Imperial God Emperor

If this were not the Martial Guard Hall, and his superior Bao Shinu were not here, Luo Yi really would have bounced up and down with joy. 

Happiness came too suddenly. 

Luo Yi felt he was choking from excitement.

This was an unprecedented experience for him. 

So much so that he was petrified, motionless where he was, gasping for breaths.  

After a full ten minutes, Luo Yi finally calmed down slowly.

He thought of something again. 

He had heard before that when the legendary Palace Lord Ye first came to the Snow capital, Bao Shinu was his military instructor during his special training in the Imperial military building. To have this opportunity today, besides his own talent being noticed by Palace Lord Ye, military instructor Bao Shinu must have also said some good words about him to Ye Qingyu. 

Besides joy and excitement, Luo Yi emotionally bowed deeply to Bao Shinu. “Thank you commander for the promotion, subordinate is extremely grateful!” 

His voice trembled, his gratitude for Bao Shinu was obvious in his speech.

Bao Shinu waved his hand and smacked his lips, “Little Luo, the opportunity is rare, you’re really lucky, even I envy you, I also want to go work for Palace Lord Ye, but I’m not good enough. Haha, boy, you can be said to be reaching the sky in one step, rapidly going up in the world, but I also have to remind you that, in the future, when you're at Palace Lord Ye’s side, you have to be good. You have a promising future ahead of you!” 

……

An hour later. 

In the Light Palace. 

Young soldier Luo Yi forcibly suppressed his excitement and emotions, standing tall and straight like a spear in the main hall. 

And within meters in front of him, sitting upright behind a huge desk was a handsome figure on the stone chair. His white robe was like snow, his black hair was as dark as ink, his brows were long and sword-like, and his demeanour was like that of an Immortal. It was the one in charge of Light City, Light Palace Lord Ye Qingyu. 

There was no apparent pressure and imposing manner in the air.

But the little captain of [Blazing Flame Battalion] Luo Yi felt tightness at his throat, and his body unexpectedly became somewhat stiff from nervousness. 

Half an hour before. 

Luo Yi came to Light City to report. 

After submitting the official seal at the city gate, he received the personal guidance of the Light Envoy who handled almost all affairs of the Light City, commander Gao Han, and was brought to the Palace Lord ,Ye Qingyu. 

It was Luo Yi's first time seeing the inside of the legendary Light City.

At the most peripheral area of the Light City, the soldiers were sloppily draped in armour and looked extremely leisurely. Laughing and joking, and some were even secretly hiding behind the city walls gambling, like a group of market gangsters. These should be the legendary Light City soldiers. 

As soon as Luo Yi saw the Light soldiers he understood how the rumours about them came about, but he was still greatly amazed.

As soldiers, they were sloppily dressed, their attitude was extremely casual, and were gambling while on duty. These were all taboos of the military. 

If this had happened among the imperial guards, they would have been strictly punished according to military law. 

But these soldiers, during the battle of the Light Palace, were arranged into certain formation, attacking and defending, and had successfully stopped the tide-like Jianghu forces.  

Especially their leader, the large headed and big-eared man, the fatty who looked like a gangster.

In the previous rumours, he was only said to be a dispirited commander addicted to gambling, and was also known as a disgrace among the imperial commanders. However, in the battle of the Light City, he displayed his real strength. He was unexpectedly a divine archer who could shoot dead the [Purple Eagle] and the [Violent Archery God] of the [Cold-Blooded Thirteen Eagles]. 

He continued thousands of meters into the depths of the Light Palace. 

Near the station of the third area. 

A cool and elegant figure that was brandishing a weapon and training as though there were nobody else present made him feel slightly intimidated. 

If he had not guessed wrong, that powerful and terrifying General should be one of the Light Envoys - the legendary Yang Henshui who killed the Barbarian Race General Yang Shihui. It was only after sensing the power and aura of Light Envoy Yang that Luo Yi really felt for the first time from a close range the boundary of essence, energy, and spirit gathered into one of a martial artist. 

Along the way, the other few Light Envoys did not appear.

But in the Fire Tree Woods, there was a calm, young, burly figure with black hair bunched up at his back, who was focusing on sweeping the leaves, that caught his attention.

Although the figure did not reveal a shred of strength or yuan qi, and looked like an ordinary person, but Luo Yi keenly observed that there was a thin gauze around the broom in his hands that was driving the movement of leaves. Surprisingly, without touching, the leaves in front of him were all gathered together... 

