Several more Mid-stage Deities spoke up in succession, all aiming to recruit Ye Yunfei, or demanding that Ye Yunfei hand over the two artifacts in exchange for guarantees of his safety.
"This young man seems quite popular. But then again, given his performance, he has proven himself a rare young genius. It's only natural for these major powers to want to recruit him," the other beings watching from around thought, feeling somewhat shocked and envious.
To be so valued at a young age—such honors were not something ordinary young beings could possess.
Upon hearing the words of those Mid-stage Deities, Ye Yunfei's expression remained utterly placid.
"Young man, did you hear what I said?" One of the Mid-stage Deities spoke, growing somewhat displeased as he saw Ye Yunfei standing there utterly calm, offering no response to their recruitment efforts.
"Are you done?" Ye Yunfei said indifferently. "If you're done, you can all get lost."
"What?!" His words left the surrounding beings shocked, while the faces of the Mid-stage Deities all darkened simultaneously.
"This kid really is too arrogant. He's asking for it," the Initial Sovereign Gods sneered as they looked at Ye Yunfei.
"So, feeling confident enough to fight even against these Mid-stage Deities?" the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm asked Ye Yunfei.
"Confident or not, we have to fight. We'll cut our way out and leave this place. The gains this time are already sufficient," Ye Yunfei replied via voice transmission.
The moment his words fell, Ye Yunfei gripped the long saber in his left hand and the longsword in his right—both artifacts obtained from the Blade Light Sword Shadow phenomenon and already refined by him.
With a *Hong!* Ye Yunfei activated his movement technique and shot toward a certain direction where three Initial Sovereign Gods stood. The moment he moved, he had already employed the Mind Reading Art to attack the souls of those three Initial Sovereign Gods, while simultaneously slashing out with both the saber in his left hand and the sword in his right. A thick saber radiance and an equally thick sword radiance materialized simultaneously.
Faced with Ye Yunfei's attack, the three Initial Sovereign Gods actually had no courage to resist, because they could perceive that the sword and saber techniques Ye Yunfei was unleashing were far too terrifying.
"Brat, you dare attack first!" The other Sovereign Gods around were both shocked and furious to see Ye Yunfei suddenly erupt into action.
They hadn't anticipated that, surrounded by so many Sovereign Gods, Ye Yunfei would actually dare strike first.
The three Initial Sovereign Gods being attacked desperately retreated. The space where they had stood an instant before was instantly cleaved and exploded, a massive spatial collapse occurring. One of the Deities had half his torso pulverized by the dreadful sword radiance.
And so, with a single move, Ye Yunfei tore open a gap and quickly shot into the distance.
"Where do you think you're escaping to?!" A Intermediate Sovereign God with terrifying speed caught up behind Ye Yunfei and manifested a colossal energy hand that rumbled as it reached out to grab him.
Ye Yunfei immediately activated the Mind Reading Art to disrupt the Intermediate Sovereign God's thoughts and awareness, while simultaneously swinging both the saber and sword in his hands backward.
*Hong Hong Hong…* A sword radiance and a saber radiance roared forth, hurtling toward the Intermediate Sovereign God. That Deity's energy hand continuously expanded, colliding head-on with the saber and sword radiances.
But the next moment, that massive energy hand was directly severed, then began to explode and disintegrate.
"How is this possible?!" The Intermediate Sovereign God, whose palm was injured, was startled and took a step back.
"No wonder he was able to seize the artifacts that appeared within the Blade Light Sword Shadow. This combat power is truly fearsome!" A sliver of apprehension arose in the Deity's heart, because in just a single exchange, his palm had been wounded.
*Hong Hong Hong…* The other Mid-stage Deities arrived simultaneously. One Intermediate Sovereign God produced a silver seven-story pagoda and hurled it at Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei struck out with both sword and saber, directly repelling the seven-story pagoda.
*Hong Long Long…* A blood-red ring spun rapidly, rolling toward Ye Yunfei as it aimed to smash his skull.
*Dang!* The blood-red ring seemed to collide with something extremely hard, producing a series of dazzling sparks before being knocked flying.
This was the work of the Dream Incense floating above Ye Yunfei's head. Before the battle had even started, Ye Yunfei had already quietly taken out this Dream Incense.
Since obtaining it, Ye Yunfei had used this Dream Incense many times, and roughly one-third of its length had been burned away. Every time he battled Sovereign Gods, especially multiple ones, Ye Yunfei would first ignite this incense to utilize its dream energy and dream laws to disrupt his enemies.
This was also one of the reasons why Ye Yunfei possessed the confidence to face multiple Sovereign Gods at once on numerous occasions.
"Not bad. You can now hold off an attack from a Intermediate Sovereign God using just your saber and sword skills," Hun Lao commented, seeing Ye Yunfei handling the pursuit and encirclement of those Mid-stage Deities with relative ease.
"It's mostly due to the formidable power of these two artifacts. This long saber contains an exceptionally overbearing saber dao energy and the laws of the saber dao, enabling it to unleash powerful combat might. Moreover, not long ago, I gleaned some relatively complete saber dao inheritance from comprehending the Blade Light Sword Shadow phenomenon, which elevated my saber techniques," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Your gains from coming here are truly substantial," Hun Lao said with a laugh.
