This lord makes a point. With his status, position, and strength, if he wished to deal with me, he could just kill me outright. Why bother using Puppet Soul Threads to control me specifically? Isn't that just unnecessary work?
Could it be that this lord truly is cultivating some special Soul Art that requires him to control a group of our race using Puppet Soul Threads to aid in his training?
Fine... Let's gamble.
Cooperating with this lord might just leave me with a sliver of hope.
If I can truly follow this lord in the future, it should benefit my development within the Soul Race.
Ultimately, this Soul Race member could not resign himself to self-destructing, reducing himself to nothingness.
Thus, gritting his teeth, he made a decision.
"Esteemed Lord, I am willing to follow you. From this moment on, I will cooperate," the Soul Race member said respectfully, suppressing all the violent energy within his body as soon as he decided.
After saying this, he offered no further resistance, allowing Ye Yunfei's transparent Puppet Soul Threads to drill deep into the recesses of his body.
Of course, the process was extremely painful, causing him to scream continuously.
But he did not resist again, only endured it.
Soon after, Ye Yunfei's Puppet Soul Threads burrowed inside the Soul Race member's body, binding him inside and out, and releasing various profound runes, completely controlling him.
Once subdued by the Puppet Soul Threads, he began to feel an irresistible, absolute loyalty towards Ye Yunfei.
"I pay my respects to Master!" The Soul Race member, dragging his weakened form, bowed respectfully to Ye Yunfei.
"Refine these divine pills quickly. They will allow your injuries to recover rapidly," Ye Yunfei said with a nod, waving his hand to send several bottles of divine pills landing before the Soul Race member.
Enslaving a member of the Soul Race using Puppet Soul Threads for the first time, Ye Yunfei felt somewhat excited.
Although Ye Yunfei had previously subdued many First, Second, Third, and Fourth-Level Sovereign Gods, subduing a member of the Soul Race was a first.
"It seems the difficulty of using the Puppet Soul Thread secret art to subdue the Soul Race is a bit high. Just now, if you hadn't concocted that excuse and made him believe it, he would have long since self-destructed," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
"With a Soul Race member subdued, we can learn more about the Soul Race from him.
The Soul Race is a very mysterious race; under normal circumstances, it is difficult for outsiders to learn about them.
Now that you have a Soul Race slave, and one at the Sovereign God level at that, it should be a great help for you to further understand the Soul Race," Hun Lao continued.
"Good. With this slave, I can learn more about the Soul Race from his mouth," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"However, the battle on this battlefield is still ongoing. I can't simply stand by and watch." Ye Yunfei's gaze turned towards the battlefield not far away, where the fierce combat continued.
Ye Yunfei flashed forward, charging back into the battlefield, and began dealing with the Guardian Faction forces there once more.
Ye Yunfei temporarily refrained from targeting the Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods, focusing instead on their other forces.
When encountering First to Fourth-Level Sovereign Gods, Ye Yunfei used the Puppet Soul Threads to enslave them; when encountering Heavenly Gods and members of lower realms, he captured them as clones.
If he encountered Greater Sovereign Gods, Ye Yunfei would seize opportunities to devour their Soul Bodies and then store their corpses.
At this moment, the Chaos Gods from both Hunyuan Sect and the Guardian Faction were locked in fierce battle, fighting intensely.
These Chaos Gods weren't paying attention to the fighting between the ordinary troops on both sides because, for them, the main opponents were the opposing Chaos Gods. Thus, no one noticed Ye Yunfei's actions.
As time passed, the number of slaves and clones Ye Yunfei subdued on this battlefield grew larger and larger.
These slaves and clones subdued by Ye Yunfei naturally couldn't contribute to the fight; instead, they constantly retreated, actively avoiding Hunyuan Sect forces.
Simultaneously, the number of Greater Sovereign Gods from the Guardian Faction also dwindled rapidly.
Gradually, the Guardian Faction forces on the battlefield began to retreat continuously, displaying obvious signs of defeat.
"What's going on?
How come, as we fight, our side is becoming ineffective?" The Guardian Faction's Chaos Gods finally realized the situation was amiss. Their forces had, from some point on, been continuously retreating and yielding on the battlefield.
"What is actually happening? Where are our Guardian Faction's Greater Sovereign Gods? Why have so many Greater Sovereign Gods suddenly vanished? Where have they gone?
Could it be that, within such a short time, so many of our side's Greater Sovereign Gods have been killed?" one Chaos God exclaimed in shock and fury.
"Something's wrong. There must be a problem.
Why does this situation feel so familiar? Could it be that damnable Ye Yunfei has arrived at this battlefield?" Another Chaos God suddenly remembered something and cried out in alarm.
"Right! I once heard the Second Elder from headquarters mention that Ye Yunfei's specialty is disrupting battlefields.
That's exactly what he did on other battlefields before. Everyone, be careful! I suspect that Ye Yunfei has definitely come to this battlefield!" a Mid-Level Chaos God shouted loudly. The Guardian Faction Chaos Gods then began to release their Soul Power energy, employing various Soul Arts to search for and sense Ye Yunfei's whereabouts.
