"Where do you think you're escaping to?"
The Demon Race expert absolutely refused to let Ye Yunfei leave with the Stone God Pool. At this moment, having already shaken free from the Heart Force Locks and the Formless Heart Sword, he roared furiously and soared into the air, giving chase.
The worn piece of yellow cloth floated above his head, emanating terrifying demonic energy, and a stream of profoundly arcane demonic runes surged toward Ye Yunfei like a tidal wave, suppressing him from a distance.
"Not good!"
"That kid took the lake!"
By now, all the other people who had wanted to seize the Stone God Pool saw Ye Yunfei escaping with it and cried out in surprise. Everyone turned and chased after Ye Yunfei.
"That kid is Ye Yunfei from the Three Thousand Worlds!"
The members of the Demon Race had now recognized Ye Yunfei, shouting as they pursued.
"What kind of treasure is that piece of cloth?
Its power is too terrifying!"
Ye Yunfei activated his Time Boots at this moment, combining them with the Spatial Transmission Medallion and his own movement speed. He was moving at an extreme velocity, in a flash reaching the distance and bursting out of this world.
However, Ye Yunfei could still clearly feel the terrifying pressure radiating from that piece of yellow cloth at his back, inwardly startled, he exclaimed, "What kind of treasure is that piece of cloth? Its power is too terrifying!"
"That piece of cloth must be a Deity-level treasure!
Only a Deity-level treasure could possess such terrifying power!" said the remnant soul.
"It should be an incomplete treasure," Hun Lao spoke up.
"Of course it's an incomplete Deity-level treasure!
If it were a complete Deity-level treasure, we wouldn't have had a chance to escape at all.
Moreover, even an incomplete Deity-level treasure has extremely formidable power.
Just this single fragment has such power; when it was whole, its power must have been boundlessly terrifying!" the remnant soul elaborated.
"It is indeed terrifying.
If not for that piece of cloth, I wouldn't need to fear that Intermediate Heavenly Immortal from the Demon Race at all," Ye Yunfei nodded.
The Demon Race expert in pursuit locked onto Ye Yunfei's aura and chased closely. However, Ye Yunfei's speed was too fast, and gradually, Ye Yunfei increased the distance between them.
"Impossible!
How can this kid's speed be so fast!"
The Demon Race expert in the rear was stomping with rage but could do nothing about it.
After another small half-hour, this Demon Race expert could no longer sense Ye Yunfei's aura or trail.
"His movement speed is actually faster than mine, impossible. He must possess a treasure that increases speed, and its rank is at least Semi-Deity level!
Otherwise, a mere Golden Immortal could never escape in front of me!"
In the end, the Demon Race expert stopped, consumed by boundless fury, his face twisted viciously. His eyes glared dead ahead as he spat out each word clearly.
"That kid got away!"
"Too bad!
That lake must be an extraordinary treasure, and that kid snatched it right from under our noses!"
By now, all the pursuers from behind caught up. Unable to sense Ye Yunfei's aura, they all felt regretful.
"Now, surround these people! Find out their backgrounds and identities! Kill whoever can be killed, all of them!"
The Intermediate Heavenly Immortal from the Demon Race slowly turned around, looking at the people who had just caught up behind him, his gaze filled with killing intent.
If these people hadn't interfered earlier, he would have long since secured the Stone God Pool.
Unable to catch Ye Yunfei, the Demon Race expert transferred his full killing intent onto the people before him now.
"Surround them all!"
The two Initial Heavenly Immortals of the Demon Race, also brimming with suppressed rage, shouted simultaneously.
The other Demon Race members swarmed forward, surrounding everyone else.
"Are you demons so overbearing? Unable to snatch the treasure, you vent your anger on us?"
A brawny man holding a worn stone axe in his hand shouted loudly.
"It was you who broke our Demon Race's formation earlier, wasn't it? This stone axe should be a decent treasure; it belongs to me now," the Intermediate Heavenly Immortal from the Demon Race said coldly, looking at the brawny man as he spoke slowly.
If not for this man breaking the Demon Race's formation with that stone axe earlier, the others wouldn't have been able to approach the Stone God Pool.
"Including your life, I want that too!"
the Demon expert added.
Then he took action directly!
Rumble...
A strangely shaped demon blade appeared in front of the Demon expert. He grasped it with one hand and charged toward the brawny man.
Sensing the energy of this Demon expert, the brawny man's expression drastically changed.
He knew the strength of the Demon expert before him was truly formidable. If they truly fought, even with the stone axe in hand, victory or defeat was uncertain.
