Ye Yunfei realized that so far, among the Dark Faction nests he had destroyed, the strongest ones had been occupied by Advanced Earth Immortals. He had yet to encounter a single Perfected Earth Immortal.
Furthermore, more than half of these Dark Faction nests were situated on land with continents, which made things go even smoother for Ye Yunfei, like a fish in water.
This time, Ye Yunfei had managed to slay several Advanced Earth Immortals in a row!
During the last campaign, he hadn't managed to kill a single Advanced Earth Immortal; all the ones he encountered had escaped!
The Blood Clan Clone refined and absorbed the bloodline essences of those several Advanced Earth Immortals, and its strength saw a significant increase.
Huang Shang devoured the soul body essences of those several Advanced Earth Immortals, and his power also surged by a large margin!
In this manner, within a short period, Ye Yunfei led the troops of the 35th Battalion and, with swift and thunderous methods, destroyed more than a dozen Dark Faction nests in one go.
During this process, the gains of the 35th Battalion were immense!
All the wealth and resources from the destroyed Dark Faction nests went to the 35th Battalion, giving every member a feeling of becoming immensely rich overnight.
The five elders underwent multiple battles, and coupled with obtaining large batches of cultivation resources, their combat power steadily increased.
"Hahaha… Young Commander, these are truly exhilarating days!"
"The overall strength of our 35th Battalion has soared again!"
"I'm vaguely sensing the opportunity for a breakthrough!"
The five elders all laughed heartily.
"This little fellow truly is remarkable, even more formidable than I imagined…" Upon receiving news about the 35th Battalion, Old Man Chu exclaimed with delighted praise.
"Hahaha… Indeed, he's very good. Far better than I was at his age!" Chan Master Tianwu also laughed and said.
"Old Man Chu, Monk Tianwu, this young talent you personally dug out indeed hasn't disappointed us.
Our Light Faction has gained another expert capable of standing alone and holding his ground, and a young one at that!"
Other high-ranking members of the Light Faction also joined in with praise.
"Of course! Do you think a young man personally selected by me would be ordinary!" Chan Master Tianwu said smugly.
"Ye Yunfei's skill in Formations must have improved considerably. Coupled with his Geomancy Technique, I reckon even if he encountered a Perfected Earth Immortal now, he could ensure his own safety, and might even put up a decent fight. Unthinkable. He has reached such heights in such a short time," Old Man Chu remarked.
"His own combat prowess hasn't reached that level yet. He mainly relies on his Geomancy Technique and Formations…" Chan Master Tianwu said.
"No… No matter the reason, the fact remains that he has slain several Advanced Earth Immortals! He now completely possesses the strength to contend with Advanced Earth Immortals, and no one can deny this!" Before Chan Master Tianwu could finish, Old Man Chu shook his head and voiced his disagreement.
"Old Man Chu, what you say also makes sense." Chan Master Tianwu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Around the same time, news of over a dozen destroyed Dark Faction nests reached several of the Dark Faction's core higher-ups.
"It's that Ye Yunfei again!" A black-robed figure emitting terrifying dark energy growled angrily.
"Then let's send someone to eliminate him. If this continues, our Dark Faction's casualties will grow heavier. This is only the opening phase of the war. If our Dark Faction loses too many people, it will likely affect the progress of the later stages," another black-robed figure said.
"It's of no consequence. We have as many ordinary-strength Dark Faction troops as we need. If the numbers run low later, we can report to the Patriarch. The Patriarch can produce them in bulk," suddenly, a black-robed figure meditating in lotus position not far away slowly spoke.
"Mass production?" The other black-robed figures nearby were all startled upon hearing his words.
"That's right. Our Patriarch possesses divine means. He can mass-produce our Dark Faction troops," that black-robed figure nodded.
"The Patriarch's divine powers are truly vast!" Upon hearing this, those black-robed figures were both shocked and delighted. They knew the speaker was one of the Dark Patriarch's confidants, so his words were likely true.
"However, if we let this human brat run amok like this, it indeed will have a negative impact on our Dark Faction. We have recruited so many major powers in this region of space-time. If we let that brat destroy more of our Dark Faction nests, it might give those allied powers second thoughts, making them hesitate to provoke the Light Faction further, thus affecting our plans. Alright then, let's dispatch some masters to eliminate that human called Ye Yunfei. But we should send at least Advanced Earth Immortals, or dispatch a few Perfected Earth Immortals to deal with him," that black-robed figure continued.
"Good. I will immediately assemble a group of masters to deal with that brat. Last time we already sent out a force specifically to handle him, but it had little effect and we even lost quite a few Earth Immortal experts. This time, we indeed must send Advanced or even Perfected Earth Immortals to deal with him," another black-robed figure next to him immediately spoke.
At this moment, inside a certain Small World.
After destroying over a dozen Dark Faction nests in a single go, Ye Yunfei led the troops of the 35th Battalion to take shelter within this Small World for temporary rest and recovery.
Ye Yunfei knew this recent operation by the 35th Battalion was sure to provoke an even stronger reaction from the Dark Faction's higher-ups, who would undoubtedly dispatch even more powerful experts to deal with him. This situation was the same as last time.
Ye Yunfei grew increasingly discreet in his actions, minimizing the exposure of his aura.
He led the 35th Battalion's troops into a lush mountain range within this Small World and immediately set up over a hundred isolation and concealment formations, carefully hiding everyone.
The entire mountain range fell within the scope of the formations, seeming to vanish completely. Even if Earth Immortal experts passed nearby, they might not sense it.
Ye Yunfei gave the order for the 35th Battalion to rest where they were.
After this period of campaigning, everyone in the 35th Battalion was exhausted.
Ye Yunfei instructed the five elders to enter the Phantom Tower for secluded cultivation, and had the battalion members enter the tower in groups to cultivate as well.
Having experienced multiple high-intensity battles and obtaining large batches of cultivation resources, the 35th Battalion's overall strength once again improved significantly!
Boom…
Approximately five days later, dark clouds suddenly gathered, and tribulation lightning surged in the sky above the mountain range.
"Elder Zhuo is going to break through!" Ye Yunfei felt a surge of delight.
Sure enough, Elder Zhuo rushed out from the Phantom Tower and began to endure his heavenly tribulation.
"Master, I sense the aura of my kin! And the kin approaching this time are extremely powerful, likely experts of the Earth Immortal level!"
At this moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly received a voice transmission.
It was one of his Heart-Devouring Demon slaves speaking.
"Oh, your kin have arrived?" Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei's heart stirred.
"Yes, I am certain it is the masters of our Heart-Devouring Demon race. Because within our race, when we are near each other, immediate bloodline sensing occurs. My kin is hiding nearby, roughly in that direction." That Heart-Devouring Demon slave pointed to a location in the distance.
"Your Heart-Devouring Demon race should be relatively afraid of Heart Energy Secret Techniques, correct? Let them come." Ye Yunfei said.
"Yes, Master. We Heart-Devouring Demons feed on the emotions of living beings, but what we fear most is Heart Energy and various Heart Energy Secret Techniques," the slave answered.
At this time, outside this Small World, a group of ferocious-looking beings arrived. Each one exuded an overwhelming aura of balefulness and murderous intent.
If Ye Yunfei were here, he would immediately recognize them—they were all members of the Winged Yin Monkey race!