Chapter 2010: If One Day, I Die
Chapter 2010: Chapter 2010: If One Day, I Die
Leaving the Master of the Main Hall’s room, Xiao Yi walked straight into the back hall.
Initially, he didn’t know what the Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master called him back for.
Just now, the Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master didn’t explicitly say.
But from the conversation just now, he could already guess a bit.
Probably, the one urgently summoning him back was not the Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master but the Soul Hall Master.
Swish...
As Xiao Yi walked straight ahead, a surge of space power rippled beside him, and the figure of the Soul Hall Master appeared out of thin air.
"If I don’t reveal myself, you won’t even stop walking, or you’ll leave, won’t you?" The Soul Hall Master frowned.
He had been there all along, and he believed Xiao Xun also knew of his presence.
Xiao Yi stopped walking and shrugged, "If the Soul Hall Master wants to come out, he’ll come out on his own."
"If he doesn’t want to, even if I shout myself hoarse, he won’t appear."
The Soul Hall Master’s face flashed with a hint of anger, "You know I want to find you..."
The Soul Hall Master’s words were not finished.
Because he suddenly remembered that the boy in front of him held quite a grudge.
"Forget it," the Soul Hall Master shook his head, "Come with me to the Soul Domain."
"To the Soul Domain?" Xiao Yi’s tone was very indifferent.
"If it’s just a casual chat, the Soul Hall Master can talk here too."
"You..." The Soul Hall Master’s face turned somewhat ugly.
Of course, he knew the difference between ’going back’ and ’going.’
"It’s not a casual chat," the Soul Hall Master suppressed his unpleasant expression and said in a deep voice.
"Let’s go."
As the words fell, before Xiao Yi could answer, the Soul Hall Master had already grabbed his arm and disappeared in place.
...
Soul Domain, Soul Hall Main Hall.
Inside the Master of the Main Hall’s room.
The two figures appeared out of nowhere.
The Soul Hall Master sat at the desk.
This chair in front of the desk did not appear too luxurious, yet it exuded an incredibly ancient aura.
The desk was the same.
This was where the Soul Hall Master was qualified to sit and handle affairs.
Xiao Yi, however, only stood silently.
The Soul Hall Master noticed Xiao Yi’s indifference and sighed, placing a Token directly on the desk.
The Token was precisely the Vice Hall Token of the Soul Hall Main Hall.
Xiao Yi glanced at the Token but remained silent.
The Soul Hall Master spoke first, knowing that if he did not, Xiao Xun would not say anything.
If it were any other Heavenly Talent, they would probably have been ecstatic to see this Token.
Yet, the young man in the black robe before him didn’t care at all.
"I assume you already know the significance of this Vice Hall Token," the Soul Hall Master began.
"I know," Xiao Yi nodded indifferently.
"If I say I wish to give this to you, will you accept it?" the Soul Hall Master asked.
Xiao Yi shook his head.
"Give me a reason," the Soul Hall Master asked directly.
"I don’t want it," Xiao Yi said succinctly, "nor am I interested."
He already had enough trouble on his plate.
Accepting the Vice Tokens of the Asura and Windbreaker Palaces was done in confusion.
Accepting the Vice Tokens of the Demon Hunting Three Halls was done out of necessity, not wishing to disappoint the three elders who treated him exceedingly well and had high hopes for him.
As for accepting the Vice Token of the Heavenly Mechanism Main Hall,
It was because the Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master had already taught him for a month and passed down some inheritance before giving him the Vice Token.
There was no way not to accept it at that time.
The current Xiao Yi is, in fact, already quite troubled enough.
Choosing an alliance among the Asura, Windbreaker, and Demon Hunting Three Halls was already a headache for him.
Now, there’s also the Heavenly Mechanism Palace.
If there’s yet another Soul Hall, once his identity is exposed in the future, that would be outright violating the iron rules of the Eight Palaces.
Such consequences... not to mention himself, Xiao Yi, probably no one in this world could endure.
No one can withstand the wrath of the Eight Palaces simultaneously.
Therefore, Xiao Yi refused without hesitation.
The Soul Hall Master’s brow furrowed more tightly.
"What if I say this is a request from me?"
The Soul Hall Master looked earnestly at Xiao Yi.
A request?
To think the word would come from the mouth of the Soul Hall Master?
Xiao Yi couldn’t help but shudder, "The Soul Hall Master overestimates me."
For this word to be spoken by the Soul Hall Master, from such a legendary figure of the time, it carried immense weight.
Even Xiao Yi couldn’t suppress the shock in his heart.
"Overestimating?" A slight smile flashed across the Soul Hall Master’s face.
He knew that Xiao Xun’s utterance of these two words meant that his ’hatred’ for him wasn’t that significant.
No, rather it was merely the dissatisfaction of a proud young monster towards him.
This meant that he had a chance to persuade this young monster.
"I have no choice but to choose you," the Soul Hall Master said solemnly.
Yes, he had no choice.
The God Slaying Sword’s recognition of Xiao Xun as its master made any previous choices futile.
He indeed urgently needed a successor for the next generation.
And most importantly, this young person in front of him was indeed exceptional, enough to make any old-timer envious.
Hence, he could confidently utter the word ’request’ earlier.
The face behind Xiao Yi’s mask twitched slightly, "No choice but to choose me? Then I still thank the Soul Hall Master for the good intention..."
The Soul Hall Master interrupted, "No, that’s just one of the reasons."
"You truly are outstanding."
"Putting everything else aside, your talent as a Soul Master is indeed unparalleled at present."
The Soul Hall Master straightened slightly, and said earnestly, "I think Heavenly Mechanism might have told you that I have long had a designated successor."
"Initially, I did feel that you were inferior to him."
"But then I thought again, your ability to gain the acknowledgment of the first generation Soul Emperor’s sword, the fact that it doesn’t abandon you, already proves that you are no ordinary Soul Master."
"Your talent as a Soul Master is enough to dominate the continent."
"My hope for you to inherit the Soul Hall is reasonable, no, it should be said, is very much desired."
The Soul Hall Master did not resort to flowery words but simply and directly expressed his innermost thoughts.
He knew that the best way to deal with this prideful young monster was to truly open up and treat him with sincerity.
"No other choice?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brow slightly, muttering to himself.
He understood what the Soul Hall Master meant.
"I can accept this Vice Hall Token," Xiao Yi pondered for a long moment and nodded.
"But..."
The Soul Hall Master was pleased when he heard this, "As long as you’re willing, any conditions, just say it."
Xiao Yi shook his head, "There are no other conditions."
"Just that, as long as the Soul Hall Master doesn’t regret it in the future."
"Regret?" The Soul Hall Master shook his head, "I am more worried that you’ll regret it now."
Xiao Yi shook his head, solemnly saying, "I mean, if one day... I..."
Xiao Yi paused, and said deeply, "I disappear."
"Disappear? What do you mean?" The Soul Hall Master frowned.
"Or you might say, that I die," Xiao Yi said softly.
He, Xiao Yi, will inevitably return to his original appearance and body.
At that time, the identity of Xiao Xun will be gone.
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First Chapter.