"Kid, you must be that little bitch Dark Queen's lover. I suggest you obediently surrender, or else the pair of you will breathe your last here today."
One of the Tianmen Sect's five Sovereign Gods, now surrounding Ye Yunfei, sneered as they spoke.
In their eyes, Ye Yunfei was merely a Heavenly God. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't possibly be a match for five of them.
"Characters like you aren't worthy of making me submit willingly."
Ye Yunfei retorted with a contemptuous expression, his hands clasped behind his back.
Buzz…
An invisible ripple of Soul Power emanated from Ye Yunfei's head, spreading out like water waves, instantly enveloping the area where the five Primary Sovereign Gods stood.
This was a secret technique of the Samsara Ghost Race, capable of plunging enemies into a state of confusion and lethargy.
The five Primary Sovereign Gods of Tianmen Sect had already unleashed their magical treasures, preparing to use their signature techniques to swarm Ye Yunfei. Suddenly, their bodies stiffened as an irresistible tide of deep drowsiness overwhelmed them. Their vision blurred, their souls wavered, as if they were about to fall into eternal slumber.
The flow of divine energy within their bodies instantly clogged, their prepared attacks forcibly interrupted.
The soul martial art Ye Yunfei used was unfathomably bizarre to them. Before they could even react, their Soul Bodies fell into a confused, drowsy state.
"Not good! Soul techniques!"
One of them, whose soul power was slightly stronger, bit down hard on the tip of his tongue, trying to use the sharp pain to snap awake, his eyes filled with horror.
However, the moment he regained clarity, his field of vision was already filled with dozens of menacing weapons.
"Art of Soul Armaments!"
Ye Yunfei used his Soul Power to simulate over twenty types of weaponry—swords, sabers, spears, even flying needles, daggers, and darts. Each weapon moved with a speed surpassing the limits of soul perception. Silent, yet each carrying a sharpness that could pierce both soul and flesh.
Thump! Thump!
The sounds of blades piercing flesh and tearing Soul Bodies happened almost simultaneously.
The five Primary Sovereign Gods of Tianmen Sect didn't even have time to scream before their Soul Bodies were torn like paper and their bodies were riddled with bloody holes. The terror in their eyes froze for an instant before their bodies plummeted stiffly from the sky.
"Cut them down in a single move. This guy is too powerful!"
Lü Dandan couldn't help but marvel at this scene.
"You little bastard! How ruthless! You dare destroy my Tianmen Sect's foundation! Tianmen Sect has been passed down for millennia. To think it would be extinguished today… No! I can't accept this! I'll kill you two dogs, then rebuild our Tianmen Sect!"
At this moment, the Tianmen Sect Patriarch's eyes turned blood-red, his expression maniacal as he roared.
The fall of five Sovereign Gods was a catastrophic disaster for Tianmen Sect.
"Old thing, you don't have that chance."
Upon hearing the Tianmen Sect Patriarch's roar, Lü Dandan's eyes hardened as she spoke slowly and clearly.
"Heaven-Earth Unity Sword! Die, you little bitch!"
Seeing this, the Patriarch roared again. The horsetail whisk in his hand transformed once more. Countless strands stood perfectly straight, gathering unparalleled Taoist righteous energy to form a cyan great sword that spanned heaven and earth. The blade flowed with the energy of Yin and Yang, carrying the supreme will to split heaven and earth and stabilize mountains and rivers, as it slashed sharply towards the Dark Sacred Lotus above Lü Dandan's head.
As he struck, raging flames began to erupt from the Patriarch's body, his energy aura continuously rising. He was burning his origin lifeblood essence, preparing to fight with everything he had!
"Old thing, you don't even have the qualification to fight desperately before me. Shadow Teleportation!"
Lü Dandan's figure blurred into shadow, then instantly vanished from her original spot, causing the Heaven-Earth Unity Sword to slash empty air.
In the next moment, she appeared like a phantom beside the Patriarch. Her slender fingers came together, condensing ultimate darkness at their tips. A point of black light emerged, like a shrunken black hole. With a single, silent thrust of her finger, the surrounding light twisted and space collapsed inward. The destructive dark energy pointed directly at the space between the Patriarch's eyebrows—his sea of consciousness.
"That's our Dark Faction's Dark Annihilation Finger!"
An elder of the Dark Faction cried out excitedly.
Although many high-ranking members of the Dark Faction cultivated this Dark Annihilation Finger, seeing it performed personally by the Dark Queen felt completely different—its power was vastly greater.
