Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 176 - 175: Sword Master at Full Power

With the Sword Hall Elder’s Mystic Breakthrough Eighth Layer Cultivation, that surging Sword Qi was more than enough to claim Xiao Yi’s life.

Not to mention that Xiao Yi was in the midst of comprehending and completely unguarded.

With a whoosh, Elder Yi appeared instantly.

He waved his hand angrily, and the Sword Qi dissipated instantly.

In front of Elder Yi, the surging Sword Qi of the Sword Hall Elder was so easily neutralized.

It vanished without a trace so silently that it didn’t even make a sound.

It didn’t hurt Xiao Yi,

nor did it affect his state of comprehension.

Seconds later, the Great Elder and the other elders appeared one after another.

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The pavilion where the Extreme Boundary Stele was placed was originally inside the Sword Hall,

hence the Sword Hall Elder arrived first.

When the Ten Elders felt the anomaly of the Extreme Boundary Stele, they all feared something had happened to it and immediately rushed over.

Only Elder Yi knew that the disturbance of the Extreme Boundary Stele must be related to Xiao Yi.

Worried, he rushed over with all his might.

The Outer Sect Treasury, located in the Outer Sect,

was a long distance from the Inner Sect.

Arriving at the Inner Sect, one had to pass through the Sword Hall to reach the pavilion and then enter the Spiritual Barrier.

This long journey, Elder Yi almost instantly covered, saving Xiao Yi.

One can imagine that his strength was much greater than that of the Sword Hall Elder.

At this moment, the Great Elder and the others who had just arrived stood stunned as they watched the Illusion on the Extreme Boundary Stele.

"Ancestor’s Illusion, that is the Ancestor’s Illusion..." The Great Elder said with immense excitement in his voice.

"It’s been hundreds of years, a full hundreds of years."

"The Extreme Boundary Stele has finally been fully comprehended."

"The Sky-splitting Sword Sect is finally going to have a Sword Master."

The Great Elder didn’t even realize that he was already brimming with tears.

The other elders were also overly excited, their faces flushed with emotion.

Hundreds of years is not a short time.

This was the long-cherished wish of many ancestors of the Sword Sect, and today it was realized before their eyes.

They naturally couldn’t contain their excitement.

Of course, these elders had all weathered great storms.

They quickly calmed their emotions.

And they immediately noticed the situation before them.

Elder Yi was firmly guarding Xiao Yi, looking at the Sword Hall Elder with murderous intent on his face.

"Shiyi, what’s going on?" the Great Elder hurriedly asked.

Elder Yi glanced at Xiao Yi, who was still in a state of comprehension, and did not wish to disturb him.

With a flash, he instantly moved to the front of the Great Elder and the others.

Then, with a wave of his hand, a surge of True Qi erected a complete barrier between the elders and Xiao Yi.

"Shiyi, what are you doing?" the Great Elder frowned.

"I just don’t want more villains to harm that kid," Elder Yi’s figure returned to his indifferent stance, but it was an indifference devoid of any emotional color.

To put it simply, it was detachment.

"What do you mean?" the Great Elder asked, puzzled, "To comprehend the Extreme Boundary Stele to the fullest."

"This is something the Sword Sect has yearned for hundreds of years, who would harm him?"

"You tell me," Elder Yi didn’t answer back with a question, and then fell silent.

The other elders were all astute, knowing Elder Yi’s implication as soon as they heard it.

Their eyes shifted to the Fourth Elder, the Sword Hall Elder.

"Fourth Elder, did you want to kill Xiao Yi?" the Great Elder asked coldly.

Although he was a few seconds late and didn’t see the Sword Qi released by the Sword Hall Elder,

the air still carried the remnants of the Sword Hall Elder’s Sword Qi.

And the trail of this Qi, obviously extended from the hands of the Sword Hall Elder to behind Xiao Yi.

For a truly profound Martial Artist, it wasn’t hard to detect these clues.

Hearing this, the Sword Hall Elder nodded his head.

He knew he couldn’t deceive the gathered elders.

A flicker of unwillingness crossed his face.

But he quickly regained his calm and composed demeanor.

He spoke solemnly, "I’m sure you all sensed the anomaly of the Extreme Boundary Stele and rushed over immediately."

"I was the first to arrive, but I saw the power in the Extreme Boundary Stele running amok, the Spiritual Barrier extremely unstable."

"At that time, the Ancestor’s Illusion had not yet appeared."

"I didn’t know that the power going berserk was because it was condensing the Ancestor’s Illusion."

"I just thought it was that kid overestimating himself, forcibly comprehending and violating the Prohibition of the Extreme Boundary Stele."

As the Sword Hall Elder spoke, he glanced coldly over Xiao Yi’s silhouette.

"You all know how important the Extreme Boundary Stele is to the Sword Sect, it cannot be compromised."

"In such a critical situation, I could only make such a decision, to kill the kid."

"So as not to risk an accident with the Extreme Boundary Stele."

"This..." The other elders were skeptical.

The Sword Hall Elder continued, "That kid is just a Fire Control Beast Martial Soul, with such an inferior talent, do you believe he could fully comprehend the Extreme Boundary Stele?"

