Chapter 69 How dare a mere pretender disturb my child's barbecue?
"Is this, the Martial Emperor?"
Long Yufei and Liu Feilong exclaimed in unison.
The man's eyes gleamed with a chilling murderous intent, devoid of any emotion. He was Chu Feng's Spirit Body, but Chu Feng had blocked most of his emotions and memories, retaining only the feelings and memories for Chu Xin and Chu Chen.
The Spirit Body glanced at Long Yufei without a moment's pause before shifting his gaze onto Chu Xin and Chu Chen, a faint look of indulgence appearing in his cold eyes as he scolded with a smile, "You two little troublemakers, have you managed to provoke a Martial Emperor so quickly?"
Chu Xin, gnawing on roasted meat, mumbled, "He's a baddie, disturbing my eating. Daddy, beat him up."
"Mm-hmm, Daddy, beat him up."
Chu Chen, also holding roasted meat, called out, though indistinctly.
Hearing this, the Spirit Body gently touched Chu Xin and Chu Chen's little heads and spoke softly, "There, there, Daddy will beat the baddie for you."
"Yes, yes, beat the baddie."
Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded their heads and cheered repeatedly.
The Spirit Body then turned to face the void, his expression turning instantly cold, and he said with an icy tone, "A mere false emperor, how dare you disturb my children's meal?"
Long Yufei was speechless. The two little toddlers were odd, and so was their father.
Is eating roasted meat the point?
"Auntie Long, come eat, the roasted meat is getting cold."
Chu Xin, holding a piece of meat in one hand, tugged at Long Yufei's sleeve with the other, saying in a milky voice, "Daddy is very powerful, don't worry."
"Yep, Daddy is the strongest."
Chu Chen nodded again and again.
Long Yufei's lips moved, but she ultimately sat down, despite lacking the appetite to continue eating the roasted meat.
This was a battle of Martial Emperors. If they weren't careful, the entire State Mansion could be gone.
"It's you?"
At this moment, when he saw the Spirit Body's face, Liu Feilong's own face changed drastically, his body shaking violently as if he'd seen some terrifying entity.
"You know me?"
The Spirit Body raised an eyebrow, pondering inwardly, could this guy possibly be an enemy of my true self?
Long Yufei was also extremely curious. How did Liu Feilong know the father of the two little toddlers?
Liu Feilong trembled as he spoke, "How could I not know you? Three years ago, it was you who forced the previous State Governor to open the door to the Secret Realm by force and barged in."
"Barged into the Secret Realm?"
The Spirit Body's brow furrowed slightly. He didn't possess the other memories of his true self, but he did know that the two children had consumed many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for the Refining Essence and Marrow. For those treasures, it wouldn't be strange for his true self to barge into the Secret Realm.
Long Yufei's body shuddered, her expression changing slightly.
If she remembered correctly, the previous scapegoat had mentioned that three years ago a mysterious strong individual had barged into the Secret Realm and afterward killed the former State Governor.
Could the culprit she was investigating be the father of the two little toddlers?
She turned her head to look at the toddlers, who were focused on eating their roasted meat, her emotions complex.
"Auntie Long, why aren't you eating, just watching us?"
Feeling Long Yufei's gaze, Chu Xin bit off a piece of meat and looked up in confusion.
Chu Chen urged, "Auntie Long, eat quickly, it won't taste good once it's cold, roasted meat needs to be eaten hot."
"Okay, okay!"
Long Yufei smiled and began to eat, all the while silently praying in her heart, hoping that the truth was not as she feared.
"No, this isn't right!"
Just then, Liu Feilong sized up the Spirit Body, looking puzzled, "Your presence is not as strong as his; you're not him, are you? You're just an avatar?"
Although there are some differences between avatars and Spirit Bodies, the Spirit Body did not refute.
