Soul Emperor Martial God

If one were to compare,

the Heavenly Origin Third Layer was several times stronger than the Heavenly Origin Second Layer, not just by a small margin.

Moreover, Xiao Yi had no defenses up when the Wanshan Prince ambushed him and struck with a palm.

It would have been strange if he were not seriously hurt.

If it were not for his immense physical strength, that palm just now would have been enough to take his life.

"Captain, we must hurry back to Meteor County immediately," Zhou Ping said.

"Report everything that happened here to Deputy Commander Lin."

"The Wanshan Prince, and the deputy commander of the Wanshan stronghold."

"To do such despicable acts behind our backs."

"We must report back to the Flame Martial Guard headquarters, even to the King."

"To seek justice against them."

"It's useless," Xiao Yi shook his head.

"We have no evidence; we can't touch them."

"How can we not have evidence?" Zhou Ping and Zhou Ziyang said in unison, "We are the most compelling evidence."

Xiao Yi shook his head, "Do you really think that just on our word alone,"

"we can convict a commandery prince and a deputy commander?"

"But Captain, you are the Strongest Sword Master; surely someone will believe you," Zhou Ziyang said.

Xiao Yi sighed, "This 'Strongest Sword Master' title of mine is just for show, it's useless."

"Let's say no more, to avoid more complications, we must leave the Wanshan territory immediately."

"Chief Steward Fang Hu, you should return to the County Capital Demon Hunting Hall as well."

"Rest assured, Captain Xiao Yi," Fang Hu nodded.

"Once I'm back at the Demon Hunting Hall, no matter how bold the commandery prince is, he wouldn't dare touch me."

"But..."

"Alas," sighed Fang Hu.

"When I was young, I personally witnessed countless commoners being killed by demon beasts."

"Demon beasts are a plague, brutally ferocious."

"That's why I joined the Demon Hunting Hall."

"I vowed to kill off the demon beasts, to maintain peace for all."

"But now, what's the difference between the Wanshan Prince and his deputy commander and those demon beasts?"

"In my eyes, they are now even more savage and despicable than demon beasts."

"And yet, I am powerless to bring them to justice."

"My position as the Chief Steward has been in vain."

Zhou Ziyang, standing on one side, said angrily, "Captain, let's go back to Meteor County."

"Deputy Commander Lin will definitely believe us."

"Even if we have no evidence, our words will be recorded."

"The strong from the Flame Martial Guard headquarters will come to investigate the truth."

Xiao Yi shook his head again, "It's of no use."

"Why not?" Zhou Ziyang asked angrily.

Xiao Yi said gravely, "The Wanshan Prince, he is neither a rebel nor a traitor."

"A ruling king of a commandery, a Heavenly Origin Realm Martial Artist."

"The Flame Martial Guard is also powerless against him."

"You must understand, Wanshan County has well over two hundred major cities."

"Even if he truly slaughtered a few major cities,"

"it is feared that no one would wish to hold him accountable."

In the end, this world still revered strength above all.

Billions of living beings were like numerous ants.

The Heavenly Origin Realm was already an extremely rare combat force.

Who would want to punish a powerful Heavenly Origin Realm combatant over a bunch of ants?

And all the more so because this Heavenly Origin Realm combatant is a commandery prince.

Of course, the Blood Intent Pill is an evil elixir.

If word were to spread, the Wanshan Prince certainly wouldn't get off lightly.

His infamy would be assured, and if the situation were to worsen, he might even be stripped of his princely status.

But, to take his life, that would be impossible.

"So what do we do?" Zhou Ziyang was extremely furious.

"Are we to just watch as more and more civilians die at their hands?"

"Captain, this isn't a matter of tens or hundreds of lives."

"It's tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands."

Xiao Yi furrowed his brows, "There's nothing we can do, but for the time being, Mist City won't have any issues."

"The Blood Intent Pill isn't as simple as you imagine."

"Even for truly skilled Alchemists to refine, it's extremely difficult."

"Let alone for the Mountain God Sect Leader and his ilk who are merely responsible for infusing energy."

"Right now, that Blood Intent Pill's energy has been exhausted; the foundation stone has also been destroyed."

