At this moment, the white-haired elder already saw the vast expanse of desert up ahead in the distance, and also saw a concealed Teleportation Altar at its center.
This Teleportation Altar was shrouded by several isolation Formations. Even if someone passed right by it, unless their perception was sharp, they would find it hard to discover.
Seeing that Teleportation Altar, the white-haired elder couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"Ye Yunfei… Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, Colorless Abyss… just wait, I will definitely return!"
The white-haired elder glanced back at Kang Wan and the other five elders chasing rapidly behind him, recalling all the encounters he'd experienced in this void over this period, and couldn't help but take a deep breath before slowly uttering these words.
He then instantly accelerated, charging towards the center of the desert. However, right at this moment…
Boom!
A towering phantom of an emperor suddenly appeared and, with astonishing speed, directly charged into the vast desert ahead. A familiar figure, set against the backdrop of this tall Emperor Phantom, appeared before the white-haired elder's eyes. It was precisely Ye Yunfei.
"Ye Yunfei! How did you get here too?"
Seeing Ye Yunfei, who had beaten him into the desert, the white-haired elder couldn't help but halt his steps, both shocked and furious to the extreme.
"I said all of you will die, including you. So, you cannot escape."
Ye Yunfei's perception ability was extremely strong. Upon entering the desert, he immediately discovered the Teleportation Altar shrouded by isolation Formations at its center and instantly understood that the white-haired elder must be planning to teleport away from it. Clearly, he had arrived through this altar in the first place.
"It seems the Eighth Void hides quite a few long-distance Teleportation Formations leading to other voids. As long as one finds these teleportation arrays, they can travel to other voids outside," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
"Haha… Young Master Ye, your timing is perfect! With you here, it won't be so easy for this fellow to flee."
Kang Wan and the other five elders had now caught up. Seeing Ye Yunfei already standing within the desert, they couldn't help but get extremely excited.
Thus, Ye Yunfei blocked the path ahead while Kang Wan and the other five elders sealed the rear, surrounding the white-haired elder.
"Ye Yunfei, are you truly determined to eradicate everyone involved?"
The white-haired elder's expression turned somewhat ugly.
"Isn't that a useless question? Our relationship has already reached a point of life or death. Of course we must exterminate all involved."
Ding Qianjie said with a cold laugh.
"Senior Ding speaks reasonably. So, less talk. Prepare to meet your end."
Ye Yunfei stated coldly.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ye Yunfei shot towards the white-haired elder like a fired cannonball. Kang Wan and the other five elders also began their move. That massive banner soared into the sky, continuously expanding as it swept out, attacking the white-haired elder.
Ye Yunfei and Kang Wan's group of six elders besieged the white-haired elder together. They brought a total of two True God-level Dao Soldiers, one in front and one behind. The energy they unleashed was truly terrifying, shaking this world until it began to sway unsteadily.
The white-haired elder already struggled somewhat against just one True God-level Dao Soldier. Now, simultaneously facing two, the pressure grew even greater. Within just a few exchanges, he began to falter, being pushed on the defensive.
"Damn it! Originally, our Guardian Faction also possessed two True God-level Dao Soldiers in this void. Ye Yunfei, where did you take those two Dao Soldiers?"
The white-haired elder felt thoroughly aggrieved.
Because before coming, he had received intelligence that the Guardian Faction in this void controlled two True God-level Dao Soldiers, but those two weapons had been damaged and subsequently fallen into Ye Yunfei's hands.
"Those two Dao Soldiers were already damaged long ago. And since they've fallen into my hands, you can forget about getting them back. More importantly, you are about to die right now. Why should you care about such things?"
Ye Yunfei answered indifferently.
After a few more exchanges, the white-haired elder began to utterly fail to hold on. The combat power unleashed by the two True God-level Dao Soldiers was simply too terrifying. Combined with Ye Yunfei's own combat prowess, which was not inferior to his, the white-haired elder was soon forced into a continuous retreat, with little ability to fight back.
"Ye Yunfei, just you wait! I will definitely take revenge for today's grievance."
