"Old Ancestor, I heard Ye Yunfei should currently be within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds."
The reporting Heart-Devouring Demon said.
"No wonder several of our elders in the Demon Capital have been sending people to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Well, in that case, immediately send people to investigate Ye Yunfei's whereabouts. When necessary, I'll go find him myself. I've become somewhat interested in him now."
The Old Ancestor thought for a moment before speaking.
"Old Ancestor, I understand. I will dispatch scouts immediately," the reporting Heart-Devouring Demon replied.
This Heart-Devouring Demon was a core confidant of the Grand Old Ancestor. After the Grand Old Ancestor entered seclusion, all matters were handled by him.
"I have a feeling I can undergo the Deity Tribulation in the near future. Once I successfully pass the tribulation and become a Deity of Demonic Cultivation, I won't treat you poorly. I will help you ascend to deityhood one day as well," the Old Ancestor of the Heart-Devouring Demons said calmly.
"Thank you for your cultivation, Old Ancestor! I will remain loyal to you forever, serving you eternally!"
Overjoyed, the Heart-Devouring Demon hurriedly pledged his allegiance.
At this moment, the flying vessel Ye Yunfei was riding was traversing the Chaotic Void Sea at high speed. Not long after, it arrived near the Demon Capital.
"The Demon Capital truly is a gathering place for all demons."
Ye Yunfei gazed into the distance at the entrance and exit of the Demon Capital, sensing the dense Demonic Qi emanating from within. He murmured to himself.
Although Ye Yunfei's current position was still quite far from the Demon Capital's entrance, billowing Demonic Qi surged and roared towards him, filling the vast expanse of void with terrifying demonic energy.
"The Demon Capital has an ancient heritage with profound foundations. You absolutely must not underestimate this power. Challenging the Demon Capital is somewhat dangerous," Hun Lao said.
"Who said I'm challenging the entire Demon Capital? I came this time only to settle accounts with the Heart Devourer Race," Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
Ye Yunfei naturally had no intention of challenging the entire Demon Capital. An ancient major power with such a long heritage was bound to possess terrifying hidden depths, most likely at the Deity level – artifacts of the divine grade, perhaps one or two demonic corpses, Divine-Grade Formations, or advanced battle arrays, and the like.
Although Ye Yunfei was confident in his current strength, he had no desire to rashly attack the headquarters of a major power just yet.
Not to mention, that mysterious elder seemed intent on protecting this Chaotic Void Sea. Now that Ye Yunfei had joined that elder's faction, he might also have to protect the entire Chaotic Void Sea. If he were to act against a force within it now, the elder might object.
"So, you plan to sneak in secretly? If you charge in openly to deal with the Heart Devourer Race, that's still tantamount to challenging the entire Demon Race," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm asked.
"Paying them back in their own coin," Ye Yunfei, fully prepared, smiled.
In the next moment, a ferocious-looking Heart-Devouring Demon appeared beside Ye Yunfei, releasing billowing Demonic Qi and a massive amount of sinister negative energy.
This Heart-Devouring Demon had actually had its Soul Body devoured by Ye Yunfei using his Soul Power Star-Seizing Technique, effectively becoming one of Ye Yunfei's avatars.
Moreover, after devouring this Heart-Devouring Demon's Soul Body, Ye Yunfei had also obtained its memories, making him extremely familiar with the Heart Devourer Race.
This Heart-Devouring Demon was a Demigod expert. Among the Demon Capital, it was considered a high-status expert of the demon race. Thus, through this demon's memories, Ye Yunfei had become very familiar with the Demon Capital's situation.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he entered the Illusory Shadow Tower. The tower then transformed into a grain of dust, flying into the demonic body of this Heart-Devouring Demon.
Following a thought from Ye Yunfei, this Heart-Devouring Demon immediately swaggered toward the Demon Capital's entrance.
A group of demon race members patrolling near the entrance initially intended to come forward and interrogate him, but they immediately recognized this Heart-Devouring Demon, startled, and quickly bowed respectfully.
This Heart-Devouring Demon ignored them entirely. Its figure flashed and entered the Demon Capital.
The Demon Capital was actually a large, independent space, filled everywhere with dense Demonic Qi and the hair-raising roars of demons.
Within the Demon Capital were numerous distributed worlds, each inhabited by many demons.
The demon race was a major race, which, upon detailed subdivision, could be divided into many different sub-races. For example, the Heart-Devouring Demons were one of them.