The Tianmen Sect Patriarch's pupils contracted sharply as he sensed the terrifying annihilative power contained within the fingertip wind. Not daring to be negligent, brilliant green light erupted from his body. A solidified Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram instantly appeared in front of him, the Yin and Yang fish rotating, attempting to dissolve this attack of utmost darkness.
Sizzle!
The Dark Annihilation Finger's force landed on the Tai Chi diagram, emitting an ear-piercing, corrosive sound. Dark energy and the resonance of the Tao clashed violently. The combat energy of both sides ran rampant, shaking the surrounding space until cracks spread everywhere.
A cold light flashed in Lü Dandan's eyes. The black light at the tip of her finger abruptly swelled, as if connected to a bottomless abyss.
"Break!"
Lü Dandan let out a cold shout. In an instant, the extreme darkness overwhelmed the circulating Yin-Yang green light.
Crack!
The Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram shattered with a sharp sound. The finger's power passed through the defense without hindrance, striking fiercely onto the chest of the Tianmen Sect Patriarch.
Thump!
The Patriarch's body shook violently. His Taoist robe was instantly corroded into a large hole, leaving his chest a bloody mess. A sinister, overbearing dark energy madly drilled into his meridians, wreaking havoc.
His face instantly paled like paper as he spurted a mouthful of blood. His aura withered like a deflated ball. He plummeted from the sky like a kite with its string cut, heavily smashing onto the cracked ground below, completely incapable of continuing the fight.
"It's over… our Tianmen Sect is finished. We shouldn't have provoked the Dark Faction in the first place…"
Despair and regret filled the eyes of the Tianmen Sect Patriarch.
"That's right. You shouldn't have provoked the Dark Faction."
Ye Yunfei landed beside the fallen Patriarch, looking at him with an icy gaze as he spoke slowly.
As soon as the words left his lips, several dozen massive Soul Power planets rushed out from Ye Yunfei's sea of consciousness, attacking the Patriarch's sea of consciousness and forcefully devouring his Soul Body.
"One last opponent remains."
Ye Yunfei slowly turned his gaze towards the last Sovereign God of Tianmen Sect, who was currently being surrounded and attacked by Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao.
Although this final Sovereign God of Tianmen Sect possessed considerable strength, roughly on par with the previous Patriarch, he couldn't gain any advantage under the combined assault of Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao. Instead, the worse it got for him, the more disheveled he became.
In a flash, Ye Yunfei and Lü Dandan arrived simultaneously.
"Finished… our Tianmen Sect is utterly finished!"
The last Intermediate Sovereign God of Tianmen Sect wore an expression of complete despair.
"Let's finish this!"
Ye Yunfei stated.
Then, Ye Yunfei and Lü Dandan attacked simultaneously. Using just a single move, they suppressed this Tianmen Sect Intermediate Sovereign God. Ye Yunfei allowed Huang Shang to devour his Soul Body.
By this time, within the Tianmen Sect headquarters, the Tianmen Sect forces had completely collapsed. The Dark Faction army held absolute supremacy.
"The Tianmen Sect has a long legacy, so its accumulated treasures should be quite good. I'll go see if there's anything valuable."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm turned into a streak of golden light and vanished instantly. He began ransacking the Tianmen Sect headquarters for valuable items.
As for Ye Yunfei, with a flicker of his figure, he arrived on top of a mountain peak. He extended his hand and chopped downwards, directly cleaving the mountain peak in two. Divine light shone brightly as countless treasures were revealed before his eyes.
It was a hidden treasury, shattered open by Ye Yunfei's palm strike. Ye Yunfei had previously devoured the Tianmen Sect Patriarch's Soul Body, obtaining his memories. He knew this was the Patriarch's secret cache.
"I knew there was something strange about this place."
The moment Ye Yunfei tore open the treasure vault, a streak of golden light shot over—it was precisely the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"Shameless! The master discovered this place!"
Hu Miao also appeared, yelling at the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Seeing the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm pounce on the treasures within the vault, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but smile wryly.
Before long, the battle at Tianmen Sect concluded completely. All valuable items within the Tianmen Sect headquarters had been plundered clean. The Tianmen Sect, a legacy that had endured for many years, was formally destroyed.
However, this was normal. Within every void, the rise and fall of sects alternates in an unending cycle, a melody that will always exist.
"Rest for one incense stick of time. Our next target: Blazing Sun Valley."
The voice of Dark Queen Lü Dannan, both clear and imposing, echoed throughout the entire army.
