Soul Emperor Martial God

To the side, Senior Shuofeng turned and left.

Without accidents, he couldn't intervene in the team's competition.

However, before he left, he glanced at Xiao Yi and the others, with eyes full of anger and guilt.

As a senior member of the sect, he had failed to secure fairness for the disciples of the Sword Sect.

Lingg Yu and the other two bowed, watching Senior Shuofeng leave.

On the spot, Xiao Yi was treating Ye Ming and the others.

His arm rested on Ye Ming's chest, with surging extreme cold ice enveloping Ye Ming.

Under Xiao Yi's precise control, the extreme cold ice sealed all the Black Poison in Ye Ming's body and then eradicated it.

After withdrawing the extreme cold ice, Xiao Yi thoroughly checked Ye Ming.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Ye Ming was completely free of the Black Poison.

He treated the other dozen or so Sword Masters in the same way.

This mere Black Poison naturally wasn't a challenge for Xiao Yi, a high-grade Alchemist; it was just more time-consuming.

Soon after, Ye Ming and the others gradually woke up.

"Xiao Yi, are they alright now?" Bai Bingxue asked.

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "The Black Poison is completely removed, but they're still a bit weak."

"After resting for a few hours, they should recover completely."

"That's good," everyone also relaxed.

At this time, Xiao Yi looked up at the Demon Hunting Hall's referee in the sky and asked, "Senior."

"This round of the competition restricts each team's territory to within 3,000 li."

"But it's not truly prohibited, right?"

The referee slowly descended and replied, "Indeed."

"How far you choose to go beyond that is entirely up to you, just proceed according to your ability."

"However, beyond 3,000 li, Extreme Realm Demon Beasts will appear, which are extremely dangerous."

"In that range, if you encounter any accidents, we referees can't guarantee your safety one hundred percent."

"That's why the territory given to you for this round is within 3,000 li."

"If you disregard the warning and forcefully enter, then you bear all the consequences."

Xiao Yi nodded and asked again, "By now, many teams have already crossed the 3,000 li mark, right?"

The referee nodded and said, "That's right."

"Just now, that referee negotiated with me; many teams have already crossed the 3,000 li mark."

"Of course, they have only just crossed the mark by a few hundred li and have not gone too deep."

"Your Sword Sect's team has been delayed on the way and thus moved forward a bit more slowly compared to other teams."

"I see," Xiao Yi nodded.

On the journey, he had spent quite a bit of time allowing Ye Ming and the others to gain experience.

While other teams killed demon beasts along the way and naturally progressed faster.

Moreover, he had already guessed that some teams must have ventured beyond the 3,000 li boundary.

The Black Sea Ghost Python is an Extreme Realm demon beast, which would not be within 3,000 li.

For Han Ming and others to lure such a demon beast, they would have to cross beyond 3,000 li.

"The Sword Sect's Genius, why are you asking these questions?" the referee frowned.

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Nothing much, just asking."

Xiao Yi looked at Lingg Yu and the other two and said, "Later, I will go beyond 3,000 li by myself."

"Meanwhile, you retreat to within 2,500 li."

"Going alone beyond that?" Everyone frowned deeply. "Xiao Yi, do you plan to..."

They seemed to realize something, and their expressions changed.

The referee on the side also had a bad feeling and quickly said, "Sword Sect's Genius, I must remind you not to act recklessly."

"The first round prohibits teams from attacking each other."

"If you hurt or even kill someone... it's the most serious violation."

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Senior, I just want to hunt demon beasts alone."

"That's good," the referee breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yi looked at Lingg Yu and the others again and said, "Retreat to within 2,500 li first."

"The safety of everyone is in your hands until I return."

Lingg Yu and the other two nodded, "Rest assured."

Xiao Yi nodded, and then his figure flashed and he left instantly.

Within the 2,500 li range, there were mainly Demon Shadow Monsters; although numerous, their strength was only in the Heavenly Element Fifth Layer.

At most, a Black Sea Giant Demon might appear, which wasn't a significant problem.

Lingg Yu and the other two were more than capable of handling them with ease.

Should there be any accidents, they had the referee from the Demon Hunting Hall to watch over them.

Thus, Xiao Yi needn't worry about the safety of everyone.

And, that range was a better place for everyone to gain experience.

...

The group retreated to within 2,500 li.

Killing demon beasts, they gained experience along the way.

Time gradually passed.

A day later, Xiao Yi had not returned.

Lingg Yu and his two companions frowned slightly.

