"That's not good!"
The remaining two Advanced Void Gods felt a chill run down their spines at this sight, expressions of panic flashing across their faces as they turned and fled. The pressure from that sword ray was simply too immense; they didn't even have the courage to fight back.
"Ahhh!"
The Advanced Void God who had been cleaved in two let out a shrill, miserable scream. Then, both halves of his bloodied corpse simultaneously combusted, transforming into two streaks of bloody light that instantly fled from the edge of that endless abyss. Only when they had reached a great distance did they stop, and the process of bodily reconstruction began.
Several breaths later, the Advanced Void God appeared before the crowd once more, completely intact. However, his face was filled with terror, and the energy aura he emanated had clearly fallen by a huge margin.
After this, no one dared to entertain any further thoughts about that Dragon Orchid Herb.
"This humble one practiced swordsmanship here; idlers keep your distance!"
After the three Advanced Void Gods fled, a line of shimmering, glowing characters slowly materialized beside the longsword, suspended in the air.
"'This humble one'...
Who is this 'humble one'?
It looks like an ancient sword path master once practiced here and left behind this sword. But who exactly was this master?"
Seeing that line of text, everyone was filled with doubts and guesses. Someone couldn't help but voice their thoughts.
"Jian Shenzi!
That sword most likely belongs to Lord Jian Shenzi!
Because I once felt an identical sword path aura from a portrait of Lord Jian Shenzi!"
Everyone looked at the longsword on the cliff of the distant abyss with respectful and wary eyes when suddenly an old man cried out in shock.
"Lord Jian Shenzi?"
Upon hearing the old man's words, many Deities in the vicinity showed expressions of surprise.
"It really could be something left behind by Lord Jian Shenzi.
In ancient times, Lord Jian Shenzi, with his supreme swordsmanship, suppressed an entire era, killing until no one in the world dared to claim supremacy. It's probably only a sword left behind by Lord Jian Shenzi that could possess such terrifying power."
Many Deities around nodded their heads in agreement.
Ye Yunfei could tell that most of these voices belonged to those who had entered from other voids.
"Lord Jian Shenzi?"
Listening to their words, tumultuous waves surged within Ye Yunfei's heart. That was because the Myriad Swords Return to One Grand Technique that Ye Yunfei himself cultivated was the legacy of Lord Jian Shenzi.
"I never imagined Lord Jian Shenzi's fame was so great that even powerhouses from other voids hold him in such awe and reverence.
Could that sword truly have been left behind by Lord Jian Shenzi?"
Ye Yunfei gazed at the longsword on the distant cliff radiating rolling divine luminescence, his mind silently pondering.
"Forget it, better not get involved. That sword's power is so terrifying; just a single sword ray it unleashed could instantly defeat an Advanced Void God. With my current strength, I simply cannot provoke it. Otherwise, I'd be instantly annihilated."
Ye Yunfei thought to himself once more.
"With Lord Jian Shenzi's sword suppressing this place, I'm afraid none of us can lay a finger on that Dragon Orchid Herb. Let's hurry and go see the Divine King Fruit instead."
At this point, everyone stopped paying attention to the Dragon Orchid Herb and continued their advance.
Because Jian Shenzi's prestige and might were too overwhelming—belonging to a sword path master who suppressed an entire era in ancient times. Even if he only left a single sword here, no one dared to provoke it.
"This world is far too dangerous. Even Advanced Void Gods could potentially perish if things go slightly awry. We must be careful."
Cui Hong sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao.
It must be said, the scale of this continent was truly immense. Moreover, within this continent, the range over which Soul Power energy could sense was limited. Therefore, even Deities who came here could only slowly explore their way forward.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei saw several Deities fleeing in panic from a dense forest ahead. Close behind them, thousands of wolves emerged from the forest in pursuit. These wolves had massive bodies covered in oily green fur and exuded a sinister aura.
The fleeing Deities were covered in bloody wounds from head to toe. One of them had half his head bitten off. Seeing this, the crowd hurriedly detoured to avoid that dense forest.
"Those should be Ghost Corpse Wolves. It's said they specifically feed on the corpses of living beings. They move in packs, and their collective combat power is extremely fearsome."
Someone recognized the wolves' origins and cried out in surprise.
"Ye Yunfei! Cui Hong! So you really are here. We've been waiting for you."
Just as Cui Hong, Ye Yunfei, and Xiao Xiao were continuously advancing, a cold laugh suddenly sounded from ahead.
"Not good. We've been discovered."
Cui Hong immediately halted his steps and then saw five Deities slowly emerge from space ahead, their faces filled with cold sneers.
