"This young man is truly overbearing!
To single-handedly crush an entire sect—and the Lingxiao Sect at that—what kind of power is this? What audacity!"
"In the Sixth Void, he's definitely the first person to dare treat the Lingxiao Sect like this, and he's still a youth.
Regardless of today's outcome, this young man is thoroughly famous now."
"Indeed. His name will surely spread far and wide across our Sixth Void!"
...
The crowd watched as Ye Yunfei strode step by step toward the Lingxiao Sect's army, unable to hold back their exclamations of astonishment.
"Too arrogant!"
The high-level members of the Lingxiao Sect had, under their Sect Leader's persuasion, forced down their rage and prepared to temporarily accept Ye Yunfei to jointly deal with the Guardian Faction, planning to seek revenge on him later. But now, hearing Ye Yunfei's words, each of them nearly couldn't stop themselves from charging out to engage him in a major battle.
"Everyone, remain calm. The overall situation takes priority," the Lingxiao Sect Leader immediately sent a Sound Transmission to the other leaders.
"Alliance Leader Ye, listen to me first.
Previous matters were indeed handled poorly by our Lingxiao Sect. We slighted your Alliance Army, even causing some casualties among your forces.
But those were all misunderstandings arising from poor communication. In truth, our Lingxiao Sect bears no malice toward your Alliance Army.
How about this: our Lingxiao Sect is willing to formally apologize to your Alliance Army and offer appropriate compensation.
I believe our most urgent task now is to unite and confront the Guardian Faction together.
Our Lingxiao Sect and your Alliance Army are not enemies; on the contrary, our two forces are in an alliance. We share a common foe—the Guardian Faction.
Alliance Leader Ye, I suggest we first sit down, discuss matters properly, clear up misunderstandings, and then join forces to deal with the Guardian Faction.
What do you say?"
The Lingxiao Sect Leader took a deep breath, stepped forward, put on a smile, and addressed Ye Yunfei.
Seeing the Sect Leader adopt such an attitude, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but pause in surprise.
"It seems this fellow has taken a liking to your strength and wants to rope you in to help deal with the Guardian Faction. After all, the power you just displayed has certainly drawn the Lingxiao Sect's attention," Hun Lao immediately sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Now, any words are too late.
If the Lingxiao Sect doesn't give me an answer today, I'll fight my way into their headquarters myself and personally seek justice for the slain and wounded members of our Alliance Army.
While I also wish to rally more forces to oppose the Guardian Faction, I absolutely will not sacrifice the interests of every member of the Alliance Army for that purpose."
Ye Yunfei replied.
The various bullying acts the Lingxiao Sect had committed against the Alliance Army over the past period had inflicted immense humiliation upon every person within it.
The Lingxiao Sect had sent people throughout the Sixth Void to hunt for the Alliance Army's whereabouts, loudly declaring that once they located its headquarters, they would immediately annihilate it.
They had forced Alliance Army members into hard labor, enslaved them for the Lingxiao Sect, even wantonly tortured and killed them.
Ye Yunfei had long since investigated these matters clearly, so of course he would not simply let it go now.
"What?
The Lingxiao Sect wants to apologize to the Alliance Army, even offer compensation, then continue their alliance and face the Guardian Faction together?"
Upon hearing the Lingxiao Sect Leader's words, everyone was stunned.
"It seems the Lingxiao Sect has taken a fancy to that young Alliance Leader's strength and intends to win him over to oppose the Guardian Faction.
After all, for the Lingxiao Sect, their primary enemy is still the Guardian Faction.
Based on the terrifying combat prowess the lad just displayed, he's certainly worth recruiting.
The Lingxiao Sect Leader truly lives up to being the head of a major power; this kind of vision and foresight is beyond ordinary people."
Soon, many were exchanging Sound Transmissions to discuss.
"If this Alliance Army Leader truly cooperates with the Lingxiao Sect to fight the Guardian Faction together, their chances of success would certainly increase.
After all, this is a vicious character with horrifying strength who can casually take on over twenty Heavenly Gods by himself.
It's just unclear how he'll choose."
The gazes of many involuntarily turned to Ye Yunfei, murmuring amongst themselves via Sound Transmission.
"If the Lingxiao Sect is truly willing to apologize and compensate, I think this kid will likely agree. His strength may be formidable, but the Lingxiao Sect isn't weak either.
Moreover, the Lingxiao Sect has alliances with many other major powers; right now, many of those forces have troops stationed within their headquarters.
If the Lingxiao Sect is truly backed into a corner and summons all the experts and troops from those other powers within their headquarters, I doubt this kid would necessarily be a match."
Someone speculated.
At this moment, all eyes fell upon Ye Yunfei, waiting to see his choice.
Ye Yunfei stood with his hands behind his back, his face an expressionless mask, looking calmly at the Lingxiao Sect Leader, offering no reply.
