Soul Emperor Martial God

Boom...

An earth-shattering explosion, its power sweeping across a radius of dozens of miles.

Once the explosion subsided, the area of dozens of miles around was reduced to ruins.

No... To be precise, apart from Xiao Yi and Huoo Linlang, there was no living object within dozens of miles.

Including the ten Demon Hunters earlier, and all the flowers, grass, and trees within over a dozen miles, everything had turned to dust in the explosion.

"Pfft." Xiao Yi spat out a mouthful of blood.

Having borne the brunt of the explosion at close range, he was instantly severely injured.

However, he reacted swiftly, just in time to shield Huoo Linlang from the direction of the blast.

Thus, the power of the self-detonation only affected Huoo Linlang with its aftershock.

Yet even so, Huoo Linlang coughed up blood, her face turning pale, nearly passing out.

Xiao Yi was a Body Cultivation Martial Artist, with exceptional physical strength, in addition to his own considerable power, allowing him to barely withstand the self-detonation.

Whereas Huoo Linlang was just an ordinary Martial Artist.

Swish... Xiao Yi reacted fast, swiftly catching Huoo Linlang.

"Are you alright?" Xiao Yi's eyes were filled with urgency.

After all, she was worth triple the task points; Xiao Yi couldn't afford anything happening to her.

Unexpectedly, seeing the urgency in Xiao Yi's eyes, Huoo Linlang's face flushed slightly, and she gave a sweet smile, "I'm fine, just a minor injury."

Xiao Yi frowned and examined her for a moment, his expression changing instantly, "This kind of injury, you call minor?"

Huoo Linlang was already injured from a prohibition earlier and then suffered a self-detonation injury from a Heavenly Extreme Peak explosion.

With both injuries combined, Huoo Linlang was severely wounded.

"Let's get out of here first." Xiao Yi scooped up Huoo Linlang and swiftly escaped.

The intense self-detonation just now had blown away the dense fog for dozens of miles as well.

Most importantly, the power of a Heavenly Extreme Peak self-detonation was utterly astonishing.

Under that massive sound, many Martial Artists within the mountain range were likely alarmed.

Xiao Yi retreated nearly a thousand miles, then shifted another thousand miles horizontally before finally stopping.

Setting Huoo Linlang down, Xiao Yi fed her a few Elixirs and then prepared to stabilize her injuries.

His steady hand gently placed on her abdomen.

A surge of pure elemental power was infused within.

...

Mist Mountain Range, somewhere.

Luo Kai looked grimly at his subordinate team captains of the Demon Hunting Team.

"You're saying you can't find any trace of that boy and girl?"

"No traces at all, as if they vanished into thin air?"

"Yes." One of the captains responded solemnly, "That boy either used some trick or his methods of erasing traces are too advanced."

"In short, we completely lost track of them."

"Bunch of useless idiots." Luo Kai coldly snorted.

"But..." Luo Kai gave a sinister smile, "That girl won't live long with the Black Evil Restriction I placed on her."

"Once that girl dies, that measly Purple Flame Yi Xiao can expect to be hunted across the entire Fangcun Territory."

"Captain, you're brilliant." All the captains quickly responded respectfully.

...

On Xiao Yi's side.

While treating Huoo Linlang's injuries, he suddenly furrowed his brow.

"What's happening, why are my elemental power and Elixir effectiveness being hindered?" Xiao Yi's expression turned puzzled.

After a moment, his gaze grew cold.

"Damn it, is it the Black Poisonous Gas?"

Xiao Yi instantly sensed a chilly aura within Huoo Linlang's body.

With his skills, he naturally recognized the Black Poisonous Gas.

Eliminating it wasn't difficult, but somewhat troublesome.

"I've roughly stabilized your injuries," Xiao Yi withdrew his hand, looking at Huoo Linlang with seriousness.

"However, there's Black Poisonous Gas in your body."

"I plan to take you out of the Mist Mountain Range, back to a safe place at the Demon Hunting Hall, and then get rid of it for you."

"Can you endure it?"

Xiao Yi was confident in suppressing the Black Poisonous Gas to ensure Huoo Linlang's safety.

