Ye Yunfei soon caught up with a few more Demigods. These Demigods had originally wanted to flee, but a towering, colossal tree suddenly appeared in front of them, flinging out a vast number of thick branches that resembled azure dragons, blocking their path.
"Get out of my way!"
Those Demigod experts were both startled and furious, attacking simultaneously in an attempt to force Hun Lao back. But behind them, the overwhelming tempest of lightning had already caught up.
"Where do you think you're running to?"
Though Ye Yunfei's body was charred black all over—essentially a blackened piece of charcoal—his divine might was awe-inspiring, his killing intent palpable, causing all who saw him to cower in fear.
Boom!...
These Demigod experts simply had no time to escape before they were utterly submerged by the vast, rolling lightning. Then, within the booming tempest, Ye Yunfei struck out with his fists—one punch for each—directly annihilating them, destroying both form and spirit.
"Fang Elder, where do you think you're running to?"
At this moment, Ye Yunfei saw the Heavenly God Hall's Elder Fang leading a group of Heavenly God Hall members, charging towards the entrance/exit of this world, wanting to escape.
Although Elder Fang was a Perfected Demigod, facing Ye Yunfei's terrifying lightning strikes, he didn't dare fight back at all.
"Pick up the pace!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei was already pursuing him, Elder Fang's face turned extremely ugly, and he hurriedly sent voice transmissions to the Heavenly God Hall members.
"Fang Elder, didn't you people from the Heavenly God Hall keep saying you wanted to kill me? Are you scared now? Do you dare fight me?"
Ye Yunfei took out his Space Transmission Token and, coordinating with his Time Boots, rapidly teleported towards the Heavenly God Hall group.
Those Heavenly God Hall members, seeing Ye Yunfei pursue them with astonishing speed, all turned pale with fear. The ceaseless lightning following Ye Yunfei especially made their hearts tremble.
"I never thought all of you Heavenly God Hall people would be such cowards!" Ye Yunfei shouted loudly as he chased.
"You little bastard, just you wait! I will definitely settle today's debt with you!" Elder Fang trembled with rage at Ye Yunfei's words. As a Perfected Demigod, and a high-ranking core member of the Heavenly God Hall, being mocked to his face like this by Ye Yunfei was unprecedented. He felt utterly humiliated.
"Old geezer, where are you running? I'm right here waiting for you."
Right at this moment, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly appeared in front of this Heavenly God Hall group, a fearsome aura radiating as it roared.
Seeing Ye Yunfei pursuing the Heavenly God Hall members, it had immediately traversed space, quietly arriving ahead of the group.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm excelled in spatial energy and laws, and its race-inherited spatial secret arts were incredibly sophisticated, allowing it to get ahead quickly.
"Get out of my way!"
Seething with rage that had no outlet, Elder Fang flew into a furious rage at seeing the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm blocking the path, and directly attacked.
Boom!...
Two or three magic treasures were simultaneously unleashed by him, smashing towards the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"Woah! As expected of a Perfected Demigod!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm was startled, quickly pulling out a large handful of Formation Flags and hurling them forward.
Boom!...
One formation after another continuously manifested.
These Formation Flags were refined by Ye Yunfei; each formation was quite powerful, instantly blocking the Heavenly God Hall group's path.
Elder Fang grew even angrier. Opening his mouth wide, he spat out the white Formation-Breaking Pearl.
Boom!...
The pearl's formation-breaking power was truly formidable. Wherever it went, it directly blasted formations into smithereens, one after another.
"Oh crap!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm was so scared it retreated rapidly. Using both hands, it drew out another handful of Formation Flags and hurled them, erecting over a dozen more formations.
It knew that with its own power, even adding these formations, it couldn't truly stop Elder Fang here. But slowing him down even a little would achieve the goal.
"Old fart, try this illusion on for size."
At that moment, Hu Miao suddenly appeared nearby, casting illusion arts and creating one phantom realm after another to envelop the Heavenly God Hall group. Instantly, many Heavenly God Hall members fell into the phantoms, letting out terrified screams.
"Everyone, unleash your Soul Force energy, perform Soul Force materializations, and also activate your Soul Force-type magic treasures! Combine your efforts to counter these illusions and attack that fox!" Elder Fang roared furiously, immediately shouting orders.
The Heavenly God Hall members immediately acted according to Elder Fang's words.
Boom!...
A vast tide of Soul Force energy surged into the sky, making this area of space tremble and shake.
