"Originally, Young Master Zhan instructed us not to divulge his information, but now that you two little minxes are about to fall into our hands, telling you won't matter.
Yes, it was Young Master Zhan who paid us to capture you two and bring you back.
Young Master Zhan paid a hefty price, that's for sure. One can see how much he values you two.
Heh heh...
No wonder Young Master Zhan was willing to spend so much. You two aren't just captivatingly beautiful; you also carry the Xiao Family's bloodline.
Young Master Zhan probably wants to kill two birds with one stone—gain himself beautiful wives and also obtain the Xiao Family's bloodline and inheritance. Thinking about it is enough to make a man envious."
One of the Black Wind Group members spoke in a lecherous tone.
"Indeed! Once we capture these two little minxes and hand them over to Young Master Zhan, he'll be living the high life. Truly enviable!"
Other members of the Black Wind Group also laughed with malicious intent.
"How dare you! Aren't you afraid our Xiao Family will seek revenge?" Yueyue exclaimed, both shocked and furious.
"Heh heh...
If we're thorough, how would the Xiao Family even know we were responsible? Besides, although your Xiao Family is decently strong, we of the Black Wind Group aren't afraid. We're hired for this kind of dirty work. If we were afraid, we wouldn't be in this line of business."
A Black Wind Group member laughed heartily.
"Enough chatter. Hurry up and capture that little minx. Kill that kid. Then we can go back and report, lest complications arise."
A burly member of the Black Wind Group frowned and spoke.
"Right, let's move fast, no dilly-dallying."
The other members of the Black Wind Group began closing in on Ye Yunfei and Yueyue, splitting into two groups. One aimed to seize Yueyue, the other to surround and kill Ye Yunfei.
"I originally had no intention of interfering with your Black Wind Group's business," Ye Yunfei said coldly as he watched the encroaching enemies. "But since you insist on provoking me, so be it."
Ye Yunfei knew he could no longer stand aside. If that was the case, he might as well kill to his heart's content. He didn't seek trouble, but he wasn't afraid of it either.
"What's wrong with provoking you? A mere Initial Golden Immortal daring to speak to us in that tone? You won't realize the gravity until you're at death's door! Brat, kneel down right now, stretch out your neck, and let us behead you!"
A Black Wind Group member holding a broadsword advanced on Ye Yunfei, his face fierce. This member was an Intermediate Golden Immortal.
"I tried to cover your escape earlier, but you wouldn't listen. Are you regretting it now?"
Not far away, Yueyue was surrounded by a large group of Black Wind Group members. Seeing Ye Yunfei similarly trapped, she recalled his earlier stubbornness and couldn't help but speak angrily.
"Brat, did you not hear me? Kneel and accept death!"
The Black Wind Group member with the broadsword, seeing Ye Yunfei standing motionless with an utterly calm expression devoid of panic, flew into a rage and roared.
As he spoke, he raised his broadsword and slashed at Ye Yunfei. Surging sword energies, like crashing waves, billowed forth, threatening to drown Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei remained standing, unmoving. The domineering, razor-sharp sword energies swept past him like a gentle breeze, not harming him in the slightest.
Just as the broadsword was about to strike his chest, Ye Yunfei suddenly raised his hand and slashed outwards. A brilliant, dazzling sword light shot forth.
This sword light seemed indestructible, capable of cutting down everything in existence!
*Snap!*
The broadsword was instantly severed into two pieces. A moment later, with a *bang*, the Black Wind Group member's body was also cleaved in two, dead on the spot.
Ye Yunfei's hands moved continuously. With each palm strike, a sword light shot out, slicing a Black Wind Group member's body in half and shattering their Soul Body.
Each palm strike claimed a life!
In less time than it took to breathe, five or six Black Wind Group members lay slain by Ye Yunfei.
This turn of events was too sudden. After Ye Yunfei killed five or six, the surrounding members stood there stunned, their minds struggling to process what they were seeing, wondering if it was an illusion.
In the distance, Yueyue and the members surrounding her also noticed the abnormality. They all stopped abruptly and looked toward Ye Yunfei.
"You... you actually killed so many of us!"
