword Emperor Pavilion should not have provoked him!"
A Half-Emperor expert of the Sword Emperor Pavilion witnessed this scene and couldn't help but feel a bitter taste in his mouth as he sighed.
Right at that moment.
Ye Yunfei suddenly stood still, ceasing his evasion.
"You've enjoyed chasing me. Next, it's my turn to chase you."
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned towards a Sword Formation, his voice cold.
Not good!
The five Half-Emperor experts of the Sword Emperor Pavilion had been closely watching Ye Yunfei's actions. Seeing his expression, their hearts sank, foreboding creeping into their minds.
The next moment.
RUMBLE…
Ye Yunfei's body shot forward like a cannonball fired from its chamber, crashing towards that Sword Formation.
For this charge, Ye Yunfei unleashed all his bodily strength and spiritual energy, concentrating it onto his physique, causing the space ahead to continuously shatter and collapse.
"Ye Yunfei, you seek death!"
An expert within that Sword Formation roared furiously.
RUMBLE…
A giant sword slashed out from within the Formation, whistling as it struck towards Ye Yunfei.
"The key figure of this Sword Formation is you!"
At that moment, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power locked onto a particular high-ranking member within the Formation, a cold smile on his lips.
This high-ranking member was a late-stage Heavenly Boundary Realm expert.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei unleashed the Heavenly Soul Sword, the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art, and the Soul-Devouring Flower Thought, invading the expert's soul sea.
AH…!
The expert let out a wretched scream, his body staggering.
The operation of the entire Sword Formation was thus affected, pausing momentarily. The giant sword that had been slashing out also hesitated slightly.
BOOM…
Seizing this opportunity, Ye Yunfei's rapidly advancing body made a sharp turn mid-air, then slammed horizontally into the middle section of the giant sword, shattering it directly.
RUMBLE…
After crashing through the giant sword, Ye Yunfei's body plunged straight into the heart of the Sword Formation, precisely striking its most crucial node.
How impossibly hard was Ye Yunfei's physique? In that instant, the bodies of over a dozen Sword Emperor Pavilion members exploded on impact.
Though these Sword Emperor Pavilion members possessed superb sword skills, the quality of their physical bodies was far inferior to Ye Yunfei's.
PFFT! PFFT…
Ye Yunfei continued to rampage within the Sword Formation, instantly dismantling it.
RUMBLE…
After breaking this Formation, Ye Yunfei charged towards another Sword Formation.
PFFT! PFFT…
Although the Sword Emperor Pavilion members in that Formation desperately urged their Formation to attack Ye Yunfei, it was useless. Ye Yunfei shattered all their attacks, charging directly into the Formation and pulverizing member after member into clouds of blood mist. In the blink of an eye, he had dismantled this Sword Formation too.
Next, with unstoppable force, Ye Yunfei consecutively and dominantly broke over a dozen more Sword Formations.
"NO!"
All the higher-ups of the Sword Emperor Pavilion were unable to accept this reality, each letting out roars of unwillingness.
A mere junior had nearly swept through the entire Sword Emperor Pavilion!
"Young Master Ye possesses an invincible demeanor! It is truly hard to imagine, if Young Master Ye were to break through to Half-Emperor in the future, whether we could withstand even a single move of his!"
The grand elder of the Celestial Gold Race couldn't help but exclaim in awe.