Soul Emperor Martial God

"Northern Mountain Sword Master, shall we join forces?"

The four Sword Masters suddenly spoke with great enthusiasm.

"Join forces?" Xiao Yi frowned.

Honestly, he didn't want to.

This Sect assessment was about competing for the title of the 'Strongest Sword Master.'

There could be only one Strongest Sword Master.

Only by achieving this with one's own true ability could it be genuinely deserved.

At this moment, Sword Master Xingmo said, "Northern Mountain Sword Master, I know what you're thinking."

"In fact, we didn't wish to do this either, an hour ago."

"Our four teams also ended up together while being chased by those lunatics."

"To my knowledge, that group of nearly a thousand was just one of them."

"There are several such teams within the forest."

"If we do not join forces..."

"I fear no Sword Master team could handle them alone."

Another Sword Master spoke solemnly as well, "Sword Master Xingmo, what you say is utterly true."

"Before I was chased by those lunatics..."

"I encountered a Sword Master who had been robbed of all his sword points."

"According to him, one of the teams was extremely strong, even consisting of Earth Origin Realm experts."

"What?" Ye Ming and the others were startled upon hearing this.

Yui Rulong said, "Wasn't it said that they are just a rabble?"

Xiao Yi replied, "If I'm not mistaken, they should be those truly proud geniuses."

"They disdain to join the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, so they come directly to the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect instead."

Those teams were mostly geniuses who had failed the Sky-splitting Sword Sect's assessments in the past.

It was imaginable how many such Martial Artists there were in the 36 counties.

Of course, there were also a few supreme geniuses.

Who did not want to join the Sword Sect and came directly to the Sword Sect.

However, such geniuses should be few in number.

At that moment, Xiao Yi continued, "If I remember correctly, among the 36 Sword Masters, only 3 have reached the Earth Origin Realm."

"And all are just at the Earth Element First Layer."

"Correct," Sword Master Xingmo interjected, "I've received word they have all teamed up already."

"Otherwise, relying just on their own teams, they'd have no confidence in handling those guys."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's join forces."

He was unafraid of those guys.

However, once the Sword Master teams joined forces, their numbers would increase.

Then, even when facing those numerous teams,

Ye Ming and the others could fight freely and refine their Combat Level.

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The five Sword Master teams hit it off right away.

In this vast and broad forest,

they undoubtedly became a formidable force.

Time gradually passed.

Three days later,

Xiao Yi and his group were discussing in a part of the forest.

Sword Master Xingmo said idly, "It's been three days without experiencing a single battle."

Xiao Yi frowned and said sternly, "The individual Sword Master teams."

"Must all be moving around and joining forces."

"And those that have already joined forces would not dare to act rashly."

"We got three days of calm because of this."

"However, this state won't last long."

His tone was certain.

During these three days, the forest's atmosphere had been eerily quiet.

That sort of oppression was the calm before the storm.

In three days, those who should have been eliminated had been eliminated.

Those who should have joined forces had also done so.

Now it was just waiting for an opportunity for the atmosphere to be broken.

The entire forest was bound to fall into large-scale chaos.

It was very likely that this round of assessment would end prematurely in this chaos, before the seven days were over.

Not long after Xiao Yi's words had fallen,

the sounds of fierce battle suddenly came from afar.

Powerful auras erupted one after another, perceivable even from a great distance.

Presumably,

the battle not far away was not small in scale.

"Let's go take a look," said Sword Master Xingmo.

After three days of idleness, everyone was itching for a fight.

Minutes later,

the group reached the site of the conflict.

However, the battle had ended.

On the ground lay nearly a thousand people, writhing in pain and wailing.

Clearly, these were not a Sword Master team.

With such numbers, they were combined teams of talented Martial Artists from various counties.

On the other side, a group of people laughed triumphantly.

These were the ones belonging to the Sword Master teams.

It seemed that in this battle with the Martial Artists of the counties, the Sword Master teams had won.

Among them, one laughed most wildly.

It was the Wanshan Sword Master.

On Xiao Yi's side, Sword Master Xingmo and the other three Sword Masters

hastily stepped forward to greet them.

"Meteor Sword Master, Fierce Tiger Sword Master, Wanshan Sword Master," the four made a gesture of clasp-handed salutation.

"We hadn't expected you to join forces."

"No wonder those maniacs were defeated so quickly."

These three were the only Earth Origin Realm experts among the 36 Sword Masters.

Meteor Sword Master and Wanshan Sword Master need no further introduction.

And Fierce Tiger Sword Master hails from the Fierce Tiger County.

Like Northern Mountain County, Fierce Tiger County is a place where martial artists wield great power.

Moreover, the situation of Fierce Tiger County within the Flame Martial Kingdom

is akin to Eastern Desolate in Northern Mountain County.

Full of demon beasts, nearly rampaging unchecked.

