"What?!"
The five students were momentarily stunned by Ye Yunfei's words.
"Haha...
Su Ye, do you honestly think you can kill the five of us?
How utterly ridiculous!"
The man shaking the folding fan laughed heartily.
"Not ridiculous in the slightest,"
Ye Yunfei said flatly.
As soon as the words left his mouth—
Rooooar...
A kilometer-long Earth Dragon abruptly appeared beside Ye Yunfei.
He had left one Earth Dragon at Houtu Sect and brought the other with him.
"What is that?!"
The five students stared in shock at the mountain-like serpent coiling beside Ye Yunfei.
With a wave of Ye Yunfei's hand—
Rooar!
The massive Earth Dragon lunged forward, billowing yellow mist dense as an ocean instantly engulfing the high sky.
"Kill him!"
The five students charged at the Earth Dragon together.
Thud! Thud!
The dragon's thick tail lashed forward with astonishing speed. Unable to dodge, all five students were sent flying.
This Earth Dragon possessed combat power capable of defeating a late-stage Great Mystic Pill Realm expert.
The strongest among these five was merely at the mid-stage of the Great Mystic Pill Realm. They were no match for the Earth Dragon.
Boom...
The kilometer-long serpent moved with terrifying speed, pouncing on one of the students.
"Save me!"
This student, only at the initial-stage Great Mystic Pill Realm, was no opponent at all. He turned and fled in terror.
Bang!
His body was blasted apart by the Earth Dragon.
The Earth Dragon then surged towards the other four students.
Moments later, all four were annihilated!
Each was practically killed instantly by the Earth Dragon, with no chance to escape.
"Ruan Shiguang... the Liu Family of Tianzhou."
A cold glint flashed in Ye Yunfei's eyes.
Just then—
Suddenly.
Swish! Swish! Swish...
Dozens of sharp figures rushed in from all directions.
All of them were Great Mystic Pill Realm experts!
Over forty of them encircled Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang.
"Ye Yunfei!"
A middle-aged man fixed a sinister gaze on Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's eyes involuntarily narrowed.
Since arriving in the Xuanhuang Starfield, apart from Da Di Daozhang, this was the first time anyone had called him by his real name.
"It seems the Ancient Demon Race has finally found me."
Immediately, Ye Yunfei guessed the identity of these people.
"Move out!"
Without further ado, the middle-aged man waved his hand and ordered grimly.
Ye Yunfei directly teleported both the Earth Dragon and Da Di Daozhang into the Phantom Tower.
With over forty Great Mystic Pill Realm experts present, Ye Yunfei had no intention of engaging in a protracted battle.
As the order was given, the forty-plus experts charged at Ye Yunfei from all sides.
A torrent of spiritual pressure completely flooded the sky.
Ye Yunfei channeled his spatial energy, directly phasing into the void and vanishing.
"Where is he?!"
The forty-plus Great Mystic Pill Realm experts were dumbfounded.
"Damn it, that ghost-like agility again!"
The lead middle-aged man's face darkened.
Even back on the Tianxuan Continent, the forces of the Ancient Demon Race had witnessed Ye Yunfei's elusive, bizarre movement technique.
Just then.
"I'm over here."
Ye Yunfei's figure appeared atop a distant mountain peak.
"Go!"
The middle-aged man roared angrily, waving his hand.
All forty-plus experts simultaneously surged towards the peak where Ye Yunfei stood.
However, just as they were about to close in, Ye Yunfei's figure vanished once more.
With his current mastery of spatial energy, phasing in and out of the void was effortless and swift.
"I'm here."
Ye Yunfei's figure appeared atop another mountain peak, a cold sneer on his lips.
"Go!"
The middle-aged man's face twisted with rage as he bellowed.
Yet again, when the experts were almost upon him, Ye Yunfei phased into the void.
The movement technique Ye Yunfei employed was too bizarre. Once he entered the void, his aura vanished completely, undetectable even by Soul Power.
These Great Mystic Pill Realm experts were utterly helpless against him.
"Search separately!"
The middle-aged man shouted.
He realized his men would have a hard time catching Ye Yunfei clustered together. Perhaps dispersing would yield better odds.
Immediately, the forty-plus experts scattered in all directions, each searching a different area.
Hiding within the void, Ye Yunfei saw this and his lips curled into a cold smile.
Dealing with forty Great Mystic Pill Realm experts gathered together would be immensely difficult.
Now that they were scattered, it suited Ye Yunfei's plans perfectly!
At that moment, an initial-stage Great Mystic Pill Realm man was cautiously searching a particular location for any trace of Ye Yunfei.
Suddenly.
Roooar...
An Earth Dragon shot up from the ground below, instantly colliding with the man.
Bang!
The man's body exploded into fragments.
The Earth Dragon then turned and charged towards another nearby Great Mystic Pill Realm expert.
This one was a mid-stage expert. Sensing the Earth Dragon's energy, his face drastically changed and he turned to flee.
A small sword abruptly appeared, piercing into his soul sea and striking at his Soul Body.
