"You, speak up!
What exactly is going on with these people!"
Pang Yuyang's gaze swept over the few dozen students standing beside Ye Yunfei as he demanded an explanation.
The students hesitated, none daring to reply directly.
They saw that Ye Yunfei had not spoken, and none of them dared to make a sound.
In the hearts of these dozens of students, Ye Yunfei's status was now far higher than Pang Yuyang's.
"Excellent!
So you won't even listen to my orders anymore, is that it!"
Pang Yuyang couldn't help but fly into a rage.
"Ye Yunfei, did you obtain a treasure within that underground realm?"
Pang Yuyang turned his gaze towards Ye Yunfei and barked the question.
This was precisely his purpose in coming here.
"Whether I did or didn't, what concern is it of yours?"
Ye Yunfei replied indifferently.
"Ye Yunfei, what kind of attitude is this!
Before our departure, Dean Shangguan stated that I am to command all actions.
Now, I order you to hand over that treasure you obtained in its entirety for me to safeguard.
Also, since you mined more than half of that large crystal ore vein earlier, hand it all over to me as well.
Rest assured, I will take it back and submit it to the academy!"
Pang Yuyang used a commanding tone.
"Dean Shangguan never said anything about handing over items obtained within the Crystal Mine Minor World for your safekeeping," Ye Yunfei retorted with a cold laugh.
"Ye Yunfei!
You repeatedly defy my orders! What crime is this!
Do you truly hold neither Dean Shangguan nor Hudao Academy in any regard!"
Pang Yuyang couldn't help but roar angrily.
"Get lost!"
Ye Yunfei said coldly.
"Insolence!
Ye Yunfei, you are simply rebellious!"
Pang Yuyang exploded with fury.
Then, he made his move.
Boom!
He swung his palm, a palm imprint flying from its center and continuously expanding, transforming into a spiritual energy giant palm the size of several acres. It blotted out the sky as it directly covered Ye Yunfei, causing space to tremble and hum.
A cold smile appeared on Ye Yunfei's face as he extended a single finger and gave a gentle poke.
Pop!
The spiritual energy giant palm unleashed by Pang Yuyang instantly exploded and shattered.
Then, Ye Yunfei manifested his Body Divine Ability. A giant golden palm grabbed Pang Yuyang's body in one sweep and hurled it towards the ground.
Thump!
Pang Yuyang's body smashed into the ground, creating a human-shaped deep crater. He lay at the bottom, struggling for a long time but unable to climb out.
"Ye Yunfei, how dare you attack Senior Brother Pang!
This is insubordination! Once we return, Dean Shangguan will certainly not let you off!"
A dozen or so of Pang Yuyang's close associates were both shocked and enraged, pointing at Ye Yunfei and yelling curses.
"Enough!"
Ye Yunfei's expression darkened. The giant golden palm shot out like lightning, grabbing Pang Yuyang's dozen or so associates in a single grasp. It hurled them all onto the ground, each one severely wounded by the impact.
The other students who had come with Pang Yuyang, witnessing Ye Yunfei's divine might, turned pale with terror, their hearts trembling with fear. None dared to make a move now.
They finally understood why over a thousand grievously injured martial artists were lying on the ground nearby.
"And what about you all? Do you wish to attack me?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept over those students as he asked coldly.
"Junior Brother Ye, please do not misunderstand! It was Pang Yuyang who brought us here. This has nothing to do with us!"
Meeting Ye Yunfei's gaze, those students trembled so much their legs turned to jelly as they hastily explained.
"You may leave."
Ye Yunfei waved his hand dismissively.
The students hesitated for a moment before finally turning and departing.
"Take everything from them."
Ye Yunfei pointed at Pang Yuyang and his dozen or so close associates and instructed Wen Zi.
"Yes, sir!"
Wen Zi had already been raring to go. Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, she immediately rushed forward with a few other students and began the operation.
"Insolence!
You dare rob me!
This is mutiny, outright rebellion..."
Pang Yuyang trembled all over with rage.
Unfortunately, he was severely wounded and unable to resist.
From then on, no more martial artists arrived.
Ye Yunfei and Wen Zi waited for most of the day.
"Ye Yunfei, this isn't working.
Since they aren't coming, why don't we take the initiative and go after them?"
Wen Zi thought for a moment before suggesting to Ye Yunfei.
"Fine.
We have nothing better to do anyway.
Let's go find people from these four factions: the Shenfeng Sect, the Xiao Clan, the Fengyun Family, and the Tianyan Sect."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Thus, Ye Yunfei took Wen Zi and the few dozen students, soaring into the sky and vanishing into the distance in an instant.
"Thank the heavens! That demon is finally gone!"
"I hate this!
All the gains I made in the Crystal Mine Minor World have been stolen!"
"Ye Yunfei, you deserve death!"
...
