Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 66: Chapter 65: Secrets of Mystic Breakthrough City

In the Demon Hunting Hall, Uncle Tie Da and Xiao Yi completed the registration at the Task Department, and Xiao Yi became a member of the Demon Hunting Team for the duration of this mission.

”Come, Brother Yi Xiao, let me introduce you,” Uncle Tie Da said in a friendly tone.

”This is Lin Fei, with a Postnatal Sixth Layer Cultivation.”

Uncle Tie Da pointed to one of the team members.

Xiao Yi gave Lin Fei a once-over. The man was thin but exuded a sharp competency, and his eyes were even more piercing, like that of a hawk.

Lin Fei nodded slightly to Xiao Yi and smiled, ”I have a Cloud Piercing Arrow Martial Soul, and within a hundred meters, not even the rustling of the leaves can escape my eyes.”

”Arrow Martial Soul?” Xiao Yi was slightly taken aback.

An Arrow Martial Soul was a type of Artifact Martial Soul, rather rare. It specialized in long-range attacks, and the arrows it fired were extremely powerful, several times stronger than those from Martial Artists of the same realm.

Moreover, the Cloud Piercing Arrow was a Yellow-rank Martial Soul, very powerful indeed.

”This is Huang Yuan, also with Postnatal Sixth Layer Cultivation, you can call him Fatty Huang.”

Uncle Tie Da pointed to another team member.

Huang Yuan was a big, fat man but held a steady demeanor, evidently skilled.

Huang Yuan also greeted Xiao Yi, saying, ”Brother Yi Xiao, don’t be a stranger, call me Brother Fatty if you feel friendly, or if not, calling me Dead Fatty is also fine.”

”Heh, Brother Fatty,” Xiao Yi took quite a liking to this cheerful teammate.

Huang Yuan continued, ”I have a Huge Strength Ape Martial Soul. With me here, I can definitely protect a frail Alchemist like you.”

”Thank you,” Xiao Yi responded noncommittally with a smile.

”This is Du Xin, Postnatal Fifth Layer Cultivation,” Uncle Tie Da continued, ”Don’t underestimate Du Xin, he’s quite the experienced one, no less a veteran than me in the outside world.”

”Thanks for the praise,” Du Xin replied coolly, then clammed up.

Seeing Du Xin’s indifferent attitude, Uncle Tie Da quickly laughed and said to Xiao Yi, ”Brother Yi Xiao, he has a Porcupine Pig Martial Soul; he’s rather hot-headed and temperamental, so don’t take it personally.”

”Porcupine Pig?” Xiao Yi managed to keep his face straight and nodded.

Meanwhile, a young girl beside them couldn’t help but burst into laughter, ”So Du Xin, your Martial Soul is a Porcupine Pig, huh? Just like those demon beasts that bristle up the moment they fight, haha, no wonder you never told me your Martial Soul.”

”Humph.” Du Xin’s face fell, and he fell silent.

”Oh,” Uncle Tie Da said to ease the atmosphere, ”Don’t laugh, guys, I myself have a Diamond Rock Martial Soul, just a piece of stone, way inferior to Du Xin.”

Diamond Rock was just a common hard rock by the roadside, and as a Martial Soul, it was indeed Orange-rank, lower than that of the Porcupine Pig.

It was quite admirable that Uncle Tie Da had managed to cultivate up to the Innate Third Layer with such a Martial Soul.

”As for Qianmo, her full name is Su Qianmo, and you know her Martial Soul already, it’s the Longevity Vine. She’s only 15 this year but has already reached the Postnatal Realm, definitely a prodigy.”

”Of course, she can’t compare to you, Brother Yi Xiao, after all, despite your young age, you’re already a Second-grade Alchemist,” praised Uncle Tie Da.

Du Xin scoffed, ”Cut it out. Qianmo is only 15 and already at Postnatal Second Layer, while Yi Xiao must be 16 or 17 and just at Postnatal First Layer.”

