"Ye Yunfei, I'm right here, and you dare show your face!"
Ye Yunfei's portrait and Soul Power aura had long since circulated throughout the Ancient Demon Race, so Xue Tu recognized him at a glance, speaking coldly.
"Why wouldn't I dare? To my eyes, you lot aren't particularly intimidating."
Ye Yunfei flicked his fingers, replying nonchalantly.
"Such an arrogant brat!"
Ye Yunfei's words, along with his demeanor and actions, infuriated every one of the Divine Forming Realm experts who had come to deal with him. So many Divine Forming Realm masters had gathered here because of Ye Yunfei, yet he had appeared in public, not giving them a second thought.
"Very well. Ye Yunfei, since you've come to me of your own accord, I won't have to go through the trouble of hunting you down. This is searching far and wide only to have him delivered right to my doorstep."
Xue Tu sneered.
As his voice faded...
Boom!
Sudden clumps of blood-red demonic clouds coalesced in this stretch of sky, so vast they blotted out the sky. Rolling in from all directions, they surged towards Ye Yunfei. These crimson demonic clouds carried a terrifying, hellish-blood-sea-like hue, their momentum earth-shaking, their presence dreadful. Xue Tu's strength was at the late-stage Divine Forming Realm. In every movement, there was a subtle hint of being able to influence the grand momentum of heaven and earth. He invoked the laws of the Demonic Way, effortlessly enveloping this entire area.
"Attack together and seal off this space!"
Xue Tu roared out the order even as he attacked. Before his arrival, he had thoroughly familiarized himself with Ye Yunfei's capabilities, knowing Ye Yunfei excelled in spatial energy and could traverse space. Thus, his first move was to lock down the area.
Boom! Boom!...
Following Xue Tu's roar, the other Divine Forming Realm experts all acted, releasing their energy to seal off this space. The energy of Divine Forming Realm masters could already influence and suppress a large area of space! The five experts of the Ancient Demon Race, the black-robed man from Tianyou Tomb, the short-statured old man from Tianjian Sect, the golden-robed elder from Xuanming Sect, the palace-dressed beauty from Bihai Divine Sect, and even Heavenly Dao Academy's Zou Yi—all released their energy pressure at this moment, an overwhelming force directed across space to suppress Ye Yunfei.
So many Divine Forming Realm experts acting in unison created terrifying energy pressure. This stretch of space was instantly and firmly sealed off, frozen solid, as rigid as a sheet of iron! Ye Yunfei felt his body grow heavy, his waist and knees cracking under the pressure, forcing him to bend.
"Attack! Capture him!"
Seeing this, Xue Tu could not help but rejoice.
At that moment...
Puff! Puff!...
From every pore on his body, Ye Yunfei rapidly expelled thick crimson mist, instantly forming a blood-colored cocoon around him. The energy aura emanating from Ye Yunfei soared upwards in stages! Ye Yunfei had once again activated the Origin Essence Blood Dissolution Great Art. His speed in invoking this Vampire Race forbidden art was getting faster.
Roar!...
A brilliant circular wheel rose from behind Ye Yunfei, as the nine divine beasts charged out together, howling towards the sky. A torrent of ancient, primordial aura poured forth.
The Origin Essence Blood Dissolution Great Art combined with the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel—two supreme arts!
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred as he surged into the Roc, merging with it.
The Roc spread its sky-blotting wings, releasing rolling spatial energy that caused this space to begin distorting and warping.
Under the combined effects of the two supreme arts, the Roc finally tore open the sealed space.
Boom! Boom!...
By this time, the attacks from those Divine Forming Realm experts were already roaring towards the Roc from all directions. So many Divine Forming Realm masters acting together was terrifying, causing this space to boil over completely! Wave after wave of dreadful attacks surged towards the Roc. However, the Roc had already torn open the sealed space and was diving deep into the spatial void.
Boom! Boom!...
The Roc's massive form burrowed into the depths of space. Violent attacks followed closely; several struck the Roc, causing it to instantly turn illusory, seeming almost transparent. Yet, the Roc finally plunged fully into the spatial void and disappeared.
Spurt! Spurt! Spurt!...
Deep within the spatial void, Ye Yunfei coughed up blood repeatedly.
"Late-stage Divine Forming Realm... truly fearsome."
Ye Yunfei could not help but give a bitter smile.
During the confrontation, Xue Tu had posed the greatest threat to him. Without Xue Tu's intervention, the other early or even mid-stage Divine Forming Realm experts would have had no way to deal with Ye Yunfei.
"Master, are you alright?"
Hu Miao asked with concern.
