Chapter 43: You hold the truth in your hands, you should have said so earlier!

In the main hall, Han Yu's lips parted slightly, appearing to be communicating via sound transmission with the Chi Hu Emperor.

The Chi Hu Emperor's expression shifted repeatedly, looking quite conflicted.

A moment later.

Han Yu raised his wine cup, took a small sip, looked at the Chi Hu Emperor, and revealed a smile.

"Brother Chi Hu, can you agree to the things I mentioned?"

The Chi Hu Emperor looked at Han Yu, a bitter smile appearing on his face, and sighed.

"Brother Han, my current status is, after all, the Grand Marshal commanding the three armies of the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty. If I were to do the things you speak of, it would already violate my Dao heart. Even if you beat me to death, I could not possibly do it!"

Han Yu did not expect this fellow to have such a proud backbone; since he would not agree, he could not hold back either.

He could not let an enemy leave; the Chi Hu Emperor had to die!

Killing intent emerged in Han Yu's eyes, and the Chi Hu Emperor opposite him saw this and immediately spoke up.

"However, having said that, in this life, one's own life comes first. If you cannot beat me to death, then I can still save myself."

"How about this, Brother Han: you and I find a place to fight with all our might. If I am defeated, then being captured by you and doing those things for you will not count as violating my Dao heart."

The Chi Hu Emperor looked at Han Yu with a smile, and the latter's mouth twitched.

He had not expected this fellow's moral bottom line to be so flexible; he had thought the other party would rather die than submit.

However, Han Yu could also see that this Chi Hu Emperor was not a man afraid of death; the reason he agreed to Han Yu's proposal also had to do with Ji Yanling's status and bloodline.

Han Yu's proposal was to help Ji Yanling become the Country Lord of the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty, and furthermore, to assist her in unifying the several major powers of Qingzhou, gathering the destiny of the entire Qingzhou, and establishing a new nation.

If the Chi Hu Emperor wanted to leave this place alive, he had to join in.

Since this Chi Hu Emperor was not planning to resist, Han Yu would not deal a lethal blow.

This fellow was, after all, an Emperor; it would be too much of a pity to kill him.

The two arrived at an open space, preparing to decide everything through a battle.

This was also the Chi Hu Emperor giving his own heart an explanation; at least he was not directly admitting defeat, but was forced to do so.

The two successively unleashed their Dharma manifestations.

The Chi Hu Emperor was like his name; his Primordial Spirit Dharma manifestation was a giant crimson tiger, with a thick fire-attribute aura permeating the surroundings.

Han Yu summoned his blood-Qi Dharma manifestation, which was equally imposing.

Han Yu's Body Refining cultivation had not received system feedback during this period, but because of the continuous refinement of his Qi Refining cultivation, his physique had also received a great degree of nourishment in return.

Therefore, he had also made much progress in his Body Refining cultivation.

Relying solely on physical strength, going head-to-head against a primary-level Emperor was not difficult.

But the Chi Hu Emperor's cultivation had already reached the sixth Heaven of the Emperor Realm, only one step away from the seventh Heaven of the Emperor Realm.

The gap between each Heaven of the Emperor Realm was as vast as a chasm; for Han Yu to cross this gap and defeat him relying only on physical cultivation was almost impossible.

However, Han Yu did not only have physical cultivation; he also had Qi Refining cultivation.

Many Spirit techniques of the physical-enhancement type had great benefits for Body Refining cultivation.

Take the Chi Hu Emperor for example; after he summoned his Primordial Spirit Dharma manifestation, he applied several enhancement Spirit techniques to himself.

That Chi Hu manifestation became more solid, and the fierce might it radiated became even more intense.

"Brother Han, I will not hold back. You must be careful; don't get defeated by me, so you must use your full strength!"

"Oh? Are you sure you want me to use my full strength?"

Han Yu smiled faintly.

"If I use my full strength, Brother Chi Hu might not be able to last a single round!"

As Han Yu spoke, he directly summoned the Chaos Demon God Halberd, completely igniting its might.

The aura of the divine weapon spread out, and the surrounding mountains and forests shook.

The Chi Hu Emperor within the Dharma manifestation had his expression change abruptly, and he swallowed hard several times.

This kind of aura—is it an Immortal Treasure above a Saint Treasure? No, that's not right; it should be a divine weapon corresponding to an Immortal Treasure!

The Chi Hu Emperor's heart trembled, and he immediately shouted.

"Holy cow, Brother Han, you... you had this great Treasure, you should have said so earlier!"

"If you had said so earlier, why would I be fighting you? I would have just admitted defeat!"

At the same level, possessing a divine weapon or an Immortal Treasure means holding the truth in one's hands—who the hell can afford to provoke that!

Hearing the panic in the Chi Hu Emperor's words, Han Yu smiled playfully.

"You should also have some hidden cards, right? I don't believe that as a dignified Emperor, you don't have a single Saint Treasure."

Han Yu's words struck the Chi Hu Emperor right in the heart.

He had brought a total of two Saint Treasures on this trip to the Chihuo Dynasty.

One was the Chi Yan Chang Qiang that he had temporarily lent to the Golden Spear King, and the other was the Golden Sun Armor.

