Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 2157: Chapter 2154: One Sword, Continent Shattered

Walking out of the boudoir, soon there was a courtyard.

Within the courtyard, rare flowers and exotic plants—one patch dazzling, one patch variegated, and two patches lush green.

What entered the eyes at a glance made one feel instantly clear-headed and refreshed, the whole body relaxing.

Holy Heart Hall truly deserved to be the second largest hall within the Holy Moon Sect—not only vast, but everywhere filled with exquisite wonders.

"Looks like that old fellow really hasn’t treated you badly these years." Xiao Yi chuckled softly.

"Mm." Yiyi nodded again and again. "These years, Master has always treated me extremely well."

Xiao Yi walked a few steps; coming toward him from the front was the Senior Swordswoman.

"Oh?" The Senior Swordswoman showed slight surprise and said, "Brat, how come you’re out of bed? Not going to rest a while longer?"

Xiao Yi cupped his hands. "Senior Swordswoman."

Xiao Yi smiled lightly. "Senior Swordswoman, you know this already—this brat was never one to sit idle."

"I slept seven days and seven nights; I’ve slept my fill of everything."

"Rather than lie in bed till my back aches, I might as well come out for a walk."

The Senior Swordswoman shrugged and said, "You brat."

The next second, as if she’d thought of something, her brows arched and she laughed. "Tsk tsk, I see how it is."

"You brat, with a beauty at your side, of course you’ve no mind to lie there in lonely boredom."

"With a fair maiden for company, strolling about and admiring flowers—now that’s a pleasant pastime."

"Uh." Xiao Yi rubbed his nose, a bit embarrassed.

"Oh, right." Xiao Yi drew Yiyi at his side closer and said, "Yiyi, this is the Martial Arts Elder I met back in the Eastern Domain."

"She has always looked after me, and treated me extremely well."

"Mm, I know." Yiyi obediently gave a slight bow. "During those seven days and nights when Young Lord was unconscious, Senior was always at his side accompanying him."

"Senior kept saying she couldn’t be bothered with Young Lord, but in truth she always had him on her mind, worrying over him."

Hearing this, the Senior Swordswoman curled her lips.

Xiao Yi smiled, sizing up the Senior Swordswoman, and after a long moment, he nodded.

"What are you doing?" the Senior Swordswoman asked in puzzlement.

Xiao Yi smiled lightly. "If this brat hasn’t guessed wrong, in this past half year Senior Swordswoman must have gained some enormous fortuitous opportunity, right?"

"That’s right." The Senior Swordswoman smiled and nodded.

"And that’s all thanks to the Asura Hall Master."

As she spoke, the Senior Swordswoman glanced at the Asura Hall Master behind Xiao Yi.

The eight Main Hall Masters had also left the boudoir at this time, catching up to Xiao Yi.

Only, the eight of them didn’t quite know what to say.

The Senior Swordswoman continued, "About half a year ago, everyone thought you were dead, brat."

"I didn’t believe it, and I was furious, so I went to the Asura Main Hall once. I’d planned to trade in your battle merits, get some cultivation items, and hurry to raise my cultivation."

"Then I’d see whether I could track down any trace of you."

"I know—this brat would never die so easily."

"At that time, the Asura Hall Master gave me the Ice Saint’s Holy Pill."

"The Ice Saint’s Holy Pill?" Behind them, Senior Luoo and the Demon Hunting Main Hall Master’s expressions changed in shock.

Senior Luoo’s eyes narrowed. "There’s long been rumor that after the Ancient war, the Ice Saint’s Holy Pill was left by that senior in your Asura Main Hall."

"Looks like the rumors were true."

The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master’s eyes likewise narrowed. "That senior’s Holy Pill, and it was given away so casually just like that."

"Asura, you really are generous."

The Wind Shattering Palace Master let out a cold laugh. "It’s not that Asura is generous."

"It’s that his eyes are like torches—at a glance he could see who this Holy Pill was more suited for."

"The results speak for themselves; he did not misjudge, giving Senior Ice Saint’s Holy Pill to the most suitable person."

"This little girl, relying on the Ice Saint’s Holy Pill, found Senior Ice Saint’s legacy Cave Mansion, gained Senior Ice Saint’s recognition as inheritor, and also obtained the Ice White Ghost Slayer, this Divine Weapon."

In the Wind Shattering Palace Master’s tone there was clearly some pride.

By rights, the Ice Saint’s Holy Pill shouldn’t have been given to an outsider; even within the Asura Main Hall, none were qualified to receive it.

But the Asura Hall Master, with keen insight, had given this Ice Saint’s Holy Pill to the most suitable person.

And the Senior Swordswoman truly had not let anyone down.

At this moment, the Senior Swordswoman looked toward Xiao Yi and continued, "About four months ago, I went deep into the northern territories, stepping into the depths of those boundless snowy mountains."

"That region is roughly equivalent to the Extreme East, at the very northern edge of the northern territories."

"Perhaps my luck was good, for I actually found the Ice Saint’s legacy Cave Mansion."

"I secluded myself there for four months, not only fully digesting the Ice Saint’s Holy Pill and, by its aid, undergoing a second Martial Soul Awakening, but afterward I obtained the Ice Saint Relics, and thus my cultivation surged in one stroke."

