Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 157: Chapter 156: Mystic Breakthrough Realm Demon Beast

Fourteenth-level peak demon beasts, their strength lies between the Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer and half-step Mystic Breakthrough.

Stronger than the Ninth Layer, yet weaker than the half-step Mystic Breakthrough.

Normally speaking, human martial artists of the same realm are no match for demon beasts.

That’s why there are martial techniques, spiritual artifacts, elixirs that temporarily boost strength, and so on.

Liu Cangya and the other city lords of the eighteen cities, along with Ning Hao and other demon hunting team captains, are all of the Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer.

They employ peak Xuan Rank martial techniques as soon as they make their move.

Effortlessly suppressing the fourth-level peak demon beasts they’re each facing.

The two captains of the Demon Hunting Hall law enforcement team, though only half-step Mystic Breakthroughs, find it quite challenging to face twenty fourth-level peak demon beasts.

Luckily, Murong Ke ultimately couldn’t stand by without lending a hand and joined their battle.

Three half-step Mystic Breakthroughs facing off against twenty fourth-level peak demon beasts, neither side gaining the upper hand.

As for Xiao Yi’s side, his hundred-yard-wide Purple Flame Wings easily block fifty fourth-level peak demon beasts.

Ye Ming also gives it his all.

Together, the two handle even more demon beasts yet more effortlessly than the others.

”Fire Tree Silver Flower.” Ye Ming shouted loudly.

Dozens of huge trees appeared out of nowhere, bristling with countless leaves.

The leaves seemed soft, yet were incredibly hard, binding the demon beasts in moments.

The next second, clusters of blue strange fire erupted from the dozens of huge trees.

The blue strange fire appeared serene and beautiful but was terrifyingly powerful.

With a series of crackles, the leaves spontaneously combusted, leaving the bound demon beasts severely burned.

”Brother Ye, impressive,” Xiao Yi said with a smile.

He could see that just the strength Ye Ming had demonstrated was already stronger than Murong Ke.

True to his reputation as the Medicine Hall Chief, with only the ninth-layered cultivation, his strength was already much greater than a half-step Mystic Breakthrough.

No wonder Ye Ming has always been ranked first among the chiefs of the Inner Hall.

Ye Ming practices an Earth Rank wood attribute technique.

Those dozens of giant trees were a technique from his cultivation.

His own Martial Soul was ’Sky Blue Fire,’ a blue flame.

This flame was quite special, having both fire and wood attributes.

Fire was the primary attribute, with wood as the secondary.

Its own attack power was not great, but it would flare up upon contact with wood.

Meaning, anything with the wood attribute could boost its power by more than tenfold.

In alchemy, the Sky Blue Fire undoubtedly allowed alchemists to grasp and perceive the materials with greater precision.

When melting materials, it would also cause the temperature of the flame to soar.

It was hailed by alchemists as one of the most exceptional alchemy flames.

”Brother Yi is too kind; you are much more formidable than I am,” Ye Ming said modestly.

Of course, this was indeed the case.

Under the vast purple flames, even fourth-level peak demon beasts perished upon contact.

Roughly half an hour later, the two jointly slaughtered all fifty fourth-level peak demon beasts.

At the same time, the fourth-level peak demon beasts that others were dealing with also met their end.

After all, apart from Xiao Yi and Ye Ming,

Others, like the city lords of the eighteen cities and the captains of the demon hunting teams, were the fierce figures of the Eighteen Cities of the Eastern Desolate.

They were the elite among martial artists of the same realm.

Over a hundred fourth-level peak demon beasts lay dead.

On the other side, tens of thousands of human martial artists continued to be at a disadvantage in the battle.

After all, the number of demon beasts was too overwhelming.

Xiao Yi and other powerful figures re-joined the battle.

They nearly instantly killed ordinary fourth-level and third-level demon beasts.

Often, a single wave of the hand would result in the death of swathes of demon beasts.

”Going on like this, the ones who will ultimately fail are these demon beasts,” Ye Ming said with a smile.

”Green Light City is saved.”

”This beast tide should also be coming to an end.”

Liu Cangya and the other city lords sighed in relief.

”Huh?” At this moment, Ye Ming spoke with confusion, ”Brother Yi, why the worried look?”

Xiao Yi had been silent all along, his expression grave.

With a whoosh, his Purple Flame Fire Wings fluttered, burning dozens of demon beasts to ashes.

Even if Illusion Feather Wings were materialized, they wouldn’t possess much attacking power.

However, the Purple Flame Fire Wings conjured by Xiao Yi were different.

