Those members of the Liu Family across from him watched this elder, their expressions shifting slightly, for they recognized that this elder was a famous blade practitioner within the Blade Realm, renowned for being merciless and ruthless—once he made a move, it was rare for survivors to be left.
"The greatest concession our Liu Family can make is for the two forces to split this Thunder-Struck Wood evenly between us," one of the two elders from the Liu Family said, after a swift mental communication via Sound Transmission, having assessed the Blade Realm members radiating with murderous intent and come to a decision.
"Impossible. The Blade Realm demands all of this Thunder-Struck Wood. You people from the Liu Family have only two choices: leave immediately, or die." One of the Blade Realm cultivators immediately shouted loudly.
"The Blade Realm truly goes too far! Do you really think our Liu Family fears the Blade Realm?" Hearing this, the Liu Family members were incensed, boiling with anger.
"Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. Attack! Wipe out every last one of these Liu Family members. Since they could enter this place, they must surely be carrying quite a few treasures." An elder from the Blade Realm stepped forward, a massive combat blade surging forth from within his body, erupting with billowing blade radiance that instantly illuminated a swathe of the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every blade cultivator began to erupt, unleashing dense, overwhelming torrents of blade radiance. Every one of them strode forward, ready to attack.
"The Blade Realm is truly domineering as ever!" Ye Yunfei watched this scene and couldn't help but sneer coldly. Ever since his first encounters with the Blade Realm, the impression they had given him was of total arrogance, and mostly cruel, savage characters.
"That's right, that's precisely the hallmark of the Blade Realm. In ancient times, the Blade Realm was notoriously domineering within the Primordial Void Sea; few dared provoke them. Because those blade practitioners from the Blade Realm were individually all exceptionally savage, unreasonable, and terrifyingly powerful in combat. If anyone incurred their enmity, large groups of blade practitioners would come knocking, and once they attacked, they would slaughter the offending faction clean, leaving no survivors—utterly ruthless," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
"So that's how it is. In that case, I need not show any courtesy towards this faction," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"You are from the Sword Realm. The Sword Realm and the Blade Realm have long-standing, bitter enmity. There's simply no need to hold back," Hun Lao said with a laugh.
"That is true," Ye Yunfei nodded.
At this moment, members from the two major factions, the Blade Realm and the Liu Family, were charging towards each other. A great battle was about to erupt. Ye Yunfei concentrated, directly unleashing the Heart Sword. Immediately, a Heart Sword attack invaded the Soul Sea of one of the blade cultivators, slashing towards his Soul Body.
After passing the trial of the White River and entering the core area of Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation grotto, Ye Yunfei had also received a massive infusion of Heart Force energy left behind by Tianmu Shenjun. His Heart Force energy had surged immensely once more. Since entering Tianmu Shenjun's grotto, Ye Yunfei had received two infusions of Heart Force energy in succession. Compared to before, his current level of Heart Force energy was now a world apart.
The Heart Sword Ye Yunfei could currently unleash was already fully capable of combatting Fifth and Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods. Even encountering Seventh Level Sovereign Gods, it could serve a disruptive purpose.
Among the Blade Realm people present, the strongest was merely a Sixth-Level Sovereign God. Not a single one could withstand Ye Yunfei's Heart Sword assault. "Ah!" The blade cultivator struck by the Heart Sword immediately cried out in pain, feeling his Soul Sea throbbing agonizingly, unbearable.
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred as he instantly stood beside this blade cultivator, throwing out a punch.
Boom! Ye Yunfei's fist continuously enlarged. The blade cultivator, currently enduring the Heart Sword attack, was desperately mobilizing all Soul Force defense treasures within his Soul Sea, along with his own Soul Force energy and Soul Force combat techniques, trying to expel the Heart Sword. However, Heart Force energy was notoriously difficult to defend against. None of his defensive measures proved of much use. In the next instant, his Soul Body was struck by the Heart Sword.
