In these core battlefields, Ninth Heaven Godkings personally commanded the battles.
And Ye Yunfei once again employed the same trick, utilizing his movement technique to drift stealthily across this vast, boundless battlefield. He continuously made his move, subduing one Heavenly God after another from the Guardian Faction to turn them into Clones, and capturing one Sovereign God of the Guardian Faction after another.
One had to admit that Ye Yunfei's method inflicted far too much damage upon the Guardian Faction's armies.
On such a super-large-scale battlefield, a nearly transparent powerhouse moving stealthily, ceaselessly capturing the opponent's Sovereign Gods and turning their Heavenly Gods into Clones... this was essentially a crippling blow at the foundation. Given time, it could seriously weaken the overall combat power of the opposing army.
Due to Ye Yunfei's supremely profound movement technique and speed, combined with his deliberate suppression of aura and concealment of his form, even Ninth Heaven Godkings found it difficult to notice his presence amidst the chaos of this massive battlefield.
Without realizing it, Ye Yunfei had once again subjugated a large batch of Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods and acquired a great number of Heavenly God Clones on this battlefield.
By this time, the outcome between the two armies on this battlefield was already clearly visible. The Hunyuan Sect's forces held a very obvious upper hand, while the Guardian Faction army had begun to fall into a clear disadvantage.
"Hahaha... Excellent, on this battlefield too, our Hunyuan Sect's forces are about to win again.
Indeed, as long as Young Master Ye is present, our armies become invincible and ever-victorious."
The Sovereign Gods of the Hunyuan Sect, who had followed Ye Yunfei across more than a dozen battlefields, were all extremely excited, laughing heartily.
This period of unrestrainedly slaughtering enemies on one battlefield after another, continuously achieving victories, felt absolutely exhilarating.
Gradually, the Hunyuan Sect's advantage on this battlefield grew even more pronounced. The Guardian Faction army started to lose its footing, forced to retreat repeatedly under the onslaught.
The scale and numbers of the Hunyuan Sect's army on this battlefield were simply too vast; the Guardian Faction troops were utterly unable to withstand them.
"The number of Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods you've captured in this period must have exceeded a thousand, right?"
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly sent a mental transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Indeed, the number of Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods I've captured on the battlefield during this time has indeed surpassed a thousand," Ye Yunfei replied with a nod.
"So, is there anything among their belongings suitable for me?
I need a batch of cultivation resources to cultivate and see if I can upgrade my bloodline once more," Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said.
"I'll immediately hand over all the valuables of these thousand-plus Sovereign Gods for you to pick from. Also, these divine pills I refined for you are all given to you now," Ye Yunfei said, pleasantly surprised upon hearing Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm might upgrade its bloodline again. He promptly took out all the wealth plundered from the over thousand Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods for Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm to select. Furthermore, the dozen or so Clones in the Illusory Shadow Tower had refined a large batch of divine pills specifically for Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, all of which were handed over.
"From now on, I'll retreat into closed-door cultivation and see if I can upgrade my bloodline."
Not long after, having selected a batch of cultivation resources and treasures suitable for himself, Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm began closed-door cultivation within the Illusory Shadow Tower.
And Ye Yunfei continued to drift stealthily across the battlefield, capturing more Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods and subduing more Heavenly God Clones.
"Our Guardian Faction has already failed on this core battlefield."
A Ninth Heaven Godking of the Guardian Faction on this battlefield gazed at his own side's forces being driven back step by step and couldn't help but sigh.
There were also two Ninth Heaven Godkings from the Guardian Faction on this core battlefield, and correspondingly, the Hunyuan Sect also had two. However, with the arrival of Elder Liu and Elder Jiang, the Hunyuan Sect now boasted a total of four Ninth Heaven Godkings on this field, holding the upper hand.
Now, the two Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godkings knew their army's defeat was assured; continuing the fight held little meaning.
After a discussion, the two Guardian Faction Ninth Heaven Godkings ordered a retreat. Thus, the remaining members of the Guardian Faction army on this battlefield began falling back one after another.
Right at this moment.
"I suddenly sense the energy aura of the Great Netherworld on this battlefield. Could there be members of the Great Netherworld present?" Hun Lao suddenly spoke to Ye Yunfei.
Upon hearing Hun Lao, Ye Yunfei immediately opened his divine pupil on his forehead and began to scan while simultaneously releasing his Soul Power and Heart Force energy to sense the entire battlefield.
Prior to this, Ye Yunfei's focus had been solely on the Guardian Faction's Sovereign Gods and Heavenly Gods, rarely extending his senses across the entire battlefield.
"Indeed, there is a being from the Great Netherworld on this battlefield."
Soon, Ye Yunfei spotted a vague figure emanating a cold, Yin-type energy aura. This Yin energy aura was precisely the signature energy of the Great Netherworld.
"Could it be that the Great Netherworld has also dispatched forces to participate in the battle, joining hands with the Guardian Faction to deal with the Hunyuan Sect?" Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm guessed.
"That's possible. In fact, the Great Netherworld and the Guardian Faction have long been in collusion.
Now that I've encountered this fellow from the Great Netherworld, I won't be polite." Ye Yunfei said with a cold laugh.