"It seems Young Master Ye has come to our battlefield." The Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods witnessing this all showed smiles.
They too had long heard of Ye Yunfei's past performances on battlefields, and seeing the current situation on the battlefield, they all guessed Ye Yunfei had arrived.
"Little bastard Ye Yunfei, come out and face your death!" a Guardian Faction Mid-Level Chaos God roared furiously.
"On what grounds do you have the right to make me face death?" A cold voice sounded beside this Mid-Level Chaos God. Then, a long saber and a long sword simultaneously slashed out from within space, carrying terrifying energy pressure as they chopped towards him.
At the same time, one Earth Formation after another continuously manifested, instantly surrounding him from all sides.
"It's indeed Ye Yunfei!" The other Guardian Faction Chaos Gods were both shocked and angry.
"Young Master Ye has truly arrived!" The Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods all displayed delighted expressions.
Under Ye Yunfei's attacks, that Mid-Level Chaos God was soon forced into constant retreat. Just the barrage of attacks erupting from the surrounding Earth Formations alone had him frantically scrambling.
Adding on Ye Yunfei's saber techniques, sword techniques, and various Soul Force martial arts made him even more unable to defend.
Before long, this Mid-Level Chaos God found himself in a sorry state, with little strength left to fight back.
The Soul Armament Technique Ye Yunfei unleashed within his Soul Sea created over twenty thousand Soul Force martial art weapons, madly hacking away at his Soul Sea.
Simultaneously, countless transparent Puppet Soul Threads transformed into transparent long arrows, continuously attacking his Soul Body, severely suppressing him and leaving him even more powerless to resist.
Soon after, he was struck on the shoulder by one of Ye Yunfei's swords, instantly severing an arm.
What surprised Ye Yunfei, however, was that this Mid-Level Chaos God's fighting power seemed remarkably tenacious. Though he had little strength left to counterattack, Ye Yunfei couldn't kill him quickly.
"Your current combat power is stronger than that of a typical Mid-Level Chaos God, but against stronger Mid-Level Chaos Gods, you cannot achieve quick victories.
This Mid-Level Chaos God you're currently fighting has likely immersed himself in this realm for a very long time; his combat power is excellent. If you want to kill him, it will probably require some serious effort," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
"Yes, among his peers, this guy is probably considered a strong one.
If I want to kill him, it will take some time," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Everyone, Young Master Ye is engaged in killing an enemy. How can we simply stand here watching? Let's act!" a Hunyuan Sect Chaos God said with a hearty laugh.
"Right! Let's attack together." The other Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods all rushed out, each seeking a new target to fight.
"Damned! Ye Yunfei actually dares to come to our battlefield.
Since he's here, don't let him leave." The Guardian Faction's Senior Chaos God strode towards Ye Yunfei.
"This guy's combat strength really is good, stronger than any Mid-Level Chaos God I've encountered before," Ye Yunfei thought as he battered that Mid-Level Chaos God into constant retreat, repeatedly chopping his body apart.
But this Mid-Level Chaos God kept reforming his body; his fighting will was incredibly tenacious.
"Damn it! This little bastard truly lives up to his reputation. I actually have no strength to fight back in front of him!" This Mid-Level Chaos God, battered by Ye Yunfei with no strength to retaliate, was both shocked and furious.
Given his strength, among Mid-Level Chaos Gods, he was considered a peerless expert. He had heard many rumors about Ye Yunfei before and had long secretly vowed that if he ever had a chance to meet Ye Yunfei, he would definitely kill him to establish his fame.
He never expected that now, facing Ye Yunfei, he was quickly beaten into having no strength to retaliate within a short time. It was a bit hard for him to accept.
"So arrogant and despotic at such a young age. Ye Yunfei, your end has come!"
Just then, a voice came from afar, like rolling thunderclaps, entering the battlefield.
"Oh no! A Senior Chaos God is coming!" Hearing this, Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"Ye Yunfei, here is your burial ground!"
Another voice also rang out from a different direction, and soon more than ten sharp and fierce auras came rolling in.
At the same time, from other directions, many figures with fierce auras were also rapidly approaching the battlefield.
"Oh no! It seems those Chaos Gods hunting you have finally found you. We need to leave, quickly," Hun Lao said, startled, urging Ye Yunfei.
"I truly didn't expect these guys to find me this fast," Ye Yunfei frowned slightly.
Previously, Ye Yunfei had always stayed inside the Phantom Tower, letting that Fourth-Level Sovereign God slave carry the Phantom Tower while moving through the First Void, so he had never been found.
Now that Ye Yunfei had appeared on this battlefield to participate in combat, he hadn't expected to attract so many Chaos Gods hunting him this quickly.
"It looks like trouble is brewing," Ye Yunfei thought to himself, looking at those Chaos Gods rolling in from the distance.
"Young Master Ye, quickly leave this place. We will hold the rear," the Hunyuan Sect Senior Chaos God commanding this battlefield, now understanding what was happening, immediately sent a sound transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye, get away quickly. We will delay those fellows," the other Hunyuan Sect Chaos Gods all sent sound transmissions to Ye Yunfei as well.