"You old scoundrel! As a Heavenly Dao Academy Elder, you covet a little profit, collude with an outside clan, and move against your own student!
You are unworthy of the title Elder!"
Ye Yunfei had long been prepared. Activating his Shadow God Robe, he pulled Da Di Daozhang back in a rapid retreat.
"A rude madman like you who shows no respect for his elders, I never considered you a student in the first place.
Besides, nothing you say today matters.
I will capture you and deliver you to the Liu Family to collect a reward that satisfies me.
I suspect the Liu Family will ultimately kill you, so your fate is sealed."
Ruan Shiguang sneered, a formidable aura of spiritual power erupting from his body like rolling thunder, imposing and potent.
He was an Elder of the Heavenly Dao Academy, his foundation profound, having cultivated numerous exquisite martial techniques. His strength far surpassed that of ordinary experts at his level from outside the academy.
"Old scoundrel, you're the one who will die."
Ye Yunfei sneered back.
"Hmph!
Even now, you still have the gall to be so insolent.
Truly someone who won't cry until they see their own coffin."
Ruan Shiguang's expression was icy.
As he spoke, Ruan Shiguang struck out with a massive palm, his fingers like hooks that expanded continuously, resembling a celestial claw that emitted a frigid, azure radiance as it snatched toward Ye Yunfei's head.
"Old scoundrel, I suspect the Liu Family deliberately concealed something from you, not telling you the full truth.
Otherwise, with your character, you absolutely would not dare to come to deal with me alone.
You could say it's the Liu Family who gets you killed."
Facing Ruan Shiguang's attack, Ye Yunfei suddenly stopped moving, no longer dodging, and stared at Ruan Shiguang with a mocking gaze as he spoke.
"What do you mean?"
Ruan Shiguang couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
He had been in seclusion cultivating a martial technique in recent days, paying little attention to news from the outside world.
It wasn't until a half-day ago that the Liu Family Head suddenly sent an envoy to the academy to find him in seclusion, offering a huge sum to have him take action against Ye Yunfei.
Although Ruan Shiguang learned from the Liu Family Head's envoy that Ye Yunfei had once blockaded the Liu Family's main gate, he wasn't clear on the specifics of the events and had rushed out in pursuit of Ye Yunfei.
Now, hearing Ye Yunfei's words, he suddenly grew intensely wary.
"This kid blockaded the Liu Family gates and is still alive!
Something is wrong!
There must be key details I don't know!"
Ruan Shiguang, ever cunning and sly as a fox, sensing something amiss, immediately turned to flee, abandoning his attack on Ye Yunfei.
"Thinking of leaving now?
Too late!"
Ye Yunfei let out a roar.
Then.
Ye Yunfei teleported all five Primordial Soul Realm experts of the Tang Clan out into the open.
Discovering the sudden appearance of five Primordial Soul Realm experts, Ruan Shiguang was stunned, his movements slowing for a split second.
And in that moment, he lost his chance to escape!
The five Tang Clan experts, already prepared, rushed forward the instant they appeared, launching a frenzied assault on Ruan Shiguang.
Ye Yunfei also took out the Overlord Bow, taking aim at Ruan Shiguang, repeatedly drawing and firing. Arrow after arrow of spiritual power rained down upon him.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei unleashed his Heavenly Soul Sword, continuously attacking Ruan Shiguang's Soul Sea.
Under the combined onslaught of the five Tang Clan Primordial Soul Realm experts and Ye Yunfei,
Ruan Shiguang began to falter after merely a few exchanges.
"You little bastard! What is this!
Who are they?!"
Ruan Shiguang shouted in extreme shock and fury.
Though his strength was considerable, Elder Tang Wu was even stronger!
Moreover, it was five against one!
Boom!
During the battle, Elder Tang Wu pointed his fingers like a blade, chopping viciously onto Ruan Shiguang's shoulder.
"Ahhh!"
Ruan Shiguang screamed. His entire shoulder was severed, blood spurting forth.
