"I'll perform divination," Ye Yunfei said, sitting cross-legged and activating the Chaos Heavenly Fate Art to begin his divination.
Other high-ranking members of the Alliance Army stood around him.
As Ye Yunfei continued his divination, streams of runes flew out endlessly, seeping into the space ahead.
Moments later, Ye Yunfei suddenly saw some hazy images.
Moreover, he faintly sensed some devilish energy.
"It seems this matter is related to the Demon Race," Ye Yunfei thought inwardly. "Could it be that a Demon Race expert secretly infiltrated our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, caught Elder Mu off guard, and launched a sneak attack that killed him?"
"However, I've been staying in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds this whole time. It seems unlikely that a Demon Race expert could conceal themselves from my perception and sneak in to kill. Could it be a Demon Race expert particularly adept at hiding their presence who infiltrated?"
Ye Yunfei could not help but frown slightly, while at the same time informing Hun Lao of his discovery.
"Master, I suddenly sensed the aura of our kind just now," Ye Yunfei suddenly received a voice transmission at that moment.
It was a transmission from a Heart-Devouring Demon.
Ye Yunfei had previously subdued several Heart-Devouring Demons, but their strength was too weak for him, so he had always kept them in the Phantom Tower, hardly paying them any attention.
"Oh? The aura of your kind! So that's how it is."
Ye Yunfei's expression instantly turned cold, as he quickly formed a conjecture.
The Heart Devourer Race possessed an extremely special ability: they could disrupt a living being's emotions and state of mind, generate inner demons, and thereby control or kill the target through the inner demon.
Especially when a living being's emotions were unstable or their state of mind was poor, it was the easiest time for the Heart Devourer Race to take advantage.
Ye Yunfei immediately re-sensed Elder Mu's corpse, probing it from the inside out.
"Elder Mu was indeed killed by a Heart-Devouring Demon."
With direction, Ye Yunfei quickly confirmed it.
"It seems an expert from the Heart Devourer Race has already secretly infiltrated our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds."
Ye Yunfei's expression was icily cold.
"Can any of you sense the specific location of your kind?" Ye Yunfei asked several Heart-Devouring Demons inside the Phantom Tower.
"Master, we can't sense any aura now. I only sensed a trace for an instant just now, but after that, we couldn't sense it anymore," one of the Heart-Devouring Demons said.
"Master, it should be that a demigod expert from our race has arrived. Our cultivation realms and strength are too weak; encountering a demigod expert of our kind, if they deliberately conceal themselves, we find it very hard to sense them," another Heart-Devouring Demon said.
"A demigod expert..." Ye Yunfei's gaze swept over the demigod experts present.
"I'll perform divination again," Ye Yunfei muttered to himself, then began divination once more.
This time, Ye Yunfei performed divination targeting the surrounding demigod experts.
If a demigod expert from the Heart Devourer Race really had come, they would most likely choose to hide inside a demigod's body, as that would better conceal their energy aura.
As Ye Yunfei performed divination, waves of invisible runes began to stealthily spread toward the demigod experts standing around.
"I never imagined the concealment ability of the Heart Devourer Race to be so formidable that it could hide from both my perception and yours," Hun Lao could not help but exclaim.
Hun Lao knew that both his and Ye Yunfei's perception ability were at the level of a perfect demigod expert.
In the entire Chaotic Void Sea, apart from Deities, they were already among the top tiers.
"Don't worry, I'll find them. The Chaos Heavenly Fate Art performing divination on a demigod isn't difficult," Ye Yunfei sneered.
A short while later.
Ye Yunfei's gaze suddenly turned sharp, as he abruptly looked at one particular demigod expert.
This was an intermediate demigod.
This intermediate demigod was named Zhang Nanjie, hailing from a world group that had already been occupied by the Demon Race.
Ye Yunfei stood up and walked step by step toward Zhang Nanjie.
Other demigods seeing Ye Yunfei's actions were all very surprised.
"Young Master Ye, what's going on?" The instant Zhang Nanjie was targeted by Ye Yunfei, a trace of cunning flashed deep in his eyes, but then his expression became filled with doubt as he asked.
"What do you think?" Ye Yunfei stepped forward to stand in front of Zhang Nanjie, his sharp gaze fixed on him.
"Your aura is hidden perfectly, but it still couldn't deceive me. The Heart Devourer Race truly lives up to their reputation; to think they could kill my people right under my nose," Ye Yunfei said in a cold voice.
"Young Master Ye, what are you saying? The Heart Devourer Race? I am Zhang Nanjie, from the Tianhe World Group, a elder of the Zhang Family in the Tianhe World Group. Our Zhang Family has joined the Alliance Army and become one of your subordinates. I don't know any Heart-Devouring Demons. Young Master Ye, you must be misunderstanding," Zhang Nanjie hastily explained, his attitude appearing quite sincere.
