Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Heaven-Soaring Sacred City had been reinforced by Jiang Chen with an Array, making the entire city a gigantic Array in itself.

Even a Human King Realm powerhouse would find it difficult to breach the defensive Array of Heaven-Soaring Sacred City.

However, this was all contingent on a Human King Realm powerhouse being in control of it.

Now, the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect’s only Human King, Lui Chuanchang, had died in battle. Having lost the control of a Human King Realm powerhouse, the Array’s power naturally plummeted, rendering it fragile and weak. Facing a siege by the Human King Realm powerhouses from the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Fengyang Ancient Country, the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect’s defensive Array was finally shattered!

The experts from the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Fengyang Ancient Country surged into Heaven-Soaring Sacred City like a tide of steel, beginning to burn, kill, and plunder.

Heaven-Soaring Sacred City was engulfed in a sea of flames, and agonizing screams echoed through every street and alley.

Within the sea of flames...

A powerhouse from the Six Mountains Dynasty grabbed a fleeing child and, with a sudden jerk, ripped the boy in two, splattering blood all over himself.

This powerhouse from the Six Mountains Dynasty roared with laughter, his face filled with manic excitement.

An elderly man tried to flee, only to have his legs severed by a pursuing expert from the Six Mountains Dynasty.

The old man trembled as he tried to drag himself forward with his hands, only for the man to slit his throat with another slash.

Each of these scenes was like a dagger twisting in the hearts of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect’s members, their killing intent surging to a ferocious peak.

Their killing intent shot to the heavens!

"Kill!"

"Those who dare harm the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect shall be shown no mercy!"

The experts of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect surged forth, the glint of blades and swords forming a torrent of steel as they charged the experts of the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Fengyang Ancient Country.

The clash between the two sides was incredibly fierce.

「At the same time...」

Outside Heaven-Soaring Sacred City, two figures stood in the void.

Both men were clad in battle armor, though the styles differed slightly. They were the commanders of the Fengyang Ancient Country’s and Six Mountains Dynasty’s campaign to purge the Cloud Domain.

On the left was a bald man in Black Armor from the Six Mountains Dynasty. He was a supreme expert known as the Black Dragon King, ranked over 3,700 on the Earth Venerable List with his Seventh Stage Human King Realm cultivation. On the right was a man from the Fengyang Ancient Country known as the Cold Moon King. He was also at the Seventh Stage of the Human King Realm, but ranked 930th on the Earth Venerable List.

Both possessed heaven-shattering combat prowess!

The Cold Moon King frowned as he gazed at Heaven-Soaring Sacred City, now a sea of fire being pillaged by their forces. "Black Dragon King," he said, "before the two Grand Generals left, they explicitly told us to surround the city but not to attack. They wanted to avoid truly provoking Jiang Chen. Aren’t you afraid he’ll return now that you’ve done this?"

"Jiang Chen? Hmph. And what if he does come back?"

The Black Dragon King scoffed, a mocking and contemptuous smirk playing on his lips. "Do you really think he has an Emperor Realm expert backing him?"

"But so many people saw it," the Cold Moon King said hesitantly. "Your own Human Emperor Yue Qianshan of the Six Mountains Dynasty was crushed to death by a mysterious finger, all because of a single sentence from Jiang Chen."

The Black Dragon King snorted. "So what? Have you ever considered this: if Jiang Chen really had an Emperor Realm expert backing him, why didn’t he just kill people like Long Chan and Song Tiancheng and take over the entire Eastern Continent? He even spared Bing Qianchi, an enemy with whom he has a deep-seated grudge. Don’t you find that strange?"

"That... is a good point." The Cold Moon King paused, mulling it over before nodding in agreement.

A shrewd glint appeared in the Black Dragon King’s eyes. "If I’m not mistaken," he continued, "Jiang Chen doesn’t have an Emperor Realm powerhouse backing him at all. What he used to kill Yue Qianshan was probably the power of a Secret Treasure—one with major restrictions, like a limited number of uses. That’s why, after killing Yue Qianshan to awe the crowd, he just hastily extorted some treasures and didn’t press the matter with anyone else."

The Cold Moon King nodded repeatedly as he listened.

The Black Dragon King’s analysis seemed sound, and the Cold Moon King found himself mostly convinced.

Still...