The Chi Hu Emperor had originally thought that if Han Yu's combat power was not as high as he had imagined, he would activate the Golden Sun Armor and use the defensive power of this Saint Treasure to escape.

But now that Han Yu had actually pulled out such a great Treasure, how could his mere Saint Treasure be a match for a divine weapon?

He wilted instantly.

He said, feeling that life was meaningless:

"Brother Han, with you having this thing, I can't fight!"

Han Yu retracted the Chaos Demon God Halberd.

He smiled and said: "Brother Chi Hu, do not worry. I truly want to have a fight with you; I guarantee I won't use any Treasures, how about that?"

"Oh?"

The Chi Hu Emperor's eyes lit up, and his excitement was evident.

"Actually, I also want to have a real, solid fight with Brother Han. You are a Body Cultivator, after all; I had only heard of them, but I never expected that in a small place like our Qingzhou, I would still be able to see a living Body Cultivator!"

The two hit it off immediately, and the battle was ready to break out at any moment.

Boom—

The Military Cultivator Emperor and the Body Cultivator at the Rebirth Realm fought into a ball, with rolling baleful aura and blood qi permeating the air, shaking the surroundings until the mountains collapsed and the ground cracked, whipping up gusts of wind that uprooted countless plants and trees.

The reason Han Yu fought a great battle with the Chi Hu Emperor was mainly to understand the fighting style of high-level Military Cultivators.

He discovered that the Chi Hu Emperor's physical body strength was far inferior to his own, but with the support of Military Cultivator techniques and Spirit arts, he had actually made up for this gap.

That was why he was not defeated by a single blow from him during close-quarters combat.

A Dharma Form is a comprehensive manifestation of one's own power; these characteristics of Military Cultivators were also displayed on it, and the effects were even amplified.

If the two did not use their Dharma Forms, given the Chi Hu Emperor's strength, even with various boosts, he would not be able to withstand a few of Han Yu's punches.

But with the Dharma Forms, the two were, for a time, evenly matched.

Of course, this was because Han Yu had not used his full strength.

After testing him out, Han Yu began to exert his power, fully unleashing his Qi Refining cultivation and casting several basic Spirit arts of the amplification type.

Even if they were just basic Spirit arts, under the support of Han Yu's tempered Lingling, the effects were incredible.

Giant Strength Art, Golden Body Technique, Bone Strengthening Art, Muscle Strengthening Art...

Under the amplification of each basic Spirit art, Han Yu's physical strength surged, and his Dharma Form also received a significant boost.

That blood qi giant, which had originally appeared somewhat lean, changed drastically, actually turning into a domineering, burly man.

Muscles bulged one by one, as if hills were rising high, and tendons and veins swelled, like intertwined dragons and pythons.

The Blood Demon Heaven-Shaking Fist was launched, and boundless ferocity erupted.

That Chi Hu Dharma Form took over a dozen punches in a row and began to crack inch by inch.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting! Brother Han, stop quickly, I admit defeat! If you shatter my Dharma Form, I'll have to recuperate for ten days or half a month to recover!"

At the critical moment, the Chi Hu Emperor spoke up immediately, fearing that if he were any slower, his own Primordial Spirit Dharma Form would suddenly shatter.

The taste of suffering a backlash was not pleasant, and he did not want to have this unprovoked disaster.

The two returned to their original forms, and Han Yu looked at him with a smile.

"Brother Chi Hu, there's no need for me to say more about what to do next, right?"

The Chi Hu Emperor sighed helplessly.

"It's just a Life Soul, I'll give it to you!"

He pressed his fingers together, extracted his Life Soul, and tossed it to Han Yu without a care.

"There, a bet is a bet; this brother of yours can still afford to lose!"

"Good, since that's the case, then I won't see you out!"

Han Yu smiled and accepted the Life Soul, while the Chi Hu Emperor looked helpless.

"Brother, you're too inhumane, aren't you? You chase me away as soon as you achieve your goal!"

"Oh? Then would you like to stay and have a few more drinks?"

"Forget it, forget it, I'd better go."

The Chi Hu Emperor shrugged his shoulders, then rubbed his hands together somewhat embarrassedly.

"That, Brother Han, could you return that Chi Yan Chang Qiang to me? You already have a divine weapon, so you shouldn't care for that thing anymore, right?"

The Chi Hu Emperor only had two Saint artifacts, so of course he was reluctant to part with it.

"Hmm, take it!"

Han Yu tossed the Chi Yan Chang Qiang to the Chi Hu Emperor, and the latter laughed after putting it away.

"Brother Han, to tell you the truth, my strongest Dharma Form is actually not the tiger form, but the human form!"

"In human form, if I were to use spear techniques again, you might not necessarily be my match, hehe..."

Han Yu smiled upon hearing this.

"Fine, if there's a chance, we can have another fight."

"Good, it's a deal."

The Chi Hu Emperor waved his hand.

"This brother will take his leave first."

After saying that, he fled toward the distant sky.

Watching his departing back, Han Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Next, it's time to wait for Junior Sister to break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm."

"I wonder if the blood qi Dharma Form and the Primordial Spirit Dharma Form can be superimposed at the same time!"

"If they can, even an Emperor with the support of national destiny could be easily killed by me!"