The exchange between the few individuals on the high platform was completed in a split second, as these were all young elites of the rising generation. Not only did they possess formidable Soul Power energy, but most of them were also proficient in various time-related secret arts, allowing them to communicate a great deal of information in an instant.
Humph!
The member of the Dark Faction let out a cold snort, ignoring Ye Yunfei from then on.
For him, the most important thing now was still to seize those dozens of Divine Crystals.
If he could bring these Divine Crystals back, they would not only be extremely useful to himself but also a great help to some of the senior experts within his faction who sought to impact the Deity realm.
The other young geniuses had the same idea.
Boom...
After the brief communication, all the young elites who had made it to the high platform rushed swiftly toward the dozens of Divine Crystals, simultaneously attacking to block others from getting close.
In less than the time it takes to breathe, a fearsome free-for-all erupted.
"I didn't expect these guys to sneak in and seize the opportunity amidst the chaos to grab Divine Crystals too, just as we planned!"
the Remnant Soul remarked.
"Under these circumstances, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult for me to snatch these Divine Crystals,"
Ye Yunfei said with a frown, watching the young beings exuding sharp auras.
"Here's what we'll do. You retreat to the side first and let them fight over them. Then, directly activate the Time Boots. We'll also work together to employ our time secret arts to coordinate with the boots and seal up this space. Then you can quickly grab those Divine Crystals and leave this place using the Time Boots.
You need to hurry. That Divine Flood Dragon has already noticed the situation here; it's about to come over.
Once it arrives, nobody here will have the ability to take those Divine Crystals away,"
the Remnant Soul transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"Not good! That Divine Flood Dragon seems to have sensed the commotion over here; its head is about to turn this way!"
Just at that moment, Hun Lao transmitted to Ye Yunfei in shock.
"Alright! Senior, I'll do as you say."
Ye Yunfei nodded, his figure flickering as he directly retreated a distance, refraining from joining the chaotic battle among the young beings for the Divine Crystals.
At this time, those young beings also noticed that the Divine Flood Dragon was preparing to turn toward them. Every single one of them became extremely anxious, fighting with even greater ferocity.
Each attacked with all their might, wishing they could immediately seize the Divine Crystals and get far away from here.
If they waited for that Divine Flood Dragon to arrive, it would be huge trouble!
"Everyone, there are several dozen Divine Crystals here, and our strengths aren't far apart. If we keep fighting like this, no one will be able to grab these Divine Crystals quickly. I have a suggestion: since there are several dozen Divine Crystals here, let's split them evenly. After everyone gets their share, we all leave quickly.
If we delay any longer and wait for that Divine Flood Dragon to arrive, none of us will get so much as half a crystal!"
Amidst the chaotic fight, a young being suddenly shouted.
It was the young genius from Heavenly God Hall.
After hearing the words of this young genius from Heavenly God Hall, the other young beings were taken aback, then unanimously stopped their movements.
Roar...
Right at that moment, an angry roar suddenly rang out. Then, the young beings on the high platform felt an endless, terrifying draconic might, vast as an ocean, spreading over, suppressing everything in its path.
"Not good! The Divine Flood Dragon is coming!"
The young beings on the high platform all paled in fright.
"Fine! Let's stop fighting and split these Divine Crystals evenly together. Everyone can get a few, which is better than getting none at all!"
At this critical moment, these young beings reached an agreement.
Then, just as these young beings were about to reach out to grab the Divine Crystals separately...
Boom...
Ye Yunfei's figure abruptly appeared beside the dozens of Divine Crystals like a ghost, extremely close and within reach.
At this time, Ye Yunfei had already activated the Time Boots. A formidable time energy and its laws instantly spread out, enveloping the entire high platform in one go.
Although the draconic might of the Divine Flood Dragon had already propagated over, it had not yet completely dominated this high platform. Ye Yunfei used the Time Boots to swiftly gain control over this space.
After all, the Time Boots were a Demigod-tier artifact. Even though Ye Yunfei could not yet fully unleash their true power, the might of a Demigod-tier artifact was no small matter. Even a portion of its power was incredibly potent.
Added to the fact that this happened suddenly, those young beings had not anticipated that Ye Yunfei could activate a Demigod artifact. With no precautions, they were instantly immobilized by the time energy and laws.
At the same time, the Remnant Soul, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also exerted their strength together, deploying their time and space energies to seal this area of space.
In an instant, time and space on the high platform stood still. Everything stagnated, as if a painting.