Right then, Huang Shang also arrived stealthily, directly deploying ghostly arts to summon overwhelming ghostly fog that howled against the wind, submerging the Heavenly God Hall members.
Through the joint efforts of the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang, they successfully stalled this Heavenly God Hall group.
The entire process was extremely brief, a mere instant.
Ye Yunfei's speed was incredibly swift. In that brief moment, he had already caught up.
"Damn it!"
Elder Fang saw the vast curtain of lightning rolling in from behind like heaven and earth collapsing; his face drastically changed, knowing the situation was dire.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
Elder Fang attacked madly, erupting with full power to forcibly repel Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm simultaneously.
"Old geezer, your opponent is me."
At that moment, three Ye Yunfeis simultaneously appeared ahead, pouncing toward Elder Fang.
All three were Doppelgangers, formed using Substitute Idols. As the three clones arrived, numerous formations and geomantic arrays were arranged, bombarding Elder Fang from all directions.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei's main body also unleashed Soul Force martial techniques and Mind Force martial techniques, launching attacks against Elder Fang.
Boom!...
A dazzling, brilliant long sword suddenly appeared, trailing vast, rolling sword radiance as it charged at Elder Fang.
This was the flying sword technique. In previous battles, Ye Yunfei hadn't used it much, only now bringing it out.
"Get lost!"
Elder Fang, watching that rolling, brilliant flying sword approach, sensed the dangerous aura it emitted and couldn't help but feel a secret shock in his heart.
However, as a Perfected Demigod, he refused to believe a sword attack by Ye Yunfei could harm him.
He threw a punch, colliding with the flying sword.
*Pfft!*
Elder Fang's fist was directly shattered, leaving only a section of wrist.
"How is this possible?!"
Elder Fang was horrified within, somewhat unable to believe this flying sword's power could be so terrifying.
He had no idea this flying sword was forged from Deity-level materials; it was equivalent to a Deity's magic treasure.
Boom!...
At that moment, Ye Yunfei had arrived, followed by the overwhelming curtain of lightning strikes. Countless thick bolts of lightning, densely packed and astonishing in number, destroyed everything in their path.
"Agh! Aaah!"...
How could those Heavenly God Hall members withstand such terrifying lightning strikes? Right then and there, many were reduced to nothingness, body and spirit completely extinguished.
"All of you, get inside the Phantom Tower."
At this point, not only the Heavenly God Hall members, but the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang were also affected.
Ye Yunfei waved his sleeves, directly sweeping up the three of them and transmitting them into the Phantom Tower.
Ye Yunfei knew they couldn't withstand the now-particularly-potent lightning either.
Boom!...
The raging heavenly tribulation, moving with Ye Yunfei, had completely submerged all the Heavenly God Hall members, including Elder Fang.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei deliberately stayed close to Elder Fang, bolts of lightning descending ceaselessly every moment.
Though Elder Fang was a Perfected Demigod, his physical strength and body's quality weren't stronger than Ye Yunfei's; in fact, they might even be slightly inferior.
Because Ye Yunfei's body had already fused with at least several hundred Demigod-level magic treasures, plus he had cultivated high-level body-tempering techniques like the Great Primal Zhou Heaven Body-Tempering Art. Physically, he was already comparable to a Perfected Demigod, even stronger than many.
Furthermore, among his Nine Palaces Totem Wheels was a Thunder Marsh Divine Beast. Though hidden within his body currently, it continuously devoured the lightning strikes crashing onto his flesh, effectively digesting part of the lightning's power.
That's why Ye Yunfei could endure within a heavenly tribulation of such terrifying ferocity until now.
At this moment, one violent lightning bolt after another cascaded onto Elder Fang's body, making him feel pain alongside deep-seated terror.
Because a heavenly tribulation of this intensity felt immensely strenuous even for him, a Perfected Demigod.
"You little bastard, you're courting death!"
By now, Elder Fang had reached the pinnacle of fury. Roaring in rage, he simultaneously employed every means to resist the lightning.
"The one courting death is you! Since you wanted to provoke me, be prepared to pay the price!"
Ye Yunfei looked at Elder Fang, both of them bathing in the raging tempest of lightning, and couldn't help but throw back his head in laughter. Then, bursting into action, he unleashed all sorts of techniques and secret arts, mounting a frenzied assault on Elder Fang.
Soul Force energy, Mind Force energy, bodily energy, immortal power energy, sword techniques—attacks of every kind poured out endlessly.
