"Besides Ye Yunfei, many other Restorers have also arrived. Good, prepare to act. We'll round them all up in one net."
Beside him, a figure shrouded in blurred laws sneered and spoke.
"Being able to lure Ye Yunfei here is a great catch. Although this kid is young, his strength is already equivalent to that of our Guardian Captains. Many of our Watchers have already died at his hands. We must eliminate him as soon as possible, otherwise, our Guardian Faction will suffer even greater losses." Another figure, whose entire body was cloaked in hazy laws, spoke as he fixed his gaze on Ye Yunfei.
"Your Source Fire Sect made a very correct decision to cooperate with our Guardian Faction this time. Look, your sect is about to give birth to a true Deity. But I hope your Source Fire Sect doesn't forget that, from now on, you are part of our Guardian Faction. You'd better put your heart and soul into carrying out any orders our faction issues in the future. Because we, the Guardian Faction, do not like traitors." This figure withdrew his gaze and looked at the Source Fire Sect elder who had spoken earlier, speaking slowly in a tone of warning.
"Esteemed Guardian Captain, please rest assured, our Source Fire Sect will be utterly loyal to the Guardian Faction and will not betray you." The Source Fire Sect elder hurriedly replied.
"Good. You can be at ease. As long as your Source Fire Sect faithfully works for our Guardian Faction, there will be no shortage of benefits. In the future, the Source Fire Sect will not have just one Deity, but many more." The figure nodded.
"Guardian Captain, please be assured, our Source Fire Sect will be loyal." Hearing the words of the blurred figure, the Source Fire Sect elder couldn't help but be overjoyed. The imminent birth of a Deity for the Source Fire Sect was already a massive boost to the sect's strength. If they could have even more Deities in the future, then the Source Fire Sect was very likely to become a superpower within the Chaotic Void Sea. This was the long-cherished dream of all the Source Fire Sect's upper echelons.
"Alright, many Restorers have already arrived. We can make our move now. Your Source Fire Sect's forces should also act. Work together to surround and kill these Restorers." Satisfied with the elder's answer, the hazy-cloaked figure nodded and spoke.
After his words, all the Watchers and the entire Source Fire Sect force received the command. They simultaneously turned and began charging toward the Restorers, intent on surrounding them.
By this time, many Restorers had entered this world. Some had already revealed themselves and were taking action to protect the Source Fire Sect's founding elder who was undergoing his tribulation. Others were hiding in distant space, intending to make a move but had not yet acted.
Now, every single Restorer who had entered this world—whether already visible or hidden in the distance—had been discovered. A large number of Watchers and Source Fire Sect fighters frantically charged towards these Restorers.
"What is going on? Why are you Source Fire Sect people turning against us Restorers?" The surrounded Restorers were shocked and furious. If it were only the Watchers attacking them, that would be nothing strange—perfectly normal. But now, those Source Fire Sect members were also turning against the Restorers, immediately making the Restorers realize something was wrong.
"This is the territory of our Source Fire Sect! All who trespass without our permission are enemies of our sect. You'd best surrender now. Otherwise, don't blame our Source Fire Sect for being impolite." A Source Fire Sect elder raised a flaming sword in his hand, coldly addressing several Restorers in front of him.
"I understand! This is a trap! Your Source Fire Sect has already pledged allegiance to the Guardian Faction! You purposely set this trap to lure us Restorers here and then surround and kill us!" some Restorers roared angrily.
At this point, the Restorers definitely could guess what was happening. After all, every single one of these Restorers possessed significant strength—such experts certainly weren't fools.
"No good! This is an ambush! Everyone, focus on breaking out together for now!" a Restorer bellowed.
"Hahaha! Want to escape now? Unfortunately, it's already too late." A blurred figure appeared in the distant space, letting out a maniacal laugh.
Then, more and more blurred figures emerged continuously. At the same time, a large number of formations appeared in the surrounding space, and Source Fire Sect forces formed one powerful battle formation after another.
