"What?"

Yan Hui’s eyes widened, his face filled with shock and disbelief; he was utterly dumbfounded.

Without the protection of the years pearl, Yan Hui could no longer resist the erosion of the demon soul banner.

demonic qi and demonic light surged into his body like a tide, and his immortal power plummeted under the continuous suppression of the demonic qi, directly falling from the Late Stage Grand Unity to the Early Grand Unity Stage, severely reducing his strength.

Yan Hui had realized that he was no match for the person in front of him, and staying would only lead to death.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yan Hui’s body erupted in flames, transforming into a red streak of light, and he fled desperately into the distance.

He didn’t even care about the Immortal Cave where he had lived for many years, only wishing to preserve his life.

"Trying to leave?" Fang Hong snorted coldly, immediately unfurling the Swift Wind Wings on his back.

Immortal light flashed on the wings, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, whooshing across a vast distance in an instant, appearing directly in front of Yan Hui’s escape path.

Before Yan Hui could react, Fang Hong reached out and grabbed him by the neck, holding him firmly like a small chicken, rendering him unable to move a single inch.

"Uh, uh... Your... Your Excellency, why are you so ruthless?!"

Yan Hui was choked, his old face turning crimson, filled with terror and confusion, his words broken and intermittent.

He had lived for over ten thousand years and had never imagined that he would one day encounter such a calamity, being so easily subdued by someone.

"Blame your grandson," Fang Hong replied indifferently, his tone flat.

Upon hearing this, Yan Hui felt as if struck by lightning, and the image of his arrogant grandson, Yan Shuai, instantly flashed through his mind.

Only then did Yan Hui suddenly realize that the reason this harbinger of doom had come knocking was entirely because his foolish grandson had provoked someone he shouldn’t have, bringing disaster upon himself.

Yan Hui wanted to say something more, perhaps to beg for mercy or to explain, but Fang Hong gave him no opportunity.

Fang Hong exerted a little force with his palm and directly struck Yan Hui on the forehead.

Yan Hui grunted, his eyes rolled back, and he instantly lost consciousness, knocked out.

Fang Hong, carrying the unconscious Yan Hui, turned and walked towards the Immortal Cave not far away.

He was not in a hurry to kill Yan Hui; instead, he planned to first plunder the treasures in the Immortal Cave, then perform soul searching on Yan Hui to obtain information about the Eight-Claw Clan.

This was Fang Hong’s old trade, and he was very familiar with the operation... After entering the Immortal Cave, Fang Hong plundered all valuable items inside.

Afterward, he threw Yan Hui to the ground, placed his palm on Yan Hui’s head, and began to perform soul searching on him... Half an hour later, Fang Hong emerged from Yan Hui’s Immortal Cave, a satisfied expression on his face.

Through soul searching, he not only obtained detailed information about the Eight-Claw Clan but also learned the specific locations of the Immortal Caves of the various Grand Unity Elders in the clan.

With these specific location details, Fang Hong could visit them one by one to cause trouble, saving a lot of time searching.

The objective was very clear: to kill those Grand Unity realm Sea Clan Elders or Clan Chiefs.

After all, only Sea Clan Cultivators at the Grand Unity realm, when refined into Immortal Pills by the demon gourd, would yield better results and maximize the improvement of his strength.

In the following days, Fang Hong officially launched his demon-slaying plan in the Purple Cloud Sea Domain.

Fang Hong, relying on his powerful strength, traversed between the territories of various Sea Clan groups.

Wherever he went, Grand Unity realm Sea Clan powerhouses fell one after another, and their treasures were plundered.

A month later, all the Grand Unity high-ranking members of the Eight-Claw Clan, once renowned in the Purple Cloud Sea Domain, were completely annihilated by Fang Hong.

Two months later, the Silver Shark Clan, known for its ferocity, also saw its Grand Unity-level Elders and Clan Chiefs perish, all dying at Fang Hong’s hands.

Three months later, the Blue Snake Clan also met the same fate; its Grand Unity high-ranking members were completely eradicated by Fang Hong.

Fang Hong’s figure was like the arrival of the God of Death, stirring up a bloody storm in the Purple Cloud Sea Domain.

Not a single Grand Unity powerhouse of the Sea Clan targeted by Fang Hong managed to survive.

As these high-ranking Sea Clan members fell, more and more Immortal Pills were refined by the demon gourd... A year passed quickly, and all the high-ranking Sea Clan members in the Purple Cloud Sea Domain had been completely wiped out by Fang Hong!

The Sea Clan powerhouses who once lorded over this sea domain were now nowhere to be found.

At this moment, Fang Hong was on a deserted island, rarely visited by people, hidden within the internal space of the years pearl, meticulously tallying the gains from this demon-hunting expedition.

During this deep dive into the Purple Cloud Sea Domain, Fang Hong had hunted and killed a total of one hundred and eighteen Grand Unity realm Sea Clan Clan Chiefs and Elders.

Among them, five had reached the Peak Grand Unity, nineteen were in the Late Stage Grand Unity, thirty-one were in the Middle Stage Grand Unity, and sixty-three were in the Early Grand Unity Stage.

All of them were Sea Clan Clan Chiefs and Elders.

Fang Hong had already fed all of them to the demon gourd, refining them into one hundred and eighteen Grand Unity Immortal Pills.

Their souls, however, were entirely absorbed into the demon soul banner, becoming a part of it, elevating the power of the demon soul banner to a new level.

In addition to the gains brought by these one hundred and eighteen Sea Clan Clan Chiefs themselves, Fang Hong also plundered each of their Immortal Caves one by one.

The resources accumulated by these Clan Chiefs over many years were considerable, once again bringing a large amount of resources to Fang Hong.

This plunder yielded over eighty million Immortal Stones, more than three hundred Immortal Artifacts, and mountains of various artifact refining materials from the seabed.

Immortal Stones were no longer a scarce commodity for Fang Hong; he had already accumulated a veritable mountain of Immortal Stones.

The quality of those more than three hundred Immortal Artifacts was also quite good, with most of them being fifth or sixth-grade Immortal Artifacts.

With this batch of idle Immortal Artifacts, Fang Hong’s existing commonly used Immortal Artifacts could undergo another upgrade, and their power would undoubtedly increase significantly.

As for the vast quantity of seabed artifact refining materials, after careful counting, Fang Hong discovered two exceptionally rare treasures: one was "sea heart sand," and the other was "Ice soul Stone."

Fang Hong was no stranger to sea heart sand; he had won one hundred catties of sea heart sand when he participated in the artifact refining competition some time ago.

At that time, Fang Hong refined this sea heart sand into the nirvana divine thunder sword and the Swift Wind Wings, significantly enhancing the power of both Immortal Artifacts.

However, the one hundred catties of sea heart sand obtained from the artifact refining competition was merely a drop in the bucket for Fang Hong’s artifact refining needs, far from enough.

But this time, by plundering the Sea Clan Immortal Caves, Fang Hong directly acquired thousands of catties of sea heart sand!

Such a massive quantity was enough to support him in multiple artifact refining upgrades, completely satisfying his needs.

Another precious Material, the Ice soul Stone, was equally valuable.

This stone contained extremely pure Ice Law within it; as long as one could successfully refine it, an Ice law meridian could be condensed within the body.

With this, Fang Hong could refine yet another law meridian.