"Hey, kid, stand closer to me. Later, once the fighting starts, I'll find an excuse to make my move and help you out."
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei received a message transmission. He couldn't help but startle, turning his gaze to look towards that Lu Shi.
"Why would you help me?" Ye Yunfei asked, a bit surprised.
"Because I can't stand these Guardian Faction guys. They're the biggest perpetrators harming our Sixth Void," Lu Shi replied.
"It seems this Lu Shi has some unresolved grudge with the Guardian Faction," Ye Yunfei thought, his heart stirring upon hearing this.
"Alright then."
After a moment's thought, Ye Yunfei flashed and appeared beside Lu Shi.
If this Lu Shi really had issues with the Guardian Faction, then he could probably be won over, becoming a helpful ally against the Guardian Faction in the future.
"Don't worry. Although there are many of them, with me here, they won't be able to do anything to you," Lu Shi said to Ye Yunfei.
Right at that moment, several figures surged forward, directly surrounding Ye Yunfei. Since Ye Yunfei was standing beside Lu Shi, Lu Shi was also encircled.
"Kid, is it true you stole the Divine Crystal Vein belonging to our Guardian Faction and even killed our members?" the leading man stared at Ye Yunfei with a sharp gaze, radiating killing intent.
"Stole your Divine Crystal Vein? Does anything in this Yangming Secret Realm belong to your Guardian Faction?" Ye Yunfei replied coldly.
"Of course it does! That Divine Crystal Vein is the property of our Guardian Faction. In this void, no one has ever dared to steal from our Guardian Faction like this. Not only that, but you also killed so many of our members. Your crimes reach to the heavens! Now, prepare to die! Rest assured, your sect, family, and everyone connected to you will be held accountable. Not a single one will escape," the leader declared icily.
"What utter nonsense! All the treasures within the Yangming Secret Realm are unowned items; whoever gets them first owns them. Since when do they belong to your Guardian Faction? If you're going to talk like that, then I now declare that everything in this Yangming Secret Realm belongs to me. Good. Now hand over everything you've obtained since entering, or don't blame me for being impolite," Lu Shi stepped forward before Ye Yunfei could speak, his eyes wide with anger.
"Lu Shi, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to protect this kid? You better think carefully. If you don't want to bring trouble to the Lu Family, you'd best step aside," the members of the Guardian Faction were somewhat angered by Lu Shi's sudden intervention, and the leader spoke again coldly.
"I don't scare easily. Others might fear your Guardian Faction, but I don't. If you don't want to die, get lost. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite," Lu Shi snapped.
"Lu Shi, are you truly going to help this kid make an enemy of our Guardian Faction?" The leader's face turned ugly as he asked through gritted teeth.
"That's right. Today, I'm standing with this brother of mine. If you want to fight, bring it on. Enough nonsense. You can't intimidate me," Lu Shi widened his eyes and declared loudly.
"Why does this fellow harbor such intense animosity towards the Guardian Faction? There must be a reason behind it; otherwise, he wouldn't stand up to help you against these Guardian Faction members for no reason," Hun Lao transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"Whatever the reason, it's always good to have more people opposing the Guardian Faction," Ye Yunfei replied.
"That's also true. This Lu Shi comes from a relatively powerful family, the Lu Family. If we can draw the Lu Family over to oppose the Guardian Faction together, that would be a great asset," Ye Yunfei added.
"Fine, Lu Shi. Since you insist on this, then there's nothing more to say," the leading man said coldly.
"After we leave, I will definitely report this to the higher-ups of our Guardian Faction. We will settle accounts with your Lu Family then," the leader added.
"Kid, prepare to die!"
Suddenly, five or six members of the Guardian Faction launched their attacks, charging at Ye Yunfei from different directions.
"Be careful, everyone. This kid managed to kill so many of our members, so his strength is certainly not weak," the leader cautioned.
"He's just a junior. I suspect he only managed to kill so many of our people by using some underhanded trick. Otherwise, how could someone so young possibly be that strong? In a straightforward fight, I can kill him by myself," one of the Guardian Faction members boasted, moving the fastest as he aimed to be the first to reach Ye Yunfei.
In his hand, he held aloft a five-story golden pagoda. Each level of the pagoda housed the shadowy forms of ancient Deities, radiating terrifying auras. These ancient Deities appeared somewhat illusory and chanted an archaic, twisting incantation in unison.
Boom! The five-story pagoda erupted with billowing golden divine light, soaring through the air to smash down towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei didn't even bother looking at it. He threw a punch. *Clang!* The five-story golden pagoda was dented inward.
Ye Yunfei's fist surged forward, landing on the Guardian Faction member's body. *Pop!* As if piercing a bubble, the member's body exploded on the spot like a bloody firework.
