The Immortal Emperor Returns

Chapter 232 Until One Dies

You Yishan was furious. Although the You family had only been established for a short period of time, no one ever dared to challenge their authority ever since they occupied Gujiang City.

Chu Xun was not merely challenging their authority, he was giving them an outright warning.

Should he choose to succumb today, the You family would become the laughing stock in the Martial Tao world forever.

“Chu Xun, I know you are strong, but do you dare to think that you are invincible? Others may be scared of you, but don’t be arrogant, because the You family is not afraid of you.”

“Swoosh!”

Chu Xun suddenly shot out at an incredible speed like a streak of lightning and appeared in front of You Yishan with only one step. He charged toward him with a fist signet in his hand, leaving rumbling sounds in his wake.

You Yishan was both angry and surprised. The energy around him immediately became more concentrated as he channeled the surging Internal Breath in his body to his palms and retaliated.

Chu Xun’s fists were covered with light and a purple glow enveloped his entire body, making him look like an emperor. His fist hit the center of You Yishan’s palm with an impact that was impossible to block.

“Boom!”

A terrifying storm filled up the space. The top layer of the ground was blown away and ashes suddenly rained down everywhere.

“Thump! Thump!”

You Yishan was knocked back by the force of the blow. As he skidded back, the ground exploded due to the tremendous impact channeled from his feet.

He did not stop until he had taken at least ten steps back. A deep furrow appeared on the ground.

You Yishan’s expression turned livid. Chu Xun’s strength was terrifying and his right arm was still trembling after receiving the hit.

“Swoosh!”

Like a streak of light, Chu Xun approached You Yishan and swung his fist.

You Yishan’s expression changed again as he remembered the rumors about Chu Xun saying that he always killed his opponents in the simplest yet cruelest way.

The energy around You Yishan’s body had amassed to its fullest and there were visible ripples tearing open the space around him, making explosions in the air.

The power of a Human King should not be underestimated.

With glowing palms, he charged toward Chu Xun.

There were countless explosions during their fight and the ground shook throughout their battle. Dozens of cars nearby were all blown into pieces and engulfed by flames. Even the tallest trees were felled by the strong energy from the fight. It was a horrifying scene as the roads exploded all around them.

After a roar, You Yishan unleashed several palm signets that tore the air apart and charged straight toward Chu Xun.

The Immortal Qi surged around Chu Xun’s body and his fists were now equipped with an invincible energy. Just a couple of swings caused several deafening explosions in the air and all the palm signets were shattered.

Chu Xun attacked using both fists covered in the Immortal Qi and two purple energy balls shot out from his fists.

“Boom! Boom!”

There were two heavy explosions. You Yishan grew even more surprised and enraged as he was forced backward. He sensed blood gushing to his throat and he almost spat out a mouthful of it.

Chu Xun looked cold and indifferent as ever. “You Yishan is stronger than the Human Kings I encountered before, he should be making a breakthrough from grade two very soon,” he thought.

Chu Xun traveled a hundred meters with a single step. Just as the energy around him grew stronger, he swung his fists and unleashed several fist signets into the air.

You Yishan was taken aback, because Chu Xun’s Internal Breath felt much stronger. He immediately realized that Chu Xun had not been fighting with his full strength before.

A streak of Immortal Qi charged toward him. With a loud explosion, all the bones in his body cracked and his body shot backward like a missile.

“Boom! Boom!”

Streaks of Immortal Qi flashed across the sky as they hit You Yishan one after another. He let out a miserable scream of pain as he smashed into an empty building and penetrated a cement wall that was almost 30 inches thick.

Chu Xun stood watching the giant hole in the cement wall, with his hands behind his back.

Everyone was astonished by the power they just witnessed. They never expected a Human King to take such a heavy hit.

“Boom!”

The cement wall suddenly exploded, blowing pieces of rocks all over the place. You Yishan dashed out from the pile of debris.

His hair was messy, his clothes were shredded into pieces and he was in a very bad state.

“Chu Xun, I...”

His voice suddenly stopped and he looked slightly shocked.

Countless purple strands in the air gradually coalesced into a whip.

With a sudden flick of his wrist, Chu Xun swung the whip forcefully toward You Yishan.

You Yishan growled furiously. He channeled his Internal Breath and formed a protective barrier around his body.

“Bang!”

