Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi nodded, and a streak of Sword Qi shot from his hand.

The chains on the iron pillar snapped audibly.

Tong Ye's legs weakened, and he almost collapsed.

Xiao Yi caught him, and in the next second, pushed off with his legs, soaring into the sky.

With a flicker, he controlled the air and flew away.

...

Below, several disciples of the Floral Spirit Sect fumed, "Elder, why let him escape?"

The old man shook his head, his face grim, "That punch just now had the power of the Saint Realm."

"And judging by the looks, that kid hasn't even exerted his full strength yet."

"Such a strong person, there's no need to antagonize him."

...

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi took Tong Ye far away.

In just a few minutes, they were flying thousands of miles away.

"You're very strong," Tong Ye said coldly, looking at Xiao Yi.

He didn't know Xiao Yi's name but was aware that Xiao Yi, like him, was one of the new disciples of this year's Black Cloud Academy.

"You're not bad either," Xiao Yi smiled lightly.

Earlier, he heard Tong Ye mention he was the Chief Steward of the Flame Hall.

Regardless of his intuition about Tong Ye beforehand, the mere mention of Chief Steward of Flame Hall already represented his strength.

Flame Hall, one of the Ancient Eight Halls.

Flame Dragon Continent, known as such because there are many martial artists who cultivate the Fire Attribute.

The Flame Hall boasts the top Fire Control Warriors of the entire Flame Dragon Continent.

"You're the Chief Steward of the Flame Hall's division in the Black Cloud Region?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Yes," Tong Ye's eyes filled with pride.

No wonder he's proud; obtaining a title from the Ancient Eight Halls within the Central Region is extremely difficult.

At his age, having the title of Chief Steward is already quite extraordinary for a Heavenly Talent.

"Why steal the Floral Spirit Sect's pill recipe without a reason?" Xiao Yi asked.

"That was an examination task given by the academy," Tong Ye replied irritably.

Swoosh... Xiao Yi's figure flickered and fell from the sky.

Tong Ye's legs weakened once more.

"Were your Cultivation sealed?" Xiao Yi examined Tong Ye.

"No, there's a strange aura in your body corroding your Cultivation."

Tong Ye nodded, saying, "Those elders of the Floral Spirit Sect don't know what strange elixir they forced me to consume."

"It instantly restricted my Cultivation."

"I clearly felt the Primordial Power in my body constantly being eroded."

"If not for this, how could mere iron chains hold me?"

Xiao Yi nodded, taking out a pill, "First, take this Detoxification Pill."

"I don't know what elixir was fed to you, so I can only temporarily suppress it with a Detoxification Pill."

"To completely clear the corrosive power in your body, an inspection is likely necessary."

Tong Ye took the Detoxification Pill and, after a while, exhaled lightly, "The corrosive power has been suppressed."

"Impressive, are you a Pharmacist?"

Xiao Yi nodded.

"Oh no," Tong Ye suddenly exclaimed.

"What is it?" Xiao Yi frowned slightly.

Tong Ye exclaimed, "There are two more people captured inside the Floral Spirit Sect."

"Who?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Who knows who they are," Tong Ye said, "I only recognize them as those who entered the Black Cloud Academy with Hui Deacon like us."

"Do you know their examination tasks?" Xiao Yi asked.

Tong Ye replied irritably, "Last night before I infiltrated the Floral Spirit Sect, I met those two."

"One of their tasks was to assassinate the chief Alchemist of the Floral Spirit Sect."

"The other was to assassinate the Young Sect Master of the Floral Spirit Sect."

"What kind of ridiculous tasks is this Black Cloud Academy giving?" Tong Ye said angrily.

"What about your examination task? Is it also related to the Floral Spirit Sect?"

Xiao Yi nodded, but did not elaborate.

Infiltrating the Floral Spirit Sect, stealing the Floral Spirit Pill recipe, assassinating the chief Alchemist of the Floral Spirit Sect, assassinating the Young Sect Master of the Floral Spirit Sect.

"Why would the Black Cloud Academy give such examination tasks?" Xiao Yi frowned and muttered to himself.

"Does Black Cloud Academy have a vendetta with the Floral Spirit Sect, using us as tools?" Tong Ye asked in shock.

"Impossible." Xiao Yi shook his head, "Black Cloud Academy is the foremost major force in the Black Cloud Region."

"Floral Spirit Sect is at most formidable in Floral Spirit City, but looking at the whole Black Cloud Region, it's not even on the map."

"If there was a vendetta, the Floral Spirit Sect would have been wiped out long ago."

"Then why?" Tong Ye asked in confusion, "The Black Cloud Academy wouldn't stoop to doing something an assassin organization would do, right?"

"No." Xiao Yi shook his head, "Black Cloud Academy is recognized publicly in the Central Region, and ranks among other academies; it shouldn't be doing these things."

Xiao Yi had considered that perhaps Black Cloud Academy was involved in some disgraceful acts or was ultimately a gathering place for evil cultivation.

But he quickly denied this guess.

This was also why he was willing to continue to see what lay ahead in the mission.

"Why is this?" Tong Ye pouted and said, "This Black Cloud Academy is strangely curious."

Xiao Yi stared at Tong Ye, "I actually want to ask you guys why."

"Knowing these examination tasks are unusual and whimsically curious, why go ahead and complete them?"

"Is there a problem?" Tong Ye countered.

"It's just stealing a pill recipe. Black Cloud Academy gives such an examination task, am I supposed to be afraid of it?"

"If I hadn't been careless, I would have completed the task long ago."

Xiao Yi shook his head; Tong Ye felt to him like a fearless madman.

"Forget it, I'll enter the Floral Spirit Sect once to see what's going on with those other two captured people."

With that, Xiao Yi's figure flickered and he left.

"Hey, I'm coming too..." Tong Ye called out, but his legs weakened and he fell to the ground.

Before long, Xiao Yi returned to the Floral Spirit Sect.

The difficulty of sneaking into the Floral Spirit Sect was far lower than he anticipated.

The majority of martial artists in the sect were only at the Heavenly Extreme Realm.

The truly strong elders were only at the Early Saint Realm or so.

With such power, discovering him was nearly impossible.

Infiltrating, Xiao Yi quickly found the other two.

He was currently situated in the Floral Spirit Sect's dungeon.

"Is that you?"

Inside the dungeon, the two were bound by chains, faces pale, bodies covered in wounds.

They immediately recognized Xiao Yi.

"Have you been tortured?" Xiao Yi examined their wounds briefly.

"How did you come here?" The two asked weakly.

"I also want to ask you, why carry out the examination tasks given by Black Cloud Academy?" Xiao Yi asked in confusion.

Instinct told him the situation was becoming more intriguing.

"Why not?" The two countered, "The academy's tasks, if completed, allow entry into the academy and becoming formal disciples."

"Openly killing in a major city, and targeting a Major Sect's Young Sect Master and Alchemy Elder, aren't you afraid of being wanted?" Xiao Yi asked with a frown.

The two were just about to respond.

Inside the dungeon, several figures appeared out of thin air.

These were several elders, with imposing aura; evidently all Limitless Saint Realm powerhouses.

"Again, it's you?" One of them, the same elder from the Sect Square earlier, said.

"Yes, it's me again, what a coincidence," Xiao Yi chuckled.

"I plan to take these two with me, how about granting me a favor?"

"Scoundrel," the elder shouted, "You've gone too far, capture him for me."

...

Second update.