"Brat, stop this instant! If you don't, I'll never forgive you!"
Xu Tianjian watched helplessly as Ye Yunfei pulverized his physical body and then completely ransacked all his possessions inside and out. Overwhelmed with grief and fury, he couldn't help but roar out.
"How is the quality of this guy's Soul Body so high? We employed so many suppression methods, yet we didn't harm his Soul Body at all. It even allowed him to escape over there," Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm exclaimed in surprise at that moment, discovering that after Ye Yunfei's fist shattered Xu Tianjian's body, his Soul Body had actually executed an extremely bizarre secret art that pierced through the void. It instantly fled from its original position, appearing in the distance, still roaring.
"His Soul Body is injured too, but that it could escape under our combined suppression means this guy probably isn't as simple as he appears on the surface. He must have quite a few aces up his sleeve," Hun Lao remarked with some astonishment.
"Where do you think you're running!"
By now, Ye Yunfei had already finished plundering everything from Xu Tianjian's person. He turned and gave chase toward the fleeing Soul Body.
At the moment his physical body was destroyed, Xu Tianjian had employed a potent Void Escape Secret Art, forcefully fleeing from that spot. Although he succeeded in escaping, he still paid a hefty price. Plus, Ye Yunfei's punch had not only wounded his body but also his Soul Body. So, while his Soul Body managed to get away, it was already injured.
Earlier, overwhelmed by rage and sorrow, he had vented at Ye Yunfei. Now, seeing Ye Yunfei turn to pursue him, he was startled. Knowing the situation was dire, he hastily turned and fled. He sensed that even with his physical body intact, facing Ye Yunfei wasn't guaranteed to end well. Now, with only a wounded Soul Body left, his chances were even slimmer.
"You wait, brat! Once I recover from my injuries, I will definitely come back to settle this account with you!" Xu Tianjian roared through gritted teeth at Ye Yunfei as he fled.
"Oh no, we've been tricked! The Ye Yunfei we're surrounding isn't the true one. His real body is over there! This kid is too cunning! He fooled all of us!"
At this moment, those in the distance who had been besieging the Doppelganger Statue finally realized it. They were likely attacking Ye Yunfei's clone, while his true body was at another location dealing with Xu Tianjian.
"This guy is too crafty. He hid secretly to one side, using a doppelganger to deceive us. Then his main body launched a sneak attack, trying to whittle us down one by one," the Green-Robed Man said with an extremely ugly expression, his teeth clenched.
"Let's go together and deal with his true body!" a high-level Demigod shouted loudly.
Because everyone knew that in a one-on-one fight, few here would dare claim they could defeat Ye Yunfei.
The youth from the Tianhuang Forbidden Land had long since turned and rushed towards Ye Yunfei's main body.
"It's just a clone, not worth us besieging further. Our target should be killing Ye Yunfei's true body," the others chimed in, rushing towards Ye Yunfei's main body.
"I just cultivated the third layer of the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture. I wonder how effective it is against enemies," Ye Yunfei said, watching as one powerful foe after another charged rapidly towards him.
"I think you should reconsider. You've only just mastered the third layer of the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture. Your foundation in this realm isn't even solidified and stable yet. There are many powerhouses here, especially that Immortal Maiden Qingxia. I still haven't been able to see through her to this day. Let's leave first. There will be chances to test it later. If word gets out that you obtained treasures from the Celestial Flame Divine Bird, even more powerful experts might continuously flock to this world cluster. You'll be in an even more passive position then," Hun Lao advised Ye Yunfei.
"Alright then, we'll leave now," Ye Yunfei glanced at Xu Tianjian's fleeing Soul Body, then nodded.
He had initially wanted to pursue and capture Xu Tianjian's Soul Body because its quality was exceptional. Refining and absorbing it should yield great benefits. But now that so many experts had turned and were charging over, if he didn't leave now, he'd soon be surrounded.
Without hesitation, Ye Yunfei stomped his foot. Three Earth Formations for teleportation erupted simultaneously beneath him. A mighty torrent of teleportation energy enveloped his form, initiating the teleportation process and whisking him away from that space in an instant.
