"These are also people from your Wanmu Ancestral Land, all of whom were previously controlled by that member of the Soul Race."
Ye Yunfei teleported another group of people out from the Phantom Tower. They stood before the two elders like puppets, expressions dull.
Ye Yunfei had already cleared the Puppet Soul Threads from their Soul Bodies, but having been controlled for a period of time, their Soul Bodies had yet to fully recover.
"These truly are all our Wanmu Ancestral Land people. The Soul Race is utterly despicable, having controlled so many of our members!"
The two elders stared at the people before them, their faces a mixture of shock and rage.
"Elders, feed them these Divine Pills. They will recover after some time. I have already completely erased all control that Soul Race member exerted over their Soul Bodies."
Ye Yunfei produced a batch of Divine Pills and handed them to the two elders.
"Young Master Ye, we cannot thank you enough. Once again, you have done our Wanmu Ancestral Land a great service!" Elder Yan accepted the Divine Pills gratefully.
"That Soul Race member once controlled Elder Lu, and Elder Lu previously resided within this branch stronghold. That suggests there should still be other members controlled by the Soul Race within our Wanmu Ancestral Land's branch stronghold."
Elder Wu suddenly voiced this thought.
"No, Elders, rest assured, there are no longer any members controlled by that Soul Race member within this branch stronghold."
Ye Yunfei shook his head.
Having devoured that Soul Race member, Ye Yunfei had clear knowledge of its previous experiences within this branch stronghold.
"Young Master Ye, have you killed that Soul Race member?"
Elder Yan asked. He knew Ye Yunfei absolutely possessed the capability.
Having witnessed Ye Yunfei lead them inside Heavenly Eye Deity's training cave and slaughter nearly all members of the Guardian Faction and several other major forces, the two elders were long since awestruck by Ye Yunfei.
"Yes, I have killed that Soul Race member."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Young Master Ye, truly a young hero of your generation!"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the two elders could not help but exclaim in admiration.
"Young Master Ye, we must return to the headquarters of the Wanmu Ancestral Land. The Guardian Faction, the Blade Realm, the Heavenly Fire Valley, the Meng Family, and the Blood Bandits have formed an alliance; they may well make a move against our Wanmu Ancestral Land. Coupled with the reappearance of the Soul Race within the Chaotic Void Sea, the sea is now in utter turmoil. Our Wanmu Ancestral Land originally intended to develop discreetly, staying out of the conflicts within the Chaotic Void Sea. However, it seems it will be difficult to remain unscathed now."
Elder Wu spoke.
"When you consider it, your Wanmu Ancestral Land's conflict with the Blade Realm also stems partly from me. Elders, rest assured, if your Wanmu Ancestral Land requires assistance in the future, I will certainly not stand idly by."
Ye Yunfei stated.
"Young Master Ye, you are too kind. In truth, the Guardian Faction has already set their sights on our Wanmu Ancestral Land. We rejected their alliance invitations several times, and they bore a grudge. They have long wanted to find fault with us. The Blade Realm, Heavenly Fire Valley, Meng Family, and even the Blood Bandits have all been brought under the Guardian Faction's wing, joining forces to act against our Wanmu Ancestral Land. So, even without your involvement, Young Master Ye, those major forces would have moved against us sooner or later."
Elder Yan sighed.
"However, although our Wanmu Ancestral Land has always remained low-key, keeping to our own affairs without contention, that does not mean we are easily bullied. Our Wanmu Ancestral Land has endured within the Chaotic Void Sea for an exceptionally long span of years. We are not to be bullied as they please."
As he said this, Elder Yan's expression suddenly shifted to one of a cold smile and confidence.
"Alright, Young Master Ye, we are returning to headquarters."
Elder Yan added.
"Very well, I too should prepare to return."
Ye Yunfei nodded. Then, with a flash, his figure left the Wanmu Ancestral Land's branch stronghold. Next, he departed from the world where this branch stronghold resided, arriving at the void outside.
"I wonder how Miss Lu is doing now? Since I am already in Third Void, I might as well take the chance to visit her."
