At this moment.
Ye Yunfei arrived outside the headquarters of the Xiao Sect.
It was a grand and luxurious palace.
Within Hudao Academy, the greater one's strength, the greater the resources one possessed.
The Xiao Sect had been founded by Xiao Ziyang. Xiao Ziyang was ranked within the top ten of the Academy's Hidden Dragon Ranking, his might formidable.
Therefore, when he established the Xiao Sect, he had specially claimed an entire mountain peak and built a splendid palace there.
"So this is the Xiao Sect headquarters, is it?
Good. Today, I'll smash it to pieces."
Ye Yunfei sneered.
Then,
Ye Yunfei took a forceful step forward, raised his right fist, and punched towards the palace.
Two million five hundred thousand jin of pure bodily power, channeled into the strike, surged forth like a collapsing mountain and a bursting sea, crushing everything in its path.
For this punch, Ye Yunfei executed a technique from the True Demon God-Slaying Fist — Chain Explosion!
It appeared to be a single blow, but within that extremely brief instant, Ye Yunfei had, with astonishing speed, unleashed ten consecutive punches.
The power of ten punches merged together and was discharged simultaneously.
BOOM!
The savage fist force smashed into the palace's main gates, instantly pulverizing both large doors into fragments.
"He's far too audacious!
He actually dared to attack and smash the gates of the Xiao Sect headquarters!"
"This... this means an enmity of life and death between Ye Yunfei and the Xiao Sect!"
...
In the distance, the onlooking students were each and every one of them profoundly shocked.
However, this was only the beginning.
What followed was...
BOOM! BOOM! ...
Fearsome explosions of fist force rang out one after another, spreading from outside the shattered gates deep into the palace itself.
RUMBLE...
An immense, tsunami-like wave of energy rampaged and ravaged inside the Xiao Sect's headquarters, charging wildly in every direction, as if a dreadful typhoon had swept through, leaving utter devastation in its wake.
A full half of the grand palace collapsed!
It had turned into a heap of rubble!
Furthermore, within the headquarters, many weaker members sustained internal injuries from the shockwaves, their pitiful cries and miserable wails filling the air.
A single punch, yet containing ten distinct forces coalesced into one, unleashing a sequential chain of explosions.
This was the Chain Explosion technique of the True Demon God-Slaying Fist!
Currently, Ye Yunfei's training had reached the level of merging ten strikes into one.
If, in the future, he could train to merge a hundred strikes, or even a thousand strikes, into a single blow— a punch containing a hundred, a thousand successive explosive forces— the sheer power would be simply unimaginable!
Hiss!
Witnessing this scene before their eyes, all the spectating students were rendered utterly dumbstruck.
Especially the older students felt their very thought processes grinding to a halt.
Because what had just happened was far too inconceivable!
The renowned Xiao Sect within Hudao Academy... its headquarters had actually been demolished!
Such a thing had never occurred before.
ROAR! ROAR...!
From within the Xiao Sect headquarters, roars of fury rang out.
Then,
Swish! Swish...!
Figures blazing with killing intent shot forth continuously from the now-ruined Xiao Sect headquarters.
At their head was a tall, slender man— none other than Senior Brother Ning.
"Look!
It's Ning Xuanxuan!
He's one of the top ten experts among those in the True Manifestation Realm within our Academy!"
Immediately, a student whispered in astonishment.
This Ning Xuanxuan was widely renowned throughout Hudao Academy.
Because among the students at the True Manifestation Realm level, his strength ranked within the top ten!
In recent years, the most powerful core members of the Xiao Sect, like Xiao Ziyang, had either gone into seclusion or ventured out on training expeditions.
All Arcane Yuan Realm experts within the Xiao Sect had withdrawn behind the scenes, thus, the day-to-day operations of the sect were effectively managed by Ning Xuanxuan.
In moments,
hundreds of Xiao Sect members surged out behind Ning Xuanxuan, each stepping into the air and radiating extreme fury.
Then, the gaze of every single Xiao Sect member locked onto Ye Yunfei.
"Are you Ye Yunfei?"
Ning Xuanxuan's enraged stare bored into Ye Yunfei as he spoke, word by deliberate word.