By this time, Ye Yunfei was already far away.
"I wonder if this Stone God Pool was left behind by the ancient Stone Deity," Ye Yunfei thought, looking at the Stone God Pool within the Phantom Tower with some anticipation.
"But it's not the time to study it now. I'll find a time later to research it properly and figure it out," Ye Yunfei said aloud.
"Lord Ye!"
"It seems Mammy Liu is nearby!"
"And she seems to be in trouble!"
Just at this moment, Xiao Yueyue suddenly spoke up.
Both Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue wore anxious expressions now.
"Mammy Liu is in trouble?
Are you planning to go save her?" Ye Yunfei asked.
Ye Yunfei knew the two sisters shared a good relationship with Mammy Liu.
"If it were another member of the family, we might not bother to interfere, but Mammy Liu has been very good to our two sisters. She watched us grow up since we were children, and she taught us many cultivation techniques and martial skills. To us, she isn't just an elder of the family, she is practically our master.
If she's truly in trouble, we two certainly won't stand by and do nothing!" Xiao Yueyue declared.
"Mammy Liu is an Intermediate Heavenly Immortal, quite powerful. If she's encountering trouble, it must be very dangerous. The two of you might not be able to help even if you go," Ye Yunfei said.
"No matter what, we must go and see!" Xiao Huanhuan insisted.
"Alright then, I'll go with you to have a look," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said.
"Excellent!"
"Lord Ye, with you coming with us, whatever danger we face, you can handle it!" Xiao Yueyue exclaimed.
She knew that with Ye Yunfei's current strength, he didn't have to fear even an Intermediate Heavenly Immortal.
"Not necessarily. Mammy Liu is an Intermediate Heavenly Immortal. The trouble she's facing must be very formidable. Perhaps she's encountered an Advanced or even a Perfected Heavenly Immortal. In that case, I might not be able to handle it," Ye Yunfei shook his head.
Advanced Heavenly Immortal? Or even a Perfected Heavenly Immortal!
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue both paled.
Entering the Void Secret Realm this time were not just Primary and Intermediate Heavenly Immortals, but also Advanced and Perfected Heavenly Immortals!
However, Advanced and Perfected Heavenly Immortals usually acted alone, or didn't even stay with members of their own faction. To them, ordinary people were burdens; traveling with so many would affect their treasure-hunting explorations.
So, after entering the Void Secret Realm, those Advanced and Perfected Heavenly Immortals seemed to vanish, rarely seen.
"Let's first go and see the situation," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said.
"How about this: you four enter my spatial treasure first. If there's any danger, I won't need to split my focus to protect you," Ye Yunfei suggested.
Ye Yunfei then teleported Xiao Huanhuan and the other three into the Phantom Tower. He then activated his movement techniques, heading in the direction Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue indicated.
Using the family tokens they carried, Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue continuously sensed Mammy Liu's location and direction, guiding Ye Yunfei.
Not long after, they arrived at a nearby world.
This was a Small World.
Upon entering, Ye Yunfei found this world grew many precious immortal herbs.
Many people had already entered this world, collecting these herbs.
"Mammy Liu is in this world, in that direction!" Xiao Yueyue pointed in a direction and told Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he headed in that direction, moving with extreme speed.
Before long, Ye Yunfei arrived at a vast swamp area within this Small World.
The swamp was filled with fetid, foul-smelling miasma fumes everywhere, nauseating to smell.
"Master, this miasma is poisonous," Hu Miao said to Ye Yunfei.
"Heh heh, no problem. This miasma is indeed poisonous, but for me, it's treasure.
I'll collect it," Huang Chang appeared beside Ye Yunfei, smiling as he said.
Huang Chang then used his ghost cultivation technique to begin absorbing the miasma from this swamp.
"Mammy Liu is over there! I sense her aura!" Xiao Yueyue suddenly pointed deep into the swamp and said to Ye Yunfei.
"Right, I sense it too!" Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Old Huang, you stay here and collect this miasma. I'll go over and see," Ye Yunfei said to Huang Chang.
"Alright.
Don't worry. This miasma is poisonous to others, but for me, it's like water to a fish. In this environment, my combat power will be enhanced, improved significantly," Huang Chang nodded.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he charged deeper into the swamp.
Roar! Roar!
Soon, Ye Yunfei heard loud roars and cries of beasts and birds, as if a large group of fierce beasts and birds were unleashing their fury ahead. It felt like entering a primeval jungle.
