"Ye Yunfei, are you planning to make a move yourself? Although the strength of these Resource Collection Envoys is formidable, I should be capable of putting up a fight as well."
Huang Shang conveyed his thoughts via Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"These guys just wiped out many of my poisonous creatures, causing me huge losses! Let me deal with them! This time I'll be careful, they might not be able to burn my insects!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm shouted.
"Master, my illusionary techniques have improved greatly lately. Why not let me try first?"
Hu Miao also requested to join the battle.
Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao had all seen significant improvements in their strength recently and were eager for some practical combat.
"No, I am already on the verge of a breakthrough into the Earth Immortal realm. Let me handle this. I too need a battle."
Ye Yunfei replied.
The combat prowess of these Resource Collection Envoys before him was truly strong, stirring a keen sense of rivalry within Ye Yunfei. He wanted to temper himself through a battle against them. With his current power level, fighting ordinary Earth Immortal experts held little appeal anymore. That was precisely why Ye Yunfei had refrained from acting earlier yet now yearned for a great fight. The more than a dozen black-robed men possessed exceptionally formidable combat strength, and Ye Yunfei intended to use them for tempering!
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao fell silent. They knew Ye Yunfei had indeed been cultivating in preparation to charge into the Earth Immortal realm lately.
"Think you can bully us with numbers? We'll all go together!"
Seeing this, Commander Lü from the Thirty-Six Battalions waved his hand, leading the Earth Immortal experts of the 36th Battalion forward, intending to face the enemy alongside Ye Yunfei.
"Let's all go together too!"
The five elders of the 35th Battalion also stepped forward one after another, positioning themselves behind Ye Yunfei.
"All of you, fall back. I will deal with them alone.
Elder Zhuo, please explain to the people of the Thirty-Six Battalions. Have them withdraw and simply observe."
Ye Yunfei sent a Sound Transmission to the five elders of the 35th Battalion.
The five elders naturally obeyed unquestioningly and immediately retreated. Moreover, they were all well aware of Ye Yunfei's true combat power and were not worried about his safety.
Elder Zhuo promptly sent a Sound Transmission, instructing Commander Lü to lead the Earth Immortal experts of the 36th Battalion to withdraw.
"There are so many of them, and there's even a Perfected Earth Immortal among them. Is it really feasible for Ye Yunfei to fight them all alone?"
At Elder Zhuo's repeated urging, Commander Lü, feeling both doubtful yet inclined to believe, led the Earth Immortal experts of the 36th Battalion into retreating. Still uneasy, he asked Elder Zhuo via Sound Transmission.
"Rest assured, Commander Ye possesses the strength for this. And we are all standing guard nearby. If the situation turns unfavorable, we can intervene immediately to assist,"
Elder Zhuo replied.
"Alright then,"
Commander Lü nodded.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei stepped forward one pace at a time towards the dozen or so black-robed figures, the murderous aura he released gradually intensifying.
"Who does this fellow think he is? Utterly arrogant!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei's actions, every one of the dozen Resource Collection Envoys grew enraged.
Because Ye Yunfei's body was enveloped by a layer of dazzling radiance, they were unable to discern his true appearance, nor could they sense the aura of his soul body.
Beyond the increasingly dense killing intent emanating from Ye Yunfei, these dozen Resource Collection Envoys couldn't even perceive his cultivation realm or power level.
As for the remnants of the Dark Faction forces behind the dozen envoys, Ye Yunfei had been extremely low-key throughout the previous battle, hardly making a move and merely observing from a distance. Amidst the chaotic battlefield, these Dark Faction personnel hadn't paid any attention to Ye Yunfei's presence at all. After all, during the previous combat, the Dark Faction forces had been completely routed and crushed. With fleeing for their lives being the top priority, who had the mind to identify individuals?
Thus, even as Ye Yunfei walked towards them step by step now, not a single person from the Dark Faction could actually recognize him.
"Arrogant fool! Let me behead you!"
One of the black-robed men suddenly roared lowly, taking a step forward.
Boom!
A surge of energy aura shot into the sky.
He was an Intermediate Earth Immortal!
But just judging from his energy aura, one could tell his combat power was far superior to that of an ordinary Intermediate Earth Immortal!
"Kid, come here and accept your death!"
This black-robed man, imitating Ye Yunfei, also strode towards him step by step as he spoke.
However, before his sentence was even finished...
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei had already activated the Time-Space Annihilation Technique, instantly traversing a great spatial distance. His fist shot out like lightning, landing squarely on the black-robed man's face, blasting his skull apart and leaving him a headless corpse.
Even his soul body was shattered upon impact, directly perishing!
Ye Yunfei's spatial speed was simply too fast, and his physical body strength too overwhelming. Poor fellow, despite having cultivated numerous profound techniques and secret arts and possessing a full arsenal of skills, never got a chance to deploy any!
"A mere Intermediate Earth Immortal dares to challenge me?"
Slowly retracting his fist, with black blood dripping down in drops, Ye Yunfei said coldly.
"Such incredible speed!"
"Incredible physical strength!"
Everyone's eyes contracted, exclaiming in awe.
"You dare!"
The dozen or so black-robed men were momentarily stunned, then all erupted in fury.
It must be noted that the Resource Collection Envoys held a special status within the Dark Faction, far more esteemed than ordinary members.
Boom! Boom!
Infuriated, the remaining black-robed men released their energy pressures one after another. Horrifying surges of energy soared skyward.
"These Earth Immortal experts seem exceptionally powerful!"
The five elders of the 35th Battalion and the Earth Immortal experts of the 36th Battalion paled in fright.
Whoosh!
Before the dozen or so black-robed men could even attack, Ye Yunfei activated the Time-Space Annihilation Technique once more, arriving directly in front of another black-robed man in a single step, mere meters away.
His speed was so great that no one could track his movement.
Rumble...
In that instant, Ye Yunfei unleashed the strength of his physical body almost without reserve, causing the surrounding space to tremble. An aura seemingly eternal and imperishable, unyielding through countless calamities, radiated from his form.
Two thousand five hundred Jiao and more worth of physical strength was undoubtedly an earth-shattering, astonishing existence within this spacetime.
"Brat, you're courting death!"
This black-robed man, startled and furious upon discovering Ye Yunfei suddenly appearing before him...
Boom! A black great seal erupted from within his body. Figures of ancient black deities materialized from within the seal, seated cross-legged, reciting archaic scriptures as they blasted towards Ye Yunfei.
"This should be an Earth Immortal-grade treasure. Come on then!"
Ye Yunfei then performed an action that left everyone speechless with astonishment. He neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the black great seal to come crashing towards him, finally striking squarely against his chest.
"Hahaha... Brat, thought you were something special, huh? Die now!"
The black-robed man, seeing his treasure strike Ye Yunfei, couldn't help but burst into mad laughter.
He was an Advanced Earth Immortal, and that Black Great Seal was one of his most prized treasures. He held great confidence in its power.
But the next scene left him somewhat dumbfounded.
When the Black Great Seal smashed against Ye Yunfei's chest... Clang! Sparks surged into the heavens, and the seal was actually sent flying backward, rebounding.
"Not bad,"
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
It must be remembered, Ye Yunfei's body had fused with several hundred Earth Immortal artifacts, dozens of which were of the Perfected Earth Immortal grade. A mere Earth Immortal treasure was simply incapable of injuring his physical form.