"Hold!
Everyone, fall back!"
When Ye Yunfei had killed eight Heavenly Gods, the core higher-ups of the Lingxiao Sect finally could no longer remain calm. The Sect Leader of the Lingxiao Sect shouted loudly.
He knew if this continued, more Heavenly Gods on their side would die or be injured.
In fact, the eight Heavenly Gods just killed by Ye Yunfei were already a significant loss for the alliance assembled by the Lingxiao Sect.
The battle between the Lingxiao Sect and the Guardian Faction was about to begin. Losing eight Heavenly Gods so suddenly had weakened their side's strength, reducing the likelihood of defeating the Guardian Faction.
Hearing the Lingxiao Sect Leader's shout, the remaining Heavenly Gods immediately halted their attacks, using movement techniques to retreat swiftly.
In truth, during the fight earlier, they had long been terrified by Ye Yunfei.
They had witnessed one companion after another being brutally defeated by Ye Yunfei. Their hearts had already been pounding with fear, their entire bodies chilled.
"Did I allow you to stop?"
Ye Yunfei watched the Heavenly Gods retreating rapidly and gave a cold smile.
His words still hanging in the air, Ye Yunfei shattered the space before him and instantly appeared in front of one Heavenly God who was hastily retreating in panic.
A radiant golden fist shot out, resembling a golden divine mountain rolling forward.
That Heavenly God was horrified to find his body suddenly weighed down, sealed by a terrifying force. He couldn't even lift a finger.
"Sect Leader, save me!"
This Heavenly God was only a Initial Heavenly God. Facing Ye Yunfei, whose killing intent was boiling over, his soul had taken flight. He completely ignored dignity and had not a shred of fighting spirit left, shouting out to the Sect Leader for rescue.
"Lord Ye, leader of the alliance, please hold your hand!"
The Sect Leader of the Lingxiao Sect hurriedly called out.
"Kid, stop!"
The other higher-ups of the Lingxiao Sect all cried out loudly in unison.
The Initial Heavenly God suppressed by Ye Yunfei was one of their own Heavenly Gods.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
As they shouted, the Lingxiao Sect's higher-ups attacked, launching assaults towards Ye Yunfei.
With a *boom*, a golden spear pierced through space, rapidly projected towards Ye Yunfei. This spear contained fearsome divine energy, seeming forged from solid gold, carrying a terrifying sharpness that could pierce anything.
With another *boom*, a gigantic dharma seal rose into the air, emitting dazzlingly bright light, pressing down towards Ye Yunfei from above. The moment this dharma seal appeared, the entire void before the Lingxiao Sect Headquarters abruptly sank. Everyone felt a terrifying suppressing energy suddenly applied to their bodies. Many beings with relatively weak strength knelt on the spot.
Then, a hazy figure appeared atop the dharma seal. This figure carried a profound aura, as if it had transcended endless ages, eternally undying. Once it appeared, it extended a palm, slowly descending until it was just above Ye Yunfei's head. Then the palm flipped over, and vast divine energy surged turbulently out from its center.
After this divine energy erupted from the palm, it immediately condensed into a colossal rune, which descended to press down on Ye Yunfei's head. That massive dharma seal also slowly pressed down towards Ye Yunfei's body.
Ye Yunfei remained completely unafraid. His left hand thrust fiercely into the Soul Sea of the already-suppressed Initial Heavenly God and pulled out his Soul Body. He then casually sealed away the physical body and the Soul Body.
His right hand shot out a punch. With a *clang*, he first sent the golden spear flying backward, then transformed his fist into a palm, grabbing towards the dharma seal.
With a *bang*, the colossal rune was struck by Ye Yunfei's palm and exploded directly. Then Ye Yunfei's palm grasped the dharma seal firmly, holding it in his grip.
Rumble...
The dharma seal immediately trembled violently, trying to break free from Ye Yunfei's grasp.
