"So that's Ye Yunfei!
Looks like he's the one who picked clean all the spiritual herbs in these medicinal fields!"
A young man with refined features, a noble bearing, and wearing a black-and-white robe gazed sharply at Ye Yunfei as he spoke.
This young man was none other than Han Yucheng, the talented disciple of the Sun-Moon Sect!
"Hmm?
What sort of treasure is that black little tree? It's certainly extraordinary!"
Very quickly, Wu Yang, Han Yucheng, and all the other disciples of the Wu Clan and Sun-Moon Sect had taken notice of the Black Geng Thunder Wood atop the low hill before Ye Yunfei!
Growing on a silver-white hill, a small black tree presented a strange sight. Anyone could tell that Black Geng Thunder Wood was a remarkable treasure.
Roar! Roar...!
At this moment, the five fearsome demonic beasts also surged forward, gathering around the low hill, all fixing Ye Yunfei with ferocious, murderous glares.
"You will all assist me!
First, we seize that precious tree, then we kill Ye Yunfei!"
Wu Yang shouted to his fellow Wu Clan disciples.
"Yes!"
The Wu Clan disciples gathered behind Wu Yang and responded in unison.
"Prepare yourselves! We seize that precious tree!"
Han Yucheng also whispered quietly to the Sun-Moon Sect disciples.
The Sun-Moon Sect was one of the ancient major powers in the Sacred Domain. When encountering treasures, disciples like them would never shrink back.
"I had hoped to calmly collect the Black Geng Thunder Wood and the Profound Magnetic Mountain.
But now it seems a battle comes first."
Ye Yunfei stood before the Profound Magnetic Mountain, having just intended to claim both it and the Black Geng Thunder Wood. He never expected so many formidable opponents to arrive all at once.
The five demonic beasts each possessed terrifying strength.
Wu Yang and Han Yucheng were also no weaklings.
"You dare to disturb my treasure collection. Are you not afraid of death?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept slowly over the surrounding human martial artists and the five demonic beasts.
"Roar...
Those spiritual herbs and this precious tree belong to us! You humans stealing our treasures—you all deserve to die!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the five demonic beasts roared in rage, their eyes fixed dead on Ye Yunfei, poised to lash out violently.
These five demonic beasts had long dominated this valley, viewing those spiritual herbs and this Black Geng Thunder Wood as their possessions.
Especially the Black Geng Thunder Wood—it took three hundred years to flower, three hundred to bear fruit, and another three hundred to ripen. They had waited an extremely long time. Finally, recently, the fruits of the Black Geng Thunder Wood had matured, ready for harvesting.
Who could have imagined these despicable humans would suddenly barge in, seeking to snatch their treasures?
"These five demonic beasts are all rare, peculiar species. The Bloodline Essence within them is far more advanced than that of the Ancient Demon Race.
Excellent. After beheading these five demonic beasts, I'll extract and preserve their Bloodline Essence for future use in cultivating the Heaven-Devouring Blood Tempering Art!"
Ye Yunfei looked at the five demonic beasts roaring at him and an idea suddenly stirred within.
Although the Ancient Demon Race belonged to a branch of the Demon Race, the level of bloodline within them paled in comparison to true Demons.
Previously, Ye Yunfei had extracted and absorbed vast quantities of Ancient Demon Race Bloodline Essence to cultivate the Heaven-Devouring Blood Tempering Art.
Therefore, Bloodline Essence from the Ancient Demon Race was now of little further use to him!
However, for a time, Ye Yunfei didn't know where to find more advanced Bloodline Essence. So, quite a while had passed since he last cultivated the Heaven-Devouring Blood Tempering Art.
"Ye Yunfei, who the hell do you think you are, daring to speak to me in such a tone?
Fine! In that case, I'll kill you first to avenge my Wu Clan disciples who died!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Wu Yang also flew into a rage.
Wu Clan disciples roamed the Profound Yellow Starfield, always respected and held in high esteem wherever they went.
Now, faced with Ye Yunfei's attitude, how could Wu Yang possibly endure it?
He acted decisively, taking a step forward and flicking his sleeve.
Boom...!
A war halberd shimmering with piercing golden light appeared in his hand and blasted out.
This halberd was a high-grade Respect-ranked artifact!
The halberd instantly expanded with the wind, becoming over ten zhang long, radiating billowing golden light, and shooting toward Ye Yunfei with destructive energy.
As one of the core disciples of the Wu Clan, Wu Yang's combat prowess was undeniably formidable. With his attack, the very heavens and earth around them shook.
