Immortal Martial Emperor

In Guiyuan Hall.

Wang Ba glared at Old Sir Tie. "Iron Elder, my daughter has been killed, and you still dare to stand in my way?"

"So what if I do? This is a dispute between juniors. We elders should act like it," Old Sir Tie said coldly.

Wang Ba snorted. "Iron Elder, have you decided to fight me to the death?"

"If you want to harm Hong Yu, then I simply cannot stand by and watch!"

Old Sir Tie stated calmly.

An aura as vast and deep as the ocean erupted from him, causing the hearts of everyone present to pound with fear.

Old Sir Tie was a Primordial Core Realm expert who had been famous for many years!

At one hundred and eighty years old, his cultivation had reached the Peak of the Primordial Core Realm. With his immense power, there was virtually no one in the entire Great Qin Kingdom who could surpass him, save for Sect Leader Yuan Cang of the Guiyuan Sect.

An uncertain light flickered in Wang Ba’s eyes.

After a moment, he sneered, "Very well. You just said that elders are not allowed to interfere, correct?"

"What of it?"

Old Sir Tie replied.

Wang Ba then gave a sinister smile. "Xue De, my Fei’er was about your age. I will now take you as my adopted son. Are you willing to avenge your adopted sister?"

"Hehe, rest assured, Adoptive Father. I will certainly avenge my adopted sister!"

Xue De cackled.

Watching the two play their parts, Old Sir Tie’s expression changed. "You old bastard, you’d actually stoop to something so shameless?"

"Hmph. That Hong Yu dared to kill my daughter. Why wouldn’t I?"

Wang Ba snorted again, his glacial gaze fixed on Old Sir Tie. "Listen here, Iron Elder. Xue De is now my godson. It’s perfectly reasonable for him to avenge my daughter. If you try to stop me again, I won’t hesitate to use the Sect’s Array to keep you here permanently."

"You..."

A flicker of uncertainty crossed Old Sir Tie’s eyes.

His cultivation was indeed higher than Wang Ba’s, but if Wang Ba truly disregarded his own life to operate the Array against him, then it was uncertain who would emerge victorious.

Just as Old Sir Tie hesitated, Qin Feng, who was standing to the side, said calmly, "Old Sir Tie, please calm yourself. Just let Xue De go and test that little fellow."

"Hm?"

Old Sir Tie froze.

He immediately understood that Qin Feng was giving him a way to back down gracefully.

His gaze flickered, and he let out a quiet sigh. "Fine. As long as you, Wang Ba, don’t make a move, this old man will stay out of it."

Seeing that Old Sir Tie would no longer interfere, Wang Ba also breathed a sigh of relief.

He narrowed his eyes, his dark gaze turning to Xue De. "Elder Xue, Hong Yu dared to openly slaughter our Sect’s disciples within the Guiyuan Sect itself. If we don’t eliminate this whelp, how can you and I face the hundreds of thousands of disciples of our Sect?"

"Rest assured, Elder Wang. I will give it my all and use this whelp’s head to defend the dignity of the Guiyuan Sect."

Xue De gave a cold smile and strode down the mountain.

Watching Xue De depart, a worried look flashed in Old Sir Tie’s eyes. He murmured, ’Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu, this is as far as I can help you. As for this Xue De, he’s no simple character. He’s far from a rookie like Zheng Tian who has just entered the Primordial Core Realm. Whether you live or die now depends on your own fate...’

...

「Halfway up the mountain.」

Relying on his Nine Feather Flying Knives, Hong Yu had slain all the Guiyuan Sect disciples who had tried to violate Beichen Tianshuang.

Corpses littered the ground, and a river of blood flowed freely.

The blood streamed down the steps, staining nearly half of them crimson...

"CLICK!"

Hong Yu opened the iron cage and undid the chains binding Beichen Tianshuang.

"Ugh... I... I want..."

Beichen Tianshuang’s eyes were glazed over. She wrapped her arms around Hong Yu’s neck and her legs around his waist, lost in a daze of passion.

Looking at the almost unconscious Beichen Tianshuang, Hong Yu sighed quietly and chopped her lightly on the back of the neck. With a muffled groan, Beichen Tianshuang passed out.

Hong Yu laid her on the ground, took a fresh set of clothes from his Storage Ring to cover her, and said to Little Feng, "Little Feng, take good care of your little aunt!"

"Okay!"

Little Feng nodded obediently. The elfin boy seemed to realize what Hong Yu was about to face and said worriedly, "Brother Hongyu, you have to be careful!"

Hong Yu nodded, his gaze turning toward Guiyuan Hall.

At that moment, a tall and imposing middle-aged expert was walking slowly down the steps.

This man was none other than Xue De!

He walked at a steady pace, neither fast nor slow, as if waiting for Hong Yu to finish settling Beichen Feng and Beichen Tianshuang. Only after Hong Yu had arranged the two of them did he arrive, stopping a few dozen meters away.

The two faced each other from a distance.

"I never thought I’d run into you again!"

Xue De cracked his neck, producing a series of sharp pops. "Do you remember what I told you that day at the Tie Family’s estate? I said... you’d better not fall into my hands. Otherwise, I would make you wish you were dead, make you regret ever being born into this world!"

"You talk too much."

Hong Yu said calmly.

Xue De grinned. "I really hate that look on your face. Like nothing in the world matters to you."

"That old bastard Wang Ba sent you, didn’t he?"

Xue De shrugged, unconcerned. "Does it matter? No matter why I’m here, the outcome will be the same. You’re destined to die, aren’t you?"

"Many have wanted me dead, but so far, I’m still alive and well!"

"Hehe..."

Their gazes clashed, erupting with intense battle intent.

Two auras shot into the sky like a pair of cyclones spinning and colliding in the void.

