“What happened?”
Many people couldn’t help but exclaim softly.
The battle hadn’t even started yet, and the two sides were still separated by a considerable distance. And yet, the Intermediate Void God from the Guardian Faction who had shouted the challenge was already injured.
At this moment, news of the impending decisive battle between the two major factions had spread, attracting many onlookers. People could be seen watching from everywhere in the void surrounding the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
“What is going on?”
“Did that kid Ye Yunfei use a soul force martial art to injure our man?”
The seven Advanced Void Gods of the Guardian Faction were also greatly surprised by this scene.
“If he uses soul force martial arts, so can we.”
One of the Advanced Void Gods snorted coldly as he spoke.
Then he directly unleashed a soul force martial art, sending a powerful surge of Soul Power energy shooting across the void toward Ye Yunfei’s soul sea.
Ye Yunfei responded with a cold smile. A full moon rushed out from his soul sea, easily blocking the Advanced Void God’s soul force weapon attack.
“How is this possible? This kid’s Soul Power is actually not much weaker than mine. Moreover, he seems to have cultivated an extremely profound soul force martial art, one that seems to belong to the legacy of some terrifying major force from ancient times.”
Sensing Ye Yunfei’s soul force martial art, the Advanced Void God’s expression became one of shock. He hadn’t expected Ye Yunfei to block his soul force attack with such ease.
“Ye Yunfei, no matter what, our Guardian Faction’s army will raze the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to the ground today.”
“Every living being within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds must die!”
That Advanced Void God declared coldly.
Then he took a step forward, raising his right hand high.
“Everyone, get ready! Attack into the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds and kill every last living being in these worlds, leave no chicken or dog alive!”
The Advanced Void God announced clearly.
His voice shook this expanse of void. As his command rang out, the entire scene first fell eerily silent for a moment. Then, every member of the Guardian Faction’s army began boiling with excitement, shouting loudly before surging forward like a tide toward the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
The seven Advanced Void Gods charged at the very front, striding forward. They appeared to move at a leisurely pace, but in reality, their speed was incredibly fast. With every step, they traversed a vast distance through space.
“Meet the enemy!”
Inside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, an Intermediate Void God from the Restorer Faction stood at the forefront of the ranks. With his order, all troops within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds simultaneously roared with thunderous might, their momentum not an ounce weaker than that of the Guardian Faction.
Immediately after, all their forces rushed forward like a tide to meet the Guardian Faction’s advancing army.
The Great Leader, the Flower Goddess Palace Master, Cui Hong, Ye Yunfei, and a few others charged at the forefront of their own forces.
“Young Master Ye, let the Flower Goddess Palace Master and I handle those seven Advanced Void Gods. If the situation turns unfavorable later, take some important people and leave immediately.”
The Great Leader suddenly sent Ye Yunfei a sound transmission.
After all, the other side had seven Advanced Void Gods. The Great Leader wasn’t overly optimistic about the outcome of this battle, as everyone could see that the enemy was strong while they were weak.
“Young Master Ye, if the battle later takes an unfavorable turn, help me take Xiao Xiao away. Protect her for me.”
“If anything happens to me, then Xiao Xiao will become the new Palace Master of the Flower Goddess Palace.”
Ye Yunfei suddenly received another sound transmission, this time from the Flower Goddess Palace Master.
Clearly, her thoughts were similar to the Great Leader’s. She wasn’t too hopeful about the outcome of this battle, as the power of both sides had already been laid bare. She had even prepared herself for the possibility of dying in battle.
“Young Master Ye, I’ve already made arrangements before coming here. Our Flame Race has no lingering concerns. If the battle turns unfavorable, I will cover the rear. You should leave immediately. With your talent, you are sure to reach a truly remarkable height in the future.”
“As long as the green hills remain, we won’t lack firewood. When your strength becomes sufficient in the future, you can settle scores with the Guardian Faction properly.”
“In short, once the situation becomes dire, you must leave immediately. Do not fight to the death.”
Then, Ye Yunfei received another sound transmission from Cui Hong.
“It seems even the experts on our own side are not optimistic about the outcome of this battle.”
After hearing the situation relayed by Ye Yunfei, Hun Lao couldn’t help but say helplessly.
“The other side’s strongest are just those seven Advanced Void Gods. Besides those seven guys, the rest of them aren’t much of a concern for me.”