”Longevity Vine?” Xiao Yi ignored Du Xin’s words, pondering in silence.

With his knowledge as an Alchemist, he had never heard of a plant called Longevity Vine, nor was he aware of its rank.

But since this Demon Hunting Team was temporarily put together, and everyone met by chance, they would go their separate ways after the mission, so Xiao Yi felt awkward asking.

”Yi Xiao, what about your Martial Soul?” Uncle Tie Da asked.

”Oh.” Xiao Yi came to his senses and replied indifferently, ”Fire Control Beast.”

”Fire Control Beast?” Uncle Tie Da paused, asking, ”What did you say?”

”Fire Control Beast,” repeated Xiao Yi.

”Fire Control Beast?” Uncle Tie Da widened his eyes, ”That kind of weakest demon beast that can be kicked away with a foot? Known as the most lowly Red-rank Martial Soul in the entire continent?”

Lin Fei and Fatty Huang both looked incredulous.

”Hahahaha,” Du Xin mocked, ”A Fire Control Beast Martial Soul, that’s hilarious. Brother Yi Xiao, your Martial Arts cultivation has limited achievements in this lifetime.”

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes, too lazy to respond.

From his understanding, while the Fire Control Beast was indeed weak, it was the Martial Soul that matched him best, and it had now advanced to green.

Of course, in the eyes of other Martial Artists, a Martial Soul was unchangeable for life.

Naturally, Xiao Yi wouldn’t bother to explain.

Unlike Du Xin’s mockery, Lin Fei and Huang Yuan both warmly patted Xiao Yi’s shoulder.

”Brother Yi Xiao, don’t worry, although your combat power is low, we will protect you,” Lin Fei and Huang Yuan both pounded their chests and assured simultaneously.

”Uh, thanks,” Xiao Yi grimaced.

Although he currently had only Postnatal First Layer Cultivation, his combat power was not weak at all. For him, fighting beyond his level was easy.

At the very least, no one beneath the Innate could hope to scratch him.

Besides, it wouldn’t be long before his eight main meridians recovered.

At that moment, the usually carefree Su Qianmo suddenly wore a sorrowful expression and affectionately took Xiao Yi’s hand.

”Yi Xiao, I didn’t realize you were so pitiful, with a Red-rank Fire Control Beast Martial Soul, it’ll be difficult for you to break through to Innate in this lifetime,” said Su Qianmo gently.

”Sorry for yelling at you so loudly before,” Su Qianmo said, her face showing a hint of guilt.

Then, she reached out with her delicate hand and gently patted Xiao Yi’s chest, saying, ”Don’t be sad, just cry if you want to.”

”I’m not going to cry,” Xiao Yi said, speechless.

”No need to explain,” Su Qianmo said seriously, ”Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of you in the future.”

”What?” Xiao Yi was stunned.

Su Qianmo realized her slip of the tongue and quickly added, ”Oh, I mean, I’ll take care of you during the mission, so you won’t get hurt.”

”Phew... you scared me,” Xiao Yi sighed in relief.

Su Qianmo immediately said indignantly, ”Looking at how relieved you are, what, am I that bad? You were staring at me earlier.”

It must be said that Su Qianmo was both beautiful and adorable. Even if not a nation-toppling beauty, she was still capable of swaying hearts.

Additionally, being only 15, she already had a striking figure, and it was easy to imagine her growing into an extremely beautiful woman.

When she got angry, her chest heaved, which made Du Xin, standing by, stare goggle-eyed.

”Miss, calm down,” Xiao Yi said quickly, ”If you keep getting angry, Du Xin will drool all over the floor and dehydrate to death.”

”Hmm?” Su Qianmo pouted, glanced at Du Xin and then at herself, and abruptly turned and ran off, aggrieved.

”Ha ha ha.” Uncle Tie Da and Lin Fei burst into laughter.

”This little girl, who was recruited just this morning, is quite a lively spirit and rather interesting,” Uncle Tie Da chuckled.

