Soul Emperor Martial God

A day later, Xiao Yi traversed three counties and went directly to Donglai County.

Of course, the first thing he did was to start investigating.

However, just three days later, Xiao Yi had barely annihilated one faction and destroyed the foundation for producing Blood Intent Pills within it.

Just as he was about to deal with the next faction,

a piece of news suddenly spread.

The news sent shockwaves through all six counties in the east.

Even Xiao Yi was taken aback and had to temporarily halt his investigation.

The news was that the Thousand Heroes Sect and the Star Alliance, two dominant factions, would engage in an all-out battle in two days, with the intent of fighting to the death.

The instigator of the battle was the Thousand Heroes Sect.

The two factions had been at odds, engaging in overt and covert struggles for many years.

But a direct confrontation like this was unprecedented.

The reason turned out to be the rampant killings in the East Six Counties by a powerful member of the Star Alliance over the past two months.

Wiping out other factions mercilessly,

such "cruel" and "inhuman" extremism finally made the Thousand Heroes Sect unable to tolerate any longer.

They were even willing to wage a major war against the Star Alliance.

This event put the recent high-profile, mysterious fighter from the Star Alliance directly in the line of fire.

This mysterious fighter from the Star Alliance was, of course, Xiao Yi, who had been mistakenly identified all along.

At this moment, Xiao Yi's face was full of astonishment.

Apart from his astonishment, he felt a chill in his heart.

The dispute between the Thousand Heroes Sect and the Star Alliance had a long history.

Both sides knew each other well.

Others might be excused, but the Thousand Heroes Sect could probably guess that the events of the last two months were not the doings of a Star Alliance fighter.

Yet the Thousand Heroes Sect still pinned the cause of the battle on Xiao Yi, the Star Alliance fighter they had been misidentifying.

It was very likely that the Thousand Heroes Sect had long wanted to start a war.

This time, they simply used the issue with Xiao Yi as an excuse.

Of course, regardless of whether it was as he suspected,

Xiao Yi planned to go and see for himself.

Two days later.

In a desolate forest thousands of miles away from Donglai County, belonging to the Thousand Heroes Sect,

That was where the battleground for the two factions had been chosen.

By now, powerful fighters from both sides had already arrived.

Densely packed, the number from both sides was in the thousands.

In a large-scale battle between two factions, strategies seemed quite powerless.

The fighters from both sides did not intend to employ any tricks.

True strength was the decisive factor in the outcome of this grand battle.

Around them were people from other factions who had come to watch the battle upon hearing the news.

They were densely packed, numbering in the thousands.

It was likely that almost all the factions from Donglai County and the surrounding counties, as well as some well-known Independent Martial Artists, had come.

Of course, to avoid being affected by the battle, those who came to watch kept a great distance.

Xiao Yi was naturally among them, although he was rather inconspicuous.

As far as his eyes could see, the strength of nearly ten thousand from both factions was within his perception.

Leading the Thousand Heroes Sect was an elder.

That was the Sect Hierarch of the Thousand Heroes Sect, also known in the East Six Counties as the Lord of the Thousand Heroes.

His power was at the Heavenly Origin First Layer.

Under him were hundreds of Earth Origin Realm Eighth Layer Martial Artists.

Even though the numbers weren't as high as the rumored thousand strong heroes, it was still a fearsome sight.

The several thousand sect fighters present were of mixed quality,

Almost all within the range of Mysterious Profundity Realm to Mystic Breakthrough Realm.

On the Star Alliance side, there were no Heavenly Origin Realm fighters.

The leader was naturally Xu Xing, but the real strongest fighter was likely one of the five elders by his side.

All five were Earth Origin Ninth Layer, barely Half-step Heavenly Origin.

And those with Earth Origin Eighth Layer power were around two hundred in total.

The rest of the ordinary Star Alliance Martial Artists were stronger compared to those of the Thousand Heroes Sect, all of the Mystic Breakthrough Realm rank.

"No wonder they are the two Overlord Forces of the East Six Counties," Xiao Yi muttered to himself.

Of course, those Earth Origin Realm Martial Artists seemed to number in the many.

But, the powers of both sides spread across six counties.

Their Earth Origin Realm forces also came from all six counties.

Someone watching the battle commented, "Isn't that the truth."

"Two great forces at war send tremors through six counties."

"No matter the outcome of this battle, it will lead to extremely severe consequences."

Nearby, many spectators began to discuss animatedly.

"Alas, all thanks to that overly arrogant mysterious fighter from the Star Alliance in these past two months."

"Killing left and right, wiping out factions, no wonder the Thousand Heroes Sect wants to act as the heavenly avenger."

In the eyes of the Six Counties' Martial Artists, they did not know that those factions that had been destroyed held affiliations to the Thousand Heroes Sect.

They just assumed various forces had been destroyed.

