"The Houtu Sect really does have an Earth Dragon!"
The third elder's eyes narrowed sharply.
Sensing the powerful energy aura released by the Earth Dragon, his expression grew solemn.
Boom...
The Earth Dragon's massive form swept across the sky, pouncing towards the third elder.
"Haha, fortunately, I came prepared!
Move! Deploy the Xunwood Grand Formation!"
The third elder suddenly burst into laughter.
Whoosh, whoosh...
Immediately, four other high-level members of the Ouyang Family rushed over. Each took out a large handful of small green Formation Flags and began rapidly casting them into the surrounding space.
They were setting up a formation!
The third elder also took out dozens of green Formation Flags, throwing them with both hands in quick succession, embedding them into the surrounding space.
Five Great Mystic Pill Realm experts, joining forces to lay a formation!
In the blink of an eye.
Boom…
A formation abruptly manifested, erupting with rolling green light that painted the entire sky and earth emerald!
"Haha, this Xunwood Grand Formation was specially prepared to deal with your Houtu Sect's Earth Dragon!"
The third elder laughed heartily.
Last time, during Ye Yunfei's arena battle with Xiao Liang, he had summoned the Earth Dragon.
The news that there was an Earth Dragon in the Houtu Sect headquarters had long since reached the ears of the Ouyang Family.
Therefore, for this occasion, the Ouyang Family had specifically prepared this Xunwood Grand Formation to deal with the Earth Dragon.
Boom…
That formation unleashed vast, majestic wood-attributed energy, which transformed into countless green, spear-like arrows that blanketed the sky as they shot toward the Earth Dragon.
Roar…
For a moment, the Earth Dragon was actually forced to retreat repeatedly.
"Wood overcomes earth. This Xunwood Grand Formation does indeed have a restraining effect on the Earth Dragon."
Seeing the grand formation, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but frown.
At that very moment.
Ye Yunfei suddenly felt something within his body—a treasure pearl—give a slight tremble, as if reacting to the Xunwood Grand Formation.
This pearl was precisely the Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl that Ye Yunfei had obtained from the Dongzhuo True Lord's cave!
The Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl was a wood-attributed treasure artifact, capable of automatically absorbing wood-attributed energy and laws from heaven and earth.
Back then, while cultivating his Greenwood Emperor Body, Ye Yunfei had absorbed a large portion of the energy stored within this Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl.
Simultaneously, he had refined this pearl as well, concealing it within his body.
This wood-attributed treasure artifact would still be useful for Ye Yunfei's future cultivation of the Greenwood Emperor Body!
"Haha…
What about that old geezer Su Dong?
Why isn't he seen?
I get it now, he must have fled at the first sign of danger!
You pathetic worms! Your own Sect Leader has fled seeing the situation turn sour, and you're still here stubbornly resisting. What's the point!
Now, I'll give you an opportunity. Anyone who kneels down and surrenders will be spared!"
The third elder laughed maniacally.
The Houtu Sect's leader was named Su Dong.
Upon hearing the third elder's words, many within the Houtu Sect also found it strange.
Some disciples with weaker wills even began to waver.
Because the Sect Leader had not shown himself at all!
"Everyone, rest assured, the Sect Leader absolutely would not flee!
The Sect Leader is in secluded cultivation and will emerge shortly!"
Yan Tianzong declared loudly.
"Ridiculous!
The Houtu Sect is about to be destroyed, and he's still in secluded cultivation? What a laughable excuse! You dare say that!"
The third elder sneered.
At this moment, the situation on the battlefield was indeed very unfavorable for the Houtu Sect.
The forces of the Ouyang Family and the Hu Clan advanced step by step, while the Houtu Sect forces steadily lost ground.
Fortunately, Ye Yunfei, leading a group of core Houtu Sect disciples, was wreaking havoc, single-handedly holding off almost half of the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan forces on the front line!
This kept the Houtu Sect casualties from becoming too severe for now, allowing them to barely hold on.
