"Senior Cui Hong, I feel that I don't need to leave the Fire Realm discreetly now. There's no need for me to worry about being discovered by those outsiders at all, because there are currently only five Deities from the Guardian Faction outside. With my current strength, I have no fear of them.
Instead, I actually want to go out and kill a few."
After some thought, Ye Yunfei opened his mouth and said.
"Senior Cui Hong, how about this? Before we set off, I'll deal with those few guys outside first. It shouldn't take much time."
Ye Yunfei spoke again.
Previously, within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, Ye Yunfei had battled against a dozen Deities from the Guardian Faction. Now, with only five Guardian Faction Deities outside, of course he wasn't afraid.
"You want to make a move against them?
Very well, suit yourself.
Youngsters should be spirited and daring, willing to think and to act. Since you've already conceived such an idea, I won't hinder you, lest it affects the clarity and freedom of your mind."
Cui Hong was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
He knew that with Ye Yunfei's current combat prowess, he should be able to handle the five Deities outside.
With a flash, Ye Yunfei shot out of the Fire Realm into the outside world. Because the Concealing Talisman on his body had been constantly activated, the five Deities from the Guardian Faction found it extremely difficult to sense Ye Yunfei's aura. Only when Ye Yunfei arrived before them did they see him, causing them to turn pale with shock.
"Who are you?"
Seeing a strange man suddenly appear and approach them, the five Deities were both alarmed and furious.
Ye Yunfei was not only using the Concealing Talisman to mask his aura, but had also employed a highly advanced disguise technique to alter his appearance. Thus, the five Deities before him couldn't recognize his true identity at this moment.
Without a word, Ye Yunfei rushed forward directly, making his move. He threw a punch toward one of the Deities.
Ye Yunfei unleashed the Great Strength Divine Fist. Terrifying physical power directly created a forward dent in the space ahead.
"Such terrifying physical power!"
The Deity attacked by Ye Yunfei was shocked and quickly retreated.
But dozens of thick, green vines suddenly appeared in the surrounding space, howling toward his body and carrying powerful wood energy as they sought to entangle him.
"What devilish things are these?"
This Deity was startled. A black great seal shot out from within his body, flying forward to block.
Engraved on this great seal was a ferocious, savage beast. It burst forth with a heaven-reaching murderous aura, aiming to suppress those thick, green divine vines.
But the next moment, this black great seal was lashed aside by those green vines. Ye Yunfei's fist also reached the Deity's chest.
Shocked and furious, the Deity had no choice but to hurriedly throw a punch to block Ye Yunfei. With a thunderous bang, his body was sent flying by Ye Yunfei's fist, and the blood and Qi within him surged wildly, nearly exploding.
"Who is this guy?
How can he be so strong?"
The four other Deities from the Guardian Faction were shocked.
Because Ye Yunfei's aura had been masked by the Concealing Talisman, hiding his true soul body aura, and his appearance had also been changed, these five Deities from the Guardian Faction simply could not recognize Ye Yunfei's identity.
Rustle...
Dozens more thick, green vines appeared around the body of the Deity who had been sent flying, entangling towards his form, instantly binding him tightly.
"Damn it, what kind of technique is this?"
Shocked and angry once more, all the divine energy within this Deity's body surged out and he struggled frantically, trying to break free.
Just how fast was Ye Yunfei's movement technique? In a single step, he arrived before this Deity and threw another punch.
"After refining and absorbing the Divine Pill that the Third Palace Master gave me, not only have I successfully cultivated the complete version of Sky-Piercing Divine Vine, but my physical strength also seems to have increased somewhat. That Divine Pill contained dense wood and plant essence energy, and after refining and absorbing it, the benefits for the physical body are tremendous, so an increase in my physical strength is no surprise," Ye Yunfei thought to himself inwardly as he unleashed the Great Strength Divine Fist, sensing that his physical power had grown stronger than before.
"Everyone, save me quickly!"
This Deity felt the terrifying physical power contained within Ye Yunfei's fist and screamed in panic.
His body was already tightly bound by those green vines; for the moment, he couldn't free himself.
