Ye Yunfei quickly sensed that within the Nurturing Yin Land, a large number of powerful experts from the Dark Faction were positioned on guard.
Among them, some emanated such intense energy auras that even Ye Yunfei felt a cautious respect.
"It seems that aside from the Dark Ancestor, the Dark Faction has many other truly formidable experts," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Soon, Ye Yunfei entered the Nurturing Yin Land, carefully moving toward the location of the Yin Seed. He utilized a secret invisibility technique while also combining it with the method seal of Mister Liu from within his soul sea to tightly conceal his energy and Soul Body aura. For a time, those Dark Faction experts surprisingly did not sense that an additional person had entered the Nurturing Yin Land.
Near the Yin Seed, the Dark Ancestor and Hei Que Mage sat cross-legged, their eyes closed as they entered a meditative state.
Around the altar upon which the Yin Seed rested, over a hundred black-robed figures sat cross-legged, all Earth Immortals. The terrifying energy auras they emitted had completely sealed this space. No one could approach the altar without being detected by their senses.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei discovered that a large number of highly sophisticated defensive formations and restrictions had been laid around the altar. Concealed within space, these formations and restrictions would manifest immediately if anyone attempted to approach the altar.
"It seems these defensive formations and restrictions were laid here only after the Dark Ancestor's true body arrived. They weren't here before." Ye Yunfei frowned slightly upon sensing the formations concealed in the surrounding space by releasing a wisp of his Soul Power. Then, through soul transmission, he relayed this information to the Beast Lord, who subsequently shared it with the other representatives of major powers.
"The Dark Faction guards that Yin Seed incredibly well. It appears we have no choice but to force our way through! Everyone, come out and prepare to attack!" The Beast Lord consulted with the other power representatives briefly before transmitting his message to Ye Yunfei.
"Understood," Ye Yunfei replied. He knew that trying to get close to the altar and deal with the Yin Seed would inevitably be detected by those Dark Faction experts. The only method was to concentrate their power and launch a surprise assault, forcefully fighting their way through.
Without hesitation, Ye Yunfei flashed forward, directly rushing to the front of the black altar before releasing all the forces from within the Phantom Shadow Tower.
The alliance assembled by the Beast Lord comprised roughly over two hundred Earth Immortals. The Light Faction had over a hundred Earth Immortals, and Huang Shang also commanded over a hundred. In total, Ye Yunfei's side boasted more than four hundred Earth Immortals.
"As previously agreed, the fifty strongest Earth Immortals will deal with the Dark Ancestor! The rest are responsible for destroying the Yin Seed!" the Beast Lord transmitted to everyone.
Immediately, fifty powerful Earth Immortal experts surged forward to surround and attack the Dark Ancestor. The rest charged toward the altar, ready to confront the Yin Seed atop it. At that moment, on the platform above the altar, a pitch-black child sat cross-legged on the ground, its eyes tightly shut and utterly still, as if a senior monk in deep meditation. This black child was the Yin Seed!
"Truly an act of foolish desperation!" The Dark Ancestor, seated near the altar, abruptly opened his eyes and said coldly.
"All of you, come here and meet your deaths!" The Dark Ancestor stood up and stretched out his hand to grab. One Earth Immortal, unable to dodge in time, was caught in his palm. With a violent shake, he shattered the Earth Immortal's body to pieces. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he sent all the remaining flesh, blood, bone shards, and Soul Body fragments flying above the black altar. The pitch-black child above the altar suddenly opened its mouth, swallowing all of them.
Seeing the Dark Ancestor instantly kill an Earth Immortal with his first move, everyone was shocked.
"Dark Ancestor! For your own selfish desires, you have harmed countless innocent lives across this space-time continuum! Your crimes defy all heavenly principle! Your end is here. Prepare to die!" Roaring fiercely, the Beast Lord charged toward the Dark Ancestor.
Boom!
As he charged forward, the Beast Lord's body began to transform, continuously enlarging until he turned into a gigantic fierce beast. Four thick bestial hooves stomped across the void, his beastly aura soaring to the heavens, his presence overwhelming. This was the legendary Suanni!
A golden beast bone rose from within the Beast Lord's body, emanating surging bestial might as it smashed forward.
"Hmph! A mere Suanni dares be insolent before me! Today, I shall use your refined essence and blood to nourish my treasure!" The Dark Ancestor snorted coldly, took a step forward, and extended his hand to grab the Beast Lord.
