At this moment, the high-ranking members of the Jinsha Gang saw the two Dark Venerables arguing and secretly felt that things were going badly. Especially since one of the Dark Venerables was actually planning to defect to Ye Yunfei.
Following the Gang Leader's lead, the members of the Jinsha Gang quietly moved, shifting to stand behind Hei Yan.
"Hei Lin's body might still be useful. I'll leave it be for now," Ye Yunfei thought to himself, glancing at Hei Lin's form.
"As for the others, just kill them all." Ye Yunfei's icy gaze then turned to Hei Yan and the Jinsha Gang members behind him.
Having come this far, Ye Yunfei had long since developed a decisive and ruthless personality. He would never show pity to his enemies.
With a thought, Ye Yunfei executed the Formless Heart Sword, directly attacking Hei Yan's Soul Body. Hei Yan let out a wretched scream as his body was sent flying backward.
"Leave his Soul Body to me!" Huang Shang appeared before Hei Yan with a sinister chuckle. He then charged into his Soul Sea and began devouring the Soul Body.
Hei Yan's Soul Body was already severely injured by the Formless Heart Sword; how could he possibly be Huang Shang's opponent? One must know that Huang Shang's current combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary Perfected Heavenly God and was approaching the Initial Demigod level.
"Kill!" Understanding Ye Yunfei's intention, Kong Lao and Ouyang Tao waved their hands simultaneously, leading their forces forward to charge.
The Jinsha Gang leaders, seeing the two powerful Dark Venerables defeated in moments, with Hei Lin having already defected to the enemy, were terrified, their faces pale with fear, unsure of what to do.
"Masters of the Dark Faction, please come out and fight!" Seeing Kong Lao and Ouyang Tao leading menacing troops charging towards them, the Jinsha Gang Leader hastily bellowed.
Following the Gang Leader's cry, a large number of Dark Faction members immediately surged out from the entrance and exit point of the Jinsha Realm behind them.
The two Dark Venerables had not come alone; they had brought a group of Dark Faction members who had been lying in ambush within the Jinsha Realm.
"Without my order, none of you are to make a move!" Hei Lin suddenly turned around and coldly shouted.
Boom…
A powerful surge of dark energy erupted like a hurricane.
After devouring Hei Lin's Soul Body, the Soul Force Planet had obtained his memories, allowing it to perfectly control his physical body and inherit his various cultivation techniques and martial arts.
This was one of the wondrous aspects of the Soul Force Star Method!
Those Dark Faction members who had just rushed out from the Jinsha Realm, seeing Hei Lin give the order, immediately froze in place, not daring to move.
"Venerable Hei Lin, our Jinsha Gang has already pledged allegiance to your Dark Faction, and we have always acted according to the Dark Faction's orders! It was also the Dark Faction that ordered us to target the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds! This has nothing to do with our Jinsha Gang! Venerable Hei Lin, have mercy!" The Jinsha Gang Leader cried out in distress, his face contorted.
At this time, Kong Lao and Ouyang Tao, leading their men, had already tightly encircled the Jinsha Gang members and were slaughtering them.
Although the Jinsha Gang was the number one power in the Qianhai World Cluster, its strength was far inferior to that of the Qianfang World.
The entire Jinsha Gang only had a few Heavenly Gods at most. In fact, Kong Lao and Ouyang Tao alone could easily annihilate the entire gang.
"Heh heh… Right now, I find you all displeasing to the eye. All of you must die." Hei Lin said with a cold laugh.
Of course, every word and action of Hei Lin now was being controlled by Ye Yunfei from behind the scenes.
"What should we do? The Jinsha Gang are our people. They're being slaughtered. Are we really not going to interfere?" Seeing this scene from a distance, the Dark Faction members exchanged glances, uncertain of what to do.
"But Venerable Hei Lin forbade us from acting. Who among us dares to disobey? We are no match for Venerable Hei Lin," a Dark Faction member secretly sent a voice transmission.
"But it seems Venerable Hei Lin truly intends to betray our Dark Faction. Should we still follow his orders?" Another member sent a voice transmission with the same concern.
"Go die." At that moment, Kong Lao was fighting the Jinsha Gang Leader.
The Jinsha Gang Leader possessed an ancestral artifact of the gang. When activated, it could summon endless yellow sand and billowing toxic fog; its power was quite impressive.
However, Kong Lao was a Perfected Heavenly God. His realm and strength far surpassed the Gang Leader's. After a few exchanges, he landed a palm strike that severely injured the Gang Leader and sent him flying.
"Gang Leader, we'll assist you!" Seeing the situation deteriorating, several Jinsha Gang leaders wanted to rush over to help, but Ouyang Tao killed them one by one with a few swift punches.
By now, the Jinsha Gang had suffered heavy casualties; most of its members, from top to bottom, had been slaughtered.
"Wait! Young Master Ye! Our Jinsha Gang decides to cut all ties with the Dark Faction from now on! We will no longer follow the Dark Faction, but will instead follow you, Young Master Ye! We will serve you wholeheartedly!" Seeing the situation worsening, the Jinsha Gang Leader, in his desperation, roared loudly.
"Over these years, your Jinsha Gang, following the orders of the Dark Faction to blockade the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, must have killed many from our world. To beg for mercy now is too late. Kill them all." Ye Yunfei's tone was icy and cold.
