"Senior, allow me to make the first move,"
Ye Yunfei said.
Not long ago, Ye Yunfei had cultivated the Ten Thousand Spirit Body Forging Art to the third level. Coupled with possessing several Chaos God-grade magical treasures and Soul Power that had long since reached the level of a Chaos God, he now possessed the strength to fight against a Chaos God.
The two old men before him were merely Primary Chaos Gods, and Ye Yunfei wanted to use them to test his skills.
"Very well, Young Master Ye, you go first,"
Shoudi Laoren understood Ye Yunfei's intention and nodded.
Ye Yunfei took a step forward. The Black Demon Blade Stele rushed out from within his body, transforming into a black long blade that landed in his palm.
With a boom, billowing blade radiance erupted from Ye Yunfei's body.
"That's our Blade Realm's Black Demon Blade Stele! So it really has fallen into your hands!"
The two Blade Realm Chaos Gods stared at the black long blade, shocked and enraged.
This Black Demon Blade Stele was quite renowned within the Blade Realm, said to be a magical treasure left behind by the ancient Blade Demon Patriarch, holding a lofty position in the hearts of countless blade cultivators.
"If we can snatch this Black Demon Blade Stele, our combat strength will undoubtedly increase greatly. Moreover, taking it back would be a great accomplishment,"
one Chaos God suddenly sent a message to the other.
"This little beast Ye Yunfei intends to attack the two of us first. Let's coordinate our moves perfectly, strike with lightning speed, capture this brat in an instant, and take back the Black Demon Blade Stele,"
the other old man replied.
Then the eyes of both old men locked onto Ye Yunfei.
With a roar, Ye Yunfei, gripping the blade with both hands, charged forward. The black long blade slashed ahead, transforming into countless black dragons, vivid and lifelike, with bared fangs and brandished claws.
Instantly, a vast expanse of space ahead was inundated with torrents of black blade radiance.
"Be careful, this little beast's blade techniques seem formidable,"
feeling the blade arts displayed by Ye Yunfei, both old men's expressions changed slightly, and one sent a warning to the other.
Then the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods each drew out a treasured blade and, attacking from left and right, moved against Ye Yunfei.
Clang! Clang! Clang…
The attacks of both sides collided incessantly, and the speed of their strikes was so extreme that the number of exchanges in a single moment was impossible to count.
A continuous dense clanging of metal rang out, and vast blade radiance diffused outward like an ocean.
Because the amount of blade radiance released by the three was so immense and dazzling, beings with insufficient strength could only see an boundless expanse of brilliant, blinding light, utterly unable to discern the figures of Ye Yunfei and the two old men.
"Young Master Ye has managed to fight two Blade Realm Chaos Gods on this level using blade arts alone. Truly impressive,"
Shoudi Laoren could see everything clearly and kept nodding in approval. He was somewhat astonished by the blade techniques Ye Yunfei was deploying.
"How is this possible?
This little beast can actually contend against both of us at once!"
The two Blade Realm Chaos Gods were even more shocked. Despite attacking with all their might, they were utterly incapable of forcing Ye Yunfei to take even half a step back. On the contrary, every slash from Ye Yunfei's black long blade required their full effort to block.
"Damn it!
This brat has an incredibly high level of mastery in blade techniques, and he also wields the Black Demon Blade Stele. Continuing like this will get us nowhere."
The more they fought, the more anxious the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods became.
"It seems you now possess the strength to fight Primary Chaos Gods,"
Hun Lao remarked.
"This is just me using blade arts. If I were to simultaneously employ both blade and sword techniques, I wonder how powerful that would be?"
Ye Yunfei said with a laugh.
As soon as he spoke, a long sword appeared in Ye Yunfei's other hand.
This sword was the Sword Comprehension Stone—actually a secondary sword once used by the Celestial Luo Sword Deity. It still contained that deity's sword intent.
Grasping the sword, Ye Yunfei executed the Myriad Swords Unite Grand Technique and slashed it forward.
Thus, Ye Yunfei wielded a sword in one hand and the blade in the other, simultaneously employing both sword arts and blade techniques, directing attacks separately against the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods.
For others, attempting to use both blade and sword at once might lead to a divided focus and an inability to unleash their full combat power, but Ye Yunfei was different. Dividing his mind posed no hindrance whatsoever to him.
"This brat is too arrogant! He's actually using both blade and sword arts to fight the two of us separately!"
Witnessing Ye Yunfei's actions, the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods were furious and astonished to the extreme.
"We might be wary of the Black Demon Blade Stele, but holding an ordinary long sword and daring to attack me—does he not hold me in any regard?"
One of the Blade Realm Chaos Gods watched as Ye Yunfei's long sword slashed towards him and couldn't help but think to himself.
Then he brandished his own long sword and desperately brought it up to parry.
*Clang!*
The long blade in his hand was immediately severed, fragile as tofu. Then Ye Yunfei's sword swept towards his body.
"Not good! This long sword's power is no weaker than the Black Demon Blade Stele!"
Sensing the terrifying Sword Dao energy contained within the sword, this Blade Realm Chaos God paled in fright and desperately scrambled backward.
But it was too late. With a *crunch*, the sword swept past, cleanly slicing his body in two.
"Young Master Ye actually possesses artifacts left behind by both the Celestial Luo Sword Deity and the Blade Demon Patriarch. Moreover, he is proficient in both sword arts and blade techniques. These two fellows are no match for him,"
Shoudi Laoren couldn't help but smile.
