"The headquarters of the True Phoenix Divine Clan!"
As soon as Cui Hong heard Ye Yunfei's words, he became very interested.
"The most precious things within the True Phoenix Tomb are the legacies and treasures left behind by the True Phoenix Divine Clan, so we definitely have to go and take a look at this headquarters," Cui Hong said after thinking for a moment.
"Alright, let's go now," Ye Yunfei, of course, also wanted to go see.
Thus, the three of them immediately headed towards the specific location of the True Phoenix Divine Clan headquarters, which they had received via Ye Yunfei's Message Jade Slip.
Along the way, they encountered more and more people who had entered to explore and seek treasures. By the end, a large number of people were traveling in groups towards the same direction, clearly having all received the news.
Soon after, they arrived in a strange expanse of void.
This void was a place Ye Yunfei, Cui Hong, and Xiao Xiao hadn't been to before.
"Look! So many corpses of Deities!"
Someone ahead shouted loudly.
Ahead in the void, many corpses appeared, and the number was terrifying!
These corpses came from various races, including Human Race, Beast Race, Demon Race, Monster Race, and so on. There were also some very rare races that no one could immediately recognize.
One enormous monster with six legs, two heads, and three tails in particular made everyone look on in secret astonishment.
"Look, over there is a disassembled human skeleton! How come I feel this human skeleton still retains a good deal of life aura? Even though it's just a set of bones, can it still possess life?"
Suddenly, someone saw a large pile of bones floating in space at a distant location. If assembled together, these bones would form a complete human skeleton—and a very tall one at that.
"That is the Bone Race! The Bone Race has no flesh and blood, only bones."
Soon, an old man next to them recognized the origins of the giant skeleton.
"Look! Over there is a black dog! Even though it's already dead, the cold air it's emitting is too terrifying! It's turned the surrounding space into an ice cavern!"
Someone saw a black dog floating at a distant location. Its appearance was eerie, and its body emitted billowing cold air, coating the surrounding space with pieces of black xuan-ice. Even from a great distance, everyone could feel the terrible chill rolling towards them.
"That is a legendary Hell Frost Hound! The Hell Frost Hound clan originally belonged to the Great Netherworld in ancient times, but later on, they had a conflict with the ruler of the Great Netherworld, the Great Yama King. So, the entire clan moved out of the Great Netherworld and became an independent, powerful race. They were once renowned and feared during a certain period in antiquity, and no one dared to provoke them."
Soon, someone recognized the origins of that black dog, speaking in surprise.
"Look! Over there are several dozen masses of shadows. Why do I feel these shadows should also have life? What race is this?"
Someone else spotted several dozen shadows floating at another distant location. These shadows somewhat resembled humans but were far taller. They had no physical form—they were simply shadows, constantly twisting and writhing.
"These should be the legendary Divine Shadow Race. The Divine Shadow Race has no physical body, only a mass of shadow. Their Soul Bodies are hidden within this mass of shadow. The Divine Shadow Race is very bizarre. Their bodies can attach to anything, making them extremely difficult to detect, truly elusive as ghosts. Therefore, when dealing with the Divine Shadow Race, the first thing one must do is find out where their true bodies are."
Looking at the dozens of shadows in the distance, after some discussion, someone finally recalled a mysterious race from legends—the Divine Shadow Race.
As the crowd continued deeper into this strange void, they saw more and more corpses of Deities.
Before long, the number of corpses ahead became even greater. As far as the eye could see, there were densely packed divine corpses floating in the void, rising and sinking, emitting an overwhelming aura of death that made one's scalp crawl.
"Although these divine corpses no longer have any life aura, they still retain a portion of the energy they had when they were alive. Their bodies might even contain certain divine abilities they cultivated in life. If disturbed, these abilities could be directly triggered. So everyone must be particularly careful. Do not casually release your own energy or aura. If you accidentally disturb these divine corpses and activate them, they might swarm all at once, and the consequences would be unimaginable."
An old man, seeing the dense mass of divine corpses, hurriedly spoke up to remind everyone.
In fact, quite a few people had already begun moving against the divine corpses, as these deities might still possess treasures left over from their lives—like spatial rings, magical artifacts, or even legacies.
No sooner had this old man finished speaking than, not far away, a divine corpse suddenly erupted into motion. It stretched out its claws, grabbing towards a Primary Void God.
This divine corpse's hands had grown long, icy claws, radiating frigid light and a dense aura of corpse-qi.
The attacked Primary Void God was a middle-aged man in a yellow robe. He had been rifling through the divine corpse, trying to see if there were any valuable treasures, and ended up activating the corpse.
"Let's all join hands to suppress it! Whatever you do, don't let this corpse activate the other divine corpses around it! With so many divine corpses here, if they swarm us, none of us could withstand it."
An old man nearby immediately shouted in a deep voice.
Then, five or six Deities in the surroundings joined forces, releasing their spatial-temporal energy and spatial-temporal laws to suppress the divine corpse.
