Immortal Martial Emperor

"The fight has begun!"

"Blood Cyan Robe has that pair of Fifth-grade Advanced Primordial Weapons, and with his recent progress in the Celestial Blood Demon Scripture, his strength should be enough to place him in the top ten thousand of all the True Dragon Prodigies in the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom, don't you think?"

"Ten thousand? Heh…"

Crown Prince Landy scoffed, looking at Blood Cyan Robe, who was wreathed in a bloody light. He let out a quiet sigh. "To this day, no one has ever seen Blood Cyan Robe go all out. If he were to unleash his full power, he could probably rank in the top five thousand in the entire Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom!"

Muttering to himself, Landy's gaze shifted to Hong Yu, a hint of wonder in his eyes. 'Hong Yu, oh Hong Yu, I wonder if you can force Blood Cyan Robe to unleash his full strength?'

His last whisper went unheard by the powerhouses at his side.

The three exchanged glances, all lost in the shock of that "top five thousand" figure.

Just how vast was the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom?

Never mind the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom; the Ice Kingdom alone had a population of no less than a billion people.

Within the entire Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom, there were over a hundred countries or kingdom alliances on the scale of the Ice Kingdom.

In fact, there were countless kingdoms and factions with even deeper foundations and more prodigies than the Ice Kingdom.

The Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom's Imperial Family clan alone had a population of no less than a billion.

The Imperial Family occupied some of the best resources in the entire Southern Border Profound Domain. The geniuses they nurtured were the ones who truly stood at the very peak.

In every Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom True Dragon ranking tournament, the Imperial Family often took up half of the top one thousand spots!

This just went to show how terrifyingly powerful Blood Cyan Robe was to be ranked in the top five thousand of the entire Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom.

"Doesn't that put Hong Yu in danger?"

"Hong Yu is powerful and talented in Spiritual Power, but he's too young. He hasn't reached the Primordial Embryo Realm, so he can't really make a name for himself among the true True Dragons of the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom."

"Besides, which prodigy from a major faction doesn't have the backing of unparalleled resources? Some factions even have Spiritual Pills and Treasures that can enhance Spiritual Power. Against truly powerful experts, such minor tricks are not enough. Only by mastering supreme combat power can one secure a place among the many prodigies!"

"Blood Cyan Robe's Spiritual Power is nothing to scoff at, either. Hong Yu's Illusion Realm won't have much effect on him. Blood Cyan Robe will most likely be the one to claim final victory in this battle!"

The three powerhouses from the Royal Family exchanged their well-reasoned opinions.

By conventional logic, they were right. Hong Yu's chances of winning were slim!

Even Landy couldn't deny this point!

But…

Yet, deep down, he had a strange feeling, an intuition he couldn't even explain to himself—that Hong Yu could win!

It was this uncertainty that made Landy exceptionally excited. He clenched his fists, watching the two combatants intently.

'Who will have the last laugh in this battle?'

...

While the crowd was talking, Hong Yu and Blood Cyan Robe had already exchanged over thirty probing blows.

Both were supreme geniuses with extremely rich combat experience. Through their probing attacks, each could feel the formidable strength of the other.

Amidst their caution and solemnity, both felt a rush of hot blood coursing through their veins.

Their fighting spirit soared!

Blood Cyan Robe, wreathed in a bloody glow and treading on a crimson cloud, looked like a Bloodthirsty Demon. "Good. Very good. It seems everyone has underestimated you. Hong Yu, I am truly grateful. It's been a long time since I've felt this excited. Heh heh heh, rest assured, I won't kill you easily. I want to slowly savor your fresh blood!"

"Hahaha, the scorching Essence Blood of a powerful True Dragon Demon Fiend… what a wonderful delicacy!"

A greedy light flickered in Blood Cyan Robe's eyes. "Hong Yu, just obediently let me suck you dry! Hee hee hee…"

Hong Yu's brow furrowed, his eyes flashing with a cold glint. "You want to drink my blood? I'm afraid you'll break your dog fangs on me!"

"Heh heh heh, it seems you're impatient to die!"

