"It doesn't matter how unwilling you are. Your Guardian Faction's wickedness ensures that today's outcome was destined."
Ye Yunfei sneered coldly.
Moments later, Ye Yunfei punched once more, blasting the True God's physical body and Soul Body apart in an explosion. His dozens of Soul Power planets surged forward, beginning to devour the fragments of the True God's Soul Body, while his Blood Clan Clone also started refining and absorbing the bloodline essence the True God had left behind.
During the previous battle, Huang Shang had already refined a portion of the energy from the True God's Soul Body.
"A True God-level Soul Body is truly on another level. If I get the chance to refine a few more, I'll likely make another breakthrough soon," Huang Shang couldn't help but say.
When Ye Yunfei completely absorbed all the remaining Soul Body fragments of the True God, it meant this True God had thoroughly perished.
"This is the first True God we've slain!" Hun Lao said excitedly.
"Indeed. We're now capable of killing True Gods," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also felt immense excitement.
Ye Yunfei hadn't acted alone in this battle; Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang had all contributed. This True God was slain through their combined efforts.
"Oh no! That True God lord seems to have fallen!"
As Ye Yunfei refined and absorbed the last Soul Body fragment, the high-level members of the four surrounding forces realized they could no longer sense any trace of the True God's aura, and panic gripped them one after another.
Since that True God had been dispatched by the Guardian Faction, if something happened to him, the Guardian Faction might hold them accountable upon investigation. These forces were all subordinate to the Guardian Faction and held very low status.
"Should we eliminate them all as well? The resources these guys carry must be considerable, since all the higher-ups of these forces are here."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm was now fixated on the forces surrounding them—or more accurately, the three forces, since the Green Mountain Sect was effectively under Ye Yunfei's control.
"Then let's make our move," Ye Yunfei nodded.
These forces undoubtedly often assisted the Guardian Faction in oppressing other factions. Beidou Sect probably wasn't the first. They were undoubtedly stained with countless atrocities, and Ye Yunfei had no intention of letting them go.
As soon as Ye Yunfei finished speaking, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang each charged out, immediately taking action.
The Blood Clan Clone soared into the air, grabbing a Void God. In less than two breaths, it had drained him into a desiccated husk.
Having just refined and absorbed the bloodline essence of the True God, the Blood Clan Clone's strength had surged drastically. Dealing with ordinary Void Gods now was effortless.
Transforming into a streak of golden light, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm moved at blinding speed, successively ramming two Void Gods' bodies into explosions, then casually sweeping up all their possessions.
Meanwhile, Hu Miao conjured a multitude of illusions. Illusion after illusion spread in all directions like dense clusters of bubbles, pulling batch after batch of people into them.
Wherever Huang Shang went, vast clouds of ghostly mist erupted, and countless vengeful spirits and evil ghosts rushed out from the mist to assault the troops of the three forces.
At the same time, one Ghost Wall after another materialized, encircling the surrounding space. Numerous ghastly faces manifested on each wall, and the sheer number of Ghost Walls quickly trapped a large group of people where they stood.
Huang Shang's strength had been steadily increasing all this time. Coupled with having just refined part of a True God's Soul Body essence, the Ghost Walls he now deployed were, of course, far more powerful. Even Void Gods would find it extremely difficult to break free in a short time if trapped within.
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and hundreds of Void God-level puppets immediately appeared, charging to kill toward the three forces' troops.
Then, the Green Mountain Sect's forces also turned their weapons, beginning to assault the troops of the other three forces.
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred, moving with astonishing speed as he laid a series of Earth Formations around the battlefield. One Earth Dragon after another manifested directly in the surrounding void, roaming everywhere, constructing one terrifyingly powerful Earth Formation after another.
In an instant, almost all troops from the three forces were trapped in this pocket of void, unable to escape.
Given the overall strength of Ye Yunfei's small team, dealing with these common forces was simple. In fact, just the Earth Formations Ye Yunfei laid were enough to entrap the troops of all three factions.
"What in the world is happening? The Green Mountain Sect members are actually turning on our three forces! Did the Green Mountain Sect betray us long ago?"
