"Rest assured, I'm not that greedy."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm waved his hand, sending a batch of spatial rings flying to Ye Yunfei's front. Of course, the magical artifacts he found interesting had long been unceremoniously claimed by him.
"Master, I might be ready for a bloodline breakthrough and upgrade."
At that moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly received a Sound Transmission from Hu Miao.
"Good. Don't worry, I've already prepared the cultivation resources you need."
After receiving Hu Miao's transmission, Ye Yunfei immediately sent a batch of refined Divine Pills and various other cultivation resources suitable for her directly to Hu Miao.
Once she received these resources, Hu Miao immediately began formal seclusion for her bloodline breakthrough and upgrade.
Next, Ye Yunfei took out a large quantity of formation materials and began setting up Formations and Earth Formations anew in the void within and around the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
As his overall strength continued to rise, especially the increase in his Soul Power energy, Ye Yunfei's formation-setting skills had also improved. Furthermore, the vast amount of practical experience had kept his expertise in Formations constantly advancing.
Before long, Ye Yunfei had deployed a large number of new Formations and Earth Formations within and around the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Moreover, the quality and power of these newly deployed Formations and Earth Formations were significantly better and more potent.
Two hours later, following Ye Yunfei's command, the army began to march.
Ye Yunfei divided his entire force into three batches. One batch remained behind to guard the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, another followed him to confront the Guardian Faction's main force, and the final batch was sent to clear out smaller-scale Guardian Faction personnel scattered throughout the Eighth Void.
At Ye Yunfei's signal, the army poured out of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds like a tide and then split into two routes.
"Young Master Ye, the Guardian Faction's main force invading the Eighth Void is currently in a standoff with the Hunyuan Sect's army.
It's precisely because the Hunyuan Sect's forces have pinned down the Guardian Faction's main army that the invading Guardian Faction troops cannot quickly conquer the Eighth Void," reported a elder specializing in intelligence work as he approached Ye Yunfei.
"Right now, the Guardian Faction army and the Hunyuan Sect's forces have engaged in a decisive battle," the elder added.
"Good. Relay the order: increase speed. Hopefully, we can still make it in time."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
As Ye Yunfei's order was relayed, all the flying magical artifacts accelerated towards the battlefield where the Guardian Faction and the Hunyuan Sect's armies were locked in their decisive fight.
A dense mass of flying artifacts surged forward through the void of the Eighth Void like a mighty cosmic deluge. The overwhelming killing intent they emitted shook the surrounding space along the way, making it tremble as if unable to bear the pressure.
"Our Eighth Void has fallen into an era of war once more. Why must this already battered void suffer so many calamities?"
In nearby pockets of the void, aged beings with hoary hair appeared, watching the mighty surge of the army in the distance, unable to hold back their tears.
Some of these ancient beings even knelt down, praying to the void, beseeching the elusive Heavenly Dao Will to bless this long-suffering void, hoping it would find peace and fortune.
"Grandfather, don't worry. Young Master Ye has now returned to the Eighth Void. The army ahead is led by him.
With Young Master Ye as our pillar of stability, the Eighth Void will surely return to peace before long," some younger beings comforted from the side, supporting their elder kinsfolk.
"Report, Young Master Ye! The battlefield where the Guardian Faction and Hunyuan Sect armies clash lies ahead. The battle has formally begun; the two sides are now in a chaotic melee."
An unknown amount of time later, several scouts finally hurried back to report to Ye Yunfei.
"Excellent. Order the troops to prepare for battle."
Ye Yunfei nodded, then stepped out from his flying artifact, releasing his Soul Power energy to sense ahead. Sure enough, he immediately detected intense combat raging within the vast stretch of void up front.
Soon, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power locked onto a figure exuding a powerful aura amidst the battlefield—it was a Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
For an invasion of the weakest Void—the Eighth Void—they had actually dispatched a Fourth-Level Sovereign God. This illustrated the importance the Guardian Faction attached to this operation.
Ye Yunfei also saw five higher-level Sovereign Gods—Third-Grade Sovereign Gods—surrounding and attacking this Guardian Faction's Fourth-Level Sovereign God. These five Third-Grade Sovereign Gods belonged to the Hunyuan Sect.
"Yet another Fourth-Level Sovereign God practicing water/ice-type techniques,"
Ye Yunfei sneered coldly as he sensed that Fourth-Grade Sovereign God from a distance.
It was a middle-aged man with a stout frame, clad in a blue robe. Rolling waves of blue energy churned around him, and countless phantom images of ancient sea beasts continuously surged forth from those waves, charging towards the Hunyuan Sect's five Third-Grade Sovereign Gods.
At that moment, the two armies seemed to have entered the most intense phase of combat.
"It seems the scale and strength of the Guardian Faction forces invading the Eighth Void this time are substantial indeed.
Thankfully, the Hunyuan Sect army blocked them, otherwise the Eighth Void would have already been under Guardian Faction control," Hun Lao couldn't help but comment as he watched the battlefield ahead.
"Indeed. Were it not for the Hunyuan Sect forces keeping this main Guardian Faction army in check, the entire Eighth Void might have already fallen."
Ye Yunfei nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, behind Ye Yunfei, all the flying artifacts had halted. Team after team continuously disembarked, assembling in the void behind Ye Yunfei.
