"Even the diffuse energy alone is enough to shatter the formations you set up. So there's no doubt—the corpse in that crystal coffin is definitely a divine corpse.
Deities are truly terrifying. A corpse they leave behind after death possesses such terrifying might; even a Perfected Demigod would find it difficult to withstand such intense energy."
Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim in wonder.
"Deities are indeed fearsome."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Although he had never encountered a true Deity yet, Ye Yunfei had already come across remnants of Deity souls and Deity corpses, deeply aware of how dreadful they were.
"The ancient Chaotic Void Sea had so many powerful Deities; what a brilliant era that must have been!"
Ye Yunfei was filled with longing for that ancient Deity era.
"I must cultivate diligently, striving for the day I too can cultivate to become a Deity. Only by becoming a Deity would one presumably stand atop the Chaotic Void Sea!"
Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
But then Ye Yunfei immediately recalled what Cui Hong had said about Chaos Deities.
According to Cui Hong, Chaos Deities were the pinnacle experts among Deities.
"There's always a higher mountain beyond the mountain; the path of cultivation truly has no end."
Ye Yunfei sighed softly once more.
"That crystal coffin has already headed off in that direction.
What do you think, should we follow and take a look?"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly spoke to Ye Yunfei, who was lost in reverie.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm gazed in the direction the coffin had gone, eager to try something.
A vast multitude of beings were also surging forth in a grand procession behind the crystal coffin, heading in that same direction.
"Alright then. Since we've run into this, let's also follow and watch.
A divine corpse—it's a massive event that shakes the entire Chaotic Void Sea. It's a rare encounter."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, nodded, then activated a Space Teleportation Token in his hand, teleporting forward to secretly follow the procession.
Behind the crystal coffin followed a huge host of people from various major factions, an imposing spectacle.
Each faction's members were communicating via sound transmission, discussing and planning, looking for a chance to strike.
No major power or powerful individual was willing to give up on this divine corpse.
"We don't need to follow too closely. Let's stay at the very back and see what happens next. These fellows want to make a move on a divine corpse; it won't be that simple."
Ye Yunfei transmitted his thoughts.
"Indeed, for this divine corpse to suddenly appear in the Chaotic Void Sea is bizarre. It must be searching for something.
That's to say, this corpse clearly possesses consciousness. A divine corpse with lingering consciousness wouldn't be that easy to deal with.
We'll just follow along and see how these guys get into trouble."
Hun Lao said, speaking up.
Back in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao had personally witnessed the terrifying power of a divine corpse. That corpse had slaughtered Demigods as easily as slaughtering chickens or dogs.
Just at that moment, a Demigod from the Demon Race in front suddenly turned its head, looking towards Ye Yunfei's direction with a piercing, murderous gaze.
"That seems to be the aura of that kid surnamed Ye!"
the Demigod from the Demon Race said.
Recently, two Demigods from the Demon Capital had perished because of Ye Yunfei, so to them, Ye Yunfei was already their number one enemy.
"Indeed. I sense it too. That kid surnamed Ye seems to be following behind. Should we take this chance to kill him?"
another Demigod from the Demon Race also sensed Ye Yunfei's aura, turning back to look towards Ye Yunfei's location and speaking through gritted teeth.
These two Demigods were a Perfected Demigod and a High-level Demigod.
"Wait a moment. I reckon it won't be long before some faction loses patience and acts against the divine corpse. At this moment, we shouldn't divert our focus.
This divine corpse is a treasure for us; we absolutely cannot miss it.
So first, we concentrate our strength on dealing with the divine corpse. We'll make time to deal with that kid surnamed Ye later."
The Perfected Demigod from the Demon Race thought for a moment before speaking.
Not only experts from the Demon Race, but also those from other major factions had sensed Ye Yunfei's aura.
That's because the powerful factions Ye Yunfei had provoked weren't just the Demon Capital—there was also the Dark Faction, Yao Capital, the Heavenly God Hall, and more.