"Halt!"
The other four Guardian Faction Deities surrounding them, seeing how Ye Yunfei displayed immense combat prowess upon appearing and left that Deity completely defenseless, were both shocked and furious. They shouted together, then converged to surround and attack Ye Yunfei.
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, dozens more thick, green vines rushed out howling from the surrounding space, transforming into green spears that attacked the four Deities respectively.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly noticed that within the space where they fought, large numbers of flowers had appeared. One after another of brightly-colored flowers continuously drifted down from high above, densely packed, emanating enchanting floral fragrance.
Moreover, after these flowers appeared, they began to spin continuously, actually slicing out one dark, gloomy spatial crack after another in the surrounding space.
"It's someone from Flower Goddess Palace.
Everyone be careful, people from Flower Goddess Palace are attacking us."
The five Guardian Faction Deities paled with shock. They had seen this scene of a sky full of flowers when they invaded the Fire Realm earlier, so they knew it was definitely someone from Flower Goddess Palace making a move.
"Ah! Ah..."
That Watcher Deity, already tightly bound by the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine, suddenly began screaming continuously. It turned out large numbers of flowers were spinning rapidly, clustering around his body, slicing into his flesh.
These flowers were extremely sharp. In less than a single breath of time, they had already cut his body to tatters, exposing pale, white bones within.
"Many thanks for the assistance, Miss Xiao Xiao!"
Ye Yunfei saw a tall, beautiful woman walking over. It was the Third Palace Master's disciple. Even as he spoke, his fist did not stop, and with one punch, he caused the Deity bound by the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine to have his body explode.
Now it was Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao attacking him simultaneously; there was no way he could withstand it.
The other four Guardian Faction Deities in the surroundings were forced back by the combined onslaught of Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao. They saw thick vines howling and crisscrossing, as well as countless vibrant flowers whirling and dancing within this patch of space.
"No need to thank me. I came to help you deal with them because I was afraid you'd waste too much time."
Xiao Xiao spoke in a flat voice. As she spoke, a longsword appeared in her hand.
This longsword emitted sharp sword light as she thrust it towards a Deity.
At the same time she drew her sword, a huge, voluminous flower appeared above her head, spinning rapidly. Large numbers of flowers continuously flew out from this giant flower, forming vast oceans of blossoms in the surrounding space.
The Deity attacked by Xiao Xiao roared in anger. He took out a battle halberd, entwined with powerful energy, and cleaved towards Xiao Xiao.
"Where do you think you're escaping?"
At this time, Ye Yunfei noticed that the soul body of the Deity whose body he had just shattered with his punch had appeared not far away, attempting to flee. With a loud shout, Ye Yunfei executed the Soul Sword, instantly slashing toward that Deity's soul body. Moreover, Ye Yunfei also used the Formless Heart Sword to coordinate the attack.
"Where are you running?
Today I shall test myself against a Deity!"
Just as Ye Yunfei attacked, billowing ghost mist suddenly erupted, followed by a sinister voice. A pitch-black ghostly figure appeared next to that Deity's soul body. Rolling ghost mist instantly submerged the Deity's soul body.
"Injure his soul body and let me practice on him. I want to see how great the gap is between me and a Deity's soul body!"
It was Huang Shang making a move, and he transmitted a message to Ye Yunfei.
"Very well!
But be careful!"
Ye Yunfei used the Soul Sword and Formless Heart Sword to launch a frenzied attack against that Deity's soul body. He also threw several punches, shattering the Deity's repeatedly attempted bodily reconstructions. Finally, he inflicted severe injuries upon that Deity's soul body. Then, with a flash of movement, he charged toward another Deity.
Ye Yunfei knew that Huang Shang had refined and absorbed quite a few Deity-level cultivation resources not long ago, and his strength had improved significantly. Dealing with a severely injured Deity's soul body should be within his capabilities, barely. Having such an opportunity to test himself against a Deity was an exceedingly rare training experience.
"Why do I feel that this fellow's attack style somewhat resembles that Ye Yunfei from the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds?"
