Because by now, nearly half of the True Gods and Void Gods within the Guardian Faction were shouting their desire to surrender.
And the trusted aides and subordinates of this half of True Gods and Void Gods were surrendering alongside them.
Added together, this was a staggering number. For the Guardian Faction, this counted as a severe, bone-deep injury.
“What in the world is going on?”
The Prison Master stared at the unfolding scene, his face extremely unsightly. Even his palm trembled slightly. His heart was already seething with towering fury.
“I truly never expected this! The Soul Purification Art you cultivated has actually inflicted such great losses upon the Guardian Faction. Your actions have shaken the foundation of the Guardian Faction. It can be said that the foundation the Guardian Faction painstakingly built within the Sixth Void over many years has been destroyed, more than half of it, by you.”
Hun Lao said with a smile.
“Who told them to provoke my master? Now they know what's coming to them!”
Hu Miao laughed proudly.
“We are all willing to surrender, join the Alliance Army, and follow Young Master Ye.”
At this moment, one shout after another continued to ring out.
Under Ye Yunfei's deliberate control, the True Gods and Void Gods on the Guardian Faction's side did not all step forward at once to declare their surrender. Instead, they did so in batches.
All across the battlefield, True Gods and Void Gods were raising their voices to announce their surrender, creating a huge impact on the Guardian Faction's troops.
By now, the fighting had completely stopped. The people on the Guardian Faction's side were utterly baffled. Watching one comrade after another beside them continuously declare their surrender, they felt immense confusion.
“What on earth is happening? Why are all these deities of our Guardian Faction shouting to surrender?”
Some True Gods and Void Gods who were not Ye Yunfei's clones wore looks full of puzzlement, standing there not knowing what to do.
Because they discovered that the vast majority of the True Gods and Void Gods they originally knew around them had announced their surrender.
“What are you all doing? Why on earth would you surrender to the Alliance Army when everything was perfectly fine? Our Guardian Faction is far stronger than the Alliance Army! What future is there for you running off to join them?”
An Advanced True God couldn't help but loudly ask several of his former friends beside him.
“Audacious! How dare you speak ill of the Alliance Army! Prepare to die!”
The moment the Advanced True God finished speaking, he found dozens of True Gods around him simultaneously fixing their gazes on him, their intentions far from friendly. Then, these dozens of True Gods moved at the same time, swarming forward.
Before this Advanced True God could even figure out what was happening, he was completely subdued and sealed by dozens of True Gods, then placed into a spatial treasure.
These dozens of attacking True Gods were all Ye Yunfei's clones, so they did not destroy this True God's physical body and Soul Body. After all, the physical bodies and Soul Bodies of deity-level beings were extremely precious cultivation resources for both Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang.
“You brat, I finally understand now why my recent deductions consistently showed you would bring a crisis of annihilation upon our Guardian Faction. It turns out it was all true. It seems you have long since tampered with our Guardian Faction's troops.”
The old Wizard had now stopped fighting. He executed a swift movement technique, putting distance between himself and the middle-aged Daoist nun. Standing in the void in the distance, he fixed an angry gaze on Ye Yunfei and spoke through gritted teeth.
“Oh, so you've been deducing me all along, and you even deduced I would bring a crisis to your Guardian Faction.”
Hearing the old Wizard's words, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. Ye Yunfei was well aware that this old Wizard would certainly keep performing deductions on him. After all, the reason he had been forced to flee into the Desolate Ancient Sea earlier was precisely because this old Wizard had been relentlessly deducing and pursuing him.
“You brat, you dare tamper with our Guardian Faction's troops. From this moment on, it's a life-and-death struggle between our Guardian Faction and you.”
The Prison Master had also stopped fighting. He quickly retreated to stand beside the old Wizard, looking at Ye Yunfei with a gaze that seemed ready to devour someone as he slowly spoke.
“Isn't it already a life-and-death struggle between me and your Guardian Faction?” Ye Yunfei replied with a disdainful smile.
“Reporting to the Prison Master, over two-thirds of the True Gods and Void Gods within our Guardian Faction have already betrayed us. Currently on the battlefield, two-thirds of our Guardian Faction's army has surrendered. The remaining troops we have are now very few in number.”
One of the Heavenly Gods stepped forward and reported to the Prison Master.
All the Heavenly Gods of the Guardian Faction had also ceased fighting by now, all standing behind the Prison Master and the old Wizard.
“Over two-thirds of the army has surrendered?”
Hearing this, the Prison Master trembled slightly with rage.
“You brat, how did you do this?”
The Prison Master looked at Ye Yunfei and asked, unable to comprehend.
He knew this was undoubtedly Ye Yunfei's doing, but he couldn't figure out just what method Ye Yunfei had used to make so many True Gods and Void Gods of the Guardian Faction betray them. One had to understand that the Guardian Faction was the superpower with the strongest force in this void. Furthermore, it was on the verge of sweeping away all obstacles to dominate the entire void. To be able to become a member of the Guardian Faction was a truly glorious matter for any True God or Void God. And yet, now so many True Gods and Void Gods were betraying them to join the Alliance Army.
“Can this really be happening? Such an event has actually occurred? Two-thirds of the Guardian Faction's army has surrendered and wishes to follow that young man surnamed Ye! Just what bizarre means did that kid surnamed Ye use to make so many True Gods and Void Gods of the Guardian Faction willingly follow him? This defies all logic!”