Inside the Illusory Shadow Tower, Ye Yunfei perceived the situation outside. Seeing the multitude of demonic members moving about and the surging Demonic Qi, he couldn't help but feel secretly astonished.
"Truly worthy of the Demon Capital, a gathering place for all demons. In this space, only Demonic Power energy and Demonic Law principles seem to exist. Other energies and laws are suppressed and rejected, hardly present at all," Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes, this space is only suitable for the demon race to survive here. Other races would find it impossible to adapt here," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"I couldn't stand a place like this for even a single day, it's too disgusting," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said, utterly despising this Demon Capital.
"The Heart Devourer Race is a major race within the Demon Capital, occupying at least five or six worlds. Among them, the largest-scale world serves as their clan's headquarters, called the Heart-Eater Realm. We'll go directly there and have a proper accounting with the upper echelons of the Heart Devourer Race," Ye Yunfei said.
Since the Heart-Devouring Demon Ye Yunfei controlled was a Demigod, it could move unhindered within the Demon Capital without any interrogation or suspicion. Moreover, wherever it went, other demon race members respectfully bowed.
Not long after, this Heart-Devouring Demon arrived outside a world exuding a cold, gloomy aura.
"This is the Heart-Eater Realm, the headquarters of the Heart Devourer Race," Ye Yunfei transmitted to Hun Lao and the others.
As the Demigod Heart-Devouring Demon controlled by Ye Yunfei returned before the Heart-Eater Realm's entrance, the patrolling Heart-Devouring Demon guards hurried forward, bowing respectfully and kneeling down one after another. Their attitude was utterly reverent, even revealing expressions of fear.
"The Heart Devourer Race is known within the demon race as an exceptionally cruel sub-race, ruthless, vicious, and fond of killing. Not only to outsiders, but even among their own clan members. The slightest displeasure, even over a minor matter, would lead to immediate killing. So, when the weak encounter the strong within this race, they must be extremely cautious, kneeling immediately. Otherwise, if they incur the dissatisfaction of the strong, they'll lose their lives," Ye Yunfei, watching the kneeling patrol members, transmitted to Hun Lao and the others.
After devouring this Demigod Heart-Devouring Demon's memories, Ye Yunfei understood this race intimately.
This was the heaven-defying advantage of the Soul Power Star-Seizing Technique. It could not only devour the opponent's Soul Body but also acquire their memories, allowing perfect impersonation.
The Heart-Devouring Demon controlled by Ye Yunfei acted completely natural and seasoned here—expression, demeanor, and behavior identical to its former self. Not to mention these ordinary clan members, even if other Demigod experts of the Heart-Devouring Demon race came, they would find it difficult to discern anything amiss.
Entering the Heart-Eater Realm, Ye Yunfei immediately sensed a terrifying quantity of negative energy filling this world. The dreadful negative energy transformed into billowing Yin winds that swept across the realm. As far as the eye could see, the entire space was gloomy, bleak, heavy in atmosphere. Faintly, one could hear countless sorrowful wails and cries, unceasing.
Standing in this world, one found it difficult to feel any joy.
"How do you plan to proceed? A great massacre?" the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm asked.
"First, kill a few Demigods. Experts of the Heart Devourer Race entered the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds twice in succession, and both times caused the deaths of Demigods from the Alliance Army. So, we'll start by killing some Demigods," Ye Yunfei considered for a moment before speaking.
Next, the Heart-Devouring Demon controlled by Ye Yunfei moved toward a location within this world.
Soon, they saw a mountain peak ahead, wreathed in thick Demonic Qi and filled with massive amounts of negative emotional energy. Gruesome specters of demons constantly materialized around the peak, emitting piercing, eerie laughter.
"There's an Intermediate Demigod here. We'll use him to start!" Ye Yunfei, looking at the mountain peak, said coldly.
The controlled Heart-Devouring Demon descended onto the peak, landing in a plaza. At the far end of the plaza was a sheer cliff face with a closed cultivation cave. The controlled Heart-Devouring Demon landed in the plaza.
"Why have you come here? Is something the matter?"
A voice laced with confusion immediately came from the cave. The door then opened, and an expert of the Heart-Devouring Demon race walked out, gazing curiously at the controlled Heart-Devouring Demon. This was an Intermediate Demigod, exuding terrifying negative energy. His presence alone seemed to weigh down the atmosphere of the surrounding space.
