Soul Emperor Martial God

High in the sky, a massive black cage shone brightly, its black pillars branded with mysterious patterns.

The deep black luminescence emitted an ancient and mysterious aura.

The cage was a hundred meters in size.

Inside, the Divine Martial King, the Hall Master, and others had expressions of extreme solemnity.

From the beginning, they hadn't made a move, merely confronting each other.

They were waiting, buying time.

In particular, the Divine Martial King, the Hall Master, and the woman, whose strength had diminished by a level, had no assurances.

In their view, the best choice for the Abyss Demon Emperor was not to act but just to confront.

After all, hundreds of years ago, the Divine Martial King and the Hall Master had joined forces and inflicted serious injuries on him.

And speaking of supreme strong beings, there were the Eight Emperors and fifteen Hall Masters, making a total of twenty-three.

On the side of the Abyss Demon Emperor, only the Ten Great Demon Kings were among the ranks of the supreme strong.

From any perspective, the Abyss Demon Emperor was at a disadvantage and should act cautiously, even gladly seeing them in a standoff.

But they didn't expect that the Abyss Demon Emperor, daring to come so aggressively after hundreds of years and having recovered from his injuries, must have been well-prepared.

It was precisely this thinking

That led them all, unawares, to be trapped within the Formation.

What they hadn't anticipated was that the Abyss Demon Emperor was so cunning, merely preparing the Formation all this time.

But this was also a move of desperation.

For a head-on conflict, a defeat would likely come even faster.

Because on their side, though there appeared to be twenty-three supreme strong beings, in actuality, only five were at full strength.

"Divine Martial King," Emperor Huang spoke with a heavy voice, "never would I have imagined that this monster, after hundreds of years, has actually delved into Formation mastery."

Emperor Tong said, "Though demon beasts are of lower aptitude, the vastness of time is sufficient for them to learn many things."

"Plus, this is an Ancient Formation of their Ancient Demon Clan, so it's normal for them to master it."

Wind Emperor showed a slight concern and said, "This Ancient Formation is no trivial matter, and who knows what other tactics it holds."

"We find ourselves within, unaware of what dangers we will face."

"Fear not," the Hall Master said with a deep voice, "the Black Prison Cage, I've seen it in the records of the Demon Hunting Hall."

"This is merely a trapped Formation, without offensive capability."

"We are trapped, but what if that monster and the Ten Great Demon Kings attack the Martial Artists below?" Golden Emperor frowned as he spoke.

"With the strength of that group of monsters, our East Sea Fortress could be wiped out in the blink of an eye."

The Hall Master shook his head, "Profound though the Formation is, something must sustain it."

"To trap beings of our level, what do you think could maintain the Formation?"

"This…" Golden Emperor's voice faltered.

"There's only one thing that can maintain the Formation," the Hall Master spoke solemnly, "the Abyss Demon Emperor and the Ten Great Demon Kings themselves."

"They might have trapped us, but they cannot escape either."

Divine Martial King nodded and said, "In other words, we just need to drag this out, wait it out."

"At most one day, you and I can completely neutralize the lethal poison in our bodies."

"Hm," the Hall Master nodded, "afterward, we will slowly take care of this brood of monsters."

As everyone spoke, the Divine Martial King had already laid down a sound barrier to prevent their voices from leaking out.

Had their power not diminished by a level, they would have already engaged in fierce battle.

Elsewhere.

Outside the giant cage, the Abyss Demon Emperor and others for sure did not depart.

Instead, led by the Abyss Demon Beasts, the shadows of the Ten Great Demon Kings flashed, positioning themselves around the cage.

Surges of powerful Demon Essence erupted from them, sustaining the Formation.

"Hahahaha," the chilling voice of the Abyss Demon Emperor came once again.

"Divine Martial King, Flame Martial Palace Master, though I do not know why you two have yet to make a move,"

"And your subordinates, the Commanders, are also holding back."

"But, I know full well that both of you are Old Foxes."

"However, after hundreds of years, it seems your vigilance has diminished greatly, to be trapped in the Formation so easily by me."

Clearly, the Abyss Demon Emperor was unaware of the decline in strength of the Divine Martial King and his comrades.

