Immortal Martial Emperor Chapter 36 - 34: How Do You Want to Die?

"Hong Yu, get up here and die!"

From high on the stage, Lin Yun declared with arrogance.

His voice was filled with a chilling killing intent, causing the expressions of many youths below the Seventh Layer of the Essence Realm to change. A cold dread crept into their hearts.

Even Liu Jiahao raised a sharp eyebrow, looking at the two with deep interest. 'Lin Yun has shown intense hostility toward Hong Yu from the very beginning. Could they have had so sort of conflict before this?'

But no matter how clever Liu Jiahao was, he could never guess that Lin Yun's hatred for Hong Yu stemd entirely from the fact that he had mocked Hong Yu first, only to be slapped in the face for it later…

Hong Yu walked onto the stage with a smile. "Judging by the look in your eyes, you seem to really want dead?"

"Hmph! I wish I could tear you to pieces," Lin Yun snarled, grinding his teeth. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been so humiliated that day. If it weren't for you, I would never have been abandoned by ng Ru. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had to spend all my savings from these past years on Spirit dicine to break through to the next realm, all so I could make a stunning coback in this tournant and take back everything I lost. It's all your fault, all of it..."

The more Lin Yun spoke, the more agitated he beca, his shoulders trembling. The killing intent in his heart had clearly reached a peak.

Among his generation in the Lin Family, he was second only to the two geniuses, Lin Hai and Lin Tao, making him the undisputed number three. Furthermore, as the Grand Elder's son, born late in his life, his seniority was a generation higher than even Lin Hai and Lin Tao's. Within the clan, he was practically lawless and had never known a single setback.

That day at the Underground Alliance, his encounter with Hong Yu had been the first setback of his life.

Today was the second!

He would absolutely not allow a third. He had to crush Hong Yu under his foot on this very stage, in glorious fashion, to vent his anger!

"The stage isn't for you to reminisce. Get started!" the referee urged coldly.

"Hong Yu, if you've got the guts, try using that Basic Boxing Technique on again," Lin Yun sneered.

Hong Yu spread his hands. "Why not?"

"Such arrogance!"

Lin Yun cursed in anger.

The power of the Ninth Layer of the Essence Realm was imnse—a single stomp could bend a steel plate. He pushed off with both feet. BANG! BANG! His legs shattered the hard bluestone stage beneath him. With a sudden burst of force, his body shot out like a cannonball, kicking up a cloud of shattered rock behind him.

"Wandering Dragon Palm!"

A cold glint flashed in Lin Yun's eyes as he soared through the air. He had unleashed his strongest move right from the start.

This Wandering Dragon Palm was a genuine Advanced Martial Skill. If his father hadn't been the Lin Family's Grand Elder, soone of Lin Yun's status would have found it difficult to practice such a skill.

The reputation of the Wandering Dragon Palm was formidable!

Once cultivated to the Mastery Realm and imbued with "Montum," its power would reach a whole new level. The most important part of this palm technique was the "Wandering Dragon" aspect. Once the Wandering Dragon Montum was generated, the Palm Wind would roar through the air, as if a ferocious dragon was erging from the deep sea to sweep across the heavens and earth!

With this move alone, Lin Yun could challenge soone at the Mid-Ninth Layer of the Essence Realm, a level above his own!

The appearance of this palm strike instantly drew sharp gasps of cold air from the audience below the stage…

"Holy shit, Lin Yun was hiding such a powerful trump card?"

"The Wandering Dragon Palm! That's the Lin Family's Secret Skill, the Wandering Dragon Palm! I heard my father ntion it once. He said that among the many Advanced Martial Skills in Shishui City, the Lin Family's Wandering Dragon Palm ranks in the top ten. And Lin Yun has actually cultivated it to the Mastery Realm and generated Wandering Dragon Montum! With this, even an expert at the Mid-Ninth Layer would be no match for him. Hong Yu is in danger!"

"I told you guys! No matter how amazing Brother Foundation's Basic Boxing Technique is, he's bound to lose the mont he runs into a true expert. You didn't believe before!"

