After listening to the Shen Family Patriarch's words, quite a few people immediately felt tempted.
Everyone knew the Shen Family possessed vast wealth and power, not only a powerful and prominent clan, but also an exceedingly rich one.
The Shen Family's enterprises spanned not just the Qiancang World Group, but the entire Chaotic Void Sea.
Since the Shen Family was promising rich and generous compensation, its quantity and value would certainly not be insignificant.
Additionally, a favor owed by the Shen Family was also highly valuable.
For such an ancient, powerful family with such a long history and deep foundations, a personal debt of gratitude could undoubtedly play a huge role in the future whenever one needed their help.
"Patriarch Shen, rest assured.
That young punk Ye Yunfei has been far too arrogant and overbearing. We will absolutely stand with the Shen Family and join forces to deal with Ye Yunfei."
Someone spoke up on the spot, and not just a few either.
A large group of Demigod experts from other forces stepped forward one after another, voicing their support.
"Thank you, everyone.
Rest assured, my words stand.
Our Shen Family is true to its word," the Shen Family Patriarch said loudly, nodding at those Demigods who had stepped forward, feeling a little better.
"That Ye Yunfei punk, though his cultivation realm is not high, possesses truly fearsome real combat strength.
It's said he's already killed several Advanced Demigods of the Shen Family. Moreover, Ye Yunfei seems highly adept at stealth, with a ghost-like ability to appear and vanish. Even now, the Shen Family still hasn't been able to track him down.
This just shows how difficult Ye Yunfei is to handle.
For outsiders who lend a hand, being able to kill Ye Yunfei in the end would be wonderful. But if they fail to kill him and instead incur Ye Yunfei's revenge, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even a great family like the Shen Family has been thrown into such disarray by Ye Yunfei. If other forces face his retaliation, they simply wouldn't be able to withstand it."
At that moment, some high-level figures from major powers who normally didn't see eye-to-eye with the Shen Family spoke up with cold smiles.
As a core World Cluster, the Qiancang World Group harbored many major powers with strength comparable to the Shen Family. Some of them didn't have good relations with the Shen Family, even being rivals in competition.
Of course, these major powers wouldn't lift a finger to help the Shen Family deal with Ye Yunfei.
Hearing these high-level words, some forces and experts who had been slightly tempted instantly withdrew their interest.
Because the facts were plain to see. Even the Shen Family had been reduced to such a sorry state by Ye Yunfei. If they were to incur his vengeance for helping the Shen Family, the consequences were truly unthinkable.
Even some forces and experts who had already stepped forward to declare support quietly began backing away.
Possessing keen senses, the Shen Family Patriarch was naturally aware of what was happening. He couldn't help but shoot a venomous glare at those higher-ups from the rival major powers.
"Everyone, we, the Shen Family, solemnly pledge:
For all those who assist us, regardless of the ultimate outcome, our Shen Family will present generous compensation.
If, in the end, they successfully aid us in killing that little bastard Ye Yunfei, then the reward our Shen Family provides will definitely not disappoint.
Furthermore, we guarantee that whenever you require assistance in the future, our Shen Family wouldn't hesitate to step forward and help."
The Shen Family Patriarch proclaimed loudly once more.
The fact that the Patriarch of a great family had to lower himself so much to garner support clearly showed just how desperate Ye Yunfei had pushed the Shen Family to become.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei had already arrived near the Shen Family's headquarters—the vicinity of a relatively vast world.
"Young Master Ye, this world is the Shen Family headquarters.
The Shen Family's overall strength is immense.
It's said in ancient times, they were a prominent family that possessed a Deity.
Therefore, rumors abound that within their headquarters, they must possess foundations at the Deity level."
A celestial immortal from the Alliance Army reported to Ye Yunfei.
"I can sense some truly dangerous auras within that world," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm told Ye Yunfei.
Like Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm possessed astounding perception abilities regarding space.
Of course, its spatial perception ability differed somewhat from Hun Lao's. The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's spatial sense was most remarkable for its penetrative power.
As it was now, though standing outside that world, it could pierce through space to sense the treasures concealed within and the dangerous auras that lurked there.
"The energy aura is indeed severe and forbidding... Fine, we won't go inside," Ye Yunfei said, hidden near the Shen Family headquarters. After quietly perceiving the world housing their base for a moment, he made his decision.
Ye Yunfei covertly extended his Soul Power to probe the world. Sure enough, he vaguely detected many rather dangerous auras within. Furthermore, after using the Chaotic Heavenly Secret Art to perform a short deduction, the result indicated the presence of some rather perilous things in the world before him.
