Tianxiu City.
Tianxiu City was located at the edge of the Central Region, a position of great geographical importance.
However, Tianxiu City had now been occupied by the Otherworldly Army and had become the headquarters for their invasion into the Central Region.
Due to the sheer size of the Otherworldly Army, Tianxiu City was far too small to accommodate them all.
For miles around Tianxiu City, the area was covered with densely clustered military tents.
Countless troops of the Otherworldly Army jostled together in crowded masses, their clamor shaking the heavens.
At this moment.
Inside Tianxiu City.
Within a palace shrouded in thick demonic aura.
"Damn it! Damn it! That brat Ye Yunfei actually killed over sixty of our Grotto-Heaven Realm experts!"
An Ancient Demon Race member, standing eight meters tall, roared with fury.
Demonic winds swirled around his demonic form, like layers of raging storm surges.
This Ancient Demon Race member possessed the strength of a Grotto-Heaven Ninth Level expert!
Inside the palace, over two hundred Grotto-Heaven Realm experts sat on either side, each exuding sharp, oppressive auras.
More than half of these Grotto-Heaven Realm experts were from the Ancient Demon Race.
"Truly unexpected that such a low-level continent as the Tianxuan Continent could produce such a terrifying young monster. We have consistently underestimated his power. Ye Yunfei's combat prowess is, at the very least, equivalent to Grotto-Heaven Seventh Level. Moreover, the most troublesome aspect is his ability to slip into space at will! That single ability makes capturing him exceedingly difficult," said a handsome scholar dressed in white robes, fanning himself with a folding fan.
"Slip into space at will? How is that possible? Spatial energy is one of the most difficult and esoteric energies to comprehend and cultivate in the world. I've heard that even among the few Deity Realm powerhouses in our Xuanhuang Star Domain, not all possess the ability to enter space. It's too exaggerated for a junior from such a backward continent," said a plump monk with a ruddy complexion, his face full of disbelief.
"Regardless, this Ye Yunfei is someone the Demon King personally ordered us to capture. We must find a way to seize him and deliver him to the Demon King. It would be a great achievement," the eight-meter-tall Ancient Demon Race member said gravely.
"Correct. It's best we complete the task assigned by the Demon King. Otherwise, if the Demon King holds us accountable later, none of us could bear the consequences," the other Grotto-Heaven Realm experts chimed in with nods.
It was well known that the Demon King possessed overwhelming power, a cruel temperament, and a volatile mood. The slightest displeasure could lead to him killing. Once the Demon King flew into a murderous rage, he wouldn't hesitate to kill even his own followers!
The thought of the Demon King's brutality sent shivers down the spines of all the Otherworldly Grotto-Heaven Realm experts present.
"Very well. From now on, we will concentrate our efforts and spare no expense to capture Ye Yunfei. We must complete the task given to us by the Demon King!" declared the eight-meter-tall Ancient Demon Race expert.
"Agreed! Full-force capture of Ye Yunfei! Complete the Demon King's mission!" The other Grotto-Heaven Realm experts in the palace voiced their assent.
Just at that moment.
*Whoosh!*
A figure in black robes appeared in the palace like a ghost.
"An assassin from the Tianyou Tomb!" Immediately, the gazes of all the experts in the palace sharpened.
Even within the Xuanhuang Star Domain, the Tianyou Tomb was a terrifyingly formidable assassin organization.
"Our Tianyou Tomb will assist you all in dealing with Ye Yunfei," the black-robed figure said in an icy voice.
"To deal with Ye Yunfei, the first problem we must solve is his bizarre movement technique. Otherwise, capturing him will be very difficult. However, rest assured. We have already contacted our headquarters in the Xuanhuang Star Domain and requested them to send a set of formation flags for the Primordial Void-Sealing Formation. The flags will arrive in two days. Once they do, we will immediately move against Ye Yunfei," the black-robed figure continued.
"The Primordial Void-Sealing Formation!" Everyone present was shocked.
The Primordial Void-Sealing Formation was quite famous within the Xuanhuang Star Domain. It was said that once this grand array was deployed, it could seal space, possessing formidable power. They never expected the Tianyou Tomb, in order to deal with Ye Yunfei, would actually send such a valuable treasure to the Tianxuan Continent.
"Haha... Excellent! With the Primordial Void-Sealing Formation, no matter how advanced that brat Ye Yunfei's movement technique is, he won't be able to fly away even with wings!"
"The Primordial Void-Sealing Formation cannot even be broken by Grand Grotto-Heaven Realm experts. A mere Ye Yunfei will be captured effortlessly!" Wild laughter echoed through the palace.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei had already arrived in the vicinity of Tianxiu City.
As far as the eye could see, tents covered the mountains and plains, teeming with Otherworldly troops.
Ye Yunfei extended his Soul Power to sense the area.
"The number of Otherworldly Army troops stationed here at Tianxiu City is at least five hundred thousand. Furthermore, there are undoubtedly sizable forces stationed in the other four regions of the Tianxuan Continent as well. It seems the total invading force this time numbers at least over one million," Ye Yunfei estimated inwardly.
Ye Yunfei's primary purpose in coming here was to hunt the Ancient Demon Race and harvest their corpses.
Thus, his Soul Power quickly locked onto one particular tent.
That tent seethed with demonic mist and was filled entirely with Ancient Demon Race members!
"That's the one." Ye Yunfei's figure moved, vanishing into space.
Moments later.
Ye Yunfei appeared like a ghost before the entrance of a tent, transforming into a streak of light as he charged inside.
The interior of this tent spanned several hundred square meters. Roughly over a thousand Ancient Demon Race members were resting on the ground.
"Spatial Lock!" Ye Yunfei uttered a light shout, and a wave of spatial energy diffused outward.
Immediately, the space within several meters centered on Ye Yunfei solidified abruptly, becoming as rigid as iron.
At the same time.
Hu Miao unleashed her Illusion Art, and Huang Shang employed his Ghost Wall technique.
In their haste, the thousand-plus Ancient Demon Race members had no idea what was happening.
Their bodies immobilized, they stared in stunned silence.
*Shoom!*
The Void Blade shot out from Ye Yunfei's chest, flashing past and piercing the hearts of the Ancient Demon Race members one after another.
In less than two breaths of time.
All thousand-plus Ancient Demon Race members were killed, transformed into over a thousand demon corpses, which Ye Yunfei teleported into the Phantom Tower.
"Next!" Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power and quickly locked onto his next target.
And so it went.
Like a specter, Ye Yunfei continuously appeared in one tent after another, slaughtering the Ancient Demon Race in large numbers.
Every member of this Ancient Demon Race invasion force was a merciless killer, their hands stained with the blood of Tianxuan Continent martial artists.
Moreover, since time immemorial, humans and demons had been mortal enemies.
Ye Yunfei felt not the slightest shred of mercy as he slew these Ancient Demon Race members.
Ye Yunfei's hunting speed was extremely fast.
After a little over half an hour, the number of Ancient Demon Race corpses he had harvested had already reached over forty thousand!
"Still far from enough!" Ye Yunfei planned to collect a full two hundred thousand Ancient Demon Race corpses before beginning his cultivation of the seventh layer of the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art.
Thus.
Ye Yunfei continued to flit from tent to tent, hunting the Ancient Demon Race.