Immortal Martial Emperor

"I’ll kill him regardless!"

Hong Yu’s five fingers abruptly clenched.

The black net suddenly constricted, and a powerful surge of black energy flowed out, wrapping around the Python Dragon’s Primordial Spirit.

With every current of black energy that washed over it, the Python Dragon’s Primordial Spirit grew a little weaker.

This was an incredibly brutal form of torture.

Even for a Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouse like the Python Dragon, who had advanced through great perseverance, this torment was enough to make it let out a series of tragic, desperate howls. "Bastard! Hong Yu, you’ll regret this! You will regret this...!"

"That lord will avenge me."

"You’re a dead man..."

...

BOOM!

Just like that, the Primordial Spirit of the magnificent Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouse, the Python Dragon, was annihilated...

...

Throughout Windbreak Valley, the powerhouses were utterly dumbfounded. Not a single person made the slightest sound.

Terrifying!

Horrifying!

Unbelievable!

A Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouse had just been slain so easily?

Such a feat wasn’t unheard of, but it was typically only seen from the Ten Great Unparalleled Prodigies.

Even the expert ranked first among the hundred Unparalleled True Dragons had never achieved such an astonishing feat!

But Hong Yu had done it!

’Doesn’t this mean Hong Yu also possesses the combat power of an Unparalleled Genius?’

For a moment, none of the powerhouses knew how to describe what they were feeling.

"Is this Hong Yu’s current strength?"

Luoo Xiaoguai gulped and murmured, "’Slaughtering a Primordial Spirit Powerhouse? Why do I feel like I’m dreaming?’"

A strange light flashed in Feng Xue Xin’s eyes. He seemed dazed as he muttered to himself, "Is this really that little guy from back then?"

He recalled the past.

That boy had only been at the Essence Realm, a weak and tender youth.

But in the blink of an eye...

In just over two years, he had actually grown to such a degree?

It had to be called a miracle!

But on second thought...

’Have there been few miracles surrounding the young man before me?’

Jian Chen trembled slightly, and the Cyan Peak Long Sword on his back also hummed as a passionate will to fight surged within him. ’So strong. Is this the caliber of a genius powerhouse standing at the very peak of the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom? I wonder when I’ll be powerful enough to fight them!’

While the powerhouses of the Southern Ten Nations were shocked and ecstatic...

...the powerhouses of the Snake Alliance were completely stunned, terrified, and on the verge of mental collapse.

In their minds, the Python Dragon was an invincible existence.

His combat power might not have been truly invincible.

But in the past, no matter who provoked the Snake Alliance...

Even when some powerful families and factions angered the Snake Alliance, the Python Dragon had always been able to use various means, along with his own combat strength, to slay them and solve the problem.

But this time...

What they thought would be a very simple mission...

...had ended up with such a blunder.

Even the Python Dragon himself had perished here.

"How could this happen?"

"This isn’t right, this result isn’t right..."

"The Alliance Leader was actually killed?"

"My heavens, this is a disaster. I vaguely heard the Vice Alliance Leader say that the Alliance Leader is backed by a supreme being from the Imperial Family. Not even the Princes would dare to hunt the powerhouses of our Snake Alliance. This is truly a major incident."

The Snake Alliance powerhouses were all in shock.

Among them, a few with quicker wits didn’t have time for lamentations. Instead, they were stealthily looking for a chance to escape.

However...

How could Hong Yu possibly allow them to leave?

"Since you’re all here, why be in such a hurry to leave?" Hong Yu said coolly.

With a flap of his Divine Demon Wings, he flew before the Snake Alliance powerhouses.

THUD!

Gazing at the young man before them, a Snake Alliance powerhouse stumbled and knelt on the ground.

"Spare us!"

"Spare our lives, my lord! We’ll never dare to do this again!"

Hong Yu looked at the few of them.

Without a trace of pity in his eyes, he said flatly, "The moment you decided to move against me and my friends, you should have been prepared to die. Besides, doesn’t this scene of you begging for your lives feel familiar?"

"This..."

The Snake Alliance powerhouses were all stunned.

