Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi paid no attention to Yee Xiu's expression.

He walked toward the last bookshelf on his own.

"Xiao Yi, you must not," Yee Xiu hastily tried to stop him.

"The information on that bookshelf is the highest secret of the Flame Martial Guard headquarters."

"Besides the Great Commander, no one is authorized to access it."

"If you dare to consult it forcefully, it is a grave sin, and you might even be pursued by our Flame Martial Guards."

"Grave sin? Pursued?" Xiao Yi smiled faintly. "Commander Yee, do you think I care about these things?"

As his words fell,

Xiao Yi's figure flashed, and in an instant, he appeared in front of the bookshelf.

Yee Xiu saw only a blur, completely unable to keep up with Xiao Yi's speed. "Such quick speed."

However, at this moment, when Xiao Yi reached out to take a scroll from the bookshelf,

a fierce prohibition suddenly erupted from it.

The prohibition was so strong that it completely stopped Xiao Yi's hand.

Yee Xiu let out a cold laugh, "Xiao Yi, it's useless."

"This bookshelf has a special prohibition, empowered by successive generations of strong Flame Martial Guards."

"The Great Commander has the hand signal to lift the prohibition, and only then can one easily take down a scroll from it."

"If one doesn't have the hand signal and tries to forcibly break the prohibition,"

"even a powerhouse at the Great Commander's level would have to exert a tremendous amount of strength."

"You, even more so, need not mention it."

"Is that so?" Xiao Yi smiled faintly.

"It may take tremendous effort for the Great Commander, but that doesn't mean I will need to do the same."

Yee Xiu sneered, "Xiao Yi, you are still as arrogant as before."

"But, the fact is the fact."

"Just over a month ago, you were still no match for Blood River."

"Even with the title of Strongest Sword Master protecting you, you still ended up severely wounded."

"And you know the reputation of the Great Commander too; having been the Commander of the Flame Martial Guards, you are very clear."

"He is a peak powerhouse stronger than Blood River."

"What will you use to break this prohibition?"

Saying this, Yee Xiu seriously added, "Stand down."

"Otherwise, if you attempt to touch the prohibition again, whether you break it or not,"

"it will be considered stealing the secrets of the Flame Martial Guards and a crime of the highest order."

The corners of Xiao Yi's mouth curled into an amused smile.

The Frost Sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"Ice Sky Splitting Slash," Xiao Yi uttered in a low voice as he swung his sword.

This wasn't the first time he had executed the Ice Sky Splitting Slash.

But it was the first time using the power of the Ice Mountain within his body.

As the sword was drawn, a staggering cold aura, mixed with the force of destruction, burst forth suddenly.

Its power was immeasurably stronger than before.

Of course, Xiao Yi controlled it deliberately.

The blizzard was not too huge but was compressed to the extreme.

Only a few meters in size.

It turned into a strong orb of destructive power.

The orb encompassed the prohibition on the bookshelf and raged wildly,

and at its core, where the force was undoubtedly strongest,

it aggressively wore down against the prohibition.

The prohibition, after all, was an inanimate object and couldn't dodge or flee.

It could only passively endure the attack of the destructive orb.

In just a few minutes,

there was a loud boom.

The prohibition was completely destroyed, and an aura burst forth, causing the entire Scrolls Room to go into chaos.

Yee Xiu was blasted back a dozen steps by this force.

Xiao Yi, however, did not move an inch.

"So strong, how is this possible?" Yee Xiu's face was filled with extreme shock.

The next second, he swiftly reacted, his footsteps halting as he planned to leave.

Just then, the indifferent voice of Xiao Yi rang out.

"Commander Yee, it's better if you just stay quiet here."

"With my strength, if I don't want anyone to leave the Flame Martial Guard headquarters,"

"then no one will be able to take a single step out of here."

"You..." Yee Xiu's face changed abruptly.

He had intended to leave immediately to notify the Great Commander.

