Boom! Boom!...
In a fit of fury, Ma Meng began to fight against those puppets.
A cold sneer appeared on Ye Yunfei's face as he immediately unleashed his Moon Soul Slash. A chilling full moon directly surfaced within his Sea of Soul.
"How is this possible?
You're not Jiang Qiang! Who are you?"
Seeing the cold full moon materialize in his Sea of Soul and sensing a tremendous crisis, Ma Meng also felt over thirty additional planets, emanating terrifying Soul Power energy, suddenly invading his Sea of Soul and swarming towards his Soul Body.
In the next instant, illusions blanketed the sky and earth, appearing densely all around him—an array of bizarre and kaleidoscopic scenes. Then, advanced spatial energy and spatial laws began to seal the space surrounding his body.
In a single moment, Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm all unleashed their most powerful techniques, secret arts, and abilities, launching a frenzied assault on this Ma Meng.
Because everyone knew he was a top-tier genius of the younger generation within the Guardian Faction, his true combat power far surpassing that of an ordinary Perfected Void God, no one dared to be negligent. From the very first move, they gave it their all.
Even the Blood Clan Clone and the nine divine beasts from the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel manifested, joining the joint assault on Ma Meng.
Over two hundred puppets brandished over two hundred thick stone clubs, rushing in from all directions in a fierce, tumultuous assault on Ma Meng.
While utilizing his Soul Force martial techniques, Ye Yunfei swung his fists—the Heavenly Dao Divine Dragon Fist with his left hand and the Imperial Way Divine Fist with his right. Simultaneously, he also employed the Battle Fighting Spear and the Time Sun Blaze Palm. These were all extremely formidable martial techniques, unleashed one after another by Ye Yunfei. Instantly, they caught Ma Meng completely off guard.
Although Ma Meng was powerful, Ye Yunfei was even more so. Ye Yunfei's comprehensive strength now far exceeded that of an ordinary Perfected Void God. Coupled with the assistance of Hun Lao, Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, over two hundred puppets, and the Blood Clan Clone, they decisively crushed Ma Meng in just a short while, battering him to the point where he couldn't even fight back.
Just at that moment, the spatial fabric of the Yangming Secret Realm suddenly began shaking even more violently.
"This is bad! I think you need to get out immediately. This might be a warning from the Yangming Secret Realm. If you don't leave now, the exit of the Yangming Secret Realm is going to close," Hun Lao immediately transmitted a message to Ye Yunfei.
With a thought, Ye Yunfei activated his Golden Wheel Dharma Robe. A large number of rapidly spinning dharma wheels appeared on the surface of his body. Then, disregarding all else, he charged directly in front of Ma Meng. Without any defense, he focused solely on attacking, his two fists and that white short sword launching the most frenzied assault.
The over two hundred puppets and the Blood Clan Clone also, at that very instant, surged towards Ma Meng in a relentless, stacked-formation-like onslaught.
In less than a single breath, Ma Meng was utterly suppressed and unable to fight back. Then, his physical body was blown apart by a punch from Ye Yunfei.
"I know who you are now! You're that kid of unknown origin! If not for you having so many Deity-level puppets, defeating me wouldn't have been so easy!"
At this point, Ma Meng had guessed Ye Yunfei's identity. He appeared extremely unwilling, screaming furiously.
Next, over thirty Soul Power planets swarmed forward to devour his Soul Body. The Blood Clan Clone also employed the Bloodline Grand Art, beginning to forcefully refine Ma Meng's bloodline essence.
At this point, Ma Meng possessed no capacity for resistance whatsoever. Amidst unwilling, wretched screams, his aura soon completely vanished.
Rumble...
At this moment, the space within the Yangming Secret Realm was shaking violently, as if being sifted.
Ye Yunfei took out his space teleportation token, activated it instantly, and teleported to the location of the entrance and exit of the Yangming Secret Realm.
"Get out, now! The exit of the Yangming Secret Realm is closing!" Hun Lao shouted urgently to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei also saw that the entrance gate of the Yangming Secret Realm was slowly closing, already halfway shut. With a thought, he directly altered his own appearance and changed his Soul Body's aura.
This was simulated from the Soul Body of a disciple from an ordinary sect that Ye Yunfei had devoured earlier. At the time, that disciple, while excavating a Divine Crystal mine, had, together with his companions, suddenly decided to attack Ye Yunfei. The result was being slapped to death by Ye Yunfei with a single blow.
After devouring his Soul Body, Ye Yunfei could simulate his Soul Body and transform into his appearance whenever needed.
After changing his appearance, Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he charged out through the exit of the Yangming Secret Realm. Following closely behind Ye Yunfei were over a dozen deities, each expending every ounce of strength to rush out from the half-closed exit. Then, the entrance gate of the Yangming Secret Realm completely shut.
The crowd looked at the tall bronze gate that had now fully closed, feeling a twinge of regret. Everyone knew that the next time this secret realm's gate opened would be three hundred years later.
After the bronze gate closed, it began to shimmer slightly, as unstable as rippling water. Then, the bronze gate standing tall in the void began growing increasingly illusory, finally fading away until it disappeared entirely.
The entrance and exit of the Yangming Secret Realm were now completely sealed.
"How were our Tang Family disciples' harvests?"
"Our Feilong Gang spent so much money sending you all in this time. Now tell me about your gains inside."
"Huh? Our Gu Family sent over fifty people in, but only around a dozen have come out? Where are the others?"
...
