Devouring Soul Emperor

The three people in the room all shuddered in fright at the sound of the voice.

"I told you not to blow things out of proportion, and what happens? You’ve caused a huge stir, and now it’s spreading throughout the entire Great Xia Dragon Guard!"

Liu Taian glared at Liu Canghai and Liu Cangyi, scolding them angrily.

"From now on, I forbid you from going after that Chu Qingyun anymore!"

"What? Third Uncle, but..."

Liu Canghai was unwilling to accept it.

"No ’buts’!"

"The Celestial Wind Army Master told me this himself! Such a trivial matter, yet you made such a fuss that the Lord Military Commander himself found out. You’ve made me lose all my face!"

"If you really want to deal with Chu Qingyun, then wait until he advances to the Martial Spirit Realm and go defeat him fair and square!"

"You, a dignified Guard General, have become a wretched shadow of your former self, and you still have the nerve to lecture others!"

"You have the strength of the Martial Spirit Realm, yet you haven’t even mastered a single Spirit Level Fist Technique. From now on, you will reflect on your actions in seclusion! You are not to leave the house until you’ve reached Great Success with the Poison Dragon Fist!"

After furiously berating Liu Canghai, Liu Taian left with a cold expression.

Enraged, Liu Canghai slammed his hand down, shattering the table. His eyes glinted, his thoughts unreadable.

「Elsewhere.」

Chu Qingyun and his two friends strolled through the Dongcheng District for a while. When it was nearly dinnertime, they went to Songhe Tower.

Songhe Tower, a very famous restaurant in Lianshan County City, was bustling with customers every day. It was fair to say getting a table was difficult.

Luckily, Chu Qingyun’s group arrived early and managed to get a table on the second floor.

Sun Daxiong was clearly a regular. After briefly consulting the other two, he ordered more than a dozen dishes.

The three chatted casually while they waited.

Suddenly, Chu Qingyun spotted a beautiful figure walking up the stairs.

"Ye Qi?"

Recognizing the person who had come up, Chu Qingyun couldn’t help but call out in pleasant surprise.

Ye Qi’s head shot up, her pretty face lighting up with surprise. "Chu Qingyun?"

"What are you doing here?"

The two asked at almost the same time.

"Ahem, I came here to eat with two friends. This is Sun Daxiong, and this is Xia He. Sun, Xia He, this is Ye Qi. We knew each other back in Qingshan City."

Chu Qingyun cleared his throat and gave a simple introduction.

After exchanging greetings with a smile, Ye Qi sat down beside Chu Qingyun without hesitation. "Chu Qingyun, you’re not a very good friend. You didn’t look for me when you first arrived in Qingshan City, and now that you’re in the County City, you haven’t come to find me either."

Hearing this, Sun Daxiong and Xia He’s eyes lit up, and they looked at Chu Qingyun in a peculiar way.

’This kid just buries his head in cultivation all day, but his luck with women is surprisingly good. First, there was that bewitching and enchanting Qin Ya, and now a youthful and pretty Ye Qi has appeared.’

Of course, they didn’t know about You Yun and Ning Xue, otherwise...

"I’ve been a bit busy lately and haven’t gone out much. By the way, why did you come to Songhe Tower alone? You’re not here to eat, are you?"

Chu Qingyun was very happy to run into Ye Qi by chance, so he didn’t notice the looks Sun Daxiong and Xia He were giving him.

"Me? I’m here to buy some Snow Scale Fish for my father. He tried it once and fell in love with it," Ye Qi said with a small smile. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"City Lord Ye came to the County City, too?" Chu Qingyun asked in surprise.

He had only found out later that Ye Qi’s father was the City Lord of Qingshan City, though he had never met him.

At the mention of Ye Qingfeng, a flicker of worry crossed Ye Qi’s brow, as if she had something on her mind. However, she still nodded with a smile, though it felt a bit forced.

"Ye Qi, what’s wrong? Are you in some kind of trouble?" Chu Qingyun asked softly.

"I..." Ye Qi seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. She then shook her head gently and forced a smile. "How could I be? My father is a Martial Spirit Level expert. What kind of trouble could I have?"

That’s what she said, but inwardly she sighed, ’The trouble I’m in isn’t something you can solve.’

"Is that so..."

Chu Qingyun nodded, though he didn’t quite believe it.

A Martial Spirit Level expert was considered an absolute powerhouse in Qingshan City—a regional titan, a great figure who could blot out the sky with a single hand.

But things were different here in Lianshan County City.

Whether it was the so-called Four Great Clans or other major factions, none of them lacked Martial Spirit Level experts.

As for the Great Xia Dragon Guard, that went without saying. The number of Martial Spirit Level experts in the Six Armies combined was likely greater than the total of all other factions!

Since Ye Qi was unwilling to talk about it, Chu Qingyun didn’t press the matter.

However, if he knew what trouble she was in, Chu Qingyun would definitely do everything in his power to help her, because he wasn’t the type to be ungrateful.

Ye Qi had helped him a lot back in Qingshan City.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that she had given him the Celestial Sword Three Techniques was a debt he felt he could never fully repay.

Chu Qingyun hadn’t used the Celestial Sword Three Techniques many times, but each time, it had played an unparalleled role, serving as a massive trump card.

The food arrived quickly, and the group chatted as they ate.

Ye Qi was also very happy to have met Chu Qingyun at Songhe Tower. She quickly returned to her lively self, chattering on about her various experiences in Lianshan County City, and the group had a joyful conversation.

Just then, the sound of a woman’s wanton laughter echoed from the staircase as five or six people slowly made their way up.

In the lead was a young master with a provocatively dressed woman in his arms.

Chu Qingyun recognized this person. It was Ye Can, whom he had met and clashed with before in the Martial King’s Tomb.

As soon as he reached the second floor of Songhe Tower, Ye Can’s eyes fell on Ye Qi, a flicker of desire and resentment flashing within them.

When he had traveled back to the County City with Ye Qi, he had been captivated by her beauty. After arriving, he had relentlessly pursued and pestered her.

But Ye Qi had always given him the cold shoulder, refusing to even acknowledge him.

The reason was simple: although Ye Can was a genius of the Ye Family’s younger generation, his character was truly terrible, especially regarding his private life.

"Hmph, Ye Qi, I can’t believe you’re still in the mood to eat at Songhe Tower. Have you decided to stop caring about that damned father of yours?"

Ye Can said with a sinister smile, his eyes fixed on Ye Qi.

His gaze roamed insolently over her body.

Hearing this, Chu Qingyun and the other two at the table all frowned.

This guy comes up and immediately starts provoking her. It was a complete lack of respect for the three men sitting at her table.

Ye Qi shot Ye Can a look of disgust and helplessness before turning to whisper to Chu Qingyun’s group, "Chu Qingyun, let’s just ignore him. He’s already a ninth-level Martial Artist. We shouldn’t cause any trouble."

A ninth-level Martial Artist...

The expressions on the faces of Chu Qingyun and his friends were a bit strange. They glanced at each other, unable to suppress the urge to laugh.

In front of most people, being a ninth-level Martial Artist was indeed capital for being arrogant.

But in front of these three, it was a complete joke!

Just this morning, Chu Qingyun had thrashed eighteen ninth-level Martial Artists, five of whom were Gold Medal Captains of the Great Xia Dragon Guard!