Watching Ye Yunfei finally depart, the over a thousand martial artists lying wounded on the ground nearby finally breathed a sigh of relief. They then began weeping, wailing, and shouting in outrage.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei, along with Wen Zi and the few dozen students, roamed the Crystal Mine Minor World everywhere, searching for members of these four factions. They had no reservations, freely robbing them.
Once spotted, Ye Yunfei would waste no words, charging forward and taking action directly.
With Ye Yunfei's strength, whether facing True Condensation realm or Yuan Foundation realm martial artists, he could handle them in a single encounter.
On a certain patch of grassland, a group of Shenfeng Sect disciples was resting.
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei descended from the sky with Wen Zi and the dozen or so students, swaggering over to stand before this Shenfeng Sect group.
"Trash, it's you!"
The disciples of the Shenfeng Sect immediately leapt to their feet from the grass. A young man in blue robes recognized Ye Yunfei at once and shouted.
This blue-robed youth was Zhu Haotian, the leader of all the Shenfeng Sect disciples sent into the Crystal Mine Minor World this time. His status was similar to that of Pang Yuyang from Hudao Academy.
Upon first entering the Crystal Mine Minor World, he had openly mocked Ye Yunfei as a trash character.
"Excellent!
You trash certainly have quite the nerve, seeing me here yet daring to walk over!
Fine! I was just planning to go find you. Who would have thought you'd deliver yourself to my doorstep!"
Zhu Haotian sneered viciously.
However, Ye Yunfei had no intention of exchanging words with him.
Whoosh…
Ye Yunfei simply slapped directly.
The golden palm continuously expanded, resembling a golden cloud that blotted the sky as it grabbed towards Zhu Haotian.
"What?!
How is this possible!"
Zhu Haotian's face instantly changed dramatically, filled with disbelief.
He desperately wanted to retreat and evade.
But it was too late.
Thud!
The giant golden palm smacked down, pulverizing Zhu Haotian into a bloody paste on the spot.
Then, Ye Yunfei's giant golden hand swept towards the other Shenfeng Sect disciples.
He grabbed large handfuls at a time.
Thump! Thump!
In the blink of an eye, all the Shenfeng Sect disciples were grabbed by Ye Yunfei's palm, hurled onto the ground, and directly shaken into severe injuries, losing all fighting capacity.
Wen Zi and the few dozen students were already very familiar with this scene. They swarmed forward, and within moments, this group of Shenfeng Sect disciples had been stripped clean of all valuables.
In the following time, Ye Yunfei and his entourage continued searching everywhere for members of these four factions: the Shenfeng Sect, the Fengyun Family, the Xiao Clan, and the Tianyan Sect.
Gradually, almost everyone from these four factions had been robbed once.
Rumble…
At a certain moment, suddenly, the entire Crystal Mine Minor World began to shake violently.
Every martial artist felt as if a repulsive force had been born within this small world, intent on expelling them.
"This Crystal Mine Minor World is finally closing."
Ye Yunfei immediately understood what was happening.
The next moment.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Martial artists began teleporting out one after another, pulled by a formidable teleportation force.
Simultaneously.
Outside the entrance to the Crystal Mine Minor World.
"It seems the Crystal Mine Minor World is about to close!"
"They'll be coming out soon!"
...
Surprised exclamations sounded from the vicinity.
"Haha! This time, our Shenfeng Sect's harvest should be quite substantial!"
On a nearby mountain peak, a middle-aged man in golden robes laughed loudly.
This middle-aged man was precisely the Shenfeng Sect's Elder Xi.
"With all the elites your Shenfeng Sect sent, with such strong soldiers and sturdy horses, your harvest is naturally bound to be plentiful," an azure-robed old man on another mountaintop nodded with a smile.
This azure-robed elder was a Fengyun Family Elder named Fengyun Wan.
"Elder Fang, you've definitely lost this wager.
With just those students of your Hudao Academy, they simply cannot compare to our Shenfeng Sect disciples."
Elder Xi looked towards another nearby mountaintop, his tone provocative.
"Hmph!
Who will win and who will lose is still uncertain!"
Elder Fang snorted coldly.
"Haha, Elder Fang, don't be so stubborn. I think Elder Xi will win."
A burly elder with a ruddy complexion laughed heartily.
This elder was from the Xiao Clan, named Xiao Mingguo.
"I also favor Elder Xi winning."
A sharp-faced, thin man in red robes also laughed loudly.
This red-robed man was a Tianyan Sect Elder named Wu Fangxuan.
Vaguely, the elders from these four factions — the Shenfeng Sect, the Fengyun Family, the Xiao Clan, and the Tianyan Sect — had formed an alliance, seeming to target Elder Fang.
"Then we shall wait and see!"
Elder Fang said coldly, his face dark with anger.
The next moment.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures continuously rushed out from the entrance of the Crystal Mine Minor World.