Tianying Wang stared at the young man approaching step by step from the distance and instantly recognized him as Ye Yunfei!
"Hahaha… Tianying Wang, you could call this a reunion of old friends!" Ye Yunfei's movements seemed unhurried at a glance, but in reality, he moved with staggering speed. In an instant, he traversed the encirclement formed by the Dark Faction creatures and landed before Tianying Wang, laughing heartily.
Seeing this, Tianying Wang's eyes narrowed involuntarily. With his insight, he could tell that Ye Yunfei's movement technique had reached an exceptionally profound level.
'It seems Young Master Ye must have cultivated an extraordinarily sophisticated movement skill,' Tianying Wang thought inwardly.
"Young Master Ye, to think we would meet again! The world is truly small!" Tianying Wang stepped forward to greet him, appearing extremely enthusiastic.
"Young Master Ye." The elders of the Tianying Clan also stepped forward one by one to meet Ye Yunfei.
"Mm." Ye Yunfei gave a slight nod.
Though Tianying Wang and these Tianying Clan elders were now masters at the Half-Emperor level, seeing them remain as warm and welcoming towards him as before brought Ye Yunfei a sense of comfort.
Ye Yunfei was confident that Tianying Wang and the clan elders couldn't immediately discern his true strength. This was because his power far surpassed that of ordinary Half-Emperor experts, and under normal circumstances, he would restrain his energy aura. Masters at the Half-Emperor level simply didn't have the capability to instantly see through Ye Yunfei's realm and strength.
"Young Master Ye, the current situation is rather precarious. My clan is facing formidable enemies and a fierce battle is imminent. This fight has nothing to do with you, Young Master Ye. How about this—you leave this place first, and we can find an opportunity for a detailed talk once the battle is over." After exchanging a few greetings with Ye Yunfei, Tianying Wang suddenly remembered the tense situation at hand and transmitted a message to Ye Yunfei.
As for Ye Yunfei's earlier statement that the Dark Faction creatures wouldn't escape death even if they knelt, Tianying Wang chose to overlook it. He felt it was likely something Ye Yunfei had said out of youthful bravado, not fully grasping the circumstances.
"Hehe… What an arrogant human brat. Did you just say that even if we all knelt, we wouldn't escape death?" However, the leader of the Dark Faction creatures had not ignored Ye Yunfei's words. His sinister gaze locked onto Ye Yunfei as he asked in a piercing voice.
"Young Master Ye, these fellows are extremely formidable; they are all masters at the Half-Emperor level. There's no need for you to confront them. The situation is dangerous. I will send you out of the encirclement now!" Before Ye Yunfei could answer, Tianying Wang hastily transmitted another message.
In his mind, Ye Yunfei was merely a junior. No matter how strong he was, his power had to be limited. He simply wasn't qualified to face these Half-Emperor experts before them.
"It seems this Tianying Wang has been hiding in some remote place all these years, completely cut off from the world, so much so he hasn't even heard of your famous name," Hun Lao suddenly said to Ye Yunfei with a laugh.
After all, Ye Yunfei's fame had now spread throughout most of the worlds within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Yet Tianying Wang, a Half-Emperor expert himself, remained unaware of Ye Yunfei's deeds.
"Tianying Wang has been cautiously moving his surviving clan members from place to place, hiding from pursuit by powerful enemies. He was naturally hiding in remote areas," Ye Yunfei replied with a nod.
"Young Master Ye, prepare yourself. I will now activate the Shifting Shadow Grand Technique along with ten elders to send you out of the encirclement. Then you must depart immediately," Tianying Wang transmitted once more. He and the ten Tianying Clan elders prepared to unleash their power.
Yet at that very moment.
"Correct. I said it. Today, since you've come here, none of you will escape," Ye Yunfei said calmly, his gaze turning towards the Dark Faction leader.
"A wet behind the ears brat daring to spout arrogant nonsense before us? You must not know what's good for you. Brat, I won't let you die so painlessly. You will soon learn the methods of our Dark Faction," the Dark Faction leader stared at Ye Yunfei, his voice chillingly sharp.
