In the past, Lü Dandan had once lost her mind for a period. During that time, she was icy-cold toward Ye Yunfei, but now she had completely returned to normal. The affection she had once felt for Ye Yunfei deep in her heart had resurfaced. Especially during this recent period when her encounters with him had become more frequent, this feeling grew increasingly obvious.
At this moment, the Lord of the Netherworld had already received the news.
“Why has Ye Yunfei gotten involved with the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe? Does this mean the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe has been a spy Ye Yunfei planted in our world all along?” When the Lord of the Netherworld heard that the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe’s forces were also advancing toward him alongside Ye Yunfei, he couldn’t help but fly into a rage.
“Immediately pass on my command! Order all races and factions within the Netherworld to gather here at once, to deal with Ye Yunfei, the Dark Realm, and the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe together! Let none of them return alive!” In his fury, the Lord of the Netherworld directly issued his orders.
“Nether King, it is said the Netherworld Army has already been wiped out by Ye Yunfei. Ye Yunfei has allied with the Dark Queen of the Dark Realm; their combined strength is truly terrifying. I wonder if our Netherworld can stand against them.” A powerful expert beside the Nether King said to him worriedly.
“Hmph, what is there to fear? Our Netherworld is not to be trifled with either. Let’s go. We’ll first see what Ye Yunfei intends to do.” The Nether King said coldly.
Soon, the Nether King, leading a great host, appeared in the space of the Netherworld, lining up in a row as they waited.
Moments later, Ye Yunfei arrived with his vast army in a majestic procession.
“Master, that one in the middle is the Nether King, the Lord of the Netherworld.” The Seventh Holy Son pointed forward and said to Ye Yunfei.
“It must be him.” Ye Yunfei’s gaze fell upon a middle-aged man wearing a crown and a green robe. This green robe was embroidered with three black dragons, coiling and posturing with an imposing aura.
“Ye Yunfei, our Netherworld has always had no dealings with you, nor any enmity. Why have you come here?” While Ye Yunfei was sizing up the Nether King, the Nether King was also observing Ye Yunfei as he slowly asked the question.
“Oh? You think the Netherworld has no grudge with me? The Netherworld is actually a part of the Netherworld Realm. The Netherworld Realm has provoked me on many occasions, so there is indeed enmity between your Netherworld and me.” Ye Yunfei smiled coldly and replied.
“Ye Yunfei, you have already destroyed the army of the Netherworld Realm. The experts from the Grand Netherworld have also been defeated by you. What more do you want? Although our Netherworld is part of the Netherworld Realm, we have rarely participated in its various actions. It was the Prefect of the Netherworld Realm who provoked you. Our Netherworld has had almost no part in it.” The Nether King said.
He wanted to avoid conflict with Ye Yunfei if at all possible; avoiding this great battle would be best. Therefore, there was a note of politeness in his tone when speaking to Ye Yunfei.
“Words are useless now. I have come here today for one purpose alone: you will immediately abdicate, and from this moment on, he will be the Lord of the Netherworld.” Ye Yunfei said indifferently, simultaneously pointing to the Seventh Holy Son.
What?!
Hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, the Nether King and all the other high-level figures of the Netherworld were stunned.
“Ye Yunfei, do not bully others too far! Who becomes the King of our Netherworld is not for you to interfere in! Besides, this Flying Sky Yin Monkey is merely a junior. His strength is like an ant to me. To think he wants to steal my position? Impossible!” After recovering, the Nether King immediately roared in anger.
“Nether King, this brat is too arrogant! Let’s fight him with all we have!” Many of the Nether King’s confidants also shouted angrily.
“Ye Yunfei, you have no right to interfere in our Netherworld’s internal affairs! The Nether King was elected by the various races and factions of the Netherworld. The current Nether King is highly esteemed and possesses formidable strength; he is the recognized ruler of our Netherworld. Do you really think this young Flying Sky Yin Monkey is qualified to be Nether King?”
“Ye Yunfei, do you truly believe our Netherworld can be bullied at will? You may be strong, but you cannot intimidate the Netherworld!”
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Aside from the Nether King’s loyal followers, high-level figures from the various races and factions within the Netherworld also angrily shouted out one after another, their collective outrage boiling over.