Another Deity, seeing Ye Yunfei charge towards him, while shocked and angry, suddenly realized that the techniques and martial skills this unfamiliar man employed were quite similar to Ye Yunfei's, instantly growing suspicious.
Boom...
Ye Yunfei suddenly leaped high, and then an enormous foot appeared above this Deity's head, stamping down upon him.
This was another physical martial skill of Ye Yunfei's Great Strength Fiend God style—Great Strength Shadowless Divine Leg.
The Great Strength Shadowless Divine Leg, aside from unleashing terrifying physical power like the Great Strength Divine Fist, also possessed another characteristic: that enormous foot appeared extremely abruptly; it was difficult for enemies to detect it beforehand, hence it was called "shadowless." It was a somewhat difficult leg technique to defend against.
While executing the Great Strength Shadowless Divine Leg, Ye Yunfei also used Sky-Piercing Divine Vine. Dozens of green vines completely sealed off the space around this Deity, leaving him with no path of retreat.
Shocked and furious, this Deity found Ye Yunfei's offensive too fierce. Both the Great Strength Shadowless Divine Leg and the Sky-Piercing Divine Vine gave him a splitting headache.
With a roar from this Deity, five or six Deity-level magic treasures shot out from within his body, activating simultaneously as they rushed up to block that enormous foot overhead.
"Ah!" At this moment, a miserable scream sounded not far away. Ye Yunfei saw that Xiao Xiao's longsword had already cleaved the Deity she was fighting into two halves. Vast numbers of flowers swarmed over, crazily slicing at that Deity's soul body.
"Go die!"
Unwilling to fall behind, Ye Yunfei threw a punch at the Deity he was fighting. This Deity was concentrating all his strength to resist the Great Strength Shadowless Divine Leg, and his surroundings were tightly sealed off by dozens of thick, green vines. There was simply no escape route. Having no alternative, he had to brace himself and punch toward Ye Yunfei, meeting him head-on.
With a bang, this Deity's fist was blasted apart, then his arm and half his body were also shattered, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
"How is this possible?
This fellow's physical power is too terrifying! I know! You must be Ye Yunfei from the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!"
Suddenly, this Deity confirmed Ye Yunfei's identity.
Because he had seen Ye Yunfei in action before, and had even fought against him, so through the techniques and martial skills Ye Yunfei employed, he confirmed that this unfamiliar man before him was indeed Ye Yunfei.
"Correct! I am Ye Yunfei!"
Ye Yunfei roared, then delivered an additional punch, completely exploding the remaining wreckage of this Deity's body into a sky-full of scattering flesh, blood, and bone fragments.
"It seems Deities aren't untouchable beings high above. As long as one has sufficient strength, they too can be killed!"
Having successively shattered the bodies of two Deities, Ye Yunfei's state of mind began to quietly change.
So Deities were merely stronger practitioners than demigods. There was nothing mysterious about them, and they weren't aloof beings high above. As long as one had enough power, they too could be crushed!
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's mental state, his will, even his bloodline origin within his body, the quality of his soul body, his talent, his thoughts, and so on—all seemed to have sublimated in an instant. His overall temperament also heightened significantly.
"Excellent, excellent. I indeed did not misjudge Young Master Ye. He is destined to be a top-tier powerhouse who will shake the Void."
Within the Fire Realm, upon seeing Ye Yunfei explode two Deities' bodies one after another, then his entire person undergoing a qualitative sublimation, Cui Hong couldn't help but nod repeatedly in praise.
"Indeed not bad. He measures up to those monstrously talented youngsters of the archaic sects from ancient times."
Within the flowery sedan, the Third Palace Master couldn't help but open her mouth in praise.
"What?
He's Ye Yunfei?"
At that moment, outside the Fire Realm within the battlefield, the remaining four Guardian Faction Deities were all greatly shocked and pale-faced. Because they had all experienced Ye Yunfei's strength before; three of them had even been blasted apart by Ye Yunfei previously, later spending enormous amounts of Deity-level resources to finally restore their godly bodies.
But even though they had recovered, they still had a deep impression of Ye Yunfei and were exceedingly wary of him.
