“This fellow is really dedicated to his meditation!
He probably still thinks you’re here to worship him.”
Hun Lao sneered.
However, at that moment, a reaction finally came from within the statue in the temple.
A powerful surge of Soul Power emanated from within the statue, enveloping Ye Yunfei.
After all, people who came here generally came to worship. Yet Ye Yunfei had stood in the center of the temple and even released his Soul Power to probe the statue's interior.
This had attracted the attention of the Dark Faction expert’s clone inside the statue.
*Rumble…*
A terrifying Soul Power energy pressure, like a tsunami, surged toward Ye Yunfei.
“Indeed, it is a Soul Clone of a Perfected Demigod,”
Ye Yunfei nodded.
However, given Ye Yunfei’s current strength, he wouldn’t be afraid even if a Perfected Demigod himself appeared, let alone just one of his Soul Clones.
A Soul Clone was a doppelganger created by condensing the energy of a soul body. By nature, it was not a complete clone.
A complete clone possessed a portion of the original body’s fleshly essence. Creating a complete clone required not only Soul Power but also fleshly essence and Immortal Force energy.
A Soul Clone was different. It was formed purely from a portion of the soul body's energy and Soul Power, making it significantly weaker than a true clone.
“Impudent human! How dare you not kneel before this deity!”
An imposing voice rang out from within the statue, echoing throughout the entire temple. It was like the heavens were furious, making disobedience seem impossible.
After all, this was a Soul Clone of a Perfected Demigod expert, a terrifying existence for ordinary creatures.
“A mere Soul Clone dares to play ghost and god here?”
Ye Yunfei sneered.
With a single slap, he shattered the statue.
“Kid, who are you?”
A black shadow shot out from the broken statue, its face filled with shock and fury.
“Let’s see what kind of ‘Fortune to Become a God’ you’ve managed to collect.”
Ye Yunfei smiled coldly, his surging Soul Power energy locking onto the black shadow.
“Kid, you’ve destroyed my golden body! Just you wait!”
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, the black shadow realized something was very wrong and cried out in alarm.
After all, anyone who knew about Fortune to Become a God was no ordinary person.
As it spoke, the shadow transformed into a streak of black light, attempting to dive into the void to escape.
But Ye Yunfei had no intention of letting it get away. Having already made preparations, with a thought, eight Soul Power Stars simultaneously appeared, completely surrounding the shadow.
“What are these?”
Feeling the terrifying Soul Power energy emanating from the eight stars, the shadow cried out in astonishment.
With a *Klang*, the Soul Sword shot out from Ye Yunfei’s soul sea and instantly slashed towards the shadow.
Caught between the attacks of the eight Soul Power Stars and the Soul Sword, the black shadow felt a tremendous threat.
*Boom… Boom… Boom…*
In its fury and alarm, the shadow suddenly activated over a dozen Soul Power magical treasures.
These treasures had been hidden within the statue. After the statue was destroyed, the shadow had taken them with it. Now, in this critical moment, it activated them all.
*Clang… Clang… Clang…*
Ye Yunfei pointed, and the Soul Sword erupted with immense Soul Power energy. In less than a breath's time, it sent all over a dozen Soul Power treasures flying away. Then, the sword slashed diagonally, cutting the black shadow clean in half.
Ye Yunfei reached out and grabbed the two halves of the shadow in his palm.
“Hun Lao, this is a Soul Clone of a Perfected Demigod. Take a good look.”
Ye Yunfei handed the two halves of the Soul Clone to Huang Shang.
“No, this fellow absorbed the faith energy of the living creatures in this world, and also meditated on its laws, collecting so-called ‘Fortune to Become a God.’ This Fortune might indeed help one attain godhood.
Although you are only an initial-stage Demigod now, I believe with your talent and cultivation speed, it won’t be long before you become an advanced, or even a Perfected Demigod.
By that time, you’ll need to consider how to break through to become a Deity.
So, it’s best for you to study this fellow carefully.”
