As he spoke, the golden-haired man also made his move. He struck a palm toward Ye Yunfei. From his palm burst forth a skyful of light rain, comprised of dazzlingly radiant, mysterious runes.
These mysterious runes continuously rotated, soon transforming into a hazy, indistinct world. This hazy world initially existed within his palm, then began to continuously enlarge, covering a vast expanse of space. It contained terrifying world power, rumbling as it smashed toward Ye Yunfei.
"Palm World!" Hun Lao said, sounding somewhat surprised.
"According to my racial memory, this should be a very powerful Divine Ability from ancient times. If a Deity performed it, they could form an ordinary world with a single palm."
Ye Yunfei's fist collided with that world. The meanings and atmospheres of the two substances crazily rotated and collided, instantly causing a terrifying, massive explosion.
A series of colliding energies rang out continuously like strings of firecrackers, causing the vast surrounding void space to tremble and shake.
Both the Yin-Yang Divine Fist and the Palm World were famous martial skills of ancient times. Their emergence in this era and violent collision resulted in extremely fearsome power.
"Kid! You've cultivated the Yin-Yang Divine Fist to this level relying purely on your own deductions? Talent like this would have been considered rare even in our era." A look of appreciation appeared on the golden-haired man's face.
While speaking, the golden-haired man attacked again. His movements appeared very free and unrestrained. His golden sleeve, swollen by the wind, continuously expanded, instantly transforming into a colossal black hole that covered the heavens and earth, boundless and terrifying. It seemed capable of swallowing an entire world.
"This seems like a Divine Ability called 'Sleeve of the Universe'! I think this guy might truly be from ancient times. The techniques and martial skills he's using, as well as what he just said, all point to that."
"I don't care where he's from! If he dares to provoke me, even someone from ancient times gets beaten all the same!" Ye Yunfei replied.
The Myriad Swords Unite Art slashed out over a dozen thick sword rays in succession, slicing the space ahead into fragments. One thick sword ray after another charged into the black hole formed by the sleeve, wreaking havoc within.
What surprised Ye Yunfei was that the thick sword rays he'd slashed out were ultimately, forcefully, all swallowed up by that black hole.
However, the aura of energy emanating from the black hole also clearly became much weaker, wobbling and becoming unstable.
"This should be a sword path inheritance from the Sword World. Kid, you're clearly from this era, so why have you cultivated so many inheritance legacies from our era? I'm growing more and more curious about your origins now." A look of surprise appeared on the golden-haired man's face. The Sleeve of the Universe he'd just performed was a technique of formidable power, yet it was nearly broken by Ye Yunfei's sword skill. He knew that if Ye Yunfei unleashed another dozen or so sword rays, he could likely slash his sleeve and thereby break this Divine Ability.
Rumble…
Before the man could finish speaking, Ye Yunfei stepped forward again, unleashing the Yin-Yang Divine Fist once more. Like thunder, he attacked, striking with a fist that instantly caused the space ahead to collapse as he closed in on the golden-haired man.
The golden-haired man neither dodged nor evaded, also punching toward Ye Yunfei for a direct confrontation. His fist erupted with waves of dazzling golden light. Countless golden runes surfaced from his fist, and an ancient golden Divine Emperor sat cross-legged above his fist, radiant as if cast from gold.
Dang! Their fists collided, emitting a world-shaking clang. The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang immediately sealed their ears because the sound was simply too terrifying—like two of the hardest divine weapons striking together, releasing blinding light.
The sound seemed like it would tear apart this vast expanse of void. Both fists were incredibly solid and ferocious, meeting head-on.
"Again!" Ye Yunfei roared, using his right hand to perform the Yin-Yang Divine Fist and his left hand the Myriad Swords Unite Art, attacking simultaneously.
Moreover, attacks from the Soul Sword, Formless Heart Sword, Mental Force Locks, Heart Demon Bell, and Soul Power Planets—all sorts of soul power attacks and mental force attacks—continuously flooded into the golden-haired man's soul sea.
"So you've cultivated mental force as well, and to this level!" The golden-haired man showed a shocked expression. Then, a golden treasure seal materialized within his soul sea, hovering above his Soul Body, emanating rolling golden light. Waves of golden runes protected his Soul Body.
Despite their ferocity, all of the soul power attacks and mental force attacks Ye Yunfei unleashed were ultimately blocked by those golden runes.
