As he spoke, Huang Shang arrived before Ye Yunfei. A rolling torrent of ghost energy transformed into a towering pall of shadowy mist, causing Ye Yunfei to feel the temperature of the surrounding space instantly plummet, enough to induce a sensation of biting cold.
It was important to note that Ye Yunfei was now a Demigod, with real combat power equivalent to a Perfected Demigod. Even Ye Yunfei felt cold, indicating Huang Shang's current strength had indeed become more terrifying.
"It seems everyone has recovered quite well. Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm is undergoing a bloodline upgrade; once his upgrade succeeds, his strength is bound to improve greatly."
Seeing the power Huang Shang was exhibiting, Ye Yunfei nodded.
Although everyone had been injured this time, after a period of healing and recuperation, the injuries had fully recovered, and their strength had improved. This was a result that left Ye Yunfei extremely satisfied.
"Excellent. Now we can leave seclusion."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Master, are we going to settle the score with those bastards now?" Hu Miao asked.
"Yes. All I did was endure a tribulation, yet so many Demigod experts came to besiege me. How can I not properly settle that debt?" Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Exactly! Blocking someone during their tribulation is tantamount to destroying their cultivation. It's an irreconcilable grudge that must be avenged," Hu Miao nodded.
"I remember the auras of all those who injured me before. If I encounter them again, I'll definitely make them experience my power. Master, let's hurry and set off." Remembering how she was besieged by so many Demigod experts before, Hu Miao spoke through gritted teeth.
During the earlier battle, Hu Miao had been besieged by over ten Demigod experts and sustained severe injuries. If she hadn't refined and absorbed so many Divine Crystals recently, her wounds wouldn't have healed in such a short time.
"Alright. We'll act now and vent your anger." Seeing Hu Miao holding her fists and looking furious, Ye Yunfei smiled.
Simultaneously, he felt deeply fortunate in his heart. Thankfully, everyone was safe this time.
Hun Lao, Hu Miao, Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Huang Shang, these several companions had been by his side for a long time. If anything happened to any of them, Ye Yunfei would find it hard to accept.
Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower. Hu Miao followed and stood beside him.
"Master, who do we settle the score with first?" Hu Miao asked.
"Of course, the Shen Family first." After thinking for a moment, Ye Yunfei said solemnly, his gaze turning toward the direction of the Qiancang World Group.
"Right! It was people from the Shen Family who recognized your identity first, then sent messages to gather so many Demigods. We'll settle with them first!" Hu Miao immediately nodded.
Thus, Ye Yunfei, taking Hu Miao, activated the Space Teleportation Token and continuously teleported back towards the Qiancang World Group. Before long, they reappeared within the Qiancang World Group.
Qiancang World Group was a core world group within the Chaotic Void Sea. Its overall strength was considerable. Besides the Shen Family, there were five or six other major powers with strength comparable to the Shen Family. The number of weaker factions and families was even greater.
The scale of a core world group was truly different. Within this expanse of void, large numbers of worlds were densely distributed everywhere, with world entrances visible almost every few steps.
"You go first and investigate the specific situation of the Shen Family within the Qiancang World Group." Ye Yunfei created a small space using Formations at a certain location in the void, entered it, then sent out a batch of Alliance Army members and issued the command.
When he left the Three Thousand Main and Small Worlds, Ye Yunfei had brought out a group of Alliance Army members.
At Ye Yunfei's command, all the Alliance Army members dispersed to investigate the Shen Family's situation.
"I'll also go out for a stroll." Huang Shang emerged from the Phantom Tower, transformed into a faint, elusive ghostly shadow, and left the formation small space.
Ye Yunfei knew that, given Huang Shang's current strength, ordinary Demigod experts would have difficulty dealing with him, so he didn't stop him.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged within the formation small space.
Roughly a day later, the Alliance Army members who were sent out gradually returned, reporting various pieces of information about the Shen Family to Ye Yunfei. Naturally, the main information was the location of the Shen Family's headquarters within the Qiancang World Group and what industries the Shen Family possessed.