"By Young Master Ye's order, kill them all! Don't let a single one escape!" Kong Lao roared and charged towards the Gang Leader. In less than two moves, he shattered the Gang Leader's body into pieces.
Just as Kong Lao was about to annihilate the Gang Leader's Soul Body, Huang Shang appeared and directly devoured it.
"What should we do?" From a distance, the Dark Faction members, seeing that the Jinsha Gang forces were nearly wiped out, continued to confer via voice transmission.
At this point, the Jinsha Gang members had almost been completely exterminated.
"Kill off all these fellows as well," Ye Yunfei said flatly, pointing at the Dark Faction members.
"Kill!" Hearing Ye Yunfei's command, Kong Lao and Ouyang Tao immediately led their men forward to surround and slaughter the Dark Faction members.
Among these Dark Faction members, the strongest were five Heavenly Gods—one Intermediate Heavenly God and four Initial Heavenly Gods—who were no match at all.
"Venerable Hei Lin, save us…" The five Heavenly Gods from the Dark Faction cried out for help.
"Heh heh…" Hei Lin let out a cold laugh, completely ignoring them.
A short while later, all the Dark Faction members were killed.
"Let's go in. Starting today, there will be no Jinsha Gang. The Jinsha Realm belongs to the territory of our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Station a part of our forces here," Ye Yunfei said to Kong Lao and the others, pointing at the Jinsha Realm.
"Young Master Ye, rest assured. We understand," Kong Lao replied.
"Charge in!" Kong Lao waved his hand, leading the troops into the Jinsha Realm to continue mopping up the remaining Jinsha Gang members.
The Jinsha Realm was the headquarters of the Jinsha Gang, so naturally, there were still many gang members inside. However, the forces led by Kong Lao and Ouyang Tao were too powerful. After entering the Jinsha Realm, they were like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, killing all remaining Jinsha Gang members in that world in a short time.
"The Soul Force Star Method is truly remarkable." Ye Yunfei looked at Hei Lin's body with great satisfaction.
What pleasantly surprised Ye Yunfei was that, by using the Soul Force Star Method to devour the opponent's Soul Body, he could also inherit their memories! By sorting through Hei Lin's memories, Ye Yunfei now had a better understanding of the situation within the Dark Faction. This included the specific spatial location of the Dark Faction headquarters, its overall strength, the composition of its high-level leadership, and even information about the legendary Dark Faction Patriarchs.
"So, the true mastermind behind sending people to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to cultivate a Yin Seed in the past was actually one of the Patriarchs of the Dark Faction. That Patriarch has been in seclusion year-round at the headquarters, cultivating arduously in order to achieve the breakthrough to become a Deity. Even now, that Patriarch still holds the Yin Seed in high regard." Ye Yunfei muttered to himself after reading Hei Lin's memory.
"But there's one point I still can't quite understand. Since those old geezers from the major factions want to obtain the Yin Seed, why don't they personally come to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to find me, instead of sending others? Those old monsters from the major factions are all ancient beings who have cultivated for an extremely long time, with terrifying levels of power. I'm definitely no match for them. If they personally came to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to deal with me, wouldn't it be much easier to seize the Yin Seed?" The thought suddenly occurred to Ye Yunfei, so he continued reading Hei Lin's memories.
Not long after, he finally extracted some useful information from Hei Lin's memories. It turned out that those ancient beings within the major factions were all somewhat wary of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. According to legend, although the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds had declined and become a remote and backward world cluster with overall weak strength, they ultimately boasted an ancient heritage and once possessed astonishing depth. There was a high probability that they still concealed some terrifying killing intent left behind from ancient times. Weaklings entering the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds might be fine, but once foreign powerhouses entered, it could bring about disastrous consequences, possibly inviting fatal calamity.
More importantly, in the historical legends of the Chaotic Void Sea, there were instances where foreign powerhouse Demigods entered the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds seeking ancient Deity relics in this world cluster. In the end, all the powerhouses who entered the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds mysteriously met gruesome deaths within this world cluster.
Moreover, such incidents had happened not just once, but multiple times! Therefore, in later times, no foreign powerhouse dared to easily set foot in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
"So that's how it is." Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised upon reading this segment of memory from Hei Lin.
"Although it belongs to legend, where there's smoke, there's fire. It seems I still understand far too little about the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds," Ye Yunfei said softly.
"Young Master Ye, the Jinsha Realm has been thoroughly cleaned up. I have already stationed a part of our forces inside." Just as Ye Yunfei was perusing Hei Lin's memories, Kong Lao approached to report.
"Young Master Ye, other major powers within the Qianhai World Cluster are all watching us," Ouyang Tao quietly informed Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei scanned the area and saw many scouts peeking from the void in the distance, keeping an eye on them.
"Let them be. Our forces will be stationed in the Jinsha Realm. The overall strength of this world cluster is relatively weak; we don't need to exert much effort to conquer it. The important thing is not to let it fall under the control of those external major factions." After thinking for a moment, Ye Yunfei spoke.
The reason Ye Yunfei had come to the Qianhai World Cluster was not for power or conquest, but to eliminate those external major factions. If those foreign major factions occupied the surrounding world clusters, it would pose a significant safety hazard for the comings and goings of beings from the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds in the future.