Immortal Martial Emperor

"Hai Cangtian, do you dare to fight me?"

Hong Yu challenged with cold arrogance.

Hai Cangtian narrowed his eyes, a piercing light flickering within them. He looked like an enraged War God.

As he sneered, a blue light flickered faintly behind him. Upon closer inspection, one could see this light coalescing into undulating blue ocean waves.

His momentum surged like the tide, vast and unending like the waves of the sea!

This was the kind of impact to one’s aura that a Primordial Embryo Realm powerhouse could create after grasping a trace of the Mysteries of Martial Arts. It was also the greatest difference separating a Primordial Embryo Realm powerhouse from one in the Primordial Core Realm.

The Mysteries of Martial Arts!

A power that surpassed True Martial Arts Intent, something far more potent and unique.

Even a Primordial Core Realm powerhouse like Old Sir Tie had only just reached the threshold of the Mysteries of Martial Arts, unable to truly step inside.

In stark contrast...

...Hai Cangtian had already condensed a Martial Arts Mystical Technique.

"The Green Sea Tide Technique—Canglang Ghost Sea Force!"

A glint flickered in Hai Cangtian’s cold eyes. His aura billowed like the tide, each wave stronger than the last.

He actually announced the name of his technique, revealing his Cultivation Technique to Hong Yu.

This was a display of supreme confidence and arrogance!

When experts fought, none would willingly reveal their trump cards. To show one’s hand was to lessen one’s chance of victory. Yet Hai Cangtian had laid his Cultivation Technique bare. This wasn’t because he was honorable, but because it was a display of his arrogance and his contempt for everyone else.

Hong Yu’s brows tightened. "If you want to fight, then fight," he said in a low voice. "Enough with the nonsense."

Hai Cangtian laughed, spreading his hands. "As it happens, I have a little time to play with you," he said nonchalantly. "Since you’re the number one True Dragon of the Southern Ten Nations, I will suppress my cultivation to your level—the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm. I’ll let you see the enormous gap between you and a true genius!"

VMM!

A wave of energy seemed to retract into him, and Hai Cangtian’s aura quietly receded.

He had forcefully suppressed his cultivation from the Peak of the Primordial Embryo Realm all the way down to the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm.

The corner of Hai Cangtian’s mouth curled up. He beckoned to Hong Yu, his tone playful. "Come on!"

"You’ve gone too far!"

Hong Yu roared, his eyes bloodshot.

’When have I ever been treated with such contempt?’

A phantom of purple-gold lightning surged around his feet—the Thunder Step from his Tyrant’s Walk. The ground where he stepped was scorched red.

Like a whirlwind of fire, he charged toward Hai Cangtian.

’My opponent is a mighty Primordial Embryo Realm powerhouse, and a Fifth Heaven Realm True Dragon at that.’

’Even if he’s suppressed his cultivation to the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm, his combat power is definitely a cut above mine. Under these circumstances, my only path to victory is to catch him by surprise!’

"Three Flames Palm!"

Flames erupted from his palm, condensing into nine ferocious Fire Dragons.

As the Fire Dragons charged, they were infused with the True Martial Arts Intent of the Three-legged Fiery Firebird, granting them a massive boost in power, temperature, and destructive force.

The powerful blast of energy carried a terrifying might!

But Hai Cangtian merely raised an eyebrow and sneered. He casually swatted out a brilliant blue light. "A petty trick. You dare bring that out and embarrass yourself?"

The blue light surged forward like a tidal wave, each pulse stronger than the last, and swept powerfully past.

BOOM! BOOM!

Wherever the tide of blue light passed, the fiery Fist Momentum Hong Yu had condensed was snuffed out instantly, like a flame doused with cold water.

A plume of white smoke shot into the sky, enveloping them both.

Hai Cangtian’s figure slowly ascended, surrounded by an ethereal mist as if he were riding the clouds. Soaring in mid-air, his cold eyes swept over Hong Yu.

He looked down from on high, his voice filled with unparalleled arrogance and condescending confidence. "Hong Yu, you truly disappoint me! I’ve already suppressed my cultivation to the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm, yet these are all the tricks you have? Next, I will use fifty percent of my power. Let’s see if you can take it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hai Cangtian clapped his hands at the empty air, his fingers rapidly forming a Seal Technique.

An extremely profound Hand Seal formed between his hands.

For this Hand Seal, his thumbs and index fingers pressed tightly together, while his ring and pinky fingers were curled into his palms. Only his two middle fingers pointed straight forward!

The veins on his arms bulged and twisted like coiling dragons.

Streams of immense power flowed through his veins like surging waves before coalescing into the Hand Seal and pressing down toward Hong Yu.

"Heaven-Flipping Sea-covering Seal!"

A brilliant blue light erupted from Hai Cangtian’s body.

A condensed ray of blue light shot from the Hand Seal. Suddenly, the sound of waves crashing against reefs echoed out of thin air.

The sound was immense, like colossal waves churning the heavens.

Layer upon layer of glowing blue waves surged forward!

A terrifying and shocking wave of energy washed over the area.

It was an unending torrent of waves. Each successive wave grew larger until, by the time it reached Hong Yu, it had become a surging tide a hundred meters wide.

Even more terrifying, hidden within these waves were countless tiny steel needles. It was impossible to know their exact number, but they filled the hundred-meter-wide expanse of water, glinting with a cold, sharp light. There had to be at least a million of them!

If he hadn’t detected them early with his powerful Spiritual Power, facing the simultaneous impact of a million steel needles would have cost him dearly!

’What a venomous bastard, that Hai Cangtian. He used the grandiose Heaven-Flipping Sea-covering Seal to distract me, while the real killing blow was these hidden needles,’ Hong Yu thought. Blue light flickered in his eyes, allowing him to track the trajectory of every single needle with perfect clarity.

