Soul Emperor Martial God

The Heavenly Gold Hall Master received the token from Bai Mohan's hands.

With a triumphant look, he turned to the Hall Master, "This token, though carried by the Hall Master,"

"Yet after all, it is an ancient relic, not the possession of the Hall Master."

"I take it, and I do not violate the rules of the hall, do I?"

In fact, the most important reason the Hall Master had the token snatched away by Bai Mohan was precisely because the token was not a personal belonging of the Hall Master.

The token, an ancient relic, its aura connected only with the Demon Hunting Hall Main Hall.

No one's aura could connect with it.

To put it simply, 'the token' is an ownerless object for everyone; it's just a matter of who the custodian is.

This was also how Bai Mohan managed to 'remotely acquire' the token through the 'Star Shifting Formation'.

If there were items bearing the Hall Master's aura, such as the Hall Master's weapon, treasures on his person, and so on, even if the Hall Master were greatly weakened, Bai Mohan's formation would not have been successful.

"Why must you do this?" the Hall Master looked coldly at the two from the Heavenly Gold Hall, "Golden Emperor is one thing, but you two are Demon Hall Hall Masters; Xiao Yi has had no feud with you."

"Why do you seek to put him to death?"

Emperor Yee and the others also looked on coldly at Golden Emperor, Poison Emperor, and their companions, "Golden Emperor, simply because Xiao Yi killed three of your Heavenly Gold Kingdom teams' Heavenly Talents, you can't tolerate him?"

"Don't speak so indifferently," Golden Emperor said angrily, "Xiao Yi only killed the trifling sub-teams of your kingdoms; of course, you don't have much of a grudge."

"But what about my Heavenly Gold Kingdom? All three teams were annihilated."

"Jin Bupo was the one I designated as the next King, the successor I valued most."

"He died, and the new generation of the Heavenly Gold Kingdom, its strong have waned, the country's power is bound to decline severely."

"And yet the murderer Xiao Yi is still at large, even able to succeed the Divine Martial King and become the fortress's Supreme Commander in the future."

"I will not accept this!" Golden Emperor shouted in anger, "By what right, on what basis?"

"My forebears of the Heavenly Gold Kingdom spent hundreds of years and exhausted the kingdom's resources to build the Heavenly Gold City Wall for the stronghold."

"My Heavenly Gold Lineage, are the meritorious subjects of the stronghold, the great contributors protecting the lives of the humans behind it."

"Why should the successions of my Heavenly Gold Lineage end up buried in the Black Sea; and why do you elders turn a blind eye, not avenging him, instead favoring that little thief Xiao Yi?"

"You are biased, you are unjust, but that doesn't mean I will let it rest."

The last sentence, the Golden Emperor roared out.

Clearly, he had suppressed his own anger for a long time, and now it erupted all at once.

His crazed and fierce appearance made all the strong ones present turn their heads.

"Golden Emperor," said Emperor Huang and the others frowning, "we've long known you've been targeting Xiao Yi over this."

"But, as the Divine Martial King has already made it very clear before."

"In combat, casualties are inevitable; since you allowed Jin Bupo to participate in the East Sea Festival, you should have known there could be such consequences."

"Jin Bupo and the 25 teams ambushed Xiao Yi and were killed in retaliation, defeated by superior skill, and died; what more is there to say?"

"You talk nonsense!" Golden Emperor bellowed furiously, "Consequences? What consequences?"

"With Bupo's talents, even if he couldn't become the successor to the Divine Martial King, he would still definitely take over the command of my Heavenly Gold Lineage."

"If it weren't for Xiao Yi the little thief killing him, he would already be my successor."

"A hundred years later, he would have been one of the Eight Great Commanders of the stronghold. Second only to one, above tens of thousands, how imposing he would be."

"That's just your personal desire," Emperor Yee said coldly.

"Golden Emperor, do you still remember how we became Commanders? Do you also remember when we were young and also participated in the East Sea Festival, competed and fought?"

"But hundreds of years have passed, aside from some initial grudges between us eight, have there been any divisions since?"

"No," said Emperor Huang, "over the years, we've fought side by side, battling the Abyss Demon Beast countless times in bloody combat."

"Many things, we've long seen through."