Thousand Heroes Sect could no longer stand idly by, so they made a thorough move.

"However, these years, the Star Alliance has done a lot of evil deeds, and it would be good for it to be destroyed."

"Thousand Heroes Sect, with its profound strength, must be able to deal with this group of evildoers."

To the side, Xiao Yi spoke lightly, "Not necessarily."

"Who the bad people are, and who the good people are, can't be determined from appearances alone."

"And, with the martial artist powers each side has displayed so far, they are equally matched."

"The outcome is not easy to predict."

"Pfft, what the hell do you know?" said someone nearby scornfully.

"People of the Star Alliance deserve to be killed."

"If the Thousand Heroes Sect is defeated, we will go up and help."

"This time, the scumbags of the Star Alliance must be taught a lesson."

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Yi frowned slightly but said nothing more.

Thousand Heroes Sect had a reputation for excellence in the Eastern Six Counties for over a century.

But their secretive misconduct was unknown to all.

Today, his purpose for coming to watch the battle was just that, to watch.

He had no intentions of intervening in the fight.

Before long, the two sides, thousands of meters apart, appeared to be negotiating, but then the talks suddenly collapsed.

The martial artists from both sides instantly made their moves.

A massive battle broke loose in an instant.

On the Star Alliance side, five Half-step Heavenly Origin immediately entangled the Thousand Heroes Sect Leader.

The martial artists from the Earth Origin Realm also clashed immediately.

The battle involving nearly five hundred Earth Origin Eighth Layer was indeed formidable.

Originally, the Star Alliance had nearly a hundred fewer Earth Origin Eighth Layer martial artists than the Thousand Heroes Sect and should have been at a disadvantage.

However, Xuz Xing's intervention quickly bridged the gap.

Through Xiao Yi's perception, Xuz Xing's cultivation had reached the Earth Origin Sixth Layer.

He wondered if Xuz Xing had taken some Elixir or used a Secret Technique to forcibly increase his cultivation by a layer.

At the same time, a strange Martial Soul Illusion formed around Xuz Xing.

It was the Illusion of a colossal Two-headed Snake.

"Twin-headed Snake Soul," Xiao Yi murmured in surprise.

The Twin-headed Snake, also known as the Two-headed Snake, ranked at the Blue tier.

In terms of rarity, it was not inferior to rare Martial Souls like the Star Wheel Feather Robe.

The two massive snake heads each had their effects.

One was the Demon Snake Illusion Sound, possessing the power to captivate souls.

If one with weaker strength heard just a trace of the Demon Snake Illusion Sound, they might very well die of fright.

The other head was known as the Five Poison Snake Head.

It controlled five types of extreme cold and deadly poison, and its power was formidable.

Combined, Xuz Xing could definitely crush any Earth Origin Eighth Layer martial artist in single combat.

And now, in his hands, there was a flute.

The flute was clearly extraordinary at first glance.

Xiao Yi immediately recognized it as a Low-grade Primordial Artifact.

Through this flute, Xuz Xing greatly amplified the Demon Snake Illusion Sound.

That sound, like a devilish melody, covered the entire field in an instant.

The Earth Origin Eighth Layer martial artists of the Thousand Heroes Sect thus had their strength greatly diminished.

"Impressive, as expected of the Star Alliance Leader," Xiao Yi said lightly.

On the other side, the battle between the ordinary martial artists of both factions.

The uniform Mystic Breakthrough Realm martial artists of the Star Alliance were more than capable of crushing the mixed quality martial artists of the Thousand Heroes Sect.

If the situation continued to develop in this manner,

it would only be a matter of time before the Star Alliance claimed victory under the leadership of Xuz Xing.

The people around once again began to discuss fervently.

"The Thousand Heroes Sect is losing ground. Could it be that they will be defeated by the Star Alliance?"

"It certainly won't happen. I've heard that the Thousand Heroes Sect seems to have enlisted a helper."

"That's also why the Thousand Heroes Sect suddenly declared war with such confidence."

As the murmurs of the crowd faded,

a stream of blue light suddenly streaked rapidly from afar in the distant battle.

Along with it, countless glimmers of starlight, accompanied by piercing Illusions, thunderously descended.

A terrifying flash of the Sword Shadow zipped by.

As the sword was drawn, shadows fell, and starlight surged.

The previously conspicuous Xuz Xing in the midst of the grand battle was instantly blasted away.

"Such formidable strength, such a magnificent sword strike, who is that person?" exclaimed the onlookers.

From afar, after Xuz Xing was blown away, a young man appeared in his place.

The young man held a long sword, pointing it directly at Xuz Xing, his fighting spirit soaring.

Others did not recognize the sword strike from before.

But Xiao Yi did.

"Star Shadow Sword," Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed, "Why would Lingg Yu be here."

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Second update.