Immortal Martial Emperor

"Demon God Sword Technique—One Sword Slaying Demons!"

Yao Yueye bellowed, holding the Demon-Slaying Sword aloft.

He stomped his feet hard on the ground, then shot forward like a fully compressed spring, rocketing toward Hong Yu.

The Demon-Slaying Sword in his right hand was incomparably sharp.

His slash unleashed a blinding Sword Gang—brilliant and dazzling, magnificent yet powerful. An energy fluctuation as vast and enduring as one that could break mountains and shatter stone rolled out.

It was as if this sword strike came from an Ancient Demon God, its power so terrifying it made one’s heart pound.

A flicker of alarm crossed Hong Yu’s eyes. The Qi and blood in his body surged wildly under the pressure of the Demon-Slaying Sword.

His heart hammered faster and faster. Primordial Gang circulated within his Dantian, sweeping through his body and causing him to radiate a dazzling golden light. A terrifyingly ferocious power, enough to make one tremble, coiled within his twitching muscles.

"Thunderfire Heaven-Breaking Finger, One Finger Shakes the Heavens and Earth!"

Hong Yu took a deep breath, his chest swelling abruptly. A condensed aura erupted from him, rushing toward Yao Yueye in an instant.

The *Thunderfire Heaven-Breaking Finger* was a Celestial Level Lower Grade Martial Skill.

After inheriting this Martial Skill from the Thunder Fire True Monarch, Hong Yu had immediately used his Shadow Martial to complement his cultivation of the Divine Skill. Though it had only been a short time and he had not yet reached the Mastery Realm...

But...

The learning and replication ability of his Shadow Martial was nothing short of freakish!

Because of this, despite the short time, his cultivation enhanced by the Shadow Martial had allowed Hong Yu to freely use the first two fingers of the technique!

As for the third finger and beyond, he found himself struggling.

Besides being unable to comprehend and master it as quickly, the most important reason was that the requirements for one’s cultivation and physical strength became far more stringent starting from the third finger.

If he tried to force it, he risked his finger exploding.

BUZZ!

A faint halo of light spread out.

Hong Yu’s finger suddenly swelled to an immense size, solidifying into a digit a full three meters long.

Golden light suffused it, and a swirling, pure Energy Vortex danced at its tip. As it spun, ferocious, refined energy roamed through the void.

A terrifying power fluctuation rolled forth.

The might of this single finger was not to be underestimated!

WHOOSH!

One Finger Shakes the Heavens and Earth! Its ferocious power threw the celestial heavens into turmoil!

It surged against the tide!

One Sword Slaying Demons was equally ferocious.

The two attacks were destined to clash in the void, a contest to see which was stronger, fiercer, and sharper!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Sword Gang and the energy finger locked together, grinding against each other.

With every impact, a torrential surge of energy scattered in all directions, creating a vast and dizzying ripple of energy aura.

Constantly cracking, constantly advancing.

BOOM!

The two forces finally reached their limit.

Like brilliant fireworks shattering in unison, a terrifying Energy Aura swirled in the void. The fragmented energies of different attributes stirred up the winds and clouds, kicking up a storm of dust and stones on the Nine Dragon Platform.

At the same time...

Hong Yu and Yao Yueye didn’t pause for a moment.

The instant they launched their attacks, they charged at each other.

Their assault was swift and powerful.

Hong Yu pointed a finger once more. "Two-Finger Shattering Mountains and Rivers!"

A spatial black hole condensed in front of him, and his finger slowly emerged from it.

Wrapped in Black Hole Power, a continuous mountain range extended outward. Its vast and rumbling formation was in no way inferior to the one the Thunder Fire True Monarch had unleashed in the Fallen Tower.

Of course, this was partly because the Thunder Fire True Monarch had been limited by the strength of his avatar projection.

But it was undeniable that Hong Yu’s strength was truly world-shocking.

As the continuous mountain range thundered into existence, a terrifying energy fluctuation naturally spread out. Two-Finger Shattering Mountains and Rivers—if even mountains and rivers would shatter under this finger, what chance did a mere Sword Gang from Yao Yueye stand?

Of course...

Yao Yueye was no ordinary person.

His figure was like wind and lightning. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as Sword Aura soared to the heavens and Sword Momentum enveloped him.

