Soul Emperor Martial God

Blood-red light flared, and Bing Baifu's fists became overwhelmingly powerful.

His eyes were completely filled with bloodlust.

He seemed to have transformed into a giant beast that had lost all reason.

Xiao Yi sidestepped to avoid the attack.

The sound of fists tearing through the air whizzed by him.

He felt as though he was battling a giant ape.

Especially since each move of this giant ape was augmented with various Martial Arts Powers.

Whether agile, or heavy, or unstoppable... each move was unpredictable and deadly.

"So that's how it is," Xiao Yi said in a cold voice while dodging, "Your Martial Soul is the Bloodthirsty Giant Ape."

The Bloodthirsty Giant Ape, a Level 8 Demon Beast.

Among the giant ape demon beasts, it was a notably rare and ferociously tempered creature.

Often, when engaging enemies, it would tear them apart limb from limb, gruesomely dismembering them.

Especially when such a demon beast fell into a state of irrational frenzy, it became even more terrifying.

Even the Poisonous Spider King and the Soul Devouring Spider King, such fierce beasts, would not dare to fight it but would flee in disarray.

Because the Bloodthirsty Giant Ape might smash them into pulp, even at the cost of sustaining severe injuries.

In short, it was an extremely crazed demon beast.

Xiao Yi remembered some of Bing Baifu's deeds.

In the Ice Martial Kingdom, in any Demon Beast Forest Bing Baifu passed through,

there would inevitably be a complete slaughter of demon beasts, leaving none behind.

Any Demon Hunting Hall bounty task Bing Baifu took on,

those evil Martial Artists and fugitives would all end up dismembered and dead.

In any case, wherever he went, there was always a storm of blood and gore.

So much so that Bing Baifu, though a Heavenly Talent with greater potential than Bing Wujiang, was not known for his talent but rather for his notoriety.

If Bing Wujiang was considered the first Heavenly Talent of the Ice Martial Kingdom,

then Bing Baifu was the first notorious killer of the Ice Martial Kingdom.

With a 'snap',

at that moment, Xiao Yi stopped dodging and grabbed hold of Bing Baifu's fist.

"Hm?" Bing Baifu's bloodthirsty gaze revealed a trace of surprise.

"Can you actually catch my fist in such a state?"

What truly surprised him was that the hand now held by Yi Xiao could not break free at all.

"In such a bloodthirsty state, you might gain astonishing combat strength. But this constant influence of the Martial Soul will only turn you into a bloodthirsty madman due to the Heart Demon later on."

Xiao Yi spoke indifferently as two flames suddenly exploded in his hand.

Purple Flame incinerated Bing Baifu's Martial Soul Illusion.

A golden flame turned into a molten lava giant fist and sent him flying with a heavy blow.

"Pugh." Bing Baifu spat out a mouthful of bloody spittle, his face ashen white, and a vicious burn mark in the shape of a fist appeared on his chest.

Bing Baifu's strength from the Bloodthirsty Giant Ape Martial Soul was strong.

But in fact, his strongest aspect was those eight types of Martial Arts Powers.

Martial Arts Power, as a form of Heaven and Earth Rules power, was undoubtedly formidable.

Martial Arts Power was a hallmark of an Extreme Realm Expert.

Once absorbed into a Small World, the Heaven and Earth Martial Arts Power, in its own right, takes the form of 'power' and plays different roles.

Either enhancing strength or serving as an amplifying force for Martial Techniques, etc.

But one thing, Martial Arts Power cannot be stacked.

Martial Artists can only use one type of power as an enhancement at the same time, forever.

This leads almost all Martial Artists to refrain from practicing multiple Martial Arts.

At most, they will cultivate two or maybe three types, according to the situation.

After all, each type of Martial Arts requires a considerable amount of time to comprehend, and the difficulty is high.

No one is willing to waste unnecessary cultivation time for nothing.

But there's another point, Martial Arts Power, like Primordial Power and other forces, will be continually consumed during battles until they are exhausted.

For Martial Artists below the Heavenly Origin Realm, exhaustion of Primordial Power would mean a significant decrease in strength.

The same goes for Extreme Realm Experts; exhaustion of Martial Arts Power leads to a significant decrease in strength.

