Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 105: Chapter 104: Golden Winged Eagle

”It looks like there’s a fierce battle going on,” Lin Jin’s eyes lit up.

”Judging by the sound, it’s only a few hundred meters away from here,” Tie Niu spoke with a buzz.

”Let’s go check out the excitement,” in Liu Yanran’s gentle, water-like eyes, there was a hint of anticipation.

Xiao Yi remained silent, but thought to himself, ”These three folks are certainly not the types to sit quietly.”

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The group of four followed the direction of the battle sounds.

On the way, Tie Niu asked, ”Xiao Yi, you’re only at the Innate Third Layer of Cultivation, yet your combat power is so strong. Your Martial Soul must be pretty impressive, right?”

Xiao Yi replied indifferently, ”It’s alright.”

Meanwhile, Liu Yanran seemed suddenly distracted and mused to herself, ”Those who come to the Sky-splitting Sword Sect for assessment are all geniuses from all over the county, all proud and high-spirited.”

”Why would they be willing to set aside their dignity to work for others, resorting to such unscrupulous means?”

Xiao Yi chuckled and said, ”It’s quite normal. Wherever there are people, there’s a jianghu. And where there’s a jianghu, there must be contention.”

”Genius or mediocre, what does it matter if one achieves one’s goals by any means necessary?”

In fact, Xiao Yi saw things very clearly.

The assessment was like this, and so was the entire world. The word ’interest’ drove people to unite or oppose.

Days ago, when the deacon of the Sword Sect finished explaining the rules, he knew that there would be Martial Artists joining forces.

However, he didn’t care, as he could easily pass this assessment.

Choosing to be with Lin Jin, Tie Niu, and Liu Yanran was not because he feared danger, but because he was interested in the three of them.

The three had only met each other the day before.

But their strength was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Xiao Yi was sure that even if he hadn’t made a move just now, any one of the three could have easily defeated Hu Hai and those dozens of enemies.

For some reason, though, it seemed like none of them wanted to exert their full effort.

They appeared more like they were messing around.

Xiao Yi was certain; he wasn’t wrong.

That Lin Jin, although at the Innate Seventh Layer, had a determination in his eyes that clearly belonged to a Martial Artist seasoned in battle.

And the Xuantie Heavy Blade was a precious and unusual weapon in itself.

Xuantie was a very rare material, far more precious than Purple Cloud Iron by hundreds of times.

Even a tiny piece was as heavy as a thousand catties.

Weapons forged from it were probably heavier than a small mountain.

As a Martial Soul, it would put tremendous pressure on a Martial Artist every time they swung the blade, to the point where they might not even be able to lift it.

If they did manage to lift it, it would greatly affect their speed.

Because of this drawback, the Xuantie Heavy Blade Martial Soul was only considered a green Martial Soul.

However, a weapon made of Xuantie had another effect; it could be endlessly infused, endlessly increasing its weight.

Of course, given the scarcity and value of Xuantie, endless infusion wasn’t possible or practical.

But as a Martial Soul, when a Martial Artist infused their True Qi, it was equivalent to indirectly infusing Xuantie. That is to say, the higher the Martial Artist’s Cultivation, the heavier the Xuantie Heavy Blade Martial Soul they condensed would become.

Although the pressure on themselves increased, so did the blade’s terrifying power.

In terms of power, the Xuantie Heavy Blade Martial Soul was definitely beyond a green Martial Soul’s existence.

And observing Lin Jin during combat, he handled it effortlessly, without any sign of pressure.

This proved that his true strength was absolutely far above the Innate Seventh Layer, with impressive combat power.

Then there was Tie Niu’s Earth-shattering Divine Bull Martial Soul.

The Earth-shattering Divine Bull was a Level 6 Peak demon beast.

Such a beast was as tall as a mountain with terrifyingly high defense and strength.

However, it was very docile, almost never attacking humans on its own, always in slumber, and extremely slow to react.

Only when severely injured did it react and retaliate.

Therefore, those who awakened this kind of Martial Soul were generally simple and honest, even to the point of being considered dumb.

It was for this reason that such a Martial Soul ended up being green; otherwise, it too would have been beyond a green Martial Soul’s existence.

Of course, the Earth-shattering Divine Bull was no match for the Purple Flame Lion King.

The Purple Flame Lion King belonged to the Overlord Level of demon beasts, and its innate talent, the Purple Crystal Spirit Flame, was incredibly terrifying. That power to destroy everything, nothing could withstand it.

Xiao Yi still couldn’t understand how, back in the day, the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch managed to kill such a beast that needed at least Heavenly Origin Realm Martial Artists to defeat.

But back to the point.

As for the Mist Rain Green Willow, Xiao Yi knew very little, but it was certainly not an ordinary Martial Soul.

These three were so young, and their Martial Souls were so rare, in terms of talent, they were definitely not inferior to the geniuses ranked in the top twenty of the Northern Mountain Ranking, perhaps even stronger.

Yet, their personalities were so playful and interesting.

He also wondered how these three had met each other the day before.

And today, he had actually encountered these three unusual characters.

At that moment, Xiao Yi suddenly asked, ”Tie Niu, is that really your name?”

Tie Niu nodded and buzzed, ”Yes, my father’s surname is Tie, and my nickname is Niu Zi. He’s a lazy man, so he casually named me Tie Niu.”

”Uh,” Xiao Yi was speechless.

Before long, the four arrived at the battle scene and hid by the trees at the side.

In front, a young man of similar age to them was surrounded by over a hundred Martial Artists.

However, the young man was not the slightest bit panicked.

On the contrary, the hundred or so Martial Artists all had serious expressions on their faces.

