Soul Emperor Martial God

Nine River County, traversed by nine surging rivers.

At the confluence of the great rivers, the path leads straight to the Demon Beast Forest.

Inside, the demon beasts' strength and numbers far exceed imagination.

Additionally, some water attribute demon beasts

can directly infiltrate the inner parts of Nine River County via the great rivers.

Therefore, the county capital of Nine River County is not placed at the center of the county to command the entire area.

Instead, it is positioned at the first line of defense.

The county capital, Nine River City, stands in opposition to the Demon Beast Forest.

Nine River City, as the strongest city in terms of martial prowess within Nine River County.

The Nine River County Prince and the Sub Hall Master both reside here.

As long as Nine River City stands, the demon beasts dare not enter the deeper parts of Nine River County.

…

At this moment, an alarm sounded within Nine River City.

Countless Martial Artists instantly soared into the air.

Heading straight for the city walls.

Nine River City has been attacked by beast tides multiple times.

Its warriors are already experienced.

In just a few minutes.

All warriors above the Mysterious Profundity Realm had already gathered atop the city walls.

The City Guard Army, warriors from major families, and various Demon Hunting Teams

were already assembled.

…

On the other side, Xiao Yi turned back to Nine River City.

He knew very well that Nine River City experienced far more beast tides than the Eastern Desolate of Northern Mountain County.

And the scale and level of combat were also much higher.

Normally, with the martial power of Nine River City,

this beast tide should not bring any surprises.

But, just to be cautious, he decided to return.

Swoosh…

With a flash of Purple Flame Wings,

in just a few minutes, he was back at Northern Mountain City.

Just as all the great warriors were gathering at the city walls.

"Huh? Why has General Executor Yi Xiao come back?"

Du Hua asked in surprise from atop the city wall.

Xiao Yi replied, "The heavenly duty of a Demon Hunter is to hunt demons."

"As a Demon Hunter, encountering a beast tide naturally calls for my return."

"Hehe," Du Hua chuckled.

"General Executor Yi Xiao worries too much."

"Nine River City, as the county capital with strong martial power, cannot be breached by a mere beast tide."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Let's hope that's the case."

"What about the Nine River County Prince and the Sub Hall Master?"

"They didn't come," Du Hua shook his head.

"The beast tide in Nine River City happens several times a year."

"We have grown accustomed to it."

"The County Prince and the Sub Hall Master are busy with countless duties, naturally they wouldn't come."

"I see," Xiao Yi nodded, scanning his surroundings.

On the city wall, even the weakest were warriors of the Mystic Breakthrough Realm.

And there were several from the Earth Origin Realm.

Du Hua, at Earth Origin Realm Fourth Layer, could be considered the leader here.

"Come, General Executor Yi Xiao, let me introduce you," said Du Hua.

"This is the Great Elder of the Xu Family."

Xiao Yi bowed to the elderly man in front of him.

The Xu Family was the second largest family in Nine River City, after the Zhou Family.

Their family head was a warrior of the Earth Origin Realm Second Layer.

This Great Elder was at Earth Element First Layer.

"This, is the captain of the River Demon Hunting Team, Captain Jiang Yunman."

Du Hua pointed to a woman around thirty years old.

The woman was quite beautiful.

Though no longer a young girl, she possessed a distinct charm.

Xiao Yi was slightly surprised; it was his first time seeing a female Demon Hunting Captain.

"This, is the captain of the Black Tiger Demon Hunting Team, Hu Yihu."

Du Hua pointed to a middle-aged robust man.

Xiao Yi bowed again.

As Du Hua made introductions one by one,

There were over a dozen Demon Hunting Teams on the city wall.

Each captain's strength was above Mystic Breakthrough Sixth Layer.

Some of the stronger ones even reached Mystic Breakthrough Eighth Layer.

"Chief Steward Du Hua, who is this?"

The Demon Hunting Captains, confused, looked at Xiao Yi and asked Du Hua.

Du Hua smiled and said, "This is General Executor Yi Xiao."

"General Executor?" The captains were taken aback.

Jiang Yunman exclaimed, "Looking at this young man's age, he must be quite young."

"To be a General Executor at such a young age?"

"When did my Nine River County ever produce such a heavenly talent?"

"Um…" Du Hua's face hesitated slightly.

Xiao Yi spoke first, "I come from Northern Mountain County."

"Northern Mountain County?" The initial surprise on Jiang Yunman's face vanished instantly.

"Hahaha, the General Executor from Northern Mountain County," Hu Yihu burst out laughing.

"I thought he was some kind of heavenly talent."

"The weakest in the Flame Martial Kingdom, Northern Mountain County."

"I heard that their General Executors mostly have Mystic Breakthrough Third or Fourth Layer Cultivation."

"Weaker than us, indeed."

Laughter erupted across the city wall,

including the Great Elder from the Xu Family and all the Demon Hunters, who laughed without restraint.

Only Jiang Yunman showed some restraint,

covering her mouth with a slight smile.

Xiao Yi pouted dismissively, not bothering with them.

