‘I have to think of a way to enter this dense accumulation of War Remnant Souls and find Ye Yunfei. I hope he’s alright,’ Yan Xiaoquan murmured to herself as she studied the impenetrable mass of densely packed souls before her.
‘A frontal assault it is!’
After thinking for a moment, she gritted her teeth and decided to force her way in.
Rumble…
Ten Mystic Immortal-ranked magic treasures simultaneously shot out from within her body and ignited at the same moment.
Of these ten treasures, five were Soul Power-type artifacts, as using soul-focused tools was the most effective against remnant souls. As a Mystic Immortal, although Yan Xiaoquan hadn’t cultivated rare arts like a soldier-control technique, she was still capable of activating and manipulating over a dozen artifacts simultaneously.
After activating the ten treasures, she drew out a longsword, ready to charge straight through and search for Ye Yunfei within that thicket of War Remnant Souls.
‘Huh? How did she get here?’
At that moment, Ye Yunfei also sensed Yan Xiaoquan’s arrival and was somewhat surprised.
‘What else? She came for you. Don’t tell me you still haven’t realized her feelings for you?’ Hun Lao said.
‘Hehe, Master, she’s smitten with you! Such a good girl, coming back into this ancient battlefield for your sake. You better not let her kindness go unappreciated,’ Hu Miao giggled, her character one that enjoyed watching drama and feeling it was never big enough.
‘Stop talking nonsense!’ Ye Yunfei felt a headache coming on.
In truth, Ye Yunfei had an inkling, but in his heart, only Su Qingluo was his woman.
‘Master, I’m not talking nonsense. I understand a woman’s heart far better than you. I’m sure of it—she definitely has feelings for you,’ Hu Miao insisted.
‘Alright, let’s not discuss this. Let her wait outside,’ Ye Yunfei said, momentarily unsure how to handle the situation.
‘Don’t come in. I’m fine,’ Ye Yunfei transmitted a sound message to Yan Xiaoquan.
‘Ye Yunfei, is that you? Are you really inside?’ Yan Xiaoquan received Ye Yunfei’s sound transmission and instantly became agitated.
‘Yes, I’m in here. Wait outside,’ Ye Yunfei replied.
‘What are you doing inside? Is it dangerous? Are you trapped?’ Yan Xiaoquan quickly asked, her concern evident.
‘There’s no danger to me inside,’ Ye Yunfei answered.
Although the War Remnant Souls piled around Ye Yunfei were now sealed, they still emitted a vast amount of Soul Force Energy. If Yan Xiaoquan forced her way in, she would definitely be suppressed.
‘You’re really alright? You don’t need my help?’ Yan Xiaoquan was still a bit uneasy, seeing so many War Remnant Souls gathered here and not knowing what was happening.
‘I’m really fine. I’m going into closed-door cultivation here for a while. Speaking of which, where are Wu Wang and the others?’ Ye Yunfei said.
‘I see… Wu Wang and the others didn’t return. I told them to leave this ancient battlefield,’ Yan Xiaoquan replied, relaxing significantly upon hearing his words.
‘Just wait for me outside,’ Ye Yunfei said after a moment’s thought.
‘Fine. I’ll wait here. If you need help, tell me immediately,’ Yan Xiaoquan nodded.
She knew that disturbing someone during cultivation was the biggest taboo, so she abandoned her plan to go in and find him.
Yan Xiaoquan found a spot nearby, sat down cross-legged, and began to settle into quiet meditation.
Meanwhile, deep within the ancient battlefield, inside the valley, the woman of peerless beauty stood poised in mid-air, her hands gently moving in a graceful dance.
As her hands swayed, the space of this ancient battlefield began to undergo significant changes. A portion of the battlefield’s energy and laws started to transfer away and vanish. Furthermore, the War Remnant Souls within this area were directly teleported to surround Ye Yunfei.
Boom…
With earth-shaking roars, the area of this ancient battlefield gradually shrank. Especially at the edges, the energies, laws, and War Remnant Souls that had once existed there were all transferred away, leaving only ordinary scorched black earth, no longer part of the battlefield realm.
The space, energy, and laws of this ancient battlefield were all shifting, trembling and swaying amidst tremendous roars.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three black-robed figures suddenly arrived just outside the valley.
‘Our Dark Faction Death-Watcher was killed right here,’ one of the black-robed figures said after sensing the area.
‘Seems it’s inextricably linked to that woman inside the valley,’ the three black-robed figures quickly fixed their gazes upon the peerlessly beautiful woman within.
All three black-robed figures possessed immense power. Through deduction, they had nearly confirmed that their Death-Watcher had been killed by that woman.
‘Why would that woman kill a member of our Dark Faction? Could she be from the Light Faction? If so, she cannot be allowed to live. Anyone capable of killing a Dark Faction Death-Watcher is undoubtedly a powerful expert from the Light Faction. Leaving her alive would be a latent threat. Better to eliminate her early and take her flesh-essence and Soul Body essence back,’ one black-robed figure said.
‘Good. Let’s attack together,’ the other two nodded.
The three then strode forward toward the valley ahead.
Rumble…
The moment they reached the valley’s mouth, a ring of energy light manifested, enveloping the entire valley and blocking their path.
‘Humph!’
One of the black-robed figures snorted coldly and struck out with a palm.
‘More insects have arrived,’ inside the valley, the beautiful woman wore an expression of disgust.
Rumble…
The next moment, an immaculate white jade hand extended from within the valley, slapping toward the three black-robed figures.
‘Not good! Retreat!’
The three, sensing the energy aura emanating from that white jade hand, paled in fright and simultaneously fell back.
But it was too late.
The white jade hand continuously expanded, instantly covering a vast swath of space like a massive white cloud, bearing down to suppress the three.
‘Talisman of Substituted Death, Burn!’
