"Who are you?"
At that moment, a tall black figure high in the distant sky had already locked onto Ye Yunfei's position and was striding towards him.
Ye Yunfei stopped walking and stood there, watching the approaching black figure coldly.
Soon, Ye Yunfei could clearly make out his appearance: a middle-aged man with a pale complexion, draped in a black robe, emanating a thick aura of death.
Clearly, all the techniques and secrets he cultivated were related to death; Death Energy and Death Law were one classification within the Great Netherworld's legacy of techniques.
Among the Great Netherworld's Sovereign Gods that Ye Yunfei had devoured earlier, several had specialized in cultivating Death Energy and Death Law, so Ye Yunfei was no stranger to them.
"You do not belong to our Netherworld, yet you cultivate the legacy of our Great Netherworld's techniques.
What is going on? Why have you come to my Netherworld? Why do you intrude upon my secluded cultivation cave? Who sent you?"
The middle-aged man stared at Ye Yunfei as he spoke.
While this man was speaking, one after another, powerful experts from the Netherworld began charging into this Small World.
"That fellow is indeed here. Such audacity, daring to intrude upon the Underworld Lord's cave and disturb his serene cultivation."
Experts arrived one after another, clustering around the Underworld Lord and confronting Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei glanced at the arriving experts and found that most were Eighth or Seventh Level Sovereign Gods.
These should be the higher-ups of this Netherworld. They had just received a sound transmission from the Underworld Lord, informing them that an uninvited guest had barged into his cultivation cave, so they had immediately rushed over.
Ye Yunfei stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking coldly at these Netherworld higher-ups.
"Underworld Lord, this person looks somewhat familiar. I think I recognize him.
His name is Ye Yunfei. He belongs to the Hunyuan Sect!
Not long ago in the Fourth Void, during the war between the Hunyuan Sect and the Guardian Faction, a complete victory was achieved. It is said this Ye Yunfei played a significant role.
Although his realm is low, his combat strength is bizarre and far surpasses his cultivation level."
An Eighth Level Sovereign God suddenly spoke up.
The Underworld Lord spent years in seclusion within this Small World and generally never ventured outside. In contrast, the other Netherworld higher-ups around him would occasionally leave to walk in the outside world, which was how they recognized Ye Yunfei first.
"Ye Yunfei!
So it's him. A fine young man indeed, you actually dare to break into my Netherworld. Quite the nerve!"
Hearing this, the Underworld Lord was stunned momentarily, then stared coldly at Ye Yunfei as he spoke.
The other Netherworld higher-ups also became highly vigilant now.
After all, not long ago, Ye Yunfei had established a formidable reputation in the Fourth Void. Now, throughout the Fourth Void, tales were circulating about a young prodigy emerging from the Hunyuan Sect, leading armies on the battlefield and wreaking havoc upon the forces of the Guardian Faction, earning illustrious military achievements.
"Ye Yunfei, you are an enemy of the Guardian Faction. What are you doing here in our Netherworld?"
An Eighth Level Sovereign God glared at Ye Yunfei and demanded.
"Not only am I an enemy of the Guardian Faction, I am also hostile towards your Great Netherworld," Ye Yunfei said coldly, looking at these Netherworld higher-ups before him.
"You are also hostile towards our Great Netherworld? What do you mean by that?"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the Underworld Lord couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Ye Yunfei, it is true that our Great Netherworld has had conflicts with you in the past, but it hasn't escalated to the level of the openly adversarial relationship you have with the Guardian Faction, has it?
Now you're barging into our Netherworld causing trouble. Are you blatantly preparing to sever all ties and go to war with our Great Netherworld?"
Another Eighth Level Sovereign God asked furiously.
"That's right. I do intend to sever all ties with your Great Netherworld and go to war," Ye Yunfei stated coldly.
"You surnamed Ye brat, do you truly think our Great Netherworld is easy to bully?"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the faces of the Netherworld higher-ups flushed with rage.
These Netherworld higher-ups before him had no knowledge of the earlier incident in the Fifth Void where Huang Shang had been pursued by a Great Netherworld Sovereign God and disappeared. Therefore, they didn't know the main reason Ye Yunfei had suddenly come knocking, seeking to make an enemy of the Great Netherworld. They all felt this must be because Ye Yunfei was too arrogant, didn't take the Great Netherworld seriously, and was intentionally coming to their doorstep to bully them.
"Fine. A mere upstart actually dares to come here and openly provoke our Great Netherworld. It seems we have remained hidden from the world for too long, causing the beings of this world to lose their sense of awe and fear.
Ye Yunfei, I have heard of you. I know you are a relatively rare young prodigy. But that is not the capital with which you can provoke my Great Netherworld.
The true strength of the Great Netherworld is far greater than you imagine. You will regret this."
The Underworld Lord stared coldly at Ye Yunfei as he spoke.
"Underworld Lord, he is merely a Fifth Level Sovereign God, and so young at that. No matter how strong he is, his strength must have limits.
I think the legends about him are exaggerated. Let me teach this ignorant and conceited brat a lesson."
An Eighth Level Sovereign God standing beside the Underworld Lord stepped forward and spoke.
"Be careful. This kid dared to break into our Netherworld alone. He likely has some capability."
