"He's out!"
Everyone was stunned, watching Ye Yunfei emerge from the palace gates.
"What happened to that Three-Legged Golden Crow?" someone instinctively asked Ye Yunfei. However, Ye Yunfei completely ignored him, his gaze directly finding Lu Shi.
"Brother Lu, I'm going to take a look elsewhere. What about you?" Ye Yunfei said.
Although he hadn't known this Lu Shi for long, the man had once stood up for him, making him someone worth befriending. Therefore, Ye Yunfei's attitude towards him was quite good.
"I…
Brother, are you alright?" Lu Shi couldn't help but ask.
"I'm fine. Let's go, we can talk while we walk," Ye Yunfei said, then strode forward.
"Alright, let's talk while walking," Lu Shi hesitated for a moment.
"Hold on! Make things clear first. What about that Three-Legged Golden Crow?
Is its inner core in your hands now?"
A young expert stepped forward, blocking Ye Yunfei's path.
Seeing Ye Yunfei about to leave, the other young experts were unwilling to let it go. They had painstakingly entered this fiery sea and come all the way here precisely for that inner core. Therefore, the others also surged forward, directly surrounding Ye Yunfei. Their gazes were uniformly hostile.
"What are you all trying to do?
If you're looking for that Three-Legged Golden Crow, go into the palace and find it yourselves!"
Lu Shi immediately raised the thick stone club in his hand, brandished it once, and shouted loudly.
"He's in such a hurry to leave. He must have gotten that Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core," Sima Jie said coldly.
"Indeed. His rush to leave is definitely suspicious. That inner core is most likely already in his possession," another young expert chimed in.
However, these young experts didn't attack immediately. Their gazes towards Ye Yunfei held a hint of apprehension because they understood: if that inner core truly was in Ye Yunfei's hands, it meant he had already defeated that Three-Legged Golden Crow. The ability to defeat it would signify formidable strength.
"Honored brother, is that Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core already in your possession?
The Princess Taiping is in great need of it. How about this: I am willing to exchange it for treasures of equal value.
I know the inner core of a Three-Legged Golden Crow is extremely valuable, but my Sun Family has considerable wealth and can certainly produce treasures of comparable worth. Please believe me."
Sun Ruyu stepped forward and spoke to Ye Yunfei.
Princess Taiping's beautiful eyes watched Ye Yunfei without saying a word, but her desire for the inner core was clear.
"Hand that inner core over to me. Consider it our Sima Family owing you a favor," Sima Xuan said, looking Ye Yunfei over with an appraising gaze. Sima Jie and Sima Hao stood on either side of him, their eyes filled with warning as they looked at Ye Yunfei.
Yuan Yidao gripped his radiant long blade, watching Ye Yunfei in silence. Dense clusters of blade light weaved and cut through the air around his body.
"Kid, which faction are you from?
I'm familiar with practically every slightly notable young genius in the Sixth Void. Why have I never seen you before?
Surrender the Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core. Otherwise, you won't be leaving here today."
The short-statured man used a commanding tone as he looked at Ye Yunfei. He was a Perfected Void God, the divine energy released from his body rolling and surging. He didn't need to perform any techniques or martial arts, nor did he need to rely on any magical treasures. Simply relying on his own divine energy was enough to resist the terrifying flames present in the surrounding space.
"Esteemed brother, I am Gongsun Shi of the Gongsun Family. A venerable elder of our family requires the Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core.
How about this: you cede the inner core to me. Our Gongsun Family can also bestow upon you a treasure of equal value, and in the future, we will consider ourselves indebted to you for a personal favor.
Although our Gongsun Family maintains a low profile, in terms of strength, we absolutely rank among the top-tier families in this Void."
A young man in purple robes spoke.
"So he's from the Gongsun Family!"
Everyone was inwardly shocked.
The Gongsun Family truly was an extremely low-profile family in the Sixth Void, so much so that they were almost unknown. But in essence, they were an ancient, powerful clan with an extremely long heritage. Their true strength was formidable, but only the upper echelons of major families and sects knew the details about the Gongsun Family.
The young experts present here were all from various major families and sects, so they were aware of the Gongsun Family's power. They hadn't expected this purple-robed youth to be from the Gongsun Family.
Afterward, several more young experts spoke up, all demanding that Ye Yunfei yield the Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core, though some spoke more politely while others adopted a tougher stance.
Ye Yunfei stood there, expression cold and silent.
"All of you, get lost! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Lu Shi tightened his grip on the thick stone club, growing angrier by the moment.
"Hand over the inner core, or you're not going anywhere."
The short-statured man stepped forward again, speaking coldly.
Seeing Ye Yunfei remained unresponsive, the other young experts also stepped forward simultaneously, pressing in on him.
"Are you all done? If you're done, you can get lost now."
Watching the young experts continuously pressing closer, Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke slowly.
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, those around him narrowed their eyes, expressions turning furious.
BOOM...
Ye Yunfei suddenly made a forceful move. Both his fists punched out simultaneously—Heavenly Dao Divine Dragon Fist with his left hand, Imperial Dao Divine Fist with his right. Behind him, a towering Emperor Phantom erupted with rolling divine radiance, forming an Emperor Domain. In an instant, it forced all the surrounding young experts a step back.