As the blade cultivator attempted to mobilize other means to resist, Ye Yunfei simultaneously unleashed Soul Reading, disrupting his thoughts and mental focus. During this period, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power had also been continuously rising due to acquiring too many high-grade treasures. Ye Yunfei had consistently refined and absorbed the resources obtained that boosted Soul Power with his Soul Body, his Soul-Nurturing Tree, and his Soul Force Stars, thus steadily increasing his Soul Power level. The power of the Soul Reading he could now unleash was naturally far stronger than in the past.
This blade cultivator had to contend with both the Heart Sword and Soul Reading, rendering him utterly unable to defend against Ye Yunfei's other attacks.
Whump! Ye Yunfei's fist landed squarely on his physical body. How formidable was Ye Yunfei's physical strength? This single punch blasted a bloodied hole the size of a bowl directly through the blade cultivator's torso. Although these blade cultivators' prowess in the Blade Dao was impressive, their physical bodies were not particularly sturdy. This was because blade practitioners, in certain aspects, were similar to sword cultivators: they emphasized willpower. Both unleashing blades and unleashing swords heavily relied on the coordination of will. Generally speaking, the Soul Bodies of blade and sword cultivators were stronger than those of other beings of the same realm, but their physical bodies were quite ordinary.
Whump! Whump! Whump!
How swift was Ye Yunfei's speed? How rich his combat experience? In the blink of an eye, he landed over a dozen follow-up punches, utterly blasting the blade cultivator's physical body to smithereens.
"What a waste!" Seeing Ye Yunfei smash the blade cultivator's body to pieces, Huang Shang couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache and immediately called out.
"Who are you, punk?" The other blade cultivators, whose attention had been focused on the Liu Family members across from them, suddenly saw one of their own shattered to pieces. They all turned to look at Ye Yunfei, one after another revealing expressions of shock and fury.
"It's you! The Ye brat!" Sima Ziyang was the first to recognize Ye Yunfei.
"Excellent! You Ye bastard. After entering Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation grotto, I've been searching for you, yet couldn't find you. I never thought you'd deliver yourself right to my doorstep now." Looking at Ye Yunfei, Sima Ziyang's first reaction was intense delight.
"Is that so? Then, as you wish, I've come seeking you proactively," Ye Yunfei said with a cold laugh upon hearing Sima Ziyang's words. With Ye Yunfei's current strength, he no longer regarded Sima Ziyang as a worthy concern.
Ye Yunfei concentrated, directly unleashing a Heart Sword assault that invaded Sima Ziyang's Soul Sea. Sima Ziyang was completely incapable of withstanding the Heart Sword as Ye Yunfei currently wielded it. He screamed and was sent flying backward.
However, what surprised Ye Yunfei was that immediately afterward, a small blade appeared within Sima Ziyang's Soul Sea, erupting with a great quantity of brilliant blade radiance. This multitude of blade radiance gathered together, forming a radiant shield that protected Sima Ziyang's Soul Body. This was a very high-grade Soul Force defensive treasure.
But in the next moment, Sima Ziyang found himself beset by a series of bizarre thoughts and was now standing motionless, as if struck by a body-paralyzing technique.
Whoosh! A brilliant sword radiance suddenly slashed directly towards Sima Ziyang's front.
"Save me, quickly!" Sima Ziyang watched this brilliant sword radiance approach, his soul frightened out of him as he hastily cried for aid.
"A role as insignificant as an ant still dares provoke me?" Ye Yunfei sneered coldly, watching Sima Ziyang's terrified face.
"Cease, you Ye bastard!" A powerful expert from the Blade Realm beside them roared, stepping forward to shield Sima Ziyang. The long blade in his hand chopped out, directly blocking that overwhelming sword radiance.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's gaze had already shifted to another blade cultivator. Seeing Ye Yunfei's gaze sweep towards him, this blade cultivator was instantly enraged. In his eyes, Ye Yunfei was merely a Heavenly God-level junior youth. Although he had long heard of Ye Yunfei's reputation and strength—aware this was a quite talented young genius—he would never consider Ye Yunfei as a peer-level powerhouse. Seeing Ye Yunfei now dare to cast such a provocative gaze towards him, he flew into a rage.