This was Ye Yunfei's Heavenly Soul Sword!
The Great Mystic Pill Realm expert's body stiffened, his movements freezing for a brief instant.
Bang!
The Earth Dragon surged past, shattering the expert's body.
"Ever since obtaining the Nourishing Soul Tree, my Soul Power has been steadily improving.
The Heavenly Soul Sword I can manifest now can truly harm Great Mystic Pill Realm experts."
Ye Yunfei was quite satisfied.
Rooar...
The Earth Dragon continued to pounce on other nearby Great Mystic Pill Realm experts.
Its speed was extreme, traversing tens of thousands of meters across the sky in an instant!
Ye Yunfei continuously cast the Heavenly Soul Sword, coordinating with the Earth Dragon's assaults.
Within moments, the Earth Dragon had consecutively annihilated over a dozen Great Mystic Pill Realm experts.
"Ye Yunfei is over there!"
The lead middle-aged man, followed by the remaining experts, charged towards the Earth Dragon.
Ye Yunfei directly teleported the Earth Dragon back into the Phantom Tower, then stepped into the void, vanishing once more.
"Damn it!"
The middle-aged man was incensed, roaring with fury.
"I'm right here."
Ye Yunfei suddenly appeared high in the sky in the distance, looking coldly at the man.
"Kill him!
Go!"
The middle-aged man moved, leading the charge towards Ye Yunfei.
His speed was blistering; across the sky, he was like a fleeting shadow rapidly closing in.
The other Great Mystic Pill Realm experts behind him also all surged towards Ye Yunfei's position.
But their speeds varied; soon, they began to spread out.
Abruptly, Ye Yunfei stepped into the void and disappeared.
Roooar!
The middle-aged man completely lost it, howling at the heavens.
Swish!
At that moment, Ye Yunfei's figure reappeared behind the slowest-moving Great Mystic Pill Realm expert.
Rooar!
The Earth Dragon emerged, directly shattering the expert's body.
Bang! Bang!
The Earth Dragon unleashed its might, pulverizing the four or five Great Mystic Pill Realm experts trailing behind.
The lead middle-aged man immediately wheeled around and charged back.
But Ye Yunfei and the Earth Dragon vanished yet again.
The middle-aged man stood mid-air, his face so dark it seemed ready to drip water.
Only about a dozen or so Great Mystic Pill Realm experts remained. Each face was pale, their hearts chilled.
In just moments, they had lost over half their forces!
"Gather together! We must not separate again!"
The middle-aged man barked.
"Ye Yunfei, come out!"
Feeling utterly humiliated, the man roared harshly, the soundwaves rolling out for miles.
He had brought over forty Great Mystic Pill Realm experts, fully expecting to handle Ye Yunfei with ease.
Never did he imagine it would come to this.
This time, nearly half an hour passed, and Ye Yunfei still had not shown himself.
"He's gone,"
the middle-aged man said grimly after half an hour.
"Do we still pursue?"
One Great Mystic Pill Realm expert suddenly asked.
The gazes of the other surviving experts also turned inquiringly towards the middle-aged man.
They had come with over forty Great Mystic Pill Realm experts to hunt Ye Yunfei, yet now only about a dozen remained.
Even these survivors had been thoroughly cowed.
"With our current numbers, even if we caught up, dealing with Ye Yunfei would be extremely difficult.
We should return for now."
After a moment's thought, the middle-aged man declared.
The remaining experts inwardly relaxed upon hearing this.
Then, the middle-aged man retrieved a flying ship. He boarded it with the dozen or so survivors.
The ship soared into the sky and vanished over the horizon in an instant.
Moments later.
Not far away, atop a mountain peak, Ye Yunfei's figure quietly appeared, standing on the slope.
"Ancient Demon Race... just you wait. It won't be long before I come to your doorstep to settle accounts."
Ye Yunfei spoke coldly.
Next, Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang continued to carry out the remaining tasks.
Another five days passed.
Five days later.
Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang returned to the Heavenly Dao Academy.
"Let's go. We'll claim our Contribution Points."
Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang arrived at the Mission Hall.
After completing a task accepted from the Mission Hall, one had to return here to report success and claim the corresponding Contribution Points.
"Huh?
Look!
Isn't that Su Ye over there!
About ten days ago, he snatched up forty missions in one go from the Mission Hall's second floor. And now, after only ten days, he's back at the Mission Hall. What's he doing here?"
"Could he have completed those forty tasks?"
"Absolutely impossible!
He's only at the Tenth Level of the Grotto-Heaven Realm, a low-level student who just entered the Academy. There's no way he could complete forty second-floor missions!
Besides, it's only been ten days!"
…
The moment Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang arrived at the entrance of the Mission Hall, before even stepping inside, they caused a sensation.
Students from inside and outside the Mission Hall swarmed over upon hearing, gathering to stare at Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang.
"We've become the center of attention again,"
Da Di Daozhang remarked, looking at the bustling crowd with a bitter smile.