"I don't want to know who you are. I just want to ask you, did you have a hand in summoning those ten demon wolves to surround us?"
Ye Yunfei stared at the gray-robed elder as he asked.
Earlier, Liu Fei had taken out and activated a jade slip, projecting the illusory image of an elder—precisely this gray-robed elder before them!
"Enough! Release her immediately, or die!" the gray-robed elder roared angrily.
RUMBLE…
A terrifying pressure descended like a blanket from the sky, shaking the earth and mountains in the area, snapping countless trees, and sending sand and stones flying.
At the same time, a dreadful Soul Power pressure also surged forward, attempting to crash into Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
Within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea, the Soul Nurturing Tree trembled violently, releasing a vast surge of Soul Power to block the incoming pressure.
"Be careful! This old bastard is a Primordial Soul Realm expert!" Da Di Daozhang's face turned pale as he warned Ye Yunfei.
With a flick of his sleeve, Ye Yunfei scooped up Da Di Daozhang, activated the Heavenly Shadow Robe, and retreated a single step, instantly appearing a thousand meters away.
Ye Yunfei understood that with his current strength, facing a Primordial Soul Realm expert was still somewhat beyond him.
"Elder Ruan, don't kill this little beast just yet. Help me cripple him first, then hand him over to me. I want him to find life unendurable and death unattainable! I will also hunt down his clan and sect, and wipe them all out!"
Seeing the gray-robed elder appear, Liu Fei's confidence immediately swelled, and she screeched.
"You want to cripple me? Good."
Ye Yunfei gave a cold laugh and struck out with a palm, landing it squarely on Liu Fei's Dantian.
PUFF!
A dull sound rang out as Liu Fei's Dantian was shattered to pieces. A stream of spiritual power leaked out.
"No! You little beast, you've actually crippled me!" Liu Fei's face was filled with despair.
"Seeking death!"
Elder Ruan was furious to the extreme. His figure flashed, and he shot through the air like a great gray bird, charging toward Ye Yunfei.
The torrential pressure of spiritual power instantly flattened a large swath of land below. Several nearby mountains also crumbled, reduced to rubble.
Ye Yunfei, carrying Da Di Daozhang, activated the Heavenly Shadow Robe with its tenfold acceleration and continuously retreated.
Elder Ruan gave furious chase.
RUMBLE…
Wherever he approached, the land below was devastated beyond recognition, completely transformed into ruins.
"One final chance—release her immediately, or I will shatter your body and soul!" Elder Ruan roared.
"I refuse to let her go!" Ye Yunfei lifted Liu Fei high and sneered, enveloping her in a chill, murderous aura.
"No!"
Feeling Ye Yunfei's terrifying killing intent, Liu Fei was scared out of her wits.
Puff!
Ye Yunfei's palm vibrated, shattering Liu Fei into a bloody mist!
"Why did I provoke him…"
In the moment before her death, Liu Fei finally felt deep regret. If she hadn't targeted Ye Yunfei from the very beginning and even tried to use her connections to have him killed, things wouldn't have come to this. Unfortunately, there was no cure for regret in this world!
"You!"
Elder Ruan was stunned for a moment upon seeing Ye Yunfei kill Liu Fei. As a Heavenly Dao Academy elder, which young person he encountered wouldn't bow their head in deference, even breathing carefully in his presence? Yet this kid in front of him showed him no face whatsoever and had the audacity to kill someone right before his eyes.
"Kid, today, even if a great Golden Immortal descended, he wouldn't be able to save you!" Elder Ruan's gaze bore into Ye Yunfei as he spoke, word by word, his killing intent reaching an extreme level.
Ye Yunfei gave a cold, disdainful smile.
Before they had even met, this Elder Ruan had tried to use the ten demon wolves to surround and kill him and Da Di Daozhang. Of course, Ye Yunfei wouldn't show him any pleasant expression. Towards those with killing intent towards him, Ye Yunfei had always been uncompromisingly firm!
Boom…
After Elder Ruan finished speaking, his figure moved as he charged towards Ye Yunfei, carrying his terrifying spiritual pressure.
"It seems we need to leave," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
A Primordial Soul Realm expert—with his current strength, Ye Yunfei still couldn't win against one!
"Let's leave then. We'll find another way to enter the Godfall Land later," Da Di Daozhang sighed.
Just at that moment—
Whoosh!
A slightly plump figure abruptly appeared, blocking in front of Ye Yunfei and striking out with a palm towards Elder Ruan.
"Tang Bo! What are you doing?!" Elder Ruan, recognizing the newcomer, roared furiously.
The one blocking Ye Yunfei was none other than Elder Tang.
"Ruan Shiguang, that question should be mine. This is the student assessment area. What are you, an elder, doing here?! And you, attempting to strike down a candidate taking the assessment—isn't this breaking the rules?!" Elder Tang demanded angrily.
"Hmph! Tang Bo, don't interfere in this. This kid has a vicious nature. He killed someone right in front of me. I intend to disqualify him from the assessment and take him into custody to give justice to the deceased!" Ruan Shiguang stated coldly.
"Ruan Shiguang, I have seen this entire affair clearly from start to finish. This young man has done nothing wrong! The killing he committed was forced upon him by you all! You set up a scheme to kill him; can he not be allowed to retaliate? Who decreed that he can only submit to being killed by you, and not resist?" Tang Bo sneered.
"Tang Bo! What relationship do you have with this kid to protect him like this?!" Ruan Shiguang was livid.
"I have no relationship with him whatsoever. However, I will not stand idly by while you target such an exceptional young talent. Our Heavenly Dao Academy needs geniuses like this! Ruan Shiguang, as an elder, you secretly set up a trap using ten demon wolves to surround and kill a candidate taking the entrance assessment. Now you show yourself directly, attempting to kill. Your behavior blatantly violates our academy's admission rules and brings shame to our academy. If the dean were to find out, I'm afraid you'd have to eat your words."
Tang Bo spoke with righteous indignation.
"You…" Ruan Shiguang's hands trembled slightly with anger.
"Tang Bo, are you truly determined to meddle in this?!" Ruan Shiguang asked, word by word.
"Correct. This matter, I have decided to intervene," Tang Bo smiled.
"Fine."
Ruan Shiguang gave Tang Bo and Ye Yunfei a deep look and, without another word, soared into the air, disappearing beyond the horizon in an instant.
"Alright, Su Ye, you may continue your assessment. You must completely traverse this mountain range and arrive before the gates of the Heavenly Dao Academy to qualify to become an official student of our Heavenly Dao Academy. Otherwise, even I cannot help you." Elder Tang looked at Ye Yunfei and smiled.
"I understand. Elder Tang, thank you."
Ye Yunfei nodded and returned a friendly smile.
This Elder Tang was straightforward, someone who clearly distinguished love from hate and couldn't tolerate grit in his eyes. This kind of temperament gave Ye Yunfei a strong sense of respect.
Tang Bo's figure flashed and disappeared in an instant.
"It seems we don't need to leave after all. Let's proceed," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
Following that, Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang continued their journey through the mountain range.
They successively encountered quite a few demonic and magical beasts and also ran into several illusion arrays. However, they posed no threat whatsoever to Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang; it was like walking on flat ground.
Approximately half an hour later.
Finally, Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang successfully traversed the mountain range and arrived before the gates of the Heavenly Dao Academy.
This meant that Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang had officially become students of the Heavenly Dao Academy!