The Cold Moon King was a cautious man, always prone to suspicion unless there was a foolproof plan. "Even if you’re right and Jiang Chen has no Emperor Realm powerhouse," he said, "he did kill Yiin Tianhe with his own two hands. Yiin Tianhe’s combat prowess was nothing to scoff at!"

"HAHAHA!"

The Black Dragon King sneered, his expression filled with utter disdain. "Yiin Tianhe? Who does he think he is? I could kill him in three moves. As for that brat Jiang Chen’s Divine Thought Power... don’t forget, I, Black Dragon, am myself a Fourth-Grade Grandmaster of Divine Thought. His Spirit King tricks are completely useless against me!"

"How could I have forgotten!" the Cold Moon King clapped his hands, his face lighting up with excitement. "You’re right, you’re absolutely right! It’s better for him if he doesn’t show his face. But if he dares to appear... unless he really has an Emperor Realm expert backing him, he’ll be dead the moment he reveals himself!"

The two exchanged a knowing smile and turned their gazes back toward Heaven-Soaring Sacred City.

「Within the Holy City.」

Experts like Lui Yifa, Yuwen Zheng, and Ye Gucheng led the disciples of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect, fighting to the death in a blood-soaked battle.

The very survival of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect—and their own lives—was at stake. As the saying goes, an army fighting a desperate battle is sure to win. In that moment, every expert erupted with power far beyond their usual limits.

Blades flashed and swords danced. Blood flowed like rivers, and the air was filled with wretched screams.

Flames shot into the sky throughout Heaven-Soaring Sacred City, and raging infernos consumed the buildings. Billowing black smoke filled the air, coalescing into a heavy, oppressive blanket of dark clouds. In this hellish landscape, Lui Yifa and the other experts, drenched in blood, fought a brutal battle against the powerhouses of the Six Mountains Dynasty and Fengyang Ancient Country.

Lui Yifa was wreathed in crackling lightning. The Body Refining Technique he practiced was incredibly potent, allowing him to charge through the enemy ranks like a humanoid beast.

He tore the group of experts before him to shreds.

He was like a veritable Thunder Battle God.

Yuwen Zheng, Ye Gucheng, and the other masters—men who had once ruled dynasties or sects—were also displaying superb Martial Skills and exceptional combat prowess.

The Profound Weapons in their hands were already bent and battered from the constant fighting!

They had long since lost count of the number of masters who had fallen to their blades...

The Cold Moon King frowned. "Those few are proving to be quite a handful. They’ve killed many of our men!"

"It matters not. They’re just a few insignificant clowns."

The Black Dragon King waved his hand dismissively. He then glanced at the Human King Realm powerhouses in Black Armor behind him and ordered coolly, "Go and capture those men for me. And remember, don’t kill them too quickly. I want to flay them and make banners from their skin. We’ll hang them on the city walls for Jiang Chen to see with his own eyes when he returns!"

"Yes, sir!"

These were four Human King Realm powerhouses, their cultivation ranging from the First to the Third Stage of the Human King Realm.

In the current Heaven-Soaring Sacred City, such cultivation made them invincible!

BOOM!

Lui Yifa, Yuwen Zheng, and Ye Gucheng, still locked in fierce combat, were suddenly ambushed by the Human King Realm powerhouses and swiftly defeated.

The strongest among them was merely at the Ninth Stage of the Union Palace Realm. How could they possibly resist a powerhouse of the Human King Realm?

In an instant, Lui Yifa and the others were all captured and dragged atop the city wall.

A flagpole stood behind each of them, and they were hoisted up. A cold smirk on his face, the Black Dragon King commanded, "Flay their skin for me! Make them into banners!"

"Yes, sir!"

A Human King Realm powerhouse stepped forward with a sadistic grin. He brandished a dagger in front of Lui Yifa, preparing to flay him.

However, just as he was about to begin, a streak of cold light suddenly tore through the eastern sky, hurtling toward them.

The streak of light was incredibly fast.

SWOOSH!

The cold light streaked past. The Human King Realm expert from the Six Mountains Dynasty shuddered, and then, with a BOOM, his entire body exploded. Flesh and blood burst in every direction like a brilliant firework.

The beam of sword light passed through the Human King’s remains and shot into the sky, transforming into a golden ribbon of energy stretched across the heavens.

A single sword gleam, chilling nineteen continents!

Everyone in the midst of battle froze, halting their attacks.

They stared in utter shock at the colossal Sword Aura, which stretched for tens of thousands of feet...

[Fourth update for the day! Please call me the hardworking Little Tian!]