Seizing the opportunity, the distant Doppelganger Statue also turned and fled. Since the vast majority of the powerhouses had charged towards Ye Yunfei's main body, the pressure on the statue lessened dramatically, allowing it to quickly shake off various restraints and disappear into the distant void.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Ye Yunfei was teleported away supported by the three Earth Formations, a rainstorm of various attacks surged towards his former location, along with all sorts of suppression energies involving time and space, aiming to seal off the space he had just occupied. But Ye Yunfei successfully teleported away before those experts arrived.
"Hahaha! Excellent! A successful escape!"
Golden-Horned Dragon Silworm laughed heartily. By now, the teleportation from the three Earth Formations had concluded. Ye Yunfei was continuously utilizing the Space Teleportation Talisman for further jumps.
Behind him, one powerhouse after another employed various methods, tightly locking onto Ye Yunfei's aura and giving swift chase.
Among them, Immortal Maiden Qingxia was the most formidable. She seemed to possess a special technique that allowed her to lock onto the aura of Ye Yunfei's Soul Body across vast spatial distances, tracking him with pinpoint accuracy. The others essentially followed her lead, remaining hot on Ye Yunfei's heels.
"This Immortal Maiden Qingxia truly has some tricks up her sleeve," Ye Yunfei remarked with some surprise.
Then, while teleporting, Ye Yunfei continuously threw out handfuls of formation flags, setting up one Formation after another behind him. Simultaneously, he employed the Earth-Connection Art; with each step, he communed with the earth energy and earth-law principles of the surrounding world, deploying one large-scale Earth Formation after another.
The functions of these Formations and Earth Formations included offense, concealment, stealth, and illusion.
A steady stream of various Formations and Earth Formations continuously manifested along the path Ye Yunfei had traversed. True to their purpose, they proved highly effective.
Every time Immortal Maiden Qingxia reached a new location, she had to pause, devising ways to break through the concealment of Ye Yunfei's aura by these Formations and Earth Formations while also coping with the attacks launched by them.
"Let's intervene as well and stop that Immortal Maiden Qingxia from tracking," Hun Lao said to Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Hun Lao then activated his clan's spatial secret arts. A colossal spatial light barrier appeared, enveloping Ye Yunfei's body and moving forward with him. Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also employed spatial secret arts, releasing a multitude of golden talismans. These golden symbols contained highly advanced spatial and temporal laws, capable of severing perception and tracking.
Thus, not long after, Ye Yunfei broke out of the Tianyan World Cluster.
"After him! That brat has already fled outside!"
At this point, the other powerhouses also swiftly pursued him beyond the Tianyan World Cluster's boundaries. Many chased after Ye Yunfei while loudly cursing, creating quite a lively scene.
After leaving the Tianyan World Cluster, Ye Yunfei quickly arrived outside the Peng Family World using the Space Teleportation Talisman.
"I'm preparing to leave the Tianyan World Cluster now. Subsequently, many powerful experts from major forces are sure to come to this Tianyan World Cluster, including the Demon Race and the Shen Family. Your Peng Family had best prepare accordingly," Ye Yunfei sensed Peng Rou and her brother's location. Sending a telepathic message across the vast distance, he then turned and left.
Ye Yunfei had initially considered meeting with the siblings. But upon second thought, given he was being pursued by so many experts, contact with them might implicate them, as each of those pursuers was adept at deduction and tracking. Therefore, after sending the message, he directly utilized the Space Teleportation Talisman to teleport away. In moments, he had already exited the Tianyan World Cluster.
During this process, since Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and Hun Lao continuously used their racial spatial secret arts to help Ye Yunfei isolate and conceal his aura, even Immortal Maiden Qingxia found it difficult to quickly perceive Ye Yunfei's exact location.
Standing within the Chaotic Void of the Tianyan World Cluster, Immortal Maiden Qingxia pursued while sensing. However, her speed gradually slowed; she could only capture Ye Yunfei's Soul Body aura intermittently.
"He has already left the Tianyan World Cluster."
Immortal Maiden Qingxia stood within the Chaotic Void, employing a secret technique she cultivated to sense and deduce. Her gaze then turned towards the area beyond the Tianyan World Cluster. With a movement, she shot out of the Tianyan World Cluster, followed closely by over a dozen maids.
