Soul Emperor Martial God

After everyone consumed the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures,

their auras had indeed significantly increased.

Xiao Yi glanced over and nodded.

Everyone had accumulated enough True Qi necessary for a Mystic Breakthrough.

They just needed one more opportunity.

Leaving the cave,

Yui Rulong was the first to ask, "Xiao Yi, what do we do now?"

Xiao Yi replied indifferently, "Let's get into a fight."

Yui Rulong's eyes lit up.

"Good, let's wait and see which unlucky ones we'll encounter."

After consuming the Eight Treasures Exquisite Ginseng and a series of rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures,

he was brimming with confidence.

...

Xiao Yi and his companions proceeded cautiously through the forest.

Before long, they encountered a squad.

When they clearly saw the leading Sword Master,

Yui Rulong's expression changed, "This is bad, it's Black Moon Sword Master's team."

Ahead, the Black Moon Sword Master stopped in his tracks.

"Hmm? It's Northern Mountain County's team," the Black Moon Sword Master's face revealed a clear sense of pleasure.

"Black Moon Sword Master," Xiao Yi's lips curled into a slight smile.

The Black Moon Sword Master was one of the two Sword Masters who had participated in the Alchemist Competition before.

With Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer Cultivation, he was considered a Half-step Earth Origin.

In terms of Refining Grade, he was just touching the threshold of Sixth-grade.

Thus, he was merely a Sixth-grade Early Stage Alchemist, and even then, one of the worst.

Of course, among the 36 Sword Masters, he was still one of the few ranking at the front.

At this moment, Yui Rulong was already showing a bitter face.

"I was hoping to see which team would be unlucky."

"Now it seems the unlucky ones are us."

"Don't panic," Ye Ming said in a deep voice, "With Junior Brother Xiao Yi here, it's no big problem."

Ahead, the Black Moon Sword Master sneered, "What a coincidence to meet the folks from Northern Mountain County here."

"What coincidence?" asked Yui Rulong, puzzled.

"Black Moon Sword Master, we don't have any grudges with you, do we?"

"Humph, no grudges?" the Black Moon Sword Master said coldly, "The grudge is significant."

Ye Ming said gravely, "What Black Moon Sword Master refers to must be the issue of losing to Brother Yi in the Alchemist Competition."

"Hmph," Black Moon Sword Master snorted angrily without explaining further.

Obviously, it was the case.

"Northern Mountain Sword Master, Ten-Percent Extreme Boundary Stele Sword Master," the Black Moon Sword Master looked coldly at Xiao Yi.

"Losing to Purple Flame is one thing."

"But you? Just a Sword Master from the weakest of counties' Sky-splitting Sword Sect."

"I want to see what skills you have."

"The sword points of Northern Mountain County are mine now."

With those words, the Black Moon Sword Master drew his sword and led the attack.

The disciples of Black Moon County also made a move instantly.

A flash of light appeared in Xiao Yi's hand, and a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact appeared out of thin air.

It was the Unrivaled Sword.

It was a gift from the Great Elder back in the day at the Sky-splitting Sword Sect of Northern Mountain County.

Xiao Yi had never used it.

Now, he casually used it to practice.

"Today, you will still lose," Xiao Yi said indifferently.

With a 'clang,' the two swords collided, releasing a sound of sword cry.

Xiao Yi remained unmoved, while the Black Moon Sword Master was pushed back a dozen steps.

"You have some skill," the Black Moon Sword Master narrowed his eyes.

On the other side, the ten disciples from Black Jade County, who were about to strike at Ye Ming and the others,

watched as Xiao Yi waved his hand, and dozens of Sword Qi fell, trapping nine of them.

"Humph," the Black Moon Sword Master's face turned cold, "You dare to be distracted while fighting me."

"Seeking death."

The Black Moon Sword Master attacked with his sword once again.

"Even if you trap nine of us, the remaining one."

"Is enough to defeat all those Mysterious Profundity Realm weaklings from your Northern Mountain County."

The situation at the scene.

Turned into Xiao Yi dealing with the Black Moon Sword Master and trapping the nine Black Moon County disciples.

Ye Ming and the other nine were facing one disciple from Black Moon County.

Xiao Yi's side did not need to worry.

But for Ye Ming and the other nine,

Black Moon County was not like Anyun County, a county with extremely poor Martial Artist strength.

Their disciples were naturally capable.

All of them were Third Layer of Mystic Breakthrough.

Therefore, Ye Ming's side was still not looking optimistic.

As expected, Ye Ming and the nine were still completely at a disadvantage even when facing one person.

Suddenly, with a loud bang,

Ye Ming was sent flying by a palm.

Soon after,

Bang... Bang... Bang...

All nine of them were sent flying one after another, each injured.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi frowned but did not come to their aid.