Ye Yunfei had left Huang Shang in the underground cavern, bringing only Hu Miao with him.
"Don't worry, I'm not dead yet."
Ye Yunfei chuckled.
While serious, such injuries were nothing to the Great Accomplishment realm of the Greenwood Emperor Body. Ye Yunfei took out several healing pills and swallowed them, while the Greenwood Emperor Body also continuously took effect. In the blink of an eye, the injuries on Ye Yunfei's body began to heal rapidly.
"What happened to Ye Yunfei?"
At that moment, everyone stared at the spot where the Roc had vanished, wanting to see Ye Yunfei's fate.
"I'm over here."
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the distance.
"Ye Yunfei is over there!"
An expert from the Ancient Demon Race exclaimed in shock.
They saw Ye Yunfei standing in the distant high sky, at least several miles away from the crowd, looking back at them with a cold sneer.
"How is that possible?!
He seems completely unharmed!"
The short old man from Tianjian Sect shouted.
"So he does have some tricks up his sleeve!
No wonder a mere junior like him could put our Ancient Demon Race in such a passive position!"
Xue Tu, his fierce demonic eyes fixed intently on Ye Yunfei, spoke with a face as dark as thunderclouds.
"None of you are enough to deal with me."
Ye Yunfei watched those Divine Forming Realm experts from afar and sneered.
Those Divine Forming Realm experts glared at Ye Yunfei with furious eyes, rage boiling to the heavens, yet there was nothing they could do. They felt utterly humiliated! At this distance, attacking was useless.
"Ye Yunfei, if you have any guts, come fight us head-on like a true man! Always slipping through space, what kind of hero is that!"
One of the Ancient Demon Race members shouted.
"What kind of heroes are you lot, so many Divine Forming Realm masters ganging up on a single late-stage Profound Dan cultivator? You have the gall to even mention the word 'hero.'"
Ye Yunfei sneered.
"You...!"
That Ancient Demon Race member was left speechless.
"Enough! Ye Yunfei, you are a student of our Heavenly Dao Academy! As Vice-Dean, I order you to come with me immediately to the Punishment Hall and await judgment!"
Zou Yi suddenly barked at Ye Yunfei in a stern voice.
"Zou Yi, what crime has Ye Yunfei committed that he should go with you to the Punishment Hall?!"
Meng Qianzheng retorted angrily.
"Old cur Zou Yi, one day, I will personally behead you."
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept towards Zou Yi as he spoke coldly.
"Treacherous beast! How dare you, with your meager strength, think of killing me? Wishful thinking!"
Zou Yi roared.
"Dean Sima, you see for yourself. This little beast Ye Yunfei has no respect for his elders, publicly defying and threatening me! This is a grave offense within our Heavenly Dao Academy!
I suggest we seize Ye Yunfei immediately, throw him into prison, and await judgment!"
Zou Yi addressed the Dean.
"Dean Sima, if you can capture Ye Yunfei and hand him over to us, then all past grievances between our Ancient Demon Race and your Heavenly Dao Academy will be wiped clean!"
Xue Tu said.
"Dean Sima, Ye Yunfei is a student of your Heavenly Dao Academy, yet he has killed so many of our Tianyou Tomb members.
If you don't want our Tianyou Tomb to hold your academy accountable for this, have your Heavenly Dao Academy cooperate with us immediately in apprehending Ye Yunfei!"
The black-robed man from Tianyou Tomb also spoke up.
"Dean Sima, we beseech you to deal with Ye Yunfei and give us justice!"
Experts from Tianjian Sect, Xuanming Sect, and Bihai Divine Sect all chimed in simultaneously.
For a moment, all eyes turned towards the Dean of Heavenly Dao Academy!
The Dean's own cultivation was also at the late-stage Divine Forming Realm. But his true strength was unfathomable, on the same level as the Ancient Demon Race's Three Great Demon Kings. To put it plainly, although Xue Tu before them was also late-stage Divine Forming Realm, facing Dean Sima, he stood not a shred of hope for victory! Xue Tu even suspected that Dean Sima could utterly annihilate him in an instant! That's why these Divine Forming Realm experts all believed that if Dean Sima were willing to act, he could most likely handle Ye Yunfei! Furthermore, once Dean Sima moved, the other high-ranking members of Heavenly Dao Academy would cooperate.
"If your injuries were healed and you were at your peak, and you attacked with all your might, coupled with their assistance, you might have the power to detain me.
However, you dare not attack with full strength. Otherwise, you would easily aggravate your injuries, making them worse."
Ye Yunfei's gaze settled on Dean Sima as he suddenly spoke these words calmly.
"You...!"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Dean Sima's expression changed immediately.