Boom!
After killing the five Sand Bandit guards, Ye Yunfei stepped forward and threw a punch, blasting the dungeon door into fragments. His figure flashed as he entered the dungeon.
The dungeon was vast and spacious, lined with rows of iron cages each reaching over two meters in height.
There were several hundred cages in total.
Each cage held a prisoner!
Ye Yunfei spotted them immediately—two of the cages held the Second Prince and Third Princess of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire.
The prisoners locked in the cages panicked at the sight of someone entering. They assumed Ye Yunfei was one of the Sand Bandits.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Yunfei teleported those two cages into the Phantom Tower.
"That kid went into the dungeon!"
"How dare he! Causing trouble at our Black Wind Stronghold, he has a death wish!"
"Kill him!"
...
Outside the dungeon, a large group of Sand Bandits had arrived, shouting curses as they charged in.
Now, the prisoners in the dungeon understood—this young man before them had come to rescue people!
"Young Hero, save me! I'm from the Fengyue Empire, I was kidnapped by those Sand Bandits!"
"Young Hero, please rescue me! I am the son of the City Lord of Huoshi City in the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire!"
"Young Hero, save me! I am the daughter of the City Lord of Luomu City in the Tiantong Empire, I'm willing to offer myself in marriage!"
...
All the prisoners began to cry out desperately, their eyes filled with plea and expectation as they gazed at Ye Yunfei.
It seemed these prisoners were all from empires near the Blackwind Desert, abducted and brought here by the Sand Bandits.
"Very well, I'll be a good Samaritan for once," Ye Yunfei thought to himself as he looked at the countless pairs of pleading eyes.
Thus, Ye Yunfei's figure flickered, teleporting every single cage in the dungeon into the Phantom Tower.
In an instant, the entire dungeon was emptied.
At that moment.
A large group of Sand Bandits rushed into the dungeon.
"Huh? How come all the prisoners are gone?"
"Damn it! What's going on?!"
"Look, it's that kid! He must be behind this!"
"Grab him and make him talk under torture!"
...
Seeing the empty dungeon, the Sand Bandits yelled and shouted before brandishing their weapons and charging at Ye Yunfei.
"Slay!"
Ye Yunfei pointed a finger.
Buzz...
The Five Elements Spirit Swords appeared simultaneously, forming the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and slashing out.
Dense clusters of dazzling sword rays shot and whirled everywhere, illuminating every minute detail within the dungeon.
Crack...
The five sharp swords swept through, grinding one Sand Bandit after another into dust before they could even scream, leaving fragments of flesh and blood scattered across the floor.
With the elevation of his spiritual power cultivation base, the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation Ye Yunfei now unleashed had undergone a qualitative improvement in power.
It could easily slaughter any True Manifestation Realm expert!
How could these Sand Bandits possibly resist?
In less than two seconds, every bandit who had charged into the dungeon was killed.
Ye Yunfei walked out of the dungeon with his hands clasped behind his back, the five spirit swords hovering beside him, rising and falling, their sword auras menacing.
Outside the dungeon, Sand Bandits had already gathered in a dense throng, tightly besieging the dungeon's exit, leaving no room for escape.
At a glance, there were at least several thousand Sand Bandits!
Every one of them was a ruthless and savage desperado who robbed homes and committed countless murders, licking blood from blades year after year!
"Kid! Who are you! You have quite the nerve, daring to cause trouble at our Black Wind Stronghold!"
A thick-set, iron-tower-like middle-aged man glared furiously at Ye Yunfei and shouted sternly.
This middle-aged man had the strength of a Yuan Foundation Realm Early Stage.
Beside him stood three other Yuan Foundation Realm experts.
A black-robed elder with a sinister face had the highest cultivation, at the Yuan Foundation Realm Middle Stage.
The other two were middle-aged men with vicious glints in their eyes, both at Yuan Foundation Realm Early Stage.
These four Yuan Foundation Realm experts were precisely the four chiefs of the Black Wind Stronghold!
For an outsider to break into the headquarters of the Black Wind Stronghold was a major event. Thus, all four chiefs had been alerted!
"I am a student of Hudao Academy," Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
"Hmph! We of the Black Wind Stronghold have never provoked your Hudao Academy. Why do your academy's students repeatedly come to the Blackwind Desert to target us!" the black-robed elder said coldly.
