Soul Emperor Martial God

The night was as dark as ink, with bouts of cold wind assaulting in waves.

It caused everyone's faces to turn grave.

Eleven figures leaped rapidly through the depths of the Demon Beast Forest.

The chilling cold wind served as their best guide.

Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...

The group suddenly stopped their leaping, coming to rest on a large tree.

Their movements were extremely light, barely audible.

"Captain, it's a Black Wind Beast," Zhou Ping pointed out ahead.

There, a massive demon beast cloaked in darkness, its stature immense.

The height, I'm afraid, was over ten meters.

That ferocious face, skin tough as armor.

One could tell at a glance it was no easy opponent.

In front of it lay over a dozen demon beasts, radiating intense auras.

Further back, there were hundreds of ordinary demon beasts.

"It's gathering demon beasts," Xiao Yi said in a deep voice.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will trigger a beast tide to attack the city by tomorrow."

Zhou Ziyang spoke gravely, "Fortunately, we came in time."

"Before it could gather a large number of demon beasts, otherwise the situation would have been serious."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "I will handle the Black Wind Beast."

"The rest of the demon beasts are up to you."

"Remember, we must fight swiftly and decisively."

"The other demon beasts of the entire Demon Beast Forest are heeding the call of the Black Wind Beast, rushing this way."

"We don't have much time."

"Understood," the group responded.

Xiao Yi moved first, taking the initiative.

His Blood Slaughter Sword thrust straight at the Black Wind Beast.

The Black Wind Beast immediately sensed the attack, turned around, and let out a bellowing roar.

As if in doubt that there were human beings present.

But more so, a sense of disdain.

The Black Wind Beast, a Sixth-level Demon Beast.

Upon reaching adulthood, they step into the ranks of the Seventh-level.

Equivalent to Human Martial Artists in the Heavenly Element Realm.

Now, just having reached adulthood, its strength was not stable, and it had not yet consumed enough human Essence Blood.

Thus, its power was only around the Earth Origin Seventh Layer.

The Black Wind Beast's immense paw swiped at Xiao Yi.

If it landed, even a giant rock could be smashed to pieces.

"Sea Covering Slash," Xiao Yi uttered lightly.

The surge of sword sounds instantly repelled the giant paw.

Then, the faint sword sounds caused the Black Wind Beast to fall into a brief stupor.

Xiao Yi took this opportunity to thrust his sword with all his might, aiming straight for the Black Wind Beast's head.

Clang.

The Blood Slaughter Sword, to one's surprise, sparked a series of sparks against the Black Wind Beast's skull.

Unable to harm the Black Wind Beast in the slightest.

"What tough skin," Xiao Yi was taken aback.

At this moment, the Black Wind Beast's head felt the painful stab from the Blood Slaughter Sword and immediately flew into a rage.

"Roar!" It let out an angry howl.

Xiao Yi's footsteps were mysterious and quick as he dodged.

At the same time, he glanced over at Zhou Ping and the others.

The dozen or so demon beasts crouched on the ground were just Mystic Breakthrough Realm Demon Beasts, posing no threat.

After all, the Black Wind Beast had just started gathering the demon beasts.

The truly powerful ones wouldn't arrive so quickly.

And the several hundred ordinary demon beasts, mere Mysterious Profundity Realm creatures, were even less of an issue.

Xiao Yi shifted his gaze back to the Black Wind Beast and sneered, "Let's see how many of my sword strikes you can endure."

With that said, Xiao Yi made another sword strike.

Wandering Cloud Kill Step, one sword, one kill.

His sword turned into a phantom.

Every strike aimed at the exact same spot.

The sword tip, incredibly precise, not a hair's breadth off.

On the head of the Black Wind Beast, at first, there were only sword marks.

Gradually, they turned into blood marks.

Eventualy, a micro hole was pierced, and blood flowed freely.

The Black Wind Beast, in pain, grimaced but could do nothing.

Its clumsy body couldn't keep up with Xiao Yi's exquisite footwork.

"Roar." Another howl.

Suddenly, a black wind appeared out of nowhere.

The black wind slowly wrapped around its entire body.

That was the Black Wind Beast's innate ability, Black Night Demonic Wind.

Eerie and chilling.

An ordinary Earth Origin Realm Martial Artist would be instantly shredded by the black wind.

Even those at the Earth Origin Seventh and Eighth Layer would struggle to withstand it.

"Seal," Xiao Yi, no longer careless, summoned a Domineering Sword Force from thin air.

