Immortal Martial Emperor

"Those who harm my friends will die!"

The moment Hong Yu opened his eyes, he looked toward Feng Xue Xin and Young Master Yeban.

His gaze burned like two torches, sharp enough to rival Sword Momentum. It pierced straight through the thirty-three layers of Prohibitions.

"BANG!"

His whole body suddenly shook.

The crust of dried blood on Hong Yu’s body instantly shattered, shooting out in all directions.

With a SWISH, the Godslaying Spear landed in his palm.

The Godslaying Spear itself remained unchanged for the moment. Hong Yu suddenly snatched at the air, and from deep within the Underground Palace, a massive body was flung out.

It was the corpse of the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon.

However...

Now that Hong Yu had completed the Dragon Blood Inheritance, the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon was truly dead, its spirit annihilated.

But its body still contained infinite power.

A vast and mighty pressure emanated from it, filling the air.

Yet Hong Yu seemed unfazed, holding the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon with a single hand. His strength was terrifyingly immense—the first benefit of the Dragon Blood Inheritance was gaining power comparable to that of a Flood Dragon.

At this very moment, Hong Yu’s physical prowess alone was no weaker than Xiahuang Ba’s!

He was truly the number one Overlord Body Walker!

In addition, the further enhancement of his Star River Spirit Bone had given him a Second Layer of Innate Divine Techniques.

The First Layer of Innate Divine Techniques had made Hong Yu an unparalleled Spiritual Cultivator.

Now, the Second Layer of Innate Divine Techniques gave Hong Yu the power to annihilate Souls.

This was an incredibly terrifying ability!

Just imagine...

For instance, if the physical body of a Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouse died, they could still survive through their Primordial Spirit or even possess another body to be reborn.

But Hong Yu possessed the power to annihilate Souls.

This was the ultimate sublimation of a Spiritual Attack, a fundamental transformation.

"RUMBLE!"

Hong Yu took a deep breath.

His body was like a dry well, constantly devouring the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which surged into him, filling his Primordial Embryo.

Waves of brilliant light enveloped his entire body.

Filled with seemingly endless power, Hong Yu thrust the Godslaying Spear into the body of the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon. RUMBLE! The spear pulsed with excitement. The remnant soul of the Exotic Beast within it began absorbing the residual Dragon Race aura and essence from the Flood Dragon’s corpse.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

The golden light on the Godslaying Spear grew increasingly brilliant.

On its long, smooth shaft, golden scales slowly appeared. The entire Godslaying Spear advanced once more, its sharp Spear Aura pulsing with a golden light that seemed capable of piercing the void.

A Sixth Grade Extreme Primordial Weapon!

A trace of satisfaction and excitement flashed in Hong Yu’s eyes.

But the benefits of the Dragon Blood Inheritance didn’t end there. Hong Yu took a sharp breath, and the shattered Lifebound Dragon Pearl flew out of the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon’s mouth and into his own.

Although the Dragon Pearl was shattered, the energy it contained was not to be underestimated.

A terrifying aura erupted from Hong Yu’s body. A violent storm centered on him, surging and swirling high into the sky, stirring the clouds.

"OM!"

The Primordial Embryo in Hong Yu’s Dantian suddenly bloomed with light.

Late-stage Primordial Embryo Realm!

His cultivation had risen again.

His combat power had soared by several levels.

「Outside.」

Everyone felt a terrifying ripple of power. It felt like the coming of an unparalleled powerhouse, a suffocating pressure that tightened their chests.

"W-what’s going on? Why do I feel like Hong Yu has gotten so much stronger?"

"Don’t panic! He just absorbed the Dragon Blood. He just finished the Dragon Blood Inheritance and hasn’t had time to refine it yet. If we attack with all our strength now, we still have a chance to kill him!"

"Everyone, listen to me! Hong Yu holds a grudge. He’s already marked us for what we’ve done. If we don’t kill him today, he will definitely seek endless revenge against us in the future!"

Spurred on by Xiahuang Ba and Zhao Wushuang...

The powerhouses who had just been thinking of retreating rallied, their eyes glinting maliciously. They wanted to kill Hong Yu and solve the problem once and for all.

But they didn’t know that by believing the words of Zhao Wushuang and his companion, they had just lost their last chance to live.

"BOOM!"

Hong Yu stored the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon’s corpse in the space inside the Profound Celestial Tower.

Then he took a sudden step forward and left the Underground Palace.

Layers of Prohibitions blocked his path, but Hong Yu paid them no mind. He threw a sudden punch. The light of his fist exploded, Runes swirling as his brilliant power crashed forward with the roar of a flash flood. He brutally shattered several Prohibitions in his way. The display of power was utterly terrifying.

The Prohibition, like a hemispherical dome, cracked and shattered under his fist, the fragments flying everywhere.

"H-h-how is this possible?"

Zhao Wushuang’s eyes twitched violently.

Both he and Xiahuang Ba had attacked the Prohibition before, but even with their strength, breaking it had required significant effort. How could Hong Yu do it so easily?

"Brother Xiahuang, I have a bad feeling about this!" Zhao Wushuang said with a frown.

Xiahuang Ba said coldly, "What’s there to be afraid of? With so many of us, you think we can’t handle him? Besides, you and I have that thing the Eldest Prince gave us. If it really comes down to it, we’ll just use that Treasure!"

"But His Highness the Eldest Prince told us that item is of great importance and must not be used unless it’s a matter of life and death!" Zhao Wushuang said worriedly.

Xiahuang Ba frowned and snorted coldly. "Then we won’t use it for now. I refuse to believe we can’t kill him!"

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

Hong Yu said nothing, his eyes fixed on Feng Xue Xin and Young Master Yeban, his face expressionless.

