At this moment, Huang Shang was completely submerged within the vast ocean of Yin Thunder.
From a distance, only madly dancing black Yin Thunder filled the sky; Huang Shang was nowhere to be seen.
However, Ye Yunfei could still sense his aura. Finding it relatively stable, he knew the tribulation was proceeding smoothly.
"It's my first time seeing a ghost cultivator undergo a divine tribulation. It's a real eye-opener," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said in amazement, looking at the silent Yin Thunder.
"I pay my respects to Young Master Ye." At this time, the Seventh Prince of the Flying Sky Yin Monkeys had already received the news and hurriedly arrived with a contingent of his men, bowing respectfully to Ye Yunfei.
"Not bad. Your realm and strength have both improved greatly." Sensing the Seventh Prince's energy aura, Ye Yunfei found he had already reached the level of an Intermediate Demigod and seemed poised to soon break through to Advanced Demigod. He nodded, giving words of praise.
"Keep cultivating hard. I'll send someone to deliver some pills to you later," Ye Yunfei added.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye," the Seventh Prince hastily expressed his gratitude.
Not long after, the vast ocean of Yin Thunder ahead began to thin out gradually, clearly indicating Huang Shang's tribulation was nearing its end.
Finally, all the black Yin Thunder dissipated. Huang Shang sat cross-legged high in the air, surrounded by chains of black Law runes containing dense Yin-type energies. Even from afar, a terrifying chill could be felt.
This was tempering his body with Laws. Successfully passing this stage meant a breakthrough.
A few hours later, Huang Shang suddenly stood up and let out a hearty laugh. The energy aura he now radiated had undergone a qualitative leap compared to before the tribulation.
"Old Huang, congratulations. You've finally become a Deity," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"It was fortunate that I met you back then. Otherwise, I never could have transformed from a remnant soul into the Yin God I am today," Huang Shang said emotionally. From a remnant soul to a ghost cultivator, and now to a Yin God, it could be said he had completed a transcendence of his lifeform level.
"Old Huang, after becoming a Yin God, your combat power should have increased significantly, right?" Ye Yunfei asked curiously. Although he had encountered many Deities, a Yin God was his first, sparking some curiosity.
"My strength is much greater than before. But exactly to what degree will require real combat to know," Huang Shang replied.
"Old Huang, you've just broken through and need to go into seclusion to stabilize your new realm. Here are some Divine Pills I specifically refined for you." Ye Yunfei took out several jade bottles and presented them to Huang Shang.
"Master, do I get any?" Hu Miao asked.
"Of course you have yours." Ye Yunfei produced a few more jade bottles and handed them to Hu Miao; these pills were specifically refined for her.
"Alright. Next, I need to go into seclusion and cultivate." Ye Yunfei returned to the Phantom Tower to begin his cultivation session.
For this round of cultivation, Ye Yunfei focused his main energy on assaulting his cultivation realm. Now that both Hu Miao and Huang Shang were Deities, he was still only a Perfected Demigod, which seemed far too backward in terms of realm.
While assaulting his realm, Ye Yunfei also released the nine divine beasts of his Nine Palaces Totem Wheel and took out a large batch of cultivation resources for them to devour.
It could be said that among all the cultivation techniques and martial skills Ye Yunfei trained, the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel was the easiest to cultivate. All it required was providing massive amounts of cultivation resources for the nine divine beasts to devour, with no further management needed.
Ye Yunfei truly liked this brutal and simple cultivation method, so every time he went into seclusion, he would simultaneously cultivate the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel.
Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei circulated his Nine Yang Ancient Scripture while continuously trying to assault his realm.
However, to his disappointment, he simply could not touch the threshold for a breakthrough. The eight Divine Meridians within his body and the four massive golden light spheres in his dantian constantly radiated powerful energy, roaring torrentially with terrifying might.
"Your energy has approached the level of a Void God indefinitely, yet you consistently fail to take that crucial last step," Hun Lao commented while sensing Ye Yunfei's energy aura.
"So many people in this era have broken through to become Deities. I refuse to believe I cannot break through." Ye Yunfei produced several dozen jade bottles, all containing pills for assisting in realm breakthroughs.
While refining pills for others, Ye Yunfei had naturally also refined a large quantity for himself, with the majority being those that assisted in realm assaults.
In the following period, Ye Yunfei began cultivating while taking pills—lots of them. Pill after pill was continuously ingested and refined by Ye Yunfei, causing the energy within his body to grow ever stronger.
Yet, to Ye Yunfei's disappointment, even after taking all the pills he had refined for himself over this period, he still failed to touch the threshold for breakthrough.
"No way? Hun Lao, was what you said true then? Is there really some 'Heaven Envying Genius' Law limiting my divine breakthrough?" Ye Yunfei, feeling somewhat unwilling, couldn't help but speak out.