Then, from other positions around them, more Deities emerged from space. A few even appeared behind the trio.
These Deities were all from the Guardian Faction, including members from several major organizations like the Source Fire Sect, Heavenly God Hall, and Dark Faction.
Ye Yunfei quickly counted; there were twenty-four Deities surrounding them in total.
"It seems these fellows discovered our traces long ago, set up an ambush here, and are now launching a surprise attack on us.
They have superior numbers and momentum. The three of us are definitely no match for them, so we must combine our forces to break out. We cannot get entangled in a protracted fight."
Cui Hong transmitted his voice to Ye Yunfei and Xiao Xiao.
"Looks like infighting has broken out among the Deities from this piece of the void."
Deities watching from a distance in the crowd all wore playful smiles.
"The overall strength of the beings from this void fragment is pretty weak to begin with. Seems like they're also riddled with intense internal strife."
"No need to meddle in their business. Let's hurry ahead and see if we can obtain the Divine King Fruit."
Those who had entered from other voids didn't intend to get involved. One by one, they took detours around the scene while discussing among themselves.
"Let's kill these three quickly, then go try for the Divine King Fruit."
An old man from the Guardian Faction said in a deep voice.
This old man was an Intermediate Void God, acting as the small leader of the Guardian Faction Deities present. Besides him, there were four other Intermediate Void Gods.
"Senior Cui Hong, let's attack now. Don't wait for them to form a complete battle formation."
Ye Yunfei knew that to break out, they had to seize the initiative unexpectedly. With a wave of his hand, he immediately threw out a large number of formation flags. One Formation after another continuously materialized, surrounding the trio.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei stomped his foot, communicating with the earth energy. Beneath the ground, vast amounts of earth energy immediately responded, rolling and converging to form one large Earth Formation after another.
"I never expected this brat to be proficient in both Formations and Earth Divination!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei's displayed skills, the leading Guardian Faction Deity couldn't help but turn grim. He spoke in a somewhat surprised tone.
*BOOM!*
Cui Hong also erupted into action. Taking a step forward, he stretched out a hand, and a long spear condensed from flames appeared within it. He viciously thrust it towards an Intermediate Void God.
Xiao Xiao also began her attack. Above her head, a gigantic flower suddenly materialized and began spinning rapidly. Then, vast quantities of flowers rushed out unceasingly from this huge bloom, instantly forming a sea of flowers that spread continuously outwards in all directions.
"We three must fight our way out in the same direction!"
Ye Yunfei activated the Emperor Heart Method and the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture. The phenomena generated by the two techniques overlapped, instantly suppressing two or three Primary Void Gods ahead, rendering them unable to move.
Ye Yunfei unleashed the Great Strength Divine Fist with his left hand and the Imperial Dao Divine Fist with his right hand, while his feet performed the Nine Dragons Sovereign Stride. He also released the nine divine beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel. A giant circular wheel shot out from behind him and, propelled jointly by the nine beasts, rumbled forward, crushing everything in its path.
With a *bang*, a Primary Void God from the Guardian Faction on the spot was struck, his body exploding and scattering in pieces.
Ye Yunfei, Cui Hong, and Xiao Xiao all possessed formidable combat power. Now backed into a corner, they unleashed lethal, fierce killing moves the moment they attacked, launching a frenzied assault. In an instant, they forced the Deities blocking their path to retreat repeatedly.
"Damn it! Everyone, do NOT retreat! There's only three of them. With over twenty of us, what's there to fear?"
Seeing this, the leading Guardian Faction Deity became a bit flustered and exasperated, roaring angrily.
He charged to the forefront, thrusting a palm towards Cui Hong. The silhouette of a world appeared within his palm—mountains, rivers, sun, moon, and stars floated and sank within it. From between his brows, a black pagoda also shot out, emanating powerful Soul Power energy.
This pagoda wasn't an actual magic treasure but was condensed from Soul Power energy—a highly advanced soul-type martial technique.
Ye Yunfei's will moved. A soul sword shot out and, with a *clang*, struck that black pagoda. He then pointed a finger, and dozens of Formations simultaneously erupted before the Guardian Faction leader, blocking his varied attacks.
Of course, this Deity was very strong. With a single palm strike, he shattered all the Formations Ye Yunfei had set and even forced Ye Yunfei to stagger back several steps.
But Ye Yunfei understood his own attacks couldn't cause any real harm to such an opponent; the goal was merely to create some interference.
At that moment, Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and even the Bloodline Clone all appeared beside Ye Yunfei, unleashing various martial skills and techniques to coordinate with his attacks.