A faint bloody light appeared on Blood Cyan Robe's brows. The pupils in his eyes contracted rapidly, then suddenly filled with a crimson radiance.

"Celestial Blood Demon God, descend!"

Blood Cyan Robe roared.

The bloody light around him squirmed. Amidst a SIZZLING sound, streaks of blood-red lightning crackled, too terrifying to look at directly.

K-CRACK!

A bolt of lightning fell from the sky.

A blood cloud condensed above Blood Cyan Robe's head. Suddenly, a blood-red figure slowly descended from the cloud, taking its place behind him.

A wild gale erupted!

Fierce Wind Blades swept out, powerful enough to send a massive estate flying. Under the pressure of this terrifying storm, the glacier on the ground fractured inch by inch, cracks spreading out like a spiderweb.

Blood Cyan Robe's robes whipped about wildly, his long hair thrashed, and a Bloodthirsty, savage glint suddenly focused in his eyes.

"ROAR!"

The Frost Dragon Soul slithering over the Ice Dragon Gloves let out a series of roars as a massive dragon head materialized between his fists.

"Blood Dragon Fist!"

Blood Cyan Robe bellowed.

His figure moved like a True Dragon of Thunder, whistling through the air as the wind from his fist arrived in an instant.

"BOOM!"

The ice-blue dragon head swelled violently, transforming into two five-meter-long ice fists that crushed down toward Hong Yu.

Staring at the half-meter-long Ice Dragon Tusks, Hong Yu snorted coldly as the golden light of the Eight Desolates Dominating Body enveloped him.

As his hands slapped through the air, he abruptly unleashed the Thunderfire Heaven-Breaking Finger.

"One Finger Shakes the Heavens and Earth!"

"Two-Finger Shattering Mountains and Rivers!"

"Three-Fingered Annihilation of Living Beings!"

Three consecutive finger strikes shot out. The imposing attacks whistled through the air, slamming viciously into the Ice Dragon fists.

An ordinary Primordial Embryo Realm Powerhouse would have long since been defeated and killed by such an attack, but Blood Cyan Robe was incredibly dominant. He charged forward expressionlessly, crushing all three Primordial Gang fingers with unstoppable momentum.

Hong Yu's expression remained calm, neither hurried nor flustered.

A dot of golden light gathered at his fingertip. "Four Fingers Shattering the Sky!"

The void trembled as a streak of golden light appeared. Thunder crackled, and a golden finger abruptly materialized, the very lines of the fingertip clearly visible.

Gleaming faintly and swirling with Runes, it tapped onto the ice dragon head with a BOOM.

"CRACK!"

The ice dragon head abruptly shattered, sending ice shards flying everywhere.

The golden finger was also annihilated in the process.

"Eh? A Celestial Finger Technique, not bad, not bad at all. However, that Blood Dragon Fist was only fifty percent of my power. Let's see if you can withstand seventy percent!" Blood Cyan Robe sneered.

His voice was sharp and grating, his breaths heavy and powerful.

"Celestial Blood Demon God, lend me your strength!"

"ROAR!"

The blood-red Demon God phantom behind him suddenly opened its eyes. Its gaze was as ancient and profound as the abyss, yet also resembled two Soul-Refining Blood Pools, suffused with a thick, bloody light.

The blood-red Demon God phantom abruptly raised an arm.

This arm overlapped with Blood Cyan Robe's right arm, swirling with strange Runes and converging with the essence of the Martial Dao. A torrent of Mystical Power surged forth like a raging river.

Its killing intent was palpable!

This fist strike was powerful enough to shatter mountains. The swirling Demon God Runes gathered like nine blood-red dragons coiling around his arm, intertwined and exuding a terrifying might that made one's heart tremble.

'What a strange attack. As expected of the one who defeated the former number one True Dragon, Xu Wudi. However, if you think you can deal with me with just this little trick, you're gravely underestimating me!'

A cold smirk played on Hong Yu's lips.

He clenched his five fingers, and with a SWISH, the golden Godslaying Spear landed in his palm.

