Soul Emperor Martial God

In the half-empty sky above Flame Sacred Mountain, that powerless figure slowly fell.

Before long, it completely disappeared within the blazing flames.

The masked elder's body flashed with a burst of light, and a fog quickly covered his true face.

Within the Flame Holy Sect, Zhang Huo and several half-step Heavenly Origin Martial Artists.

And a crowd of martial artists stared blankly at Flame Sacred Mountain.

"It's over, it's all over."

"The General Executor Yi Xiao has fallen into Flame Sacred Mountain."

"In less than a minute, he will be burnt to ashes."

"Even the Purple Flame was no match for that expert, what about us..."

The martial artists' faces showed a color of utter despair.

Flame Sacred Mountain was touted as the death forbidden land for martial artists.

Even those at the Heavenly Origin Realm could not get too close to that roaring inferno.

If one were to completely fall in, their outcome could be imagined.

At this moment, the masked elder returned to the square.

"Prohibition," the masked elder waved his hand grandly.

An overwhelming aura suppressed the entire sect's square.

Its oppressive force was actually much stronger than the combined prohibition spell cast by Elder Huo and the other three elders before.

Zhang Huo and others, as well as tens of thousands of martial artists, were unable to move in an instant.

All that awaited them was to be forcibly fed Devouring Essence Pills.

...

At this time, high above Flame Sacred Mountain.

Xiao Yi had long lost consciousness, falling helplessly.

He didn't know what awaited him; perhaps it was death.

But he was powerless to change his fate.

...

Time, it was unknown how much had passed.

Perhaps a day, or perhaps ten days.

Groggily, Xiao Yi weakly awoke.

His lips, dry and cracked; his limbs, as if they had fallen apart.

Inside his body, even his organs had been damaged.

The Sword Sect's Fourth Elder was a Sixth Layer Heavenly Origin Martial Artist.

Just one step short of entering the Late Stage of Heavenly Origin.

His first palm strike had already severely injured Xiao Yi.

The second palm strike had brought Xiao Yi to the brink of death.

If it hadn't been for the protection of the High Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Five Elements Armor, on Xiao Yi's body, and his exceptional physical strength,

He would have died long ago.

"Where is this... didn't I fall into Flame Sacred Mountain?"

Xiao Yi squinted his eyes in confusion, the pain in his body making him incredibly uncomfortable.

But thanks to his exceptional willpower, he endured the pain, and his gaze gradually became clear.

The land he saw was scorched black.

The entirety of Flame Sacred Mountain was a piece of scorched earth.

Around him were flames everywhere.

This place was simply like being within a furnace, no, it was even like being in a fiery hell.

Strangely, flames filled every corner.

Only within a radius of several dozen meters were there no flames except for the charred ground under his feet.

Xiao Yi looked puzzled and lifted his head.

Above his head, a Token was floating in mid-air.

The Token shone brightly, emitting a prohibition spell that firmly enveloped an area of several dozen meters.

It was this layer of prohibition that isolated the flames outside.

Even now, within the prohibition, the heat waves from outside still felt scorching hot.

Even someone of his Cultivation level, with the physical strength of Earth Element Fifth Stage,

was sweating profusely under the heat wave.

It was imaginable how terrifying the temperature of these flames was.

If truly burnt by these flames, fear his fate would be nothing but death.

"Northern Mountain Sword Master's Token?" Xiao Yi frowned.

He naturally recognized that the Token above his head was his own Sword Master Token.

There was a breath on the Sword Master Token that connected to him.

"No," Xiao Yi suddenly exclaimed, "This isn't the prohibition spell of the Sword Master Token."

The power contained within the Sword Master Token itself was very weak.

It could not possibly release a powerful prohibition that could isolate the surrounding flames.

In Xiao Yi's perception, the prohibition protecting him came from Flame Sacred Mountain itself.

The Sword Master Token had merely triggered this layer of prohibition.

"Retrieve." Xiao Yi frowned and called out lowly.

He retrieved the Sword Master Token into his hand.

Almost the instant his palm touched the Sword Master Token,

the ground beneath his feet trembled.

The next second, a flash of light.

A figure appeared before Xiao Yi's eyes.

The figure, middle-aged in appearance, was sitting cross-legged.

His eyes were tightly closed, his features frozen.

But without a doubt, the serene expression on his face,

confirmed that this was a dead person.

"Sword Demon?" Xiao Yi was startled.

The last senior's illusion had appeared when he had studied the Extreme Boundary Stele in Northern Mountain County.