Right now, experts from those factions who had dispatched forces to hunt Ye Yunfei had all sensed his aura coming from the rear.
When Ye Yunfei used his movement skill to follow behind, firstly, he couldn't perfectly conceal his aura in front of these experts; secondly, the divine corpse had attracted the top-tier experts from various major factions, many of whom were Perfected Demigods.
Among them were some exceptionally fearsome Perfected Demigods, vastly stronger than the average Demigod.
"Seems quite a few fellows have locked onto you."
Hun Lao sensed multiple powerful surges of soul power scanning towards Ye Yunfei's location and was startled, hurriedly speaking to Ye Yunfei.
"Yes, I sensed them too."
Ye Yunfei nodded, feeling a bit of a headache.
With so many Perfected Demigods up ahead, if they turned around to deal with him now, the situation would be rather dire.
Ye Yunfei's strength had been steadily rising, but he didn't feel confident about dealing with this many Perfected Demigods simultaneously.
And if he encountered those exceptionally powerful Perfected Demigods, that would be even more troublesome.
"Everyone, be careful and keep sharp! If we sense things going south, we must leave immediately!"
Ye Yunfei transmitted his message to Hun Lao and the others.
Fortunately, after a while, no Demigod turned back to cause trouble for Ye Yunfei.
"It looks like those guys' main focus is on the divine corpse.
Though they've spotted you, you're secondary in their minds."
Hun Lao let out a sigh of relief, smiling at Ye Yunfei.
"Of course. Compared to that divine corpse, I don't rate very highly in their estimation."
Ye Yunfei nodded, feeling relieved.
It seemed the attention of the experts from the major factions remained fixed on the divine corpse for now.
"These guys have been trailing the corpse for two or three days already. I feel their patience is about to run out. Soon, someone will make a move. Just wait and see."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm spoke up.
"We'll stay behind them and enjoy the show."
Hun Lao said.
The reason Ye Yunfei followed was primarily to see what happened next.
A divine corpse roaming the Chaotic Void Sea was just too eerie, too bizarre—such a spectacle Ye Yunfei naturally didn't want to miss.
Sure enough, a moment later:
"Everyone, we've been tailing this corpse for two or three days now. It doesn't seem meaningful to keep following like this.
Although this divine corpse is powerful, we have so many experts here and great numbers. We have no reason to fear it.
How about we all take action together, stop the corpse, and investigate it properly?"
Suddenly, a High-level Demigod radiating dazzling light spoke out.
"Right! I think we can move now.
How about this: everyone attacks together, subduing the divine corpse.
Once we've subdued it, we can negotiate further arrangements."
Another Perfected Demigod loudly agreed.
Following that, many more voices spoke out in agreement.
Everyone understood: this divine corpse was priceless, and no major faction or expert was willing to let it go.
But given its terrifying power, no single expert or faction felt confident they could handle it alone.
If everyone united to encircle and attack, perhaps there was hope of subduing it.
Of course, once it was subdued, a fierce battle over possession would inevitably follow.
"Fellow Daoists, since we're all in agreement, let's wait no longer and attack together."
A Perfected Demigod from the Heavenly God Hall declared loudly.
As he spoke, a golden pagoda shot up from the crown of his head, continuously enlarging as it pressed forward, seeking to suppress the crystal coffin.
The Corpse Generals and Corpse Soldiers surrounding the crystal coffin had been silently focused on moving forward until now. Suddenly, all stirred simultaneously, emitting strange, low roars from their mouths, raising their coldly gleaming weapons.
Every Corpse General and Soldier unleashed billowing corpse energy that gathered together, shaking the heavens and causing everyone's hearts to tremble.
Clang! Clang! Clang!...
Those weapons, raised by the Corpse Generals and Soldiers, countless and dense, jointly intercepted and deflected the incoming nine-story pagoda.
"These things are so powerful?!"
The attacking Perfected Demigod was shocked, unable to believe these unliving corpse soldiers and generals could block his pagoda so easily.