"Everyone, your dedication and desire to bring glory to the Ye Family truly pleases me.
However, for this Banner Seizing Competition, there's no need for you to participate. Return to the plaza and wait.
I will personally bring that banner back."
Just as Ye Tianfeng was secretly feeling triumphant, Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke.
Amplified by Spiritual Power, Ye Yunfei's voice rang clearly in the ears of every Ye Family disciple.
What?
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the other fourteen Ye Family disciples were all dumbfounded.
Send everyone back?
Ye Yunfei would bring the banner back by himself?
Was that even possible?
One had to remember, the other three families combined had forty-five participants in this contest.
Among them, just those at the Body Tempering Ninth Level alone numbered at least three or four!
And there was also Qin An, the possessor of a Heavenly Spirit Body!
"Ye Yunfei, causing trouble at a time like this! Don't think that just because you're the patriarch's son we have to listen to you! Alright, everyone, ignore him and pick up the pace to seize that banner!"
At this moment, Ye Tianfeng was somewhat angered.
He had always been convinced that something was off about Ye Yunfei's defeat of Ye Lei during the previous Ye Family assembly, suspecting that Ye Yunfei might have used some underhanded trick.
Now, after hearing Ye Yunfei's words, his prejudice against him grew even stronger.
"No wonder he's known as trash. It seems the burden of upholding the Ye Family's honor among the younger generation still falls on me."
Ye Tianfeng shot Ye Yunfei a glare full of disgust.
Then, he took a deep breath and suddenly accelerated, dashing toward the mountaintop like an arrow.
However, right at that moment.
Whoosh!
A fleeting shadow, moving with inconceivable speed, flashed past Ye Tianfeng.
"Trust me. You all go back. Leave it to me."
From higher up the slope, Ye Yunfei's voice rang out.
Ye Tianfeng looked up and was stunned to find that Ye Yunfei had somehow overtaken him and now stood further up the slope!
"How is this possible!"
Only then did Ye Tianfeng realize that the blurry shadow that had flashed past him moments ago was Ye Yunfei.
On the upper slope, after speaking, Ye Yunfei lifted his foot and stamped down onto the ground.
Boom!
Immediately, a massive crater was blasted into the earth, caving in deeply as clouds of dust billowed forth.
Propelled by the force of his stamp, Ye Yunfei's body shot skyward like a cannonball, racing toward the summit.
With seventy to eighty thousand jin of pure physical strength, a simple leap from Ye Yunfei could easily cover over a hundred meters.
Paired with the Spiritual Wind Steps, Ye Yunfei could now casually cover over two hundred meters with a single stride!
And that was while being utterly relaxed and casual.
If he exerted his full power, Ye Yunfei could cross more than three hundred meters in one stride!
Fleeting shadows flickered.
In the time it took to blink a few times, Ye Yunfei's figure had completely disappeared from the upper slopes.
Ye Yunfei knew that the Qin, Shi, and Lu families had already formed an alliance. If these Ye Family disciples reached the peak, they would undoubtedly face a coordinated attack from the disciples of the other three families.
Thus, Ye Yunfei simply told them to return first.
"How is this possible?! This is way too fast, it's absurd!"
All fourteen Ye disciples, including Ye Tianfeng, were completely stunned. They stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing, their gazes fixed on the upper slope.
Ye Tianfeng, in particular, wore a conflicted expression, his fists clenched tight, betraying a sense of unwillingness.
Only now did he suddenly realize that perhaps he had underestimated Ye Yunfei before.
"So what should we do now? Do we listen to Young Master Ye Yunfei or not?"
Another Ye Family disciple spoke up.
"Let's go! We continue climbing! Ye Yunfei might be a bit faster than us. But Qin An, Lü Mubai, Shi Hong and the others aren't necessarily slower than Ye Yunfei. Moreover, in terms of actual combat strength, Ye Yunfei is far beneath them. So, if we want to seize that banner, it will ultimately depend on us making a move. Everyone, move faster!"
