『Wouldn’t happen, are these guys so evil? Using those undead souls as material to work on!』
Golden-Horned Silkworm couldn't help but cry out.
『Indeed so.』
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, Ye Yunfei began to devour the Soul Bodies of the other high-level members of the Netherworld. Gradually, Ye Yunfei obtained more and more of their memories and began to have complete and clear knowledge of various affairs within that previous Netherworld.
In that Netherworld, the Underworld Lord was usually secluded in his cultivation cave for closed-door cultivation and didn't concern himself with various specific affairs of the Netherworld. He would only show up for matters of greater importance. In ordinary circumstances, it was other high-level members who managed the Netherworld. Therefore, these high-level members had a more detailed understanding of all kinds of matters within the Netherworld.
Soon after, Ye Yunfei completely devoured all the Soul Bodies of these Netherworld high-level members, and his Soul Force energy level and the quality of his own Soul Body advanced further. 'With my current Soul Force energy level, there shouldn’t be many 9th Heaven Godkings in this world who can match me in terms of Soul Force energy.'
Ye Yunfei said confidently.
Ye Yunfei had devoured a great number of Sovereign God Soul Bodies, and those souls had brought immense benefits to his Soul Force energy and his own Soul Body.
Of course, the most fundamental reason was because Ye Yunfei cultivated the Soul Force Star Method. By cultivating this method, Ye Yunfei could enhance his Soul Force energy level and the quality of his Soul Body by devouring others' Soul Bodies.
『Your strongest aspect now should be Soul Force energy. By relying on Soul Force energy alone, you could easily battle most 9th Heaven Godkings.』
Hun Lao, sensing the powerful aura of Soul Force energy emanating from Ye Yunfei's soul sea, said with a laugh.
『Yes, with my Soul Force energy level alone, I can easily battle the vast majority of 9th Heaven Godkings.』
Ye Yunfei nodded.
『You are now already a Fifth Level Sovereign God. Even without utilizing Soul Force energy, if you encountered an Eighth or Ninth Level Sovereign God, you should have the power to put up a fight, right?』
Hun Lao asked.
『Yes, I am also a Greater Sovereign God now. Even without relying on Soul Force energy, I have preliminarily acquired the strength to do battle with Eighth or even Ninth Level Sovereign Gods.』
Ye Yunfei nodded.
『Only, this is far from enough, because starting from now, the true powerful enemies I encounter should be Chaos Gods. Up till now, I have fought from the Eighth Void to the Fourth Void, and the strongest opponents I've met have only been 9th Heaven Godkings. However, I estimate that in the next part, if I go to the First, Second, or Third Void, the Guardian Faction will certainly have Chaos God-level experts stationed there. So my current strength is actually still insufficient.』
Ye Yunfei spoke again.
『Indeed so. The stronger your realm and power become, the stronger the formidable enemies you encounter will be. Beyond men lie greater men, and beyond heavens lie greater heavens. As a cultivator, you must maintain a sense of crisis and never be satisfied.』
Hun Lao replied.
『A considerable part of the death energy and Death Laws cultivated by those guys in the Netherworld are obtained by refining and absorbing those undead souls. I don't know if only that Netherworld we entered does this, or if all Netherworlds are like this. If all Netherworlds do this, then the Netherworlds truly are an evil place.』
Ye Yunfei spoke again.
Having devoured the Soul Bodies of those high-level Netherworld members from earlier, Ye Yunfei had a thorough and clear understanding of the situation within that Netherworld he had entered not long ago.
『These guys really are the worst villains. If those undead souls had enmity with them, or if the undead souls did some unforgivable crimes, then that would be somewhat understandable. But if some of them are innocent undead souls, who are refined without reason, turned into cultivation resources, never to be reincarnated for all eternity… then those Netherworld guys are too wicked.』
Hu Miao, hearing Ye Yunfei's words, couldn't help but speak.
『All undead souls that enter that Netherworld will be pressed into the corresponding hells to accept punishment. If they cannot endure the punishment, they will end up refined and absorbed by the high-level members of the Netherworld, ending tragically. Among these, there are certainly a significant number of undead souls who are innocent. So those Netherworld guys deserved death more than enough.』
Hun Lao spoke.
『It's a shame that Netherworld had a Chaos God-level treasure; otherwise, we could have utterly destroyed that Netherworld this time.』
Hu Miao said regretfully.
『Just wait. Sooner or later, I will return and completely destroy that Netherworld, and I believe that day will not be long.』
Ye Yunfei’s gaze turned in the direction of the Netherworld as he spoke slowly.
『The Netherworld guys should have a lot of treasures on them, right? Take them out for me to see if there is anything suitable for me.』
Golden-Horned Silkworm said to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei had captured so many high-level Netherworld members; of course all the wealth they carried had fallen into his hands.
『It's all here.』
Ye Yunfei smiled and waved his hand, taking out a large batch of space rings.
Each space ring contained a large number of treasures. Of course, the bulk of the treasures collected by the Netherworld high-level members had Yin and Cold attributes.
Golden-Horned Silkworm wasn't polite at all. He immediately began to sense and take stock of the space rings one by one. Not long after, he unceremoniously took away a portion of the cultivation resources that were useful to him. 'All of you also take a look and see if there is anything useful to you.'
Ye Yunfei said to Hu Miao and Hun Lao.
The quantity and variety of cultivation resources Ye Yunfei possessed now were truly enormous. It was impossible for him to use them all himself; a large part of them were supplied to Hu Miao, Golden-Horned Silkworm, and the others for their cultivation.
