Thus, the two Ninth Heaven Godkings immediately issued orders to the upper echelons of the Hunyuan Sect army, instructing them to seize the advantageous situation before them and launch a vigorous offensive.
At this time, Ye Yunfei was still moving stealthily across the battlefield, subduing more and more Heavenly Gods to become his Clones while also capturing an increasing number of Sovereign Gods from the Guardian Faction.
The scale of this battlefield was extremely vast, so Ye Yunfei's actions did not affect the overall war situation in the short term. However, as time passed and Ye Yunfei gathered more and more Heavenly God Clones while capturing more Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods, the overall strength of the Guardian Faction army began to suffer a significant weakening. Correspondingly, the advantage of the Hunyuan Sect army grew more and more pronounced.
"I wonder how strong your Blood Clan Clone's combat power is now? In a large-scale battlefield like this, your Blood Clan Clone could also refine and absorb the bloodline essence from the members of the Guardian Faction army. With an army of this scale belonging to the Guardian Faction, it should certainly be able to provide your Blood Clan Clone with sufficient bloodline essence."
Hun Lao suddenly said to Ye Yunfei.
"That's right. With so many members of the Guardian Faction here, it indeed can provide a large amount of bloodline essence for the Blood Clan Clone," Ye Yunfei replied, his heart stirring at Hun Lao's words. He immediately released his Blood Clan Clone.
Recently, the Blood Clan Clone had refined and absorbed far too much Sovereign God-level bloodline essence, and its strength had been continually rising. This was because after Ye Yunfei captured those Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods and devoured their Soul Bodies, all their bloodline essence was refined and absorbed by the Blood Clan Clone. Consequently, the combat power the Blood Clan Clone now possessed had reached a truly terrifying level.
After appearing, the Blood Clan Clone immediately executed the Blood Control Grand Method. Instantly, a dense expanse of crimson mist billowed out, enveloping a large swath of the battlefield. Within the area covered by the blood mist, all the members of the Guardian Faction began to feel the blood within their bodies seethe and boil.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon, blood vessels within some relatively weaker members of the Guardian Faction successively ruptured. All the blood within their bodies surged out, converging together to form great rivers of blood that rushed mightily towards the location of the Blood Clan Clone, eventually being completely devoured by it.
"Excellent. It seems the Blood Control Grand Method can play a huge role on the battlefield," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but smile with satisfaction upon seeing this.
"The Blood Clan Clone's current combat power is probably equivalent to a Seventh Level Sovereign God, right?" The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm couldn't resist chiming in.
"No, its current strength should be close to an Eighth Level Sovereign God. Moreover, due to the extremely bizarre nature of the Blood Control Grand Method, a typical Eighth Level Sovereign God might not be able to resist it," Hun Lao shook his head and said.
At this moment, the Blood Clan Clone, trailing a sea of blood, swiftly moved across the battlefield. Wherever it went, within a few breaths, it would extract all the blood from batches of Guardian Faction members before forcibly devouring it. Those Guardian Faction members simply couldn't resist the Blood Clan Clone's Blood Control Grand Method. As long as the Blood Clan Clone approached them, the blood within their bodies would uncontrollably boil and churn, eventually rupturing their blood vessels and surging outwards.
Looking across the battlefield area around the Blood Clan Clone, one could see river after river composed of dense, concentrated blood rushing and roaring towards it, finally converging into the Clone's body.
The appearance of the Blood Clan Clone instantly attracted the attention of many Guardian Faction powerhouses.
"What's going on? That fellow seems to be a legendary member of the Blood Clan. Didn't the Blood Clan go extinct ages ago? Why has one suddenly appeared and is targeting our Guardian Faction? Could this Blood Clan be an ally called in by those Hunyuan Sect guys?"
Several Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods from the Guardian Faction charged towards the Blood Clan Clone simultaneously.
"Let's join forces and eliminate this Blood Clan! A race that went extinct in ancient times actually dares to show itself and provoke our Guardian Faction. We absolutely cannot show any mercy!" one of the Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods shouted loudly.
However, the moment this Sixth-Level Sovereign God finished speaking, his expression changed drastically, his body stiffened, and he stood rooted to the spot, unable to move. His face then contorted with terror, as if in extreme pain, and his gaze gradually grew dazed. Soon after, the vitality within his eyes began to fade away. Then, those beside him saw a blur before their eyes, and this Sixth-Level Sovereign God vanished.
"What's happening?" The other nearby Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods from the Guardian Faction were both shocked and enraged by this.
Yet, in the next moment, these several Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods simultaneously took on expressions of horror. Their faces contorted as if in great pain, then with a flicker, they all vanished in an instant.
"Actually, I feel your Blood Clan Clone could handle these guys on its own. Even if you didn't intervene, it would be fine," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei. Of course, it had been Ye Yunfei who dealt with these several Guardian Faction Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods.