Xiao Yi nodded and said, ”Right, Uncle Tie Da, I still don’t know our mission this time.”

Uncle Tie Da’s face changed immediately, and he whispered, ”Brother Yi Xiao, come with us back to the inn first.”

”Okay.” Xiao Yi nodded and then turned his gaze toward the retreating figure of Su Qianmo.

His intuition told him that this girl was not ordinary.

That Longevity Vine Martial Soul, too, was definitely not a common Martial Soul.

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Inside the inn, Uncle Tie Da carefully closed the door, and the six of them sat together.

”Lin Fei, Fatty Huang, Du Xin, we’ve worked together for a while, so I won’t hide it from you.”

”Yi Xiao and Qianmo, although I just met you two today, I trust my judgment in people, and I trust you both,” Uncle Tie Da took a look at everyone and slowly spoke.

Seeing how cautious Uncle Tie Da was, everyone grew solemn.

”Captain, rest assured, don’t you know our character?” Huang Yuan said earnestly.

”Just speak your mind, Uncle Tie Da,” Xiao Yi said.

”Alright,” Uncle Tie Da responded, ”Do you know why this place is called Mystic Breakthrough City?”

”Uh, never mind,” Uncle Tie Da said with an embarrassed look, ”I’m not much of a talker, so I’ll just get straight to the point.”

”Because there was once a Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artist here, and he was the strongest in Northern Mountain County, arguably the first below the Earth Origin Realm.”

Uncle Tie Da said, his face showing immense admiration and longing.

”The first below the Earth Origin Realm?” Lin Fei and others were initially shocked, then asked, ”The Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch?”

”Correct.” Uncle Tie Da nodded and said, ”Back then, he, being in the Mystic Breakthrough Realm, killed an Earth Origin Realm Martial Artist, which greatly shook his name to fame, and this place was honored as Mystic Breakthrough City.”

Xiao Yi was taken aback, then also remembered.

The Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch, a mighty warrior who had shaken Northern Mountain County over a hundred years ago. During his lifetime, the brilliance of all other Martial Artists in Northern Mountain County was overshadowed by his fame, which was, without a doubt, extremely illustrious during his time.

However, Xiao Yi was unaware of such splendid feats of his.

Lin Fei suddenly frowned and said, ”I heard that the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch died over a hundred years ago due to reaching his lifespan’s limit. Captain, why do you mention him?”

Uncle Tie Da spoke gravely, ”Someone found his Cave Mansion in the Thundering Desolate Marsh.”

The Thundering Desolate Marsh, located outside Mystic Breakthrough City, is an extensive mountain range filled with bogs and miasma and rampant with demon beasts.

”What?” Everyone, including Xiao Yi, was instantly startled.

”Shh.” Uncle Tie Da made a quieting gesture and said, ”This was first discovered by a Demon Hunter who was hunting demon beasts there, and then it gradually spread among our circle of Demon Hunters.”

”Now, not many people know about it yet, just a few well-known Demon Hunting Teams. As you saw today, many Demon Hunting Teams are recruiting people, presumably for this mission,” Uncle Tie Da’s expression was grave.

”The first Demon Hunter who discovered the Cave Mansion didn’t dare to venture deep but managed to find a Xuan Rank Martial Technique on the perimeter and came out unharmed,” Uncle Tie Da continued.

”There are many treasures left by the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch inside the Cave Mansion, and I plan to set out tomorrow, what do you think?”

Du Xin quickly said, ”We’ll follow the Captain’s lead. Let’s go early, lest all the treasures be taken by others.”

Lin Fei and Huang Yuan frowned but also agreed.

Xiao Yi pondered for a moment, initially expecting it to be a high-difficulty Third-level Task, but unexpectedly, it was related to the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch’s Cave Mansion.

Such a character, even if dead, would surely have a heavily guarded, highly dangerous Cave Mansion.

However, fortune favors the bold, and Xiao Yi, always an unsettled soul, thought for a moment and agreed as well.