"Attack!"
Ye Yunfei wasted no words. Raising his right hand, he gave it a casual sweep, issuing the combat order.
Then, with a flash, Ye Yunfei charged forward, zeroing in on that Guardian Faction Fourth-Level Sovereign God within the distant battlefield.
His speed was extreme, his body erupting with gushing sword radiance that pierced through space, instantly propelling him into the heart of the battlefield.
RUMBLE...
Nine divine beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel rose from behind Ye Yunfei. Letting out a unified roar, they collectively pushed the massive, rotating wheel, grinding through space as they rolled towards the Fourth-Level Sovereign God standing amidst colossal tides.
Simultaneously, the Blood Clan Clone appeared.
Ye Yunfei had deployed the Blood Clan Clone in every previous battle, allowing it to refine and absorb bloodline essences from the battlefield. Consequently, the clone's strength had been steadily rising.
Clenching a blood-red longsword, the Blood Clan Clone was shrouded in an impenetrable, dense blood mist, soaring skyward like a blood sea in motion. It charged towards that Fourth-Level Sovereign God. Swathes of surging blood waves immediately clashed with those towering tides.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei himself strode forward, his right hand gripping a longsword forged personally by Jian Lao within the Sword Realm.
Pouring his Sword Dao energy and Sword Dao Laws into the blade, the brilliant sword radiance erupting from it instantly illuminated a vast swath of the battlefield.
With a resounding boom, Ye Yunfei executed Myriad Swords Pay Homage. A thick, devastating sword beam shot forth, aiming to cleave through the Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei clenched his left fist and unleashed Heavenly Dragon's Fist. Surging bodily power from within converged onto his fist, manifesting as a colossal divine dragon that soared across the firmament, instantly smashing the space ahead into fragments, causing a large-scale spatial collapse.
Then, with a stomp of his foot, countless Formations and Earth Formations erupted like dazzling mushrooms, instantly trapping that Guardian Faction Fourth-Level Sovereign God within a dense web.
Ye Yunfei's onslaught was blisteringly fast. He had just arrived, yet in a mere instant, an endless stream of varied attacks unfolded. It was so swift that the Fourth-Level Sovereign God was somewhat caught off guard.
"Such a terrifying powerhouse has actually arrived?"
The Guardian Faction's Fourth-Level Sovereign God, who was engaging the Hunyuan Sect's five Third-Grade Sovereign Gods and had enjoyed the upper hand, fighting with relative ease and a composed expression, suddenly faced this horrifying assault. His countenance changed drastically.
"It must be that fellow named Ye Yunfei!"
This Fourth-Level Sovereign God's first instinct was to think of Ye Yunfei.
Before coming, he had investigated the situation in the Eighth Void. He knew the strongest individual in the Eighth Void was a youngster named Ye Yunfei, who had also destroyed the Guardian Faction branches in the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids. Therefore, ever since entering the Eighth Void, this Fourth-Level Sovereign God had been waiting for Ye Yunfei's appearance.
He was aware this Eighth Void was Ye Yunfei's homeland. If Ye Yunfei received news that his home was under invasion, he would definitely return.
"Young Master Ye has definitely come!"
The five Third-Grade Sovereign Gods of the Hunyuan Sect instantly wore expressions of pleasant surprise.
In the next moment, Ye Yunfei arrived before the Fourth-Level Sovereign God, longsword in hand, his gaze icy.
"So it is you, brat surnamed Ye,"
The stout man in the blue robe, facing the murderous-intent-laden Ye Yunfei, couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Then he spoke coldly.
Ye Yunfei's opening barrage had made him realize this youngster, who was only at the Heavenly God realm, was no easy foe.
"Greetings, Young Master Ye!"
The five Hunyuan Sect Third-Grade Sovereign Gods simultaneously saluted Ye Yunfei.
"No need for courtesy."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Dare to violate our Eighth Void? Leave your life here!"
Ye Yunfei's frigid gaze fell upon the blue-robed, stout man as he spoke indifferently.
"Brat surnamed Ye, do you think you can kill me?
You are arrogant beyond measure!"
The stout man in blue instantly flew into a rage.
With a resounding explosion, Ye Yunfei was unwilling to waste further words. His longsword simply slashed out.
Myriad Swords Pay Homage, executed with Ye Yunfei's current mastery of the Sword Dao, was terrifyingly powerful. Furthermore, this longsword in his hand was also a formidable Sword Dao artifact, infused with the purest and most advanced Sword Dao energy and Laws from the Sword Realm, possessing immense might.
WHOOSH! A thick beam of sword light instantly swept towards the blue-robed, stout man, who could feel tremendous pressure.
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE…
Pointing a finger, the stout blue-robed man summoned several hundred towering blue waves, each thousands of zhang high, which reared back simultaneously and crashed towards Ye Yunfei and that colossal sword beam.
This stout man excelled in water-type techniques. As he fought, numerous phantom images of ancient sea beasts manifested in the space behind him. Each beast exuded powerful auras as they charged forward, weaving together to form a vast, dominating field.
Within this domain, the stout blue-robed man seemed like a monarch of the seas, reigning supreme over all.