"What kind of technique is that?!"
The scene left the several thousand martial artists staring wide-eyed and dumbfounded.
The Nine Palaces Totem Wheel that Ye Yunfei had unleashed was far too advanced, completely surpassing the knowledge level of these martial artists.
"That damned technique again!"
Feng Yun'ao stood within the ranks of the Hudao Academy, watching the nine divine beasts beside Ye Yunfei while gnashing his teeth in frustration.
Last time, during the New Student Ranking Tournament, he had been defeated by Ye Yunfei using this very technique.
Soon after.
Ye Yunfei, leading Wen Zi and several dozen students, had already charged to the center of the valley and arrived beside the mine shaft.
This mine shaft was over ten meters deep.
Within it, crystal light shimmered brilliantly, dotted with blocks of Spirit Crystal stones.
Most of them were Medium-grade Spirit Crystal stones!
"It truly is a Large Crystal Ore Vein.
Moreover, more than half of the Spirit Crystal stones it contains are Medium-grade."
Ye Yunfei gave a slight nod.
"So many Medium-grade Spirit Crystals! Ye Yunfei, we're rich!
Let's go down and mine them quickly!"
Wen Zi's eyes were practically sparkling as she gazed around, extremely excited.
"Better be careful. This mine shaft might hold dangers."
Ye Yunfei cautioned.
"Let's head down."
Ye Yunfei said, then prepared to take the lead and jump into the mine shaft.
Behind them, over a hundred Netherhounds roared and howled.
The nine divine beasts behind Ye Yunfei stood in confrontation against those Netherhounds.
"Ye Yunfei, stop!
We're all engaged in fierce battle with these monsters here!
And you dare to run over there trying to mine!"
Seeing this, Zhu Haotian of the Shenfeng Sect couldn't help but roar in fury.
"Exactly!
Kid, we're fighting so hard against these monsters, and you dare try to reap the rewards!"
"Ye Yunfei, come here immediately and fight these monsters alongside us!"
"This kid is too damn cunning!"
...
The several thousand martial artists, seeing Ye Yunfei about to jump into the mine shaft, couldn't help but panic and began shouting loudly at him.
Many of them, in their anxiousness, wanted to rush over.
But immediately, the hundreds of Netherhounds roared and blocked their path.
Even experts like Fengyun Potian, Zhu Haotian, and Pang Yuyang couldn't break through the Netherhounds' blockade right away.
One had to remember, those Netherhounds feared Ye Yunfei, but they didn't fear the others.
"Ye Yunfei, come here and bring our Hudao Academy members over!"
Suddenly, Pang Yuyang shouted fiercely towards Ye Yunfei.
However, Ye Yunfei simply ignored him and directly jumped into the mine shaft.
Wen Zi and the several dozen students followed him in.
"Ye Yunfei! How dare you disregard my orders!"
From behind came Pang Yuyang's furious roar, choked with anger and frustration.
"Everyone, attack with your full power!
Hurry up and kill these monsters!
Otherwise, that crystal ore vein will be monopolized by that bastard Ye Yunfei!"
Zhu Haotian bellowed.
Kill!
The several thousand martial artists charged forward, launching a siege against the Netherhounds.
Perhaps spurred on by Ye Yunfei's actions, each of them threw caution to the wind, fighting with everything they had.
Roar!
The Netherhounds roared in response and met their charge.
A fearsome, intense battle began once more.
At this moment.
Ye Yunfei, Wen Zi, and the dozens of students had already reached the bottom of the mine shaft.
All around them were densely packed Medium-grade Spirit Crystal stones, embedded in the dirt and rock, dazzlingly brilliant.
At a glance, the vast majority were Medium-grade!
"Everyone, start mining these crystals quickly!"
Ye Yunfei commanded.
Wen Zi was the fastest, already rushing over excitedly to dig out the Spirit Crystals even before Ye Yunfei gave the order.
"Junior Brother Ye Yunfei, thank you!"
