"Aside from Elder Ma, there are several other traitors."
Ye Yunfei said calmly.
As soon as the words left his mouth, his palm reached out, employing a body-based divine ability that continuously enlarged. In one swift motion, he grabbed several members of the Alliance Army from the great hall and threw them onto the ground.
These were the individuals who had revealed their flaws within Hu Miao's illusion just moments before.
"Young Master Ye, spare our lives!"
These people had already been sealed by Ye Yunfei. Weakened and powerless, they lay sprawled on the floor, pleading in terror.
Being involved in intelligence work themselves, they were well aware of how terrifying Ye Yunfei's strength was. Not only them, mere Demigods, but even primary or intermediate False Gods were no match for Ye Yunfei.
"You vile creatures! How dare you betray the Alliance Army!"
Kong Lao realized all of them were his subordinates. Shocked and enraged, he pointed an accusing finger at them, his voice roaring with fury.
"Elder Kong... We were forced! Back when we were out gathering intelligence, we were captured and controlled by members of the Guardian Faction. If we didn't obey their orders, they would have killed us.
Young Master Ye, Elder Kong... I know I was wrong. Please give me a chance, spare my life!"
One of them pleaded loudly for mercy.
"I'm afraid not. When it comes to traitors, sparing lives is not a habit of mine."
Ye Yunfei's voice was icy.
Before the words had fully dissipated, Ye Yunfei had already activated the Soul Force Star Method. More than thirty stars separately invaded the soul seas of these individuals, beginning to devour their Soul Bodies.
All of them were Demigods and naturally incapable of resisting Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Star Method.
Their Soul Bodies were quickly devoured by Ye Yunfei, and from them, he obtained their memories.
Then, with a pointed finger from Ye Yunfei, the bodies of those traitors all exploded, turning into clouds of bloody mist.
Ye Yunfei had first experienced the incident with the spies within the Restorer Faction, and then endured the event where the Guardian Faction sent people to capture his parents and clansmen. Now, his tolerance for betrayal was zero.
"Young Master Ye, had they all defected to the Guardian Faction?"
Having witnessed Ye Yunfei eliminate several people with a mere gesture, Xiao Ziming couldn't help but ask.
"Yes. They were all traitors who had long since secretly switched allegiance to the Guardian Faction.
During this time, they have been covertly transmitting all manner of events happening within our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to the Guardian Faction."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Moreover, these traitors are not the only ones. There are others."
Ye Yunfei continued.
After devouring the Soul Bodies of those individuals just now, Ye Yunfei had learned the identities of several other traitors from their memories.
"What? There are other traitors?"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the other high-ranking members of the Alliance Army in the hall paled with fright.
"Yes, there are. We shall wait here."
Ye Yunfei nodded again.
Ye Yunfei had already discreetly dispatched over a dozen Deity-level puppets to apprehend them.
"Damn it! Our identities have been exposed! We must flee!"
At that moment, over a dozen figures within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds were fleeing in panic toward the void beyond.
These individuals had learned of what had transpired in the Alliance Army headquarters' main assembly hall.
The reason was simple: when Elder Ma came under attack from Hu Miao's illusions, he immediately sensed something was wrong and sent a secret message to his fellow conspirators elsewhere in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Upon receiving Elder Ma's message, these accomplices immediately began fleeing into the outer void.
However, Ye Yunfei was prepared. The dozen-plus Deity-level puppets he had quietly released pursued them. Moments later, all the traitors were captured by the puppets Ye Yunfei had sent and brought back to the assembly hall, where they were thrown before Ye Yunfei.
"Jia Tianxiong? You are a traitor too?"
Kong Lao immediately recognized one of them as an ordinary elder of the Alliance Army, a man of considerable talent who had recently broken through to become a Deity. He never imagined this man was also a traitor.
"Jia Tianxiong, the reason you were able to break through and become a Deity was because Young Master Ye provided you with vast amounts of precious cultivation resources and many pills to assist your breakthrough! To think you would actually betray the Alliance Army... How utterly shameless!"
Kong Lao couldn't hold back, pointing an accusing finger at Jia Tianxiong and shouting in rage.
"Young Master Ye, spare me! I was left with no choice! I was threatened into betraying the Alliance Army!"
Jia Tianxiong had only recently broken through to become a False God, and his realm was not yet fully stabilized. Just now, three or four Deity-level puppets had surrounded and attacked him, quickly overpowering him and escorting him back here.
He knew perfectly well he stood no chance against Ye Yunfei. Therefore, after being brought back to the assembly hall, he dared not show any sign of resistance. He immediately knelt before Ye Yunfei and begged for mercy.
"Betrayers must die. I have no interest in your reasons for betrayal."
Ye Yunfei's voice was utterly devoid of warmth.
Seeing the thick killing intent in Ye Yunfei's eyes, Jia Tianxiong panicked. Summoning all his strength, he spun around and attempted to flee. But suddenly, more than thirty Soul Power stars invaded his soul sea, forcibly beginning to devour his Soul Body.
