Startled, Da Wangye exerted a movement technique, retreating repeatedly. Finally, he executed a technique infused with the laws of space, barely managing to evade that Law Spear.
Seeing Da Wangye in such a sorry state, the onlookers all paled drastically.
One had to know, Da Wangye was one of the strongest Half-Emperor experts in the Vermilion Bird Realm. Even though this was just a clone, it was terrifyingly powerful. Yet now, he had been forced back in a single move by a junior!
"A Primary Half-Emperor!"
The old Wizard's eyes narrowed, a flicker of surprise within them.
Only now did he recognize Ye Yunfei's true realm.
A Primary Half-Emperor at such a young age? Throughout the Three Thousand Worlds, one probably couldn't find a second young junior so monstrously talented!
"Young man, I never imagined. At your tender age, you've already reached the Primary Half-Emperor realm!
Miao Ziqiong, you've borne a fine son!"
Da Wangye stopped moving, fixed his gaze on Ye Yunfei, and spoke word by word.
"What?
Miao Ziqiong's son is a Half-Emperor expert?
But... he's so young. How could he possibly be a Half-Emperor expert?"
Upon hearing Da Wangye's words, everyone was utterly shaken, looking at Ye Yunfei with disbelief.
"My mother's son, of course, is fine.
Haven't you been suppressing my mother's branch all along, afraid that her people would surpass your branch?
But no matter how hard you suppress them, it's useless. My mother's branch is still far superior to yours.
My mother and Little Fei possess the highest-grade Vermilion Bird Divine Bloodline in the entire Vermilion Bird Realm. Even the son borne by my mother far surpasses any junior from your branch.
With my current strength, I can effortlessly crush any member of your branch!
The more outstanding ones among your grandchildren are just characters like Miao Yazhi. I can extinguish them with a snap of my fingers.
As for trash like Miao Haoyu, I could kill him with a single breath right now.
So, what do you think? Furious? Do you yield?"
Ye Yunfei met Da Wangye's gaze and sneered.
While speaking, Ye Yunfei waved a hand and teleported a man out from the Phantom Tower.
It was precisely Miao Haoyu!
Da Wangye's own grandson!
"Grandfather, save me! This brat captured me and has been tormenting me with poison pills!"
Miao Haoyu first looked around in confusion. Upon seeing Da Wangye, his face immediately lit up with wild joy as he yelled.
"You! Let me go immediately, or my grandfather won't spare you!"
Seeing Da Wangye, Miao Haoyu seemed to have found his backbone and was no longer afraid of Ye Yunfei, shouting at him viciously.
In his mind, his grandfather was one of the most powerful figures in the Vermilion Bird Realm, omnipotent. As long as his grandfather was here, he would definitely be safe.
"Haoyu!
How did you fall into his hands?!
You little beast! Release Haoyu immediately, or I'll tear you to pieces!"
Seeing his own grandson held in Ye Yunfei's grasp, Da Wangye flew into a rage and roared.
"Heheh...
Release him?
Is that possible?
Now, you'd better not move recklessly. Otherwise, I might just accidentally finish him off.
For a piece of garbage like this, I could kill a dozen with just a breath."
Ye Yunfei lifted Miao Haoyu and sneered.
A terrifying amount of spiritual energy enveloped Miao Haoyu. With just a tremor of Ye Yunfei's palm, he could shatter Miao Haoyu to death.
"You little beast, what do you want?"
Da Wangye fixed a deathly stare on Ye Yunfei and asked angrily.
"Settling accounts. Taking stock of all the debts you've incurred against our family over the years!
And I will repay them, one by one!"
Ye Yunfei said coldly.
At this moment, the situation was somewhat deadlocked.
The four Half-Emperor experts under Ye Yunfei were still fiercely battling the five Half-Emperor experts of the Miao Clan high up in the sky above the plaza. As neither side intended to damage the plaza, the fight was taking place at a considerable height from the ground.
Da Wangye and the old Wizard, leading a large contingent of Miao Clan forces, had surrounded Ye Yunfei, Miao Ziqiong, and Xiao Fei in the center of the plaza.
However, since Ye Yunfei was a Half-Emperor expert, the average Miao Clan members dared not rashly step forward to attack.