The high-level members of the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe behind, hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, were secretly shocked as well.
They recalled how not long ago, Ye Yunfei had just as arrogantly demanded the chieftain of their Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe abdicate for the Seventh Holy Son, ultimately succeeding in forcing him out. Now Ye Yunfei was using the same tactic against the Nether King!
“Chieftain, Ye Yunfei is truly too overbearing!” A Flying Sky Yin Monkey elder couldn’t help but send a Sound Transmission to his chieftain.
“He is indeed extremely overbearing. However, he possesses the strength for it; he has the capital to be overbearing.” The chieftain bitterly smiled and shook his head.
“Yes, he truly has the capital.” After considering the chieftain’s words for a moment, that elder also softly agreed.
During this period, Ye Yunfei had successively annihilated the Dark Faction, the Demon Realm, the Devil Realm, and the Netherworld Realm, effectively subduing the entire Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. What was a mere Netherworld in comparison?
“I say he is qualified to be the Nether King, so he is qualified. If you are not convinced, then I will just kill all of you.” Ye Yunfei looked at the angry experts of the Netherworld before him, giving a cold sneer, an expression of disdain on his face.
“Ye Yunfei, it seems you truly intend to do battle with our Netherworld.” The Nether King’s sharp gaze fixed on Ye Yunfei as he slowly spoke.
“Whether there is a battle or not is irrelevant. In any case, you will abdicate the position of Nether King. From now on, he will be the Lord of the Netherworld. If you disagree, then I will kill you. If others object, I will kill them as well. It’s that simple.” Ye Yunfei said plainly, appearing calm and unconcerned.
“Ye Yunfei, it seems you do not hold me in any regard at all! You underestimate me too much!” Hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, the Nether King’s towering rage surged.
“Very well! Then I will test just how strong you are!” The Nether King, furious to the extreme, roared.
Then, throwing all caution to the wind, the Nether King exploded into motion. A black Sky-Painting Halberd appeared in his hand, which he raised high and aimed as he slashed at Ye Yunfei.
That black Sky-Painting Halberd continuously enlarged, instantly transforming into something as massive as a black mountain range, filling this expanse of sky and earth and appearing truly terrifying.
Ye Yunfei willed it, and the Purple Devil Furnace shot out from within his body, expanding rapidly.
*Clang!* The Purple Devil Furnace blocked the black Sky-Painting Halberd.
Pointing a finger, Ye Yunfei caused the Purple Devil Furnace to tilt forward, torrents of flames pouring out, instantly submerging a vast area of space ahead. The space erupted into roaring flames, transforming into a vast sea of fire.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!…*
Under Ye Yunfei’s guidance, the Purple Devil Furnace surged forward, smashing into space, causing the area ahead to continually disintegrate and collapse, turning into a pitch-black absolute void.
Ye Yunfei activated his Great Spatial Movement Technique, his figure flickering as he instantly appeared before the Nether King and threw a punch.
Ye Yunfei could tell that the strength of this Nether King before him was roughly equivalent to an Intermediate Golden Immortal, and his foundation was not particularly stable, likely having broken through to this level not long ago.
While an Intermediate Golden Immortal was not overwhelmingly powerful, in this space-time, they were absolutely considered a top-tier expert. However, such a level of strength was nothing to Ye Yunfei. With a casual punch, he forced the Nether King to go pale and retreat frantically, not daring to face Ye Yunfei head-on at all.
The pressure from Ye Yunfei’s punch was simply too immense!
“Nether King, we’re here to help you!” Seeing this, the Nether King’s confidants were both shocked and angry, rushing forward together to launch a combined assault on Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei deployed his Space-World Grand Formation. A massive world-like apparition appeared high in the sky, directly suppressing these experts of the Netherworld.
Then, swinging his fist continuously, Ye Yunfei knocked a dozen or so Netherworld experts flying, one punch each.
“Chieftain, it seems Ye Yunfei didn’t display his true strength when fighting us before! Perhaps what he is displaying now is his real power!” Seeing Ye Yunfei reduce the Nether King and his confidants to such a sorry state in such a short time, the eight elders of the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe were deeply shocked. If Ye Yunfei had unleashed such terrifying combat power when fighting them earlier, all the high-level members of their tribe would likely have been slaughtered by now!
