Xiao Fei, having just occupied the Silver Horn people's world, was simultaneously attacked by the remaining two worlds.
These two worlds were not as accommodating as Emperor Gui Yi. They intended to strike and devour him while he was still finding his footing.
However, neither of them had expected Xiao Fei's side to display extraordinary resilience. After a prolonged battle, they were unable to conquer him and could only increase their investment.
To their surprise, Emperor Gui Yi was now leading his army in a surprise attack from the rear.
Emperor Gui Yi's strike this time was full-force, with an unstoppable momentum. By the time this world reacted, Emperor Gui Yi had already begun to devour its primordial spirit.
They wanted to return to rescue their forces but were held back by Xiao Fei's full-force counterattack, leaving them unable to split their attention.
The final outcome of this battle was Emperor Gui Yi successfully devouring one artifact spirit and seizing two Creation Jade Disks.
Emperor Gui Yi now possessed a total of four Creation Jade Disks, with four worlds fused together.
Xiao Fei held three Creation Jade Disks, with three worlds fused together.
There was also one remaining artifact spirit, holding two Creation Jade Disks, with two worlds merged into one.
On the surface, it appeared to be a three-way standoff. However, the two most powerful factions were in an alliance.
The remaining artifact spirit, with only two Creation Jade Disks, was already trembling with fear.
"Young Master, what do we do next?"
Xiao Fei naturally understood Huang Feifei's intentions, as did everyone else.
Currently, Xiao Fei and Emperor Gui Yi were in an alliance, but this relationship would not last long.
The moment the last artifact spirit was eliminated, Xiao Fei and Emperor Gui Yi would turn on each other.
Even if they wished to coexist peacefully, the master behind the Creation Jade Disks would not permit it.
"Now Emperor Gui Yi has once again devoured and merged two worlds. Once he digests them, his strength will surpass ours."
Xiao Fei patted Huang Feifei's shoulder, indicating that he had made his decision.
"Issue an order for everyone to rest for three days. After three days, prepare to attack the last world."
"Also, Feifei, you are to go there. If they can surrender directly, that would be even better. The conditions will be similar to those of the Silver Horn people."
...
A month later, Xiao Fei personally led his army to flatten the last world, severing the head of their leader, devouring his primordial spirit, and forcefully plundering the two Creation Jade Disks.
He had initially hoped for a peaceful resolution and had sent Huang Feifei to negotiate with them.
However, not everyone possessed the magnanimity of the Silver Horn people's leader.
This final artifact spirit, knowing its insufficient strength and the inevitability of its demise, was unwilling to give up.
This being would rather drag all the living beings of the world down with them in a desperate gamble for a slim chance of victory.
People's thoughts are always different.
...
Two years later, Xiao Fei had successfully devoured and merged two Creation Jade Disks and two worlds.
His world had expanded considerably. Within his world, there were now sun, moon, and stars, as well as day and night, and the changes of the four seasons.
The speed of time's passage within his world had also reached 300 times.
However, they were all currently within the Creation Jade Disks, and compared to the outside world, the speed of this time flow held little significance.
Among his subordinates, a large group of powerful individuals had been cultivated. With Xiao Fei's resource support, Ji Wudi and Zhu Yu had also successfully cultivated to the Supreme realm.
Xiao Fei's situation differed from that of ordinary Supreme realm powerhouses. By devouring other artifact spirits, he had become the most powerful artifact spirit of the Creation Jade Disks.
Not only did his personal strength far surpass the Supreme realm, but he could also freely control the Creation Jade Disks.
During this period, Xiao Fei and Emperor Gui Yi had both tacitly avoided each other. They had not met since their last encounter.
After so many years of interaction, they had been enemies at times, but more often they had been at peace.
There even existed a subtle friendship between them.
If they were not pushed to the brink, neither of them truly wished to engage in a life-or-death struggle; there was no need for it.
Therefore, when the final moment of desperation arrived, they both chose to remain hidden, content to live peacefully for another day.
However, their wishes were beautiful, but how could the powers behind them tolerate such a situation?
One day, both of them went mad simultaneously, their eyes bloodshot as they attacked each other.
"Ahhh..."
The two individuals, having lost their sanity, fought without any discernible pattern, unleashing various divine abilities purely on instinct.
They fought in this manner for a month. At this moment, a tiny point of light suddenly illuminated in Xiao Fei's divine soul.
The instant the light appeared, Xiao Fei's face showed a look of struggle, appearing even contorted and twisted.
After a few more breaths, the expression of struggle and distortion on his face remained unchanged, but a hint of clarity returned to his eyes.
However, he did not immediately withdraw from the battle. Instead, he maintained his original state and continued to fight Emperor Gui Yi.
This was something he had spent a long time concocting in secret.
This feeling of losing one's sanity, being controlled, and being unable to act independently was extremely difficult to bear.
Xiao Fei had been secretly devising ways to resist.
However, the person behind the scenes was simply too powerful, and many of his methods were useless against such an existence.
Thus, he could only resort to crude methods, being ruthless to himself.
Xiao Fei had established a restriction on his divine soul, which would automatically erupt at regular intervals.
During the eruption of the restriction, he would experience immense pain, comparable to having his soul extracted and refined. A normal person would become a true madman after enduring it for a period.
In this extreme pain, Xiao Fei finally regained his sanity and clarity.
However, Xiao Fei did not wish to reveal this method now. He absolutely could not let the person behind the scenes detect it.
The two continued to fight like this until half a year later. Both were exhausted and slumped, having failed to determine a victor.
At this point, Huang Feifei gestured to a cultivator beside her.
"I see they are both at their limit. Go and help the Young Master back."
The cultivator received the order and stepped forward to help Xiao Fei.
Simultaneously, a cultivator from Emperor Gui Yi's side also stepped forward, intending to help Emperor Gui Yi back.
Just as these two were about to forcibly pull Xiao Fei and Emperor Gui Yi back, two bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking them directly.
These two cultivators instantly turned to dust under the lightning.
It seemed that the powers behind the scenes did not permit others to interfere in the battle between the two artifact spirits.
Seeing this, they could only allow the two to continue their fight.
This battle continued for another half a year.
By this time, Xiao Fei felt the controlling force on him disappear.
Emperor Gui Yi's situation was much the same.
The two lay in the ruins, utterly exhausted, and turned to look at each other.
"Hahaha..."
"Survived another tribulation!"