Immortal Martial Emperor

Inside the Illusionary Forest.

Hong Renjie and the other powerhouses stared at Hong Yu, who was enveloped in brilliant light, feeling a growing sense of anxiety.

None of them dared to make a reckless move.

It wasn’t just that they had been stunned by the earlier blast. Afterward, the impetuous Wild Beast Mengtian had tried to attack the strange light.

But...

When his fists struck the light, the seemingly soft and weak radiance erupted with a tyrannical momentum. With a BANG, it sent Wild Beast Mengtian flying, and one of his fists was instantly turned to dust.

In a single flash of light, a genius comparable to a True Dragon Demon Fiend had lost a hand.

This scene stunned everyone who had been itching to make a move.

"Damn it, is Hong Yu just going to hide in there forever?" Ziyan Wuhen said coldly, his body wreathed in flowing purple flames.

Ling Bingxin furrowed her brow, her face as cold as frost. "This Body-Protecting Divine Light can’t last forever. We’ll wait!"

Hong Renjie nodded. "Let’s wait a bit longer."

He narrowed his eyes, staring at Hong Yu, who was shrouded in light. ’Such a terrifying treasure. If I can get my hands on it, my Primordial Energy recovery speed will increase severalfold. I might even surpass my former peak and ascend to an even higher realm.’

A look of scorching greed filled Hong Renjie’s heart, impossible to dismiss.

「On the other side...」

Having lost a hand, Wild Beast Mengtian stared at Hong Yu with a venomous and savage gaze, wishing he could devour his flesh and gnaw his bones. ’That bastard... I’ll kill him! I’ll carve the flesh from his bones piece by piece...’

Ding Zhentian was even more frantic. ’My Five Yin Demonic Intent...!’

As everyone grew more anxious, their expressions suddenly shifted.

Yao Yueye, who had remained silent in the void, abruptly widened her eyes. "He’s waking up!"

"Hmm?"

Jian Chen froze, his gaze snapping toward Hong Yu with a look of astonishment.

"Look! The Body-Protecting Divine Light is fading!"

"Hahaha! Can it finally not hold on any longer?"

"Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu, there’s no way you’re surviving this time!"

The five powerhouses cracked their knuckles, their eyes glinting with madness.

Each of them immediately pushed their Profound Skill to its absolute limit. The Primordial Gang in their bodies surged violently as they prepared to charge the instant the Body-Protecting Divine Light vanished and kill Hong Yu on the spot.

BUZZ!

The Body-Protecting Divine Light, originating from the Profound Celestial Tower, suddenly flared out by thirty feet before rapidly converging and finally merging completely into Hong Yu’s body.

And at last, Hong Yu appeared before their eyes.

Hong Yu was now dressed in a fresh set of white martial attire, his long black hair dancing behind him as if stirred by an unseen wind.

Hong Yu slowly opened his eyes, and a vast, righteous aura erupted from his body.

With just a slight tremor of his body, a fierce storm swept out around him, causing his robes to whip and crackle in the air.

He stood in the air, his hands clasped behind his back!

"Walking on air? He actually broke through to the Primordial Core Realm?"

Yao Yueye’s pupils contracted slightly.

Jian Chen’s eyes were filled with amazement. "He was only at the Peak of the Celestial Soul Realm before. It’s not hard to understand him breaking through to the Primordial Core Realm after shattering his foundation. But why is the Primordial Gang’s Power I feel from him so dense and pure? Could it be that in such a short time, he has already completed the transformation from Elemental Power to Primordial Gang?"

Yao Yueye and Jian Chen glanced at each other, seeing the horror in the other’s eyes.

Even for prodigies of their generation, it had taken them several months, with all their talent and resources, to complete the conversion from Elemental Power to Primordial Gang.

Yet Hong Yu had done it in such a short amount of time?

They felt more and more that they couldn’t see through Hong Yu!

If Yao Yueye and Jian Chen were completely astonished, then Hong Renjie and the others felt immense pressure.

"The Primordial Core Realm? That damned bastard, he actually broke through at a time like this?" Hong Renjie said with a frown.

Meng Tian snorted coldly. "So what if he broke through? Which one of us doesn’t have a Primordial Core Realm cultivation?"

Ling Bingxin nodded.

Ziyan Wuhen licked his lips, revealing a bloodthirsty madness. "Let’s take advantage of the fact that his cultivation foundation is still unstable right after his breakthrough and kill him quickly. Otherwise, with this kid’s talent, if we give him any more time, I’m afraid we’ll no longer be his match!"

"Alright!"

The five of them simultaneously condensed terrifying attacks.

Vast, multicolored waves of Primordial Gang surged forth. The light twisted and condensed, forming one ferocious Primordial Gang Giant Beast after another.

Waves of terrifying aura pulsed outward.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Amidst the tyrannical aura fluctuations, five attacks shot toward Hong Yu at the same time.

Hong Yu, standing in midair, seemed to sense something. He glanced down, and upon seeing the overwhelming attacks, a cold, disdainful smile touched his lips.

"You lot really pushed me into a corner just now, didn’t you?"

With a soft, cold snort, Hong Yu’s figure suddenly flashed, hurtling toward the multicolored attacks like a falling star.

The five fingers of his right hand clenched into an Iron Fist.

The muscles on his body slowly contracted and tensed before suddenly exploding outward. Hong Yu’s power swelled to its peak in an instant as he threw a punch.

The phantom of his fist flowed with a golden light.

It was a terrifying Fist Gang, condensed from the Primordial Gang’s Power.

BOOM!

He threw the punch.

It was a head-on collision, a single fist against the attacks of five True Dragons.

BOOM!