"We should flee quickly!
This boy Ye Yunfei is already troublesome enough as it is. Now, with the Flower Goddess Palace people added to the mix, we are no match."
One of the Guardian Faction Deities spoke.
"Right! The Fire Realm also contains people from the Flame Race and the Flower Goddess Palace. If they all charge out to fight, we'll be even less of a match.
Let's run!"
In the next moment, all five Guardian Faction Deities had conceived a desire to retreat. They no longer dared to fight and turned to flee.
The Deity who had just been shattered by Ye Yunfei had already regenerated his body in an instant and was performing movement technique to try to escape. After all, he was a Deity with tenacious vitality.
But Ye Yunfei had been staring at him all along; there was no way he would let him escape.
"I absolutely must kill at least one today."
Ye Yunfei employed Sky-Piercing Divine Vine. Dozens of thick, green vines rushed out howling, instantly intercepting this Deity and blocking his retreat.
How fast was Ye Yunfei? In a single step, he arrived before this Deity, then used Great Strength Divine Fist and Great Strength Shadowless Divine Leg to launch fierce attacks.
Ye Yunfei currently was only a Perfect Demigod in terms of cultivation realm; only his physical power was at the Deity level. Thus, he mainly relied on physical power and physical martial skills to contend against Deities.
"Let's join forces to kill this guy."
Ye Yunfei transmitted a message to Xiao Xiao.
Because Xiao Xiao at that moment was pursuing another Deity. After receiving Ye Yunfei's message, understanding his intention, she immediately turned back and cooperated with Ye Yunfei to besiege that Deity.
Because Xiao Xiao understood that while she could defeat those Deities in single combat, actually killing a Deity would be exceedingly difficult. If she cooperated with Ye Yunfei, the chances would increase greatly.
This Deity, facing a combined attack from Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao, was simply unable to resist. After a few moves, his body was blasted apart by one of Ye Yunfei's punches. His soul body had just begun to escape when it was surrounded by large numbers of vibrant flowers.
These flowers spun swiftly, madly slicing at this Deity's soul body.
Ye Yunfei also used Soul Sword and Formless Heart Sword to attack this Deity's soul body together.
"Everyone save me quickly, I can't hold on!"
Under the fierce assault from Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao, this Deity not only had no chance to reassemble his body; his soul body quickly sustained severe injuries, causing him further shock and fury.
"Impossible! I am a Deity! I belong to the top-tier powerhouses of this Void Sea! How could I possibly perish here?"
This Deity realized his soul body was growing increasingly weak and screamed in terror.
Of the other four Guardian Faction Deities, three were currently fleeing with their troops. Another had just sustained serious injuries and was now entangled by Huang Shang, trapped within rolling ghost mist, barely able to protect himself.
Those three fleeing Deities, hearing the cry for help from the trapped Deity, halted their steps simultaneously, hesitating whether they should turn back to rescue him.
"Even if we turn back, we are definitely not their match; we may not be able to save him."
One of the Deities whispered.
"You have cruel hearts! You actually abandon me and flee!"
At that time, that Deity besieged by Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao could barely hold on. He emitted a desperate roar, and then both Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao swarmed upon him, blasting his soul body apart.
For a Deity, having his physical body destroyed was not considered a very serious injury; he could reassemble quickly. But if his soul body was blasted apart, that equated to harming his foundation; it was an extremely severe injury.
"Don't give him a chance to recover!"
Seeing this Deity attempting to reassemble his soul body, Ye Yunfei shouted. He performed various techniques, attacking frenziedly. Xiao Xiao also went all-out, refusing to give this Deity any chance to reconstitute his soul body.
"Ah! No! I refuse to accept this! I struggled so hard to become a Deity; I cannot fall like this!"
This Deity let out roars filled with refusal and despair. Then, his reassembling soul body was blasted apart again by Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao.
"Let's suppress a portion of his soul body energy together."
Ye Yunfei said to Xiao Xiao.
Then the two made their moves, each suppressing half of that Deity's soul body, preventing any further reassembly.
