Boom!...
Just as the three Guardian Faction members wanted to escape, they saw a massive fist carrying astonishing physical force striking towards them.
"Not good, it's Ye Yunfei."
The three of them saw Ye Yunfei behind the fist and their expressions changed drastically.
Since Ye Yunfei blocked their escape route, the five puppets swarmed forward, surrounding them tightly and launching a frenzied assault.
"Ye Yunfei, these puppets are incredibly strong. Even you might not be a match for them. I suggest you don't think about fighting us here. Otherwise, we'll all be entangled by these puppets and won't be able to escape," one of the three roared at Ye Yunfei upon seeing him block their path and the puppets closing in, their panic apparent.
"Is that so?
But I'm not afraid of these puppets. I only want to kill you.
None of you three will escape."
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
At that moment, the five puppets launched their frenzied attacks.
These puppets felt no pain, feared no death, and harbored no apprehension. Once their master issued the command, they attacked with the utmost ferocity, relentless until the end. The three Guardian Faction members were quickly overwhelmed and unable to fight back.
"Your time of death has come."
Watching the five puppets fight, Ye Yunfei found their strength quite satisfactory and sneered coldly.
"That brat Ye Yunfei is really here!"
At this moment, five Guardians suddenly appeared in the distance, rushing over quickly. They had received the distress call and came to assist.
"Oh, five more fools courting death have arrived. Excellent."
Ye Yunfei said coldly.
Suddenly, five more puppets appeared, blocking the path of the five newly arrived Guardians and directly attacking.
"Not good, these puppets are too strong!"
The faces of the five rushed rescuers changed dramatically as they discovered that the puppets suddenly appearing and attacking them possessed the strength of Intermediate Void Gods.
"We must flee immediately!"
At this point, how could they still think about helping? They wished they could escape immediately.
But the five puppets absolutely refused to let them go. In just a few moves, they pummeled the five into complete submission.
"Not good, we must quickly ask Lord Yin for help!"
In their terror, the five of them frantically sent Sound Transmissions to the distant Lord Yin, pleading for rescue.
But the next moment...
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Following Ye Yunfei's order, the five puppets suddenly intensified their attacks, directly blasting apart the five deities.
These five were only Primary Void Gods, no match at all.
Previously, within that Small World, Ye Yunfei had already gained control over twenty puppets, five of which possessed the strength of Intermediate Void Gods.
After the five were blasted apart, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang immediately rushed over to devour their Soul Bodies.
In the end, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang devoured the Soul Bodies of three among them, though not entirely—they still allowed some remnant souls to escape.
The Soul Bodies of the other two Primary Void Gods managed to escape by chance.
Just like that, Ye Yunfei easily dealt with these five Guardians who had come to help.
"I never imagined Young Master Ye could really control these puppets to fight! This is simply miraculous!"
Watching the scene unfold, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Yes, Young Master Ye's actions are often astonishing,"
Cui Hong nodded in agreement.
Next...
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Three consecutive screams rang out as the three Guardians who were first besieged by puppets were swarmed by the five puppets, their bodies exploding.
Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang each devoured the Soul Body of one Primary Void God.
"Ye Yunfei, you little bastard! You have the audacity to kill members of our Guardian Faction!"
On the distant flat ground, Lord Yin, having received the distress Sound Transmission, immediately looked over.
Seeing Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang devouring the Soul Bodies of the fallen Guardians, he flew into a rage.
However, he also found it very strange. Why weren't those puppets attacking Ye Yunfei? Ye Yunfei was clearly right next to them, yet after killing the Guardian Faction members, the puppets simply stood motionless.
"Could it be that this brat has some method to deal with those puppets?
But these are Deity-level puppets! How could he possibly handle them?"
A thought flashed through Lord Yin's mind. Thinking of this, he immediately soared into the air and charged towards Ye Yunfei's location.
"Brother Yin, what are you doing?
Didn't we agree to work together to break into this palace? Are you giving up halfway?
We've already spent so much time here. Isn't it a pity to abandon it now?"
The other two Advanced Void Gods were somewhat surprised by Lord Yin's actions and asked.
But Lord Yin, currently single-mindedly focused on obtaining Ye Yunfei's method for dealing with the puppets, ignored the other two Advanced Void Gods and continued charging towards Ye Yunfei.
"Let's leave quickly! That fellow is coming!
He's an Advanced Void God. We might not be a match for him right now. Once a fight breaks out, it won't be easy to get away,"
Hun Lao immediately sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye, let's not face him head-on for now. There are three Advanced Void Gods here. If they join forces against you, it would be extremely troublesome,"
Seeing Lord Yin charge over, Cui Hong also immediately sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"If I refine a few more puppets with Intermediate Void God strength, I might not necessarily fear Advanced Void Gods. But indeed, it's not suitable to fight him now,"
Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
"Senior, Miss Xiao Xiao, please enter my Spatial Treasure. I'll take you away from here."
Ye Yunfei said.
Then he transferred Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao into the Phantom Tower. As for the puppets he had just released, Ye Yunfei had already quietly tossed out a black cloth bag, letting the puppets crawl into it themselves.
From afar, Lord Yin thought those puppets had automatically hidden themselves.
That's because the puppets in this area of ancient architecture were usually hidden within space or buildings, only revealing themselves when someone passed by.
"Old fool, just you wait. One day, I'll fight you properly and behead you,"
Looking at Lord Yin charging over from afar, Ye Yunfei let out a cold laugh. Then he pushed off with both feet, channeling his physical strength, shooting away like an artillery shell and dashing towards the outskirts of the mountain range.
"Lord Yin! That brat Ye Yunfei blasted our bodies apart and took all our valuables!
Lord Yin, you must uphold justice for us! You cannot let that little bastard Ye Yunfei get away! You must kill him!"
Just as Ye Yunfei dashed out of the mountain range, three Soul Bodies appeared beside Lord Yin, weeping bitterly.
A total of eight Guardians had their bodies blasted apart. Five of their Soul Bodies were devoured by Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang, while three remained uneaten.
"Get lost, a bunch of useless trash!
You're all supposed to be deities, yet you couldn't handle a single perfected Half Deity. You deserve to die!"
Lord Yin impatiently scolded.
Feeling his fury, the three Guardians' Soul Bodies were terrified and hurriedly fled far away.
They feared that Lord Yin, in his anger, might casually slap and extinguish their Soul Bodies.
"Brat! Where do you think you're escaping to?"
Lord Yin roared fiercely.
But on this continent, his strength was suppressed, whereas Ye Yunfei's physical power felt right at home. In an instant, Ye Yunfei charged out of this ancient architectural area within the mountains and was already far away.
Although Lord Yin gave chase with all his might, he was shaken off by Ye Yunfei moments later.
"Hahaha…
Excellent! All the possessions of those few fools are now in our hands!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm laughed heartily.
When those puppets blasted apart the bodies of the Guardians, they had also snatched everything from them. Now, all their valuables were in Ye Yunfei's possession.
After entering the True Phoenix Tomb, these Guardians had explored and found many treasures over a period of time; each one had a decent haul. Now, it all belonged to Ye Yunfei.
"The saying 'ill-gotten gains line the belt' is so true! These guys spent so much time and effort exploring and treasure-hunting within the True Phoenix Tomb, and in the end, we reap the benefits!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm couldn't help but roar with laughter.
"Guardian Faction, this is just the beginning."
Ye Yunfei mused inwardly.
Now, Ye Yunfei possessed a certain level of confidence to confront the Guardian Faction. Moving forward, given the opportunity, he would definitely settle scores with them.
Next, Ye Yunfei continued deeper into the continent.
Before long, Ye Yunfei encountered two more Guardian Faction deities. Without saying a word, he charged forward and attacked.
These two Guardian Faction members were only at the Primary Void God level. Ye Yunfei blasted them apart with one punch each. Then, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang each devoured one Soul Body, completely eradicating these two Primary Void Gods.
"Recently, I've devoured quite a few deities' Soul Bodies and gained immense benefits. My strength is now infinitely close to the Deity level.
I feel that before long, I will break through and become a Yin God."
After devouring a Primary Void God's Soul Body, Huang Shang said to Ye Yunfei.
Indeed, during this period, Huang Shang had devoured many deities' Soul Bodies, and his strength had been continuously rising.
"Old Huang, are you about to break through to the Yin God realm?
That's fantastic! It is said that once ghost cultivators break through to become Yin Gods, their actual combat power becomes stronger than others at the same realm,"
Ye Yunfei said.
"Old Huang, all these cultivation resources are for you. From now on, focus on cultivation and strive to break through to the Yin God realm as soon as possible."
Ye Yunfei took out a large batch of cultivation resources and gave them to Huang Shang. Most contained Yin/Shadow energy or laws, suitable for him.
"Old Huang, once you break through to the Yin God realm, our small team will have two Deities."
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
In the following time, Ye Yunfei, Cui Hong, and Xiao Xiao continued to harvest quite a few treasures on the continent. In fact, it wasn't just the three of them; all others who entered this continent gained decent hauls because this was the headquarters of the True Phoenix Divine Clan. Although the True Phoenix Divine Clan had perished, it left behind a vast number of various treasures.
"Senior, Miss Xiao Xiao, let's speed up and head to the central area of this continent now. Because the central area is where the high-ranking members of the True Phoenix Divine Clan resided. There should be even more treasures left behind there,"
Ye Yunfei said to Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao.
After acquiring Wu Dechang's memories, Ye Yunfei had gained a decent understanding of the True Phoenix Divine Clan's headquarters.
"Oh, is that so?
Then we really must hurry. Otherwise, others might get there first and take everything."
Hearing Ye Yunfei, Cui Hong immediately said.
Then, the three of them accelerated towards the continent's central area.
In fact, many treasure hunters exploring the continent were also hastening towards the center at this time.
From afar, everyone could see a resplendent, towering cluster of golden palaces located at the continent's center.
Each palace was enormous in scale, carved with numerous totems related to the True Phoenix Divine Clan, emanating billowing divine radiance that soared into the sky.
Above that cluster of palaces, the faint outline of a Divine Beast Phoenix could be seen spreading its wings and soaring, radiating overwhelming power.
"We must hurry and get there quickly! That place definitely contains the most precious treasures and legacies left by the True Phoenix Divine Clan."
Many people excitedly discussed while dashing towards the continent's center.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei, Cui Hong, and Xiao Xiao also saw the phoenix phantom in the sky above the continent's center.
"That place should be the very core of the True Phoenix Divine Clan headquarters."
Cui Hong said.
"Yes, Senior. In ancient times, most of the high-ranking members of the True Phoenix Divine Clan resided and cultivated in the central area."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Just as many people hurried towards the continent's central area, deep underground somewhere within the center, within a dark underground palace, a figure sat cross-legged.
"After so many years, living beings have finally arrived. And most are Deity-level beings. Very good. They came just in time. These Deities can provide me with energy.
It seems that fate in the unseen realms does pity our clan! It is willing to bestow immense fortune upon our clan once more!"
The figure murmured to itself.
In front of this figure, a large, flat crystal hovered. On the crystal, images were continuously shifting.
The scenes playing on the crystal depicted the exploration and treasure-hunting activities of those outsiders currently on the continent!