At that moment, Luo Yi knew that the figure in front should be the legendary General Gong who had suppressed two Heaven Ascension experts before by himself. 

During the Battle of the Light Palace, the number of imperial guards that participated was less than ten thousand, and the majority were on standby at the most peripheral areas of Light City. 

And the Jianghu sects of Heaven Wasteland Domain that had fought inside the city were finally suppressed in the sword pit.

As a result of the Snow Empire’s imperial family's deliberate interception, the majority of the information had not spread out through rumours.

But ever since Luo Yi had come to the Snow capital, he still had heard some gossip amongst the imperial guards of the [Blazing Flame Battalion]. 

After that war, of the mighty experts that emerged in the Light City, there was not a single one who had not became an idol of the soldiers of the [Blazing Flame Battalion].

Therefore, on his way here, young soldier Luo Yi was bound to be excited. He secretly gazed at the legendary figures and matched them to their description one after another. 

He was, of course, more astonished at the blind young man who was practicing in the Fire Tree Woods and the three youngsters who were a little younger than him.

Those four people unexpectedly were very strong martial artists. Their strength was far above Luo Yi's. Adding to this, their cultivation techniques and moves were very unusual, and completely different to the traditional martial arts that ordinary soldiers practiced. Moreover, he had never heard of rumours of these several youngsters, in other words...

The Light Palace really was a place where people with many different abilities were found...

As Luo Yi was standing in the hall, he recalled all the scenes that he had witnessed after coming to the Light City, inevitably sighing.

In a flash. 

He suddenly realized that, sat on the other side of the stone table was the person in charge of the entire Light City, and who had the power that could subvert the imperial family and the strength to shake the world. It was Ye Qingyu, who all the imperial guards and the countless martial artists of the Snow Empire crazily worshipped. He suddenly looked startled, hurriedly concentrating his mind and calming his emotions. 

……

Opposite. 

Extraordinary elegant like an Immortal, Ye Qingyu looked at the tensed up figure before him and couldn’t help smiling.

On the jade stone table before him was a document that was spread wide open. 

The document was glowing with a faint brown halo of light, the content circulating around, which were all information on the background and past experiences of the young soldier Luo Yi being clearly and plainly presented. 

Ye Qingyu had seen the young man before in the Crown Prince imperial palace. He thought his foundation, power of understanding, and aptitude were extraordinary, and he exuded an aura that kind of felt close, yet he could not see through entirely.  

At present, the Light City was in need of staff. All matters in Light City were managed by Gao Han who had more tasks than what he could deal with. And the other people, whether it was Li Changkong, Wen Wan, or the gambling addict Wang Lijin, were all madmen. They could indeed fight, but on management, they were almost the same as the mentally deficient, and were not suitable as attendants. 

After a brief investigation, Ye Qingyu was very pleased to know that Luo Yi's aptitude and character were extraordinary. In addition to the three generations of his family being part of the military, he was a suitable talent who met the requirements that Ye Qingyu looked for in order to cultivate someone who was as meticulous as Gao Han.

With the consent of Yu Xiaoxing, Ye Qingyu asked Bao Shinu to transfer Luo Yi over from the [Blazing Flame Battalion]. 

“Luo Yi, I did not ask your opinion and transferred you over from the Crown Prince palace, you don't blame me right?” Ye Qingyu smiled, and with a slight flick of his finger, the document on the stone table closed on its own. 

“Dare not to... reporting to Lord, it is the duty of soldiers to obey military orders...” taken aback, Luo Yi answered hurriedly. After a pause he again added, “To be able to work with Lord is my honour. All my comrades are envious...”  

Ye Qingyu smiled. “Fine, I can rest assured then. You have already seen the content of the official seal, you must be clear of your new job in the Light City. You have just come, you must not be familiar with the Light City. Later on, Gao Han will take you to look around. You can ask him anything that you don't fully understand.” 

Luo Yi responded with a solemn expression, “Subordinate understands!”

Ye Qingyu gently nodded, his slender fingers lightly tapping on the desk, and then suddenly remembered something, “You use a sword as a weapon?” 

Luo Yi hurriedly nodded. “Reporting to Lord, subordinate indeed uses a sword as weapon and cultivates yuan qi of gold attributes.  The sword technique I study is the handed down Broken Wind sword technique.”