Charging at the forefront of his forces, Ye Yunfei watched the Guardian Faction’s army surging forward like a raging tidal wave as he contemplated silently.
“Once the battle starts, we will first kill a batch of Deities from the Guardian Faction at the fastest speed possible, weakening their strength as much as possible.”
Ye Yunfei sent a sound transmission to Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Huang Shang, and Hun Lao.
Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and Xiaoyao Shen were already Deities now. In particular, Hu Miao and Huang Shang had cultivated rather eerie and peculiar techniques and secret arts, giving them quite strong combat power.
“Master, I’ll cooperate with you. I’ll use my illusion techniques to confuse those guys, and you kill them.”
Hu Miao said immediately.
The next moment, the forces of both sides had begun to close in and were about to collide. Their shouts shook the endless void, as two vast armies, like two turbulent oceans, surged toward each other.
Finally, the forces of both factions collided in the most violent manner imaginable. Cruel combat erupted instantaneously.
Cries of battle, roars of fury, agonized screams, and the explosive sounds of combat energies filled this expanse of void.
“Hu Miao, first use your illusion techniques to deal with those seven guys.”
Ye Yunfei said to Hu Miao.
“Master, the illusion techniques I currently use might not be very effective against Advanced Void Gods.”
Hu Miao paused for a moment before replying.
“They don’t need to be highly effective; just causing some interference is enough.”
Ye Yunfei answered.
At this moment, the Great Leader and the Flower Goddess Palace Master had already charged toward the seven Advanced Void Gods.
Under such circumstances, any interference directed at those seven Advanced Void Gods would be helpful to the Great Leader and the Flower Goddess Palace Master. Because when masters face off, even a slight bit of interference or a small oversight could have a significant impact.
While he was exchanging the sound transmission with Hu Miao, Ye Yunfei had already activated Moon Soul Slash to attack each of the seven Advanced Void Gods. Suddenly, a cold, clear, full moon appeared within the soul sea of every Advanced Void God.
Under the combined interference from Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao, all seven Advanced Void Gods wore expressions of fury on their faces, and their movements also slowed down a bit.
By now, Deities from both sides had already begun their intense battle.
Since the number of Deities on the side of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds was relatively smaller, and because half of them had only just broken through not too long ago—and thus their combat power was not yet very strong—their side soon began to fall at a disadvantage not long after the battle started.
“Comparing numbers of Deities, are you?”
Ye Yunfei sneered inwardly. Then, with a flash of his figure, Ye Yunfei arrived at a location where the Guardian Faction had the highest concentration of Deities and directly teleported out fifty Deity-level puppets.
Ye Yunfei had previously acquired over a thousand puppets in the True Phoenix Tomb, but only about five hundred of them were fully refined. Among those five hundred puppets, roughly one hundred belonged to the Deity level. Thirty of them were of Intermediate Void God grade, while seventy were of Primary Void God grade.
Among the fifty puppets Ye Yunfei now released, thirty were already Intermediate Void God grade.
The moment these fifty puppets appeared, they lunged forward to slaughter the Deities of the Guardian Faction.
The sudden addition of fifty Deity-level puppets in the battlefield produced a very noticeable effect. The Guardian Faction Deities standing relatively close couldn’t react in time. Four or five were instantly slain by those puppets. Others were beaten back repeatedly, becoming completely routed in a short amount of time.
Thus, the Deity-level experts on the side of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds now numbered roughly a hundred, facing off against the Guardian Faction’s over eighty Deities, giving them the upper hand in terms of numbers.
Seeing such a change, the morale on the side of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds immediately surged, and all of them began fighting with all their might.
“Master Huang, Xiaoyao Shen, you two go join the fight.”
“Hu Miao, you come with me. We’ll go interfere with those seven Advanced Void Gods.”
Ye Yunfei sent a sound transmission to Hu Miao and the others.
He saw that the Great Leader and the Flower Goddess Palace Master had already been completely surrounded by those seven Advanced Void Gods, their situation quite precarious.
“Ah Fang, I’m here to help you!”
Cui Hong let out a loud roar. A fiery bow appeared in his hand, and he repeatedly drew and shot arrows. In less than one breath’s time, he fired seven consecutive arrows. Seven blazing fire-arrows streaked toward the seven Advanced Void Gods. Then, a spear that seemed to be formed from condensed flame materialized in Cui Hong’s hands. Gripping the spear with both hands, he rushed to the Flower Goddess Palace Master’s side and fought alongside her against the enemy.
