2: Traitor Yang Xiong, SSS-level Sky Thunder Prison Axe!

After completely annihilating the surrounding Vicious Beast tide, the dark clouds began to disperse, and the sky gradually cleared, returning to its original appearance.

Xu Yi felt the surging energy within his body and his Physique, which had recovered to its Peak state, a smile that he could not hide hanging on his face.

With a thought, he opened the System interface.

[ Host: Xu Yi ]

[ Rank: Martial God Early Stage ]

[ Cultivation Technique: S-Rank "Sky Thunder Art", S-Rank "Thunder Shadow Evasion", S-Rank "Thunderstorm Battle Body" [ Click to view more ] ]

[ Martial Skill: SSS-Rank "Thunder Moves the Nine Heavens" (Minor Achievement), SS-Rank "Thunderbolt" (Proficient), SS-Rank "Thunder Axe Splits the Sky" (Proficient), S-Rank "Thunder Shadow Fist" (Perfection), S-Rank "Thunder Shadow Flash Step" (Perfection), "High-Level Axe Technique" (Great Master), "High-Level Fist Technique" (Great Master) [ Click to view more ] ]

[ Physique: None ]

[ Items: None (Consumed) ]

[ Ability: Thunder Ability ]

Gazing at the foundation he had painstakingly accumulated since his Transmigration many years ago, along with the Martial God cultivation displayed in the Rank column, Xu Yi could not help but sigh with emotion.

The Martial God Realm he had dreamed of day and night had actually been reached so easily in this manner.

On Blue Star, the Ranks of Martial Artists from low to high are divided into Martial Apprentice, Martial Master, Martial Spirit, Martial Ancestor, Martial King, Martial Emperor, Martial Venerable, Martial Saint, Martial God, and Martial God Level.

The difference of one level between Martial Saint and Martial God is like a chasm!

The further one progresses in the Martial Artist Realm, the more difficult it is to make a Breakthrough; who knows how many Martial Saints have been trapped there, unable to break through to Martial God until the end of their lifespan.

Although his talent was considered decent, if it weren't for the System and this tribulation today, the probability of him breaking through to the Martial God Realm within his lifetime would be less than one in ten!

This shows how rare Martial God Martial Artists are.

In the entire Great Xia Country, there are only nine Martial Gods in total!

The truly supreme Martial God Level above Martial God is even rarer, like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Great Xia Country only has two of them.

They are usually busy, needing to guard some extremely dangerous areas, and are basically never seen.

Xu Yi took a deep breath and slowly closed the System interface before him.

His gaze turned back to the forest that had been baptized by lightning.

The surrounding terrain had been destroyed beyond recognition; mountains were shattered, and the earth was split open.

In the dead silence lay the charred corpses of Vicious Beasts and the bodies of the army Martial Artists who had died in battle, looking exceptionally desolate.

Seeing this scene, the joy in Xu Yi's heart from gaining the System and increasing his Realm was diluted, and his eyes were instantly filled with grief and anger.

He clenched his fists, veins bulging, and his whole body shone with dazzling purple lightning!

The nearly one hundred thousand elite Martial Artists who had fallen were not only the pillars of Great Xia Country but also his own flesh and blood!

Especially the army he had personally assembled and trained, the strongest army under his command, the "War Dragon Army"!

Among them were old subordinates who had followed him for many years, as well as young talents he had thought highly of.

Yet now, because of a traitor's betrayal, they lay quietly on this land, never to wake again...

Xu Yi's teeth chattered, and his body was permeated with a palpitating Evil Qi!

His voice filled with killing intent, he whispered to himself, "You dog, I will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces..."

Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth!

He wished he could immediately return to the rear Defense Line, find the betrayer, kill him with his own hands, and avenge the nearly one hundred thousand soldiers and himself!

Just as Xu Yi stopped wasting time, preparing to return immediately to send people to collect the scattered corpses of the Martial Artist soldiers and to find the traitor to kill him, the System's voice rang out in his mind once again.

[ "Congratulations to the Host for triggering a choice." ]

[ "Choice One: Be magnanimous, pretend you know nothing and let the traitor go, letting this matter pass. Reward: SSS-Rank Martial Skill 'Thunder Moves the Nine Heavens' upgraded to the strongest level and comprehension raised to Perfection." ]

[ "Choice Two: Go and kill the traitor, General Yang Xiong, one of the three Generals of Mobei Province, to take revenge. Reward: SSS-Rank 'Azure Sky Thunder Prison Axe'." ]

After scanning the two choices, a cold light flashed in Xu Yi's eyes!

"General Yang Xiong... I didn't expect it to be you!"

He never imagined that the traitor who betrayed humanity to side with the Vicious Beasts and caused him to fall into an ambush would actually be General Yang Xiong, a General of Mobei Province of the same Rank as him!

They often had friction, much like sworn enemies, and could not stand each other.

And this time, General Yang Xiong even wanted to put him to death directly!

Immediately, after Xu Yi learned that the mastermind behind his army's total annihilation and his near-death experience was General Yang Xiong, one of the three Generals, he chose the second option without hesitation.

"System, I choose two!"

Although the rewards for the two options were similar, for him, letting go of the traitor who caused his near-death was absolutely impossible.

If he did not kill him, it would be hard to soothe the hatred in his heart!

It would also be a disservice to the nearly one hundred thousand soldiers who died on the battlefield!

Moreover, with the System's notification, he would not need to waste time searching for the traitor...

As Xu Yi's choice was made, the System's voice immediately rang out in his mind.

[ "Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the SSS-Rank Azure Sky Thunder Prison Axe." ]

Immediately after, a giant axe with a deep blue axe body appeared in Xu Yi's hand in an instant.

The axe body was covered with fine lightning patterns.

Under the illumination of the lightning, it flickered with dazzling light, as if countless bolts of lightning were traveling within it.

The axe blade was incomparably sharp, capable of easily splitting mountains and breaking seas!

The handle was carved from rare Thunderstorm Divine Wood.

It was not only sturdy and durable but could also communicate with the Martial Artist's heart, guiding the power of lightning to transmit smoothly!

Sensing the quality of the giant axe in his hand, Xu Yi swung it in shock.

The axe blade carved brilliant lightning trajectories in the air, as if even space itself were being split open!

"It is worthy of being an SSS-Rank weapon rewarded by the System!"

"In every aspect, it completely crushes the SSS giant axe that I previously spent a large amount of resources to forge!"

Xu Yi exclaimed.

Then, with a thought, he stowed the Azure Sky Thunder Prison Axe in his hand like a stream of light into the space ring on his finger, which looked ordinary but contained a vast universe within!

"General Yang Xiong... I will definitely kill you!"

Cold light flickered in Xu Yi's eyes, and his killing intent boiled, swirling around his body like a tangible substance, making one shudder.

He unleashed the S-Rank Martial Skill "Thunder Shadow Flash Step", which could increase speed.

Xu Yi's figure instantly blurred, turning into a streaking bolt of lightning that tore through the sky, disappearing from the spot in an instant, leaving only a faint afterimage echoing in the air!

Xu Yi did not choose to return to the location of the Eastern Defense Line of Mobei Province where he was stationed, but instead dashed directly towards the central position guarded by the traitor General Yang Xiong!

Once General Yang Xiong learned the news that he had not only not died but had instead broken through to the Martial God Realm in a desperate situation, he would definitely feel fear and choose to flee.

He absolutely could not give this traitor any chance to escape!

Now, five days had passed since he led the army into the ambush.

I am afraid that everyone believes he has already fallen on the Territorial Battlefield...