The Black Moon Sword Master sneered, "What say you, Northern Mountain Sword Master?"

"As I said, a bunch of Mysterious Profundity Realm weaklings are no match for our Black Moon County disciples."

"Even if it's just one person, that's enough to challenge you all."

Xiao Yi remained silent.

As time gradually passed.

The situation suddenly changed.

Yui Rulong and the others shook as their auras burst forth with intense power.

It was the rhythm of a breakthrough.

"Hmm? Thinking of breaking through? No way." The Black Moon County disciple suddenly intensified his offensive,

Planning to forcibly stop Yui Rulong and the others from breaking through.

At this moment, Xiao Yi was no longer idly watching.

He unleashed a Sword Qi from his hand, trapping him.

Yui Rulong and the others were the Chief of the Inner Ten Halls of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

They were not lacking in talent.

Ten minutes later, Yui Rulong and the others had all broken through,

Achieving the cultivation of the Mystic Breakthrough First Layer.

"Hmph, now it's our turn," Yui Rulong said loudly.

Xiao Yi released the prohibition on the Black Moon County disciple.

Although there was only one layer difference between the Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer and the Mystic Breakthrough First Layer,

The difference in strength was like heaven and earth.

Now, with each of their cultivations greatly increased,

The nine individuals of the Mystic Breakthrough First Layer easily defeated the disciple from Black Cloud County.

"Black Moon Sword Master, weren't you quite mouthy just now?" Yui Rulong mocked.

"You were still all taken down by our Northern Mountain Sword Master alone."

"You…" The Black Moon Sword Master's face darkened.

"The fight can end now," Xiao Yi said indifferently.

His Unrivaled Sword in hand surged with great momentum.

"Mountain Shattering Slash." Xiao Yi cleaved down with his sword,

Directly inflicting a serious injury on the Black Moon Sword Master.

The Black Moon Sword Master was defeated.

The remaining disciples of Black Moon County could not withstand Xiao Yi's Sword Qi,

All were injured under the assault of Sword Qi.

Yui Rulong and the others seized their sword points.

Then, Xiao Yi and his group left triumphantly.

...

Suddenly, from a distance came the sound of intense fighting.

Moreover, the sound of the combat grew fiercer and fiercer.

Xiao Yi frowned.

"The battle seems to be moving towards us."

Ye Ming said, "Junior Brother Xiao Yi, should we fight?"

"Let's leave first, it's better not to meddle."

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "It's too late to leave now; they are upon us."

Hardly had his words faded,

Dozens of figures suddenly leaped out from the dense forest.

Xiao Yi was slightly startled to see who had come.

The figures emerging were the teams of Sword Masters,

All four of them.

And they were not weak Sword Master teams like those from Anyun County.

These four teams were considered mid-tier among the 36 Sword Masters.

Together, even the teams ranked in the forefront would struggle to overcome them.

But now, these four teams were all injured, in a sorry state.

"What happened?" Xiao Yi asked with a hint of alarm.

"Northern Mountain Sword Master?" One of the leading Sword Masters suddenly brightened up.

But then his expression darkened again.

"Northern Mountain Sword Master, run! Those maniacs are coming after us."

The Sword Master warned.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi frowned, looking towards the rear of the dense forest.

In that direction, a considerable number of presences were rapidly approaching.

"What maniacs?" Yui Rulong inquired.

Those few Sword Masters hurriedly said, "There's no time to explain, just run!"

As they spoke,

A vast throng of nearly a thousand figures flew out from the dense forest.

The newcomers varied in strength.

Leading them were ten Mystic Breakthrough Fifth Layer individuals.

The rest, nearly a thousand, were all at least at the Mysterious Profundity Eighth Layer or above.

"Sword Masters, stop running and leave your sword points behind,"

The leading ten spoke with a sneer.

Then they launched attacks together, blocking the path ahead.

The four fleeing Sword Master teams were immediately slowed down,

And after that, nearly a thousand individuals formed an encirclement,

Tightly surrounding Xiao Yi, his group, and the other four Sword Master teams.

"You are not Sword Master teams, nor are you disciples from various Sword Sects," Xiao Yi said, furrowing his brows.

To Xiao Yi's recollection, these nearly thousand people were all unfamiliar Martial Artists.

However, these people, young one and all, were clearly genius warriors.

"Northern Mountain Sword Master, these are the disciples from the various powers in the counties, excluding the Sky-splitting Sword Sect,"

One of the Sword Masters explained.

"This is their Sect assessment."

"It's also a new challenge introduced in our Sect's assessment this time."

"The Sect Deacon has already been spreading the word throughout the forest to our Sword Master teams."

"How come? Didn't a Sect Deacon inform you?"

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The first update.