Soul Emperor Martial God

"Scourge, do not run."

The elders swiftly pursued.

Upon reaching the edge of the Demon Beast Forest, the Third Elder abruptly stopped the other five.

"We can't chase any further," the Third Elder said, his face grim. "Inside the Demon Beast Forest, demon beasts roam freely, and there may be even stronger ones."

"Our rash pursuit would be extremely dangerous."

"If it could save Xiao Yi, sacrificing our own lives would be worth it."

"I'm just afraid that sacrificing our lives would not save Xiao Yi but would instead alert the demon beast and allow it to escape."

"But..." the Eighth and Ninth Elders urged anxiously, "before we left, the Great Elder instructed us to protect Xiao Yi well."

"Now, if something happens to him, how could we face the Great Elder and Shiyi when we return?"

"Don't panic." The Third Elder was also extremely anxious in his heart.

But he was the leader here; others might panic, but he could not afford to be disarrayed.

"Xiao Yi has the Five Elements Armor for protection, and his strength is exceptional, not to mention his extraordinary intelligence."

"He won't perish so quickly."

The Third Elder thought for a moment and then said, "Sixth Elder, you are the fastest."

"Go back to the Sword Sect immediately and bring the Great Elder here."

"The Great Elder once crossed the Demon Beast Forest unharmed."

"With his strength, as long as Xiao Yi is not dead, he will surely be able to save him."

Hearing this, the Sixth Elder nodded quickly, and then, with a flash, he sped back to the Sword Sect.

On the other side, due to the sudden departure of the six elders,

The Mystic Breakthrough Realm demon beast they had been restraining immediately attacked the eight Chief Stewards of the Demon Hunting Team.

In just a short time, all eight were injured, and the situation was very bleak.

"Let's go back and deal with the demon beast first," the Third Elder said. "Right now, the most important thing is these 200,000 human Martial Artists on the battlefield."

"And the countless civilians behind Green Light City."

"Green Light City must not fall."

"Yes," the elders responded.

The six quickly moved to assist the eight Chief Stewards, and the Mystic Breakthrough Realm demon beast was once again restrained.

At that moment, a figure flew over with an ugly expression.

It was the Elder of the Sword Hall.

"Fourth Elder, we will settle this matter back at the Sword Sect," the Third Elder said coldly.

"Hmph." The Sword Hall Elder snorted coldly, knowing he was in the wrong and did not argue back.

"You are not needed here," the other elders also said coldly. "Go and deal with those hundred thousand Half-step Breaking Profound beasts."

Their voices were chillingly cold.

Xiao Yi was the hope of the Sword Sect, a Sword Master that had emerged once again after several hundred years.

They valued Xiao Yi even more than their own lives, naturally giving the Sword Hall Elder no courtesy.

They could never have imagined that Guu Changkong would harm Xiao Yi like this.

Those two Sword Qis occurred in an instant.

Before they could react, Xiao Yi was sucked into the belly of the Fire Rock Giant Beast and disappeared.

The Sword Hall Elder angrily turned away and headed towards those hundred thousand Half-step Breaking Profound beasts.

He did not disregard the safety of the disciples of the Sword Sect.

He, too, was an elder to the disciples.

He had intended to first save Guu Changkong and Guu Changfeng before returning to cover their escape.

Unfortunately, it was too late...

...

Now, the Fire Rock Giant Beast and the Yin Wind Bat Demon had already fled into the Demon Beast Forest.

The battle situation soon stabilized.

It wouldn't be long before the human Martial Artists regained the upper hand.

The six elders, frantic over Xiao Yi's situation,

Began to attack frantically.

The Mystic Breakthrough Realm demon beasts, in their hands, suffered heavy casualties.

Soon, these Mystic Breakthrough Realm demon beasts would all die by their hands.

This time, even if more Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer demon beasts came, they were ready to respond immediately and block them.

...

On the other side.

After the Fire Rock Giant Beast and Yin Wind Bat Demon fled into the Demon Beast Forest,

They did not scurry around aimlessly but seemed to run purposefully in one direction.

Inside the belly of the Fire Rock Giant Beast,

Endless molten lava churned continuously, those streams of liquid fire writhing like fiery snakes.

This place resembled the pool of magma inside a volcano's crater.

Xiao Yi was floating in this pool of magma.

Around him lay thousands of bones.

These were the remains of thousands of Martial Artists who had been sucked into the belly of the Fire Rock Giant Beast by the flaming tornado.

Suddenly, hiss... hiss... hiss...

The skeleton suddenly melted, turning into wisps of light smoke.

