Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi and Qing Lin left after stabilizing their injuries.

Both of them had a large number of tasks to complete. While wandering around, they completed their academy tasks with ease.

At this moment, in a forest of demon beasts.

The two gasped for breath, and in the next second, they slumped directly onto the ground.

Looking closely, Xiao Yi's sword was drenched in blood.

Warm droplets of blood continuously slid down from the sword edge.

Qing Lin's fingertips were also covered in blood.

Surrounding them were the corpses of demon beasts scattered all over the place, along with the scarred remains of battle.

The intense smell of blood was exceptionally pungent.

However, neither of them minded, as they panted heavily, their pale faces attesting to their extreme exhaustion.

"Xiao Yi, how are you holding up?" Qing Lin asked with a playful smile.

"With my level of cultivation, the tasks I take on from the academy are much higher than the ones you have taken."

"Take this Three-Eyed Demon Tiger, for example; it's a Saint King Realm demon beast, exceedingly troublesome."

"I have a lot of tasks at this level on hand. Not to mention they're incredibly dangerous."

"How about it? If you can't take it, you can head back to the academy first."

"Give me a break," Xiao Yi scoffed, "With demon beasts at this level, fools like you might struggle to deal with them."

"For me, it's not a big problem."

"Not a big problem?" Qing Lin sneered, "Then why are you panting like that, looking so weak?"

"Aren't you the same?" Xiao Yi shot him a glance.

"Hahahaha," Qing Lin laughed a few times.

The two of them continued to wander around while completing their academy tasks.

However, some tasks were indeed extremely dangerous.

Take their current task as an example, which was to hunt a Three-Eyed Demon Tiger.

The Three-Eyed Demon Tiger, being in this vast demon forest, was a dominant demon beast.

Its rank was an initial level Saint King Realm demon beast.

In terms of strength, it was even a bit stronger than the First Chief Steward of Scarlet Moon City.

Of course, this Three-Eyed Demon Tiger had now become a massive corpse, lying in front of the two.

The two of them had slaughtered this Three-Eyed Demon Tiger, along with many other demon beasts in the forest, which is why they were panting and looking weak.

At this time, Qing Lin shook his head, looked at Xiao Yi, and said, "To be honest, if I weren't with you this time."

"I wouldn't dare to bother this Three-Eyed Demon Tiger alone."

"It's alright," Xiao Yi shrugged, "Just give me half of the task reward when we return to the academy."

Qing Lin curled his lips, giving Xiao Yi a white-eyed glance.

"However," Xiao Yi suddenly furrowed his brows and asked, "Why do these tasks of hunting demon beasts fall under academy assignments?"

"Logically, demon hunting is the duty of the Ancient Eight Halls."

Qing Lin pondered for a moment and replied, "Logically it should be, but some demon beasts are too strong, and some sub-halls can't deal with them."

"Another reason is a lack of manpower."

"Take this Three-Eyed Demon Tiger, for example; an ordinary sub-hall would probably need the Sub Hall Master to personally take action to slay it."

"But the Sub Hall Master must remain in the hall, unable to travel thousands of miles to slay a single demon beast."

"Yet if not slain, these fierce demon beasts aren't something ordinary Demon Hunters or martial artists from the halls can handle."

"If an average Demon Hunter encountered this Three-Eyed Demon Tiger, they would surely die."

"Naturally, some urgent demon hunting tasks get assigned to our academy too."

"Indeed," Xiao Yi nodded.

In the end, the Central Region is still too vast, filled with countless dangerous places.

Even though the great human powers of Ancient Times have slain countless demon beasts, preventing them from rampaging across the continent.

Yet today, countless demon beasts still roam about in the dangerous places and demon beast forests.

It's not hard to imagine the sheer number of demon beasts.

"Alright, let's rest a bit more, then proceed to the next task," Qing Lin said.

Xiao Yi nodded.

...

However, a few days later.

Two wanted notices spread across the Black Cloud Region as expected.

In a certain forest of demon beasts, Xiao Yi and Qing Lin had just slain another group of demon beasts.

Suddenly, a Demon Hunting Team passed by.

Their conversation caught the attention of the two.

"Eh? Tsk tsk, there's excitement in the Black Cloud Region again."

"Look, these two wanted notices from Heavenly King Mountain are ruthless."

The leader of the Demon Hunting Team was looking at the two wanted notices while speaking.

"What's the matter, Captain?"

The surrounding members gathered to take a look at the wanted notices.

"Huh?" The surrounding members exclaimed in surprise.

"No way, Heavenly King Mountain has made such a big move, even announcing across the entire Black Cloud Region, just to hunt down two young brats?"

"Looking at these two faces, they must be quite young."

"The younger one is at most around 22; the older one is just about 25 or 26."

"Heh," the Demon Hunting Captain laughed, "A few days ago, I heard that a deacon from Heavenly King Mountain was killed."

"And when this deacon was slain, he was still holding the Heavenly King Mountain Order."

"Moreover, these two brats also publicly killed many disciples of Heavenly King Mountain."

"So, tell me, how is this different from slapping Heavenly King Mountain in the face? It's no wonder Heavenly King Mountain would issue a bounty for them."

"Hiss..." The surrounding team members inhaled sharply.

"Killed many disciples of Heavenly King Mountain, and killed a deacon holding the Heavenly King Mountain Order?"

"These two are really daring; Heavenly King Mountain is the overlord force of our Black Cloud Region, who would dare to act like this?"

The Demon Hunting Captain chuckled and said, "What do you think? In the entire Black Cloud Region, who else but the people from that place would dare such reckless and audacious actions?"

"People from Black Cloud Academy?" The surrounding members blurted out.

"Yes," the Demon Hunting Captain nodded, "Besides that group of eccentric and reckless folks, who else could it be?"

"Moreover, I heard that one of these two is a newly recruited disciple."

"Tsk tsk, this time Heavenly King Mountain is truly enraged, it's hard to say if Black Cloud Academy will protect these two."

"That's why I say, there will be excitement in our Black Cloud Region."

The Demon Hunting Team continued to discuss as they walked.

Suddenly, two figures blocked their way.

"Who are you?" Instantly, the entire Demon Hunting Team reacted, displaying vigilant expressions.

Each martial artist's aura was already gathering.

Martial artists wandering outside are naturally extremely cautious.

"Don't get excited," the two said with a faint smile.

"You are..." The Demon Hunting Captain frowned, then suddenly his expression changed.

He glanced at the wanted notices in his hand, then at the two figures in front of him, and couldn't help but step back a few steps.

"It's you..."

"The ones wanted by Heavenly King Mountain, Xiao Yi and Qing Lin."

The Demon Hunting Captain shivered as he looked at them.

Indeed, the two were Xiao Yi and Qing Lin.

"We said, don't get excited," Qing Lin waved his hand, "We stopped you just to see what the fuss is about."

With that, Qing Lin's figure flashed and snatched the two wanted notices.

"Alright, you can go now."

...

Third update.