"Then what about our Soul Race's various secret arts? Don't you want them? If you kill me, you won't be able to obtain those exquisite secret arts of our race!" the Soul Race member screamed.
"This Small World doesn't contain only you as a Soul Race member. After I kill you, I can find other Soul Race members. They can provide them just as well. So you don't hold much value to me!" Ye Yunfei said coldly.
Rustle, rustle...
The branches and leaves of the Soul-Nourishing Tree shook continuously, emitting a powerful devouring force, relentlessly forcibly refining this Soul Race member.
The Soul Race member's body grew smaller and smaller, his aura growing weaker and weaker. Gradually, he completely lost the strength to struggle.
"No! Honorable human youth, please don't kill me! I refuse to accept dying like this! As long as you spare my life, I'm willing to be your ox and your horse!" the Soul Race member pleaded loudly.
"Oh? You're willing to be my ox and my horse?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"Yes! As long as you don't kill me, from this moment on, I'm willing to act according to your commands!" the Soul Race member hurriedly nodded.
"Very well. Don't resist."
Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment, then with a thought, he released a batch of black Puppet Soul Threads from his Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art. Instantly, they entangled the Soul Race member's body, then continuously seeped into his form.
Ye Yunfei wanted to test if he could use the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art to control a Soul Race member!
"Ah! Young man, what are you doing? Stop!" the Soul Race member was scared out of his wits. He knew that once controlled by the other party's Puppet Soul Threads, he would truly become their slave forever.
"Weren't you the one who said you were willing to be my ox and my horse! Do not resist! Otherwise, I'll annihilate you directly!" Ye Yunfei shouted sternly.
"Young man... You're being a bit excessive!"
The Soul Race member wanted to struggle, but his entire body was tightly bound by the branches of the Soul-Nourishing Tree; there was simply no way for him to struggle anymore.
Agh...
The next moment, the Soul Race member began to scream miserably as black threads of soul power relentlessly seeped into his body.
Moments later.
Finally, the Soul Race member began to grow quiet, his gaze becoming docile. He no longer struggled.
"It truly is possible! So using the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art can also control Soul Race members!" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel immense joy.
By controlling this Soul Race member, he could later obtain other Soul Power secret arts of the Soul Race from him.
Although there was a Soul Race member imprisoned within the Heavenly Dao Pagoda, that one had been imprisoned there by Great Emperor Guhuang, and he had never provoked Ye Yunfei. Thus, Ye Yunfei had no intention of acting against that Soul Race member in the Heavenly Dao Pagoda, nor did he plan to obtain anything further from him. This was Ye Yunfei's principle!
The Soul Race member before him was different; he was now Ye Yunfei's slave, completely obedient to his commands!
"I pay my respects to Master!"
A short while later, that Soul Race member was finally completely controlled by Ye Yunfei using the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art. He shakily stood up, using a weak voice to pay his respects to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright. You rest and recover first, then take me to find other Soul Race members," Ye Yunfei waved his hand and spoke.
"Master, there are three other Soul Race members within the Spring Autumn Sect headquarters. They are watching you right now," the Soul Race member said weakly.
"Then stabilize them for now. Once you've recovered, we'll deal with all three together," Ye Yunfei said.
"Understood."
The Soul Race member sat down cross-legged within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea, taking out a large amount of resources specifically for cultivating Soul Power, and began refining and absorbing them.
This Soul Race member had collected a vast number of Soul Power-type treasures, an amount so substantial it made Ye Yunfei somewhat envious.
Right at this moment, three men appeared within the palace, scrutinizing Ye Yunfei.
"Hun Qian, have you really performed Body Seizure on this kid? Is this kid's body now yours?" one of the men asked.
"Of course. Me personally taking action to seize a kid's body is a matter of effortless ease," the Soul Race member sitting cross-legged within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea replied.
"That's good. This human kid's strength is a bit frightening. I sensed a dangerous aura from him earlier. Luckily, you seized him," the man seemed to let out a sigh of relief.
"Lend me a portion of the cultivation resources you've collected. I used up a lot of energy battling this kid just now and suffered some injuries. I urgently need cultivation resources to recover!"
Under Ye Yunfei's instruction, Hun Qian spoke to the three men.
"Borrow cultivation resources from us?"
The three men were all taken aback.
"Yes. How about this: I'll repay you twice the amount later. No, triple the amount!" Hun Qian nodded.
"Really?"
The three men all revealed joyful expressions and hurriedly asked.
"Of course. I won't deceive you all, rest assured," Hun Qian said.
"Alright then. Remember you promised triple repayment."
The three men hesitated for a moment, then took out a large batch of Soul Power-type resources and sent them into Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
With these Soul Power-type resources, Hun Qian's recovery speed accelerated further.
"Hun Qian, you can go into seclusion here and restore your strength. We'll go recruit some living beings to rebuild the Spring Autumn Sect. Our group operated this Spring Autumn Sect for so long, yet it was nearly destroyed by this kid. Fortunately, this kid is now dead," one of the three men said to Hun Qian as they turned to leave the palace.
"Fine, stop nagging. Go attend to your business," Hun Qian said.
Roughly one day later, Hun Qian had recovered the majority of his energy.
"Master, I believe I can take action now," Hun Qian said.
"Very good. Let's find an opportunity to pick them off one by one," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said.
"Understood, Master!" Hun Qian said respectfully.
A short while later, Hun Qian lured one of the other Soul Race members to a remote location within the headquarters.
Rumble...
A dozen or so Formations activated simultaneously, trapping this Soul Race member within the Formations. These Formations had been temporarily arranged here by Ye Yunfei.
The moment the Formations were activated, Hun Qian and Ye Yunfei simultaneously attacked this Soul Race member.
Swish, rustle...
The Soul-Nourishing Tree appeared, extending countless branches, leaves, and roots, attacking that Soul Race member.
Hun Qian and Ye Yunfei also launched fierce attacks at the same time.
"Ah... Hun Qian, what are you doing!"
Simultaneously attacked by Ye Yunfei, Hun Qian, and the Soul-Nourishing Tree, caught off guard, the Soul Race member was directly injured.
Compared to Hun Qian, this Soul Race member's strength was even weaker! Ye Yunfei had specifically chosen the weakest one to deal with first!
Moments later, this Soul Race member was trussed up tightly by the Soul-Nourishing Tree and forcibly dragged into Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea. Then, the Soul-Nourishing Tree directly refined and absorbed this Soul Race member.
After refining this Soul Race member, Ye Yunfei discovered his Soul Power energy had skyrocketed by a large margin! The Soul-Nourishing Tree had also grown taller by a segment!
"Excellent. There must still be quite a few Soul Race members within this Small World. If I go refine a batch, my Soul Power energy could obtain a significant boost within a short period!" Ye Yunfei felt somewhat excited.