'I'll go out and have a look.'
One of Ye Yunfei's clones stood up, a Ground Teleportation Formation erupting beneath his feet. In the next moment, he was already in the void outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, gazing into the distance. After a short while, he indeed saw a contingent of troops rolling toward him from afar.
'It's people from the Fire Realm,' Ye Yunfei thought as he sensed the intense fire energy radiating from the group, immediately recognizing their identity. Moreover, he recognized some of the Fire Clan members among them.
'Senior Cui Hong must have received word about my unfavorable situation and dispatched forces from the Fire Realm to help me,' Ye Yunfei felt a touch of emotion in his heart.
'Senior Hong!' With the arrival of the Fire Realm contingent, Ye Yunfei's true self personally emerged from seclusion to greet them.
Ye Yunfei approached an elderly figure.
'Young Master Ye, we are here on our ancestor's orders to render our assistance,' Second Elder said with a smile.
'My gratitude to Senior Cui Hong! And to all of you for coming such a long way to help!' Ye Yunfei expressed his thanks.
'The kindness of your Fire Realm is something I will definitely keep firmly in mind,' Ye Yunfei added.
Ye Yunfei understood the perilous situation of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, surrounded and watched covetously by so many major hostile powers. Ordinary people wouldn't dare to come to their aid. Only an ancient deity like Cui Hong had the courage to dispatch forces to help, unconcerned about facing repercussions.
'Young Master Ye, there's no need to speak so formally. If it weren't for your aid back then, our Fire Realm might still be trapped within the ancestral land, shut away from the world,' Second Elder replied.
'Young Master Ye, during my journey here, I dispatched many scouts to gather news. The situation isn't very optimistic for you. Many major powers have already dispatched experts to come and cause trouble for you,' Second Elder continued.
'I had anticipated this would happen,' Ye Yunfei fell silent for a moment before saying, somewhat resigned.
'Our ancestor asked me to relay to Young Master Ye that if the situation becomes critical, you may go to the Fire Realm. Our Fire Clan will offer you sanctuary. And Young Master Ye can bring your people with you,' Second Elder said again.
'Thank you for Senior Cui and your Fire Clan's good intentions. However, our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds are not so easily bullied. Even if the top experts from those major powers come, they might not dare to casually enter the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. And since they've come looking for trouble with me, they'd better be prepared to face my retaliation.' Ye Yunfei first expressed his thanks, then said in a chilling voice.
Ye Yunfei's strength had improved in all aspects during this period. Moreover, having fused over a hundred demi-god-level magic treasures, his physical strength and quality had risen significantly. Ye Yunfei believed that even if he encountered an Advanced Demigod, he should be able to preserve his life. Of course, if he met a Perfected Demigod, it would probably still be a bit of a stretch. However, facing Intermediate or Elementary Demigods, he could already unleash his full power and go on a rampage.
Furthermore, Ye Yunfei knew those demi-god experts from the major powers might not dare to forcefully enter the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. But he wasn't entirely certain about this. If, by chance, those demi-god experts ignored their concerns, barged in, and took action, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Ye Yunfei had already ordered the inhabitants of all the worlds within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to make preparations to face powerful enemies at any moment. Many inhabitants had already retreated into concealed Small Worlds. Ye Yunfei had personally laid numerous concealment formations at the entrances and exits of those Small Worlds, hoping to mask their auras. Moreover, Ye Yunfei had also arranged many Teleportation Formations both inside and outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, so that if the situation turned critical, he could immediately flee with his forces via the teleportation arrays.
'Haha... Young Master Ye, no wonder our ancestor often says you are a rare young genius. In the Chaotic Void Sea, daring to single-handedly oppose so many major powers—with such courage and boldness alone—I doubt there are many younger generation members who can compare with you.' Seeing the killing intent in Ye Yunfei's gaze, Second Elder couldn't help but laugh.
'Second Elder, you are now a Perfected Demigod!' Sensing that Second Elder had reached the Perfected Demigod level, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but exclaim.
Furthermore, Ye Yunfei also discovered that besides Second Elder, there were five other Fire Clan demi-god experts who had come along. Back when the Fire Clan members first escaped their ancestral land, they hadn't had a single demi-god, the strongest being only at the Heavenly Immortal level. But now, suddenly, there were five or six demi-gods. Ye Yunfei guessed there were likely even more Fire Clan demi-gods back in the Fire Realm. For a race to produce so many demi-god experts in such a short time was truly astonishing.
'Young Master Ye, you might not know this, but we old-timers were actually already demi-gods before being sealed into the ancestral land. It's just that later, confined within the space of the ancestral land for eons, we received no replenishment of energy or Laws whatsoever. Instead, we consumed large amounts of energy and Laws, causing our cultivation realms to continuously decline. After breaking free some time ago, with abundant supplementation, our strength and realms steadily recovered in a short period. Moreover, Patriarch Cui Hong employed great supernatural powers to help us clansmen, who were originally at the demi-god realm, consolidate our foundations, fully replenishing the Origin Blood Essence we had depleted over the years. So what you see now is actually my original realm and strength. Back in the day, our Fire Clan was also a renowned and powerful race in the Chaotic Void Sea,' Second Elder explained with a smile.
'So that's how it is,' Ye Yunfei suddenly understood. In fact, he had already roughly guessed this was the reason.
'Young Master Ye, our ancestor entrusted me with some fire energy crystals as a gift for you. You can integrate these fire energy crystals into your Six Extraordinary Flames. They should significantly boost their power,' Second Elder took out a spatial ring. An astonishing aura of fire energy emanated from the ring.
'These fire energy crystals are of an incredibly high grade!' Ye Yunfei took the spatial ring, sensed it, and was deeply shocked. The fire energy crystals contained within this spatial ring were, at the very least, at the demi-god level, precious beyond measure.
'My deepest thanks to Senior Cui Hong for this generous gift.' Ye Yunfei did not decline. These fire energy crystals indeed could elevate the power of his Six Extraordinary Flames by another level.
'Our ancestor also asked me to impart one of our Fire Clan's flame control heart techniques to you.' Second Elder pointed a finger, transmitting a soul power message into Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea. It was indeed a highly profound flame control heart technique!
'Thank you, Senior Cui Hong!' Ye Yunfei was immensely grateful.
'Haha... Young Master Ye, there's no need to be so polite. Young Master Ye is a benefactor to our Fire Clan. How can such a small thing compare? Our Fire Clan has always been clear about grudges and kindness—grudges will be avenged, and kindness must always be repaid,' Second Elder said with a laugh.