Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 2099: Chapter 2099: Beyond Repair

At the original site, the Flame Hall Master and the Medicine Venerate Master both looked at the Demon Hunting Main Hall Master.

”Really not helping?” the two asked.

The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master shook his head, laughed lightly, ”It’s enough to anger that old fellow, Heavenly Mechanism, until he’s jumping mad.”

”The grudges of us old fellows remain grudges.”

”Our duty must not be delayed.”

The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master tapped on the table, pondering for a moment.

”The enemies of our Eight Palaces are not only the Evil Cultivators.”

”The Evil Lord Mansion can mobilize all hidden branches of Evil Cultivators across thirteen thousand regions to head to the Southern Range.”

”Our Eight Palaces, however, cannot.”

”Once all the regional branch law enforcement teams are deployed, if chaos erupts elsewhere, the consequences are unpredictable.”

”However, in the regions within our Main Hall’s range, with our Main Hall’s deterrence, even if all branch law enforcement teams are deployed, it won’t cause too much disturbance.”

”Therefore.” The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master paused, then said, ”All Main Halls and branch halls within the three halls’ Main Hall regional range, extending to the surrounding five hundred regions, should all go to quash the unrest.”

”Our Demon Hunting Hall’s branches are denser, and we have more martial artists, so an additional one hundred regional branch law enforcement teams will be deployed, totaling six hundred regional law enforcement teams.”

”Agreed.” The Flame Hall Master and Medicine Venerate Master nodded.

The Medicine Venerate Master was silent for a while, then slowly spoke, ”Are our grudges truly impossible to extinguish?”

The Medicine Venerate Master glanced at the Flame Hall Master and the Demon Hunting Main Hall Master.

The gaze was very earnest.

The Flame Hall Master first shook his head.

The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master sighed, ”The matters of the past are already too distant, too distant, in fact, I’ve already forgotten them.”

”Who still remembers such distant matters clearly?”

”But.” The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master’s expression turned stern, ”Forgetting does not mean it never happened.”

”That thorn will forever be in the hearts of us old fellows.”

”The disintegration of the Eight Palaces is something no one wishes to see, yet it is already a fact.”

”I’m afraid there’s no possibility of repair.”

”Sigh.” The Flame Hall Master also took a deep breath, ”Some things cannot be changed.”

”This grievance has forcibly divided our Eight Palaces into three major alliances, and I’m afraid even endless years can’t change anything.”

”Alas.” The Medicine Venerate Master sighed.

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Central Region, Southern Range.

Xiao Yi’s figure continued to move on.

These days, as he stealthily traversed, every place he passed was shocking.

In just a few days, how many martial artists perished, how many grand cities became rivers of blood, all vivid in his memory.

The cruelty of the Evil Cultivators had already reached the point of extinguishing humanity.

Xiao Yi always prided himself on being indifferent enough, and didn’t care about others.

But, he is human, not a plant, how can he truly ignore the suffering of the world.

However, he was also helpless.

He could only eliminate evil whenever he encountered it, and he couldn’t even use his Poison Power, his strongest capability.

He could only use faint Sword Qi to kill, otherwise, he would surely expose his whereabouts.

This feeling, undoubtedly, was extremely frustrating.

But, it was indeed an unavoidable move.

The Evil Lord Mansion, which even the Eight Palaces couldn’t handle for countless years.

Now coming out in full force, it was fundamentally not something Xiao Yi could contend with alone.

Not to mention the level of the Evil Lord, even those elders and protectors beneath him, those old legendary warriors, he couldn’t deal with.

The Eight Palaces couldn’t handle the Evil Lord Mansion because the Evil Cultivators were too secretive, leaving no trace to be found.

To this day, the whereabouts of the Evil Lord Mansion’s lair remain a mystery.

Xiao Yi, however, could rely on Heaven and Earth Perception to clearly know the whereabouts of various Evil Cultivators.

But with his current strength, he was no match for these old monsters.

To think that a short decade of cultivation could surpass those old monsters who have cultivated for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years? That’s simply a fool’s dream.