"Dark Ancestor, our Demon Realm once had no quarrel with your Dark Faction. Yet your Dark Faction army invaded our realm, boasting they would annihilate us! So be it! Let me show you the might of the Demon Realm!" An old demon, emanating torrents of demonic energy, raised a crescent blade that was simple in shape yet eerie in presence, slashing viciously toward the Dark Ancestor.
Wherever this blade passed, space was effortlessly split in two, its power terrifying. Midway through its arc, it transformed into a demonic dragon!
"Dark Ancestor, you dare provoke our Demon Realm? Then pay the price!" An aged devil rose into the air, his entire body radiating demonic light. Holding a thick, green spear, he thrust it forward. This was a powerful devil-race magic treasure. Thousands upon thousands of green spear shadows erupted from the shaft, piercing the space ahead full of holes.
"Hehe... Our Underworld is not one to be trifled with either. Your Dark Faction chose to be our enemy. You will regret it." A black coffin shot out from billowing death aura, smashing violently toward the Dark Ancestor. A creature shrouded in thick death aura sat cross-legged atop the coffin.
"Our Netherworld will not be bullied either!" A being enveloped in thick gray mist strode forward. A huge millstone apparition manifested before him, rotating steadily, releasing massive amounts of eerie gray energy that crushed toward the Dark Ancestor.
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Ye Yunfei watched as experts from various major powers attacked the Dark Ancestor one after another, including Chu the Old Man and Chan Master Tianwu from the Light Faction.
The strength of each expert was formidable!
A total of fifty Earth Immortals swarmed the Dark Ancestor together, either summoning magic treasures or unleashing all sorts of ingenious techniques and combat skills, their combined might terrifying.
"Protect the Yin Seed!" Seeing such an array of forces, Hei Que Mage was somewhat startled and immediately shouted loudly. The Dark Faction experts sitting cross-legged around the black altar all soared into the air, taking up positions around the altar to guard it.
"Those who block me shall die!" Ye Yunfei roared and charged toward the black altar at the head of the pack. Because the black altar was surrounded by numerous sophisticated formations, before the attack began, the Beast Lord had transmitted a message to Ye Yunfei, instructing him to lead the other Earth Immortals in destroying the Yin Seed. The Beast Lord knew Ye Yunfei's strength and was aware that Ye Yunfei was accompanied by many formidable experts with numerous skills.
"Ye Yunfei! So it's you! You dare come knocking on my door again!" Hei Que Mage, recognizing Ye Yunfei, flew into a rage. He took a step forward, blocking Ye Yunfei's path, intending to deal with Ye Yunfei personally.
"Those who block me shall die!" Ye Yunfei roared. With a wave of his hand, he produced several hundred magical treasures—all of them Earth Immortal-level artifacts. All were activated simultaneously and blasted forward.
Boom!
The simultaneous eruption of hundreds of Earth Immortal artifacts released an absolutely horrifying energy that directly caused the space ahead to crumble continuously.
"Impossible!" Hei Que Mage was immediately blasted away, vomiting great mouthfuls of blood.
He never imagined Ye Yunfei could activate so many Earth Immortal treasures at once, let alone that their combined power could be so terrifying as to injure him directly.
"Indeed, after forming combat arrays, the power of these artifacts has dramatically increased!" Ye Yunfei was ecstatic at the results. The hundreds of artifacts he had just unleashed formed over a dozen combat arrays. The power of the artifacts, amplified by the arrays, directly wounded Hei Que Mage. This Hei Que Mage was not only skilled in deduction arts but also possessed significant strength. His actual combat power far exceeded that of the previous seven Patriarchs. Yet now, Ye Yunfei had wounded him with a single move!
"Use formations to breach formations!" Ye Yunfei spotted the sophisticated formations hidden within the space surrounding the black altar. He pointed a finger, and the hundreds of Earth Immortal artifacts, formed into over a dozen combat arrays, surged forward.
Boom!
The formations laid around the black altar, when attacked, all manifested, unleashing torrents of formation energy. One light barrier after another formed, protecting the black altar.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The hundreds of Earth Immortal artifacts collided with those formations, generating terrifying shockwaves that spread outward in all directions like surging oceans, threatening to overturn the heavens and earth. Ye Yunfei was delighted to see several formations around the black altar being instantly destroyed.