After a moment, the white-haired elder understood that continuing like this would surely lead to his defeat, and possibly his demise. With a venomous gaze fixed on Ye Yunfei, he spat out hate-filled words.
As soon as he finished speaking, with a tremendous BOOM, the white-haired elder's body abruptly exploded! With this detonation, all the energy within his body was released in an instant in a terrifying manner, sweeping out in all directions like a cosmic deluge.
"Get away, quickly!"
Kang Wan, being well-informed, knew this white-haired elder was executing a terrifying secret art of self-destruction, capable of producing astonishing destructive force.
Ye Yunfei, witnessing this move, was greatly startled. Sensing the terrifying energy released by the elder's bodily explosion, he hurriedly executed his movement technique to retreat rapidly backward.
However, since Ye Yunfei had been facing the white-haired elder head-on during the previous fight, their distance was relatively close. Moreover, the primary target of the elder's self-destruction secret art was Ye Yunfei. So, even as Ye Yunfei retreated swiftly, it was a bit too late. In an instant, he was engulfed by the onrushing torrent of violent explosive energy.
Ye Yunfei then felt his body being hurled backward. Endless explosive energy continuously battered his form. Fortunately, after his breakthrough to Deity status some time ago, Ye Yunfei had refined and fused a large batch of Deity-level magic treasures, including a small portion of Perfected Void God-level treasures, making his fleshly body extraordinarily tough.
With a heavy thud, Ye Yunfei's body smashed violently onto the distant ground. The surface of his flesh was pitted and torn, skin cracked and flesh ripped open, revealing deep white bone in many places. Blood sprayed out in torrents, making for a wretched sight.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei even sensed a terrifying energy attempting to invade his soul sea, aiming to attack his Soul Body.
Ye Yunfei hurriedly mobilized all the Soul Power energy within his soul sea, along with his Soul Nourishing Tree and soul swords, to resist this invasive energy.
As for Kang Wan and the other five elders, having evaded in time, they were not greatly affected.
"Young Master Ye, are you alright?"
Seeing Ye Yunfei crash-landing in the distance, smashing a massive deep crater into the ground that formed a terrestrial abyss, with Ye Yunfei lying at its bottom, stained red with blood, the six elders rushed over, inquiring with concern.
"Seniors, I am fine."
After a moment, having consumed several dozen divine pills, Ye Yunfei finally managed to withstand that terrifying energy invading his soul sea. He then slowly stood up and spoke.
"That fellow used an ancient secret art of self-destruction. When employed in a critical moment, it can bring mutual destruction upon both user and enemy. Fortunately, the quality of your fleshly body is excellent, otherwise you would have fallen victim to his scheme,"
Tong Hao said while sensing Ye Yunfei's aura.
"Indeed, it was extremely fearsome. Thankfully I evaded promptly, or the injuries would have been worse,"
Ye Yunfei replied.
"That fellow self-destructed. It seems he has perished, body and spirit. He brought this upon himself,"
Kang Wan stated.
"No. A remnant of his soul escaped and has already teleported away using that Teleportation Altar,"
Ye Yunfei said, his expression grave as he looked at the Teleportation Altar at the desert's center.
Back when the white-haired elder detonated his body, Ye Yunfei had clearly perceived a sliver of remnant soul utilizing that Teleportation Altar to teleport away.
"What? That fellow actually had a remnant soul escape? What a pity!"
Kang Wan and the other five elders all sighed regretfully.
"This Teleportation Altar allows the Guardian Faction to teleport to our void from other voids. We should destroy it immediately. That way, people from the Guardian Faction in other outside voids will have one fewer channel to reach our void in the future,"
Kang Wan said as his figure flashed, landing beside the Teleportation Altar.
Being the remnant soul of an ancient powerhouse, he was well-informed. Thus, even though this Teleportation Altar was protected by several highly sophisticated isolation Formations, he saw through them at a glance.
"Right! Destroy this Teleportation Altar immediately. Then in the future, those Watchers from other outside voids won't be able to come to our void through it."
The other elders also nodded in agreement.
"Wait, Seniors. This Teleportation Altar is extremely advanced and has piqued my interest. I intend to go into seclusion here for a while to study it,"
Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke up, looking at the Teleportation Altar.
