A short while later.
The high-ranking executive returned to his quarters.
Just as he stepped into the room, his expression changed abruptly. He whirled around and discovered an additional person had appeared behind him. As a True Manifestation Realm master, his Soul Power was already quite formidable, granting him acute sensitivity to the slightest disturbances within his room.
"How is this possible?!"
When the executive spun around and clearly saw the person behind him, the hairs on his body rose up in stark terror, as if he had seen a ghost, his face a picture of utter disbelief.
Because he saw Ye Yunfei!
"You... you... Didn't you... die already?"
The executive choked for a moment, barely managing to squeeze out a complete sentence.
"Not yet, to your disappointment, isn't that right?"
Ye Yunfei said nonchalantly.
"You... actually... aren't dead!"
The executive felt as though he had fallen into an ice cavern, a chill seeping through his entire body. He knew that with Ye Yunfei alive, something catastrophic was about to happen!
"Hu Miao, perform the Illusion Art."
Ye Yunfei ordered.
"Understood."
Hu Miao immediately unleashed an Illusion Art that enveloped the executive.
The executive was already in a state of shock and alarm, caught completely off guard. He possessed no power of resistance against Hu Miao's illusion.
Instantly, his gaze grew dull and vacant.
Ye Yunfei stepped forward and delivered a single punch, directly knocking him unconscious before teleporting him into the Phantom Tower.
Then, Ye Yunfei vanished from the room.
A short while later.
Beneath Luohai City, within a heavily fortified underground palace.
This underground palace was precisely the Luohai Trading Company's secret prison. After infiltrating Luohai City, Ye Yunfei, through his Soul Power senses, had long since perceived this prison with crystal clarity. It was protected by layer upon layer of Formations and guarded by a large number of sentries.
Suddenly.
A gray-robed old man with a somewhat vacant gaze approached the main entrance of the secret prison.
"Elder Wu!"
The dozens of sentries guarding the entrance saw this gray-robed elder and immediately bowed respectfully in greeting.
This gray-robed elder's surname was Wu, and he was one of the high-ranking executives of the Luohai Trading Company.
"Open all the Formations and the main gate. I need to enter."
Elder Wu commanded, his state seeming a bit dazed, almost as if sleepwalking.
Although the sentries noticed that the Elder Wu before them didn't seem quite himself, they dared not disobey his orders.
Thus, the sentries immediately deactivated all the Formations and unlocked the main gate of the secret prison.
Elder Wu walked inside.
Within the prison, some of the Luohai Trading Company's most grievous criminals were incarcerated. Among them, an elderly man who appeared to be in his fifties was bound to an iron pillar. This old man was covered in blood and grime, his body a patchwork of wounds. His aura was weak and withered, his head hanging low, unmoving.
This old man was Elder Zhang.
During this period, Elder Zhang had been subjected to all manner of cruel torture and torment, rendering him in a severely injured state.
Elder Wu walked into the prison, heading directly to stand before Elder Zhang.
"Wu, just kill me already."
Elder Zhang struggled to lift his head. His powerless gaze briefly landed on Elder Wu as he spoke.
"Elder Zhang, don't worry. You will not die."
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
Then, a young man appeared beside Elder Wu, smiling as he spoke. It was none other than Ye Yunfei.
Bang!
Simultaneous with his words, Ye Yunfei unleashed a backhanded slap that burst Elder Wu's skull on the spot, killing him instantly.
The reason Ye Yunfei had had this Elder Wu lead the way into the secret prison was because the prison was so heavily guarded by layers of Formations and a massive force of men. Having Elder Wu show him in saved a great deal of trouble. Ye Yunfei's plan was to first rescue Elder Zhang, then act.
"Master! You’re still alive!"
Upon seeing Ye Yunfei, Elder Zhang couldn't help but be both shocked and overjoyed. He could scarcely believe his own eyes.
Because, over these past several days, people from the Luohai Trading Company had repeatedly told Elder Zhang that Ye Yunfei had been killed.
