The Dark Faction experts believed Ye Yunfei primarily relied on his Mental Force energy and Formations. In truth, Ye Yunfei had now cultivated the Myriad Swords Unify Supreme Dharma to the 'Five Thousand Swords Unify into One' realm. Dealing with these Perfected Heavenly Emperors before him had become an exceedingly simple task.
"Everyone, attack!
Remember, the Venerable One has given the order: capture him alive if possible!" The lead Dark Faction expert shouted sternly.
Boom! Boom!…
Over twenty Heavenly Emperors charged towards Ye Yunfei simultaneously.
The leading Dark Faction expert tightly clutched the black talisman. The moment he detected Ye Yunfei laying down a formation, he would immediately activate this talisman to break it. This talisman was given to them by a Venerable One before their departure, specifically designed to break all kinds of Formations and possessing formidable power!
Ye Yunfei stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze coldly fixed on the charging Heavenly Emperors, unmoving.
A continuous torrent of oppressive energy released by the twenty-odd Heavenly Emperors pressed down upon Ye Yunfei. Yet, it did not cause him the slightest bit of trouble.
"Kid, let's see how much longer you can keep up this act! Now that your Mental Force energy and Formations are useless, why not obediently surrender?" A Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor with exceptionally fast movement techniques rushed in ahead of the others. Shouting, he brandished a pair of oddly-shaped black scimitars and slashed towards Ye Yunfei.
"Can that white orb really restrain my Mental Force energy?
Let's test it." Ye Yunfei shot a glance at the white orb suspended high in the sky and thought inwardly.
Thus, Ye Yunfei activated his Mental Force energy to attack the Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor currently wielding the two scimitars.
Rumble…
As Ye Yunfei activated his Mental Force energy, the white orb high in the air instantly trembled, releasing a peculiar energy that indeed intercepted and blocked the Mental Force energy Ye Yunfei had unleashed.
Consequently, the Mental Force energy Ye Yunfei released could not attack that Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor.
"Hmm?
This feels like… Faith Power?
So, Faith Power can counteract Mental Force energy!" Sensing the peculiar energy released by the white orb, Ye Yunfei realized this energy somewhat resembled Faith Power.
So-called Faith Power is a special type of energy formed by collecting the willpower of numerous living beings and converging it together. It is said that Buddhism is most skilled at gathering Faith Power. Of course, legend has it that only Buddhist experts possessing heaven-defying power possess the divine ability to collect Faith Power.
He never expected that this white orb actually contained Faith Power.
"This Faith Power doesn't actually restrain my Mental Force energy; rather, it can resist it, creating a stalemate between the two," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
At that moment, the Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor holding the two scimitars had already slashed his way in front of Ye Yunfei. In the blink of an eye, the blades were about to land on Ye Yunfei's body.
"Eh?
This kid's strength doesn't seem as terrifying as the legends say!
He doesn't seem capable of putting up much of a fight against me!" Seeing Ye Yunfei standing there without retaliating at all, this Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor expert couldn't help but reveal a puzzled expression.
Right at that moment.
"Die." Ye Yunfei suddenly raised his head, swept him a glance with icy eyes, and spoke lightly.
Not good!
A chill of dread shot through this Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor expert's heart. Suddenly, he sensed an intense crisis—if he didn't retreat immediately, he might die!
Ye Yunfei drew a longsword and made a casual, light slash.
This longsword was a Heavenly Emperor-rank artifact.
Slice!
A streak of sword radiance shot out. It appeared quite plain, its speed unremarkable, but that Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor inexplicably failed to dodge. The sword radiance swept horizontally through his body.
"You…" Terror filled the eyes of this Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor as he stared fixedly at Ye Yunfei.
Pop!
In the next moment, this Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor's body exploded directly, turning into a cloud of blood mist as his spirit and form were utterly annihilated.
"How is this possible?" Witnessing this scene, the other Heavenly Emperors were all frightened to a halt. They stood rooted in place, dumbstruck, doubting their own eyes.
Instant-killing a Perfected Heavenly Emperor… What did that even mean?
Since when had Heavenly Emperors become so weak?
Although Tianjiao King and those Dark Faction Heavenly Emperors were aware that Ye Yunfei possessed formidable combat power that definitely exceeded his cultivation level, the combat power Ye Yunfei was currently demonstrating could no longer be described as merely 'strong'. It was monstrous to an unreal, freakishly monstrous degree!
"With 'Five Thousand Swords Unify into One' sword technique proficiency, I can indeed instant-kill Perfected Heavenly Emperors." Ye Yunfei felt quite satisfied with this result.
"All of you, die!" Ye Yunfei's gaze was icy as he swept it across the panicking Heavenly Emperor experts.
Slice!
Ye Yunfei raised his longsword and slashed towards one of the Dark Faction Heavenly Emperors. A flash of sword light appeared, crossing that Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor's body at a speed beyond comprehension.
Bang!
Another Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor exploded on the spot, turning into blood mist that scattered with the wind.
Next, Ye Yunfei continuously swung his sword. One slash, one kill. He bisected them one by one as if slicing through melons and chopping vegetables, slaughtering Heavenly Emperor experts in quick succession.
Ye Yunfei's moves were exceedingly simple: a single slash to unleash a flash of sword radiance. This flash of sword light also seemed quite ordinary, yet not a single Heavenly Emperor expert could evade it; they were instantly killed.
"Dammit! Ye Yunfei, how can your swordsmanship be so horrifying!
So, your greatest strength isn't Mental Force energy or Formations, but your swordplay!" Seeing this, the leading Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor was so furious his teeth gnashed audibly.
"You know it now, but it's too late," Ye Yunfei replied calmly.
Pop! Pop! Pop!…
Ye Yunfei continued to wield his sword. One slash, one kill. He kept cutting down those Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor experts. Moments later, aside from the leading Dark Faction expert and Tianjiao King, all the other Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor experts had been slaughtered by Ye Yunfei.
In just a short moment, Ye Yunfei had effortlessly beheaded over twenty Heavenly Emperors!
Second Prince, Jiao Zhong, and the other two old men witnessed Ye Yunfei continuously slaughtering Heavenly Emperors and were absolutely shaken to their core.
"Young Master Ye's strength is far too terrifying! Compared to him, Heavenly Emperors are as weak as chicks!" Jiao Zhong exclaimed in awe.
"Now, it's your turn," Ye Yunfei said lightly, his gaze settling on the last remaining Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor.
"Ye Yunfei, just you wait. I will definitely return for vengeance!" The Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor glared at Ye Yunfei, his teeth clenched.
"One slash of my sword will shatter your body and annihilate your spirit completely. Furthermore, my sword intent has already locked onto you. Even if some 'Respected One' of your Dark Faction wanted to save you across distance, it's too late now.
Do you really think you still have the chance to seek revenge?" Ye Yunfei asked coldly.
Last time in the Vermilion Bird Realm, the leading Dark Faction Heavenly Emperor had been rescued at the last moment by a Dark Faction Venerable One utilizing divine power across vast distances. Thus, Ye Yunfei had come prepared this time.
Slice!
After speaking, Ye Yunfei slashed out a sword attack, giving no opportunity for this Dark Faction expert to flee.
Pop!
This Dark Faction expert's body instantly exploded.
"Haha… Kid, you simply don't understand the depth of our Dark Faction's heritage and methods. You think you've truly killed us?
Just wait and see. We'll meet again!" The Dark Faction expert broke into wild laughter just before his body exploded.
"What's going on?
Could it be that these Dark Faction creatures I killed... actually aren't dead?
How is that possible?" Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but frown, a deeply puzzled expression spreading across his face.