As for the battle between the Great Mystic Pill Realm experts of both sides, the Houtu Sect's fourteen Great Mysterious Dan practitioners were being beaten back repeatedly by the thirty-two from the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan.
Almost half of the Houtu Sect's Great Mysterious Dan experts were already injured.
"Old man, you're thinking too much.
With just you lot, you still can't exterminate the Houtu Sect."
Ye Yunfei turned his gaze to the third elder and spoke coldly.
"Su Ye, your time of death has arrived!
How dare you still be insolent!"
The third elder roared fiercely.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei activated the Heavenly Shadow Robe, achieving a tenfold acceleration. In one step, he arrived beside the Xunwood Grand Formation.
Then.
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, the Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl flew out, rushing straight into the Xunwood Grand Formation.
Swoosh…
The Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl erupted with a powerful suction force, beginning to voraciously devour the wood-attributed formation energy within the Xunwood Grand Formation.
Immediately, the power of this Xunwood Grand Formation rapidly began to diminish.
Roar…
Freed from its restraints, the Earth Dragon let out a great roar.
"Go deal with those guys!"
Ye Yunfei gave the order to this Earth Dragon.
Boom…
Immediately, the Earth Dragon turned and charged toward the Great Mystic Pill Realm experts of the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan.
With the addition of this Earth Dragon to the fight, the Houtu Sect's Great Mysterious Dan experts instantly felt much more at ease.
"How did this happen?!
Why can't the Xunwood Grand Formation restrain this Earth Dragon anymore?"
Seeing this, the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan forces were dumbfounded.
"Su Ye, it must be your doing!
What was that pearl just now!"
The third elder roared in fury.
"Correct, it was my doing.
What can you do about it?"
Ye Yunfei gave a cold smile. With a wave of his hand, one green Formation Flag after another leaped out from space and landed in Ye Yunfei's palm.
In an extremely short period of time, the Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl had absorbed more than half the energy of this Xunwood Grand Formation.
This Xunwood Grand Formation was effectively broken!
"Su Ye, you're seeking death!"
Enraged to the extreme, the third elder moved, darting toward Ye Yunfei like a great bird.
Ye Yunfei stamped his foot.
Boom…
A large area of the ground below shook violently.
Then.
Under the astonished gazes of everyone, another Earth Dragon drilled out from below, soaring into the sky as it pounced toward the third elder.
"Damn it!
Didn't the Houtu Sect only have one Earth Dragon?
Where did another one come from!"
The third elder was both shocked and furious.
Roar…
This newly emerged Earth Dragon, with its thousand-meter-long, thick body, moved with astonishing speed, instantly closing in before the third elder.
The third elder's face changed dramatically as he violently retreated.
In a one-on-one fight, an ordinary Great Mystic Pill Realm late-stage expert was simply no match for this Earth Dragon!
Within a few exchanges, the third elder was at a disadvantage, looking utterly disheveled!
"Everyone, rest assured, our Houtu Sect will be fine!"
Ye Yunfei declared loudly, his voice amplified by his spiritual power, echoing resoundingly throughout the entire battlefield.
Immediately, cheers erupted from the entire Houtu Sect force.
"Excellent!"
The Houtu Sect's higher-ups also cried out excitedly.
With the two Earth Dragons joining the battle one after another, the Houtu Sect's combat power increased significantly.
The two Earth Dragons alone tied down over a dozen Great Mystic Pill Realm experts from the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan!
"Everyone, these are healing elixirs. Please take them."
Ye Yunfei flicked his fingers repeatedly, sending out one Dao Pill after another, which flew before the injured Great Mysterious Dan experts of the Houtu Sect.
"Third-Grade Dao Pills!"
The Houtu Sect's Great Mysterious Dan experts were startled.
A single Third-Grade Dao Pill was extremely precious to them.
"Everyone, take them quickly. Healing your injuries is crucial."
Ye Yunfei said to them.
