"Elder Fang, everything Junior Brother Ye Yunfei recorded is true! I can vouch for it!"
"That's right! I can vouch for it too. I was once hunted by disciples of the Tianyan Sect for no reason at all!"
...
Soon, more and more Hudao Academy students rushed to Ye Yunfei's defense. That was because, inside the Crystal Mine Minor World, many students had been hunted by forces from those four factions. Ye Yunfei had saved quite a few batches.
Of course, there were quite a few students who originally hailed from the Fengyun Family and Xiao Clan who did not speak up. Instead, they stared at Ye Yunfei with resentful gazes.
Take Fengyun Ao, for example.
"Good! Very good!" Elder Fang Nanjie's face turned pale with rage as he stared at Xiao Mingguo and the other three and demanded, "So you four factions had long since conspired together to target our Hudao Academy's disciples? May I ask, when exactly did our Hudao Academy provoke you? Especially the Fengyun Family and Xiao Clan! In every enrollment cycle, many of your scions enter our Hudao Academy. Our academy has never treated your descendants unfairly. Esteemed elders, can you give me a reasonable explanation?"
He could naturally see that the scenes Ye Yunfei had recorded were all true, making him livid.
"Hmph! That little bastard's one-sided testimony proves nothing! Fang Nanjie! Today, unless you hand that little bastard over to us for punishment, none of you Hudao Academy members will leave here alive!" Xi Junchang bellowed fiercely.
"That's right. That little bastard must die today! Otherwise, this matter is far from over!" Wu Fangxuan said coldly.
Fengyun Wan and Xiao Mingguo simultaneously took a step forward as well, unleashing surging waves of spiritual energy pressure that surrounded the Hudao Academy party in the center.
"You're going too far! If you want to lay hands on my students, you'll have to step over my corpse!" Elder Fang took a step forward himself, fearlessly facing them down.
"You, get out of here first!" Elder Fang turned his head and barked at the students behind him.
The students exchanged glances with each other upon hearing Elder Fang's words, momentarily hesitant.
Watching this unfold, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but think to himself, "This old man is quite a character. It's a pity he definitely can't defeat four of them by himself."
Elder Fang was also at the Mid Stage Mystic Liquid Realm. Fighting one against four, he was surely outmatched.
"Haha! Fang Nanjie! Do you really think you alone can protect these students and help them escape? Impossible!" Xi Junchang roared with laughter.
"Fang Nanjie! I'll give you one last chance. Hand over that little bastard Ye Yunfei and all the students involved in harming the disciples of our four factions. I'll let the rest of you go. Otherwise, none of you will escape!" Fengyun Wan sneered.
"Enough nonsense! If you want a fight, then let's fight!" Elder Fang roared.
"Get away! What are you still waiting for?!" Elder Fang turned his head again and bellowed.
"Since that's the case, there's nothing left to say. Attack!" Xi Junchang commanded lightly.
*Rumble...*
Four Mystic Liquid Realm experts attacked simultaneously, launching assaults towards Elder Fang.
Elder Fang did not retreat a single step, bravely unleashing his own moves to engage Xi Junchang and the other three.
*Boom!...*
Elder Fang's weapon was a massive halberd. Its gleaming, snow-bright edge emitted piercing cold light, carrying an air of icy battle intent. Every sweep shook space, causing it to tremble and rumble unceasingly.
"Haha, you surnamed Fang! Let me test how capable you really are!" Wu Fangxuan of the Tianyan Sect wielded a spear as red as blood, radiating bloody light that seemed capable of piercing through anything. It clashed continuously with Elder Fang's halberd.
"Fang Nanjie, I've heard that your Hudao Academy's Guardian Monument contains several hundred types of high-level martial arts and techniques. Bring them out! Let me witness them." Fengyun Wan conjured a three-tiered pagoda. It swelled with the wind, becoming as large as a small mountain, then pressed down to suppress Elder Fang.
"Fang Nanjie! Since you won't hand that little bastard Ye Yunfei over, you can accompany him in death!" Xi Junchang of the Shenfeng Sect held a long blade. Every slash he unleashed erupted with saber qi larger than door planks, tearing through the void as they slashed towards Elder Fang.