Originally, as a Perfected Demigod, dealing with these attacks from Ye Yunfei wouldn't have been too difficult for Elder Fang. But now, caught within such a terrifying heavenly tribulation, at least a third of his strength was sapped. His body was charred black all over, wisps of smoke rising, with a distinct smell of cooked meat wafting from him.
Within this utterly frightening tribulation, his body's ability to resist might even be inferior to Ye Yunfei's. He had absolutely no desire to fight Ye Yunfei amidst the lightning.
Thus, while defending against Ye Yunfei's attacks, he retreated continuously, trying to distance himself.
"Hahaha! How about that, old geezer? Feeling good, aren't you?!"
Ye Yunfei laughed wildly, absolutely unwilling to let Elder Fang go. Deploying movement techniques, he pressed forward step by step, aggressively.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei pointed a finger. The flying sword erupted with dazzling divine radiance, trailing vast sword aura as it slaughtered the remaining Heavenly God Hall members.
"Argh! Aaah!"...
Pitiful screams rang out incessantly. Facing the overwhelming tidal wave of heavenly tribulation Ye Yunfei dragged with him, those Heavenly God Hall members were already powerless to resist. Now, under attack from the flying sword, they simply could not withstand it. One by one, Heavenly God Hall members were killed by the flying sword, form and spirit annihilated.
"You little bastard, you deserve death!"
Elder Fang, watching the surrounding Heavenly God Hall members being slaughtered one by one, trembled in rage and roared fiercely.
But he could barely protect himself now. Although he wanted to help the others, he was powerless, forced to watch helplessly as Heavenly God Hall members met tragic ends.
"Ye Yunfei, I swear I will personally kill you! Only then will my hatred be avenged!" Elder Fang stared fixedly at Ye Yunfei, eyes filled with murderous intent, his teeth clenched.
"If you want to kill me, do it now! Let's have a good fight!"
Ye Yunfei yelled loudly, simultaneously unleashing various techniques and martial skills to attack Elder Fang while tightly pressing forward, refusing to let him escape.
Moments later, aside from Elder Fang, all the other Heavenly God Hall members had been slaughtered by Ye Yunfei.
Elder Fang witnessed this scene with his own eyes, body shaking with fury.
Most of the Heavenly God Hall members who followed him here were his trusted confidants. Never did he imagine they would all be killed right before his eyes.
By now, all the other major power's Demigod experts had long fled into the distance, many already escaping this world.
Also, all the various beings who had been spectating earlier had all fled far away, terrified of being implicated.
"That brat Ye Yunfei is completely mad! Provoking a heavenly tribulation like that… isn't he afraid he won't be able to withstand it and gets obliterated on the spot?"
Everyone present felt immense shock at Ye Yunfei's insane actions.
"I've figured out why Ye Yunfei dares to so frantically provoke the tribulation. It's because his body's quality is incredibly tough. And his physical strength is extremely formidable too.
Look, although those terrifying bolts of lightning cause some damage to his body, they don't injure his foundation. After being struck for so long by so many powerful bolts, he's still full of vitality, actively attacking Elder Fang."
Someone watching the wildly attacking Ye Yunfei suddenly understood and exclaimed in shock.
"Right! He hasn't died yet after being struck by such terrifying lightning for so long, and can still attack Elder Fang. This truly shows his physical quality is too fearsome."
All those watching in the distance nodded in agreement.
"I'm an Intermediate Demigod myself, but within such dreadful tribulation lightning, I'm afraid I'd be reduced to ash in moments, couldn't possibly last that long.
I never expected Ye Yunfei to possess such a resilient body. No wonder he dares to provoke the tribulation. He genuinely possesses the capital to do so!"
An Intermediate Demigod couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Old geezer, still thinking of running? Don't you dare have a proper fight with me?"
At this moment, amidst the sea of raging lightning, Elder Fang constantly had thick bolts crashing onto his body while also fending off Ye Yunfei's frenzied onslaught, finding it extremely taxing.
He fought while retreating, but Ye Yunfei pressed forward with each step, absolutely unwilling to let him leave.
"Brat, if this continues, even you might not withstand this tribulation. Do you want us both to perish together?!"
Finally, Elder Fang began to feel scared. He felt continuing like this would endanger his life.
It had taken massive amounts of time, effort, and hard work to achieve his current status—a Perfected Demigod and a key senior figure of the Heavenly God Hall. He absolutely didn't want to die here, by the hands of a junior.