"Young Master Ye! Spare my life!"
Jia Tianxiong was terrified, his soul nearly leaving his body as he cried out for mercy. Yet Ye Yunfei paid no heed. Moments later, he had forcibly devoured Jia Tianxiong's Soul Body.
"So terrifying..."
The other high-ranking members in the hall watched, their hearts secretly gasping in shock. Ye Yunfei hadn't even moved a finger, relying solely on a Soul Power combat skill to slay a primary False God.
Next, Ye Yunfei activated the Soul Force Star Method once more, devouring the Soul Bodies of all the traitors who had just been captured and brought back.
"So... quite a number of traitors still lurk within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
The methods of the Guardian Faction are truly impressive."
Having devoured these traitors' Soul Bodies, Ye Yunfei extracted their memories and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
According to the memories of these individuals, Ye Yunfei learned that many more traitors still lay concealed within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Immediately after, with a thought from Ye Yunfei, over fifteen Deity-level puppets set out once more, scouring the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to apprehend all the lurking traitors.
Meanwhile, all the high-ranking members of the Alliance Army remained within the assembly hall, watching Ye Yunfei's grim expression. Each was filled with trepidation, not daring to voice any questions.
Having witnessed Ye Yunfei execute so many traitors with their own eyes, they knew the situation was gravely serious.
That so many spies had already infiltrated the Alliance Army... did that not mean the Guardian Faction had a perfect grasp of every single move and all intelligence regarding the Alliance Army and the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds?
This was particularly true for Kong Lao, whose face was full of panic, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"This is disastrous... I was in charge of intelligence operations. Over half of these traitors were under my direct management, yet they had long betrayed the Alliance Army, and I was completely unaware... It's entirely my fault."
Kong Lao's face was ashen pale. Gazing at Ye Yunfei's dark expression, he wanted to step forward and speak, but for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
At that moment, the dozen-plus Deity-level puppets were apprehending traitors all over the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Confronted with over fifteen Deity-level puppets, those traitors had no means to resist and were subdued instantly.
Before long, more than twenty other individuals were brought to the assembly hall. These were all identified by Ye Yunfei using the memories extracted from the previous traitors.
"Young Master Ye, are all of these traitors as well?"
Xiao Ziming couldn't resist asking.
"Yes, all of them are traitors. And this is not the full number."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"What?
This isn't all of them?"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, all the high-ranking Alliance Army members in the hall turned pale with shock once more.
Ye Yunfei exchanged no unnecessary words with these twenty-plus traitors. He directly activated the Soul Force Star Method and methodically devoured all of their Soul Bodies.
"Alright. Let us proceed together now. We'll root out all the traitors."
Ye Yunfei addressed the high-ranking members surrounding him, then strode out of the assembly hall. Moments later, he arrived in the air above one of the regions where Alliance Army troops were stationed.
"Young Master Ye, this area houses the forces from Elder Ma's world cluster."
Xiao Ziming said to Ye Yunfei.
"Indeed. Elder Ma had several trusted subordinates who have followed him in betraying our Alliance Army."
Ye Yunfei nodded lightly.
Then, at Ye Yunfei's command, all of Elder Ma's trusted subordinates were brought before him.
Since Ye Yunfei had obtained Elder Ma's memories, he naturally already knew exactly who the traitors were.
Ye Yunfei employed the Soul Force Star Method once more, devouring the Soul Bodies of all of Elder Ma's subordinates who had turned traitor.
After absorbing their memories, Ye Yunfei knew there were, for the time being, no more traitors within Elder Ma's world cluster.
"Relay the order: The faction and the clan Elder Ma belonged to are to be expelled from the Alliance Army and must immediately leave the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds."
Ye Yunfei said evenly.
From Elder Ma's memories, Ye Yunfei knew Elder Ma had long planned to lead both his faction and his clan to defect to the Guardian Faction once the time was ripe. Elder Ma simply believed the timing wasn't right yet, so he had only secretly turned a small portion of his people.
Yet Ye Yunfei knew he could not allow Elder Ma's faction and clan to remain within the Alliance Army any longer, or else they might become a future disaster.
At Ye Yunfei's order, the high-ranking members of the Alliance Army personally intervened, expelling all members of Elder Ma's faction and clan from the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei also expelled the faction and clan of Elder Jia from the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, while executing all the traitors among them who had already betrayed the cause.
"According to the memories of those wretches, the traitors should now all be cleared out."
Ye Yunfei sighed softly, speaking deliberately.
Then, Ye Yunfei returned with the high-ranking members of the Alliance Army to the assembly hall.
"Young Master Ye, it was my failure in personnel selection, in appointing unfit individuals, and in poor management that allowed the Guardian Faction to infiltrate the Alliance Army. All of this is my responsibility. I willingly accept any punishment Young Master Ye deems fit."
Upon re-entering the assembly hall and before Ye Yunfei could speak, Kong Lao directly knelt down, his face full of self-recrimination as he spoke.