"Who exactly are you?
Is that technique you're using an inheritance of the Golden Wheel Imperial Dynasty?"
Princess Taiping, looking at the tall Emperor Phantom behind Ye Yunfei, could no longer hold back and asked.
In truth, back inside the palace, she had already secretly sensed the aura of the energy from Ye Yunfei's techniques and was suspicious. Now, seeing that towering Emperor Phantom behind Ye Yunfei, she was almost certain he cultivated an inheritance of the Golden Wheel Imperial Dynasty.
However, Ye Yunfei simply ignored her question.
"Without leaving behind the Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core, you have no hope of leaving!"
The short-statured man instantly transformed into a sky-piercing giant. Towering high above, he threw a punch downwards towards Ye Yunfei's head.
This was a phenomenon produced by one of his cultivation techniques, able to condense the energy and laws of the surrounding world into a towering dharma aspect with formidable combat power.
Ye Yunfei focused his will, unleashing Lunar Soul Slash, Soul Swords, and Soul Force Star Technique separately to attack the young experts blocking his path.
Ye Yunfei's current Soul Power level already surpassed that of an ordinary Perfected Void God. Coupled with the fact that the three Soul Force Martial Arts he executed were exceptionally advanced, he instantly forced the blocking young experts to retreat continuously.
"Be careful!
The Soul Force Martial Arts he's using are terrifying!" someone cried out in shock.
BOOM BOOM BOOM…
Ye Yunfei took nine steps in succession. Behind him, nine enormous divine dragons materialized one after another, then merged into a single, even larger divine dragon. Its draconic majesty shattered the heavens, its dragon roar vast and mighty.
BOOM BOOM...
Ye Yunfei's two fists punched out like alternating bolts of lightning, once again forcing the young experts blocking his path to retreat.
"Let's go!"
In a flash, Ye Yunfei's figure had broken through the heavy encirclement.
"This guy is too strong!"
The young experts blocking the way, caught off guard, were forced back repeatedly by Ye Yunfei, their hearts filled with extreme shock.
As Ye Yunfei acted, Lu Shi also wildly swung his thick stone club, smashing it forward. But he had only struck a few times before discovering that all those blocking the path ahead had been forced back by Ye Yunfei.
"Too strong!"
Lu Shi couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
Then, following behind Ye Yunfei, he broke out of the encirclement and charged towards the outer region of the fiery sea.
"Chase them!"
The young experts forced back by Ye Yunfei watched helplessly as Ye Yunfei and Lu Shi broke through the siege in an instant and proudly departed. Their faces were grim. With so many of them, they actually hadn't been able to stop their opponents.
"Hey! Honored brother, we can talk this over! What will it take for you to yield the Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core?
You can state your conditions. As long as I can fulfill them, I'll try my best to satisfy you."
Sun Ruyu moved side-by-side with Princess Taiping, quickly pursuing Ye Yunfei. Sun Ruyu shouted loudly towards Ye Yunfei.
But Ye Yunfei paid him no mind, striding swiftly out of the fiery sea.
"Hey, wait for me!
Your speed is too fast!"
Lu Shi, following behind Ye Yunfei, was soon struggling to keep up.
Ye Yunfei flicked his sleeve, directly grabbing hold of Lu Shi's arm, then proceeded with Lu Shi in tow at an increased pace.
Lu Shi felt his body being pulled along by Ye Yunfei's sleeve like a kite, advancing at a frightening speed.
"This brother's strength is truly terrifying. Not only is his combat power stronger than mine, his movement speed far surpasses mine as well. Who exactly is he?
Why can't I recall a young expert like him in the Sixth Void?"
Lu Shi was inwardly horrified, couldn't help but wonder.
A moment later, *whoosh!* Ye Yunfei shot out of the bounds of the fiery sea and swiftly headed into the distance.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
One young expert after another also rushed out from the fiery sea, searching for traces of Ye Yunfei and Lu Shi.
"Where is that kid?"
They discovered Ye Yunfei had already disappeared without a trace.
"He seems to have gone in this direction!"
The short-statured man used his perception for a moment, then soared into the air, pursuing in a certain direction.
"Right, it's this direction."
Sun Ruyu also used his perception, then quickly gave chase along with Princess Taiping.
Subsequently, the other young experts all chased in the direction Ye Yunfei had departed.
After putting some distance between himself and the fiery sea, Ye Yunfei immediately cast concealment arts together with Lu Shi to mask their auras and hide their traces.
"Brother Ye, did that Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core truly fall into your hands?"
Lu Shi asked Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei had already told Lu Shi his name just moments ago. However, in the Sixth Void, the name 'Ye Yunfei' was utterly unknown to the vast majority of people. So even knowing the name, Lu Shi still couldn't determine Ye Yunfei's origins.
"Yes, that Three-Legged Golden Crow's inner core is indeed in my possession. However, I have use for it, so I cannot yield it to you," Ye Yunfei answered honestly.
"Brother Ye, rest assured. I was merely asking. Since the inner core has been obtained by you, of course I won't try to seize it now.
Moreover, your strength far surpasses mine. Even if I wanted to seize it, I lack the capability," Lu Shi hastily said.