This was a large world cluster, with many worlds distributed within it. Among them, the world of the grandest scale was the most core location of the Dark Faction headquarters.
Ye Yunfei walked into this world with his hands clasped behind his back. Under normal circumstances, the upper echelons of the Dark Faction resided in this world, and several of the faction's more important structures were also located here.
"Destroy this world cluster. Kill every last member of the Dark Faction. Spare none."
Ye Yunfei issued the order. Then, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Xiao Yao Shen all appeared, leading those Deity Puppets in different directions as they charged forward in a killing spree.
The Blood Clan Clone and the nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel also emerged and joined the battle.
Now, there were no Deities left in the Dark Faction headquarters. Those ordinary-strength members of the Dark Faction, facing several dozen Deity Puppets as well as Deities like Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and Xiao Yao Shen, had absolutely no power to fight back.
However, Ye Yunfei discovered that within the Dark Faction headquarters, there were still quite a few ancient formations left behind. The grade of these formations was quite high. Ye Yunfei personally took action to break each of these formations.
"Almost over half of the Dark Faction's wealth has already been taken away, brought to those secret bases. Nevertheless, I will seek them out one by one and destroy all those secret bases," Ye Yunfei thought inwardly as he walked through the Dark Faction headquarters.
Not long after, the battle within the Dark Faction headquarters concluded. The vast majority of the Dark Faction members who had stayed at the headquarters were killed.
Then, Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and the others scoured the Dark Faction headquarters, looting everything of value.
"Good. Next, we will continue to pursue and eliminate the remaining members of the Dark Faction."
Ye Yunfei put away all the Deity Puppets, then had Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and the others enter the Phantom Illusion Tower before speaking.
Over the following time, Ye Yunfei, relying on the memories of the Dark Faction chief, located all of the Dark Faction's secret bases in this void, totaling four.
Upon finding these four secret bases, Ye Yunfei directly led a large group of Deity Puppets in a charge to slaughter their way inside.
With the continuous improvement of his Soul Power energy level, the number of Deity Puppets Ye Yunfei could now control simultaneously had reached over sixty.
With this many Deity Puppets charging together, it was estimated that no force in this void could withstand them.
In the face of so many Deity Puppets, these secret bases of the Dark Faction appeared far too weak.
"The Dark Faction is worthy of being a major power that has operated in this void for such a long time. They truly are wealthy," Ye Yunfei thought.
After destroying the Dark Faction headquarters and all its secret bases, Ye Yunfei obtained the vast majority of the wealth stored by the Dark Faction.
Ye Yunfei discovered that the quantity of wealth possessed by the Dark Faction was actually not much less than that of the Guardian Faction.
"Worthy of an ancient force passed down through long ages. Their foundation truly is profound.
Wait, the Dark Faction has several Wizards and a portion of its upper echelons. Why have I not seen them from start to finish?"
After destroying the Dark Faction's four secret bases, Ye Yunfei suddenly had a thought.
Then, at the fastest speed, Ye Yunfei rushed back to the Dark Faction headquarters, charging into a relatively remote black world.
"Sure enough, these fellows have been in the Primordial Ancestral Land the whole time, continuously performing a ritual to communicate with the Mother World.
I found it strange earlier why I couldn't find them in the Dark Faction's Ancestral Land. I thought they had already escaped.
In reality, the Dark Faction has two Ancestral Lands. This is the Primordial Ancestral Land, the most ancient one.
Later, the Dark Faction established another new Ancestral Land, used to enshrine the spirit tablets of past experts of the Dark Faction.
These fellows have been holding a worship ceremony in the Primordial Ancestral Land all along, attempting to communicate with the Dark Faction's Mother World."
Charging into this black world, Ye Yunfei saw that in its depths stood an extremely ancient-looking black altar.
The altar was carved with all sorts of totems related to Dark Faction civilization. Around that ancient altar, numerous upper echelons of the Dark Faction knelt, among them several of the Dark Faction's Wizards.
Kneeling at the very front was an elderly Dark Faction member. He was the Dark Faction's senior Wizard. During this period, he had been presiding over the worship ceremony here, attempting to communicate with the Mother World.
"Everyone, good news!
I have finally made contact with the Mother World!"
Just as Ye Yunfei stepped into this black world, the senior Wizard kneeling at the front suddenly cried out in pleasant surprise.
Following the senior Wizard's cry, the space above that ancient altar suddenly trembled violently. Then, with a thunderous boom, a certain point in space exploded, revealing a spatial rift. Infinite fragments of space and time howled out from within that spatial rift.
"Everyone, this spatial rift is actually a long-distance spatial channel. The other end of this spatial channel connects to the Mother World. This means we can return to the Mother World through this spatial channel.
Heaven takes pity on us, this branch of the Dark Faction lost outside. We finally have a chance to return to the Mother World. Let us hurry and report this good news to the Deity Lords.
This long-distance spatial channel can only be maintained for a relatively short time. Moreover, if stimulated by external force, it will directly close," the senior Wizard said, his body trembling with excitement as he looked at the spatial rift that had appeared above the ancient altar.
"So the Dark Faction also has a Mother World. It seems the Dark Faction in this void is merely a branch," Ye Yunfei thought inwardly upon hearing the senior Wizard's words.