They couldn’t help but recall how, every time they had killed someone in the past, their victims had begged them for mercy in the exact same way!

Among them were even many old, weak, women, and children.

But...

When had they ever shown mercy?

In an instant, the faces of the Snake Alliance powerhouses turned ashen with despair.

It was unclear who mustered the courage, but someone shouted, "Dammit, we’re dead either way! Brothers, let’s fight him!"

"Let’s fight! Every man for himself!"

The Snake Alliance powerhouses were, after all, ruthless people, and many were immediately spurred into action.

"Kill!"

They charged forward.

Hong Yu sneered and said indifferently, "Courting death!"

His Divine Demon Wings vibrated, and a flash of black light swept past.

His figure was like a black lightning bolt, moving like a shadow. Wherever he passed, the Snake Alliance powerhouses were sent flying, the luckiest among them only severely injured.

As for the unlucky ones...

Their bodies were sliced in half.

Blood gushed like springs, and bodies lay strewn about.

A thick, bloody stench permeated the entire valley.

「Five minutes later.」

The dozens of powerhouses from the Snake Alliance’s Celestial Slayer Division had all been slain by Hong Yu. A river of blood flowed.

"Xingtian, collect all these souls!" Hong Yu said nonchalantly.

Xingtian emerged from the pagoda space. As the Devouring Demon Tree surged, dozens more fruits appeared on its massive canopy.

Once they matured, they would become Execution Corpse Warriors.

As for the Python Dragon’s Soul, it had already merged with its Primordial Embryo and transformed into a Primordial Spirit. To devour its Soul, Xingtian would have to advance to the Fourth-Tribulation Corpse Realm.

Otherwise, blindly devouring it could cause a backlash, which would not be worth the risk.

He then recalled Xingtian back into the pagoda space.

Hong Yu took a deep breath before finally turning to Feng Xue Xin and the others.

They looked at each other for a long moment.

The corners of Hong Yu’s mouth lifted slightly as he gave Feng Xue Xin a bear hug, laughing loudly. "Senior Brother Feng, long time no see!"

"You kid, your growth this past year is so much that even I, your Senior Brother, can hardly believe it," Feng Xue Xin said with emotion.

Hong Yu smiled faintly.

He then looked at Luoo Xiaoguai, whose belly was now slightly rounded. Hong Yu gave Feng Xue Xin and Luoo Xiaoguai a suggestive look. "Tsk, tsk, you two are..."

"Hehe!"

Feng Xue Xin grinned and patted his chest. "Senior Brother here scored on the first try!"

"Get lost!"

Luoo Xiaoguai’s face turned bright red.

Hong Yu roared with laughter and gave him a thumbs-up. "Damn, you’re the man!"

Only then did he turn to Jian Chen. "Jian Chen, have you been well?"

"I’ve joined the Cyan Nether Sword Sect!" Jian Chen said.

Hong Yu was taken aback. "You? Joined the Cyan Nether Sword Sect?"

He knew very well that Jian Chen had a powerful legacy, so why would he join the Cyan Nether Sword Sect?

Feng Xue Xin smiled and said, "The Cyan Nether Sword Sect of today is now the common Cultivation Holy Land for the entire Southern Ten Nations Alliance, the one and only Sect. The Guiyuan Sect and others have also been successively merged into the Cyan Nether Sword Sect!"

"So that’s how it is!"

Hong Yu was a little sentimental.

He never would have imagined that such a tremendous change could happen in just one year.

The Cyan Nether Sword Sect, which used to be at the bottom of the Southern Ten Nations Alliance, had taken less than a year to truly grow into the number one Sect. Even the former top Sect, the Guiyuan Sect, had come to join it.

This was simply unbelievable.

Feng Xue Xin smiled. "This is all thanks to you! It was only because of your reputation that they were able to merge so easily!"

It was clear his words came from the heart.

Hong Yu smiled and shook his head. "I was only a secondary factor. If you hadn’t been able to satisfy them, you naturally wouldn’t have been able to accomplish such a great feat!" After a pause, Hong Yu asked, "How are Master and Old Sir Tie?"

