"If these guys want to throw their lives away, so be it," Huang Shang said with a laugh.
"All of you keep talking about wanting to settle accounts with that Reincarnation Ghost, but your real goal is to snatch the token on this young man. Daring to covet it but not daring to say it aloud—you're a bunch of scum worse than beasts." One of the Autumn Wind Group True Gods suddenly sneered.
"What do you Autumn Wind Group fellows think you're doing? Do you want to help this kid?" Someone else couldn't help but ask, startled by the True God's words.
"Hmph, I think these Autumn Wind Group guys want to stabilize this kid first, then find an opportunity to trick him out of that token. To put it bluntly, they want to hog it for themselves. Otherwise, when have you ever seen anyone from the Autumn Wind Group be this kind-hearted?" Another person said disdainfully.
"That is indeed true." Upon hearing this, the others all came to a sudden realization.
The Autumn Wind Group had a notorious reputation in the Sixth Void, and no one would ever believe that they had good intentions.
"Young man, which faction exactly do you belong to? And why is there a ghost cultivator following you?
Recently, our Guardian Faction has had many branch strongholds destroyed by enemies, and ghost cultivator auras were detected at every one of them. I suspect you might be involved."
Suddenly, ten True Gods rushed forward, parting the crowd. Led by a Perfected True God, they fixed sharp eyes on Ye Yunfei and questioned him coldly.
"Sir of the Guardian Faction, according to reports, the branch strongholds of the Guardian Faction that were destroyed some time ago should have been the work of the Restorer Faction. Could this young man belong to them?" The surrounding cultivators were shocked by the words of the Guardian Faction's Perfected True God leader, and someone couldn't help but ask.
In the Sixth Void recently, the Restorer Faction had indeed made a huge commotion, their reputation soaring. Ordinary people truly didn't dare to provoke them, as a faction that dared to challenge both the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall simultaneously was certainly not to be trifled with.
"Regardless of whether he's from the Restorer Faction or not, he is implicated," the Guardian Faction's Perfected True God said coldly, his gaze fixed on Ye Yunfei.
At this moment, the number of True Gods surrounding Ye Yunfei had reached thirty or forty, the strongest being Perfected True Gods and the weakest being Primary True Gods.
Each of them stared at Ye Yunfei, ready to strike at any moment. Of course, most were after the token on Ye Yunfei's person.
Back in that city, many had witnessed Ye Yunfei using that token to effortlessly suppress that Reincarnation Ghost. They had all seen how powerful that ghost was. The fact that it could be suppressed so easily proved that token was definitely an extraordinary treasure, something everyone desired.
"It seems you all want to snatch my token!
But there are so many of you, and only one token. How are you going to divide it?" Ye Yunfei swept his gaze over the True Gods surrounding him and sneered.
"Kid, know what's good for you and hand that token over quickly. How we divide it is none of your business," someone immediately shouted angrily.
"Hah, my token—why should I hand it over to you?
You're thinking too much," Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
"Kid, confess honestly, are you from the Restorer Faction?
Where exactly is the Restorer Faction's headquarters?
I advise you to be honest, or I won't mind subjecting you to all the cruelest punishments in the Guardian Faction arsenal one by one. By that time, you'll regret even being alive." The Guardian Faction's Perfected True God leader's face darkened upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words. He took a step forward, unleashing an energy pressure that surged towards Ye Yunfei like raging waves.
However, with Ye Yunfei's current strength, this level of energy pressure couldn't affect him in the slightest.
Unless he encountered a Heavenly God, Ye Yunfei had nothing to fear at his current power level.
"That's right, I am from the Restorer Faction. What about it?" Ye Yunfei placed his hands behind his back, his gaze meeting that of the Guardian Faction Perfected True God leader as he answered coldly.
Since everyone already believed he was from the Restorer Faction, there was no need to hide it.
"What?
Is this kid really from the Restorer Faction?" Everyone present was greatly shocked by Ye Yunfei's words.
"The Restorer Faction dares to provoke both the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall. They're no goody-two-shoes and not to be messed with!" Someone immediately began to have second thoughts, sending a mental message to their companion.
"Afraid? Why?
We have experts from the Guardian Faction here, experts from the Yin Corpse Hall, and a whole bunch of experts from other major factions. There's no need to fear this guy.
After offending both the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall, the Restorer Faction has gone into hiding recently and doesn't dare show its face." Many were completely unfazed, but some more timid individuals had already quietly retreated to the side, planning to see how things would develop.