"Young Master Ye, Nanjie truly is a member of our Zhang Family. He is also now a member of the elder council of the Alliance Army, and is very loyal to the Alliance Army and to you, Young Master Ye," an old man stepped forward and said to Ye Yunfei.
This old man was the Patriarch of the Zhang Family from the Tianhe World Group.
"Patriarch Zhang, Elder Zhang Nanjie has already been possessed by a Heart-Devouring Demon. If you want to save Elder Zhang Nanjie, you must eliminate this Heart-Devouring Demon. Otherwise, Elder Zhang Nanjie will become this Heart-Devouring Demon's puppet," Ye Yunfei transmitted to the Zhang Family Patriarch via a voice message.
"Young Master Ye, is that really true?" The Zhang Family Patriarch, upon receiving Ye Yunfei's transmission, could not help but tremble violently, revealing an expression of disbelief.
"Young Master Ye, is what you said really true?" the Zhang Family Patriarch asked.
"It is," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Alright, I believe you, Young Master Ye. You have no grievances with our Zhang Family; you wouldn't harm our people," the Zhang Family Patriarch thought for a moment, then nodded emphatically.
Then the Zhang Family Patriarch stepped aside.
Other demigods seeing the Zhang Family Patriarch's actions said nothing more, their gazes all fixed on Ye Yunfei and Elder Zhang Nanjie.
Ye Yunfei held extremely high prestige within the Alliance Army; these high-ranking members of the Alliance Army chose to believe Ye Yunfei.
Because they had followed Ye Yunfei for some time, they had come to understand his personality and way of doing things, knowing that Ye Yunfei would not give them trouble without reason.
"You're done pretending. It's useless."
Ye Yunfei stared at Zhang Nanjie with a cold voice, having long locked onto him and preparing to strike at any moment.
"Young Master Ye, what do you mean by this? Although I, Zhang Nanjie, am not much of a figure, I cannot be casually slandered by others! Young Master Ye, I respect you, and I ask that you not treat me like this! I am already a member of the Alliance Army; I can follow your commands, and you could even kill me, but that doesn't mean you can casually insult me like this! A gentleman would rather die than be humiliated!" Zhang Nanjie said angrily.
"Nothing you say matters. Elder Zhang has been controlled by you, and simply cannot make any decisions on his own. Hmph, the Heart Devourer Race, daring to invade my territory, killing my people—very well, this debt is noted," Ye Yunfei said coldly.
"Young Master Ye, is he really an expert from the Heart Devourer Race?" The demigods of the Alliance Army were shocked upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, and someone couldn't help but ask.
Rumble…
Just then, Ye Yunfei suddenly struck, unleashing Mental Force energy toward Zhang Nanjie. The mighty Mental Force energy surged like a raging ocean, roaring thunderously.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei used the Intangible Heart Sword, Demonic Heart Bell, and Heart Force Chains, all acting upon Zhang Nanjie's body, causing his form to jolt and remain pinned on the spot, unable to move.
Rolling Mental Force energy roared as it crashed into his body, launching a violent attack.
Zhang Nanjie's face flushed red, veins bulging all over his body, his expression twisted in agony, utterly unable to withstand it.
For Ye Yunfei, a mere intermediate demigod was extremely weak.
Seeing Zhang Nanjie's expression become increasingly tortured, his body violently shaking as if about to explode any moment.
"Young Master Ye, could you possibly be mistaken…" The Zhang Family Patriarch saw this scene and felt some pity, while also harboring some doubt about whether Ye Yunfei had misjudged.
Roar…
At that moment, an angry roar suddenly transmitted from within Zhang Nanjie's body, filled with boundless furious emotions, instantly releasing many dark and bizarre energy waves that continuously spread out, plunging a large area of the surrounding space into shadowy gloom.
Even more terrifyingly, this bizarre dark energy caused the emotions of many demigods to become unstable—agitated, restless, feeling a strong urge to scream, or even vent violently.
"So it really is an expert from the Heart Devourer Race," Ye Yunfei sneered.
"It seems using Mental Force energy and Mental Force martial techniques to deal with the Heart Devourer Race is indeed very effective," Hun Lao said.
The Mental Force energy and three Mental Force martial techniques Ye Yunfei just used had forced the Heart-Devouring Demon expert hidden within Zhang Nanjie's body to reveal itself.
Roar, roar…
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, a figure radiating surging devilish energy slowly emerged from within Zhang Nanjie's body.
