Immortal Martial Emperor

Ever since Hong Yu’s successful night raid, he had entered the Dragon Palace within the Fallen Dragon Pool.

Xiahuang Ba and his men had gone mad.

They had painstakingly set up defenses and ambushes, preparing to lure Hong Yu into a trap and wipe him out in one fell swoop.

But not only had Hong Yu so easily foiled their plan...

...he had even managed to enter the Dragon Palace.

For Xiahuang Ba and the others, this was the ultimate slap in the face, an invisible palm striking them hard.

Xiahuang Ba was instantly enraged. He dispatched experts to attack the Dragon Palace, attempting to break the Prohibition.

At the same time, he sent out more experts to recruit other masters to join the fight.

Under Xiahuang Ba’s call to arms and his promise that any Treasure obtained after breaking into the Dragon Palace would be shared, more and more experts gathered at the Fallen Dragon Pool.

Their numbers had swelled from the original two thousand to over thirty-five hundred.

Among them were many powerful masters.

In addition to this...

Xiahuang Ba also dispatched numerous experts to search all over Demon Island for the whereabouts of Young Master Yeban and Feng Xue Xin.

「One day.」

Xiahuang Ba was overseeing the situation at the Fallen Dragon Pool. He watched as the numerous experts finally broke through several layers of the Prohibition, his face showing no emotion. He barked out a cold command, "Hurry up! If we wait too long to open the Dragon Palace, Hong Yu will have taken all the rewards for himself."

"Yes, sir!"

At the mention of rewards, the experts, who had just been flagging, felt their fighting spirit surge once more.

A frenzied barrage of attacks, like a dazzling meteor shower, relentlessly bombarded the Prohibition.

Suddenly,

an expert hurried back and reported in a low voice, "Reporting! Someone has found Young Master Yeban and Feng Xue Xin."

"Oh? We’ve finally found those two bastards. Quickly, take some men and go!" Xiahuang Ba commanded.

He immediately departed with a group of experts.

About three hours later, Xiahuang Ba and his entourage found Young Master Yeban and Feng Xue Xin.

The two were in a valley.

Feng Xue Xin was roasting a snow-white jade rabbit. Its meat was golden brown, and its fragrance filled the air.

Young Master Yeban was carefully preparing the rabbit’s fur, muttering about taking it back to make a scarf that would fetch a good price.

This odd pair knew that Xiahuang Ba and his men would likely be looking for them.

So they had stopped hunting Desolate Beasts and were instead hiding in this secluded valley.

Unfortunately,

they had no idea that a trap they had set earlier to catch the jade rabbit had given away their position.

BOOM!

A terrifying explosion suddenly echoed from the valley entrance.

The booming vibrations caused the valley to shake violently. The two men’s expressions tightened, and they snapped their heads toward the entrance, their faces changing drastically.

An ashen-faced Xiahuang Ba was flying over with one or two hundred men, swarming the area like a great flood.

Young Master Yeban and Feng Xue Xin exchanged a glance, both revealing bitter smiles. ’Dammit, they found us.’

"Feng Xue Xin, Yeban, surrender at once, and I promise not to kill you!" Xiahuang Ba announced arrogantly, hovering in the air and looking down on the two of them.

Feng Xue Xin spat on the ground, ignored Xiahuang Ba, and took a bite of rabbit meat. "Tsk tsk, this tastes amazing!"

Young Master Yeban also went over, grabbed a piece, and popped it into his mouth. MUNCH MUNCH. He nodded. "It really is delicious!"

"..."

Xiahuang Ba trembled with rage.

He clenched his fists, which crackled with power, and waved a hand fiercely. "Men, seize these two arrogant fools and bring them back to me!"

"Kill them!"

"You’re courting death, daring to oppose Xiahuang Ba!"

"Two pieces of trash who aren’t even at the Ultimate True Dragon Level. Capturing you will be a piece of cake!"

The two hundred experts Xiahuang Ba had brought with him attacked in unison.

Their movements were perfectly synchronized, a clear sign of well-trained masters.

"We have to hold out, brother. If we get captured, we’ll probably end up being used against Hong Yu!" Feng Xue Xin said.

