"Gone, it's all gone... The Black Wind Stronghold is finished..."
The Big Chief, listening to the waves of agonized screams and seeing the bloody corpses of his three fellow chiefs, stared blankly, muttering to himself.
He was the supreme authority of the Black Wind Stronghold. Through decades of effort, he had built it step by step, finally achieving its current scale. He never imagined that today, it would all lay in ruins.
"It's all because of you! Brat, you destroyed the Black Wind Stronghold! I'll kill you!"
The Big Chief glared at Ye Yunfei with endless fury and deep-seated venom in his eyes.
"Just you?"
Ye Yunfei smiled coldly.
As his words fell, pfft pfft... Blood continuously sprayed from every pore on Ye Yunfei's body. The erupted blood transformed into dense crimson mist, churning restlessly. In moments, a thick, impenetrable layer of bloody fog enveloped Ye Yunfei's form.
The stench of blood filled the air, accompanied by a sky-piercing murderous aura.
The Origin Essence Blood Disintegration Art!
This was an extremely advanced secret technique that allowed one to overdraw potential and temporarily boost combat power. Ye Yunfei had used it many times before. Now, with his current strength, the terrifying murderous aura radiating from him was truly alarming. Within ten zhang around Ye Yunfei, piercing bloody light blazed intensely!
"You chased me for a good while earlier, seemed eager to fight. Now, let's have a proper bout."
Wrapped in the dense blood mist, Ye Yunfei spoke coldly.
"Brat, I'll kill you!"
Faced with Ye Yunfei's provocation, the Big Chief fell into a state of berserk madness.
"Chain the Heavens Art!"
The Big Chief roared fiercely, his body enveloped in a layer of piercing yellow light. Then, rattling sounds echoed as yellow chains condensed from spiritual power materialized, dense and innumerable, dancing in the air, exuding a violent aura.
"Die!"
The Big Chief waved his hand. Like countless yellow venomous snakes, the spiritual power chains lunged at Ye Yunfei.
BOOM! BOOM!
The powerful spiritual pressure lifted all the yellow sand from the ground, forming a rolling sandstorm like a yellow tsunami sweeping towards Ye Yunfei.
As a Yuan Foundation Realm mid-stage expert, the Big Chief truly lived up to his reputation; his opening move was devastating.
"Slaughter!"
Instead of dodging or evading, Ye Yunfei waved his hand, unleashing a tsunami of bloody aura forward.
The heavens and earth churned with endless bloody fog; even the light of the sky was blotted out, as the world sank into blood-soaked darkness!
BOOM! BOOM!
Both sides possessed terrifying combat power. Each move, each stance, unleashed earth-shattering energy. Within a radius of several hundred meters, yellow sand roiled, blotting out the sun and sky. Ye Yunfei and the Big Chief were completely lost from sight!
Only the tremendous sound of clashing energy waves could be heard. Each eruption of sound made the very heavens tremble violently.
Meanwhile,
Hu Miao and Huang Shang had already joined forces and wiped out all the remaining Sand Bandits. None had escaped. Then, Hu Miao and Huang Shang stood at a distance, observing the fierce battle between Ye Yunfei and the Big Chief.
Although Hu Miao and Huang Shang possessed powerful Soul Power, the sheer energy erupting from the clash between Ye Yunfei and the Big Chief was immense, making it difficult to discern the actual state of the battle.
"Ye Yunfei should be able to win," Huang Shang said, gazing at the battlefield engulfed in rolling sandstorms.
"Relax. The master is definitely going to win!" Hu Miao declared with full confidence.
Hu Miao was the only one who knew Ye Yunfei's true origins. She had absolute faith in him!
Only after the time it took an incense stick to burn did the battle finally conclude.
The heaven-filling yellow sand gradually settled.
Amidst the slowly dissipating dust, a figure stood motionless, covered in blood.
"Master!"
"Ye Yunfei!"
Hu Miao and Huang Shang both cried out in pleasant surprise.
The standing figure was none other than Ye Yunfei.
Not far away, on the sandy ground, lay a tattered, almost inhuman corpse: the Big Chief!
"Master, you're injured!" Hu Miao suddenly exclaimed in shock.
Visible on Ye Yunfei's body were many gruesome bloody holes, from which blood gushed freely, soaking his entire robe crimson.
"This bit of blood is nothing." Ye Yunfei laughed.
Having cultivated the Greenwood Emperor Body, injuries like these truly meant little to Ye Yunfei.
At this moment, the Greenwood Emperor Body was already activating its powerful regenerative abilities, rapidly repairing the wounds on Ye Yunfei's body.
"These Black Wind Stronghold bandits have pillaged for years. They must have amassed astonishing wealth. Come, let's search." Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
Then, the trio—Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang—began cleaning the battlefield and collecting the spoils.
First,
Ye Yunfei located the spatial rings of the four chiefs and collected them.
Hu Miao and Huang Shang gathered the spatial rings of all the other Sand Bandits and handed them over to Ye Yunfei.
Next,
the three found an underground palace. Inside were piled staggering quantities of wealth! This treasure was the fruit of the Black Wind Stronghold bandits' efforts over many years, and now it all belonged to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright.
Let's go."
Finally, Ye Yunfei led Hu Miao and Huang Shang away from the Black Wind Stronghold.
Now, not a single soul remained alive within the Black Wind Stronghold.
Ye Yunfei rode a sand demon camel, galloping across the desert towards the direction of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire.
One day later,
Ye Yunfei finally exited the Blackwind Desert.
Near the Blackwind Desert,
on a patch of barren land in the outskirts of a small town called Tiansha City.
Ye Yunfei waved his hand.
Hundreds of iron cages were sent out from within the Phantom Tower. Each cage imprisoned a single captive. Ye Yunfei flicked his fingers repeatedly, unlocking all the cage doors.
"There.
You are all free now. I will give each of you some funds. Find your own way back." Ye Yunfei said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Miao appeared and distributed two thousand Spirit Crystal stones to each person. This amount was more than enough for their travel expenses home.
After distributing the Spirit Crystals, Ye Yunfei turned and left with Hu Miao.
"Young hero, won't... won't the Sand Bandits from the Black Wind Stronghold come after us?" one of the captives carefully asked of Ye Yunfei's retreating back.
Hearing this, the other captives also shuddered, fear evident on their faces.
After all, they were at the edge of the Blackwind Desert. If the bandits gave chase, likely none would escape!
"Rest assured.
The bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold will not chase you any longer.
Because they are all dead.
From now on, there will be no more bandits."
Ye Yunfei stated plainly. Then, with Hu Miao, he vanished into the distance in an instant.
Behind him,
The hundreds of captives were stunned upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, each wearing an expression of utter disbelief.
Only after a long while.
"Did you hear that!
That young hero said all the bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold are dead!"
All the captives erupted into ecstatic celebration.
A few days later,
Shocking news rapidly spread through several empires around the Blackwind Desert:
The bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold had all been exterminated!
The Black Wind Stronghold had fallen!
It was said a young man had done it!
Initially, upon hearing this, most people refused to believe it.
However, as months, then half a year, even years passed, and the bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold never reappeared, everyone finally understood: the news was true!
"That young man is our great benefactor, our savior!"
From that day forward, in areas frequently harassed by bandits near the Blackwind Desert, tales of the mysterious youth who annihilated the Black Wind Stronghold were sung in praise.