"You bastard surnamed Ye! You've destroyed the foundations our Guardian Faction built over many years! Prepare to die!"
In the distance, a Perfected Heavenly God suddenly pulled out a longbow. Lightning arcs coiled around the bow, and five long arrows forged from thunder energy, each of a different color, manifested upon its string.
*Clang! Clang!…*
The five arrows shot out simultaneously, their speed astonishing, arriving behind Ye Yunfei's body in the very next instant.
Then, these five different-colored arrows forked into ten, then again into twenty.
Just like that, in a mere moment, tens of thousands of arrows appeared. Each arrow brimmed with refined thunder energy and radiated an aura of utter destruction.
What were five arrows had instantly become a myriad, making evasion impossible.
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, one magical wheel after another endlessly materialized upon his body. Densely packed, they quickly formed an armor of Dharma Wheels.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!…*
A vast number of arrows rained down ceaselessly upon Ye Yunfei's body, but they were all blocked by that suit of golden-wheel armor, utterly failing to wound him.
"This… this is also the legacy of the Golden Wheel Dynasty! Brat, are you actually a descendant of the ancient Golden Wheel Dynasty?!"
The Prison Master, blocked by the silver-robed elder, had been trying desperately to charge over and deal with Ye Yunfei but found no opportunity. He had been observing Ye Yunfei's every move. Seeing the Gold Wheel Dharma Robe appear on Ye Yunfei's body now, he roared in fury.
Ye Yunfei flickered and charged toward that Perfected Heavenly God who had just loosed the arrows.
The Perfected Heavenly God was alarmed and immediately turned to flee.
Despite the intense rage in his heart, the desire to slay Ye Yunfei instantly, he knew he was no match for this terrifying young man.
"Where do you think you're escaping to?"
Ye Yunfei suddenly activated his Nine Dragons Sovereign Steps, combined with the Sovereign Heart Art. With each step he took, a giant dragon phantasmal figure materialized behind him. Finally, the nine dragons merged into one, and along with a towering, immense sovereign phantom, he fashioned a Sovereign Domain that ceaselessly expanded.
Within this Sovereign Domain, Ye Yunfei was the supreme, lofty emperor. The imperial majesty he radiated birthed a compelling urge in every living being's heart: to kneel immediately and express submission.
That Perfected Heavenly God, seeing Ye Yunfei charging toward him at a terrifying speed and sensing the overwhelming sovereign might emanating from him, felt any remaining fighting spirit utterly vanish.
With every ounce of his strength, he only wanted to get away from Ye Yunfei.
But at that moment, a powerful, sudden thought surged within him: he must stop, stand still, and not run.
Ye Yunfei's speed was incredibly fast. In that brief moment, he had already closed in from behind. The rolling tide of sovereign might instantly engulfed the Perfected Heavenly God.
A streak of bloody saber light instantly appeared, chopping towards him.
An army of ghosts and an army of corpses closed in from different directions, surrounding him.
Even more terrifying, a powerful, compelling intention also took root in his mind: not to put up any resistance at all.
"No!
How… how could this be? What am I thinking? Has my spirit developed some problem?!"
The Perfected Heavenly God panicked, yet was bewildered. He couldn't comprehend why he had suddenly produced such bizarre thoughts.
"This fellow's Soul Body and physical flesh are both top-notch cultivation resources. Excellent."
Huang Shang's pitch-black, glossy ghostly form blocked the Perfected Heavenly God's rear, trapping him between himself and Ye Yunfei.
Gripped by panic and rage, the Perfected Heavenly God unleashed over a dozen magical treasures from within his body, activating them all at once to shield his surroundings. He then frantically unleashed various techniques and secret arts, desperately fighting back, trying to break out of the encirclement.
Seeing this, the other Heavenly Gods of the Guardian Faction surrounding them gritted their teeth and charged toward Ye Yunfei.
Attack after terrifying attack surged toward Ye Yunfei from all directions.
The Gold Wheel Dharma Robe on Ye Yunfei's body erupted with rolling divine radiance.
Within less than two moves, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang suppressed, sealed, and split the Soul Body of that Perfected Heavenly God.
"Come on! Come at me and die!"
Ye Yunfei activated a body-refining divine ability. His frame continuously expanded, growing taller and larger, instantly transforming into a towering giant standing erect within the void. In his hand he gripped a blood-red long blade. Raising it high, he struck down with a single chop. The blood-red saber radiance cleaved apart the realms of Yin and Yang.
*Boom!*
Three Heavenly Gods of the Guardian Faction bore the brunt of the attack, bisected into six pieces.
In the past, Ye Yunfei wouldn't have been able to repeatedly unleash such a domineering blade technique as Blade Severs Yin-Yang without swiftly depleting his energy.
But now, his cultivation level and strength had increased tremendously compared to before, and the divine energy within him was abundant and continuously circulating.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei possessed a vast quantity of divine pills to replenish his reserves. Therefore, he didn't need to worry at all about excessive expenditure of energy or mental focus from continuously using Blade Severs Yin-Yang, which might lead to fatigue or weakness.
Being able to endlessly execute Blade Severs Yin-Yang gave Ye Yunfei's combat power a qualitative leap.
"That kid's blade technique is too terrifying!"
The three Heavenly Gods' Soul Bodies screamed as they turned to flee, but Ye Yunfei immediately targeted them with Mind Reading Art.
Their Soul Bodies had already been wounded by the previous saber strike, utterly incapable of resisting the art.
The three Heavenly Gods also didn't know why they suddenly halted and ceased fleeing.