As soon as his words fell, Ye Tianfeng surged forward, pushing himself to the limit as he charged towards the mountaintop.
The other Ye Family disciples exchanged glances and then scrambled to follow.
At this moment.
On the summit of Tianyun Peak.
There was a platform.
On this platform, a large banner was planted.
Currently, the mountaintop was exceedingly quiet.
Only that banner fluttered gently in the breeze.
Suddenly.
Boom… boom…
The ground began to tremble continuously.
Then, a figure appeared, racing towards the platform. After a few bounds, it arrived upon the platform.
It was precisely Ye Yunfei.
"Heh, wanting to compete with me in speed? Is that possible?"
Ye Yunfei smiled faintly.
One had to understand, the Spiritual Wind Steps were a Saint-grade martial technique.
The best movement techniques the Four Great Families of Yuanyue City could possess were, at most, Third-grade.
Saint-grade and Third-grade techniques were worlds apart, completely incomparable!
With the Spiritual Wind Steps augmented by his seventy to eighty thousand jin of physical strength, even a master at the Late Stage Earth Realm would be far outstripped by Ye Yunfei's speed!
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power swept out.
Soon, he discovered that the participating disciples from the Qin, Shi, and Lu families were still all halfway up the mountain!
Among them, Qin An was the fastest, streaking towards the summit like an arrow shot from a bow.
His purple robes danced and fluttered in the wind, making a hunting sound, presenting a remarkably dashing figure.
Ye Yunfei withdrew his Soul Power and reached out to grab the banner.
"Halt!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out.
Four middle-aged men emerged from near the platform, all possessing strength at the Earth Realm Initial Stage.
To ensure fairness and impartiality in the competition, each of the Four Great Families had sent a master to station themselves near the platform to observe the proceedings.
However, these four masters only served to faithfully record the process of the competition.
Under no circumstances were they allowed to intervene or disrupt the competition.
Otherwise, it would inevitably rekindle conflict between the Four Great Families—a situation none of the families wished to see.
"Ye Yunfei, you cannot take that banner."
One of the middle-aged men spoke; he was from the Qin Family.
"Why?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned cold.
"All the other competitors haven't arrived yet. How is it possible that a piece of trash like you got here first? There must be something wrong with this! Therefore, Ye Yunfei, you cannot take the banner. You must wait until the other competitors arrive before any decision is made."
The Qin Family middle-aged man sneered coldly.
The other three middle-aged men remained silent.
"Oh? Ye Tianqing, is this your meaning as well?"
Ye Yunfei cast a somewhat mocking glance towards one of the middle-aged men.
This middle-aged man was from the Ye Family!
"Ye Yunfei, since the other three all think so, there's nothing I can do about it. Consider this a minor grievance you'll have to endure."
Ye Tianqing said with an impassive expression.
"Heh heh, so it turns out there's one more traitor within our Ye Family. Fortunately, he has revealed himself now."
Ye Yunfei laughed coldly.
"Ye Yunfei, what do you mean by that!"
Ye Tianqing flared up from embarrassment and anger.
"Gentlemen, your duty is solely to faithfully record the process of the competition, and you absolutely must not intervene. Otherwise, it would reignite conflict among the Four Great Families. Are you truly okay with what you're doing now?"
Ye Yunfei's voice grew colder with each word.
"Haha… trash, let me tell you the truth—the Ye Family is about to be exterminated! So, do you think we're still afraid of igniting conflict between the Four Great Families?"
The middle-aged man from the Qin Family burst into wild laughter, his tone dripping with mockery.
"Very well. Since that's the case, I have nothing left to be concerned about."
Ye Yunfei's voice suddenly grew low, carrying a trace of icy killing intent.
As soon as the words fell.
Whoosh!
A dagger abruptly appeared at the throat of the Qin Family middle-aged man and slashed viciously, blood spraying wildly.
Click!
The man's laughter was cut off short, his face filled with disbelief as his body slowly slumped to the ground.