With every step he took, he threw a punch, directly shattering a layer of the Restriction Array.

A full ten layers of Prohibitions were brutally shattered by his assault.

Hong Yu finally emerged from the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon’s lair. His cold gaze swept over the more than six hundred powerhouses blocking his path.

These were the experts who had been responsible for attacking the Prohibitions.

Now, facing Hong Yu, some were nervous, some were timid, but most of them thought of the immense rewards promised by Venerable Xiahuang. Greed and chilling killing intent filled their eyes.

Hong Yu said flatly, "Move. I’m going to save my friends."

"Hmph, you think we’ll move just because you say so?"

"Who the hell do you think you are?"

"Brothers, enough talk! Let’s just kill this kid!"

"That’s right! Immense rewards are waiting for us. As long as we kill him, we can advance further. A bright and successful future awaits!"

Spurred on again by the rewards, the powerhouses’ will to fight surged.

Hong Yu remained calm. "Are you sure you want to attack me?"

"Hong Yu, I admire your courage. To be so calm in the face of so many of us is truly remarkable. However..."

A powerhouse stepped forward. He was ranked thirty-sixth among the Unparalleled True Dragons, and his immense strength gave him a natural air of confidence and arrogance. "Today, you are doomed to die; there is no escape. If you don’t resist, we won’t make things difficult for your friends after we kill you. But if you dare to fight back, not only will you die, but your friends will suffer too."

"I advise you to surrender without a fight."

"I promise to leave you with an intact corpse!"

"Of course, we’ll take good care of your friends, too. You can rest assured on that point. We are all people of principle!"

Listening to this, the corners of Hong Yu’s mouth curled up in a playful and mocking smile.

His gaze swept over the crowd, filled with disdain and contempt.

’Principle?’

’Tying up Feng Xue Xin and Young Master Yeban here, torturing them with every means possible to force my hand, trying to trap me into dying from cultivation deviation.’

’Is that what you call principle?’

’Bullshit!’

’Principle my ass!’

"Don’t you blush when you talk about principle?"

Hong Yu said this flatly. Hearing his words, the faces of the crowd changed, and they became indignant.

But Hong Yu ignored them and continued, "Look at my friends. Who put them in this state? Did they have a grudge against you? Now look at me. I don’t even know who you are or what your names are. Do I have a grudge against you? But what about you? You think of nothing but killing me at every moment. Heh..."

"Is that what you call principle?"

"In that case, today I’ll give you my principle in return..."

Hong Yu took a deep breath, his gaze gradually sharpening. "I don’t bother those who don’t bother me. But if someone bothers me, I will wipe out their entire clan! That is my principle!"

"Since you not only want to kill me but also torture my friends, then today, I will use my principle against you."

The Godslaying Spear in his hand suddenly trembled, glowing with brilliant draconic light. A Dragon Soul could be faintly seen swirling around it. Hong Yu’s voice was sonorous and powerful, like the beating of war drums. "Today, everyone who participated in this will be annihilated according to my principle. I will..."

"UNLEASH... A... MASSACRE!"

As soon as the words fell.

The Divine Demon Wings on Hong Yu’s back suddenly unfurled. Black light flowed with powerful Runes, and dark golden patterns pulsed across the black feathers.

They burned fiercely, like clusters of golden flames.

"SWOOSH!"

Hong Yu’s figure shot into the air.

But he didn’t fly too high. Instead, he flew close to the ground, like a black bolt of lightning whistling past.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

His speed was so fast that no one could track his figure.

However...

There was one thing that left a deep impression, something they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

Wherever Hong Yu passed, black light flashed. Without even using any Martial Skill, his powerful Divine Demon Wings acted like sharp blades, cutting down the powerhouses who stood in his way.

"Damn it, block him!"

The face of the Unparalleled True Dragon powerhouse who had just been shouting changed drastically. He raised the Primordial Weapon Giant Axe in his hands and swung it down heavily.

"CRACK!"

The Divine Demon Wings on Hong Yu’s back suddenly whipped out, striking the Giant Axe like a vicious slap from a Celestial God.

It sent the massive Giant Axe flying.

Then, with a flash of black light, BOOM! The powerhouse’s body was severed at the waist, sending flesh and blood flying.

"Th-this..."

The powerhouse’s eyes were wide with fury, his gaze full of venomous hatred. "Hong Yu, I won’t let you go even as a ghost."

Hong Yu gave him a cold glance.

A streak of black light shot from his mouth.

"PFFT!"

The black light sank into the powerhouse’s body. With a BANG, the Soul within him exploded and completely dissipated.

"HISS!"

This made the surrounding powerhouses who wanted to stop Hong Yu suck in a cold breath.

Dying in battle wasn’t so scary!

But...

To not only die without an intact corpse but to also have one’s Soul destroyed... that was truly a miserable fate.

"Damn it, which idiot was crazy enough to provoke this monster."

"To hell with the benefits and opportunities! I don’t want them anymore..."

"Saving my own skin is more important. What’s the point of rewards if you’re not alive to enjoy them?"

The crowd of powerhouses was already like a flock of birds startled by a bowstring, fleeing in a hurry.

Hong Yu cut a path of slaughter, unstoppable. In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred powerhouses had died at his hands.

The entire Fallen Dragon Pool was covered in blood and littered with corpses. The sickening smell of blood filled the air, thick and cloying.

In the void above, Xiahuang Ba and Zhao Wushuang looked at each other, never having expected Hong Yu to be so powerful. But the situation forced their hand; it was a fight to the death.

The two exchanged a look and simultaneously let out a sharp, cold roar. "Everyone, attack with me now!"

Following this roar, a hundred extremely powerful auras suddenly appeared.

These people were all existences at the Unparalleled True Dragon Level...