Ye Yunfei charged forward and easily suppressed and sealed their Soul Bodies.
At this time, the Guardian Faction still had over a hundred Heavenly Gods remaining. Although the number wasn't small, faced with Ye Yunfei's overwhelming ferocity, each one was deathly pale and quaking with fear. None had the courage to voluntarily charge forward to engage Ye Yunfei in battle.
The Prison Master and the old mage were the two strongest powerhouses of the Guardian Faction, but they were tightly pinned down by the silver-robed elder and the middle-aged Daoist nun, unable to extricate themselves.
"Let's continue," Ye Yunfei said to Huang Shang.
Raising the blood-red long blade with both hands, he struck out with a chop. The red blade radiance instantly cleaved through space, trailing a pitch-black spatial rift, and in an instant arrived before another Heavenly God's divine form.
That Heavenly God felt no will to resist against the bloody-red saber light. He let out a cry and turned to flee, but it was already too late.
*Crack!*
The Heavenly God's physical body and Soul Body were simultaneously cleaved in two. Then Ye Yunfei arrived, directly sealing both his flesh and Soul Body.
Ye Yunfei did not pause in the slightest. Activating Nine Dragons Sovereign Steps while leveraging his immense physical power, each step shattered space, bringing him before a Heavenly God. Grasping the blood-red long saber in both hands, he continuously hacked and slashed.
One slash!
Two slashes!
Three slashes!
Four slashes!
…
Each slashing blade harvested the life of a Heavenly God.
Although these Heavenly Gods desperately invoked magical treasures, unleashed all sorts of techniques and secret arts, or huddled together to collectively resist, it was all futile.
Before Ye Yunfei's blood-red saber, all resistance seemed pitifully weak. They fell one after another, effortlessly mown down by Ye Yunfei like he was reaping wheat.
Some Heavenly Gods, unwilling to perish, cried out begging for mercy the moment they saw Ye Yunfei raise his blade to strike. But Ye Yunfei didn't give them any chance at all.
Amidst this, several dozen Heavenly Gods, utterly cornered, gritted their teeth and simultaneously roared, charging collectively towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei didn't retreat half a step. Clasping the saber with both hands, he accelerated, hacking out blade after blade while simultaneously activating the two innate Soul Arts of the Samsara Ghost lineage. This caused those Heavenly Gods to suddenly slow their movements, then get cleaved in half one by one.
"Too strong! Too savage!"
Everyone witnessing this scene felt a chill permeate their entire bodies.
"Just who is this kid?
Our Seventh Void doesn't have a monstrously terrifying young genius like this."
By now, the void surrounding the Guardian Faction's stronghold was already packed with Seventh Void lifeforms who had rushed over to watch the spectacle. Seeing Ye Yunfei continuously beheading Heavenly Gods like he was cutting melons and vegetables, they were utterly stunned. Countless people stood rooted, petrified like statues, unable to believe the sight before their eyes.
"Am I hallucinating? Since when have lofty Heavenly Gods become so weak? They look like they've lined up waiting to be slaughtered," someone murmured.
A moment later, Ye Yunfei had slain dozens more Heavenly Gods of the Guardian Faction.
"Look! That patch of void… it's started raining blood!"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed in shock.
Everyone looked. Sure enough, above the battlefield, the color of space had changed to a faint red—because a light blood-rain had begun to fall. Moreover, across this vast stretch of void surrounding the Guardian Faction's stronghold, faint, ethereal sounds of miserable weeping and wailing began to arise.
"I understand now. This is the legendary omen of a deity's fall.
The number of Heavenly Gods who have fallen here today is close to, or perhaps even exceeds, a hundred.
The fall of so many Heavenly Gods has triggered a resonance in the laws of this void, giving rise to this abnormal phenomenon. This is the hidden will of the natural laws mournfully weeping!"
"For this young man to slay so many Guardian Faction Heavenly Gods today is truly a feat unprecedented in our Seventh Void."
"Before this day, he was a nobody in our Seventh Void. But starting today, he will absolutely become a legendary, awe-inspiring figure of our Seventh Void."
"The Guardian Faction… they've suffered a devastating defeat!"
…
Countless onlookers exclaimed and marveled in discussion.
"Escape! Everyone, escape immediately!
We can't keep fighting! Flee now, in different directions. How many can make it out, let them.
After escaping, everyone head straight for the Fifth Void."
At this moment, the Prison Master knew the situation was hopeless. Continuing this battle held no meaning whatsoever. The Guardian Faction's main forces had already been annihilated, and over a hundred Heavenly God-level powerhouses had perished.
Upon receiving the Prison Master's mental message, the remaining Heavenly Gods didn't hesitate for a second. Each turned and fled.
"Thinking of fleeing only now? Isn't it a bit late?"
Ye Yunfei gave a cold laugh, then stamped his foot down.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!…*
Earth formations, spell formations, spatial restrictions, and illusionary mazes endlessly emerged, instantly covering a vast expanse of the battlefield.
Then, an ocean-like ghost army and corpse army surrounded the Guardian Faction Heavenly Gods.
Following that, countless puppets charged from all directions, blocking the Heavenly Gods' escape routes.
During the earlier battle, Ye Yunfei, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao had secretly arranged numerous spell formations, earth formations, spatial restrictions, and illusionary mazes, precisely to surround the Heavenly Gods and prevent their final escape.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!…*
Huang Shang created bloody Ghost-Wall after Ghost-Wall amidst billowing ghostly mists, endlessly manifesting around the battlefield like a giant labyrinth, enveloping it completely.