"Hehe, Ye Yunfei, truly living up to your reputation. I hid so well, yet you still found me," a strangely-looking Demon appeared beside Zhang Nanjie and spoke in a grating voice.
As he spoke, a large amount of dark and bizarre energy spread outward from this Demon as the center.
"Everyone, be cautious! The Heart Devourer Race excels at controlling the emotions of living beings. All of you must protect your Soul Body, maintain your mental state, regulate your emotions—do not give this fellow a chance to exploit your vulnerabilities. Once he controls your emotions, inner demons may arise, and you will be completely under his control, becoming his slave," Xiao Ziming shouted loudly.
Xiao Ziming came from a great clan and was a high-level demigod, so he was knowledgeable and well-informed, naturally having heard of the Heart Devourer Race.
Hearing Xiao Ziming's words, the other demigods immediately retreated, activating soul power artifacts within their sea of consciousness to protect their Soul Body while regulating their own emotions.
"It seems Elder Mu was killed by this Demon. Let's all join together, hack him to pieces with our weapons, and avenge Elder Mu!" someone shouted.
"That's right! Elder Mu was usually a good person. To be killed by this Heart-Devouring Demon is too tragic—let's avenge Elder Mu!" Many demigods who usually had good relationships with Elder Mu cried out one after another.
"Ye Yunfei, we'll meet again someday!" That Heart-Devouring Demon knew that he certainly couldn't defeat so many demigods, especially with a powerhouse like Ye Yunfei present, so he said in his grating voice, then unleashed towering negative emotional energy that transformed into raging cold gales, ramming out in all directions, instantly shrouding the surrounding space in darkness.
Limitless, endless varieties of negative emotions crazily roared and assaulted each person's Soul Body, seeking to invade and interfere.
Meanwhile, that Heart-Devouring Demon turned around and fled.
"Do you think you can escape?" Ye Yunfei sneered.
After saying this, Ye Yunfei unleashed even more Mental Force energy, thoroughly engulfing the area where the Heart-Devouring Demon was.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei used Soul Power energy and various Soul Power martial techniques to attack the Soul Body of this Heart-Devouring Demon.
Boom, boom, boom…
Ye Yunfei waved a hand, and dozens of soul power artifacts were instantly thrown out. These artifacts activated simultaneously, heavily encircling the Heart-Devouring Demon.
Under normal circumstances, this Heart-Devouring Demon's movement speed would be very fast, probably able to escape from this space in an instant.
But now, he was already heavily suppressed by Ye Yunfei's Mental Force energy and Soul Power energy, so his movement speed was greatly slowed, making it impossible to flee in time.
"Everyone, using Soul Power energy against the Heart Devourer Race is quite effective. Let's all release our Soul Power energy to trap this Heart-Devouring Demon, we cannot let him escape!" Seeing Ye Yunfei and the Heart-Devouring Demon engage in combat, Xiao Ziming immediately shouted.
Boom, boom, boom…
All the demigod experts around began to release their Soul Power energy. Vast, mighty Soul Power energy surged upward, thundering deafeningly, tightly surrounding the space.
Seeing so much Soul Power energy blocking his escape route, the Heart-Devouring Demon began to panic.
He knew that no matter how strong he was, he could not simultaneously fight so many demigod experts.
"Ye Yunfei, I am an elder of the Heart Devourer Race! If you harm me, our Heart Devourer Race will definitely engage in a fight to the death with you! You have already provoked so many great powers in the Chaotic Void Sea—do you really want to add another enmity with our Heart Devourer Race now?" the Heart-Devouring Demon roared loudly at Ye Yunfei.
"I already share a vendetta with your Demon Race that leaves no room for coexistence. I have already killed many demigods of your Demon Race—you can't possibly not know this, right? So, what's the point of saying such things to me?" Ye Yunfei said with a sneer.
While speaking, he stamped his foot.
Rumble…
Within this space, one Formation after another continuously materialized. Surging terrestrial energy shot skyward, instantly transforming this heaven and earth into a yellow world.
As his strength constantly improved, Ye Yunfei's Geomancy Techniques level had also advanced, and the power of the Formations he now laid out was gradually increasing.
"No matter what you say now, it's useless—prepare to die."
Ye Yunfei said coldly, stepping forward toward the Heart-Devouring Demon, one step at a time.
Surrounded by the myriad martial techniques and methods unleashed by Ye Yunfei, the Heart-Devouring Demon felt the despair of being cornered. Adding to this, there were so many demigod experts watching intently nearby, the Soul Power energy they released had completely sealed this stretch of heaven and earth.
Although this Heart-Devouring Demon desperately wanted to flee, his will was strong but his power was weak.