Young Master Yeban wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth and nodded. "We run the first chance we get. We absolutely cannot let them catch us."

VMM!

A blue light flashed.

The Floating Light Round Shield activated, transforming into nine discs of light that resembled Wandering Dragons, which then floated around his body.

Floating in the air on a platform of blue light, Young Master Yeban suddenly attacked.

With a WHIRR that split the air, the nine discs spun out like nine bolts of blue lightning, instantly appearing in front of one of the attackers.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Nine consecutive impacts were enough to blast the expert to death.

His chest was a mess of mangled flesh and blood.

"Haha, nice one, Yeban!" Feng Xue Xin laughed heartily.

He attacked with all his might, using Seven-Star Piercing Void.

RUMBLE!

The Seven-Star simultaneously emitted a brilliant starlight.

A hazy starlight enveloped the Long Spear. His Star-Pointing Spear Technique was mysterious and unpredictable, making it difficult to defend against.

One moment the spear thrust from left to right.

The next, from right to left.

Its endless variations left an expert in front of him uncertain. He gritted his teeth and lunged to the left, only for the spear to appear from the right.

"Dammit!"

The expert spun around and raised a hand to block.

But the Star-Pointing Spear Technique was incredibly fierce, with each wave of power stronger than the last.

Under the successive impacts,

one strike blew the expert’s arm apart. A second strike brutally blasted away half his body, leaving only a mangled torso and a look of utter disbelief.

He never imagined Feng Xue Xin could be this powerful!

’Dammit, it’s one thing for Hong Yu to be strong, but even his accomplices are this ferocious?’ Xiahuang Ba’s eyes twitched with fury.

At his side, Zhang Weilong said coldly, "I’ll take care of Young Master Yeban!"

Xiahuang Dun’s eyes glinted as he grinned. "Then Feng Xue Xin is mine!"

Then, the two of them attacked.

Both of them were Ultimate True Dragon Level experts, their strength a cut above the rest.

Especially Xiahuang Dun, who was a true standout among them.

The moment he moved, he clapped his hands in the void.

The void trembled and the winds howled. Two dark golden palms, covered in streams of energy and swirling Runes, threw the world into chaos.

"Star Pointing!"

Feng Xue Xin’s arm suddenly swelled, his flesh and blood body erupting with power comparable to that of a Divine Dragon.

BOOM!

The Palm Light and Spear Aura collided, neither giving an inch. The two disparate forces exploded, kicking up an extremely ferocious storm.

Xiahuang Dun’s gaze flickered. "You do have some skill. However, now that you’ve run into me, you will surely die!"

Xiahuang Dun charged forward again, and this time, he had already deployed a powerful Primordial Weapon.

On the other side...

Zhang Weilong attacked without mercy.

ROAR!

A mutated Mystical Illusion appeared behind him, a giant black-and-white tiger letting out a heaven-shaking roar.

With a rolling peal of Thunder Sound, a black Energy Ball condensed in front of it.

As Zhang Weilong thrust his hands forward, the black Energy Ball came screaming through the air.

Its speed was comparable to lightning.

BZZZT!

Streaks of Thunder covered the black Energy Ball. Runes shattered and energy boomed with a terrifying sound like a flash flood or a charging tsunami.

Young Master Yeban’s expression was grave.

He was an Object Manipulation System Spirit Cultivator who had a fortuitous encounter in the Profound Ice Secret Realm, granting him a powerful Secret Technique he had yet to use.

He had planned to keep it as his ace in the hole.

But now he had no choice but to unleash it. He had to, to save his life, and also because Zhang Weilong’s attack made him feel threatened and wary.

"Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting!"

Yeban’s Spiritual Power was terrifyingly abundant.

Like a surging ocean wave, his Spiritual Power flowed endlessly, manipulating the nine discs to return before him and coalesce into the shape of a sharp cone.

The blue cone pulsed with the faint, smooth glow of Runes.

It was as if dragon shadows were flowing and rotating across its surface, emitting a terrifying radiance.

SWOOSH!

The blue cone shot forward abruptly.

It left a long, slender ribbon of blue light in its wake, sweeping like a tail as it rushed toward Zhang Weilong’s crushing black Energy Ball.

