In just a few moments, Ye Yunfei had already slaughtered over half of the hundreds of Soul Formation Realm experts.
Everyone else had already escaped from the Profound Magnetic Mountain.
Ye Yunfei suddenly reached out and beckoned. The mountain beneath his feet trembled faintly before continuously shrinking. In moments, it transformed into a small hill only the size of a fist, landing upon Ye Yunfei's palm.
"That mountain really is a magical artifact! It seems Ye Yunfei has already refined it!"
Seeing this, the crowd suddenly understood.
"Judging by the power of this artifact, it is highly likely to be an Innate Treasure!" someone guessed.
Innate Treasure!
Everyone was startled.
The next moment.
"Run!"
Every single person turned and fled.
The combat prowess Ye Yunfei had already displayed was astonishing enough. Combined with an Innate Treasure, no one had any confidence left to continue the fight.
To stay here any longer would be waiting for death!
"Do you think you can escape?"
Ye Yunfei sneered.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ye Yunfei, holding the Profound Magnetic Mountain in his hand, activated the Heavenly Shadow Robe for tenfold acceleration and strode forward.
With Ye Yunfei's current movement speed and another tenfold acceleration, his speed had reached an utterly terrifying level.
In the blink of an eye, he had overtaken all those fleeing.
Buzz…
A tremor passed through Ye Yunfei's palm, and the Profound Magnetic Mountain flew into the air, transforming back into a dozens-of-meters-tall hill, releasing wave after wave of Profound Magnetic Field that spread out continuously.
Instantly, the entire surrounding area was enveloped by the powerful magnetic energy.
Everyone felt their bodies sink.
The Soul Formation Realm experts were faring slightly better and could still withstand the pressure.
As for the Martial practitioners at the Soul Stage and below, each felt as if their bodies were as heavy as a mountain, making every step agonizingly difficult. The weapons and magical artifacts they held also flew out of their hands one after another, getting drawn up toward the Profound Magnetic Mountain suspended in mid-air.
"Members of the Wu Clan, die!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze locked onto the Wu Clan disciples.
Swoosh!
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, Dark Thorn flew out.
Now that the Profound Magnetic Mountain was refined by Ye Yunfei and under his complete control, the weapons and artifacts he launched were unaffected by its magnetic energy.
Thud! Thud! Thud!...
Suppressed by the magnetic field energy, those Wu Clan disciples were utterly unable to dodge. One after another, their heads were pierced by Dark Thorn. Within moments, they were all completely slaughtered.
The entire process took less than a single breath!
During the earlier battle atop the mountain, the few strongest experts among this group of Wu Clan disciples had already been killed by Ye Yunfei. Those who remained were relatively weaker.
"You must be from the Sun-Moon Sect. Since you dared to provoke me, go ahead and die."
Ye Yunfei's cold gaze shifted to the Sun-Moon Sect disciples clad in alternating black and white robes.
"Ye Yunfei, provoking you was indeed our mistake. However, our Sun-Moon Sect holds no great grievance against you. Please let us leave," Han Yucheng gritted his teeth and said.
"Why should I let you leave? Give me a reason," Ye Yunfei said coldly.
"If you are willing to spare us, I am willing to offer compensation."
Han Yucheng retrieved several spatial rings and, with a wave of his hand, sent them floating before Ye Yunfei.
"Ye Yunfei, if you spare me, I'm also willing to offer compensation!"
"Brother, it's true that we met through conflict! If you spare my life, please accept these gifts!"
"Great Hero Ye, please, considering it was my first offense against you, spare this dog's life!"
...
Seeing this, the other Martial practitioners immediately followed suit, hastily taking out their spatial rings and sending them before Ye Yunfei.
The previous battle had thoroughly terrified them all!
They understood that if Ye Yunfei started killing again, none of them would escape!
"Alright then. Hand over everything you have on you—all your valuables—and you may avoid death. Otherwise… die!" Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment before declaring.
Truth be told, Ye Yunfei was not a person of cruel, bloodthirsty nature. He only unleashed carnage upon those who provoked him.
Seeing the crowd before him begging and pleading dissipated much of his killing intent.
"What? Hand over everything!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd was dumbfounded.
"Ye Yunfei, you're going too far!" one Martial practitioner shouted.
Thud!
As soon as the man's voice faded, a black light abruptly appeared, piercing through his skull and killing him instantly.
"Unwilling? Then all of you shall die," Ye Yunfei sneered.
Buzz... Buzz...
Powerful waves of Profound Magnetic Field energy vibrated outwards from the Profound Magnetic Mountain.
"I'll give it! Don't kill me! I'll give you everything!"
Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore. They took out all their valuables and offered them to Ye Yunfei.
"I'll give too!"
With someone taking the lead, many immediately followed suit.
Thus, Martial practitioners scrambled to take out everything they had, vying to hand it all over to Ye Yunfei.
Finally, even the strongest experts present—Han Yucheng, the Ninth Prince, the youth in purple robes, and the rest—also took out all their belongings and offered them to Ye Yunfei.
The decisively lethal demeanor Ye Yunfei had displayed made them understand that if they did not comply with his demands, he definitely would not let them go.
In the end, everyone handed over all their valuables. Then, turning around one after another, they quickly departed.
Within moments, everyone had left, clearing the area entirely.
Leaving only a ground littered with corpses!
"Master, the power of this Profound Magnetic Mountain is immense!"
Hu Miao emerged from the Phantom Shadow Tower, gazing excitedly at the mountain suspended in mid-air.
"This Profound Magnetic Mountain's true power has not yet been fully unleashed," Ye Yunfei chuckled. With a wave of his hand, the mountain rapidly shrank. In the blink of an eye, it transformed back to fist-size, landing on his palm.
Ye Yunfei stored away the Profound Magnetic Mountain.
"Let's go. We'll continue exploring and treasure hunting," Ye Yunfei said.
Then, Ye Yunfei summoned Huang Shang and the five fellow students from the academy. Leading everyone, he left the valley.
"Is the Heavenly Dao Tower really within the Divine Fall Land? Or did Zhen Xuanzi hide the tower somewhere else on Tianhuang Star, instead of within the Divine Fall Land?"
Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of the Heavenly Dao Tower.
Ye Yunfei retrieved the jade slip left by Zhen Xuanzi, probing it with his Soul Power.
Immediately, a map appeared within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea.
This map contained detailed topographic features such as mountains and rivers. Moreover, a small red dot was marked upon it.
This red dot was likely the location where the Heavenly Dao Tower was hidden.
Ye Yunfei studied this map over a dozen times, committing it firmly to memory.
If he ever encountered terrain matching that on the map, Ye Yunfei was confident he would instantly recognize it.
Within the Xuanhuang Star Domain, there existed a legend: whomever obtained the Heavenly Dao Tower could dominate the Xuanhuang Star Domain, or even, rule the entire cosmos!
Thus, Ye Yunfei was also quite interested in the Heavenly Dao Tower, eager to see what was so precious about it.