Chapter 2011: What Is the Soul Emperor
Chapter 2011: Chapter 2011: What Is the Soul Emperor
"Dead?" The Soul Hall Master paused for a moment.
"I hope not to see that happen."
"If it does, I will do everything in my power to keep you alive."
The Soul Hall Master spoke sincerely.
"Heh." Xiao Yi shook his head with a smile.
Today, the Soul Hall Master can give such a promise without hesitation.
But, if the Soul Hall Master knows in the future that he is Xiao Yi, will he still have this intention?
"Forget it, pretend I didn’t ask." Xiao Yi shook his head.
"I’ll temporarily hold onto this token."
"If one day the Soul Hall Master changes his mind, just take the token back."
"Temporary?" The Soul Hall Master frowned, "So you still plan to regret it later?"
"No." Xiao Yi shook his head, "I mean, as long as the Soul Hall Master doesn’t regret it, I will keep the token."
"If the Soul Hall Master changes his mind, I’ll return the token."
"Whether to take back the token later, it’s up to you, Soul Hall Master."
This is the best solution Xiao Yi can think of now.
The token, he can temporarily hold onto it.
If he recovers his identity as Xiao Yi one day and the Soul Hall Master no longer wishes to give him the token, he can simply take it back.
"My intention?" The Soul Hall Master smiled.
"Alright, as long as you don’t regret it on your own."
"Since I’ve chosen you, I won’t regret it."
Hearing this, Xiao Yi shrugged his shoulders.
Who knows what will happen in the future.
The Soul Hall Master glanced at the token on the table and said with a smile, "Aren’t you going to take it?"
Xiao Yi nodded and took the token.
"Alright, that’s it for the conversation." The Soul Hall Master smiled, his face clearly showing a satisfied smile.
Xiao Yi nodded, but did not leave.
"The kid has some doubts and wants to ask."
The Soul Hall Master heard this and smiled.
He could tell that Xiao Xun’s form of address had changed to ’the kid’ instead of ’this one,’ proving Xiao Xun had acknowledged him as a senior.
"What doubts do you have, feel free to ask."
Xiao Yi nodded, "During my training journey, I’ve heard the words ’His Majesty’ more than once."
"Of course, I’ve also heard it from the mouths of two Hall Masters."
"His Majesty refers to the so-called Soul Emperor?"
"Indeed." The Soul Hall Master nodded, "The words Soul Emperor are not casually spoken by the average person."
"To say it is to defy the Heaven and Earth rules, with significant consequences."
"Thus, it is usually replaced by ’His Majesty.’"
"I am a strong practitioner of the Soul Dao, so I have some resistance to this kind of backlash from Heaven and Earth power and can say these words at the appropriate time."
"Of course, if I were to say Soul Emperor continuously over and over, even I would not be able to withstand it."
"Heaven and Earth backlash?" Xiao Yi frowned.
"What exactly is a Soul Emperor?"
This is a question Xiao Yi has always wanted to ask.
"You’re interested in this?" The Soul Hall Master smiled and said, "Sit down first."
Xiao Yi nodded and casually sat to one side.
The Soul Hall Master nodded with satisfaction and said, "Although these two words have little use now."
"But since you’re interested, I’ll explain them to you."
"Soul Emperor, as the name implies, holds the title of Emperor, is the strongest on the continent, and is capable of contending with this Heaven and Earth."
"Contending with Heaven and Earth?" Xiao Yi’s face showed surprise.
Xiao Yi certainly knew that the holders of the Emperor title were among the strongest on the continent.
Like the Sword Emperor and the Ancient First Emperor, Ancient Emperor.
However, even as strong as these two, they at best could change the Heaven and Earth rules within a certain range.
Like the Sword Domain, a trace of origin power left by the Sword Emperor can change the Heaven and Earth rules of that region.
If the Sword Emperor were alive and in his prime, it would undoubtedly be more terrifying.
But, if you say someone can contend with the entire Heaven and Earth, that’s almost an absurd fantasy and simply impossible to achieve.
The only one who can achieve it is the Martial God.
The Soul Hall Master then said, "The Soul Emperor is the only person who is equal with this Heaven and Earth."
"The will of the Soul Emperor is equivalent to the will of this Heaven and Earth."
"Is that not a Martial God?" Xiao Yi asked in surprise.
"No." The Soul Hall Master shook his head, "The Martial God is above this Heaven and Earth."
"But the Martial God, how ethereal and unreal?"
"For you ordinary Martial Artists, the position of Martial God is the end of the Martial Arts Dao, a legendary myth."
"And for us legends, even for me or other legends of this era, the Martial God is still just an illusory existence."
"Simply put, whether a Martial God actually exists, or whether a Martial Artist can become a Martial God, is uncertain, it is merely a legend."
Indeed, the pursuit of any Martial Artist is the end of the Martial Arts Dao, the position of Martial God.
But since the existence of the Flame Dragon Continent, who has truly walked to the end of the Martial Arts Dao?
The Martial God is simply an illusory legend.
"Let’s return to the Soul Emperor." The Soul Hall Master said solemnly.
"Simply put, as its name suggests, it is the Emperor among souls, the sovereign of Martial Souls, the owner of the strongest Martial Soul of this era."
"The owner of the strongest Martial Soul?" Xiao Yi frowned and muttered to himself.
The Soul Hall Master slowly said, "It’s widely known that the Martial Soul is formed from the rules of Heaven and Earth."
"Thus, the strongest Martial Soul is also the strongest Heaven and Earth rules."
"Naturally, the owner of the strongest Martial Soul inherently possesses the strongest Heaven and Earth rules and can even contend with this Heaven and Earth."
"His will, the will of the Martial Soul, is the will of Heaven and Earth."
"But." The Soul Hall Master paused, "This also has its limitations."
"It’s possible that the strongest Martial Soul of this era does not reach the level of contending with Heaven and Earth, thus cannot be considered a Soul Emperor."
Xiao Yi realized, "I understand, every era may have a Soul Emperor, but not every era possesses a Soul Emperor."
"Exactly." The Soul Hall Master nodded, "Since the existence of the Flame Dragon Continent, countless eras have passed."
"Every era must have a strongest Martial Soul."
"But this strongest Martial Soul may not reach the standards of Heaven and Earth."
Indeed, every era surely has the strongest Martial Soul.
Yet even if the strongest Martial Soul fails to reach the standards of Heaven and Earth, it cannot be considered a Soul Emperor.
A Soul Emperor must be the strongest Martial Soul and meet the limits of Heaven and Earth.
Therefore, every era has a strongest Martial Soul, but not every era has a Soul Emperor.
"What about this generation?" Xiao Yi asked, "Has the strongest Martial Soul of this era reached the limit of Heaven and Earth? Or, does this generation have a Soul Emperor?"
The Soul Hall Master briefly showed a trace of sorrow and anger, nodded, and then shook his head.
"Yes, but also no."
"This generation indeed has a Soul Emperor, and it has already revealed itself."
"About a year ago, ’His Majesty’ once communicated with Heaven and Earth, showing signs."
"Unfortunately, ’His Majesty’ has also fallen."
"That’s why I mentioned earlier that these two words are now meaningless and useless."
"Fallen?" Xiao Yi slightly frowned.
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