Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 2152: Chapter 2149: None Can Be Saved

Within the vast Holy Moon Sect, in that instant, evil qi surged to the heavens.

Centered on the spatial rift high above, evil qi diffused and spilled outward, growing denser, ever more hair-raising.

One evil beast after another swarmed out, densely packed like a tide.

All the Martial Artists present, including the eight Masters of the Main Hall as well as the woman and the Moon Venerable, only froze for a heartbeat before reacting at once.

”Evil beasts—this is bad.” The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master was the first to roar.

”Elite forces of all halls, do not approach. Merely seal off the eight directions—absolutely do not allow a single evil beast to leave this space.”

Without question, the Demon Hunting Main Hall Master possessed battlefield control power and situational judgment far superior to Senior Luoo, the Asura Hall Master, and all the rest.

”Yes.” In the distance, the ten thousand elites of the Demon Hunting Hall were the first to respond, the entire elite force retreating again and again.

The elites of the other Five Halls, after being stunned for a second, likewise reacted in an instant and retreated repeatedly.

They were all Main Hall elites, likewise endowed with extremely strong judgment.

Even though the orders did not come from their own Hall Master, they were very clear about what needed to be done first.

These evil beasts must absolutely not be allowed to escape even a single one from this space, or else, for the Central Region outside, it would definitely be no small catastrophe.

Evil beasts are far more ferocious than demon beasts, and far more extinguishing of humanity; wherever they pass, all living beings are plunged into misery.

Moreover, evil beasts seem neither to tire nor to rest, born purely for slaughter.

The elites of every hall withdrew in full, not joining the battle, only sealing off the distant space.

Chi...

Suddenly, a sharp screeching hiss.

Below, a Martial Artist of a Hidden Family was dismembered in an instant by an evil beast.

The endless surge of evil beasts, almost in a single instant, plunged the vast Holy Moon Sect into complete chaos.

In the eyes of evil beasts, all living beings are like food in their mouths, existences that must be slaughtered.

A mass of a million demon beasts surged out in a black tide; seeing the countless Human Martial Artists present, the outcome needed no words.

The battle erupted almost in the blink of an eye.

”Ah.”

A wail; a Holy Moon Sect Warrior had an arm torn off alive by an evil beast.

That evil beast’s entire body was jet black, walking upright on two legs, twin claws sharp as Divine Weapons.

”Ah.”

Another scream; an evil beast cleaved a Martial Artist in two at the waist.

That evil beast’s back bore twin wings; half man, half beast, yet its features were twisted to the extreme.

In that moment, the vast Holy Moon Sect was filled with one hair-raising wail after another.

But among those present, not a single Martial Artist was weak.

Powerhouses of the Eight Palaces, the Hidden Hundred Families, the strong of the Holy Moon Sect—these were nearly the most top-tier Martial Artists of this continent.

Their reactions were extremely swift.

From the very start, when a million evil beasts suddenly surged out and caught them off guard...

To a mere dozen breaths later, when the aura of the assembled Martial Artists erupted, counter-suppressing the million evil beasts.

The explosive battle and resultant chaos lasted only a scant dozen seconds.

”Everyone retreat a hundred li away.”

A sudden thunderous shout; the Asura Hall Master took the lead.

”Suppress.” The Asura Hall Master thrust out both hands.

They looked like two aged pairs of hands, yet in truth they were filled with a power as mighty as destroying heaven and earth.

As his hands struck out, the hundred-li space was instantly torn apart.

Then his fists clenched, and the barrier of a hundred-li of space seemed to fall into his grasp.

His arms shook, and the Space Power of that hundred-li instantly shook back all the densely packed million evil beasts.

”Get down here, all of you.” The Wind Shattering Palace Master bellowed.

In an instant, Gang Wind swept across the sky.

That wind was filled with annihilation, with unstoppable force, and with immense heaviness.

The evil beasts that had been flying on back-borne wings high in the air were instantly slammed down.

Bang... bang... bang...

The next second, a Fire Sea rolled and rampaged.

Clearly, the Flame Hall Master had struck.

Where the Fire Sea passed, even the fearless evil beasts showed fear—that was fear of death—and retreated one after another.

”Eight Desolate Soaring Dragon.” A furious shout.

That was the Formation of the Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master.

The million demon beasts that had been herded together and suppressed were instantly trapped within the Formation.

The Eight Desolate Soaring Dragon Formation, a Formation vastly surpassing the Six Dragons Sky Covering Formation, one that even Xiao Yi found difficult to lay down, was now cast with a wave of the Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master’s hand.

At that point, the great battle came to an abrupt halt; the chaos ceased.

The spatial rift high above, and the million evil beasts, were all sealed within the Great Formation.

Inside the Formation, eight ancient Desolate Dragons rampaged wildly.

Where the dragons passed, space and evil beasts alike were ground to dust.

Outside, there were still a scant few dozen, perhaps a hundred evil beasts flying about, but to the countless powerhouses present, they were nothing at all.

In the span of a breath, those few dozen evil beasts were all cut down one by one.

Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

The eight Masters of the Main Hall all flew to the front of the Great Formation.

The eight, some frowning, some with faces that had grown slightly grave.

”Though the Evil Domain rift has been trapped by the Great Formation, as long as the rift remains, evil beasts will continue to pour out endlessly—slaughter them and they will not be exhausted.” The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master said in a deep voice.

The Asura Hall Master nodded and said, ”Though the evil beasts within the Great Formation are being continuously slain, the evil qi they leave behind will be considerably troublesome.”

The Flame Hall Master said solemnly, ”This evil qi is, after all, only drifting and has not yet attached itself to anything else. I can burn it with Desolate Flame—only it will take some effort.”

”However, the premise is that this evil qi does not grow too outrageously dense.”

