In truth, everyone’s Soul Bodies were already injured at this moment, but now that they saw hope, no one cared about that anymore. They threw themselves at the white pearl once again with all their might.
In fact, whenever their Soul Bodies drew close to the white pearl, they would all feel excruciating pain, a pain emanating from the deepest part of their souls. But everyone simply ignored it, continuously ramming into the white pearl together through sheer combined force.
At this moment, the green-robed elder had already reassembled his Soul Body, and a complete form of the green-robed ancestor once again appeared within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
“Old thing, didn't I devour and digest you already? How do you still have this sliver of will remaining inside me? Damnit!” The green-robed elder was now extremely furious, his face contorted.
“Hahaha... You Yang surnamed beast, did you truly believe you had devoured me completely? This sliver of my will has been hidden within your Remnant Soul all these years, waiting for precisely this moment of revenge. Young man, do not panic. This Yang surnamed beast's Remnant Soul is already severely injured. Drive that artifact of his out of your Soul Sea, and then we will join forces to annihilate him.” A voice sounded within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
This voice actually originated from within the green-robed elder's body.
“You fossil of an Earth Demon, devoured by me for so many years, and now you still want to resist? You are dreaming! Since you still retain this bit of will, I'll devour even that thoroughly right now!” the green-robed elder spat out in anger.
“A senior from the Earth Demon Clan?” Ye Yunfei thought to himself upon hearing that voice.
However, Ye Yunfei understood that the most crucial thing for him now was to expel that white pearl from his Soul Sea. That white pearl was far too terrifying; even now it was still exerting a powerful suppression effect on his Soul Sea, preventing him from unleashing his true level of Soul Force Energy.
“Boy, I advise you not to struggle pointlessly any longer,” sneered the green-robed elder. Then, with a thought, he immediately made the white pearl erupt with powerful suppressive energy.
Having lost control of the white pearl temporarily due to the earlier attack, he had allowed Ye Yunfei a chance to resist. Now he intended to reclaim control over the artifact.
“Young man, do you not cultivate Mental Force Energy? Now, I will cooperate with you to deal with this Yang surnamed beast. I will attack his Remnant Soul from within; you use Mental Force Energy and Mental Force Martial Arts against him. His Remnant Soul has already been injured and its strength has fallen. I will continuously disrupt his concentration. Attacking with Mental Force Energy and techniques in this state is the most effective. As long as that white pearl is here, using Soul Force Energy and Soul Force Martial Arts against him will have their attack power greatly diminished and won't be of much use.”
Just as Ye Yunfei was alarmed to find the white pearl gradually resuming its suppression, he suddenly received this voice transmission.
“Alright!” A surge of delight filled Ye Yunfei's heart. Without hesitation, he immediately unleashed his strongest Mental Force Energy and Mental Force Martial Arts, launching a frenzied barrage.
Sure enough, the green-robed elder's face immediately contorted in pain.
“Boy, your Mental Force Energy is unexpectedly this strong. If my eyes do not deceive me, the technique you are using should belong to the Heart Gate. Are you perhaps a successor of the Heart Gate?” asked the green-robed ancestor through gritted teeth as he endured Ye Yunfei's frantic assault of Mental Force.
“Exactly so, you Yang surnamed beast. This young man is a successor of the Heart Gate. You dare to set your sights on a Heart Gate successor? Your death is assured; wait for the experts of the Heart Gate to come and settle accounts with you. But I'm afraid you won't even get that chance, because you will perish utterly here very soon, reduced to dust and ashes.” That voice rang out again from within the green-robed elder's body, laced with mockery.
Ye Yunfei understood that this ancient figure from the Earth Demon Clan was interfering with the green-robed elder's state of mind.
Indeed, after hearing that voice, the green-robed elder grew both more furious and more anxious, because he truly had been injured in that earlier Soul Force energy explosion, and the injuries were not light.
As the green-robed elder's focus was disrupted, the control over the white pearl weakened once more.
Seizing this opportunity, Ye Yunfei, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hun Lao, and Huang Shang gathered their full strength and finally slammed the white pearl completely out of Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
“Excellent! We're finally free of that terrifying artifact!” As the white pearl was expelled from Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Yunfei also instantly felt incomparably lighter.
“Next, it's time to settle accounts with the main culprit.” Ye Yunfei slowly turned around, his gaze icy as he looked at the green-robed ancestor.
At this moment, a wave of Soul Force Energy within the green-robed elder's body was erupting wildly, attempting to tear apart his Remnant Soul, causing him to roar incessantly. Ye Yunfei knew it was that sliver of will of the Earth Demon Clan ancient causing havoc inside the green-robed elder's Soul Body.
