Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 2183: Chapter 2180: Golden Ring Sect, Four Sword Sect

Time passed, who knows how long.

Perhaps ten minutes, perhaps an hour, or maybe even four hours?

Xiao Yi, slowly awoke amidst a gentle breeze.

He looked up.

The small hands that had been gently massaging his shoulders had stopped, but they still rested on his shoulders.

The person had also fallen asleep with eyes closed.

Kneeling there, head slightly bowed.

In that moment, their faces were that close, face-to-face.

Xiao Yi could clearly see her breathtakingly beautiful face.

He could vividly feel her slightly warm breath.

In that instant, Xiao Yi’s mind was stirred, feeling a tinge of impulsiveness.

But looking at her endearing expression, her tightly closed beautiful eyes, and the lips slightly curling as if dreaming a sweet dream.

Xiao Yi restrained his impulses, unwilling to disturb her.

Slightly raised his head, moving away from her lap.

A gentle spiritual energy slowly enveloped her.

Xiao Yi got up, came behind her, and gently laid her half-kneeling body down into his arms.

Xiao Yi’s movements were light.

With his strength, the control of Heaven and Earth’s spiritual energy enveloped, not disturbing her slumber one bit.

As expected, she slept peacefully in his arms, not only undisturbed, but even subconsciously snuggled closer, as if catching a familiar and trustworthy scent.

This slightly restless sleeping movement made Xiao Yi chuckle lightly.

Seeing Yiyi asleep, Xiao Yi didn’t disturb her.

Sitting there, one hand gently clasping her soft shoulder, while deep in thought.

After a while, Xiao Yi retracted his gaze, looking into the distance.

That casual gaze suddenly sharpened.

That solemnity was just like the Xiao Yi who traversed the various dangerous places between Heaven and Earth, just like the Xiao Yi who, though surrounded by danger, was unflinching and seemed to have a clear view in mind.

Swoosh...

Xiao Yi tapped his finger lightly.

In front, space shattered.

A trace of sword qi darted in.

But the sword qi, just as it adhered, vanished in an instant.

Xiao Yi shook his head, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

That sword qi was precisely the Great Freedom Sword Dao he had not yet fully mastered.

Over a year and a half had passed.

Though he traveled, he did not lag in his Martial Arts cultivation even a bit.

The Great Freedom Sword Dao had improved over this time.

However, complete mastery still eluded, always a breath away.

When in the Earth Extreme Realm, he thought the Great Freedom Sword Dao was just a step away from perfection.

Now, his cultivation reached the Saint Sovereign Realm, the Great Freedom Sword Dao continued to refine over a year and a half, yet still felt a step short.

No different from back then.

This perhaps was the wonder of Martial Arts.

Xiao Yi did not force it; as long as he could keep improving, completion would eventually come.

Ahead, the space still stood.

Xiao Yi frowned slightly.

He still remembered, a year and a half ago, when he left the Holy Moon Sect and stepped into a space crevice, that pricking gaze lingering at his back.

But in this year and a half, even though he repeatedly entered space crevices, he never felt it again.

”Was it truly an illusion then?” Xiao Yi couldn’t help but muse.

After a while, he only shook his head.

Suddenly, above, clouds rolled, and thunder roared.

Xiao Yi glanced, and in his arms, Yiyi awoke.

The two were not too surprised.

Yiyi rubbed her drowsy eyes, looked at her current state, and exclaimed in surprise, ”Sir, you’re awake?”

Saying this, Yiyi quickly extracted herself from his embrace, her gaze also turning to the distant sky.

There, two cloud beasts were frolicking wildly.

”These two rascals,” Xiao Yi scolded with a chuckle.

”Did they disturb you, sir?” Yiyi asked, ”Shall I tell them to stop?”

”Not really,” Xiao Yi shook his head, ”but we should call them, we’re preparing to leave the Four Seasons Territory, and visit another region.”

”Mm, alright.” Yiyi nodded, her figure flashing, flying into the sky.

Xiao Yi sat there, just smiling.

This year and a half, compared to his Martial Arts gains, watching Yiyi’s smile grow daily brought him more joy.

Compared to before, Yiyi was much less reserved.

This year and a half, Xiao Yi took her traveling, to the Cloud Sea Region, to the Fangcun Territory, to the Moonlight Land, to many beautiful places.

Just then, a pleasant voice from afar, ”Da Bai, Big Yellow, come back.”

Xiao Yi’s face twitched at the words.

After a while, Yiyi returned riding on two giant beasts.

They couldn’t really be counted as giant beasts, but they stood several meters high, imposing.

These were two Stepping Cloud Beasts.

However, they weren’t ordinary Stepping Cloud Beasts but Cloud Beast Emperors.

A typical Stepping Cloud Beast only had the power of the Heavenly Extreme Peak, stronger ones could enter the Saint Realm.

The Cloud Beast King had strength comparable to a Saint King Realm Martial Artist.

In the Cloud Sea Region, there were many Stepping Cloud Beasts, but the leading strongest was only a Cloud Beast King.

These two Cloud Beast Emperors were found not in the Cloud Sea Region but in a different cloud mist danger zone.

In terms of strength, they reached the Peak of Saint Emperor Realm, even rivaling general Martial Arts Great Powers due to their demon beast bodies.

Stepping Cloud Beasts lived only in cloud mist, gentle by nature.

Indeed, finding those two Cloud Beast Emperors in a cloud mist danger zone was truly lucky.

And coincidentally, the two Cloud Beast Emperors were one male and one female.

The female, entirely snow-white, just as Yiyi called, Da Bai.

The male, also entirely snow-white, but with a few tufts of gentle light yellow in his mane, thus called Big Yellow.

”What’s wrong?” Yiyi returned riding the two Cloud Beast Emperors, asking, ”Sir, are these two names Yiyi gave inappropriate?”

”Shall you give another name...”

Xiao Yi smiled, interrupting, ”No, they’re quite good, at least fitting.”

”Besides, we’ve gotten used to calling them that.”

”Let’s go,” Xiao Yi said, with a leap, hopping onto Big Yellow.

”Humph.” The two Cloud Beast Emperors snorted out two breaths, then took a step into the void.

They flew tens of thousands of miles.

Suddenly, from below ahead came fierce sounds of battle.

”Golden Ring Sect, don’t push us too far.”

One side, evidently at a disadvantage, each martial artist injured, many already dead.

The number, around two or three hundred.

The other side, numbering around five hundred, each exuding solid momentum, obviously prevailing.

”Hahahaha,” a young lord laughed arrogantly, ”Four Sword Sect, from now on, a radius of three hundred thousand miles is under my Golden Ring Sect’s domain.”

”Either submit, or face annihilation.”

High above.

Two streams of flowing light—Stepping Cloud Beasts—gracefully flew by.

Xiao Yi and Yiyi glanced below, uninterested.

This was just a common power struggle in the Central Region.

Such conflicts and battles, they had seen often but never intervened.

The two, riding Stepping Cloud Beasts, left.

However, though they wished to leave, there were always some who couldn’t recognize danger, seeking death.

Like that young lord below, laughing wildly.

Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh...

A group suddenly ascended into the air, blocking their path.

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The second update.