Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"Why wouldn’t I dare?"

Jiang Chen stood suspended in mid-air, speaking nonchalantly.

His decisiveness and frankness actually made Bing Hu pause for a moment. He then grinned, looking at Jiang Chen with great interest. "Not bad, not bad at all. I thought you’d turn tail and run the moment you heard my name. I didn’t expect you to have the guts to fight me. Commendable courage!"

A confident expression radiated from Bing Hu’s face.

He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

It was as if Jiang Chen not fleeing at the sight of him was the real anomaly.

Jiang Chen frowned. "Are you that strong?"

"Huh?"

Bing Hu was taken aback. Pointing to his own nose, he asked, "You haven’t heard of me?"

Jiang Chen shook his head.

’Who the hell are you? Why should I have heard of you?!’

Bing Hu’s expression darkened, a hint of fury surging in his eyes. It was as if Jiang Chen not recognizing him was the greatest insult imaginable. He ground his teeth and spat, "Dammit, you little Human Race brat must be some country bumpkin from the backwoods! Otherwise, how could you possibly not know my name?"

Jiang Chen had a strange look on his face. "..."

Bing Hu took a deep breath and said in a haughty tone, "Listen up, Human Race brat. I am Bing Hu, the Fourth Prince of the Icefield Race Royal Family. On the Eastern Continent’s Human Venerable List, I am ranked one thousand five hundred and twenty-first. Now, you should understand how powerful I am, shouldn’t you?"

The Human Venerable List had a total of 100,000 spots.

It recorded all the chosen ones of the Union Palace Realm under the age of fifty across the entire Eastern Continent.

Fifty years old!

Many people were still stuck in the Heavenly Destiny Realm or even the True Martial Realm at that age. Anyone who could reach the Union Palace Realm before fifty was, without a doubt, a true genius.

What’s more, Bing Hu was ranked one thousand five hundred and twenty-first among all the Union Palace Realm experts under fifty in the entire Eastern Continent!

No wonder he was so proud and confident!

Bing Hu indeed had the right to be arrogant!

However...

"Oh. And?" Jiang Chen shrugged, looking at Bing Hu with an innocent expression.

Bing Hu was about to go crazy!

Two streams of cold air shot from Bing Hu’s nostrils as he roared, "Human Race brat, you have successfully angered me. How dare you look down on me like this! I will use my fists to teach you to have some reverence for your betters!"

"Go!"

As he was speaking, Bing Hu suddenly flicked a finger.

SWOOSH—

A wisp of cold wind shot out from his fingertip, transforming into an Ice Arrow as it flew.

The Ice Arrow was incredibly fast, instantly streaking toward Jiang Chen’s heart.

It was a fatal strike!

If Jiang Chen couldn’t dodge it, his heart would be pierced, and he would die on the spot!

’What a vicious move!’ Jiang Chen fumed internally.

He twisted his right wrist, turning his palm outward to block his chest.

TING!

The Ice Arrow struck his palm, and like the clash of two sharp points, it erupted in a blinding flash of light.

"He dares to block His Highness’s Ice Arrow with his bare flesh? Is this kid an idiot?"

"He’s courting death!"

"He’s already dead..."

The few powerhouses behind Bing Hu chatted amongst themselves, their expressions calm and relaxed, filled with absolute confidence in their prince.

Bing Hu also wore a confident smile.

However, his smile didn’t last long before it was replaced by a look of stunned disbelief.

The sharp Ice Arrow, upon touching Jiang Chen’s palm, was unable to advance another fraction of an inch. As it made contact, shards of ice burst outward, and the Ice Arrow shattered inch by inch, vanishing completely.

In contrast, Jiang Chen’s palm was merely a little red!

"Wh-what the fuck... Am I seeing things?"

"Did that guy really block His Highness’s attack with his bare flesh?"

"Just how strong is his body...?"

The powerhouses behind Bing Hu gasped, exclaiming in shock again and again.

"Shut up!"

Bing Hu snorted coldly. His grim gaze fell upon Jiang Chen, sizing him up and down before he said in a low voice, "A cultivation at the Fifth Stage of Union Palace Realm, yet such a tyrannical physical body. You’re no nobody. Who are you? Which expert from the Human Venerable List are you? Why are you hiding your identity? What is your purpose? Spill it!"

Faced with the aggressive Bing Hu,

Jiang Chen shrugged, wearing a harmless-looking smile. "I’m not hiding my identity, nor have I ever been on the Human Venerable List. As for my name, you are not worthy of knowing it!"

"I’m not worthy of knowing it?"

Bing Hu’s face instantly turned cold. His teeth chattered with a harsh, chilling laugh. "Good. Very good. Excellent. Human Race brat, you have successfully angered me. I don’t care who you are anymore. After today, a person like you will no longer exist in this world!"

The moment he finished speaking, Bing Hu’s figure abruptly vanished.

When he reappeared, he was at Jiang Chen’s left side, mere inches away.

A ferocious chill appeared on his face. "Brat, to die by my hand is an honor that will bring glory to your ancestors!"

SWISH!

A sharp claw, wreathed in wind and snow, was already swiping for Jiang Chen’s heart.

Bing Hu’s fingernails were long and sharp.

They were covered in a layer of blue True Essence, making them as hard as iron—enough to tear right through Earth-tier Profound Armor and rip out an opponent’s heart.

"Too slow!"

Jiang Chen suddenly spoke.

"Hm?"

Bing Hu froze, his expression changing abruptly.

His sharp claw, reaching for Jiang Chen’s heart, had stopped dead in its tracks.

Bing Hu looked down.

Jiang Chen’s right hand was clamped tightly around his wrist. No matter how much force he exerted, he couldn’t move forward another inch.

"Let go!"

Bing Hu let out a low roar. His body flipped over in mid-air as he lashed out with a whip kick at Jiang Chen’s head. The deafening whoosh of displaced air echoed in his ears. Jiang Chen retreated a step and released Bing Hu’s hand.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Bing Hu’s figure flickered repeatedly, retreating a hundred meters. He glanced down at the red handprint on his wrist, his gaze on Jiang Chen wavering uncertainly. ’This kid’s reaction speed is incredible, and his strength... he can actually match me? He’s definitely an expert. It seems I’ll have to get serious...’

He spread his palms, extending his arms out to his sides.

Palms facing up.

True Essence suddenly surged from his body, gathering into a powerful gale that enveloped him completely. His long blue hair whipped in the wind, shooting straight up toward the Celestial Vault.

Two orbs of blue light condensed in his palms.

The light grew more and more intense.

Behind Bing Hu, a fierce tiger whose body seemed to be forged from solid ice suddenly appeared. This was his Martial Soul—a Celestial Tier Ninth Grade Martial Soul, the Green-eyed White Tiger!

The moment the Green-eyed White Tiger Martial Soul appeared, it threw its head back and let out a deafening roar, a sound powerful enough to make an ordinary True Martial Realm Powerhouse’s heart and guts burst!

Bing Hu’s gaze was icy as he slowly uttered, "Tiger Demon Transformation!"

ROAR—

As the Green-eyed White Tiger Martial Soul roared, it suddenly shot toward the Celestial Vault, then abruptly dove back down. During its descent, its body rapidly broke apart and reformed into a suit of battle armor that pulsed with white light. With a series of metallic CLANGS, the armor fitted itself onto Bing Hu’s body.

Completely encased in the White Tiger Armor, he looked like a Tiger Demon War God as he suddenly charged toward Jiang Chen...