“With your current condition, you still dare to come fight Advanced Void Gods? Are you not afraid to die? Get away right now!”
The Flower Goddess Palace Master glared at Cui Hong and yelled at him.
“Ah Fang, this fire spear is a heirloom passed down through our Flame Race. It’s made from extremely advanced materials. Even though I’m only an Intermediate Void God in strength, with this spear I can just barely face Advanced Void Gods in combat. After all, our Flame Race still has some foundations.”
Cui Hong gripped the spear with both hands, waving it frantically. Shockingly, he even forced one of the Advanced Void Gods back a step.
He knew the Flower Goddess Palace Master was actually worried about him, and inwardly he felt quite delighted.
“The power of this fire spear is indeed formidable.”
Ye Yunfei had been paying attention to the battle among the Advanced Void God level experts of both sides. Hearing Cui Hong’s words, he couldn’t help but carefully appraise the fire spear in Cui Hong’s hands, nodding inwardly.
With this fire spear, Cui Hong’s combat power had indeed risen greatly. He fought back and forth with one Advanced Void God. Although there was no hope of him winning, for the time being he was not falling into defeat either.
Throughout the battle, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao continuously engaged in interference against the seven Advanced Void Gods from the side. Ye Yunfei mainly used Moon Soul Slash, while Hu Miao employed her illusion techniques.
Under continuous attacks from Moon Soul Slash and illusion techniques, the seven Advanced Void Gods were compelled to divert some of their attention to cope with them.
This considerably alleviated the pressure on the Great Leader, the Flower Goddess Palace Master, and Cui Hong.
This was the main reason why the three of them could barely hold their own against seven Advanced Void Gods; otherwise they would have already fallen to defeat.
“Alright, everyone take note. From here on out, I will kill a batch of Deities from the Guardian Faction as fast as possible.”
Ye Yunfei suddenly sent a sound transmission to Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the others. Then he stomped his foot.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
One formation after another, both grand formations and ground-based arrays, activated continuously within and outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Prior to this, Ye Yunfei had already set up a huge number of formations in the void inside and outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. These formations might not be terribly effective against Deities, but they had a significant impact on the Guardian Faction members who possessed only average strength.
As these formations and arrays emerged, a large number of troops from the Guardian Faction were immediately trapped.
“Let’s work together to break these formations!”
An Intermediate Void God from the Guardian Faction shouted loudly.
However, his voice had barely faded when Ye Yunfei had already rushed toward him, first striking him with Moon Soul Slash.
“Ah!” The Intermediate Void God screamed.
Then, Hu Miao employed her illusion techniques on him, and Huang Shang executed spectral methods of the Yin Spirits, creating numerous fierce ghosts and vengeful spirits that forcibly charged into his soul sea.
With a thud, Ye Yunfei’s fist swept past, directly annihilating this Intermediate Void God.
“Ah! Ah! Ah!...”
Soon after, one agonized scream after another rang out continuously. Ye Yunfei repeatedly used Moon Soul Slash against Primary Void Gods of the Guardian Faction, sending those Primary Void Gods flying backward. When they landed, they were already corpses devoid of all life force.
Within just a few short breaths of time, over ten Primary Void Gods from the Guardian Faction’s side had been killed by Ye Yunfei’s Moon Soul Slash, with several Intermediate Void Gods sustaining severe injuries from it.
“Not good!”
“Ye Yunfei is using that terrifying soul force martial art again! Everyone, quickly activate your soul force weapons!”
Seeing this, an Intermediate Void God from the Guardian Faction hastily yelled.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Almost every Deity from the Guardian Faction activated their soul force martial arts type weapons that were stored within their soul seas, unleashing vast surges of Soul Power energy to shield and protect their soul seas.
During the previous battle, the Guardian Faction had already learned that Ye Yunfei possessed an extremely eerie and fearsome soul force martial art that caused terrible lethality against Primary and Intermediate Void Gods.
Therefore, before setting out this time, every Deity from the Guardian Faction first equipped several soul force martial arts type weapons within their soul seas—some as many as a dozen.
Because Ye Yunfei had acted so swiftly earlier, the over ten Deities who were killed simply hadn’t had time to activate the weapons in their soul seas.
“So these fellows came prepared in advance with countermeasures against me.”
Seeing the soul force martial arts weapons within the soul sea of every Guardian Faction Deity, Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but pause in mild surprise.