The hazy figure atop the dharma seal suddenly threw a punch down at Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei, exerting force with his grip on the dharma seal, used the seal itself as a weapon, smashing it fiercely upwards towards that hazy figure.
Rumble...
The dharma seal struggled with all its might within Ye Yunfei's palm but could not escape.
"Look! His hand seems injured!"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed with delighted surprise.
Everyone then saw that a few drops of brilliantly red blood dripped from Ye Yunfei's hand which held the dharma seal.
"Be careful. This dharma seal contains some ancient and peculiar energy. It seems capable of damaging your physical body," Hun Lao promptly warned via Sound Transmission.
"It's fine. I was careless for a moment just now. It can't hurt me now," Ye Yunfei replied with great calm.
"Excellent! This kid should now understand the prowess of our Lingxiao Sect!"
Seeing the blood dripping from Ye Yunfei's hand, all members of the Lingxiao Sect felt a sliver of satisfaction in their hearts.
From the start of the battle until now, the Lingxiao Sect side had been utterly suppressed by Ye Yunfei, and Ye Yunfei himself had not sustained a single injury. Now that they saw him bleeding, the Lingxiao Sect disciples felt a sense of relief.
However, the next moment, they watched as Ye Yunfei's hand tightened around the violently struggling dharma seal and violently smashed the hazy figure above it into an explosion.
Then, holding the dharma seal aloft, Ye Yunfei raised it high and threw it with tremendous force.
With a *boom*, the dharma seal, like a cannonball fired from its barrel, propelled by Ye Yunfei's monstrous physical strength, shot directly into the Lingxiao Sect Headquarters.
Shocked and enraged, the Lingxiao Sect higher-ups attempted to intercept it, but the dharma seal, augmented by Ye Yunfei's terrifying power, moved too fast to be perceived. In an instant, it smashed into the Headquarters. No one had time to stop it.
Ah! Ah! Ah…
Within the Lingxiao Sect Headquarters, scream after scream erupted continuously.
Anyone who was struck directly by the dharma seal or even grazed by it exploded instantly, their form and spirit extinguished.
Just like that, Ye Yunfei slaughtered another batch of Lingxiao Sect members.
Many structures within the Headquarters were also smashed to pieces by the dharma seal, vanishing without a trace.
After throwing the dharma seal, Ye Yunfei swung his fists, blocking several more attacks in succession.
"Damnable brat! You are far too arrogant and ruthless!"
Witnessing this, the higher-ups of the Lingxiao Sect were all enraged to the extreme. The Sect Leader and several core Elders also wore extremely grim expressions.
"Sect Leader, this kid is too wild. Let's join forces and kill him! If we let him continue wreaking havoc like this, our Lingxiao Sect will truly be stripped of all dignity," a core Elder of the Lingxiao Sect, his fury towering to the heavens, said to the Sect Leader.
"Everyone, first calm your rage. Although this kid has killed many of our Lingxiao Sect members, his strength is indeed formidable. If we can negotiate peace with him and make him join the alliance we've formed, he could greatly enhance our alliance's strength. When we engage the Guardian Faction, our confidence will be much greater."
The Lingxiao Sect Leader watched the fiercely aggressive Ye Yunfei and suddenly transmitted via Sound Transmission to the other higher-ups.
"Sect Leader, do you mean to recruit this kid? But he publicly slaughtered so many of our Lingxiao Sect experts. If we don't kill him but instead recruit him, I fear people will laugh at our sect, making us seem overly weak, as if we're afraid of this kid," receiving the Sect Leader's transmission, the Lingxiao Sect higher-ups were all stunned for a moment. The Elder surnamed Fang immediately responded via transmission.
Because it was he who had first attacked the Alliance Army back then. If Ye Yunfei were to join the alliance the Lingxiao Sect had formed, once Ye Yunfei learned he was the one who first made a move against the Alliance Army, he might bear a grudge and seek opportunities for revenge.