"What kind of treasure is this?" Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised.
"This treasure was personally forged by my master and gifted to me specifically for protecting my Soul Body. My master was a Deity." The golden-haired man seemed to know what Ye Yunfei was thinking and immediately spoke up.
After speaking, the pair of golden wings on the man's back suddenly flapped forcefully. Dense clusters of golden feathers, like countless golden longswords, whistled out, all slashing toward Ye Yunfei.
"Be careful! This guy definitely doesn't belong to the human race. He very likely belongs to a rare race. This might be his innate divine ability!" Hun Lao, seeing this, immediately warned.
Some exceptionally gifted rare races often possessed incredibly terrifying innate divine abilities, something human race members couldn't compare to.
Ye Yunfei's left hand continuously launched thick sword rays, dense formations of them whistling out to collide with the golden feathers slashing over. Simultaneously, his right hand performed the Yin-Yang Divine Fist, steadily advancing to block.
"Let's see how much you can block!" the golden-haired man's expression darkened.
The two golden wings on his back flapped even more wildly. Thousands upon thousands of golden feathers shot forth, transforming into countless dazzling golden longswords, resembling a golden ocean, engulfing Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei frowned slightly. This golden-haired man's combat power was a bit beyond his expectations.
This fellow's energy wasn't weaker than his own. Moreover, each martial skill and technique he cultivated was exceptionally powerful. Even more terrifyingly, his combat will, combat experience, and combat techniques were all not inferior to Ye Yunfei's; they might even be slightly superior.
Ye Yunfei had no intention of fighting head-on. Taking a step back, he immediately transformed into three identical Ye Yunfeis.
The dense mass of golden longswords whistled forward, instantly shredding these three Ye Yunfeis to pieces.
Of course, these three were all illusory clones. Ye Yunfei's true main body had already appeared in the distance.
"You can't escape! Unless you hand over all the items left behind by the ancestors of those two merchant houses!" The golden-haired man sneered, soaring into the air and charging toward Ye Yunfei again.
Ye Yunfei stamped his foot. One large Earth Formation after another emerged from the land below. Each Earth Formation manifested various strange and bizarre phenomena. Formation after formation shot skyward, surrounding the golden-haired man.
"So you truly are a Land Master of considerable skill." The golden-haired man's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Even in ancient times, Land Masters were very troublesome characters. Especially Divine Masters possessed the ability to contend with Deities. Some average-powered Deities didn't dare to provoke Divine Masters lightly.
Rumble…
Dangerous zones and forbidden lands continuously emerged, erupting with rolling yellow earth qi energy, transforming the earth and sky into a yellow world.
All sorts of hazardous entities hid within this yellow earth qi, continuously attacking the golden-haired man.
"Kid! You may be a Land Master, but today you've met your bane! Haven't you heard that in the five elements, wood suppresses earth? Let me tell you, someone in ancient times already researched methods specifically designed to counter geomancy arts!" The golden-haired man suddenly raised his voice, laughing wildly.
Then he waved his hand, and ten wooden stakes appeared simultaneously, hovering around his body.
He formed hand seals with his fingers and began chanting incantations. Soon, the ten wooden stakes began to sprout roots and shoots—withering wood reviving in spring, bursting with dense life force. In the blink of an eye, the ten stakes grew into ten towering, sky-reaching trees.
"These ten trees exist specifically to break your Earth Formations!" The golden-haired man laughed loudly.
He pointed a finger. The ten sky-reaching trees began to sway, casting out large amounts of roots and branches. Those roots and branches continuously extended like spears, piercing toward the surrounding Earth Formations.
These spear-like roots seemed to possess peculiar power, piercing through the Earth Formations Ye Yunfei had set up one by one.
"Those ten wooden stakes are extraordinary!" Hun Lao looked at the ten towering trees, exclaiming in surprise.
"These ten stakes must have been cut from an exceptionally high-level tree, most likely the trunk itself!" Hun Lao continued.
"If I could obtain and devour these ten stakes, my strength would undoubtedly increase significantly!" Hun Lao's voice held a note of excitement.
"Oh? Hun Lao, you want those ten stakes?" Hearing Hun Lao's words, Ye Yunfei shifted his gaze toward the ten towering trees.
"Yes! If I can obtain these ten stakes, the benefits for me would be immense!" Hun Lao answered.
