"Ye Yunfei, my grandfather is an elder of the Tiangang World Liu Clan, a Heavenly Immortal expert! If you dare harm me even slightly, my grandfather will never let you go!" Liu Rulong glared at Ye Yunfei with a ferocious look and roared.
His hatred for Ye Yunfei had reached its peak. As a Perfected Golden Immortal who hailed from a prominent clan, his combat power far surpassed that of an ordinary Perfected Golden Immortal. Yet now he couldn't even defeat an Earth Immortal, and needed his grandfather's Soul Power imprint to emerge and protect him. This was a humiliation for him.
"Young man, you are merely an Earth Immortal, yet you managed to defeat Rulong. Such talent is indeed rare in this world. However, you cannot harm him. Rulong is a direct descendant of our Liu Clan. Harming him would be equivalent to offending the Tiangang World Liu Clan. Do you understand?" The old man looked at Ye Yunfei with a lofty and dismissive gaze and spoke slowly.
This was a Soul Power imprint of a Heavenly Immortal expert. In the face of ordinary creatures, he wouldn't deign to spare them a second glance.
"I don't care which clan you belong to. I only know he offended me, and he must pay the price," Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
"Young man, do you refuse to even give face to our Tiangang World Liu Clan?" Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the old man's face couldn't help but darken.
"Ye Yunfei, if you dare harm me even slightly, you'll face destruction! Not just you, but every living being in this space-time connected to you will be annihilated by our Liu Clan! The power our Liu Clan possesses is beyond your imagination! You'll await the wrath of my fury!" Liu Rulong roared at Ye Yunfei.
Whoosh!
Upon hearing Liu Rulong's words, Ye Yunfei's gaze turned sharp, and his killing intent soared wildly. At a mere thought, the Soul Sword shot out, carrying formidable Soul Force Energy and astonishing speed as it aimed for Liu Rulong's Soul Body.
"You're courting death!" The old man erupted in fury.
Boom...
A long sword appeared in the old man's hand, which he swung to parry the incoming Soul Sword. He was a Soul Power imprint, and that long sword was a Soul Power type magic treasure.
Clang! The Soul Sword and the long sword in the old man's hand collided, sparking a shower of sparks.
Clang! Clang!
Ye Yunfei controlled the Soul Sword, launching continuous attacks.
Both shocked and infuriated, the old man waved his long sword to block. Moments later, he began to feel somewhat overstretched.
Although this old man was a Heavenly Immortal expert, he was currently only a Soul Power imprint and did not possess particularly strong Soul Power energy. Were it not for relying on a profound swordsmanship technique and the fact that the long sword was a high-level treasure, he would have been unable to hold against Ye Yunfei for this long.
After another moment, with a clang, the long sword in the old man's hand was sent flying. He staggered back repeatedly.
In the next instant, with a crack, the Soul Sword cleaved the old man in half at the waist.
"Rulong, run!" The old man's severed halves instantly recombined, and he shouted loudly to Liu Rulong.
Seeing his grandfather's Soul Power imprint actually sliced in two by Ye Yunfei, Liu Rulong's face drastically changed. He turned and fled.
"Neither of you can escape!" Ye Yunfei's killing intent was already ignited. He had no intention of letting them go and spoke coldly.
Ah...
As Ye Yunfei's words fell, the Soul Sword directly struck the old man, causing him to explode.
"Brat, you destroyed my Soul Power imprint! Just you wait!" Before his form completely shattered, the old man let out a shrill shriek, then fell completely silent.
By now, Liu Rulong had already fled beyond the Vermilion Bird Realm, escaping into the distant Chaotic Void.
Ye Yunfei took out a Space Teleportation Token, activated it directly, and pursued Liu Rulong.
Liu Rulong's escape speed was swift, but it could not compare to the teleportation speed of the token. Roughly half a day later, Ye Yunfei had already caught up to Liu Rulong's back, radiating murderous aura.
"Ye Yunfei, have you already destroyed my grandfather's Soul Power imprint? You deserve death!" Seeing Ye Yunfei catching up, Liu Rulong was both shocked and enraged, bellowing loudly.
"Even at a moment like this, you still dare speak to me in such a tone. The fact that someone like you has managed to survive until now is truly a miracle," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sneer upon hearing Liu Rulong's words.
Then, with a thought, he deployed the Soul Sword.
Ahhh! Liu Rulong let out a miserable scream. His body was thrown back violently, crashing onto the ground in the distance, convulsing incessantly.
His Soul Body had been struck by the Soul Sword and was now severely wounded.
Although this Liu Rulong's cultivation realm and strength were not bad, Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy was far stronger. He was utterly incapable of resisting the Soul Sword's attack.
