Immediately, with Baimu Old Demon's urging, the dark crimson demonic net surged towards the location of Dark Thorn.
Ye Yunfei immediately directed his mind, manipulating Dark Thorn to slip into space.
However, that demonic net seemed able to perceive conditions deep within the spatial layers, relentlessly closing in on the space where Dark Thorn was hiding.
To Ye Yunfei's mild surprise, this dark crimson demonic net actually possessed a touch of spatial properties. It slowly began penetrating deeper into the spatial depths, honing in on Dark Thorn!
"The hundred demonic eyes this old monster was born with are truly extraordinary. They contain many types of Daos of Demon Law," Ye Yunfei thought silently. "Unfortunately, his cultivation level is too low, and he's lived within the Xuanhuang Star Domain with a narrow vision and experience. He's simply incapable of unleashing the true power of these hundred eyes."
The next moment.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei focused his will, unleashing his Heavenly Soul Sword to strike into Baimu Old Demon's soul sea.
Baimu Old Demon's body stiffened uncontrollably, his face paling with fear as he hastily mobilized Soul Power to resist the Heavenly Soul Sword.
Seizing this opportunity, Ye Yunfei recalled Dark Thorn.
"Who is it?! Get out here and face me!" Baimu Old Demon roared angrily as he recovered his senses.
In just this brief moment, almost half the Ancient Demon Race members within this city who were at the Great Perfection Dantian realm and Primordial Soul realm had been killed! Baimu City was Baimu Old Demon's territory, and this enraged him greatly.
"A moment ago, you claimed you would make me learn my place. From what I see, your power doesn't look that impressive."
A voice tinged with mockery sounded from outside Baimu City.
"Who?!" Demon King Wuque, Baimu Old Demon, and the other high-ranking Ancient Demon Race members were simultaneously shocked, their gazes all turning to peer beyond the city walls.
There, they saw a young human hovering in mid-air, his gaze fixed upon them with a cold sneer.
"Ye Yunfei! It's you!" Demon King Wuque roared first.
For several days now, the Three Great Demon Kings and a group of high-ranking members had led troops scouring the Demon Domain for any trace of Ye Yunfei, yet they'd found none. They never imagined that Ye Yunfei would now actively seek them out!
"So that's Ye Yunfei?" Baimu Old Demon also roared. "Such immense gall! To truly dare come cause trouble at my Baimu City!"
"Attack together! Seal off this space!" Demon King Wuque secretly transmitted a message to the other Ancient Demon Race experts. He knew that Ye Yunfei's most troublesome ability was his grasp of spatial energy—his ability to slip into space at any time.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The next instant, Demon King Wuque, along with the Ancient Demon Race experts, all burst into motion, charging out of the city.
Boom!
Accompanying Demon King Wuque's movement, a terrifying demonic pressure erupted, transforming into a bloody demonic cloud so vast it blotted out the sky. It rolled towards Ye Yunfei like a tide.
Ye Yunfei's body sank. "Truly living up to his reputation as one of the three great kings," he thought grimly. "Even at this distance, the demonic pressure he releases is this terrifying. If he got a bit closer, I wouldn't be able to withstand it!" His gaze grew more serious.
Swish!
Baimu Old Demon also urged that dark crimson net forward. It soared through the air like a cast fishing net, descending to capture Ye Yunfei.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei immediately unleashed his Heavenly Soul Sword, sending attacks into the soul seas of both Demon King Wuque and Baimu Old Demon.
Once again, Baimu Old Demon's body stiffened, a mixture of shock and fury twisting his features. Baimu Old Demon possessed the strength of a middle-stage Soul Formation cultivator, capable of fighting late-stage Soul Formation experts thanks to his hundred demonic eyes. However, his level of Soul Power was only at the middle stage of Soul Formation, so he struggled against the Heavenly Soul Sword attack. Pain that threatened to split his skull as if it would explode lanced through him.
Demon King Wuque's movements also halted, his face paling.
The Heavenly Soul Sword as unleashed with Ye Yunfei's current level of Soul Power was now capable of threatening late-stage Soul Formation cultivators in a preliminary manner. This was one of Ye Yunfei's trump cards for daring to infiltrate Ancient Demon Race territory—at a critical moment, he could rely on the Heavenly Soul Sword to restrain a powerful enemy, buying himself time to escape!
Furthermore, Ye Yunfei was now at the early stage of the Primordial Soul realm. He had also advanced the Nine-Yang Scripture to the Second Sun stage. And finally, the Devouring Heaven-Mouth among his Nine Palace Tattoo Totem Spirits had dramatically increased in strength. Currently, Ye Yunfei's overall combat power was at least equivalent to a mid-stage Soul Formation cultivator. Paired with his exceptional physical body, Ye Yunfei was barely able to withstand the demonic pressure emanating from Demon King Wuque.
Whoosh!
In the brief instant that both Demon King Wuque and Baimu Old Demon were slowed, Ye Yunfei was already in motion. He slipped into space and vanished.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Demon King Wuque, Baimu Old Demon, and the other Ancient Demon Race experts all charged out of the city, arriving at the spot where Ye Yunfei had just stood. Every one of their faces was dark and grim.
"I truly never imagined," Demon King Wuque said in a low voice, his expression ugly, "that within the Xuanhuang Star Domain, someone—and a young human boy at that—could cultivate spatial energy to such a degree. It's unheard of!"
"He is likely still nearby! Everyone, continue the search!" Baimu Old Demon barked fiercely.
Immediately, a large number of Ancient Demon Race troops scattered beyond the city walls, scouring everywhere for Ye Yunfei's trace.
However, Ye Yunfei was deep within spatial layers. No matter how powerful an expert came, they would be unable to detect his trace. Unless a specialist in spatial energy arrived, no one could find Ye Yunfei! Nevertheless, spatial energy was one of the most obscure and difficult energies to cultivate in the world. Ye Yunfei estimated that the entire Xuanhuang Star Domain might not have a second expert whose skill in spatial energy could rival his own.
"Let it be, for now. Best to avoid a direct clash with the Three Demon Kings," Ye Yunfei decided from deep within space. Silently, he retreated into the distance.
For over an hour, Demon King Wuque, Baimu Old Demon, and their troops searched near Baimu City, utterly unable to find any trace of Ye Yunfei.
"He's already gone," Demon King Wuque said through gritted teeth, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon.
By this time, Ye Yunfei was already far from Baimu City, standing atop a mountain ridge in a remote mountain range.
Hu Miao, Huang Shang, Elder Feng, Tang Biao, and Tang Wu stood at his side.
"Young Master Ye," Tang Wu began. "Our captured Tang clansmen, as well as your people from the Tianxuan Continent, have been divided into two groups. One group is within the Ancient Demon Clan's Guyao Realm, acting as servants and slaves. The other group has been dispatched to desolate planets or Small Worlds to mine various ores. They are given the most exhausting, back-breaking labor."
For this upcoming invasion of the Guyao Realm, aside from settling scores with the Ancient Demon Race, Ye Yunfei also aimed to rescue the captives from Tianxuan Continent and the Tang Clan.
"Very well," Ye Yunfei said, his gaze turning towards the central region of the Demon Domain. "Next, we will breach the Guyao Realm!"
The Guyao Realm was a Small World, and its entrance was located right at the very center of the Demon Domain.
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, Elder Feng, Tang Wu, and Tang Biao all felt their spirits lift. Simultaneously, tension tightened their nerves. Breaching the Guyao Realm meant that a true, hard-fought battle was about to begin!