That figure looked exactly like the one before him now.

A faint aura remained on the figure.

That aura was somehow connected to the aura of his Northern Mountain Sword Master's Token.

At the same time, it was also intimately connected to the protective enchantments guarding him.

Xiao Yi suddenly understood.

If he wasn't mistaken, this prohibition was left by the Sky-splitting Sword Demon.

The conditions for its activation were exactly the same as the ones at the tome of Sect robes back at his Sect.

One was to be recognized by the Northern Mountain Sword Master's Token.

Two was to successfully comprehend the Sword Demon's Martial Arts Inheritance to the full 100 percent.

Of course, to successfully trigger the Northern Mountain Sword Master's Token,

one had to fully comprehend the Extreme Boundary Stele left by the Sword Demon.

Previously, when Xiao Yi had just arrived at Flame County and heard about Flame Sacred Mountain, he had been puzzled.

Since the Sword Demon's last words were to go to Flame Sacred Mountain to obtain the complete inheritance,

but with the mountain engulfed in raging flames, it was inaccessible.

Even a Heavenly Origin Realm Martial Artist would certainly perish if they entered.

So, how could his successor proceed to obtain his inheritance?

At that time, Xiao Yi had guessed that the Sword Demon must have left a contingency.

A means for his successor to safely enter Flame Sacred Mountain.

Now it seemed he was quite right.

This layer of prohibition, left by the Sky-splitting Sword Demon, would continue to protect Xiao Yi.

At that moment, Xiao Yi stepped forward.

He bowed deeply to the Sky-splitting Sword Demon.

The Sword Demon was an Extreme Realm Expert.

Furthermore, he was the invincible kind within the Extreme Realm.

With his strength, even in death, he could preserve his body from decaying for hundreds of years.

Returning to the matter at hand,

when Xiao Yi had finished his bow,

It was as if he had triggered yet another prohibition.

Upon the Sword Demon's seated figure, words of emptiness appeared out of nowhere.

The words, dense and numerous, gradually formed into a vast river of text.

That was the embodiment of Martial Arts Knowledge.

After another deep bow, Xiao Yi immediately began to comprehend.

These were the last Martial Arts Inheritance of the Sky-splitting Sword Demon.

Only by fully comprehending them could one claim the complete inheritance.

However, it was obviously incredibly challenging,

far more so than the Extreme Boundary Stele at 100 percent.

Even more than all the Martial Arts Steles left behind by the Strongest Sword Masters in the history of the Sect combined.

Xiao Yi frowned.

For a long while, he could only manifest four types of Martial Arts True Intent.

Spiritual Crane, Spiritual Snake, Fierce Tiger, Leopard, four illusory creatures swiftly plundered those texts,

Transforming them into their own Martial Arts Knowledge.

As this knowledge was gradually comprehended,

Xiao Yi was surprised to discover that the nearby prohibitions had suddenly begun to operate.

The prohibition quickly absorbed the raging flames within the Holy Mountain,

Transforming those flames into pure energy that surged into Xiao Yi's body.

And the faster he comprehended, the faster the prohibition operated.

Xiao Yi could clearly feel a relentless flow of power pouring into his body.

Although 99 percent of it was absorbed by the Ice Phoenix Sword,

the Golden Core Embryo was still rapidly maturing and taking shape at an incredible speed.

The raging flames within the mountain were no ordinary flame but immensely powerful.

Now turned into pure energy, the effect was naturally astonishing.

Xiao Yi was immediately delighted and mentally urged, "Faster, faster, even faster."

The plundering speed of the four Martial Arts True Intents instantly soared to the utmost.

The prohibition likewise operated at its limit.

The flames of the entire Holy Mountain seemed to erupt in a frenzy.

Streaks of flowing light, through the prohibition, surged toward Xiao Yi.

From a distance, Xiao Yi appeared to be enveloped by a layer of fiery red pure energy.

His injuries were healing at a visibly observable rate.

In just a few minutes, he had fully recovered.

Inside his body, the Golden Core Embryo began to shine brightly.

One day later.

The Golden Core Embryo within him had already taken shape.

Radiating golden light, it was perfect.

Earth Element Golden Core, complete!

This signified that Xiao Yi had broken through to the Earth Origin Realm, becoming a true Earth Origin Realm expert.

But at this time, that long river of text was still not fully comprehended.

The prohibitions were also still in operation.

The endless stream of pure energy was still pouring into Xiao Yi's body.

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First update.