"Right! I sense it too. That kid's aura has left the Tianyan World Cluster, out there in the void! Let's pursue!" the Shen Family's Perfected Demigod also shouted at that moment, leaping into the air and instantly bursting out of the Tianyan World Cluster.
"I sense it as well!" the Green-Robed Man declared loudly.
Clusters of green mist swirled around his body, and he stood upon two more green clouds underfoot, granting him remarkable speed.
The other experts, not wanting to fall behind, also pursued beyond the Tianyan World Cluster. In truth, this was because Ye Yunfei had intentionally leaked his aura outside the Tianyan World Cluster to lure these experts out. Otherwise, if they followed his previous trail, they might end up near the Peng Family World, potentially bringing disaster to it.
In the Chaotic Void beyond the Tianyan World Cluster, Ye Yunfei continued teleporting repeatedly with the Space Teleportation Talisman, putting astonishing distance between himself and the Tianyan World Cluster.
Not long after, even Immortal Maiden Qingxia completely lost track of Ye Yunfei's aura.
"Interesting! To think such a youth emerged from that ancient place known as the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds."
Immortal Maiden Qingxia stood within the Chaotic Void, her expression still supremely aloof. Gazing towards the distant Chaotic Void, she slowly spoke.
"Princess, even you cannot track down that brat's whereabouts anymore?" a maid standing beside her couldn't help but ask.
"He must have cultivated some extremely profound spatial secret art for concealing aura. Whenever I try to sense and deduce his aura, I encounter layer upon layer of spatial energies and spatial law blockades. It's simply impossible to accurately deduce his aura," Immortal Maiden Qingxia shook her head and explained.
"Enough. Let's depart. We'll certainly encounter him again in the future," Immortal Maiden Qingxia added, then turned and left. The dozen maids hurriedly followed.
"Immortal Maiden Qingxia, please wait! Aren't you pursuing Ye Yunfei any longer? He most likely already possesses the Celestial Flame Divine Bird's treasures!"
The group pursuing Ye Yunfei behind her, seeing Immortal Maiden Qingxia suddenly turn and leave, grew anxious. The Demon Race's Perfected Demigod couldn't resist calling out loudly.
"My abilities are limited. I can no longer track him," Immortal Maiden Qingxia's speed of departure was extremely swift. Within a few steps, she had already reached the distant void. She left these words behind, then disappeared into the distant void with her maids without looking back.
Seeing Immortal Maiden Qingxia vanish in an instant, the other remaining experts stood dumbfounded in place, looking at one another.
Among this group of powerhouses, Immortal Maiden Qingxia's tracking secret arts were actually the strongest.
Now even she couldn't track Ye Yunfei's aura, making it even more difficult for the others to sense or deduce it.
"Damn it all! That little bastard Ye Yunfei!"
The Shen Family's Perfected Demigod stared at the vast, indistinct Chaotic Void in the distance. Remembering the Shen Family members who had died miserably earlier, his face twisted with rage.
Originally, the Shen Family and the Demon Race, two major forces, had joined hands to invade this Tianyan World Cluster not only to deal with the Peng Family but also for a more important objective: entering the Tianyan Realm to obtain the treasures and inheritance left behind by the Celestial Flame Divine Bird. The Celestial Flame Divine Bird was a renowned powerhouse of antiquity. It was said even ordinary Deities of ancient times dared not provoke her lightly. Such a powerhouse's leftover treasures and inheritance were undoubtedly extremely precious. Even divided between the two major factions, each stood to gain substantial benefits.
But now, it was like drawing water with a bamboo basket—all their effort was wasted. Not only had they failed to obtain any of the Celestial Flame Divine Bird's treasures, but nearly eighty or ninety percent of the forces both the Shen Family and the Demon Race had dispatched to this world cluster had perished. The losses were truly devastating.
The Demon Race's Perfected Demigod expert was also incensed, standing there continuously sensing the distant time and space while utilizing a unique deduction technique of the Demon Race in an attempt to locate Ye Yunfei.
Yet it was utterly useless. No matter how he perceived or deduced, in the end, he still failed to capture any trace of Ye Yunfei's aura.
"Hateful! To let that brat escape," the Green-Robed Man said through clenched teeth, his eyes brimming with resentment.