He continued to lift his brush, preparing to strike down Kuang Mu.
"It really hurts."
However, the moment the Three-Stroke Emperor withdrew his gaze, the familiar voice reached his ears again.
The Three-Stroke Emperor turned his head in astonishment.
He saw Ba Wang clutching his chest, blood seeping from between his fingers.
He looked up, staring intently at the Three-Stroke Emperor.
His eyes had turned blood red, filled with fighting spirit.
Ba Wang spoke again, "But, I'm still alive, Three-Stroke Emperor. You're not so great either,桀桀..."
His laughter was wild, tinged with a deep contempt.
The Three-Stroke Emperor was powerful.
But I'm still alive.
"Haha."
Ba Wang laughed wildly, lowering the hand that covered his chest.
His shattered heart had already healed.
"Oh?"
The Three-Stroke Emperor let out a soft exclamation.
He felt a flicker of interest towards this mere Half-Emperor who dared to provoke him.
"Interesting."
The Three-Stroke Emperor chuckled and said, "Your body is… unusual."
"So what?"
Ba Wang retorted, then made a surprising move.
He actually… beckoned to the Three-Stroke Emperor: "Come kill me, or let me kill you."
Arrogance remained.
The second challenge from a Half-Emperor.
The Three-Stroke Emperor smiled, a deep coldness hidden in the depths of his eyes.
*Hum.*
Above his head, the rules of mountains and rivers began to churn.
The next moment.
"Boom."
A mountain emerged from the scroll painting of mountains and rivers.
This was a mountain of rules, descending to suppress him.
A mere Half-Emperor was not worth the Three-Stroke Emperor's personal attention.
"Haha."
Yet, Ba Wang let out a loud laugh.
As his laughter echoed, his physical body began to swell.
Torrential blood energy transformed into blood dragons, coiling around his body.
The next moment…
"Kill."
Ba Wang charged towards the sky.
He never used any weapons; his fists were his most potent weapon.
He met the descending mountain head-on.
*Boom.*
The mountain of rules was actually shattered by Ba Wang's punch.
"Haha."
Bathed in the shattered mountain's rules, Ba Wang continued to laugh.
He ascended towards the sky from within the shattered rules, shouting, "Three-Stroke, are you even capable?"
At this, the smile on the Three-Stroke Emperor's face finally vanished.
These petty Half-Emperors, challenging him again and again, had finally angered the third-tier Emperor.
"Water."
A single syllable emanated from his mouth.
*Splash.*
Within the mountain and river scroll, a vast river appeared, like a silver galaxy falling.
The water of rules engulfed Ba Wang.
But he thrashed about like a war god within the rules of water.
After a short while, the water of rules was torn apart by him once more.
"Exhilarating, refreshing."
Even though he was covered in blood, Ba Wang was full of fighting spirit. "Again."
He was excited.
The others engaged in their own battles were stunned.
Kuang Mu's eyeballs nearly bulged out: "Holy shit, why isn't this guy dead yet?"
Yes, that was his most genuine thought.
That was the Three-Stroke Emperor.
Someone who could kill an Emperor of the same tier in just three strokes, and he couldn't kill a Half-Emperor in two moves.
Even if the Three-Stroke Emperor wasn't serious, and hadn't used that brush, it was still not something a Half-Emperor could withstand.
This was… unreasonable.
At this moment, Ba Wang spoke again, "Since you won't come, I'll go to you."
He wasn't joking.
*Boom.*
Burning with boundless blood energy, Ba Wang actually charged towards the other party.
A Half-Emperor, actively attacking a top-tier third-level Emperor.
This was truly… eye-opening.
And it was real.
"Kill."
Ba Wang was indeed Ba Wang.
He dared to fight and dare to brawl.
With his fists leading the charge, he truly attacked the other party.
Unfortunately, before he could get close, his flesh and blood vanished, leaving only a pile of white bones.
Even the bones were dissolving.
The Emperor's might was immeasurable.
"Perish."
The Three-Stroke Emperor's voice was calm. "Even if you have had extraordinary fortuitous encounters, before a true Emperor, you are but an ant."
Dissolving.
It began to spread from his fist.
"Haha."
Ba Wang remained defiant.
Even with one arm gone, he didn't care.
A roar echoed, "Quake, for me…"
Quake, the character for "quake."
Instantly, boundless blood energy surged.
With the power of his physique, Ba Wang's entire body lit up, becoming a singular true self.
His body began to vibrate at an extremely high frequency, expelling the Three-Stroke Emperor's power of rules from his body.
His body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
*Boom.*
He charged forward, directly at the Three-Stroke Emperor.
*Thump.*
A punch filled with extreme blood energy landed.
Before the Three-Stroke Emperor could react, his fist went "bang," striking his face.
"Crack."
Ba Wang's fist shattered, his bones turned to dust.
The body of a top-tier third-level Emperor was indestructible.
But the incredibly violent blood energy sent the Three-Stroke Emperor flying.
…
Silence fell upon the world.
The battles in the distance halted.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
"Holy shit, what happened?" Kuang Mu, bleeding from all over, was completely bewildered.
That was the Three-Stroke Emperor.
He was actually sent flying by a Half-Emperor with a single punch?
Even though he was unharmed, he had indeed been knocked back.
Kuang Mu felt that if he fought with his life, he might still be able to make the Three-Stroke Emperor retreat, but… a fist directly to the face.
"This…"
At this moment, only shock remained.
His opponent, four first-tier Emperors, were also momentarily stunned.
Who am I?
Where am I?
As one of the strongest in the Azure Emperor Palace, the Three-Stroke Emperor, repelled by a Half-Emperor?
…
"Haha."
Laughter echoed through the heavens and earth, intertwining with Ba Wang's laughter.
The Three-Stroke Emperor stepped forward, completely unharmed, walking towards Ba Wang.
His eyes were filled with greedy, red light.
"Path of the Body, you've actually mastered the Path of the Body, haha…" The Three-Stroke Emperor recognized it.
That incredibly violent blood energy, the halo of the singular true self – with his knowledge, he recognized Ba Wang's technique.
Not the extremity of physical strength, but the Path of the Body.
A great path that had already disappeared from the Immortal Realm.
They had all become Emperors in the Immortal Realm. The Immortal Realm had no Path of the Body, and their Imperial Palaces would not manifest it. This was the rule.
"What is your relationship with the Black Emperor?"
The Three-Stroke Emperor had no choice but to suspect.
In the current Immortal Realm, only the Black Emperor mastered the Path of the Body.
Perhaps a few wisps of the Path of the Body's rules were scattered in the Immortal Realm, but they were too small, making it difficult for people to comprehend the Path of the Body.
If the Path of the Body in the Immortal Realm were divided into ten parts, the Immortal Monarch of that year had taken nine parts.
And the Black Emperor had taken nine-tenths of the remaining one part, with the last bit scattered throughout the Immortal Realm, incredibly weak.
And Ba Wang's physical strength was immensely powerful.
Therefore, he concluded that this person was related to the Black Emperor.
"桀桀."
Ba Wang's laugh was wild, yet tinged with a chilling coldness. "You kill me, or I kill you. Before that, I will definitely tell you…"
The third time.
The third time a Half-Emperor had spoken of killing a top-tier third-level Emperor.
Finally, an expression appeared on the Three-Stroke Emperor's face – it was killing intent.
"Even if you are related to the Black Emperor, so what?"
The Three-Stroke Emperor said coldly. "You've repeatedly provoked me, fine. I'll send you on your way and strip you of your physical power."
"Hurry up."
Ba Wang was overjoyed.
You're finally serious, you're finally going to kill me.
Come quickly, I can't wait.