Immortal Martial Emperor

Hong Yu’s current strength was terrifying.

Even without mentioning his strength at the Peak of the Celestial Soul Realm, just reaching the Seventh Transformation of the Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique had granted him extremely formidable power.

A kick like that could send not just a person, but an entire city wall flying!

Prince Zhui Yue was struck as if by lightning, his body sent flying backward like a kicked soccer ball.

"PFFT!"

Prince Zhui Yue crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Highness!"

"How dare you, villain! You dare harm our prince? Surround him! Don’t let him get away!"

The few experts who had been protecting Prince Zhui Yue roared.

Their group was composed of elite guards from the Wind Chasing Kingdom, responsible for protecting members of the Royal Family.

This was because male heirs in the Wind Chasing Kingdom’s Royal Family were extremely rare.

Even though each generation’s King had dozens of consorts, nearly every generation had only a single male heir, with all other children being daughters.

Because of this, the Wind Chasing Kingdom placed immense importance on every male member of the Royal Family. Even a second-generation brat of a prince like Zhui Yue, who knew only how to cause trouble and bully others, was assigned a High Level protective detail.

Among these dozens of guards, five had reached the Celestial Soul Realm Level.

Led by the five Celestial Soul Realm experts, they surrounded Hong Yu. The atmosphere was tense, and a fight seemed imminent.

The Qin Kingdom and the Wind Chasing Kingdom had never been on good terms.

Seeing their leader surrounded, the experts from the Qin Kingdom were spoiling for a fight and encircled the group of a few dozen men.

Tensions flared between the two sides, and a massive brawl looked ready to erupt at any moment.

The expert from the Wind Chasing Kingdom was no fool. He glanced at the thousands of densely packed experts from the Qin Kingdom and cursed Prince Zhui Yue in his heart for not knowing how to read the situation.

But if they backed down now, wouldn’t they lose face for the Wind Chasing Kingdom?

Caught in a dilemma, the expert’s eyes suddenly lit up. He stared at Hong Yu and said in a low voice, "I’m warning you, our Eldest Prince and the main force are right behind us. They’ll be here any minute. Others may fear your Qin Kingdom, but my Wind Chasing Kingdom does not..."

Although the Qin Kingdom was widely recognized as the wealthiest and most powerful nation among the Southern Ten Nations,

in reality, several other nations secretly possessed strength that was in no way inferior to the Qin Kingdom’s.

This was especially true after the last Southern Ten Nations Martial Competition, where the Qin Kingdom was nearly wiped out. Their strongest participant, Zheng Tian, only managed to reach fifth place, failing to secure even a single True Dragon Position.

Since then, the nations that were on par with the Qin Kingdom clearly no longer showed the same respect and deference as before when facing them.

Hong Yu frowned. "Get lost on your own, or I’ll teach you how."

"What an arrogant brat. Our Eldest Prince is one of the Four Great True Dragon Geniuses. He could crush you with a single finger."

"I’d advise you to just stay put and wait for Prince Zhui Yue to wake up and decide how to deal with you. If you dare to resist, once Prince Zhui Ri arrives, not even the Qin Kingdom’s Zheng Tian will be able to save you."

The group of experts from the Wind Chasing Kingdom clamored arrogantly, emboldened by their backing.

Hong Yu rubbed his nose helplessly. "Looks like you’ve decided to have me teach you how to get lost!" Muttering to himself, he waved his hand. The thousand-plus experts from the Qin Kingdom all stepped forward. Hong Yu pointed a finger at the men from the Wind Chasing Kingdom. "Get ’em!"

"Huh? Y-You dare to attack?"

"N-No..."

No matter how arrogant the men from the Wind Chasing Kingdom were, faced with the assault of over a thousand experts from the Qin Kingdom, they could only cover their heads and flee.

"Arrange for someone to bury that beggar," Hong Yu instructed.

The person he spoke to was none other than Qin Mufeng, a prince of the Qin Kingdom at the Mid-stage Earth Soul Realm.

