Soul Emperor Martial God

"Quick, get out of here." The Mountain God Sect Leader and Huoo Di reacted instantly.

Their figures hastily retreated.

At the same time, a glint of light flashed in Huoo Di's hand.

Six Puppet Balls shimmering with golden light appeared out of thin air.

"Six Gold Puppet Balls," Xiao Yi frowned.

Almost as soon as the six puppets appeared, Huoo Di and the Mountain God Sect Leader had already retreated quickly.

But compared to Xiao Yi's speed, they were far too slow.

"Restrict," Xiao Yi barked.

The Domineering Sword Force thundered down.

Huoo Di, the Mountain God Sect Leader, and the six puppets were instantly immobilized, unable to move.

The six puppets only had nine-layered power of the Earth Origin Realm.

The Mountain God Sect Leader also only had Earth Origin Ninth Layer Cultivation.

Huoo Di was even worse off, only at the level of Mystic Breakthrough Realm.

How could they resist the sword momentum?

However, as expected, just like last time.

The immobilized Mountain God Sect Leader suddenly shuddered as his aura exploded.

Xiao Yi did not stop him.

Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound echoed.

A Token at the Mountain God Sect Leader's waist shattered abruptly.

"Ha ha ha ha," the Mountain God Sect Leader laughed triumphantly, "Kid, you're finished."

"I've already informed the Wanshan Prince."

"Do you remember how you ran away like a dog that lost its home last time?"

"This time, you're not so lucky."

"Is that so?" Xiao Yi sneered coldly.

He drew a golden puppet out of thin air, examining it for a few moments, then looked towards Huoo Di.

"This Six Gold Puppet Ball is a protective item given to you by Bai Mohan, isn't it?"

Puppet Balls have no aura, only fluctuating power.

All Puppet Balls basically look the same; they differ only in level and attribute.

It's basically impossible to ascertain where a Puppet Ball comes from, or which power it has.

However, Puppet Balls above Level 6 require at least a seventh-grade Alchemist to craft.

And for Alchemists at this grade, almost all have their own distinctive crafting techniques.

Xiao Yi clearly saw from these six puppets that the crafting techniques were identical to those within his own Six Gold Puppet Ball.

They all came from the hands of a seventh-grade high-level Alchemist from the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

Since it had been confirmed that the Saint Child was Bai Mohan.

It was quite evident that this Six Gold Puppet Ball was given to Huoo Di by Bai Mohan.

All along, Huoo Di's strength wasn't strong, but he possessed extremely high Alchemy skills.

Thus he was highly valued.

"How dare you," Huoo Di yelled angrily, "The name of the Saint Child is not something you can address directly..."

"Huoo Di!" the Mountain God Sect Leader quickly shouted.

Huoo Di, realizing his slip of the tongue, quickly shut his mouth.

"So, you admit the Saint Child is Bai Mohan," Xiao Yi smiled coldly.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Huoo Di said stubbornly.

They didn't know that Xiao Yi had already found out the Saint Child was Bai Mohan and were still making excuses.

Xiao Yi couldn't care less.

He hadn't intended to waste words with these two.

He had just come to capture someone.

Sitting casually at the desk, Xiao Yi pondered and waited.

Two hours later.

Two figures appeared at the Mountain God Sect and swiftly entered the Inner Hall.

"Mountain God Sect Leader, what's so urgent that you called me?"

"It must be to urge on the matter of the chains, hehe, the chains have already been delivered."

"The foundation stone will soon be restored."

The two newcomers were naturally the Wanshan Prince and the Vice Commander of the Flame Martial Guards from that commandery.

The two chattered casually, one after another.

In the next second, they suddenly realized that there was an unexpected guest in the Inner Hall.

"Xiao Yi?" the two of them turned cold.

"You dare to come and make trouble in my Wanshan County?" Killing intent was fierce in the eyes of the Wanshan Prince.

"Captain Xiao Yi, no, Deputy Commander Xiao Yi," the Commandery Prince's Deputy Commander sneered.

