Immortal Martial Emperor

"Then I will fight you!"

Hong Yu took a step forward, walking out of the City of Dawn.

’He came out this easily?’ Emperor Xiahuang Wudi was ecstatic.

He almost burst into wild laughter.

According to his plan, as long as he lured Hong Yu out, he was confident he could tie Hong Yu down with his own strength, and even defeat him.

This way, he could capture Hong Yu and threaten the City of Dawn.

’Hahaha, I really am a genius!’ Emperor Xiahuang Wudi thought to himself.

His face was full of pride. "Very good. You have some guts, daring to come out and fight me! In that case, I’ll give you a chance today. I definitely won’t beat you to death. But fists and feet have no eyes. If you get hurt, don’t go crying to the Fifth Prince afterward!"

"Make your move."

Hong Yu said calmly.

He stood in mid-air, his hands clasped behind his back.

His expression was as placid as a waveless lake, like an adult facing a child’s challenge.

No pressure at all!

This sent Emperor Xiahuang Wudi into a rage. "You’re going too far! You’re courting death!"

BOOM!

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi was able to become one of Xiahuang Shang’s trusted confidants.

Aside from his absolute loyalty to Xiahuang Shang, the most important reason was his hot-blooded, straightforward, and frenzied fighting style, which made him a fearsome madman.

His crazed aura alone allowed him to suppress many opponents of the same realm in terms of sheer presence.

"Heaven and Earth Dominator Technique!"

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi’s Long Saber slashed out, radiating a brilliant golden light. The magnificent technique seemed powerful enough to tear the void apart.

His strength was immense, and his Battle Saber was stained with the blood of countless victims.

It overflowed with roiling Evil Qi.

The dark Evil Qi coiled around the blade like roaring Vengeful Souls. Any ordinary expert who saw this would turn pale, their lips purple with fear.

This was a deterrence that originated from the Soul.

"Good, that attack is truly ferocious!"

"Emperor Xiahuang Wudi might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but his combat power is unquestionable."

"Hong Yu is strong, but he’ll be under considerable pressure facing Emperor Xiahuang Wudi. We’ll wait for an opportunity to strike and capture him. Then, the City of Dawn will have to tread carefully!"

Xiao Shilang, Bai Luoxue, and the others discussed.

They had already reached a consensus on their way here: they would seize the City of Dawn at all costs first, and only then would they fight amongst themselves for it.

First, both their factions considered themselves the strongest powers among the new generation of True Dragons.

How could they tolerate Feng Xue Xin and his people being the first to secure a main base?

Second, no matter how their two factions fought, it was an internal matter of the Xiahuang Family. How could they allow outsiders like Hong Yu and Feng Xue Xin to interfere?

Just as Xiao Shilang, Bai Luoxue, and the others were looking for an opportunity to capture Hong Yu...

A cyan light instantly erupted from Hong Yu’s body. A long, cyan dragon coiled around him, revealing a layer of cyan Dragon Scales. A powerful and violent force surged forth.

It whipped up a cyan storm around his body.

Under the storm’s impact,

even that razor-sharp slash was forcefully halted for a moment. Then, Hong Yu used an Arrow Step to charge forward, withstanding the sharp Sword Gang with his own flesh and blood as his hands shot out against the heavens to grab it.

"Hmph, you’re courting death!"

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi sneered.

He was incredibly confident.

His Sword Gang was already powerful and heavy, and it was unleashed by a Sixth-Grade Primordial Weapon, sharp enough to slice through an ordinary Fifth-grade Advanced Primordial Weapon Armor.

Let alone mere flesh and blood?

SHIING SHIING SHIING!

His hands of flesh and blood suddenly collided with the Sword Gang.

The expected scene of his hands being mercilessly sliced apart did not happen. Instead, a shower of blinding sparks erupted.

Hong Yu’s five fingers suddenly tightened.

CRACK!

He forcibly crushed the Sword Gang in his bare hands.

"Th-this... how is this possible?"

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi was utterly astonished.

He had imagined many possible outcomes, but he never expected this.

"Is this guy even human?" Emperor Xiahuang Wudi wailed.

Immediately after, he saw Hong Yu, who was still holding the Sword Gang, raise an eyebrow and flash a cold, mocking smile.

’Not good!’

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi instinctively tried to retreat.

Unfortunately...

How could his speed possibly compare to Hong Yu’s?

SWOOSH!

Hong Yu was already in front of Emperor Xiahuang Wudi, a fist suddenly blasting forward.

"Dammit!"

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi gritted his teeth, roared, and crossed his arms in front of his chest to block.

Hong Yu’s fist slammed into his crossed arms with a loud BOOM.

The crisp sound of a CRACK instantly followed.

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi grunted. His body felt as if it had been struck by lightning. The immense power not only shattered the bones in his arms but also sent his entire body flying backward like a cannonball, crashing heavily into a mountain peak hundreds of meters away.

BOOM!

Emperor Xiahuang Wudi’s body was also quite tough.

But coupled with the terrifying power of Hong Yu’s punch, the impact of him smashing into the mountain was enough to blast the thousand-meter peak in half at its waist.

The mountain collapsed, sending rubble tumbling down in a terrifying display.

HISS!

"He... he lost?"

"Emperor Xiahuang Wudi, ranked eighth among the Unparalleled Geniuses, couldn’t even block a single move?"

Everyone was utterly horrified.

Bai Luoxue and Long Qingfeng’s brows furrowed, their faces filled with disbelief.

Bai Luoxue, in particular, looked dazed and shocked.

