“Argh!
Ye Yunfei, your combat prowess is actually so terrifying!
A dignified Yuan Foundation Realm expert like me actually can't suppress you!
Fine, fine, Ye Yunfei, you're impressive. I'm no match for you right now. I'm leaving now; I won't fight you anymore!
Wait until I return to the academy, undergo arduous cultivation, break through to the mid-level Yuan Foundation Realm, then I'll come back to kill you!”
At this moment, Dongguo Xiong was utterly terrified.
He released all the spiritual power within his body to resist Ye Yunfei's fist force, but it was futile.
In the blink of an eye, his body was pummeled full of pits and wounds, a truly shocking sight.
After speaking, Dongguo Xiong deployed his movement technique, wanting to retreat.
“You're not getting away.”
Ye Yunfei sneered coldly, sticking to him like a shadow, following closely.
No matter how fast Dongguo Xiong's movement technique was, how could it possibly be faster than Ye Yunfei's?
Boom! Boom!
The speed of Ye Yunfei's double-fisted strikes grew even faster.
Finally, the spiritual power around Dongguo Xiong began to gradually scatter under the blows, his body accumulating countless fist imprints.
“Aaah!”
Dongguo Xiong fell into fear and despair. He felt he wasn't facing a person, but an ancient ferocious beast!
Bang!
Dongguo Xiong was sent flying by a punch. The spiritual power protecting his body was completely dispersed.
His body was now covered densely with cracks, like a piece of porcelain about to shatter. He crashed onto the ground, continuously vomiting blood, on the brink of death.
“Ye Yunfei, I submit! Don't kill me!
I'm a senior student of the academy. If I die like this, it will be a loss to the academy!
Once I die, the academy might investigate the cause of death, and sooner or later, they'll trace it to you!
So, Ye Yunfei, I advise you, don't act recklessly...”
At this moment, Dongguo Xiong, sensing the fear of death, began shouting incoherently.
“Idiot.”
Ye Yunfei flashed, arriving beside Dongguo Xiong. He stomped down with his foot, completely shattering Dongguo Xiong's body into a mist of blood.
Then, Ye Yunfei stretched out his hand and grabbed.
Four spatial rings flew over through the air.
These four spatial rings belonged to the four senior students Ye Yunfei had just killed.
“The combat prowess of Hudao Academy's students is truly formidable.
If these were ordinary early Yuan Foundation Realm experts from outside, I could probably kill them with ease.
But killing Dongguo Xiong was a bit of an effort.”
Ye Yunfei sighed.
Indeed, Hudao Academy deserved its reputation as the top academy on the Tianxuan Continent.
Students in the academy had the opportunity to cultivate various high-level techniques and martial skills.
“Alright. Next, I'll search this Blackwind Desert for the Second Prince and Third Princess of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire to complete the mission.”
Ye Yunfei gazed at the vast desert before him and murmured.
Thus, Ye Yunfei deployed his movement technique and began speeding through the rolling yellow sands.
Simultaneously, he released his Soul Power, conducting detailed perceptions of the surrounding sand.
Currently, the range of Ye Yunfei's Soul Power perception had reached 150,000 meters!
Even a late-stage Yuan Foundation Realm expert could not compare to such a perception range.
Shortly after Ye Yunfei departed, a group of people arrived at the site of the recent fierce battle, full of menacing aura.
“Huh?
Prince Zhenshou, look! There's a corpse here, and many shattered limbs and pieces of flesh!”
A cry of surprise rang out.
Then, a tall and burly young man stepped forward, surveying this patch of sand littered with body parts and blood.
This young man was precisely Prince Zhenshou of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire.
“He's a student of Hudao Academy, named Wang Tiechao!”
Prince Zhenshou, staring at one corpse, announced.
Of the four students Ye Yunfei had killed, only Wang Tiechao had died by having his throat slit, leaving his body intact. The other three, including Dongguo Xiong, had been blasted apart, reduced to scattered fragments of flesh and blood.
“Your Highness, a total of four people died here, all students of Hudao Academy. Even Dongguo Xiong, who possessed Yuan Foundation Realm strength, is dead.”
A blue-robed elder said somberly.
This blue-robed elder radiated a terrifying pressure of spiritual power that surged like waves.
