Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

The Human King Realm!

Even across the entire Eastern Continent, this was a realm of absolute powerhouses.

They stood at the apex of the martial pyramid!

Emperor Realm Powerhouses were as elusive as divine dragons; under normal circumstances, they almost never intervened in the world’s conflicts.

The Human Emperor Realm represented the pillars of the major powers, their cornerstones of stability!

They would not act rashly!

Therefore, the peak combat power one would typically encounter in the world was the Human King Realm!

As the saying goes: if a Human Emperor doesn’t appear, who can possibly contend?

Even among the top one thousand peerless talents on the Human Venerable List, the vast majority could only boast of having survived a fight with a Human King Realm Powerhouse. As for actually slaying one...

That seemed to be a privilege reserved only for the unparalleled prodigies in the top one hundred!

But today...

Here on the lands of the Profound Celestial Ice Field, just such an unparalleled prodigy had appeared!

A Human King!

That was a bona fide Human King! Even if he had only recently ascended to the Human King Realm First Stage, he was still a genuine Human King Realm Powerhouse.

"I-Is this real?"

"Who in the world is that kid? A Union Palace Realm cultivator, slaying a Human King Realm Powerhouse? I... I feel like my head is spinning..."

"I must still be dreaming!"

The faces of the powerful cultivators were etched with shock and astonishment.

Gazing at the young man floating in the air, his black longsword in hand and long hair drifting, everyone’s eyes filled with an indescribable shock.

Of course...

For the powerhouses of the Purple Wind Clan, that shock quickly turned into elation!

Elder Yuan Zeng laughed heartily. "Hahaha, as expected of Young Master Jiang! Truly incredible!"

"Young Master Jiang is truly a champion among men. Even on the Human Venerable List, he could probably rank in the top fifty!" Elder Yuan Jiu was also beaming, his words no longer addressing Jiang Chen as ’Friend Jiang,’ but as ’Young Master Jiang’!

Before this moment,

The Purple Wind Clan’s respect for Jiang Chen had been born from their gratitude for him curing so many of their clansmen.

But now, Jiang Chen had conquered them completely with his immense strength!

In the crowd,

Purple Wind Frost, who had just been feeling smug after killing a Union Palace Realm Ninth Stage expert, stared with her dark, phoenix-like eyes wide open. Her gaze shimmered, and her ruby lips parted slightly. ’That guy is actually this strong? That was a Human King! Even my brother can’t handle a Human King Realm Powerhouse, right? He’s actually even more amazing than my brother?’

Beside Purple Wind Frost, Zifeng Jun gave a wry smile. "Little sister, what nonsense are you spouting? Young Master Jiang isn’t just more amazing than me; he’s left me behind by several icebergs!"

But among them, the most shocked of all was Zhao Hongluan.

Her eyes glinted, her lips slightly agape, her expression incredibly complex. ’So it’s true... Someone like you, no matter where you go, you can quickly become the absolute center of attention, can’t you? Jiang Chen, oh, Jiang Chen... just what kind of person are you?’

Not to mention Lei Tong and the other powerhouses from the Purple Wind Clan.

Every single one of them wore an expression of excitement.

In contrast, the powerhouses from the Ice King Race and the Royal Family looked utterly devastated. This was a Human King Realm Powerhouse they had lost!

The first Human King Realm Powerhouse to fall in this battle!

The Sixth Prince, Bing Feng, roared, "Dammit! Fourth Brother and Fu Shan both died at this kid’s hands?"

The Fifth Prince, Bing Sheng, had a dark expression. "Who in the world is this guy? He can cure the Soul-Loss Gu’s poison and possesses such immense combat strength. I’ve never heard of a prodigy like this before..."

"No matter who he is, he must die!"

"This boy’s talent is too terrifying! He already has such horrifying combat strength at the Union Palace Realm. If we let him advance to the Human King Realm, he will become a grave threat to both our clans!"

The experts from the Royal Family and the Ice King Race reached a consensus.

At all costs—kill Jiang Chen!

"I will go and test him!"

"I will go with you!"

Two Human King Realm First Stage experts stepped forward: Elder Fu Hai of the Royal Family and Elder Wang Xiao of the Ice King Race.

The two of them had been in the Human King Realm First Stage for over a decade.

They were far stronger than Fu Shan!

Bing Sheng nodded. He also felt that sending two veteran Human King Realm experts was more than enough. "Elders, if possible, don’t be in a hurry to kill the boy. Cripple his cultivation, leave him half-dead, and bring him back. I want to torture him with the most vicious methods to avenge Fourth Brother!"

"Rest assured, Your Highness, the Fifth Prince!"

"With the two of us acting, that boy has no chance of survival!"

Fu Hai and Wang Xiao immediately strode through the air, charging toward Jiang Chen with killing intent.

"Not good!"

"Those shameless bastards from the Royal Family and Ice King Race! They actually sent two Human King Realm Powerhouses to deal with Young Master Jiang..."

The expressions of Elder Yuan Zeng and Elder Yuan Jiu changed in unison.

They immediately tried to go and reinforce Jiang Chen, but they were intercepted by experts from the Royal Family and Ice King Race. "Your opponent is me!"

"You want to save that little bastard? Dream on!"

"Just watch as he dies at the hands of our two elders, hahaha..."

Faced with the gloating experts from the two clans,

the powerhouses of the Purple Wind Clan wore extremely grim expressions, but there was nothing they could do.

「...」

"Little bastard, you can die now!"

"By this time next year, it will be the anniversary of your death!"

Fu Hai and Wang Xiao spoke to Jiang Chen, their faces cold with killing intent.

Jiang Chen stood with his sword, his gaze as frigid as ice.

He had already used his God-Devouring Realm to temporarily raise his cultivation to the Union Palace Realm Ninth Stage. Even facing two Human King Realm Powerhouses, he showed not the slightest fear. "Two Human Kings? The Royal Family and the Ice King Race are really willing to part with their assets, sending two more Human King Powerhouses to their deaths!"

"Hmph?"

"You arrogant brat!"

The expressions of Fu Hai and Wang Xiao changed at the same time as they roared in anger.

Jiang Chen laughed loudly. "You’ll find out soon enough whether I’m arrogant or not!"

"Courting death!"

"Kill!"

Fu Hai and Wang Xiao attacked at the same time.

One used a long spear, his spear technique as fluid as moving clouds and flowing water. Each thrust seemed to bring a monstrous, surging wave with it.

The other’s weapon was a long whip made of Dragon Bone!

The whip was segmented with vertebrae, and with each crack of the whip, sharp bone spikes shot out from the joints.

The combat strength of these two Human King Realm experts was indeed much greater than Fu Shan’s!

Working together, they managed to cause Jiang Chen a fair bit of trouble—but it was only trouble!

"This kid’s body is so strong."

"And he’s incredibly fast. It seems we’ve run into a tough opponent." Fu Hai and Wang Xiao’s faces were extremely grim. They had already exchanged no less than a hundred moves with Jiang Chen, yet they couldn’t get the upper hand.

Two dignified Human King Realm Powerhouses ganging up on a junior from the Union Palace Realm, yet they couldn’t win after a long battle...

This was utterly humiliating!

"What should we do?" