By this time, Ye Yunfei had already laid out several dozen Earth Formations and several dozen Formations, ready to activate a teleport.
Just at that moment.
Rumble…
A black formation banner appeared in the high sky, releasing torrents of formation-breaking energy. It swiftly and one by one dismantled all the Earth Formations and Formations Ye Yunfei had set up.
The Earth Formations and Formations set up by Ye Yunfei with his current strength were broken within moments, a testament to the immense power of that black formation banner.
"Hahaha! Kid, I saw you laying out Earth Formations and Formations at the Qin Family headquarters, so I prepared this formation-breaking artifact in advance. As soon as you set up any formations or earth formations, they'll be destroyed," sneered the expert from the Autumn Wind Group who had spoken earlier, laughing arrogantly.
At this moment, the five Autumn Wind Group experts had already employed their movement techniques, encircling Ye Yunfei's group. All five were Intermediate True Gods, and the temporal and spatial energy they unleashed was terrifying. The space where Ye Yunfei was located seemed to solidify completely, sealing everything. Ye Yunfei felt his movements beginning to slow.
"Break!"
The Earth Demon Clan's patriarch let out a furious roar as powerful energy billowed from his body like a millennia-old volcano erupting.
Rumble…
Under the impact of the patriarch's formidable energy, the sealed space instantly loosened. The other eight True Gods also released their energy and simultaneously summoned their magical artifacts, resisting the concentrated sealing energy of this space, managing to exert some effect.
Seizing the chance, Ye Yunfei pointed a finger. Two magical artifacts surged out from within his body and crashed onto the pole of the black formation banner in the high sky. *Clang! Clang!* Two sounds rang out, and the black banner began to sway.
The two magical artifacts Ye Yunfei had unleashed were both Dao Soldier artifacts of the True God level, immensely powerful.
"This kid actually has two Dao Soldier artifacts at the True God level!"
The five Autumn Wind Group experts were all slightly surprised. Even for Intermediate True Gods like them, True God-level Dao Soldiers were extremely precious artifacts, something only high-level members of super factions like the Guardian Faction could casually produce.
Simultaneously with deploying the two True God Dao Soldiers, Ye Yunfei directly set up dozens more Earth Formations and Formations, half of which were specifically for teleportation.
Rumble…
Powerful teleportation energy enveloped Ye Yunfei and the nine True Gods, including the Earth Demon Clan patriarch. In an instant, they teleported a great distance away.
"Damn it! Thinking of escaping right under our noses!"
The five Autumn Wind Group experts, seeing Ye Yunfei and his group break through their encirclement and flee a great distance, grew furious. They immediately used their movement techniques to pursue.
The movement speeds of these five Intermediate True Gods were terrifying. In a flash, they closed in behind Ye Yunfei's group.
"Get inside my airship!"
The Earth Demon Clan's patriarch immediately took out the airship from before and urged everyone inside. With a hum, the airship shuddered violently, tearing through space and fleeing into the distance.
The patriarch's airship was an heirloom passed down by the Earth Demon Clan's ancestors. It was an excellent flying artifact with exceptional speed. Moreover, as an Intermediate True God himself, the patriarch channeled his energy continuously into the ship, pushing its speed to the maximum.
"You won't escape!"
The five pursuing Autumn Wind Group experts also took out their flying artifacts and began chasing.
Even though the Earth Demon Clan's patriarch had pushed the airship to its limits, the distance between the two parties was continuously closing.
"Not good, Young Master Ye! Those five Autumn Wind Group bastards' flying artifacts are too fast. I suspect they might even have Wind God Crystals—divine crystals imbued with wind energy. Any flying artifact powered by Wind God Crystals can double its speed!"
Sensing the speed of the enemy's pursuit, Ye Yunfei and the nine True Gods were all inwardly alarmed. One of the True Gods spoke up.
"True, they likely do possess Wind God Crystals," Ye Yunfei nodded in agreement.
Having devoured the Soul Bodies of many Deities from the Sixth Void, Ye Yunfei had gained numerous memories and knew that several major factions within the Sixth Void possessed Wind God Crystals, using them to accelerate their flying artifacts during urgent travel.
"Hahaha! Kid, you can't escape! You must be that little Qin Family whore's lover! Once I capture you, perhaps that little vixen will have no choice but to obey me."
Watching as they closed the gap, one of the pursuing Autumn Wind Group Deities roared with triumphant laughter.
Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei's expression shifted. He immediately unleashed Mental Force energy in a ranged attack.
After obtaining the inheritance of the ancient Heart Gate, Ye Yunfei had constantly taken time to cultivate, steadily improving his mastery of Mental Force and deepening his understanding of the ancient Heart Gate's techniques and martial skills. Now, the offensive power he unleashed was formidable.
"Be careful, everyone! This brat's Mental Force is quite high-level, and it seems he has cultivated techniques from the Heart Gate's inheritance!"
The attacked Autumn Wind Group expert, startled, hurriedly sent a mental message to warn his companions.
"He cultivates Heart Gate techniques… Is he an inheritor of the Heart Gate, then?"
The other four experts were equally alarmed by the message.
"So what if he's a Heart Gate inheritor? Our Autumn Wind Group has no need to fear the Heart Gate. Our backing is the Guardian Faction. And he provoked us first. Even if the Heart Gate comes knocking later, we are in the right!" The expert under attack snorted coldly and spoke up.
"True enough. At worst, we can let the Guardian Faction deal with the Heart Gate later."
The other four all nodded in agreement. In the brief exchange, the distance between the two sides closed significantly once more.
"Let's attack!"
The five Autumn Wind Group experts attacked simultaneously, throwing artifacts and launching streams of powerful energy attacks towards Ye Yunfei's group.