The dozens of students looked at Ye Yunfei with grateful gazes as they spoke up.
They understood they were enjoying the benefits because of Ye Yunfei.
Otherwise, with their own capabilities, they would never have been able to reach this place first.
"Stop wasting time talking!
Move faster.
Those guys outside will soon break in!"
Wen Zi shouted.
"Right.
Be quicker."
Ye Yunfei added.
So, the dozens of students also began moving swiftly, starting to excavate the Spirit Crystals.
Boom!... Boom!...
Outside the mine shaft, earth-shaking sounds of combat rang out continuously.
Clearly, the battle had reached its most intense phase.
While mining the crystals, Ye Yunfei continuously swung his palms, widening the mine shaft.
How formidable was Ye Yunfei's divine strength?
A single palm strike was enough to widen the shaft by dozens of meters.
Wen Zi and the dozens of students rapidly collected Spirit Crystals, each of them incredibly excited because the harvest was simply too bountiful.
"We're rich!
We're truly rich this time!"
Wen Zi was so excited her little face flushed red.
The dozens of students were also exhilarated to the extreme.
They even felt it was somewhat unreal, like a dream.
It must be remembered, the vast majority of what this Large Crystal Ore Vein contained were Medium-grade Spirit Crystals!
A short while later.
Everyone's spatial ring was nearly filled.
But this was a large crystal ore vein; the amount of crystal stones it contained was enormous.
How could it be mined completely in such a short time?
"Ye Yunfei, my spatial rings are all full!
What do we do?"
Suddenly, Wen Zi called out to Ye Yunfei.
"Our spatial rings are almost full too."
The dozens of students also spoke up one after another.
"From now on, any Spirit Crystals you mine, give them all to me."
Ye Yunfei said.
Ye Yunfei possessed the Phantom Tower, which had immensely vast space. Forget just one large crystal ore vein, even a hundred of them would pose no problem.
So, from then on, Wen Zi and the dozens of students handed over all the Spirit Crystals they mined to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei activated the Phantom Tower, generating a suction force that absorbed all the Spirit Crystals thrown his way.
Boom…
Ye Yunfei threw another punch, smashing into the soil ahead.
With one strike, a large section of the soil ahead collapsed.
"There's a hole!"
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but stare in surprise.
Amidst the collapsed soil ahead, a dark, deep hole had actually been revealed.
Waves of thick, ink-black mist seeped out from the hole.
"Master, it seems… within this hole, there is the aura of the Demon Race."
Hu Miao conveyed via sound transmission.
"Correct.
There is indeed a very strong aura of the Demon Race.
Moreover, if I am not mistaken,
it should be the aura of the Ancient Demon Race."
Ye Yunfei nodded and replied.
Previously, in the Eastern Region, when Ye Yunfei participated in Hudao Academy's entrance examination and entered that ancient battlefield, he had already encountered the Ancient Demon Race.
He had even obtained ten corpses of the Ancient Demon Race, using them to cultivate the Heavenly Demon Blood Tempering Technique.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei was naturally very familiar with the aura of the Ancient Demon Race.
"Could it be… there are also corpses of the Ancient Demon Race in this cave?"
Ye Yunfei murmured.
In the past, during the invasion of the Tianxuan Continent by extraplanetary enemies, among them were the Ancient Demon Race.
After experiencing a great war, many of the Ancient Demon Race fell upon the Tianxuan Continent.
However, it was well known that the Ancient Demon Race possessed terrifyingly tenacious vitality.
Often, they would die but their essence would not perish; many remnant souls or lingering obsessions remained behind.
This was especially true for powerful experts of the Ancient Demon Race, who were extremely difficult to truly kill.
Even if only a tiny bit of their demonic consciousness or remnant soul lingered, once the opportunity was right, it was highly possible they could be revived anew.
Having once been a Heavenly Emperor, Ye Yunfei possessed a very deep understanding of the Demon Race.