The other Guardian Faction Deities watching from afar realized that turning back now would be fruitless; their companion was essentially lost. They could only sigh, then shamefully departed with their Guardian Faction troops.
"Miss Xiao Xiao, we actually killed a Deity together."
Ye Yunfei felt somewhat excited.
Though Xiao Xiao's exquisite face remained rather icy, one could still tell that she was also somewhat stirred.
"Should we split this guy's leftover flesh and blood essence, and his soul body energy?"
Ye Yunfei suggested.
The flesh and blood essence and soul body energy left by a Deity were incomparably precious.
"I don't need it. Strangers' flesh and blood feels too disgusting to me."
Xiao Xiao shook her head.
"Alright then."
Ye Yunfei was taken aback for a moment, then said.
Next, Ye Yunfei summoned his Blood Clan clone, beginning to absorb the flesh and blood essence left by that Deity. He also employed over twenty Soul Power Stars to devour his soul body energy.
"You wretched Ghost Cultivator, and you brat Ye Yunfei, and that little wretch from Flower Goddess Palace—just you wait! You've caused me severe injuries; I'll never let you off!"
At this moment, that Deity entangled by Huang Shang exerted great force to shake off the billowing ghost mist and various ghost techniques, then fled into the distance. Once far away, he let out a mournful roar.
"Deities are indeed strong. Even though he was heavily injured, I still couldn't kill him. Still, I devoured nearly one-third of his soul body; his origin has been greatly damaged.
Even though it's just one-third, for me it's a great nourishing tonic!"
Huang Shang transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"Old Huang, here's another portion of soul body energy for you."
Ye Yunfei swallowed roughly half of that Deity's soul body, then handed the remaining half over to Huang Shang.
Because a Deity's soul body was extremely precious for Huang Shang; it would definitely allow a substantial boost in his strength.
"Excellent!
This time I've hit the jackpot! My strength will definitely soar!"
Huang Shang was extremely excited, then began refining and absorbing the half soul body Ye Yunfei gave him.
Thus a Deity fell. Even his flesh, blood, and soul body energy were completely refined and absorbed, leaving nothing behind!
"Damn it!
Ye Yunfei actually killed a Deity from our Guardian Faction!"
In the distance, the few other Guardian Faction Deities, who were leading large groups hurriedly departing, now perceived the fate of their companion, even his body and soul body had been refined and absorbed. While feeling terror, they also felt immense rage.
"Next time we encounter that brat Ye Yunfei, we must be careful! Unless absolutely necessary, try not to provoke him alone!"
At the same time, these Guardian Faction Deities inwardly cautioned themselves.
"Heavens! What have we seen? A Deity actually fell!"
"That young man is Ye Yunfei from the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Ye Yunfei actually deified a Deity today!"
"Ye Yunfei is only a Perfect Demigod, yet he killed a Deity; it's truly shocking."
……
At this moment, in the void surrounding the Fire Realm, many beings had witnessed this battle with their own eyes. Seeing a Deity killed, all beings were deeply shaken.
"A Fang, look at these two youngsters. They aren't inferior to how we were in our youth, perhaps even stronger. Because at their age back then, we didn't have the qualification to deicide."
Within the Fire Realm, Cui Hong and the Third Palace Master saw the entire process of Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao teaming up to kill that Deity. Feeling extremely gratified, Cui Hong couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"They are indeed outstanding."
The Third Palace Master coldly said.
"A Fang, now I'll take these two to the True Phoenix Tomb."
Cui Hong said to the Third Palace Master.
"Remember to come back to see me. That's your promise."
The Third Palace Master opened her mouth and said.
"A Fang, it seems you still care about me."
Cui Hong smiled as he spoke.
"You can scram!
During the time you're not here, I'll keep watch over the Fire Realm for you here."
The Third Palace Master coldly stated.
"A Fang, thank you."
Cui Hong smiled, then flashed away, arriving outside the Fire Realm. Instantly he took Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao and disappeared into the distance.
Not long after, news of what happened at the Fire Realm spread.
A Deity had fallen!
This event immediately shook the entire Void.