"There's no need to report. Those Deity Lords of your Dark Faction have all been killed by me. Now it's your turn."
Ye Yunfei strode towards that ancient altar, speaking coldly.
"Oh no, it's Ye Yunfei! He actually came here!"
The Dark Faction upper echelons around the altar were all in a state of excitement, so they had failed to notice Ye Yunfei's entrance into this world. Only when Ye Yunfei spoke did they suddenly react. Turning their heads one after another, they saw Ye Yunfei striding towards them, provoking a mixture of shock and fury.
"How could this brat, Ye Yunfei, come here?
Has something happened to our Dark Faction headquarters?
What about the seven Deity Lords?
Why didn't the seven Deity Lords left to guard the headquarters stop Ye Yunfei?"
The Dark Faction upper echelons around the altar were all filled with doubt and alarm.
This Primordial Ancestral Land was the core forbidden ground within the Dark Faction headquarters. Usually, it was heavily guarded, and only the core upper echelons of the Dark Faction were qualified to enter. Yet now, Ye Yunfei had walked in calmly and confidently, and it seemed he had encountered no obstruction whatsoever. Furthermore, no other Dark Faction troops had chased him in. This situation made the Dark Faction upper echelons around the altar feel that things were far from right.
"Great danger! I just attempted to contact the seven Deity Lords, but I received no reply whatsoever.
Moreover, outside the Primordial Ancestral Land, all places in our Dark Faction headquarters seem to have turned into ruins. Rivers of blood and mountains of corpses are everywhere. It appears our Dark Faction headquarters has already been destroyed," the Dark Faction senior Wizard rapidly deduced through secret arts, then revealed an expression of terror, unable to restrain a cry of alarm.
"What?!
Our Dark Faction headquarters has been destroyed?"
Upon hearing the senior Wizard's words, all the other Dark Faction upper echelons were both shocked and enraged, finding it hard to believe.
"It is indeed so.
Everyone, our Dark Faction headquarters has been destroyed," the senior Wizard said, his face pale with fear after deducing once more.
"Brat Ye Yunfei, is it you who destroyed our Dark Faction headquarters?"
A Dark Faction upper echelon who could not accept such a reality pointed at Ye Yunfei and angrily demanded.
"Correct. Your Dark Faction headquarters has been destroyed by me. Now it's your turn to die."
Ye Yunfei answered with a cold smile. Then, with a thought, he unleashed the Moon Soul Slash.
A clear, cold full moon immediately appeared within the Soul Sea of the Dark Faction upper echelon who had pointed and questioned Ye Yunfei.
This Dark Faction upper echelon was only a Peak Half-God. How could he withstand the Moon Soul Slash unleashed by Ye Yunfei?
With a miserable scream, his head directly exploded, like a watermelon smashed apart by a heavy blow.
"Don't rush. All of you will die."
Ye Yunfei said coldly as he walked step by step towards those Dark Faction upper echelons standing beside the altar, his hands still clasped behind his back.
As his words fell, another wretched scream rang out as another Dark Faction upper echelon's head exploded. His Soul Body was directly shattered by the Moon Soul Slash, and his head also exploded, unable to withstand Ye Yunfei's Soul Power energy.
For Ye Yunfei to use the Moon Soul Slash against these Half-Gods was truly using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
"Everyone, our Dark Faction headquarters has indeed been destroyed by Ye Yunfei. Now, we have only one choice: go to the Mother World!"
The senior Wizard sent a voice transmission to the other Dark Faction upper echelons.
After speaking, this senior Wizard suddenly transformed into a black dot and directly charged towards the rift above the ancient altar.
Seeing this, the other Dark Faction upper echelons around him dared not delay, each activating movement techniques to desperately charge towards the rift above the altar.
"You think fleeing for your lives is that easy before me?"
Ye Yunfei said with a cold laugh.
Then, Ye Yunfei once again unleashed Moon Soul Slash, simultaneously attacking those Dark Faction upper echelons. However, at this moment, the senior Wizard suddenly threw out over a dozen black formation flags, embedding them into the ancient altar below.
Boom…
That ancient altar erupted with an utterly terrifying energy, surging skywards, directly protecting those Dark Faction upper echelons.
Ye Yunfei found that the Moon Soul Slash he had unleashed was actually blocked for an instant by that ancient altar. He could only watch helplessly as those Dark Faction upper echelons rushed one after another into the rift above the altar, disappearing from sight.
Including the senior Wizard, roughly eleven Dark Faction upper echelons vanished into that rift.
Pointing a finger, Ye Yunfei sent the White Short Sword flying out. With a thunderous crash, it caused the ancient altar to explode.
After the ancient altar exploded, it released a vast and mighty tide of dark energy and Dark Laws, billowing out in all directions.
Then, Ye Yunfei discovered the spatial rift above the altar was slowly closing.
"Brat Ye Yunfei, you wait! After I return to the Mother World, I will definitely report your actions to the Lords over there in the Mother World. At that time, those Lords of the Mother World will surely find a way to settle accounts with you!"
The senior Wizard's voice emanated from the closing spatial rift, echoing throughout this world.