"Everyone, I understand your feelings. But currently, for our Lingxiao Sect, the Guardian Faction is the greatest enemy.
According to the various pieces of intelligence I've gathered, the Guardian Faction's overall strength is formidable, with incredibly deep foundations.
The Guardian Faction here in the Sixth Void is actually just a branch stronghold of their organization. The true headquarters of the Guardian Faction should lie in other Voids.
If just a branch stronghold is this powerful, how strong must the Guardian Faction's real headquarters be?
Even if we are confident we can defeat the Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void, we will undoubtedly have to face the Guardian Faction's main headquarters afterwards. Therefore, we must enhance the overall strength of our alliance.
Although this kid before us has killed many of our Lingxiao Sect members, his strength is indeed great.
If he can join our alliance, he would definitely greatly boost our alliance's overall power.
You all just witnessed it yourselves; he could fight over twenty Heavenly Gods alone."
The Lingxiao Sect Leader transmitted his reasoning to the other higher-ups.
"But he killed so many of our people. Shall we just let it go?
Every Heavenly God casualty is a tremendous loss for our Lingxiao Sect.
Moreover, our members were killed by that kid under the watchful eyes of everyone. Now, instead, we are going to accept him into our fold? What will others think of our Lingxiao Sect?"
Elder Fang immediately voiced his objection.
Among the many higher-ups of the Lingxiao Sect, this Elder Fang harbored the most hostility towards Ye Yunfei.
Because he understood perfectly well that once Ye Yunfei investigated the matter in the future, he would inevitably be the first one held accountable.
What he wished for most was for the Lingxiao Sect to concentrate all its top combatants and eliminate Ye Yunfei together, nipping the problem in the bud.
The terrifying combat prowess Ye Yunfei had just displayed had already made Elder Fang feel severely threatened.
"Everyone, there's a saying: 'A gentleman can wait ten years for revenge!'
Of course, our Lingxiao Sect's grievances must be avenged, but the timing must be right.
I believe that for our Lingxiao Sect at present, the most important thing is to gather all our forces to defeat the Guardian Faction.
Afterwards, our Lingxiao Sect can become the strongest major power in the Sixth Void, perhaps even the sole superpower.
When that happens, there will be ample opportunities to seek revenge."
The Lingxiao Sect Leader transmitted his thoughts once more to the others.
"Sect Leader, do you mean we should use this kid's strength to help us deal with the Guardian Faction first, and after annihilating the Guardian Faction, find an opportunity to deal with him later?"
Hearing their leader's words, the other higher-ups' hearts stirred. Then one of them asked.
"Exactly, that is precisely what I mean.
But for now, we must not show hostility towards this kid. On the contrary, we should apologize to him, perhaps even give him some compensation, drawing him to our side to be used by us.
After we defeat the Guardian Faction, our Lingxiao Sect will have the chance to become the Sixth Void's strongest superpower.
At that time, the entire Sixth Void will be under our Lingxiao Sect's rule. Who then would dare oppose our Lingxiao Sect?
However, before our Lingxiao Sect rules the Sixth Void, we must exercise patience, coaxing all usable forces and individuals to serve our purposes."
The Lingxiao Sect Leader transmitted his response.
"The Sect Leader is truly farsighted and cunning. I approve of the proposal."
Hearing their Sect Leader's words, the other higher-ups of the Lingxiao Sect were overjoyed and expressed their agreement one after another.
Although Elder Fang was unwilling, seeing that everyone agreed with the Sect Leader's proposal, he could only acquiesce silently, offering no further refutation.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei was looking at the Lingxiao Sect higher-ups with a cold gaze.
"I said that today, with my fists, I will seek justice for the Alliance Army. Now, all of you, come forward and meet your deaths!"
With his hands clasped behind his back, Ye Yunfei walked step by step towards the forces of the Lingxiao Sect and slowly spoke.
His icy words rolled throughout this stretch of void, projecting boundless, overbearing might.