Over this period, while Ye Yunfei's strength had been continuously improving, so had the power of Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and the others. That's because the Deity-grade cultivation resources Ye Yunfei obtained weren't used by him alone; everyone took what they needed.
Although the illusions and mirages Hu Miao created now couldn't cause actual harm to Deities, they were certainly capable of causing some degree of interference.
Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's spatial cultivation had also grown increasingly formidable. The two of them executed their respective racial spatial secret arts, causing the space around Ye Yunfei to warp and distort continuously. This made it momentarily difficult for the enemy Deities to instantly pinpoint Ye Yunfei's exact location.
Huang Shang conjured towering mists of ghosts; walls of ghostly barriers materialized one after another while yin winds howled angrily, and the wails of ghosts and spirits filled the air.
With Cui Hong, Ye Yunfei, and Xiao Xiao fighting with all their might, they quickly forced back all the Deities blocking one particular direction.
"They're trying to escape! Everyone, stop them!"
The leading Guardian Faction Deity shouted loudly.
"Ye Yunfei! Where do you think you're escaping to?
The account between you and our Dark Faction should be settled now."
Suddenly, a Dark Faction Deity appeared right in front of Ye Yunfei. Holding a black scythe in his hands, he raised it high and slashed down towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei neither dodged nor avoided. Thrusting out his left hand in the Great Strength Divine Fist, he collided with the black scythe with a loud *clang*, sending a shower of dazzling sparks flying.
Then, to the Dark Faction member's look of shock, the black scythe in his hand was violently shaken loose and sent flying far away.
"How is this possible?!
Ye Yunfei, you're just a human! How can your flesh body be so tough?!"
This Dark Faction Deity couldn't believe that Ye Yunfei had used his fist to knock away a Deity-grade magic treasure.
*Rustle!*
At Ye Yunfei's mental command, dozens of thick green vines suddenly materialized around the Dark Faction Deity, instantly binding him tightly like a trussed chicken.
Then Ye Yunfei punched, blasting the Dark Faction Deity's body apart, scattering it in pieces.
However, at the same moment, an Intermediate Void God from the rear suddenly arrived. His movement technique was bizarre and hard to grasp. He threw a punch that landed squarely on Ye Yunfei's back, sending him flying forward.
Ye Yunfei felt the blood and energy within his body churning wildly. He discovered densely packed, blood-colored cracks had appeared on the surface of his body.
"Damn it! These guys are indeed strong."
Ye Yunfei was both shocked and furious.
"How is this possible?
I hit him with my fist, but his body didn't explode. How can his flesh be this tough?!"
Seeing that Ye Yunfei's body was gushing blood incessantly and covered with numerous cracks, but aside from that, no more severe damage had been inflicted, this Intermediate Void God was utterly astonished and found it hard to believe.
After all, he was an Intermediate Void God.
"DIE for me!"
Having been struck, wracked with intense pain throughout his body, Ye Yunfei began to feel somewhat berserk. Letting out an angry roar, he desperately charged forward without dodging or avoiding, every single move and technique one of suicidal recklessness, instantly forcing back five or six Deities simultaneously.
That's because while the attacks from those five or six Deities landing on Ye Yunfei's body merely caused more cracks to appear, if they were struck by Ye Yunfei, their bodies would be directly blown apart.
With Ye Yunfei going berserk, a tear was immediately ripped open in the encirclement.
"Senior! Miss Xiao Xiao! Hurry and flee!"
Ye Yunfei immediately sent a Sound Transmission to Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao. Simultaneously, he threw out even more formation flags with a wave of his hand. One Formation after another continuously manifested, and large numbers of Earth Formations also continuously took shape.
The Formations and Earth Formations Ye Yunfei deployed, of course, couldn't cause any real harm to those Deities. Their sole purpose was to create interference.
Seeing Ye Yunfei struck until he was covered everywhere with shocking, ghastly cracks, blood gushing out, with some especially large wounds revealing bone and even internal organs, Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao were aghast.
"Young Master Ye! Are you alright?"
"Senior, don't worry. My body is relatively tough; I won't die just yet."
Ye Yunfei replied.
While speaking, Cui Hong, Ye Yunfei, and Xiao Xiao had already executed movement techniques, fleeing towards the distance with the fastest speed they could muster.
Ye Yunfei set up Formations and Earth Formations as he fled, while Xiao Xiao also generated vast quantities of flowers, creating seas of blossoms to block the path behind them.
"Damn it! Stop them! Don't let them get away!"
Behind them, more than twenty Deities pursued relentlessly.