"Elder Bai has also advanced to the Primordial Embryo Realm. Lately, he and Old Sir Tie have gotten hooked on fishing. They couldn’t be more at ease!" Feng Xue Xin explained.

Hong Yu nodded, feeling a sense of relief in his heart.

His master, Bai Yunfeng, had led a difficult life. This ending could be considered a perfect conclusion for him.

Hong Yu glanced at the bloody scene around them and frowned. "Let’s go. Come with me to the Imperial Capital!"

"Alright, we’ve been looking forward to seeing the Imperial Capital of the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom for a long time!"

The group soared into the sky and headed toward the Imperial Capital.

Returning to the Imperial Capital, they went straight to Xiahuang Shang’s residence. Upon learning that Feng Xue Xin and the others were Hong Yu’s old sect brothers from the Southern Ten Kingdoms, Xiahuang Shang hosted them with another round of generous hospitality.

The banquet didn’t end until late at night.

Feng Xue Xin was completely drunk. The big foodie and the big money-grubber, Young Master Yeban, hit it off immediately, exchanging cup after cup of wine.

One talked about fine cuisine.

The other preached the supremacy of money!

In the end, the two of them drank themselves into a stupor and ended up hugging each other, completely inseparable.

This directly infuriated Luoo Xiaoguai.

With a wave of her slender hand, the former senior sister of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect tied these two oddballs together with a tough rope and hung them from a tree in the small courtyard to swing all night long.

As for Hong Yu, that night he entered Xiahuang Shang’s Cultivation Chamber.

Not only did he need to refine the Void-Breaking Pill to break through to the next realm,

He also made use of the underground Battlefield to continuously practice his Martial Skills, bringing him to the verge of grasping the Second Layer of the Great Destruction Fist.

Aside from that...

Hong Yu’s Primordial Gang Fighting Technique relentlessly devoured a full one hundred million units of Elemental Essence Ore.

Combined with the Void-Breaking Pill, Hong Yu’s strength once again underwent an earth-shattering change.

At this moment, he had advanced from the Early-stage Primordial Embryo Realm to the Mid-stage Primordial Embryo Realm.

He was also just one step away from advancing to the Late-stage Realm.

In the silent Battlefield, Hong Yu stood motionless, as still as a stone statue. Even his breathing seemed to have stopped.

At a certain moment...

The ever-still Hong Yu suddenly moved.

SWOOSH!

His figure flashed, appearing a hundred meters away in an instant.

"Great Destruction Fist!"

He threw a punch.

This was precisely the second form of the Great Destruction Fist, I Alone Exist in Heaven and Earth.

With that single punch, it was as if Hong Yu became the one and only being in this part of heaven and earth, the master of all.

BOOM!

The Battlefield rumbled.

This punch left a mark half a meter deep on a stone stele in the center of the Battlefield.

"Hoo!"

Hong Yu let out a long breath.

Gazing at the half-meter-deep mark on the stele, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face. "Brother Xiahuang said that only someone with the combat power of the Late-stage Primordial Spirit Realm can leave a fifty-centimeter-deep mark on this Profound Steel Stele. At my full power now, I can already surpass a Late-stage Primordial Spirit Realm Powerhouse. I should rank in the top ten among the Unparalleled True Dragons. However..."

’But if I want to fight an Unparalleled Genius, I’m afraid I still need to go one step further!’

Hong Yu narrowed his eyes. ’But there’s no rush. There’s still a month until the True Dragon War. I hope to gain something during the pre-war hunt!’

With this thought, Hong Yu continued his cultivation, comprehending the improvements of the past few days.

「On the third day, Hong Yu awoke and finally came out of seclusion.」

Just as he emerged, he saw Feng Xue Xin and Young Master Yeban pacing back and forth in front of the Cultivation Chamber, their faces etched with anxiety and nervousness.

Hong Yu paused and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Feng Xue Xin and the other man exchanged a glance, their faces filled with elation upon seeing Hong Yu emerge. They stepped forward at the same time.

Their expressions were incredibly grave as they said in a low voice...

"There’s trouble."