Immortal Martial Emperor

"However..."

Gazing at the golden, ethereal figure, Hong Yu couldn’t help but pause.

Bing Xuewei had said that he just needed to come here to directly obtain the inheritance and treasures. Why did this golden-armored, middle-aged man seem to have conditions?

But Hong Yu soon realized he had been judging a gentleman by his own petty standards.

The golden-armored man spoke slowly, "The Martial Dao is about mastery and purity. Biting off more than you can chew is a great taboo. Everyone has their own Martial Dao, the one most suited for them. When it comes to the legacies of others, one should only absorb the essence. If you blindly pursue and immerse yourself in another’s inheritance, you will only end up walking down the wrong path!"

"Therefore, my advice to you is to choose only one inheritance—the one that suits you best. As for the treasures, you may take them all!"

After saying this, the golden-armored man’s fierce eyes stared intently at Little Chenxi.

Hong Yu’s heart stirred. "Senior, I must choose an inheritance, so I won’t be able to look after Little Chenxi. Would you be willing to watch over her for a bit while I pick my inheritance and treasures?"

The golden-armored man froze.

In reality...

Over the past several thousand years, it wasn’t just Bing Xuewei who had been trapped in agony; he, too, had been tormented by self-blame and pain.

If he hadn’t been so stubborn back then, his daughter and wife would never have ended up in such a state.

It was this guilt that made him hesitate, even when facing Little Chenxi. He wanted to hold his child, but he didn’t dare ask.

So now, hearing Hong Yu’s words, he was naturally ecstatic.

He shot Hong Yu a grateful look and nodded repeatedly. "Alright!"

Hong Yu handed Little Chenxi to the golden-armored man.

Although he was only a Martial Arts True Soul, he was stronger and fiercer than the Netherworld Ghost Lord, so his Martial Arts True Soul could manifest a physical form.

Holding Little Chenxi with extreme care, the feeling of their connected bloodline nearly brought the golden-armored man to tears.

Gazing at Little Chenxi, who was biting her finger and staring at him with curious eyes, the golden-armored man revealed a gentle smile. "Be good, Chenxi. Daddy’s here. Daddy will stay with you..."

"Here, this is a gift Daddy prepared for you!"

The once-invincible powerhouse who had dominated the Ice Tower was now like a friendly neighborhood uncle, his attention focused solely on his daughter.

He took out an exquisite bracelet and placed it on Little Chenxi’s wrist.

The bracelet radiated a warm glow.

Little Chenxi felt a pleasant warmth spread through her body. She wiggled and reached out her small hands to touch the golden-armored man’s face.

From within Little Chenxi’s chest, the blue Ice Tear emitted a faint blue light.

The golden-armored man’s expression turned sorrowful. He pressed his forehead against Little Chenxi’s and wept silently...

...

"Hong Yu, I choose this senior’s inheritance!"

Xu Wudi said, pointing to a fiery red figure that radiated scorching heat.

It was a powerhouse enveloped in flames, looking exactly like the one Xu Wudi had acquired in the Ice Soul torrent that day.

However...

This flame powerhouse was clearly far stronger.

Since Xu Wudi herself was proficient in the way of fire, it was only natural for her to choose such an inheritance.

Hong Yu smiled. "Alright, then you should try to connect with the inheritance first!"

"Mhm!"

Xu Wudi immediately sat down cross-legged.

She sat face-to-face with the flame powerhouse, carefully sensing all the fluctuations emanating from its body. With her talent, she easily connected with the inheritance.

BUZZ!

The flame-enveloped powerhouse erupted with red light, wrapping her within it.

Seeing Xu Wudi and the flame powerhouse enclosed in what looked like a red cocoon of light, Hong Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Clearly, Xu Wudi’s inheritance process was on the right track!

Then, Hong Yu began to search for an inheritance suitable for himself.

Hong Yu scanned his surroundings, quickly eliminating three of the figures and leaving two powerhouses between which he couldn’t decide.

One of these powerhouses was the strongest of the Snow Ape Race—a Snow Ape powerhouse with pure white fur, exuding an aura that could influence the flow of the void itself.