"That's right."
Ye Yunfei answered with a faint nod.
"Ye Yunfei, you have immense gall!
You have wounded members of our Xiao Sect on multiple occasions, and now you come to our headquarters to wreak havoc.
Do you truly believe our Xiao Sect has no one capable?"
Ning Xuanxuan looked at the headquarters now reduced to ruins, his gaze growing colder and icier, his teeth gritting in suppressed fury.
The killing intent radiating from his body grew denser and thicker, almost visible to the naked eye.
As the current de facto leader of the Xiao Sect, having the headquarters destroyed to this extent was akin to slapping him in the face!
"Your Xiao Sect has come provoking me again and again, ceaselessly. Today, I have come to raze your headquarters to teach you all a lesson."
Ye Yunfei replied coldly.
"Impertinent pup!
Kid, prepare to die!"
As soon as Ye Yunfei's words fell, a figure from the Xiao Sect's ranks lunged forth like a stampeding stallion, charging straight at Ye Yunfei with murderous aura billowing.
"It's Kong Sheng!
It's said he has cultivated the Angry-Eyed Vajra Sutra and attained some success.
Though he's only at the mid-stage True Manifestation Realm, challenging those above his level and defeating late-stage True Manifestation Realm experts should pose no problem for him!"
Immediately, an older student murmured from afar.
This Kong Sheng was considered a minor leader within the Xiao Sect, so many students knew of him.
BOOM...
Thick rays of golden light continuously erupted from within Kong Sheng's body, dyeing his skin and even his hair with a metallic golden sheen.
His entire form seemed forged from solid gold!
Furthermore, a vague, gigantic Vajra phantom manifested slowly behind him, its aura overwhelming, its eyes glaring in wrath.
This Vajra's body was immense, as tall as a mountain peak. It towered over Ye Yunfei, looking down at him with eyes as cold and indifferent as if gazing at an ant.
"Heavens!
Look! Kong Sheng really has mastered the Angry-Eyed Vajra Sutra! It's terrifying!"
"The Angry-Eyed Vajra Sutra is one of the secret tomes from our Hudao Academy's collection.
Kong Sheng performed an extraordinary service on a mission, so the Academy awarded him this ancient scripture.
I never imagined he'd actually cultivate it to success!"
Watching the immense Vajra phantom, the onlookers surrounding the scene were all profoundly shaken.
No wonder this Kong Sheng, though merely at the mid-stage True Manifestation Realm, could assuredly defeat late-stage opponents without any problem!
"Kid, our Xiao Sect is not an organization that random strays can provoke."
Kong Sheng stared at Ye Yunfei, enunciating each word clearly.
Then.
RUMBLE...!
He launched his attack directly. The colossal Vajra phantom behind him extended an enormous golden palm, which descended from the heavens to smash down upon Ye Yunfei.
It was as if a gigantic golden millstone had fallen from the sky, hurtling down to crush Ye Yunfei.
"With just you?"
Ye Yunfei chuckled coldly.
Then.
ROAR!
A ferocious, hideous demonic phantasm abruptly manifested within Kong Sheng's Soul Sea, emanating overwhelming Soul Power pressure. It shook Kong Sheng's Soul Sea violently, as if a great earthquake had struck.
AHHH!
Kong Sheng felt his skull was about to explode, an unbearable agony radiating from his Soul Sea.
Ye Yunfei's current level of Soul Power surpassed even that of typical Arcane Yuan Realm experts!
His spiritual perception range extended fifteen kilometers!
The force of the Demonic Mind technique, executed with such profound Soul Power, was utterly terrifying.
It was absolutely beyond the capacity of any mere mid-stage True Manifestation Realm martial artist to withstand!
Instantly, Kong Sheng vomited blood from his mouth and nose, his body sent flying high through the air before crashing down several hundred meters away. He lay motionless, alive or dead unknown.
"How... how is this possible?!"
Everyone present was stunned into silence.
Kong Sheng had unleashed the Angry-Eyed Vajra Sutra with terrifying, intimidating force. It was estimated that even a late-stage True Manifestation Realm expert might not necessarily defeat him.
Never did they imagine that Ye Yunfei, without even moving a finger, had brought him low.