Hence, Ye Yunfei had no intention of entering the Shen Family headquarters.
Although his current combat strength would allow him to stand his ground even against their Perfected Demigods, Ye Yunfei preferred not to take unnecessary risks.
Thus, not long after, he quietly departed.
Shortly thereafter, Ye Yunfei entered a Shen Family-controlled world within the Qiancang World Group. He killed several Shen Family Demigod experts stationed there and plundered virtually all the wealth and valuables from that world.
However, just as Ye Yunfei was preparing to leave, a Shen Family Perfected Demigod appeared.
"Ye Yunfei! I've finally found you! Prepare to die!"
This Shen Family Perfected Demigod had been concealing his tracks all this while, secretly searching for Ye Yunfei throughout the Qiancang World Group.
Moreover, during his search, he had continually received guidance from the Shen Family's ancestral wizards. Thus, upon noticing unusual activity in this world earlier, he had rushed inside stealthily and, sure enough, laid eyes on Ye Yunfei.
BOOM!
Ye Yunfei and the Shen Family Perfected Demigod erupted into intense battle immediately.
Ye Yunfei didn't retreat in the slightest. During the fight, he unleashed various secret arts and powerful moves, even summoning the nine divine beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel. They surged forth, flanking Ye Yunfei and launching attacks against the Shen Family Perfected Demigod alongside him.
Particularly the Thunder Marsh beast, with a single spray from its mouth, unleashed a vast torrent of lightning bolts saturated with terrifying destructive power. Even the Shen Family's Perfected Demigod was forced back a step.
Not long ago, during Ye Yunfei's tribulation, he had deliberately provoked the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, causing its power to escalate to terrifying levels.
At that time, the Thunder Marsh had been constantly devouring those ferocious lightning bolts. After consuming so many, the thunder energy the Thunder Marsh now possessed had become incredibly formidable as well.
"These nine divine beasts are merely projections simulated by his technique, yet they possess such fearsome combat power? What technique could this possibly be?"
Although powerful and of senior status, this Shen Family Perfected Demigod had never seen the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel technique before, and he was somewhat astonished.
Ye Yunfei had inadvertently discovered this technique within some ancient ruins in the past.
In truth, even Ye Yunfei himself didn't know what grade this technique belonged to.
To cultivate it, Ye Yunfei had fed these nine divine beasts an untold number of cultivation resources and heaven-earth treasures, finally elevating their power to its current level, granting them the ability to contend with Demigod-level experts.
BOOM!
The immense battle energy erupted from the clash between Ye Yunfei and the Shen Family Perfected Demigod surged in all directions, threatening to obliterate everything around them and making the entire world's space tremble violently.
"This brat's combat strength is too high. He can actually match me to this extent. No wonder he was able to kill so many of our Shen Family members," the Shen Family Perfected Demigod thought, his heart shaken after fighting Ye Yunfei for a while. He realized he couldn't gain the upper hand at all, sometimes even being forced to retreat under Ye Yunfei's assault.
He found it difficult to believe that a junior youngster could trade blows with him evenly.
"Many Demigod experts are heading this way. We can't linger here much longer.
Otherwise, once they arrive, we'll be caught in another group-fight scenario," Hun Lao suddenly sent a mental message to Ye Yunfei.
"How about we all jump out and fight a good, hearty battle with them?" the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suggested, having also sensed numerous Demigod experts approaching this world from afar.
"My current combat strength is no longer troubled by Perfected Demigods from major factions," Ye Yunfei thought to himself after exchanging blows with the Shen Family Perfected Demigod for a few moments, feeling rather satisfied with his abilities.
Given his current condition, Ye Yunfei was confident he wouldn't easily lose to this Shen Family Perfected Demigod even if the fight dragged on.
During the bout, he even began seizing some initiative, settling into a commanding rhythm.
BOOM!
Ye Yunfei’s right hand unleashed pure physical force, causing the space ahead to shatter continuously.
Meanwhile, his left hand executed the Yin-Yang Divine Fist, instantly turning the surrounding space into a clearly demarcated world of black and white. The profound laws of yin and yang faintly materialized into a rapidly spinning Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram that shot toward the Shen Family Perfected Demigod, trailing Ye Yunfei’s fist.
"What kind of fist technique is this?"
Seeing the Taiji Diagram following Ye Yunfei’s fist, the Shen Family Perfected Demigod sensed danger, causing his expression to change slightly as he hastily retreated.
