Soul Emperor Martial God

Whoosh.

Xiao Yi, hearing Xiao Lihuo's words, immediately leaped into the sky.

His speed soared to the extreme.

He had just wanted to chase after those two masked Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artists.

But he found they had already vanished without a trace; there wasn't even a hint of their aura left behind.

"Damn it," Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, with no choice but to descend from the sky.

"Yii'er, why aren't you chasing them?" Xiao Lihuo and the other elders crowded around, asking anxiously.

"Can't chase them." Xiao Yi shook his head, his expression grim.

"Erasing their aura, concealing their tracks, they're not ordinary Martial Artists," Xiao Yi said in a deep voice, "They are assassins."

"Assassins, Shadow Tower?" the Xiao Family Elders gasped in unison.

"Probably not," Xiao Yi shook his head.

The speed at which those two masked Martial Artists had fled suggested that their Cultivation was at least above the Sixth-Layer Mystic Breakthrough.

Furthermore, their method of hiding their aura was extremely skillful.

Xiao Yi had encountered assassins from Shadow Tower before, and had witnessed the techniques of the Vice Tower Master during the East Desolate Beast Tide.

Clearly, the skills of those two people were higher.

He was only a few seconds slow in giving chase, and they had disappeared without a shadow, without a trace.

"What exactly is going on?" Xiao Yi asked solemnly, "When those two were escaping earlier, they were empty-handed and I didn't see Uncle Xiao Chong being taken away."

If Xiao Yi had known Xiao Chong was kidnapped earlier, he would never have landed at the Xiao Family, but would have immediately pursued those two.

Very anxiously, Xiao Lihuo said, "About ten minutes ago, a powerful being came flying through the air."

"With a single punch, he broke your Spiritual Barrier."

"Seeing a formidable enemy attacking, I was about to use the Five Fire Puppet Ball you left behind."

"Unexpectedly, just as I took it out, before I could even use it, it was snatched by that powerful being."

"Then, when that person was about to strike, the Demon Hunting Palace's people arrived."

"He seemed to be very wary of the Demon Hunting Palace's people, only kidnapping Xiao Chong and leaving behind an order to destroy our Xiao Family before hurriedly leaving."

Xiao Lihuo spoke quickly, filled with urgency.

"And you saw what happened afterward."

"Under the leadership of those two masked Martial Artists, that group of men in black launched an attack on our Xiao Family."

"I see," Xiao Yi nodded, no wonder he hadn't seen Xiao Chong being kidnapped.

It turned out there was another powerful being who had kidnapped Xiao Chong and left.

Xiao Yi was actually extremely anxious now.

But he knew he couldn't panic at this moment, he had to stay calm.

"To have broken my Spiritual Barrier with a single punch, this powerful being's strength must be at least above the Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer," Xiao Yi thought to himself.

At that moment, two Captains from the Demon Hunting Palace Law Enforcement Team came over.

They had been inspecting the corpses of the men in black on the ground just now.

"May I know who you all are?" the two Captains greeted Xiao Yi with a fist and palm salute.

As soon as Xiao Yi had appeared, he had scared away two Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artists, and the Captains knew that the young man before them was certainly no average individual.

Xiao Yi did not speak, still deep in thought.

Yui Rulong responded, "I am the Chief of the Beast Hall from the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, Yui Rulong."

Mu Miaomiao also said, "Sky-splitting Sword Sect, Chief of the Ten Thousand Wood Hall, Mu Miaomiao."

"So, you are esteemed disciples of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect," the two Captains nodded in acknowledgment.

"We need to rush back to the Demon Hunting Palace immediately to report to the Chief Steward about this matter."

"We will also find out as soon as possible the forces that attacked the Xiao Family today."

"Farewell." The two Captains saluted the Great Elder of the Xiao Family, then turned and left.

Family clans under the protection of the Demon Hunting Order, if annihilated, would receive the full support of the Demon Hunting Hall in seeking revenge.

If they were merely attacked, the attention given would not be overly substantial.

After all, there were too many families and individuals protected by the Demon Hunting Order.

The affair of the Xiao Family today would likely be reported to the Chief Steward by these Law Enforcement Teams, before discussing further strategies.

After the Law Enforcement Team left.

Xiao Yi did not concern himself with them, but walked over to the corpses of the men in black and began examining them closely.

"Yii'er, what's the situation?" the Xiao Family Elders asked.

Xiao Yi replied, "These men in black, they are all Demon Hunters."

Xiao Yi found tokens from the Demon Hunting Hall on their bodies.

"Demon Hunters? Why would Demon Hunters go after our Xiao Family?" Xiao Lihuo asked in confusion.

"Taking money to avert calamity," Xiao Yi replied.