At this moment, the Guardian Faction Perfected True God leader took action against Ye Yunfei. He threw a mighty punch, a massive fist imprint materializing as a fierce fist force surged towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei also took a step forward and threw a punch in return. He was executing the Great Perishing God Fist, and his fist radiated terrifying destructive energy.
With a loud *boom*, their fists collided. The Guardian Faction's Perfected True God paled instantly as he felt a dreadful fist force sweeping over him, forcing him to stagger back a significant distance.
"Impossible!" An expression of disbelief surfaced on his face; he couldn't believe he had been forced back by a single punch from a junior.
"Take action!" Ye Yunfei said to Huang Shang, Hu Miao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
The next moment, Huang Shang appeared. He unleashed ghost cultivation techniques, and instantly, ghostly fog filled the sky. Then, one ghost wall after another began to manifest continuously.
Ye Yunfei stamped his foot. One earth formation and Formation after another rapidly materialized. Hu Miao unleashed numerous fantasy illusions, which drifted in all directions like invisible bubbles, enveloping True God after True God.
"Let's try out my nine divine beasts," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Instantly, a massive wheel rose slowly from behind Ye Yunfei. Then, nine huge divine beasts charged out from the wheel, immediately launching furious attacks against the surrounding True Gods.
Ye Yunfei executed the Myriad Swords Return to One Great Method, unleashing one thick sword beam after another. In an instant, he cleanly bisected two or three True Gods at the waist.
"Be careful, try not to damage their physical bodies too much. I'm planning to use them for corpse refinement," Huang Shang said with some heartache upon seeing this, quickly sending a mental message.
"Don't worry, I won't damage their bodies. I know how to hold back, I'm just weakening them. They'll be able to regenerate their bodies soon enough.
However, these guys should still be controlled by me. Let them become my Clones," Ye Yunfei said with a laugh.
"That works too," Huang Shang agreed, knowing Ye Yunfei wanted to control a group of True Gods as Clones to bolster his strength.
Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao acted simultaneously, plus the nine divine beasts—equivalent to twelve True Gods.
Moreover, Hu Miao's illusions and Huang Shang's ghost cultivation techniques could unleash considerable power in this kind of group battle. The earth formations and Formations Ye Yunfei deployed could also generate massive might.
For a time, all the True Gods surrounding Ye Yunfei were shocked and alarmed.
"Kid, since you're from the Restorer Faction, obediently accept your death!" At that moment, another four or five True Gods charged over from the distance, each exuding a dense corpse aura energy.
The crowd immediately recognized them as experts from the Yin Corpse Hall.
These Yin Corpse Hall True Gods tossed out black cloth sacks, pouring out a large batch of corpses from them.
"Comparing corpse path techniques with me?
That's practically delivering treasures to my doorstep!" Seeing those corpses, Huang Shang's eyes lit up. The next instant, he also took out a large number of black cloth sacks and poured out corpse after corpse.
Huang Shang had plundered a huge number of corpses from the Yin Corpse Hall some time ago, so the number he produced now far exceeded those released by the five Yin Corpse Hall True Gods.
The large number of corpses Huang Shang unleashed nearly formed a small army, swarming forward to completely surround all the corpses released by the five Yin Corpse Hall True Gods.
"Ahahaha…
All these belong to me now," Huang Shang said excitedly.
"How is this possible?
You actually know corpse control techniques too, and you possess so many corpses? Who exactly are you?
Could you be a traitor from our Yin Corpse Hall?" The five Yin Corpse Hall True Gods were dumbfounded upon seeing the massive batch of corpses Huang Shang released. One couldn't help but exclaim.
"Everyone, let's focus our power and kill this kid first. He's the leader." The Guardian Faction Perfected True God leader, forced back repeatedly by Ye Yunfei's Myriad Swords Return to One Great Method, roared in shock and fury.
Ye Yunfei willed it, and transmitted the over twenty True Gods from the Restorer Faction he had brought with him out from the Phantom Flaming Pagoda.
Since these people had already branded him as a member of the Restorer Faction, there was no need to conceal anything. Ye Yunfei directly had the Restorer Faction experts emerge.
Before being transmitted out, Ye Yunfei had already informed these Restorer Faction True Gods about the situation here. So, the moment they appeared, they immediately joined the battle.
"Leave all the Perfected True Gods and Advanced True Gods for me to handle," Ye Yunfei mentally messaged the over twenty Restorer Faction True Gods. Then, he released his Soul Power, locking onto every Perfected True God and Advanced True God among his opponents.
Ye Yunfei executed the Myriad Swords Return to One Great Method with his left hand and used the physique-type martial skill of the Great Strength Devil God with his right, simultaneously employing Soul Force Martial Arts and Mind Force Martial Arts. He alone faced off against all the enemy Perfected True Gods and Advanced True Gods.