By then, Xiao Yi had already broken through the prohibition and directly taken the scrolls from the bookshelf to peruse.

One by one, he took down scrolls that represented the highest secrets of the Flame Martial Guards.

Xiao Yi examined them one at a time.

Indeed, there were records about Elder Yi.

After Xiao Yi had finished going through all the scrolls, his expression turned utterly icy.

15 years ago, the Ao Family wasn't among the Four Great Families.

It was the Shen Family, Liu Family, Lin Family, and... the Yi Family.

Moreover, the Yi Family was the leader of the Four Great Families at that time.

Sky-reaching Tower was the property of the Yi Family.

Elder Yi was from the Yi Family.

However, 15 years ago, the Yi Family, at the height of its power, was annihilated overnight.

Not a single person from the Yi Family survived.

The culprits were Blood Mist Valley.

And the contractor... was Bai Mohan!

"Crack, crack." Xiao Yi's fists clenched with a snapping sound.

Previously, he had always believed that Elder Yi was a martial artist from Northern Mountain County.

Of course, Elder Yi himself also always claimed to be a martial artist from Northern Mountain County.

He would never have imagined that Elder Yi was actually a noble from the Royal Capital and also from the leading Yi Family of the Four Great Families.

Xiao Yi speculated.

He guessed that, like Lin Jin and Liu Yanran before him,

Elder Yi was also extremely interested in the Martial Arts Stele of the Sky-splitting Sword Demon that belonged to the Sky-splitting Sword Sect of Northern Mountain County, and even longed for it.

Thus, he hid his identity and entered the Sky-splitting Sword Sect of Northern Mountain County to cultivate Martial Arts.

As the first legendary figure in the history of the Flame Martial Kingdom.

The Sky-splitting Sword Demon naturally was the object of pursuit and admiration for all passionate young martial artists.

However, Elder Yi had an exceptional gift.

Not long after entering the Sword Sect, he grasped a Sword Dao of his very own.

Later, through the pathways of the Sword Sect, he returned to the Royal Capital and joined the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

This was somewhat reminiscent of the Sky-splitting Sword Demon who had once been the son of the Sect Master.

Getting back to the main point.

The scrolls here related to Elder Yi were not many.

Those scrolls chronicled a massive amount of secrets of the Royal Capital.

Not only of Elder Yi and the Yi Family, but the secrets of many other powers were also recorded within.

However, concerning the Yi Family and Elder Yi, there were only a few scrolls.

And the secrets and confidential information of other powers were recorded in great detail.

Only the scrolls about Elder Yi and the Yi Family briefly mentioned the annihilation of the Yi Family.

What happened afterward was not recorded at all.

That is to say, these few scrolls lacked completeness, with beginnings but no ends.

But that no longer mattered.

To Xiao Yi, this was enough.

"No wonder you insisted on slaughtering Blood Mist Valley back in the day."

"No wonder you left the Royal Capital in bitterness, undergoing a complete change in temperament."

"15 years ago, they forced you away; 15 years later, they can't force me away."

Xiao Yi murmured to himself, his eyes filled with increasingly intense killing intent.

Putting down the scroll in hand, Xiao Yi turned and left.

Yee Xiu's face showed alarm as he asked, "Where are you going?"

"What do you think?" Xiao Yi coldly threw back the question.

"If I remember correctly, 15 years ago, Commander Yee was already a figure of real power among the Flame Martial Guards."

"He was already a well-known martial artist."

"That is to say, Commander Yee is very clear about what happened back then."

"What do you mean?" Yee Xiu's brow furrowed.

Xiao Yi shook his head, remained silent, and with a flash, disappeared instantaneously.

Yee Xiu's face was struck with horror as he muttered to himself, "This is bad, could it be just as the Great Commander said; a storm is coming?"

In the next second, with a whoosh, he vanished.

He naturally had to find the Great Commander.

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Third update. (Three updates from yesterday)