Soul Emperor Martial God

"So fast." The Wang Family Elder's pupils contracted.

He couldn't perceive at all how Xiao Yi got in front of him.

By the time he reacted, a sharp sword was already at his throat.

The spectators around the arena were equally shocked.

Present at the Star Swapping City were over a hundred forces gathered, many being seasoned experts.

Yet, truly able to see Xiao Yi's actions clearly, there were fewer than ten people.

Facing the cold inquiry, the Wang Family Elder instinctively wanted to retaliate.

But the moment he tried, a pain shot through his throat, and a drop of blood slowly trickled down.

He had no doubt that the young man in front of him, with a cold expression, would pierce his throat with the sword.

"You... you..." The Wang Family Elder shivered, stammering, "Are you daring to kill someone openly in the City Lord's Mansion, boy?"

"Do you seek to utterly disrupt the Star Swapping Day, and cause chaos in the grand event?"

"Cause chaos in the grand event?" Xiao Yi's eyes were icy.

"You're neither a Heavenly Talent nor a martial artist in the Star Swapping Day competition."

"You're merely a bystander in the audience; what does the grand event of Star Swapping Day have to do with you?"

"You, a mere Heavenly Extreme Fifth Layer, what right do you have to comment on me?"

"You..." The Wang Family Elder's face changed color.

He knew that Xiao Yi was not wrong.

Star Swapping Day was indeed a grand event, but it was an event for the Heavenly Talents of Star Swapping City, to compete for the right to bask in starlight.

The other attendees, even those in the audience, were merely bystanders.

Strictly speaking, Star Swapping Day had nothing to do with any spectator present.

At that moment, an elderly voice rang out.

"Boy, you openly threaten my Wang Family's elder with a sword, provoking my Wang Family. Even if this old man kills you, no one would dare say anything."

The one speaking was the Wang Family's Great Elder, an Infinite Sacred Realm expert.

A surging aura instantly pressed towards Xiao Yi.

"Cough, cough." Suddenly, a weak coughing sound was heard.

The cough was low, yet clearly transmitted to everyone present.

Especially when it reached the Wang Family's Great Elder, it was like thunder exploding in high altitude, deafening.

The aura pressing towards Xiao Yi from the Wang Family's Great Elder instantly dissipated.

The one who coughed was Senior Li He.

However, Senior Li He said nothing, merely sat upright with a solemn demeanor.

The Wang Family's Great Elder's complexion changed and made no further action.

Xiao Yi sneered and looked at the Wang Family Elder in front of him, "Now, any more objections?"

"I..." The Wang Family Elder looked at the sharp sword in front of him, his face darkening, "No, I don't."

"Hmph." Xiao Yi snorted coldly, withdrew the sword, and in a flash, returned to the Martial Arts Arena.

With a cold gaze, he swept across the entire audience.

No one in the audience said a word.

But at the same time, everyone immediately labeled Xiao Yi as a 'ruthless person'.

Despite his young age, he was ruthless, drawing his sword and killing without hesitation when offended.

Of course, whether Xiao Yi violated the rules of the contest was ultimately up to the ten judges of the City Lord's Mansion.

The ten judges glanced at Senior Li He, who was sitting upright in the spectator seats, then exchanged glances and nodded.

Among the ten, a judge at the Heavenly Extreme Peak cultivation stood up, glanced at a dossier in his hand, and then looked at Xiao Yi and Chu Rou.

"Xiao Yi, Chu Rou, is that correct?"

In his hand was the list of all participating Heavenly Talents in this year's Star Swapping Day contest.

"That's right." Xiao Yi and Chu Rou each nodded.

"Chu Rou." The judge said in a deep voice, "You disrupted the contest without authorization, causing the battle to stop."

"According to the rules, your qualification to participate is directly revoked."

"Given that you already have another spot, after all other contests, you can directly participate in the starlight bathing."

"Until then, stepping onto the Martial Arts Arena is strictly forbidden; any violation, we will immediately seize you."

"Understood." Chu Rou nodded at the base of the Martial Arts Arena.

"Xiao Yi." The judge's gaze turned to Xiao Yi.

"Before you took the stage, the battle was forcibly halted."

"Thus you are not considered as violating the rules."

"Now that you are on stage, you have two choices."

"One, stay on the Martial Arts Arena as a challenger and fight Wang Xinghe."

"Two, step down now, and wait for your turn to take the stage."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "I understand."

With that, he turned around and slowly walked off the Martial Arts Arena.

Behind him, a hundred steps away, Wang Xinghe stared disdainfully at Xiao Yi's back, "Why, weren't you so arrogant just now? Scared now?"

Xiao Yi paused slightly, and without turning his head said, "No rush."

After saying this, he moved again and had already stepped off the Martial Arts Arena.

The situation on the Martial Arts Arena returned to normal.

Wang Xinghe stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for challengers.

Xiao Yi, on the other hand, quickly approached the Eldest Prince.

Xiao Yi placed a hand on the Eldest Prince, checking him over.

"Such serious injuries." Xiao Yi frowned deeply.

"Why didn't you just forfeit earlier?"

"Did you not know that if you took another of his strikes, you'd be dead?"

"Heh." The Eldest Prince let out a bitter laugh.

In his current state, he couldn't even muster the strength to speak, let alone stand.

"Here, I've just stepped into the Central Region."

"If I were to lose here, how would I ever talk about traversing the Central Region in the future?"

"If I were this useless, how could I talk about finding the Moonlight Fruit for my sixth brother, saving him?"

"Cough...cough..."

The Eldest Prince's internal organs were severely damaged.

With each word, he coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Bastard, I'll go deal with him." Lih Fengxing was furious to the extreme.

Xiao Yi held him back, speaking in a deep voice, "Don't be impulsive, leave it to me later."

Xiao Yi solemnly looked back at the Eldest Prince, "If you fall and die here, truly no one will be able to save your sixth brother."

"I..." The Eldest Prince wanted to say something, but his lips were filled with blood.

"Never mind, stop talking, rest first." Xiao Yi said, taking out several high-grade elixirs, first stabilizing the Eldest Prince's injuries.

The crowd worriedly asked, "Deacon Xiao Yi, how is it, will there be any problems with the Eldest Prince?"

Xiao Yi shook his head, "No threat to life, but as for these injuries..."

Xiao Yi hesitated for a moment, saying, "They can't be healed in the short term."

"What?" The crowd's face changed upon hearing this.

The Kuanglan Sect Master frowned, "With the Eldest Prince's strength, he should secure a spot."

"Even if he doesn't get a top rank, he certainly wouldn't be at the bottom, at least a middle rank."

"Now he's gravely injured, how can he participate in subsequent contests?"

Yu Feng also said in a deep voice, "He's only been on stage twice, the points he's earned are not many."

"If he cannot participate in subsequent contests, then..."

Yu Feng didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood his meaning.

If the Eldest Prince couldn't participate in the subsequent contests, he would be unable to secure a spot in this Star Swapping Day.

"Despicable." Chu Rou glanced at the Martial Arts Arena, then said to Xiao Yi angrily.

"Not only did he not possess the strength to secure a top rank, but he also played dirty by injuring the Eldest Prince so severely that he couldn't participate in further contests."

"Alchemist, is there really no way?" Cheng Suyan asked, gazing at Xiao Yi with a serious expression.

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "Alchemist's elixirs, although powerful, are not omnipotent..."

Xiao Yi paused and then looked at Lih Fengxing and asked, "How much longer until the contest?"

"About an hour at most before all contests are over, and spots are decided." Lih Fengxing answered.

"But given the situation now, it might take even longer."

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First update of the day.

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