"Quick!"
the Remnant Soul roared.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei's speed reached the extreme. He reached out to grab at the dozens of Divine Crystals.
"Kid, you dare..."
Although the other young beings' bodies were temporarily unable to move, their minds remained perfectly clear. They all watched helplessly as Ye Yunfei reached for the Divine Crystals, enraged to the extreme, their eyes nearly splitting with fury.
However, despite their towering rage, they were powerless.
"The energy contained within these Divine Crystals is terrifying!"
The moment Ye Yunfei's palm touched one of the Divine Crystals, he sensed a vast, boundless, terrifying energy emanating from it, which actually repelled his palm and nearly pushed his entire body backward.
"These are resources used by Deities for cultivation. The energy they contain is naturally terrifying. Even though only a trace of energy aura leaks out, ordinary beings cannot withstand it.
If you forcefully bump into or attack it, you will suffer a backlash from the terrifying energy stored within.
However, these Divine Crystals do not attack on their own. As long as your movements are gentle and you slowly pick them up, it should be fine,"
the Remnant Soul explained to Ye Yunfei.
He had once reached the level of impacting the Deity realm himself, so naturally, his understanding of Divine Crystals far surpassed Ye Yunfei's.
"Alright."
Ye Yunfei nodded. Following the Remnant Soul's instructions, he carefully picked up one Divine Crystal and then transmitted it into the Phantom Tower, stashing it away.
Even as he was careful, Ye Yunfei moved as fast as possible.
In the blink of an eye, he had already collected five or six Divine Crystals.
Roar...
Just as Ye Yunfei was about to continue collecting the Divine Crystals, a roar of fury sounded. The Divine Flood Dragon had noticed Ye Yunfei's actions at this moment and flew into a violent rage on the spot.
These Divine Crystals were its cultivation resources; how could it allow others to take them?
Boom...
In its furious rage, the Divine Flood Dragon released a torrent of draconic might, surging toward Ye Yunfei's direction like a great tide, as if wanting to overturn this heaven and earth.
Under its full eruption, the power displayed by this Divine Flood Dragon was simply horrifying.
Aah...!
Many beings who failed to dodge in time were immediately shaken into clouds of blood mist on the spot, their bodies and souls annihilated.
Boundless draconic might instantly arrived upon the high platform. The time energy and laws released by the Time Boots and Ye Yunfei's group were directly shattered. The seal on this space was also broken instantly.
The young beings on the high platform regained their freedom.
These young beings had initially wanted to seize the Divine Crystals, but seeing the Divine Flood Dragon charging over in towering fury, they knew it was too late.
Under the terrifying draconic might, their movements now became sluggish. If they reached out to grab the Divine Crystals now, even if they succeeded, they absolutely wouldn't be able to escape.
"Run! Don't care about anything else! This Divine Flood Dragon is too terrifying; ten of you wouldn't be its match!"
the Remnant Soul roared at Ye Yunfei.
Whoosh!
In fact, the moment the Divine Flood Dragon charged over, Ye Yunfei had already turned and fled into the distance.
Ye Yunfei understood clearly that if he waited for the Divine Flood Dragon to arrive, he absolutely could not escape.
"Damned! That kid already got a portion of the Divine Crystals!
We fought fiercely for so long earlier, expending so much effort, only to end up letting him succeed in the end! I'm not willing to accept this!"
a young being shouted while fleeing.
All those young beings had watched Ye Yunfei take a portion of the Divine Crystals, each of them so enraged they almost exploded.
"Humph!
It's for the best that he took a portion of the Divine Crystals. As long as those Divine Crystals are still on him, I will eventually reclaim them!"
the young Dark Faction member said through gritted teeth, casting a murderous gaze toward Ye Yunfei.
"That's right!
Kid, unless you hand over those Divine Crystals to me, I will never let you off! We fought so hard and didn't get a single Divine Crystal, while you hid aside and took advantage of our moment of unguardedness to steal so many Divine Crystals. This is the most severe kind of provocation against us!"
"Kid, hand over those Divine Crystals immediately!"
...
The other young beings also glared at Ye Yunfei in fury one after another, uttering threats.
However, Ye Yunfei simply paid no attention to these young beings, because at this moment, the Divine Flood Dragon was pursuing him from behind.
Having discovered Ye Yunfei had taken a portion of the Divine Crystals, the Divine Flood Dragon's enormous head released roiling waves of fury, visible to the naked eye, shaking the surrounding space until it continuously twisted and deformed before shattering into nothingness.
