Whoosh!
Simultaneously with unleashing the Void Blade, Ye Yunfei arrived before another middle-aged man.
A fist blasted forth.
The terrifying physical strength instantly emptied the air ahead of him, forming a terrifying zone of pressurized vacuum.
Bang!
The man’s body was as fragile as a soap bubble, bursting outright and transforming into a spray of blood, flesh, and bone fragments.
“Not good!”
The two remaining middle-aged men, frightened out of their wits and realizing the situation was dire, desperately retreated.
Whoosh!
The Void Blade reappeared, lightning-fast, and lodged itself into the brow of one of the men.
The strength of the Early Stage Earth Realm was roughly equivalent to a sixth-tier demonic beast.
In the Heavenly Beast Forest a few days prior, Ye Yunfei had slaughtered at least two or three hundred sixth-tier demonic beasts.
Therefore, killing these Early Stage Earth Realm men before him was as effortless as cutting through melons or chopping vegetables!
Now, only Ye Tianqing remained.
“Young master Ye Yunfei, spare me!”
Ye Tianqing was so frightened he didn’t dare resist.
The other three men, whose strength was no worse than his, had been instantly killed one by one. His courage had utterly failed!
Even if he were a fool, he now understood Ye Yunfei’s combat prowess far exceeded his own.
“Heh, spare you?
Luckily, it was me who arrived here first.
If other members of the Ye Family had come here instead, wouldn’t they have been betrayed and killed by a traitor like you?”
Sschhhlick!
A pitch-black dagger flashed past, severing Ye Tianqing’s throat and sending up a spray of crimson blood.
“The fate of a traitor is singular. Death.”
Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
He then reached out, grabbing the large banner on the platform and taking it in hand.
Thump!
Ye Tianqing’s corpse fell to the ground near the platform.
Ye Yunfei directly stored the banner inside his spatial ring.
This spatial ring had been a gift from Xiao Chuchu, and it just barely managed to hold a banner this size.
“Qin An, I won’t kill you here.
I will kill you in full view of everyone, in the arena competition!
Qin An, the greater the hope you have brought to the Qin Family, the greater their disappointment will be today!”
Ye Yunfei’s gaze turned toward the eastern slope of the mountain peak, a cold smile playing on his lips.
With Ye Yunfei’s strength, if he wished to slaughter all the participating disciples from the other three families atop this mountain peak, it would be effortless.
But if he did that, the second event, the arena battles, could not proceed.
The effect Ye Yunfei wanted was to publicly slap the three families in the face, to allow the Ye Family to rise powerfully in front of everyone!
As his words fell, Ye Yunfei turned and headed back the way he came, charging down the southern slope. Activating his movement technique, he vanished from the mountaintop in just a few leaps.
At this moment.
“Hurry, everyone, pick up the pace!
Whether the Ye Family can win this competition depends on us!”
On the southern side of Tianyun Peak, Ye Tianfeng’s urging voice rang out repeatedly.
Ye Tianfeng was the fastest, holding a clear lead.
Behind him, the Ye Family disciples each pushed themselves to their limits, sprinting desperately toward the mountaintop.
Although each was already drenched in sweat, their drive remained undiminished.
It was at this moment.
“Didn’t I tell you all to go back first?”
Suddenly, a voice sounded from above.
“Huh?”
The fourteen Ye Family disciples simultaneously looked up.
There was Ye Yunfei, hands clasped behind his back, descending briskly with an air of leisurely confidence.
“I’ve already gotten the banner.
Let’s return to the square.”
Ye Yunfei said.
While speaking, he retrieved the large banner from his spatial ring, gave it a wave, and then stored it away again.
“What?!”
All fourteen disciples stopped in their tracks, utterly dumbfounded as they stared at Ye Yunfei.
“Ye Yunfei, is that banner… is it real?”
Ye Xue opened her mouth with difficulty, her tone filled with doubt.
“Of course it’s real.
Before we came, didn’t the patriarch and the seven elders describe the appearance of this banner to you?
Enough talk.
Let’s go back.”
Ye Yunfei nodded, then strode back down the mountain.
“How can this be!
How can this be!
Ye Yunfei actually brought the banner down!”
At this moment, Ye Tianfeng’s heart was in tumult like stormy seas, his fists clenched tightly.