And both the Divine Martial King and the Hall Master were indeed like two old foxes, subtly buying time and neutralizing the fierce poison within their bodies.

"Just wait, the demon beasts under my command will soon break through the East Sea Fortress."

"Even without my direct involvement, once the fortress is breached, my demon beast army will slaughter the pathetic billions of humans behind you within 10 days."

The Abyss Demon Emperor, like a furious beast that had been repressed for too long, erupted with its prideful emotions.

Within the Black Prison Cage.

The Divine Martial King let out a cold laugh, but remained silent.

The Hall Master did the same.

At their level, words could not cause even the slightest ripple in their hearts.

On the other hand, the Golden Emperor and the others wore expressions full of indignant anger.

"Damn it, had it not been for Xiao Yi that little thief, would we ever have fallen into such an embarrassing situation?"

"We would have taught these monsters a lesson a long time ago."

Indeed, the Golden Emperor and the others had never intended to strike against the Divine Martial King and the stronghold's powerful figures.

They were only after Xiao Yi.

What they had not anticipated, however, was the Beast Tide arriving early and being this severe.

Even the entire fortress was now mired in deep trouble.

Otherwise, the Divine Martial King and the Hall Master at their peak could have easily repelled the entire Beast Tide by themselves.

"I see him as nothing but a disaster," the Heavenly Gold Hall Master coldly stated.

"The East Sea Festival has been held several times, when has there ever been a conflict among the Commanders?"

"But as soon as he arrives, the Eight Great Commanders are at each other's throats."

"And as soon as he arrives, the Beast Tide appears with unprecedented severity, bringing forth even the Abyss Demon Emperor."

"Ridiculous, are you still trying to deflect blame?" the Divine Martial King rebuked sharply.

The Heavenly Gold Hall Master coldly said, "Deflection? Does the Divine Martial King think that we would harbor evil intentions, that we would wish for the fortress to fail in any way?"

The Hall Master's aged but insightful gaze bore down upon the Heavenly Gold Hall Master, "You may not harbor evil intentions, nor have thoughts of harming us; but you do have selfish desires."

"Selfishness, far more terrible than malicious intent; malicious intent can be dealt with by strength; selfishness is human nature."

"Sigh." The Hall Master sighed heavily.

"Hmph." The Heavenly Gold Hall Master coldly snorted, "In any case, if not for Xiao Yi, this disaster drawing all this upon us, none of this would have happened."

"Yet, the disaster you speak of is now saving our fortress's Human Martial Artists," the Divine Martial King's deep gaze turned towards the solitary figure in the distance.

The solitary figure, with his own strength, was luring away the most terrifying thousands of demon beasts from the battlefield.

Outside the Black Prison Cage, the Abyss Demon Emperor had clearly noticed the situation below.

"Impressive," the Abyss Demon Emperor praised, "So young, yet with such formidable combat power."

"He must be the most outstanding of the younger generation of your Human Clan."

While the Abyss Demon Emperor praised, his tone was laden with boundless murderous intent.

"It seems I must hasten to shatter your souls," said the Abyss Demon Emperor, his spine-chilling gaze shifting to the people within the cage.

"Hmm?" Inside the cage, both the Divine Martial King and the Hall Master's expressions tensed.

"Hahahahaha." The Abyss Demon Emperor let out a few cold laughs.

Flame Martial Palace Master, your Demon Hunting Hall was founded to oppose our Demon Clan; the scriptures within the hall must have a clear record of the methods of our clan, right?"

"You know that this Black Prison Cage Formation is just a trapping formation and has no offensive power."

Within the Black Prison Cage, a foreboding thought suddenly surfaced in the Hall Master's heart.

The Demon Hunting Hall, since ancient times, has been contending with demon beasts.

The Great Powers of the ancient Demon Hunting Hall had witnessed all the tactics of the demon beasts through countless sharp confrontations and battles.

Though these Great Powers all perished in battle against the demon beast Great Powers,

they left behind a wealth of records to the Demon Hunting Hall.

"Hehe." The Abyss Demon Emperor gave a chilling smile, "What if I told you that this is not the Black Prison Cage Formation at all?"

"But the Black Prison Soul Extinguishing Formation?"

"What?" The Hall Master's face changed dramatically in an instant.

"No, it's a trap."

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First update.