Of course, Xiao Yi was confident that as long as he didn’t die, he could continue on his Martial Arts Dao.

One day, he would surpass those old monsters.

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Xiao Yi slowly stopped his steps, looking at a large city ahead.

He wasn’t flying through the air now, just stealthily moving from city to city, region to region.

He hadn’t yet entered this city.

But from this city came an extremely gloomy and desolate atmosphere.

The entire city was enveloped by a sense of desolation.

Xiao Yi glanced at the city gate.

Such a massive city gate indicated this was a relatively famous city, with formidable martial power inside.

Yet, even such a city was shadowed by the rampant Evil Cultivators, turning ominous, casting light on what lesser cities might be like.

Entering the city.

Xiao Yi proceeded at a leisurely pace, stopping after a while at a tavern.

Entering the tavern, Xiao Yi casually found an empty table and chair, and sat down.

He paused here to see if there was any new information in this region.

Indeed, Xiao Yi had come to the tavern to eavesdrop on people’s conversations for intelligence, rather than approaching nearby branch halls.

Xiao Yi felt that once he appeared in these branch halls, his identity would surely be exposed.

Especially after the Little Evil Lord revealed intelligence a few days ago, which indicated knowledge of his battle with Tu Qianqiu in the Main Hall.

He felt that the Evil Lord Mansion was not as simple as imagined.

These branch halls might not necessarily be absolutely safe.

Being as cautious as he was, he wouldn’t risk unnecessary danger.

At the moment, Xiao Yi tightened the broad black robe on him, wrapping himself more securely, blending in low-key with the crowd.

On the table, there was a pot of clear wine and a few small dishes.

Xiao Yi sipped the clear wine, listening quietly to the conversations around him.

”Alas, this big city, this region is becoming more and more uninhabitable.”

The speaker was an elderly person.

But the elder was in sturdy attire, likely a Demon Hunter or a wandering martial artist.

The whole tavern was filled with an overwhelming atmosphere of melancholy and oppression.

”Ha.” A middle-aged man took a large gulp of strong liquor, laughed, ”Why? Is everyone scared stiff with these rampant Evil Cultivators lately?”

”No, scared, surely, but has everyone become like this?”

”Evil Cultivators, do they really make people so terrified? We are martial artists, they are also martial artists, do they have three heads and six arms?”

The elder shook his head, ”You don’t know, that’s because you haven’t witnessed the horrors of Evil Cultivators...”

”I haven’t witnessed it.” The middle-aged man interrupted loudly, ”But I’ve heard the four words Evil Cultivator Slayer.”

”Half a year ago, there was Purple Flame Yi Xiao who cleared out Evil Cultivators, wherever he went, Evil Cultivators scattered, astonishing the continent in just a few months.”

”These days, there’s Black Robe Xiao Xun, wherever he goes, not a single Evil Cultivator branch remains.”

The oppressive and gloomy atmosphere surrounding suddenly eased a bit.

The elder’s eyes flickered with a slight glimmer, ”Yes, perhaps Evil Cultivators are not as fearsome as we imagined.”

”In recent days, the deeds of Black Robe Xiao Xun are well-known in various surrounding regions.”

”On the Forbidden Spirit Sacred Mountain, soundly defeating the Little Evil Lord, even though the Evil Cultivators were despicable and premeditated their ambush, they were still thoroughly defeated, and their Little Evil Lord’s life was taken.”

”Subsequently, the Evil Lord Mansion was enraged, coming out in full force.”

”But the result was merely being led around by Black Robe Xiao Xun, who cleaned out one Evil Cultivator branch after another right under the eyes of those infamous Evil Cultivation elders and protectors.”

”A young man with such courage, we martial artists who stand between heaven and earth, what is there to fear.”

”Moreover, with the Eight Palaces here, can the Evil Lord Mansion really turn the world upside down?”

The elder’s words quickly dissipated the oppressive atmosphere around.

But, not far away, another elder shook his head and sighed, ”The Eight Palaces? Can today’s Eight Palaces still be relied upon? Are they really as unstoppable as before?”

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Fourth update. (Burst)