"Now, I shall impart to you a battle formation—the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formation.
This formation is arrayed according to the eight trigrams of the Ba Gua. The eight positions generate and restrain each other, linked in an unbroken chain. Once you have trained yourselves to full proficiency, your combat strength will coalesce into a single concentrated force, and it can even be doubled in intensity.
At the same time, I will refine a batch of Blood-Melting Vitality Pills for you. These are Ninth Grade Dao Pills that can temporarily overdraw your latent potential.
The Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formation, combined with the Blood-Melting Vitality Pills, will allow you to easily slay experts at the early Star Bridge Realm!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze slowly swept over the 145 Imperial Realm slaves before him as he spoke.
"Although taking the Blood-Melting Vitality Pills does carry certain aftereffects, rest assured—I possess a vast quantity of medicinal pills. They will be more than sufficient afterward to completely restore your bodies."
Ye Yunfei added.
He knew that the enemies he would face next would likely all be at the Star Bridge Realm level.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei needed to prepare some trump cards for himself, for unforeseen circumstances.
These Imperial Realm slaves before him, along with the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formation and the Blood-Melting Vitality Pills, would become one of Ye Yunfei's trump cards!
"We obey our Master's arrangements!"
The 145 Imperial Realm slaves chorused.
Hearing that they could slay early Star Bridge Realm experts, these Imperial Realm slaves each felt a stirring of excitement and anticipation.
Star Bridge Realm experts, to those at the Imperial Realm like them, had always been lofty and unattainable existences!
"Good. Next, you must seize the time and train diligently in the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formation. Strive to become thoroughly proficient in this battle formation as quickly as possible."
Ye Yunfei took out 145 jade slips and, with a wave of his hand, sent one to float before each of the Imperial Realm slaves.
The Imperial Realm slaves hurriedly stored away the jade slips.
These slips contained detailed information on the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formation.
The Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formation was an extremely precious battle formation, its value immeasurable. Under normal circumstances, Ye Yunfei would not pass it on to outsiders.
However, everyone present were now his slaves, so Ye Yunfei imparted this formation to them.
"Very well. You should devote yourselves to training in the formation now."
Ye Yunfei said.
"Yes!"
All the Imperial Realm slaves answered together.
Thereupon, these Imperial Realm slaves found a place within the Phantom Tower and began collectively training in the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formation.
As for Ye Yunfei, he took out his Pill Cauldron and a batch of medicinal herbs, and began refining Blood-Melting Vitality Pills.
At the same time.
A certain region of starry space.
A large starship hovered there.
This starship was of an exceedingly high grade, the type specifically designed for long-distance travel through the void. The vast cosmos was filled with danger, especially in remote and treacherous regions of space, where a single misstep could mean total destruction.
Therefore, ships of insufficient grade were simply incapable of undertaking long-distance journeys through the universe.
Inside this starship, in a corner, lay a middle-aged man covered in blood.
It was Ye Tianpeng!
"So you're that harlot Miao Ziqiong's paramour?
You're far too weak. Less than an insect.
Compared to you, such an insect, our Second Young Master is like a divine dragon in the heavens. A thousand, ten thousand insects like you cannot compare to a single strand of hair on our Second Young Master's head.
I truly cannot understand why that harlot Miao Ziqiong would ever take a fancy to a worthless insect like you."
An old man with a sinister, hawkish countenance stood before Ye Tianpeng, looking him over with utter contempt.
Standing beside this old man were several dozen men, each exuding sharp auras with piercing eyes.
"No matter how strong your Second Young Master's cultivation is, no matter how high his status, it pales in comparison to the genuine love between Zi Qiong and myself.
Your Second Young Master could not win Zi Qiong's true heart, and so he resorts to such filthy, despicable methods to deal with my family. Truly, he is a petty man of narrow-minded jealousy, utterly lacking in magnanimity.
Now I finally understand why Zi Qiong did not choose your Pang Clan's Second Young Master all those years ago. She was right."
Ye Tianpeng raised his head with difficulty, meeting the old man's gaze directly, enunciating each word clearly.
"How dare you insult our Second Young Master! Seeking death!"
Enraged, the old man raised his foot and kicked Ye Tianpeng.
*Thud!*
Ye Tianpeng's body was sent flying high, blood spouting repeatedly from his mouth, his face pale as paper.
"Hahaha...
It is not I who insults him. I speak the truth. Your Pang Clan's Second Young Master has always been a petty, jealous man.
Losing a contest for a woman, he uses these filthy, despicable methods to vent his frustration. Does he behave like a man? Is he even fit to be called a man?"
Ye Tianpeng laughed coldly as he spoke.
"If the Second Young Master hadn't ordered me to capture you alive, I would have ripped you limb from limb long ago, you miserable insect!"
The old man's face darkened to an extreme degree.
As his voice fell, he delivered another kick.
Ye Tianpeng's body was sent flying once more, crashing heavily onto the ground in the distance. He coughed up over a dozen mouthfuls of blood in succession, his aura wilting to the extreme.
"Elder Steward!
All those we dispatched to capture that bastard have vanished.
It is estimated that they are already dead."
Suddenly, a man hurried to the old man's side and reported.
"Oh?
Three experts at the (Late) Imperial Realm could not handle a young upstart?
In that case, send Pang Song and Pang Wei. They are both at the Star Bridge Realm level. They will surely be able to deal with that bastard.
Also, tell them to act swiftly. We are in a hurry to return and report to the Second Young Master."
The old man said.
"Yes."
That man nodded and turned to leave.
"Fei'er!
You must not harm Fei'er!"
Ye Tianpeng, lying in a pool of blood, suddenly cried out.
"Hehe...
Just wait. Soon enough, your family of four will be reunited.
At that time, the Second Young Master will take his time playing with your whole family."
The old man said with a cold sneer.
"A family of four?
Could it be... I have another child?"
Hearing this, Ye Tianpeng couldn't help but be stunned.
"Oh?
So you didn't know? That's right. That harlot Miao Ziqiong, after being captured and brought back by the Miao Family, was immediately imprisoned in the Miao Family's Heavenly Prison. Later, within that prison, she gave birth to another bastard child—a girl.
That female bastard has been imprisoned inside the Heavenly Prison from the very moment she was born. In all likelihood, she has never seen even half a ray of sunlight from the outside world to this day.
Hahaha...
This is the retribution for your family!
Your family had the audacity to bring such enormous shame upon our Second Young Master. Our Pang Clan will absolutely not let you get away with it!"
The old man threw his head back and laughed maniacally.
"I have a daughter... I have a daughter..."
Ye Tianpeng was instantly dumbfounded, murmuring to himself.
"Zi Qiong... daughter... it is I who am useless. I have failed you..."
Ye Tianpeng sank into the depths of remorse and self-blame.
One day later.
Ye Yunfei had refined a large batch of Blood-Melting Vitality Pills.
"If I can capture another batch of Imperial Realm slaves, and then deploy several Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Battle Formations, I will truly have the confidence to face Star Bridge Realm experts in battle."
Ye Yunfei thought inwardly.
"Hey, kid. I feel like my bloodline is about to ascend to the next level.
However, I'm still lacking some resources.
The pills you refine are the best cultivation resources for me."
A streak of golden light flashed as the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm appeared before Ye Yunfei, addressing him.