"Ice Saint Relics?" Xiao Yi’s eyes showed slight astonishment, together with a trace of puzzlement.

Xiao Yi was also a little dazed.

No wonder Senior Swordswoman now possessed the mighty cultivation of seventy thousand legendary paths.

In terms of talent, Senior Swordswoman was definitely not much weaker than him.

One had to know, Senior Swordswoman was the holder of the youngest-record in the Extreme Realm of the Eastern Domain.

Even he, Xiao Yi, had only surpassed that record by a few months.

And moreover, Xiao Yi’s own Small World was immeasurably vast—no, it was downright terrifying—thus his cultivation was instead slowed considerably.

Senior Swordswoman’s talent was in no way inferior to his, and she did not have his enormous Small World hindering her. Once she obtained a fortuitous encounter, she naturally soared like a hidden dragon rising in an instant, her cultivation skyrocketing.

"Senior Ice Saint, I’ve heard a little about him as well," Xiao Yi said. "Though I don’t know much, his inheritance, his opportunities should be a colossal fortuitous encounter second only to the Ancient Emperor’s chance and the Sword Emperor’s chance, right?"

Beside him, the Asura Hall Master said in a low voice, "You can think of it that way, but the two are not the same."

"The Ancient Emperor’s Tomb and the Sword Emperor Stele are known throughout the Central Region, and both have age restrictions left behind—only young Heavenly Talents can step forth to accept the trial."

"Quite obviously, those are trials given by two bearers of the Emperor Title to the younger generation, or opportunities they left behind in hopes of finding an inheritor."

"But Senior Ice Saint’s Cave Mansion is not like that."

"Back then, Senior Ice Saint left the Ice Saint’s Holy Pill in my Asura Hall, with instructions for us Asura Hall to help him seek out a successor."

"Yet his Cave Mansion is merely the place of his passing—a resting place he chose for his own eternal sleep."

"Kid, do you know why my strength is so formidable?" Senior Swordswoman now wore a smug smile.

"It’s precisely because of this sword in my hand, and the Ice Saint Relics within the sword."

"Martial Arts Relics require something to bear them; otherwise, their power within simply cannot be brought forth."

"Ice White Ghost Slayer, being the Ice Saint’s Sword, is naturally the best vessel to bear the Ice Saint Relics."

"With my current cultivation, I can exert more than ten percent of this Martial Arts relic’s power."

Xiao Yi nodded.

He naturally remembered, when Senior Swordswoman had first appeared, she had Ice Sealed a hundred miles at once; even someone at the level of the Beiyin Sect Great Elder had been sealed together within that ice.

Without a doubt, at that time Senior Swordswoman had borrowed the power of the Ice Saint Relics and the Divine Weapon Ice White Ghost Slayer.

And Xiao Yi also knew that Martial Arts Relics needed a carrier.

Those fifteen Martial Arts Relics, because Xiao Yi had no other vessel, he had been forced to use his own body to bear them, which was why he had suffered such immense backlash.

Of course, he also possessed a Divine Weapon not inferior to Ice White Ghost Slayer—namely the God Slaying Sword.

However, first, those fifteen Martial Arts Relics did not mesh with the God Slaying Sword.

Second, the God Slaying Sword had yet to be opened to the edge; it was not suited for battle, much less for bearing the power of Martial Arts Relics.

If he had something to bear Martial Arts Relics, then with just any single Martial Arts relic he could burst forth with combat strength far surpassing his own.

"Exactly how strong is Senior Ice Saint?" Xiao Yi suddenly asked.

Senior Swordswoman frowned, not knowing how to answer.

Behind them, the eight Main Hall Masters pondered for a moment.

After a while, it was still the Asura Hall Master who spoke, answering, "Very strong—strong to the point of shaking the entire continent."

"An Emperor Title?" Xiao Yi pressed.

"No," the Asura Hall Master shook his head. "How should I put it..."

The Asura Hall Master paused, then said, "Senior Ice Saint did not make many moves."

"But the most astounding one was during the Ancient war."

"When the Human Clan predecessors were locked in decisive battle with the demon beasts, Senior Ice Saint suddenly appeared."

"With his strength alone, he suppressed countless demon beasts, including the demon beast Supreme of that era."

"In short, Senior Ice Saint was very strong—he even surpassed the founders of our Eight Palaces, surpassed one Human Clan powerhouse after another, those pioneers."

"Senior Ice Saint was the one who drew the final period for the Ancient Times."

"He was also the man who personally ended that Ancient war."

"Thus, he was honored as the Crownless King."

The Asura Hall Master continued, "No one knows exactly how long Senior Ice Saint lived. They only know that he appeared earlier than the Six Venerables, and the years he lived were far longer."

"In short, it was earlier and earlier still than the Ancient Times."

"In the recorded tales, his most breathtaking sword..."

At the side, Senior Luoo said in a deep voice, "It’s not a rumor—it was truly so. I witnessed it with my own eyes."

"That one Hengtian sword radiating ultimate icy brilliance—with just one strike, countless demon beasts were annihilated."

"With just a single sword, he nearly spanned the entire continent, cleaving it alive into two halves."

"Crownless King, the title suits him perfectly; aside from the first generation Crown, he can be called the strongest."

"Hiss." Hearing this, Xiao Yi drew in a sharp breath. "One sword, and the continent crumbled apart?"

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