"Lord Yin, just now within this city, several members of our Guardian Faction were slain by that despicable brat Ye Yunfei. His hands are already stained with the blood of our Guardian Faction! I beg Lord Yin to take action and execute this youth to avenge our fallen!
A Deity from the Guardian Faction pointed at Ye Yunfei, his voice thick with hatred. He had participated in the battle within the Divine Pill Hall, barely managing to escape in the end. Fear and loathing for Ye Yunfei warred within his heart.
"Our Dark Faction also had Deities killed by this little beast. His sins are grievous, and he must be punished severely!"
A Deity from the Dark Faction also pointed at Ye Yunfei, gnashing his teeth. The Dark Faction only had a total of five Deities here; each one was extremely precious.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei had already walked right up to the five Formations sealing the city gate.
"What exactly is that kid doing? Don't tell me he actually plans to deal with those five Formations by himself? Those Formations aren't just immensely sturdy; they counterattack as well! Is he trying to get himself killed?"
Seeing Ye Yunfei walk all the way up to the five Formations, many felt it was incredibly odd and began discussing animatedly.
"Aaaah... It's no good! More and more strange runes are burrowing into my body! They're devouring my flesh and blood! Help!"
Right then, someone screamed in agony.
"Look! What are those? They seem to be... a blood-colored light!"
Suddenly, someone pointed towards the interior of the city, their voice trembling.
Then everyone saw a sheet of blood-colored light beginning to spread outward from the city's center, radiating in all directions. It very quickly blanketed the entire city within its crimson glow.
"Not good! This blood-colored light is horrifying! It's devouring my fleshly essence, even eating away at my energy!"
The next moment, the blood-colored light enveloped everyone gathered at the city gate. Red runes continuously materialized, wildly drilling towards and into every single person's body.
What's more, these bizarre runes were extremely difficult to defend against. Those whose strength was insufficient desperately resisted, exhausting every means at their disposal. Their internal energy surged forth to attack the blood-colored runes, but it was useless.
These blood-colored runes possessed a terrifying penetrating quality. They endlessly burrowed into physical flesh, then erupted with powerful devouring force.
"Aaahh..."
After the arrival of the blood-colored light, more and more people began to scream.
The weird blood-colored runes surged frenziedly, dense and countless. Faintly, they even seemed to emit sharp, eerie laughter, as if they possessed consciousness.
At this moment, the entire city was shrouded in a sea of blood-colored light, seemingly transformed into a city of blood.
This bizarre sight sent shivers of dread down the spines of everyone present.
"This is bad! We have to escape immediately!"
Panic began to spread through the crowd.
"I can't take it anymore! I'm leaving this terrifying city!"
Suddenly, a primary level Void God, unable to endure after countless blood-colored runes had invaded his body and were incessantly devouring his flesh, finally snapped. After screaming continuously, he broke into a sprint towards the city gate.
"Brother Chen, careful! Those five Formations attack on their own!"
A companion paled in horror and hurriedly shouted a warning, but it was too late. That primary level Void God charged directly to the front of the five Formations and, disregarding all caution, flung himself forward as if trying to forcibly blast his way out the gate.
BOOM!
The five Formations simultaneously erupted with terrifying formation energy. The primary level Void God was instantly blasted backward, sent flying. Then, with a sickening *thump*, his body exploded in mid-air, splitting into four or five pieces. Blood rained down as dismembered limbs, shattered flesh, and viscera scattered across the ground.
"Too terrifying!"
Seeing this, many who couldn't endure the devouring of the blood-colored runes and were contemplating a similar course of action instantly sobered up.
Aah... Aaaah...
However, the eerie blood-colored runes were horrifying, continuously and frantically drilling into everyone's bodies. The moment they entered, they erupted with dreadful devouring force, madly consuming flesh and blood. More and more people began to wail in agony.
"We cannot wait any longer! Everyone, combine forces and break the formations immediately!"
Even those advanced level Void Gods were somewhat flustered now, roaring together.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei was already standing before the five Formations. He released his Soul Power to sense the five Formations and very quickly located some of their key nodes.
"I should be able to pass through these formations now."
After analyzing and estimating, Ye Yunfei felt confident.
These five Formations were indeed extremely sophisticated, but Ye Yunfei had already encountered many similar ones back at the Divine Pill Hall and gained some understanding. Furthermore, possessing two Soul Bodies and over twenty Soul Power planets granted him astonishing comprehension. In just a short while, he had gained a certain degree of understanding of the five formations before him.
"Kid, if you don't want to die, get out of the way immediately! We are about to break the formations! Hey kid, don't think you can handle these five formations yourself. It's impossible! Get over here right now and join forces with us to attack the formation!"
Everyone was now prepared to launch a coordinated attack. Someone roared at Ye Yunfei.
"Kid, I recognize you! You were the one who chased us seven away before and monopolized the treasures in that palace! You are truly audacious! I admit your strength is considerable, but thinking you can break this formation on your own is utterly impossible. Hurry back! Join forces with us to break this formation, otherwise when we attack, you'll be torn to shreds by our combined strike and perish on the spot!"
Another Deity roared at Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei glanced back at that Deity and the six others standing beside him. They seemed very familiar, and then he remembered indeed encountering them earlier within a palace in the city. He had chased all seven of them away at the time.