Instantly it immobilized the Black Wind Beast.

"Suppress," Xiao Yi uttered lowly.

The Domineering Sword Force immediately pressured it to death.

Every battle was a great opportunity to hone one's Sword Dao.

Xiao Yi would not let go.

But, at times, he would not carelessly waste time.

The Black Wind Beast was dead.

The other ordinary demon beasts, suddenly scattered like birds.

Zhou Ping and the others, after a chase, left a ground littered with demon beast corpses.

In the end, most of the demon beasts escaped taking advantage of the terrain.

Zhou Ping and the others, did not pursue further.

Since the Black Wind Beast, the main factor behind the Beast Tide, was dead, there was no need to bother with the other ordinary demon beasts.

Xiao Yi collected the Black Wind Beast's Demon Beast Core and Essence Blood.

He turned and said, "Mission complete, let's go."

The group left the Demon Beast Forest.

And returned to the place where they had rested before.

...

The next day, dawn was beginning to break.

The group set off once again.

Now, there was another task.

"Captain, we're about to arrive at Mist City," Zhou Ping said.

"Mm," Xiao Yi nodded.

Mist City, located within Wanshan County.

But on the edge.

Xiao Yi and his group, if they wanted to head to the Wanshan County and their stronghold, had to pass through it.

Mist City, not prosperous in commerce, with weak warrior forces.

And without any places of interest.

Therefore, no one wished to come here.

Even passing martial artists would only rest briefly and leave the next day.

In Northern Mountain County, Mist City had another name.

The Forgotten City.

"Captain, there's something strange about this mission," Hu San said.

"What is it?" Xiao Yi asked.

Zhou Ping said, "Mist City, although not frequented by outsiders."

"Still is a large city with a significant population."

"Recently, there have been repeated mysterious disappearances of civilians."

"The City Lord's Mansion sent numerous warriors to investigate but eventually came up empty-handed."

"Having no choice, they had to increase patrolling by the City Guards."

"But in the end, even the City Guards mysteriously disappeared in the mist."

"Some people are spreading rumours that ghosts are at work."

"It's quite chilling to hear."

Mist City, situated on the edge, near the mountains, with an extremely humid climate.

At night, completely shrouded in fog.

In the morning, also covered everywhere with white mist.

These City Guards, they just disappeared in the mist all of a sudden.

Even their companions by their side, totally unaware.

Only upon emerging from the fog did they realize some were missing, extremely eerie.

Zhou Ping continued, "Because of this, the whole Mist City has been in an uproar."

"The City Lord's Mansion, having no other options, had to report it."

"However, the Wanshan Guard under the Wanshan Prince's command, whether too busy with other tasks or for some other reason."

"Has been slow to send anyone for investigation."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi frowned, "Then who reported this mission to the Flame Martial Guard?"

According to the information," Zhou Ping replied.

"It was a Demon Hunting Team, passing through the area, that suddenly lost several members."

"They couldn't come up with any explanation after their own investigation."

"So they sought help from the Demon Hunting Hall."

"The Demon Hunting Hall, realizing the situation was unusual, dispatched the Law Enforcement Team to investigate."

"And also sent the mission to the Flame Martial Guard."

"I see," Xiao Yi nodded.

"Did the Law Enforcement Team find anything?"

"Nothing," Zhou Ping replied, "That's where the problem is."

"After the arrival of the Law Enforcement Team, no one else disappeared in the entire Mist City."

Xiao Yi frowned, "Wanshan County, with mountains plentiful, much wild land."

"Mist City itself is also surrounded by several large mountains."

"Could it be that some strange demon beast from the mountains is lurking in the city, killing at will?"

"That's not right." Xiao Yi soon overturned his own guess.

"Demon beasts don't have that kind of spiritual intelligence or the courage."

"Never mind, our speculations are useless, let's go into the city."

So saying, Xiao Yi led the group toward Mist City.

Soon after, they arrived outside the city gates of Mist City.

Indeed, from a distance, the entire city was enveloped in a dense fog.

Suddenly, a dozen figures leapt out from the mist at great speed.

And they coordinated very well.

In an instant, a dozen people surrounded Xiao Yi and his companions.

Zhou Ping and the others immediately prepared for battle.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi frowned.

But when he saw the clothing of these people, he relaxed a little.

"No need to be anxious, they're from the Demon Hunting Palace Law Enforcement Team," Xiao Yi said.

...

Second update.