Palace Master Gu Feng's figure flashed, arriving before an ancient altar inside the ancestral temple, where he knelt.
Simultaneously, more than a dozen elders with Half-Emperor strength also came before this altar and knelt down.
Behind this ancient altar were many offering tables, upon which neat rows of spirit tablets were arranged. These spirit tablets all belonged to the Heavenly God Palace's ancestors from all generations, each one emitting a subtle energy pressure.
Especially the few spirit tablets in the very center, the energy pressure they radiated was particularly powerful, imposing immense stress.
"We beseech the ancestors to show themselves!" the Heavenly God Palace Master called out clearly.
Then, the Heavenly God Palace Master led the dozen or so elders in performing a sacrificial rite, chanting an incantation in unison.
Boom! Boom!
Soon, the spirit tablets on the offering tables behind the altar began to shake, the energy pressure they emitted growing even stronger.
All members of the Heavenly God Palace, witnessing this scene, grew somewhat excited.
In the next instant, figure after figure materialized from within those spirit tablets.
These were all ancestors of the Heavenly God Palace from across the generations.
Each possessed powerful auras and intimidating gazes.
"All of you, follow me immediately in paying respects to the ancestors!" the Heavenly God Palace Master shouted loudly.
"Gu Feng, the thirtieth-generation Palace Master of the Heavenly God Palace, leads all members in greeting our ancestors!" Gu Feng announced, leading the palace members in bowing to those ancestors.
"Gu Feng, have you caused trouble again?
Last time you provoked the Ancient Pact, and we helped you settle it.
This time, what is it that prompts you to rouse us?" asked one ancestor standing at the very center, his tone clearly displeased as he looked toward the Heavenly God Palace Master.
This ancestor was the very first Palace Master of the Heavenly God Palace!
He was a Heavenly Emperor!
Among these ancestors, his status was the most revered!
"Oh?
Gu Feng, you've already broken through to become a Heavenly Emperor?" The First Palace Master suddenly noticed the Heavenly Emperor-level energy pressure radiating from Gu Feng's body and asked with some surprise.
"Replying to our ancestor, I have indeed broken through to become a Heavenly Emperor," Gu Feng answered.
"Excellent. Our Heavenly God Palace has produced another Heavenly Emperor.
Development is going quite well," said the other Heavenly God Palace ancestors, their gazes falling on Gu Feng as they nodded one after another in praise.
"Ancestors, I had no choice but to awaken you this time. Our Heavenly God Palace is facing a calamity of total annihilation!
That is why I dared to request all ancestors to emerge and face the enemy together!" Gu Feng stated.
Gu Feng could sense that Ye Yunfei was currently standing outside the ancestral temple, studying the large formation protecting it.
The situation was extremely critical!
"What?
Our Heavenly God Palace is facing annihilation?
What is going on? Speak at once!" Hearing Gu Feng's words, the Heavenly God Palace ancestors from all generations were greatly alarmed.
Thus, the Heavenly God Palace Master briefly recounted the feud between him and Ye Yunfei. Of course, the way he told it made it seem primarily that Ye Yunfei had been unbearably overbearing, constantly provoking the Heavenly God Palace, and now even charging to their doorstep to wipe them out.
"How outrageous!
Our Heavenly God Palace has been passed down through such a long era in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, and now we are actually being bullied so miserably by a junior! Too infuriating!"
"You lot are truly useless!
Utterly useless!
To let a youngster bully us like this!"
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Upon hearing Gu Feng's account, those Heavenly God Palace ancestors all flew into a rage, one after another roaring with anger.
One must know that throughout the long ages, the Heavenly God Palace had always been a renowned major power within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, having produced quite a few Heavenly Emperors. Now, they were facing annihilation because of a junior? This was a deeply humiliating matter!
"Gu Feng, you are now a Heavenly Emperor. You cannot defeat that youngster either?
So that youngster is also a Heavenly Emperor.
Hmph, to break through and become a Heavenly Emperor at such a young age, no wonder he's so arrogant!
But it won't be so easy for him to annihilate our Heavenly God Palace!
Come, everyone, let us go out and kill that youngster!" the First Palace Master said coldly.
"No need. I've come in!"
Right at that moment, a flat voice sounded. With his hands clasped behind his back, Ye Yunfei had already walked over, step by step from the distance.
"Not good!
It's Ye Yunfei! He's actually broken in!"
"How is this possible?
The formation here in the ancestral temple was passed down from ancient times, its power extremely strong. It was actually broken by Ye Yunfei in such a short time!"
...
Seeing Ye Yunfei walking over step by step, the Heavenly God Palace members were both shocked and furious.
After cultivating the Hidden Shadow Secret Art, Ye Yunfei no longer needed to deliberately activate it; it naturally concealed all his aura, making it difficult for outsiders to perceive him.
Thus, it wasn't until Ye Yunfei arrived that these Heavenly God Palace members realized he had already entered the ancestral temple.
"Is this the youngster who charged to our Heavenly God Palace headquarters, intending to annihilate us?"
The gazes of the Heavenly God Palace ancestors immediately focused on Ye Yunfei, their sharp eyes sizing him up.
"Yes.
Ancestors, it's this youngster!
He has already killed many of our Heavenly God Palace members!
Ancestors, we must not spare this youngster!" One elder pointed at Ye Yunfei and cried out angrily.
"Hehe…
Just a bunch of remnant souls. They cannot save the Heavenly God Palace."
Facing a group of Heavenly God Palace ancestors, Ye Yunfei shook his head, a disdainful expression on his face.
"Ye Yunfei, you are too arrogant!
How dare you act so insolently before the ancestors of our Heavenly God Palace from all generations!
You will soon learn how formidable our Heavenly God Palace ancestors are!" another elder roared.
These Heavenly God Palace ancestors held extremely exalted status in the hearts of the members. To have a junior express such contempt to their faces now made everyone in the Heavenly God Palace seethe with anger!
"Young man, you are very arrogant.
At your age, to have become an Emperor—within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, this indeed marks you as a rare, monstrous talent!
However, our Heavenly God Palace is not a place for you to throw your weight around. Leave."
One Heavenly God Palace ancestor spoke solemnly.
These Heavenly God Palace ancestors had also discerned Ye Yunfei's formidable power by now and did not attack directly.
"My purpose in coming here today is to annihilate the Heavenly God Palace.
Once the Heavenly God Palace is destroyed, I will naturally leave.
Enough talk. Let's get to it."
Ye Yunfei spoke coldly.
Ahhh…
The moment Ye Yunfei's voice fell, he unleashed his Mental Force energy, causing the head of an ordinary Heavenly God Palace member to explode. The man died instantly.
Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!
In the next instant, within less than two breaths of time, dozens more Heavenly God Palace members had their heads explode without any warning, becoming headless corpses one after another.
And Ye Yunfei stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, having made not the slightest movement.
Nor was there any fluctuation of Soul Power!
Such a scene looked utterly bizarre!
"It's that mysterious energy again!"
The Heavenly God Palace Master wore a wary expression.
One of the reasons he had not dared to confront Ye Yunfei head-on before was his wariness of this undetectable, mysterious energy!
"Mental Force energy!
Youngster, is the energy you wield Mental Force energy?!
Unbelievable! To think there is actually a being within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds who has succeeded in cultivating Mental Force energy!"
Suddenly, the Heavenly God Palace's First Palace Master exclaimed in shock.