The eyes of the twelve old men were fixed on the hostages hovering before Ye Yunfei, their expressions constantly shifting between dark and light.
Among these hostages, many were core disciples of the four top forces, while others were the sons or grandsons of important figures—all hostages they could not afford not to rescue!
"Bring all the people of Hudao Academy up!" one of the old men suddenly said coldly.
Soon, a large group of tightly bound martial artists was brought up, appearing before everyone.
These were all Hudao Academy members! There were several hundred of them. Each one wore an expression of deep sorrow and indignation.
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power, carefully counting the several hundred Hudao Academy members.
"Good. The numbers match." After counting them, Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei had long conducted a detailed investigation into how many branch strongholds of Hudao Academy were destroyed, the casualties, and the number of people captured.
"Ye Yunfei, you brat, now let's exchange the hostages," an old man said solemnly.
"Haha, very well. We release them at the same time," Ye Yunfei laughed heartily.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei's gaze fell on the several hundred Hudao Academy hostages, particularly a middle-aged man among them.
This middle-aged man was a Master of Hudao Academy, surnamed Zeng.
"Master Zeng, I am Ye Yunfei. Lead everyone and walk towards me following the route I specified..." Ye Yunfei secretly sent a Sound Transmission to Master Zeng.
"Ye Yunfei!" Master Zeng received Ye Yunfei's Sound Transmission and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Go!" Ye Yunfei waved his hand and shouted. Immediately, the over a thousand hostages in front of Ye Yunfei were pleasantly surprised to find that their bodies could move again.
Thus, one by one, they desperately ran toward the distance. At the same time, the several hundred Hudao Academy members also had their seals lifted and regained their ability to move.
"Everyone follow me!" Master Zeng shouted loudly, leading the way as he ran toward Ye Yunfei's direction. Ye Yunfei had already secretly instructed him to lead the Hudao Academy people along a specific route.
Thus, the hostages from both sides began to desperately run. Although many hostages were injured, under these circumstances, they couldn't afford to care.
"Have everyone prepare. Once we confirm our hostages are safe, we'll attack collectively at the fastest speed, break those formations, and then deal with Ye Yunfei!" The twelve old men secretly sent Sound Transmissions to their own forces.
Therefore, the forces of the four top powers and those of the affiliated factions, one after another, built up their energy and made full preparations, ready to attack at any moment.
"Speed up!" At the same time, the twelve old men continuously sent Sound Transmissions to the over a thousand hostages, urging them to move faster.
Thus, the atmosphere began to turn tense and oppressive. No one spoke anymore. There was a sense of a storm brewing!
The hostages from both sides began to run with all their might. "Ye Yunfei, it looks like they're ready to make a move," a Master behind Ye Yunfei whispered quietly.
The seven Masters and over a hundred students stood behind Ye Yunfei, each feeling their hearts pounding with fear. "Don't worry. I have it under control," Ye Yunfei appeared extremely calm and said lightly.
With both sides running at full speed, the hostages surprisingly moved at the same pace! Finally, at the edge of the One Hundred and Eight Grand Arrays, the hostages from both sides met!
This position was already outside the range of the formations, belonging to an area unaffected by the arrays. "Attack!" a Grotto-Heaven Realm expert shouted fiercely.
Immediately, the twelve Grotto-Heaven Realm experts, the forces of the four top powers, and those of the affiliated factions simultaneously made their move, unleashing waves of attacks that fell like rain, bombarding the One Hundred and Eight Grand Arrays.
The One Hundred and Eight Grand Arrays simultaneously erupted with dazzling, radiant light. However, under the dense rain of energy attacks, soon cracks appeared on the arrays, looking as if they were about to shatter.
Boom boom... Finally, mere moments later, the formations couldn't withstand it and began to explode. One after another, the grand arrays shattered continuously. In the blink of an eye, several dozen of them were broken!
Including those Illusion Formations set up by Hu Miao, they were also continuously destroyed.
Swish swish... The twelve Grotto-Heaven Realm experts moved their bodies, charging toward Ye Yunfei's direction. At this moment, although the Hudao Academy members had run into the range of the grand arrays, they were still at least several thousand meters away from the peak where Ye Yunfei was located.
The twelve Grotto-Heaven Realm experts understood that as long as Ye Yunfei and these Hudao Academy forces hadn't reunited, there was still a chance to deal with Ye Yunfei.
Suddenly. "This is the spot!" The several hundred Hudao Academy people, led by Master Zeng, ran to a flat area and stopped.
Boom... In this flat area, an array suddenly emerged. It was a teleportation formation. Swish... A teleportation force enveloped the several hundred Hudao Academy people, violently tearing through space and teleporting them in Ye Yunfei's direction.
The next moment. These several hundred Hudao Academy people discovered themselves immediately arriving by Ye Yunfei's side. "Alright. It's time for us to leave," Ye Yunfei said, waving his hand, and teleported everyone into the Phantom Tower.
Then, Ye Yunfei cast a mocking gaze at the twelve old men. Boom boom... At this moment, finally, the One Hundred and Eight Grand Arrays were all broken!
The twelve Grotto-Heaven Realm experts, like twelve fired cannonballs, charged toward Ye Yunfei's position at an astonishing speed. Twelve strands of terrifying energy, sweeping across the sky and earth, crushed toward Ye Yunfei, like a tsunami reaching the heavens.
"Remember, if you dare attack our Hudao Academy branch strongholds again in the future, I, Ye Yunfei, swear to annihilate all the branch strongholds of your four forces, leaving not a single one!" Ye Yunfei said with a cold laugh.
As soon as his words fell. Swish! Ye Yunfei activated the Shadow-Skip Robe and vanished into space.
Boom boom... Ye Yunfei's figure had just vanished when twelve strands of terrifying pressure arrived. Boom... The entire peak instantly shattered, rocks flying into the clouds and striking high into the sky, making the whole world shake violently.
Swish swish... The twelve Grotto-Heaven Realm experts arrived simultaneously. Boom... They immediately released their Soul Power, sensing out in all directions. However, they could no longer detect any trace of Ye Yunfei's presence!
"Damn it!..." The twelve Grotto-Heaven Realm experts hovered in mid-air, their faces gloomy to the extreme, letting out roars of rage. They understood—they had let Ye Yunfei escape again! Twelve Grotto-Heaven Realm experts couldn't do anything against a junior; this feeling was truly humiliating!
"I never expected that little scoundrel Ye Yunfei could be so highly skilled in formations. He could even set up teleportation formations," after a moment, one of the old men finally spoke slowly.
"Just what is the background of this little scoundrel? Could he be the descendant of some formation master?" another old man speculated.
"Hmph, no matter his background or what backing he has behind him. Since he dares to provoke us, we absolutely cannot let him off easily! Ye Yunfei must die!" another old man said with a cold laugh.
"Search! Search the entire Tianjin Mountain Range. If we don't find him, search the entire Wutang Empire!" one old man suddenly shouted loudly.
Thus, subsequently, team after team began searching everywhere in the Tianjin Mountain Range. At this moment. Ye Yunfei had long since left the Tianjin Mountain Range, heading back in the direction of Hudao Academy.
A day later. The events in the Tianjin Mountain Range quickly spread throughout the Central Continent.
"This Ye Yunfei is just too formidable. Alone, he's sent the four top forces spinning in circles! In our Central Continent, this is something unprecedented!"
"Indeed! Over a dozen Grotto-Heaven Realm experts couldn't do anything against him; you have to admire him!"...
The name Ye Yunfei once again became the focus of attention and discussion!