Soon, that divine corpse was suppressed and rendered motionless. However, everyone could still feel terrifying energy emanating from the corpse, clearly showing it was still struggling to break free from the seal.
"Attack it with Soul Power! This divine corpse might still retain some soul imprints, or perhaps new intelligence has been born within it, which is why it awakened and attacked."
Someone in the distance reminded them.
Rumble...
Many deities immediately released waves of Soul Power, continuously bombarding the corpse.
Soon, everyone heard a distinct 'crack' as something inside the divine corpse was indeed shattered.
The divine corpse then went completely limp and stopped moving.
"So this corpse had already developed new intelligence. So many deities perished in this void, leaving behind many divine substances, divine energies, and divine laws. After eons of accumulation, it's no surprise that these divine corpses would give birth to new intelligence," a deity completely wrapped in black robes slowly said. His voice was low and sinister, sending chills down people's spines.
"You... you are Yin Laojiu from the Underworld Realm!"
Suddenly, someone recognized the deity wrapped in the black robes and couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"Heh heh, I didn't think anyone would still recognize this old man," the black-robed deity did not deny it, letting out a sinister laugh.
Immediately, many deities in the surroundings were startled and instinctively retreated, distancing themselves from Yin Laojiu. Clearly, Yin Laojiu's reputation was terrifying, and people dared not go near him.
"The Underworld Realm?"
Watching this, Ye Yunfei understood that most of these deities must be from other voids outside his own, as he had never heard of such a world in the void he came from.
"Alright, from now on, everyone, do not provoke these corpses any further. The number of divine corpses gathered in this void is too vast. With so many concentrated here over such a long span of time, it's highly probable that changes have occurred, giving birth to all sorts of bizarre things. If it were just these corpses developing intelligence or leaving behind some soul imprints, that would still be a minor issue. If some other, more terrible legendary things have been born, and we awaken them, then we will all be in deep trouble."
Yin Laojiu spoke again.
Hearing Yin Laojiu's words, the crowd hurriedly kept their distance from the surrounding divine corpses, not daring to get too close and certainly not daring to touch them again.
"Cui Hong! Ye Yunfei! And that little bitch from Flower Goddess Palace! So you're here! This time, let's see where you can run!"
Right at this moment, over a dozen deities rushed into this void at high speed.
They were first shocked by the multitude of divine corpses floating in space. Soon, these dozen deities spotted Cui Hong, Ye Yunfei, and Xiao Xiao. The Intermediate Void God at the forefront immediately roared at the three of them. With a wave of his hand, the dozen-plus deities swarmed forward, surrounding Cui Hong and his two companions.
Ye Yunfei glanced at the dozen-plus deities and saw that they were all from the Guardian Faction, and even the strongest was merely an Intermediate Void God. He couldn't help but let a cold sneer curl his lips.
Forget Cui Hong, even Xiao Xiao was now an Intermediate Void God. Even Ye Yunfei himself was confident he could fight an Intermediate Void God with open hands. So, Ye Yunfei did not take these dozen-plus deities from the Guardian Faction to heart at all and simply waited for them to attack.
"Well said. All of our strength has improved significantly during this period. Now, when facing Intermediate Void Gods, we no longer need to back down," Hun Lao, watching the more than ten deities of the Guardian Faction, remembered when Ye Yunfei first encountered deities; back then, they could only think of ways to flee. But now, even when facing more than a dozen deities at once, they could meet them head-on.
"Deities are nothing special. I'll definitely teach these guys a lesson once the fight starts," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm looked at the dozen deities, itching to fight.
"Run? You really overestimate yourselves. What qualifies you to make us run?" Xiao Xiao retorted with a cold sneer.
"You little bitch! You're on the verge of death and still dare to talk back!" Upon hearing Xiao Xiao's words, the dozen-plus Guardian Faction deities all shouted angrily.
Soon, the dozen-plus deities encircled them, surrounding Ye Yunfei's group completely.
"What are you all doing? Can't you see there are so many divine corpses here? If you want to fight, go somewhere else! If you fight here and end up provoking these divine corpses, waking them up, then everyone will be implicated by your actions!"
Seeing that these Guardian Faction deities intended to take action as soon as they arrived, someone nearby immediately stepped forward to stop them.
"It is best that you don't interfere in Guardian Faction affairs," the Intermediate Void God leading the Guardian Faction group swept a cold glance over the surrounding crowd.
Although many deities in the surroundings came from other voids, even in those other voids, the Guardian Faction was a terrifyingly powerful super-force.
"It's you Guardian Faction people again! You really think everywhere you go is your territory? If you want to fight, scram somewhere else! Don't implicate everyone here!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding deities, far from being intimidated, immediately had many people cursing angrily.
"It seems the Guardian Faction has many enemies in the other voids as well," Hun Lao immediately sent a mental message to Ye Yunfei.
"That's a good thing. The more enemies the Guardian Faction has, the more potential allies we might be able to join forces with in the future," Ye Yunfei replied mentally, his gaze icy as it rested on the dozen-plus Guardian Faction deities.