He had once resented Hong Yu because of Beichen Tianshuang, but after a series of setbacks and lessons, he had come to recognize reality. He knew that if he wanted to survive in the Royal Family, he had to get on good terms with Hong Yu.

And so...

Throughout the journey, he had been trying to get close to Hong Yu and build a relationship.

Hong Yu never held any real ill will toward him, and since Qin Mufeng’s attitude was quite good and he was easy to order around, Hong Yu had naturally accepted this prince as a little brother.

Qin Mufeng withdrew, obviously going to find someone to deal with the beggar’s body.

"Alright, that’s enough. We still have to enter the city and find a place to sleep," Hong Yu said faintly.

"Stop! Let’s go!"

"Damn it, I wasn’t done having fun yet!"

"A bunch of cowards..."

The men from the Qin Kingdom, whether regretfully or feeling unfulfilled, muttered amongst themselves as they finally left.

The experts from the Wind Chasing Kingdom who had just been shouting so arrogantly now had faces swollen like pigs. Their clothes were tattered, and there wasn’t a single spot on their bodies that was unscathed. Each wore a mournful expression. "Bastard, I’ll definitely get my revenge!"

"When the Eldest Prince gets here... if I don’t get revenge for this, I won’t be able to rest in peace even in death."

"Huh? That bastard left?"

As the men were clamoring, they suddenly heard a soft sound of surprise from beside them.

The dozens of guards followed the sound and saw Prince Zhui Yue, who had been lying there like a dead pig just moments ago, now feigning dizziness as he held his head.

The guards’ eyes twitched. ’...Damn it, don’t think we don’t know you’re faking it!’

Seeing that Hong Yu and his group were truly gone, Prince Zhui Yue shot up from the ground and stomped his feet in anger. "Ma Le Gobi! You bastards from the Qin Kingdom! If you have the guts, don’t run! You had the guts to hit this Prince, but you don’t have the balls to wait for me to wake up and teach you a lesson? I’ll beat you so bad your own mother won’t recognize you!"

The guards felt like crying but had no tears. ’...Is there really any future following a master like this? Beat him? Where was that courage a moment ago?’

"What’s going on here?"

Suddenly, a majestic voice came from behind them.

Prince Zhui Yue turned, and upon seeing who it was, his expression stiffened. He immediately stood up straight.

He bowed respectfully to the newcomer. "Royal Brother!"

Prince Zhui Ri glanced at Zhui Yue and the others and said coldly, "What happened? From a great distance, I sensed you were all being cornered here. And how did you all end up beaten like this?"

"Royal Brother, what happened was..."

Prince Zhui Yue rushed to explain.

However, Prince Zhui Ri had no intention of listening to his explanation. He shot Zhui Yue a cold glare, and the latter immediately fell silent, not daring to say another word, standing by as quiet as a cicada in winter.

Prince Zhui Ri looked at the Celestial Soul Realm guard. "What exactly happened?"

This man was much more composed. He quickly explained, "Reporting to the Eldest Prince, this is what happened..."

Although the man was composed, it didn’t mean he would report the facts truthfully and in detail.

He glossed over the part where the beggar had nearly bumped into Prince Zhui Yue while picking up a steamed bun, leading to them killing him. Instead, he focused on how arrogantly Hong Yu had disdained the Wind Chasing Kingdom and Prince Zhui Ri.

Zhui Yue narrowed his eyes. Seeing that Prince Zhui Ri’s expression had already darkened, he added fuel to the fire. "Royal Brother, I had already told him that you would be arriving soon, trying to stop him. But who would have thought that brat from the Qin Kingdom would be so arrogant as to say, ’Zhui Ri is a piece of shit. If he dares to show up, I’ll beat him so bad his own mother won’t recognize him’?"

"He really said that?"

Sure enough, after hearing Zhui Yue’s words, Prince Zhui Ri’s eyes narrowed into slits as he stared at Prince Zhui Yue.

Zhui Yue quickly said, "If you don’t believe me, ask them."

How could these guards not understand Zhui Yue’s little scheme? Coupled with the fact that they had indeed been beaten severely and wanted revenge, they all nodded like pecking chickens.

"BANG!"

