"Whatever they are, if they dare block our way, we smash them all!"
One of the Primary Void Gods took a large step forward and threw a punch towards one of the Bronze Men.
All three of them were Deities, belonging to the top-tier experts within this expanse of void. Though they feared Ye Yunfei, they had no fear of these puppets.
The moment this Primary Void God made a move, all ten Bronze Men suddenly sprang into action simultaneously. They attacked, each holding a thick stone club.
"Impossible!"
The face of that Primary Void God, who had stepped forward, suddenly twisted wildly with shock. They discovered that the energy radiating from these ten Bronze Men was all Deity-level energy. Not only was it not weaker than his, but it was, in fact, stronger.
With ten puppets attacking together, this Primary Void God of the Guardian Faction could not withstand it. In just one move, his physical body was smashed into pieces.
"How can this be?! These are actually puppets at the Deity level!"
The remaining two Primary Void Gods paled with fright. But by then, those ten puppets had already rushed towards them separately. Ten massive stone clubs continuously enlarged, smashing space apart.
Every move and technique of these ten puppets was utterly ruthless, and they coordinated with each other flawlessly. Vaguely, they seemed to form a battle formation. In moments, the two Deities were beaten back repeatedly, unable to defend themselves. Finally, these two Primary Void Gods also had their bodies jointly shattered by the ten puppets.
Amidst the distant battlefield, with a bang, Ye Yunfei executed his Heavenly Dao Divine Dragon Fist, punching an Intermediate Void God's body to smithereens, sending blood and flesh flying.
"It seems even Intermediate Void Gods dare not directly withstand your Heavenly Dao Divine Dragon Fist," Hun Lao said with a laugh.
During the previous battle, Ye Yunfei had already successively shattered the bodies of three Intermediate Void Gods.
By this time, Cui Hong, Xiao Xiao, and the Flower Goddess Palace Master had also respectively smashed an Intermediate Void God's body to pieces.
Seeing Ye Yunfei continuously slaughtering enemies, blowing one apart with each punch, they were spurred on. They attacked desperately, using all means at their disposal, ultimately defeating their opponents completely.
Now, the other members of the Guardian Faction, seeing their own Deities continuously being defeated—even having their bodies blown apart, and finally, even their Soul Bodies being devoured—had long been terrified out of their wits. They turned and fled one after another.
In fact, during the earlier battle, these Deities of the Guardian Faction had already realized the situation was turning sour and had given the order to retreat. Thus, by this time, the Guardian Faction's army was already fleeing towards the distant void.
"I truly never imagined today's battle would have such an outcome. Originally, I thought the Fire Clan would definitely be annihilated, and the Guardian Faction would achieve a great victory."
"Indeed. At the start, I also believed the Fire Clan was doomed to extinction today. But now, the result is the exact opposite. Most of the Guardian Faction's Deities have been defeated. And by the looks of it, over half of the Guardian Faction's twenty-plus Deities have already perished completely, because it seems their Soul Bodies have already been devoured too."
At this moment, the Deity onlookers in the distance watched the Guardian Faction army collapsing in defeat. They were all greatly shocked, discussing animatedly, with the vast majority unable to believe today's outcome.
"Do they think they can escape?"
Ye Yunfei looked at the Guardian Faction army desperately fleeing in the distance and couldn't help but sneer coldly.
In fact, before the battle even began, Ye Yunfei had already quietly released a portion of his puppets and ambushed them in the distant void, precisely to prevent the Guardian Faction forces from fleeing after their defeat.
Therefore, when these Guardian Faction troops fled to the distant void, they discovered a sudden appearance of over twenty tall Bronze Men, each possessing Deity-level combat power.
So many puppets attacked together. In mere moments, all those Guardian Faction troops attempting to escape were slaughtered completely. Not a single one managed to get away.
Since these puppets were ambushed far from the battlefield, none of the onlookers around knew that this Guardian Faction army had already been wiped out.
"Ye Yunfei, you little bastard! You killed so many of our Guardian Faction Deities today! You just wait and bear the wrath of our Guardian Faction! Provoking the Guardian Faction spells certain death for you!"
An Intermediate Void God was desperately fleeing. As he ran, he emitted furious roars.
During the earlier battle, his physical body had already been smashed to pieces, but he quickly reassembled it and then fled with all his might.
He knew he was no match for Ye Yunfei—let alone Ye Yunfei, he couldn't even defeat Cui Hong, Xiao Xiao, or the Flower Goddess Palace Master. Staying here any longer meant certain death.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Ye Yunfei looked at this Intermediate Void God desperately fleeing and gave a cold laugh.
Aside from this Intermediate Void God, two others were also fleeing towards different directions.
