Soul Emperor Martial God

An hour later.

Outside Heavenly King Mountain, tens of thousands of miles away, a blue streak of light mixed with dozens of figures swiftly leaped across the sky.

The blue streak of light suddenly stopped, revealing a figure, none other than Qing Lin.

Behind Qing Lin were Tong Ye and 56 other Academic Disciples.

"Alright, I'll take you this far," Qing Lin said urgently.

"We've already left Heavenly King Mountain by tens of thousands of miles; they can't catch up even if they wanted to."

"Xiao Yi can't last long alone, I need to hurry back."

"Can't Xiao Yi escape?" Everyone's faces changed.

"Damn it, let's go back too."

"Go back, go back you big-headed fools." Qing Lin snapped coldly.

"It took great effort to rescue you all, and now you want to go back and die?"

"But..." Fang Yun and Fang Yu said angrily, "We are not people who fear death; if you want us to leave first..."

"No buts." Tong Ye suddenly interrupted, "Forget it, let's listen to Qing Lin."

"There's no time to argue now."

"But..." Tong Ye looked seriously at Qing Lin, "What other back-up plans do you two have?"

"Heavenly King Mountain is a place of danger, full of predators."

"I don't know." Qing Lin shook his head, "I've never been confident."

"The only one confident is Xiao Yi."

"But I'm still uneasy, you must return to the academy and inform the Vice Dean, I'll go back first to help Xiao Yi."

With these words, Qing Lin instantly transformed into a blue streak of light and returned to the original path.

At the spot, Tong Ye and everyone looked grim, saying, "This Xiao Yi, although he's just like us, a newly admitted disciple, how is he so formidable?"

Tong Ye said this while still showing concern, "Let nothing happen, or I, Tong Ye, will be restless my whole life."

Beside him, Fang Yun frowned, "We return to the academy to inform the Vice Dean, will the academy intervene?"

"In the eyes of everyone in the Black Cloud Region, it must be that Xiao Yi and Qing Lin are at fault."

"First, they massacred Black Poison Villa, and then they slaughtered dozens of forces under Heavenly King Mountain."

"If the academy intervenes, it would be like directly declaring war on Heavenly King Mountain; the academy's long-standing reputation might..."

"Should we go back?" Fang Yu suggested earnestly.

Everyone hesitated at the spot.

"Stop arguing." Suddenly, a light voice rang out.

The speaker wasn't a newly admitted disciple this year but a senior who had entered the academy a batch earlier than everyone else.

"Return to the academy, trust me, the academy won't let its disciples be bullied outside."

"Moreover, arguing here is useless and won't help Xiao Yi and the others."

Everyone nodded; although uncertain, they knew arguing here was indeed useless, so they flew off controlling the air.

...

At the same time, within various major cities in the Black Cloud Region, things suddenly became lively.

This liveliness was solely because a batch of wanted notices and some incidents had just begun to spread across various places.

In a certain major city, on the street.

A Martial Artist held a pile of wanted notices, his face changing drastically.

"These... these... so many wanted notices... are all for the Black Cloud Academy's disciples."

Beside him, some Martial Artists gathered around.

"I heard that hours ago, these academy disciples were already captured by Heavenly King Mountain."

"These wanted leaflets are only reaching here now."

"However, in my opinion, that little thief Xiao Yi and the villain Qing Lin are also excessive."

"Using such ruthless, bloody methods, slaughtering so many Martial Artists."

"Under Heavenly King Mountain, dozens of forces were obliterated, it's no wonder Heavenly King Mountain went mad."

The surrounding Martial Artists engaged in discussions.

"Disciples of the Black Cloud Academy have always acted recklessly and at will."

"Unfortunately, protected by the Black Cloud Academy, most Martial Artists are helpless."

"This time, perhaps the academy's arrogance will be humbled."

"Those two butcher-like disciples should get what they deserve, let Heavenly King Mountain kill them."

The surrounding Martial Artists almost unanimously criticized Xiao Yi and Qing Lin.

Their words even carried a hint of smugness and laughter.

Except, a few steps away, an elder's face looked extremely grim.

"This is bad." The elder's white hair proved his old age.

His thick cultivation also proved he wasn't an ordinary Martial Artist.

"Hmm? Isn't that Elder Chen?" The surrounding Martial Artists noticed the elder.

"Elder Chen? The city's number one expert, the old City Lord famous for years?"

The elder shook his head, "The Black Cloud Academy isn't as simple as you think."

"You young ones, the Black Cloud Academy will never allow its disciples to be humiliated outside."

"The Black Cloud Region is about to change."

The elder's expression suddenly turned incredibly solemn.

...

Far away, millions of miles within Heavenly King Mountain.

At the Mountain Gate Square, a dazzling Great Formation shone brightly.

At the center of the Great Formation was a handsome, extraordinary young man.

Inside the Great Formation were the unpleasant-faced Heavenly King Mountain powerhouses, including the Black Poison Saint King, Young Mountain Master, and others.

No wonder their faces looked so unpleasant now.

Because, just half an hour ago, almost the instant when Xiao Yi's Sword Formation appeared, they were all trapped.

They could even only watch helplessly as Qing Lin approached the 56 iron pillars, easily rescuing the 56 Academic Disciples.

Then, he took his leave.

"Xiao Yi, I must say, you're indeed impressive." The Young Mountain Master stared coldly at Xiao Yi standing in front of him.

"It's nothing," Xiao Yi sneered coldly.

"What a cunning little thief." Black Poison Saint King shouted angrily, "From the start, you were plotting against us."

"Plotting? We've both been plotting the same," Xiao Yi smiled playfully.

Indeed, plotting.

Long before he and Qing Lin came to Heavenly King Mountain, he had already planned his strategy.

Otherwise, coming to Heavenly King Mountain to die like this wasn't his style.

He had long known that Heavenly King Mountain wouldn't release people easily and had prepared for the worst.

Now, the Star Illusion Sword Formation trapping everyone appeared to be mere starlight, but it's a Great Formation.

The Star Illusion Sword Formation, with the words Sword Array, is truly just Sword Skills.

And the formation, as a formation.

But now, this is a trapped Formation laid with the Star Illusion Sword Formation as the foundation.

At this moment, in Xiao Yi's possession, there's something emitting a faint glow, precisely the Supreme Treasure of formations, the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Plate.

The formation had long been imprinted, activated with a single thought.

Simultaneously, at the center of the formation, a sword emitting a cold white sword light was standing firmly.

He knew long ago that those from Heavenly King Mountain wouldn't allow any more accidents to happen and would definitely send out all their strong powers.

And what he waited for, was that moment.

The moment Heavenly King Mountain sent out all their powers, the Great Formation appeared, simultaneously trapping them.

Qing Lin exited the formation, rescued everyone, and left.

"In terms of plotting, in terms of cunning and despicable behavior, I suppose I'm still not as good as your Heavenly King Mountain," Xiao Yi sneered coldly.

Black Poison Saint King narrowed his eyes, "With a Holy-grade Sword Skill as the base, formed by Formation Power, plus a Mid-grade Holy Artifact tier sword as the Formation Core."

"Such a Great Formation certainly can hold us down."

"But what about you? Xiao Yi, that group of 56 rascals and Qing Lin villains escaped; it's up to you to pay the blood debt."

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Second update.