"Not good! Young Master Ye, our people were discovered while investigating Shen Family industries in one of the worlds and are now being besieged by Shen Family members. The situation is a bit critical because there's a Initial Demigod from the Shen Family stationed in that world, and our people are no match."
Suddenly, a Senior Heavenly Immortal rushed back and reported to Ye Yunfei.
"You lead the way immediately. We'll go and look." Ye Yunfei waved his hand, gathering all the Formation Flags around him. The formation small space directly vanished.
The Senior Heavenly Immortal hurriedly led the way, taking Ye Yunfei quickly toward a relatively large-scale world within the Qiancang World Group.
Soon, they entered that world. Ye Yunfei sent out his Soul Power energy to sense, immediately discovering dozens of Alliance Army Heavenly Immortals besieged.
"Just who are you people? Why are you inquiring about our Shen Family everywhere? Sneaking around, do you have some nefarious purpose?" A middle-aged man, his entire body exuding a sharp and oppressive energy pressure, scrutinized the dozens of Heavenly Immortals from the Alliance Army with a critical gaze.
This middle-aged man was a Initial Demigod from the Shen Family. Facing him, the dozens of Alliance Army Heavenly Immortals were suppressed until their faces flushed red, utterly unable to resist.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. Our people have already gone back to report to Young Master Ye. Young Master Ye will arrive soon," one of the Alliance Army Heavenly Immortals transmitted to the others.
These Alliance Army Heavenly Immortals understood that once Ye Yunfei arrived, a mere Initial Demigod wouldn't stand a chance.
"So none of you want to speak, huh? Alright, starting now, I'll kill you one by one. Whoever doesn't want to die, speak honestly. If you're killed by our Shen Family, your deaths will be for nothing. This is our Shen Family's territory. You're causing trouble on our turf, no matter which force you're from, none can protect you."
The middle-aged man coldly chuckled.
Qiancang World Group was a core world group, and the Shen Family was one of the most powerful forces within it. Even in the entire Chaotic Void Sea, the Shen Family was a famously powerful force. That someone dared to come to Shen Family territory with ill intentions was akin to moving against destiny itself.
As he spoke, the Shen Family middle-aged man suddenly manifested an energy hand that whistled forth and grabbed one of the Alliance Army Heavenly Immortals.
The Alliance Army Heavenly Immortal had no ability to resist.
"You die first." The Shen Family middle-aged man spoke with a cold voice. As he spoke, the huge energy hand was about to crush the Alliance Army Heavenly Immortal to death.
"Do you know fear now, you lot? Daring to sneak into our Shen Family's territory and secretly inquire about us, you really have a death wish!"
"Kill all these bastards! Let the world know the consequences of provoking our Shen Family!"
A large group of Shen Family troops surrounded them, shouting loudly.
Right at this moment.
Boom rumble...
A gigantic palm abruptly appeared high in the air, emitting a terrifying physical power, then slapped down.
"Not good! Everyone, scatter now!" The Shen Family middle-aged man's face drastically changed as he yelled.
He could feel the terrifying physical power emanating from the palm that suddenly appeared above. He had no confidence to resist. Moreover, he felt his body was extremely heavy, as if already suppressed in place. In his panic, he desperately released all his energy, wanting to break free from the suppressive force and move away to dodge, but he found that no matter how he struggled, he couldn't move his body at all.
Bang! The colossal palm in the sky descended from the heavens, carrying unimaginably terrifying physical power, and slapped onto the Shen Family middle-aged man.
The massive palm print left a deep palm mark on the ground, resembling a ground abyss. At the bottom of this abyss, the middle-aged man had long vanished, leaving only a patch of red stain.
"What's happening?" Seeing this, the Shen Family members were frightened out of their wits, frantically retreating to distance themselves from the huge palm print on the ground.
"Not good! Hurry, send messages and report! A terrifying expert has come here and attacked our Shen Family members!"