"Alright, thank you, Holy Son Su Ye!"
The injured Great Mysterious Dan experts of the Houtu Sect nodded one after another, then swallowed the Dao Pills in their hands.
Immediately, they felt a massive medicinal power, like a great river or sea, spreading within their bodies.
Their injuries were recovering at an astonishing rate.
After just a few breaths.
They discovered their wounds were completely healed!
Their strength had returned to its peak state!
"Incredible!"
The Houtu Sect's Great Mysterious Dan experts were each overjoyed.
"Kill them!"
The fourteen Great Mysterious Dan experts of the Houtu Sect, their spirits soaring and momentum unstoppable, charged toward the enemy.
"How is this possible?!"
The Great Mysterious Dan experts of the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan, however, were filled with shock and fury.
They had just witnessed these Houtu Sect experts being injured and their combat power greatly reduced. How could they imagine that, in the blink of an eye, they were all fully recovered?
A fierce and intense battle erupted.
Thirty-two Great Mystic Pill Realm experts from the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan against two Earth Dragons and the fourteen Great Mysterious Dan experts of the Houtu Sect.
It shook the earth and mountains, dimming the sun and moon!
Due to the two Earth Dragons' formidable combat strength, the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan's Great Mysterious Dan experts quickly began to fall into a disadvantage, forced to retreat repeatedly.
"Everyone, now it's our turn to counterattack!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept over the Houtu Sect forces as he proclaimed loudly.
"We'll follow Holy Son Su Ye to kill the enemy!"
All the Houtu Sect disciples shouted out in unison.
"Good! Then we shall annihilate all who dared come!"
Ye Yunfei waved his hand and roared.
Whoosh!
As soon as the words left his mouth.
Ye Yunfei took a step forward, his fist flashing out like lightning. One punch, one kill. Over a dozen fell in quick succession.
Hiss!
The Void Blade transformed into a flickering black light, harvesting life after life wherever it passed.
Ye Yunfei's killing speed was terrifyingly fast. Wherever he went, the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan troops fell in batches, as if they were wheat being cut down!
"Holy Son Su Ye has ordered us to annihilate the invaders!"
At this moment, every single person in the Houtu Sect was like they had been injected with chicken blood, charging forward madly.
A short while later, the Houtu Sect forces began to gain the upper hand!
The Ouyang Family and Hu Clan forces watched as Ye Yunfei, like a god of war, slaughtered his way toward them, hearts trembling with fear.
"Damn it!
It's all because of that Su Ye!"
The Great Mysterious Dan experts of the Ouyang Family and Hu Clan gnashed their teeth in fury, casting venomous gazes toward Ye Yunfei.
"Retreat!
Withdraw immediately!"
Suddenly, the Ouyang Family's third elder roared.
"We retreat too!"
The Hu Clan's purple-robed man also shouted.
The Houtu Sect side had already begun to dominate the situation. Continuing to fight would be very unfavorable for them!
The Ouyang Family and Hu Clan troops, their fighting spirit already extinguished, were overjoyed upon hearing the retreat order. Each turned and fled.
However, right at this moment.
"Since you have come, there is no need to leave."
A calm voice sounded from deep within the Houtu Sect headquarters.
Though this voice was calm, to everyone listening, it was as if Heaven itself was expressing fury, or countless thunderclaps were simultaneously exploding within their soul seas, making them dizzy and their legs weak.
Then.
A terrifying energy pressure abruptly manifested, suppressing this entire stretch of sky and earth, causing it to solidify instantly.
At that moment, everyone discovered their bodies had become immensely heavy, their movements difficult.
The next moment.
Everyone saw that, at some unknown time, a middle-aged man had appeared before them, standing there with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Su Ye, thank you!"
That middle-aged man looked toward Ye Yunfei with a grateful gaze and spoke.
"Sect Leader, congratulations on your breakthrough to the Primordial Soul Realm."
Ye Yunfei gave a faint smile.