Immortal Martial Emperor

"What’s the report? What has you so flustered?"

Meng Chenggong shuddered and asked with a frown.

This Deputy General had followed Meng Chenggong for many years, fighting in countless battles, and was incredibly brave.

He had been through no fewer than a hundred major battles. What kind of scene had he not witnessed?

For this piece of intelligence to make him lose his composure like this, one could only imagine how incredibly important the news must be!

The Deputy General immediately reported, "Your Highness, Grand General, I was setting up defenses in the surrounding area with my men. I saw a few experts from the Blood Demon Palace acting furtively, so I led my men to capture them. Those Blood Demon Palace disciples were unwilling to talk at first, but under my interrogation, they finally confessed!"

"Cut the crap. What is it?"

Landy said angrily.

The Deputy General quickly said, "Reporting to Your Highness, haven’t we been wondering this whole time why Blood Wen would suddenly go mad and attack us?"

Landy and Meng Chenggong glanced at each other and nodded.

This had been the major question troubling them for over half a month.

Everyone knew how important Landy and Meng Chenggong were to the Ice Kingdom.

One was the Royal Family’s most powerful and promising Crown Prince, while the other was the Grand General in command of several million troops, the backbone of the Kingdom.

If Blood Wen truly killed Landy and Meng Chenggong, then his Blood Demon Palace would surely be annihilated by the Ice Kingdom.

This was not at all in line with what the master of a sect like Blood Wen should do.

But...

No matter how they analyzed it, they could never reach a reasonable conclusion.

"Spit it out, what’s the reason?" Meng Chenggong said, his eyes wide.

The Deputy General hurriedly explained, "The Blood Demon Palace disciple confessed that three days after Hong Yu entered the Land of the Buried Gods, some Blood Demon Palace disciples encountered a mysterious young man. That young man was carrying a little baby girl, and they were looking for Hong Yu. The disciples claimed that Hong Yu was already dead. But the baby girl in the young man’s arms said that Hong Yu wasn’t dead, that she could feel him..."

As the Deputy General continued his report, Landy and Meng Chenggong both fell silent.

So that’s how it was...

The Blood Demon Palace disciples therefore assumed the young man and the baby girl were Hong Yu’s accomplices and attacked them.

In the end, those disciples were defeated by the young man. However, it seemed he didn’t deal any killing blows, which allowed the survivors to report the matter to Blood Wen.

Blood Wen learned that Hong Yu was not dead.

Compounded by the heavy losses his Blood Demon Palace had suffered and the fact that he himself had lost an arm, he was filled with rage and thus launched a campaign to hunt down the young man.

But the young man and the baby girl were extremely elusive, causing the Blood Demon Palace’s encirclement plans to fail time and time again.

This infuriated Blood Wen even more.

He simply ordered the execution of any expert connected to Hong Yu.

With the involvement of the Xu Family and the Spiritual Craftsman Guild, the conflict eventually escalated, and even the Royal Family became a target for the Blood Demon Palace.

"So you’re saying the root of all this is still Hong Yu? And you said there’s a young man with a baby girl who claims Hong Yu isn’t dead?" Meng Chenggong asked with a frown.

The Deputy General nodded. "That’s exactly right! Moreover, I have already confirmed this with the people from the Xu Family. They also said that Hong Yu had brought a baby girl in with him, but her whereabouts became unknown later. But they don’t know the identity of this young man!"

"In that case, we finally have a lead. Now, listen up: have all our people begin searching for the whereabouts of the young man and the baby girl!"

Meng Chenggong, ever the strategist, issued his orders. "We must find this young man and the baby girl and ask them whether Hong Yu is truly alive. If Hong Yu is dead, there’s no need for this war. If Hong Yu is really alive, then we must protect this pair."

But Landy’s voice was grim. "Grand General, why protect them? Wouldn’t it be easier to just hand them over to Blood Wen?"

Meng Chenggong shook his head. "Crown Prince, I will say only this—a person like Hong Yu is worth the effort!"