“Damnit! That brat actually managed to knock my artifact out.” Discovering that the white pearl had been forced out of Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea, the green-robed elder was both shocked and furious, desperately trying to connect with it and summon it back in.
But at this moment, dozens of Soul Force Energy-type artifacts surrounded Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea, radiating powerful Soul Force Energy that blocked the white pearl's path. Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei also unleashed Lunar Soul Slash, combined with his Soul Force Planet Technique and Soul Sword, continuously attacking the white pearl.
To Ye Yunfei's delight, when the white pearl was outside the Soul Sea, the suppressive effect on him weakened significantly. Moreover, the farther he was from the white pearl, the less the influence. With this discovery, Ye Yunfei fiercely activated those dozens of Soul Force Energy artifacts, directing them to slam into the white pearl. Then, he used the Nine Dragons Sovereign Steps technique. In a series of nine rapid steps, moving with extreme speed, he instantly distanced himself far from the white pearl.
However, the green-robed elder simply refused to accept this. He was exerting all his effort to summon the white pearl, trying to make the artifact re-enter Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea. He understood that only if his artifact could re-enter Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea would he have hope of victory.
But Ye Yunfei, who had only just shaken off the pearl's suppression, was certainly not going to allow it back into his Soul Sea.
“Quick, use spatial secret techniques! Help me block and isolate that pearl!” Ye Yunfei ordered Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm immediately utilized spatial secret techniques, employing spatial energy and spatial laws to block the white pearl from approaching Ye Yunfei. Hun Lao even set up several illusory grand spatial formations, isolating Ye Yunfei from the surrounding space. This made it even more difficult for the white pearl to lock onto Ye Yunfei's location.
Meanwhile, within the Soul Sea, Ye Yunfei's two Soul Bodies and over forty colossal Soul Force Planets closed in on the green-robed elder. The will of the Earth Demon Clan ancient inside the elder's body was also attacking the green-robed elder with full force at this moment.
Ye Yunfei, leading the Soul Bodies of Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang, rushed forward together, launching a frenzied assault on the green-robed elder.
The Soul-Nourishing Tree had already cast out thousands upon thousands of thick, green branches and leaves, like countless green long arrows whistling as they shot toward the green-robed elder.
This green-robed elder was indeed powerful. Even under an assault of this intensity, he still had room to fight back.
However, as he had already been injured earlier and was now caught in a pincer between internal and external assaults, he gradually began to look disheveled, his situation becoming increasingly precarious.
In truth, for him, the most terrifying thing was the will of the Earth Demon Clan ancient within his body. Because the Soul Body of this Earth Demon Clan ancient had once been devoured by him, this sliver of leftover will had lain dormant within his Soul Body all these years, holding onto a single breath of vengeance. Now, having finally waited for this opportunity, it certainly would not let him go.
The Earth Demon Clan ancient was now in an utterly desperate state, releasing vast torrents of Soul Force Energy, resorting to mutually-destructive tactics as it relentlessly attacked the green-robed elder's Soul Body from within.
Having just experienced the ordeal earlier, Ye Yunfei naturally would not let the green-robed elder go at this moment either. Exerting all his strength, he mobilized every bit of Soul Force Energy and every possible method to attack the green-robed ancestor. Even Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the others were giving it their all. They had nearly faced total annihilation under the suppression of that white pearl moments ago; now, having finally gained a chance to fight back, they certainly would not miss it.
And this green-robed elder knew his greatest reliance was that white pearl. Therefore, he was exerting all his effort to summon it, but the white pearl simply could not break back into Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
“You Yang surnamed beast, your end has come!”
After another moment, the green-robed elder's Soul Body had been battered and bruised from head to toe by the combined assault, and was beginning to buckle. At that moment, the voice inside his body suddenly let out a fierce roar, followed by a “Boom!” A violent explosion erupted, and the green-robed elder's Soul Body instantly shattered into pieces.
“What are you doing? With this way of fighting, you'll perish too! Don't you want to live?!” The green-robed elder's Soul Body, shattered into four or five pieces, exclaimed in shock and fury, unable to contain a loud roar.
“Hahaha... I am but a sliver of leftover will. The reason I endured in hiding all these years was for the sole purpose of revenge. As long as I can annihilate you, beast, what does it matter even if I pay with myself? In my time, I was a renowned and formidable power in this Void. To end up ambushed by you and reduced to this miserable state, there is no great significance in my will continuing to linger on.” The voice laughed wildly, deranged.
“Madman! You are a madman!” the green-robed elder shrieked, both terrified and enraged, fully aware of his dire predicament.