“That's a Soul-Nourishing Tree, kid! You actually got your hands on a Soul-Nourishing Tree! This is a true treasure for cultivating one's spiritual entity!”
Dark Ancestor was somewhat surprised.
“Let me help you!”
Huang Shang, belonging to a ghost cultivator, was highly sensitive to fluctuations of Soul Power energy. He also detected Dark Ancestor's Soul Power brand at this moment and immediately rushed over.
Boom...
Huang Shang joined the fight against Dark Ancestor.
Although Dark Ancestor was powerful, the strength of a mere Soul Power brand was limited. Within a few dozen breaths, Dark Ancestor's Soul Power brand was shattered by the combined efforts of Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang.
“This energy belongs to me!”
Huang Shang immediately performed a secret art, refining and absorbing the Soul Power energy remnants from the shattered brand.
Next, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang moved on to deal with the Soul Power brand within another artifact. With their prior experience, the two quickly destroyed the second Soul Power brand.
Working together, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang spent a moment and annihilated all the Soul Power brands within all six artifacts.
“Haha, what a load of crap Dark Ancestor is, yet he was still wiped out by us.”
After refining and absorbing the six Soul Power brands, Huang Shang felt quite rewarded and couldn't help but laugh heartily.
“These were just a few of Dark Ancestor's Soul Power brands,” Ye Yunfei said with a smile, then began refining and merging these six artifacts.
After eliminating those six Soul Power brands, the six artifacts no longer bore any connection to Dark Ancestor and could be safely merged.
At the same time, far away across space and time, Dark Ancestor sensed his six Soul Power brands had been obliterated. A dark look crossed his face as he emanated a rolling, murderous aura.
“Seems like it was that boy Ye Yunfei! How dare he destroy my Soul Power brands!”
Dark Ancestor performed some deductions, catching a trace of Ye Yunfei's aura, which only intensified his rage.
“Let me see where that boy is right now!”
Dark Ancestor began deducing again, attempting to lock onto Ye Yunfei's precise location. However, from then on, he could no longer divine Ye Yunfei's whereabouts, because the magical seal left behind by Mister Liu within Ye Yunfei's soul sea took effect, timely concealing Ye Yunfei's aura.
“Ye Yunfei, I will definitely kill you,” Dark Ancestor said coldly.
Given his strength and status, he had actually felt repeatedly helpless against an ant-like brat. This feeling was simply too stifling for him! In his mind, dealing with someone like Ye Yunfei should have been akin to squashing a fly. Yet, now, he found himself repeatedly unable to do anything about Ye Yunfei.
Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei spent some time fully refining and merging all six black artifacts into his body.
“The materials of these six artifacts are of a much higher grade than typical Perfected Earth Immortal-level treasures. Excellent.”
Ye Yunfei discovered his physique quality had improved once more, and his physical strength had increased significantly.
“We're at the Reincarnation Palace headquarters!”
Ye Yunfei's expression suddenly changed. He exited the Phantom Tower and looked towards the space ahead. Sure enough, up ahead was the headquarters of the Reincarnation Palace, the Reincarnation Realm. However, at the moment, the Reincarnation Realm was surrounded by a massive army.
“The Qingxuan Sect, the Tongtian Sect, the Five Immortals Sect, the Qiantang Empire, the Western Sect, and the Dark Faction... Heh, as expected, people from all these factions are here.”
Ye Yunfei gave a cold sneer.
“Everyone, prepare to move! There is no need to wait any longer. Today, we shall wipe out the Reincarnation Palace!”
An Earth Immortal from the Dark Faction suddenly proclaimed loudly.
“Excellent! Prepare for action! Annihilate the Reincarnation Palace!”
Earth Immortals from the other forces also began shouting.
Boom...
The great army surrounding the Reincarnation Realm all began to unleash their power, releasing surging waves of energy ripples as they prepared to attack.
“Ancestor, Palace Lord Su, the enemy forces outside are about to launch their assault!”
At this moment, inside the Reincarnation Realm, Reincarnation Palace Patriarch and Su Qingluo led the forces of the Reincarnation Palace, already fully assembled and ready for battle. However, all the upper echelons of the palace wore troubled expressions, for everyone knew the enemy's strength was overwhelming. At least six major powers had formed a coalition, along with a host of affiliated factions. Their army was formidable, and the number of powerful Earth Immortals was considerable!
In this upcoming battle, the Reincarnation Palace was at a severe disadvantage.
“Qingluo, once the battle starts, your task is to protect a group of our Reincarnation Palace's young talents and break through the encirclement to find a place to hide. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, this group of young talents represents our palace's future,” an Elder Prime from the palace transmitted to Su Qingluo.
“Elder Ouyang, why not have all our young talents enter the Ancestral Land? Relying on the ancient foundations left there, we might be able to protect our palace's young talents,” Su Qingluo inquired.
“I have already divided all the young talents in the palace into three batches and chosen three routes of retreat. Qingluo, in truth, you are our Reincarnation Palace's most monstrously talented young genius in recent years. Therefore, you absolutely must find a way to escape. Never linger in battle! As long as you survive, our Reincarnation Palace has a chance to continue its legacy!”
The Elder Prime replied, looking at Su Qingluo with expectations and encouragement.
“This battle is a life-or-death struggle for our Reincarnation Palace. We have no choice but to prepare for every eventuality.”
The Elder Prime sighed, then added.
Su Qingluo fell silent. This battle was indeed a life-or-death struggle for the Reincarnation Palace. If the palace lost, it would be wiped out! In fact, every high-level member of the Reincarnation Palace understood deep down that the palace stood a great chance of losing this fight.
“The enemy is beginning their assault! Prepare for battle!”
At this moment, Reincarnation Palace Patriarch suddenly roared.
The combined forces of the several major powers outside began a simultaneous war cry and commenced their attack.
“We swear to live and die with the Reincarnation Palace, sharing its fate!”
One after another, old men exuding an aura of death, their figures somewhat incomplete, continuously appeared within the Reincarnation Realm, shouting in unison.
These were the successive generations of ancestors of the Reincarnation Palace. Now, in this moment of crisis, each of their residual souls manifested, prepared to stand and fall with the palace.
However, witnessing the constant emergence of these ancestors made the hearts of Reincarnation Palace's many higher-ups sink even lower. These ancestors of the palace would only manifest when the palace was at a critical, life-or-death juncture. In other words, the appearance of these ancestors signified that...