The combat power of a Half-Emperor expert was far, far greater than that of an ordinary martial artist.
Even a Peak Heavenly Boundary Realm expert would be instantly killed before a Half-Emperor.
For a Heavenly Boundary Realm expert to challenge a Half-Emperor across realms was almost impossible.
Only a monster like Ye Yunfei, reborn as a Heavenly Emperor, could possibly accomplish such a feat!
"Second Prince, could I trouble the experts of your Jiao Clan to assist us in dealing with this little beast?
Once this little beast is slain, I give you my word, Miao Xiaofei will become your woman. You can take her away immediately!"
The old Wizard looked towards the Jiao Clan Second Prince and spoke.
"Old Wizard, this is strange. Doesn't your Miao Clan have many Half-Emperor experts?
Why are there only these few Half-Emperor experts coming to deal with this fellow?"
The Jiao Clan Second Prince asked curiously.
"Our other Miao Clan Half-Emperor experts are all currently occupied with tasks and cannot easily come here," replied the old Wizard.
"Occupied with tasks?
Very well then.
Our Jiao Clan can assist your Miao Clan in dealing with that fellow. However, you must guarantee that Miao Xiaofei will be handed over to me. I cannot return empty-handed."
"Second Prince, rest assured. Miao Xiaofei will definitely belong to you," the old Wizard nodded.
"Good then.
All of you, move out! Assist the Miao Clan experts and kill that fellow!"
The Jiao Clan Second Prince waved his hand and ordered the Jiao Clan experts beside him.
Immediately, four Jiao Clan Half-Emperor experts stepped forward, eyeing Ye Yunfei with ill intent.
Da Wangye and the old Wizard also advanced towards Ye Yunfei, ready to act at any moment.
"Well then, Commander Miao Tian, now can you speak?
Why did you poison my sister, and who ordered you to do it?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze suddenly turned to Commander Miao Tian and he asked coldly.
At this moment, Commander Miao Tian had stopped struggling and screaming. He lay at Ye Yunfei's feet, panting heavily.
The previous agony had tortured him almost beyond human semblance.
"If you still don't want to speak, it's fine. I have an even more potent poison pill here, which can make you feel pain dozens of times worse than before.
And don't worry, this poison pill will definitely keep you conscious while it takes effect, giving you the opportunity to feel every single moment of the pain with absolute clarity."
Ye Yunfei stared at Commander Miao Tian and spoke coldly.
While speaking, Ye Yunfei took out another black poison pill, ready to stuff it into Commander Miao Tian's mouth.
"I'll talk! I'll talk! I don't want to try your poison pills anymore!
I was the one who ambushed Miao Xiaofei, and I was the one who poisoned her! But... all of this was done on Da Wangye's orders!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Commander Miao Tian couldn't help but shudder. Then, he broke down, shouting desperately.
"Da Wangye ordered Commander Miao Tian to poison Miao Xiaofei?"
Hearing Commander Miao Tian's words, the surrounding people were shocked.
Da Wangye was a core senior member of the Miao Clan, and Miao Xiaofei had been one of the most outstanding young talents in the clan in recent years. Yet, Da Wangye had ordered his own trusted subordinate to poison her?
"Could it really be, as that young man said, that Da Wangye feared the Third Prince's branch would surpass his own and has been suppressing them all along?" Some Miao Clan members couldn't help but think to themselves.
"You little beast! This is extracting a confession under torture. Using such means to torture and coerce our Miao Clan members is a heinous crime!"
Da Wangye fixed a dark, sinister gaze on Ye Yunfei and said coldly.
"Miao Ziqiong, look at what your fine son has done!
Could it be that you truly intend to betray our Miao Clan?
Aren't you afraid of implicating your father?"
Da Wangye's gaze shifted to Miao Ziqiong as he questioned her angrily.
"Da Wangye, if persecuting clan members is a heinous crime, then what about your persecution of our family over all these years?
Our family never provoked you, yet you sent people to capture Little Fei and had your subordinate poison her. Doesn't that count as a heinous crime?