"What?"

A look of shock appeared on Landy’s face.

He was well aware of Meng Chenggong’s unique foresight.

This was the man who had discovered countless brilliant commanders and valiant generals from an army of millions. His judgment was absolutely unparalleled.

After a moment of hesitation, Landy clenched his jaw. "Fine! We’ll do as the Grand General says!"

...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another twenty days had passed.

During these twenty days, the fighting between the two sides lessened considerably, resulting in a relative state of calm and stalemate.

But everyone could feel the tense atmosphere in the air!

This was no true peace, but merely the quiet before the storm.

On this day!

Within a vast canyon, Blood Wen, covered in gore, was soaking in a massive Blood Pool.

The area was littered with corpses—the bodies of fallen experts from the Blood Demon Palace, the Xu Family, the Royal Family, and others. All their blood had been drained to form the Blood Pool.

Blood Wen continuously devoured the power within the Blood Pool.

His strength was also gradually increasing.

At a certain moment...

Blood Wen suddenly emerged from the Blood Pool and looked to the side. "What is it?"

His aura had undergone a world-shaking transformation.

He was covered in blood, and his eyes were as sharp as a falcon’s or a vengeful spirit’s. It was as if his every move was driven by a mad, bloodthirsty impulse.

A disciple of the Blood Demon Palace approached, trembling with fear. "Palace Master, we have news. The young man is heading to the Land of the Buried Gods with the baby girl!"

"Oh?"

Blood Wen was taken aback. His eyes glinted, and he let out a cold, strange laugh. "Heheheh, good, good, very good! I’ve heard that Hong Yu places great importance on that baby girl. If we can control her, we can surely find Hong Yu’s whereabouts. Even if we can’t, we can still force him to show himself. Organize a party to head to the Land of the Buried Gods at once!"

"As you command!"

At the same time!

On the side of the Ice Kingdom’s Royal Family, Meng Chenggong and Landy had also received the news from their subordinates.

The two exchanged a look.

Meng Chenggong said, "Your Highness, I suggest we move immediately!"

"Alright, we’ll follow the Grand General’s orders!"

Landy waved his hand decisively.

Just as both sides were secretly making their moves and an undercurrent of conflict was surging, a young figure suddenly appeared in Profound Ice Valley.

Young Master Yeban was dressed in a golden robe, holding a feather fan, looking dapper and refined.

In his arms, he was holding a toddler-aged baby girl.

It was Little Chenxi!

However...

Over a month had passed, and after receiving the inheritance within the Crystal Palace, Little Chenxi seemed to have grown quite a bit.

Her rosy-cheeked appearance was extremely cute. Her lively eyes darted about, and her milky, baby-like voice sounded like music from the heavens. "Money-grubber brother, I can feel Brother Hongyu’s aura coming from inside here!"

"The Land of the Buried Gods?" Yeban murmured, narrowing his eyes. "The Blood Demon Palace disciples we captured earlier also said Hong Yu was inside the Land of the Buried Gods!"

Little Chenxi nodded.

A flush of excitement appeared on her delicate, porcelain-doll-like face, and her black eyes, shimmering with a crystalline light, darted around.

On her fair, waving arm, a Cyan Dragon Rune could be faintly seen emitting a soft green light. "Those bad guys from the Blood Demon Palace! They cornered Brother Hongyu and almost got him killed. And they dared to hunt us down too! Once we find Brother Hongyu, we’re going to teach those Blood Demon Palace people a good lesson!"

"Such a violent little girl. Do your parents know about this?" Young Master Yeban said helplessly.

Little Chenxi blinked, thought about it with childlike innocence, and then, with her little face scrunched up in a very serious expression, she replied, "Brother Hongyu definitely doesn’t know. Only you’ve seen it, money-grubber brother!"

"..."

Yeban felt defeated. "Chenxi, ah, let’s make a deal!"

"Hm?"

Chenxi tilted her head.