At this moment, a large group of powerful experts surged forward behind Ye Yunfei.
The hundred Dark Faction Earth Immortals, led by Hei Que Mage, stood around the black altar, unleashing attacks to stop the Earth Immortals following Ye Yunfei.
A brutal battle instantly erupted!
Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, the Blood Race clone, and the Nine-headed Divine Beast all charged out, leading the assault against the Dark Faction Earth Immortals.
In terms of numbers, Ye Yunfei's side held an advantage in Earth Immortal experts—nearly triple that of the Dark Faction. So, it didn't take long for the Dark Faction Earth Immortals to start struggling, being forced into retreat.
At the same time, the battle between the Beast Lord's group of fifty top experts and the Dark Ancestor raged fiercely.
It must be said that the Dark Ancestor's strength was exceptionally terrifying. Fighting alone against fifty, he more than held his ground, not retreating a step.
And everyone could see that this Dark Ancestor was merely an incarnation. With an incarnation possessing such combat power, one could only imagine how fearsome the Dark Ancestor's true body was.
"Everyone! It appears the Dark Ancestor's true body is not in this Nurturing Yin Land. He must have left to attend to other matters! In that case, let us utterly destroy this Nurturing Yin Land! This place is the Dark Faction's core territory. Destroying it would be akin to destroying their lair!" an old demon spewing billowing demonic aura suddenly shouted.
"That's right! The Dark Ancestor's true body isn't here!" the other experts all nodded in agreement.
The battle had already lasted the better part of an hour. If the Dark Ancestor's true body were here, he would have appeared long ago. Because this Nurturing Yin Land was far too important for the Dark Ancestor.
"Young Master Ye, press on! While the Dark Ancestor's true body is absent, this time we must destroy the Yin Seed!" the Beast Lord transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"Senior, rest assured, I'll do my utmost!" Ye Yunfei answered.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei was manipulating several hundred Earth Immortal artifacts, constantly attacking the formations arrayed around the black altar, breaking one after another, and slowly ascending toward the altar.
"Stop Ye Yunfei at once! Don't let him approach the Yin Seed!" Seeing Ye Yunfei continuously closing in on the black altar, Hei Que Mage was shocked and shouted urgently.
One Dark Faction Earth Immortal after another charged at Ye Yunfei, but before they could get close, Ye Yunfei punched each of them, directly shattering them.
Ye Yunfei's physical body had already fused with six Golden Immortal artifacts. Even standing still without moving, those Dark Faction Earth Immortals would find it extremely difficult to harm his flesh.
"This boy's strength exceeds my earlier deductions!" Hei Que Mage thought to himself, his heart slightly stunned as he witnessed Ye Yunfei instantly killing Dark Faction Earth Immortals one after another.
"Who dares block me shall die!" By now, Ye Yunfei had stepped onto the altar. He roared, unleashed his fleshly body power, and his body began to expand continuously until he transformed into a colossal giant reaching to the heavens. Vast waves of physical power poured forth like a mountain torrent bursting forth, instantly blasting away four or five charging Dark Faction Earth Immortals, breaking their bones and tendons.
Boom! Boom!
Ye Yunfei waved his hand again, summoning even more Earth Immortal-level artifacts. He activated them all, forming more combat arrays that howled forward, smashing into the remaining formations and restrictions around the altar. Another batch of formations was broken almost instantly.
And Ye Yunfei himself moved swiftly between the formations, continuously charging toward the pitch-black child at the altar's zenith.
"You brat, halt!" Hei Que Mage was now entangled by over a dozen Light Faction Earth Immortals and wanted to charge over to stop Ye Yunfei, but he was simply unable.
"Damnation! The vast majority of our Dark Faction's Earth Immortals have already been dispatched to lead missions slaughtering the beings of the various worlds across this space-time. And yet this group launched a surprise attack, barging straight into the Nurturing Yin Land! So hateful!" Witnessing the scene unfold, Hei Que Mage gnashed his teeth in fury.
In fact, neither the Dark Ancestor nor Hei Que Mage had expected that a group like Ye Yunfei would suddenly invade the Nurturing Yin Land. Consequently, they hadn't made any prior preparations. Because ever since the Dark Ancestor's true body arrived, not a soul dared to casually trespass into the Nurturing Yin Land. Everyone presumed that such a terrifying entity's true body was almost certainly personally stationed here. With him in command, who would dare barge in?