The Underworld Lord nodded while advising.
"Rest assured, Underworld Lord. My realm is a full three levels higher than his. I refuse to believe he's truly that monstrous."
The Eighth Level Sovereign God sneered.
Then his figure flickered as he charged forward. Immediately, a raging Yin Wind swept through this stretch of space, a wind conjured from pure, extreme Death Energy.
Instantly, everything within this space began to wither and decay, filled with a thick aura of decline and death. All things with life in this space began to falter.
"You surnamed Ye brat, today I shall turn you into a wraith of our Netherworld."
The Eighth Level Sovereign God, gripping a large black sword, charged at Ye Yunfei. In this moment, his eyes turned pure black, like two black holes. With one strike, he slashed towards Ye Yunfei.
Sword radiances engraved with all kinds of Death Runes instantly erupted. The sword technique he employed was a fusion of Death Energy and sword path energy. Wherever those black sword radiances went, they seemed to corrode everything, draining all life force.
Watching these sword radiances carrying thick Death Energy, Ye Yunfei gave a cold smile. Clenching his right hand into a fist, he threw a punch. Six or seven different types of abnormal flames, all of them with Yang attributes, instantly manifested on his fist.
The moment these abnormal flames appeared, they exploded, transforming into vast, flourishing seas of fire that ignited the surrounding space completely.
*Clang!*
Ye Yunfei's fist collided with the large black sword, knocking the sword flying away on the spot.
"The techniques of the Great Netherworld aren't much either!"
Ye Yunfei sneered.
While speaking, Ye Yunfei transformed his fist into a claw. It expanded continuously as he violently thrust it forward. Surging Yang energy, radiating golden light, flowed from Ye Yunfei's palm, instantly illuminating this dim space with a brilliant golden glow.
This Eighth Level Sovereign God utilized Death Energy and Death Law, which were yin-cold energy attributes. Ye Yunfei, on the other hand, employed the Nine Yang Ancient Scripture, which belonged to a robust yang-energy attribute.
The collision of these two diametrically opposed energies was incredibly violent, causing this stretch of space to sizzle and crackle as if water had splattered into a pot of boiling oil.
"You are only at the Fifth Level Sovereign God realm now, but the intensity of your energy is at least comparable to an Eighth Level Sovereign God. So now, relying purely on your divine energy, you can already fight Eighth Level Sovereign Gods," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei via sound transmission.
During the recent clash, Ye Yunfei had utilized his physical body's power and divine energy; he had not used any Soul Power.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!...*
Ye Yunfei threw a series of successive punches. With each punch, a tall, ancient Emperor Phantom manifested behind him. At the same time, a vast and mighty emperor's majesty radiated outwards, instantly forming an imperial domain. Within this domain, all living beings couldn't help but feel the urge to kneel in submission, pledging loyalty to Ye Yunfei.
"This is the legacy of the ancient Golden Wheel Imperial Dynasty!"
Seeing the fist technique Ye Yunfei employed and the tall Emperor Phantom behind him, the Underworld Lord's eyes narrowed as he exclaimed softly.
The Golden Wheel Imperial Dynasty was an illustrious imperial dynasty from an ancient era within the Chaotic Void Sea. During its reign, it dominated the entire Chaotic Void Sea, producing a multitude of powerful experts, suppressing all other forces of that time.
The Golden Wheel Imperial Dynasty's legacies and techniques also primarily centered on yang attributes. Now, as Ye Yunfei executed the Golden Wheel Imperial Dynasty's Imperial Dao Divine Fist, waves of imperial majesty instantly enveloped a vast area of space. This originally dimly lit Small World was now bathed in radiance, filled with overwhelming imperial might.
*Bang!*
The Eighth Level Sovereign God was sent flying backward by Ye Yunfei's punch. He felt boundless imperial pressure completely suppressing his body; forget about resisting, even breathing became extremely difficult.
"How is this possible?"
The Eighth Level Sovereign God was both shocked and furious. Although he had previously heard various legends about Ye Yunfei, deep down he always felt this was just a junior with a lower cultivation realm than his own; no matter how monstrous, his power had to be limited.
Therefore, earlier, he hadn't considered Ye Yunfei as a peer-level expert at all. But now, on the second exchange, he was already being forced to retreat continuously. This finally made him understand that he had severely underestimated Ye Yunfei's strength.
"Brat, let me see exactly how strong you are!"
Flushed with shame and anger, the Eighth Level Sovereign God waved his hand and threw out over ten pitch-black treasures, each emitting thick Death Energy and Death Law.
These black treasures bobbed up and down, swaying with the wind, appearing fragile and feeble, as if they were even made of paper.
However, once these more than ten treasures appeared, the aura they radiated immediately enveloped this vast expanse of space. Dense Death Energy transformed into rolling black mist that spread continuously, resembling a vast black sea.
*Whoosh!*
A pitch-black small knife instantly slashed to a position right in front of Ye Yunfei. Wispy black mist drifted from this small knife. It was ghostly and sinister; a putrid stench that could induce nausea emanated from it, along with a large number of sinister black runes.
Ye Yunfei instantly felt as if the vitality within his body was about to drain away.
This was a sinister effect of Death Energy—capable of corroding and stripping the life force of living beings.