"Brother Ye, congratulations on your successful breakthrough!"
Wu Wang was the first to rush forward, crying out happily.
Following him, Yan Xiaoquan, Zhou Ye, and Wu Tianyu also approached and congratulated Ye Yunfei in turn.
"Brother Ye, you were already so powerful back when you were still at the Heavenly Emperor Realm. Now that you've broken through to Mystic Immortal, how strong have you become exactly?" Zhou Ye asked curiously.
"His combat power has long been unrivaled among Mystic Immortals. He belongs to that type of genius whose battle prowess far surpasses his cultivation realm," Yan Xiaoquan quipped from the side.
"Everyone, our trip to that ancient battlefield yielded quite rich harvests. Now, let's begin distributing what we obtained there," Ye Yunfei said with a smile. With a wave of his hand, over a hundred spatial rings appeared before him.
There were also several dozen jade slips containing cultivation methods!
Inside the ancient battlefield, every War Remnant Soul of the Light Faction that Ye Yunfei encountered had chosen to gift their remaining possessions and legacies to him. Ye Yunfei naturally had no intention of monopolizing these things.
Next, Ye Yunfei began allocating the treasures from the spatial rings and the cultivation method jade slips among the group.
Before the last World-Destroying War, members of the Light Faction had prepared vast quantities of cultivation resources and treasures to replenish energy and heal wounds on the battlefield. As they fell in battle and became remnant souls, these resources and treasures remained preserved with them.
All five received a staggering amount of cultivation resources.
Ye Yunfei fared slightly better; inside the Ancient God Remnant, he had received gifts from Mr. Liu that surpassed—both in quantity and quality—the resources and treasures left behind by the War Remnant Souls on the ancient battlefield.
As for Yan Xiaoquan and the other three, they had never possessed such a massive quantity of cultivation resources and treasures before, and each of them was extremely excited.
The dozens of cultivation method jade slips were also divided equally among the five, each selecting techniques suitable for themselves.
These martial techniques and skills were practiced by ancient members of the Light Faction, with some having been lost to time. Thus, their value was immense.
"With these treasures, it won't be long before I can breakthrough and ascend myself," Zhou Ye said excitedly.
"Me too. These cultivation resources and rare natural treasures are enough to push my realm up another level!" Wu Tianyu said while taking stock of the items within his spatial ring.
"I think these martial techniques and skills are the most precious!" Wu Wang, on the other hand, was sensing the cultivation method jade slip he obtained, carefully reading its contents.
"I reckon it won't be long before I break through too," Yan Xiaoquan whispered.
At this moment, one of Ye Yunfei's clones had already entered the Phantom Tower, arriving before the Heart-Devouring Demon that had been imprisoned not long ago.
"Master, I've gained quite a harvest this time, absorbing a massive amount of negative energy!" The other Heart-Devouring Demon suddenly appeared beside Ye Yunfei, speaking excitedly.
"You are my kin! Why are you calling this human boy master?! Our Heart-Devouring Demon race is exalted. How could we possibly grovel before a mere human boy..." The recently captured demon was greatly startled to see one of its own kind.
Boom...
Before it could finish speaking, Ye Yunfei's expression darkened, releasing a flood of Mental Force energy that surged toward the demon with overwhelming pressure.
"Ah..." The Heart-Devouring Demon immediately screamed.
"Enough nonsense. Since you've fallen into my hands, you now have only two choices. First, die. Second, swear a Heart-Oath, vowing to become my slave from now on! Choose. Now." Ye Yunfei cut straight to the chase.
"So you swore a Heart-Oath to this human boy, becoming his slave!" The captured demon cried out in shock and fury.
Rumble...
Ye Yunfei released another wave of Mental Force energy, violently crashing into the demon.
"Ah..." Its body was directly flung backward. With a scream, it tumbled through the air and fell some distance away.
"Choose," Ye Yunfei said lightly.
"Despicable human boy! Our Heart-Devouring Demon race is exalted. We will never bow to lowly races like you..." the demon roared.
Crack...
Ye Yunfei waved a hand, slashing out with a sharp sword gleam that directly cleaved the demon's body in two.
"Don't test my patience. Killing you is effortless for me." Ye Yunfei's tone remained mild.
Sensing Ye Yunfei's killing intent, the demon began to feel fear. Even savage demonic beings, when faced with true death, could experience terror just like ordinary living beings.
"Fine. I understand your choice. You can go and die now," Ye Yunfei said, having little patience left.
Whoosh...
The Soul Sword appeared, slashing toward the demon's Soul Body. Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei punched out. The violent fist force instantly covered the demon's two severed halves with cracks, on the verge of exploding them.
"Human youth, wait..." Feeling the threat of death, the demon suddenly spoke up.
"Human youth, I am willing to gift you a large batch of treasures, if only you spare my life," it said.
"If I kill you, everything on you becomes mine. Why would I need your gift?" Ye Yunfei paused momentarily, replying with a cold laugh.
Boom...
Ye Yunfei's fist struck the demon's two halves, and the Soul Sword reached the front of its Soul Body, poised to annihilate it.
"Master, please don't destroy his Soul Body and heart for now. Just cripple them! I want to use his Soul Body and heart for cultivation and enhancement!" The Heart-Devouring Demon Ye Yunfei had already subdued shouted.
"Understood," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"You traitor! You are also of the Heart Devourer Race, yet you help outsiders scheme against your own kin!" the captured demon raged.
"Ha ha... Our Heart Devourer Race is the most sinister and ruthless of all. You're actually talking to me about kinship? Don't you find that laughable yourself? Don't you know that most of the powerful figures among our kind have, at one point, rapidly increased their strength by devouring their own race? And which patriarch or elder among us did not ascend to their position by massacring their way through obstacles? Every time a new patriarch or elder is appointed, it signifies another bloody slaughter. So, in our entire race, whose hands are not stained with the blood of their kin? I'd wager that on your own hands, the number of fallen kin is at least several hundred, if not a thousand." The Heart-Devouring Demon Ye Yunfei had subdued burst into wild laughter.
"I never imagined the internal strife of the Heart Devourer Race to be so severe. But it makes sense; this race specializes in feeding on negative emotions. Each one is a cold, twisted individual. They truly wouldn't care about kinship," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
"Alright, time to die." Ye Yunfei prepared to strike a killing blow, showing no further mercy.
"I am willing to swear a Heart-Oath and become your slave from now on!" At that moment, the Heart-Devouring Demon finally couldn't withstand the fear of death and cried out.
"Fine then." This was precisely the effect Ye Yunfei wanted. After all, having a few more Heart-Devouring Demons under his control might prove useful in the future.
Next, the demon swore a Heart-Oath with Ye Yunfei, becoming his slave.
Thus, Ye Yunfei had subjugated two Heart-Devouring Demons as slaves!