Soul Emperor Martial God

Watching the excitement of the elders to the point of being indescribable,

Xiao Yi helplessly shook his head, then smiled with understanding.

It was as if he saw the anticipation of the Xiao Family elders when he had first left the family—

Just as sincere, just as "adorable."

After a moment, Xiao Yi suddenly stood up.

First, he bowed deeply to the elders, then said, "If there is nothing else, I shall take my leave, elders."

"Where are you going?" the elders asked in unison.

Now, every word and action from Xiao Yi caused the elders' nerves to tingle.

"Back to my family," Xiao Yi replied indifferently.

The elders immediately showed a look of shame and said, "Xiao Yi, you are still blaming us for favoring Gu Changkong in the past, aren't you?"

Xiao Yi couldn't help but smile wryly and said, "Elders, you misunderstand; there are just some unresolved grievances in my family that I need to attend to."

"Once that's taken care of, I will make time to return to the Sword Sect."

"That's good to hear," the elders said, relieved.

"What grievances?" the elders pressed. "Do you need our help?"

"There's no need," Xiao Yi shook his head. "I can handle it myself."

The Great Elder said with a smile, "You've forgotten, this young man has reached the Mystic Breakthrough Fifth Layer of Cultivation."

"And he's a supreme genius who can fight beyond his level."

"In the entire Northern Mountain County, aside from a few old fellows like me, who could harm even a hair on his head?"

"That's true," the elders said, laughing, realizing they had been overly concerned.

"Remember, Xiao Yi," advised the Great Elder as Xiao Yi was about to leave. "Although there isn't much to worry about with your current level of Cultivation,"

"Still, I must tell you to be careful in all things. You are now the hope of our Sword Sect, and nothing can happen to you."

"Shiyi also wishes to see our Sword Sect rise."

"I understand," Xiao Yi said earnestly as he nodded.

"You, young man," scolded the Great Elder with a laugh, "always agree so readily, yet you're someone who can't stay put."

"After all, I won't say more, to avoid being a nuisance to you."

Xiao Yi just smiled.

Last, the Great Elder said, "Take good care of your Sword Master Token. Wherever and whenever you face danger, use it, and it can save your life."

"The Sword Master Token signifies that you are one of the thirty-six Sword Masters under the Sky-splitting Sword Sect."

"Each Sword Master, upon entering the sect, must be a chosen child of heaven."

"Therefore, Sword Masters are under the protection of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect. Within the Flame Martial Kingdom, the common people wouldn't dare touch you."

"In Northern Mountain County, even the Northern Mountain County King has to treat you with the respect due to a peer."

"Thank you for the reminder, Elder," Xiao Yi said as he bowed once more to the elders and then turned to leave.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yi soared into the sky, ready to return to the Xiao Family.

Just then, two more figures flew in.

It was the Chief of the Beast Hall, Yui Rulong, and the Chief of the Ten Thousand Wood Hall, Mu Miaomiao.

There was no need to speak of Yui Rulong.

But as for Mu Miaomiao, Xiao Yi had only met her twice;

it was during the initial assessment of the sect-wide competition before.

This woman was only twenty-one or twenty-two and had reached the Mysterious Profundity Eighth Layer of Cultivation, which was impressive.

She was also a beautiful woman with outstanding looks.

Among all the female disciples of the Ten Thousand Wood Hall, only Liu Yanran could surpass her in beauty.

"What are you here for?" Xiao Yi frowned and asked.

"Master has ordered us to follow you," Yui Rulong said with a reluctant face.

But as soon as he thought of being able to enter the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, his heart blossomed with joy,

and his attitude toward Xiao Yi shifted 180 degrees.

Mu Miaomiao, however, spoke softly, "Master said, now that you are a Sword Master, he has sent me to take care of you."

"I have hands and feet; I don't need you two to follow and take care of me," Xiao Yi said with a frown. "Go back."

"We dare not disobey the Master's orders," said Mu Miaomiao seriously.

Unlike Yui Rulong, Mu Miaomiao didn't have other intentions—

She was simply obeying the orders of the elders of the Ten Thousand Wood Hall.

Additionally, she was astounded that Xiao Yi, so young, had such high Cultivation and had already become a Sword Master.

She hoped to learn from Xiao Yi's Martial Arts knowledge.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yi—no, Sword Master," said Yui Rulong. "Master said if you don't let us follow, we'll return to face punishment ourselves."

Xiao Yi furrowed his brows in thought.