”A bunch of fools, it took you so long to catch up to me, you’re useless,” the young man disdainfully glanced at the martial artists surrounding him.

”Hmph, stop being so arrogant,” the martial artists said angrily. ”Now that we have you surrounded, what right do you have to be so smug?”

”Oh? Surrounded me? I told you, you’re idiots,” the young man said with a smug smile, then leaped into the air and flipped with a stylish posture.

He then turned into a streak of light and flew away rapidly.

On the ground, over a hundred martial artists were left dumbfounded, completely powerless.

”Hahaha, a bunch of dunces, if you have the guts, keep chasing me; you’ll never even hurt a hair on my head,” he laughed.

Only a victorious voice was left in the air, as the figure of the young man had long since vanished.

The four who were hiding were slightly startled.

Liu Yanran asked softly, ”That guy shouldn’t have reached the Mysterious Profundity Realm yet, right? How is he flying?”

Lin Jin whispered back, ”That guy has a rare bird Martial Soul. He can fly even in the Mortal Realm.”

Such Martial Souls were indeed rare. Martial Artists with this kind of Martial Soul could fly as long as they had True Qi in their bodies.

However, this type of Martial Soul excels at flying and speed, but is a bit lacking in combat.

Of course, not by much.

Tie Niu buzzed, ”Judging from the form within that streak of light just now, it seemed like a Golden Winged Eagle.”

”Golden Winged Eagle?” Lin Jin was slightly surprised, ”It seems that the young man just now must be Qin Feiyang, ranked 16th on the Northern Mountain Ranking, with Seventh Layer Innate cultivation. His Martial Soul is indeed a Golden Winged Eagle.”

At this moment, Xiao Yi said with a wry smile, ”Enough about that, the guy flew away, but those hundred or so martial artists are coming our way.”

”What?” The other three were shocked.

Those hundred or so martial artists were swiftly surrounding them.

”Hmph, Qin Feiyang got away, but we caught four fools who are courting death,” sneered a young man leading the group of martial artists.

Most of these people were at the Fourth Layer, and dozens were at the Fifth Layer.

The faces of Lin Jin and the others turned solemn, looking rather anxious.

”These guys don’t look like they’re under Young Master Changfeng’s command; they must belong to another group,” Lin Jin said through gritted teeth.

”There are so many of them, should we run?” Tie Niu asked with a buzzing voice.

A glint of fighting spirit flashed in Liu Yanran’s eyes, but it soon passed, and she nodded in agreement.

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes and thought to himself, three idiots, still pretending.

”These hundred or so people have quite a few points on them,” Xiao Yi remarked.

Lin Jin waved his hand, ”We can’t beat them; there’s no way.”

Xiao Yi sneered and looked at Tie Niu, ”Don’t you want their points?”

”I do,” Tie Niu nodded without hesitation.

He was the easiest to deceive among them, but he quickly realized something and shook his head again, ”We can’t beat them.”

Xiao Yi was furious and said, ”I’ll take care of half of these guys, and the other half are for you. How about that?”

Lin Jin and the others immediately nodded and readily agreed, ”Sure.”

Xiao Yi thought fiercely, you three idiots had better be hiding your strength for a good reason; if I find out you were just being lazy and not making an effort, you’ll have me to answer to.

No sooner had he thought this, Xiao Yi struck first.

”Hmm? These four people joining forces think they can face the assault of our hundred or so men, they’re truly seeking death,” the leading young man said coldly. ”Slaughter these four.”

The hundred or so martial artists swarmed upon them.

But the outcome was predictable.

The battle lasted for less than an hour, and all the numerous opponents were severely injured, only able to kneel and beg for mercy.

Xiao Yi didn’t pursue them to the death; once they obediently handed over their points, he let them leave.

From this battle, each of them gained dozens of points, and Xiao Yi nearly a hundred.

It had already been agreed that points would be earned by one’s own strength; whoever defeated the enemy, the points would be theirs.

These hundred or so individuals seemed to have robbed quite a few points from other martial artists, but now it all cheaply went to Xiao Yi and his companions.

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Several days later.

Xiao Yi and his group of four encountered several ambushes and battles.

The results were the same every time; Lin Jin and the other two talked about running away, but in the end, Xiao Yi took on half the enemies, and then they plundered the attacking groups clean.

Xiao Yi’s points had now reached over four hundred, and Lin Jin and the others had over two hundred each.

Lin Jin even made a cool remark, smacking Xiao Yi on the shoulder, ”Brother Xiao Yi, you’ve worked hard these past few days.”

Xiao Yi gave him a look and said bluntly, ”I don’t mind, I earned more points than you did, so it’s only right that I deal with more enemies.”

Lin Jin waved his hand with a shameless smile, ”I don’t mind either, as I never intended to receive the reward for the top ten, just passing the assessment will do.”

Tie Niu chuckled, ”Heh, if only it could be this easy until the assessment is passed.”

Xiao Yi felt more and more that these three were simply looking to slack off.

Just as he was about to retort, suddenly, the sounds of intense fighting came from not too far away.

The three curious gossips immediately pulled Xiao Yi over to watch the excitement.

Unexpectedly, they ran into someone familiar.

Hundreds of martial artists, led by a young man, had Qin Feiyang completely surrounded.

Today, Qin Feiyang seemed to be in a rather sorry state, wounded.

”Hmm? It’s that Qin Feiyang again,” Tie Niu said.

”That guy looks like he’s in danger; should we go out and help him?” Lin Jin said.

But as these two spoke, both looking at Xiao Yi, their eyes conveyed the same message: you go first, take the lead.

Xiao Yi glared at them, unmoved.