"What exactly is Xiao Yi doing? It's been so long and he still hasn't come back," Lingg Yu said, puzzled.

Zhong Wuyou muttered to himself, "That guy better not have actually gone and slaughtered those scumbags from the Mystic Ice Saint Sect."

"Ridiculous," Ye Ming said. "My junior brother Xiao Yi would never do such a foolish thing."

...

The second day, Xiao Yi still had not returned.

The sea around Lingg Yu and the others was littered with the corpses of Demon Shadow Monsters and Human-faced Sea Demons.

The third day, Xiao Yi had still not come back.

After killing a large number of demon beasts once more, Lingg Yu and the others ceased their combat.

"It seems that Xiao Yi truly went alone to kill demon beasts three thousand li away," Lingg Yu said gravely.

Bai Bingxue gave a bitter smile, "It looks like Xiao Yi won't be back before this round is over."

"That's right, with his strength, even if the people from the Mystic Ice Saint Sect are treacherous, they can't trouble him."

"In fact, by acting alone, he can kill even more demon beasts."

"That being said, we're the ones holding him back."

Lingg Yu shook his head, "We are too weak, we can't help it."

"In the end, it's still because our sect is too weak," said the Meteor Sword Master and the others.

"Apart from Senior Swordswoman, the gap between our sect and other Martial Arts Holy Lands is too great."

"Shuofeng, the senior of our Sky-splitting Sword Sect stationed at the East Sea Fortress, is already the highest-ranking incumbent there."

"Yet even he cannot obtain justice for us."

"Xiao Yi had no choice but to act."

The previous incident was clearly the fault of the Mystic Ice Saint Sect.

The Mystic Ice Saint Sect party came out unscathed.

The disciples of the Sword Sect sustained injuries but still had to "apologize." Such injustice, how could they accept it.

"There's nothing we can do about this," Bai Bingxue said. "The sect has undergone many changes over the years."

"Our sect's experts have repeatedly suffered breaks in succession, alas."

Everyone looked grim and sighed.

Only Ye Ming shook his head firmly, his expression serious as he spoke, "No, instead of saying our elders are inferior to others, it's more accurate to say that we ourselves are useless."

"When I was in Northern Mountain County, my master once told me this."

"The elders have imparted their teachings, and they have given us everything they could."

"Knowing that the elders cannot compete with others means we should strive even more."

"Otherwise, when we become elders, our juniors will complain about us in the same way, and this cycle of decline will never end."

Ye Ming enunciated each word, showing no sign of despondency.

"My brother Purple Flame Yi Xiao also told me this."

"A Martial Artist should be unyielding and should rise to challenges."

"Knowing that we lack the protection of our seniors, we should rely on our own hands to seize our opportunities."

"If we die along the way, we have nothing to say; as long as we don't die, there will come a day when we become beings who can shake the rules of this world."

"One day, we will become a great tree, sheltering all those we care for from the storms."

"Good, very good," Zhong Wuyou laughed wildly.

"True to Purple Flame Yi Xiao's character, such arrogant words, besides me, only he could say them."

The conversation among the group had just finished.

Suddenly, the entire Endless Black Sea violently shook.

Far away, the Endless Black Sea boiled in an instant, with waves a thousand zhang high rising in continuous layers, as if swallowing everything.

"Such terrifying demonic aura, such terrifying might."

The judges above changed their faces dramatically.

"Abyss Demon Beasts are going to attack on a large scale?"

Lingg Yu and the others were also startled and quickly took to the air.

"What happened, senior?" they asked in alarm.

"It's the Deep Sea Demon Wolves. Thousands of li away, countless Deep Sea Demon Wolves are rampaging," the Demon Hunting Hall judge exclaimed.

"How many?" Lingg Yu and the others asked.

Their strength was not as great as that of the judge, whose senses and eyesight were superior.

The judge exclaimed, "There must be thousands, no, nearly ten thousand."

"What?" Lingg Yu and the others were panicked.

The Deep Sea Demon Wolf is a First Layer Extreme Realm demon beast.

"Are the demon beasts attacking? We should run," Lingg Yu said urgently.

"Not right," the judge suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Those damned beasts seem to be chasing something. It's... it's Xiao Yi."

"What? Junior Brother Xiao Yi?" Ye Ming's face changed dramatically.

The next second, the Demon Hunting Hall judge's expression suddenly turned strange.

"Don't panic, those damned beasts aren't coming this way. The direction they're in is... that's where the Mystic Ice Saint Sect is... Not good!"

...

The first update.