Immortal Martial Emperor

Hong Yu’s sudden counter-thrust was incredibly fast, bringing him before Hong Renjie in a flash.

The golden Spear Aura condensed by the Phantom Spirit Strike converged with layer upon layer of spear phantoms, accompanied by overlapping illusions of mountain peaks and ranges.

As a blue light whistled through the air, the Ice Divine Blade struck first.

One was a sharp, physical attack, while the other was an ethereal and elusive soul assault.

The power of this two-pronged assault was beyond description.

Hong Renjie had just recovered his sight and was still dazed when he suddenly felt a fatal threat wash over him. He took a deep breath and immediately executed the Mystic Sect Body Technique to dodge to the side.

His speed was also quite fast.

Aided by the profound Body Technique, Hong Renjie actually managed to dodge the Phantom Spirit Strike.

The golden Spear Aura grazed past him, slamming into the ground behind him with a BOOM. It exploded with a BANG, sending mud flying, sand and stones scattering, and the surrounding jungle shrubs blasting away.

The massive energy explosion created a shockwave that struck Hong Renjie’s back like a giant palm.

Stunned for a moment, Hong Renjie’s body was thrown forward.

At that same moment, the Ice Divine Blade arrived, piercing into Hong Renjie’s body with a soft THUD.

Caught completely off guard, Hong Renjie’s eyes widened in a furious glare.

However, the ever-victorious Ice Divine Blade—an attack capable of shaking a Mid-stage Primordial Core Realm powerhouse and affecting even a Late-stage Primordial Core Realm powerhouse—had no significant effect on Hong Renjie.

After being dazed for only a brief moment, he quickly regained his clarity.

This wasn’t hard to understand.

After all, the soul residing within Hong Renjie’s body was Lord Owl, a terrifying existence who had once reached the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Possession and rebirth had greatly impacted his strength, and even his soul had suffered heavy damage. But a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

With his current Power of Soul, he was still comparable to someone at the Mid-stage Primordial Embryo Realm.

If he were skilled in Spiritual Power attacks, that tyrannical soul alone would be enough for him to sweep through countless talented powerhouses!

Even so, with his Power of Soul at such a level, the impact of Hong Yu’s Ice Divine Blade was still negligible!

Hong Renjie shook his head and gave a sinister, disdainful sneer. "Heh heh heh... Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu. Your Spiritual Power attack is impressive, but it’s nowhere near enough to deal with me!"

Hong Yu frowned. ’Strange. My Soul Level is at the Mid-stage Primordial Core Realm, so the Ice Divine Blade should even affect a Late-stage Primordial Core Realm powerhouse. Hong Renjie is only at the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm. How could he be completely fine? Strange, this is really strange...’

Generally speaking, a person’s Soul Level was always weaker than their Elemental Power Cultivation.

Even for a powerhouse skilled in the dual cultivation of soul and Elemental Power, just managing to keep their Soul Level on par with their Elemental Power Cultivation was already an incredible feat!

As for someone like Hong Yu, whose soul cultivation was consistently higher than his Elemental Power Cultivation, he was an anomaly among anomalies.

But Hong Renjie had been able to resist the Ice Divine Blade.

From this, it was clear...

...either Hong Renjie also had a fortuitous encounter, causing his Power of Soul to far exceed his Elemental Power Cultivation...

...or...

Hong Yu frowned slightly. A flash of inspiration flickered in his mind, but he just couldn’t quite grasp it.

This moment of hesitation lasted only the blink of an eye.

But in that instant, Hong Renjie and Meng Tian launched a joint attack.

Attacking from the left and right, they condensed their immense power into two violent torrents of energy that resembled ferocious dragons, roaring as they charged toward Hong Yu.

Facing their pincer attack, Hong Yu snorted coldly.

He thrust his Godslaying Spear forward with one hand and swung his arm forcefully. The Godslaying Spear erupted with a surging, blinding golden light.

BOOM!

The three streams of energy collided and exploded.

All three were sent flying backward at the same time.

Hong Renjie and Meng Tian tumbled through the air several times before barely managing to regain their footing.

The two exchanged a look and gritted their teeth. "No more holding back! This guy’s in a killing frenzy. If this keeps up, both of us will end up just like Ling Bingxin and the others."

"Let’s risk it all!"

Hong Renjie abruptly raised a hand, swiped his fingertip to draw a drop of blood, and used his blood-soaked forefinger to swiftly draw a strange Rune in his palm.

The Rune bloomed with a layer of blood-red light.

The sinister red light illuminated half of Hong Renjie’s body, making him look like a blood-soaked Demon.

A blood-red long saber slowly extended from his arm.

Strange Runes flowed across the surface of the blood-red saber. Each Rune seemed to be composed of peculiar skulls, and as the bloody light circulated, wisps of a vast, ancient aura slowly emanated from it.

’Back then, the Blood Demon Saber was shattered by that bastard from the Primordial Chaos with a single palm strike, leaving only a wisp of the saber’s soul attached to my own. Otherwise, if I could unsheathe the complete Blood Demon Saber, forget a mere Hong Yu—I could cut down even a Primordial Embryo Realm Powerhouse in a single slash.’

Hong Renjie licked his lips, his gaze flickering with a sinister light. ’This kid has too much potential, and to top it all off, he has that Treasure. Heh heh... I must get my hands on it!’

At this thought, Hong Renjie charged forward, brandishing the Blood Demon Saber.

