Having spoken, Ye Yunfei charged towards the True God along with a great swarm of Earth Dragons. His fists were like lightning, striking alternately, each blow utilizing the World-Breaking Fist and the Great Extinction Divine Fist. Terrifying physical power rolled forth in torrents, forcing the True God into a continuous retreat.
During the battle, the surrounding Earth Dragons, along with all of the Earth Qi Energy and earth laws within the entire subterranean world, formed a vast, combined force that swept forth in mighty waves to assault the True God.
In such an environment, this True God's combat power was reduced to fifty or sixty percent of its maximum at best. He was simply not Ye Yunfei's match. After struggling to endure a few attacks, a single fist from Ye Yunfei sent him flying.
"What are you doing up there?! Come down and save me now! This kid's strength is too terrifying!"
At this moment, the True God was utterly terrified. He regretted ever burrowing underground. He could already sense that within this subterranean world, Ye Yunfei moved with perfect ease, as if in his element, while he himself was restricted at every turn, unable to unleash his true combat power.
"It's too late to call for help now," Ye Yunfei laughed heartily.
In this environment, Ye Yunfei only grew more valiant and fierce the longer the fight went on. His figure flashed, and he shot before the True God. He unleashed a variety of gongfa and martial techniques, then brandished his dual fists once more, blasting the deity's body apart again. The True God let out successive miserable screams, completely losing any capacity to fight back within moments.
"Kid, just you wait! I will definitely repay today's enmity!"
Having thoroughly lost his will to fight, the True God wanted only to turn and flee this underground world. But how could Ye Yunfei let him escape? Stamping his feet on the ground, one after another, large-scale Earth Formations continuously manifested, completely encircling the True God. The ten-colored Earth Dragons took the lead in merging into those formations, instantly causing the True God to feel an even more terrifying pressure.
Ye Yunfei charged forward, unleashing over a dozen consecutive fist strikes, repeatedly blasting the True God's body apart while beginning to refine and devour his enemy's Soul Body using his soul star technique.
The True God had lost all power to resist, able only to emit unwilling, miserable shrieks.
"How could you be defeated so miserably in such a short time?!"
Above ground, the other True God was still hesitating about whether to plunge into the earth. Suddenly, he sensed his companion already beaten to within an inch of his life. Shocked and enraged, this True God immediately activated his movement technique, wanting to burrow underground. But it was at that moment...
"Ah!"
A final agonized scream echoed from beneath the earth. Then, he sensed his companion's presence vanish entirely, with not even a trace remaining.
"Oh no, he has perished! Only the last remnants of his soul remain!"
This True God abruptly halted his advance. His own strength was actually on par with his companion. If his companion had been killed so quickly, it clearly indicated that even if he descended, not only might he fail to save him, but he might also end up joining his companion in death.
Just as this True God hesitated about burrowing down, he suddenly sensed a figure rapidly surging upward towards the surface.
"Oh no, that guy is coming up to deal with me!"
The True God was startled. Without any further hesitation, his body moved, shooting into the air and racing outwards, fleeing beyond the boundaries of the Beidou Sect headquarters.
"Retreat! Everyone retreat now! Hurry, everyone retreat immediately!"
The fleeing True God shouted loudly towards the few surviving troops remaining within the Beidou Sect headquarters. In truth, there were very few left alive. Those who had managed to last until now without being slain were merely the minority of survivors, existing purely on luck.
The True God was extremely fast, instantly darting beyond the headquarters. He then retrieved a flying ship, boarded it, directly pierced through space, and swiftly departed.
By this time, Ye Yunfei had also emerged from the subterranean world. Seeing the Guardian Faction True God swiftly fleeing into the distance, a cold sneer appeared on his face.
However, Ye Yunfei did not give chase. The speed of a True God was frightful, and moreover, the flying ship that True God used was a high-grade flight treasure. In any case, when a True God wanted to flee, given Ye Yunfei's current strength, catching up in a short time wasn't guaranteed.
"What a shame. We actually let that guy get away," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, following Ye Yunfei out of the ground, said with regret as it watched the True God disappearing without a trace in the distance. "If his reaction had been just a bit slower, we could have held him back and killed both True Gods."
"We've already killed two True Gods one after the other during this period. That's an impressive achievement," Hun Lao said with a smile.
"Indeed. Not long ago, when we encountered a True God, we could only flee. But now we can actually slay them. I believe it won't be long before we can kill even stronger True Gods," Huang Shang said, also feeling a touch of pride as he smiled.
