"Hahaha! There's no escaping!
Just accept your deaths!"
Close behind, the Xiao Clan disciples kept up their relentless pursuit.
In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so Hudao Academy students had crossed the mountain pass and spotted Ye Yunfei's group.
"Quick, over here! With Junior Brother Ye Yunfei here, there's nothing to fear!"
The few dozen students beside Ye Yunfei, seeing their beleaguered fellow disciples being chased, shouted out loudly.
"Excellent!"
Upon seeing Ye Yunfei and the dozens of Hudao Academy students, the fleeing dozen couldn't help but feel their spirits soar, a surge of euphoric relief washing over them as if they had just escaped death. Each of them summoned every last ounce of strength they had and desperately sprinted over.
From behind.
"There are dozens of Hudao Academy people here!"
The Xiao Clan disciples who were in hot pursuit also arrived, pausing briefly in surprise at the sight of Ye Yunfei's group.
"Don't be afraid!
Combined, there are only forty-odd of them.
We have over seventy people!"
"That's right!
Let's attack together and wipe out all this Hudao Academy trash!"
...
The seventy-plus Xiao Clan disciples hesitated for a moment before encircling the area.
"Ye Yunfei!
It's Ye Yunfei!"
Suddenly, one of the Xiao Clan disciples pointed at Ye Yunfei and yelled.
A few days prior, under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Yunfei had been the first to enter that large spirit crystal vein to dig and mine, leaving a deep impression on these Xiao Clan disciples.
So, now they recognized him instantly.
"Tell me.
Why are your Xiao Clan people attacking us Hudao Academy students.
Is it merely to plunder spirit crystal veins, or... is this fundamentally the intention of your Xiao Clan's higher-ups?"
Ye Yunfei clasped his hands behind his back. His indifferent gaze swept over the Xiao Clan disciples as he asked lightly.
"Ye Yunfei, what qualifications do you have to question us!
Who do you think you are!"
"That's right!
Everyone, let's capture Ye Yunfei and take him back to the clan. That would be a great accomplishment!"
"Good! Let's join forces and seize Ye Yunfei first!"
...
Seeing Ye Yunfei's attitude, the Xiao Clan disciples grew furious one after another.
Immediately, six individuals at the late Yuan Foundation Realm stepped forward from the crowd, closing in on Ye Yunfei.
These six, all elite talents among the Xiao Clan's younger generation, were naturally arrogant.
They believed that with the six of them joining forces, dealing with Ye Yunfei wouldn't be difficult.
Ye Yunfei remained standing with his hands behind his back, not moving a muscle, an expression of disdain on his face as he completely ignored the six late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivators.
"Hmph!
You're still putting on an act at a time like this!
Ye Yunfei, surrender!"
One of the late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivators, infuriated by Ye Yunfei's attitude, gave a sharp roar, increased his speed, and prepared to strike.
However.
Right at that moment.
*Pft!*
A soft sound.
A bloody hole suddenly appeared between his eyebrows, blood gushing forth.
Then.
This late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator's movements came to an abrupt halt.
"Eh?
What's going on? Why am I bleeding?"
His expression was somewhat bewildered as he reached up and wiped his face, which was now covered in blood.
Next, his eyes began to glaze over, slowly closing as his vitality gradually faded. His body slid limply onto the ground.
Just like that, he was dead.
"At my current Soul Power level, employing the Heavenly Soul Sword can indeed instantly kill a late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator.
Moreover, due to its extreme speed, it can even be executed silently.
Unless there was a Mystic Liquid Realm expert here, it would be possible to detect it."
Ye Yunfei nodded inwardly, extremely satisfied with the Heavenly Soul Sword's lethal effect.
The speed of the Heavenly Soul Sword was simply too fast.
Thus, no one around had clearly seen how that Xiao Clan late Yuan Foundation Realm expert had been killed.
"What happened?!"
Everyone else around was dumbfounded.
In plain sight of everyone, a late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator had died in such a bizarre manner.
"Answer my questions properly.
I don't have much patience."
