Soul Emperor Martial God

Above the spectator stands, the Eight Great Commanders watched intently the battle on the Martial Arts Arena below.

This melee was a contest among the strongest Heavenly Talents of this East Sea Festival.

Naturally, they were taking it very seriously.

"Tsks, Dugu Kuang has actually been forced into berserk mode. Xiao Yi is indeed impressive, but this is as far as he goes," laughed Emperor Huang.

Emperor Feng also chuckled, "Feng Jueqing this lad, has actually managed to merge with a Primordial Artifact, not bad, truly not bad."

"Xiao Yi should be defeated now."

"That may not be the case," said Emperor Yee with a smile, "Have you forgotten Xiao Yi's terrifying battle record in the second round?"

"Heh heh, we will know the actual situation soon enough," Emperor Jin revealed a hint of an amused smile.

Below in the Martial Arts Arena.

Dugu Kuang's aura peaked at the Third Layer Peak of the Extreme Realm.

But at this moment, his appearance was somewhat frightening.

Eyes bloodshot, muscles on his body expanded, his expression as if he was insane.

The so-called berserk state, a unique secret technique mastered only by Beast Martial Soul warriors from the Great Wilderness Kingdom.

Once used, it temporarily boosts combat strength greatly but for a short time.

However, the user's mood becomes extremely irritable and crazed, with certain lasting effects.

At this instance, Dugu Kuang looked like a wildly enraged lion, charging fiercely.

He threw a punch, completely shattering the surrounding air.

The intense sky-breaking sound made everyone's ears ring.

"This maniac," Feng Jueqing's complexion slightly changed, and he quickly retreated several steps, creating distance.

Xiao Yi frowned and the Blizzard Sword heavily slashed down.

With a booming sound.

Xiao Yi's face suddenly changed as he, along with his sword, was sent flying dozens of meters away.

"Puh." Xiao Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, exclaiming in surprise, "Such terrifying giant force."

Dozens of meters away, at the spot where he had just stood, the ground of the Martial Arts Arena was actually cracked open.

It should be known that this Martial Arts Arena was originally a Soldier Inspection Platform.

Its area was vast, hundreds of miles, and it was reinforced on all sides, incredibly sturdy.

Such a floor was nearly shattered by Dugu Kuang.

One could imagine the violent power in Dugu Kuang's fists now.

Right at that moment, Feng Jueqing timely attacked.

Xiao Yi frowned and instantly activated Ice Pattern.

With the current combat strength of Dugu Kuang and Feng Jueqing, if Xiao Yi relied solely on the Blizzard Sword and Martial Arts Power, he would not be able to handle it.

Of course, after activating Ice Pattern, Xiao Yi's combat strength greatly increased.

With a light sword strike, Feng Jueqing was sent flying.

Another sword Qi strike sent the berserk Dugu Kuang flying dozens of meters.

After using Ice Pattern, Xiao Yi's combat strength far surpassed both of them.

"Puh, so powerful," Feng Jueqing spat out a mouthful of blood, steadied himself, then his face suddenly changed.

On the other side, after being sent flying, Dugu Kuang immediately got up and madly attacked again.

His body had no injuries, and he didn't cough up blood like Feng Jueqing had.

Berserk as he was, his mind was filled now with only one word: 'fight.'

And at this moment, his body contained explosive strength, immensely formidable.

Shoo, shoo, shoo...

Xiao Yi sent out several Sword Qi strikes.

Dugu Kuang was sent flying again, his body now having a few Sword Marks, slightly oozing blood, but it wasn't severe.

The Sword Qi, hitting him, made a clang sound, as if striking a hard, giant mountain boulder.

Dugu Kuang had yet to use a weapon.

Even when clashing with Xiao Yi's Blizzard Sword, it was all with his fists.

What he practiced was the 'power' path; his body was his strongest weapon.

His body was formidable and his strength was astonishing.

However, his physical strength, compared to Xiao Yi's Asura Battle Body, was different.

Dugu Kuang's physical strength was enhanced by surging True Qi in his body, amplified by the Eight Extremes Mad Lion Martial Soul.

Of course, this was also an effect of the Eight Extremes Mad Lion.

