Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi glanced around and then looked at his own hands.

"Spirit wandering." Xiao Yi's brow furrowed slightly.

Indeed, he was now in a state of spirit.

However, it wasn't the first time his spirit had wandered, so he wasn't too surprised.

If he guessed correctly, he was initially in meditation, but the starlight forcibly pulled his spirit into this subspace.

With his spirit here, it meant that his physical body was still on the Martial Arts Arena.

Although Wang Xinghe was surely still manipulating the starlight to strike him.

However, with his current physical strength, as long as Wang Xinghe didn't openly intervene, the starlight alone couldn't harm him, at most resulting in serious bodily injury.

Moreover, outside the arena, Senior Li He was watching.

If Wang Xinghe dared to break the rules and intervene, Senior Li He wouldn't just stand by.

Xiao Yi relaxed, not worrying about his body for the moment, and instead observed his surroundings.

It was clearly a subspace.

The starlight was dazzling, emitting strands of gentle pale green light.

But within this light, there was an inexplicable coldness.

In the center of the subspace was a giant stele.

"Martial Arts Stele," Xiao Yi immediately recognized this stele.

He walked forward slowly, looked at it a few times, and confirmed his thoughts.

"This is indeed Star Illusion City."

Back when he attended the auction of Ten Thousand Gold Mansion, Lih Fengxing gave him a book recording the history of Star Swapping City.

In that book, he read a recorded legend.

In Ancient Times, there was a powerful figure; no one knew his name or where he came from.

It was only known that he was strong, among the top martial artists in the entire Central Region.

His title was 'Star Illusion.'

Later, before this strong figure fell, he built a city as his cave mansion after death, naming it Star Illusion City.

After his complete demise, Star Illusion City attracted martial artists from all over the Central Region.

Such a renowned figure in the Central Region naturally drew everyone's desire to obtain his inheritance.

Unfortunately, countless martial artists came only to leave disappointed.

No one could find his cave mansion, nor any traces of his inheritance.

This was the legend Xiao Yi had read.

Just then, at the start of the auction, he couldn't delve deeper.

Now, arriving in this subspace, he was completely certain.

The two characters 'Star Illusion' on the Martial Arts Stele shone brightly, clearly indicating that this was the cave mansion of the fallen strong figure.

Xiao Yi's face showed a sudden realization.

No wonder walking in Star Swapping City, he felt this commercial city exuded an ancient aura everywhere.

No wonder, despite being located at the edge, it became a renowned commercial city in the Central Region.

According to the legend, when martial artists from around the Central Region couldn't find the strong figure's cave mansion,

although most left disappointed, quite a few chose to stay.

These staying martial artists gradually formed their own powers, even putting down roots and establishing families here.

From Ancient Times to the present, tens of thousands of years have passed.

It's unclear how Star Illusion City's name changed to Star Swapping City,

but there's no doubt that this is the Ancient City, Star Illusion City.

The inheritance of the Star Illusion Saint is also here.

Xiao Yi touched the surface of the stele, sensing it.

Unsurprisingly, the stele held prohibitions, and a powerful force supported this entire subspace.

If guessed correctly, the starry glow descending on the Martial Arts Arena every three years on Star Swapping Day is due to this subspace.

The 36 rays of starlight descending onto the arena all come from the brilliant starlight in this subspace.

Xiao Yi didn't think further, sitting cross-legged in front of the stele.

Since this stele was left by the Star Illusion Saint as an inheritance, Xiao Yi naturally began to comprehend it.

A dozen minutes later, Xiao Yi frowned and opened his eyes.

The inheritance left on the Martial Arts Stele was extremely difficult.

This nearly surpassed most of the inheritances he had comprehended before.

Even the inheritances of the Skyfire Saint, the Poisonous Saint, etc., were much simpler than those before him.

The martial arts power within the starlight descending onto the arena was already so abstruse, hard to comprehend.

Let alone the complete inheritance of the Star Illusion Saint.

"If I have to rely on myself to slowly comprehend, it might take months to fully grasp." Xiao Yi frowned slightly.

His body was still on the arena.

And three days later, the starlight would fade away.

At that time, if only his body remained, who knew what might happen.

Xiao Yi's face turned serious, as four lively creatures appeared out of thin air, embodying four Martial Arts True Intents.

However, after appearing, these four intents didn't make any move and couldn't seize the Martial Arts Inheritance.

"Doesn't work?" Xiao Yi's face looked a bit grim.

He recalled past experiences, whether comprehending the Martial Arts Stele at the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, or the inheritances at the Demon Hunting Hall's Inheritance Hall,

those inheritance powers existed outside the stele or spiritual tablets.

Thus, the Martial Arts True Intent could forcibly seize them.

But now, the Star Illusion Saint's Martial Arts Inheritance was within the stele.

Unless he could break the prohibitions on the stele, the four Martial Arts True Intents couldn't possibly touch the inheritance inside, let alone seize it.

Xiao Yi pondered with a furrowed brow.

If it was impossible, he would have to give up on comprehending, letting his spirit return to his body.

Otherwise, after three days, any mishap with his body would harm his spirit, maybe even causing its collapse.

...

Meanwhile, on the Martial Arts Arena,

the 36 Heavenly Talents were bathed in starlight, each in a state of enlightenment.

Only beneath the first ray of starlight did the starlight continually strike 'automatically.'

Xiao Yi's mouth kept bleeding.

Behind him, Wang Xinghe laughed sinisterly.

Outside the barrier, in the spectator stands, warriors from various forces looked horrified.

"What's wrong with this Xiao Yi? The starlight keeps striking, seemingly rejecting him."

"Hmph, perhaps Star Swapping City can't tolerate him."

In the Wang Family's spectator stand, the Wang Family's Great Elder Wang Shan smiled mockingly.

"Family Head, this Xiao Yi might not gain anything in these three days, and suffer for nothing instead."

"As for Xinghe, after three days, he is bound to become a Supreme Genius renowned across the Central Region."

The Wang Family Patriarch's solemn face surprisingly showed a hint of a smile.

"It's been 15 years, every Star Swapping Day, Xinghe manages to comprehend 10% of the predecessor's inheritance within the starlight."

"Three years ago, he had comprehended up to 40%."

"This time, he is bound to comprehend another 10%."

"As long as the comprehension reaches 50%, he will gain acknowledgment of the predecessor's inheritance, and enter the cave mansion completely."

"In due time, Xinghe will become the most dazzling talent in the Central Region."

The Wang Family Patriarch spoke firmly.

A barrier had long been set up around them.

Their conversation did not reach outside.

...

In the subspace, Xiao Yi's spirit was still pondering.

"If I could manifest the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes, comprehending this stele wouldn't be difficult," Xiao Yi muttered to himself.

However, the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes were an ability granted to him by the Ice Phoenix Sword, a sign of acknowledgment from the Ice Phoenix Sword as his owner.

And the Ice Phoenix Sword was currently inside his body.

Now, as a spirit, he couldn't possibly manifest the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes.

"Should I give up?" Xiao Yi's face showed some difficulty.

With his aptitude, he could fully comprehend this stele, but he lacked time.

Three days weren't enough to completely comprehend a Martial Arts Inheritance Stele left by an ancient strong figure.

The Martial Arts True Intents were ineffective, and he couldn't manifest the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes either.

Perhaps, he could only give up...

Suddenly, just at this moment, his eyes flashed with a brilliant light.

His left eye turned dark as ink, and his right eye deep as fire.

"How is this possible?" Xiao Yi's face showed a shocked expression.

...

Second update.