For that brief instant.
A deathly silence fell over both the martial artists of the Tianxuan Continent and the otherworldly army across the Space Abyss.
Countless gazes filled with disbelief settled on Ye Yunfei.
Those fifteen otherworldly youths—each one originally a terrifying young prodigy—had been as weak as fifteen chicks before Ye Yunfei.
Within moments, all of them had been slaughtered!
"Hahaha! Ye Yunfei won!
Our Tianxuan Continent won!"
Suddenly, someone atop Hujie City couldn't hold back any longer, shouting in wild excitement.
"We won!
Our Tianxuan Continent won!"
"Haha, you otherworldly creatures! Now you know the might of our Tianxuan Continent!"
"How dare you keep calling us insects!
How dare you stand so high and mighty before us!"
"So satisfying!
Truly satisfying!"
...
Next, waves of jubilant cheering erupted from atop Hujie City.
The disciples of Hudao Academy in particular were flushed with excitement, yelling and shouting.
The loudest of them all was Wu Heishan.
"The Boss is mighty! Boss, you're way too awesome! Boss, you'll be my idol forever..." Wu Heishan roared at the top of his lungs, his voice practically shaking the heavens.
"He's so incredible!"
The two girls, Xiao Hui and Wen Zi, were also flushed with excitement. Their eyes sparkled like little stars as they gazed at Ye Yunfei's figure standing with hands clasped behind his back, his sleeves fluttering gently in the wind, just like a pair of adoring fans.
"Back in the Crescent Moon Academy, everyone called him trash. Now, he has slain twelve otherworldly young prodigies right before all the martial artists of the Tianxuan Continent, winning glory for our land.
But… thinking of all he must have suffered to get here…" Su Qingluo stood atop the city wall, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Yunfei's back in a daze. Her gaze was filled with both excitement and heartache.
"Heh, as expected of the successor chosen by the Academy Head!"
The higher-ups of Hudao Academy all felt deeply gratified.
"Damn it!
His strength has actually reached such a level!"
In the ranks of the Shenfeng Sect, a purple-clad youth stared fixedly at Ye Yunfei's back with eyes full of resentment, fists clenched and face twisted.
It was Qin An!
He had already joined the Shenfeng Sect, becoming a core disciple and a key cultivation target.
Possessing a Heavenly Spirit Body and receiving focused nurturing, his potential had exploded in a short time, allowing him to break through to the Early Stage Mystic Liquid Realm in one go!
After reaching the Early Stage Mystic Liquid Realm, he had finally regained his confidence and rediscovered that feeling of being a highly-regarded, center-of-attention genius, just like back in Crescent Moon City.
But now, watching Ye Yunfei slaughter all fifteen of those otherworldly youths with Mystic Liquid Realm strength like chopping melons and slicing vegetables, his confidence shattered once again!
"Damn it!
Damnation!
A heinous crime!"
"You actually massacred so many of our young geniuses!
Boy, you deserve to die!"
"Charge over! Avenge the fifteen talented youths who died in vain!"
...
Finally, at this moment, furious roars erupted from the other side of the Space Abyss.
Each of the fifteen otherworldly youths slain by Ye Yunfei had a significant background.
They were all young geniuses who had been key cultivation targets of their respective races or factions.
Among them were several descendants of certain important figures, yet they had perished here.
Boom… Boom…
Numerous, densely packed ranks of otherworldly forces were now seen marching out from within the Space Abyss.
"The extraterritorial invaders are attacking!
Everyone, move out and engage the enemy!"
The Ancient City Lord, seeing those foreign troops advancing from the Space Abyss, felt his heart lurch and immediately became vigilant.
Clearly, the forces from beyond were trying to take advantage of this opportunity to attack.
"Everyone, enter the Space Abyss and intercept the extraterritorial forces!
This Space Abyss was originally part of our Tianxuan Continent's world barrier.
It contains vast quantities of our world's laws of heaven and earth.
These laws will repel the extraterritorial forces.
Because they are not beings of our world, attempting to cross over will provoke rejection from our world's natural laws.
However, these laws exert very little repulsive force against us, people of the Tianxuan Continent!
So have no fear! Enter the Space Abyss and slaughter the enemy!"
The Ancient City Lord roared.
"Everyone, follow me! Let's go kill the enemy!"
A high-level figure from Hujie City, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe, took the lead and stepped onto the Teleportation Altar on the city wall.
"Slay the enemy!"
Immediately, a large group of martial artists also surged onto that Teleportation Altar.
Inspired by Ye Yunfei's successive slaughters of the otherworldly young geniuses, many martial artists' blood boiled with passion. Without hesitation, they were ready to step onto the battlefield to fight.
Swoosh… Swoosh…
Martial artists continuously teleported out of the city, arriving before Hujie City.
Grotto-Heaven Realm, Profound Liquid realm, Foundation Building realm…
Martial artists of every strength level were present.
In just moments, a densely packed host of Tianxuan Continent's forces had gathered before Hujie City.
However, the highest-level experts of the Tianxuan Continent, those at the 7th, 8th, and 9th levels of the Grotto-Heaven Realm, all remained atop Hujie City.
Their mission was to hold the city.
Hujie City was the most critical stronghold guarding the Tianxuan Continent against invasion by extraterritorial foes!
"Boss!"
Wu Heishan had come as well, rushing to Ye Yunfei's side.
Next, Xiao Hui, Yuan Dayong, Wen Zi, and Dugu Huan also teleported down one after another, gathering around Ye Yunfei.
"Dean Ye!"
The people from Hudao Academy also gathered around Ye Yunfei, with him as their leader.
"Ye Yunfei!"
The Su family forces also teleported down. Su Qingluo's figure flickered as she dashed to Ye Yunfei's side.
"Qingluo."
Ye Yunfei smiled slightly.
"Qingluo, get back here!"
From within the Su family ranks, a black-faced elder barked at Su Qingluo.
But Su Qingluo paid him no mind.
"Ye Yunfei, well done!"
The middle-aged man in the yellow robe cast an appreciative glance at Ye Yunfei.
Then.
"Attack!"
The yellow-robed middle-aged man waved his hand, taking the lead as he charged toward the Space Abyss.
"Attack!"
A large group of martial artists roared and charged forward behind the yellow-robed middle-aged man.
Soon.
The forces of the Tianxuan Continent surged into the Space Abyss.
Immediately, everyone felt as if they had entered a chaotic, unstable space.
Time and space in this region seemed unstable, shaking and swaying.
Faintly discernible chains of laws, tenuously linked, intertwined within the space.
Everyone had a feeling that this chaotic space seemed to want to expel them.
This location was originally part of the world barrier.
Later, a breach had been blasted open, forming this special passageway with unstable spacetime.
"Spatial energy!"
Upon entering the Space Abyss, Ye Yunfei's expression shifted slightly as he sensed the abundant spatial energy within.
"Perhaps the Kunpeng on my Nine Palaces Totem Wheel can absorb this spatial energy!"
Ye Yunfei thought inwardly.
"Do not be afraid!
In this Space Abyss, the extraterritorial enemies are subjected to far greater repulsive force than we are!"
At this moment, the yellow-robed middle-aged man roared again, boosting morale.
Finally, the two forces met!
The battle began.