Meanwhile, Barbaric Beast Meng Tian’s body was hunched over, his clothes having already been blasted to shreds.

Long, thick brown fur began to grow out, covering his entire body.

"ROAR!"

A sound like the roar of a ferocious beast rumbled in his throat.

He grew taller and taller, swelling from his original height of about 1.9 meters to over three meters tall.

His hands transformed into sharp bear paws.

Razor-sharp claws shot out from the paws, leaving a series of shocking gouges in the ground with a light scrape.

’Beastification? Meng Tian actually has a beastification talent? HAHAHA, heaven is on my side!’

Hong Renjie was stunned for a moment, then became overjoyed. ’A beastification talent! After a Martial Artist with a beastification talent transforms into their Desolate Beast form, their combat power increases several times over. With him at my side, my chances of killing Hong Yu are even higher!’

"Hong Yu, die!"

Hong Renjie roared.

"ROAR!"

Meng Tian also let out a roar, charging toward Hong Yu in his three-meter-tall, beastified body.

When faced with Hong Renjie’s Blood Demon Saber, Hong Yu felt a sense of dread and grew inwardly vigilant.

But when he saw Meng Tian, a strange fluctuation stirred within him.

The Profound Celestial Tower inside his body sent out a faint pulse, seemingly conveying emotions of greed and desire.

This feeling grew stronger as the two drew closer to him.

Hong Yu’s focus wavered, but he remained on high alert.

Executing Wind Rider to put some distance between himself and the duo, he asked, "Little One, what’s going on?"

Little One replied lazily, "It’s not me. It’s Xingtian!"

"Xingtian?"

Hong Yu was taken aback.

Ever since the battle at the Cyan Nether Sword Sect, Xingtian had been all but crippled by Lord Owl and had been recovering inside the Profound Celestial Tower ever since.

Because Xingtian was unique, his injuries couldn’t be healed with any Spirit Medicine.

The only ways to speed up his recovery were to find enough vital energy and negative energy for him, or to simply let him heal on his own.

After nearly a year, Xingtian’s injuries were mostly healed.

But he had never shown any changes, merely recuperating quietly.

Why would he suddenly be sending out waves of desire and greed now?

Little One explained, "Xingtian must have sensed that little beastified fellow."

"Beastified? Meng Tian?"

Hong Yu looked quizzically at Meng Tian, who now resembled a vicious bear after his transformation.

He really couldn’t understand why Xingtian would be interested in Meng Tian.

Little One said, "Xingtian’s Unjust Death Black Lotus and Seed of Misfortune were both shattered in the last battle with the Demon Owl. But during his recovery, the two of them fused together. I didn’t know if this was a good or bad thing, so I didn’t tell you. Now, it seems their fusion has caused a mutation in Xingtian."

"You mean Xingtian is interested in Meng Tian because the Seed of Misfortune and the Unjust Death Black Lotus fused?"

Hong Yu swung his spear, unleashing a brilliant Spear Aura to force back the charging Meng Tian, and asked inwardly.

Little One nodded and quickly explained, "I don’t know the specifics of this mutation, but one thing is certain: if you can get Meng Tian into the tower’s space and let Xingtian devour him, Xingtian’s injuries should heal completely in a very short time. He might even be able to attempt the Second Execution Corpse Tribulation!"

"The Second Execution Corpse Tribulation?"

Hong Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

As a First-Tribulation Execution Corpse, Xingtian had already been capable of withstanding attacks from the Celestial Soul Realm.

If he reached the realm of a Second-Tribulation Execution Corpse, he could easily fend off even a Primordial Core Realm powerhouse!

At this thought, Hong Yu nodded decisively. "In that case, I’ll capture Meng Tian first!"

"Illusion Heaven Technique!"

Hong Yu bellowed.

The Godslaying Spear spun continuously before him like a golden pinwheel, and a volley of golden spear phantoms shot into the air.

Waves of Spear Aura that blotted out the sky erupted before Hong Renjie and Meng Tian.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Spear Auras rained down, crashing into the ground.

Amidst the series of explosions, clouds of sand and stone were kicked up, making it impossible to see Hong Renjie and Meng Tian within the billowing dust.

Hong Yu’s Spiritual Power swept out, instantly locking onto Meng Tian’s location.

The corners of his lips curved up. The Ice Divine Blade flashed, and Meng Tian’s whole body trembled, his eyes turning blank and vacant.

Hong Yu followed up immediately, pressing a palm against the temporarily unconscious Meng Tian. With a SWOOSH, he pulled Meng Tian into the tower’s space.

Immediately after, Hong Yu located Hong Renjie.

At that moment, Hong Renjie also spotted Hong Yu and charged at him, brandishing the Blood Demon Saber.

Hong Yu shouted coldly, "Spirit Storm!"

This was the upgraded version of the Ice Divine Blade!

After awakening 3,600 Ice Blue Stars, Hong Yu’s Spiritual Power had reached the Mid-stage Primordial Core Realm Level, and he had comprehended an even more powerful Spiritual Power attack—the Spirit Storm!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Star River within his eyes spun madly.

A terrifying Spiritual Power erupted like a vast ocean, instantly crashing into Hong Renjie.

A trace of disdain flickered in Hong Renjie’s eyes. "You think you can shake my soul with that trivial Spiritual Power of yours? You’re delusional!"

He sneered with extreme confidence.

However, when the Spirit Storm surged into his body, the smug confidence on Hong Renjie’s face abruptly froze.