"Haha! Man surnamed Fang! Is it worth sacrificing your life for a mere student?!" Xiao Mingguo of the Xiao Clan's two palms had both turned as white as pristine jade. Every palm strike he unleashed erupted with talisman light. White radiance shot into the sky, possessing a violently domineering aura.
Although Elder Fang's combat prowess was formidable, he was clearly at a disadvantage under the combined assault of four experts of the same rank, being forced back step by step.
The energy auras released by these five Mystic Liquid Realm masters as they clashed were incredibly terrifying. Within this stretch of heaven and earth, endless waves of energy shockwaves spread out tumultuously.
One peak after another nearby were constantly shattered. Vast swathes of dense forests were flattened, reduced to rubble, creating a chaotic mess as if a typhoon had swept through.
All the martial artists in the vicinity were terrified, constantly retreating for fear of getting caught up in the aftermath.
"Mystic Liquid Realm experts are truly terrifying!" Countless onlookers couldn't help but exclaim in awe.
Apart from the parties of Hudao Academy, the Fengyun Family, the Xiao Clan, the Shenfeng Sect, and the Tianyan Sect, there were also many members from other forces who hadn't left, staying nearby to watch the spectacle.
*Bang!*
A few moves later, Elder Fang was jointly struck by the four Mystic Liquid Realm experts. The impact sent him flying backward, crashing into a mountain peak.
*Rumble...!*
The mountain instantly exploded upon impact, leveling into flat ground.
Elder Fang spat out a mouthful of blood, already injured, appearing utterly disheveled.
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sink his expression. His gaze then fell upon disciples of the Fengyun Family, Xiao Clan, Shenfeng Sect, and Tianyan Sect gathered together in the distance, watching the fight excitedly.
Seeing Elder Fang being defeated, the disciples of these four factions were all extremely stirred up.
"Haha... Excellent! Beat that old thing to death! Then slaughter all of those Hudao Academy disciples!"
"And that little bastard Ye Yunfei will definitely be unable to escape as well!"
"I want to personally watch Ye Yunfei die!"
"When the time comes, I'll beg the four elders to let me kill him myself! I'll slice the flesh off that little thief Ye Yunfei's body, piece by piece! Only then can I vent the hatred in my heart!"
…
These disciples from the four factions chattered excitedly as they watched.
However.
Right at this moment.
"You won't get that chance." Suddenly, a cold voice sounded.
In the next instant, Ye Yunfei appeared like a ghost right in front of the disciples from the four factions.
"It's Ye Yunfei!" Immediately, the disciples from the four factions were terrified. Their faces turned deathly pale, and their legs went weak.
Inside the Crystal Mine Minor World, they had long witnessed Ye Yunfei's terrifying power. Now, seeing Ye Yunfei suddenly appear before them, and so close at that, they were understandably terrified.
*Boom…!*
Without wasting time on words, Ye Yunfei struck directly. Using his Physical Body Divine Ability, he manifested two massive golden palms. Grabbing at random, he seized all the disciples of the four factions within moments and teleported them into the Phantom Tower.
Ye Yunfei's movements were extremely swift. The entire process took only a few seconds!
"You little bastard Ye Yunfei! What are you doing?!" Finally, Xi Junchang and the other three Mystic Liquid Realm experts noticed what had happened. They turned around in unison, roaring furiously before charging towards Ye Yunfei.
"You'd best not make any rash moves. Then I wouldn't mind slaughtering every single one of them." Ye Yunfei manifested two immense spiritual energy hands. Each hand grabbed hold of a group of disciples from the four factions as he sneered.
"Little bastard! You dare!" Fengyun Wan bellowed.
*Pfft!*
As soon as his voice fell, Ye Yunfei clenched his palm slightly, instantly pulverizing a disciple from the Fengyun Family into a bloody mist.
"Little bastard Ye Yunfei!" Fengyun Wan snarled furiously, trembling all over. However, he still stopped his advance, not daring to charge at Ye Yunfei anymore.
Xiao Mingguo, Xi Junchang, and Wu Fangxuan also halted, their eyes bloodshot, fixed squarely on Ye Yunfei.
"Elder Fang, take them and leave first. Leave these four old things... to me." Ye Yunfei said to Elder Fang.