As soon as the words fell, Ye Yunfei employed his movement technique and swiftly moved toward that distant, vague figure radiating Yin-cold energy.
Soon, Ye Yunfei arrived behind that blurry figure emanating Yin energy.
"Did you notice? That guy holds a Soul-Conjuring Banner in his hand, specifically targeting beings who have just perished," Hun Lao suddenly transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"He's collecting wandering souls!"
Ye Yunfei saw with his own eyes the vague figure lift the Soul-Conjuring Banner in its hand and give a light flick toward a direction. From that direction, several rather illusory-looking figures were forcibly pulled over and then vanished into that Soul-Conjuring Banner.
Those few illusory figures were Wandering Souls—ghosts of several beings who had just perished, brutally dragged from their corpses by that banner.
"I roughly know what he's doing. This Great Netherworld member is likely the legendary Netherworld Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcer. Their specific duty is to go everywhere capturing Wandering Souls and bringing them back to the Underworld, forcing these souls to use the Underworld's reincarnation channels for Samsara. This is one of the means by which the Underworld competes with the Samsara Sect for control over the world's reincarnation cycle," Hun Lao explained.
"That should be it," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"But since I've come across him, he can forget about capturing souls on this battlefield," Ye Yunfei said with a cold smile.
Ye Yunfei had already devoured the soul bodies of many Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods, giving him a rather profound understanding of their techniques and secret arts. Thus, while members of the Great Netherworld might seem mysterious and bizarre in the eyes of others, they held no mystery whatsoever in Ye Yunfei's eyes.
In fact, Ye Yunfei could already casually perform some rather advanced Great Netherworld secret arts and techniques himself.
After all, he had obtained the memories of several Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods and also inherited the energy of their soul bodies.
Soon, Ye Yunfei clearly saw that vague figure ahead emanating Yin energy. It turned out to be a strange creature with an ox's head, sporting two long, curved, sharp horns. It held a pitch-black peculiar weapon in its hand, its entire body exuding a sinister energy. A gloomy Soul-Conjuring Banner floated up and down above its head, ready at any moment to strike and forcibly capture the Wandering Souls on this battlefield.
"This is merely a common Ghost Bailiff of the Underworld. Its greatest characteristic is a proficiency in stealth, making it extremely difficult to detect.
Furthermore, it possesses some special methods specifically designed to suppress Wandering Souls. So, its main task should indeed be to wander about capturing souls and bringing them back to the Underworld," Ye Yunfei quickly discerned the appearance and aura of this Great Netherworld member before him. Based on the memories from the devoured Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods, he roughly understood this creature's identity.
"As for its strength... it's not worth mentioning in my eyes," Ye Yunfei said with a cold laugh.
As his words fell, Ye Yunfei reached out with a single hand, grabbing toward that vague figure radiating Yin-cold energy.
*Whoosh! Swish!*
Pitch-black Law Chains continuously shot forth from Ye Yunfei's palm, each dark chain exuding dense, frigid Yin energy.
In the blink of an eye, these black chains had completely entangled the Great Netherworld member, wrapping it up like a zongzi before instantly pulling it in front of Ye Yunfei.
"Esteemed Lord, I am a Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcer, specifically tasked with coming to this battlefield to collect the Wandering Souls here.
I don't know in what way I have offended your lordship. Please have mercy!"
The Great Netherworld Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcer suddenly found itself bound tightly by these pitch-black chains, unable to move, filled with shock and anger.
Since the technique Ye Yunfei used was a secret art of the Great Netherworld, the Ghost Enforcer instinctively thought Ye Yunfei must be some powerful figure from the Great Netherworld, and perhaps it had inadvertently offended him.
Ye Yunfei didn't bother wasting words with this Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcer. He immediately applied methods to subdue and seal the Ghost Enforcer, then transported it into the Illusory Shadow Tower for confinement.
"Apart from this one, there seem to be many other Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcers on this battlefield," Hun Lao suddenly sent a mental transmission to Ye Yunfei. "Indeed, I've already spotted quite a few.
These Ghost Enforcers truly excel at stealth. Even I almost missed them," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel an internal respect.
"It seems these Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcers likely cultivate some particularly profound stealth secret art specific to the Underworld. Or perhaps they carry some high-grade magical treasures specifically used for concealing forms and suppressing auras.
After you capture them, investigate thoroughly later. Obtaining their stealth secret arts or stealth treasures would be no small gain," Hun Lao advised Ye Yunfei.
"That's very true. The stealth secret arts of these Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcers are truly impressive. I must study them carefully," Ye Yunfei nodded. Then, his figure flashed as he charged toward a distant location.
At that position, there was also a vague figure emanating Yin energy—another Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcer.
This Ghost Enforcer was hidden extremely well. If not for Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao's particular familiarity with the Great Netherworld's energy aura and their powerful sensing abilities, it would have been truly difficult to detect.
Arriving beside this Ghost Enforcer, Ye Yunfei said nothing, simply extending his hand.
*Whoosh! Swish!*
A multitude of pitch-black Law Chains surged from his palm, directly trussing up this Soul-Hooking Ghost Enforcer, who was then transmitted into the Illusory Shadow Tower and imprisoned there.