At this moment, the high-ranking members of various forces who had been waiting outside for a long time saw the young disciples of their respective forces emerge from the Yangming Secret Realm. They all crowded forward, first counting the number of returnees, then anxiously inquiring about their harvests.
Especially some forces of ordinary strength, most of which had paid a hefty sum of Divine Crystals to the Guardian Faction just to send their young talents into the Yangming Secret Realm—a huge investment.
Having made such an expenditure, they naturally expected returns. So, many high-ranking members began tallying the various treasures and resources their young disciples had brought out on the spot.
Even high-ranking members from some major forces were no exception.
However, the high-ranking members of several major forces now fell into a state of rage. This mainly concerned the Guardian Faction, the Tianhai Sect, the Heixuan Sect, and the Sifang Tower, among a few others. These major powers discovered that remarkably few of their own young disciples had emerged.
"What's going on?
Our Guardian Faction sent no fewer than four hundred young disciples into the Yangming Secret Realm. Now only three have come out?
Even Ma Meng hasn't come out. Have they all met with misfortune? Or were they so immersed in exploring and treasure-seeking inside that they missed the exit time?
Before they entered, I repeatedly emphasized that once the spatial fabric of the Yangming Secret Realm began shaking violently, it meant the exit gate would close. Under such circumstances, they must exit immediately. Have these brats all treated my words as mere wind passing by their ears?"
A tall, burly elder was roaring in fury.
He was a high-ranking member of the Guardian Faction. When he saw that only three young disciples from the Guardian Faction had emerged from the Yangming Secret Realm, he finally couldn't restrain himself after the gate closed completely, erupting in furious roars.
Simultaneously, the high-ranking members of the Tianhai Sect, the Heixuan Sect, and the Sifang Tower also began to grow alarmed and enraged, as the young disciples from their forces faced a similar situation—only two or three had come out.
The young disciples who managed to exit the Yangming Secret Realm from these factions were simply the ones Ye Yunfei hadn't encountered, the ones who slipped through the net. Apart from these four major powers, three or four other forces with relatively weaker overall strength—yet who had long secretly aligned themselves with the Guardian Faction—also discovered that the number of their disciples who came out was alarmingly small, with losses exceeding at least two-thirds.
"Ning Anze, what exactly happened?
Why have only four of you from our Tianhai Sect come out? Where are the others?"
A Tianhai Sect elder asked angrily.
"Elder, the other disciples of our Tianhai Sect... might have met with misfortune," Ning Anze replied softly.
He was the senior brother leading this expedition into the Yangming Secret Realm. Now that such a major incident had occurred, he was momentarily at a loss for how to explain.
"Huh?
Guo Hua, I didn't expect you to come out alive too! Good! How were your gains inside?"
At this moment, an elder from a sect called the Beidou Sect saw the last disciple from his sect to exit and spoke with pleasant surprise.
The Beidou Sect was a small force with very ordinary strength. Previously, gritting their teeth, they had spent a heavy sum to purchase over twenty entry slots into the Yangming Secret Realm, sending over twenty young disciples in. To buy these slots, the Beidou Sect had essentially bled resources dry, so the Beidou Sect elders were extremely concerned about these disciples' harvests and had been waiting outside the Yangming Secret Realm's exit gate for some time.
However, to the disappointment of the Beidou Sect's higher-ups, although they sent over twenty disciples inside, only nine finally emerged—a loss of more than half.
"A loss. This time, our Beidou Sect has suffered a huge loss, losing so many of our elite disciples," a Beidou Sect elder lamented sorrowfully.
Then, the five leading elders of the Beidou Sect began tallying the nine disciples' harvests from the Yangming Secret Realm. The first eight disciples each brought out what they had obtained.
"Not bad, not bad. With these gains, our Beidou Sect's losses are somewhat compensated. These items can help our Beidou Sect cultivate even more elite disciples."
The complexions of the five leading Beidou Sect elders softened considerably.
"Guo Hua, are these your harvests from the Yangming Secret Realm?
Good, great, excellent!
The harvest from you alone is dozens of times greater than the combined harvests of the other eight.
Guo Hua, I never expected your luck to be so good. You are a great hero of our Beidou Sect!"
When the five leading elders saw the items brought out by the last disciple, Guo Hua, they immediately became extremely agitated, instantly flushing red with excitement, their bodies trembling.
"Are you going to give these things to these five fellows?
Wouldn't that be giving the Beidou Sect an undeserved windfall? You're just borrowing Guo Hua's identity as a temporary cover," Hun Lao transmitted a message to Ye Yunfei at that moment.
This Guo Hua was precisely Ye Yunfei.
"It's fine. I need to use Guo Hua's identity to leave this place. Consider it compensation for the Beidou Sect. Besides, these things aren't too precious for me anyway," Ye Yunfei replied.
Ye Yunfei knew that True Gods from those major forces were likely present in the vicinity, secretly perceiving everything. Therefore, the safest course for him was to disguise himself as a disciple of an ordinary force to have a chance to leave this place.
Now, the higher-ups of the Guardian Faction, the Tianhai Sect, the Heixuan Sect, and the Sifang Tower, among others, had already begun to go berserk. He estimated they were already secretly monitoring and scrutinizing every young cultivator who emerged from the Yangming Secret Realm.
After disguising himself as Guo Hua, Ye Yunfei also used an Invisibility Talisman to conceal his true Soul Body aura and appearance. Ye Yunfei believed that even True Gods would find it difficult to detect his true identity.