"Not bad. Your Soul Force Energy has now preliminarily reached the level of a Heavenly Immortal. Now you understand the benefits of the Soul Soup," a voice sounded within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
It was the Remnant Soul that Ye Yunfei had brought out from the Samsara Passage.
"Indeed, Senior. I am increasingly sensing the benefits of the Soul Soup now," Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
Ye Yunfei understood that if it weren't for refining and absorbing that Soul Soup, his Soul Body and Soul Force Energy would never have achieved such a tremendous boost. One could say that Soul Soup had allowed Ye Yunfei's Soul Body to undergo a complete metamorphosis, achieving a qualitative leap.
Ye Yunfei was merely at the Earth Immortal realm, yet he preliminarily possessed Soul Force Energy at the Heavenly Immortal level. This situation was utterly astonishing.
Ye Yunfei approached Liu Rulong, his gaze cold as he looked down at him.
"Now, you can go and die," Ye Yunfei said chillingly.
"Don't kill me! Ye Yunfei! Actually, it wasn't me who wanted to provoke you! It was someone who told me to provoke you! It was the demons from the Demon Capital! They told me to deliberately provoke you! It wasn't my fault! Please don't kill me!" Feeling the terrifying killing intent radiating from Ye Yunfei, Liu Rulong finally began to feel fear, pleading in a beseeching tone.
"The demons from the Demon Capital told you to deliberately provoke me?" Ye Yunfei was momentarily stunned upon hearing Liu Rulong's words.
"Yes! The demons from the Demon Capital ordered me to do this! They promised me rich rewards if I could capture you and bring you to them, or lure you out. I was momentarily tempted, so I found a way to deliberately provoke you. I knew the Miao Clan of the Vermilion Bird Realm belonged to you, so I specifically came to the Vermilion Bird Realm several times these past days, aiming to draw you out," Liu Rulong explained.
"Heheh. Young Master Liu, you've done well." Just as Liu Rulong finished speaking, an eerie, sinister voice sounded from the distance.
Instantly, the Chaotic Void in this area was inundated with billowing demonic mist and howling demonic winds. Clusters of blood-red demonic clouds continuously appeared, tumbling and surging.
Then, five towering Demon Race figures materialized, each exuding thick Demon Power.
"These five demons are formidable!" Hun Lao warned Ye Yunfei via voice transmission.
"These five demons all possess Golden Immortal level strength. However, they are of the Nine-Nine Return to Truth Immortal tier, possessing exceedingly high combat power. Of course, they cultivate the Demon Race's version of Nine-Nine Return to Truth Immortal. Although their cultivation method differs from yours, the effect is the same," the Remnant Soul within Ye Yunfei also transmitted a message.
"Five Nine-Nine Return to Truth Immortal experts at the Golden Immortal level..." Ye Yunfei's gaze assessed the five demons, tinged with a hint of caution.
"Fellow demon friends, quickly kill Ye Yunfei! Help me get revenge!" Seeing the five demon experts, Liu Rulong couldn't help but rejoice, immediately shouting loudly.
Ah...
His shout had barely faded when Ye Yunfei deployed the Soul Sword, shattering his Soul Body.
"Heheh. You actually dared to kill the young master of the Tiangang World Liu Clan. You've got quite some nerve. You killed a member of the Liu Clan? Just you wait. You'll regret it," one demon expert sneered.
"Liu Rulong's death is also related to you. Aren't you afraid the Liu Clan will settle accounts with you after their investigation?" Ye Yunfei replied flatly.
"Our Demon Capital does not fear the Liu Clan. Even if the Liu Clan's investigation points to our Demon Capital, they'll still ultimately pin this account on your head. This is called 'targeting the weak when picking the fruit'," one demon said smugly.
"Why have you come for me? Is it for the Yin Seed?" Ye Yunfei looked at the five demons and asked.
"That's right. We're here for that Yin Seed. Ye Yunfei, we couldn't find you these past days, so we had Young Master Liu find a way to lure you out," one demon expert stated.
"So you're still holding a torch for that Yin Seed," Ye Yunfei said softly.
"Of course. That Yin Seed very likely contains divine energy and divine laws leftover from ancient times in this space-time. It might even contain fragments of divine insights. It is immeasurably precious. A mere Earth Immortal like you possessing such a valuable treasure is extremely difficult to keep it safe. How about this: We can offer you a satisfactory price. Sell that Yin Seed to us," one demon proposed to Ye Yunfei.
"That Yin Seed has already been refined by me. So, you coming for me is useless," Ye Yunfei replied.
"It's useful. If the Yin Seed truly has been refined by you, then we just need to refine you and extract the Yin Seed's essence," hearing Ye Yunfei's words, all five demon experts revealed cold smiles.
"In that case, what are we waiting for? Take action!" Ye Yunfei's face darkened. Then he took the initiative and struck first.