He immediately moved.

Golden light suffused his body, the power of his Eight Desolates Dominating Body on full display!

PING! PING! PING! PING!

Countless steel needles slammed into his body.

Each needle struck with a force of no less than ten thousand, and while the force of a single needle wasn’t particularly strong... but don’t forget, this one attack from the Heaven-Flipping Sea-covering Seal contained over a million of them!

Anyone unprepared, or anyone who didn’t possess a physique as tough as Hong Yu’s, would have been turned into a human sieve by this attack—even an ordinary Half-step Primordial Embryo Realm powerhouse.

’A Fifth Heaven Realm True Dragon truly lives up to the name.’

’Even with his cultivation suppressed to the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm, he still has the power to kill an Early-stage Primordial Embryo Realm powerhouse.’

"Oh? You actually blocked my Heaven-Flipping Sea-covering Seal at thirty percent power? Hahaha, interesting! In that case, try this!"

Hai Cangtian roared with laughter.

He then circled his hands in front of him, drawing a large circle in the air.

The faint blue light swirling around his hands gathered and condensed in the air, forming a blue ring.

Hai Cangtian took a deep breath. A blue halo flashed through his eyes, and a layer of blue light clouded his pupils, gradually spreading until even his long hair had turned a deep ocean blue.

"Water Dragon Vortex, Ice Dragon Break!"

His solemn voice boomed like crashing waves. "Hong Yu, this Ice Dragon Break is a Martial Skill I created myself. It is the strongest Martial Skill I can use at my suppressed level. This time, there will be no lucky escapes. You will die for certain!"

ROAR!

A heaven-shaking Dragon’s Roar vibrated through the sky.

A swirling blue light shot out from the blue orb.

First came a massive, ferocious dragon’s head, which alone was five meters tall.

Two sharp, three-meter-long Dragon Horns grew from the sides of its head. It twisted its body as it emerged from the orb of light, revealing its full fifty-meter length.

The Ice Dragon twisted its body, soaring into the clouds before suddenly descending to hover in front of Hong Yu.

It had no aura of life, yet under Hai Cangtian’s control, it moved as if it were alive.

GRAAAH!

The Ice Dragon suddenly opened its massive maw and let out a furious Dragon’s Roar at Hong Yu.

The Dragon’s Roar shook the sky, unleashing a frigid gale that swept forward.

Wherever the cold wind passed, frost instantly formed, and a wave of ice and snow followed in its wake.

"Hong Yu, if you kneel and beg for mercy now, there’s still time. If you continue to resist, it will be too late to regret it when you’re an ice sculpture!" Hai Cangtian laughed arrogantly.

Hong Yu took a deep breath, but it ended in a fit of coughing.

After the Ice Dragon appeared, the surrounding air had become so incredibly cold that the chill made even a powerhouse of Hong Yu’s level unable to bear it, his throat seizing up.

Hai Cangtian burst out laughing. "You can’t even withstand this bit of cold, yet you dream of defeating me? Hong Yu, I advise you not to seek your own death!"

Faced with Hai Cangtian’s repeated taunts... Hong Yu’s eyebrows were like swords above his high-bridged nose. He lifted his chin slightly.

His gaze was dark and profound, like that of a Godslayer from the Nine Netherworld Domain. "If you want to fight, then fight. Enough with the nonsense."

"Good, very good. You’re the first person who’s ever dared to speak to me like that."

Hai Cangtian laughed, his voice laced with fury. He leaped onto the Ice Dragon’s head and pointed a single finger. "Ice Dragon Break, kill him for me!"

GRAAAH!

With a thunderous Dragon’s Roar, the Ice Dragon twisted its body and charged at Hong Yu.

Hong Yu circulated his Primordial Gang to its absolute limit. His Primordial Gang Fighting Technique surged violently as he raised his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to the Peak Realm.

A solemn light flickered in his eyes.

The faint blue light flickering in his left Cyan Eye was particularly chilling.

BOOM!

The Ice Dragon had yet to arrive, but the frigid wind was already howling.

Hong Yu’s robes whipped about violently before freezing solid, turning into strips of frozen cloth.

Hong Yu’s expression was grim.

Amid the wind and snow, he stared intently at the approaching Ice Dragon. Suddenly, his hands moved.

His hands shot forward.

His five fingers formed a tiger’s claw as he suddenly snatched at the air.

BAM!

Caught in a storm of energy, Hong Yu was knocked back two steps, but he quickly braced himself against the immense impact.

With a THUD, THUD, his legs dug into the ground.

Now that the storm could no longer budge him an inch, the Ice Dragon within it was revealed, with Hai Cangtian standing atop its head.

Seeing Hong Yu grab the dragon’s head with his bare hands, forcefully halting the Ice Dragon’s charge, a flash of astonishment crossed Hai Cangtian’s eyes.

But this was quickly replaced by excitement. ’This kid actually has such profound strength, physical defense, and Spirit Talent,’ he thought. ’It seems that Treasure Demon Owl mentioned is truly extraordinary, even more incredible than he described. If I can get my hands on it, I will surely become the next Unparalleled Genius at this Five Domains Holy Assembly!’

At this thought, Hai Cangtian turned back to Hong Yu, his gaze burning with even greater fervor.

However... in that brief moment he was distracted, Hong Yu had already gathered even greater strength.

Though his face and body were already covered in a layer of icy blue frost, Hong Yu still radiated a grim and resolute aura. His voice boomed like thunder as he roared, "Get down here!"

The moment the words left his mouth... Hong Yu’s body spun violently. With his hands gripping the Ice Dragon’s head, he used his comparatively tiny frame to haul the fifty-meter-long beast through the air and slam it into the ground with a resounding BAM!