These two Intermediate Void Gods had also had their bodies shattered by Ye Yunfei earlier and then reassembled them. Additionally, the Soul Bodies of two more Intermediate Void Gods were desperately fleeing. Their Soul Bodies had been attacked by Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang earlier and were severely injured, so they had no time to reassemble physical bodies and were fleeing directly as Soul Bodies.
"Help me intercept these two fellows and devour their Soul Bodies. The energy I need should be sufficient then," Huang Shang transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"Very well. Rest assured, they won't escape," Ye Yunfei nodded. His figure flashed as he chased after one of the Soul Bodies. Simultaneously, he sent transmissions to Cui Hong, Xiao Xiao, and the Flower Goddess Palace Master, asking them to help intercept the other fleeing Soul Body.
Upon receiving Ye Yunfei's transmission, Cui Hong, Xiao Xiao, and the Flower Goddess Palace Master immediately joined forces and intercepted the other Soul Body.
"Master, let me help you," Hu Miao said to Ye Yunfei.
Then her figure flashed, catching up to the fleeing Soul Body ahead. She unleashed the illusionary arts of her Ancient Celestial Fox clan, instantly creating a multitude of illusions that layered upon each other, completely surrounding the Soul Body and trapping him within various bizarre and grotesque illusions.
Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang caught up and attacked simultaneously. Under the combined assault of Ye Yunfei, Huang Shang, and Hu Miao, this Intermediate Void God's Soul Body did not last long before being completely suppressed. Then Huang Shang forcibly devoured it.
Next, Ye Yunfei, accompanied by Huang Shang and Hu Miao, charged towards the other Soul Body already intercepted by Cui Hong's trio.
Soon, this Soul Body was also devoured by Huang Shang.
"Alright. The energy I need to assail the Yin God realm is sufficient now. From this moment, I must enter seclusion to cultivate, concentrating on breaking through. I'll strive to become a Yin God as soon as possible," Huang Shang said to Ye Yunfei after consecutively devouring the two Intermediate Void Gods' Soul Bodies. Then he entered the Phantom Tower to begin his seclusion, cultivating to break through his realm.
"Old Huang, focus on your breakthrough. If you need any cultivation resources, just ask me," Ye Yunfei said, taking out a large batch of cultivation resources containing dark, Yin-type energy and handing them over to Huang Shang. By now, those three Intermediate Void Gods had already fled far into the distant void.
"What's going on? Earlier, our Guardian Faction army had all fled the battlefield, but why do I now sense none of their auras?"
One of the Intermediate Void Gods suddenly felt something was amiss. During the earlier battle, although their side had suffered heavy losses, only Deities had been killed. The rest of the Guardian Faction troops hadn't even participated in the battle and had all retreated later. But now, these three Intermediate Void Gods found they could no longer establish contact with those Guardian Faction troops that had left the battlefield.
"You're right... What about the forces we brought? I can no longer sense them at all. Could their speed be so fast they've already left this area far behind?" Another Intermediate Void God also wore a puzzled expression.
"Don't worry about that for now. Let's hurry back first. If that little bastard Ye Yunfei catches up, we won't be able to leave even if we want to," the third Intermediate Void God said, constantly glancing back, afraid Ye Yunfei might suddenly give chase. Ye Yunfei's displayed movement speed during the battle had been truly terrifying.
"Right, let's hurry back first," the other two Intermediate Void Gods nodded. Then these three Void Gods of the Guardian Faction immediately used movement techniques to head into the distance.
However, suddenly, ten tall Bronze Men appeared before them, each holding a thick stone club in hand.
"What are these?"
The three Intermediate Void Gods were all startled, halting simultaneously. While they were warily eyeing the ten Bronze Men, the puppets had already made their move. With a single attack, they unleashed terrifying energy pressure, instantly causing the faces of the three Guardian Faction Intermediate Void Gods to change drastically.
They discovered that each of these ten Bronze Men possessed energy at the Intermediate Void God level.
"Hmph, to think so many Guardian Faction fellows still managed to escape," said Cui Hong, sounding a bit regretful at the now-concluded battlefield in front of the Fire Realm.
Although their side had achieved victory in this battle, watching so many Guardian Faction members escape left Cui Hong somewhat dissatisfied.
"Rest assured, Elder. Those fellows won't escape. Not a single one," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Oh? Why is that? Ah, I understand now, Young Master Ye... Are you saying...?"
Suddenly, Cui Hong understood why Ye Yunfei would say that—he knew Ye Yunfei still had many Deity-level puppets.
"Indeed, Elder. You guessed correctly," Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
"Since these Guardian Faction scum came, how could I let them return? Rest assured, not a single one has escaped," Ye Yunfei added.
Earlier, Ye Yunfei had released over twenty puppets, ambushing them quietly in the distant void. Once any Guardian Faction members tried to flee, these Deity-level puppets would appear and block their escape.