"Refining a new foundation stone will not be so quick."

"Rebuilding the Blood Pool of the Mountain God Sect is not a short-term task."

"Simply put, nothing will happen in the short term."

"Half a year," Xiao Yi uttered forcefully, casting a glance at everyone.

"In half a year, I will return personally."

...

A group of people bid farewell to Fang Hu and left Wanshan County.

They proceeded to the next stronghold and took on a mission.

Continuing their patrol of the counties.

As time gradually passed, the route of the group increasingly veered south.

Wanshan County itself is located in the southern part of the Flame Martial Kingdom.

The group kept moving toward the next stronghold.

Naturally, they delved deeper south.

One month later, they crossed ten counties and arrived in Southwind County.

Southwind County, among the thirty-six counties, is considered above average.

Slightly inferior to Wanshan County and Liuu Xing County, but not by much.

"Captain," Zhou Ping reported, "Southwind County is the last stronghold."

"After completing the tasks here, we will have to make a detour and follow other strongholds back to Liuu Xing County."

"Understood," Xiao Yi nodded.

During this month,

It seemed the group could not forget the incident at Wanshan County.

They blamed their own lack of strength for the responsibility.

Thus, these past days, they were diligently training and striving hard on their missions.

Through countless battles under their frenzied mission completion, their strength also improved.

The Cultivation of everyone generally increased by a layer.

Only Zhou Ping and Hu San remained at Mystic Breakthrough Seventh Layer, unable to break through.

The group arrived in the county capital of Southwind County.

Ready to head to the stronghold to pick up some tasks.

At the stronghold, a Flame Martial Guard who was responsible for organizing the tasks took Xiao Yi's Token.

His face showed a slight surprise, "Eh, you are a Flame Martial Guard from another county."

"You must be patrolling the counties and have come all the way here."

Xiao Yi nodded.

That Flame Martial Guard said, "According to your records, you all have been carrying out missions quite quickly these past one or two months."

"Those who have the ability to patrol the counties must be the elite among the elites of the Flame Martial Guards."

"You flatter us," Xiao Yi said indifferently.

"Captain Xiao Yi need not be modest," the Flame Martial Guard chuckled.

Suddenly, outside the Scrolls Room, a Flame Martial Guard rushed in.

"Captain, an emergency document," the man said quickly, handing over a scroll.

The Captain took it, glanced at it quickly, and the next second, his expression changed drastically.

"Captain Xiao Yi, I'm afraid you won't be able to take on tasks for the time being."

"What's going on?" Xiao Yi frowned.

The Flame Martial Guard quickly said, "There's an emergency mission in Flame County."

"All the available Flame Martial Guards nearby must rush to provide support."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi was taken aback.

The Flame Martial Guard urged, "There's no time to explain, the situation is very serious."

"Our Southwind County stronghold's Flame Martial Guards have already set off in large numbers."

"Another stronghold's Flame Martial Guards are also dispatching reinforcements at top speed."

"Captain Xiao Yi, you better hurry up too."

With that, the Flame Martial Guard hurriedly stood up and turned to gather his team members.

Xiao Yi frowned.

Zhou Ping and the others beside him asked in confusion, "Captain, what mission is so urgent"

"That it requires the Flame Martial Guards from two strongholds to provide support simultaneously?"

"I'm not sure," Xiao Yi shook his head, "But I recall that there is no stronghold in Flame County, right?"

"That's correct," Zhou Ping nodded.

"Flame County is located at the southernmost tip of the Flame Martial Kingdom and is already on the fringe."

"The location is somewhat sensitive, and the situation is very complicated."

"However, there are Flame Martial Guard strongholds in both neighboring counties."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Let's go, we should follow suit."

Speaking, Xiao Yi showed a faint smile, "Flame County, it's just the right opportunity to witness it for ourselves."

Flame County, famed throughout the Flame Martial Kingdom.

Filled with an abundance of Fire Attribute Martial Artists, and the strength of the martial artists is extremely formidable.

Of course, what's most famous is that widely renowned... Flame Sacred Mountain.

...

The second update.

One owed update will be replenished tomorrow.