The Advanced Void God from the Guardian Faction froze for a moment. 'What are they trying to do?'
'My weapon is over there? It looks like they've set their sights on my treasure.'
In the next instant, he discovered that Ye Yunfei and the others had already surrounded his Black War Spear.
'Begin,' Ye Yunfei said softly.
With their previous experience, everyone knew exactly what to do. The process was like a well-oiled machine.
Ye Yunfei quickly sat down cross-legged, taking out a large batch of specialized pills for replenishing Soul Power, various rare heavenly and earthly treasures, and energy crystals. He began refining and absorbing them continuously while simultaneously releasing his own Soul Force Energy, extending it toward the Black War Spear.
Meanwhile, Kang Wan and the other five elders had already activated the great banner, using it to suppress the Black War Spear.
The Black War Spear had been struck by that black energy hand earlier, causing its aura to diminish considerably. It was no longer in peak condition.
The strength of that black hand was terrifying; even a True God-level Dao Soldier could be crippled in an instant.
Under the suppression of the banner, the aura of the Black War Spear grew even more listless. At the same time, the Great Leader, the Flower Goddess Palace Master, Cui Hong, Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and the others performed their secret techniques to seal off the space around the spear, forming a Small World that prevented the sensing energy from outside from entering.
'Damn them! They really are trying to seize my treasure!'
Watching this unfold, the Advanced Void God outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds knew exactly what Ye Yunfei and his group were attempting. Panic and fury surged within him, and he immediately began incantations to recall the spear.
The Black War Spear immediately began trembling lightly, struggling to break free from the spatial confinement and charge outward.
'Still trying to resist? Settle down!'
With a roar from Kang Wan, empowered by the combined efforts of the six elders, the energy pressure erupting from the great banner became even more terrifying, pressing down on the Black War Spear with full force.
The Great Leader and the others continued to isolate the spear from the recall attempts of the Advanced Void God outside. The primary method for recalling the spear across a distance utilized Soul Force Energy. As long as they severed the connection between the Advanced Void God's Soul Force Energy and the spear, they could prevent him from recalling it.
With their previous experience dealing with the treasure vase, the process this time was extremely smooth. Before long, Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy extended into the interior of the spear, where he discovered a Soul Power imprint—the one belonging to the Advanced Void God outside. Ye Yunfei unleashed Moon Soul Slash and quickly destroyed the Soul Power imprint.
'Not good! My Soul Power imprint has been destroyed by that kid! I've lost my connection with the spear!'
At the moment the Soul Power imprint inside the spear was destroyed, the Advanced Void God outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds was utterly horrified.
'You little bastard! Return my treasure immediately! Otherwise, you will face the wrath of our Guardian Faction!' the Advanced Void God roared in his fury.
'Is the wrath of your Guardian Faction supposed to be something special?' Kang Wan shouted back. 'We've endured it once already. It wasn't that impressive.'
'Now that the treasure is in my hands, if you want it back, come and get it yourself.'
Ye Yunfei had already put away the Black War Spear by now. He stared coldly at the Advanced Void God outside.
'Don't like it? Don't like it, then grit your teeth and bear it. Or, you could come in and fight us,' Tong Hao shouted loudly.
Behind the six elders, the great banner floated in the air, fluttering in the wind and unleashing a majestic, sky-soaring pressure.
'Do you really intend to make a mortal enemy of our Guardian Faction? Think carefully about the consequences!' the Advanced Void God spat out through gritted teeth, his eyes blazing with fire.
'Hehe... what a lot of talk, but too scared to come in and fight. If you don't have the guts, then get lost!' Kang Wan sneered.
'That's right! Your treasure is right here in our hands. If you want it, come on in! Otherwise, spare us the chatter!' Ding Qianjie yelled towards the outside.
To be honest, everyone hoped the Advanced Void God from the Guardian Faction would dare to enter. Once he was inside, they could all attack together and were sure to defeat him. Even if they couldn't kill him, they could at least cripple him.
The Advanced Void God from the Guardian Faction was also aware of this, so how would he dare to re-enter the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds? His gaze bore into Ye Yunfei and the others. He remained silent for a moment, then snorted coldly before turning around and leaving. Though a torrent of rage churned in his heart, he ultimately did not dare to set foot into the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
'He knows his own limits. If he'd dared to enter again, even if he didn't die, he'd have been stripped of at least a layer of his skin,' Kang Wan sneered, watching the Advanced Void God's departing figure.