Even Han Yucheng and the five demonic beasts showed slight changes of expression at this single strike.
The strength of those five demonic beasts was equivalent to a late-stage Spirit Sculpture realm human martial artist.
And Han Yucheng's strength was roughly on par with Wu Yang's.
"More Wu Clan members. It seems the grudge between me and your Wu Clan grows ever deeper.
Since your Wu Clan dares repeatedly provoke me, prepare to pay the price."
Ye Yunfei's gaze was icy as he spoke.
"Hahaha...
Ye Yunfei, you're delusional!
Who do you think you are?
You, of all people, have the qualifications to make our Wu Clan pay a price?
Utterly delusional!
Our Wu Clan is not like the Ancient Demon Race! Pulling out a single hair from our Wu Clan is thicker than the entire leg of the Ancient Demon Race!
Ye Yunfei, to our Wu Clan, you are nothing but an ant we can casually crush!
I'll slay you, this ant, right now!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Wu Yang was so angry he laughed.
Boom! Crash...!
At that moment, the war halberd, like a golden serpent, claws outstretched, tore through the sky and blasted to a position right in front of Ye Yunfei.
"Master, be careful!"
Hu Miao cried out.
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei unleashed the Heavenly Soul Sword, instantly attacking Wu Yang's soul sea.
Not long before, Ye Yunfei had drained over a thousand Soul Devouring Beasts, undergoing a qualitative leap in his Soul Power.
Correspondingly, the power of the Heavenly Soul Sword Ye Yunfei now unleashed had naturally increased tremendously!
It could be said that now, Ye Yunfei could face off against late-stage Spirit Sculpture realm opponents using the Heavenly Soul Sword alone!
"Argh!"
Wu Yang had no idea Ye Yunfei's soul power was this formidable or that he cultivated such a high-level soul martial technique. Caught off guard, he let out a miserable scream, feeling as if his head was splitting apart. He staggered back dozens of steps.
Hummmm...
The Five Elements Spirit Swords shot out from within Ye Yunfei's body, forming the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. Like five serpents, they collided with the golden war halberd.
Clang...!
After a deafening clang of clear metal striking metal, the golden war halberd was sent staggering backward.
Wu Yang's golden war halberd was merely a high-grade Respect-ranked artifact.
Whereas Ye Yunfei's Five Elements Spirit Swords had already been refined with dozens of Respect-ranked artifacts, making them of even higher quality.
If not for Wu Yang's profound spiritual power, that single strike would have already ground the golden war halberd into dust!
"Impossible!
Ye Yunfei, you're only at the early-stage Soul Essence realm. How can your combat power be so strong?!"
Wu Yang couldn't accept this at all and roared.
With his strength, how could he have suffered losses in the recent exchange, falling to a disadvantage?
Swoosh!
Before Wu Yang's roar faded, a black streak of light abruptly appeared before him, shooting toward his head.
Dark Thorn!
Clang!
Another golden war halberd shot out from within Wu Yang's body, blocking Dark Thorn. Wu Yang was startled. Dark Thorn's sneak attack was far too bizarre and sudden. He had barely reacted in time.
"Fine, fine, fine!
Ye Yunfei, I never imagined a remote, backward place like the Tianxuan Continent would produce a genius like you.
No wonder you dared to wreak havoc in the Ancient Demon World. You do have some skill.
It's just a pity that before me, you're still not enough!
Ye Yunfei, you've successfully angered me now. Next, I will unleash my full power and kill you!"
Wu Yang said through gritted teeth, his face filled with fury.
As soon as his words fell...
Boom...!
A violent, berserk pressure of spiritual energy erupted from his body like a volcano erupting.
The spiritual energy pressure he was now unleashing was indeed far stronger than before.
It seemed he truly hadn't gone all-out just now!
Han Yucheng and the five demonic beasts temporarily did not make a move.
They could see that both Ye Yunfei and Wu Yang possessed formidable strength.
Now that Ye Yunfei and Wu Yang were clashing, Han Yucheng and the five demonic beasts were quite happy to watch the show.
They secretly hoped Ye Yunfei and Wu Yang would fight until both were severely injured, reducing the number of powerful rivals for the treasures.
"Unleashing your full power won't help. Someone like you cannot kill me."
Ye Yunfei fixed his cold gaze on Wu Yang.
"Ye Yunfei, die!"
Wu Yang let out a furious roar and attacked with explosive rage.