『Ye Yunfei, my Netherworld has lost more than half its strength due to you! Now only an empty shell remains. The grudge between him and the Netherworld is like sea and sky! Ye Yunfei, you just wait! You will definitely pay the appropriate price for your actions!』
At this moment, inside that previous Netherworld, the Underworld Lord stood in the dim space, his fury reaching the heavens, face twisted, teeth gritted as he spoke word by word.
Standing beside him was a disheveled old man with oily green eyes, looking exceedingly eerie.
『Underworld Lord, I have already reported what happened here truthfully to those few core elders at headquarters. Before long, headquarters will dispatch a batch of Greater Sovereign Gods to help us rebuild this Underworld. Furthermore, headquarters has issued a kill order on Ye Yunfei. Even if we don’t settle accounts with Ye Yunfei, headquarters will not let him go.』
This disheveled old man said to the Underworld Lord.
『No, I want to personally take revenge on Ye Yunfei. I want to turn him into an undead soul, imprisoned forever within my Netherworld, forever undergoing all kinds of punishments within the Eighteen Hells, ensuring his soul is eternally restless, eternally living in agony. Only then can it resolve the hatred in my heart!』
As the Underworld Lord spoke to this point, he nearly gritted his teeth to pieces.
『Starting from now, I will go into secluded cultivation to assail the Chaos God realm. The work of rebuilding this Netherworld is entrusted to you.』
The Underworld Lord thought for a moment and turned to speak to the disheveled old man.
『Underworld Lord, have you sensed signs of your realm loosening? This is momentously great fortune! Once the Underworld Lord can successfully break through and become a Chaos God, your status and position within our Great Netherworld will rise sharply. You'll immediately be able to return to headquarters and be promoted to a core elder with real authority at headquarters.』
The disheveled old man, hearing the Underworld Lord's words, couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He knew this Underworld Lord had been cultivating in seclusion all these years precisely to assail the Chaos God realm; only, the difficulty of successfully breaking through to become a Chaos God was immense.
In reality, within the Great Netherworld, the number of 9th Heaven Godkings was not small. But for those 9th Heaven Godkings to break through and become a Chaos God was immensely difficult.
Because becoming a Chaos God is not something achievable just by effort and time; even relying on talent is difficult.
It is said that becoming a Chaos God relies on that ineffable thing called luck. If lacking luck, regardless of how much effort is expended, how much time is given, or how high one’s talent is, it will all end up like fetching water with a bamboo basket.
『I don’t know yet if that is truly signs of realm loosening. Anyhow, recently I faintly sensed some changes in the energy within my body, and my realm also felt somewhat abnormal. Next, I will focus on closed-door cultivation to assail my realm. All kinds of affairs in the Netherworld will be troublesome for you to preside over.』
The Underworld Lord spoke.
『Underworld Lord, just concentrate on your closed-door cultivation to assail your realm. That is the most important matter. If you can successfully break through your realm and become a Chaos God, it would be heaven-sent joyous news not only for our Netherworld but also for our entire Great Netherworld. As for the rebuilding work of this Netherworld, just leave it to me.』
The disheveled old man quickly said.
『Ye Yunfei, you just wait!』
The Underworld Lord nodded, his gaze looking out to the misty void outside the Netherworld as he spoke coldly.
Then, his figure flickered and directly vanished.
『I truly can’t believe that a milk-fed youth could stir our Netherworld into such a state. But just wait; he will certainly pay the appropriate price. Our Great Netherworld is not that easy to provoke.』
The disheveled old man also gazed at the misty void outside the Netherworld and said with a heavy voice.
Then he turned around and began arranging the affairs of rebuilding the Netherworld.
Previously during the battle, Ye Yunfei had not only captured the majority of high-level Netherworld members but also destroyed many of the Netherworld’s important buildings.
At this time, Ye Yunfei had already exited the Phantom Tower. He retrieved the miniature world formed by his Formations, left the world group where he had been in secluded cultivation this period, and appeared in the outside void. 'First, return to the headquarters of the Hunyuan Sect.'
Ye Yunfei’s gaze turned in the direction of the Hunyuan Sect headquarters within this Fourth Void. Then he used movement techniques to head towards the Hunyuan Sect headquarters. Not long after, Ye Yunfei arrived at the Hunyuan Sect headquarters.
『Young Master Ye, you’ve returned!』
Sensing Ye Yunfei’s aura, all the high-level members of the Hunyuan Sect became extremely excited, one after another soaring into the air to welcome Ye Yunfei.
They all knew Ye Yunfei had likely gone to seek trouble with the legendary Netherworld of the Fourth Void during this period, so they had all been worried about Ye Yunfei all this time.
After all, the Great Netherworld was an exceedingly mysterious super-power whose overall strength was in no way inferior to the Hunyuan Sect or the Guardian Faction, and may even be stronger.
Now seeing Ye Yunfei return safe and sound, they were all extremely pleasantly surprised.
Soon after, Elder Dongfang and Ye Yunfei, along with a large group of Hunyuan Sect high-level members, all entered the meeting hall at headquarters and took their seats.
『Young Master Ye, the situation in our Fourth Void has been relatively calm during this period. The Guardian Faction has completely vanished from our void. The Fourth Void is now fully under the control of our Hunyuan Sect. Furthermore, most of the Teleportation Channels connecting the Fourth Void to the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids are controlled by our Hunyuan Sect. It can be said that free movement between the five voids has been achieved. This is all according to your prior intentions, Young Master Ye.』
Elder Dongfang reported to Ye Yunfei.