This return to the Xiao Family was meant to deal with the Murong Family in Northern Mountain.

Having these two 'fighters' to help seemed like a good idea.

"Alright," Xiao Yi nodded. "Let's go."

No sooner had Xiao Yi spoken these words...

A surging spiritual energy enveloped the two of them.

Their speed soared to the extreme, vanishing in an instant.

The two were only at the Mysterious Profundity Eighth Layer, making their flying speed too slow.

Xiao Yi did not wish to waste time and had no choice but to carry them as he flew.

"How swift!" Yui Rulong and Mu Miaomiao gasped in shock.

Under such extreme speed, the oncoming wind was also extremely fierce.

Of course, wrapped in Xiao Yi's spiritual energy, the fierce wind did not hurt them.

They even found that their eyes completely could not keep up with the rapidly receding scenery caused by the extreme speed.

They could only focus their gaze on Xiao Yi's back.

"Is this his true strength?" Mu Miaomiao stared at that silhouette, utterly astonished.

...

Four hours later, Xiao Yi returned to Mystic Breakthrough City.

"We're almost at my family's place," Xiao Yi said to the two behind him.

Soon after, Xiao Yi returned to Purple Cloud City.

But, as soon as he had just come back to the city.

From afar, he already saw several columns of fire shooting up into the sky.

Countless thunderous sounds of battle also came from that distant place.

Xiao Yi's expression changed immediately.

Because, that place was precisely the direction of the Xiao Family.

"Not good," Xiao Yi exclaimed in alarm.

...

At this moment, the Xiao Family was undoubtedly amidst flames of war.

A group of black-clothed figures was fiercely battling with the Xiao Family Disciples and Xiao Family Elders.

There were only about a hundred of them, but each one was a master.

The weakest among them possessed Innate Realm Cultivation.

Leading them were two at the Mysterious Profundity Realm.

The Xiao Family Disciples were simply no match, and they had long been injured.

The Great Elder, Xiao Lihuo, fought one against two, contending with those two Mysterious Profundity Realm figures.

But clearly, he too was seriously injured and would not last much longer.

Elsewhere, several Demon Hunting Teams and Law Enforcement Teams intended to protect the Xiao Family.

But at this moment, they were being heavily suppressed by two masked Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artists.

"Who are you people?" the captain of the Demon Hunting Palace Law Enforcement Team shouted.

"Do you realize this is a family protected by a Demon Hunting Order?"

"So what if we know?" the two masked Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artists sneered.

"There are many individuals and families protected by the Demon Hunting Order, how many can your Demon Hall protect?"

"How dare you," the Law Enforcement Team Captain yelled. "If anything happens to the Xiao Family, your power will face endless retribution from our Demon Hall."

"Hmph," the two masked martial artists scoffed, "We'll talk when you can find out who we are."

The two Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artists, because they had to restrain the Law Enforcement Team, did not take action.

They seemed to also fear the Demon Hall and dared not kill the members of the Law Enforcement Team.

It was also for this reason that the Xiao Family was still holding up against the attack of the group of black-clothed people.

"Boom," at that moment, Xiao Lihuo was sent flying back by a palm strike from the two Mysterious Profundity Realm clad in black, spitting out blood.

The two Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artists sneered, "Good, kill them all, wipe out the Xiao Family."

Right at that moment, a figure broke through the sky and arrived.

Seeing the situation of the Xiao Family, the figure flew into a rage in an instant.

"Dammit," the person was naturally Xiao Yi.

With a wave of his hand, countless Sword Qi cleaved through the air, both precise and powerful.

The hundred or so black-clothed figures were all slain.

"A Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artist? Such a terrifying presence," the two masked martial artists saw this and without even engaging Xiao Yi in combat, they already knew that Xiao Yi was far more powerful than they were.

Not bothering to restrain the Demon Hunting Palace Law Enforcement Team, they immediately broke through the air to escape, vanishing into the distance in an instant.

Xiao Yi glanced at them, but did not pursue.

Instead, he immediately landed at the Xiao Family, prioritizing the safety of the Xiao Family first.

Who would have expected that as soon as he landed,

Xiao Lihuo could no longer care about his injuries and leapt up immediately.

"Yii'er, you're finally back."

Xiao Yi said gravely, "How could the Spiritual Barrier that I set up be broken?"

"Yii'er, there's no time to explain," Xiao Lihuo spoke anxiously, "Xiao Chong was abducted by them, you must chase after him quickly."

"What?" Xiao Yi's face changed instantly.

...

Second update.