A blinding ball of light exploded.

The aftershocks of the explosion spread out in all directions.

Under the impact of this single punch, the attacks of the five powerhouses were actually blasted away in five different directions.

BOOM!

Hong Renjie’s Blood Demon Slash slammed into a hundred-meter-tall mountain.

The mountain trembled violently. Under the impact of the Blood Demon Slash, it was forcefully split in two right down the middle.

Ling Bingxin’s attack left a trail of frost as it shot into a hundred-li-wide river. With a CRACKLING sound, the entire river froze solid, covered by a sheet of ice-blue ice.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred-li river had turned into a glacier.

Meng Tian’s Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist slammed into the ground. With a series of RUMBLES, the earth trembled, and eight fissures, the deepest of which was eight meters deep, spread across the landscape, a terrifying sight to behold.

Ziyan Wuhen’s Purple Flame Thunder Light was no less powerful than the others.

It crashed into a hill several dozen meters high.

Amidst a series of Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting tremors, the hill crumbled and collapsed in a cloud of dust, disappearing completely.

HISS!

A collective gasp came from the observing powerhouses in the distance.

Zheng Tian’s eyes flickered with uncertainty and shock. "Th-the five of them are all so strong. Especially that Hong Renjie. I still feel like he isn’t using his true strength."

"It’s terrifying! Their attacks are practically world-ending!"

"’World-ending’ is an exaggeration, but with their combined combat power, they could definitely sweep through the entire younger generation of the Southern Ten Nations. Even among the older generation of powerhouses, aside from the top leaders, almost no one could stand against them..."

"No, Yao Yueye still has the strength to resist them. It’s just that..."

Zheng Tian’s gaze flickered as he looked toward the core of the explosion. "I wonder if Hong Yu can withstand it? If he can, then after Yao Yueye, he will become another invincible Demon Fiend in our Southern Ten Nations!"

"An invincible... Demon Fiend?"

Everyone was startled.

All their fervent gazes turned in unison toward the blinding core of the explosion in midair.

Everyone was waiting in anticipation. Could that young man create another miracle?

...

SWOOSH!

Wrapped in a golden radiance, Hong Yu’s figure burst through the center of the clashing energies like one of the Deities descending from the heavens.

He landed forcefully on the ground.

His speed didn’t diminish in the slightest. With a THUD, he hit the earth, and a powerful shockwave spread out from under his feet, rushing in all directions.

A rolling cloud of dust billowed up in its wake.

"Hong Yu?"

Hong Renjie’s brows knitted together, a flicker of unease and apprehension in his eyes.

The aura coming from Hong Yu made him feel extremely uneasy. Or rather...

It made him feel that things were no longer under his control.

Hong Yu glanced at Hong Renjie, then swept his gaze over the others, who looked equally grim. He smiled faintly. "I thought it would take me a while longer to break through to the Primordial Core Realm. I didn’t expect that with your help, I would shatter the final shackle and finally step into the Primordial Core Realm. I really have all of you to thank for that!"

Although he was smiling and his words were full of gratitude,

But...

Seeing the smile on his face and his clear eyes, the muscles on the faces of Hong Renjie and the others twitched.

Veins throbbed on Wild Beast Mengtian’s forehead.

Seeing Hong Yu not only unharmed but also having greatly advanced his cultivation, and then thinking of his own lost hand, he became utterly enraged.

His features twisted into a savage mask as killing intent surged in his heart. He roared, "Hong Yu, don’t get arrogant! The five of us were able to beat you like a dead dog before, and even though you’ve broken through to the Primordial Core Realm now, we can still kill you!"

Ding Zhentian’s face was deathly pale.

He could no longer sense the existence of his Five Yin Demonic Intent. His eyes were filled with venom. "You actually devoured my Five Yin Demonic Intent! That was something I spent years of painstaking effort and killed countless people to condense! How dare you destroy my Demon Skill! I’m going to tear you to pieces!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Zhentian charged forward, his eyes bloodshot.

Behind him...

Meng Tian and the other four didn’t rush to act.

Now that Hong Yu’s cultivation had broken through, they had to be cautious. They intended to let Ding Zhentian probe Hong Yu’s depth.

Facing the hysterical Ding Zhentian and glancing at Hong Renjie and the others poised to strike behind him, how could Hong Yu not understand their intentions?

He frowned slightly, and a grim look appeared on his lips. "Since you’re in such a hurry to be the first one to die by my hand, I’ll grant you your wish!"

A wave of Primordial Gang shot out, infused with five streams of dark True Martial Arts Intent. The rushing Primordial Gang formed a giant hand and, with a SLAM, slapped Ding Zhentian to the ground.

Ding Zhentian spat out a mouthful of blood and roared, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets, "You fucking dare to use my Five Yin Demonic Intent against me? If you have any guts, stop using it...!"

"Fine. As you wish!"

Hong Yu smiled faintly, retracted his Primordial Gang, and rushed forward bare-handed. "Even without True Martial Arts Intent, with my current strength, killing you is as easy as killing a dog!"

As his voice echoed, Hong Yu executed Wind Rider. Like a gentle breeze, his palm, glowing with a faint golden light, brushed past Ding Zhentian’s side.

"You... you... you..."

Ding Zhentian’s body went stiff. He turned with great difficulty to look at Hong Yu, his eyes filled with intense unwillingness.

Then, with a THWUMP, his head flew from his neck, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

Hong Yu stood with his back to Ding Zhentian, the fountain of blood surging behind him. He seemed completely oblivious to it as his cold, sharp gaze swept over the four others, who were frozen in shock. He broke into a grin...

"Now, it’s your turn!"