Seeing this, Liu Feilong grew more certain of his guess. His body stopped trembling, and his voice steadied as he laughed, "Ha-ha, you were a high and mighty Martial Emperor three years ago, so naturally, you wouldn't remember a minor character like me. But now, I'm also a Martial Emperor, and you're merely an avatar. Don't think you can suppress me with a flip of your hand like you did three years ago. This time, I will suppress you, to avenge the humiliation of the past."
"A mere pretender dares to speak so arrogantly?"
The Spirit Body, lacking these memories and unsure of the truth, found it laughable that a mere pretender dared to talk about suppressing itself.
"A pretender is still a Martial Emperor, while you are just a Martial Emperor's avatar; how could you fight against me?"
Liu Feilong's tone was wild; the breakthrough in his Realm had boosted his confidence like never before, leaving him blindly self-assured of his own strength.
An avatar of a Martial Emperor, no matter what, could not possibly reach the Martial Emperor Realm.
As long as one has not attained Martial Emperor, even if they are half a step away, they are not a match for him.
"Is that so?"
The Spirit Body sneered and with a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Slash Sword and Sky-breaking Saber, previously planted into the ground by Chu Xin and Chu Chen, suddenly burst into the air, floating under his control, as a terrifying and strange fluctuation swept forth.
"Is this, the Sword and Saber Divine Domain?"
Long Yufei was greatly surprised.
The Sword and Saber Divine Domain, which Chu Xin and Chu Chen had deployed together earlier, had easily defeated four Peak Martial Saints, and its power was naturally formidable.
Now that it was unleashed by an avatar of a Martial Emperor alone, could this Sword and Saber Divine Domain trap a pretender?
Liu Feilong sneered, "Before my breakthrough, I indeed had no way to counter this formation, but now, I am a Martial Emperor."
With an angry shout, evil Rule Power surged within his body, and countless Blood Hands condensed, attacking the Spirit Body.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
However, the evil Rule Power that could shatter the void was greatly suppressed, its power significantly weakened.
It looked lightweight and lacked any lethal force.
The Spirit Body raised a hand and lightly tapped, and those Blood Hands instantly shattered, as fragile as bubbles.
"This, this is, the Rule Domain?"
Liu Feilong was stunned; the Law Domain that those two brats had displayed turned into a Rule Domain in the hands of this avatar?
He had only just achieved Martial Emperor and had not yet formed his own Rule Domain.
"A mere pretender dares to be presumptuous in front of me."
The Spirit Body snorted, lifting his fingertip slightly, a glint of cold light sparkling with both Sword Intent and Saber Intent vibrating throughout the entire Sword and Saber Divine Domain.
"To actually manipulate the power of both the saber and sword's rules at the same time?"
Long Yufei's face went slack with shock, a feat not even the royal family's few Peak Martial Emperors had displayed.
Rule Power is extremely difficult to control, and so far, all known Martial Emperors have only mastered and controlled a single type of Rule Power; no one has seen someone who could simultaneously control two types.
And moreover, this was merely an avatar.
Who in the world was the father of these two children, to be so terrifying?
"Setting up this Sword and Saber Divine Domain was not for dealing with you, but to prevent the spillage of energy, which would shatter this space."
The Spirit Body lightly flicked his finger, preparing to point it out, "To deal with a pretender like you, one finger is enough."
"No, you can't kill me; I've just become a Martial Emperor; I don't want to die yet."
Liu Feilong finally felt fear, his face filled with terror. He turned to Long Yufei, who was watching the scene, and roared, "Long Yufei, he's the murderer of the previous State Governor, aren't you here to investigate the truth? Why haven't you apprehended him yet? I admit that setting up this Forbidden Array and devouring True Qi, blood, and soul for cultivation is worthy of death. But I did it to ensure Lanzhou would have a Martial Emperor, to prevent Lanzhou from being trampled by others anymore. Join forces with me, and we shall kill this murderer first; after that, you can punish me however you wish, and I will not resist."