"Demon Hunters don't just hunt demons; as long as they're paid, anyone can hire them for a job."

"Demon Hunters, drifting without trace, now they're all dead, it's very difficult to find out who employed them."

Xiao Yi inwardly gritted his teeth, regretting not keeping a living captive earlier.

Xiao Lihuo voiced his concerns, "Those two leading masked individuals were confident not even the Demon Hunting Palace could figure out which force they belong to, now we're really in trouble."

"I guess they must be people from the Northern Mountain Murong Family."

"It's only them who would deal with our Xiao Family."

The other Xiao Family elders spoke.

Xiao Yi murmured to himself, "They clearly could have killed Uncle Xiao Chong, yet they chose to abduct him."

"It seems, Uncle Xiao Chong won't be in danger of losing his life anytime soon."

"As long as I quickly find out which power is targeting our Xiao Family, it will be enough."

After saying this, Xiao Yi turned around, ready to leave.

"Yii'er, where are you going?" the elders asked.

"To investigate," Xiao Yi answered.

"How will you investigate?" Xiao Lihuo asked.

Xiao Lihuo was also a cunning person; after calming his mind, the more he thought, the more he felt something was off about today's incident.

"This power hasn't used their own martial artists but instead went to the trouble of hiring demon hunters."

"They must want to leave no trace behind."

"This is clearly a well-planned conspiracy against the Xiao Family."

"They are so cautious because they fear the Demon Hunting Palace will trace it back to them."

"I even believe that if you, Yii'er, had not just killed all those men in black,"

"The two masked martial artists would have killed them first before fleeing, leaving no clues behind."

Xiao Yi nodded and scoffed coldly, "If they can hire demon hunters, I can command demon hunters too."

"Elders, wait here; Yii'er will return shortly and will surely rescue Uncle Xiao Chong."

Xiao Yi planned to go to Northern Mountain City in the identity of Yi Xiao and ask for assistance from the Sub Hall Master.

Demon Hunters were scattered everywhere.

By having all major Demon Hunting Halls help and asking all demon hunters to provide information,

It would not be difficult to find out which power attacked the Xiao Family today.

"Hm?" Just as Xiao Yi was about to leave, his footsteps suddenly faltered.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Lihuo asked.

"Great Elder, I remember telling you to crush the subtoken I gave you if a formidable enemy attacked the Xiao Family,"

"I would immediately sense it and hurry back."

"Why didn't you crush it sooner? Could it be that the subtoken wasn't with you?" Xiao Yi asked.

He had always kept an eye on the situation of the mother token on his person and had no idea that there had been any trouble with the Xiao Family.

Not until he returned to Purple Cloud City and saw the sky ablaze with fire did he realize the Xiao Family had been attacked.

Xiao Lihuo was first taken aback, then replied, "I gave the subtoken to Xiao Chong."

"You once told me that this subtoken has a protective effect."

"Thinking that since you gave me the Five Fire Puppet Ball, I gave the subtoken to Xiao Chong for protection."

"But when Xiao Chong was abducted just now, that subtoken seemed to have no protective effect at all, did it?"

Xiao Yi was shocked for a moment, then burst out laughing.

The so-called protective effect of the subtoken was meant as a deterrent, not that the subtoken itself had any powerful protective abilities.

"Now that the subtoken is with Uncle Xiao Chong, this will be easy." With a flash, Xiao Yi's figure disappeared in an instant.

Demon Hunting Order, divided into mother-child tokens.

Both tokens were connected to each other.

The subtoken could not sense the mother token's status.

But the mother token could trace the location of the subtoken, and also received the aura feedback from it.

High in the sky, Xiao Yi infused True Qi into the mother token.

The mother token instantly activated, emitting a burst of light.

Signifying that it had made a connection with the subtoken.

"Uncle Xiao Chong, wait for me." Xiao Yi's face turned cold as his speed increased to its utmost.

...

Meanwhile, inside the Xiao Family.

Yui Rulong and Mu Miaomiao saw Xiao Yi disappear in an instant, both stunned.

They could not match Xiao Yi's speed.

"What should we do?" Yui Rulong asked.

"Send a signal back to the Sword Sect immediately," Mu Miaomiao said gravely. "Xiao Yi is now the Sword Master; he cannot have an accident."

"That force, we do not know what power they are or how difficult they might be to deal with."

"Better notify the elders immediately."

The two sent signals right away. In a fit of madness, they sent back eight words to the Sword Sect.

Those eight words were, "Xiao Yi in danger, come quickly to aid."

They couldn't even imagine that because of these eight words,

All the significant figures in Northern Mountain County were mobilized in an instant.

...

First update.