"You can rest assured on that count. I am not from the Sacred Domain.
Nor do I have any major power backing me."
Ye Yunfei replied with indifference.
"Kid, be honest, who are you exactly?!"
The branch manager's voice turned sharp. As long as this young man before him wasn't from one of those ancient great sects or clans of the Sacred Domain, he had nothing to fear.
Although Ye Yunfei had just displayed astonishing combat prowess, which made him very wary, he was, after all, an expert at the Soul Formation Realm!
A dignified Soul Formation Realm expert—he didn't believe he could possibly lose to a junior!
Ye Yunfei gazed calmly at the branch manager with cold, contemptuous eyes.
"Kid, it seems you're someone who refuses the offer of wine only to drink the punitive wine!"
The branch manager growled fiercely, taking a step forward.
Rumble…
A powerful pressure of spiritual might erupted from his body like a volcano, surging forth overwhelmingly toward Ye Yunfei.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei directly unleashed his Heavenly Soul Sword, attacking into the branch manager's Soul Sea, aiming for his Soul Body.
"Ah!"
The branch manager let out a wretched scream, his face instantly turning deathly pale, feeling as if his skull was about to split open.
Hum…
Five spirit swords shot out abruptly, forming the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, whirling toward the branch manager.
The sharp, terrifying deluge of sword radiance forced the branch manager to retreat continuously.
Boom!
A silver shield flew out from the branch manager's chest, swelling with the wind, instantly transforming into a giant shield several acres in size, blocking in front of him.
Crack…
The Five Elements Spirit Swords whirled past, grinding the silver shield into fragments that scattered through the air.
"Young man, let's talk this over, spare my life!"
The branch manager finally realized something was amiss. The combat power of this young man before him far exceeded his imagination. In terror, he hurriedly cried out for mercy.
But it was already too late.
Ye Yunfei's killing intent had been stirred; how could he possibly let him go now?
The Five Elements Spirit Swords formed into the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation churned and whirled past, coordinated with the Heavenly Soul Sword's assault. In less than three moves, they shredded this branch manager into pieces, scattering blood, flesh, and bone fragments all over the floor.
"Now, it's your turn."
Ye Yunfei turned and looked toward Elder Feng.
"You… you actually killed the branch manager?!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei kill the branch manager in two or three moves, Elder Feng was frightened pale, his legs going weak, his words becoming unsteady.
He was only at the late-stage Primordial Soul Realm. He knew he absolutely could not be a match for this terrifying young man before him.
"Alright, time to die."
Ye Yunfei said impassively.
Hum…
The Five Elements Spirit Swords vibrated together, radiating a chilling tide of killing intent that enveloped Elder Feng.
Elder Feng retreated repeatedly in fright, having not the slightest fighting spirit.
The five spirit swords formed the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, like five dazzling giant dragons, whirling forward to slice him apart.
In an instant, Elder Feng felt himself enveloped by utterly terrifying, overwhelming sword energy, his body going limp as if sinking into a quagmire, wanting to escape but powerless to do so!
Swish…
The five spirit swords charged to Elder Feng's front simultaneously, on the verge of tearing his body into five parts.
Suddenly,
the five spirit swords stopped together, their cold, sharp tips aimed at Elder Feng.
"Do you want to live?
If you wish to survive, I can give you a chance."
Ye Yunfei asked.
"Young master, I want to live," Elder Feng said hurriedly.
"Very well. I will now plant a Soul Restriction within your Soul Sea.
During this process, you must cooperate fully and cannot harbor even the slightest intention to resist. Otherwise, your Soul Body will explode, scattering your soul to the wind.
Understood?"
Ye Yunfei stated.
"Understood."
Elder Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
He still, ultimately, wanted to live!
It had been a long time since Ye Yunfei last planted a Soul Restriction on someone, subduing them as a slave.
Under normal circumstances, Ye Yunfei still preferred to simply kill.
This Elder Feng was a member of the Wanbao Trading Company. Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of using Elder Feng to thoroughly extort a significant sum from the Wanbao Trading Company.
Next, Ye Yunfei began planting the Soul Restriction within Elder Feng.
Elder Feng's strength was at the late-stage Primordial Soul Realm, so his Soul Body's energy was relatively powerful. Thus, planting a Soul Restriction on him was somewhat challenging.