"Indeed," Emperor Yee continued, "hundreds of years have passed, how many of our old companions are left?"

"The companions who once joined us in competing at the East Sea Festival, very few are left."

"Just as Emperor Huang said, we've long since let go,"

"But the most important reason is that we know every Martial Artist who comes to the fortress has long prepared for certain death."

"The purpose of the East Sea Festival is to select true protectors who can defend the human homeland."

"Which of the Martial Artists who come here are not abandoning their wealth and glory behind?"

"Which one isn't fully prepared, willing to endure a century of solitude, endless slaughter, with a resolve to die?"

"Yet you did it to allow Jin Bupo to come forward and inherit the power."

"From the beginning, you were wrong, terribly wrong."

"I..." The Golden Emperor suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Centuries of guarding the fortress, centuries of war, centuries of formidable times flashed through his mind incessantly.

"Golden Emperor, heed our words, it's not too late to stop now," said Emperor Yee with a grave tone.

"No." The Golden Emperor shook his head. His crazed look faded somewhat, but it was still there.

"Even if I were willing to stop, the Heavenly Gold Hall Master wouldn't, it's too late."

"Hmm?" Emperor Yee and the others furrowed their brows.

The Golden Emperor said solemnly, "The grandson of the Heavenly Gold Hall Master is among those three teams' subdivisions."

"He also died under Xiao Yi's sword."

"What?" exclaimed Emperor Yee and the others, including the 13 Hall Masters, their faces showing shock.

"So that's why you've been targeting Purple Flame all along," said the 13 Hall Master, his face revealing a sudden realization.

"That's right," the Heavenly Gold Hall Master gritted his teeth, "I don't care who succeeds me as Hall Master."

"But since Purple Flame is ranked alongside that little thief Xiao Yi as twin stars, I cannot tolerate him."

"What about you two then?" Emperor Yee looked towards the Poison Emperor and the Ice Emperor. "Why help the Golden Emperor?"

The Poison Emperor and Ice Emperor let out a wry laugh, "The Golden Emperor and the Heavenly Gold Hall Master simply offered a price we couldn't resist."

"It's just killing Xiao Yi, why wouldn't we be willing to do it."

It was undoubtedly a staggering price that the two Commanders found tempting, offered by the Golden Emperor and the Heavenly Gold Hall Master.

Of course, it goes without saying how intense the Heavenly Gold Hall Master's killing intent towards Xiao Yi was.

"You dare?" The Divine Martial King's authoritative voice was filled with extreme fury.

"Why wouldn't we dare," the Heavenly Gold Hall Master sneered, "Divine Martial King, Hall Masters, your strength has greatly declined because you've been suppressing the Black Sea Poison. You can't stop us."

"I might not be able to stop you now, but you can't do anything against me either," the Divine Martial King retorted with a stern voice. "If Xiao Yi is missing even half a hair, once I have resolved the poison, I will not spare you."

All the powerful beings present were afflicted with the Black Sea Poison.

To suppress the poison, they had to divert some of their Cultivation.

As a result, everyone's strength had fallen by a level.

The Divine Martial King and the Hall Masters had their strength reduced to the level of Eight Emperors.

And Emperor Yee and the others had fallen to the Commander level.

"Hahaha!" The Heavenly Gold Hall Master laughed heartily. "That's why we're not in a hurry to kill Xiao Yi right now."

"Instead, we're waiting for a promise from the Hall Master."

"Hmm?" A hint of confusion flashed through the aged eyes of the Hall Master.

"Hall Master," the Heavenly Gold Hall Master spoke coldly, "The Demon Hunting Hall Main Hall doesn't only house that little thief Xiao Yi."

"There's also your successor, Purple Flame Yi Xiao."

"Twin stars can only survive one, who lives depends entirely on the discretion of the Hall Master."

"What do you mean?" The Hall Master frowned.

"It's simple," the Heavenly Gold Hall Master sneered, "We can spare Purple Flame, but the Hall Master must make us a promise."

"To ensure that the Divine Martial King cannot seek revenge on us in the future."

"Are you threatening me?" Upon hearing the words 'Purple Flame', murderous intent emerged within the aged eyes of the Hall Master.