Soul Emperor Martial God

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yi squinted, his eyes suddenly turning extremely cold.

Fangcun City Lord chuckled playfully, a surge of aura emanating from his body.

The astonishing aura, even just a slight overflow, had already instantly immobilized Xiao Yi.

"Saint King Realm." Xiao Yi's pupils contracted.

Although he could not discern Fangcun City Lord's cultivation, a martial artist who could easily restrain him and leave him powerless must be of the Saint King Realm.

Moreover, he had only felt such strength from a handful like Senior Lei.

"Not bad eyesight." Fangcun City Lord nodded.

The next second, swoosh… his figure flickered, and he disappeared from where he stood.

"So fast." Xiao Yi couldn't see Fangcun City Lord's speed at all.

In his perception, Fangcun City Lord had completely vanished.

Swoosh… when Fangcun City Lord reappeared, he was already behind Xiao Yi.

Fangcun City Lord chuckled playfully, then struck with his palm towards Xiao Yi's back.

"Not good." Xiao Yi's expression changed dramatically.

In his current state, he couldn't move, not to mention it was difficult to activate the life-saving items within his Universe Ring.

The only way might be to use the Ice Phoenix Sword, and completely unleash its power.

The thought flashed by.

Just as Xiao Yi was about to take action, suddenly, his expression changed.

Fangcun City Lord's palm had already hit his back.

"Pfft." Xiao Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, but instead of paling, his face was slightly flushed.

The previously disjointed bones and the turbulent qi-blood instantly calmed down.

"Hm?" Xiao Yi hurriedly dismissed the thought of mobilizing the Ice Phoenix Sword, exclaiming in surprise.

"Fangcun City Lord, what is this?"

Behind him, Fangcun City Lord smiled and said, "Didn't you just ask me what I meant?"

"I mean, I could easily kill you; you couldn't resist at all."

"If I had any bad intentions, you would already be a corpse now."

"Uh, this…" Xiao Yi was stunned.

Fangcun City Lord smiled and was about to say something, but suddenly frowned.

"Hm? Young friend, your injuries are beyond my imagination."

"Over half your bones are damaged, some even fractured, and your internal organs are not lightly injured."

"Tsk tsk, truly a supreme genius, to endure such injuries and suffering without furrowing a brow."

"Had I not come after you, seeing your elegant departure just now, I'd really think you easily defeated the heavenly talent of the Ran Family."

"Um… Fangcun City Lord's words just now…" Xiao Yi was somewhat unresponsive.

Fangcun City Lord smiled and said, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"With your current injuries, you have no fighting strength left, do you?"

"In this Demon Beast Forest, if you encounter other powerful foes, isn't it the perfect place for killing and looting?"

As he spoke, Fangcun City Lord had already dispersed his aura.

The restraint on Xiao Yi also disappeared.

With a flicker, Xiao Yi escaped Fangcun City Lord's grasp.

He then turned around and cupped his hands towards Fangcun City Lord, "I appreciate your kindness, senior."

"What?" Fangcun City Lord frowned, "Still worried I mean you harm?"

"No." Xiao Yi shook his head.

He could tell that Fangcun City Lord indeed meant no harm.

However, he was always cautious and didn't like others probing his body.

As for his injuries, he could treat them himself.

Letting go of his vigilance, Xiao Yi asked puzzledly, "I wonder why you particularly came after me?"

He didn't believe they would come chasing for no reason.

Fangcun City Lord shrugged and said, "Firstly, a supreme genius like you appeared in my Fangcun Territory suddenly."

"I wanted to meet you and have a chat."

"Secondly, I want to see your Ice Venerate Token."

"Hm?" Xiao Yi's brow furrowed slightly.

"Don't misunderstand, young friend." Fangcun City Lord waved his hand and said, "You are aware of the grand event occurring in Fangcun City, right?"

"No." Xiao Yi shook his head.

"Oh?" Fangcun City Lord asked in surprise, "This grand event is well-known throughout the Fangcun Territory, and with all the heavenly talents gathering these days, young friend is unaware?"

Xiao Yi smiled wryly; he had been busy demon hunting for over a month, each time effortlessly wiping out all the demon beasts in the Demon Beast Forest.

In his spare time, he was solely focused on cultivating.

Naturally, he had no time for other matters.

Fangcun City Lord waved his hand and said, "Well, since you don't know, I'll roughly explain it to you."

"This Ice Venerate Token is related to the grand event."

"This time, heavenly talents have gathered in Fangcun Territory to participate in the event, with the main goal being the competition for the Ice Venerate Token."

Xiao Yi pondered for a moment, then asked in a deep voice, "Can senior tell me why this Ice Venerate Token is so intensely contested?"

"Oh?" Fangcun City Lord was taken aback, surprised, "You don't know the purpose of the Ice Venerate Token?"

"I don't know." Xiao Yi shook his head.

Fangcun City Lord's expression turned odd, "You really don't know?"

Xiao Yi frowned and shook his head.

Fangcun City Lord's old face twitched, "No wonder you earlier chose to throw it away rather than contest for it."

"Uh." Xiao Yi felt slightly embarrassed.

Fangcun City Lord pondered and said, "You should know of the Flame Dragon Six Venerable Masters, right?"

"Don't tell me you don't even know about these six ancient legendary great powers at the pinnacle of the continent."

"I know." Xiao Yi nodded.

Fangcun City Lord answered, "The Ice Venerate Token is a token left by the Ice Venerable."

"Ice Venerable." Xiao Yi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are there many Ice Venerate Tokens?"

"Of course." Fangcun City Lord nodded, "There are a total of 24 Ice Venerate Tokens."

Fangcun City Lord looked at Xiao Yi's furrowed brows and said irritably, "It seems if I don't explain, you wouldn't understand."

"The Ice Venerable was arguably the most mysterious and unfathomable in terms of skills among the Six Venerables."

"Of course, he is a figure from millions of years ago, and descendants can't truly comprehend his earth-shattering abilities."

"But his disciples and the forces established later remain top-tier in the present era."

Fangcun City Lord paused and continued, "It's said the Ice Venerable once bestowed eight Ice Venerate Tokens."

"Each contained a part of his heaven-reaching skills."

"Eight?" Xiao Yi asked in confusion, "Wasn't it said there were 24?"

"Hold on." Fangcun City Lord waved his hand and said, "These eight ancient tokens could only be obtained by true geniuses."

"However, with the passage of time, these tokens have long been lost in history."

"Later, the forces founded by his disciples forged 16 new Ice Venerate Tokens in memory of him."

"These 16 tokens also contain mysterious opportunities, and can only be awarded to the supreme geniuses of the time."

"Therefore, the bearer of an Ice Venerate Token must be an extraordinary martial arts prodigy."

"16 new, 8 old, a total of 24." Xiao Yi finally understood.

"And who are these 16 geniuses?" Xiao Yi asked.

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First update.