Soon, some of the Black Wind Group members snapped back to reality, shouting in fury.
*Snap!*
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and the shouting member was sliced in two.
Ye Yunfei's palms moved again. In the span of a single breath, six or seven more Black Wind Group members were slain.
This manner of killing was too fast, too direct, too domineering. The remaining members watched, their scalps tingling with dread, icy fear creeping into their hearts.
"This kid is strange! We severely underestimated his combat power! Everyone, attack together! Surround and kill him first!"
Finally, the Black Wind Group members realized just how terrifying this stranger before them was.
"Leave five or six to deal with that little minx! Everyone else, go for the kid!" someone yelled.
Quickly, more Black Wind Group members closed in on Ye Yunfei. Only six remained encircling Yueyue.
These members knew Yueyue was exhausted. As long as they kept her surrounded, capturing her was only a matter of time.
"Since you've started killing these bandits, you must eliminate them all," the Remnant Soul suddenly sent a message to Ye Yunfei. "Leave no survivors. Otherwise, if word gets back, the entire Black Wind Group will swarm out, seeking revenge on you."
"I understand," Ye Yunfei nodded, then took action.
Drawing a longsword, he slashed out once, directly killing the four or five members charging at the front.
Before the other members could react, Ye Yunfei swung his sword repeatedly, each strike claiming several more lives.
For Ye Yunfei, these Black Wind Group members were far too weak. This was a one-sided slaughter. Within a single breath, fifty to sixty members had fallen.
"How... is this possible?"
The remaining members were utterly dumbfounded. They stood stock-still, not daring to move, staring at Ye Yunfei with terror-filled eyes.
"How could he possibly be this strong?"
Looking at the blood-dripping sword in Ye Yunfei's hand, they felt chilled to the bone.
By now, they understood they had kicked an iron plate, provoking a young killing star!
"We're no match for him! We must flee!"
Suddenly, someone screamed in panic.
Ye Yunfei swung his sword, bisecting the screamer instantly, killing him outright.
"Run!"
This time, all the remaining members reacted, turning and fleeing.
"It's too late to run now," Ye Yunfei sneered coldly.
He then began employing the Soul Sword.
"Ahhhhh…!"
The fleeing members suddenly let out screams. Their bodies were hurled high into the air before crashing down in the distance. Some died immediately, their heads lolling. Others were severely injured, lying unable to move.
Within the space of a breath, all remaining Black Wind Group members were either dead or grievously wounded.
Even the five or six members encircling Yueyue had been dealt with.
Next, Huang Shang and the Blood Clan Clone appeared, beginning to refine and absorb the Soul Power and essential blood essence of the slain Black Wind Group members.
"How... how is this possible... You... your strength is actually this terrifying..."
Yueyue was completely stunned, her face filled with disbelief. She stared at Ye Yunfei with incredulous eyes, doubting if she was dreaming.
In her view, Ye Yunfei was merely a Initial Golden Immortal, utterly incapable of opposing these Black Wind Group members. Yet, he had just wiped them all out in such a short time.
"Huanhuan sister!"
Suddenly, she remembered her sister. She moved swiftly toward one of the Black Wind Group member's corpses and retrieved a seven-story pagoda from it.
This pagoda was a spatial treasure.
Yueyue soon discovered a Soul Power imprint within. Erasing the imprint, she gained control of the pagoda. From within, she summoned forth a young woman—Huanhuan sister.
"Huanhuan sister! We're safe now!"
Yueyue exclaimed excitedly the moment she saw her sister.
"Yueyue, what happened?" Huanhuan sister asked, looking at Yueyue with disbelief.
"Huanhuan sister, all those Black Wind Group people have been killed. We're safe now. We don't have to fear them anymore!" Yueyue said, her voice still trembling with excitement.
"What? All of the Black Wind Group members have been killed?" Huanhuan sister couldn't quite believe it.
But she immediately noticed the Black Wind Group corpses being processed by Huang Shang and the Blood Clan Clone.
"It's true! All the Black Wind Group members are dead! Wonderful!" Huanhuan sister also became excited.
"Yueyue, where is the senior expert who saved us? Has he already left? Did you thank him?" Huanhuan sister looked around as she spoke, searching for something.
