Immortal Martial Emperor

Meng Tian!

The newest rising star of the Yaoyue Kingdom. His rank on the Dragon and Tiger List was indeterminate, yet no one dared to underestimate this new expert.

His identity was a complete mystery. No one knew where he came from!

His fighting style was bizarre. No one could discern his lineage or training!

His strength was astounding. With his bare fists, he had beaten a Primordial Core Realm expert to death!

He seemed insatiably greedy, whether for wealth, power, status, or Treasures...

Anything that could increase his strength, anything of value, he wanted it all. He’d even plundered the treasuries of three City Lords along his way.

If experts from the Yaoyue Kingdom’s Royal Family hadn’t threatened to disqualify him from the upcoming tournament for his continued plundering, he might have pillaged his way all the way to Yaoyue City!

His unscrupulous behavior had made him famous overnight, earning him a fitting nickname on the Dragon and Tiger List: Wild Beast Mengtian!

"Hahaha, I knew that bunch of trash couldn’t stop you," Meng Tian laughed arrogantly.

He completely ignored the furious glares from the defeated experts who were fleeing in disarray behind him.

Hong Yu frowned. "You want to kill me too?"

"That’s right!"

Meng Tian was direct and forthright. "I’m tempted by that sky-high bounty, so I have to kill you. We have no history, no grudge, but I still have to kill you because I need that reward. Don’t worry, though. After I kill you, I’ll be sure to burn plenty of joss paper and candles for you on holidays!"

The corner of Hong Yu’s eye twitched. ’...’ ’Burn in hell yourself!’

’How about I kill you and burn joss paper for *you*? Just stick your head out, and I’ll give you a taste of my axe, sound good?’

Meng Tian, however, paid no mind to Hong Yu’s glare. He beckoned with his finger and said nonchalantly, "Come on, tell me your last words. After I kill you, claim the bounty, and snatch a True Dragon Position, I’ll do my best to fulfill your final wish!"

The nonchalance and confidence in Meng Tian’s words made Hong Yu’s Heart Spirit grow heavy.

To still be this confident and arrogant after watching him kill so many experts in a row, this Meng Tian was either a complete moron or truly had something to back it up!

Clearly, with Meng Tian’s strength, he couldn’t be a moron!

Therefore...

This Wild Beast Mengtian really did have the power to justify his confidence.

Hong Yu took a deep breath. "I do have many regrets and things I still need to do. But you can’t help me with them. I have to achieve them myself. So, I am destined not to die by your hand today!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Meng Tian rubbed his nose and cracked his knuckles, producing a series of sharp "CRACK-CRACK" sounds. The look on his face gradually turned savage. "What a shame. It seems I’ll just have to get right to it, then!"

"If you want to fight, then fight! Enough with the pointless chatter!"

Hong Yu shouted coldly, a frigid, electric light flashing in his eyes.

BOOM!

He stomped the ground with Thunder Step, kicking up a shower of blood-soaked earth.

He slashed forward with his two sabers, their sharp gleam brilliant and dazzling.

BANG!

Meng Tian actually raised a single hand, blocking the sharp blade with his bare flesh.

Sparks flew. The violent clash of power locked them in a stalemate for a moment.

But soon, with a sharp "CLANG," the already-nicked sabers suddenly shattered, breaking into pieces that scattered in all directions.

Hong Yu’s advance halted for an instant before he used the momentum to charge forward.

A bloodthirsty light shone in Meng Tian’s eyes. "Die!"

His roar was like rolling thunder, his punch like a gale. In a flash, the massive shadow of his fist was right in front of Hong Yu.

Startled, Hong Yu pushed with his right hand, tapping the ground with his Godslaying Spear.

The immense force caused the Godslaying Spear to bend. Then, Hong Yu pushed back with one hand, using the rebound to spin a full 360 degrees and evade a direct collision with Meng Tian’s fist.

However...

Even though he had avoided a direct impact, the mountain-heavy force of the wind from the Iron Fist still swept over him, making Hong Yu’s face sting with pain.

It felt as if he had been slapped in the face with a cold iron plate with full force.

If the wind from the punch alone was so powerful, one could only imagine how terrifying the force of Meng Tian’s actual fist was!

"Get lost!"

During his spin, Hong Yu ended up with his back to the ground, using the momentum to slide backward face-up and create some distance.

At the same time, he gripped the tail of the Godslaying Spear with both hands and viciously thrust it upward!

BANG!

The spear’s Momentum whipped up a furious wind, and with a "BANG," it slammed into Meng Tian’s body.

How sharp was the Godslaying Spear?

It was far beyond what that Big Saber Primordial Weapon from before could ever compare to!

The sharp tip of the spear swept past, and blood immediately gushed out. Meng Tian cried out in pain as he stumbled backward.

A hideous gash ran up his chest from bottom to top.

The flesh was split open, dripping with blood. If he hadn’t retreated in time, Hong Yu’s spear might have sliced his chin in two.

"Blood? You made me bleed? You actually made me bleed?"

Meng Tian looked down at his wound, feeling the sharp pangs of pain from his chest. He wiped away a handful of thick, hot blood. When he looked up again, his eyes were blood-red, like those of a Desolate Beast, and hot air steamed from his mouth and nose with every panting breath.

He roared hysterically, "You made me bleed! You actually made me bleed! WAAAAAGH! I’ll kill you! I’m going to kill you!"

AWOOOO!

