Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 2327: Chapter 2323: The Modified Rules

"First battle, Yun Fei’er from the Yun Family versus Gai Teng from the Gu Family."

Dongfang Family Elder shouted loudly.

Whizz... Whizz...

Two figures leaped out from the spectators’ seats and stepped onto the Martial Arts Arena.

On the Martial Arts Arena.

"Yun Family, Yun Fei’er." Yun Fei’er cupped her hands.

"Gu Family, Gai Teng." Gai Teng cupped his hands and nodded.

"Later, just touch and stop, winning or losing is enough, don’t harm the relationship between the two families."

Yun Fei’er smiled like a blooming flower, saying, "Understood, later please show mercy, Brother Gu."

"Let’s fight." Gai Teng smiled.

The battle between the two began instantly.

On the spectators’ seats, near Xiao Yi.

At this moment, Xiao Yi was pouting. Initially, he just wanted to quietly participate in this competition.

Originally, the area around his seat was vast and empty.

Centered around him, dozens of seats around were completely empty.

The hidden geniuses from various families did not want to sit near him, and most showed disgust.

Xiao Yi was happy to have peace and quiet.

However, since this idiot Ran Qi appeared, waves of people kept running towards him, forcing all the focus on him.

Originally, with emptiness around, ignoring it would not feel awkward.

Now, everyone glancing over made him particularly conspicuous.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yi, what are you thinking?" Qing Lin asked.

"Oh, nothing." Xiao Yi shook his head.

"Tch." Ran Qi remarked, "Based on what I know about you, you’re generally cold in personality. There’s no need to say much about being Yi Xiao; even as Xiao Yi, it’s similar."

"You probably don’t want a bunch of fools glancing at you occasionally, right?"

"You prefer solitude, or rather just quietly stay alone."

"Doesn’t that make you reclusive?" Qing Lin chuckled, "Ran Qi, do you think my Junior Brother Xiao Yi is as eccentric as you?"

"Ha." Xiao Yi laughed, "Alright, let’s not talk about me, but you guys."

Xiao Yi glanced at Qing Lin, then Ran Qi.

"What’s going on with you two? A month ago, you were in the Supreme Realm and hadn’t even come close to the threshold or verge of breaking through to the Saint Sovereign Realm."

"Now you’re directly at the First Layer Peak cultivation of the Saint Sovereign Realm?"

"Hehe." Qing Lin smugly laughed, "What? Junior Brother Xiao Yi, you’re curious about it. I can tell you now."

Xiao Yi smiled, "Not really, but I’m certainly curious."

Ran Qi interjected, "Hey, you’re not being nice."

"We haven’t fought yet, and you’re already probing us?"

"Haha." Xiao Yi knew it was just a joke, smiling lightly, "Alright, tell me after the competition."

"Tsk tsk." Qing Lin proudly said, "Junior Brother Xiao Yi, now I’m catching up to your pace."

"My cultivation is on par with yours, even slightly surpasses it."

"Are you sure?" Xiao Yi teased.

Qing Lin replied confidently, "Isn’t it? Over a month ago, you were just at the First Layer of the Saint Sovereign Realm... Eh, wait..."

While speaking, Qing Lin sensed, suddenly his face changed, "You reached the Third Layer of the Saint Sovereign Realm?"

"My goodness, in just over a month, you jumped two layers within the Saint Sovereign Realm?"

Ran Qi pouted, "Freak, always difficult to explain with common sense."

For a while, the three conversed, glancing at the battle on the Martial Arts Arena.

Xiao Yi wasn’t too interested, instead looked to Xia Yiming beside him, asking, "Yiming, I heard Lei Ting talk earlier, have you fought before?"

"Respectfully, Palace Master." Xia Yiming nodded, "About half a year ago, our Ice Emperor Palace’s Eight Venerable Envoys went on a training trip together."

"At that time, we encountered Lei Ting running around everywhere and fought a match."

"And the result?" Xiao Yi asked.

Xia Yiming answered, "Except for me and Ice Barbarian, all others were defeated; Ice Barbarian fought to a draw."

"What about you?" Xiao Yi asked, interested.

Xia Yiming hesitated, saying, "Also a draw."

"Did you draw your sword?" Xiao Yi pursued.

"No." Xia Yiming shook his head, "But I was nearly forced."

"Lei Ting, that person, has a wild personality, always doing things his way, but is a respectable opponent."

"So back then, I didn’t want to kill him."

For Xia Yiming, drawing the sword meant killing.

"But after today, I won’t hold back against him anymore." Xia Yiming coldly stated.

Xiao Yi smiled, "What did he mean by those words earlier?"

"Demon Sacrifice Day, playing house games?"

"This..." Xia Yiming frowned, hesitating.

"Why, can’t you say?" Xiao Yi asked, puzzled.

"No." Xia Yiming shook his head, "Anything the Palace Master asks, I will answer completely."

"It’s just, this matter is complex."

"I originally thought, Palace Master should know the secret behind it."

"Still a secret?" Xiao Yi became interested, "Tell me more."

"Sure." Xia Yiming nodded, pondering briefly.

After a while, he hesitated, "Eh, Palace Master, you don’t really know much about the event and rules of the Demon Sacrifice Day, do you?"

"I’ll answer that for him." Ran Qi humorously smiled nearby.

"This guy, regardless of attending any grand event, if he’s going alone, he won’t waste time understanding the rules."

"For everything, fighting is all that matters."

"Since he never considers the younger generation, and there’s simply no suitable opponent for him."

"Only when he’s accompanied by several burdens does he cautiously check these details."

Xiao Yi pouted, gave Ran Qi a white eye, then looked at Xia Yiming, "Indeed, I’m not too familiar, explain it."

Xia Yiming nodded, saying, "First, about this Demon Sacrifice Day, Palace Master, you can see that although all the most outstanding young Heavenly Talents from above the Central Region came."

"But, it’s just hosted by an ordinary elder from the Dongfang Family; not even a single higher-status person showed up."

"Palace Master, you can see evidently, the Dongfang Family does not regard this event too highly."

Xiao Yi nodded, "Why?"

Xia Yiming answered, "It’s not that the Dongfang Family looks down on the Heavenly Talents present, but they don’t care about the Demon Sacrifice Day itself."

"The reason is that this event nearly poses no danger, just a formality."

"The Dongfang Family’s elites will enter the Demon Domain in advance, then seal off an area spanning millions of miles, roughly just one region’s range."

"Today, these Heavenly Talents will only enter this area and distance to hunt demons."

"Of course, the intensity of demon hunting exists, providing rather good training effects."

"However, it definitely cannot be considered overly dangerous."

"So, in the mouth of someone as arrogant as Lei Ting, he doesn’t care whether he participates in this Demon Sacrifice Day, calling it a playhouse game."

Xiao Yi frowned, "What significance does this Demon Sacrifice Day hold then?"

"No, based on my understanding, the Demon Sacrifice Day should be considered a fairly intense event."

"All major Heavenly Talents used to kill vigorously in the Demon Domain, as if breaking through dangerous places."

Xia Yiming smiled wryly, "In the past, the Demon Sacrifice Day was like that; but since the time before last, the rules have changed."

"I heard from the Clan Leader that each Demon Sacrifice Day used to be enough to make any member of the younger generation’s blood boil."

"Generally, ordinary Heavenly Talents wouldn’t dare to participate."

"And this time, Palace Master, you can see that someone like Yun Fei’er has come."

"Rules changed?" Xiao Yi’s expression puzzled.

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Second Chapter.