At this moment,
The Tianyan Sect's branch stronghold was already engulfed in roaring flames.
The entire Imperial Capital was in an uproar.
Countless martial artists rushed over to witness the spectacle.
One must know, the Tianyan Sect was one of the Central Continent's top powers; their every move was attention-grabbing.
A short while later.
On another street in the Imperial Capital.
A branch of the Fengyun Family.
In front of the main gate.
Ye Yunfei, Tang Zhishi, and over a dozen students arrived at the entrance.
"The person stationed at this branch is called Fengyun Jian, an expert at the middle-stage Mystic Liquid Realm.
It is said he has cultivated the Fengyun Family's Heavenly Moon Glazed Devil Art to the fourth level. His combat prowess is extremely formidable; even I cannot guarantee I'd be a match for him...
Ye Yunfei, maybe it's better to forget it. We shouldn't provoke him.
We should immediately return to the academy and report this matter in detail to Dean Jie, leaving the decision to him..."
Tang Zhishi continuously sent voice transmissions to Ye Yunfei, his words verging on becoming incessant.
It was evident he was deeply worried.
Boom...
Before he could even finish speaking, Ye Yunfei had already thrown a punch. His arm continuously elongated, his fist continuously enlarged, resembling a small hillock as it pushed its way into the Fengyun Family's branch.
CRASH!
Houses collapsed, the ground cracked, mud and stone debris flew in all directions, and dust clouds billowed.
Piercing screams also rang out.
It was as if this Fengyun Family branch was experiencing a major earthquake.
"What?..."
Tang Zhishi and the dozen or so students stared as if looking at a monster, their gazes fixed on Ye Yunfei's thick arm, as powerful as a flood dragon, and his hillock-sized fist, utterly dumbfounded.
Roar...!
A tall, robust man with a physique like an ox soared into the sky from within the billowing dust and smoke, roaring furiously.
A middle-stage Mystic Liquid Realm expert!
"That's Fengyun Jian!"
Seeing this tall man, Tang Zhishi's pupils constricted as he immediately recognized him.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei activated the Heavenly Shadow Robe and sped forward abruptly, arriving right in front of Fengyun Jian in a single step, almost standing chest-to-chest with him.
"Ye Yunfei, be careful!"
Tang Zhishi was startled and quickly shouted a warning. In his view, Ye Yunfei's action was far too reckless.
"Kid, you did this?"
Fengyun Jian was also startled. After reacting, he glared venomously at Ye Yunfei and spoke through gritted teeth.
Whoosh!
Hu Miao activated her illusions, Huang Shang unleashed his ghost arts, and Ye Yunfei summoned the Heavenly Soul Sword.
Immediately.
A look of horror appeared on Fengyun Jian's face.
His soul body was subjected to a terrifying attack. The entire man instantly lost his senses.
Boom! Boom!
Ye Yunfei's fists flashed like lightning, landing several punches in quick succession. His overwhelming physical power poured relentlessly into Fengyun Jian's body.
Aah!
After just a few punches, Fengyun Jian was seriously wounded, his aura withering, as he let out a miserable cry.
Ye Yunfei directly sealed Fengyun Jian's cultivation and then teleported him into the Phantom Tower.
"How is this possible?!..."
At this moment, Tang Zhishi and the dozen or so students stared at Ye Yunfei with utterly shocked gazes, practically unable to believe it.
A middle-stage Mystic Liquid Realm expert dealt with just like that?
The entire process had taken barely a second!
"Hurry up and move. Take everything valuable.
The quicker, the better. We still need to head to the branch strongholds of the Shenfeng Sect, Xiao Clan, and Su Clan later."
Ye Yunfei shouted to Tang Zhishi and the students.
"Let's go!"
It took Tang Zhishi a moment to collect himself. He then led the dozen or so students to begin ransacking the Fengyun Family branch for anything of value.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei acted, capturing every Fengyun Family member present and imprisoning them in the Phantom Tower.
A short while later.
The Fengyun Family's branch was completely stripped bare.
Ye Yunfei flicked his finger, releasing the Earth Fiery Flame, turning the branch into a sea of fire.
"Off to the Shenfeng Sect!"
Ye Yunfei led Tang Zhisi and headed towards the Shenfeng Sect's branch stronghold in the Imperial Capital.
A good half-day later.
The branch strongholds of the Shenfeng Sect, Xiao Clan, and Su Clan within the Imperial Capital of the White Cloud Empire were all destroyed by Ye Yunfei.
All valuable items within were looted clean.
All members of the Shenfeng Sect and Xiao Clan were captured by Ye Yunfei and imprisoned in the Phantom Tower.
