Soul Emperor Martial God

"Elder Yi," Xiao Yi bellowed.

"Break."

Xiao Yi's voice was somewhat hoarse and exhausted.

His fists furiously hammered the surrounding prohibition as well as countered the palm power that Elder Yi had used to blast him away.

However, it wasn't so easy to break through Elder Yi's skill and methods.

"Break... break... break..."

Each roar was accompanied by Xiao Yi's frenzied attacks.

Three consecutive roars later, Xiao Yi had thrown countless punches.

He had barely managed to break the prohibition and neutralize the palm power, stabilizing his figure.

The next second, without any hesitation or care, he immediately flew back through the air.

At this moment, high above, the Flame Martial King withdrew his fist.

Elder Yi's body fell powerless from the sky.

"Elder Yi," Xiao Yi's speed soared to its limit.

He barely caught Elder Yi before his body hit the ground.

However, when he saw Elder Yi's face.

His heart violently clenched, even shook.

Elder Yi's face was now colorless, the usual unruly expression had only a trace of fatigue and... relief.

Yet that sense of relief...

Transformed into fear and concern the instant Elder Yi saw Xiao Yi return...

"Why did you come back..." Elder Yi tried to chide, but his voice was extremely weak, faint.

"I'd like to ask you the same thing," Xiao Yi's voice was as cold as ice.

His words were filled with reproach.

Indeed, reproach.

This was the first time Xiao Yi spoke to Elder Yi with such a tone.

But Xiao Yi knew all too well that this would be the last time.

The moment his hands touched Elder Yi's body, he felt it.

The flame fist from before not only pierced through Elder Yi's chest.

It had also burnt away all the meridians and organs within Elder Yi.

Even Elder Yi's entire vital energy had been scorched to nothingness.

Xiao Yi was an exceptional high-grade alchemist, but he knew no matter how remarkable his alchemy technique, he couldn't save Elder Yi.

Vital energy utterly destroyed, beyond recovery!

"I told you I had the confidence to make a full retreat, why didn't you believe me?"

"I said, we would leave together."

Xiao Yi rebuked angrily.

But this reproach and anger were merely expressions of him being on the brink of collapse.

It was less about blaming Elder Yi.

And more about blaming himself harshly.

"Do you really have confidence?" Elder Yi's voice remained weak, powerless.

However, the fear and concern that had been on his face had dissipated.

Replacing them, was a smile.

Xiao Yi nodded.

"That's good then." Elder Yi uttered three syllables weakly.

After which, he could no longer speak.

His vitality had long been extinguished.

Only his profound cultivation had allowed him to barely hang on.

His eyes were firmly fixed on Xiao Yi.

The aged yet clear eyes conveyed satisfaction and admiration.

This was the most satisfactory disciple he had ever taken in his life.

He was not yet dead, but he could no longer speak.

His gaze stayed on Xiao Yi.

The warmth of his body was fading unceasingly.

His body grew colder and colder.

He said nothing.

Xiao Yi also fell silent.

With a plop.

Xiao Yi landed on the ground and sat down.

He hugged Elder Yi tightly, attempting to preserve the rapidly dissipating warmth.

He let Elder Yi's body touch the ground.

Hoping the warm earth could grant Elder Yi more warmth.

But it seemed quite futile.

The remaining warmth from Elder Yi's body dissipated with no sign of slowing.

For Elder Yi, who was born here, lived here most of his life, this land of the Royal Capital was indeed warm.

Only that warmth had long been destroyed by the cold-heartedness of the people.

High in the sky, that figure ablaze with fire had eyes that were chillingly cold.

By his side, Su Zhenxuan and Su Bai bowed slightly, "Your Majesty."

Indeed, that figure was the ruler of Flame Martial Kingdom, the King, Flame Martial King.

"Yes," Flame Martial King nodded, "The events of the past, the farce of today, it's time for the curtain to fall."

As his words ended.

A flame suddenly condensed in the hands of Flame Martial King.

His figure flashed, aimed straight at Xiao Yi's back.

Without any surprise, this supreme genius was also destined to fall.

Here, in the Flame Martial Kingdom, it was the domain of the King.

No one could defy the will of that sky-reaching fiery figure.

But just at that moment.

A figure in white, unexpectedly appeared.

A Frost Sword in hand, abruptly positioned between the Flame Martial King and Xiao Yi.

Almost the instant the figure appeared.

The entire world suddenly filled with a chill.

The sea of fire behind the King instantly turned into sculptures of ice.

The arrival was a woman in white, her breathtaking beauty framed by cascading black hair, leaving one breathless.

"Sky-splitting Sword Maiden," exclaimed the Flame Martial King, startled.

Duan Yun, the Sect Master, the Great Elder, and the nine elders of the Sect hurriedly flashed over.

"Meeting the senior," everyone greeted with respect.

"Hmm," the woman nodded slightly.

"Weren't you in seclusion, Senior? How come you have emerged so soon?" the Sect Master asked.

The woman said indifferently, "With such a commotion, do you really think I'm blind and deaf?"

The Flame Martial King frowned and asked, "Senior Swordswoman, may I know why you are stopping me?"

"Step back," the woman said softly, glancing at Xiao Yi on the side. "This man, I'll protect."

