Soul Emperor Martial God

Within the Black Poison Pond, Xiao Yi and Qing Lin were submerged.

Around them, the pond's water began to churn endlessly.

Wisps of pure mist energy wafted out from within.

The two continuously absorbed these wisps of mist energy, their auras steadily rising.

Swish... Swish... Swish...

The pond water surged and rolled, forming vortices around them after a while.

It was not hard to imagine the speed at which they were absorbing the energy.

Two vortices occupied the entire Black Poison Pond; surrounding mist energy, each seized half.

The two vortices formed due to the rapid absorption of power by the two, presenting an equal rivalry between them.

"Hmm?" Qing Lin suddenly opened his eyes, glancing at Xiao Yi in surprise.

"Impressive."

"In terms of martial soul and the speed of power absorption, there's no one in the Black Cloud Region who can rival me."

Qing Lin's tone was exceedingly confident.

"Even the direct disciples of Heavenly King Mountain, in terms of martial soul, are unworthy to even carry my shoes."

"Gazing upon the Central Region, I confidently claim that few heavenly talents or monsters can compare."

"Yet you can rival me, and most importantly, you only have peak cultivation of the Heavenly Extreme Realm."

"Impressive, truly impressive, worthy of someone I've approved."

Xiao Yi also opened his eyes, glanced at Qing Lin, and smiled faintly, "Not bad."

"Keep pretending, just keep pretending." Qing Lin rolled his eyes at Xiao Yi.

Qing Lin recalled asking Xiao Yi earlier if he was an Alchemist.

Xiao Yi's reply was, not bad.

He also asked Xiao Yi if he was an Array Master.

Xiao Yi's reply was, knows a little.

Yet this "not bad" Alchemist managed to come up with a way in a short period to suppress the toxic methods of the Black Poison Saint King.

And this "knows a little" Array Master easily dismantled the Great Formation of Black Poison Villa.

Any of these skills, if spread, would suffice to make Xiao Yi famous across the Black Cloud Region.

Intuition told Qing Lin that Xiao Yi surely had more unknown, yet astonishing methods.

Perhaps, some methods should be thought of to let Xiao Yi showcase more of his abilities.

Such a supreme monster shouldn't be so modest.

Thinking of this, Qing Lin couldn't help but smile.

"Why are you smiling?" Xiao Yi frowned.

"Nothing." Qing Lin shook his head, saying, "What, can't I smile?"

"Sure." Xiao Yi nodded, saying, "But that meaningful smile tells me your intentions aren't good."

Qing Lin pouted and said, "Quickly, continue cultivating."

The two closed their eyes again, cultivating, quickly absorbing the pure power here.

...

Outside, the manor's powerful figures furrowed their brows tightly.

"What's going on?" an elder said in a deep voice.

"Those two brats have been inside for more than half a day, haven't they? And still not out?"

"They should be dead by now." Another elder sneered.

"Within the Black Poison Pond, the poisonous gas is pervasive; even if they didn't enter the pond, they would gradually be corroded by the poisonous gas."

"After more than half a day, they should have become cold corpses."

"No." The Vice Manor Master shook his head solemnly, "Although the formation blocks most of the aura, I can still sense a faint aura inside."

"These two little thieves are definitely not dead."

"Are they delaying time?" An elder's face changed.

"If that's true, then what? Aside from the Manor Master, none of us can enter that formation."

"Heh." The Vice Manor Master sneered, "We just need to wait."

"This is the only exit; those two little thieves have no other choice."

"We'll wait here for them like hunters at a rabbit hole — they will come out eventually."

"If they intend to delay time, that's even better. Once they delay until the Manor Master returns, they'll face even worse deaths, haha."

...

Time gradually passed.

In the blink of an eye, two days had gone by.

Within the Black Poison Pond, Xiao Yi and Qing Lin opened their eyes simultaneously.

By this time, the surrounding water had long lost its previous purity and vigor.

In its place, was nothing more but ordinary water.

Indeed, in two days, they had absorbed the pure strength within the pond completely.

"Breakthrough?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Yes." Qing Lin nodded and said, "Just happened to advance one cultivation, stepping into the Second Layer of Saint King Realm."

"And you?"

"Not yet." Xiao Yi shook his head.

He indeed hadn't broken through.

Originally, he was only at the peak of the Heavenly Extreme Realm, with Qi Spring barely filled.

But now, the Qi Spring Elemental Power has overflowed into the Small World and has filled it completely.

In other words, he's just a little bit away from once again converging 'Ice Mountain Fire Sea', stepping into a half-step Saint Realm.

"No breakthrough?" Qing Lin's face was startled.

"How is this possible? Over these two days, your absorbing speed was almost as fast as mine."

"I could advance one cultivation within the Saint King Realm, yet you showed no growth?"

"Growth is there." Xiao Yi chuckled, "Perhaps I'm on the verge of breakthrough, about to advance a Great Realm."

"Nevermind, don't mention it, won't take long before I breakthrough."

Hearing this, Qing Lin nodded.

Breaking through a Great Realm indeed requires much more power than mere cultivation levels, as martial artists need sufficient power to break through the Martial Arts Barrier of the next realm.

Qing Lin did not think further, instead, his expression turned joyful, "Tsk tsk, this time I've gained a lot."

"Do you know, the difference between each layer in the Saint King Realm?"

"Originally, in my plan, breaking through to the Second Layer of Saint King Realm would take at least several years."

"Didn't expect to advance in just a short span of two days; this Black Poison Pond is indeed a treasure pond."

Xiao Yi smiled, saying nothing.

The Black Poison Pond was the cultivation site of the Black Poison Saint King.

The Black Poison Saint King, as an experienced stronghold in the Saint King Realm, and as the Manor Master of Black Poison Villa.

Within the villa, virtually most cultivation items would naturally be provided to him.

The rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures contained in this Black Poison Pond probably amount to a staggering figure.

Of course, they now belong entirely to Xiao Yi and Qing Lin.

Additionally, Xiao Yi actually benefited more.

He and Qing Lin absorbed the same amount of pure power here.

But don't forget, the Black Poison Pond was originally a pond of toxic substance.

The enormous poison within was absorbed by Xiao Yi too, having been condensed into a Poison Pill.

At this moment, the two leaped out of the pond water.

The water clung to their bodies without any effect.

Because now these waters were nothing but normal water.

"Whew." The Primordial Power within their bodies surged, instantly evaporating the water on their bodies.

"Do you think, when the Black Poison Saint King returns and sees the Black Poison Pond, he'll be infuriated to death?" Qing Lin smiled triumphantly.

"Haha." Xiao Yi chuckled lightly.

The cultivation sites of martial artists, especially places for long-term closed door cultivation, generally are arranged meticulously.

Places like the Black Poison Pond, now virtually equivalent to nothing remaining; to reconstruct, would not be simple.

"Let's go, it's time to confront them." Xiao Yi sneered coldly, his gaze moving toward the outside of the formation barrier.

...

First chapter update.