"That kid is nothing but a maniac! Why bother with him? Everyone, attack together! Let's quickly break open these five formations! This city is too strange! If we wait any longer, who knows what will happen!"
Someone shouted loudly.
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept over and saw it was a member of the Guardian Faction.
Instead of retreating, Ye Yunfei advanced further. Both hands moved simultaneously as he continuously hurled large quantities of Formation Flags towards the five Formations ahead.
The Formation Flags flew forth in an endless stream, embedding themselves into the space surrounding the formations, causing subtle alterations to the spatial fabric where the five Formations resided.
"Now!"
Once he had cast all the Formation Flags, Ye Yunfei took a step forward, preparing to pass through the first formation.
Meanwhile, Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm were also utilizing their own spatial secret arts in coordination with Ye Yunfei. Especially the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, releasing a torrent of golden runes that howled towards the five Formations ahead. These were the unique legacy runes of the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm clan, said to be effective against most formations and restrictions in the world.
"What's that kid doing? He actually wants to break the formations relying on his own power? Is that even possible?"
Seeing Ye Yunfei's actions, someone exclaimed in shock.
"Those things he just threw were Formation Flags. Looks like this guy is actually a formation master."
Others had noticed the Formation Flags Ye Yunfei had just cast.
"So he's a formation master? So what? There are formation masters among us too, more than one! To tell you the truth, I am a formation master myself, and a pretty good one at that. But these five formations before us were undoubtedly laid down by an extremely high-level formation master from ancient times. Their power is terrifying. I've been here for a long time now and I still can't see through these five formations."
"I'm also a formation master, but the rank of these five ancient formations is too high. I can't crack them either."
There were quite a few formation masters within the crowd, and they began to voice their opinions.
But the next moment, through the combined efforts of Ye Yunfei, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Ye Yunfei directly slammed into the first layer of formation light barrier. The barrier rippled violently like disturbed water, and Ye Yunfei's body astonishingly passed right through.
"Impossible! That kid just passed through the first formation!"
Witnessing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.
It's important to note that just moments ago, several hundred Deities had joined forces in a combined attack on these five Formations, yet failed to break them. Now, Ye Yunfei had managed to pass through the first formation in an instant, relying on his own power.
"That kid didn't break the formation through brute force. He understood it! He likely exploited a weakness in the formation's structure and cleverly passed through. Looks like this kid is an extremely high-level formation master!" someone shouted.
"How is that possible? The power of those five formations is so terrifying! How could they possibly have weaknesses?" someone else refused to believe.
"I've heard that particularly brilliant formation masters can use Formation Flags to inversely control formations set up by others. Could it be this kid has reached that level, capable of controlling these five ancient formations inversely?" someone speculated.
By this time, Ye Yunfei was already preparing to pass through the second formation.
Ye Yunfei took out another large batch of Formation Flags and continuously hurled them out, embedding them onto the light barrier of the second formation. Then, with the combined efforts of Ye Yunfei, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, he directly passed through the second formation as well.
"It looks like this kid really can pass through these five formations and walk out!" someone cried out in astonishment.
Now everyone understood: Ye Yunfei most likely possessed the ability to traverse these five formations.
"Young man, hold on! Take me with you! I can't take it anymore! If this goes on, I'll die! As long as you can get me out, from this moment on, I'm willing to serve you faithfully, to be your willing servant, even a beast of burden!"
"Young fellow, I knew from the moment I saw you that you were a good person with a benevolent heart! Who would have thought your formation skills were this exceptional too! Heroes truly emerge from the younger generation! Please take me along!"
"Young man, bring this old man out too. I am a sect elder of a major power, a position of considerable weight. Later, I can recommend you to join the major power I belong to. I promise you'll be given priority in cultivation resources then!"
"Young Master, my name is Liu Jiaojiao, the eldest daughter of the Liu Family. In the world I come from, I am counted among the Three Famous Beauties. I've also cultivated many arts of allure over the years. Countless men have pursued me, but I've never agreed to any of them. If you, Young Master, can bring me out, from this moment on, I am willing to be with you."
"Little brother, wait! I've gained many treasures within this True Phoenix Tomb. As long as you agree to bring me out, I can immediately give you a portion of the most precious ones! I mean what I say!"
...
Seeing Ye Yunfei prepare to cross the third formation, everyone grew anxious. One after another, they called out, shouting towards Ye Yunfei.
Many hoped Ye Yunfei would take them out. Because the number of those weird blood-colored runes within the city was growing ever larger. As far as the eye could see, the city was packed densely with blood-colored runes. One could even glimpse several gigantic crimson faces materializing, revealing eerie smiles as they stared at everyone.
More and more people, their bodies invaded by the blood-colored runes, were having their flesh devoured incessantly. Intense screams filled the air. Everyone desperately yearned to quickly leave this bizarre city.
"Damned Ye Yunfei! That despicable beast! He actually can pass through these five ancient formations!"
Seeing this scene, the members of the major powers—Guardian Faction, Dark Faction, Source Fire Sect, Heavenly God Hall, and the Demon Clan—all turned grim-faced, gnashing their teeth, utterly unable to accept it.
None of them opened their mouths to beg Ye Yunfei to take them out. They understood perfectly well that Ye Yunfei would absolutely never bring them out.