At this moment, the several dozen Dark Faction Half-Emperor experts all locked onto Ye Yunfei with their Soul Power, as his words had ignited a thick killing intent within them.
However, these Dark Faction Half-Emperors were in no hurry to attack. In their view, the Tianying Clan forces and Ye Yunfei were already completely surrounded and had no hope of escape.
"Young Master Ye…" Seeing this, Tianying Wang grew a bit anxious. Being locked onto by the Soul Power of dozens of Half-Emperor experts made escaping far too difficult under these circumstances.
"Tianying Wang, don't worry. These minor characters are nothing of note to me," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Young Master Ye, you… are being careless." Though Tianying Wang inwardly blamed Ye Yunfei for being too reckless, he couldn't bring himself to openly criticize him and could only sigh.
"Young Master Ye, did you say these fellows are from the Dark Faction?" Tianying Wang suddenly asked, as Ye Yunfei had mentioned the Dark Faction several times already.
"Indeed. They are all from the Dark Faction. They are enemies of all living beings in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, and everyone is duty-bound to eliminate them!" Ye Yunfei nodded.
Having encountered the Dark Faction several times and even cooperated with Emperor Yan to eradicate the Dark Faction's stronghold at the Ancient Yin Valley, Ye Yunfei was now very familiar with their energy signature. He could tell at a glance that these creatures wrapped in black robes all belonged to the Dark Faction.
"The Dark Faction! So it was the Dark Faction that sought to exterminate our Tianying Clan!" Tianying Wang glared at the Dark Faction creatures with furious eyes, speaking through gritted teeth.
In his prime, he had been a master renowned throughout the Three Thousand Worlds, possessing battle prowess at the Heavenly Emperor level, and was widely experienced. He had naturally heard of the Dark Faction.
"From this moment on, the Dark Faction is the sworn enemy of our Tianying Clan! Our clan will use all its strength to seek vengeance against the Dark Faction!" Tianying Wang stared at the Dark Faction leader, enunciating each word, his voice brimming with terrifying killing intent.
"Hehe… A nearly extinct remnant race still dares to seek vengeance against our Dark Faction? You're like a moth flying into the flame, completely overestimating yourselves." The creature let out a cold, scornful laugh.
"Enough. No more wasting time with you." The leader's gaze turned sharp.
"Attack! Slaughter all these remnants of the Tianying Clan and this brat! Then we will enter the Tianying Ancestral Land. From now on, this place shall belong to our Dark Faction!" he ordered in a low, forceful tone.
"Brat, come here!" One of the Dark Faction Half-Emperor experts suddenly thrust out a large hand. It expanded continuously like a black cloud, rumbling as it grabbed towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei responded with a cold smirk, standing perfectly still.
"Brat, scared now, aren't you? A mere junior, I can suppress you to the point of immobility just with my energy aura." Seeing Ye Yunfei motionless, the Dark Faction creature who had attacked couldn't help but wear a smug smile, thinking Ye Yunfei had already been immobilized by his oppressive energy.
"Protect Young Master Ye!" Tianying Wang roared.
Immediately, three Tianying Clan elders stepped forward simultaneously, their power erupting as they prepared to shield Ye Yunfei.
In the blink of an eye, that giant black hand reached before Ye Yunfei. The three Tianying elders each drew an oddly-shaped, grey curved blade, ready to slash out.
Right then.
"You're overconfident," Ye Yunfei suddenly stated softly. Then he sent a slap flying out, colliding with the Dark Faction creature's palm.
With a *puff*, the Dark Faction creature's palm instantly exploded into pieces.
Before he could react, Ye Yunfei followed up with another palm strike, directly shattering his head.
This Dark Faction Half-Emperor expert was merely a low-level Half-Emperor, far too weak in Ye Yunfei's eyes.
"How is this possible?" Tianying Wang and the other Tianying clansmen stared blankly, unable to believe what they had just witnessed. Two Slaps. That was all it took for Ye Yunfei to kill a Half-Emperor expert.