"Indeed. Just these two artifacts alone can greatly enhance my combat strength," Ye Yunfei nodded.
*Hong Hong Hong…* The Mid-stage Deities behind gave chase at astonishing speed.
These Mid-stage Deities were far faster than the Initial Sovereign Gods.
Among them, a middle-aged man in a wide robe was especially terrifyingly fast, catching up to Ye Yunfei in an instant. Then, nine spears simultaneously shot out from his body, forming an artifact combat formation that attacked Ye Yunfei's form.
These nine spears were all artifacts of the Intermediate Sovereign God grade, and they were arranged into an artifact combat formation. The combat power they could unleash was truly dreadful. Even Ye Yunfei felt a tinge of pressure.
*Dang! Dang!* With two clangs, the saber and sword in Ye Yunfei's hands slashed backward simultaneously, while he also employed the Mind Reading Art to attack this Intermediate Sovereign God's soul body, causing his movements to slow slightly.
At that moment, the other Mid-stage Deities also caught up and began to encircle and attack Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei swung the sword and saber in his hands with all his might, combining them with soul arts as he continuously fended off the joint attacks of those Mid-stage Deities.
Then, the Initial Sovereign Gods also caught up.
And so, over a dozen Sovereign Gods assaulted Ye Yunfei together.
Fortunately, Ye Yunfei had obtained two extremely powerful artifacts. If he had faced these Mid-stage Deities along with so many Initial Sovereign Gods before, it truly would have been hard to withstand.
Ye Yunfei's saber and sword were spun like windmills, unleashing a continuous stream of sword radiances and saber radiances. Meanwhile, the Dream Incense floating above his head continuously emitted wispy trails of fragrant smoke, subtly affecting those Deities.
The Sovereign Gods were utterly unaware of the Dream Incense's existence and thus did nothing in response. Their soul bodies were all disturbed to some degree by the incense, which was precisely why Ye Yunfei could barely manage to hold his own against so many Sovereign Gods' combined assault.
In the end, Ye Yunfei forced open a bloody path, breaking through the encirclement even at the cost of injury to his body.
"How is this possible? How can this kid be so formidable in combat?!" the Sovereign Gods were furious, pursuing Ye Yunfei at full speed.
There were over a dozen Mid-stage and Early Stage Deities combined, and each one had a large entourage of followers trailing behind them, creating an imposing procession as they pursued Ye Yunfei.
However, at this point, Ye Yunfei had already entered the Phantom Tower. The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm carried the Phantom Tower and charged outward from the world.
Moments later, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm shot out from a massive spatial fissure, returning to the void of the Tian Guang world cluster.
It then departed from this Tian Guang world cluster.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's speed was incredibly fast, and it continuously tore through space. Each time it pierced space, it would advance a significant distance.
When those Sovereign Gods finally emerged from the spatial fissure, they could no longer sense any trace of Ye Yunfei, because by then the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm carrying the Phantom Tower had long since departed from this world cluster.
"Damnit! That kid has already escaped. Find out immediately which faction he belongs to!" one Intermediate Sovereign God roared furiously, stamping his feet.
"That kid has ties to the Guhai Sect. He previously stepped in to assist them," an Initial Sovereign God spoke up. This Initial Sovereign God came from the Song Family.
"The Guhai Sect is merely a mediocre faction. That kid associating with them suggests his origins are likely unremarkable. Good! Since we know his connection to the Guhai Sect, we can use them to track him down. I want to see just what background he has that makes him so brazen in my presence. If he lacks the backing of any major power or clan, I'll make him pay the price!" another Intermediate Sovereign God gnashed his teeth.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei was sitting cross-legged within the Phantom Tower, the long saber hovering before him.
This saber contained a domineering saber dao energy and laws, as well as hidden, profound saber dao inheritance. Ye Yunfei had already comprehended a portion of the saber dao inheritance hidden within earlier.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm carried the Phantom Tower on its journey back to the Guhai Sect headquarters, arriving not long after.
Then, Ye Yunfei teleported the Guhai Sect's sect master, higher-ups, and all its members out from the Phantom Tower.
"Sect Master, good news! During this period, a large number of our Guhai Sect disciples have overcome their heavenly tribulations and broken through realms. Our overall strength has increased significantly again," several elders excitedly reported upon seeing the sect master return.
Hearing this, the sect master was naturally pleased, but he also felt some worry. He knew Ye Yunfei had provoked so many Sovereign Gods within Huan Jian Gu. Surely, those Deities would eventually come to the Guhai Sect headquarters to settle accounts with Ye Yunfei.
"No need to worry. Come what may. I'll set up some formations and earth arrays first," Ye Yunfei said calmly, fully aware of the sect master's concerns.
"Young Master Ye, rest assured. All members of our Guhai Sect, from top to bottom, will stand by you through thick and thin," the Guhai Sect sect master hurriedly expressed his loyalty.
"Relax. With me here, no harm will befall the Guhai Sect," Ye Yunfei nodded.