19: Chapter 19 Liu Yun—Death

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Although Su Yu had made a Breakthrough to the Innate Realm on the spot and blocked the killing blow...

...Liu Yun was, after all, a Peak Martial King. Although the dagger was blocked by the blast of Qi, it still pierced into Su Yu's chest bit by bit!

"Innate?! You damn little hybrid! I definitely can't let you live!"

Killing intent surged in Liu Yun's eyes, and the Blood Qi within his body boiled!

"Go... die!"

However.

At the very moment the tip of the dagger pierced Su Yu's skin.

"Begone!!!"

A voice mixed with endless majesty and fury exploded in Liu Yun's mind!

This voice wasn't heard through the ears, but acted directly upon the Soul!

Buzz!

Liu Yun felt his mind go blank, as if he had been struck hard by a heavy hammer.

Even though the dagger in his hand was only a centimeter away from Su Yu's heart, he couldn't push it down no matter what.

Because the space around him had frozen.

An invisible yet vast power, like a sea, instantly enveloped the surrounding thousand meters.

Before this power, even though he was a Peak Martial King, he was as fragile as an ant.

Psychic Power!

Liu Yun looked up in horror, his eyes turning with difficulty.

High in the sky, a familiar figure was stepping through the air.

It wasn't flight; it was teleportation!

One second he was at the horizon, the next he appeared in front of Su Yu.

Su Wu.

At this moment, there were no Blood Qi fluctuations on his body, but as he stood there, the surrounding space was slightly distorting.

"Touching my son?"

Su Wu reached out a hand and gently grabbed Liu Yun's wrist that was holding the dagger.

Crack!

The crisp sound of bone breaking rang out.

Liu Yun's wrist was directly crushed to pieces, and the dagger clattered to the ground.

"Argh!!"

Liu Yun let out a scream, but it stopped abruptly.

Because Su Wu's other hand was already pressed against his crown.

"Liu Yun, I haven't seen you in twenty years, and you're still as disgusting as ever."

Su Wu looked at the terror-stricken old enemy before him, his tone cold and devoid of any warmth.

"I originally wanted to let you live a few more days so you could see my son's brilliance. But you absolutely should not have harbored intent to kill."

"Since that's the case, then go to Hell and repent."

At this moment, only endless despair and disbelief remained in Liu Yun's eyes.

He felt the power imprisoning him. It wasn't the aura of a Martial King; it was... Mental Energy Materialization!

"Martial... Martial Emperor?! How is it possible... how can you be a Martial Emperor?!"

Liu Yun roared frantically in his heart.

The Martial Emperor Realm! That was truly stepping onto the Peak of humanity, where Mental Energy fused with heaven and earth, allowing one to kill with a single thought! Su Wu was clearly just a Martial King a few days ago? How could he directly cross that chasm?!

But he would never get an answer.

Su Wu's palm exerted a slight force.

"In your next life, pay more attention."

Bang!

Like crushing a piece of tofu.

This overbearing Special Commissioner from the Jiangnan Great Base, Peak Martial King Liu Yun, didn't even have time to say his last words before his entire head exploded under Su Wu's palm!

Red and white matter splattered, but was blocked a meter away by a barrier Su Wu formed with his Mental Energy, so not even a drop of blood touched Su Yu.

The headless corpse swayed and slumped to the ground.

A generation's hero had fallen just like that.

Died without dignity, died cleanly and efficiently.

Su Wu casually shook his hand, which wasn't dirty at all, and turned around; his god-of-death-like appearance vanished instantly.

He looked at the blood-covered, swaying Su Yu, and the coldness in his eyes instantly turned into endless tenderness and heartache.

"Yu'er, are you okay?"

Su Wu reached out, and a stream of extremely pure Martial Emperor-level Blood Qi flowed into Su Yu's body, instantly stopping his injuries and repairing his damaged Meridians.

Feeling the warm current in his body and looking at the father who had killed in a rage for him, Su Yu's eyes grew hot.

He shook his head and gave a weak but bright smile:

"Dad, I'm fine. And... I seem to have made a Breakthrough to the Innate Realm."

"Silly boy."