Once his Primordial Power was exhausted, his Martial Soul Illusion would dissipate, and his combat strength would greatly decrease.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi's Asura Battle Body was because his body itself had been trained to this level.

Not needing to exhaust Primordial Power, nor any other strength.

Even if Primordial Power were exhausted, this level of Physical Strength would still persist.

The two were not of the same system.

Returning to the main point.

After Xiao Yi blasted Dugu Kuang and Feng Jueqing away with a sword, his gaze shifted toward the distant teams.

If nothing unexpected happened, this melee could end now.

With the Ice Pattern activated, Xiao Yi was more than capable of overpowering everyone here.

But at that very moment,

from afar, Tuoba Ao glanced at Bai Mohan beside him and asked, "Is it time?"

Bai Mohan nodded, a sinister smile flashing across his face, "Thanks to Dugu Kuang and Feng Jueqing, those two fools, for holding Xiao Yi off for so long."

"The formation is ready and can be activated at any time."

"Good," Tuoba Ao sneered.

"Golden Yuan Formation, activate!" Bai Mohan bellowed.

On the Martial Arts Arena, within a radius of several miles, a golden barrier suddenly appeared.

The barrier instantly enveloped the surroundings.

"Another formation?" Qin Feiyang and others scoffed disdainfully.

Xiao Yi furrowed his brows.

He didn't believe that Bai Mohan and the others had prepared for so long only to present something so simplistic.

Indeed, the moment the golden barrier appeared,

Bai Mohan swung his arm, launching sixteen golden streams of light from his hand.

The sixteen powerful currents landed precisely and intricately on the edges of the golden barrier.

They were sixteen golden swords.

Sixteen High Grade Primordial Artifacts of the Gold Attribute.

The sixteen golden swords, connected in their aura, amplified layer by layer.

The power of the entire Great Formation suddenly soared, far stronger than the previous Heavenly Flame Formation.

Bai Mohan swung his hand again, streaks of light augmenting Dugu Kuang, Feng Jueqing, Wan Zuolang, Bing Wujiang, and others.

Dugu Kuang, Feng Jueqing, Wan Zuolang, among the seven, already counted as among the eight strongest, exceptionally powerful.

Now, under the boost of the Golden Yuan Formation, their combat power surged once again.

Especially for Dugu Kuang and Feng Jueqing.

Dugu Kuang jumped two levels of combat power, reaching the Peak of Extreme Realm Fifth Layer.

Feng Jueqing, likewise jumped two levels of combat power, reaching the Initial Stage of Extreme Realm Fifth Layer.

Above in the spectator seats, Emperor Yee's expression shifted.

The rest of the Commanders turned their gaze towards the Golden Emperor.

"As many as sixteen High Grade Primordial Artifacts, such a generous move, probably only the Heavenly Gold Kingdom could afford," stated Emperor Yee coldly.

No wonder the Golden Emperor had shown a playful smile earlier.

"Heh," the Golden Emperor chuckled, saying, "Before the third round of the competition, Flame Martial King and Heavenly Gold Country Master, those two juniors came to seek me."

"They asked to borrow some Primordial Artifacts."

"As one of the Eight Great Commanders of the East Sea and a senior of the Heavenly Gold Country Master, I naturally couldn't be stingy and agreed."

"I lent them sixteen High Grade Primordial Artifacts of the same attribute."

"Little did I expect they would use them to enhance Bai Mohan's Great Formation."

"Merely pretexts," said Emperor Yee coldly.

...

Below, on the Martial Arts Arena.

Tuoba Ao burst out laughing, "Xiao Yi, did you think we weren't aware of your performance in the second round?"

"To match two Great Commanders indeed proves your strength, but that was merely from consuming the Black Sea Essence."

"You can't use the Black Sea Essence this round, let's see what capabilities you have against us."

"Let's take action."

Tuoba Ao roared.

Wan Zuolang, Bing Wujiang, and a group of Heavenly Talents charged forward together.

Under the Golden Yuan Formation, their combat power sharply increased.

Along with Dugu Kuang and Feng Jueqing who had attacked earlier,

A total of seven great Heavenly Talents targeted Xiao Yi.

...

Second release.