“Yes, what we see now might indeed be his true strength. In any case, from now on, our Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe must absolutely not provoke him; we can only befriend him.” The chieftain nodded.
“Everyone, attack together! How can our Netherworld allow itself to be bullied by a young outsider? If word gets out, our Netherworld will lose all face!” By this time, other powerful races from the Netherworld had already hurried over to join the fray. Seeing the Nether King and his followers being forced back repeatedly by Ye Yunfei, they swarmed forward, surrounding and attacking Ye Yunfei.
“Let’s join the fight as well.” Seeing Ye Yunfei being mobbed, Hu Miao immediately took the lead and charged forward.
Lü Dandan, Dugu Huan, Huang Shang, Da Bing, and others followed close behind, joining the battle.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!…*
Lü Dandan transformed into a black phoenix, soaring into the sky before diving down from above, instantly shaking and sending a large group of Netherworld beings flying.
Dugu Huan brandished his long blade, slashing out one overpowering blade ray after another. Each blade ray contained terrifying Blade Dao energy; wherever they went, the Netherworld beings struck were instantly cut apart.
Da Bing swung his massive staff, which thickened into something like a mountain range. Each sweep smashed a vast expanse of space into smithereens and conjured a storm of ice and snow, turning a broad area into a world of flying white snow.
Huang Shang summoned a surge of ghostly mist, continuously employing ghost cultivation techniques like Ghost Walls and the Thousand Ghost Grand Formation. Ghostly shadows were everywhere, and countless evil spirits and fierce ghosts wailed shrilly. Many living beings’ Soul Bodies were disturbed, causing them to stagger, while weaker beings even fainted outright.
Hu Miao activated illusionary techniques, conjuring numerous illusionary realms. They drifted through the battlefield like bubbles, pulling batch after batch of the Netherworld beings into illusions, causing them to lose themselves entirely.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm transformed into a golden streak, moving at a terrifying speed. It repeatedly shattered one Netherworld being’s skull after another. Brute strength was one of its racial talents. With its bloodline continuously upgrading, its power had grown stronger and stronger. Even a Golden Immortal expert wouldn’t dare let it collide directly with their body!
The Vampire Body and the nine Divine Beasts also charged forward to massacre, practically annihilating everything in their path.
“Kill!”
The Dark Realm army also began to move, surging forward like a tide.
“Kill!”
The Nether King, in his fury, waved a hand and roared.
Thus, the Netherworld army also surged forward.
The two great armies officially began to clash.
Thus, a fierce battle erupted!
In truth, the overall strengths of the Dark Realm and Netherworld armies were similar. However, Ye Yunfei’s side had too many powerful experts—equivalent to a host of Golden Immortal-level figures! Especially Ye Yunfei himself, who alone tied down a large group of Netherworld experts while still holding the upper hand, forcing the enemy back at every turn.
The Nether King and his followers, along with numerous experts from the various powerful races of the Netherworld, collectively besieged Ye Yunfei, but it was useless. Ye Yunfei was too powerful; his combat strength dominated the entire field.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!…*
Amidst the battle, Ye Yunfei rushed toward the Nether King. A massive golden sphere of light soared into the sky, pressing down upon the Nether King.
The beings of the Netherworld cultivated solely Yin-type energies and Laws. The Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture belonged to the Yang category, being extremely overbearing and violent. Using it against Netherworld beings proved highly effective.
*Boom!…*
The golden sphere of light from the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture erupted with billowing golden radiance as it rolled forward, forcing back some Netherworld beings nearby.
*Swish!*
Ye Yunfei struck several Netherworld experts flying with a few punches, then activated his movement technique, stepping forward to appear right before the Nether King.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!…*
In shock and anger, the Nether King raised his black Sky-Painting Halberd and chopped down at Ye Yunfei’s head.
Ye Yunfei reached out and grabbed. His palm grew larger as he actually seized the Sky-Painting Halberd with one hand, while throwing a punch with the other.
“Brat, die!”