Yet, led by the Beast Lord, the alliance from various major powers had done precisely that! It was a surprise, unexpected move, catching both the Dark Ancestor and Hei Que Mage completely off guard!
Ultimately, the reason such a large coalition of experts from many powers dared to invade the Nurturing Yin Land boiled down to the Dark Faction's recent actions. Their large-scale, indiscriminate assaults on every world in this space-time continuum had finally aroused collective wrath and forced all beings to realize the grim truth—the Dark Faction genuinely intended to eradicate every living creature in this space-time continuum.
Thus, these major powers were pushed to desperate measures. They banded together and directly assaulted the Nurturing Yin Land, determined to destroy the Yin Seed.
"These ants are simply bringing about their own demise!" Seeing Ye Yunfei ascend the altar and approach step-by-step toward the Yin Seed while surrounded by dozens of Earth Immortals himself, the Dark Ancestor's face contorted with rage. Though his strength was immense, he was ultimately only an incarnation. Facing the combined onslaught of so many top-tier Earth Immortal experts, he couldn't secure a quick victory and could only stew in helpless agitation.
Because these representatives from major powers, like the Beast Lord, were not only incredibly powerful themselves but had also brought with them some of their faction's hidden foundations. For example, the Beast Lord's golden beast bone was a heavily guarded treasure of the Beast Realm, already famous in ancient times for its formidable power. It had repeatedly blocked the Dark Ancestor's frontal assaults!
"Ye Yunfei! If you dare lay a hand on the Yin Seed, your death is assured!" Hei Que Mage roared furiously. A black tortoiseshell plate suddenly erupted from within his body, forcefully pushing back all the Earth Immortals besieging him. Flashing forward, he charged toward Ye Yunfei.
"Did you think if I didn't touch this Yin Seed, your Dark Faction would shake hands and make peace? Cut the empty talk! I shall destroy it now!" Ye Yunfei laughed loudly.
Boom! Boom!
Ye Yunfei waved his hand. Over a hundred artifacts formed several combat arrays directly intercepting the black tortoiseshell plate. Simultaneously, he manipulated several hundred artifacts—partly breaking the formations and restrictions around the altar, partly charging toward the platform at the altar's zenith.
"Carving formation patterns into artifacts and using them to form combat arrays truly amplifies their power dramatically!" Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Ye Yunfei possessed a vast number of Earth Immortal artifacts. However, given his current combat prowess, Earth Immortal-level artifacts no longer contributed significantly in battle. Therefore, in previous fights, Ye Yunfei seldom deployed Earth Immortal artifacts. But now things were different. He had mastered the method of carving formation patterns into artifacts and using them to form combat arrays, drastically enhancing the power that Earth Immortal-level artifacts could unleash.
One could say that using artifacts to form combat arrays had already become one of Ye Yunfei's formidable trump cards!
"Block that young man!" Seeing Ye Yunfei draw closer and closer to the pitch-black child, Hei Que Mage was both shocked and furious, desperately charging at Ye Yunfei. The other Dark Faction experts also began fighting recklessly, throwing caution to the wind as they charged toward Ye Yunfei, hoping to stop him.
"Just with you lot? You cannot stop me!" Ye Yunfei sneered. With another wave of his hand, he summoned hundreds more Earth Immortal artifacts, activated them all, formed them into combat arrays, and hurled them at Hei Que Mage and the charging Dark Faction Earth Immortals.
The number of Earth Immortal artifacts Ye Yunfei possessed was immense—at least several thousand! Treasure after treasure erupted with roiling energy and pressure. Array after array surged with terrifying might, forcefully repelling Hei Que Mage and all the attacking Dark Faction Earth Immortals.
"This Yin Seed is the source behind the Dark Ancestor's goal of destroying this space-time. Now I shall destroy this source, turning his efforts over the years into nothing!" Ye Yunfei unleashed his fleshly body power and had become a terrifyingly enormous giant. Striding toward the altar's summit, he grew closer and closer to the pitch-black child. At this moment, that child remained cross-legged at the altar's peak, motionless, as if the intense battle swirling around it was having no effect.
"Do it, now! Destroy the Yin Seed!" Seeing Ye Yunfei about to reach the top of the altar, the Beast Lord and the other experts were highly agitated and all shouted urgently.
"Ye Yunfei, attack now!" Chu the Old Man and Chan Master Tianwu both shouted.