Ye Yunfei released all his time energy and laws, channeling everything to operate the Time Boots for escape.
The speed of the Time Boots was fully utilized at this moment. Ye Yunfei's figure was like a faint point of light, continuously appearing and disappearing within the world's space, advancing in a broken, jumping manner.
Moreover, each time Ye Yunfei's figure appeared, it was in fact only an afterimage. His real body had already traveled far away, appearing at another location.
Boom! Boom!
Every time Ye Yunfei's figure manifested, the Divine Flood Dragon spat a mighty and unmatched energy blast across the void, smashing that area of space into rubble, smoke billowing, the shockwaves shaking the entire world.
However, each time, the Divine Flood Dragon only shattered Ye Yunfei's lingering afterimage. Ye Yunfei's real body was long gone.
Clatter...
In its furious state, the Divine Flood Dragon originally wanted to continue chasing Ye Yunfei, but soon, nine thick chains materialized behind its massive draconic body, shaking and pulling its form taut.
Roar! Roar...
The Divine Flood Dragon was furious to the extreme, continuously roaring, producing waves of terrifying sonic blasts that sent some slower-fleeing beings flying. Some of the weaker ones even fainted on the spot from the roars.
In fact, every being who had entered this world was fleeing.
No one dared to have thoughts about the Deity's treasure vault behind the Divine Flood Dragon anymore.
Because everyone understood that with this Divine Flood Dragon here, it was absolutely impossible for them to enter that Deity treasure vault.
Unless Demigod-level experts came and worked together to deal with the Divine Flood Dragon could they possibly force it back.
And likely, one or two Demigods wouldn't be enough; a whole group of Demigod experts would be required.
However, Demigod experts could not enter the Void Secret Realm.
Whoosh!
By this time, relying on the Time Boots and pushing himself to the limit, Ye Yunfei finally burst out, leaving that world and returning to the outer space.
"Whew! Finally escaped. That was really close! If I had reacted a moment slower or moved a bit more sluggishly just now, I would have been caught by that Divine Flood Dragon! If that had happened, I'd probably be dead by now!"
After escaping that world, Ye Yunfei dared not stop immediately. He fled a great distance farther away, putting distance between himself and the entrance to that world. With a wave of his hand, he deployed dozens of advanced Formations to protect his body completely. Then he applied advanced concealment secret arts. Only then did he dare to look back at the entrance to that world in the distance, his heart still harboring fear.
"It was indeed perilous.
Luckily, you had the Time Boots. Otherwise, even if you were a Heavenly Immortal, you might not have been able to escape,"
the Remnant Soul said with a smile.
"No wonder it's said that Divine Flood Dragons are beings on par with Deities. Even just a Remnant Soul left behind by a Divine Flood Dragon is so terrifying. How terrifying would a complete Divine Flood Dragon be?"
Hu Miao remarked with a sigh.
"A complete Divine Flood Dragon equates to a Deity. How terrifying do you think that would be?"
the Remnant Soul replied.
"However, although it was extremely perilous, your gains aren't bad either.
How many Divine Crystals did you snatch earlier?"
the Remnant Soul inquired.
"Senior, I obtained a total of nine Divine Crystals!"
Ye Yunfei said excitedly, his voice trembling slightly.
These were genuine Divine Crystals!
These were likely among the most valuable treasures in the world!
"Haha...
This is simply a huge windfall!"
the Remnant Soul couldn't help but laugh.
"I have a request..."
the Remnant Soul began.
"Senior, no need to ask. Just state directly how many Divine Crystals you want."
Before the Remnant Soul could finish, Ye Yunfei knew what he wanted to say.
Earlier in that world, Ye Yunfei had sensed this Remnant Soul's keen desire for the Divine Crystals.
"Good. I need Divine Crystals because they can allow me to recover more quickly.
I've said before that I had previously left behind several treasure caches for my eventual resurgence. However, among those caches, there aren't many treasures that can compare to Divine Crystals.
Here's the deal. You have nine. Give me two.
Consider it a debt of gratitude I owe you. Once I recover my strength in the future, I will repay you,"
the Remnant Soul said after some thought.
"Two are enough? If not, you can take more, Senior."
Ye Yunfei responded.
"That should suffice.
Those Divine Crystals are useful for you too; I won't take too many from you.
With two Divine Crystals, it's enough for me to refine and absorb them over a very long period, allowing me to recover a considerable portion of my strength.
When that time comes, I can go retrieve the treasure caches I stored before and make a comeback!"
the Remnant Soul declared.