Xiao Yi was shocked.

He had intended to save these people.

However, prior to this, he had been closer to the attack of the Yin Wind Bat Demon than these thousands of Martial Artists.

Thus, his state of confusion lasted longer.

By the time he regained his senses, he was already inside this pool of magma.

And those thousands of Martial Artists had already perished.

The Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer beast's power was indeed terrifying.

The temperature of the molten lava within was terrifyingly high.

If it weren't for the Five Elements Armor he wore, his fate would probably be the same as these skeletons that were melting.

"Ha," Xiao Yi let out lightly.

Purple flames suddenly engulfed his body.

The Five Elements Armor, with his current level of Cultivation, only offered defense up to about the Sixth-Layer Mystic Breakthrough.

It was far from enough to ignore these molten lavas.

At most, it could only resist for a moment.

He had to rely on his own skills to survive.

Hiss…hiss…hiss…

Streams of lava sprayed towards him.

But as soon as they touched the purple flames, they were instantly burned into nothingness.

Purple Crystal Spirit Flame, burning all things.

Even lava could not match the purple flames.

Of course, Xiao Yi's True Qi inside him was not abundant.

Just now, to block the attack of that fire tornado, he had released all his True Qi at once.

Now, he had less than ten percent of his True Qi left.

"I need to find a way to escape," Xiao Yi thought to himself.

Unbeknownst to him, after running swiftly for half an hour, the Fire Rock Giant Beast and the Yin Wind Bat Demon had stopped.

They were deep in the Demon Beast Forest.

And in front of them sat a Black Robed Elder, cross-legged.

Around him, a greenish flame continually twirled.

Within a hundred meters radius, it seemed to have formed a Flame Barrier.

No, more precisely, it seemed like a Formation.

The two Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer Demonic Beasts, in this forest, were no less than overlords.

Always hostile to humans and extremely arrogant, they suddenly 'obediently' bowed their heads.

The Black Robed Elder reached out and touched them, cackling with laughter.

"Hmm, very good, my… little dogs."

In the fierce eyes of the two demon beasts, fear was clearly visible.

…

Inside the belly of the Fire Rock Giant Beast, Xiao Yi suddenly froze.

Because the lava had unexpectedly stopped churning.

That meant the Fire Rock Giant Beast had stopped running.

Outside, the Black Robed Elder's face suddenly changed.

The dry old hand that was touching the head of the Fire Rock Giant Beast also suddenly exerted force.

"You let a little mouse slip in," the Black Robed Elder's face turned cold.

"Groan… groan…"

The incredibly powerful Fire Rock Giant Beast cried out in pain under the elder's strong kneading.

Beside it, the Yin Wind Bat Demon trembled and didn't dare to make any movements, let alone save its 'companion.'

"Hmph, useless dogs, no right to live," the Black Robed Elder coldly snorted.

As his words fell, the surrounding green flames swept towards them.

In just a moment, the Fire Rock Giant Beast instantly turned to dust.

A figure, accompanied by the vast purple flames, leaped out in an instant.

It was Xiao Yi.

"Oh? Turns out to be just a little rat from the Mysterious Profundity Realm, hehe," the Black Robed Elder laughed coldly.

"Get out, kill more humans, do you hear?" the Black Robed Elder looked towards the Yin Wind Bat Demon.

The Yin Wind Bat Demon nodded its head, appearing extremely afraid of the elder, and quickly left.

Only the Black Robed Elder and Xiao Yi, who was a dozen meters away, remained.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi at this time, looking at the green flames, his expression changed.

He looked again at the large barriers hundreds of meters away, his expression drastically changed.

"Ten Realms Destruction Formation?" Xiao Yi was terrified.

"You've got some skills," the Black Robed Elder chuckled.

Xiao Yi had read about it in the Demon Hunting Hall's records.

In ancient times, aside from the profession of Alchemist, there was another prestigious profession.

That was the Array Master.

Array Masters, through complicated formation arrangements, could create countless useful and powerful formations.

However, that profession had long since been lost.

These formations had not been passed down either.

Xiao Yi had seen many introductions to formations in the records of the Demon Hunting Team.

He recognized the formation in front of him at a glance.

"So, this beast tide was your doing," Xiao Yi coldly looked at the Black Robed Elder.

"Black Demon Hall Elder."

"You know me?" the Black Robed Elder's face showed surprise.

Xiao Yi did not respond.

Because he realized the dangerously perilous situation he had fallen into.

He knew this person because this person was the most wanted criminal from the Demon Hunting Hall.

His Cultivation had reached the Earth Origin Realm.

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Third update.