Meanwhile, within a subsidiary small world of this world, the Sect Leader of the Lingxiao Sect and several core Elders had been constantly watching the situation on the battlefield outside. Although they had taken refuge within that Small World, they had been monitoring the battle outside because the outcome of this fight was extremely important to the Lingxiao Sect. They hoped Ye Yunfei and the Guardian Faction would end up mutually exhausted, giving the Lingxiao Sect hope for resurgence.
“That young man surnamed Ye is truly terrifying. Not only is our Lingxiao Sect no match for him, even the Guardian Faction is being so thoroughly discomfited by him, suffering losses exceeding two-thirds of its army.” One core Elder couldn't help but sigh.
“Sect Leader, I think this is a good thing. This young man's methods are so formidable; he can inflict huge losses on the Guardian Faction. And although the Guardian Faction has lost two-thirds of its troops, it still possesses so many Heavenly Gods. Moreover, that Prison Master and old Wizard are among the very top experts in the entire void. The Guardian Faction's high-end combat power remains. That kid surnamed Ye won't necessarily win in the end. The following battles between them are bound to be even more brutal, and the casualties will surely be greater. This is good news for our Lingxiao Sect!”
Another core Elder spoke up.
“Correct. For our Lingxiao Sect, this is indeed good news. The fiercer they fight, the better.”
Hearing this core Elder's words, the Sect Leader and the other higher-ups all showed smiles.
“It would be best if they annihilated each other, leaving our Lingxiao Sect to step forward and deal with the aftermath. Then our sect could take the opportunity to dominate this Sixth Void! No matter what, our Lingxiao Sect still has a chance.”
The Lingxiao Sect Sect Leader said excitedly.
“You want to know how I did it?” Ye Yunfei said with a slight smile upon hearing the Prison Master's words.
“The actions of your Guardian Faction have incurred the wrath of both men and gods. Your Guardian Faction is the enemy of all living beings in this entire void — no, I should say, the entire Chaos Void Sea. Every person has the right to eradicate you. Just wait and see. In the future, even more people will realize their errors, abandon the darkness for the light, and choose to leave your Guardian Faction.”
Ye Yunfei continued.
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the Prison Master and the old Wizard's faces turned very ugly. They knew this was just nonsense spouted by Ye Yunfei.
“So what if you can incite so many to rebel? They are merely ants, unable to affect the overall situation. With our Guardian Faction's depth, it won't be long before we can develop more troops. Today, I'll exterminate you first.”
The Prison Master's gaze fixed lethally on Ye Yunfei, his heart filled with towering fury as he spoke coldly.
“Well? Did you deduce exactly what's going on?”
Even as the Prison Master spoke to Ye Yunfei, he secretly transmitted a voice message to the old Wizard to inquire. Seeing such a large number of their own True Gods and Void Gods surrender, this Prison Master and old Wizard had long since secretly pondered the reason, with the old Wizard fully dedicated to deducing it.
“I haven't deduced the reason for now, but it should be some kind of bewitchment secret art, or perhaps a highly advanced illusion technique. According to legends, there was a very special sect in ancient times. People from that sect were proficient in bewitchment secret arts. They could, through special means, deceive and bewitch other beings. Those beings under their spell would develop firm trust. No matter what the members of that sect said, they would believe it steadfastly and follow loyally. However, that sect gradually declined later and eventually vanished into the river of history. It's possible this kid surnamed Ye inadvertently obtained the legacy of that special ancient sect and cultivated a highly advanced bewitchment secret art, enabling him to deceive and control these True Gods and Void Gods of our Guardian Faction. That is one possible reason. Or perhaps the kid employed some very advanced illusion technique, bewitching these True Gods and Void Gods of ours, keeping them in an illusory state, hence this mass surrender. However, the two possibilities above are merely my conjecture. The true cause has yet to be determined.”
The old Wizard replied via voice transmission.
“What is fortunate, however, is that all those surrendering on our side are True Gods and Void Gods; no Heavenly Gods have surrendered.”
The old Wizard added.
“Are you sure no Heavenly Gods from our side have surrendered?” The Prison Master was somewhat uneasy.
“Prison Master, rest assured. I deduced just now; indeed, no Heavenly Gods from our side have surrendered. I speculate the methods the kid used are only effective on True Gods and Void Gods, ineffective on Heavenly Gods.”
The old Wizard answered.
“That's good.”
The Prison Master let out a sigh of relief upon hearing the old Wizard's words. However, he wasn't completely at ease. His gaze suddenly swept over the Heavenly Gods beside him, examining them one by one.
“What are your views on the current situation?”
The Prison Master asked in a cold voice as he surveyed the Heavenly Gods beside him.
The Heavenly Gods, meeting the Prison Master's cold gaze, were all startled. They understood the Prison Master suspected them.
“Prison Master, those guys, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth, dare to betray our Guardian Faction. Their crime deserves ten thousand deaths!”
“We must hold them accountable and impose severe punishments on them.”
“Indeed, Prison Master. Please be at ease. We swear to follow the Guardian Faction until death, never betraying it!”
…
The Heavenly Gods spoke up one after another, declaring their stance.
“Very good.”
The Prison Master nodded upon hearing their words.
“All traitors today will be pursued hereafter. Moreover, we will punish nine familial generations. Our Guardian Faction means what we say.”
The Prison Master turned his gaze back towards the members of the Guardian Faction army on the battlefield and spoke slowly.