The Purple Crystal Spirit Flame inherently possessed the trait of incinerating everything.

Demon beasts touched by it turned to ash in an instant.

”I always feel that this beast tide isn’t that simple,” Xiao Yi said gravely.

”Brother Yi, you might be overthinking it,” Ye Ming chuckled.

”Deacon Yi Xiao, it’s still better to be optimistic about this.”

”Though you wear a mask, I see that you’re not old, just a green youth, oh no, a young man.”

”How come your words and thoughts are so mature?”

The two captains of the Demon Hunting Palace’s Law Enforcement Team teased.

”Ah,” Xiao Yi sighed, talking to himself, ”I hope I’m wrong about this.”

After speaking, he again fiercely fought and slew demon beasts.

In less than half an hour, the number of demon beasts slain by the crowd exceeded ten thousand.

The situation seemed very promising.

Suddenly, a ’roar’ sounded.

That thunderous beast roar appeared once more.

”The beast roar has sounded again, the demon beasts are going to retreat,” Liu Cangya said with a smile.

”They’re not idiots. If they don’t fall back, they’ll just end up being exterminated by us,” Ning Hao and the rest laughed.

”Hmph, a bunch of trash, I haven’t killed enough yet,” Murong Ke laughed smugly.

”If you’ve got the guts, don’t run away,” Murong Ke shouted defiantly.

Everyone was overjoyed.

However, the next second, their expressions changed drastically.

Because, after the sound of the beast roar, the tens of thousands of demon beasts didn’t retreat at all. Instead, they became more ferocious.

”Damned crow’s mouth,” Xiao Yi cursed, a bad premonition flooding his mind.

”It’s bad, not only have they not retreated, there are even more now,” Liu Cangya exclaimed as he looked toward the distance.

In the distance, not only were demon beasts not retreating from the forest, but even more of them surged out in their thousands and tens of thousands.

In just a short while, the number of demon beasts on the field had surged to 200,000.

”I...” Murong Ke wished he could slap himself.

”Anomalies presage anomalies, big trouble is coming,” Xiao Yi’s stern gaze was fixed on the Demon Beast Forest.

At the same time, he suddenly felt something was off.

But he couldn’t pinpoint where this unsettling feeling was coming from.

”Roar.” Another earth-shattering beast roar sounded.

”Hm?” Xiao Yi furrowed his brows as he felt he might know what was off.

”Another beast roar,” Liu Cangya said urgently, ”What’s happening? According to the usual pattern, when the beast roar sounds, the demon beasts should retreat.”

”Now after two beast roars, there are even more demon beasts.”

The faces of all the powerhouses turned extremely somber.

Seconds later, a scorching aura suddenly came from the distant Demon Beast Forest.

This scorching aura caused the entire air to seem like it had ignited.

”It’s so hot,” Liu Cangya said while sweating profusely.

”As Martial Artists, especially at the level of the Mysterious Profundity Realm, we are already invulnerable to heat and cold. Now, even with True Qi protecting our bodies, we still can’t block these hot waves.”

Ning Hao gritted his teeth, obviously realizing something was very wrong.

After a few more seconds, that scorching aura abruptly swept over like a massive inferno wave.

Wherever it passed, trees withered, and the soil turned yellow with heat.

The weapons of tens of thousands of Martial Artists even started to show signs of melting.

The powerhouses were all directly blown tens of meters away by this wave of fire.

”What a powerful aura,” Xiao Yi exclaimed in shock.

”You see, those demon beasts...” Ye Ming’s face turned pale.

Nearly 200,000 demon beasts knelt down in unison.

They... seemed to be welcoming their king.

Sure enough, the next second, a huge figure enveloped in surging flames descended from the sky.

The flames on its body instantly turned the land within a hundred meters into ash.

”The Fiery Flame Mad Lion, damn it, that’s a Mystic Breakthrough Realm demon beast, and moreover, a tyrant of the Mystic Breakthrough stage,” the personnel from the Demon Hunting Hall turned utterly despondent.

”This is almost the overlord from the deepest parts of the Demon Beast Forest.”

”Even Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer Martial Artists would flee in embarrassment upon seeing it.”

Ning Hao and the other captains of the Demon Hunting Team felt a chill in their hearts.

”Green Light City is finished,” Liu Cangya stood frozen, eyes devoid of hope.

”No, all of the Eighteen Cities of the Eastern Desolate are finished,” the City Lords of the Eighteen Cities said with ashen faces.

”No, it’s not over yet,” Xiao Yi calmly took a step forward.

His steady voice exuded an undefeatable resolve.