Ye Fan’s foot stepped out of the door.
Countless monsters rushed towards Ye Fan as if they had gone mad!
In just a moment, Ye Fan was submerged by the monster army!
Everyone stared intently at this scene, not daring to even breathe.
Could he…
Could he do it…
“Rrrrip…”
From within the pile of monsters, a faint tearing sound came.
It was as if something was being ripped apart with raw force.
However, the sound was too soft to be heard clearly.
The monster army layered on top of each other, looking like a small mountain.
The outer monsters desperately tried to burrow inwards, their posture resembling students at mealtime…
Unfortunately, Ye Fan was surrounded, and no one could see what was happening inside.
Soon.
A quarter of an hour passed.
A wave of unease washed over everyone.
Why hadn’t the mighty one made a move yet?
Could he really do it…
What they didn’t know was that Ye Fan, deep in the center of the monsters, was experiencing an unprecedentedly intense sensation.
His current cultivation was at the peak of Void Returning, with an actual combat power of roughly peak Out-of-Body stage.
But his most formidable attribute was his defense!
When he was at the Golden Core stage, his defense was already around the third to fifth level of the Incarnation stage.
Now, at the peak of Void Returning, this disparity seemed even more pronounced!
Although he hadn’t officially tested it, those several monsters at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage were completely unable to break through his defenses!
The faint tearing sound from before was merely his clothes being ripped apart.
The monsters’ claws and fangs couldn’t even leave a scratch.
And the reason Ye Fan hadn’t made a move sooner…
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but that he couldn’t…
The monsters couldn’t break through his defenses.
But he couldn’t do anything to the monsters either…
Being covered in them was quite overwhelming…
The monsters seemed to have dull minds.
Even though they couldn't inflict any damage on Ye Fan, they continued to gnaw and tear at him.
As the monsters moved, a large amount of viscous fluid dripped onto Ye Fan.
But Ye Fan did not get infected like others; it seemed the fluid had no effect on him.
However, being sticky and damp all over made him very uncomfortable.
Suddenly!
The peculiar sensation he had experienced inside the stone world, within the internal universe, reappeared.
A bright light suddenly illuminated Ye Fan’s forehead!
The light coalesced into a complex and mysterious rune.
Ye Fan felt his body fill with power!
The power was so overflowing that it made him feel uncomfortable, as if he was about to burst.
Ye Fan immediately roared!
“Damn it!”
“Boom——!”
The monster army, piled up like a human pyramid, was instantly blasted away!
Ye Fan’s figure reappeared in everyone’s sight!
Only now, his appearance had changed slightly from before.
Ye Fan’s body was enveloped in a faint white light.
Three runes vaguely appeared on his brow and within his pupils.
However, the runes were somewhat blurry, and the onlookers couldn't see them clearly.
In short, he looked incredibly imposing!
However, his tattered clothes somewhat diminished his impressive appearance…
Without the special effects, at first glance, he looked like he had just been robbed…
“Roar——!”
The monsters roared and charged at Ye Fan again!
Ye Fan clenched his right fist, then swung it out!
“Boom——!”
The dozen or so monsters charging at him were immediately sent flying!
Hiss—!
Everyone gasped in disbelief!
As expected of a mighty figure!
These monsters, which had terrified Old Ancestor Yade to the point of wetting himself, were so easily and brutally repelled by him!
In fact, it wasn't just them.
Even Ye Fan himself was stunned!
His strength, at best, was only at the peak of the Out-of-Body stage, but these demonic beasts were all at the Nascent Soul stage or higher.
The highest even reached the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage!
A single small stage was an insurmountable gulf, let alone four!
What was this power that suddenly appeared within him?
It was so ferocious?
As his mind wandered, the monsters behind him attacked!
Ye Fan quickly cast aside his distractions and focused on the fight!
Because his punches produced sonic booms and AOE effects, Ye Fan could send a large group of monsters flying with each strike!
Adugen!
Haoyougen!
Jiabuluogen!
…
The scene was incredibly brutal!
Much like a certain hack-and-slash game!
At this moment, Ye Fan was like a god descending to earth!
After fighting for a while, Ye Fan finally discovered something peculiar.
Each of his attacks was accompanied by a burst of light in the shape of a large rune.
The appearance of the rune was very familiar; it was the same kind he had seen within the stone world!
After these rune lights appeared, the purple-black mist on the monsters visibly thinned.
As the mist dissipated, the monsters’ speed and strength also decreased.
It seemed that the source of these monsters’ power came entirely from this purple-black mist.
Ye Fan suddenly realized.
It wasn’t that he had become stronger, but that the monsters had been weakened!
Regardless, this was a good thing!
Ye Fan shook off his distracting thoughts and focused on his "mowing" the grass.
Watching the monsters fly everywhere, Old Ancestor Yade and the others were dumbfounded.
My goodness!
This is too ferocious!
Is this the power of a true master?!
…
Five minutes later, the battle ended!
The monsters lay strewn across the ground, motionless.
Without the purple-black mist, they looked like dried corpses.
Their features were contorted and hideous, suggesting they had suffered greatly before death.
Ye Fan cracked his neck, and the light and runes on his body finally dissipated.
This was the first time he had engaged in such a hearty and exhilarating fight since his transmigration.
To be honest, it was quite satisfying!
Ye Fan glanced at the shrine in the deepest part.
“Let’s go.”
…
Along the way, the group encountered wave after wave of monsters.
These monsters, regardless of their cultivation level or speed, became increasingly monstrous.
There was no need to even engage in combat.
As soon as these monsters appeared, Old Ancestor Yade and the others were so overwhelmed by the terrifying pressure that they soiled themselves!
However, no matter how monstrous these monsters became, they seemed to have no effect on Ye Fan.
Regardless of their cultivation realm, they were all knocked down by Ye Fan’s fists!
And all the purple-black mist from the monsters was absorbed by Ye Fan, without exception.
By this point, Old Ancestor Yade and the others no longer had any doubts.
If Ye Fan were truly allied with the monsters, they would not have survived this long.
Although they didn’t know how Ye Fan managed it, it…
didn't matter anymore…
Several hours later.
The group finally arrived before the hall in the deepest part.
The entire hall was completely enveloped in purple-black mist.
Just standing outside the entrance, they felt they could barely breathe.
They truly couldn't imagine what terrifying entity lay within…
“Screech—”
The old wooden door let out a grating, teeth-jarring friction sound.
Ye Fan took the lead and walked inside.
The shrine was about a hundred zhang in area, with carvings of sacrificial scenes covering the walls and roof.
However, no other furniture or decorations were visible.
Only on the opposite wall stood a solitary throne.
The throne was about ten zhang in size.
And upon it lay the source of all this!
It was a beast with a peculiar form.
No, it could no longer be described as just a beast.
Ye Fan was unsure if it even belonged to the category of living beings.
For the entity itself was entirely composed of that purple-black mist!
Its face, at first glance, resembled a rat.
Its pupils emitted an eerie red glow.
On its back, were spikes formed from condensed purple-black mist.
On either side of its ribs were a pair of tattered purple-black wings.
Within the wings, one could vaguely discern numerous eyes.
A single glance instilled a profound sense of unease in the heart!
Its elongated body and tail merged with the mist floating around the throne.
Old Ancestor Yade and the others quickly lowered their heads, daring not to look directly.
As if sensing the arrival of the group, the monster slowly raised its head.