Ye Qingyu's eyes flickered with a touch of warmth. “Show it to me.” 

Luo Yi was initially surprised and then instantly realized something.

Could it be that Palace Lord Ye was going to give him pointers?

With the thought that the people who received guidance from Ye Qingyu were able to rise rapidly, Luo Yi’s heart was suddenly filled with an indescribable joy.

He suppressed the excitement and began to activate yuan qi.

Lights flashed and a long sword of nearly two meters appeared in his hands. The sword body was transparent and clear, glowing with a restrained blue light, and the two bronze sword hilts were inlaid with dove-egg sized blue crystals. 

Luo Yi injected yuan qi into the sword body, and the next moment, the restrained brilliance of the sword body instantly erupted into a dazzling golden blue colour. The transparent sword body revealed two strange golden marks which, under the activation of yuan qi, seemed to be alive, winding around the sword in a complicated route, leaving two golden patterns. 

A burst of sword qi along with determination broke out from the golden pattern, showing off its ability and fierce power.

Just then, Luo Yi also made a move. 

As he nimbly turned his hand over he drew a bright dazzling golden sword flower. The next moment, he swung out his sword in a flash, the force of a dragon broke out along with a piercing whistle. The golden tip of the sword was incomparably sharp, ripping a number of space cracks in the void, and a frightening aura pervaded the air. The speed of his sword was very fast, and his every action was extremely strange, seemingly disorganized, but the sword broke through the wind. 

Luo Yi’s body, like a bolt of lightning, flashed in the void, almost fusing with the sword in his hand, and even his body was emitting a piercing sharp sword intent.

His figure turned into a sword light that fluttered in the hall, exuding a majestic beauty, and his strong and muscular body added a spirited and lively energy. 

Ye Qingyu watched Luo Yi constantly throwing out sword attacks, a faint appreciation flowing around his eyes.

A moment later, Luo Yi's figure landed, breathing in and out, calming the fluctuation of yuan qi.

Ye Qingyu nodded, already well aware of Luo Yi's strength. 

Luo Yi’s gold attribute yuan qi and his sword technique could reflect one another, and together there was a sense of harmony. But his handed down sword technique was too rigid, the level was not high enough. And although Luo Yi had already performed this set of sword technique to his full strength, it was limited by the sword technique, and lacked power. Luo Yi was like an unpolished jade, with great care and cultivation he would certainly make great progress on the martial arts road. The passed down Broken Wind sword technique was not suitable for him. He needed a more suitable cultivation method.

Ye Qingyu pondered for a moment, a hint of a smile forming on his face. 

Immediately, his hands were flashing green, as a green-blue jade scroll appeared in his palm.

Ye Qingyu spread out his palm and the blue-green scroll slowly floated up, leisurely drifting over to Luo Yi.  

“This jade scroll recorded a sword technique known as the [Limitless Sword] technique. It fits in very well with the direction of your cultivation, you can follow the method of cultivation in the sword technique. You can directly ask me what you don't understand.” 

Luo Yi was overjoyed, stretched out his hand, and the green jade scroll slowly descended on his palm. 

He had already heard before that the Palace Lord Ye was a genius. Ever since he started in White Deer Academy, his martial arts and skills were all something he learned himself with his extraordinary talent. He could be said to have learned without a teacher and no one had heard that he ever had a Master. The techniques that he used were often unique, powerful, and rarely seen before. In addition, the people who received his guidance had all became top experts. 

Not only did he possess unsurpassed martial arts cultivation, but also was a person with a range of different types of skills and abilities. It was said that he and the renowned Pill God of the Snow Empire Dugu Quan and the Divine Doctor Ouyang Buping were peers and close brothers. His understanding of Pill methods and his medical knowledge had astonished both Dugu Quan and Ouyang Buping. There were also rumours that the Palace Lord had a profound understanding of weapon refinement, which had reached a divine level, but no one had been able to personally verify yet. 

This Palace Lord Ye was simply a God-like existence. To be able to receive guidance from Palace Lord was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

With excitement, Luo Yi cautiously injected a trace of yuan qi into the jade scroll.

As the hazy and dim green light flashed, the information in the jade scroll had already appeared in his mind. He skimmed through the content of the jade scroll. 

Glancing over quickly, suddenly Luo Yi began to quiver, unable to control his surprise——