Su Wu rubbed his son's head, his voice somewhat choked, "A Breakthrough is a good thing, but don't risk your life like this next time. Your father can't take that kind of shock."

...

Half an hour later.

Cloud Peak Manor.

Su Yu had already been sent to a Medical Pod to rest.

Although the injuries looked terrifying, under the dual effects of Martial Emperor Blood Qi and the Chaos Body, no fundamental damage was done.

First-floor living room.

Su Wu sat on the leather sofa, holding a cup of hot tea, his expression calm.

In front of him, the Canglan Base City Lord, Pan Hong, was kneeling on the ground, trembling like a leaf.

He knew that Liu Yun, who had made the entire Canglan upper management bow and scrape, had been crushed like a chick in Su Wu's hands.

This impact made his awe of Su Wu reach its Peak.

"Get up," Su Wu said calmly. "Although you're a fence-sitter, you still went to deliver the news at the last moment. I'll remember this favor."

"Th-thank you for your mercy, Senior!" Pan Hong felt as if he had been granted a general amnesty and stood up tremblingly, but his waist remained bent, not daring to look directly at Su Wu.

"Was this Liu Yun sent by the Wang Family?" Su Wu blew on the tea foam and asked nonchalantly.

"Y-yes." Pan Hong didn't dare to hide anything. "Liu Yun was a Guest Elder of the Wang Family and seemed to have a grudge against you twenty years ago. The matter with Wang Heng and Wang Meng gave him an excuse to settle a personal score."

"The Wang Family..."

Su Wu put down his teacup, a cold light flashing in his eyes. "It seems this grudge is completely settled. Tell me about this Wang Family of Jiangnan, what are they really made of?"

Pan Hong nodded quickly and said with a grave expression, "Senior, they cannot be underestimated! The Wang Family is a famous top-tier noble Family in the Jiangnan Great Base, with immense power and deep roots. There are no fewer than ten Martial King experts in the Family, and although Liu Yun was strong, he only ranked in the top ten in the Wang Family."

At this point, Pan Hong lowered his voice even further, filled with deep fear:

"Furthermore, rumors say the Wang Family has a two-hundred-year-old Old Ancestor who stays in seclusion year-round. It's said... that Old Ancestor stepped into the Martial Saint Realm as early as ten years ago!"

"Martial Saint?"

Su Wu lightly tapped the tabletop with his finger, making a soft sound.

The Eight Realms of Martial Arts: Physical Body, Blood Qi, Innate, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Martial King, Martial Emperor, Martial Saint.

The Martial Emperor Realm is the materialization of Mental Energy, capable of manipulating objects to kill and covering a whole city with Divine Thought.

And the Martial Saint Realm is a truly transcendent existence.

Mental Energy and Heaven and Earth Origin Qi are perfectly fused; every gesture can trigger the power of heaven and earth. The Physical Body is immortal, the Lifespan is five hundred years, and one can even briefly leave the atmosphere to survive in low Earth orbit!

Don't look at it as just one Realm's difference; the gap between them is like cloud and mud.

A single Martial Saint is enough to easily suppress ten Martial Emperors!

"Interesting."

Su Wu not only wasn't afraid but instead curled his lips into an excited arc.

If he only had the Martial King Realm before, he might have had to weigh his options against a Martial Saint, or even run away with his son.

But now?

He is a Martial Emperor!

According to the System's nature, as long as Su Yu breaks through a few more minor Realms...

What bullshit Martial Saint?

It'll just be a matter of one punch by then.

"Alright, I understand." Su Wu stood up and patted Pan Hong's shoulder. "Keep this matter to yourself. Liu Yun died from a 'Vicious Beast attack,' understand?"

"Understood! Understood! Special Commissioner Liu was inspecting the wilderness and unfortunately encountered a Beast Emperor attack, dying for his country!" Pan Hong reacted extremely quickly and immediately came up with a script.

"Go then."

After sending Pan Hong away, Su Wu walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked toward the Jiangnan Great Base.

"Martial Saint, huh..."

"I hope you, old bag of bones, are a bit tougher, so you don't end up unable to even take one punch from me."

At this time, Su Yu, who was sleeping soundly in the Medical Pod, turned over and mumbled in his sleep:

"Dad... I want to eat braised pork..."