As for the Su Clan, for Su Qingluo's sake, Ye Yunfei didn't harm a single person.
Whoosh!
A flying ship soared into the sky, leaving the Imperial Capital and heading towards the distant horizon.
Inside the ship.
"This is too satisfying!
We actually wiped out all those factions' branch strongholds!"
"We've finally vented our anger fiercely. It feels absolutely marvelous!"
...
Recalling their experiences over the past half-day, the dozen or so students were flushed with excitement, unable to calm down for a long time.
Even Tang Zhishi was the same; even now, he found it somewhat unbelievable.
He had been stationed at the Hudao Academy's branch stronghold in the Imperial Capital of the White Cloud Empire for several years now.
To develop and manage the Hudao Academy's various businesses across the White Cloud Empire, he had long been accustomed to maneuvering against the people from those top powers, usually deadlocked in a stalemate.
But just now, under Ye Yunfei's leadership, they had rounded up those forces' personnel in one fell swoop. That feeling was immensely satisfying and refreshing!
"Ye Yunfei, will the consequences of our actions be very severe?
I fear the high-levels of those forces will come to our Hudao Academy to demand an explanation."
Amid his excitement, Tang Zhishi also felt a bit of worry as he spoke to Ye Yunfei.
"They have already attacked the main headquarters of our Hudao Academy; we need not have any reservations.
No matter what, our Hudao Academy is also one of the Central Continent's top powers. We cannot simply allow others to bully us.
Whoever dares to provoke us, we retaliate fiercely.
An eye for an eye!"
Ye Yunfei stated.
"That's true too."
Tang Zhishi nodded.
"Shall we prepare to return to the academy now then?"
Tang Zhishi asked.
"No.
The show has just begun."
Ye Yunfei sneered coldly.
"The show has just begun?"
Tang Zhishi was taken aback.
A good half-day later.
Nearby the White Cloud Empire.
Another empire of similar strength, the Fengye Empire.
Imperial Capital.
Ye Yunfei, Tang Zhishi, and the dozen or so students stood before the large gate of a spacious manor in the western part of the Imperial Capital.
On the plaque above the gate were inscribed four large characters: Hudao Branch Institute.
Ye Yunfei extended his Soul Power inside to sense.
Utter stillness and silence.
"This branch stronghold has also been destroyed."
Ye Yunfei's eyes flashed with killing intent.
"Correct.
Those people from the other forces have gone too far!"
Tang Zhishi also wore an expression of anger as he nodded in agreement.
"Let's go. In the Fengye Empire, we will destroy every single branch stronghold of the Fengyun Family, Xiao Clan, Shenfeng Sect, and Tianyan Sect. Leave none standing!"
Ye Yunfei turned around.
At this moment.
Lurking in the shadows near this Hudao Branch Institute were a dozen or so martial artists monitoring Ye Yunfei's group.
"Judging from their appearance, they might be people from the Hudao Academy. Quick, report immediately!"
One of the martial artists said.
However, his words had barely left his mouth.
Slash!
A pitch-black dagger abruptly appeared, flashed by, and slit his throat.
Then.
This dagger attacked the other martial artists at an astonishing speed.
Pfft, pfft, pfft...
In less than a second, the throats of all a dozen or so martial artists were slit, and they fell to the ground, dead.
A good half-day later.
Within the Imperial Capital of the Fengye Empire.
The branch strongholds of the top powers—the Fengyun Family, Xiao Clan, Shenfeng Sect, and Tianyan Sect—had all been transformed into roaring seas of flame.
Whoosh!
A flying ship soared into the sky and disappeared at the horizon's edge a moment later.
Inside the ship.
"Steward Tang, Ye Yunfei, thank you for bringing people to rescue us!"
A man of relatively short stature expressed his gratitude with a face full of emotion to Tang Zhishi.
This man was also a steward of the Hudao Academy, responsible for the branch stronghold in the Imperial Capital of the Fengye Empire.
Several days ago, he had been captured and imprisoned by people from the Fengyun Family.
Ye Yunfei and Tang Zhishi had rescued him.
Along with him, several dozen students were also rescued.
Thus, besides Ye Yunfei, there were now two stewards and thirty to forty students aboard the ship.
"The main credit belongs to Ye Yunfei. It has nothing to do with me!"
Tang Zhishi hurriedly replied.
In the days that followed.
Over a span of four to five consecutive days.
Ye Yunfei led these Hudao Academy personnel, moving without rest, destroying dozens of branch strongholds belonging to those top forces in one go.
Not only were all valuable items from these destroyed branches looted clean, but all personnel were also captured by Ye Yunfei!
When the news spread, the entire Central Continent was shaken!