Previously, he had worried Ye Yunfei might not be a match for the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods, which is why he had entered together. But now he knew Ye Yunfei could handle two Primary Chaos Gods.
"To be so young yet capable of simultaneously fighting two Chaos Gods from the Blade Realm… I wasn't mistaken about Young Master Ye."
Shoudi Laoren nodded repeatedly.
"Young Master Ye, there's no need to waste time with them. We must finish this quickly because we still have several branch strongholds to target.
Shall I assist you?"
Just as Ye Yunfei was engaged in fierce combat with the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods, Shoudi Laoren's voice suddenly transmitted into his mind.
"Fine."
Ye Yunfei gave a nod.
He knew Shoudi Laoren was worried that prolonging the battle might allow powerful experts from the Blade Realm headquarters to arrive.
Once he gained Ye Yunfei's agreement, Shoudi Laoren stepped forward. Tens of thousands of Earth Dragons burst forth simultaneously, surging forward and instantly blasting the two Primary Chaos Gods away.
The enormous earth formation composed of tens of thousands of Earth Dragons trapped the two Primary Chaos Gods within. Immediately, their movements became severely restricted and sluggish.
Ye Yunfei charged forward, blade and sword flashing together. He carved the two Primary Chaos Gods into pieces on the spot. Then, with Shoudi Laoren's cooperation, he forcefully subdued the two Chaos Gods.
"Bad news! The two Lords have been captured!"
At this moment, the other blade cultivators within this branch stronghold panicked.
Throughout the fight between Ye Yunfei and the two Chaos Gods, those ordinary-strength blade cultivators had been utterly unable to approach, only watching from the sidelines.
"Attack. Eliminate them all,"
Shoudi Laoren said coldly.
"Senior, allow me to deal with them,"
Ye Yunfei immediately spoke up.
"Very well. Everyone, surround all these scum, then Young Master Ye will handle them,"
Shoudi Laoren, understanding what Ye Yunfei wanted to do, nodded and said aloud.
Members of the Earth Gate immediately surrounded all the blade cultivators. Ye Yunfei's figure blurred as he rushed over and began dealing with them.
With his current strength that allowed him to contend against Chaos Gods, handling these blade cultivators of ordinary power was extremely simple.
First, Ye Yunfei devoured the Soul Bodies of all the greater Sovereign Gods. Then, he enslaved all the lesser Sovereign Gods. Next, he converted the other ordinary blade cultivators into his clones.
Surrounded and trapped by the Earth Gate forces on all sides, these blade cultivators had absolutely no chance to escape.
In the end, aside from the greater Sovereign Gods, all blade cultivators had become Ye Yunfei's clones or slaves.
Of course, all the wealth within this branch stronghold was also thoroughly plundered, then split equally between Ye Yunfei and Shoudi Laoren.
"Young Master Ye, we cannot afford any delays. Let's hurry to the next branch stronghold.
My goal is to exterminate every single Blade Realm branch stronghold in this First Void, leaving none,"
Shoudi Laoren said to Ye Yunfei.
He knew the Blade Realm headquarters must have already sensed something was amiss and must have dispatched forces now en route. They had to act fast.
"Very well, Senior. Let's hurry to the next branch stronghold,"
Ye Yunfei, naturally aware of this, nodded.
Then, Shoudi Laoren and Ye Yunfei led the Earth Gate forces in rushing out of this branch stronghold and heading towards the next one.
"Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, you handle the travel. I need to go into closed-door cultivation to devour the Soul Bodies of those Sovereign Gods,"
Ye Yunfei said to the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm emerged from the Shadow Tower to transport it while traveling.
Ye Yunfei entered the Shadow Tower, sat down cross-legged, and began devouring the Soul Bodies of all the Sovereign Gods he had captured recently—including the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods just seized from that branch stronghold.
Shoudi Laoren, having long known a Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm followed Ye Yunfei, showed no surprise upon seeing it appear.
Within the Shadow Tower, Ye Yunfei devoured the Soul Bodies of all the captured Sovereign Gods one by one. When it came to the two Blade Realm Chaos Gods, both put up desperate resistance, but ultimately, Ye Yunfei forcibly consumed their Soul Bodies.
At the same time, within the Blade Realm headquarters, roar after roar of rage continuously erupted.
First, one of the Blade Realm's divination masters sensed something wrong and deduced that serious trouble might have befallen their branch strongholds in the First Void.
Following that, within a palace of the Blade Realm dedicated to housing soul tablets of important figures, numerous soul tablets continuously shattered—indicating their owners had likely perished.
Immediately, the Blade Realm's higher-ups dispatched personnel to this palace to investigate. The results revealed that the owners of all the shattered tablets were stationed in the First Void.
Thus, the Blade Realm's leaders knew their branch strongholds in the First Void must have suffered an attack.
"Those branch strongholds in the First Void are our Blade Realm's most important outposts and form the very foundation of our Blade Realm's bid for dominance over the First Void. They absolutely cannot be compromised.
Immediately dispatch people to the First Void to see what is happening,"
a high-ranking figure of the Blade Realm immediately issued the order.
Thus, a group of forces departed from the headquarters, urgently heading towards the First Void.
Among this group were at least a dozen Blade Realm Chaos Gods, all bristling with killing intent.