The other was a powerhouse, neither man nor beast, covered entirely in scale armor, with a long, crocodile-like tail dragging behind it and a single horn on its head.

’I’ve drunk the Thousand-Year Snow Ape Brew and even comprehended the supreme Body Technique, Electric Flash, from it.’

’If I could obtain this Snow Ape powerhouse’s inheritance, I could definitely improve upon Electric Flash, perhaps even fully master the Divine Technique, Spatial Transfer.’

’However...’

’How difficult is it to comprehend Spatial Transfer?’

’If the High Priest of the Snow Ape Race hadn’t sacrificed his own blood to give me some enlightenment and legacy, it would have been impossible to comprehend even a sliver of the Power of Space Transfer with just a few jars of Thousand-Year Snow Ape Brew.’

’As for the other scale-armored powerhouse... ’

’The fluctuations from its body were completely different from the others.’

’If the other powerhouses all had externalized energy, showcasing what they excelled at—like the Snow Ape Race’s Spatial Transfer, or the powerful flames of the Flame Strange Beast race...’

’...then the aura fluctuations from this scale-armored powerhouse were incredibly restrained.’

’Or rather...’

’They were more profound, making it impossible to fathom.’

’In terms of appearance, it wasn’t as mighty as the Flame Strange Beast. In terms of aura, it wasn’t as sharp as the two-headed powerhouse. In terms of mystique, it didn’t possess the coveted Spatial Transfer.’

’The reason to even consider it was purely intuition.’

"Forget it, I choose you!"

Hong Yu gritted his teeth and walked toward the scale-armored powerhouse.

Intuition, at times, is a truly terrifying thing.

The moment Hong Yu touched the scale-armored powerhouse, the golden-armored man shot his head up and gave Hong Yu a deep look, a complex light flashing in his eyes. ’You actually chose the seemingly most ordinary Dragon-man Powerhouse?’

If Hong Yu had heard this, his jaw would have dropped in astonishment.

The Dragon-man Race!

According to legend, they were a unique race born from the union of the Human Race and the Dragon Race.

The powerhouses of this race were born with strength no weaker than a Primordial Core Realm expert and possessed the Body Refining Divine Techniques of the Dragon Race. Those who succeeded in their cultivation had physical bodies comparable to ordinary giant dragons.

If they could cultivate to the extreme, their physical body alone could rival a true, top-tier member of the Dragon Race.

The Dragon-man Powerhouse before him was even more formidable.

He was a supreme existence who had single-handedly controlled the entire Fifth Layer.

The reason the golden-armored man had died back then was because he had been attacked by this very powerhouse, whose claws had torn through his defenses, leading to his eventual demise.

’Oh, Xuewei, your judgment is as sharp as ever. If this boy can obtain this Dragon-man Powerhouse’s inheritance and the Dragon Clan Technique, his future path will be incredibly vast, even... ’

The golden-armored man revealed a gentle smile. Looking at Little Chenxi giggling in his arms, he murmured to himself, ’Forget it. For our daughter’s sake, I’ll give him a hand!’

With that thought, he abruptly shot out a streak of golden light.

The golden light shot straight into Hong Yu’s body.

Hong Yu, who was immersed in a black glow, suddenly trembled.

A black fog that had been blocking him from the Dragon-man Powerhouse’s inheritance dispersed on its own, and a vision of the powerhouse’s world-dominating prowess appeared before his eyes.

Covered in black dragon scales, he suddenly struck out, his five fingers forming sharp claws. With a RIP, he tore downward.

BOOM!

The void in front of him suddenly shattered.

Storms of void energy surged out, but the Dragon-man Powerhouse stood fearlessly within them, amidst gales that could easily shred a Sixth-Grade Primordial Weapon.

The sharp void storms battered his body but were completely blocked by his black scale armor, not even leaving a single scratch.

’A body stronger than a Sixth-Grade Primordial Weapon? Th-this... how is this possible... ’

Hong Yu gasped.

’My body is currently only comparable to a Fourth Grade High-level Primordial Weapon, or a Celestial Level Extreme Primordial Weapon. And that’s only thanks to the boost from cultivating the Eight Desolates Dominating Body with the Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique.’