"So it really is a trap. To think the Source Fire Sect actually joined the Guardian Faction and used their founding elder's divine tribulation as an opportunity to set a trap, luring us Restorers here for a slaughter." Ye Yunfei had also clearly assessed the situation by now. His face turned icy cold. The Restorers had traveled far with the intention of helping the Source Fire Sect elder successfully undergo his divine tribulation. Who would have thought they would now fall victim to the Source Fire Sect's scheme. This outcome left every Restorer feeling utterly furious.
However, since the Source Fire Sect had already pledged allegiance to the Guardian Faction, there was nothing more to be said—the two sides were already hostile.
"Take action. Kill them. Especially those despicable Source Fire Sect people—if you can kill them, do so. Show no mercy." Ye Yunfei said to the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and the others.
As soon as his words fell, Ye Yunfei arrived before a Demigod of the Source Fire Sect. He executed the Mighty God Fist, and with one punch, exploded this Source Fire Sect Demigod's head, leaving behind a headless corpse.
Then Huang Shang appeared, refining and absorbing all the soul body energy left behind by this Source Fire Sect Demigod. The Blood Clan clone also appeared beside Ye Yunfei and began refining the bloodline essence left by the Demigod.
Ye Yunfei activated his movement technique and charged forward. His left hand gripped a longsword, his right hand unleashed the Mighty God Fist. He attacked with both fist and sword simultaneously. Moreover, he also unleashed the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine divine ability. Before he even reached the enemy, the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine attacked first. Dozens of thick, green vines abruptly extended from the surrounding space.
Those Watchers or Source Fire Sect members with weaker strength and relatively poorer perception were simply unable to dodge the entangling vines. Once bound by the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine, Ye Yunfei would immediately arrive, killing them with a single sword strike or fist blow.
Wherever Ye Yunfei went, he swiftly slew Watcher or Source Fire Sect experts one after another. Ye Yunfei now possessed strength on par with a Guardian Captain. Combined with the divine ability of the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine, those average-strength Watchers or Source Fire Sect experts were simply no match for him. Often, a single encounter meant death at Ye Yunfei's hands.
Furthermore, when Ye Yunfei took action, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Huang Shang, Hu Miao, the Blood Clan clone, and Hun Lao also began coordinating their attacks to support Ye Yunfei in facing the enemies. The destructive power this combination unleashed was truly terrifying, instantly killing Watchers or Source Fire Sect members one after another.
The other Restorers were also fighting back with all their might, trying desperately to break out and leave this world. At this point, the mission had lost its meaning—the Source Fire Sect had already joined the Guardian Faction. A minor leader of the Restorers responsible for this operation had long since issued a withdrawal command to all Restorers.
"Everyone, join forces to break through the encirclement! Let's leave this world first!" that minor Restorer leader once again transmitted a message to all Restorers.
However, since this was a trap, the Guardian Faction and the Source Fire Sect had already made thorough preparations. At this moment, even more Watchers and Source Fire Sect forces appeared in the distance. Moreover, an increasing number of pre-set formations continuously manifested around this space, forming a massive encirclement, tightly surrounding the Restorers.
"That's Ye Yunfei! Let's kill him first!" Suddenly, over ten blurred figures simultaneously moved to surround Ye Yunfei's position.
"These guys all have very strong energy auras. Each one seems to be at the Guardian Captain level. They were clearly specially lying in ambush here to deal with you. Be careful!" Hun Lao, sensing the energy auras of those dozen-odd blurred figures, couldn't help but feel alarmed and immediately sent a mental transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Correct. They are indeed here specifically for me." After sensing the energy auras of those figures, Ye Yunfei also became more vigilant. The strength of these blurred figures was formidable—all at the Guardian Captain level.
"The Guardian Faction's foundation truly is strong! They can mobilize so many powerful experts at once!" Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim.
"Ye Yunfei, your death is certain today!" At this moment, one of the blurred figures spoke in an icy voice.
