Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 87: Chapter 86: Young Master Wuyou

”The formidable Young Master of Shadow Tower actually takes action personally, it’s indeed a surprise for Yi Xiao.”

Xiao Yi said indifferently.

”What a joke,” Zhong Wuyou said coldly, ”do you think a bunch of mere bandit leaders could compel me to come?”

”It’s merely that I was nearby and decided to come to take a look.”

As Zhong Wuyou spoke, his arrogant eyes shifted towards the corpses of the Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect group, he said coldly, ”I didn’t expect to come for a glance only to find four pieces of trash.”

Afterward, his gaze turned back to Xiao Yi, he said coldly, ”And to encounter you, Yi Xiao, the rising star and talented Demon Hunter.”

Zhong Wuyou’s cold eyes stared at Xiao Yi as if trying to see through him.

Xiao Yi likewise stared back, meeting his gaze directly.

Xiao Yi had heard of the name Zhong Wuyou before, the Young Master of Shadow Tower, and he was certainly aware of him, though he knew very little and this was his first encounter in person.

Zhong Wuyou’s aura was that of a Half-step Cave Profound Cultivation.

Yet, the feeling Zhong Wuyou gave him was even more intense and suppressive than the combined presence of Heavenly Defect, Earth Defect, and Black and White Impermanence.

Two pairs of equally sharp and piercing eyes locked onto each other, and the surrounding air even carried an unspeakable murderous aura at this moment.

After a while, Zhong Wuyou was the first to withdraw his gaze and said coldly, ”Although those four were trash, they were still people of my Shadow Tower. You killed them, now leave your life behind. I give you an hour to restore your True Qi.”

”No need,” Xiao Yi said softly, shaking his head.

Zhong Wuyou said domineeringly, ”Whether you restore it or not, in any case, I will kill you after an hour.”

”If you wish to fight, Yi Xiao is ready to accompany you. If not, I have no time to waste.”

With that, Xiao Yi turned to leave.

”Stop right there.” Zhong Wuyou shouted coldly, ”Yi Xiao, in this Northern Mountain County, no one dares to defy me.”

Following that, Zhong Wuyou waved his hand.

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently.

Within a thousand meters, the earth cracked and mountains crumbled.

Especially next to Xiao Yi, a Heavenly-reaching tree swiftly shot up from the ground, reaching a hundred meters high, its branches and leaves covering the sky.

Countless roots spread out, encompassing a kilometer.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh, numerous roots flailed about.

Within a kilometer, it undoubtedly became a bizarre area with vines flying everywhere.

In an instant, countless roots fused into nine thick root columns.

The root columns were tens of meters thick, stretching hundreds of meters long, swinging wildly like nine grey dragons, completely blocking the path ahead.

Zhong Wuyou said coldly, ”Now within a kilometer, everything is under my control. You’d better stay put; otherwise, these countless roots will shred you into pieces.”

”Heh,” Xiao Yi responded calmly and coldly, ”Zhong Wuyou, you seem to have forgotten my capabilities. These nine big worms of yours aren’t enough for one burst of my power.”

...

Baiwu City is the strongest city among the dozen nearby.

Around it, there are several weaker cities.

One of these cities, called Willow Catkin City, was where Xiao Yi had previously rested in a teahouse before leaving.

Suddenly, the city was shaken, causing panic among the people, and many warriors leapt out to investigate.

The source of the intense shaking was outside the city.

Warriors, Demon Hunters, and some powerful individuals from city families hurried outside.

”Such intense shaking, could it be some demon beast causing trouble?”

”Damn it, we must quickly kill that beast, we can’t let it come to Willow Catkin City to slaughter.”

The Demon Hunters ran towards the outskirts, speaking as they went.

”No, it doesn’t seem like a demon beast. Look, in the sky outside the city, there appears to be a massive green patch.”

”Is this a phenomenon? Could there be a treasure emerging?”

Some family warriors spoke in astonishment, quickening their pace towards the outskirts.

...

The place where Xiao Yi had earlier fought with Heavenly Defect, Earth Defect, and Black and White Impermanence wasn’t far from Willow Catkin City.

After all, not long after leaving the city, he had been intercepted by the four of them.

The battle between the five Half-step Cave Profound Warriors wasn’t small; it had already attracted the attention of the city’s warriors.

Now that Zhong Wuyou had created such a scene, shaking a thousand-meter area incessantly, even affecting Willow Catkin City, the city’s major warriors were naturally alarmed.

...

Before long, hundreds of warriors had arrived outside the city.

Some were Demon Hunters, some were Independent Martial Artists, some were from important families within the city.

”What a huge tree.”

”Look, don’t those four corpses under the tree look familiar?”

The warriors didn’t dare to approach, cautiously looking from a distance, engaging in heated discussions.

”Those robes and the ’shadow’ character on the masks—they’re from Shadow Tower. Right, aren’t they Heavenly Defect, Earth Defect, and Black and White Impermanence?”

”How could these four notorious assassins be dead? I remember they had the Cultivation of Half-step Cave Profound, who had the ability to kill them?”

