"What is this?!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm was startled, immediately taking action. It struck out with a golden fist, blooming with torrents of spatial energy.
As the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm made its move, the space ahead became extremely unstable, swaying like water waves.
However, that white palm was too powerful. With a gentle swipe, it flattened all the spatial energy and laws released by the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, restoring the stability of space.
Meanwhile, Huang Shang condensed a massive black ghostly hand, blocking towards the white palm. But with a bang, the black ghostly hand condensed by Huang Shang was directly shattered, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.
"Enough of this insolence!"
Ye Yunfei's expression darkened. He took a step forward, punching out. A tall, imposing Emperor Phantom appeared behind him, creating a terrifying Emperor Domain. Simultaneously, the immense phantom of a divine dragon emerged from Ye Yunfei's fist.
Bang! The Divine Dragon Fist of the Heavenly Dao unleashed by Ye Yunfei struck the white palm, causing it to explode into a sky full of white energy shards.
The moment the white palm was shattered, the entire white mountain shook violently, then returned to calm.
Ye Yunfei snorted coldly, striding straight towards the summit.
This mountain possessed extremely dreadful law forbidding flight. Hence, Ye Yunfei could only land on the mountainside and climb towards the peak. Otherwise, he would have already landed directly on top.
"The residual energy from all these skeletal remains, after fermenting over countless years, has turned into thick baleful energy. Perfect for me," Huang Shang said, noting that a layer of ghastly white sinister energy shrouded the surface of every bone.
He began circulating his ghost cultivation technique, madly absorbing that white baleful energy.
Ye Yunfei took the lead in front, charging towards the summit with large strides.
Growls...
Suddenly, a large group of white monsters appeared all around. These white beasts looked somewhat like dogs but were covered entirely with ghastly white long fur. Their bodies were larger than ordinary dogs, their mouths filled with gleaming white fangs, possessing two scarlet beast-like eyes radiating frighteningly fierce glints. Their bodies were also shrouded in a layer of white icy mist that made one shiver all over just by being near.
The moment these white monsters appeared, they madly pounced at Ye Yunfei, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Ye Yunfei simply did not want to waste time with these beasts. He pointed, and the White Short Sword whistled out, turning into a streak of white light. Its speed was astonishing, flashing past in an instant.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
All the monsters were completely exterminated in a split second.
"There are many white baleful orbs here!"
Suddenly, Huang Shang discovered many white, mist-emanating beads amongst the thick bone piles ahead. Unable to contain his joy, he immediately rushed forward to collect those white orbs.
Yet at that moment, a white giant python, appearing out of nowhere, lunged with gaping maw at Huang Shang.
In surprise, Huang Shang hurriedly summoned several Ghost-Path Magical Artifacts, hurling them at the white python. However, the white python swept its tail fiercely, sending all the ghostly artifacts flying.
"This thing is too strong!" Huang Shang exclaimed.
Right then, a flash of white light—Ye Yunfei was already controlling the White Short Sword to slash down, slicing the white python apart on the spot.
Boom! The white giant python exploded violently, vanishing into nothingness.
"I feel like all these things seem to be condensed from baleful energy," Hun Lao suddenly spoke.
"Correct. Everything I killed just now transformed into baleful energy before dispersing with the wind. They don't seem like beings of flesh and blood," Ye Yunfei nodded upon hearing Hun Lao's words.
"Perhaps certain laws on this mountain can transmute baleful energy into various living beings to attack invaders," Hun Lao conjectured.
"That's possible."
Ye Yunfei nodded, then increased his speed, charging upward towards the summit. Huang Shang followed beside Ye Yunfei, continuously absorbing the baleful energy from the mountain while collecting the white baleful orbs scattered among the bone piles, making a considerable haul.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm stayed by Ye Yunfei's side, dealing together with Ye Yunfei against the various eerie creatures continuously appearing ahead.
Those bizarre creatures were all white; once shattered, they turned into sky-full baleful energy, then scattered with the wind.
"If I had come here alone, I would definitely not have the capability to handle the various dangers here," Huang Shang remarked, watching Ye Yunfei successively obliterate batch after batch of white, eerie beings.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei arrived at the mountain peak, reaching out to pluck a few of the white flowers.
Rumble...
Just as Ye Yunfei was about to grab those white flowers, an immense white hand instantly materialized, carrying terrifying baleful energy as it clawed at Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei focused his will, the White Short Sword whistling out and directly slashing that white hand into an explosion. But immediately, more white palms appeared all around. Each palm was enormous, resembling white clouds crashing towards Ye Yunfei from different directions.
Instantly, the mountaintop began to boil. Boundless white baleful energy surged wildly, each white palm's energy astonishing.
"Be careful!"
Ye Yunfei warned Huang Shang and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Ye Yunfei controlled the White Short Sword, continually cleaving one white palm after another into explosions. But immediately even more white palms emerged in the surroundings, launching attacks in endless streams.
"It seems we cannot linger on this mountaintop. We must leave immediately," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
By this time, Ye Yunfei had already swiftly picked several dozen white flowers.
"Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hun Lao, you two quickly warp the space. We're leaving here together."
Ye Yunfei noticed that the number of white palms appearing around him was actually increasing, and their attack power was growing stronger as well. An uneasy feeling crept into his heart. Continuing this fight would inevitably wear him down eventually.
Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm immediately cast their spatial secret arts, beginning to twist the space around Ye Yunfei's body, then forcibly shifting him.
Ye Yunfei also activated his own spatial energy, coordinating with Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm. Soon, the small patch of space where Ye Yunfei stood was forcibly detached from its original position, sliding sideways a great distance, shaking off those numerous white palms.
Then Ye Yunfei promptly executed the Nine-Dragon Paramount Steps, nine consecutive steps propelling him down the mountain.
After Ye Yunfei left the summit, the large number of white palms stopped there, then gradually vanished.
"These Divine Bone Flowers are quite good," Ye Yunfei said after leaving the mountain, stretching out his hand as several dozen white flowers floated before him.
Since it was his first time encountering Divine Bone Flowers, Ye Yunfei felt a bit curious, unable to resist studying them briefly.
"Although these flowers bloom amongst bone piles, they look utterly sacred, and their fragrance is mesmerizing. Simply delightful to behold," Qin Xiaoyu and Hu Miao also gathered around, voicing continuous admiration.
"Hmm? What are those?"
Right then, over a dozen people suddenly appeared in the distance, advancing in a roll.
Those individuals saw the several dozen white flowers floating before Ye Yunfei and immediately their eyes gleamed. Anyone could tell these white flowers must be treasures of astonishing value.
"Let's go check it out."
The dozen-plus people immediately rushed towards the location where Ye Yunfei and his two companions stood.
"They are all from the Sima Family. We should hurry and leave," Qin Xiaoyu said, feeling somewhat flustered upon seeing the group.
"Why fear? You're already disguised, your aura concealed by the Invisibility Talisman—they won't recognize you. Besides, even if they do recognize you within this secret realm, there's nothing to fear," Ye Yunfei said coolly.
"That's right, Sister Xiaoyu. Relax. With my master here, they're the ones who should be afraid," Hu Miao said with a smile.
Soon, the dozen-plus men arrived, directly surrounding Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, and Qin Xiaoyu.
"These white flowers must be some kind of extremely rare and astoundingly valuable divine-grade medicinal herbs. Since we've encountered them, we cannot pass them up," said one of the men, eyeing the dozens of white flowers before Ye Yunfei and savoring their rich, intoxicating fragrance as greedy expressions surfaced on their faces.
"Hey, look, these two girls are quite lovely, especially this one—utterly enchanting to the bone, utterly captivating," one man suddenly fixed his gaze on Hu Miao and Qin Xiaoyu, his eyes gleaming.
"Indeed, both of them are top-tier beauties."
The other men also began eyeing Hu Miao and Qin Xiaoyu.
"I haven't seen any of these three before. They likely don't belong to any major faction—certainly come from some weaker power. If they were from a major faction, why would there be only three? Probably their minor faction scraped together enough Divine Crystals with great difficulty just to send them in," one man said, looking at Ye Yunfei's group with a sneer.
"Right. All major factions enter with many people. A group of just a few like this must be from some minor faction."
The other men nodded in agreement.
"If that's the case, then we needn't stand on ceremony," the dozen-plus men all revealed ill-intentioned expressions.
"These white flowers all belong to us. First kill this man, then capture these two girls. Whatever we do inside this secret realm, no one will hold us accountable," one taller man declared.
"Of course. Within this secret realm, people like them from minor factions are nothing but lowly ants before us major factions, fit only to be toyed with."
The dozen men looked Hu Miao and Qin Xiaoyu up and down, bursting into loud laughter.
Qin Xiaoyu was already disguised using an Invisibility Talisman. However, as a girl who loved beauty by nature, her disguise still left her as a beautiful woman.
"So the Sima Family truly has no decent members—each and every one of you is foul and shameless!"
Hearing these men's words, Qin Xiaoyu's fine eyebrows shot up in anger as she spoke indignantly.
"Hahaha... If we were outside, we would refrain for the sake of the Sima Family's reputation, of course. But here, no matter how we play with you, no one will interfere. Just accept your fate."
The Sima Family men seemed even more excited upon hearing Qin Xiaoyu's words.
"Little beauty, I love seeing your angry face when you can't do anything about it. So exhilarating."
One man stepped forward, reaching out to grab Qin Xiaoyu.
Qin Xiaoyu instinctively moved closer to Ye Yunfei.
"You think this brat can protect you? Ants like you from a minor faction have no power to resist before us. I'll kill this boy right in front of you now."
The man's expression darkened as he threw a punch at Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei had not only altered his appearance and Soul Body aura but had also concealed his cultivation realm. Hence, these Sima Family members couldn't sense his true realm and strength at all.
In their eyes, the three were from a minor faction and undoubtedly very weak.
Without dodging or evading, his expression icy, Ye Yunfei met the attack with a punch. Bang! The man's entire arm exploded instantly.
Then Ye Yunfei's fist landed on his chest. With another bang, the man's body disintegrated into a bloody mist on the spot.
Ye Yunfei reached out, grabbed his Soul Body, stuffed it into his own Soul Sea. Several massive Soul Power orbs rushed forward, directly devouring it.
"How is that possible?!"
The other Sima Family men, witnessing their companion blown apart with a single punch, soul and form extinguished, stood dumbfounded, unable to believe their eyes.