The number of martial artists who die to the Beast Tide each year is a terrifying figure.

Hence, the local customs are quite fierce.

And the martial artists there are especially strong.

As for Fierce Tiger Sword Master, it is rumored that he has the Vajra Sabertooth Tiger Martial Soul.

Categorized as Green Peak.

In his hands, the sword is the saber-tooth of a tiger.

Hard as vajra, with unparalleled sharpness.

Furthermore, as he has a Beast Martial Soul, his strength is greatly amplified.

Thus, his sword strikes carry tremendous power and weight.

Imagining such an aggregation of advantages in one person, one can easily surmise how formidable he is.

Back to the main point.

At this moment, this team, apart from Meteor Sword Master, Fierce Tiger Sword Master, and Wanshan Sword Master,

also included six other Sword Master teams.

These were all teams led by powerful Sword Masters.

Like the Nine River Sword Master, for instance.

That is to say, this group had a total of 12 Sword Master teams.

And the strongest 12 Sword Masters were all present.

No wonder this alliance was so seemingly unstoppable.

Even the numerous teams comprising young talents from various counties were defeated within a matter of minutes.

At this time, Meteor Sword Master stepped forward.

He clasped his hands in greeting and said, "So it's Sword Master Xingmo, Sword Master Huangfeng, and you others."

"Ah," Meteor Sword Master sighed, "we have no choice but to band together."

"The Sect assessment suddenly threw this new challenge at us."

"Those people are too numerous, too troublesome."

"And moreover, their actions are too swift."

"Three days ago, nearly 10 Sword Master teams didn't manage to unite in time."

"All the sword points were snatched by them, and they've been eliminated."

"Fortunately, Fierce Tiger Sword Master, Wanshan Sword Master, and I reacted quickly."

"We immediately contacted other Sword Masters and formed a coalition."

After Meteor Sword Master finished speaking, Fierce Tiger Sword Master asked, "Sword Master Xingmo, do you want to join us?"

"And Northern Mountain Sword Master."

"Of course, we'll join," said the four Sword Masters promptly.

"We'll join as well," before Xiao Yi could speak, Yui Rulong quickly said.

"Good," Fierce Tiger Sword Master laughed cheerfully.

"This assessment was originally a contest among us Sword Masters to vie for the title of the Strongest Sword Master."

"First, let's use two hours to eliminate all those teams."

"Afterward, there will still be time for us Sword Masters to determine who the best truly is."

"Oh, right," Meteor Sword Master suddenly said.

"I heard that three days ago, you eliminated a team."

"Uh," the four from Sword Master Xingmo's team looked uneasy.

Because, in fact, it was Xiao Yi alone who had dealt with that team.

Before they could explain,

Meteor Sword Master continued, "Today, we've eliminated another one."

"The entire forest now has only one last team remaining."

"But this team is the most rampant, with the most numerous and strongest members."

"The 10 Sword Master teams whose sword points were seized were all targeted by them."

"We're just about to deal with them."

"You all have just arrived at the right time to join forces with us, increasing our chances even more."

"Okay," replied Sword Master Xingmo and the others.

Unexpectedly, Wanshan Sword Master suddenly stood up and said, "Hold on."

"What?" asked both Meteor Sword Master and Fierce Tiger Sword Master, looking at him quizzically.

"Hehe," Wanshan Sword Master began, "I have no objections to Sword Master Xingmo and Sword Master Huangfeng's groups joining."

"But Northern Mountain Sword Master's team..."

"Is there a problem?" Meteor Sword Master interrupted, frowning.

"Northern Mountain Sword Master, with Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer Cultivation and a Ten-Percent Extreme Boundary Stele comprehender,"

"is certainly not inferior to the three of us in real strength."

"Hmph," Wanshan Sword Master scoffed disdainfully, "Northern Mountain Sword Master might be strong."

"But look at those ordinary disciples he's brought with him."

"One by one, all at Mystic Breakthrough First Layer."

"And if you look at their auras, extremely unstable. Clearly, they've just achieved their breakthroughs."

"When we confront that marauding team,"

"these nine will simply be a liability, only holding us back."

"I don't want any mishaps happening in such large-scale chaos."

Wanshan Sword Master referred to the coalition of young talents from various counties as the pillaging team.

"This..." Meteor Sword Master and Fierce Tiger Sword Master hesitated.

"Don't think too much," Wanshan Sword Master said firmly.

"In this world, it's the fist that's the real deciding factor."

"Power is everything."

"Weaklings have no right to join us."

"Yes, weaklings have no right to join us," disciples from Wanshan County jeered, looking mockingly at Ye Ming and the others.

Even the disciples from other counties did the same.

Ye Ming and the rest had their faces turn extremely unsightly.

Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed, and he turned to say, "Ye Ming, let's go."

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Third update.