Some Shen Family members hurriedly transmitted messages to each other while frantically taking out transmission jade slips, sending messages in a flurry.
"Old Huang, I've left his Soul Body for you." Ye Yunfei slowly appeared beside the Alliance Army Heavenly Immortals and spoke.
When Ye Yunfei arrived in this world, he discovered Huang Shang was already here.
Thus, Ye Yunfei didn't destroy the Shen Family middle-aged man's Soul Body and instead left it for Huang Shang.
Huang Shang materialized, grabbed the middle-aged man's Soul Body, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Seeing Ye Yunfei, the Alliance Army Heavenly Immortals immediately let out a sigh of relief, all appearing completely composed.
They knew that with Ye Yunfei's arrival, they were safe.
"Young Master Ye, we've already inquired. This world is controlled by the Shen Family. It belongs to Shen Family territory," a Heavenly Immortal approached and reported respectfully to Ye Yunfei.
"You've done very well." Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power energy was incredibly potent. He sensed every single move of the Shen Family members clearly but didn't stop them from sending messages.
Soon, Ye Yunfei's gaze locked onto a Perfected Heavenly Immortal from the Shen Family. With a thought, he directly executed the Soul Force Star Technique. Eight Soul Force Planets simultaneously attacked the Perfected Heavenly Immortal's soul sea.
The Shen Family Perfected Heavenly Immortal didn't even have time to scream before his Soul Body was engulfed by the eight Soul Force Planets and swiftly devoured. Ye Yunfei immediately gained complete control over this Shen Family Perfected Heavenly Immortal.
"Excellent! I can now use the Soul Force Star Technique to instantly control a Perfected Heavenly Immortal." Ye Yunfei felt very satisfied.
Previously, if Ye Yunfei wanted to use the Soul Force Star Technique to devour a Perfected Heavenly Immortal's Soul Body, it might have taken considerable time. But now, there was no difficulty—it was almost instantaneous.
Other Shen Family members standing around that Perfected Heavenly Immortal had no idea their companion had been completely controlled.
After devouring that Shen Family Perfected Heavenly Immortal's Soul Body, Ye Yunfei immediately possessed complete understanding of all situations within this world and also knew the Shen Family headquarters had received the messages and dispatched experts to hurry to this world.
From that Perfected Heavenly Immortal's memory, Ye Yunfei learned the Shen Family had a total of two Initial Demigod experts stationed in this world. The other Demigod expert was currently in seclusion cultivation, possibly attempting a breakthrough, hence hadn't appeared.
"Take action. Take all valuable items in this world." Ye Yunfei waved his hand, sending out more Alliance Army members from the Phantom Tower as he spoke.
"All of you, follow me!" Hu Miao stepped forward and shouted loudly, then began leading the Alliance Army members into action.
"Who exactly are you?! How dare you rob our Shen Family's property!" Seeing this, the Shen Family members were both shocked and furious.
But Huang Shang waved his hand, immediately releasing towering ghostly fog that spread out, directly inundating all the Shen Family members.
The Shen Family members then discovered their Soul Bodies were out of their control, forcefully pulled out from their soul seas.
As a ghost cultivator, Huang Shang excelled at controlling and devouring opponents' Soul Bodies. Within moments, he devoured all these Shen Family members' Soul Bodies, leaving behind soulless corpses scattered everywhere.
Hu Miao led the Alliance Army members in plundering riches throughout the world. Hu Miao now possessed Demigod-level strength. The Shen Family forces in this world couldn't stop her. Hu Miao only needed to release some illusion energy, instantly causing ordinary-strength Shen Family personnel to fall into layers of illusions, unable to free themselves.
With a flash, Ye Yunfei appeared at the eastern part of the continent, halfway up a tall mountain.
There was a cultivation cave at this location where a Shen Family Initial Demigod was in seclusion, attempting a breakthrough.
