Soon after, the battlefield was completely sorted out.
This battle had ended with the Guardian Faction's forces almost completely annihilated, while Ye Yunfei's side achieved a great victory.
Ye Yunfei then divided all his forces into five separate groups, which set out in different directions to begin encircling and wiping out the remaining Guardian Faction troops in the Eighth Void.
Since the main force of the Guardian Faction army had already been destroyed, the remaining troops proved easy to deal with. Ye Yunfei's forces swept through, cutting through them with irresistible momentum. Before long, the five groups reunited.
"Young Master Ye, the vast majority of the Guardian Faction forces within our Eighth Void have been eradicated. The Eighth Void is now secure," an Alliance Army elder in charge of intelligence reported respectfully to Ye Yunfei.
"Good. Next, arrange patrols throughout the void. At critical chokepoints, we must station forces to defend them and prevent the Guardian Faction from making a comeback.
Also, we need to investigate and screen all the teleportation channels connecting our Eighth Void to other voids. We must bring all these channels under our control. Without permission, no one is to enter or leave arbitrarily," Ye Yunfei nodded and spoke.
"Young Master Ye, I understand. I will go and arrange that immediately," the elder promptly replied.
"Seniors, our next step is to reinforce the Seventh Void," Ye Yunfei said, looking towards the Hunyuan Sect's Sovereign Gods.
"Young Master Ye, we all follow your orders. There's no need to stand on ceremony with us," a Third-Level Sovereign God stepped forward and said to Ye Yunfei.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei led the vast army of the Eighth Void as they marched grandly towards the Seventh Void.
"Young Master Ye, the Seventh Void also has an army from our Hunyuan Sect.
However, the situation there is not favorable. The Guardian Faction's army has already seized nearly half of this void's world clusters. Our Hunyuan Sect forces are being pushed back continuously and have suffered heavy casualties," Ye Yunfei received this report as soon as he led his army into the Seventh Void.
"Perhaps because we arrived late.
From now on, we begin the counteroffensive," Ye Yunfei stated.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei led the Eighth Void's army to begin sweeping through the Seventh Void, surrounding and wiping out the Guardian Faction's army.
Based on the received information, there were a total of two Fourth-Level Sovereign Gods among the Guardian Faction forces invading the Seventh Void.
However, the good news was that these two Fourth-Level Sovereign Gods were not together; they were operating separately.
"In that case, I'll defeat them one by one," Ye Yunfei said with a cold smile upon receiving the news about the two Fourth-Level Sovereign Gods.
Before long, within a certain region of the void, Ye Yunfei intercepted the first Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
Without a word, Ye Yunfei charged straight in and attacked.
Huang Shang and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also joined in the assault immediately. Together with the Blood Clan Clone and the Nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel, they surrounded the Fourth-Level Sovereign God from all sides, engaging in fierce combat.
This Fourth-Level Sovereign God had a group of other Sovereign Gods from the Guardian Faction by his side. They tried to rush over to aid their leader against Ye Yunfei, but the gods from the Hunyuan Sect and the Alliance Army surged forward, blocking them. The Sovereign Gods from both sides fought intensely.
Under the combined assault of Ye Yunfei, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, the Fourth-Level Sovereign God soon found himself at a disadvantage.
"How is this possible?
You are only a Heavenly God, and a young junior at that. How can you possess such terrifying combat power? You can fight beyond your level to contend with me!" The more he fought, the more alarmed the Fourth-Level Sovereign God became.
"Master, I've finally succeeded in upgrading my bloodline!" Midway through the battle, Ye Yunfei suddenly received an excited voice transmission from Hu Miao.
"That's excellent news!" Ye Yunfei said happily.
"Master, see my current strength!" After successfully undergoing her bloodline breakthrough, Hu Miao immediately emerged from the Shadow-Traversing Pagoda.
She crossed her hands, swiftly forming a sign with her fingers, then pushed it forward lightly. Instantly, a vast illusion appeared.
This large-scale illusion moved with extreme speed and released no energy fluctuations whatsoever, making it incredibly stealthy. In a flash, it enveloped the space where the Fourth-Level Sovereign God was.
"Not good! It feels like I've fallen into an illusion!" The Fourth-Level Sovereign God suddenly realized with a start, speaking in shock.
"Hu Miao, your Illusion Path prowess has truly increased greatly!" Ye Yunfei observed that although Hu Miao had only created a single illusion, its power was formidable and possessed immense deceptive qualities. Even that Fourth-Level Sovereign God had only noticed it belatedly.
From then on, Hu Miao also joined the encirclement against the Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
Following her bloodline ascension this time, Hu Miao had not only significantly improved her Illusion Path skill but had also awakened two incredibly powerful inherited race secret arts. Her overall combat power had risen substantially.
The Fourth-Level Sovereign God had already been at a disadvantage before; now, with Hu Miao joining the fray, his pressure increased even further. Soon after, Ye Yunfei managed to cleave him in two with a blade.
The situation for him worsened with each passing moment. In the end, Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Huang Shang all swarmed him, jointly suppressing his physical body and his Soul Body.
Then, Hu Miao charged towards the other Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods.
The illusions she deployed could instantly pull First, Second, or even Third-Level Sovereign Gods into a state of confusion. She would then toss out a thick pink rope, binding them up tightly.
