Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

BOOM!

When Jiang Chen’s low roar echoed from within the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, the entire world seemed to fall under an indescribable, oppressive weight.

It was as if the weight of a thousand mountains was pressing down on everyone’s hearts.

Some of the weaker Martial Artists felt their bodies grow cold, and they trembled uncontrollably, their breathing becoming ragged.

Even the experts, such as the Human Kings and Human Emperors, were inwardly alarmed.

「High in the Celestial Vault.」

Empowered by the Imperial Capital Array, the Six Mountains Sword Venerable possessed the strength of a Half-step Emperor Realm expert. His eyes flashed with a cold light as he sneered, "When I was dominating the Eastern Continent, you were still a suckling babe! You want to take my life, you brat? You’re not worthy!"

SWOOSH!

A brilliant, six-colored radiance, as vibrant as a rainbow, erupted from the Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s hands as he gripped his sword hilt.

Six Sword Auras of different colors fused together.

It was a fusion of six different Sword Dao Secrets!

"Hiss!"

"A fusion of six Mystical Techniques? Th-This is unbelievable!"

"So this is the Six Mountains Sword Venerable. A true legend. He built the renowned Six Mountains Dynasty from nothing, even contending with Upper Grade Dynasties backed by Emperor Realm ancestors!"

"A sword strike this powerful should be enough to shatter that strange fortress, shouldn’t it?"

Amidst the crowd’s cries of shock...

The rainbow-like Sword Qi stretched between heaven and earth like a bridge of color.

RUMBLE...

A terrifying Sword Aura flooded the world.

It was as if the world itself was completely enveloped by the six-colored Sword Aura. The surrounding void trembled violently, as if being torn asunder by an invisible hand. Countless Void Storms and blasts of Annihilation Gang Wind gushed out from the resulting fissures, surging with tumultuous power.

This strike could overturn heaven and earth and reverse the flow of Yin and Yang. It was a killing blow, certain and absolute!

Faced with a strike that seemed capable of shattering the very heavens and earth, Jiang Chen, situated within the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, snorted coldly. A blindingly brilliant light erupted from his body as countless rays shot out from him.

They shot out, spreading across the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle.

BOOM!

A loud bang resounded from within the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, followed by a rumbling that grew increasingly intense. The vibrations shook the heavens and earth, making the ground quake, the Celestial Vault change color, and the winds surge!

"Blood Refining Skill!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Streams of blood arrows suddenly shot out from within Jiang Chen’s body.

The blood arrows pierced through his skin, erupting from his body infused with surging, pure True Essence Power.

This was the Blood Refining Skill!

It was a technique that consumed one’s own Divine Thought, Essence Blood, True Essence, and even lifespan to generate enough power to control the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle.

It was a legacy left behind by the Celestial Demon Emperor Venerable!

A Secret Technique!

If the Black Emperor were here, his eyes would surely be wide with fury as he roared that Jiang Chen was a madman!

Once the Blood Refining Skill was unleashed, the user would either die or be grievously injured!

Even if one survived, the technique would inflict massive damage and drain one’s very foundation. No one would be willing to use it unless it was a matter of life and death.

But Jiang Chen was different...

He was madness to the core!

’I won’t bother anyone who doesn’t bother me. But if someone dares to cross me, I’ll pay them back a hundred, even a thousand times over...’

"Celestial Demon Ancient Castle—crush them for me!"

Jiang Chen raised both hands above his head. His muscles bulged explosively, and thick veins coiled around his arms like horned dragons.

In an instant, the immense power stretched his skin to the bursting point.

Streams of True Essence burst out from beneath his skin.

His blood dyed the True Essence, transforming it into a crimson haze.

"Rise!"

He let out a thunderous roar.

Jiang Chen’s legs trembled violently, and the muscles on his arms tensed to their absolute limit. A golden ancient castle was now floating above his head.

Meanwhile, before the Six Mountains Imperial City, the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle faced the immense and peerless Sword Aura. It rumbled loudly and then abruptly shot up from the ground.

The Sword Aura and the ancient castle smashed into each other.

Golden and black light shot toward the heavens, resembling a Blazing Sun forged from the two colors, which then bloomed in the void with an intensely scorching brilliance. This ball of light grew larger and larger, the power it carried becoming more terrifying and immense, making the world tremble and the sun and moon lose their luster.

The black and gold light pulsed, at one moment swelling to the size of a Blazing Sun, the next shrinking to the size of a grain of rice...

A series of booms echoed across the land. With each one, an invisible shockwave slammed into the ground, carving out a massive crater. The earth was soon pockmarked with them, and huge fissures spread like a giant spiderweb, creating a scene like the end of the world!

