"Ye Yunfei, you little bastard! From this moment on, the Guardian Faction and you are locked in an endless vendetta. It won't be long before you regret ever provoking our faction."
The Intermediate Void God who spoke fixed Ye Yunfei with a fierce gaze, speaking slowly.
Then the four Intermediate Void Gods simultaneously retreated. The other Primary Void Gods also frantically pulled back, putting distance between themselves and Ye Yunfei.
"Everyone, coordinate with me. I'll take out another one."
Ye Yunfei immediately sent a mental transmission to Cui Hong and the others. His figure flashed, chasing after another Primary Void God from the Guardian Faction.
Cui Hong and the Restorer clutching the divine beast bone immediately cooperated, charging forward to intercept the four Intermediate Void Gods. They understood that as long as they held off these four, the remaining Primary Void Gods posed no threat to Ye Yunfei.
Soon, a wretched scream rang out as another Primary Void God's body was blasted apart by Ye Yunfei.
While Ye Yunfei acted, none of the other Primary Void Gods dared to turn and attack him. Instead, they exerted their utmost effort, fleeing the ruined world with their greatest possible speed.
"Where do you think you're escaping?!"
After destroying this Primary Void God's physical form, Ye Yunfei saw its Soul Body appear not far away, attempting to flee. He roared, unleashing his Soul Sword and Invisible Heart Sword, accompanied by over a dozen Soul Power planets, launching a fierce onslaught against the enemy's Soul Body.
"Today, I will definitely annihilate you completely!" Ye Yunfei declared with murderous intent.
"I already devoured about a third of that last fellow's Soul Body earlier. What a pity he still managed to escape. It's really somewhat difficult to truly eliminate a Deity," Huang Shang said with a sigh, arriving by Ye Yunfei's side.
"Old Huang, let's join forces and completely destroy this fellow's Soul Body. Today, we'll slay a god!" Ye Yunfei said to Huang Shang.
"If the two of us combine our strength, annihilating this guy's Soul Body won't be hard," Huang Shang responded with a sinister chuckle, then immediately charged forward.
Under the combined assault of Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang, the Primary Void God's Soul Body quickly became unable to endure. It was swarmed by Ye Yunfei's dozen Soul Power planets and Huang Shang himself, devoured completely.
However, Ye Yunfei realized two remnant soul fragments of this Primary Void God had successfully escaped, fleeing in two different directions.
The quality of a Deity's Soul Body was simply too high, making complete annihilation quite difficult.
"Hahaha… Young Master Ye, it's been a long time! I never imagined that when we met again, you would have already slain gods," came a voice.
By now, the battle had concluded. The four Intermediate Void Gods from the Guardian Faction stared at Ye Yunfei with gazes brimming with killing intent and anger before finally turning and leaving.
They knew that even if they stayed to continue fighting, they could do nothing to Ye Yunfei. In fact, staying might lead to unforeseen consequences.
The astonishing combat prowess displayed by Ye Yunfei had not only terrified and trembling the Guardian Faction's Primary Void Gods but also secretly alarmed even these four Intermediate Void Gods. After a brief internal struggle, they ultimately decided to leave first.
"Everyone, we must depart immediately," Cui Hong declared. "Soon, the Guardian Faction will surely send more experts back here to deal with us."
"Indeed, Brother Cui, you speak sense. We must leave at once. From what I know, this time the Guardian Faction has at least one Advanced Void God who entered the True Phoenix Tomb. If that Advanced Void God targets us, we'd be no match at all," one of the Restorers said.
"What? The Guardian Faction has an Advanced Void God?" Cui Hong exclaimed in shock.
"Yes. Because of the True Phoenix Tomb, the Guardian Faction has transferred many Deities into this tomb from other voids. Besides that Advanced Void God, there is also a group of Primary and Intermediate Void Gods.
Originally, within our region of the void, the Guardian Faction didn't have that many Deities. But now it's different. The current Guardian Faction possesses a considerable number of Deities, even including Advanced Void Gods.
In short, within our region of the void, the Guardian Faction's overall strength has become even stronger," one Restorer said with a sigh.
Hearing this, Cui Hong's heart grew heavy, and he fell silent for a moment.
"Let's leave this place first and then talk," another Restorer suggested.