Several Netherworld experts simultaneously rushed behind Ye Yunfei, launching frenzied attacks together.
Yet Ye Yunfei paid them no mind, concentrating his power to deal with the Nether King. Within just a few moves, he tore the Nether King’s body in two, holding a half in each hand. Blood and entrails spilled across the ground.
*Boom! Boom!…*
At the same time, Ye Yunfei’s body was struck repeatedly. However, for Ye Yunfei, these attacks from the Netherworld experts caused no real harm—at most breaking the flesh and resulting in some superficial wounds.
“This brat is practically indestructible!” Those Netherworld experts stared dumbfounded. Their full-power blows had landed on Ye Yunfei’s physical body, yet had caused no significant damage.
“Ah!…”
At this moment, the Nether King, whose body had been torn apart, screamed miserably. His two halves were respectively held by Ye Yunfei, while his Soul Body had been imprisoned inside his head by a secret technique, unable to escape and only able to continue wailing.
“Release the Nether King at once!” The Nether King’s followers cried out in extreme shock and fury.
“He is in my grasp. Don’t expect me to release him so easily.” Ye Yunfei smiled faintly.
“Don’t kill me! I agree to abdicate for him!” Hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, the Nether King screamed in terror.
He finally understood that he was absolutely no match for Ye Yunfei. He finally understood why Ye Yunfei could subdue this space-time.
It was because Ye Yunfei’s strength was too terrifying! So terrifying it was beyond his comprehension!
“Kill them all!” Ye Yunfei directly sealed the Nether King and sent him into confinement within the Illusory Mirror Tower. Then, looking at the other powerful beings of the Netherworld, he said indifferently.
“Kill!”
Lü Dandan took the lead, charging forward with the Dark Realm army.
By this time, the forces of the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe had also joined the battle, as they knew Ye Yunfei’s side was certain to win this fight. So, at an opportune moment, they entered the fray.
“We cannot be a match! Run for it!”
“Even the Nether King has been captured by Ye Yunfei. What point is there in continuing to fight? We yield!”
“Ye Yunfei, stop! Whoever you wish to make Lord of the Netherworld shall have it! Our race will not oppose it!”
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At this moment, witnessing the capture of even the Nether King and the utter defeat of their army, the various races and factions of the Netherworld were unwilling to fight on. They began to retreat one after another while calling out declarations.
“Young Master Ye, let us fight no more. Whoever you wish to appoint as Lord of the Netherworld, we will not oppose!” More and more high-level members from powerful races and major factions within the Netherworld voiced their stance, and their attitude toward Ye Yunfei grew increasingly respectful. In the world of martial artists, the strong were always revered. These experts of the Netherworld had been thoroughly beaten into submission.
Meanwhile, the Nether King’s confidants began secretly making their escape. With the Nether King captured and the Netherworld’s powerful races and factions already compromising with Ye Yunfei, staying here would definitely not end well for them.
“Good. From this moment on, he is the Lord of the Netherworld. Is there anyone who still objects?” Ye Yunfei slowly swept his gaze across the high-level figures of the Netherworld’s powerful races and factions, his eyes brimming with menace. Then he spoke.
“Young Master Ye, we have no objections.” Meeting Ye Yunfei’s sharp gaze, the high-level members of several powerful races and factions hurriedly spoke up.
“We have no objections either! We will all act according to Young Master Ye’s wishes!” Following that, the other races and factions’ high-level members vied to express their stance one after another, fearing that should they displease Ye Yunfei, immediate annihilation of their race might ensue.
“Excellent. Then, from now on, you are the Lord of the Netherworld. If anyone gives you trouble in the future, simply inform me.” Ye Yunfei said to the Seventh Holy Son.
“We pay our respects to the Nether King!” A large group of Netherworld experts walked over, respectfully bowing to the Seventh Holy Son.
“The Seventh Holy Son… truly became the Lord of the Netherworld?” All members of the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe felt as if they were in a dream, barely able to believe it.
Within a single day, the Seventh Holy Son had not only become the Chieftain of the Flying Sky Yin Monkey Tribe but also the Lord of the Netherworld!
Naturally, everyone knew all of this was because of Ye Yunfei!