At that very moment, the two Ninth Heaven Godkings of the Guardian Faction simultaneously retreated. The one who had just been attacked by Ye Yunfei's assault on his Soul Sea and Soul Body, in particular, no longer dared to continue the fight. His Soul Body and mind were severely disrupted, and he only wanted to break free and leave this place as quickly as possible.
But Ye Yunfei had long since known he would try to flee, having already stealthily laid out preparations in the surrounding area.
Ye Yunfei stomped his foot.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One Formation after another emerged continuously in the surrounding space, with a portion of them precisely blocking the retreat path of the two Ninth Heaven Godkings.
"Good move! You actually managed to set up so many Formations while we weren't paying attention!" The two Ninth Heaven Godkings of the Guardian Faction were both shocked and furious to see one Formation after another constantly sprouting up ahead. They saw Ye Yunfei activating the Formations and knew they were his handiwork.
Rumble...
Torrents of divine energy erupted from their bodies, crashing forward like monstrous waves against the luminous Formational barriers ahead, instantly shattering a portion of the Formations.
"How is this possible?! These Formations can actually block our way!" Seeing that they couldn't destroy all the Formations in one go, the two Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godkings both changed expression slightly. They knew that as Ninth Heaven Godkings, they were top-tier powerhouses in any Void. Ordinary worldly Formations were virtually useless before them. Usually, regardless of what Formations they encountered, these two Ninth Heaven Godkings paid them no mind, confident that releasing their divine energy would shatter them all instantly. But the fact that the Formations laid by Ye Yunfei now blocked their path indicated these Formations' might was truly extraordinary.
Rumble...
Bursting with anger, the two Ninth Heaven Godkings attacked once more, forcibly destroying every Formation Ye Yunfei had placed blocking their path.
However, by this time, Ye Yunfei and the two Ninth Heaven Godkings from the Hunyuan Sect had already caught up simultaneously.
Ye Yunfei employed his Heart Sword, Mind Reading Technique, and Soul Weapon Art to attack, while wielding a sword in his left hand and throwing punches with his right, charging towards one of the Ninth Heaven Godkings.
His breakthrough to Fourth Level Sovereign God not long ago had elevated the intensity of his divine energy by an entire level.
Rumble...
The eight Chaos Divine Meridians within Ye Yunfei's body erupted simultaneously, unleashing vast rivers of golden divine energy. With his right hand, Ye Yunfei utilized the inherited techniques of the Great Strength Demon God, pouring his physical strength into his fists. Each punch shook the space before him. In his left hand, the sword continuously unleashed various swordsmanship legacies from the Sword Realm, particularly the Myriad Swords Unify Great Technique. Each slash released a thick, brilliant sword radiance.
"Such terrifying combat prowess!" The four Ninth Heaven Godkings were all startled when they saw Ye Yunfei charging forward sword and fist. They could clearly sense that Ye Yunfei's combat power now far surpassed that of Eighth Level Sovereign Gods. Even when compared to themselves—Ninth Heaven Godkings—the gap was not that large anymore.
"Truly a once-in-a-generation young monster!" All four Ninth Heaven Godkings inwardly marveled.
"Senior Jiang, Senior Liu, let us combine our efforts and see if we can finish these two off," Ye Yunfei said.
"Agreed. Young Master Ye, today we shall battle together!" Encouraged by Ye Yunfei's surging fighting spirit, the two Hunyuan Sect Ninth Heaven Godkings nodded in unison. Stepping forward, they each moved to attack one of the enemy Ninth Heaven Godkings.
"Sirs, I'll use my Soul Power martial skills to disrupt their two Soul Bodies, to aid your assault," Ye Yunfei sent a mental message to the two Hunyuan Sect elders. Simultaneously, he activated the Puppet Soul String Secret Art, releasing countless, nearly invisible ethereal threads from his head, attacking the Soul Sea and Soul Body of the other Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godking. These Puppet Soul Strings were formless and colorless, exceptionally stealthy, and fiercely aggressive. They instantly breached the Ninth Heaven Godking's Soul Sea, winding towards his Soul Body and causing a massive disruption. At the same time, Ye Yunfei used his Heart Sword to attack the Soul Seas and Soul Bodies of both Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godkings in turn.
Mind Force energy was a higher-grade energy than Soul Power and moved faster as well. Thus, using the Heart Sword against two people was nearly as effective as focusing on one. The two Ninth Heaven Godkings could barely manage to defend against Ye Yunfei's Soul Power martial skills, but against his Heart Sword, they had no truly effective defensive methods. They could only watch as the Heart Sword pierced through their layered defenses into their Soul Seas, relentlessly attacking their Soul Bodies.
"Young Master Ye is indeed using Mind Force martial skills to disrupt these two. Truly astounding! To possess Soul Power strong enough to attack the Soul Bodies of Ninth Heaven Godkings at such a young age..." The two Hunyuan Sect elders now noticed that the Guardian Faction Godkings seemed heavily constrained, their power significantly diminished, their combat prowess far inferior to before.