For a hundred miles in every direction, only the massive Imperial Capital, like a primordial behemoth, remained crouched upon the earth.

It seemed to let out a series of low growls and roars.

「In the void.」

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s expression was grim. The black light pulsing from the Combat Weapon in his hand had dimmed considerably. His eyes were cold as he stared at the massive fortress hanging high in the air. His heart pounded in his chest, his face a mask of disbelief. ’How on earth did he do that? With his pathetic level of strength, how could he possibly activate a Divine-tier Profound Weapon?’

’In all my centuries of dominating the Eastern Continent,’ he thought, ’I’ve never been so humiliated!’

He was a mighty Human Emperor Realm Ninth Stage master, wielding a Saint-tier Profound Weapon and empowered by the Imperial Capital Array, yet he still couldn’t take down a junior at the Human King Realm.

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable felt the urge to cough up blood from sheer frustration.

Watching from the sidelines, Yang Qiong’s eyes burned with a mixture of shock and greed. ’To block such a powerful strike from the Six Mountains Sword Venerable... that fortress must be a Divine-tier Profound Weapon! Old Ancestor, you have to get here quickly!’

Every expert who had witnessed that last exchange was now utterly horrified and stunned.

When the Six Mountains Sword Venerable had unleashed his tyrannical strike, everyone had been certain that Jiang Chen would be defeated.

However... ...reality had dealt them a harsh slap across the face.

"What kind of treasure is that ancient castle? How could it block a full-power strike from the Six Mountains Sword Venerable?"

"It’s absolutely terrifying!"

"But activating a treasure like that must come at an immense price, right?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

And they were right.

At that moment, Jiang Chen’s body was covered in spiderweb-like cracks. Blood gushed from the wounds, dyeing his entire body red. He looked like a man sculpted from blood, and blood even trickled from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

He gasped for breath, each one ragged.

Every breath he took was tinged with blood. His eyes were filled with a crazed light as he licked the corner of his lips. "As expected of a Divine-tier Profound Weapon. Just activating it consumed the energy equivalent of two hundred trillion Lower-Grade Spirit Crystals, but its power is truly immense! Six Mountains Sword Venerable, you wanted me dead, didn’t you? Heh heh... I’d like to see just how you plan on taking my life."

Jiang Chen greedily gulped down the cold air.

It soothed his lungs, which felt as if they were on fire. His gaze hardened, and thrusting his raised arm forward, he roared, "Ancient Castle, crush the Imperial Capital!"

He emerged from the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, hovering in mid-air with one hand raised high. Above him hung the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, blotting out the sun and sky.

The pitch-black Celestial Demon Ancient Castle began to erupt with dazzling rays of light.

It expanded, growing larger and larger until it seemed to swallow the sky!

"Oh no, run!"

"Wh-what is that?"

"He’s blotting out the sky with a single hand! This is unbelievable! Let’s go, quickly! Jiang Chen is going to destroy the Imperial Capital!"

Every expert stared in terror at Jiang Chen, who hovered in mid-air, single-handedly holding aloft the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle as it swelled to an immense size.

They turned and fled in a panic!

The entire Imperial Capital descended into chaos!

"You beast, you dare!" The Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s eyes were wide with fury as he charged toward Jiang Chen with his black Heavy Sword, roaring madly.

Jiang Chen’s face was a mask of blood and madness. "Six Mountains Sword Venerable, open your eyes and take a good long look! This is the Imperial Capital you spent centuries building. Today, it will be wiped from the face of the earth..."

"No! You little bastard, if you dare destroy my Imperial Capital, I’ll hunt you to the ends of the earth and kill you!"

"No..."

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable roared hysterically.

But he was powerless to get past Jiang Chen’s descending palm, or the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle that fell like a vast, demonic hand blotting out the sky.

BOOM!

The colossal Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, now even larger than the Imperial Capital itself, plummeted downward, instantly crushing the city’s Protective Array.

Then, one by one, the buildings, streets, city walls, and people...

...were all crushed beneath the weight of the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle. Like fragile bubbles, they shattered, turning into dust and vanishing without a trace...

The earth quaked and collapsed as boundless clouds of dust and sand rolled into the sky.

When the dust finally settled...

The survivors stared in utter horror. Before them, the majestic Imperial Capital that had stood for centuries was no more. Everything had been turned to nothing, razed to the ground.

At that moment, all eyes turned to the young man floating in the air. They looked upon him as they would a god, not daring to show the slightest hint of defiance or blasphemy.

It was this young man who had created the legendary scene before them...

With a single hand that blotted out the sky, he had flattened the Six Mountains Imperial City!

The entire world was shaken to its core!