Ye Yunfei punched toward the cave's entrance. Boom! He directly smashed the door, then his palm continuously enlarged, reaching inside.
"Who goes there?!" The Shen Family Initial Demigod inside the cave was in the midst of his breakthrough, feeling he was about to usher in a tribulation, feeling somewhat excited. Right then, he discovered the cave entrance had been blasted apart by someone's punch. He was startled, hastily rising and shouting angrily.
Then, boom! The next moment, he saw a large hand emitting terrifying physical power stretch in from outside, grabbing toward him.
"Outrageous! Daring to make a move against me on our Shen Family's territory!"
The Shen Family Initial Demigod was furious to the extreme, madly circulating energy within his body, preparing to deal with the enemy.
But he discovered the hand stretching in emanated such terrifying physical power it ruthlessly suppressed his body there, making him immobile, let alone resist.
Thus, the Shen Family Initial Demigod was grabbed by the stretching hand and pulled out.
"Who are you?! I am from the Shen Family! Why are you attacking me?!" After being captured, the Shen Family Demigod expert was horrified to find a young man was the one who had grabbed him. Terrified and furious, he quickly shouted.
But Ye Yunfei had no desire for words with him. His palm lightly vibrated, directly shattering the Shen Family Demigod's physical body, then gave his Soul Body to Huang Shang.
Of course, Ye Yunfei didn't spare any of the wealth left behind by this Shen Family Demigod expert, unceremoniously collecting it.
In truth, the wealth possessed by these ordinary-strength Demigod experts could be considered only average value to Ye Yunfei, as Ye Yunfei still possessed vast quantities of Demigod-level treasures of all types. Especially from the legacies left by two merchant house ancestors, which contained an astonishing quantity of Demigod-level wealth.
However, because Ye Yunfei now commanded an Alliance Army below him, the cultivation resources this force required were no small amount. Ye Yunfei had to support too many people, so he wouldn't miss any opportunity to acquire wealth.
"Master, most of the valuable items in this world have been taken by us." Hu Miao arrived before Ye Yunfei and reported.
"Good, let's go. Next, we'll destroy at least half of the Shen Family's industries within the Qiancang World Group. Only then will the Shen Family higher-ups feel the pain. Only then will we consider it a proper venting of our anger," Ye Yunfei smiled and said.
Ye Yunfei had no intention of going to the Shen Family headquarters. Because for a great family like the Shen Family, their headquarters must conceal many hidden depths, likely including some deity-level trump cards. Ye Yunfei knew that with his current strength, he likely couldn't annihilate the Shen Family.
After all, each ancient major power within the Chaotic Void Sea was no simple matter; they couldn't be wiped out casually. Of course, Ye Yunfei had confidence that with his current strength, even if he encountered a Perfected Demigod, he could engage in battle calmly.
Ye Yunfei teleported everyone into the Phantom Tower, activated the Space Teleportation Token, and instantly teleported away from this world.
Boom rumble...
As soon as Ye Yunfei teleported away, a large army charged into this world with murderous intent—the Shen Family forces had arrived.
Upon receiving the messages that a powerful expert had brought people to cause trouble on Shen Family territory, the Shen Family headquarters immediately dispatched a large force.
Led by a Perfected Demigod expert.
After entering this world, this Shen Family Perfected Demigod expert immediately discovered most Shen Family members in this world had been killed, leaving only some elderly, children, and weaker women.
Roar...
Seeing this, the Shen Family Perfected Demigod leader and all the Shen Family forces behind him roared in fury.
"Could it be that brat Ye Yunfei has returned?!"
The Shen Family Perfected Demigod leader used his Soul Power to sense everywhere, trying to capture Ye Yunfei's aura.
However, Ye Yunfei now possessed eight Soul Force Planets. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't reveal his true Soul Body aura but instead used one Soul Force Planet to simulate an unfamiliar Soul Body aura. Therefore, even Perfected Demigod experts found it difficult to capture Ye Yunfei's genuine Soul Body aura.