"At least, before this Ancestor’s Illusion appeared, I didn’t believe it."

At this time, the Great Elder nodded and said, "Shiyi, perhaps it really is a misunderstanding."

"Furthermore, Xiao Yi hasn’t been injured for now, so let’s wait until he fully awakens from the state of comprehension," said the Great Elder.

"Hmph," Elder Yi snorted coldly.

But he said no more.

Perhaps, he deemed it beneath him to say more.

He turned away indifferently, stood with his hands clasped behind him, his eyes tightly fixed on Xiao Yi.

With him there, Xiao Yi couldn’t possibly be in danger again.

The other elders then turned their gaze to the phantom of the ancestor on the Extreme Boundary Stele.

In their eyes, that illusion was static.

But in the eyes of Xiao Yi, who was in the state of comprehension, it was not.

This was also the reason why he hadn’t awakened yet.

The phantom was dancing with a sword.

Stroke after stroke was profound and unpredictable.

Each stroke seemed to contain the entirety of his life’s Martial Arts Knowledge.

Each stroke seemed to be the best interpretation of the Overbearing Sword.

Xiao Yi watched, utterly captivated.

He knew that it wasn’t the true Sky-splitting Sword Demon.

It was just an illusion formed by the residual power on the Extreme Boundary Stele.

Whether it was the Mystic Realm Stele, the Origin World Stele, or the Extreme Boundary Stele.

Besides recording the life’s Martial Arts Knowledge of this martial arts predecessor;

There was also a trace of his power left behind during his lifetime.

Once the Comprehender fully understood the stele, the phantom of the ancestor would automatically condense.

It could symbolize the ancestor’s desire to see which descendant had grasped his Martial Arts Knowledge.

Or perhaps, it represented that the Martial Arts Stele had fully acknowledged the Comprehender.

When Xiao Yi was comprehending the Mystic Realm Stele in the Martial Arts Stele Forest, aside from obtaining the Martial Technique ’Lightning Stone,’ he also saw that ancestor’s phantom.

However, that ancestor was only a Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer Martial Artist during his lifetime.

The condensed phantom was very faint, almost invisible.

The Inner Sect Deacon at the time had not been able to sense it; only Xiao Yi himself could see it.

This time with the Extreme Boundary Stele’s powerful energy, the condensed phantom could be seen by others with the naked eye.

Back to the main point.

Several hours later, the ancestor’s phantom gradually faded and then disappeared.

The dance before had been yet another interpretation of the Martial Arts Knowledge from the Extreme Boundary Stele.

If previously Xiao Yi only had an understanding of the Overbearing Sword, now he had achieved complete mastery.

If earlier he had only comprehended Mountain Shattering Slash, Sea Covering Slash, and Sky-splitting Slash in a simplistic manner,

Now, it was as if he had executed them himself before, clear in his mind.

There is no need to mention Mountain Shattering Slash and Sea Covering Slash.

As for Sky-splitting Slash, once he had enough True Qi, he would be able to use it immediately.

Although he didn’t know when that day would come,

Ultimately, it was a tremendous gain.

After a while, Xiao Yi gradually woke up from his state of comprehension.

Upon waking, he immediately felt someone behind him not far away.

Startled, he turned his head and, upon seeing it was the Ten Elders along with Elder Yi, was taken aback.

"Greetings, elders," Xiao Yi clasped his fists and bowed in salutation.

"You are excused," the Great Elder came over with a face full of joy and kindly helped Xiao Yi up.

The rest of the elders, except for the Sword Hall Elders, also walked over with relieved smiles on their faces.

Only Elder Yi remained silent, his figure flickered, and in an instant, he disappeared from the spot, having already left.

With the Great Elder and others present, he knew that the Sword Hall Elder couldn’t harm Xiao Yi anymore.

"Elder Yi," Xiao Yi was taken aback.

The Great Elder waved his hand, "Don’t mind him, your master has a peculiar character."

Xiao Yi nodded and asked, "I wonder if the elders are here to seek something of me?"

"There is something, but it’s not urgent," replied the Great Elder.

"Do you know how long you have been comprehending the Extreme Boundary Stele?"

Xiao Yi frowned and answered, "At least three months, I guess."

"Four and a half months," the Great Elder said with a smile.

"Four and a half months?" Xiao Yi was shocked, "Does that mean the sect-wide competition has already started?"

"Yes," the Great Elder responded, "So you should go and participate first, and we will find you afterwards."

Just then, a voice of opposition arose.

"That’s not acceptable."

The Sword Hall Elder declared, "Xiao Yi did not participate in the drawing of lots, did not participate in the earlier bouts, how can he join now and disrupt the rules of the sect-wide competition?"

"He was engrossed in comprehending the Extreme Boundary Stele and as a result delayed the sect-wide competition; it’s his own lack of regard."

"One cannot have both fish and bear’s paws. He thought comprehending the Extreme Boundary Stele was more important, willing to miss the sect-wide competition."

"The consequences, he will naturally have to bear."

"The Sky-splitting Sword Sect has been established for countless years; the sect-wide competition is the grandest event, and no exception has ever been made for anyone."

The Sword Hall Elder’s face was stern, embodying the strict enforcement of the rules.

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