She stood beside Ye Yunfei, her dark energy contained yet still radiating an intimidating aura of oppression. The grace of the Dark Faction's leader appeared even more regal and decisive after the battle.
Ye Yunfei gave a slight nod of approval, rather appreciating this demeanor of Lü Dandan.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei felt a stirring in his heart, and his gaze shifted towards a certain location within the Tianmen Sect headquarters.
"There's a concealed transport formation over there. Several individuals are preparing to leave via it."
Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
Boom…
Almost as soon as Hun Lao finished speaking, Ye Yunfei threw a punch in that direction. A terrifying surge of fist energy directly shattered the space there, revealing a transport altar. A dozen beings stood upon it, ready to depart.
"They're all from the Guardian Faction. The Tianmen Sect indeed had the Guardian Faction backing it."
Lü Dandan's cold eyes narrowed as she stated frostily.
The next moment, Ye Yunfei's hand extended, expanding continuously. It directly seized all the individuals from the Guardian Faction on the altar and threw them before Lü Dandan.
Among these dozen-plus Guardian Faction members were Heavenly Gods and Sovereign Gods, the strongest being two Primary Sovereign Gods. They possessed no ability to resist before Ye Yunfei.
"So it truly is the Guardian Faction meddling behind the scenes."
Looking at these Guardian Faction members before them, the elders of the Dark Faction each voiced angry curses.
Recently, the Dark Faction had experienced too many incidents: first, traitors appeared; then they faced an attack from the allied forces of several major powers; followed by a Samsara Ghost wreaking havoc within their headquarters. The elders had long been filled with pent-up anger.
Now, facing these Guardian Faction members, their fury and murderous intent soared.
"Your Majesty, just kill them directly!"
Several hot-tempered elders of the Dark Faction loudly shouted.
"We are from the Guardian Faction. How dare you, the Dark Faction, kill members of the Guardian Faction! Aren't you afraid of provoking our wrath?"
The dozen-plus Guardian Faction members, facing the massive Dark Faction army, couldn't help but feel fear. Especially the dark energy radiating from Lü Dandan's body, which made them tremble.
"Spare you or not, your Guardian Faction will still move against our Dark Faction regardless. Moreover, does your Guardian Faction's wrath seem so formidable?"
Lü Dandan retorted coldly.
"Miss Lü, leave them to me to deal with."
Ye Yunfei interjected.
"Very well."
Lü Dandan nodded slightly, her gaze no longer lingering on the Guardian Faction members.
Ye Yunfei reached out with a grab, collecting all these Guardian Faction members in his palm. Then, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang respectively devoured the Soul Bodies of the two Primary Sovereign Gods.
The remaining Guardian Faction members, Ye Yunfei handed them all over for Huang Shang to process.
"Not only does the Tianmen Sect have the Guardian Faction backing it, but the other major powers also have the Guardian Faction behind them. They have already allied with the Guardian Faction, and sooner or later, they'll become its subordinate forces."
After devouring the Soul Body of the Guardian Faction's Primary Sovereign God and acquiring his memories, Ye Yunfei said to Lü Dandan.
"We'll set that aside for now. First, eliminate the other four major powers. Later, if the Guardian Faction wishes to continue dealing with our Dark Faction, we'll simply meet them head-on."
Lü Dandan stated decisively.
A short while later, at Lü Dandan's command, the Dark Faction army departed from the Tianmen Sect headquarters. Like an inky, endless ocean, it rolled towards its next destination—Blazing Sun Valley.
The headquarters of Blazing Sun Valley was located within a world cluster perpetually burning with inextinguishable flames.
Fire-type energy was abundant here to the extreme. Its disciples all cultivated fire-based techniques and, for the most part, had fiery and explosive temperaments.
"I never imagined Tianmen Sect would fall so quickly. I'd just received the news when the Dark Faction army arrives!"
Within Blazing Sun Valley headquarters, a core elder exclaimed in astonishment.
As the Dark Faction army pressed upon their borders, the Blazing Sun Valley forces were still nervously mobilizing.
Intense flames permeated the entire world cluster, the brilliant light piercing the heavens as waves of heat distorted space.
Countless Blazing Sun Valley members wore crimson battle armor, wielding weapons ablaze with flame, forming battle formations. Their furious roars intertwined with the fiery howls resounding through the void, creating an awe-inspiring momentum.
After all, Blazing Sun Valley was a major power. Although the preparation was rushed, they had quickly mobilized their army and were ready for battle.