Not long ago, at that small space near the bridge to the Netherworld, Ye Yunfei had obtained many Soul Elixirs and high-grade Soul Stones, plus a large batch of Soul Force cultivation resources left behind by ancient Reincarnation Sect masters—each was extraordinarily valuable.
After obtaining those two Soul Force Martial Arts, the Soul Binding Art and the Soul Purification Art, Ye Yunfei immediately began practicing them while continuously refining and absorbing vast amounts of Soul Elixir, Soul Stones, and other Soul Force resources. Consequently, Ye Yunfei's current Soul Power level had risen by another large margin, far surpassing that of ordinary Perfected True Gods.
Therefore, the Soul Force Martial Arts Ye Yunfei wielded now were incredibly potent. Three Advanced True Gods had their Soul Bodies wounded by soul swords in succession, screaming out in agony.
Moreover, during the combat, Ye Yunfei continuously employed the Soul Binding Art and the Soul Purification Art, purifying the Soul Bodies of those True Gods one by one, then branding them with his own soul mark.
Ye Yunfei first targeted the Primary True Gods. They held no power to resist before him. Within an extremely short period, Ye Yunfei turned every Primary True God besieging him into his own Clones.
Next, Ye Yunfei went after the Intermediate True Gods.
He first used the Soul Binding Art to bind their Soul Bodies, then employed the Soul Purification Art to purify them, and finally branded them with his own soul mark.
Soon, every Intermediate True God became Ye Yunfei's Clone.
After that, Ye Yunfei began utilizing the Soul Binding Art and the Soul Purification Art against the Advanced True Gods.
Since all the Primary and Intermediate True Gods were now Ye Yunfei's Clones, the pressure on Ye Yunfei's side decreased significantly. Everyone, including the nine divine beasts, started concentrating their forces against the remaining Advanced and Perfected True Gods.
"Let's have the Bloodline Clone appear as well. Time to test its current combat power." Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of his Bloodline Clone. With a thought, the Bloodline Clone appeared beside him, radiating towering clouds of blood mist that enveloped the Advanced and Perfected True Gods.
Originally, about forty True Gods were besieging Ye Yunfei. Now only thirteen remained: four Perfected True Gods and nine Advanced True Gods.
The Bloodline Clone's figure flashed, carrying surging blood mist, and instantly rushed in front of one of the Advanced True Gods.
*Gulu Gulu…*
That Advanced True God immediately felt all the blood within his body begin to boil furiously.
"Not bad!
The Bloodline Clone devoured the blood essence of quite a few True Gods previously. Its combat power is quite formidable now." Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, as Ye Yunfei willed it, a rope emitting an eerie aura appeared within that Advanced True God's soul sea, winding toward his Soul Body. In one move, it bound his Soul Body.
"What kind of evil thing is this?" This Advanced True God was encountering such an esoteric Soul Force Martial Art for the first time and was greatly alarmed. Five Soul Force type magic treasures immediately surfaced and activated within his soul sea as he tried to resist.
However, Ye Yunfei willed it, and a soul sword shot into his soul sea, blasting all five treasures away.
Following that, dozens of enormous Soul Force planets barged into his soul sea simultaneously, surrounding his Soul Body and commencing a gang-up pummeling.
"Ah…
Kid, what kind of Soul Force Martial Arts have you cultivated?
This is terrifying!" Finding his Soul Body had lost its ability to resist, the Advanced True God cried out in terror amidst his screams.
But it was useless. Moments later, his Soul Body was completely purified, then branded with Ye Yunfei's soul mark.
"Good, subdued one Advanced True God." Ye Yunfei smiled. Then, with a thought, this newly subdued Advanced True God turned around and launched a sneak attack against another Advanced True God beside him.
After their Soul Bodies were purified, although these True Gods lost all consciousness, willpower, and memories, their cultivation realms remained intact. All the energy they had cultivated before—their Soul Power energy, Soul Body energy, and various other energies—remained complete, so their combat power was hardly affected.
The only things impaired were their memories, and they forgot some of the more potent techniques and secret arts they had previously cultivated.
However, after Ye Yunfei controlled these True Gods, he could have them unleash the various techniques and martial skills he himself cultivated. And every technique and martial skill Ye Yunfei cultivated was exceedingly formidable, definitely not inferior to the ones these True Gods had originally mastered.
"Actually, I think you could use the Soul Force Planet Method to devour these fellows' Soul Bodies. That way, you would obtain their memories.
If you use the Soul Purification Art to purify their Soul Bodies, you won't get their memories." Hun Lao suddenly spoke up.