This was the first time Hong Yu had truly and fully activated the Godslaying Spear since re-refining it!

"BOOM!"

A dazzling golden light erupted, and a black dragon-like pattern appeared on the Godslaying Spear.

The current Godslaying Spear had its second Seal broken. Furthermore, it contained a fragmented Beast Soul that had been refined into the Godslaying Spear's Soldier Soul.

It was incomparably sharp, and the Spear Aura it projected was a full five meters long.

Its golden light was translucent and dazzling, and the sharp spear tip possessed the power to shatter gold and sever jade.

"Bloodthirsty!"

The Godslaying Spear suddenly thrust forward.

At this moment, the Godslaying Spear and Hong Yu were in perfect harmony, as if from a single source. It pulsed with extremely strong energy, and the might of the Soldier Soul filled the void, leaving onlookers in awe.

"BOOM!"

The Godslaying Spear abruptly grew, and a hundred-meter-long spear shadow swept across.

"CLANG!"

It was like two massive gongs colliding, the trembling sound making one's scalp tingle.

Under the impact of two completely different energies, the resulting shockwave of power scattered in all directions.

Before this…

A glacier stood between Hong Yu and Blood Cyan Robe, with a massive ice valley cutting across it. Numerous icy peaks jutted out from both sides of the valley, their icicles lying undisturbed, unmelted for ages.

But at this moment!

Under the impact of the aftershocks from their clash, these glacial mountains began to break apart with sharp KRA-KA-KRAK sounds, then exploded completely with a series of BOOMS, turning into a sky full of pulverized ice dust.

The immense force from the impact also churned the air, kicking up a large-scale ice storm with the point of their clash at its epicenter.

The storm howled, its gale-force winds strong enough to uproot a thousand-foot-tall glacier!

"Hong Yu, die!"

Having his attack broken by Hong Yu once again infuriated Blood Cyan Robe even more.

He shot forward, swinging the Life-taking Blood Drop.

The Life-taking Blood Drop, shaped like a steel-forged hat, spun furiously as it descended toward Hong Yu's head. Hong Yu moved to dodge, but the Life-taking Blood Drop had the ability to track aura fluctuations and immediately caught up to him.

Caught off guard…

The Blood Drop grazed Hong Yu's shoulder.

"SHLICK!"

His clothes ripped apart, and flesh and blood flew.

From that mere graze, a mangled wound was gouged into Hong Yu's shoulder, dripping with blood. It was a terrifying sight.

"What a Life-taking Blood Drop! Break for me!" Wounded, Hong Yu became even more frenzied, letting out an enraged roar.

The Godslaying Spear slammed into the Blood Drop with a PANG.

This time, it didn't knock the Life-taking Blood Drop away but pierced straight into it. K-K-KRAK! The Blood Drop continued to spin madly, its sharp blades grinding against the Godslaying Spear.

If it were an ordinary Primordial Weapon, it would have long since been shattered by such a terrifying grinding force.

But the Godslaying Spear was far too tough for that.

The spear tip pulsed with Spear Aura. The Spirit Array Rune bestowed upon it after the second Seal was broken erupted once more—Shattering Void!

A translucent golden light shone. With a SWISH, the Shattering Void attribute forcibly blew the Life-taking Blood Drop apart.

"CLANG!"

The mighty Life-taking Blood Drop, a Fifth-grade Advanced Primordial Weapon, had actually been blasted apart. This was something Blood Cyan Robe had never expected.

After his initial shock, he grew even more furious. The Celestial Blood Demon God phantom behind him let out a series of angry roars as he prepared to launch an even stronger attack.

But just then…

The fractured glacier collapsed with a rumble. But from the torrent of Ice Soul, the one containing the Martial Ice Soul, a series of strange sounds began to echo.

A world-shaking change occurred, causing both the blood-crazed Hong Yu and Blood Cyan Robe to hold their breath and stare intently in the direction of the sound.

One look was all it took. The expressions on both their faces changed drastically, and they spoke almost in unison…

"This is impossible?!"