At that moment, Ye Yunfei, accompanied by Wu Heishan and the siblings Xiao Hui, had already arrived outside the Xiao Sect's headquarters.
“It’s much more imposing than before,” Ye Yunfei remarked coldly, surveying the newly built palace before him.
“Halt! Who are you? How dare you...” Immediately, five Xiao Sect members stationed at the headquarters' entrance shouted out sternly.
However, before they could finish, the expressions of those five Xiao Sect members changed.
“You’re Ye Yunfei!”
The five recognized him.
“Scram!”
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, sending out a powerful palm force through the air.
Boom!
A domineering, overwhelming force surged toward the five Xiao Sect members like a broken dam.
Bang! Bang!
These five guards, possessing merely Saint Realm strength, were simply incapable of withstanding it. They were instantly sent flying, each knocked unconscious.
“Everyone in the Xiao Sect, get the hell out here!”
Ye Yunfei unleashed the Lion's Roar Technique of the Mad Lion Clan, letting out a thunderous roar.
Immediately, a vast sound wave surged and roiled forward like tidal waves, inundating the Xiao Sect headquarters.
Heaven and earth continuously reverberated with the rumbling, earth-shattering roar.
Everyone within a radius of ten li felt as if someone was desperately pounding drums inside their ears, their hearts shaken with fright.
Within the Xiao Sect headquarters, some of the weaker members were knocked to the ground on the spot by the terrifying sound wave, unable to get up for quite some time.
The entire Xiao Sect headquarters fell eerily quiet.
With Ye Yunfei's current strength, the power of the Lion's Roar Technique he unleashed was naturally extraordinary.
In the next moment...
“How insolent!”
“Who dares to come here and make a racket!”
...
Enraged roars echoed from inside the Xiao Sect headquarters.
Then, many figures emitting sharp auras rushed out from within. Leading them were four Yuan Foundation Realm experts. Hundreds of Xiao Sect members followed behind them. Every single one glared furiously at Ye Yunfei standing before the main gate.
“It’s him, esteemed seniors! He’s Ye Yunfei!” Numerous Xiao Sect members immediately recognized Ye Yunfei and called out loudly.
“Oh? So you are Ye Yunfei?” The four Xiao Sect Yuan Foundation Realm experts sized up Ye Yunfei from head to toe, seeming somewhat disbelieving. In their eyes, this youngster before them was just an ant at the Early Stage of the True Manifestation Realm. How dare he oppose the Xiao Sect and even come knocking on their headquarters' door?
“Correct. I am Ye Yunfei,” Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
The Xiao Sect's repeated provocations had exhausted his patience.
“Kid, you should never have provoked our Xiao Sect. A new student, still smelling of your mother's milk, dreaming of opposing our Xiao Sect? Utterly naïve. Have you ever considered how severe the consequences will be?”
Zhu Cong was the one to speak. His gaze upon Ye Yunfei held a condescending edge. As a Yuan Foundation Realm expert facing an Early Stage True Manifestation cultivator, he simply couldn’t take Ye Yunfei seriously.
“Your Xiao Sect has provoked me on multiple occasions, even sending people to hunt me down. Today, I intend to teach your Xiao Sect a lesson as punishment. In fact, you should be grateful this is Hudao Academy. Otherwise, I would have killed every single one of you.”
Ye Yunfei spoke plainly, his hands clasped behind his back.
“Seeking death!” As soon as Ye Yunfei’s words fell, the four Xiao Sect Yuan Foundation Realm experts were filled with fury, their killing intent soaring.
“Die, you ant!” Among them, the most hot-tempered, Shao Tianhu, suddenly burst forward like an enraged warhorse, charging at Ye Yunfei.
Boom!
As he threw a punch, a blue fist imprint continuously expanded until it became the size of a large water vat. The surrounding air was instantly drained by this blue fist imprint, and the space within dozens of zhang became intensely oppressive because of this strike.
“Truly a Yuan Foundation Realm expert! Just the wind from his fist is unbearable!”
“Senior Brother Shao is a Intermediate Student at the academy, and among the Intermediate Students, he’s an outstanding one!”
“Senior Brother Shao has attacked in fury. Ye Yunfei is in trouble!”
...
The earlier roar from Ye Yunfei had naturally drawn many students to come and watch the spectacle. Seeing Shao Tianhu strike, they began discussing animatedly.
Facing Shao Tianhu’s onslaught, Ye Yunfei didn’t care in the slightest. He didn’t even feel the desire to counterattack. He could already end a Yuan Foundation Realm early stager with a single move; it wasn’t particularly interesting.
Ye Yunfei directly deployed the Single Thought Births Demon.
Roar!
A ferocious, hideous demon abruptly appeared within Shao Tianhu’s Soul Sea, roaring as it pounced towards his Soul Body.
“Aaahh...!”
Immediately, Shao Tianhu screamed, clutching his head. His fierce attack naturally vanished in an instant.
Then, Ye Yunfei took a step forward, swift as lightning, and slapped out with his palm.
Slap!
Ye Yunfei’s slap sent Shao Tianhu’s body flying backward like a cannonball to crash onto the ground in the distance, where he fell unconscious.
And this was the result of Ye Yunfei showing mercy. Otherwise, given Ye Yunfei’s terrifying physical strength, this single palm would have been enough to shatter Shao Tianhu into pieces.
What just happened?
This scene caused the surroundings to fall instantly silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
A Yuan Foundation Realm expert, slapped flying with one palm! It was as simple as an adult dealing with a two or three-year-old child—effortless to the extreme. Everyone felt as if they were dreaming, their eyeballs about to pop out of their sockets.
“Well, very good. We all underestimated you. So, you’ve cultivated a strange Soul Power martial skill.” After a moment, Zhu Cong snapped back to his senses and spoke, his face gloomy.
Now, the remaining three Xiao Sect Yuan Foundation Realm experts looked at Ye Yunfei. Gone was their previous disdain and contempt, replaced by solemnity.
“With your strength, if you kept your head down, worked hard and trained diligently, you could rise within Hudao Academy one day. However, you should never, ever, have provoked our Xiao Sect. Your fate is destined to be tragic.”
Tang Zheng said coldly. As he spoke, he stepped forward slowly.
Boom… Boom…
With every step he took, his aura soared upward, shaking the ground and mountains. Dazzling golden beams shot out from within his body. After a dozen steps, a thick layer of golden radiance enveloped his form. His entire person seemed to be cast from gold, appearing divine and extraordinary.
“That’s the Golden Deity Body! To think Tang Zheng has already cultivated it to the Minor Achievement stage!” Someone immediately exclaimed in astonishment.
The Golden Deity Body was a relatively famous cultivation technique within Hudao Academy.
“Kid, now I’ll let you…” Tang Zheng, his body glowing with dazzling golden light like a descending deity, began to speak.
However,
Before his words were finished,
Roar!
A demon abruptly appeared within his Soul Sea, emitting a terrifying Soul Power aura as it pounced towards his Soul Body.
“Get out!” Tang Zheng cried out in shock and fury.
Slap!
Ye Yunfei took another step forward and delivered another slap, sending Tang Zheng flying backward to crash heavily on the distant ground, creating a large crater with a plume of dust.
The dust settled, revealing Tang Zheng lying at the bottom of the pit, covered in blood, his body twitching uncontrollably.
With Ye Yunfei’s physical strength, defeating Tang Zheng instantly was easy. Moreover, it was complemented by the Single Thought Births Demon.
Another Yuan Foundation Realm expert slapped flying!
Silence!
The hill where the Xiao Sect headquarters stood was utterly silent!