"Sigh, Lin Yun must have had his reservations during his fight with Liu Jiahao and didn't use the Wandering Dragon Palm. Otherwise, he would've definitely taken first place in our group!"

The crowd below buzzed with discussion, full of shock and awe.

Liu Jiahao stood in the crowd, arms crossed, his gaze deep as he muttered, 'The Wandering Dragon Palm, huh? The power of that strike is certainly not weak, but if it were , I should be able to dodge it! Hong Yu, what thod will you choose to counter it?'

While the appearance of the Wandering Dragon Palm drew gasps from the crowd, they also began to wonder how they would counter it if they were in the sa situation.

Without exception, everyone had the sa thought—dodge!

One must understand, the three major families of Shishui City alone controlled twenty to thirty Advanced Martial Skills, and for the Wandering Dragon Palm to be ranked in the top ten showed just how terrifyingly powerful it was. When unleashed by Lin Yun with his Ninth Layer of the Essence Realm cultivation, one could only choose to evade unless they had the strength to fight soone at the Late Ninth Layer.

Avoid the brunt of the attack and look for an opening.

Now, the only thing that puzzled and intrigued the crowd was what thod Hong Yu would use to evade this fierce strike.

But the question was, would Hong Yu really dodge?

'This Wandering Dragon Palm has so decent power, but it's much weaker than the Rising Dragon Fist.' Hong Yu's expression remained calm as thoughts raced through his mind. 'If I used the Rising Dragon Fist directly, I could win easily, but this is just the qualifying match. It's better not to reveal too many of my trump cards. Forget it. I'll just use the Basic Boxing Technique again. But this ti, I'll have to unleash its full power!'

All this seed to take a long ti, but it happened in a re instant.

Hong Yu had already made his decision. He planted his feet firmly in a horse stance, slowly drawing his fists to his waist.

This scene caused the atmosphere below the stage to freeze once more.

"Are you kidding ? Brother Foundation is going to use the Basic Boxing Technique again?"

"Using the Basic Boxing Technique against an Advanced Martial Skill, isn't he just asking to die?"

"I bet Brother Foundation has no other choice. He probably doesn't know any other moves besides the Basic Boxing Technique, right?"

Even the referee at the edge of the stage had a strange expression on his face when he saw Hong Yu preparing to use the Basic Boxing Technique yet again.

Here at Stage Seven, almost no one believed Hong Yu could counter an Advanced Martial Skill with the Basic Boxing Technique!

Lin Yun sneered endlessly. 'This idiot. He still dares to look down on even now. I'll make him wish he were dead!'

Finally…

The Wandering Dragon Palm and the Basic Boxing Technique collided.

BOOM!

One was a renowned Advanced Martial Skill; the other was the universally acknowledged weakest Basic Boxing Technique.

The epito of the ornate and the simple clashed.

The figures of the two youths both shuddered violently. Then, with a pained cry, one of them was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the stage.

HISS!

The sound of sharp gasps rose and fell through the crowd.

Everyone felt their gazes freeze. They struggled to turn their heads toward the youth who remained standing, completely unscathed, their faces filled with disbelief.

This scene was all too familiar!

The Basic Boxing Technique again, another one-hit victory, an indisputable instant kill…

"Hong... Hong Yu won?"

Not until soone spoke up and broke the silence did a wave of heated discussion and commotion erupt.

"Did you see that? His Basic Boxing Technique just generated a Montum that could suppress the Wandering Dragon Palm!"

"The Realm of Perfection! It's definitely the Basic Boxing Technique at the Realm of Perfection!"

"My heavens, I've never heard of anyone cultivating the Basic Boxing Technique to the Realm of Perfection and generating Montum from it! Who exactly is this Hong Yu? Could he be a hidden genius from the Hong Family? A secret trump card?"

As everyone knew, Basic, Interdiate, High, and Top Level Martial Skills could generate Montum just by reaching the Mastery Realm. However, the Basic Boxing Technique required reaching the Realm of Perfection to achieve the sa effect. Moreover, the Basic Boxing Technique was mostly practiced by First-Layer Essence Realm Martial Artists for the primary purpose of strengthening the body. Anyone at the Second Layer or above would switch to practicing Basic Level Martial Skills or higher-Level ones.