Wild Beast Mengtian threw his head back and roared, beating his chest heavily and splattering blood everywhere.

Amid his roar, a strange brownish-yellow light flashed across his body. The bleeding from the wound actually stopped, but the flesh was still visibly peeled back on both sides.

Meng Tian’s eyes were bloodshot. He stared intently at Hong Yu with the venomous gaze of a wounded Desolate Beast. "Celestial Thunderstorm, Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist—Die!"

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

Meng Tian threw a punch. The force was overwhelming, as if one could faintly see the magnificent aura of ten thousand beasts stampeding.

A heavy fist of light originated from his hand and surged outward.

The light of the fist grew larger and larger!

It grew more solid, exploding from the size of a normal fist to the size of a hut.

His dense Primordial Gang coalesced into the menacing shadows of beasts.

There were tigers, leopards, lions, and bears...

A punch like this could probably blast a mountain to smithereens!

Facing such a terrifying punch, Hong Yu felt an immense sense of crisis!

’If I could access all the Elemental Power in my body, I could counter this. Thanks to the Nine Refinements of the Primordial Spirit, my Elemental Power is eighteen times denser than that of my peers. My cultivation’s Primordial Gang strength is comparable to the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm, so a Phantom Spirit Strike would be enough to match it.’

’But now...’

’Over seventy percent of the Elemental Power in my body is being used to suppress the Five Yin Demonic Intent, leaving it completely unusable.’

’The remaining thirty percent is stretched thin. Even if I used it all, it would be a drop in the bucket.’

At this thought, a ruthless glint flashed in Hong Yu’s eyes. A blue light began to swirl within his left pupil.

If one looked closely, they would see a brilliant nebula inside his pupil. Ninety percent of its stars were dim, with only about a thousand blue stars slowly revolving.

The faint blue light was condensed Spiritual Power, gathered within his eye.

Just as the punch was about to hit him, the pressure making his bones "CREAK" and "GROAN," the motionless Hong Yu finally launched his attack.

The Ice Divine Blade shot out.

This time, the target wasn’t Wild Beast Mengtian, but the Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist itself.

Besides its powerful Mental Shock, the Ice Divine Blade also possessed a terrifying Power of Ice. A cold storm raged, and the imposing Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist was coated in a layer of icy blue, its forward momentum faltering for a moment.

Of course...

The Ice Divine Blade’s main strength was its Mental Shock, so it naturally couldn’t destroy the terrifyingly powerful Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist outright.

Hong Yu’s goal was simply to make the Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist pause for a moment, delaying the time it would take to hit him.

Seeing that the Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist was about to break through the ice, Hong Yu, in the nick of time, used Wind Rider to duck low and dash forward, dodging a head-on collision with the attack.

The instant Hong Yu dodged, the Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist broke through the Ice Divine Blade’s blockade.

SWOOSH!

The terrifying Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist continued onward with undiminished force, flying a hundred meters before crashing into the ground.

RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE!

The terrifying aftershock of the explosion surged outward.

The forest within a thousand-meter radius was instantly turned to dust by the explosion.

The aftershock spread far and wide. Wherever the shockwave passed, the earth cracked with a "K-K-K-K" sound, and the soil was stripped away as if an invisible shovel had scraped off a half-meter-deep layer.

The air filled with flying sand and stones!

The power of this one attack was plain to see.

Hong Yu felt a secret sense of relief. At the same time, his chilling gaze locked onto Wild Beast Mengtian, and a cold smile spread across his lips. "Wild Beast Mengtian, have a taste of this move of mine—Ice Divine Blade!"

PFFT!

The blue-glowing Ice Divine Blade shot out.

"Hmph, what can a mere Frozen Pupil Power do to me?"

Wild Beast Mengtian still thought the Ice Divine Blade was the same attack Hong Yu had just used to block the Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist, nothing more than a mere Frozen Pupil Power.

With a look of disdain, he threw a flurry of punches at the Ice Divine Blade.

However...

Against the heavy force of his fists that could kill a Primordial Core Realm expert, the Ice Divine Blade passed through his palm with a chilling aura. A layer of faint blue ice crystals formed on his hand, causing it to go numb for a moment.

To his horror, he found that the blue light seemed to pass intangibly through his palm and continued shooting toward him.

"Not good!"

Meng Tian’s heart skipped a beat. Only now did he realize how extraordinary the Ice Divine Blade was.

But he had already missed the best opportunity to dodge. Before he could react, the Ice Divine Blade had already drilled into his mind with a "PFFT."

AGH!

The light in Meng Tian’s eyes froze. He immediately clutched his head and let out a hysterical, agonized roar.

Hong Yu’s Spiritual Power was at the Early-stage Primordial Core Realm Level, a full tier higher than Meng Tian’s. With Meng Tian completely unprepared, his Soul suffered a sudden impact, and bright red blood began to flow from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

The stabbing pain kept him immersed in agony for a full three breaths’ time.

On the fourth breath, Meng Tian regained some clarity.

But what greeted him was the Spear Aura pulsing from the sharp tip of the Godslaying Spear. It looked as if he was about to be buried by the Godslaying Spear.

Just at this critical moment, a cold gleam of light suddenly shot in from a distance. With a "BANG," it struck the Godslaying Spear, knocking it off its original course to scrape past Meng Tian’s neck.

At the same time...

The sound of four Wind-Breaking rushes echoed through the sky above the forest, followed by a familiar voice...

"Hahaha, Hong Yu, I never thought you’d see a day like this!"