Seeing this, the high-level members of the three forces were thrown into disarray. Watching the Green Mountain Sect troops attacking them, they felt both fury and bewilderment, roaring in anger.
Simultaneously, inside the Beidou Sect headquarters, the sect's leadership was in the midst of discussing how to lead everyone in a secret evacuation amidst this chaos. But suddenly, all the Beidou Sect's high-ranking members fell silent, as if immobilized. They each extended their Soul Power to sense the void outside their headquarters, and expressions of shock appeared on their faces.
They discovered that the four outside forces seemed to be engaged in internal strife. Particularly the Green Mountain Sect members were all desperately assaulting the other three factions. The battlefield was now surrounded by numerous Earth Formations, and agonized screams kept drifting out.
"What's happening out there? Have the four forces fallen out among themselves?" a disciple couldn't help but ask.
"Whatever is happening, it must be good for our Beidou Sect," another Elder spoke up.
"Report to the Sect Master and all Elders! Good news! The four forces outside seem to be fighting amongst themselves! The Green Mountain Sect forces are attacking the other three, and it's incredibly fierce. The Green Mountain Sect seems to have the upper hand. Many from the other three forces have already been killed," a scout rushed into the Beidou Sect headquarters, urgently announcing.
"They really are fighting! Excellent!" Upon hearing this report, the expressions of all Beidou Sect's high-ranking members turned excited, and many began to cheer.
"Hahaha... Their internal conflict is joyous news for us! Best if they fight to the death, annihilating each other. In the end, our Beidou Sect can emerge as the fisherman who profits while the snipe and the clam fight," a high-level member laughed heartily.
"Report! The battle outside is extremely fierce and gruesome!" Another scout rushed into the headquarters, delivering an update to the Beidou Sect's leadership.
"Good! Splendid! Let them fight! The more intense, the better!" Many of the Beidou Sect's elders roared with laughter.
"Hold on. The Guardian Faction sent a True God. Where is that True God?" A Supreme Elder suddenly addressed the scout.
"Right! Those outside forces are all affiliated with the Guardian Faction. Now that they're fighting among themselves, why isn't the Guardian Faction's True God intervening?" someone questioned, puzzled.
"Elder, according to my observations, that True God seems to have already fallen. I can no longer sense any trace of his aura. Earlier, I thought I heard the unwilling cry of that True God right before death," the scout answered.
"What? That True God might be dead? How is that possible? Even if the four outside forces fell into infighting, they shouldn't be able to make a True God perish, right? As far as I know, the strongest among those four forces besieging us are Perfected Void Gods. How could they possibly cause a True God's death? No... something unforeseen must have occurred out there," a Supreme Elder of Beidou Sect immediately spoke up upon hearing this.
"No matter what, this is tremendously good news for our Beidou Sect. Deploy all scouts immediately to find out exactly what's happening," the Beidou Sect Sect Master declared loudly.
Soon, all of Beidou Sect's scouts were dispatched.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield outside, more than half of the three forces' troops had already been slaughtered. Particularly the Void Gods—none could escape.
Ye Yunfei could easily deal with those Void Gods using just his Mental Force martial techniques. Any Void God attempting to flee would immediately be suppressed by his Mental Force energy, with no chance of escape.
Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang devoured all the Soul Bodies of these Void Gods.
"These Void God Soul Bodies are no match for a True God's, but quantity makes up for quality. Not bad at all. Devouring this many has boosted my strength somewhat," Huang Shang laughed heartily.
Using others' Soul Bodies to elevate one's cultivation was a secret art among ghost cultivators.
As for Ye Yunfei, due to cultivating the Soul Power Star Technique, he could also enhance the quality of his own Soul Body and the strength of his Soul Power by absorbing others' Soul Bodies.
The Blood Clan Clone, meanwhile, relentlessly refined and absorbed the bloodline essences left by those Void Gods.
Not long ago, the Blood Clan Clone had completely refined the bloodline essence of one True God, resulting in a dramatic leap in overall strength. Ye Yunfei estimated that his Blood Clan Clone could now easily slay the vast majority of Perfected Void Gods. Even if encountering a lower-level True God, it could put up a decent fight.