“Could it be that Ye Yunfei is dead too?
Wouldn't that mean we came all this way for nothing?
Hmph! It would be too easy on him!”
Prince Zhenshou said.
“No, that kid named Ye Yunfei isn't dead.
These body fragments don't carry his aura.”
The blue-robed elder shook his head.
This blue-robed elder was an early Yuan Foundation Realm expert!
“Could it be that Ye Yunfei killed these four students?
During the banquet last night, Ye Yunfei and these four students indeed had severe conflicts and mutual hatred.”
Prince Zhenshou guessed.
“I don't think it's possible.
Last night at the banquet, I watched Ye Yunfei slay General Tuotianhu very clearly.
What Ye Yunfei excels in is merely a peculiar Soul Power martial skill.
His true cultivation is only at the early True Manifestation Realm, weak as an ant.
He couldn't possibly have killed those four students.
Especially Dongguo Xiong. His strength was comparable to mine. Even if Ye Yunfei used that Soul Power skill, it would be difficult for him to kill someone at that level.”
The blue-robed elder shook his head.
“A mere early True Manifestation Realm, I could extinguish with a snap of my fingers.
How could he possibly kill Dongguo Xiong?”
The blue-robed elder added.
“That's true. Even I could kill an early True Manifestation Realm expert with one punch.
Looking at it this way, Ye Yunfei probably didn't kill these four students.
But then, who killed them?”
Prince Zhenshou said.
“I can think of only one possibility.”
The blue-robed elder thought for a moment and said.
“What possibility?
Elder Jiang, don't keep me in suspense. Tell me quickly.”
Prince Zhenshou urged.
“The Sand Bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold.
The Blackwind Desert is their territory.
Those five Hudao Academy students entered the Blackwind Desert precisely to search for the Second Prince and Third Princess.
It's highly likely they encountered the Sand Bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold and were killed by them.”
The blue-robed elder explained slowly.
“Right!
That's possible!”
Prince Zhenshou suddenly realized.
“Dongguo Xiong was an early Yuan Foundation Realm expert. Who would have thought he was no match for those Sand Bandits either.
Those Sand Bandits are truly terrifying.”
Prince Zhenshou sighed.
“Heh heh, the Sand Bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold have occupied the Blackwind Desert, committing murder and robbery for decades, and no one has been able to do anything about them.
How could a mere early Yuan Foundation Realm expert possibly deal with them?”
The blue-robed elder sneered.
“Indeed.
However, we don't know if that Ye Yunfei is dead or alive.
I promised Feng Yun'ao I'd find an opportunity to kill him.
Otherwise, it'll be hard to give him an explanation.”
Prince Zhenshou said.
“I think there are only two possibilities for Ye Yunfei. First, he escaped. Second, he has fallen into the hands of those Sand Bandits.
How about this: we find a way to contact those Sand Bandits and inquire about Ye Yunfei's whereabouts.”
The blue-robed elder thought for a moment and suggested.
“Elder Jiang, you have a way to contact those Sand Bandits?!”
Prince Zhenshou asked, pleasantly surprised.
“Of course I do.
Your Highness, don't forget, the reason those Sand Bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold acted last time to kidnap the Second Prince and Third Princess was because I made contact and had them do it.”
The blue-robed elder smiled.
“Shh!
Elder Jiang, this matter must not be spread.
If my royal father finds out, I'm finished.”
Prince Zhenshou immediately cautioned.
“Don't worry, Your Highness. With both the Second Prince and Third Princess in the hands of the Sand Bandits, there's no one in the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire to contest your claim to the throne now.
The Emperor will certainly pass the throne to you.”
The blue-robed elder smiled.
“Elder Jiang, rest assured. If I can ascend the throne, I will appoint you as the Grand Guardian of the Nation. We will rule the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire together.”
Prince Zhenshou promised.
“Thank you, Your Highness.”
The blue-robed elder said proudly.
“Good. I will immediately send someone to contact those Sand Bandits and inquire about Ye Yunfei's whereabouts.
If Ye Yunfei has fallen into the hands of those Sand Bandits, I'll just have them kill him directly.
If Ye Yunfei has managed to escape, then we'll continue hunting him.”
The blue-robed elder said.
“Alright. We'll do as Elder Jiang suggests.”
Prince Zhenshou nodded.