An extremely terrifying aura erupted from Prince Zhui Ri.

It spread out from under his feet in all directions, the force of it making Zhui Yue and the others stumble back several steps unconsciously.

"This is going too far! You bastards from the Qin Kingdom, you’ve gone too far!"

A blue halo suddenly rose from under Prince Zhui Ri’s feet.

This blue halo coalesced into two discs that hovered and spun beneath his feet. They were two extremely unique metal discs, engraved with peculiar dragons and phoenixes.

With the help of the two discs, Prince Zhui Ri’s figure slowly ascended into the air.

This place was about seven or eight kilometers from the gates of Yaoyue City. After flying for a short while, Prince Zhui Ri found Hong Yu and his group up ahead.

At this moment, the experts from the Qin Kingdom were being counted by the Yaoyue City guards, who were registering everything to prevent others from sneaking into their ranks.

"Thank you for your cooperation. You may now enter the city. However, please follow me to take your chariots to the barracks for parking," a guard said very respectfully.

Hong Yu nodded. "No problem."

"Brother Hong, should I go with them to take the chariots to the barracks?" Qin Mufeng asked, eager to prove himself.

Hong Yu said, "Be careful on the way. Once everything is settled, come find us in the city."

"Okay!"

Qin Mufeng readily agreed.

Just then...

A thunderous roar suddenly echoed from the sky outside the city. "You dogs of the Qin Kingdom, halt for this Prince!"

"Hm?"

All the experts from the Qin Kingdom looked up.

Zheng Tian, who had been keeping an exceptionally low profile within the group, had a drastic change in expression. He gasped, "Why is it him? He’s actually here! Judging by the aura he’s projecting, he’s already reached the realm of a Tier Four Spirit Cultivator. Back then, as a Tier Three Spirit Cultivator, he was already ranked second among the True Dragons, with only Yao Yueye able to suppress him. Now..."

Prince Zhui Ri quickly flew above Hong Yu and the others, looking down on the Qin Kingdom’s contingent. He said coldly, "Who was it that just hit my brother?"

"He’s here for revenge? This is trouble," Zheng Tian frowned.

But a disciple from the Guiyuan Sect next to him sneered, "What’s so troublesome? Isn’t Hong Yu so arrogant? Let him deal with it!"

As he spoke, the man stepped forward and shouted, "Prince Zhui Ri, the one who beat your brother and the Wind Chasing Kingdom guards was Hong Yu! It has nothing to do with us!"

"You..."

Zheng Tian’s expression flickered.

Prince Zhui Ri snorted coldly. "Which one is Hong Yu?"

"It’s him!"

That disciple from the Guiyuan Sect pointed at Hong Yu from a distance.

The vast majority of the Qin Kingdom experts glared at the man, but he just shrugged. "What are you looking at me for? Whoever makes a mess should clean it up themselves. Don’t drag others down with you."

This time, even Zheng Tian couldn’t stand it anymore.

"Bastard! No matter how much we fight within the Qin Kingdom, it’s our own family’s business. Now that we’re outside, we must present a united front! You useless dog who’s more of a hindrance than a help..." Zheng Tian slapped him unconscious.

He looked at Hong Yu with a wry smile. "My apologies."

"Heh, it’s nothing."

Hong Yu smiled faintly. His impression of Zheng Tian had improved considerably. He raised his head slightly to look at Prince Zhui Ri. "I am Hong Yu."

Prince Zhui Ri stared at Hong Yu, and after a moment, he gave a cold laugh. "So you’re the Hong Yu who’s been making waves recently? I heard you defeated Zheng Tian? Heh heh heh, that trash Zheng Tian was my defeated opponent back in the day. It seems he’s only gotten worse. Hong Yu, today you insulted my Wind Chasing Kingdom, so I, Zhui Ri, will let you know that the Southern Ten Nations Martial Competition is no place for trash like you!"

The moment his voice fell, a series of sharp barbs suddenly appeared on the blue discs under Prince Zhui Ri’s feet. As they spun, they shot toward Hong Yu like blue meteors.

An aura of death instantly enveloped Hong Yu...