Standing in the outer void, Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of Lü Dandan.
Previously, Ye Yunfei had visited Third Void once and met Lü Dandan. Lü Dandan was currently the Dark Queen of Third Void's Dark Faction and, with Ye Yunfei's help, had gained full control of the entire faction.
Ye Yunfei immediately executed a movement technique and hastened toward the Dark Realm, the headquarters of the Dark Faction.
After his physical body strength increased, Ye Yunfei's current movement speed had reached an astonishing level. Relying on his body's raw power and god energy to travel, his speed was no slower than an ordinary flying treasure.
Soon after, Ye Yunfei arrived near the Dark Realm.
"It seems many scouts from other forces are observing the interior of the Dark Realm."
Ye Yunfei's heart stirred as he immediately noticed many scouts lurking in the vicinity of the Dark Realm.
Then, the Divine Pupil between Ye Yunfei's eyebrows opened, seeing more clearly the figures concealed around the Dark Realm and even discerning which forces they belonged to. This was because the energy laws cultivated and the techniques practiced by members of each faction had distinctive characteristics.
"These few individuals are from the Guardian Faction."
Ye Yunfei's gaze landed upon several figures hiding within space, a cold smile appearing on his face.
"There are also quite a few scouts from other forces."
Ye Yunfei slowly surveyed the scouts lurking around the Dark Realm.
"Most of these forces should be subsidiary forces of the Guardian Faction. It seems the Guardian Faction is developing quite successfully within this Third Void, having dispatched scouts from so many different forces to jointly monitor the Dark Faction."
Ye Yunfei said to Hun Lao.
"Those guys seem somewhat like they're from the Blood Bandits."
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei's mind stirred. His gaze fell upon several figures. Having already encountered many Blood Bandit members inside Heavenly Eye Deity's training cave, Ye Yunfei naturally recognized them easily.
"It seems the Blood Bandits have indeed secretly allied with the Guardian Faction. The Blood Bandits have already begun participating in some of the Guardian Faction's activities."
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned ice-cold.
"Both the Guardian Faction and the Blood Bandits are rotten to the core. Their coming together to run in the same pack of jackals and wolves is hardly surprising."
Hun Lao said.
"That's true indeed. This is the Dark Realm, headquarters of the Dark Faction. The sheer number of scouts hiding nearby to observe indicates that the Dark Faction's current situation isn't very good. Otherwise, with Miss Lü's personality, she'd have long since emerged to slaughter all these lurking scouts."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly spoke up.
"Indeed, it seems the Dark Faction's current situation isn't very good."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"A few individuals are attempting to sense your position. They might have detected abnormal spatial fluctuations at your location."
Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
"Also, at regular intervals, a few comparatively strong bursts of Soul Power energy sweep toward the Dark Realm from afar. This indicates several more powerful individuals are concealed elsewhere nearby; one among them might even be at the Greater Sovereign God level.
No wonder Miss Lü permits these scouts to lurk around the Dark Realm's periphery. I estimate there are strong experts lying in ambush nearby; the moment Miss Lü emerges, they would likely strike.
And the Dark Realm is the Dark Faction's headquarters, Miss Lü's turf. Those experts likely hesitate to directly assault it, hence they haven't attacked so far."
Hun Lao added.
"That is indeed a possibility."
Ye Yunfei nodded upon hearing Hun Lao's words.
"Since it's inconvenient for Miss Lü to take action, I'll do it for her."
A cold smile surfaced on Ye Yunfei's lips. Then, he retrieved a dark, black bow—precisely the God-Slaying Bow he refined not long ago.
With a light pull, an arrow of black energy condensed from Soul Power immediately formed upon the bowstring.
The God-Slaying Bow had two types of arrows. One type was long arrows condensed from the archer's own Soul Power energy. The other type consisted of twenty black arrows forged from special materials.
Of course, generally, there was no need to utilize those arrows forged from special materials unless one encountered particularly formidable enemies.
Presently, Ye Yunfei intended to use the God-Slaying Bow to deal with those scouts lurking around the Dark Realm. There was certainly no need to employ those arrows forged from special materials.