One headquarters, and more than a dozen branch strongholds.
That was the scale of the Tianyou Tomb in the Eastern Region.
However, what made Ye Yunfei feel slightly troubled was that there was a Yuan Foundation Realm expert guarding the Eastern Region headquarters of the Tianyou Tomb.
"Let's wipe out those dozen or so branch strongholds first," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said.
Thus, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao immediately took action.
Next, one Tianyou Tomb branch stronghold after another was eradicated.
In each branch stronghold, the number of assassins ranged from several dozen to over a hundred.
The strongest among them were at the True Manifestation Realm.
Given Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao's strength, dealing with them was effortless.
After about seven or eight days.
All dozen or so of the Tianyou Tomb's branch strongholds had been completely wiped out!
Very quickly.
The news made its way back to the Tianyou Tomb's headquarters.
"All of our Tianyou Tomb branch strongholds in the Eastern Region have been annihilated?
Is this news reliable?"
In a certain desolate and remote wilderness of the Eastern Region, within an underground hall, four old men sat cross-legged. Upon hearing the news, all wore expressions of utter disbelief.
"Who could possess such capability?
Unless a Yuan Foundation Realm expert personally made a move.
I am acquainted with nearly all of the Yuan Foundation Realm experts in the Eastern Region. None seem to hold such immense hatred for our Tianyou Tomb," one of them, a short, thin old man clad in a black robe, spoke up.
This black-robed elder sat there, emanating a profound, sea-like eerie aura. His body resembled a black hole, pulling in the surrounding light.
"Elder Xing, this matter is absolutely true.
A dozen or more branch strongholds, all completely wiped out.
Everyone in them, killed," a middle-aged man standing respectfully before the four elders reported.
"Our Tianyou Tomb's operations in the Eastern Region have been half destroyed.
Who on earth dares to provoke our Tianyou Tomb like this?
This grievance shall be avenged!" Elder Xing, the short, thin black-robed elder, his eyes filled with burning rage, said coldly.
A terrifying killing intent erupted from his body, sweeping through the underground hall and instantly dropping the temperature by over ten degrees.
This elder was Elder Xing, an expert of the Yuan Foundation Realm.
He was also the person in overall charge of the Tianyou Tomb in the Eastern Region!
"I have an intuition. Our foe will definitely come looking for us here.
We need only wait here," another elder suddenly spoke up.
"Right.
Let's wait here." Elder Xing nodded.
"Elder Xing, what preparations should we make?" the middle-aged man asked.
"None needed.
We'll simply wait.
No matter who he is, as long as he dares to come, I'll make sure he doesn't make it back alive." Elder Xing gnashed his teeth.
One day later.
In this desolate and remote wilderness.
A young man and woman suddenly appeared.
"Truly unexpected.
The Eastern Region headquarters of the Tianyou Tomb is actually located in such a remote wilderness," Hu Miao remarked, surveying the surroundings.
"For a bunch of shadowy assassins, a place like this is most fitting," Ye Yunfei said with a laugh.
"Master speaks truly," Hu Miao replied with a smile.
"Master, shall we charge in directly?" Hu Miao asked.
"No need, they will come out." Ye Yunfei smiled.
After speaking, Ye Yunfei suddenly raised his fist and punched the ground.
Terrifying physical power exceeding two million jin poured out, channeled into his fist, and infused into the earth.
Boom…
Immediately, within several hundred feet, large cracks appeared on the ground, spreading across the earth like a spiderweb, a horrifying sight.
Boom! Boom!
Ye Yunfei threw punch after punch. Each strike caused the ground to sink several inches.
Earth and stones flew, dust clouds billowed, blotting out the sky.
Beneath the ground lay a vast subterranean palace.
At this moment.
Inside the underground palace, it was as if a terrifying earthquake had occurred—violent tremors, shaking back and forth, the structures within cracking incessantly.
Everyone in the palace was shaken to the core.
"He's here!" Elder Xing's face was full of fury.
Boom! Boom!
Above ground, Ye Yunfei's fists shot out like lightning, one after another, continuously hammering the ground.
Each punch contained the tremendous force of over two million jin.
Finally.
After seven or eight punches.
Boom…
The entire expanse of ground, hundreds of feet wide, collapsed completely, revealing the huge complex of the underground palace below.
However, by this time, the palace was utterly ruined, nearly half-buried in earth.
Swoosh!
After collapsing the ground, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao vanished.
Swoosh! Swoosh…
Figures radiating fierce auras continuously emerged, shooting up into the sky from beneath the ground.
Several hundred Tianyou Tomb assassins simultaneously appeared in mid-air.
Four black-robed elders took the lead, their sharp gazes sweeping everywhere.
One of them, a short and thin old man, was none other than Elder Xing.
"Where is he?" Elder Xing frowned.
His Soul Power extended far, scanning, but he detected nothing.
"Search!" Elder Xing ordered.
Immediately, hundreds of Tianyou Tomb assassins dispersed in all directions to scour the area.
Moments later.
A squad of over a dozen assassins moved forward in search.
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei appeared behind these dozen or so assassins.
"Slash!"
Ye Yunfei uttered a soft command.
Hum…
The Five Elements Spirit Swords formed the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and charged at the assassins.
Ah! Ah…
Screams of agony rang out.
Almost simultaneously, all a dozen or so assassins were torn to shreds.
Ye Yunfei's figure flickered as he melted into space and disappeared.
Swoosh! Swoosh…
Hearing the commotion, Elder Xing, along with the other three elders, arrived instantly.
"Elder Xing, the opponent also seems capable of stealth," one elder said, looking at the scattered limbs and flesh on the ground.
"Indeed.
We cannot discover the slightest trace.
The only explanation is that the other party also cultivates some kind of movement technique capable of stealth."
"Even if they have mastered a stealth movement technique, there should still be traces to find.
Everyone, split up and search!" Elder Xing's face was exceedingly grim.
It had always been the Tianyou Tomb's assassins who used this method to ambush and assassinate others.
Never had he imagined that someone would now use this method against the Tianyou Tomb's assassins.
This was literally paying them back in their own coin!
At this moment.
Ah! Ah…
In the distance, another series of agonized screams rang out.
"Let's go check!"
Elder Xing shot forward like a streak of light, moving at an astonishing speed.
As a Yuan Foundation Realm expert, his speed naturally surpassed that of those at the True Manifestation Realm.
The other three elders also rushed over.
In a grassy area, another dozen-plus Tianyou Tomb assassins had been torn apart. Dismembered limbs and flesh littered the ground, blood flowing like a river, as if they had arrived at a slaughterhouse.
"Tell everyone to be careful."
Elder Xing said gravely.
The strength of the foe who had come exceeded his expectations.
Among these dozen-plus assassins before him, at least three or four were True Manifestation Realm experts, yet they had been instantly killed in such a short time.
It was clear the strength of the visitor was truly astounding!