Fortunately, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power was sufficiently strong, at least reaching the level of a mid-stage Soul Formation Realm, or even a late-stage expert's.
Additionally, Elder Feng was truly terrified of Ye Yunfei. Throughout the entire process, he dared not harbor any intention to resist, cooperating fully.
So, the process of planting the Soul Restriction proceeded without any mishaps, though the time required was longer.
"Ah! Ahh…!"
Elder Feng's agonized screams echoed within the study.
His face contorted in pain, large drops of cold sweat sliding down.
"Hold on a bit longer; it will be over soon.
Whatever you do, don't slacken your efforts!"
Ye Yunfei reminded him.
In fact, Ye Yunfei himself was also a bit tense.
You must understand that performing this secret art of planting a Soul Restriction on someone carried certain risks. If something went wrong, one could suffer backlash and injure oneself.
Finally.
"It's done!"
At a certain moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly let out a long sigh of relief, relaxing, feeling physically and mentally exhausted.
Elder Feng also instantly collapsed limp on the floor, unmoving, his entire body soaked in cold sweat, panting heavily, like a fish that had been left baking under the sun for half a day.
"With my current level of Soul Power, planting a Soul Restriction on someone at the late-stage Primordial Soul Realm is truly a very strenuous task!"
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"I pay my respects to my master."
A moment later, Elder Feng climbed up from the floor and addressed Ye Yunfei respectfully.
Within his Soul Sea, Ye Yunfei had already planted a Soul Restriction; his life and death now rested on Ye Yunfei's single thought!
"It seems, from now on, I should subdue a few more Primordial Soul Realm individuals to handle matters for me," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
"Take this healing Dao Pill."
Ye Yunfei flicked his finger, and a grade-four Dao Pill flew out, landing before Elder Feng.
"Yes."
Elder Feng swallowed the grade-four Dao Pill.
Instantly,
a potent medicinal power diffused within his body, and his essence, energy, and spirit began to recover swiftly.
In just a few breaths, he found himself energetic and fully refreshed, completely restored to peak condition!
"How much authority did this branch manager have? What volume of resources and wealth could he mobilize?"
Ye Yunfei asked.
"Within the Wanbao Trading Company, the manager of a branch still holds considerable authority. He can temporarily mobilize resources and wealth, and the amounts can be substantial.
Of course, afterward, he needs to report in detail to the higher-ups at the headquarters, explaining the reasons."
Elder Feng replied.
"Very well. You must immediately use this branch manager's identity to apply for the mobilization of a batch of resources and wealth—the more, the better!
And it must be done quickly. Before the Wanbao Trading Company headquarters discovers that this branch manager has died, extract as many resources and assets from the Wanbao Trading Company as possible!
Also, collect all the wealth of the Wanbao Trading Company branch in Shiyan City and hand it over to me."
Ye Yunfei instructed.
"Alright.
I will go and handle it at once!"
Elder Feng nodded.
Soon, Elder Feng, using the branch manager's name, sent orders to all Wanbao Trading Company branches within the Beihuang Domain, demanding the mobilization of a batch of resources and wealth to be transported to Shiyan City.
Even some branches in regions relatively close to the Beihuang Domain received the orders, requiring them to mobilize large quantities of resources and wealth for shipment to the branch in Shiyan City.
Among the various branches of the Wanbao Trading Company, such mutual transfers of resources and wealth sometimes occurred. Therefore, none of the other Wanbao Trading Company branches became suspicious. Upon receiving the orders, they immediately dispatched personnel, transporting massive amounts of resources and wealth as required toward Shiyan City.
The Wanbao Trading Company was financially powerful and possessed considerable overall strength, utilizing only the most advanced and fastest flying vessels. Therefore, roughly a day later,
personnel from the various branches arrived in Shiyan City one after another, handing over batch after batch of resources and wealth into Elder Feng's hands.
Ultimately, all these resources and wealth ended up in Ye Yunfei's possession.
"The higher-ups of the Wanbao Trading Company saw wealth and grew greedy, attempting to seize my Dao Pills. Consider this incident a lesson for them,"
Ye Yunfei chuckled coldly.
Ye Yunfei knew that the branch manager of the Wanbao Trading Company in Shiyan City had likely acted against him under the direction of the company's headquarters' higher-ups.
Since others had actively provoked him, Ye Yunfei naturally wouldn't be polite!