The combined assault of five Intermediate True Gods was terrifying, causing this stretch of the void to shake violently. Thick spatial fissures continuously appeared.
"Everyone, be careful!"
The Earth Demon Clan patriarch spun around abruptly. He retrieved a massive iron hammer, raised it high, and smashed it backwards with full force.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
The colossal hammer in the patriarch's hands repeatedly collided with the five experts' attacks. Though the patriarch's strength was great, facing five Intermediate True Gods at once was a struggle. Soon, he was sent staggering back dozens of steps.
Ye Yunfei and the other eight True Gods also attacked at once. Ye Yunfei wielded Soul Power techniques and Mental Force techniques, continuously assaulting the five Intermediate True Gods.
It must be said that Mental Force techniques were among the hardest to defend against in the world. Against Ye Yunfei's Mental Force assault, the five Intermediate True Gods could only rely on their physical bodies and energy to endure, with no other means of defense, which inherently weakened a portion of their power.
"Damn it! How can this brat's Mental Force be so refined? Could he truly be an heir of the Heart Gate?"
Continually subjected to Ye Yunfei's Mental Force attacks, the five experts grew increasingly flustered and enraged. However, these Mental Force attacks couldn't inflict any real damage; their primary effect was interference.
The Earth Demon Clan patriarch frontally withstood the majority of the five experts' attacks.
*Boom! Boom!*
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei threw both fists forward simultaneously—his left fist unleashed Boundless Breaker Fist, while his right unleashed the Grand Annihilation Divine Fist. Both fists expanded rapidly, directly confronting the attacks of two of the enemy experts.
"Such formidable physical power! Such terrifying bodily martial skills!"
Sensing the terrifying might contained within Ye Yunfei's two fists, everyone was shocked.
"It seems Young Master Ye's combat strength is also immense. I previously thought he relied solely on Geomancy, Formations, and Soul Power and Mental Force techniques. I never imagined his physical strength was also this terrifying," the Earth Demon Clan patriarch and the other eight True Gods were stunned.
"How is this possible? This youngster, at such a tender age, has actually cultivated his physical body to such a level?"
The five Autumn Wind Group experts were also extremely shocked.
*Boom! Boom! Boom…*
Throwing the two punches was just the start. Ye Yunfei continued unleashing Boundless Breaker Fist and Grand Annihilation Divine Fist, head-on confronting the enemy. For a moment, he actually blocked the combined assault of all five Autumn Wind Group experts.
"Get ready; we prepare to retreat," Ye Yunfei sent a mental message to the Earth Demon Clan's group.
Ye Yunfei understood well that although he had temporarily held off the five experts, his opponents were, after all, five Intermediate True Gods. If the battle continued, the outcome was far from certain.
"Kid, so what if your physical body is a bit stronger?" one of the Autumn Wind Group experts sneered. He then produced a seven-story black pagoda that rose into the air, expanding continuously and pressing down towards Ye Yunfei and the others.
With the appearance of the seven-story black pagoda, the surrounding space grew oppressively heavy, as if instantly sealed by infinite pressure.
"Not good! This is an artifact forged by a God King or a Heavenly God! It may even contain a wisp of a God King's or a Heavenly God's Soul Power imprint. We're no match—retreat at once!" Upon seeing the black pagoda, the Earth Demon Clan patriarch paled, his expression drastically changing as he shouted.
"An artifact forged by a God King or a Heavenly God…" Ye Yunfei, sensing the suppressive energy released by the inky-black pagoda, was secretly alarmed.
By now, Ye Yunfei understood the concepts of God King and Heavenly God. Heavenly God was a major realm above True God—the Deities' cultivation stages consisted of Virtual God, True God, and Heavenly God.
However, the God King was more unique.
It was said that after reaching the True God realm, one gained the qualifications to pursue the path of God King. So-called God Kings condensed the entirety of their energy, laws, and life essence into an extremely concentrated form, forging a crown. This crown represented the essence of the God King's cultivation over a lifetime. A Deity capable of forging such a crown could be called a God King. Regardless of whether one was a True God or a Heavenly God, upon forging their own crown, they would be called a God King.
The strength of a God King far surpassed that of peers at the same level and even allowed them to effortlessly transcend major realms in battle. In other words, a True God who successfully forges their own crown and becomes a God King could easily fight, and even defeat, Heavenly Gods.
The seven-story black pagoda before them was forged by either a God King or a Heavenly God; either way, its power was terrifying.
*Bang! Bang! Bang…*
The next instant, Ye Yunfei, the Earth Demon Clan patriarch, and the other eight True Gods were all blasted away by the seven-story black pagoda.
"This artifact is terrifying. You're no match. Find a chance to flee immediately!" Hun Lao's voice echoed in Ye Yunfei's mind via spiritual message.
Yet before Hun Lao's transmission had fully concluded, the seven-story black pagoda came rumbling down again.
Ye Yunfei, the patriarch, and the other eight True Gods all felt immense pressure as the artifact descended once more, threatening to blast them away again.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Yunfei suddenly produced several dozen Deity-level puppets, instantly activating them. The puppets charged towards the seven-story black pagoda.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
These dozens of puppets couldn't withstand the pressure at all. They were blasted away one after another. However, Ye Yunfei hadn't expected them to block the pagoda; his goal was to create a chance to escape. The instant he released the puppets, Ye Yunfei had already mentally signaled the nine True Gods to turn and flee the moment this opportunity presented itself.
"Such resilient puppets!"
The Autumn Wind Group expert who had cast the black pagoda observed with astonishment. Though all the puppets were sent flying in an instant, not one showed any damage. He understood immediately: the materials used to forge these puppets were unbelievably hard.
"You can't escape!"
The expert pointed a finger, directing the seven-story black pagoda to rise once more and pursue Ye Yunfei's fleeing group.