Devouring Soul Emperor

Under the terrifying suction of the Devouring Martial Soul, the secret chamber bore the brunt of the force.

Gales suddenly erupted within the chamber. All the Primordial Power in the room was instantly drained, vacuumed into Chu Qingyun’s Qi Sea.

But for a Qi Sea that had already expanded to a two-thousand-meter radius, this bit of Primordial Power was but a drop in the ocean.

The Devouring Martial Soul continued its frenzied absorption. The Primordial Stones Chu Qingyun carried, both Middle and Lower Grade, all flew out from his person and floated around his body.

BANG, BANG, BANG...

Amidst a series of explosions, all the Primordial Stones shattered in just over ten seconds. Every last bit of their Primordial Power was extracted and poured into the continuously expanding Qi Sea.

The infusion of Primordial Power from the stones slightly slowed the spread of the cracks.

But as his Qi Sea continued to swell, that minor effect was quickly negated. The dense web of cracks grew larger and more numerous.

Faced with a Qi Sea on the verge of shattering, the Devouring Martial Soul seemed to take it as a provocation, unleashing an even more formidable Devouring Power.

Above the entire Assassin Alliance, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power began to fluctuate violently. Stream after stream of this power was gathered by the Devouring Power and forcibly drawn into Chu Qingyun’s Qi Sea.

The moment the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power was disturbed, faces in the City Lord’s Mansion, the Blood Wolf Gang, the Deng Family, and the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower all changed. Nearly every Martial Artist turned to look in the direction of the Assassin Alliance.

’Stirring the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power... That’s not something an ordinary person can do!’

Outside, You Yun’s expression changed drastically. She shot toward the secret chamber where Chu Qingyun was in seclusion.

Inside the chamber, a fierce gale was raging. All the tables and chairs had been pulverized, the debris ricocheting around the room. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Power seemed to be forming a funnel-like vortex.

At its center was Chu Qingyun, sitting cross-legged!

’This guy is causing such a huge commotion just by breaking through to the Martial Artist realm!’

"Suppress!"

You Yun let out a low cry. Chilling ripples emanated from her palms, quickly filling the area and concealing the disturbance in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power.

As the tremors in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power vanished, many people looked away, privately speculating about what had just happened.

But from within the City Lord’s Mansion, a figure shot out, becoming a series of afterimages that flickered across the rooftops, heading toward the Assassin Alliance.

His speed was so fast he was practically invisible!

A middle-aged man in a green robe with handsome features suddenly appeared on a rooftop next to the Assassin Alliance. He frowned slightly, staring at the vortex of Primordial Power gathering above the building.

This was Ye Qi’s father, the City Lord of Qingshan City, a Martial Spirit Level expert—Ye Qingfeng!

"This is a matter for the Assassin Alliance. I’d advise you not to meddle, sir."

Inside the secret chamber, You Yun looked up slightly and spoke in an indifferent tone.

Though she couldn’t see him, she could sense a faint aura outside—an expert on the same level as herself.

"This may be the Assassin Alliance, but it is also Qingshan City, and part of the Great Xia nation."

The green-robed man was unmoved, remaining on the rooftop. An extremely condensed stream of Primordial Power flowed from his hand and merged with the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Power as he attempted to probe the situation below.

"Hmph!"

Sensing the intruding Primordial Power, You Yun snorted. A black flame shot from her delicate fingertips, instantly incinerating the probe into nothingness.

"Hm?"

Ye Qingfeng’s expression changed. A tyrannical aura surged from the rooftop, pressing down in a subtle confrontation with You Yun’s own.

However, both of them exercised restraint, not wanting to engage in an all-out fight.

You Yun was concerned for Chu Qingyun, while Ye Qingfeng was wary of the unfathomable Assassin Alliance behind her.

About two minutes later, Chu Qingyun’s Qi Sea reached its expansion limit. The Devouring Martial Soul slowly calmed, settling obediently in the very center of the Qi Sea.

The disturbed Heaven and Earth Primordial Power quickly returned to normal.

Aside from the trashed secret chamber, it was as if nothing had ever happened.

With the phenomenon gone, Ye Qingfeng had no desire to linger. He gave the area below one last, deep look before vanishing into a phantom, as if he had never appeared at all.

Once Chu Qingyun’s Qi Sea stabilized, his Five-Star Vine Soul and Shadow Martial Soul also took up residence within it.

However, they stayed far apart, one to the south and one to the north, cowering in the corners of his Qi Sea.

A vast area in the center of the Qi Sea was occupied by the roiling, chaotic mass of the Devouring Martial Soul. The Five-Star Vine Soul and Shadow Martial Soul didn’t dare to approach it.

"Phew, it’s finally over..."

Chu Qingyun opened his eyes, wiping cold sweat from his brow.

’I have to admit, opening my Qi Sea this time truly terrified me.’

’I thought that with a Tier Two Devouring Martial Soul, creating a hundred-meter-radius Qi Sea would be incredible. I never expected it to go berserk and nearly tear my Qi Sea apart!’

The instant Chu Qingyun opened his eyes, he saw a pair of small, fair hands darting toward his abdomen like lightning.

Even though he had advanced to a level-one Martial Artist, Chu Qingyun was completely immobilized by You Yun’s terrifying aura. He could only watch helplessly as she pressed her hand against his lower abdomen.

Suddenly, You Yun’s visible eyes widened into perfect circles.

"A Qi Sea with a ten-thousand-meter radius!"

"How is that possible!"

Even with all her worldly knowledge, You Yun couldn’t help but cry out in shock.

A ten-thousand-meter-radius Qi Sea... She had never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen one!

The largest Qi Sea she had ever encountered—which could be considered the largest in the world—was only eight thousand meters in radius. It was still a far cry from ten thousand!

"Ahem, Miss Youyun, could you please remove your hand..."

Chu Qingyun coughed, his tone helpless.

As a Martial Artist, his physical constitution was naturally excellent. He was impervious to heat and cold, so he wore relatively thin clothes.

You Yun’s small hand happened to be resting on a rather sensitive area, causing the virile young man to have an involuntary reaction.

"Tch. Show me your Martial Soul."

You Yun’s face flushed red as she insisted on inspecting Chu Qingyun’s Martial Soul.

Amused, Chu Qingyun released his Five-Star Vine Soul again, letting You Yun inspect it carefully.

’The fact that I could open a Qi Sea with a ten-thousand-meter radius is shocking even to me,’ Chu Qingyun thought. ’But I know it must be because of the Devouring Martial Soul.’

’I still don’t fully understand this mysterious Martial Soul.’

You Yun examined it carefully several times. She even had Chu Qingyun infuse it with Primordial Power and attack her with the Five-Star Vine Soul, but she still found nothing.

No matter how she looked at it, the Martial Soul appeared to be a completely ordinary Tier Two Martial Soul.

"This is so strange. Black Saber, did you feel anything unusual during your breakthrough?" You Yun gave up on inspecting the Martial Soul and asked with a frown.

"Anything unusual...? No, I was semi-conscious the whole time."

Chu Qingyun said, feigning a thoughtful expression.

’It’s not that I want to lie to her,’ he thought, ’but the secret of the Devouring Martial Soul is just too significant. If anyone found out, it would only bring disaster, with no benefit whatsoever.’