Thump!
Another Tang Clan expert also landed a punch on Ruan Shiguang's physical body, piercing clean through it in that instant, leaving a transparent hole front and back.
Devoid of any will to fight, Ruan Shiguang wailed in agony as he desperately tried to break free.
"Kill him!"
The five Tang Clan experts pressed their attack fiercely, refusing to let him go.
The battle was intense.
True to his status as a Heavenly Dao Academy Elder, despite his severe injuries, Ruan Shiguang's resistance was tenacious, stubbornly holding on for over a dozen moves.
"Die!"
Finally, Elder Tang Wu rushed behind Ruan Shiguang and punched his head.
Bang!
Ruan Shiguang's head exploded on the spot, flesh and blood flying.
Bang!
Another Tang Clan expert also charged forward at that moment, punching and shattering half of Ruan Shiguang's body.
Ruan Shiguang's physical body was utterly destroyed!
Swoosh!
A Soul Body shot out at extreme speed from Ruan Shiguang's shattered head, fleeing toward the distance.
Hum...
A small golden bell hovered above Ruan Shiguang's Soul Body, cascading beams of resplendent light down to protect him.
The small golden bell shimmered with arcane runes. It was a soul-type magic treasure, seemingly quite potent, carrying Ruan Shiguang's Soul Body a great distance in an instant.
"Old scoundrel, where do you think you're escaping to!"
Ye Yunfei unleashed his Heavenly Soul Sword, catching up in a flash and striking toward Ruan Shiguang's Soul Body.
Clang! Clang! Clang!...
To Ye Yunfei's surprise, the Heavenly Soul Sword's successive attacks were all blocked by the small golden bell, producing a series of loud metallic clashes that echoed across the sky.
"You little bastard Ye Yunfei! Just you wait! I will avenge this!"
Ruan Shiguang's Soul Body shrieked viciously.
He couldn't recognize the five Tang Clan experts, so he placed the blame squarely on Ye Yunfei.
Then, the small golden bell carried Ruan Shiguang's Soul Body, vanishing at the distant horizon.
"I truly didn't expect this old scoundrel to possess such an exquisite soul-type magic treasure, allowing him to escape with his life."
Ye Yunfei felt some regret.
"Now, I must rush back to the Houtu Sect at the fastest possible speed!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned toward the direction of Mu Prefecture.
Then.
Ye Yunfei teleported the five Tang Clan experts and Da Di Daozhang into the Illusory Shadow Pagoda.
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei's figure flickered, diving beneath the ground.
The Earth Dragon was already waiting below.
Roar...
The Earth Dragon carried Ye Yunfei underground, shooting forward like a streak of lightning, moving with incredible speed.
Beneath the earth, the Earth Dragon could harness terrestrial energy to travel upon the earth's qi, its speed astonishing.
When Ye Yunfei dove underground and vanished from sight,
far away, atop a certain mountain peak,
an old man emerged from behind a towering giant tree, looking toward the location where Ruan Shiguang's physical body had been destroyed, a complex expression on his face.
This old man was precisely Tang Bo.
"Ye Yunfei actually travels with five Primordial Soul Realm experts on his person.
Where do those five Primordial Soul Realm experts hail from?"
Tang Bo was somewhat puzzled.
"Ruan Shiguang's physical body was destroyed. If he complains to the Academy Head, I'm afraid Ye Yunfei will face significant trouble.
Fortunately, I recorded everything that happened just now.
Ruan Shiguang ambushed Ye Yunfei first on the road, and Ye Yunfei only retaliated in self-defense.
This matter is best reported to Vice-Principal Meng. Only he can protect Ye Yunfei."
Tang Bo thought for a moment, speaking to himself.
After all, as one of the most powerful forces in the Northern Wastes Domain, when an Academy Elder is severely injured, the academy's upper echelons would surely investigate once they learned of it.
Tang Bo was worried Ye Yunfei might face punishment from the academy.