Old Wizard, the poison Little Fei has is clearly the Vermilion Bird Soul-Locking Powder. Yet, under the pretense of detoxifying her, you've been extracting my and Little Fei's Origin Essence Blood every day for these past few years. Why did you do this?
With your abilities, to cure the Vermilion Bird Soul-Locking Powder would only take a moment.
You two are both lofty, powerful figures in the Vermilion Bird Realm. Why use such insidious methods to persecute us women and children?"
Miao Ziqiong was now in a state of mind where she had nothing left to lose. Upon hearing Da Wangye's words, far from panicking, she instead stared at Da Wangye and the old Wizard, interrogating them sharply with an angry expression.
"The old Wizard has been extracting Miao Ziqiong and Miao Xiaofei's Origin Essence Blood every day for the past few years?"
Hearing Miao Ziqiong's words, many Miao Clan members inwardly jolted, casting doubtful glances towards the old Wizard.
"Da Wangye and the old Wizard have always suppressed the Third Prince's branch. What Miao Ziqiong says might very well be true." Some Miao Clan experts swept meaningful glances at Da Wangye and the old Wizard.
Within the Vermilion Bird Realm, the Miao Clan was an extremely large clan, divided into several factions: Da Wangye's faction, Second Prince's faction, Third Prince's faction, and several others.
The factions had always been locked in hidden and open struggles for power within the clan.
Naturally, Da Wangye's faction was the strongest and, with the old Wizard's support, firmly held the primary power of the Miao Clan.
"Oh?
Is what you say true?
Don't try to appease me by making up some story. If I find out you're lying to me, I'll make you experience even more terrible pain."
Ye Yunfei stared at Commander Miao Tian and spoke coldly.
"I swear, everything I've said is true!
In truth, at the time, our Miao Clan had no plans to attack that Zhenling Small World. Although there was a large crystal ore mine there, it had already been mostly excavated, leaving its value not very high.
The reason Da Wangye decided on the spur of the moment to send troops to attack the Zhenling Small World was entirely to deal with Miao Xiaofei.
The core task of that operation to attack the Zhenling Small World was actually for me to find an opportunity to ambush Miao Xiaofei and poison her!"
Commander Miao Tian hurriedly answered loudly.
"So that's what happened!"
Upon hearing Commander Miao Tian's words, quite a few Miao Clan members experienced a sudden realization.
Indeed, a few years back, the Miao Clan had had no plan to attack the Zhenling Small World. The large crystal ore mine there really didn't have much exploitable value left. Yet Da Wangye had decided on short notice to send forces to attack it, puzzling many senior Miao Clan members at the time. Now, hearing Commander Miao Tian's words, many Miao Clan elders immediately understood.
"Could it truly be that Da Wangye ordered Commander Miao Tian to poison Miao Xiaofei?"
In fact, by now, quite a few Miao Clan members already believed Commander Miao Tian's words.
"Ye Yunfei! By torturing and coercing our Miao Clan members to slander me, you deserve ten thousand deaths!
The Miao Clan is no place for you to run wild!
Attack! Slaughter their family of three!"
Da Wangye was now infuriated to the extreme and let out a fierce roar.
Boom! Boom!
Da Wangye and the old Wizard simultaneously charged towards Ye Yunfei, like two divine mountains shaking the space violently.
The four Jiao Clan Half-Emperor experts also moved at the same time, joining the assault against Ye Yunfei.
All six Half-Emperor experts were seething with murderous intent. The oppressive aura of the energy they released was terrifying to the extreme, filling the heavens and earth.
"That fellow is done for!"
Witnessing this scene, everyone couldn't help but think to themselves.
"What a pity. This young man, in order to avenge his mother and sister, barged into the Vermilion Bird Realm to provoke Da Wangye and the old Wizard directly. His courage is commendable."
"This young man, at his tender age, is already a Half-Emperor expert—a rare, peerless prodigy. But alas, geniuses seldom live long." Some couldn't help but secretly feel regret.
The four Half-Emperor experts Ye Yunfei brought were still fiercely fighting the Miao Clan's five Half-Emperor experts. Now, Ye Yunfei himself had to face six Half-Emperor experts alone. No one believed Ye Yunfei had any chance of victory.