"Young man, our Sect Leader has already shown concession. The grudge between our Lingxiao Sect and your Alliance Army can be resolved. What are you still waiting for?"
After a while, seeing Ye Yunfei continue to watch them with that calm, even cold gaze, a high elder of the Lingxiao Sect couldn't help but feel anger. His face darkened as he spoke.
"Moreover, the Sect Leader has promised to apologize and compensate.
You must understand that throughout the entire Sixth Void, our Lingxiao Sect has never bowed its head in apology or offered compensation to anyone. You are the first, enough to be proud.
I advise you to know when to stop, and let's all sit down and discuss this properly."
This elder added.
Seeing Ye Yunfei remain silent, his gaze icy, the other high-level members of the Lingxiao Sect also wore ugly expressions. Some even revealed cold smiles.
In their view, the concessions the Lingxiao Sect had offered were already a tremendous honor for the Alliance Army.
"Alliance Leader Ye, I am the Prime Minister of the Tianhao Imperial Dynasty.
I believe the Sect Leader's words make great sense. Our common enemy now is the Guardian Faction.
Your Alliance Army and the Lingxiao Sect are both significant forces within our Sixth Void.
How about we all sit down for proper talks, turn swords into plowshares, form an alliance, and jointly face the Guardian Faction? That should be our proper course."
An elderly man in official robes stepped forward and spoke.
"Alliance Leader Ye, I am an elder of the Sun Family. I also believe the Sect Leader's reasoning is sound.
At a juncture like this, we shouldn't engage in internal strife. We should unite and concentrate our strength against the Guardian Faction."
A tall, scholarly-looking elder also voiced his opinion.
Then, several more high-level members from other major powers stepped forward, identified themselves, and urged Ye Yunfei toward reconciliation.
These powers had all formed alliances with the Lingxiao Sect and had dispatched troops stationed within its headquarters.
Their primary purpose for allying with the Lingxiao Sect was, of course, to oppose the Guardian Faction.
In the Sixth Void, no single major power could contend with the Guardian Faction alone.
Having witnessed Ye Yunfei's terrifying combat prowess, these leaders harbored the same intention as the Lingxiao Sect Leader: to draw Ye Yunfei into their alliance.
"Alliance Leader Ye, you see everyone agrees. This is the collective hope of all. You should carefully consider everyone's opinion.
I think we should set aside our grievances and properly discuss joining forces against the Guardian Faction."
The Lingxiao Sect Leader spoke again.
"What do they count for that I need to consider their opinions?
Back when members of our Alliance Army were being persecuted by your Lingxiao Sect, why didn't any of them step forward to say a word?
So what exactly is the meaning of them jumping out now?"
Ye Yunfei swept a cold gaze over the leaders of the other major powers, then spoke with a sneer.
"You...!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the leaders of the other powers were instantly furious.
"Young man, you are too arrogant!
Do you intend to face the entire Sixth Void by yourself?!" A leader from another major power angrily questioned.
"Get lost!"
Ye Yunfei glared at him and spat out the words.
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei activated several Soul Force Martial Arts techniques, directly attacking the man's soul sea.
"Brat, you dare attack me?!"
This high-ranking member of another power suddenly found several Soul Force Martial Arts simultaneously appearing in his soul sea, assaulting his Soul Body. Shocked and enraged, he retreated dozens of steps before barely stabilizing himself. His face had noticeably paled as he stared fearfully at Ye Yunfei.
"Utter another word of nonsense, and I'll kill you first."
Ye Yunfei gave the man a cold look, stated flatly, and then ignored him.
The man's face flushed with both fury and fear. He clenched his fists, rage churning in his chest, itching to charge at Ye Yunfei right then.
Being treated so disdainfully by a junior in front of everyone made him feel utterly disgraced. But ultimately, his reason told him that if he truly charged forth to fight, he likely stood no chance. So, in the end, he forced down the raging fire within and slowly unclenched his fists.
Ye Yunfei had spent this period refining and absorbing various Soul Force Energy cultivation resources from the spatial ring Chen Daoyuan had given him.
He had refined a batch of Heavenly God-level Soul Force Energy crystals and a large quantity of high-quality soul soup, resulting in another significant leap in his Soul Power level.
Thus, the Soul Force Martial Arts Ye Yunfei employed now posed a severe threat even to Heavenly Gods.
"I believe I have made myself perfectly clear. I did not come today to negotiate with your Lingxiao Sect.
I came to obtain justice for our Alliance Army.
If your Lingxiao Sect can fulfill the three demands I stated earlier, then the grievances between our Alliance Army and your sect can be wiped clean.
Otherwise, I will personally fight my way into your Lingxiao Sect headquarters and use my own fists to demand justice."
With hands clasped behind his back, Ye Yunfei looked directly at the leaders of the Lingxiao Sect, his tone indifferent.