Then, Ye Yunfei's fists flew like lightning, striking once for each opponent, consecutively blasting four or five Guardian Faction members to death.
"How is that possible?! That's... too powerful!"
This scene left everyone present dumbfounded. Even top young experts like Princess Taiping, Sun Ruyu, Sima Jie, and Sima Hao looked over in shock. Although the Guardian Faction member was just a junior Void God, the ability to kill a Void God with a single punch was still astonishing.
"Watch out!"
The remaining Guardian Faction members were frightened by the fighting prowess Ye Yunfei had displayed.
"This kid is indeed not simple. Attack together!" the leader shouted in a heavy tone.
A dozen or so Guardian Faction members then moved simultaneously, charging towards Ye Yunfei.
"Hahaha… Brother, you certainly didn't disappoint me." Lu Shi had already witnessed Ye Yunfei's strength earlier, so he wasn't surprised at all. He laughed heartily.
He then threw a punch himself. His fist continuously expanded, surging towards a Guardian Faction member like a divine mountain. Indeed, Lu Shi's cultivation in body tempering was quite impressive; a single punch forced one Guardian Faction member back, and a few more swings with his fists pushed several others away.
"Lu Shi is really fighting the Guardian Faction!"
The other onlookers were somewhat shocked by Lu Shi's actions. Even though many factions in the Sixth Void had grievances with the Guardian Faction, everyone was wary of their power and generally avoided openly fighting them.
"Kid, even if you have some skill, by choosing to make an enemy of our Guardian Faction, you will regret it immediately," the leader rushed directly in front of Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei neither dodged nor avoided. Zhuque and Candle Illumination, the two divine beasts, materialized simultaneously on his left and right, charging towards the man.
This man was an Intermediate Void God, but his combat power was far stronger than most.
Boom!
Suddenly, a white altar shot out from above his head, radiating boundless might.
Immediately after, a green altar emerged from above his head as well. The two altars overlapped, simultaneously pressing down to suppress Ye Yunfei. Then, five more altars of different colors flew out from his skull, making a total of seven. They overlapped together, appearing like a bizarre, seven-story pagoda.
With this seven-story pagoda surging forward, Ye Yunfei immediately noticed countless chains of Grand Dao Laws manifesting in the space around him. These chains were formed from Laws of various attributes, rattling loudly as they wove together into a massive, interlocking web of Grand Dao Laws that swept down to envelop him. Of course, the predominant laws in this surrounding space were Fire Laws, but other Grand Dao Laws also existed, as a single Fire Law alone couldn't constitute a complete space. Every location required the interplay of multiple laws to be formed.
In that instant, Ye Yunfei felt his body fixed in place. All space seemed to oppose him, working together to suppress him.
"Ha! Kid, try out my Ten Thousand Laws Pagoda," the leader saw Ye Yunfei standing motionless, seemingly already suppressed, and couldn't help but beam with delight, laughing wildly.
"Don't be afraid, brother. This is a phenomenon constructed by manipulating Grand Dao Laws. This fellow has impressive cultivation regarding Laws. I'll help you break his technique!" Lu Shi produced a thick stone staff from his hand, radiating a powerful aura.
Boom!
Lu Shi gripped the stone staff with both hands and fiercely whipped it towards the space around Ye Yunfei. The staff erupted with overwhelming yellow divine light.
"That's the Great Dao Law of Stone," Ye Yunfei thought, feeling a stir in his heart.
Boom!
All the Grand Dao Law chains in the space around Ye Yunfei were instantly shattered by the blow.
Even the seven-story pagoda that had already reached a position directly above Ye Yunfei trembled violently. Ye Yunfei felt his body regain freedom of movement in that instant. With a flash, he retreated a great distance, immediately feeling much lighter.
"I never expected this fellow's cultivation regarding Laws to be so advanced!" Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised.
The technique used by that man was an ingenious one that contained a multitude of Grand Dao Laws. It used Laws to construct a seven-story Tower of Laws to suppress an opponent, instantly triggering the Laws in the surrounding space to attack.
"Where do you think you're escaping to?"
Seeing Ye Yunfei dodge away, the man immediately urged his seven-story Pagoda of Laws to give chase.
Ye Yunfei flashed once more to create distance from the man. Then, with a casual punch, he blew up another nearby Guardian Faction member.
By now, a small number of the dozen-plus Guardian Faction members had already been killed. The rest split into two groups, dealing with Ye Yunfei and Lu Shi respectively.
Lu Shi brandished his stone staff, each swing forcing the Guardian Faction members facing him to retreat.
"Ha! I thought the Guardian Faction was something special. It turns out they're not much! I have more than enough strength to handle you lot!" Lu Shi laughed loudly.
He was deliberately trying to humiliate these Guardian Faction members.
"Kid, you're dead."
The man continued urging his seven-story Grand Dao Law Pagoda to pursue Ye Yunfei.