In the following time, many other experts who had entered the Colorless Abyss earlier continuously fled from it. Most of them were in a sorry state, either wounded or maimed. Not a single one emerged completely unscathed. Furthermore, more than half of those who barely managed to flee the Colorless Abyss were still killed on the spot by that black energy hand. The number who successfully escaped was extremely small.
After a few days, no one else emerged from within.
About five days later, the entrance to the Colorless Abyss began to slowly vanish. Vast amounts of profound time and spatial laws continuously emerged, rustling and shimmering as they quickly covered the area, completely sealing off the entrance to the Colorless Abyss.
'All those who haven't come out are certainly dead inside,' Kang Wan sneered, watching the vanishing entrance. 'These fools should be regretting it now. They were just a bunch of Void Gods, yet they dared to enter the Colorless Abyss to explore for treasures. Truly clueless about life and death.'
'Right. Senior Kang, you six elders,' Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of a question. 'Why is it that this time, only Void Gods came to explore the Colorless Abyss? The realm above Void God is True God, so why weren't there any True Gods? It was the same when the Phoenix Ancestral Tomb was open last time. Are True Gods perhaps not interested in the Phoenix Ancestral Tomb or the Colorless Abyss?'
'We can't give you an exact answer to that question either,' Kang Wan and the other five elders pondered briefly after hearing Ye Yunfei's query. It was Ding Qianjie who replied. 'But there must be a reason for it. There are no True Gods within the void we inhabit. And True Gods from other voids outside might simply be occupied elsewhere. Perhaps there are bigger events happening in other regions of space, drawing them away. Or, perhaps the True Gods themselves are unwilling to easily enter the Phoenix Ancestral Tomb or the Colorless Abyss, only sending some Void Gods to test the waters. Of course, these are just my speculations. We don't know the actual situation.'
'Regardless, the crisis facing the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds should have passed this time,' Ding Qianjie continued. 'In the short term, those fellows won't dare to come back and provoke our world. Next, we can get some proper rest.'
'Yes. Our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds have temporarily weathered this crisis,' Ye Yunfei nodded.
'Senior Kang, you six elders. Are you absolutely certain there are no True Gods in the void we inhabit?' Ye Yunfei asked again.
'Yes. To the best of our knowledge, there are no True Gods within our region of space. Naturally, we are excluding the Colorless Abyss. The Colorless Abyss is an exception—it is a famous ancient forbidden land. None of us old fellows, including ourselves, knows the true level of strength residing within it,' Kang Wan replied.
'Senior Kang, you six elders,' Ye Yunfei spoke up once more. 'Now, two True God-level Dao Soldiers from the Guardian Faction are in my possession, whereas we have only one True God-level Dao Soldier in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Comparatively, our strength is already greater. So, going forward, can we consider a counterattack? I don't wish to always be here waiting for the Guardian Faction's armies to come and cause trouble for our world. If possible, we could turn the tables and have our armies go and cause trouble for the Guardian Faction instead.'
'Oh? You mean you want to go and confront the Guardian Faction directly?' Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Kang Wan and the other five elders were all taken aback. The Great Leader, Cui Hong, the Flower Goddess Palace Master, and the others were also startled.
'Yes. As long as our strength allows it, we of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds can certainly take the fight to the Guardian Faction. I believe we should be decisive when the situation calls for it,' Ye Yunfei nodded.
'That's an excellent idea!' Kang Wan and the other five elders all nodded vigorously upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, expressing strong approval. 'That's how we should do it. As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. Our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds cannot show weakness.'
'Since you six elders agree, I will immediately issue orders to have everyone make preparations,' Ye Yunfei declared. 'We will then set out, strike directly at the Guardian Faction's headquarters, and wipe the Guardian Faction from our region of space completely!'
'Fantastic! Finally, it's our turn for a counterattack!' Listening beside them, the Great Leader was extremely excited.
Following this, Ye Yunfei promptly issued orders for all forces within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to prepare themselves—to rest and recuperate properly first—before setting out to campaign against the Guardian Faction.
'I need to make thorough preparations myself as well.'
After summoning the high-ranking members of the alliance army and delivering instructions, Ye Yunfei found a quiet place and entered the Phantom Tower. 'First, the pills. I'll create a few more clones and try to stock up as many as possible.'
With a thought, Ye Yunfei split out several more clones, all of which began continuously pill-refining without pause. He knew that large-scale battles would undoubtedly require vast quantities of pills—both healing pills and energy-replenishing pills.