This old Wizard's status and position within the headquarters was second only to that of the Prison Master. Seeing the old Wizard personally command the retreat, the members of the Guardian Faction army did not hesitate. All of them sped up, surging like a tide into that Small World to escape through the Long-Distance Teleportation Channel located inside.
"Trying to leave only now? Not so easy!"
Ye Yunfei soared into the air, his figure flashing as he rushed toward the entrance of that Small World at a startling speed.
With a boom, the old Wizard pointed a finger. A tortoiseshell soared into the air, continuously expanding and instantly covering a large swathe of the void. One after another, shadowy figures of ancient divine turtles crawled out of the tortoiseshell, charging toward Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei gripped a sword in his right hand and punched with his left, propelling his body forward to meet the charge.
"Scattering Beans into Soldiers!"
That old Wizard suddenly murmured softly.
Then, a handful of Black Beans appeared in his hand, and he threw them forward.
The aura emanating from these Black Beans was extremely strange and difficult to place; they were clearly from some obscure plant.
Boom...
Once thrown out, those Black Beans transformed into tall, brawny black warriors, each armed with different weapons and magic treasures, charging toward Ye Yunfei.
As these black warriors charged forward, their bodies generated a powerful suction force, continuously absorbing the energy and laws from the surrounding space, causing their strength to increase more and more.
"These are a kind of divine bean from ancient legend. It's said that disciples of the ancient Calculation Gate faction specialized in cultivating this rare species of divine bean. After refining them, one could simply scatter them in battle to transform them into black-armored soldiers ready for combat. Look, they're all clad in heavy black armor. It's said that layer of armor is extremely tough; even a Sovereign God may not be able to break it. These Black Beans are likely this fellow's ace in the hole. It's just that I don't know why he didn't bring them out in the last fight."
Hun Lao, seeing the Black Beans scattered by the old Wizard transform into black warriors, immediately recalled some legends about the ancient Calculation Gate.
"So that's how it is," Ye Yunfei said, gazing curiously at the numerous black warriors emanating powerful energy.
"The ancient Calculation Gate was also a very mysterious, ancient faction. Everyone in the Calculation Gate excelled in the art of divination and prediction, but they were also proficient in all sorts of strange combat spells. Scattering Beans into Soldiers is just one of them. I suspect this fellow, despite being a disciple of the ancient Calculation Gate, has not mastered his craft fully. Otherwise, he would have long since displayed various ingenious and strange Calculation Gate arts in our last battle."
Ye Yunfei willed a thought. The Nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel, along with his Blood Race doppelganger, appeared simultaneously and charged forward to engage the black warriors in combat.
The Nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel, having devoured a massive amount of cultivation resources of the Greater Sovereign God level by now, fully possessed battle prowess equivalent to Greater Sovereign Gods.
Furthermore, each beast possessed unique innate combat talents, unleashing different combat energies, martial skills, and techniques.
Ye Yunfei's movement technique was extremely fast. He instantly bypassed these black warriors and charged toward the old Wizard.
Seeing this, the old Wizard pointed, and that tortoiseshell rapidly rotated, rumbling as it pressed down toward Ye Yunfei.
"Think only you have treasures?" Ye Yunfei's expression turned cold. He tossed out more than a dozen magic treasures — all of them Greater Sovereign God-level artifacts, some of the Sixth Level, some of the Seventh, even some Eighth Level Sovereign God grade.
Immediately after, the sword in Ye Yunfei's right hand slashed forward with a violent motion. A *clang* sounded as it collided with that tortoiseshell.
Ye Yunfei's right arm shook violently, feeling an overwhelmingly powerful wave of energy surge toward him.
But in the next instant, a powerful sword intent erupted from within his blade with a boom. A thick sword-ray instantly condensed and slashed onto that tortoiseshell, sending showers of sparks flying.
Ye Yunfei immediately felt the pressure greatly lessen. He shot a cold gaze toward the old Wizard while simultaneously unleashing Heart Sword, Soul Weapon Arts, Mind Reading, and several other heart power weapons and Soul Power martial techniques against the old Wizard's Sea of Consciousness and Soul Body.
The old Wizard's expression shifted slightly. He hurriedly mobilized all his Soul Power energy, Soul Power-type magic treasures, and various Soul Power martial techniques to defend.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed and he finally reached the entrance of that Small World.
Rumble…
With Ye Yunfei's arrival, the void in this area suddenly spawned massive churning winds and whirling tornadoes.
"Damnation! This brat is only a Fourth Level Sovereign God, yet his actual combat power equals an Eighth Level Sovereign God!" That old Wizard, having exhausted numerous methods and still failed to stop Ye Yunfei from getting here, felt his face contort with rage.
Ahhhhh!
The gales and tornadoes generated by Ye Yunfei's arrival instantly enveloped a huge expanse of the void. Those Watchers of the Guardian Faction who wished to enter the Small World couldn't withstand the fury of these churning winds and found themselves pinned down, unable to move an inch.
"You surnamed Ye little bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"
The old Wizard let out a fierce roar. He knew that with Ye Yunfei guarding this spot, those Watcher forces that hadn't escaped yet would find it extremely difficult to break into this Small World.
The power of those winds and tornadoes was far too terrifying. Even he, an Eighth Level Sovereign God, found them hard to resist, let alone the ordinary rank-and-file Watchers.
