Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 640: Two Trump Cards

"Hall Master, how is the Abyss Beast Tide now?"

Xiao Yi had just awakened and wasn’t clear about the events of the past few days.

The Hall Master smiled and said, "It has all been resolved, you can rest assured."

As he spoke, the Hall Master explained what had happened since that day.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi nodded.

The East Sea Festival and the Abyss Beast Tide had both come to an end.

However, Xiao Yi still had some doubts about his battle with the Devouring Sky Demon Whale Emperor that day.

"Hall Master, what is a Domain?" Xiao Yi asked.

He had always been puzzled about Domains.

Among the Sixteen Flame Dragon Countries, if one were to speak of the strongest power,

it would naturally be the Hall Master, the Divine Martial King, and the Senior Swordswoman; all three had Half-step Heavenly Extreme Cultivation.

And if one were to speak of vast knowledge, it would certainly be the Hall Master.

Not to mention the knowledge the Hall Master had accumulated over who knows how many hundreds of years,

the countless Ancient Scrolls and various historical records of the Demon Hunting Hall simply weren’t comparable to those of other forces and powerful individuals.

"Domain." The Hall Master thought for a moment, organizing the knowledge in his mind.

"How should I explain it to you?"

"It is a technique used by Heavenly Extreme Realm Martial Artists. I haven’t reached that level yet, nor have I mastered a Domain."

"I can only explain it to you roughly based on the inheritance scrolls of the Demon Hunting Hall."

The Hall Master paused and then said, "A Domain is a kind of application of Heaven and Earth Martial Arts Power."

"It requires control of the full power of the Martial Arts one practices to comprehend it; hence, it is a technique of the Heavenly Extreme Realm Martial Artists."

With each advancement in Cultivation, an Earth Extreme Realm Martial Artist gains control of another portion of Martial Arts Power.

Full control of ten parts of power means reaching the Heavenly Extreme Realm.

"Moreover, the strength of a Domain, and the Martial Arts Power infused within it, are related."

"The stronger the Martial Arts Power infused, the greater the might of the Domain."

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi became puzzled. "So a Domain requires the infusion of Martial Arts Power?"

"Correct," the Hall Master nodded.

"Earth Extreme Realm Martial Artists start controlling Heaven and Earth Martial Arts Power in preparation for this."

"One part, two parts, three parts... up to eight, nine parts of Martial Arts Power, an Earth Extreme Realm Martial Artist can greatly enhance the power of a Martial Technique by infusing it."

"Of course, to truly unleash the power of Martial Techniques that are at least Middle-level Heavenly Rank, one must use Martial Arts Power."

"And only when one controls ten parts, is one qualified to infuse a Domain."

Xiao Yi roughly understood what the Hall Master meant.

One to nine parts of Martial Arts Power were used to boost Martial Techniques.

Ten parts were used for a Domain.

The Hall Master continued, "Additionally, according to the Ancient Scrolls, there are many kinds of Domains with different effects and vastly different strengths."

"The Forbidden Element Domain is just one type, which has the effect of restraining others’ Cultivation."

"Your Heavenly Fire Domain is also one of these."

"Within your Domain, you have absolute control over flames, and its might can contend with Heaven and Earth."

"Heavenly Fire Domain?" Xiao Yi murmured to himself.

"Indeed," the Hall Master nodded and chuckled, "The Skyfire Seal is a Domain Martial Skill."

"A Domain Martial Skill is a way to project a Domain in the form of a Martial Technique."

"Therefore, Domain Martial Skills are even superior to Heavenly Rank Peak Martial Techniques."

The Hall Master looked at Xiao Yi, satisfaction apparent in his eyes.

"Now you understand why I was so surprised when I first learned that you had received the inheritance of the Skyfire Saint."

"Domain Martial Skills are extremely difficult to comprehend."

"Even for a Martial Artist at my level, there’s not much certainty of grasping it."

"Your comprehension indicates that your chances of breaking through to the Heavenly Extreme Realm in the future are more than ten times greater than ours."

"And even if you cannot break through to the Heavenly Extreme Realm and get stuck at Half-step Heavenly Extreme, by controlling a Domain Martial Skill, your strength will far surpass ours."

"Becoming the undisputed strongest in the Sixteen Flame Dragon Countries."

