Thanks to Ye Yunfei meticulously concealing his aura and his sufficiently swift movement technique, unless those Chaos Gods made a deliberate effort to sense him, it was very difficult to detect his presence.
Before long, roughly two-thirds of the Sovereign Gods from the Guardian Faction on this battlefield had been seized by Ye Yunfei and locked away inside the Phantom Tower.
“What's going on? Why have our side's Sovereign Gods suddenly dwindled to so few?”
It wasn't until this moment that the Chaos Gods on the Guardian Faction’s side sensed that something was amiss. In a short period, the number of their Sovereign Gods had plummeted dramatically.
“There must be something strange at play!”
The Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods saw their own Sovereign God count continuing to drop sharply and knew something disadvantageous to their side must be happening on the battlefield.
“This situation resembles the mischief of that little beast Ye Yunfei. Something similar happened before in other voids. Investigations later concluded it was that little beast Ye Yunfei capturing our side's Sovereign Gods on the battlefields. I suspect that little beast Ye Yunfei has already arrived on this battlefield. Those dwindling Sovereign Gods have likely fallen prey to him.”
One of the Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods sent a Sound Transmission to the others.
It turned out that the Guardian Faction had previously dispatched experts to investigate the reasons for their defeats in battlefields in the Fourth, Fifth, and other voids. In many battles, those experts divined that large-scale captures of their Sovereign Gods were taking place on the field. It was precisely because huge numbers of Sovereign Gods were seized on every battlefield that led to the defeats of the Guardian Faction's armies.
Members of the Guardian Faction who had managed to escape from those battlefields also returned and filed reports. Later, after prolonged divination and compiling various sources of information, the Guardian Faction’s divination masters confirmed that the powerhouse behind the large-scale captures on those battlefields was none other than Ye Yunfei.
Thus, when the Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods here noticed their Sovereign God numbers continuously dwindling, the first one they thought of was Ye Yunfei.
Immediately, these Chaos Gods began releasing their Soul Power energy, scanning the battlefield to find Ye Yunfei's whereabouts.
“I sense that kid's aura. He's indeed come to this battlefield.”
Before long, several Guardian Faction Chaos Gods with powerful perception abilities faintly detected traces of Ye Yunfei's aura lingering on the battlefield. Although Ye Yunfei was being very low-key, had altered his appearance, employed secret techniques to conceal his figure, restrain his aura, and was constantly moving rapidly, these Chaos Gods had formidable perception abilities. Combined with Divination Art, they managed to capture some of Ye Yunfei’s residual aura.
Upon confirming Ye Yunfei was present, the Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods immediately sent Sound Transmissions to the remaining Sovereign Gods, informing them that Ye Yunfei had arrived, ordering them to immediately concentrate and fall back to prevent further captures.
“What? That little beast Ye Yunfei is here?”
At this point, about one-third of the Guardian Faction's Sovereign Gods remained on the battlefield. Upon receiving the Sound Transmission, shock and fury appeared on their faces.
“Since that little beast is here, let's join forces to slay him!”
Some Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods spoke up, murderous intent blazing, immediately starting to sense and search for Ye Yunfei.
“I heard that little beast Ye Yunfei possesses bizarre combat power. Ordinary Sovereign Gods are no match for him; he's even slain Chaos Gods. We'd better avoid him. At the very least, we should gather together to deal with him.”
Some of the more cautious Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods sent Sound Transmissions to the others.
“It seems those fellows have discovered you,” Hun Lao said via Sound Transmission as he saw the Guardian Faction’s Sovereign Gods suddenly retreat en masse and cluster together.
“So what if they did?” Ye Yunfei gave a cold laugh.
“He's over there! I'll go kill him!”
A Guardian Faction Chaos God suddenly caught a glimpse of Ye Yunfei's faintly lingering afterimage. He immediately shot into the sky, gripping a long spear, and charged towards Ye Yunfei. This Chaos God specialized in spear techniques; his entire body erupted with dense, sharp spear glows. The golden spear in his hand resembled a golden dragon soaring across the firmament. Even before arrival, it had locked onto the space where Ye Yunfei was.
“Young Master Ye is here! Those Guardians want to target Young Master Ye!”
On the Hunyuan Sect's side, the Chaos Gods also noticed the strange movements of the Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods and Sovereign Gods. With a little deduction, they knew Ye Yunfei had arrived.
Though merely a Sovereign God, Ye Yunfei, through his own efforts, had led armies to control five voids—the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth—and his fame was widespread. Moreover, not long ago, the Hunyuan Sect’s Chaos Gods in the First Void had received news that Ye Yunfei might come. Therefore, the Chaos Gods easily deduced it was Ye Yunfei.
“Young Master Ye, don't worry. With us here, they won't be able to harm a single hair on your head!”
A Hunyuan Sect Chaos God soared over, his right hand holding a silver seal, his entire body radiating billowing silver light, blocking the path of the golden-spear-wielding Guardian Faction Chaos God.