’But this powerhouse clearly isn’t using any Cultivation Technique. He’s resisting the void storms with nothing but his pure physical body!’

The scene suddenly shifted again.

Before the Dragon-man Powerhouse was a ferocious Exotic Beast. It had a pair of wings on its back, two sharp horns on its head, and a body that was half flowing with fire and half wreathed in roaring ice.

An Ice and Fire Dragon Lizard!

It was a powerful Tier Seven Desolate Beast, comparable to a human Yin Yang Realm expert. More importantly, the Ice and Fire Dragon Lizard possessed the power of the Ice and Fire Cycle, making its defense incredibly strong. Even a true Yin Yang Realm expert would find it difficult to break through.

But...

This Dragon-man Powerhouse, relying on nothing but his claws, swept them across and tore the Ice and Fire Dragon Lizard apart with his bare hands.

GASP!

Hong Yu sucked in a sharp breath.

Such a powerful Claw Technique, tearing an opponent to shreds with bare hands... it was simply tyrannical beyond words!

BUZZ!

The entire scene suddenly vanished.

Hong Yu saw that the corpse of the Dragon-man Powerhouse sitting before him had opened its eyes. They were hollow, yet seemed to hold a trace of relief.

BUZZ!

Streams of runes were transmitted into his soul.

Hong Yu’s mind went blank. He quickly recovered his senses and looked at the Dragon-man Powerhouse with a complex expression, bowing deeply. "Thank you, Senior, for bestowing such a profound Dragon Clan Body Refining Technique upon me!"

BUZZ!

The Dragon-man Powerhouse’s figure disintegrated as if it had found complete release. A pair of sharp, glistening, jade-green claws floated over to Hong Yu.

Hong Yu subconsciously raised his hands.

SWISH! SWISH!

The pair of claws pierced Hong Yu’s arms, embedding themselves deep within and merging with his body.

HISS!

Hong Yu sucked in a sharp breath.

This kind of fusion was far from easy. It involved completely severing his nerves and muscles, then allowing them to regrow together.

"Hong Yu, quickly circulate the Dragon Clan Body Refining Technique he passed on to you!" the golden-armored man reminded him.

Hong Yu bit the tip of his tongue to stay conscious and began to circulate the Dragon Clan Body Refining Technique he had inherited from the Dragon-man Powerhouse: the Nine Transformation Celestial Dragon Technique.

First Transformation!

Second Transformation!

Third Transformation...

His physical foundation was already very strong, so as he cultivated, he advanced by leaps and bounds, progressing a thousand miles a day.

Time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

On this day...

A man and a woman were rushing toward the exit on the First Layer of the Ice Tower.

The man held a swaddled baby girl in his arms, who was giggling happily. The woman beside him, clad in red leather armor, radiated a scorching light, making her look like a moving volcano.

They were none other than Hong Yu and Xu Wudi.

"The Teleportation Array to leave the Ice Tower is just ahead!" Xu Wudi said.

Hong Yu nodded, glanced at Little Chenxi in his arms, and looked back at the vast expanse of ice and snow. He took a deep breath. "The Ice Tower... I doubt we’ll ever come back here in this lifetime. But the gains we’ve made on this trip are enough to affect us for the rest of our lives!"

Thinking of the inheritance she had obtained, Xu Wudi’s face filled with excitement. But when she thought about the young man’s progress beside her, she felt a bit helpless. "My progress was fine, within a normal range. But yours... sometimes I really want to dissect you to see if you’re even human!"

"Hahaha, let’s not talk about that. Let’s go!"

"Mhm!"

Xu Wudi nodded, then added with some regret, "It’s a shame we didn’t see those bastards Landy and Blood Cyan Robe. Otherwise, with your current strength, you could definitely defeat them."

"Defeat them?"

Hong Yu’s lips curved into a disdainful smile. "To deal with them, one hand is more than enough!"

His domineering voice echoed in the air as he stepped into the Teleportation Array.

But just as Hong Yu stepped out of the exit, a terrifying blast of energy, sharp enough to make one’s heart tremble, rushed toward him, followed by a familiar voice...

"Die, Hong Yu!"