In all the long years of Shishui City's history, no one had ever heard of soone cultivating the Basic Boxing Technique to the Realm of Perfection!

This was simply unprecedented!

"The Basic Boxing Technique at the Realm of Perfection? Impossible! Even at the Realm of Perfection, the Basic Boxing Technique could never defeat ! I don't believe it! I won't believe it…"

Furious and humiliated, Lin Yun sprang up from the ground and charged at Hong Yu once more.

He combined the Wandering Dragon Palm with the Lin Family's Following Step Technique, circling around Hong Yu. The Following Step Technique was exceptionally strange, making him appear as three afterimages, his true body difficult to discern at a glance. Hong Yu frowned. He had heard of this Following Step Technique before, so he simply closed his eyes.

If one looked closely, they would see Hong Yu's ears twitching slightly. He was actually using sound to pinpoint Lin Yun's position.

"There!"

Hong Yu suddenly opened his eyes and threw a simple, ordinary punch.

BAM!

The punch struck Lin Yun's cheek.

Lin Yun's face contorted as he was sent flying, two broken teeth spitting from his mouth. He crashed to the ground once again.

"You are not my opponent!" Hong Yu said with a sigh, looking at Lin Yun, whose face was still full of venomous hatred.

He had put considerable force into that punch, leaving Lin Yun unable to get up for a mont.

Seeing the look of gloom and despair on Lin Yun's face, Hong Yu felt a little sympathetic. After all, there was no great feud between them. If Lin Yun and Lin ngru hadn't repeatedly mocked him at the Underground Alliance that day, he wouldn't have started trouble. Now, looking at Lin Yun's state, he sighed inwardly and extended a hand to help him up. "There's no real grudge between us. Why be so persistent? Get up!"

Hong Yu's extended hand had just reached Lin Yun.

But Lin Yun, who had kept his eyes lowered, suddenly looked up. A bone-chilling glint and extre venom flashed in his eyes. "I don't need your pity! Go to hell!"

He struck out again with the Wandering Dragon Palm.

Where the fair palm passed, a sharp, whistling gust of wind shot straight for Hong Yu's heart.

This sudden turn of events made everyone in the crowd cry out in alarm.

The referee from the City Guard Army was also stunned for a mont.

No one had expected that in the face of Hong Yu's kind offer to bury the hatchet, Lin Yun would choose to launch a shaless sneak attack. At such a close distance, the unprepared Hong Yu had no way to dodge this surprise palm strike.

"Hmph!"

An expression of fury appeared on Hong Yu's face. A surging power of qi and blood erupted from his body, making him tremble. The power of the Late Ninth Layer of the Essence Realm burst forth. He threw one arm across his chest to defend himself, his hand perfectly catching Lin Yun's incoming attack. Then, his five fingers suddenly clenched.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The crisp sound of cracking bones was particularly piercing.

"Aargh, my hand…"

Lin Yun scread, his face instantly turning pale.

"You shaless bastard, get lost!"

Hong Yu snorted coldly and kicked Lin Yun in the stomach, sending him flying off the stage. He landed in a daze, and with the bones in his hand completely crushed, he scread and wailed incessantly.

"Contestant 222, Hong Yu, wins!"

The referee announced calmly, while casting a cold glance at the wailing Lin Yun on the ground, a trace of contempt in his eyes.

Clearly, Lin Yun's recent actions had earned him the utter disdain of the military-trained referee.

"Little Uncle?"

Lin Tao and Lin Hai, who had long since finished their own fights, saw this from a distance and cried out in alarm, rushing over.

After being treated with Lin Tao's Spirit dicine, Lin Yun's pain subsided sowhat. He stared at Hong Yu with venomous eyes and raged, "Lin Tao, Lin Hai, I want you to help kill this animal."

Lin Hai and Lin Tao, two of the strongest geniuses of Shishui City's current generation, both turned, their ice-cold gazes falling upon Hong Yu…

"You dare to injure a mber of my Lin Family? Brat, how do you want to die?"