“You three don't attack, stay close and follow me! I'll protect you!” Ye Yunfei shouted loudly.
“Hu Miao, let’s fight our way to that altar and take the Ancient Demon Crystals!” Ye Yunfei transmitted his voice to Hu Miao.
“Understood,” Hu Miao replied.
The next moment, Hu Miao once again unleashed her Illusion Art. The strands of illusion law drifted forward like ethereal colorful ribbons.
Immediately, hundreds of Earth Corpse Monkeys ahead fell into a state of dazed fascination within moments, as if sleepwalking.
This state was extremely brief. But for Ye Yunfei, it was more than enough.
Ye Yunfei strode forward, unleashing the Mountain-Piercing Divine Strike. His left and right fists punched out consecutively, sending wave after wave of violent fists that struck the heads of those Earth Corpse Monkeys.
Against Ye Yunfei’s terrifying physical strength, the heads of those Earth Corpse Monkeys would shatter into pieces at the slightest graze from his fist force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The heads of the Earth Corpse Monkeys burst into powder one by one, like blossoming crimson fireworks, staining the air with a mist of bloody fog.
In less than a second, Ye Yunfei once again instant-killed several hundred Earth Corpse Monkeys.
“T-this is too exaggerated…” Yuan Dayong stared slack-jawed, his eyes nearly popping out.
Before this, his single strike could at most send a few Earth Corpse Monkeys flying. Compared to Ye Yunfei’s combat prowess, it was simply a gap between heaven and earth.
“H-how… How is this possible… Xiao Tianfei… he is actually so strong…” At this moment, Xiao Hui gazed at the ferociously powerful Ye Yunfei, feeling somewhat stupefied and utterly unable to accept it.
She had always seen Ye Yunfei as a weakling, a little brother who needed her protection.
But now, this little brother was suddenly displaying such astonishing might, completely overturning her perception.
“Ye Yunfei, use the Chaos Cauldron! The Chaos Cauldron is incomparably sturdy. It can be used to clear a path and block the attacks of these Earth Corpse Monkeys.” At this moment, Huang Shang suddenly transmitted his voice to Ye Yunfei.
“Right! I nearly forgot about it!” Ye Yunfei’s heart stirred.
The Chaos Cauldron had been given to him by Elder Dan within the Small World. Forged from Chaos True Gold—whose greatest characteristic was being extremely hard, capable of withstanding most artifacts in the world—the Chaos Cauldron had always been kept and used by Huang Shang. Ye Yunfei had almost forgotten about it.
Boom!
Huang Shang, manipulating the Chaos Cauldron, appeared and charged forward.
Now a Ghost Cultivator proficient in many ghost-type divine abilities, Huang Shang was already a master who could hold his own. He could fully control the Chaos Cauldron independently, without needing Ye Yunfei to divert his attention.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The thick and heavy Chaos Cauldron, resembling a small hill under Huang Shang’s control, continuously slammed forward, violently colliding with the Earth Corpse Monkeys. Those monkeys were knocked flying one after another by the cauldron, their skins torn and flesh rending, shrieking in agony.
Hu Miao unleashed her Illusion Art once again, while Ye Yunfei executed the Mountain-Piercing Divine Strike fist technique.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The heads of the Earth Corpse Monkeys exploded one after another. Within seconds, a large swath of space ahead had been cleared.
Ye Yunfei was like a highly efficient human-shaped meat grinder. Wherever he went, rows upon rows of Earth Corpse Monkeys ahead fell to the ground.
The ground was littered everywhere with headless Earth Corpse Monkeys lying haphazardly in a thick layer.
Xiao Hui, Wu Heishan, and Yuan Dayong moved mechanically behind Ye Yunfei, their eyes fixed on his back as they subconsciously swallowed nervously.
“How is this possible?!”
In the distance, the disciples of the major sects and clans stared at Ye Yunfei with looks of utter disbelief, extremely shocked.
“Impossible… He’s merely an ant at the mid Mystic Realm… why does he possess such terrifying combat power?!” That Senior Brother Fang watched Ye Yunfei with shock and suspicion, completely unable to believe it.
