Chapter 624: Battle

The two of them led Ye Feng and Yu Hong through a journey of a full day and a half before finally reaching Bas’s residence.
It was a magnificent palace, but Ye Feng and Yu Hong could see at a glance that it wasn’t a spiritual treasure but rather an ordinary building, constructed with considerable labor and resources. Since it wasn’t a spiritual treasure, the palace was extremely vulnerable to damage—like a house built from foam for adults to live in.
Since it wasn’t their opponent’s spiritual treasure, Ye Feng and Yu Hong wouldn’t be suppressed by it upon entering.
“Stop! Why have you brought two outsiders back?” The guard eyed the man with the horse-like face warily.
“These two were encountered by us on the road. They admire Lord Bas greatly and wish to join us. We saw that they are quite strong, so we brought them here to show Lord Bas.” The man with the horse-like face was clearly an old hand; lying to him was as easy as breathing.
“Then go in!” After examining Ye Feng and Yu Hong carefully, the guard finally allowed them to pass.
Led by the man with the horse-like face and the bearded man, the four of them passed through several checkpoints before entering the hall.
In the center of the hall stood a golden chair, and on it sat someone quietly. Upon hearing the footsteps of Ye Feng and the others, the person slowly opened their eyes, and a powerful aura began to rise.
“Who are you?” Still seated, the person’s powerful aura reached its peak, as if ready to attack at any moment, making the man with the horse-like face and the bearded man breathe heavily.
“Lord, it’s Old Ma,” the man with the horse-like face managed to say after some effort. “These two…”
“I’ll explain,” Ye Feng interrupted him. “You must be Bas, the ruler of this region?”
“That’s right, I am Bas,” Bas replied nonchalantly, not taking Ye Feng and the others seriously. “I heard at the entrance that you want to join me, right?”
Ye Feng was taken aback and shook his head. “I’m not here to join you. I’m here to rob you. I heard you’ve used various methods to rob many passersby. There must be plenty of valuable things here, right?”

“Rob me?” Bas laughed heartily after hearing that. He couldn’t understand why this young man was speaking so arrogantly, given his rather mediocre cultivation level. “You, a mere being at the Star Universe level, actually dare to rob me? Even if you include that little guy next to you at the early stage of the False Void level… you’re definitely no match for me.”
Only then did Ye Feng remember that after using the physical puppet earlier, he hadn’t concealed his aura at all. His aura strength was indeed only at the peak of the Star Universe level. No wonder Bas had looked down on him.
“Whether we’re rivals or not, you’ll find out if you give it a try!” Ye Feng said with a smile.
Bas slowly stood up. He wasn’t tall, with a prominent scar on his left cheek running from above his left eyebrow down to his chin, giving him a somewhat ferocious appearance. A powerful domain instantly covered the entire area, enveloping both Ye Feng and Yu Hong as well.
The moment they were enclosed by the domain, the two immediately activated their own domains to counter it. Although they might not be able to counterbalance Bas’s domain, activating their own domains could at least mitigate its effects to some extent.
“Hmph, let you see what a true strong being at the False Void level is really capable of.” Bas sneered. He was confident he was invincible the moment he unleashed his domain.
Inside the domain, Bas finally attacked Ye Feng and Yu Hong. Two streams of purple lightning struck at them—destruction techniques of the lightning element, ones Ye Feng was familiar with.
“Interesting. It’s destruction techniques of the lightning element,” Ye Feng said with a smile. “Then let’s use force against force! Let’s see whose technique is stronger!”
As he spoke, Ye Feng casually swung his right hand twice, and two streams of purple lightning spun out, heading straight for Bas’s attacks.
In the blink of an eye, the two attacks collided. Crackling sounds of lightning erupted continuously, followed by two loud booms. Ye Feng even felt the space around him trembling.
After the loud noises, the morning mist dissipated. Ye Feng’s Spiral Energy was still there, though much smaller in size, still aimed straight at Bas.
“What?” Bas was stunned by the result. He never expected Ye Feng’s attack power to be even greater than his own. Unexpectedly, his own attacks dissipated while Ye Feng’s attack remained, seemingly targeting his head.

After hastily dealing with the energy from Ye Feng’s attacks, Ba Si rushed at him. Since long-range attacks gave him no advantage, close combat seemed to be the better choice. Seeing Ba Si, covered in fiery red flames, charging toward him, Ye Feng immediately understood what he intended to do. It was a fire-based refining technique that could enhance physical strength for close combat. Although he used a physical puppet, its strength at the peak of the Xingyu level was far beyond that of a Pseudo-Empty level body. In a head-on collision, his puppet would likely collapse in just a few strikes, forcing his cultivation to drop back to the Xinghai level and leading to a even worse death. Therefore, Ye Feng was determined not to let Ba Si get close. With no other choice, he had to unleash even more powerful attacks. “Thunder-based Destruction Technique—Eighth Layer! Fifty times greater power!” Ten bolts of lightning shot out from Ye Feng’s fingers, blocking Ba Si’s path forward. Then, he clasped his hands together and quickly formed hundreds of complex seals, causing the five bolts of lightning from his left and right hands to merge rapidly. “Two fingers combined, five consecutive attacks!” Five bolts of lightning, twice as thick as before, were fired, targeting Ba Si’s five vital points. But it wasn’t over yet. After this wave of attacks, Ye Feng formed even more complex seals—nearly two thousand in total—before the lightning in his hands condensed again. “Three fingers combined, two consecutive strikes!” Two even thicker purple spiral bolts of lightning were fired, aiming at Ba Si’s heart and head. Ye Feng’s rapid series of attacks left Yu Hong stunned; he had no chance to counter. What shocked him even more was seeing the finger forces emitted by Ye Feng starting from the second wave of attacks, each carrying terrifying energy capable of easily killing him. Initially thinking it would be a tough fight, Yu Hong never expected it to end so quickly. Though he still wanted to see the outcome, he could already predict that Ba Si had lost completely and was likely to perish…