As his body trembled slightly, a layer of cyan energy flowed out from his Dantian, gathered in the palm of his right hand, and was injected into the Demon-Slaying Sword.

The Demon-Slaying Sword was translucent and shone with a silver light.

Its blade was about 1.2 to 1.3 meters long, slender and flexible. The sharpened edge glinted with a cold light.

A cyan serpent coiled around the hilt.

The serpent’s mouth was open, its sharp fangs biting down on the blade.

As Yao Yueye injected his cyan energy into it, the Demon-Slaying Sword, now wreathed in cyan light, appeared even more terrifyingly sharp.

BZZZT! BZZZT...

The cyan light was brilliant and dazzling, flickering like a viper’s tongue before suddenly shooting out.

The sword edge, originally only 1.2 or 1.3 meters long, had now grown to a full twelve or thirteen meters.

The moment the twelve-to-thirteen-meter cyan Sword Gang appeared, the energy flowing within it caused the void to shudder.

"Demon God Sword Technique—Sword Dance of Flying Flowers!"

Yao Yueye swung the Demon-Slaying Sword with one hand.

The twelve-to-thirteen-meter-long Demon-Slaying Sword seemed as light as a feather in his grasp, as if he were waving something with no weight or substance at all. With a casual flick, he created a series of dazzling sword blossoms.

One after another, the sword blossoms materialized, layer upon layer.

From a distance, they looked like countless cyan petals dancing in the void.

The elegant and beautiful sword blossoms swirled around him several times.

As if a breeze had passed through, more and more cyan petals drifted from the cyan tip of the Demon-Slaying Sword, growing in number and density.

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of dancing sword blossoms had formed.

Suddenly...

Yao Yueye’s arm gave a slow shake. The cyan light on the Demon-Slaying Sword pulsed once and then stopped, and he thrust the blade forward abruptly.

The dancing sword blossoms suddenly froze in place.

They began to rotate before the tip of the sword in Yao Yueye’s hand, converging to form a cyan Sword Lotus. This Lotus Sword Technique was emerald green and startlingly lifelike as it drifted toward Hong Yu with Yao Yueye’s slash.

Although it was "drifting," the cyan Sword Lotus was actually moving with ferocious speed.

SWISH!

It howled as it rushed toward Hong Yu.

Describing all this makes it sound slow and drawn out, but in reality, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Two-Finger Shattering Mountains and Rivers!

A single sword dancing through the sky!

The two attacks collided once again.

The continuous mountains and rivers were vast, their momentum like a rainbow. The dazzling cyan Sword Lotus was uncanny and profound, continuous and unyielding!

The clash between them was heart-stopping.

Even though the Nine Dragon Platform was sheltered by a Barrier formed from nine Azure Dragon Stone Pillars, the crowd outside could still feel the terrifying power contained within these two forces.

Xiahuang Shang frowned. "Thunder Fire True Monarch’s *Thunderfire Heaven-Breaking Finger*? It’s only been a few hours since Hong Yu cleared the Fallen Tower, yet he’s already cultivated it to the second level, and with such proficiency? ’This boy is truly extraordinary!’"

Hai Cangtian also raised an eyebrow, murmuring, "They’re merely at the First Heaven Transformation, but aren’t Yao Yueye and Hong Yu’s strengths a bit too outrageous? This level of destructive power is approaching that of a Second-Transformation Heavenly True Dragon Demon Fiend..."

Yuan Cang said nothing.

But from the light dancing in his eyes, it was not hard to see that the number one expert of the Guiyuan Sect was in an excellent mood.

Of course...

The Zhui Yang Ancestor was the complete opposite.

On a public level, the Wind Chasing Sect and the Guiyuan Sect were mortal enemies, and he didn’t want to see any prodigies emerge from the Qin Kingdom or the Guiyuan Sect.

On a personal level, Hong Yu had not only killed Prince Zhui Ri but had also caused him immense loss of face when no one dared to accept the astronomical bounty he had placed!

For either reason, he wished Hong Yu would drop dead on the spot.

But now, it seemed...

Not only was Hong Yu not dying, but he was actually growing stronger with every clash.

How could he possibly be happy?