"Senior Swordswoman," the Flame Martial King's brows were tightly furrowed.

"If it were someone else, if you protected them, that would be it."

"But Xiao Yi, this man, must be killed by me today."

"Otherwise, he will surely become another Yi Madman, wreaking havoc everywhere, causing endless troubles in the future."

The Flame Martial King's tone grew more intense.

Unexpectedly, the woman's voice remained equally calm.

Beneath a face of stunning beauty, she uttered just a few notes indifferently, "What's that to me?"

Her indifferent tone seemed as if she were discussing the simplest matter possible.

The Flame Martial King's face suddenly became cold, and his figure moved,

unexpectedly attacking Xiao Yi without warning, aiming a terrifying flame straight at Xiao Yi's back.

The woman chuckled coldly, and with a gentle swing of her sword,

a chilling Sword Qi struck forth.

With a clang,

the Flame Martial King was repelled a dozen steps by the Sword Qi.

"Does the Senior Swordswoman know that the Sky-splitting Sword Sect is the National Church of the Flame Martial Kingdom?"

"The title of Martial Arts Holy Land,"

"is also at the sole discretion of me, the King," said the Flame Martial King coldly.

"Oh, is that so?" the woman said indifferently. "If the King wishes to revoke the title of the National Church, feel free to do so."

"Senior Swordswoman, must you insist on going against all advice?" the King asked coldly.

"Do you know that Elder Bai is the number one genius of your Sect?"

"As long as Elder Bai grows up one day, possessing thousands of Martial Arts, he will surpass all your Sect's predecessors."

"He could even surpass you, surpass the Sky-splitting Sword Demon."

"And become the strongest ever in the history of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect."

"Do you truly want to be the sinner of your Sect?"

Yes, if Bai Mohan were to grow up, he would become the strongest ever in the Sky-splitting Sword Sect's history, no, in the entire history of the Flame Martial Kingdom.

This is also the reason why people, including the King, Su Zhenxuan, Su Bai, and many experts from the Royal Capital, support him.

Everyone is looking forward to the birth of a Supreme Expert.

In the distance, Bai Mohan revealed a smug smile.

"Senior, please reconsider," pleaded the Sect Master and the group of elders.

The woman still wore an indifferent expression and, looking towards the Sect Master and others, asked, "Do you still remember the purpose of our Sword Sect?"

"Why is our Sect called 'Sky-splitting'?"

Before the Sect Master and others could answer,

the woman said of her own accord, "The 'sky' in 'Sky-splitting' refers to 'Heavenly Extreme'."

"Our ancestors have always been pursuing the 'Heavenly Extreme Realm', aspiring to be the strongest beneath the Martial God Realm."

"That's why these past years, you've all been secretly supporting Bai Mohan."

"You've been making Blood Intent Pills for him; I've turned a blind eye to it, simply ignoring it."

"But now, a better genius has appeared in our Sect, and we naturally should protect him."

"A better genius?" the Sect Master asked with a frown. "Senior, are you referring to Xiao Yi?"

"Indeed," the woman nodded.

The King scoffed. "By what means does Senior Swordswoman believe that child could surpass Elder Bai?"

"Because of his Fire Control Beast Martial Soul?"

The woman's eyes narrowed, and she said coldly, "Because of his... Martial Arts True Intent."

"Martial Arts True Intent?" The King was suddenly shaken.

Even Su Zhenxuan and his son at the side were shocked.

The woman proudly stated, "At such a young age, just at the Ninth Layer of Earth Origin, yet he has the combat power of the heavenly origin peak."

"Equipped with Martial Arts True Intent, and furthermore... four kinds."

"The words 'Martial Arts True Intent,' as experts of the Extreme Realm, you all should know very well."

"If he can grow up, step into the Extreme Realm,"

"he will be... the strongest in this starry sky!"

The woman's normally indifferent words suddenly became fierce and resolute.

At this moment, while everyone was still shocked,

no one noticed that an endless chill suddenly appeared in the skies above the Royal Capital.

And no one noticed that the lonely figure, who had been sitting on the ground, suddenly moved,

that figure, of course, was Xiao Yi.

He had been hugging Elder Yi's body tightly all this time,

intending to accompany him to the end.

Not until Elder Yi's body was completely cold did he let go.

His forehead lightly touched the aged face.

"You go ahead first, I promise, everyone here will join you."

Xiao Yi said with a choked voice, a sorrowful smile on his face, as he slowly stood up.

At the same time, a heavy snowfall suddenly began to fall from the entire heaven and earth.

"Hm? It's snowing? Such a cold snow," the King and others were shocked.

The chill from the snowflakes was even colder than the Swordswoman's icy chill,

as if it came from the abyss.

"Something's not right, such terrifying demonic energy," the King and others were alarmed,

as a gently falling snowflake left a blood mark on his shoulder.

A Supreme Realm expert, wounded by a falling snowflake?

Xiao Yi stood up, his face cold, colder than any of these snowflakes.

With the Frost Sword, harnessing the power of the Ice Mountain Fire Sea within his body to use Ice Sky Splitting Slash, its might was already astonishing.

So what about if it were utilized with the Ice Phoenix Sword? How powerful would it be then?

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Second update.