Ye Yunfei had entered the Heaven Burial Tomb many times before, so he was extremely familiar with its aura. There was no doubt now—the tomb deep within this Small World was the Heaven Burial Tomb!
"I never expected the Heaven Burial Tomb would actually come to the Tianpo Realm!"
Ye Yunfei was somewhat shocked.
In the past, Ye Yunfei had watched with his own eyes as the Heaven Burial Tomb left the Canghuang Realm, traversing through space-time to an unknown destination.
He never thought he would encounter it again here in the Tianpo Realm.
"This Heaven Burial Tomb is no simple matter! Even with my current strength, facing this tomb still makes me feel a great sense of danger!" Hun Lao said in a wary tone.
"Indeed, the aura of this tomb is truly terrifying. Although I now possess combat strength rivaling a Primary Heavenly Emperor, I still feel immense danger when facing its aura!" Ye Yunfei nodded solemnly, his expression grave.
"Those guys behind us are about to catch up. We'd better hurry and leave!" Hun Lao suddenly urged.
Because Ye Yunfei's Soul Body had been locked by the Soul Emperor using a special secret art, even after fleeing a great distance, the Soul Emperor could still accurately sense Ye Yunfei's current location.
At this moment, the Soul Emperor was leading over a dozen Heavenly Emperors swiftly toward Ye Yunfei's position.
"Let's go!"
Ye Yunfei raised his Space Teleportation Token, preparing to activate it.
But right at that moment.
Deep within this Small World, a vast amount of black mist suddenly surged out from the Heaven Burial Tomb.
This black mist contained a terrifying aura of death energy, causing the temperature of the entire Small World to plummet in an instant.
Then, a black figure slowly appeared, its gaze falling upon Ye Yunfei.
"It's... him!"
Seeing this black figure, Ye Yunfei's heart stirred involuntarily.
When the Heaven Burial Tomb left the Canghuang Realm, this black figure had also appeared, specifically bidding farewell to Ye Yunfei.
"Young man, I never imagined we would meet again."
The black figure spoke.
"Indeed, Senior. I never thought we would meet here," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Perhaps this is fate."
The black figure nodded lightly.
"That kid is inside this Small World. We'll split up—half of us go in to pursue and kill him, the other half block the exit to prevent his escape! This time, we'll trap him like a turtle in a jar!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out just outside the entrance to this Small World.
Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao's senses were immensely powerful, immediately detecting that the dozen-plus Heavenly Emperors had pursued them to the outside of this Small World.
"It seems you've run into trouble?"
The black figure's gaze turned toward the world outside, asking aloud.
"Yes, Senior. Those outside are all here to hunt me down."
Ye Yunfei nodded in response.
"Rest assured. This is my territory. No one can touch you without my permission."
The black figure said.
"Senior, the beings outside are all at the Heavenly Emperor level."
Ye Yunfei reminded him.
Ye Yunfei did not know the true strength of this black figure—could he simultaneously battle a dozen-plus Heavenly Emperor experts?
"Merely Heavenly Emperors. In my eyes, they are but ants. What is there to fear?"
The black figure seemed utterly at ease, speaking with a faint indifference.
Hearing his words, both Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao felt deeply shaken.
"He views Heavenly Emperors as ants... Could he be a powerhouse from the Immortal Realm?" Hun Lao transmitted his thoughts to Ye Yunfei.
"That can't be! He should be the master of the Heaven Burial Tomb. If he is an Immortal Realm powerhouse, wouldn't that mean a power from that realm was hiding in the old Canghuang Realm?"
Ye Yunfei felt a chill crawl down his scalp.
The Canghuang Realm was merely a lower-level world. Could there truly have been an Immortal Realm powerhouse secluding themselves there?
This was too shocking!
"Let's go in!"
At that moment, the Heavenly Emperors outside decided to enter the Small World.
These Heavenly Emperor experts split into two groups—one stayed outside, the other prepared to enter and pursue Ye Yunfei.
The black figure raised a hand and pointed. At the entrance of the Small World, a thick, churning black fog instantly surged forth. This black fog exuded a terrifying aura of death energy.
A Semi-Emperor expert walking at the forefront, seeing so much black fog suddenly rush out from the entrance, immediately thrust out a palm, attempting to disperse the mist with his power.
Ahh...
In the next instant, this Heavenly Emperor let out a miserable scream. The moment his palm touched the black fog, it was immediately corroded by the death energy within, beginning to blacken, fester, and then his entire hand completely vanished.
Even more terrifying, the black fog began to creep up his arm, corroding it.
In less than a breath's time, this Heavenly Emperor's right arm had completely disappeared.
Then, the black fog spread to his right shoulder, beginning to corrode it.
Pah!
In shock and fury, the Heavenly Emperor raised his left palm and, with a sharp chop, severed his own right shoulder and a small portion of the adjacent torso. He then desperately fled toward the distant starry void.
Only after reaching a far distance did he dare to stop, trembling with lingering fear.
The other Heavenly Emperors witnessed this scene, each of them frightened into stepping back repeatedly, casting horrified gazes at the black fog blocking the Small World's entrance.
"That fog contains a terrifying death energy! It has a dreadful destructive power against physical bodies," one Heavenly Emperor said in a wary tone.
"Let me try."
Another Heavenly Emperor summoned a black nine-story pagoda treasure, sending it to press down upon the black fog.
Fsss...
The moment the nine-story pagoda touched the black fog, it was immediately corroded, softened, festered, and then dissolved into billowing, foul-smelling smoke, vanishing entirely.
The entire process took less than one breath!
This nine-story pagoda was a High-grade Emperor Treasure. To think it could be corroded to nothing by that black fog...
"That's terrifying!"
Seeing this, the Heavenly Emperors all felt a chill run down their spines.
They knew their physical bodies were certainly not superior to that High-grade Emperor Treasure. How would they dare approach that black fog now?
"He truly is an Immortal Realm powerhouse!" Hun Lao transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
Looking at the black figure, Ye Yunfei felt his scalp tingle.
He had actually been dealing with a powerhouse from the Immortal Realm!
"Dammit! Why can't my body regenerate?! What is happening!"
Just then, an enraged roar came from the starry void in the distance.
The Heavenly Emperor who had been corroded earlier—he had lost his entire right hand and a portion of his right torso—was now attempting to use his abilities to regenerate his lost parts.
For a Heavenly Emperor, reforming a damaged physical body was a relatively simple matter.
However, this Heavenly Emperor was horrified to discover that a terrifying thread of death energy lurked within his wound, actively preventing his body from regenerating!
Hearing his furious roar, the other Heavenly Emperors became even more wary of the black fog, subconsciously retreating another significant distance away.
"That black fog has sealed off the entrance to this Small World. We cannot enter to deal with that brat. We can only wait outside for him to come out," a voice said.