"HSSSS!"

Terrifying waves of energy from the clashing torrents radiated out in all directions.

It was truly a sight of clouds gathering and unfurling!

"Grandfather, can Younger Brother Hong win?" Tie Tongtian asked worriedly.

Old Sir Tie shook his head. "Difficult. Very difficult. Extremely difficult."

Tie Tongtian was stunned.

He knew his grandfather well. With Old Sir Tie’s disposition, he would never exaggerate. For him to say "difficult" three times showed that Hong Yu’s chances of winning this battle were probably not high at all.

One could even say Hong Yu’s chances were infinitesimal.

Close to zero!

Tie Tongtian gritted his teeth and asked, "Grandfather, with your power, you should be able to save Younger Brother Hong, right?"

Old Sir Tie shook his head. "I could indeed save him, but as you saw, Hong Yu killed Wang Ba’s daughter. This is now an irreconcilable feud. If Wang Ba weren’t wary of me, he would have already attacked Hong Yu himself. Holding Wang Ba back is the most I can do."

Tie Tongtian lowered his head in silence.

He naturally understood the meaning behind Old Sir Tie’s words.

Wang Ba was wary of Old Sir Tie, so he didn’t act himself, which was a concession on his part. In exchange, Old Sir Tie had to allow Xue De to go and deal with Hong Yu.

If Old Sir Tie were to interfere again, it would be tantamount to completely tearing off all pretenses with the Guiyuan Sect.

This would be an act that pushed the entire Tie Family into direct opposition with the Guiyuan Sect.

Old Sir Tie had spent a century building the Iron Soldier Pavilion to its current state. How could he personally send it to its grave?

Tie Tongtian looked at Hong Yu with concern, praying silently, ’Younger Brother Hong, you have to hold on!’

Similar conversations were unfolding among the many experts in Guiyuan Hall.

Opinions varied, but regardless, not a single person among them believed Hong Yu could defeat Xue De.

Everyone was convinced that in this battle, Hong Yu’s death was certain!

...

Back to Hong Yu and Xue De, the clash of their auras had already reached its peak.

Terrifying torrents of energy collided and intertwined, the continuous "TSSST TSSST" of their impacts sounding like short-circuiting high-voltage wires.

Suddenly...

The two of them attacked at the same time!

Xue De leaped high into the air, his long black hair dancing without a wind. A terrifying gleam of light gathered at his finger, and he suddenly shot out the Chasing Star Finger.

"BOOM!"

The Chasing Star Finger condensed in the void, vast and surging, the single digit crushing down as a gigantic finger sixteen or seventeen meters long.

The power surging from the finger was immense.

At this moment, Xue De’s combat strength was even greater than it had been that day at the Tie Family’s estate. It wasn’t that he had achieved a breakthrough, but rather that he had previously underestimated Hong Yu and had been holding back on Tie Family territory.

Now, he had finally let loose, his movements grand and sweeping, and his power had naturally increased by a great deal.

Facing Xue De’s Chasing Star Finger, a cold, sharp light bloomed in Hong Yu’s eyes.

"Three Flames Palm—Furious Flame Burning Heaven!"

Crimson flames leaped in his palm, the searing Elemental Power emanating immense destructive force as it burned.

A ring of fire spread out with his palm at its center.

A sea of fire, roughly sixty to seventy square meters, enveloped the area beneath him. He took a deep breath, and the sea of fire surged and spread, the flickers of flame within popping like burning, fiery bubbles.

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

The dancing flames in the sea of fire condensed to form one Fire Dragon after another.

These Fire Dragons slapped against the sea of fire, then leaped and soared. A full eighteen Fire Dragons surged against the current, charging toward the descending finger.

The eighteen Fire Dragons twisted their bodies, writhing as they coiled around the Chasing Star Finger, desperately trying to crush it.

"BOOM!"

The Fire Dragons and the Chasing Star Finger exploded at the same time.

The immense force kicked up a storm of energy that spread out in all directions.

"Hahaha, your strength has indeed improved. But if this is all you have, then you can just die here today!" Xue De sneered.

As his Profound Skill circulated within him, a faint layer of black light emanated from his body.

The black light flickered and swirled. A bolt of black energy wrapped around his body, swiftly condensing and coiling from his shoulder, seeming to spiral down his arm like a ribbon.

It finally gathered in the center of his palm.

"Dark Demon Wave!"

Xue De violently hurled the black Energy Ball forward.

"Get lost!"

Hong Yu immediately used his Three Flames Palm, but when the surging Fire Dragon touched the Dark Demon Wave, it was directly absorbed.

The Dark Demon Wave actually grew even stronger.

’Damn it, it can absorb my Elemental Power to strengthen itself?’ Hong Yu was inwardly alarmed.

He then consecutively used his Godslaying Spear to perform the Illusion Spirit Spear Technique...

First Technique, Illusion Mountain Technique!

Second Technique, Illusion Peak Technique!

Third Technique, Illusion Sea Technique!

Fourth Technique, Illusion Heaven Technique...

Three consecutive attacks vanished like a clay ox in the sea, leaving Hong Yu helpless as he watched the Dark Demon Wave blast toward him.

A hint of struggle flashed in Hong Yu’s eyes. ’This thing is hard to deal with. Should I use that trump card or not? But if I use it, I’m afraid I’ll face endless trouble in the future...’

However...

Just as Hong Yu was hesitating, a slender figure, carrying a fragrant breeze, appeared in front of him.

It was a pale face, but on it was a contented smile as she gazed at him affectionately.

Watching as the Dark Demon Wave was about to engulf the gentle beauty, Hong Yu’s eyes nearly split from their sockets as he let out a grief-stricken roar...

"NO!!"