"Of course there's a matter. I'm here to kill you," the controlled Heart-Devouring Demon sneered.
"You..."
The newly emerged Heart-Devouring Demon expert was both shocked and enraged, immediately becoming alert and retreating several steps.
Yet, at this moment...
Boom...
A massive fist, constantly expanding, instantly manifested, emanating terrifying physical power. In an instant, it completely suppressed that Heart-Devouring Demon Intermediate Demigod, leaving him unable to move.
Pfft...
Ye Yunfei's movements were swift to the extreme. Employing the Divine Strength Fist he'd cultivated not long ago, he punched once, suppressing the Intermediate Demigod Heart-Devouring Demon and turning him into a pulpy mess.
An instant kill without the slightest suspense—finished with a single punch!
It was like swatting a mosquito!
"So this is the true heritage of the Great Strength Demon Deity. Truly formidable," Hun Lao exclaimed in admiration.
"Brother Huang, I'm giving this fellow's Soul Body to you. I've already devoured several Heart-Devouring Demon experts' Soul Bodies; I don't need any more," Ye Yunfei said to Huang Shang.
"Alright, I'll take this one for refinement," Huang Shang appeared and began collecting the residual Soul Body energy of the slain Intermediate Demigod.
Meanwhile, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also appeared, looting all the valuables the Intermediate Demigod left behind.
Following this, the Heart-Devouring Demon controlled by Ye Yunfei proceeded to visit six or seven more Demigod experts of the Heart Devourer Race. Nearly every time, upon meeting, Ye Yunfei would suddenly strike, dispatching his opponent with a single punch or kick.
These six or seven Demigods included Primary, Intermediate, and even Advanced ones.
With Ye Yunfei's current strength, even facing a Perfected Demigod was quite easy. Combined with the element of surprise, he slew them instantly.
Additionally, Ye Yunfei's Heartforce energy was extremely potent, and Heartforce was precisely the type of energy most feared by the Heart Devourer Race, as it countered them.
"Excellent, we've made a tidy little fortune."
Whenever Ye Yunfei slew a Demigod Heart-Devouring Demon, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm would immediately appear to gather the spoils. Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang divided up the residual Soul Body aura of the slain Heart-Devouring Demon Demigods.
"The quality of these Heart-Devouring Demons' Soul Bodies is truly excellent. For me, they're supreme supplements," Huang Shang said excitedly.
"Let's kill a few more," Ye Yunfei continued his actions, using the controlled Heart-Devouring Demon expert to visit other Demigods of the clan. Wherever he went, he slaughtered one Heart-Devouring Demon Demigod after another.
Since the controlled Heart-Devouring Demon could move freely within the Heart-Eater Realm without restrictions or interrogation, suspicion and detection were avoided.
Moreover, Demigod experts of the Heart Devourer Race typically had little interaction with each other and paid scant attention to others' affairs. Therefore, even after Ye Yunfei killed over a dozen Demigods, peace still reigned within the Heart-Eater Realm.
"These guys are truly careless. Probably, even if half the Heart-Devouring Demons in this world were slain, the other half would remain utterly oblivious," Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim.
"The demon race's nature is inherently quite indifferent. They gather here only because they're of the same race and need the cultivation environment. Usually, each is exceptionally aloof; why would they care about others' situations?" Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Alright, let's go find a few elders of the Heart Devourer Race," Ye Yunfei said.
The controlled Heart-Devouring Demon Demigod moved swiftly. Not long after, he arrived at a palace. This palace, inside and out, was carved with numerous totems of the Heart-Devouring Demon race, exuding overwhelming Demonic Qi and dense negative emotions.
"Elder, I have a matter and request an audience," the controlled Heart-Devouring Demon expert came before the palace's main gate and said respectfully.
"Huh? You actually returned alive! I thought you had perished in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!"
A venerable Heart-Devouring Demon walked out from the palace. Seeing Ye Yunfei's controlled Heart-Devouring Demon, he was first stunned, then spoke with pleasant surprise.
"Enter. Tell me, what exactly happened? What about the clan experts who went with you?"
The Heart-Devouring Demon elder motioned for Ye Yunfei to enter while asking.
"They all died. I killed them."
At this moment, a cold voice rang out. A thick beam of sword light abruptly manifested and slashed toward the Heart-Devouring Demon elder.