Boom! He raised the long blade in his hand and fiercely unleashed a thousand, ten thousand thick rays of blade radiance. The dense, countless blade radiance was like a torrential downpour, aiming to tear Ye Yunfei limb from limb.
Yet, with a single glance, Ye Yunfei saw through the substance and insubstance of those blade radiance, accurately discerning the trajectory, speed, and power of each ray. This blade radiance, in the eyes of other beings, was overwhelmingly domineering, numerous, and extremely powerful. Faced with such fierce blade techniques, there were only two responses: first, immediately use movement techniques and speed to dodge the sky-filling blade radiance; second, meet it head-on, forcefully blocking the immense number of blade radiance through pure collision.
However, Ye Yunfei employed neither approach. Instead, his figure blurred as he strode forward to meet the torrent of blade radiance head-on. The Divine Pupil on his glabella accurately captured every ray of blade radiance.
Even within the scope of Ye Yunfei's Divine Pupil, the speed of each blade radiance seemed to begin slowing down. That was because Ye Yunfei's Divine Pupil analyzed these blade radiance too thoroughly and too penetratingly, perfectly and accurately grasping the motion trajectory, speed, and power of each ray. Thus, evading them became exceedingly simple.
"So the Pupil Technique can also influence time..." Observing the blade radiance that seemed to slow, Ye Yunfei suddenly grasped this insight.
"That is indeed so. Tianmu Shenjun's Pupil Technique could influence the Laws of Time, and also influence the opponent's will, making them unconsciously slow the speed of their attacks," Hun Lao chimed in.
Ye Yunfei strode forward amidst the billowing blade radiance, stepping left and right, appearing erratic and chaotic. Yet, in reality, each footfall precisely avoided the attacks of the blade radiance. Moreover, Ye Yunfei's movement speed was exceedingly swift, even slightly faster than the speed of the blade radiance. This was also one of the reasons why Ye Yunfei could so casually stride into the sky-filling storm of blade radiance.
"With Tianmu Shenjun's Pupil Technique inheritance, you seem to enjoy tremendous advantage in combat, and it has also significantly elevated your capabilities in other aspects," Hun Lao, seeing how effortlessly Ye Yunfei was moving, couldn't help but remark with admiration.
"That is true. Tianmu Shenjun's Pupil Technique inheritance allows me to easily see through and comprehend everything, including the techniques and secret arts the opponent employs. Although the blade art this fellow is executing is quite profound, I can observe it perfectly clearly. I can even discern the appropriate way to counter his attacks," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"No wonder Tianmu Shenjun could dominate the entire Primordial Void Sea relying on his Pupil Technique in his era. You have only just obtained Tianmu Shenjun's Pupil Technique inheritance and cultivated it for a brief time, yet it already possesses such power in combat. In the future, once you cultivate Tianmu Shenjun's Pupil Technique inheritance to higher realms, you will certainly be able to unleash even greater combat prowess," Hun Lao said.
"Yes, the greatest harvest from my entry into Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation grotto this time is obtaining his Pupil Technique inheritance. No other acquisition can compare," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"How is this possible? You, punk, can actually ignore my attacks? How can this be?" The blade cultivator, seeing Ye Yunfei not only not dodging his assault but boldly striding forward instead, was dumbfounded and disbelieving that none of his torrent of unleashed blade radiance had managed to harm Ye Yunfei, nor even graze his sleeve.
"With your level, you can't harm me," Ye Yunfei said coldly. As he spoke, Ye Yunfei had already arrived before this blade cultivator.
"Not good! This fellow has closed in!" The blade cultivator suddenly recalled the scene where Ye Yunfei had smashed his companion's body. Startled, he hastily activated his movement technique, swiftly retreating.