The Reincarnation Whip hit against You Yishan’s protective barrier at full strength. After a “bang”, the barrier exploded and the whip hit his left arm. Blood spurted out immediately.

You Yishan screamed in agony. The whip left a bloody scar on his right arm and blood was gushing out from it.

Everyone was petrified to witness a Human King getting injured.

“Swoosh!”

The Reincarnation Whip was like a living creature. It retreated a couple of meters and attacked again with full strength.

“Bang!”

Blood gushed into the air and You Yishan growled furiously. One could sense the panic in his voice as well. This time the whip hit his face and half of it was immediately soaked in blood and looked disgusting and terrifying.

“Swoosh... Slap...”

The Reincarnation Line continued making sharp attacking sounds. Each of its attack was impossible to block and each attack would definitely draw blood.

You Yishan was now covered in bloody weals. He kept dodging from left to right, yet the whip never missed its target and carved his flesh away with every attack, as if it had eyes.

A Human King’s body was indeed extremely tough and it could remain unharmed even after being hit by a high-speed train. This time, however, it could not dodge the attacks of the Reincarnation Lines.

“Argh...” You Yishan growled furiously again. He was almost turning berserk.

At this moment, he was as miserable as a stray dog, his usual dignity as a Human King was all gone.

“Chu Xun, this fight shall never end until one of us dies!” He shouted hysterically as the energy around him increased to an incredible level. With his Internal Breath surging between his palms, he then caught the Reincarnation Whip in an instant.

“Argh...” His face became distorted and the veins in his arms throbbed violently. He was trying to rip the Reincarnation Whip apart.

Chu Xun’s mouth curved into a smile, as if he was teasing his opponent.

“Explode!”

The whip in You Yishan’s hands exploded right after Chu Xun said that word. A terrifying violet storm swept through the entire land and knocked You Yishan into the air and his blood was then splattered all over the sky.

With a light tap of his feet, Chu Xun dashed out like a streak of light and caught up with You Yishan who was flying backward. He went up suddenly and stomped hard on You Yishan’s chest.

“Crack!”

After the jarring sounds of bones cracking, You Yishan screamed in pain and his chest caved inward. He fell from the sky and hit the ground.

“Boom!”

The extremely tough surface of the asphalt road exploded and there were cracks all over the road.

Everyone was already scared out of their wits and they could feel cold sweat running down their backs.

You Yishan hit the ground and left a giant crater.

Chu Xun said, “Huaxia is not the battlefield for warriors and ordinary citizens are not meant for warriors to slaughter at their will. Since the You family refused to listen to my warning, I will make the You family disappear.”

Chu Xun had a strong aura of killing intent about him. He was really angry this time, because the warriors apparently did not care about the lives of ordinary people at all.

Everyone was shocked and terrified and they all felt chills creeping up their hands and feet.

Chu Xun raised his hand and the Immortal Qi was unleashed once again.

Everyone felt their hearts jumping to their throats. “Chu Xun is about to kill a Human King!” They thought.

“Chu Xun, aren’t you afraid that you will receive heavenly punishment for your cruelty?” You Yishan shouted furiously as he lay in the pit. There was more panic than anger in his voice.

Chu Xun remained silent for a long while and said, “I will receive heavenly punishment only if I do not kill you.”

The Immortal Qi gathered around Chu Xun before he finished his sentence as he prepared to launch another attack.

All of a sudden, a ripple with terrifying strength charged toward Chu Xun from a thousand meters away.

Chu Xun dodged backward and deactivated the magic formation that blocked Lu Dao and the others’ powers.

This ripple was extremely terrifying and the space in its path shook violently.

“Boom!”

The ripple hit the ground, which exploded immediately and left a giant crater that was at least ten meters wide.

Everyone opened their eyes wide in astonishment.

Lu Dao and the others exploded into a blood mist upon being hit by the ripple.

A figure appeared out of nowhere and his expression was so ugly that it looked like he just ate a dead child.

Chu Xun’s expression looked very intriguing.

The person who just appeared was an old man who looked emaciated and his hair was totally white. If not for his foul expression and the cold look in his eyes, one would say that he had a wise and sage-like look.

“Chu the Devil,” the elder said coldly.

Chu Xun raised an eyebrow slightly.

“I am You Tianyi of the You family,” the elder said.

...

The crowd gasped in surprise.