With a loud clang, the silver seal and the golden spear collided violently, creating a massive impact sound that buzzed in the ears of many beings. Weaker ones even felt dizzy.
The slightest movement of these terrifyingly powerful Chaos Gods on the battlefield could easily affect the relatively weaker combatants, so both sides kept far away from the areas where Chaos Gods fought.
“We must protect Young Master Ye. He is a blessing to our Hunyuan Sect. He absolutely cannot come to harm on our battlefield.”
The senior Hunyuan Sect Chaos God overseeing this battlefield sent a Sound Transmission to the others. Immediately, two more Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods turned and rushed towards Ye Yunfei's location to protect him.
“Ye Yunfei, this little beast, is a great scourge to our Guardian Faction! Since he has come to this battlefield, right before our eyes, we must kill him by all means to eliminate a future calamity!”
The senior Chaos God overseeing the battlefield for the Guardian Faction spoke with a cold gaze, sending a Sound Transmission to all their Chaos Gods.
Thus, several of their Chaos Gods also secretly turned and charged towards Ye Yunfei's location.
Ye Yunfei’s arrival had caused the Chaos Gods on both sides to alter their previous battle plans.
“It seems both the Hunyuan Sect and the Guardian Faction regard you with great importance!” Hun Lao remarked, chuckling at the actions of the Chaos Gods on both sides.
“Master, the Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods probably intend to kill you here,” Hu Miao said to Ye Yunfei.
“Want to kill me? That's not so easy. I'll send them a big gift first,” Ye Yunfei said with a cold laugh.
With the significant increase in his Soul Power energy and Geomancy Technique mastery, Ye Yunfei now faced Chaos Gods with even greater ease.
After speaking, Ye Yunfei stomped his foot, and a large Earth Formation instantly materialized beneath him. Then, moving quickly, he continuously deployed one large Earth Formation after another.
Ye Yunfei was now a Divine Geomancer; the Earth Formations he set up possessed terrifying power capable of dealing with Chaos Gods. As for the Guardian Faction troops of average strength, they were utterly helpless against these formations. With every Earth Formation he deployed, Ye Yunfei trapped a batch of Guardian Faction troops. Swiftly traversing the battlefield, he set up more and more Earth Formations. An increasing number of Guardian Faction forces were caught within them.
“Seniors, quickly order our army to slaughter the Guardian Faction troops. They barely have any ability left to fight back.” Ye Yunfei sent Sound Transmissions to the Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods even as he laid formations.
Ye Yunfei was confident that the Guardian Faction troops trapped within his Earth Formations were completely powerless. And those Earth Formations had no effect whatsoever on the Hunyuan Sect forces.
“Hahaha! Fine tactics, Young Master Ye!” The senior Hunyuan Sect Chaos God watched as more and more Guardian Faction troops became trapped in one brilliant Earth Formation after another, unable to escape. He couldn’t help but laugh with delight.
Then, decisively, he issued orders for the Hunyuan Sect army to specifically surround and kill those enemy forces already caught in the formations.
Poor those Guardian Faction troops trapped in Earth Formations—utterly defenseless, they were like harvested wheat as the Hunyuan Sect army charged over, falling in large swaths.
Originally, the battle between the two sides on this field was undecided. But now, as the number of Earth Formations Ye Yunfei deployed grew, the situation began to change. Guardian Faction casualties mounted on a massive scale, while the Hunyuan Sect forces fought with ever-greater ferocity.
“Senior, please stall the Guardian Faction Chaos Gods on this battlefield for now,” Ye Yunfei sent a Sound Transmission to the senior Hunyuan Sect Chaos God.
“Understood, Young Master Ye. We’ll act according to your plan,” the senior Chaos God replied, understanding Ye Yunfei’s strategy.
He then gave a command, ordering the Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods to do their utmost to pin down each opponent, preventing them from pursuing Ye Yunfei or interfering with his formation deployment.
Upon receiving the transmission, the Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods immediately sprang into action, each finding one or several targets to engage.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei accelerated his pace of formation deployment.
His movement speed was simply too fast, and as a Divine Geomancer, his speed at setting formations was also extraordinary. As Ye Yunfei rapidly moved across the battlefield, Earth Formations continuously emerged one after another, trapping batch after batch of Guardian Faction troops.
Thus, before long, the majority of the Guardian Faction forces on this battlefield were trapped within Earth Formations. Once caught, they completely lost their ability to resist, for the power of the Earth Formations Ye Yunfei had laid was terrifying. Every being trapped within them faced constant suppression and attacks from the formation's power.
Screams… agonized cries echoed out from within the formations one after another.
In fact, there was no need for the Hunyuan Sect army to lift a hand. The Guardian Faction troops trapped inside were being ground to dust by the Earth Formations.
This was the terror of a Divine Geomancer.