Hun Lao's true form was the Chaos World Tree, a legendary, extremely high-level divine tree, far surpassing ordinary Deities in grade.
But precisely because of that, the difficulty Hun Lao faced in breaking through realms and improving his strength was immense.
The world offered very few cultivation resources suitable for Hun Lao. Ordinary cultivation resources were too low-grade, offering little effect.
Thus, while Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Huang Shang continuously improved in strength and realm—now equivalent to elementary Demigods—only Hun Lao, who had followed Ye Yunfei for so long, seemed increasingly unable to keep up.
However, due to his unique racial abilities, Hun Lao's attainments in spatial energy and spatial laws were still quite remarkable, exceeding Ye Yunfei and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm in some aspects.
But when it came to combat prowess, Hun Lao had already fallen far behind.
Now, encountering these ten wooden stakes and discovering they were precious cultivation resources for him, he naturally longed to obtain them.
"This guy's combat power is strong. I'll do my best to see if I can seize those ten stakes."
Over the course of their journey, Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao had built a deep bond. Moreover, Hun Lao had provided Ye Yunfei with significant assistance.
If these ten stakes could truly substantially elevate Hun Lao's strength, then Ye Yunfei would definitely do his utmost to seize them.
At that moment, the ten towering trees surrounding the golden-haired man continued to extend dense masses of roots, branches, and leaves, piercing through Earth Formation after Earth Formation.
"Your Earth Formations are useless against me now." The golden-haired man strode toward Ye Yunfei, sneering.
"Everyone, attack together! Suppress this guy, then seize those ten stakes!" Ye Yunfei sent a mental message to the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and Hun Lao.
As soon as the words left his mind, Ye Yunfei pointed. Formation after formation erupted, one formation light curtain after another, like countless umbrellas, converging from all directions to envelop the golden-haired man.
So many formations erupting simultaneously released a wildly violent burst of formation energy, practically flipping this space on its head.
This simultaneous activation of so many formations caused the golden-haired man's figure to stall, his movements slowing down.
Next, a resplendent Flying Sword descended from the sky. Trailing behind it were rolling waves of sword qi. When the sword qi dispersed, it transformed into a sea of swords, blindingly dazzling.
"Flying Sword Art!" A wary expression appeared on the golden-haired man's face.
The Flying Sword Art Ye Yunfei utilized was originally a martial skill of great power. Moreover, that Flying Sword was forged from divine-grade materials, making it extremely fearsome.
With a resounding boom, a golden mountain peak, about the size of a fist, shot out from within the golden-haired man's body. Continuously enlarging, it soared upward, intercepting the Flying Sword slashing down from above.
Ye Yunfei flashed forward, instantly arriving before the golden-haired man.
"Prepare to die!" Ye Yunfei utilized his pure physical body strength, unleashing both fists rapidly toward the golden-haired man.
"Given my current physical body strength, I should actually be able to cultivate those physical body-type martial skills passed down to me by Senior Great Strength Demon God." Ye Yunfei secretly pondered.
Previously, he had obtained some inheritances from the Great Strength Demon God, cultivating one or two techniques.
Back then, he discovered that these physical body-type martial skills from the Great Strength Demon God placed extremely high demands on physical body strength. With his previous strength level, most of the Great Strength Demon God's legacies were beyond his cultivation ability. That was the main reason he hadn't invested much time and effort in cultivating them.
Insufficient physical body strength!
But now, Ye Yunfei felt that within the inheritance imparted by the Great Strength Demon God, many were within his cultivation ability.
"I need to find a special time to properly cultivate the Great Strength Demon God's inheritance. Otherwise, the hard-won physical body strength I've cultivated would go to waste."
At this moment, after activating Formations and utilizing the Flying Sword Art, Ye Yunfei again unleashed various Soul Power martial skills and Mental Force martial skills, invading the golden-haired man's soul sea.
Inside the man's soul sea was that golden treasure seal, rigorously protecting his Soul Body. The Soul Power and Mental Force martial skills Ye Yunfei employed found it difficult to genuinely harm his Soul Body, but they still caused immense disruption.
Added to this, Ye Yunfei's dual fists frantically attacked the golden-haired man's physical body, forcing him to retreat continuously.
Simultaneously, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, Hun Lao, and the Blood Clan Doppelganger all acted together, unleashing their own most proficient techniques and martial skills, bombarding the golden-haired man.
In an instant, the golden-haired man found himself in a besieged situation.