”Once the number of evil beasts exceeds ten million, the remaining evil qi will likely surpass the current level of my Cultivation.”

...

At the same time.

At the end of the sky, above the five-layer Fire Sea.

The Fire Sea rose layer upon layer, each layer a different color: the first layer an eerie cyan, the second a profound violet, the Third Layer a ferocious gold...

The fifth layer was a ghostly white, chilling and strange.

Above the Fifth Layer of the Fire Sea, two figures stood suspended in midair.

One of them was an illusion, yet it was obvious the illusion was constantly solidifying.

The other was naturally Xiao Yi.

At this moment, Xiao Yi was staring coldly at that illusion, and at the spatial rift behind it.

”What a terrifying evil power aura.” Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes.

”Evil Emperor?”

That illusion was likewise staring at Xiao Yi.

”A little human brat?” The Evil Emperor narrowed his eyes.

”You’re the one who opened the connecting point to the Evil Domain Space?”

Xiao Yi didn’t speak, but his expression was grave to the extreme, his gaze likewise sharp to the extreme.

How could he have known that once those Martial Arts Relics of the Eighteen Cave Mansions gathered together, they would draw out this Evil Domain Space.

And this Evil Emperor before him, now with only an illusion condensed, his aura already rivaled Xiao Yi’s current Flame Aura.

Once the illusion fully solidified, its aura would likely become terrifying to the utmost.

And by then, it would be the Evil Emperor’s descent, evil power invading the continent.

It was clearly visible that within that distant spatial rift, the evil power contained far surpassed that of the spatial rift below from which evil beasts had leapt out.

This spatial rift was practically an abyss of evil qi.

”An Evil Dao incarnation?” Xiao Yi’s eyes turned cold. ”You want to condense a real body and descend? Hmph.”

The next second, Xiao Yi’s figure moved in a flash.

He wasn’t a fool; he understood the situation now. He absolutely could not allow this illusion to completely solidify.

”You want to stop this emperor from descending? What a joke.” A vicious laugh came from the illusion’s mouth.

Whoosh...

At the same time, within the rift, a ferocious, hideous hand suddenly stretched out.

”Hm?” Xiao Yi’s pupils contracted.

If he guessed right, this ferocious hand was the Evil Emperor’s hand.

The Evil Emperor himself was certainly far beyond this stretch of space, in the endless distance outside.

Yet this hand could reach across that endless space and extend here. Just how powerful was the Evil Emperor’s strength?

”Furious Flame Finger.” Xiao Yi pointed out with a single finger.

This finger was his Fire Dao’s most powerful method.

This finger was unleashed now, augmented by the boundless flames.

The fingertip instantly pierced through the illusion, and finally pressed onto that ferocious hand stretching out from the spatial rift.

Hiss hiss hiss...

Countless sparks of flame exploded on his finger, burning endlessly.

That ferocious hand was forced back, segment by segment.

”How is this possible?” A trace of disbelief flashed across the illusion’s face. ”This emperor’s strength...”

”This emperor’s strength cannot be fully exerted?”

”So that’s it.” The illusion narrowed his eyes. ”This connecting point of the Evil Domain Space is incomplete.”

Xiao Yi gave a cold laugh. ”Get back.”

He still didn’t know that those Martial Arts Relics could summon such a terrifying existence.

But the eighteen Martial Arts Relics were incomplete; the ones he truly used for the Formation numbered only fifteen.

In other words, the power that opened the Evil Domain Space was insufficient, and incomplete.

At this moment, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but feel a surge of relief in his heart.

Luckily he hadn’t previously broken into all eighteen mansions and taken all eighteen Martial Arts Relics.

Otherwise, the consequences now would be unimaginable.

Xiao Yi’s finger advanced step by step, forcibly driving that ferocious hand back into the spatial rift.

”To counter-borrow the power of fifteen Martial Arts Relics to push this emperor back? You have some ability.” A cold smile tugged at the illusion’s lips.

From beginning to end, aside from that brief surprise when his illusion first appeared, from then until now, the illusion had never shown any urgency.

Even now, with the hand forced back, he did not appear the least bit flustered or enraged.

On the illusion’s face, there was only indifference; on the illusion’s body, aside from that overwhelming evil power aura, there was also a boundless ancient aura.

Whoosh...

In an instant, the overwhelming evil power abruptly swept toward Xiao Yi.

In that flash, the surging evil qi swallowed Xiao Yi.

Yet also within that flash, the evil qi collapsed and scattered with a roar.

The illusion had been watching Xiao Yi the whole time; only now did his expression suddenly change.

”Soul Emperor?” The illusion’s tone was suddenly shocked.

”So that’s it. No wonder you dared open the Evil Domain Space.”

The illusion no longer struck out, simply clasped his hands behind his back.

But the illusion could no longer solidify; instead, it grew more and more insubstantial, constantly dissolving.

The illusion just watched Xiao Yi, slowly beginning to grin coldly.

”This continent already has no hope.”

”Whether it’s you, or that old fellow, neither of you can preserve it.”

As his words fell, the illusion completely dispersed.

That spatial rift also vanished entirely.

Below, a million demon beasts dissipated in an instant.

”Pu.” At the edge of the high sky, Xiao Yi spat out a mouthful of blood.

To hold out until now, and then unleash that final, strongest finger, was already his limit.

He could no longer withstand the backlash of the fifteen Martial Arts Relics’ power.

His vision went black, and Xiao Yi’s figure fell from the heights.

All around, the Fifth Layer of the Fire Sea that had originally encompassed the entire Holy Moon Sect’s space also vanished along with it.

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First update.

Second and third updates will be around 11 p.m. tonight.

It’s a holiday, Little Eight is going out, will come home at night to write more.