Boom!
A blood-red blade aura continuously expanded inside the hall, striking the altar at the center of the palace with a single slash.
This strike from Ye Yunfei contained the energy of his two Divine King Crowns, making its power exceptionally terrifying. In an instant, it split the altar clean in two.
Then, this blood-red blade aura also cleaved the entire palace in half.
Boom boom boom…
Next, the entire palace, along with the space it occupied, was engulfed in a terrifying energy explosion.
Ye Yunfei's strike completely shattered this space, causing a massive collapse. Heart-wrenching screams rang out incessantly.
Of those Heavenly Gods who had been standing on the altar hoping to follow the old Wizard and Prison Master in their escape, more than half were slashed to pieces. Ultimately, the Prison Master, the old Wizard, and two or three Heavenly Gods successfully teleported away via the altar.
"In the end, I still let those two old fellows escape!"
Ye Yunfei, sensing with his Soul Power energy the palace he had just sliced to smithereens and finding no trace of the Prison Master or the old Wizard's aura, couldn't help but feel a tinge of regret as he spoke.
Even though they were only relatively weak clones, if he had stopped them, Ye Yunfei would have had the chance to devour them, obtaining their memories or some of their possessions — the gains certainly wouldn't have been small.
"Young Master Ye, your earlier slash may not have kept them here, but it undoubtedly injured those two clones of theirs," the silver-robed elder said with a smile. "That slash not only shattered the space here, but its powerful blade intent was sure to follow them through the teleportation channel.
With just those two clones of theirs, escaping completely unscathed won't be easy. I reckon even if they manage to flee back with difficulty, they'll likely be as good as crippled."
"That's good to hear."
Hearing the silver-robed elder's words, Ye Yunfei felt a bit vindicated.
He knew that while this silver-robed elder's strength might not necessarily surpass his own, his experience and knowledge undoubtedly did.
"What a shame," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm lamented. "Those two old geezers must have been carrying quite a bit of wealth. To have them escape like that means we lost out on another haul."
"Let's go, let's check other places. I feel there might still be some treasures hidden in this world cluster."
Transforming into a streak of golden light, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm swiftly darted away.
Before long, the headquarters of the Guardian Faction was thoroughly cleared out.
"From now on, this will be an outpost for our Alliance Army," Ye Yunfei declared to the high-ranking members gathered before him.
"Rest assured, Young Master Ye, I have already arranged for a contingent to remain here on guard," a patriarch of the Earth Devil Race said.
"Seniors, in the time ahead, I plan to clear out all subsidiary forces of the Guardian Faction throughout this void," Ye Yunfei said, looking at the silver-robed elder and the middle-aged Daoist nun.
"That's fine, Young Master Ye. Let us split up and act separately," the silver-robed elder nodded. "Within this void, aside from that Prison Master and old Wizard, there are no other forces or experts that require our combined efforts to deal with."
"Then I'll trouble you two Seniors," Ye Yunfei replied.
Following this, the silver-robed elder and the middle-aged Daoist nun each led a portion of their forces and departed to deal with the Guardian Faction's subsidiary powers.
The Guardian Faction had been developing in the Sixth Void for a very long time, possessing numerous subsidiary forces. However, the overall strength of these subsidiaries was not particularly high.
The strongest among them were the Four Directions Tower, Tianhai Sect, Black Profound Sect, and the Autumn Wind Group — all of which had already been wiped out by Ye Yunfei. The remaining ones posed no significant threat.
After surveying the Guardian Faction's headquarters, Ye Yunfei also led a group of his men and departed to deal with their subsidiary forces.
Faced with three powerful experts — Ye Yunfei, the silver-robed elder, and the middle-aged Daoist nun — these Guardian Faction subsidiaries had absolutely no power to resist, especially with Ye Yunfei's side boasting dozens of Heavenly Gods.
In the time that followed, within the Sixth Void, one organization after another was continuously eliminated.
Ye Yunfei knew these Guardian Faction subsidiaries, having followed their lead, must have committed many atrocities, with most being drenched in blood. Naturally, he showed no mercy, uprooting these forces completely, leaving no future troubles.
Of course, for Ye Yunfei, 'uprooting completely' didn't mean slaughtering all the high-level members. It meant subjugating them all, turning them into his Clones.
This way, all these subsidiaries became forces under Ye Yunfei's control.
When taking action, the silver-robed elder and the middle-aged Daoist nun also followed Ye Yunfei's intention, avoiding killing the leaders of these forces as much as possible. Instead, they subdued and sealed them, then sent them to Ye Yunfei, who would subjugate these leaders one by one, turning them into Clones.
Thus, although the entire void knew Ye Yunfei was leading forces to deal with the Guardian Faction's subsidiaries, each organization appeared, on the surface, completely unharmed — there was no bloodbath as imagined.