"You Sand Bandits have committed every vile deed imaginable. You deserve death at the hands of all," Ye Yunfei replied calmly, his hands still clasped behind his back. The five spirit swords materialized at his sides, radiating brilliant sword light.
Despite being surrounded by several thousand cruel and violent Sand Bandits, Ye Yunfei's expression remained unchanged, utterly composed.
"How insolent! A mere brat at the early stage of the True Manifestation Realm dares to speak to us like that!" Immediately, the four chiefs of the Black Wind Stronghold burned with rage, releasing their spiritual power pressure which rolled out like tides.
Boom!
One of the chiefs at Yuan Foundation Realm Early Stage suddenly made his move.
He threw a punch, and a yellow fist imprint, the size of a large jar, materialized from his fist.
This punch instantly sucked away all the air in the vicinity. Its domineering fist force, carrying an intent to crush everything, smashed down towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei neither dodged nor evaded.
He threw a direct punch in return.
Boom!
Their fists collided violently.
The terrifying collision energy generated a hurricane that swept up all the sand on the ground before exploding into fine powder, forming turbulent gusts of wind.
"Impossible!" The chief was utterly horrified. He discovered that this kid at only the early stage of True Manifestation Realm had actually fought him to a standstill!
Two hundred and fifty thousand jin of raw physical strength was more than enough to clash head-on with a Yuan Foundation Realm Early Stage expert!
Just as this chief was in shock.
Suddenly.
Boom!
Another terrifying fist force detonated right before him. Caught off guard, the chief was blasted over a dozen steps backward.
However.
Before he could steady himself.
Boom, boom...
A series of eight fist forces exploded one after another, like a string of firecrackers going off.
Roar...
The chief was blasted continuously backward, his face finally turning pale with a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
This was the 'Chain Explosion' technique from the True Demon God-Slaying Fist. One punch contained ten successive waves of fist force, often catching the enemy off guard and causing severe damage!
"Damn it! Kid, you're seeking death!" Injured from one exchange, the chief roared in extreme fury.
Swoosh!
Before his roar ended, Ye Yunfei had already appeared before him like a ghost, standing almost chest-to-chest.
Roar!
A ferocious demon with a hideous face abruptly appeared within his Soul Sea, pouncing and biting towards his Soul Body.
"What kind of devilry is this?! Get out!" The chief was both shocked and enraged, hurriedly mobilizing his Soul Power to resist the demon within his Soul Sea.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Yunfei threw a punch, swift as lightning, striking the chief's body.
"Stop!" The other three chiefs roared upon seeing this.
Considering the raw physical strength Ye Yunfei had just displayed, a solid punch landing on the chief's body would surely cause devastating injury!
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei activated his Heavenly Shadow Robe, gaining tenfold speed, and instantly retreated several hundred meters away.
The chief who was struck by Ye Yunfei's punch was also scared out of his wits.
However, the next moment.
"Huh?"
He was pleasantly surprised to discover that his body seemed completely unscathed.
"Kid, why was that punch so weak? It felt like you were scratching an itch for me?" The chief wore a face full of confusion.
"Hahaha, this kid's punch has no power. I see now—that earlier punch must have been from him taking some pill that temporarily boosts potential and forcibly enhances combat power. Who'd have thought he'd revert to his original state so quickly!"
"Now he's in trouble! A mere ant at the True Manifestation Realm Early Stage, at our mercy to slaughter as we please!"
...
The other three chiefs also breathed sighs of relief, bursting into maniacal laughter.
At that moment.
"Explode."
With his hands clasped behind his back, Ye Yunfei sneered at the chiefs and spoke softly.
Boom!
A terrifying fist force directly ignited inside the chief's body, exploding all his internal organs into fine dust!
The chief died on the spot!
The punch Ye Yunfei had thrown earlier was the 'Needle-Piercing Fist' technique from the True Demon God-Slaying Fist.
It forcibly compressed all the fist force to the size of a needle's tip, piercing into the enemy's body before detonating. Its destructive power was utterly terrifying!
Moreover, it was utterly unpredictable!
The True Demon God-Slaying Fist was a bloodline heritage martial skill of the True Demon race, a technique that shook the heavens. How could its might ever be a trivial matter?