"Hmph! Brat, you just wait!"
The white-robed man's gaze burned with fury, his expression fluctuating uncertainly, before he finally flicked his sleeve, turned, and prepared to leave.
"Wait. Leave behind everything you have on you. Only then may you depart."
Ye Yunfei's voice echoed from within the small courtyard.
What?!
He still wants to rob this group of senior students?
At Ye Yunfei's words, everyone was stunned.
"You're asking for death, brat! We are members of the Xiao Sect. How dare you be so arrogant! Aren't you afraid of our Xiao Sect's retaliation?!"
The white-robed man whirled around, his fury reaching a boiling point, his eyes seeming to spit fire.
Whoosh!
As soon as his words fell, that jet-black dagger transformed into a streak of dark light, shooting toward him like a bolt of lightning.
Swish, swish, swish...
The black dagger, at an astonishing speed, spiraled around the white-robed man, rapidly slashing across his body again and again.
In the blink of an eye, he was cut all over, covered in wounds. His face, his hands, his feet, his torso—his entire body was covered in bloody gashes.
"Stop! I'll give it!"
Terrified out of his wits, the white-robed man shrieked.
He then pulled out everything he had on him, threw it on the ground, turned around, and fled desperately into the distance.
The other Xiao Sect members, now thoroughly terrified—including the other four at the True Manifestation Realm—hurriedly handed over their possessions and fled as if their lives depended on it.
Within moments, they had all vanished without a trace.
"So formidable!"
exclaimed the new students who had gathered nearby to watch the spectacle.
Without even showing his face, using only a single dagger, he had forced those senior students into a wretched retreat. And he had robbed them of all their belongings!
"Haha, that's so satisfying!"
"Now those senior students know what power is! They were so happy snatching our stuff earlier. Now, retribution has come!"
...
The spectating new students all felt an immense sense of vindication and elation.
Whoosh!
The jet-black dagger emitted a powerful suction force, gathering up all the items surrendered by the Xiao Sect members. It then shot into Ye Yunfei's small courtyard and vanished.
The Flying Sword Art was incredibly profound. When Ye Yunfei employed it, it was as flexible as his own arm and utterly effortless.
"How outrageous! A mere new student actually dares bully our Xiao Sect like this! If we don't avenge this humiliation, our Xiao Sect might as well shut down! Dispatch men immediately! Go settle accounts with that brat!"
Moments later, within the Xiao Sect headquarters, Senior Brother Ning flew into a towering rage. He slammed a palm down on a table made of high-grade Mysterious Ironwood, smashing it into splinters.
Soon after,
a contingent of Xiao Sect members, over a hundred strong, charged into the new student zone, heading straight for Ye Yunfei's small courtyard.
Fully fifteen of them were at the True Manifestation Realm!
Among them, four were at the mid-stage of the True Manifestation Realm!
It was truly a formidable force!
"Surround it!"
A handsome, fair-skinned young man waved his hand and shouted.
Immediately, the Xiao Sect members tightly encircled Ye Yunfei's small courtyard.
Such commotion naturally stirred the entire new student zone.
Many new students, hearing of the disturbance, gathered from all around. Even a group of senior students, catching wind of the news, also came to watch the drama unfold.
"This is rare indeed! To deal with a single new student, the Xiao Sect has actually mobilized so many people. This is truly the first time something like this has happened at our Hudao Academy!"
"I'm genuinely curious. Just what kind of arrogant fellow is this new student? Freshly arrived, yet he dares provoke the Xiao Sect like this."
"Troubles always arise from sticking one's head out too far. This new student must be a reckless hothead. Probably a small-time genius from wherever he came from, used to being arrogant. He brought that rotten temper into our Hudao Academy. Provoking the Xiao Sect, well, he's certainly run into solid steel this time."
...
The senior students were all discussing animatedly.
"These Xiao Sect people are truly annoying. Drive one wave away, another comes."
Inside the secret cultivation chamber, Ye Yunfei had been preparing to go into closed-door cultivation to break through in his cultivation realm. Unexpectedly, yet another batch of Xiao Sect people had arrived outside.
"Fine. Since it's like this, let's be more thorough. Settle it once and for all."
Feeling extremely impatient, Ye Yunfei spoke coldly.
"Trash named Ye Yunfei, get the hell out here now and accept punishment from our Xiao Sect!"
Outside, a Xiao Sect member roared, his voice like thunder. Rolling sound waves caused an earth-shaking tremor.
Hearing the roar, Ye Yunfei's face turned cold. In a flash, his figure vanished from the secret chamber.
Outside.
The Xiao Sect member who had shouted felt secretly pleased with himself. One bellow from him, and the ground shook and stones flew.
But the next moment,
a young man appeared before him like a ghost, raising his hand and slapping him across the face.
*SMACK!*
A crisp slap rang out. Then, the Xiao Sect member's body shot backward like a cannonball, flying rapidly into the distance, crashing down over a thousand meters away.
Immediately, all eyes fixed on Ye Yunfei.
"So you are Ye Yunfei?!"
The handsome young man leading the Xiao Sect group shot a sharp glare at Ye Yunfei and asked coldly.
"You people of the Xiao Sect have quite the nerve, repeatedly disturbing my peace. Now, immediately hand over everything you have on you, and then scram."
Ye Yunfei said coldly.
"Haha... Brat, I can't help but admire you! There really aren't many people within Hudao Academy who dare speak to our Xiao Sect in such a tone. However, very soon, you will pay the price for your arrogant ignorance. Daring to provoke our Xiao Sect means you have no place left within Hudao Academy!"
The handsome youth laughed in extreme anger.
However.
Whoosh!
Before his words had even fully faded, Ye Yunfei took a step forward, appearing before him like a ghost, their faces almost touching.
"It seems you didn't hear me clearly."
Ye Yunfei said flatly.
Then.
BOOM!
A fist rapidly expanded in the handsome youth's vision, smashing toward him.
"Damn it! Brat, you're looking for death!"
The handsome youth exploded with rage instantly.
BOOM!
Rolling waves of spiritual pressure poured out from within him like a tsunami, causing his aura to climb higher and higher.
The powerful and violent spiritual pressure set him off with majestic prowess. His robes fluttered wildly in the wind, snapping loudly.
ROAR!
Faintly, a translucent, multi-colored phoenix phantom shot out from within him, enveloping his body.
"It's the Seven-Colored Demon Phoenix bloodline! That's Tang Yifan, from the Southern Frontier's Tang Family. It's said that the Tang Family possesses the Seven-Colored Demon Phoenix bloodline. Once activated, their combat power doubles. It's true!"
Several senior students immediately cried out in recognition.
BOOM!
Ye Yunfei's fist slammed into the colored phoenix phantom. Terrifying physical strength instantly shattered the phantom into nothingness.
Then, the fist struck Tang Yifan's body directly.
BANG!
Tang Yifan's body shot away like a fired cannonball, finally landing over a thousand meters away and smashing a huge crater into the ground.