However, the Black Poisonous Gas would torment the internal organs, causing excruciating pain.

"I can endure it," Huoo Linlang gritted her teeth, nodding, "But, I'm afraid I won't be able to gather primordial power for flight."

"Don't worry, I'll carry you," Xiao Yi nodded, lifting Huoo Linlang in his arms.

"Mmm." Huoo Linlang gave a soft 'mmm' in response.

"By the way," Huoo Linlang suddenly asked, "I've heard them talking about the triple task points; what is that about?"

"I'll explain later, let's get out of here first," Xiao Yi quickly replied.

In fact, he could clear the Black Poisonous Gas for Huoo Linlang right here.

This place was safe enough.

Luo Kai and the others would definitely be unable to track them here.

However, Xiao Yi didn't want to linger here.

He didn't know why, but he always felt this mountain range was filled with mysteries.

Those corpses he encountered before, their mysterious causes of death remained unexplained.

And those expressions of fear.

Moreover, there was the abnormality mentioned by Deacon Fang and others.

Xiao Yi didn't believe Luo Kai had the ability to silently kill three Chief Stewards, sixteen Deacons, and six Law Enforcement Teams in their prime.

That means there's still something in this mountain range.

Most importantly, ever since entering this mountain range, Xiao Yi always felt like there was a pair of eyes watching him within the dense fog.

This wasn't the perception of a Martial Artist, but a gut feeling Xiao Yi had honed over countless near-death experiences.

At that moment, behind Xiao Yi, in the air, an eerie and gigantic demon beast's head suddenly appeared.

"Who's there?" Xiao Yi's expression changed, quickly turning around.

However, when he turned, there was nothing behind him, just empty air.

"Gulp." Xiao Yi couldn't help but swallow.

"Let's go." The next second, Xiao Yi leaped with all his might, and as he reached the sky, the Purple Flame Fire Wings had already formed.

His primordial power surged instantly, flying away at the fastest speed.

In that instant, the reason he turned wasn't because he sensed something behind him.

But rather, at that moment, a chilling sensation engulfed his whole body.

It was a feeling of death.

As if it could truly drag a person into an abyss, leaving them with no hope of return.

Xiao Yi even felt, for the first time, that he was so close to death at that moment.

This was why he didn't hesitate to fly away with all his might.

Just as Xiao Yi was hurrying away.

In the place where he was, the air, that giant and eerie demon beast's head appeared again.

The head was grotesque and terrifying.

A pair of cold eyes fixed on the departing silhouette of Xiao Yi.

A trace of deep dread clearly flashed in the enormous eyes.

"Soul Emperor." The giant head opened its mouth, and its voice, filled with ancient echoes, spoke.

"A million years, no, more."

"Ten million years, no, more, twenty million years..."

"I can't remember, it's been too long since I last appeared."

"But, no matter, since the Soul Emperor has departed, this place's souls and vitality are mine now."

...

Not even an hour passed, with the relentless drive of the Purple Flame Fire Wings, Xiao Yi had left the Mist Mountain Range.

Only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But he still didn't relax, continuing to speed forward.

Only upon returning to the Demon Hunting Hall Main Hall would they be truly safe.

...

At the same time, within the Mist Mountain Range.

Luo Kai and others were still in pursuit of Xiao Yi.

Suddenly, the entire mountain range plunged into endless darkness.

"What's happening..." Liuo Shan's expression changed.

But before he could finish speaking, his vitality was already gone.

...

If one were to look from outside the Mist Mountain Range, one could clearly see the vast mountain range was instantly engulfed in darkness.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brows, turning back thoughtfully.

Yet when he turned back, the Mist Mountain Range behind him appeared completely normal.

The endless darkness had appeared in an instant and vanished just as quickly.

Previously, when he heard Deacon Fang mention that anomaly, he congratulated himself on not encountering it, or he didn't know if he could handle it.

But if he had seen the sudden appearance of that anomaly in the Mist Mountain Range, he would've surely been plunged into doubt, even contemplation.

Because such an anomaly just coincided with his entering the Mist Mountain Range, and then suddenly disappearing.

And that anomaly once again appeared precisely when he left the Mist Mountain Range.

...

The third update.