With a *clang*, the flying sword shot into the heavens trailing a torrent of sword light as it slashed toward the Perfected Demigod’s head.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei employed Soul Sword, Formless Heart Sword, Heart Demon Bell, and the Soul Force Star Method, unleashing various arts to attack the Shen Family Perfected Demigod's Soul Body.
Naturally, the Shen Family Perfected Demigod also mobilized numerous exquisite Shen Family secret arts and skills, launching ferocious assaults on Ye Yunfei.
"A Perfected Demigod is well deserving of their reputation!"
Feeling the barrage of violent attacks from the Shen Family Perfected Demigod, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but nod inwardly.
After his recent breakthrough to Initial Demigod realm, he had initially believed he could defeat even Perfected Demigods if encountered. Yet, facing this Shen Family Perfected Demigod now, after such prolonged combat, they were still evenly matched.
He understood that if another Perfected Demigod appeared, he would likely have to flee in panic.
A Perfected Demigod truly was vastly superior to Advanced, Intermediate, and Initial Demigods.
A single Perfected Demigod could easily face dozens, even a hundred, Demigods of lower levels.
"My previous estimation of a Perfected Demigod's combat power wasn't entirely accurate. I underestimated it," Ye Yunfei pondered privately.
"Looks like I should leave now."
After fighting the Shen Family Perfected Demigod a while longer, this thought solidified in Ye Yunfei’s mind.
That’s because a large group of Demigod experts had already arrived outside this world, comprised mostly of Shen Family members and helpers they had recruited.
"A Perfected Demigod indeed lives up to the name.
Old man, I'll settle my score with your Shen Family another time," Ye Yunfei declared mid-fight.
Suddenly, he threw out dozens of Formation flags, instantly conjuring over a dozen Formations.
He then employed Geomancer Techniques to set up five or six large Earth Formations, promptly activated a teleportation formation, and directly vanished in a flash of light.
"Stop right there!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei attempting to flee, the Shen Family Perfected Demigod roared angrily, rushing forward to intercept.
But the Formations and Earth Formations Ye Yunfei had just deployed sprang into effect, unleashing powerful blasts of energy to obstruct his advance. Seizing this moment, Ye Yunfei successfully teleported away.
BOOM!
In a fury, the Shen Family Perfected Demigod unleashed his spatial energy to suppress the space where Ye Yunfei had been, attempting to disrupt the teleportation.
Ye Yunfei countered by executing the Yin-Yang Divine Fist, throwing a mighty punch, followed by the Heavenly Dao Palm, striking out with his palm.
The simultaneous application of these two skills neutralized the suppressing energy entirely, allowing the teleportation to complete without disruption.
BAM BAM!
The furious Perfected Demigod hurled over ten Perfected Demigod-level magic treasures, activating them simultaneously. Each blazed with torrents of energy as they shot towards Ye Yunfei's retreating back.
Ye Yunfei stomped heavily, channeling the earth-energy from the surrounding void to create several more large Earth Formations that rose to intercept those powerful magic treasures.
He then successfully teleported away, disappearing without a trace.
ROAR!
The Shen Family Perfected Demigod bellowed in utmost rage.
With a *whoosh*, he charged out of this world, knowing Ye Yunfei had already teleported away from it, hoping to give chase.
No sooner had he emerged into the void outside than he saw numerous Demigod experts rushing toward him from different directions.
These experts included Shen Family members and paid allies.
"Ye Yunfei just escaped from this world! He must still be nearby!
Everyone, find him quickly!
Scour the area now!" the Shen Family Perfected Demigod thundered.
"Also, everyone be careful! That little bastard Ye Yunfei’s combat power is extremely high, comparable to mine!" he added loudly.
Hearing this, all other Demigod experts were shocked.
"Let's go. Next time there's a chance, I'll come back to cause trouble for the Shen Family," Ye Yunfei murmured to himself, having already arrived outside the Qiancang World Group. He took a final glance backward.
During this return trip to the Qiancang World Group, he had destroyed at least six or seven Shen Family-controlled worlds, plundered a trove of wealth, and killed many Shen Family Demigods, including several Advanced Demigods. Their losses were undeniably severe.
Ye Yunfei felt somewhat appeased.
He then activated his Space Teleportation Token, heading back towards the direction of the Three Thousand Worlds.
"Along the way, should we encounter any members of those major powers that surrounded and attacked us before, or pass by their territories, we will show no mercy," Ye Yunfei declared resolutely.