"Me taking action is faster. Saves time. The physical bodies and Soul Bodies of Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods are precious resources. I need to capture them quickly; then they truly become my cultivation resources. Avoids complications arising from delay," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"That is also true," Hun Lao nodded.
For the following period, the Blood Clan Clone, holding a scarlet long blade in its hand, continued charging forward. Wherever it went, blood-red light shot towards the heavens and crimson mist billowed, as it forcibly extracted and then devoured the blood from batch after batch of Guardian Faction troops. Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei restrained his aura, concealed his form, and followed stealthily nearby, subduing any Heavenly Gods he encountered into Clones while simultaneously capturing any Sovereign Gods he came across.
Thus, the Blood Clan Clone and Ye Yunfei, one openly active and one covert, moved swiftly across the battlefield.
"That Blood Clan's strength is formidable. We must stop it. Otherwise, letting this continue will cause immense losses to our Guardian Faction army."
More and more Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods began to set their sights on the Blood Clan Clone. Seeing it drain the blood from batch after batch of Guardian Faction troops, rendering them instantly powerless, filled them with shock and fury. Consequently, many Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods activated their movement techniques, charging towards the Blood Clan Clone's location to deal with it.
This was precisely the effect Ye Yunfei desired: to use the Blood Clan Clone as bait to lure those Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods over, saving him the trouble of moving around seeking them out.
The Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods charging towards the Blood Clan Clone attacked it one after another, but they were quickly captured one by one by Ye Yunfei, who remained hidden nearby. With Ye Yunfei's current power, he could hold his own even against a Ninth Heaven Godking, let alone these ordinary Sovereign Gods. Even if a Seventh Level Sovereign God arrived, Ye Yunfei could easily suppress and seal them within a few breaths, accomplishing it in a single breath if faster.
As time passed, the number of Heavenly God Clones Ye Yunfei had gathered on this battlefield reached a staggering level, and the count of captured Sovereign Gods was also highly significant. It could be said that Ye Yunfei's actions had severely weakened the overall combat power of the Guardian Faction army.
Consequently, the advantage of the Hunyuan Sect army became even more apparent. Now, on this battlefield, the Hunyuan Sect army had completely seized the upper hand, pushing the Guardian Faction army into a continuous retreat.
Ever since Ye Yunfei brought his army to reinforce this battlefield, the number of Sovereign Gods on the Hunyuan Sect's side had already increased substantially. Now, with Ye Yunfei capturing so many Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods, the disparity in Sovereign God numbers between the two sides was strikingly obvious.
Many of the Hunyuan Sect's Sovereign Gods could no longer find solo opponents; essentially, five, six, or even over a dozen Hunyuan Sect Sovereign Gods were ganging up on a single Guardian Faction Sovereign God. Such a combat situation placed immense pressure on those Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods.
"Hahaha... It seems on this battlefield, our Hunyuan Sect army is about to score another victory!" one of the Hunyuan Sect's Eighth Level Sovereign Gods, seeing the Guardian Faction army being pushed back relentlessly, couldn't help but roar with laughter. This Eighth Level Sovereign God was one who had followed Ye Yunfei here.
"Guess why, on this battlefield, the Guardian Faction's Sovereign Gods are becoming fewer and fewer?" Elder Song, who was nearby, laughed loudly.
"What's there to guess? It must be Young Master Ye secretly taking action. As long as Young Master Ye is here, it's hard for our army not to achieve victory," another Eighth Level Sovereign God also laughed heartily.
These several Eighth Level Sovereign Gods had all followed Ye Yunfei, so they naturally knew why the Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods on this battlefield were dwindling in number. After all, the same thing had happened on the battlefields they had previously been on.
"With Young Master Ye here, our army is invincible, conquering every foe. Once our Hunyuan Sect army achieves victory on this battlefield, it will thoroughly establish a solid foundation for our Hunyuan Sect's overall triumph in the Fourth Void war," yet another Eighth Level Sovereign God spoke up.
"How is this possible? The battle seems to have just begun not long ago, yet on this battlefield, our Guardian Faction army is already struggling to hold on so quickly? I remember at the beginning, both sides' armies were relatively equal in strength, and even our Guardian Faction held a slight advantage, possessing what seemed like more Sovereign Gods. But now, the number of Sovereign Gods on our Guardian Faction side on this battlefield has become so low. Could so many of our Sovereign Gods have been killed within such a short combat time?"
At this moment, one of the Guardian Faction's Ninth Heaven Godkings, seeing their own army on this battlefield clearly at a disadvantage and forced into a continuous retreat, found it somewhat unacceptable.
"From the looks of it, on this battlefield, our Guardian Faction is already beyond salvation," another Ninth Heaven Godking sighed.
On the battlefield, the defeat of the Guardian Faction side was now exceedingly apparent. Because across most regions of the battlefield, they were being pushed back relentlessly, plunging these two Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godkings into despair.