For they all recalled a formidable, and by legend already lost, secret art for breaking formations.
In fact, the method Ye Yunfei had just deployed to break the arrays was precisely that lost ancient secret technique — the Chain Formation Breaking Secret Method.
Ye Yunfei had acquired this Chain Formation Breaking Secret Method from the cultivation abode of the Divine Eyebrow Mansion Master. This was his first time using it, and he had not expected its effects to be so astonishingly good.
As one formation after another was continuously shattered, the defenses of the Guardian Faction's headquarters collapsed like a house of cards in a very short time.
"This is bad! The Hunyuan Sect army will be charging in any moment now! We must retreat immediately!"
Seeing the defensive formations of their headquarters being continuously dismantled, the high-ranking members of the Guardian Faction all knew the situation was dire. They hurriedly began directing their forces, commanding them to charge toward the location of the Teleportation Altar within the headquarters.
"Order everyone to retreat immediately! The faster, the better!"
The Fourth Prison Master sent urgent Sound Transmission messages to every Guardian Faction high-level officer, urging them on.
The Teleportation Altar was located within a heavily guarded Small World inside this headquarters.
"Thinking of fleeing now is already too late."
At this moment, Elder Dongfang had already led the Hunyuan Sect's army into the headquarters. The Hunyuan Sect's leaders were like tigers descending a mountain, charging headlong into the Guardian Faction's forces.
Having received the retreat order, the Guardian Faction's forces had long lost the will to fight. Every member now only wanted to rush into the world containing the Teleportation Altar. Faced with the Hunyuan Sect's onslaught, they desperately fell back, retreating like a receding tide toward a specific location deep within the headquarters.
"We will cover the retreat!"
Seeing the Hunyuan Sect army had already penetrated the headquarters, the Fourth Prison Master knew that they, the high-ranking members, had to stay behind to hold off the enemy. Otherwise, the Guardian Faction's forces would suffer devastating losses.
He had spent so much time building up the Guardian Faction's presence in this void, finally developing it to its current scale. He was unwilling to watch the forces under his command sustain too many casualties.
"Prison Master, forget it. Our cause is lost. Let these ordinary soldiers fend for themselves. We should evacuate with a contingent of our elite forces.
If we continue to stay and fight here, I fear we may not be able to escape in time," the Wizard sent a Sound Transmission to the Prison Master.
"Wizard, are you saying even we, Ninth Heaven Sovereign Gods, could be in danger?" The Prison Master immediately asked via Sound Transmission upon hearing the Wizard's words.
"Correct. If we continue to stay, there's a chance our entire force could be wiped out, including us Ninth Heaven Sovereign Gods. Therefore, we must lead our elite troops in evacuating now.
There's no saving these ordinary soldiers anymore. The sooner we leave, the better," the Wizard nodded in reply.
"Alright then. Let's hurry up and depart." Upon hearing the Wizard's words, the Prison Master hesitated no further. He immediately led a group of elite troops, personally clearing a path ahead as they rushed toward the location of the Teleportation Altar.
"You want to use this Teleportation Altar to escape? Then I'll cut the ground from under your feet and block your retreat."
Amidst the chaotic headquarters, Ye Yunfei had long since relied on his astonishing physical movement speed to quietly arrive ahead of time outside the entrance to the Small World containing the Teleportation Altar. A cold smirk appeared on his face.
At this moment, a massive stream of Guardian Faction forces was continuously converging toward this spot, pouring into this world to use the ancient Teleportation Altar within for immediate evacuation.
Naturally, among these forces were many of Ye Yunfei's Clones and slaves.
In fact, a portion of Ye Yunfei's Clones and slaves had already used that Teleportation Altar to evacuate.
Ye Yunfei already knew that the other end of this Teleportation Altar led to the Guardian Faction's *true* headquarters. He intended to have some of his Clones and slaves seize this opportunity to infiltrate that actual headquarters, to see if they could ascertain its true situation.
At the entrance's location, a group of Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods stood on strict guard. There were roughly over a hundred of them, forming a formidable battle formation. Utilizing this formation, they blocked the entrance, allowing members of the Guardian Faction through but immediately barring the way for any Hunyuan Sect forces that approached.
A formation composed of over a hundred Sovereign Gods was, of course, quite powerful — more than half of these Sovereign Gods were Greater Sovereign Gods.
Ye Yunfei easily slipped into this world with the help of one of his slaves, arriving soon after at the Teleportation Altar itself.
A large force of Guardian Faction members guarded the area around this Teleportation Altar, many of them Seventh Heaven and Eighth Heaven Sovereign Gods.
Currently, a continuous flood of forces was charging onto the Teleportation Altar, being teleported away.
Above the altar, a spatial channel had been opened. The Guardian Faction's forces were using this spatial channel to escape.
Countless warriors were pouring into that spatial channel.
"Hahaha... Excellent! We can finally leave!"
Many Guardian Faction members who stepped into the teleportation channel wore expressions of excitement and burst into loud laughter.