This pink rope was condensed from pure Illusion Path energy and laws. It possessed a powerful restraining effect on the Soul Bodies of living beings.
Once bound, the Soul Body would fall completely into an unconscious state. This was an inherited illusion technique of the Ancient Heavenly Fox race.
"Hu Miao, your power really has grown immensely," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but praise, looking at the strength and various techniques Hu Miao displayed.
"Of course, Master. I've completed another bloodline breakthrough and ascension.
From now on, First, Second, and even Third-Level Sovereign Gods are nothing significant in front of me," Hu Miao said proudly.
"You ancient remnant beasts really do enjoy unique advantages in cultivation. All you need is sufficient cultivation resources and time to break through and upgrade your bloodline. Advancing your realm and power is much easier for your race than for others," Hun Lao said with a laugh.
"Hun Lao, your Chaos World Tree race has it even easier when it comes to breakthroughs and ascension. According to legend, your race doesn't even need to cultivate. As long as you take root in the Chaos Void and grow with time, your power can continuously increase," Hu Miao said.
"That's true. But I am not a complete Chaos World Tree. Therefore, I need to constantly acquire more high-level cultivation resources, and it will require a massive accumulation of time before I can advance continuously," Hun Lao replied.
"Hun Lao, rest assured, I will definitely ensure you have all the cultivation resources you need," Ye Yunfei said.
A short while later, more than half of the troops following that Fourth-Level Sovereign God were killed, with the remainder fleeing.
"Now there's still one more Fourth-Level Sovereign God. As long as we kill that one, then dealing with the remaining Guardian Faction troops will be easy," Ye Yunfei said slowly, looking towards the distant void.
By this time, the scouts from the Alliance Army and the Hunyuan Sect had long since pinpointed the location of the other Guardian Faction Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
Wasting no time, Ye Yunfei immediately set out towards the location of this second Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
Along the way, whenever Ye Yunfei encountered any Guardian Faction forces, he would attack at once, eliminating them as quickly as possible.
With Ye Yunfei's current strength, dealing with average Guardian Faction troops was far too easy.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei divided the army he had brought into three groups, sending them to different regions to combat the Guardian Faction's forces.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei encountered the second Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Huang Shang all rushed forward at once, directly initiating the attack.
"I know who you are. You're Ye Yunfei!
Your reputation precedes you. However, with your realm and power trying to challenge me, you are still not qualified," this Fourth-Level Sovereign God was leading his troops in attacking a relatively large world cluster, on the verge of completely conquering it, when Ye Yunfei suddenly appeared with a force and charged in.
"That's right, I am Ye Yunfei.
And I've come here specifically to kill you," Ye Yunfei replied, his gaze calm and expression icy as he looked at the Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
With a bang, the moment his words faded, Ye Yunfei unleashed a whirlwind of attacks.
Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Huang Shang immediately charged forward as well, each displaying their own techniques and skills, coordinating with Ye Yunfei's assault.
After Ye Yunfei activated the One Thought Ice World, creating a world of ice around them, Hu Miao swiftly created a vast illusion, superimposing it over the surrounding icy realm.
The Fourth-Level Sovereign God, who had been trying to break apart the surrounding ice world, suddenly found himself under attack from the illusion. His movements instantly slowed.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Yunfei employed the Myriad Swords Return to One Great Art in combination with the Mind Reading Art to launch his attack.
Huang Shang also, within the ice world Ye Yunfei created, deployed a large-scale Ghost-Wall Labyrinth. Dense layers of ghost-walls completely surrounded the Fourth-Level Sovereign God.
This greatly compressed the Fourth-Level Sovereign God's space for movement.
Boom! A massive blade of sword light directly sliced his body in two.
As time passed and through one real battle after another, Ye Yunfei discovered that his Sword Path cultivation had improved considerably. Especially, the execution of his various sword techniques appeared even more effortless and masterful, handling heavy matters with a light touch.
For a sword cultivator, extensive real combat was absolutely the best method for improving one's Sword Path prowess.
After returning from the Sword Realm, Ye Yunfei had experienced too many battles, big and small. The various Tianjian Sect's Sword Path inheritances he gained in the Sword Realm were tempered in actual combat, their power growing increasingly stronger.
As the battle continued, the Fourth-Level Sovereign God became more and more hard-pressed, gradually losing the ability to fight back. In the end, Ye Yunfei and his companions swarmed him, thoroughly suppressing him.
The physical body of this Fourth-Level Sovereign God was handed over to Huang Shang for processing, while his Soul Body was directly devoured by Ye Yunfei.
After devouring this Fourth-Level Sovereign God's Soul Body, Ye Yunfei acquired his memories.
"I now have the bodies of four Fourth-Level Sovereign Gods. These bodies can be refined into four powerful zombies!" Huang Shang said excitedly with a smile.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, meanwhile, did not hesitate to loot all the possessions from this Fourth-Level Sovereign God's body. He kept a portion for himself and handed the rest over to Ye Yunfei.
After eliminating the two Fourth-Level Sovereign Gods, Ye Yunfei led his army as they continued their sweep through the Seventh Void, hunting down the Guardian Faction's forces.