Yeban gave a bitter smile. "You call Hong Yu ’Brother Hongyu’ so affectionately, but can you please stop calling me ’money-grubber’? I have a name, you know? Besides, I’m not even greedy..."

Little Chenxi blinked and said with a serious face, "Money-grubber brother, if you’re not greedy, then why did you dig out the gold leaf that was propping up a table leg when we left the Crystal Palace? And, and, I remember that giant octopus had a gold toilet in its home, and you even carried that away. Let me think, what else..."

"Stop, stop!"

Yeban declared righteously, "That’s called being frugal! Frugality is a virtue, you know?"

"Is that so? Then I’ll ask Brother Hongyu about it later!" Little Chenxi said seriously.

Yeban slapped a hand to his face. "Don’t! Whatever you do, don’t ask him!" ’Dammit, if Hong Yu finds out I hauled away a toilet, how am I ever going to show my face in public again?’

Little Chenxi giggled, her eyes filled with a sly light.

Just as Yeban was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed. "Someone’s coming!"

"Ooh? It’s that bad guy! The really strong bad guy!"

Little Chenxi said suddenly, a trace of fear in her eyes.

Yeban nodded, his face grim.

His mind couldn’t help but drift back to a memory from before today.

That day, he had been taking a shortcut with Little Chenxi to Profound Ice Valley to find Hong Yu when they were attacked by a powerful expert. He was hit, and the attack even struck Little Chenxi.

In the end, if not for the Cyan Dragon Rune on Little Chenxi’s arm erupting with a strange ripple of power that repelled the expert, the two of them would have likely perished long ago.

Even so, it had taken him several days of recuperation to recover!

"Hahaha, so you really are here!"

A bloody light filled a section of the sky as Blood Wen’s figure suddenly appeared.

A powerful, oppressive aura enveloped Yeban and Little Chenxi.

’Damn it, this guy is even stronger than he was a few days ago!’ Young Master Yeban’s expression changed.

Little Chenxi glared at Blood Wen indignantly. "It’s this bad guy! He’s the one who forced Brother Hongyu to flee into the Land of the Buried Gods."

"Hmph. Little girl, and you, brat over there. It’s only been a few days, and you’re already back to being so lively!" Blood Wen said coldly. "But this time, don’t even think about someone coming to save you!"

Just then, several powerful auras rushed in from another part of the sky.

Meng Chenggong, Landy, and a few Deputy Generals had arrived.

Meng Chenggong stared coldly at Blood Wen. "Blood Wen, as long as we’re here, you can forget about harming them!"

"With just you lot?"

Blood Wen sneered. "Meng Chenggong, Landy, it’s not that I look down on you. But do the few of you really think you can be my match just by joining forces?"

"Hmph, don’t get arrogant, Blood Wen. When the Profound Ice Secret Realm opens again, I will have my father, the King, annihilate your Blood Demon Palace!" Landy roared.

Suffering at Blood Wen’s hands for over a month had already cost him, the Crown Prince, all his face.

Blood Wen laughed maniacally, the bloody light in his eyes flickering like a crazed, bloodthirsty fiend. "Landy, you truly are naive! Since I’ve decided to move against you, do you really think you’ll be able to leave here alive?" He waved his hand, and a swath of bloody light descended, revealing a group of Blood Demon Palace experts.

More than two thousand of them.

Blood Wen’s cold, sharp eyes glinted. "Today, no one is leaving. All of you... will die!"

Blood Wen waved his hand fiercely.

The two-thousand-plus experts from the Blood Demon Palace attacked simultaneously.

Meng Chenggong also let out a roar. The Royal Family’s forces numbered over sixteen hundred experts. The moment the two sides clashed, a brutal battle erupted.

Blood Wen swept his gaze across the battlefield with absolute arrogance, looking down on everyone. His eyes locked onto Little Chenxi. "I hear Hong Yu cares a great deal for you, little girl. Today, I will make you wish you were dead and force Hong Yu to come out!"

The moment his voice fell, Blood Wen, radiating intense killing intent, finally made his move...