Over this period in the Fourth Void, the Guardian Faction had been defeated on battlefield after battlefield, with countless soldiers perishing in combat. Now, even their headquarters had been breached by the Hunyuan Sect. It could be said that every single member of the Guardian Faction was desperate to leave this Fourth Void.
None of them wished to continue fighting the Hunyuan Sect. Being able to leave safely now was akin to having their lives given back to them.
"I have already sent a substantial portion of my Clones and slaves through this Teleportation Altar to the Guardian Faction's true headquarters. The number is sufficient.
So now, it's time to seal off this altar."
Looking at the Teleportation Altar, Ye Yunfei whispered softly to himself.
After speaking, Ye Yunfei's figure blurred, and he dashed right in front of the Teleportation Altar. With a wave of his hand, he threw out a large handful of Formation Flags.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Formations were continuously deployed, instantly activated, and completely encircled the Teleportation Altar ahead.
With his incredibly fast movement techniques, Ye Yunfei darted around the altar's perimeter, constantly tossing out large quantities of Formation Flags to deploy formations at the fastest possible speed.
"Damn it! Where are all these formations coming from?"
The Sovereign Gods guarding the area around the Teleportation Altar were both shocked and furious.
However, just as these Sovereign Gods were trying to locate who was deploying the formations, Ye Yunfei began launching attacks against them using a variety of soul power and mental force martial techniques.
Ye Yunfei's current soul power energy level was equivalent to that of a Ninth Heaven Sovereign God. The Mind Reading Art he executed was immensely powerful. In an instant, it caused many Seventh Heaven and Eighth Heaven Sovereign Gods to have all sorts of bizarre thoughts and notions surge into their minds.
While Ye Yunfei took action, Hu Miao also stealthily appeared beside the altar, beginning to deploy illusion techniques and weave various high-level illusion formation arrays.
Ever since obtaining the Primordial True Fox Stele, Hu Miao had been constantly refining and absorbing the energy within it while cultivating the various legacy techniques inscribed upon it. Her illusion skills had grown progressively stronger, and the illusions she constructed were far more potent than before.
Of course, another crucial reason was that Ye Yunfei had consistently supplied her with various high-grade cultivation resources. Particularly effective were the specially targeted deity pills he personally refined for her, which allowed Hu Miao's strength to be in a constant state of improvement.
The illusion formations Hu Miao could now deploy were strong enough to influence even Seventh Heaven and Eighth Heaven Sovereign Gods.
At this point, a vast number of formations had been deployed around the Teleportation Altar. The Guardian Faction forces were now blocked by layer upon layer of formations, completely unable to access the Teleportation Altar or use that spatial channel to escape.
"What is going on? Why is the Teleportation Altar sealed off by so many formations? Does this mean we have no chance of leaving?"
The Guardian Faction forces that swarmed continuously, like a tide, into this world were dismayed upon arrival. Discovering the Teleportation Altar blocked by numerous formations, they paced frantically.
"It's Ye Yunfei! He's the one deploying formations, sealing our Teleportation Altar!"
Finally, the Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods tasked with protecting this Teleportation Altar spotted Ye Yunfei.
Since Ye Yunfei had been moving at high speed while deploying formations around the altar, they hadn't noticed his presence initially. But as his speed slowed down after finishing the deployments, they quickly identified him.
"Now it's your turn," Ye Yunfei stopped, turned towards those Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods with a cold laugh.
Numerous Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods had gathered around the Teleportation Altar by now. Some were stationed there specifically for its protection; others had just arrived leading their troops, intending to use the altar for escape, only to be blocked by the surrounding formations.
"I'll start with you."
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred and appeared right in front of a Sixth Heaven Sovereign God.
Ye Yunfei's movement speed was incredibly fast. This Sixth Heaven Sovereign God hadn't even reacted before discovering Ye Yunfei standing right before him.
"Ah..."
The next moment, this Sixth Heaven Sovereign God began to scream.
The Mind Reading Art, Heart Sword, and Soul Weapon Art that Ye Yunfei unleashed simultaneously invaded his Soul Sea. His Soul Body was completely encircled, and his Soul Sea was instantly flooded with terrifying agony.
The Sixth Heaven Sovereign God had only just begun screaming when his physical body was grabbed by Ye Yunfei. It was directly suppressed, sealed, and then thrown into the Phantom Tower.
"According to the Wizard, the main reason for our Guardian Faction's failures in the Fourth Void's war is this very Ye Yunfei! Let us join forces and kill this kid!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei daring to attack right in front of so many Guardian Faction members, an Eighth Heaven Sovereign God felt both shocked and enraged, letting out a furious roar.
Immediately, Sovereign God after Sovereign God from the Guardian Faction recklessly and madly charged toward Ye Yunfei. The pent-up frustration and resentment they'd accumulated over this period seemed to erupt in this single instant. Roaring, they vied with one another to charge at Ye Yunfei, eager to vent their fury.