In simple terms, if in the future Xiao Yi, like the Hall Master and the Divine Martial King, were trapped at Half-step Heavenly Extreme,

but controlled a ’Domain Martial Skill,’ he could use the Domain in a veiled way.

Thus, at Half-step Heavenly Extreme, his power would far exceed that of the current Hall Master and the other two.

"Of course, if you can truly break through to the Heavenly Extreme Realm and control ten parts of Martial Arts Power."

"The power of the Skyfire Seal will become even stronger," the Hall Master said with a smile on his face.

He was extremely satisfied with Yi Xiao as his successor.

Apart from often being secretive and rarely seen, he could hardly find any other dissatisfaction.

"Hall Master, what comes after ten parts of Martial Arts Power?" Xiao Yi asked, puzzled.

Xiao Yi had always been full of interest when it came to the practice of Martial Arts.

"After that?" The Hall Master pondered for a moment before answering.

"After that, it depends on the level of Martial Arts Power."

"The more top-notch the Martial Arts Power, the greater the amplification to the domain."

"The Martial Technique practiced will also lead to the derivation and understanding of different domains."

"And therefore, there are domains with different effects, which I have already told you about."

"As for many other domains, I won’t go into detail now, as it’s useless to talk too much about them."

"When you reach that level, many things will become clear to you."

Xiao Yi nodded.

No amount of explanation from others is as good as reaching that realm oneself.

When you’re in that realm yourself, the ’scenery’ within is crystal clear.

Xiao Yi also roughly understood the events of that day.

The Skyfire Seal, as a Domain Martial Skill, allowed him to indirectly use the Heavenly Fire Domain.

And Martial Arts True Intent, Xiao Yi remembered, had once been described by Senior Swordswoman as the most complete Martial Arts Power.

Above all other Martial Arts.

The domain’s power varies according to the level and strength of the Martial Arts Power that blesses it.

Naturally, the Heavenly Fire Domain, when augmented by Martial Arts True Intent, possessed overwhelming power.

Its power should be far stronger than that of other Heavenly Extreme Realm Martial Artists when deploying their domains.

The Abyss Demon Emperor was not originally of the Heavenly Extreme Realm; it had merely forced its strength to reach the realm, making it Quasi-Sky Extreme Realm.

Naturally, it could not withstand the Heavenly Fire Domain augmented by Martial Arts True Intent and thus died.

"Alas," Xiao Yi sighed.

He now had two of the strongest trump cards.

One was invoking the power of the Ice Phoenix Sword.

The other was the Heavenly Fire Domain augmented by Martial Arts True Intent.

Unfortunately, both these trump cards came with great consequences.

Calling upon the Ice Phoenix Sword’s power would rebound, resulting in either death or disability.

Using Martial Arts True Intent to deploy the Heavenly Fire Domain, the backlash would directly take his life force.

He was uncertain whether the Ice Phoenix Sword would be able to shield him from the backlash if he used the Heavenly Fire Domain in the same way again.

"Why the sigh?" the Hall Master asked, puzzled, looking at Xiao Yi.

"Nothing," Xiao Yi said with a light chuckle.

"It’s just that—with the matter here resolved—I should be leaving."

"Leaving?" the Hall Master was taken aback.

"Yes," Xiao Yi nodded and said, "If I’m not mistaken, now that the Abyss Demon Beast crisis is over, there should be a grand victory banquet planned for the fortress."

"Of course," the Hall Master said.

Xiao Yi chuckled and said, "The Hall Master has always known that I’m not the type to care for such needless revelry."

"Those meaningless honors matter even less to me."

"With that time, I’d rather venture into other dangerous places."

"There are many places in the Sixteen Flame Dragon Countries I have yet to visit."

"Alright then," the Hall Master hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Originally, for ending the Beast Tide calamity, the Twins hold great merit."

"The Divine Martial King and I had planned to reward you handsomely at the banquet."

"However, since you have such a temperament and aren’t disturbed by worldly fame and profit, focusing solely on cultivation is also good."

"Just, you have just woken up and still have injuries, it would be better to leave once your injuries have stabilized."

"I’ll hold onto the rewards for the Beast Tide for you."

"Once you’ve had enough adventure out there, come back to the Flame Martial Main Hall to manage affairs."

"Yes," Xiao Yi nodded and responded.

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Third update.

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