His gaze shifted to a distant spot beyond the city walls.

An immense army of demon beasts approached rapidly, a dark mass bearing down on them.

There were hundreds of thousands.

But mostly, they were Fourth-level Demon Beasts, possessing the strength of the Mysterious Profundity Realm.

The leaders were no more than ten Level 5 Demonic Beasts, roughly around the Mystic Breakthrough Fifth Layer in strength.

Thus, the martial artists on the city walls didn't take it seriously.

Below the city walls.

The City Guard Army and a large contingent of Demon Hunters had already assembled, ready to repel the demon beasts.

On the city walls, Du Hua asked, "Who wishes to go down first and dampen the spirits of those wretches?"

"I will," Hu Yihu declared loudly.

"Allow me to slay those ten leading demon beasts."

"That will certainly deter the hundreds of thousands of ordinary demon beasts."

"This beast tide can surely be repelled without a fight."

"Good," said Du Hua. "Captain Hu Yihu, I'll have to trouble you then."

Hu Yihu possessed a Mystic Breakthrough Eighth Layer Cultivation.

Killing ten Mystic Breakthrough Fifth Layer demon beasts would be challenging, but not overly so.

Hu Yihu, drawing the large saber in his hand,

was just about to jump down from the city wall

when, unexpectedly, a figure moved faster than him.

A shadow, speeding along,

traced a streak of light across the sky.

"Leave it to me."

The voice of the figure was crisp and pleasant.

As soon as the words fell,

the figure had already arrived in front of the army of hundreds of thousands of demon beasts.

Looking closely, it was Zhou Yueyao who appeared.

She actually intended to face the hundreds of thousands of demon beasts alone.

"The Nine River Sword Master has arrived," the martial artists on the walls shouted one after another,

clearly holding Zhou Yueyao in high regard.

At the same time.

An elder suddenly descended atop the city wall.

"Great Elder of Zhou Family," Du Hua's expression changed.

He positioned Xiao Yi behind himself.

"Boy, was it you who injured Zixin before?"

The Great Elder of Zhou Family stared coldly at Xiao Yi.

"Hmph," the Great Elder of Zhou Family snorted. "There's a beast tide happening now, so I'll let you off temporarily."

"Once Yueyao repels the demon beasts, I'll settle our score with you slowly."

"Until then, you're going nowhere."

Having said that, an aura locked onto Xiao Yi.

The surrounding martial artists furrowed their brows.

"This Chief Steward of the Northern Mountain County actually has a feud with the Zhou Family?"

Hu Yihu scoffed derisively, "It seems this fellow is a little too brash."

"Thinking he's something special just because he's a chief steward?"

"Coming from a place as remote as Northern Mountain County, he's hit a wall now."

"Offending the Zhou Family, even being a chief steward won't save him."

The martial artists looked at Xiao Yi with eyes filled with 'pity' and 'sympathy'.

Du Hua moved closer to Xiao Yi and whispered, "General Executor Yi Xiao, you shouldn't have come back."

"In a moment, I will forcibly break the Great Elder of Zhou Family's aura."

"Make your escape quickly."

Xiao Yi nodded, then shrugged his shoulders, saying nothing more.

At this moment.

The eyes of the martial artists were all fixed on Zhou Yueyao beyond the city walls.

This Nine River Sword Master was now the center of attention.

"Reverse Water Torrent!" Zhou Yueyao suddenly shouted.

Her voice resonated across the battlefield.

With the help of her Reverse Water Sword, True Qi burst forth from her body.

In an instant.

The nine great rivers that spanned Nine River County surged forward instantly.

Nine thick water dragons rose,

their might blanketing the skies.

The nine water dragons descended,

then exploded in a tremendous crash.

Boundless torrents engulfed the ten Mystic Breakthrough Fifth Layer demon beasts.

Then, the water transformed into colossal waves.

The waves, so massive, covered all the demon beasts.

Hundreds of thousands of demon beasts were washed away by the waves.

"Not bad," Xiao Yi nodded silently.

"It seems she is a martial artist with a Water attribute Martial Soul."

"Utilizing the geographical advantage of these nine great rivers, with the might of a High Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Reverse Water Sword,"

"she actually stopped all the demon beasts."

Reverse Water Torrent was a Peak Earth-rank Martial Technique.

Zhou Yueyao had mastered it completely after studying the Origin World Stele.

Combined with the geographical advantage, its power was extraordinary.

Although her cultivation was only at the Mystic Breakthrough Seventh Layer, her actual strength was no less than the Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer, if not stronger.

The city walls erupted in cheers and jubilation.

"She truly lives up to her reputation as our Nine River Sword Master."

"At such a young age, to possess such strength."

"I, Hu someone, consider myself nowhere near the Sword Master's match," Hu Yihu exclaimed admiringly.

"But there are some, bullying a child by throwing their weight around, which is really laughable."

As he spoke, Hu Yihu glanced disdainfully at Xiao Yi.

The Demon Hunters were usually well-informed.

Clearly, they knew the reason behind Xiao Yi's feud with the Zhou Family.

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