She knew Yueyue definitely couldn't have killed all those people herself. If Yueyue had that kind of power, the two sisters wouldn't have been chased so miserably.
Although she saw Ye Yunfei not far away, she felt it absolutely couldn't have been him who rescued them.
After all, Ye Yunfei was only a Initial Golden Immortal, barely able to save himself when encountering the Black Wind Group.
"Yueyue, did the senior expert who saved us really leave? I wanted to see him and thank him in person." Huanhuan sister said.
"What senior expert? What are you talking about, Huanhuan sister?" Yueyue asked.
"The senior expert who saved us two sisters," Huanhuan sister replied.
"Huanhuan sister, there was no senior expert," Yueyue answered, her eyes stealing a glance toward the distant Ye Yunfei. She wasn't sure how to explain.
Previously, both sisters believed Ye Yunfei's strength to be weak. Now, Ye Yunfei had suddenly displayed such terrifying power and saved them. She was at a loss for words.
"No senior expert saved us? How is that possible? Yueyue, what exactly happened? Don't tell me you killed all these Black Wind Group members? That's simply impossible!"
Huanhuan sister was taken aback by Yueyue's reply.
"I didn't kill them. He did," Yueyue said softly, pointing toward Ye Yunfei in the distance, her voice a whisper.
"What? *He* killed them? Impossible! He's just a Initial Golden Immortal. How could he have wiped out all these members? Yueyue, what's going on? Are you tricking me?"
Huanhuan sister couldn't believe Yueyue's words at all.
Huang Shang and the Blood Clan Clone were still refining and absorbing the Soul Power and blood essence, so Ye Yunfei hadn't departed yet.
"It's true, Huanhuan sister. His strength is actually immense. I watched him kill all these Black Wind Group members in a very short time. Huanhuan sister, we severely underestimated his power before."
As she spoke, Yueyue pointed her finger and sent a flow of Soul Power information containing scenes of Ye Yunfei dealing with the Black Wind Group members into Huanhuan sister's soul sea.
Watching these scenes, Huanhuan sister's expression shifted from surprise to shock, then to awe, and finally to stunned disbelief.
"So he really is this powerful!"
However, Huanhuan sister quickly accepted the fact. Her beautiful eyes shifted to Ye Yunfei. Recalling how she had previously looked down on him, her cheeks flushed slightly with shame.
"Young warrior, thank you for your righteous intervention, saving us two sisters."
Huanhuan sister quickly composed herself and led Yueyue before Ye Yunfei. They both performed a deep bow as she spoke.
"There's no need for courtesy," Ye Yunfei said indifferently, waving a hand. "My actions were not to save you two. I acted because these Black Wind Group members provoked me. If they hadn't provoked me, I wouldn't have intervened. Therefore, you two have no need to thank me."
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Huanhuan sister was momentarily speechless, sensing the chill in his tone.
"Huanhuan sister, he seems to want nothing to do with us!" Yueyue said, a bit aggrieved.
These two sisters hailed from a prestigious, noble clan, with a high status. Their bloodlines even showed some traces of returning to ancestral purity, making them treasures within their family. Both were exceptionally beautiful and had been showered with attention and protection since childhood, akin to stars being cradled by the moon. Countless outstanding young men vied to approach and curry favor with them.
Yet now, when they actively tried to engage this young man in conversation, he not only ignored them but even seemed somewhat impatient. Never in their lives had they been treated with such cold indifference.
Even the Black Wind Group members who came to capture them valued their importance greatly, recognizing their worth. But this young man before them seemed unwilling to even spare them a proper glance.
"Young warrior, may I ask for your esteemed name?" Huanhuan sister inquired of Ye Yunfei.
"We are merely chance encounters," Ye Yunfei replied coldly. "There's no need for you to know my name."
"You...!"
The two sisters were so infuriated by Ye Yunfei's words that for a moment, they were at a complete loss.
"Alright, I'm leaving now. Take care."
By now, Huang Shang and the Blood Clan Clone had finished refining and absorbing all the Soul Power and essential blood essence of the Black Wind Group members. Ye Yunfei was ready to depart with them.