Previously, he had always regarded Ye Yunfei as a little ant he could crush anytime. If not for wanting to give Xiao Hui a good impression, he would have long since made a move.
Yet, this little ant in his eyes was now displaying such formidable prowess!
It was like a God of Slaughter had descended, possessing deity-slaying, Buddha-repelling power!
Especially when he saw Xiao Hui gazing at Ye Yunfei with a fascinated, utterly worshipful expression, seemingly unable to extricate herself, an uncontrollable surge of jealousy and hatred welled up within his heart!
Originally, he had wanted to bring Xiao Hui here, launching an attack on the Earth Corpse Monkey lair so that Xiao Hui could witness the unmatched elegance of a great sect’s disciple. He had aimed to move her heart and seize the opportunity to take her virtue.
Who could have imagined that now Ye Yunfei had stolen the spotlight and attracted all of Xiao Hui’s attention. How could he not hate this!
“Just who is that kid? Why does he possess such astonishing combat power?”
At this moment, the disciples of the major sects and clans were all looking at Ye Yunfei with suspicion and shock.
“Ye Yunfei! I know now! He is Ye Yunfei!” Suddenly, a man in green robes pointed at Ye Yunfei, shouting in shock and fury.
This man in green robes was Chen Ziqian. He had personally experienced the might of Mountain-Piercing Divine Strike back at Sky Moon Villa. Now, watching Ye Yunfei continuously execute Mountain-Piercing Divine Strike, he suddenly recognized Ye Yunfei’s identity.
“Right! He must be Ye Yunfei! In the Eastern Region, aside from Ye Yunfei, there couldn’t possibly be anyone else with such combat power!” The others also suddenly realized the truth and exclaimed one after another.
“Ye Yunfei? Xiao Tianfei… is Ye Yunfei?” Xiao Hui, following behind Ye Yunfei, gazed at his back in utter disbelief. Muttering to herself, she felt as if she were in a dream.
“He is Ye Yunfei?!” Yuan Dayong also wore an expression of sheer incredulity.
“Die!”
Ye Yunfei carried out his frenzied slaughter while striding grandly towards the Altar.
Huang Shang manipulated the Chaos Cauldron, which moved swiftly like a small hillock, continuously blasting away any Earth Corpse Monkey blocking the path ahead. Hu Miao continuously unleashed her Illusion Art.
The combined power of these three unleashed was simply terrifying. Nearly every second, they could instant-kill hundreds of Earth Corpse Monkeys.
The path Ye Yunfei took could be described as a road of death, piled thick with the corpses of Earth Corpse Monkeys, their demon blood forming flowing rivers!
Gradually, Ye Yunfei drew closer and closer to the Altar.
The Earth Corpse Monkeys seemed to have realized Ye Yunfei’s motive—that he wanted to snatch those Ancient Demon Crystals.
Gah! Gah! Gah!
Almost all of the Earth Corpse Monkeys in the valley, as if driven to frenzy, charged collectively towards Ye Yunfei in a vast, surging horde.
Layer after layer of Earth Corpse Monkeys, like moths drawn to a flame, rushed forward. As soon as one layer fell, the next immediately surged up, completely fearless of death!
“Let’s go! Let’s seize this chance to withdraw quickly!”
Seeing the Earth Corpse Monkeys collectively going berserk, these disciples of the major sects and clans were so terrified that none dared stay. Seizing the opportunity, they charged towards the valley’s exit.
Earlier, during the intense battle with the Earth Corpse Monkeys, about half of these major sect and clan disciples had already activated their Transmission Talismans and teleported away.
Thus, only about a hundred or so remained now, fleeing the valley in utter panic.
At this moment, tens of thousands of Earth Corpse Monkeys, a densely packed, pitch-black mass, crowded onto Ye Yunfei’s forward path.
“Master, the numbers of Earth Corpse Monkeys are too great. If this continues, we won’t be able to hold on much longer!” Even Hu Miao felt her heart racing with apprehension.