A grim look flickered in the depths of the gloomy Zhui Yang Ancestor’s eyes. ’I must find a way to kill this brat quietly, without anyone knowing.’

There were plenty of others who shared his thoughts.

For example...

Wang Jiankun of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect: ’Even Lord Owl died at Hong Yu’s hands. As soon as the tournament is over, he’ll definitely return to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect to take revenge on us. No, I have to find a way to eliminate this future threat...’

Ever since Hong Renjie died at Hong Yu’s hands, the Blood Curse on Wang Jiankun had naturally disappeared.

But he felt neither excitement nor happiness.

If Hong Renjie had lived, he, Wang Jiankun, would have remained Hong Renjie’s number one lackey. But with Hong Renjie dead, given what he had done to White Cloud Peak, Hong Yu would surely find a way to kill him.

’Better you die than I!’

Wang Jiankun didn’t want to die, so Hong Yu had to.

His gaze flickered, and he saw the Zhui Yang Ancestor. The two exchanged a look and nodded in perfect understanding.

A cold and vicious plan was brewing between them through voice transmissions...

But the two vicious schemers didn’t know that their seemingly covert exchange had not escaped Hai Cangtian’s notice.

His thoughts were perfectly clear, and the corners of his lips curved up slightly. ’Since someone is more anxious to make a move than I am, I’ll just watch from the shadows for now. In any case, as long as I get rid of him within three days after the tournament, during the time Xiahuang Shang is returning to the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom to report, it’ll be fine!’

At this thought, Hai Cangtian lifted his gaze toward the Nine Dragon Platform.

Meanwhile...

On the Nine Dragon Platform.

The dazzling and magnificent cyan Sword Lotus and the majestic, sprawling mountain range had already collided.

The two forces were locked in a stalemate, clashing and competing in a test of raw power.

Every collision unleashed an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation, as if two Ancient Fierce Beasts were fighting to the death.

The scattered energy fluctuations bombarded the Nine Dragon Platform.

Every impact set off a blinding flash of light.

Dust and stone flew, and debris filled the sky.

A crazed energy fluctuation swept out.

"Hahaha, Hong Yu, let’s finish this!"

"My thoughts exactly!"

Hong Yu and Yao Yueye shot into the air simultaneously.

Hong Yu soared into the air, landing atop the peaks of the phantom mountain range and brandishing his fists.

Like a Golden Light War God!

Yao Yueye stood upon the cyan Sword Lotus. Cyan light swirled beneath his feet as the Sword Lotus bloomed.

He swung the Demon-Slaying Sword relentlessly, unleashing sharp slashes of light.

Like a Gai Shi Swordsman!

BOOM!

The fist wind and the Sword Gang collided, and Hong Yu and Yao Yueye switched places.

The two charged at each other again.

In the instant they brushed past each other, their hands struck out simultaneously. The terrifying energy fluctuation from the impact caused the entire Nine Dragon Platform to crack and explode.

In their next exchange...

Hong Yu smashed a fist into Yao Yueye’s shoulder. With a BANG, the cloth on Yao Yueye’s shoulder exploded, and his left arm immediately hung limp at his side.

Yao Yueye didn’t even frown, raising his hand to counter with his sword.

SHLICK!

A three-foot-long bloody gash opened on Hong Yu’s back. The skin split and flesh flew.

Hong Yu sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

The two faced off once again.

At the same time...

The duel between the cyan Sword Lotus and the continuous mountain range they stood upon was finally decided.

RUMBLE!

A blinding light, as brilliant as the scorching sun, flared.

A full hundred-meter-tall shockwave of energy swept up into a tumultuous mushroom cloud, vast and mighty, engulfing the entire Nine Dragon Platform.

The terrifying energy fluctuation crushed everything in its path.

Even the Nine Dragon Platform, which had stood for countless years, couldn’t withstand the impact of such terrifying power. With a series of sharp CRACKS, fissures appeared on the nine Azure Dragon Stone Pillars.

As the Barrier flickered...

BANG!

A battered figure was sent flying backward, slamming into the flickering Barrier.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his posture utterly defeated.

Everyone’s nerves tensed, and they even stopped breathing...

Who... was it?

[Qiye will continue writing, but it’ll be quite late, so everyone can read it tomorrow!]