The dragon patterns on the blue cone slammed into the black Energy Ball, wrapping around it.

The dragon patterns and the Thunder on the black Energy Ball clashed fiercely, like two flames trying to burn each other out.

RUMBLE!

A massive explosion erupted.

Two violent storms surged outward in opposite directions, like colliding tornadoes.

The force of the blast sent both Young Master Yeban and Zhang Weilong flying.

Young Master Yeban was himself a prodigy-level Spirit Cultivator, and his fortuitous encounter had granted him extremely strong combat power.

And Feng Xue Xin had received an Ancient Inheritance in the Cyan Nether Sword Sect’s Forbidden Land, so naturally, his combat power was also extraordinary.

However...

...compared to the brilliant halo surrounding Hong Yu, they seemed to pale in comparison.

Xiahuang Ba watched the battle from a distance, his brow furrowed. ’These two are both strong enough to rank among the top one hundred Ultimate True Dragons. Are all of Hong Yu’s people this powerful? Hmph, but so what? I’ll capture you two myself and drag you back to force Hong Yu to show himself.’

At this thought, Xiahuang Ba suddenly dove forward.

His speed was incredible, and as an Overlord Body Walker, his strength was terrifying.

He threw a punch, striking like a primeval Desolate Beast.

Feng Xue Xin was barely holding off Xiahuang Dun’s attacks when he was suddenly faced with a sneak attack from Xiahuang Ba. Unable to dodge in time, he was sent flying with a BOOM.

He slammed heavily into the ground, creating a huge crater.

Feng Xue Xin coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The punch had severely damaged his internal organs. Xiahuang Dun immediately followed up, capturing him and sealing his cultivation.

Xiahuang Ba continued his assault.

Young Master Yeban sent five of his nine round shields to block Xiahuang Ba, but as expected of the number one Overlord Body Walker,

his punch was comparable to a Divine Dragon Tail Swing.

Its power was limitless.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The five blue-light round shields were sent flying, their light dimming.

The blue-light round shields were spiritually connected to Young Master Yeban. When they were severely damaged, he coughed up blood.

Xiahuang Ba rushed forward and struck out with another palm.

This slap was truly like a mountain crashing down on Young Master Yeban’s body.

BANG!

Young Master Yeban was sent flying backward, slamming into a mountain peak and piercing straight through it.

"Haha, still not surrendering?"

Zhang Weilong excitedly moved forward, sealed Young Master Yeban’s cultivation, and captured him.

THUD! THUD!

Feng Xue Xin and Young Master Yeban were trussed up and thrown to the ground.

Xiahuang Dun and Zhang Weilong each stepped forward, planting a foot on Feng Xue Xin’s and Young Master Yeban’s faces, grinding them into the dirt.

Xiahuang Ba’s expression was frosty as he took out a blood-colored bottle.

When Xiahuang Dun and Zhang Weilong saw the bottle, a trace of fear and apprehension was evident in their eyes.

Xiahuang Ba grinned menacingly. "You two, I know you won’t cooperate willingly. So, I’ll be injecting these Blood Corpse Insects into your bodies. Hehe, every day at a quarter past noon, they will gnaw on your blood and meridians. After ten days, all the meridians in your body will be severed, and your cultivation will be completely destroyed."

"Don’t worry, I’ll tie you up outside the Fallen Dragon Pool so Hong Yu can see your miserable state."

"Hehe, as long as he still cares about you two, he’ll naturally come out. And when he does, we’ll give him a big surprise! Jie jie jie..."

Xiahuang Ba tipped the Blood Corpse Insects out of the bottle and, before they could react, stuffed them into Feng Xue Xin’s and Young Master Yeban’s mouths.

He then had the two trussed-up men taken away. Returning to the Fallen Dragon Pool, he had a high platform built from massive logs and tied them to it.

His cold, sharp gaze turned toward the Fallen Dragon Pool.

An expert returned and reported, "In two more days, we’ll have broken through more than half of the Prohibition. At that point, those inside will be able to see out, and we’ll be able to see what’s happening inside!"

"Excellent!"

Xiahuang Ba grinned menacingly...

"Two days. In two days, Hong Yu will die!"

[More Chapters tomorrow!]