Therefore, Extreme Realm Experts would not recklessly utilize their Martial Arts Power during combat.

At most, they used it to amplify their strength, and then completely relied on it to enhance their Martial Techniques for maximum power.

But for someone like Bing Baifu, who cultivated eight kinds of Martial Arts simultaneously,

This allowed him to squander his Martial Arts Power at will in battles within the same realm.

Like the gale-storm-like punches he hurled at Xiao Yi just now, each punch was amplified with a different kind of Martial Arts Power.

Although in terms of individual combat strength, Bing Baifu's power didn't increase due to the variety of Martial Arts Powers,

When it came to endurance in battle, he would definitely last the longest.

In other words, without absolute overpowering strength, it was impossible to defeat Bing Baifu.

This was also the reason why Xiao Yi had the intuition that Bing Baifu was far stronger than the combined effort of those prior three.

At this moment, Xiao Yi looked indifferently at Bing Baifu and said, "You have lost."

"I lost? No…" Bing Baifu's expression grew somewhat frantic.

"Bing Baifu, a loss is a loss," came a soft voice at this moment.

It was Shangguan Xiyue, who had not made a move until now.

Xiao Yi furrowed his brows slightly.

Previously, when he defeated the successors of the Skywind Main Hall, the Heavenly Gold Main Hall, and the Red Rock Main Hall,

Out of the remaining four, two had turned pale with shock.

Bing Baifu's face showed a hint of fear.

Only this Shangguan Xiyue remained composed from beginning to end.

And Xiao Yi had long felt that she was the strongest opponent here.

"Bing Baifu," Shangguan Xiyue said with a faint smile, "Your bloodlust stems from your Martial Soul."

"Whereas Young Master Yi Xiao's bloodlust and coldness come from his nature."

"The two of you are incomparable in the first place. Your defeat is only to be expected."

Bing Baifu frowned, and the madness on his face gradually dissipated.

"Am I right, Young Master Yi Xiao?" Shangguan Xiyue's gaze turned toward Xiao Yi.

"Though each of us successors from the Demon Hunting Hall are notorious in our own right,"

"Most of the blood on our hands is from demon beasts."

"Only Young Master Yi Xiao has taken far more human lives than any of us."

"As far as I know, since Young Master Yi Xiao became famous, anyone who has opposed you has perished without exception."

Shangguan Xiyue let out a meaningful laugh, "Young Master Yi Xiao's bloodlust and coldness are part of your nature, inherently indifferent to life."

"Had it not been for Bing Baifu's association with the Demon Hunting Hall, he might already be a corpse by now."

Shangguan Xiyue was confident in her judgement.

What she saw in Yi Xiao's eyes was indifference, a disregard for life.

"Heh, inherently indifferent?" Xiao Yi let out a light laugh.

Indeed, that could describe him.

He was once an assassin who disregarded life; since becoming renowned, he had paved his path with blood.

But that was simply because he had clear distinctions.

Who were friends and who were enemies, he saw clearer than anyone.

Therefore, he had never shown the slightest mercy, nor had his hand ever faltered.

Xiao Yi's gaze remained indifferent, not taking Shangguan Xiyue's mockery to heart.

"Miss Xiyue, who was designated the Young Sect Master of the Thousand Eyes Sect from a young age, the number one Heavenly Talent of the Qianmiao Kingdom."

"Now grown up, she has become a famous Demon Hunter and the successor of the Qianmiao Main Hall."

"Such a status, naturally, no one dares to provoke."

"As for Yi, throughout my adventures, I've encountered nothing but enemies; I cannot compare to Miss Xiyue's kindness."

"Heh," Shangguan Xiyue chuckled lightly, also paying no heed to Yi Xiao's retort.

"If I'm not mistaken, the merciless and bloodthirsty side beneath Young Master Yi Xiao's mask must be that of a refined and graceful gentleman."

"Young Master Yi Xiao has worn that mask for a long time, hiding your true self. Perhaps it's time for Xiyue to take it off for you."

"No, perhaps I should say, let me see through it."

Shangguan Xiyue's voice suddenly turned icy.

"There is nothing that can escape my eyes."

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Second update.