"Ye Yunfei! Well done. We'll remember you." Suddenly, one of the Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godkings shot a venomous glare at Ye Yunfei and spoke coldly. As the words left his mouth, five differently-colored talismans shot from his palm and exploded simultaneously.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five strands of energy with distinct attributes erupted instantaneously, each possessing the might of a Ninth Heaven Godking. Immediately, a large-scale collapse occurred in this region of space. A vast surge of divine energy annihilated everything.
Ye Yunfei and the two Hunyuan Sect Ninth Heaven Godkings were all startled, quickly retreating. They then saw the two Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godkings had transformed into two streams of light, streaking into the distant Void.
"That was the Five Elements God-Slaying Talisman from the Rune Sanctuary! Its power is indeed formidable!" The Hunyuan Sect's Brocade-robed elder—Elder Jiang—said with a somewhat grim expression.
"It was indeed the Five Elements God-Slaying Talisman, one of the most powerful Divine Talismans from the Rune Sanctuary. It's said a Chaos God-level Five Elements God-Slaying Talisman can directly destroy a world," the other Ninth Heaven Godking, the scholarly middle-aged man (Elder Liu), also spoke.
"Young Master Ye, those two are already far away. We'll have difficulty catching up now. Moreover, the Guardian Faction has many long-distance teleportation Formations across the Fourth Void. They are likely entering one of them for immediate transport as we speak," Elder Jiang explained to Ye Yunfei.
"A pity. To let those two escape," Ye Yunfei said with regret.
"Had they not possessed the Five Elements God-Slaying Talisman, they certainly wouldn't have escaped. It seems the Guardian Faction's relationship with the Rune Sanctuary has deepened—they're willing to sell even such potent talismans to them," Elder Liu commented.
"Regardless, on this battlefield, our Hunyuan Sect has completely crushed the Guardian Faction's army," Elder Jiang said with a smile.
"Yes. This victory is resounding. Over half of the Guardian Faction forces on this battlefield were annihilated," Elder Liu nodded.
"However, the primary credit for our army's success here belongs to Young Master Ye. Therefore, the war merit for this battlefield should be recorded under your name, Young Master Ye," Elder Jiang declared.
"Correct. I concur," Elder Liu agreed.
By now, a large group of Hunyuan Sect Eighth Level Sovereign Gods had gathered around, each brimming with excitement. Elder Song and the other Eighth Level Sovereign Gods who had accompanied Ye Yunfei stepped forward to pay respectful respects to Elder Jiang and Elder Liu.
Soon after, Ye Yunfei learned the Brocade-robed Elder was surnamed Liu and the middle-aged man surnamed Jiang. Both were elders of the Hunyuan Sect, of course, the higher-ranking type.
"Sirs, shall we now proceed to reinforce the next battlefield?" Ye Yunfei suggested.
"Excellent! Young Master Ye, we shall set off immediately for the next battlefield," Elder Liu and Elder Jiang promptly agreed. They had already learned from other Hunyuan Sect elders that Ye Yunfei had led Hunyuan Sect forces across over a dozen battlefields, achieving victory in each. Their gazes upon Ye Yunfei were filled with even greater admiration.
"Young Master Ye, this battlefield was one of the core battlefronts of the war between our two major forces in the Fourth Void. Our victory here gives the Hunyuan Sect a clear advantage. The next target battlefield we will support is also a core one. If we can achieve victory there as well, it would essentially mean our Hunyuan Sect has won the war in this Fourth Void," Elder Liu explained to Ye Yunfei.
"Sirs, I believe we will triumph," Ye Yunfei stated.
"Hahaha… With your confidence, Young Master Ye, I am reassured," Elder Liu and Elder Jiang both laughed heartily.
The forces Ye Yunfei brought were combined with those led by Elder Liu and Elder Jiang, forming a new army of terrifying scale. The sheer number of troops was immense, resembling a cosmic flood with no visible beginning or end, advancing mightily across the vast Void.
"Young Master Ye, the army we now command surpasses any single force on any battlefield within this Fourth Void," Elder Jiang declared, gazing at the vast army behind them with confidence and breaking into laughter.
Not long after, Elder Liu, Elder Jiang, and Ye Yunfei led the army to the next target battlefield.
Before commencing battle, Elder Liu and Elder Jiang inquired about Ye Yunfei's combat plan.
Ye Yunfei instructed the two elders to lead the army in a direct charge into the battlefield, while he himself would utilize movement techniques to infiltrate the fray covertly.
The sheer number of troops brought by Elder Liu and Elder Jiang was immense. They poured into the battlefield like an inexhaustible ocean tide, drowning and annihilating everything in their path. This battlefield already contained a Hunyuan Sect army, and with the addition of these fresh reinforcements, the total number became terrifyingly massive.
One could say that on this battlefield, the number of Hunyuan Sect troops was now at least seven or eight times—perhaps even over ten times—greater than that of the Guardian Faction. Because the numbers were so overwhelming, the Hunyuan Sect leadership didn't even bother taking a precise headcount; even the high-ranking elders didn't know the exact size of their own forces.
The dense mass of Hunyuan Sect troops swept across the battlefield like a roaring tide, swiftly pushing the Guardian Faction army into a continuous retreat.
As soon as they entered the battlefield, Elder Liu and Elder Jiang locked onto the Ninth Heaven Godkings of the Guardian Faction.