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's calm voice sounded.
"Ye Yunfei, was it your trickery?
Did you kill him!"
Another Xiao Clan late Yuan Foundation Realm expert roared angrily at Ye Yunfei.
"Alright then.
It seems you all are ignoring my questions."
Ye Yunfei sneered.
"Don't play your mystical games with me, die!"
That late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator who had roared at Ye Yunfei grew even angrier at his attitude. Gripping a long spear in his hand, he conjured a sky full of sharp spear shadows that blotted out the sky and earth, attacking towards Ye Yunfei.
*Pft!*
A soft sound.
This late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator's movements suddenly stopped as he stood there frozen in place.
A bloody hole also appeared between his eyebrows, blood continuously spurting out.
Then, his body tilted sideways and fell to the ground, dead outright.
Once again, no one had seen clearly how this late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator had been killed!
Everyone cast questioning looks towards Ye Yunfei.
They all guessed that it must be Ye Yunfei who had struck.
"Monstrous!
Too monstrous!
This guy is simply powerful beyond measure!"
Wen Zi looked at Ye Yunfei, her beautiful eyes filled with worship.
She knew it must have been Ye Yunfei who made the move to kill.
"Ye Yunfei, you have some nerve, daring to kill our Xiao Clan people!"
The remaining four Xiao Clan late Yuan Foundation Realm experts couldn't help but each retreat a few steps. One of them shouted at Ye Yunfei sternly.
*Pft!*
As soon as the words left his mouth, his body shuddered violently, and his eyes began to turn vacant.
Everyone saw it clearly—a bloody hole had also appeared between his eyebrows!
*Thud!*
This late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator collapsed heavily to the ground, clearly not long for this world.
*Hiss!*
This time, everyone present gasped in shock!
Three late Yuan Foundation Realm experts had been killed in such a bizarre manner, making everyone's hearts turn cold with fear.
The remaining three Xiao Clan late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivators stared at Ye Yunfei with horrified gazes, backing away repeatedly.
"Now, can you answer my questions?
Alright, you answer."
Ye Yunfei was growing a bit impatient. He pointed at one of the Xiao Clan late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivators and spoke.
"What do you want?!"
That late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator was startled, retreating dozens of steps in succession to distance himself from Ye Yunfei.
*Pft!*
A bloody hole appeared in this late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator's forehead as well, blood flowing continuously.
Then, his body slowly slid to the ground, dead.
Another one!
Everyone present watching this scene felt a chill run through their entire bodies, as if they had fallen into a ten-thousand-year ice cave.
Especially the seventy-plus Xiao Clan disciples—their gazes towards Ye Yunfei were as if looking at a terrifying devil!
"Junior Brother Ye's strength is truly terrifying!"
All the Hudao Academy students stared at Ye Yunfei with looks of shock and awe.
At this moment, in their hearts, they worshipped Ye Yunfei to the absolute extreme!
"You answer."
Ye Yunfei pointed to another Xiao Clan late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator.
"Don't kill me!
I'll answer, I'll answer..."
That late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator was so frightened his entire body trembled uncontrollably. Not daring to move a muscle, he answered in a terrified voice.
The four late Yuan Foundation Realm experts before him had died far too mysteriously. He was already scared out of his wits!
"Good, then tell me, why are your Xiao Clan people attacking us Hudao Academy students."
Ye Yunfei asked lightly.
"It's on the orders of our Xiao Clan's higher-ups!
Before entering the Crystal Mine Small World, a Clan Elder instructed us to cooperate with the Fengyun Family, the Shenfeng Sect, and the Tianyan Sect people to find opportunities to take action against Hudao Academy students.
Moreover, that Elder specifically told us to find a way to capture you and force you to divulge that advanced cultivation technique you used during Hudao Academy's New Student Ranking Tournament last time.
If we can capture you and bring you back to the clan, the clan will handsomely reward us.
That's all I know!
I've told you everything!
Ye Yunfei, don't kill me, let me go!"
That late Yuan Foundation Realm cultivator replied in a trembling voice.