However, he knew that banner was indeed real.
“That banner is real!
Wonderful! Young master Ye Yunfei, you actually managed to bring the banner down!”
“That means… the Banner Seizing Competition… the Ye Family has won!”
…
Finally, the Ye Family disciples came to their senses one by one, accepting the reality, and began cheering loudly.
Thus, all the Ye Family disciples turned back, following Ye Yunfei down the mountain.
Ye Yunfei strode ahead with his hands clasped behind his back. His pace seemed unhurried, yet each step effortlessly covered over a hundred meters in an instant.
Behind him, the disciples ran desperately, but they fell farther and farther behind, until only Ye Yunfei’s receding back was visible in the distance.
“I refuse to believe this!”
Ye Tianfeng summoned every ounce of his strength, pushing himself to his absolute fastest speed to try and catch up to Ye Yunfei.
But no matter how hard he tried, he could never close the gap.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei moved with relaxed ease, as if out for a casual stroll.
Whereas Ye Tianfeng ran until drenched in sweat, panting like a bull, veins bulging on his forehead!
The difference was painfully obvious.
At the same time.
At the peak of Tianyun Peak.
“I’ve finally reached the peak!
Without a doubt, I must be the first one here!”
Qin An, moving as fast as a meteor, appeared on the mountaintop, a self-satisfied smile on his face.
But, the next moment.
“Huh?
Where’s the banner?
How is it gone?”
“And these four experts supervising the competition process… how are they all dead?!”
Qin An looked toward the platform. It was completely empty, with no banner in sight.
Scattered around the platform were several blood-drenched corpses.
“What on earth happened here?!”
Qin An shouted, a mixture of shock and fury.
At the same time.
In the main square.
Everyone waited patiently for the competition’s outcome.
“Haha, Ye Tianpeng, in this event, your Ye Family is doomed to lose.”
Qin Xiong’s provocative gaze locked onto Ye Tianpeng as he roared with laughter.
“Hmph!
Qin Xiong, don’t rejoice too soon. Until the very last moment, it’s hard to say who will be the victor!”
Ye Tianpeng snorted coldly.
“Haha… Ye Tianpeng, you truly are someone refusing to face reality until it’s too late.
This time, I will make your Ye Family lose everything!
Utterly bankrupt!”
Qin Xiong laughed wildly.
“Patriarch, I can’t shake the feeling Qin Xiong’s words have a hidden meaning.
I’m a bit worried about the safety of our Ye Family’s fifteen participating disciples.”
Suddenly, the Grand Elder of the Ye Family frowned and said quietly.
“No need to worry.
I already instructed Ye Tianqing. If the Ye Family participants truly face any danger,
he must step in, no matter what, to ensure their safety.
Furthermore, he must fire a signal flare immediately, giving us time to rush to their aid.
In short, even if we tear up all pretense with the three other families, we must guarantee the safety of our Ye Family’s elite disciples.”
Ye Tianpeng replied.
“That’s good then.”
The Grand Elder nodded.
“Brother Qin Xiong, why waste words with him.
Soon enough, the Ye Family members will have reason to weep.”
At this moment, Shi Tianyuan also spoke up, his voice laced with sinister mockery.
“Brother Qin Xiong, for those who refuse to face reality until it’s too late, let the facts be their teacher.”
The patriarch of the Lu Family, Lu Yunxiao, also sneered.
“Haha, Brother Qin Xiong, for this competition, I place my confidence in your Qin Family!
You mustn’t forget to invite me to the Qin Family’s victory banquet tonight.”
At this moment, the City Lord of Yuanyue City also spoke up.
It was clear: the Qin Family, Shi Family, Lu Family, and the City Lord’s Manor had formed an alliance targeting the Ye Family!
“My apologies.
I’m afraid the Qin Family won’t have the chance to host a victory banquet tonight.
The ones hosting the victory banquet will be the Ye Family.
And we, the Ye Family, certainly will not be inviting you.
So tonight, old man, you’d better just wash up and go to bed early.”
Suddenly, a voice sounded from the square’s entrance.
Then, a young man walked leisurely into the square, hands clasped behind his back.
“It’s Fei’er!”
On the Ye Family’s temporary viewing platform, Ye Tianpeng immediately stood up, a mix of shock and delight on his face.