He never expected that Ye Yunfei would now be standing alive before him.
"Of course I am still alive. Regardless of who it is, wanting to kill me is not that easy."
Ye Yunfei responded with a faint smile.
As he spoke, *shring!*, an inky-black dagger materialized. With swift motions, it severed every iron chain binding Elder Zhang.
Elder Zhang immediately collapsed onto the floor.
The extended period of torture had left his body extremely weak; he scarcely even had the strength to stand.
"Elder Zhang, first take this healing pill."
Huang Shang materialized beside Elder Zhang, helped him to his feet, and retrieved a cyan-colored spirit pill, feeding it to him.
This cyan spirit pill was an eighth-grade spirit pill.
A torrent of medicinal energy immediately erupted within Elder Zhang's body, spreading forth in mighty currents.
The healing properties of a single eighth-grade healing spirit pill were, of course, no trifling matter.
A short while later.
The physical wounds on Elder Zhang's body had nearly healed halfway. He had regained some of his strength.
"Elder Zhang, the meridians within your body are severely damaged. Take this Heaven Vein Pill; it can swiftly repair the meridians within your body."
Huang Shang retrieved another pill, this time a yellow-colored spirit pill, and gave it to Elder Zhang. This was also an eighth-grade spirit pill.
Another brief moment passed.
Elder Zhang now appeared quite spirited and had recovered most of his cultivation level.
After all, the effects of two eighth-grade healing spirit pills were truly beyond imagination. One had to know that even the great powers such as the Three Saints, Five Clans, and Nine Sects would have difficulty immediately producing two eighth-grade healing pills.
"Master, my injuries are more than half-healed. Thank you for rescuing me, Master."
Elder Zhang stood up and addressed Ye Yunfei.
"En. Now that your wounds have improved, the time for payback has come."
Ye Yunfei said with a cold sneer.
"Let's go! We'll go slaughter the enemy together!"
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, leading Elder Zhang and Huang Shang as they marched out of the secret prison. Hu Miao also manifested, following behind Ye Yunfei.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei punched with his fist, shattering the secret prison's main gate into pieces.
The sentries guarding the entrance were all killed by the shockwave of his punch, their bodies transformed into numerous corpses.
Boom! Boom!...
Ye Yunfei threw a series of punches, pulverizing all the Formations outside the secret prison. Then, leading Hu Miao and the others, he strode out.
And then, screams began to resound throughout the headquarters of the Luohai Trading Company.
Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and Elder Zhang—these four were killing almost everyone they encountered. The only exceptions were the non-martial servants, maids, and children.
Hu Miao's combat power was at the late-stage True Manifestation Realm, her demonic power surging. Combined with the sophisticated Illusion Arts of the Celestial Fox race, her lethality was terrifyingly shocking.
Huang Shang was a Ghost cultivator; he lacked a physical body and could shift his form a thousandfold. He could at will attach himself to any object, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, elusive and difficult to pin down.
Moreover, and even more mysteriously, weapons like blades and spears had practically no effect on Huang Shang. Even if they struck him, the damage inflicted was minimal.
This was because Huang Shang's essence was that of a Soul Body, granting him a degree of immunity to purely physical damage! To kill a Ghost cultivator, one generally needed to use Soul Power secret arts to launch an attack in order to succeed.
Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, plus Huang Shang—the combination of these three was far too horrifying in terms of combat power.
They were practically sweeping all before them!
Only Elder Zhang's strength seemed comparatively weak. On top of that, his injuries had not yet fully recovered, so he followed behind Ye Yunfei and the others without taking much action.
Quickly, all the high-ranking executives of the Luohai Trading Company were alerted and rushed out one after another.
"Ye Yunfei! You... you still aren't dead?! How is that possible?!"
When these executives saw Ye Yunfei standing alive and well before their eyes, they were all dumbfounded.
Each and every one of them stared at Ye Yunfei with incredulous gazes, suspecting they might be dreaming.