"Young Master Ye is truly too merciful. All these years, following the Guardian Faction, those subsidiaries have thrown their weight around and done every evil deed imaginable, each hand stained with the blood of innocents. Now, Young Master Ye actually spares them."
"In my opinion, Young Master Ye should slaughter every last member of those Guardian Faction subsidiaries. Only then would it satisfy those of us who have been oppressed by the Guardian Faction."
"You all don't understand the situation, don't speculate wildly. Young Master Ye eliminating the Guardian Faction is already the greatest merit he has established for our void. How Young Master Ye handles matters is not for us to guess."
…
Throughout the entire void, discussions were rife. News of the Guardian Faction's destruction had spread to every corner of the void in the shortest time possible, causing an immense stir.
Those forces and beings who had once suffered oppression and persecution under the Guardian Faction were jubilant, all praising Ye Yunfei's kindness, all grateful and indebted to him.
During its previous expansion, the Guardian Faction had slaughtered numerous world clusters and races. The surviving members of those annihilated world clusters or races, upon hearing the news of the Guardian Faction's demise, shed tears of sorrow and joy, kneeling on the spot, crying out that their great vengeance had been avenged, and hailing Ye Yunfei as their great benefactor.
For a time, everyone in the entire Sixth Void was discussing Ye Yunfei, and his name was uttered countless times.
Simultaneously, because of Ye Yunfei, the Alliance Army also became the most watched force in the Sixth Void.
Now operating openly within the Sixth Void, wherever members of the Alliance Army went, they were met with respect and awe, treated like stars being surrounded by the moon.
"Young Master Ye, the subsidiary forces of the Guardian Faction within this void have been almost completely cleared," the silver-robed elder said, arriving before Ye Yunfei. "However, to my knowledge, a small number of these subsidiaries have already fled the Sixth Void for other voids."
"Young Master Ye, our mission was to assist you in dealing with the Guardian Faction in this void. Now that this task is temporarily complete, I plan to retreat into seclusion," the middle-aged Daoist nun said, stepping through the void and handing Ye Yunfei a token. "Here is my token. Should you have any orders in the future, you can contact me directly through it."
The silver-robed elder also took out a token and presented it to Ye Yunfei.
"Many thanks for the help of you two Seniors! Without your assistance, I alone could not have dealt with the Guardian Faction," Ye Yunfei hurriedly accepted both tokens.
"Young Master Ye, you jest," the middle-aged Daoist nun said. "You are a Divine King possessing two Divine King Crowns. Even without us two, you could have handled it. Your current strength already surpasses ours."
"However, the victory we've achieved is only temporary," she continued. "The true bodies of that Prison Master and that old Wizard are still out there. They will definitely return to settle scores with you.
Moreover, the true headquarters of the Guardian Faction has many experts at the Sovereign God level. While we've destroyed its branch in the Sixth Void, truly annihilating the Guardian Faction is still far off. So you best not become complacent. Think carefully about what to do next."
"Senior, rest assured, I understand these circumstances perfectly," Ye Yunfei quickly replied, hearing her words. "Our struggle with the Guardian Faction is far from over. It has only just begun."
"Young Master Ye, henceforth, we will be secluding ourselves in the Sixth Void for cultivation," the silver-robed elder said to him. "If you have any orders, you can send us a message at any time."
With that, the silver-robed elder and the middle-aged Daoist nun turned and led their respective forces away.
"You damned Ye brat! Just you wait! One day, I will make your soul scatter to the winds!"
A hateful, gnashing curse echoed within a spatial teleportation channel.
The Prison Master, the old Wizard, and two or three Guardian Faction Heavenly Gods were hurtling through this transmission channel at extreme speed.
The Prison Master and old Wizard were covered in wounds, their auras feeble, looking utterly wretched. As they traveled through the spatial channel, they let out roars of fury.
Earlier in that palace, Ye Yunfei's slash had almost cut them to pieces. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the old Wizard had managed to activate the altar, using it to block the blood-red blade aura Ye Yunfei had sent their way.
Even so, they were severely injured.
That red blade aura, after cleaving the altar and the entire palace, had actually chased them into the teleportation channel, continuing its relentless pursuit, seemingly unwilling to stop until it killed them.
Although the Prison Master and old Wizard had ultimately employed various methods, exhausting over half of their accumulated resources, they barely managed to shake off the pursuing red blade aura in the channel, escaping the peril.
Recalling their recent ordeal filled the Prison Master and old Wizard with overwhelming rage.
The losses Ye Yunfei had inflicted upon them were simply too great.
For so many years, the two of them had controlled the Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void, commanding the wind and rain, seemingly omnipotent. Yet in the end, they had been forced into such a wretched flight by a mere junior.