"It is highly likely true, because this comes from my race's memory," Hun Lao nodded in reply.
"For someone in your situation, you need to put in far more effort than others—perhaps a hundred or even a thousand times more effort—to have a chance at a breakthrough. However, once you do break through, your strength will then far surpass that of Deities at the same realm." Hun Lao continued.
"Fine. I'll just keep striving. In any case, I will break through and become a Deity." Ye Yunfei declared, his gaze firm.
"Young Master Ye, two more Perfected Demigods from our Alliance Army are about to undergo their divine tribulations." At that moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly received a sound transmission from a high-ranking member of the Alliance Army.
"Good. Come to me and take some pills to deliver to them, to assist with their tribulation," Ye Yunfei transmitted back.
During this period, throughout the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds—including the Alliance Army, the Restorer Faction, the Fire Clan, the Flower Goddess Palace, and even other factions that had come seeking refuge—people were constantly breaking through to Deities.
In the Eighth Void, the Guardian Faction had issued a decree: regardless of who they were, anyone wishing to undergo a divine tribulation must first report to the Guardian Faction, pay a large sum of cultivation resources, and obtain their approval before attempting to break through.
But the Guardian Faction held no authority over the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!
"Wonderful! I finally succeeded in my tribulation and have become a Deity! It seems my choice to come to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds and seek refuge with Young Master Ye was absolutely correct. If I were elsewhere outside, I would have had no chance to undergo my divine tribulation, as the Guardian Faction would have surely obstructed it." After a Perfected Demigod from a major clan successfully became a Deity, he stood in the void laughing heartily and spoke. This clan's forces had recently come to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds seeking refuge with Ye Yunfei. Seeing they had several Perfected Demigods among them, Ye Yunfei gifted them some pills. As a result, one of them actually welcomed his divine tribulation and succeeded.
Meanwhile, out in the void beyond the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, many spies from the Guardian Faction were monitoring all activity within.
"I never imagined so many new Deities would be born in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds during this period. None of these Deities obtained our Guardian Faction's permission; they are all violators." A middle-aged man, seeing yet another undergoing a tribulation within, spoke with a somber expression.
"Steward Lu, I'll send someone back to headquarters to report immediately," a spy beside him said.
"There's no need. Several high-level figures from headquarters have already arrived and are hiding nearby," the middle-aged man promptly stopped him.
"Really? High-levels from our Guardian Faction headquarters are here? Does that mean an assault on the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds will begin soon?" The neighboring spy asked excitedly.
"It should be soon. However, our mission is intelligence gathering. Don't concern yourself with other matters," the middle-aged man glared at the spy and said sternly.
"Understood," the spy hurriedly replied.
Back within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei continued assailing his realm, yet still made no progress.
However, Ye Yunfei's mindset had leveled considerably; he no longer felt the previous sense of urgency. He understood that restlessness and impatience were the greatest taboos when assaulting a realm, as they would only hinder progress.
At a certain moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly opened his eyes, stood up abruptly, and rushed out of the Phantom Tower.
"What happened?" Hun Lao asked.
"Something's wrong in the Tianpo Realm," Ye Yunfei replied, then sped toward it as fast as he could.
"Not good! It's Ye Yunfei! He seems to have discovered our operation!" As soon as Ye Yunfei arrived near the entrance to the Tianpo Realm, his presence was detected by several figures lying in ambush in the shadows.
"Should we take action to stop him?" one of the figures asked.
"Take action! Delay him. Don't let him enter the Tianpo Realm too quickly, or it will ruin our operation this time," another figure said.
Six figures instantly appeared and launched a surprise attack on Ye Yunfei with thunderbolt-like speed.
"Seeking death!" Ye Yunfei's face darkened with towering fury.
"There are six Deities who snuck in!" Hun Lao discovered the six figures were all Deities.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The six Deities attacked together, summoning their artifacts, unleashing various killer moves from different directions.
"These six are all Intermediate Void Gods! Master, let's attack together and finish them off!" Hu Miao emerged from the Phantom Tower, nine massive fox tails instantly manifesting behind her as rolling energy unfurled.
Free Spirit God also rushed out from the Phantom Tower, ready to fight.
"Don't get entangled with them for now." Ye Yunfei glanced at the six Intermediate Void Gods and said.
With a wave of his hand, he teleported ten puppets out.
Among these ten puppets, six possessed strength at the Intermediate Void God level, and four at the Primary Void God level.
As soon as these ten puppets appeared, they immediately encircled and charged toward the six Intermediate Void Gods.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei's figure flashed, and without looking back, he rushed into the Tianpo Realm. He sped toward the Small World where Mister Liu was in seclusion, quickly arriving outside its entrance.