"Save your breath. If you want to kill me, show me your skills." Ye Yunfei replied coldly. Then he stomped his foot, and instantly, several earthen formations appeared in the surrounding space. Ye Yunfei also released over a thousand earth dragons from the Phantom Tower. With these earth dragons added, the power of those earthen formations became even greater.
"We'll work together to support you. You handle the frontal combat; we'll disrupt those guys." Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Hun Lao immediately unleashed various spatial martial arts of the Chaos World Tree Clan. A large number of spatial symbols spread out in all directions, beginning to seal and control this area of space.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also appeared. With a wave of his hand, countless golden spatial symbols continuously emerged, like swarms of golden fireflies, whistling as they spread, affecting this space. Their clan could not only ignore most spatial restrictions in the world but also set up many powerful spatial formations.
Hu Miao also immediately took action, employing her illusions to create a multitude of phantasms. They floated towards the dozen-odd blurred figures like dense clusters of bubbles.
Following them, Huang Shang appeared as well, utilizing ghost cultivation techniques. Immediately, an overwhelming mass of ghostly mist turned the surrounding space into a sinister ghost domain, continuously expanding and spreading to cover an even larger area.
"Let's attack! Kill Ye Yunfei and all his followers!" one blurred figure said. Then, a spear appeared in his hand, aimed at Ye Yunfei and thrust forward. Immediately, sky-covering spear shadows, dense as a forest, appeared. Each spear shadow resembled a giant dragon, radiating astonishing destructive power.
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, countless thick, green vines continuously appeared in the surrounding space, rapidly extending towards the dozen-odd blurred figures, trying to entangle them.
"Hmph, playing tricks!" A long blade glowing with fierce blade qi appeared in the hand of one blurred figure. With a single slash, he directly blew apart dozens of green vines. But to his surprise, dozens more thick green vines instantly appeared in the space around his body, winding towards him like green dragons.
The other blurred figures also attacked, shattering all the green vines extending towards them from the surrounding space. The catch was, these vines could immediately regrow after being destroyed—endlessly. This was the brilliance of the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine divine ability. These vines couldn't cause substantial harm to these Guardian Captain-level experts, but they could create significant interference. Especially if their bodies got entangled by the vines, it would restrict their movements.
"Dammit! This is a wood-attribute divine ability. Only one proficient in the wood grand Dao laws could cultivate such a technique. Everyone, be careful!" one of the blurred figures shouted as he swung his long blade, hacking apart dozens of green vines.
"Being careful is useless. If you truly want to kill me, show me your real abilities." At this moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly appeared before that blurred figure, throwing a direct punch. The physical power within his body poured out endlessly, empowering his fist. Instantly, the space in front of him was deeply indented. Simultaneously, the longsword in his left hand unleashed the Myriad Swords Return to One Great Art, carving out a powerful sword beam that tore through space, sweeping forward to attack the blurred figure.
This blurred figure possessed Guardian Captain-level strength, so his skills were naturally not weak. The long blade in his hand swept out, and immediately, thousands upon thousands of sharp blade beams whistled forth to block Ye Yunfei.
At this moment, the other Guardian Captains surrounding Ye Yunfei also launched attacks at him while dealing with the green vines. With so many Guardian Captains attacking together, the combat power they unleashed was immense.
Facing so many powerful Guardian Captain-level experts alone, Ye Yunfei soon began to feel the pressure.
"I think you shouldn't fight them head-on. Under these circumstances, leaving here first is the priority. Look—the other Restorers are starting to struggle a bit." As Ye Yunfei was swinging his longsword, engaged in combat with these dozen-plus Guardian Captain-level opponents, Hun Lao suddenly spoke up.
Ye Yunfei surveyed the surrounding battlefield. He discovered that indeed, some Restorers had been tightly surrounded by the enemy, unable to escape, and unable to withstand their combined attacks. Their situation was becoming critical. Moreover, many Restorers had already been killed.
"Very well. I'll prioritize protecting the other Restorers so they can escape and leave this world. I'll settle the score with these people when the opportunity arises." Ye Yunfei knew that if this continued, more and more Restorers would die here. The losses for the Restorer faction would be devastating.