Huang Shang shook his head and replied.
“That’s true. Previously, major factions from the Chaotic Void Sea dispatched armies to invade other world clusters. They built a huge number of temples to collect that so-called ‘Fortune to Become a God.’
Since they went to such great lengths, the method might indeed be somewhat useful. So, I also think you should carefully study these Soul Clones that are gathering such Fortune.”
Hun Lao spoke up.
“In my opinion, let’s not rush into studying them now.
We should uphold our fine tradition and rob all of these Soul Clones being worshipped inside statues.
Didn’t those major factions want to use these Soul Clones to collect ‘Fortune to Become a God’?
If we take them, it’s essentially robbing those factions of their Fortune, and it might be more valuable than just plundering their treasures.
After all, robbery is something we’ve done plenty of in the past.”
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm chimed in.
“Makes sense!
Master, I think we should do what Golden-Horn suggests. Let’s just go snatch a whole bunch of these Soul Clones enshrined in statues and take them back to study.”
Hu Miao, hearing the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, immediately voiced her agreement.
“Actually, I already had the same idea.”
Ye Yunfei smiled.
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s get moving!”
the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm exclaimed.
Ye Yunfei directly sealed away the black shadow he’d just captured and teleported it into the Phantom Tower to be imprisoned.
Shortly after, Ye Yunfei arrived at another nearby temple. Without a word, he punched and shattered the statue in the center. Then, simultaneously employing various Soul Power and Mind Force martial skills, he subdued the Soul Clone within the statue in less than two breaths.
In the following time, Ye Yunfei utilized his movement technique, continuously entering one temple after another.
Each temple enshrined a statue containing a Soul Clone. Although these Soul Clones were those of Perfected Demigods, immensely powerful to ordinary people, they were inconsequential to Ye Yunfei, who could suppress them with a mere gesture.
Shortly after, Ye Yunfei had smashed all the statues in the temples of this world, and captured every single Soul Clone from within them.
Next, Ye Yunfei left this world and headed to others. Every world had numerous temples built within.
Ye Yunfei discovered that the Soul Clones hidden within the statues of those temples came from some of the same original masters, and some from different ones. This indicated the Dark Faction had quite a number of Perfected Demigods.
These Perfected Demigods had each sent out many Soul Clones, placing them in different worlds to receive the worship of countless living creatures.
“The Dark Faction truly lives up to its reputation as an ancient power with a legacy stretching back through endless eras; they have already amassed many Perfected Demigods.
Their purpose in collecting Fortune to Become a God is naturally to break through to the Deity realm.
If so many of the Dark Faction’s Perfected Demigods were to succeed in breaking through and attain godhood, the faction’s strength in the future would reach a truly terrifying level.
And it’s not just the Dark Faction. The situation with some other major powers is probably similar.
The current peace among major factions is actually just the calm before the storm. Once a Deity appears, this calm will be broken instantly.”
Hun Lao couldn’t help but sigh.
The major factions in the Chaotic Void Sea were currently in a temporary state of equilibrium. The Perfected Demigods of various sects, especially those veteran ones, were likely all fully immersed in secluded cultivation, striving to break through to the Deity realm.
If any faction were to produce a Deity, the power structure of the Chaotic Void Sea would change in an instant, ushering in a period of upheaval.
“You’ve provoked so many major powers. If any of them later succeed in producing a Deity, they will most likely come after you. You need to be prepared.”
Hun Lao warned Ye Yunfei.
“We can't worry about that for now. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,”
Ye Yunfei nodded and replied.
This scenario described by Hun Lao was something Ye Yunfei had already considered long ago.
“For me right now, the most important thing is still to cultivate diligently and seize every moment to raise my strength.”
Ye Yunfei added.
Next, Ye Yunfei continued moving through this world cluster, entering one world after another, capturing every Soul Clone from inside all the temples in each world.
The Soul Clones hidden within those statues were all in a state of deep meditation, completely oblivious to their surroundings.