"Oh? Young Master Ye, you wish to study this Teleportation Altar? Very well, let us leave it for now then,"
Ding Qianjie said.
They understood that Ye Yunfei planned to use this Teleportation Altar to advance his mastery over Formations.
This long-distance Teleportation Altar was an ancient relic, highly sophisticated and containing many legacies of ancient Formations. Ye Yunfei was a Formation Master; perhaps he could glean some ancient formation heritage from this ancient altar.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged beside the Teleportation Altar and began his study of it.
"Young Master Ye wishes to enter seclusion here. Let us return first,"
Kang Wan suggested.
The six elders then turned and left, heading back to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
By this time, the battle within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds had completely concluded.
The ten Perfected Void Gods were either dead or had fled. The forces gathered by those ten Perfected Void Gods earlier were all slaughtered as well. Even the small number who managed to escape the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds were killed by the surrounding spectators who chose to intervene.
"Excellent! Once again, the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds faction has won this battle! So in the days to come, we won't have to submit to the rule of the Guardian Faction!"
The outcome of this battle began to spread throughout the void, exhilarating everyone.
"Wonderful! As long as Ye Yunfei remains in our void, the Guardian Faction cannot cause any significant turbulence."
"Having Young Master Ye govern our void is the best choice. After Young Master Ye led the forces of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds to defeat the Guardian Faction previously, our void swiftly entered a period of peaceful development. Every race and every sect welcomed an unprecedented opportunity for great development. So, having Young Master Ye rule our void is beneficial for everyone."
Excited discussions echoed throughout the void.
Within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, after the battle ended, the high command of the Alliance Army began leading its troops to clean up the battlefield.
"Our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds suffered tremendous losses in this battle,"
the elderly Kong said sadly, standing in the void.
"Indeed. In this battle, the Alliance Army lost almost half its forces, and many of its senior members also perished during the fight. Thankfully, Young Master Ye returned with overwhelming strength and turned the tide. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Several other core high-ranking members of the Alliance Army standing nearby recalled the earlier stages of the battle and spoke with lingering fear.
"This battle was too brutal. Nearly half of our Fire Clan members who participated died,"
Cui Hong remarked somberly while taking inventory of the Fire Clan's participating forces.
In fact, the Alliance Army, the Fire Clan, the Flower Goddess Palace, and the Restorationist Faction all suffered significant casualties.
Moreover, halfway through the battle, forces from the Xiaoliangguan also arrived and joined the fray, suffering severe losses as well. However, the Xiaoliangguan Sect Master did not participate in this battle.
Not long after, the forces of the Fire Clan, Flower Goddess Palace, Restorationist Faction, and Xiaoliangguan departed one after another.
The crowd of onlookers in the surrounding void also began to gradually disperse. The space around the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds slowly returned to peace.
Inside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the Alliance Army continued cleaning the battlefield.
This battle had inflicted massive damage upon the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Not only had a great number of troops been lost, but the vast void was now strewn everywhere with large, dark spatial cracks, dense as a spider's web.
Furthermore, some worlds that became battlefields were severely damaged.
By this time, the senior members of the Alliance Army had received the message Ye Yunfei sent back, informing them that the battle had concluded: the white-haired elder had self-destructed and perished, and Ye Yunfei was safe and currently in secluded cultivation outside. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon returning to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, Kang Wan and the other five elders immediately sought places to enter seclusion and cultivate.
Not long after, the void once again returned to its former tranquility, entering another period of peaceful development. Each world cluster, each sect, and each clan began focusing on their own development.
Every power exercised great restraint, avoiding conflicts as much as possible. Everyone knew that since the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds had emerged victorious, Ye Yunfei remained the de facto ruler of this void. Hence, no one dared to stir up trouble.
And so, gradually, the entire void began to enter a period of prosperous development.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei continued staying in that world, at the center of that desert, sitting cross-legged beside the ancient Teleportation Altar, studying and analyzing it.
Naturally, Ye Yunfei also used part of his Soul Force Stars to cultivate various other techniques and secret arts.