Everyone then unleashed their movement techniques, exiting the ruined world and heading into the distance.
Not long after…
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Figures radiating formidable auras arrived in a steady stream, charging into the previously occupied ruined world.
They were all Deities from the Guardian Faction, with Intermediate Void Gods alone numbering eight!
"Damnation! They've truly escaped!"
The leading Intermediate Void God arrived at the previous battlefield site, and upon finding no trace of Ye Yunfei and the others, ground his teeth in fury.
"Ye Yunfei's strength has soared during this time. He now possesses combat power capable of slaying Primary Void Gods. He cannot be underestimated. We absolutely must not allow him to continue growing like this. Otherwise, he will inevitably become a severe threat to our Guardian Faction," another Intermediate Void God spoke slowly, his expression grave as he examined the traces left from the previous battle. This Intermediate Void God had been one of the four who participated in the earlier fight. Having personally witnessed Ye Yunfei's fearsome combat strength, he understood that Ye Yunfei needed to be eliminated early, lest he become a major calamity in the future.
"As for that Cui Hong from the Fire Clan, I initially thought that being reduced to an energy form, he couldn't amount to much. But unexpectedly, he still possesses combat power equivalent to an Intermediate Void God. For our Guardian Faction, he is also an unstable factor that must be eradicated.
Furthermore, the beast bone held by that Restorer is likely from some ancient Divine Beast, containing terrifying power. If given the chance, we must seize it," this Intermediate Void God added.
"However, the most important thing for us right now is still to explore and seek treasures within this True Phoenix Tomb," he continued.
"We've been inside for quite some time now, yet we still haven't found the True Phoenix Divine Clan's true headquarters. Only by finding that headquarters will we likely locate the treasures left by the True Phoenix Divine Clan, along with the 'Blazing Phoenix Nirvana Divine Art'," another Intermediate Void God said, furrowing his brow.
"The area of the True Phoenix Tomb is too vast, containing numerous stars and worlds. Finding the True Phoenix Divine Clan's true headquarters will take some time.
Enough, let's not waste time any further," the earlier speaking Intermediate Void God declared with a wave of his hand, leading the group of Guardian Faction Deities as they hastily departed.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei, Cui Hong, Xiao Xiao, and the two Restorers had long since left the previous ruined world far behind, entering another Small World that was relatively small and inconspicuous.
Finding a flat piece of land within this Small World, one of the Restorers waved his hand, producing a palace. This palace was a spatial treasure, containing vast space within.
"Let's enter and talk inside," the Restorer said, leading everyone into the palace. They settled down within its main hall.
"Young Master Ye, after we heard news of you within the True Phoenix Tomb, we immediately began searching for your whereabouts. Unexpectedly, we've finally found you," one of the Restorers said to Ye Yunfei.
"What is the current situation of the Restorer Faction? I went to your faction's secret base twice previously, only to discover later that it had been occupied by the Guardian Faction. Afterward, I've been completely unable to contact you again," Ye Yunfei asked.
He hadn't been able to contact the Restorer Faction for quite some time now.
"Back then, over a dozen Deities from the Guardian Faction suddenly led a large army to assault our secret base. Since we in the Restorer Faction had no prior knowledge, caught unprepared, we suffered heavy casualties, with almost half being killed or injured. Of the survivors, the majority were either wounded or crippled.
The remaining Restorers have now retreated to another, even more concealed secret base. They won't venture out casually anymore. For safety, they won't even proactively contact the outside world," one Restorer said with a sigh.
"How did this happen? I recall that secret base had many Restorers on guard, and throughout that region of void, we also had many scouts observing all situations. How could the Guardian Faction's army invade the base without us having time to prepare? Unless…"
Ye Yunfei's eyes turned cold as he spoke.
"Exactly, Young Master Ye. You have likely guessed the reason. Our Restorer Faction produced many traitors. Precisely because these traitors collaborated from within, coordinating with the Guardian Faction's army in a pincer attack, they caught our faction completely unprepared, inflicting severe damage.
The overall strength of our Restorer Faction was originally somewhat inferior to the Guardian Faction's. After that battle, our strength weakened even further. We no longer have the power to confront the Guardian Faction directly.
Thus, in recent times, we can only lay low discreetly, even cutting ourselves off from the world," another Restorer sighed in response.