Thus, only when Ye Yunfei caught them did they learn what was happening.
Late in the day.
“Young Master Ye, we have assembled all our forces and are ready to depart.”
A dozen or so Demigods from the Ziyun World Cluster led a large contingent, neatly arranged before Ye Yunfei.
“Good. We’ll set off now!”
Ye Yunfei nodded.
By now, Ye Yunfei had destroyed all the temples in this world cluster and captured all the Soul Clones hidden within.
Ye Yunfei teleported all the members of the Ziyun World Cluster factions into the Phantom Tower, then left the world cluster, heading back in the direction of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
However, several days later, as Ye Yunfei passed another world cluster, he suddenly sensed billowing demonic energy emanating from within.
Ye Yunfei immediately halted and sent his Soul Power energy inside to investigate.
“Looks like this world cluster has been conquered by the Demon Race.”
Ye Yunfei sneered.
Without looking back, he stepped into the world cluster.
Soon, Ye Yunfei found eight Demon Race Demigods stationed here.
“It seems the Demon Race values this world cluster, to have dispatched so many Demigods.”
Among these eight Demon Race Demigods, there were two mid-level Demigods; the rest were initial-stage ones.
Such strength was naturally nothing for Ye Yunfei.
However, for major powers, Perfected and advanced Demigods constituted the highest-level combat power.
In general, they remained in seclusion at headquarters, and the majority who went out on missions were initial-stage or mid-level Demigods.
Thus, those stationed on guard duties rarely included advanced Demigods, let alone Perfected ones.
Ye Yunfei moved together with Hu Miao, Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and his Blood Clan Clone.
Within half a time-unit, they had killed all Demon Race members in this world cluster, with only a small number of very lucky ones escaping.
Within this world cluster, there were also numerous temples, each enshrining a Demon Race statue, and within each statue lay a Demon Race Perfected Demigod's Soul Clone.
Of course, Ye Yunfei wouldn't be polite, capturing and taking away all of these Demon Race Perfected Demigod's Soul Clones.
Just as Ye Yunfei was about to leave this world cluster, six Demigods of this cluster, leading a large contingent, approached Ye Yunfei and begged him to take them along, to leave with him.
These six Demigods had all recognized Ye Yunfei, as his fame had been spreading throughout the Chaotic Void Sea lately.
Especially the event in the Qiancang World Cluster, where he underwent his tribulation, was besieged by dozens of major faction Demigods, emerged unscathed, and succeeded in his breakthrough—this had long been the talk of the Chaotic Void Sea.
During that great battle, Ye Yunfei’s appearance and soul energy had been imprinted in the memories of countless spectators and continuously spread.
Thus, nowadays, if Ye Yunfei traveled in the Chaotic Void Sea with his true appearance, he was often recognized.
In the end, Ye Yunfei brought the forces of this world cluster with him. Not long after, on his way back to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, he came across another world cluster already occupied by the Heavenly God Hall and unhesitatingly barged in, killing all six Heavenly God Hall Demigods stationed there.
After killing the Heavenly God Hall’s six Demigods, Ye Yunfei slaughtered all the remaining Heavenly God Hall personnel.
Next, he destroyed all the temples the Heavenly God Hall had built in this world cluster and captured every Soul Clone hidden within.
When Ye Yunfei was about to leave this world cluster, he encountered the same situation.
Three Demigods of this world cluster, leading a large crowd, continuously pleaded to follow Ye Yunfei. In the end, Ye Yunfei had no choice but to take them in as well.
“Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, you take charge of moving the Phantom Tower for a while. I’m going into seclusion to cultivate.”
Having acquired a large batch of Soul Clones from the statues during this period, Ye Yunfei intended to study them carefully.
With that, Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower, found a remote spot, sat down cross-legged, and with a wave, took out one Soul Clone.
“Kid, you dare lay a hand on my Soul Clone?
You’ve grown tired of living!”
The Soul Clone seethed with billowing black mist, clearly belonging to some Dark Faction Perfected Demigod expert.