"Tsk, tsk, thinking that becoming a Deputy Commander gives you the right to come back and strut around?"

"Remember this, you're just a waste from the Earth Origin Realm."

"Either the Wanshan Prince or I could squash you as easily as squashing an ant."

"Is that so?" Xiao Yi replied with a mocking smile.

The next second, with a wave of his hand, a heaven-reaching chill filled the entire Inner Hall.

At the same time, a domineering sword force thundered down.

Almost instantly, the Wanshan Prince and the Commandery Prince's Deputy Commander were bound and unable to move.

"How is this possible?" Both men's faces paled.

"In just a matter of months, how could your strength have increased this much?"

Mountain God Sect Leader and Huoo Di were also startled.

They never imagined that the Wanshan Prince and Deputy Commander would be subdued in a single encounter —

These two were Heavenly Origin Realm powerhouses.

The Wanshan Prince was even at the Heavenly Origin Third Layer.

Just how powerful had Xiao Yi become now?

"Nothing is impossible," Xiao Yi replied with cold laughter.

"Xiao Yi, if you know what's good for you, release us," the Wanshan Prince threatened coldly.

"You can't afford to provoke the forces behind us."

The Commandery Prince's Deputy Commander also spoke coldly, "Deputy Commander Xiao Yi."

"I advise you not to interfere in these matters any further, nor to investigate."

"Don't think that by capturing us now, you can interrogate anything useful."

"You're simply drawing fire upon yourself, finding your own demise."

Xiao Yi shrugged, "I have no intention of interrogating."

"The person behind this is none other than Bai Mohan."

"My visit today was simply to invite you gentlemen for a journey."

"How could you know?" Both men were filled with shock.

They then asked, "And where is that?"

With a cold smile, Xiao Yi then walked towards the Wanshan Prince and searched his body, retrieving a Qiankun Bag.

"You have come today to deliver materials essential for the foundation of the Blood Intent Pill,"

"Now that the evidence is conclusive."

"I naturally will take you back to the headquarters of the Flame Martial Guards in the Royal Capital for trial."

Saying so, Xiao Yi proceeded to take items from the Qiankun Bag.

The materials for forging the base of the Blood Intent Pill starkly caught his eye.

But the next second, as he saw those nine chains, his expression changed dramatically.

"Blood Soul Chain?" Xiao Yi was taken aback.

"No, it's the Soul-locking Chain."

The Blood Soul Chain was one of Blood Mist Valley's treasures, ranking as a top-grade Spiritual Artifact.

Xiao Yi had seen it before in the hands of Xue Wushang.

The Soul-locking Chain, while identical in effect to the Blood Soul Chain, was slightly inferior in grade.

It was a standard-issue High Grade Spiritual Artifact from Blood Mist Valley.

Only higher ranked Assassins within the Valley were entitled to carry such a weapon.

However, each of the nine chains in the Blood Intent Pill refining dens was exceedingly thick.

Not these nine slender Soul-locking Chains.

Xiao Yi thought for a moment, and then it became clear to him.

"So that's it, the Soul-locking Chains have been specially refined by you all." Xiao Yi's face turned ice cold.

The effects of the Soul-locking Chains, much like the Blood Soul Chains, were used to torture.

Moreover, they would cause Martial Artists to be tortured under extreme horror until they melted into bloody water.

This method, combined with the technique for refining the Blood Intent Pill, could draw out the essence from the Martial Artist's body more effectively.

However, a single Soul-locking Chain was too small, capable of binding only one person, clearly a waste of significant resources.

Therefore, it was simply thrown in with other materials and refined into an immense size.

While its individual effect was somewhat reduced, it could bind many more people.

Xiao Yi's brow furrowed deeply.

He hadn't expected Blood Mist Valley to be implicated in the refining of the Blood Intent Pill.

After a while, Xiao Yi shook his head, no longer dwelling on the thought.

With a wave of his hand, a torrent of Spiritual Energy enveloped the likes of the Wanshan Prince.

Following that, his figure flashed as he returned towards the Royal Capital.

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Third update.