”Over the years, countless warriors and Demon Hunters have been assassinated by them, yet no one seemed able to deal with them.”

Martial Artists spoke in astonishment.

After a while, a Demon Hunter exclaimed, ”That guy, clad in a black robe and wearing a mask, could it be Yi Xiao?”

”Yi Xiao?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the surrounding Demon Hunters lit up.

”I remember now, Yi Xiao has recently swept through various bandit gangs. Those bandit leaders offered a high reward for Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect to hunt down Yi Xiao.”

”It seems that Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect were unable to kill Yi Xiao, and instead were killed by him.”

”Tsk tsk, Yi Xiao truly is a talented demon hunter. Even seasoned Assassins like Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect were defeated by him.”

”Such a talent will surely become a renowned powerhouse in Northern Mountain County in the future.”

The voices of praise from Demon Hunters echoed one after another.

However, many Martial Artists still looked puzzled and said, ”Who is that person opposite Yi Xiao? He looks quite young, at most 17 or 18 years old. Why do I feel that he is very strong?”

The Martial Artists present furrowed their brows.

They recognized Yi Xiao because he had recently appeared in many cities and had swept through, and many Demon Hunters had seen him.

Zhong Wuyou, though even more famous, was not someone people could easily meet.

After a while, a family powerhouse suddenly turned pale and recognized Zhong Wuyou.

”The person opposite Yi Xiao... is... Young Master Wuyou.” The voice of this family powerhouse trembled.

”Young Master Wuyou?” The martial artists were first taken aback, then similarly turned pale.

Everyone’s gaze suddenly shifted to the giant tree in front of them.

”It really is Young Master Wuyou. If I’m not wrong, that would be the Sky-reaching Tree.”

”Yes, that’s the green Martial Soul, the Sky-reaching Tree.”

”When news of Young Master Wuyou awakening the green Martial Soul spread from Shadow Tower, it shocked all the major powers of Northern Mountain County.”

People looked at Zhong Wuyou, their faces filled with more astonishment than when they had seen Yi Xiao.

”Yi Xiao might be in trouble.”

”Young Master Wuyou, besides being the Young Master of Shadow Tower, is also ranked tenth on the Northern Mountain Ranking, a superb talent with half-step Mysterious Profundity Cultivation at such a young age.”

”There were rumors that he had even slain a Mysterious Profundity Warrior.”

The Northern Mountain Ranking represents the finest of the younger generation in Northern Mountain County.

Those listed are all renowned young talents.

The rankings from one to fifty, the higher the rank, the stronger the abilities, the higher the talents.

Those ranked among the top ten are all truly exceptional talents.

Nearly every famous powerhouse in Northern Mountain County was once listed individuals.

One can imagine how prestigious this ranking is.

The ranking of the Northern Mountain Ranking is not fixed.

Although Zhong Wuyou is currently ranked tenth, he is the youngest among the top ten.

Rumors state that with his talents, he would surely break into the top five in a few years.

The Tower Master of Shadow Tower even declared that within a few years, he would break through to the Mysterious Profundity Realm and would reach the Mystic Breakthrough Realm before the age of thirty, taking full control of the entire Shadow Tower.

One can imagine what a talent Zhong Wuyou is in Northern Mountain County.

No wonder the faces of the Martial Artists present changed drastically when they recognized him.

...

On the side of Xiao Yi and Zhong Wuyou.

A fierce Fire Sea violently engulfed the Sky-reaching Tree, and nine tendril-like columns, resembling grey dragons, rapidly struck towards Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi frowned, leaped swiftly, and evaded quickly.

Boom, boom, boom...

The grey dragons smashed heavily onto the ground, creating nine gigantic pits.

Inside the pits, the ground was pulverized.

Xiao Yi’s face grew stern, and he thought, ”Each tendril is tens of meters thick and hundreds of meters long. Such a heavy force coming down turns the ground into dust. If it hit a Martial Artist’s mere flesh, it would either kill or cripple them.”

”Yi Xiao, I warned you, it’s best not to move around. Just wait quietly for half an hour; otherwise, you’ll die prematurely,” Zhong Wuyou said coldly and authoritatively.

”Hmph.” Xiao Yi snorted coldly, and the ordinary flames on him changed.

A surge of Purple Flame burst forth.

An eerie aura filled the air.

Hiss... hiss... hiss...

The nine tendrils couldn’t even react before they were instantly burned to ash.

Then, the undying Purple Flame spread across a thousand-meter radius, affecting the other tendrils and the Sky-reaching Tree.

The Purple Flame burned among the leaves and tendrils, covering every corner of the Sky-reaching Tree.

From afar, this thousand-meter radius appeared as a world dominated by crisscrossing purple flames.

”Hmm?” Zhong Wuyou furrowed his brows, incredulous as he watched his Sky-reaching Tree being rapidly destroyed.

Xiao Yi coldly said, ”Zhong Wuyou, it seems you won’t be able to wait out that half-hour. If you keep waiting, watch as your Martial Soul burns into nothing.”

”You...” Zhong Wuyou’s face changed, and he glared murderously at Xiao Yi.