"It's people from the Zhan Family!"
Hearing those beast and bird cries, Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue exclaimed simultaneously.
"The Zhan Family?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"Yes!
Those are the sounds of Warbeasts! The Zhan Family is a traditional beast-taming major family. Zhan Family experts usually carry many Warbeasts with them. Once they encounter enemies, they release the Warbeasts to assist in battle!" Xiao Yueyue explained.
"Right, indeed Warbeasts.
And a lot of them, at least several dozens," Ye Yunfei spoke while advancing quickly, soon sensing a spot ahead where a large number of fierce birds and beasts were standing in the air.
"Zhan Yuan is here too!"
Ye Yunfei saw a young man standing imposingly atop the head of a tall red lion, hands clasped behind his back. His gaze turned cold as he spoke.
"Mammy Liu said she encountered trouble. Could it be because Zhan Yuan brought Zhan Family experts to trouble Mammy Liu?" Xiao Huanhuan murmured.
Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue's perception abilities were much weaker than Ye Yunfei's. At this moment, they hadn't yet sensed the situation ahead.
"Correct. Mammy Liu, along with over a dozen of your Xiao Family members, are surrounded by a large group of Warbeasts and many people who are probably from the Zhan Family.
It seems people from the Black Wind Group are also there.
Mammy Liu appears injured," Ye Yunfei nodded and replied.
"What?!"
"Mammy Liu is injured?!"
"Is her injury severe!"
Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue were both shocked, asking simultaneously.
"Medium. Not overly severe.
But she is now at a disadvantage. If things continue like this, the situation looks bad.
Over a dozen of your Xiao Family members have been killed already, only about a dozen left," Ye Yunfei answered.
"Damn it, it must be that guy Zhan Yuan! He's too despicable! Not finding the two of us, he targets Mammy Liu instead!" Xiao Yueyue, while worried, also felt extreme fury.
"The Zhan Family has so many Warbeasts, our Xiao Family members are alone and weak, naturally they can't be a match!" Xiao Huanhuan was also very anxious.
"Zhan Yuan has four Heavenly Immortals: two Primary, two Intermediate.
And each of these four Heavenly Immortals has one or two Warbeasts with Heavenly Immortal level strength.
In other words, the Zhan side effectively has seven or eight Heavenly Immortal-level combatants surrounding and dealing with your Xiao Family people," Ye Yunfei sensed for a bit and said slowly.
Seven or eight Heavenly Immortal-level combatants!
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue were both startled.
"Your Xiao Family has only two Heavenly Immortals: Mammy Liu, and one Primary Heavenly Immortal," Ye Yunfei continued.
"It must be Third Aunt Xiao! She has Primary Heavenly Immortal strength and always follows Mammy Liu!" Xiao Yueyue said immediately.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's distance from the combat location was getting closer and closer.
"Mammy Liu is indeed injured!"
Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue could now sense it too, exclaiming in alarm simultaneously.
"It's Zhan Yuan!"
"That despicable guy!"
"He deserves death!"
Xiao Yueyue sensed Zhan Yuan and couldn't help but curse angrily.
"Be careful. Conceal your auras. Don't let Zhan Yuan's people sense our arrival.
Only then can we take them by surprise," Ye Yunfei said.
"Lord Ye, are you going to take action?!"
"But... the Zhan Family has so many Heavenly Immortal experts, many and powerful. They won't be easy to deal with," Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue heard Ye Yunfei's words, feeling joy mixed with worry.
"As long as there are no Advanced or Perfected Heavenly Immortals, there's nothing to fear.
I can take them by surprise and help you rescue Mammy Liu," Ye Yunfei said.
"Lord Ye, if possible, besides Mammy Liu, could you also help rescue the other Xiao Family members?
These clansmen following Mammy Liu are all her close aides. They've always been very good to our two sisters," Xiao Huanhuan noticed Ye Yunfei only mentioned Mammy Liu in his words, not the other Xiao Family people. She roughly understood his meaning.
Ye Yunfei would save Mammy Liu out of consideration for them.
As for the other Xiao Family members, Ye Yunfei wasn't particularly concerned.
"Alright. We'll see how things are. I'll save them if I can," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then nodded and said.
With his Soul Power energy and comprehension of Soul Power laws constantly improving, and after cultivating the Heart Force Locks, Ye Yunfei could now face an Intermediate Heavenly Immortal with ease.
Therefore, even knowing the Zhan Family had so many Heavenly Immortal experts here, he still intended to intervene.