At this critical juncture, one of the black-robed figures took out a black talisman, immediately activated it, and set it ablaze.
Three identical black-robed figures appeared, charging toward the white jade hand.
Meanwhile, the main bodies of the three were enveloped by a mysterious energy released from the black talisman, instantly teleported away, evading the palm’s suppression.
‘Run! This woman’s power is terrifying, beyond what the three of us can handle!’ one transmitted urgently to the others.
Whoosh…
The three black-robed figures unleashed their full power, fleeing into the distance.
‘I suspect this woman might be a Golden Immortal, perhaps even an Advanced Golden Immortal, or even a Perfect Golden Immortal!’ one spoke after putting a considerable distance between them and the valley.
‘She merely projected a palm and could suppress us. I suspect this woman could be a Heavenly Immortal!’ another said, still shaken.
Heavenly Immortal!
The other two jumped in alarm upon hearing this.
‘Impossible. How could a Heavenly Immortal appear in this spacetime? Absolutely impossible!’ one black-robed figure shook his head.
Just then, three old men came soaring through the air from the distance. Although the energy and laws of this ancient battlefield were formidable, these three were Earth Immortals and could still fly freely within it.
‘Men of the Light Faction!’ The three black-robed figures narrowed their eyes.
The three old men landed a fair distance from the valley and peered toward its interior. One of them, a yellow-robed elder, had brought Wu Wang, Zhou Ye, and Wu Tianyu along. They had also discerned that the valley was the source of this ancient battlefield’s upheaval and had come to investigate.
‘We must be cautious. The woman in that valley possesses immense power,’ the yellow-robed elder said gravely.
These three Light Faction elders had just witnessed the three black-robed figures nearly being slain by that white jade palm, so they naturally dared not approach too closely.
‘It seems the woman in the valley does not belong to the Light Faction!’ Seeing the three elders’ actions, the dark-robed men immediately understood.
‘We’ll investigate that woman’s identity covertly. But until we ascertain who she is, we should refrain from provoking her to avoid prematurely making another powerful enemy. I estimate that only a few of our Dark Faction’s supreme Lords would be capable of dealing with her,’ one black-robed man said grimly.
‘What about this ancient battlefield? Should we still manage its affairs?’ another asked.
‘I sense that woman employed some method to shrink this ancient battlefield’s scale, but it is gradually stabilizing now. Let’s leave the battlefield be for the moment. First, we report this matter upward and act according to orders. Our Dark Faction definitely won’t abandon this ancient battlefield,’ the first black-robed man said after consideration.
‘Since that woman isn’t affiliated with the Light Faction, there should be no problem dealing with those three, right?’ he then looked coldly toward the three Light Faction elders.
‘No problem. I also want to take this opportunity to test just how much these so-called experts of the Light Faction weigh,’ another sneered.
‘In that case, let’s make a move. What are we waiting for?’ the third black-robed man said slowly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three black-robed figures shot forward like three cannonballs fired from a barrel, charging toward the three Light Faction elders.
‘Those three intend to attack us!’ the slightly portly elder exclaimed in a low voice.
‘A fight is a fight. Are we afraid of them?’ the purple-robed elder took a step forward, dazzling purple divine light bursting from his sturdy frame like a purple halo, his imposing aura intimidating.
‘You three, get into my spatial treasure!’ The yellow-robed elder immediately stuffed Wu Wang and the other two into a spatial treasure.
Rumble…
The three black-robed men charged over, causing space to tremble. In the next moment, a fierce battle erupted between the three Light Faction elders and the three black-robed figures.
After dozens of exchanges, both sides discovered their strengths were comparable. As these six Earth Immortal experts fought, the surrounding space began to shake violently.
‘This ancient battlefield has just been remodeled by me and hasn’t fully stabilized yet. These ignorant fools fighting here could easily cause further damage,’ the beautiful woman in the distant valley, witnessing the battle, couldn’t help but show anger.
The next moment, a pure white hand extended from the valley, stretching toward the location of the six Earth Immortals’ combat.
‘Run!’
Having witnessed this hand’s terrifying power earlier, the three black-robed figures immediately turned and fled.
‘We must flee too!’
The three Light Faction elders were also greatly alarmed, fleeing at full speed into the distance.
Rumble…
The white hand appeared directly above the three black-robed men, slowly pressing down.
‘Talisman of Substituted Death! Burn!’
Sensing the aura of death, the three black-robed men felt their limbs go weak. One immediately drew out a black talisman and whispered the incantation.
‘Hmph, such a talisman saved you once, but it won’t save you a second time,’ a woman’s cold snort emanated from the white hand. Then, a powerful attractive force erupted. Before the three could react, the black talisman was sucked away, transformed into a black streak, and flew straight into the distant valley.
Squish! Squish! Squish!
The white hand slapped down, crushing the three black-robed men into three pulps of blood.
‘These three fellows’ Soul Bodies shall also be gifted to that boy. Consider it doubling our repayment for the grace he showed our Battle Tribe descendants in the past,’ the woman murmured to herself within the valley.
Having watched all memory segments in Ye Yunfei’s mind concerning Long Yingying, she knew that Long Yingying had relied on Ye Yunfei for the opportunity to emerge from that small world called Tianxuan Continent.
The next moment, the three black-robed men’s remnant souls were teleported before Ye Yunfei, exuding powerful Soul Force Energy. Their Soul Bodies had been grievously damaged, yet still contained a vast sea of soul power.
‘Many thanks, Senior!’
Knowing these three suddenly appearing remnant souls were undoubtedly another gift from that mysterious woman, Ye Yunfei promptly voiced his gratitude.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang’s speed of refining and absorbing the surrounding War Remnant Souls grew increasingly rapid, and their corresponding strengths grew ever stronger.