The old Wizard withdrew another handful of Black Beans and hurled them out. Each bean transformed into a tall, black, brawny warrior, charging into the roiling tempest toward Ye Yunfei.
"These Black Beans are truly remarkably tough." Ye Yunfei saw the black warriors actually managing to press forward against the winds he created. The fierce winds merely left scores and scratches on their bodies without causing any significant damage, and couldn't help but vocalize his admiration.
"But you have these Black Beans, and I, too, have my own contingents."
A cold smile played on Ye Yunfei's lips. With a wave of his hand, densely packed puppets immediately crowded the space around his body — over a hundred thousand of them.
Another wave of his hand, and these hundred thousand plus puppets surged toward the black warriors.
Although the combat strength of these black warriors was formidable, their numbers were limited — less than a hundred. Facing a veritable tide of swarming puppets, they could only stubbornly hold their ground.
Furthermore, although these puppets' combat strength wasn't overwhelming, they had one distinctive trait: their bodies were incomparably resilient. When knocked flying, they'd just scurry right back to rejoin the fray.
Rumble…
The old Wizard desperately poured his energy into controlling that tortoiseshell, radiating radiant divine beams as he pressured Ye Yunfei.
Brandishing his longsword, Ye Yunfei sent strike after strike forward, conjuring one robust sword-ray after another.
By now, all Watcher forces that reached this area were suppressed by the surging winds and whirlwinds.
Meanwhile, Huang Shang had long since taken command, leading his Ghost Army and Corpse Army to begin capturing the immobilized Watchers.
"Damn it all! In the end, this little bastard has blocked us here. Our Guardian Faction forces in this void are doomed to suffer grievous losses!" Witnessing this scene, the old Wizard knew things looked dire, yet there was nothing he could do.
For even he could barely move freely amidst the churning winds and tornadoes, let alone the ordinary Watcher members.
"With the corpses and Soul Bodies of these fellows, my Corpse Army and Ghost Army will swell in scale."
Huang Shang captured more and more Watchers, reaping quite a harvest, and couldn't help laughing heartily.
Meanwhile, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, never one to be left behind, had long since charged forth to pilfer the valuables the Watchers carried on their persons. The Dragon Silkworm primarily targeted those who were Sovereign Gods.
Gripping his sword in one hand and clenching a fist with the other, Ye Yunfei resisted the old Wizard's desperate attacks, steadily advancing step-by-step toward him, a cold smirk spreading across his face.
Although this old Wizard possessed formidable power, Ye Yunfei was confident he possessed the strength to kill him.
"Today, the Guardian Faction in the Fifth Void shall be completely exterminated."
Ye Yunfei directed his gaze at the old Wizard, stating coolly.
Boom…
As Ye Yunfei spoke, dozens of colossal tornadoes converged from all directions, churning violently as they lunged toward the old Wizard.
The old Wizard had long since retrieved his Altar and seated himself cross-legged upon it.
The Altar glowed intensely, forming a light barrier that enveloped and protected the old Wizard inside.
The old Wizard gestured, and that tortoiseshell which was attacking Ye Yunfei flew straight back, hovering above the Altar and radiating a brilliant light that withstood the tornadoes.
"Thinking to exterminate our Guardian Faction? Not so easy!"
Bellowing loudly, the old Wizard continued fending off the tornadoes.
After finishing his exclamation, he flung out a yellow talisman inscribed densely with illustrations of ten ancient beasts, their visages appearing particularly ferocious.
"Hear my command! Aid me in slaying the foe!"
The old Wizard uttered several bizarre and obscure chants over the yellow talisman before barking this command.
Roar… Roar!
The ancient beasts depicted within the talisman immediately sprang to life, charging out from the paper, their forms expanding continuously. Each of them emanated a sky-scorching aura of ferocity and killing intent.
A total of ten ancient beasts charged forth as one. Limitless roars rang out, causing this region of the void to tremble with deafening echoes.
"This must be another secret art transmitted from the ancient Calculation Gate. It's said the ancient Calculation Gate indeed possessed some rather advanced Talisman techniques. Looks like it's true."
Hun Lao observed the ten ancient beasts displaying their overwhelming ferocity and remarked in astonishment.
Ye Yunfei willed another command, and the Nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel surged forward in formation to block the path of those ten ancient beasts.
Each of these Nine Divine Beasts had swallowed a massive amount of Greater Sovereign God-level cultivation resources and possessed combat power rivaling that of a Greater Sovereign God. Fighting together, their offensive capabilities were utterly terrifying. They directly held back those ten ancient beasts, even pushing them steadily back before long.
"What sort of technique is this? His nine beasts appear even stronger than my ten fiendish beasts!"
The sight slightly astonished the old Wizard.
"Master, why do I get the feeling this old guy's strength has increased quite a lot since last time? He didn't deploy nearly as many techniques in our last fight."
Hu Miao suddenly voiced her observation.
"Indeed. During our last battle, he didn't display this many strange and mysterious arts and secret techniques. Looks like somehow, for reasons unknown, his strength has improved considerably during this interval."
Hun Lao nodded in agreement.
"Even if he's grown stronger, it's useless."
A frosty smirk curling his lip, Ye Yunfei raised his hand and pointed. One towering whirlwind after another encircled the old Wizard from all directions to launch a pincer attack.