"Commander, the Dark Faction army attacking Xiaotian Realm has a total of eight Earth Immortals, two of which are Advanced Earth Immortals!" Deacon Zhuang reported.
"What? Eight Earth Immortals, two of them Advanced?" The three elders gasped in shock upon hearing Deacon Zhuang's words.
In fact, the overall strength of the 35th Battalion was not exceptionally high. Previously, they had only one Advanced Earth Immortal: their former leader, Fan Yuanwei. The other five Earth Immortals were all intermediate level. Now, the 35th Battalion didn't have a single Advanced Earth Immortal left, while the enemy had two. How were they supposed to fight that?
"It seems the enemy has assessed the strength of our 35th Battalion. This time, they intend to eradicate us," Elder Zhuo said anxiously.
"Does Xiaotian Realm have solid land?" Ye Yunfei asked. In this region of space-time, most worlds fell into two categories: one was a universe of stars and void, the other was a singular continent.
Hearing Ye Yunfei's question, the three elders were momentarily taken aback. What kind of question was that at a time like this? Still, Elder Qi answered, "Xiaotian Realm's main body is a vast continent of considerable area."
"Then there's no problem. Let's go! We immediately head to Xiaotian Realm to settle accounts with those Dark Faction bastards, show them the might of our Light Faction!" Ye Yunfei said, appearing much more composed after hearing Elder Qi's reply.
"Settle accounts with the Dark Faction?" The three elders and Deacon Zhuang grew decidedly less composed upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words.
<> the three elders couldn't help but secretly message each other in lament. They seemed even more disappointed in Ye Yunfei.
"Commander, the attacking Dark Faction force is very strong overall. I don't think it's wise to confront them head-on..." Deacon Zhuang said hesitantly.
"No need to say more. I know what I'm doing," Ye Yunfei said. Observing the reactions of the three elders and the deacon, he had a good idea of what they were thinking.
"Deacon Zhuang, give me the spatial coordinates of Xiaotian Realm," Ye Yunfei said after a moment's thought.
"Yes, sir." Deacon Zhuang directly sent the spatial coordinates for Xiaotian Realm to Ye Yunfei.
"Three elders, I will head to Xiaotian Realm now. You gather our forces and follow afterwards," Ye Yunfei said to the three elders. Having said that, Ye Yunfei took out a Space Teleportation Token, first loaded a large amount of spatial energy crystals into it, then activated it directly.
Whoosh! Ye Yunfei vanished.
"That's a highly advanced teleportation treasure!" The three elders were somewhat astonished. Ye Yunfei had acted too quickly; they hadn't even had time to stop him.
"Not good! With Commander Ye's realm and power, going to Xiaotian Realm alone is practically suicide!" Deacon Zhuang suddenly realized and exclaimed.
"Reckless! Utter recklessness!" The three elders were also extremely worried and kept complaining.
"Gather the troops immediately, we're going to Xiaotian Realm! If anything happens to him, we old fellows won't be able to answer to Senior Chu!" Elder Qi declared through gritted teeth.
Not long after, the three elders led all the troops from the base and hurriedly rushed toward Xiaotian Realm.
At this time, using the Space Teleportation Token, Ye Yunfei had directly transported himself near the entrance and exit of Xiaotian Realm.
"There really are a lot of Dark Faction troops here!" Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm called out.
Looking out, all they could see was a black mass of Dark Faction troops ahead, surrounding Xiaotian Realm's entrance and exit tightly.
"Not good! It looks like the Dark Faction has already breached Xiaotian Realm. The entrance is now guarded by Dark Faction men!" Hun Lao said.
"Yes, the Dark Faction has already broken in!" Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, take me inside now!" Ye Yunfei ordered.
Xiaotian Realm was one of the two main bases of the 35th Battalion, housing half of the battalion's personnel, including two Earth Immortal-level elders. If something happened to those people, it would be a huge loss for the 35th Battalion. As the current leader of the 35th Battalion, Ye Yunfei certainly did not wish for that.
"Alright!" Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm nodded.
Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower. Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm took the Phantom Tower and dove into space, disappearing. It then swam stealthily through the spatial layers toward Xiaotian Realm's entrance.
Although the entrance to Xiaotian Realm was now guarded by Dark Faction members, those on guard duty were all True Immortals—mere primary or intermediate level True Immortals at that. With their strength, they couldn't possibly sense Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's presence.
Soon, Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm stealthily carried the Phantom Tower into Xiaotian Realm.
This world's main body was indeed a vast continent. Above the continent, a dense mass of Dark Faction troops stood, resembling a dark ocean completely surrounding the landmass below, making it impenetrable. Among them were eight Dark Faction Earth Immortals, radiating powerful auras that caused the world's spatial fabric to tremble as if it could barely withstand the pressure.
On the continent, two Earth Immortal experts led a large number of Light Faction personnel, standing ready, prepared for a fierce battle. There was no question—the Light Faction people on the continent had to be the 35th Battalion's forces!
Swish! Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm teleported and quietly landed on the continent, burrowing into the ground.
"From now on, this place belongs to me!" Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower and stood underground, sensing the flowing earth energy currents around him. Seeing several Earth Dragons not far away, a cold smile appeared on his face.
During this period, Ye Yunfei had been using one of his Soul Bodies to cultivate, mainly comprehending various cultivation techniques and secret arts, including Geomancy Technique, sword techniques, heart energy, and formations. His proficiency in Geomancy Technique had been steadily increasing.
Swish... Ye Yunfei activated his Geomancy Technique, harnessing earth energy to traverse the underground depths of the continent at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, he reached the continent's central location.
Compass-Dominating Earth Art! Communicating with the earth energy, Ye Yunfei formed hand seals and unleashed this profound technique from the Geomancy Technique.
Boom... All the earth energy flows and Earth Dragons deep beneath the continent began to stir violently, causing the entire continent to shake fiercely.
"What's happening?" On the continent, members of the Light Faction's 35th Battalion panicked slightly.
"Do not panic! I have already notified Elder Qi and the others. Reinforcements from our other base will arrive soon to aid us!" a blue-robed elder announced loudly to reassure the 35th Battalion personnel.
"It seems those Light Faction fools might be setting up some formation or another!" a Dark Faction Earth Immortal hovering in the sky above the continent remarked.
"Hmph! Against absolute power, no tricks they pull will be of any use! Tell everyone to prepare! We will kill every single Light Faction member on this continent!" a Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal snorted coldly.
<> At that moment, deep underground, Ye Yunfei uttered a soft cry.
An ethereal compass materialized before Ye Yunfei. The profound runes within it spun rapidly. At Ye Yunfei's command, the earth in this area began to form a connection with him. Ye Yunfei had already used the Compass-Dominating Earth Art to take control of this piece of land!
<> Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
Roar... Ye Yunfei waved a hand, and thousands of Earth Dragons were teleported out from the Phantom Tower, continuously pouring into the depths of the continent. The last time Ye Yunfei was in a Dark Faction world, he had captured all the Earth Dragons from a continent there and stored them in the Phantom Tower. Earth energy and Earth Dragons were precious resources for an Earth Master, so Ye Yunfei had been consciously collecting and storing them in the Phantom Tower.
<> At that moment, a Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal hovering above the continent bellowed. Mighty sound waves reverberated throughout the entire world.
The Dark Faction troops were beginning their assault!
<> Deep underground, Ye Yunfei stood at the continent's center and said calmly.