Although he had suffered a great loss at Hong Yu’s hands during the pre-war hunt, that was only because Xingtian had the Execution Corpse Array. Even though Hong Yu had killed Li Yuancang, he never believed that Hong Yu’s own strength surpassed his.

But now...

"Is he even human? Why is his strength increasing so quickly?" Bai Luoxue gritted his teeth.

A muscle in Xiao Shilang’s eye twitched violently.

He never imagined that Emperor Xiahuang Wudi would be defeated so quickly.

So quickly, in fact, that he and the others hadn’t even found an opportunity to move against Hong Yu. This completely disrupted all his plans.

’No, we absolutely cannot let him continue to grow stronger.’

’We have to kill him now!’

Bai Luoxue and Xiao Shilang exchanged a look, and both saw the chilling killing intent in the other’s eyes.

"Kill him!"

Led by Bai Luoxue and Xiao Shilang, the experts from the two camps charged forward at the same time.

"Not good, they’re ganging up on him! Fire the cannons!" someone shouted from the walls of the City of Dawn.

Landy gave a bitter smile. "We can’t! Hong Yu is up there too. If we fire now, he’ll get caught in the blast."

"Then we can only go up and help him!"

Profound Celestial Capital was the first to charge up.

Yeban didn’t hesitate either. SWOOSH! SWOOSH! Figures of powerful experts shot out from the City of Dawn.

It looked like a decisive battle was about to erupt.

At this critical moment, a calm voice suddenly came from within the City of Dawn, "Everyone, calm down. Come back into the city."

"Huh?"

The experts who had just flown off the city walls were all stunned.

They then saw Feng Xue Xin walk out from the city. A golden Hexagram had appeared between his eyebrows, emitting a strange fluctuation. It gave off an incredibly vast feeling, even creating the illusion of ancient, timeless power.

Hong Yu also turned his head and smiled slightly. "Everyone, don’t worry. Go back to the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Yu’s figure shot backward.

With a flap of his Divine Demon Wings, he flew a great distance like a Golden-winged Roc, returning to the walls of the City of Dawn.

K-K-K-K!

Ten Soul Crystal Cannons instantly moved into formation.

"Quick, stop!"

"Dammit, he got away?"

Bai Luoxue and the others watched as their opportunity slipped away, their faces turning ashen and ugly.

"Are the people of the City of Dawn all cowardly turtles? What can you do besides hide behind Hong Yu?" Long Qingfeng roared.

Xiao Shilang also chimed in with a taunt, "Feng Xue Xin, Young Master Yeban, you had the guts to betray us and flee with that bunch of lowly peasants. How come you don’t have the courage to face us directly? Instead, you’re always hiding behind Hong Yu."

Faced with their clamoring and ridicule,

Hong Yu smiled and looked at Feng Xue Xin, seemingly waiting for him to step forward.

Feng Xue Xin gave Hong Yu a grateful look. He knew that if Hong Yu truly went all out, he could definitely deal with the siege from Bai Luoxue and his group.

The reason he had retreated in time was precisely to give him a chance to establish his own authority.

Just as Hong Yu himself had said.

He couldn’t stay in the City of Dawn and provide it Shelter forever.

His goal was the final throne in the True Dragon Ancient Hall, to be the one left standing at the end. Therefore, he absolutely could not remain stagnant. He needed to fight on the True Dragon Battlefield, where opportunity and danger coexisted, to seek his own fortunes.

True experts could only climb to the highest Peak by fighting constantly.

Therefore, the great responsibility of guarding the City of Dawn naturally fell on his own shoulders. If he was too weak, wouldn’t the City of Dawn fall into endless battles again after Hong Yu left and face the covetous gazes of the two major powers?

The only way to solve the problem once and for all was to push Feng Xue Xin out from behind the scenes, allowing him to display his great power and intimidate the rabble.

"Fine. Since you’re asking me for a duel, I will naturally oblige you!"

Feng Xue Xin wore a smile.

The Hexagram between his eyebrows bloomed with a speck of golden radiance, dazzlingly bright, giving off a feeling that was both terrifying and solemn.

It carried a Divine Power, as if one were facing not a person, but an immense ancient city.

"Feng Xue Xin seems... different somehow."

"Could he have had some major fortuitous encounter these past few days?"

Some guessed, others were suspicious.

But still, no one paid too much attention to Feng Xue Xin, believing that Hong Yu was still the only real threat in the City of Dawn.

However, they would soon realize their thinking was wrong.

And not just wrong, but ridiculously wrong!

Feng Xue Xin stepped out of the City of Dawn. The foodie somehow produced a large leg of lamb, glistening with golden grease and emitting a meaty aroma. He opened his mouth, tore off a piece, and began chewing heartily.

Feng Xue Xin then took out a bottle of fine wine and took a large swig.

He then wiped the wine from his mouth. His face was surprisingly ruddy, and his eyes glinted with a sharp and fiery battle intent as he swept his gaze over Bai Luoxue and the other experts.

He was fearless, as if he had an ace up his sleeve.

"Four-sided Divine Seal!"

With a low roar, a Divine Seal suddenly materialized above Feng Xue Xin’s head.

The seal was immense, covering a section of the sky. Its pressure rolled out like a Divine Dragon emerging into the world.

Feng Xue Xin grinned. "Today is the day the Hong Alliance is founded! Allow me, Feng Xue Xin, to use your blood as a sacrifice to christen its banner!"

With that said, Feng Xue Xin took hold of the Divine Seal and soared into the air...

[Third update of the day complete. It’s late, my apologies!]