Devouring Soul Emperor

The crowd was a clamor of noise. Everyone wanted someone else to be the one to break the seal, but no one made a move.

Everyone had the same idea: to let others expend their Primordial Power and open the seal for them.

SCREECH!

A loud eagle’s cry echoed as a shadow swept across the summit. Everyone looked up to see a massive, glittering golden eagle circling above the peak.

"A Tier Three Demon Beast, the Golden Light Eagle! Brother Jintai is here!"

"Brother Jintai, we’re over here!"

On the summit, in a spot very close to the seal, a group of people waved and cheered a welcome.

’Jintai... So they must be from the Jin Family, one of the Four Great Clans. Using a Tier Three Demon Beast for transportation... Talk about flashy.’

Chu Qingyun raised his head, looking at the proud figure on the Golden Light Eagle as he silently mused.

Soon after, a giant green bird flew over and began circling the summit.

Another figure stood proudly upon its back, drawing waves of cheers from the Ye Family members below. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

It was Ye Can, the second-strongest of the Ye Family’s younger generation.

A red, phoenix-like bird, its body wreathed in flames, flew over in silence, carrying a young man with crimson eyebrows.

Zhou Li of the Zhou Family.

"Haha! Zhou Li, Ye Can, you’re a step behind me! It seems that green-feathered clunker and your firebird are no match for my family’s Golden Light Eagle!"

"A pointless comparison,"

Zhou Li said with a faint smile, shaking his head.

Ye Can, looking annoyed, snapped, "Why isn’t Xiao Zhu’er here yet? Hmm? Has no one from the Xiao Family come?"

"Haha, Ye Can, you’re out of the loop! The Xiao Family gave their spot to *that* young lady," Jintai said with a hearty laugh.

That young lady?

Ye Can and Zhou Li were both taken aback for a moment. Then, an involuntary, fervent glint appeared in their eyes.

That young lady had appeared suddenly in Lianshan County City half a month ago and had, almost overnight, captivated the entire metropolis. Countless young masters had been smitten by her, falling over themselves to win her favor.

Furthermore, nearly every young master from a prominent family had received a stern warning from home: under no circumstances were they to show the slightest disrespect to that young lady!

Just as the two were lost in reverie, a streak of cyan light flew across the sky. A woman in green robes, ethereal as a fairy, hovered silently above the summit, standing upon a ribbon of cyan silk.

The moment she appeared, the entire summit fell silent. Every head turned, every eye fixed upon her, unblinking.

Skin of ice, bones of snow, a beauty of peerless grace. A woman like this could only belong in the heavens...

"Hmph!"

A heavy snort from Jintai, still atop his Golden Light Eagle, startled everyone out of their trance.

Seeing everyone gawking at the goddess of his dreams made Jintai extremely unhappy.

"Miss Ning Xue, I am Ye Can of the Ye Family. I have long heard of your celestial beauty, and seeing you today, I can confirm the rumors don’t do you justice."

"I am Zhou Li. To behold your face today, Miss Ning Xue, is truly an honor."

Ye Can and Zhou Li competed to shower her with flattery, causing the muscles at the corner of Jintai’s eye to twitch in anger.

However, Miss Ning Xue’s expression remained placid, her face even bordering on cold indifference.

"Gentlemen, business comes first. We should focus on breaking the seal."

The goddess had spoken, and the three men eagerly agreed.

This time, Jintai was the first to act.

"Cliff-Breaking Golden Saber!"

"Golden Saber Cliff!"

With a great roar, a dazzling golden saber materialized in Jintai’s hand.

He slashed downward, and a massive golden saber, over a hundred meters long, materialized in the air. It flared with a blinding light and smashed down hard upon the seal.

The thin seal vibrated violently, and the entire mountain peak shuddered from the force of this overwhelming strike.

"The Jin Family’s strongest Martial Soul, the Tier Three Cliff-Breaking Golden Saber! It’s as incredible as they say!"

"I heard Jintai perfectly inherited his father’s Martial Soul—the Jin Family Patriarch’s. Because he possesses the exact same one, he’s been groomed to be the next Clan Leader since he was a child."

The power Jintai displayed filled the eyes of many onlookers with deep wariness.

"Watch this!"

"Black Wind Python!"

Not to be outdone, Ye Can summoned his own Martial Soul. He poured his Primordial Power into it, and the soul rapidly expanded, becoming a hundred-meter-long python as thick as a barrel in the blink of an eye.

The massive python, with its sharp fangs and a body wreathed in black mist, slammed violently into the seal on the summit.

The violent impact caused the seal to thin even further.

The sheer power of a Tier Three Martial Soul once again left the Martial Artists below in awe.

Chu Qingyun had been in Qingshan City for a while now, but this was the first time he had ever seen a Tier Three Martial Soul.

But as awestruck as he was, he felt no jealousy. ’I know that one day,’ he thought, ’I’ll have a Tier Three Martial Soul too. Even Tier Four, Tier Five, and stronger ones!’

His Devouring Martial Soul had absorbed Zhang Han’s Martial Soul Power, and its enhancement progress had already reached 21%.

’As soon as I enhance the Devouring Martial Soul to Tier Three, I can start enhancing my other Martial Souls.’

After Jintai and Ye Can, Zhou Li made his move, unhurried and composed.

His Martial Soul was also Tier Three: a Flame Bird.

The Flame Bird Martial Soul circled the seal once, showering it with vast sheets of flame that caused the temperature on the summit to spike dramatically.

After the three of them had taken their turns, the seal enveloping the tomb was weakened to its absolute limit. It flickered in and out of sight, looking as if it might shatter at any moment.

Everyone began to covertly gather their power, their gazes fixed on the last of the four figures in the sky: the celestial Miss Ning Xue.

What tier was her Martial Soul?

Everyone was incredibly curious.

However, Ning Xue didn’t use a Martial Soul. She simply tapped the cyan ribbon beneath her feet, and a streak of cyan light shot out, striking the seal like a flying sword.

The seal was already on the verge of collapse. This final strike was all it took; a single point gave way, and the entire barrier shattered with a deafening CRASH.

The instant the seal shattered, the three young masters and Miss Ning Xue leaped down. The four of them plunged through the opening at nearly the same moment, charging toward the depths of the Martial King’s Tomb.

The crowd behind them immediately followed, surging through the wide gateway like a tidal wave.

Chu Qingyun, having arrived late, was at the back of the pack.

By the time he rushed in, many people had already vanished deep within.

Seeing this, Chu Qingyun actually relaxed. ’I’m already behind,’ he reasoned. ’There’s no point in desperately rushing forward now.’

Besides, he was sure that a place like the Martial King’s Tomb wouldn’t be so simple. It wasn’t a matter of ’first come, first served’.

Beyond the gate was a large hall. Directly opposite stood a life-sized statue of white jade, and behind it were three passageways, each appearing to lead to a different area.

The white jade statue was carved with breathtaking realism; every detail was meticulously sculpted. It was clearly a masterpiece made with immense care.

The figure depicted was handsome, and its face seemed to radiate a valiant, heroic aura.

’This... must be the statue of the tomb’s master, the Canglang King.’

Chu Qingyun studied the statue for a moment. In that brief time, everyone else had already charged into the three passageways.