"The energy of a True God-level Soul Body is truly incredibly useful to me," Huang Shang murmured with a satisfied expression. After Ye Yunfei shattered that True God's body, Huang Shang had also devoured a portion of the Soul Body's energy. Of course, the core part was refined by Ye Yunfei himself, who needed its memories.
During this time, Ye Yunfei had already obtained the memories of two True Gods from the Guardian Faction back-to-back. His understanding of the Guardian Faction had greatly deepened.
It could be said that Ye Yunfei had already grasped the lion's share of the Guardian Faction's circumstances within the Sixth Void. The only aspect he wasn't too clear about was the handful of highest-ranking leaders.
From the memories he obtained, the highest leaders of the Guardian Faction were incredibly mysterious. Even high-level members of the faction didn't easily get an audience, as those supreme leaders spent years immersed in secluded cultivation.
There was also a legend circulating within the Guardian Faction: those highest-ranking leaders were not actually in the Sixth Void. They had left this realm and were making certain arrangements within other void realms.
"Generally speaking, the Guardian Faction leadership also does not actively pry into the affairs of those supreme leaders. The Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void is considerably stronger overall than their counterpart in the Eighth Void — it's not even in the same league. Within the Sixth Void, the Guardian Faction boasts a relatively significant number of True Gods, unlike the Eighth Void which had none. However, now that I've initially gained combat strength sufficient to oppose a True God, I have gained a foundational confidence to resist the Guardian Faction," Ye Yunfei thought to himself as he digested the two True Gods' memories.
Ye Yunfei understood that the conflict between himself and the Guardian Faction, as well as the conflict between the Eighth Void and the Guardian Faction, was irreconcilable. If he wanted to protect the Eighth Void and the people and worlds there that he cared about, he had to continue opposing the Guardian Faction. Eventually, a decisive confrontation with them was inevitable.
Ye Yunfei withdrew all the Earth Formations from the Beidou Sect headquarters and collected every Earth Dragon. Then, he walked out, retrieved a fast vessel, boarded it, and departed in an instant. The Beidou Sect headquarters, once bustling and lively, immediately transformed into a deserted, lifeless realm.
After leaving the headquarters, Ye Yunfei headed towards the Green Mountain Sect's base and soon arrived back there.
"The Green Mountain Sect will also need to relocate," Ye Yunfei said after pondering a moment inside the sect's headquarters.
Previously, outside the Beidou Sect headquarters, the Green Mountain Sect had moved against the other three forces. This news would inevitably reach the ears of the Guardian Faction's high command, who would now certainly know of the Green Mountain Sect's betrayal. It probably wouldn't be long before they dispatched troops to suppress them, just as they had against the Beidou Sect. After the losses suffered during this period, the leaders at the Guardian Faction headquarters must be seething with rage. Once they moved, the blow would surely be swift and thunderous.
After thinking it over, Ye Yunfei immediately issued orders for everyone at the Green Mountain Sect headquarters to gather their belongings. Not long after, he led the Green Mountain Sect's forces away from their headquarters and headed towards the Earth Demon Clan's territory.
Within the Earth Demon Clan's headquarters was the Xuanhuang Continent, incomparably sturdy and impregnable even to True Gods. It was an exceptionally secure fortress.
Shortly after Ye Yunfei and the Green Mountain Sect forces departed, a large army came rolling in, completely surrounding the Green Mountain Sect headquarters.
This army consisted of members from several different forces. All of these powers were subsidiary forces of the Guardian Faction. Just like the Green Mountain Sect and the other forces previously, after surrendering to the Guardian Faction, they were compelled to follow orders immediately upon receiving them.
When the troops surged into the Green Mountain Sect headquarters, they found it completely empty, abandoned.
Meanwhile, within the Guardian Faction's central headquarters in the Sixth Void, when the high command heard the report that two True Gods had perished in succession, each and every one was shocked and furious. True Gods were the main combat force of the Guardian Faction within the Sixth Void.
"Every True God's fall is a significant loss for our Guardian Faction," one leader declared. "Beyond that, within the entire Sixth Void, the death of a True God is an exceptionally rare event. Yet now our Guardian Faction has lost two True Gods within a short period. Surely someone is targeting our faction specifically. We must investigate immediately and root out the mastermind behind this; otherwise, our Guardian Faction will suffer even greater losses going forward. If we lose any more True Gods, the price would become utterly unacceptable."
Within a large-scale hall inside the Guardian Faction headquarters, a towering figure sat cross-legged upon the central throne. The energy aura radiating from him pressured the entire headquarters complex.