You Tianyi was the Elder Ancestor of the You family. It was rumored that he had long been a grade-two Human King and now he was preparing for his breakthrough to grade three.

No one expected him to show up.

The sharp look remained in Chu Xun’s eyes. Under the intense gaze of the elder, he laughed coldly and said, “I’ve never heard of you.”

Everyone was taken aback. Their discussion just now was so loud that even someone with a hearing disability was able to hear them, yet Chu Xun purposely said he did not know who he was. They could not think of another person who was as arrogant as him.

They all thought You Tianyi would burst with rage, yet the anger on his face was suddenly replaced with a smile. Everyone was surprised at his ability to change his expression at will.

“You really live up to your name with that arrogance and aggression, Chu the Devil.”

Chu Xun remained silent because there was no way he could argue with what You Tianyi just said. His infamous title was widespread across the Martial Tao world.

“Chu the Devil, Earth is undergoing a huge transformation and the Martial Tao world will rise again after such a long time. No one will be able to stop that. Those ordinary people are nothing but useless scums who are destined to be cast out with the change of time. Why must you become the enemies of the people who walk the same path as you just for those scums?” You Tianyi said casually, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

Chu Xun squinted and concealed his cold look.

“Chu the Devil, since Gujiang City is under the You family, we will surely protect the well-being of everyone here. However, Gujiang is such a huge place and there are so many friends from the Martial Tao world here. I’m sure you can understand that small incidents like this can’t be avoided.”

Chu Xun smiled brightly and said, “I also have a small incident to relate. There was someone called You Zhongjie among the people you just killed. I wonder who that person was to you?”

You Tianyi’s smile suddenly froze and the ugly expression returned to his face, because You Zhongjie was his grandson.

“Chu Xun,” he said angrily and gritted his teeth.

Chu Xun chuckled and said, “You Zhongjie allowed beasts to harm innocent people earlier. Now that you’ve killed him yourself, I admire your righteousness. After all, it was you who promised the well-being of everyone in Gujiang City, wasn’t it?”

You Tianyi’s expression changed multiple times within a very short period of time. It was both funny and entertaining to witness that.

His first appearance was cool and imposing. With only one palm attack, he forced Chu Xun to step back and killed a bunch of insignificant people.

But now... he felt his cheeks burning with embarrassment and shame, because he had killed his own grandson with that attack.

“You Yishan, you scum!” You Tianyi growled.

You Yishan spat two mouthfuls of blood as he lay in the pit. “What did I do?” He thought as he felt himself gradually becoming frustrated and crazy, because You Zhongjie was dead and had been killed by his own grandfather.

“Chu Xun, did you do that on purpose?” You Tianyi asked with a fierce look.

He thought his attack forced Chu Xun to dodge, yet now it appeared that he had fallen into Chu Xun’s trap.

Chu Xun said teasingly, “Bingo! You have surely become wiser as you age.”

“I’ll kill you,” You Tianyi said with a strong killing intent.

Chu Xun chuckled coldly and said, “Did your heart ache? Dozens of ordinary citizens were killed and harmed just now, do you think their families will feel the same pain as you?”

“So what if they are dead? They are nothing but scums, don’t you ever compare them with the You family.”

Chu Xun’s eyes suddenly become cold. He said fiercely, “It seems that you have forgotten my warning. If that’s the case, I will remove the You family from Gujiang City for good.”

“Such arrogance! Others may be afraid of you, but I am not!”

“You talk too much.” Chu Xun shouted coldly.

They attacked at the same time before Chu Xun finished his sentence.

Chu Xun made a magic signet with one hand and tapped it in the air.

“Chirp!”

A piercing cry of a phoenix echoed in everyone’s ears as a phoenix shadow of at least ten meters long rose among the flames that ignited the sky. It gazed at everyone on the ground with its cold eyes. With a flip of its wings, purple flames covered the entire sky and everything became distorted amidst the extreme heat.

The phoenix shadow soared across the sky and attacked everything on the ground.

You Tianyi’s hands were also moving. Instead of forming a magic signet, he was executing a martial skill.

“Tsunami Slash!”

He pressed his palms together and his energy grew to a terrifying level. With Internal Breath surging in his body, he pushed forward with great strength.

Giant ripples were unleashed like a tsunami that could engulf everything on the shore. It charged toward the fire phoenix, making terrifying explosions along its path.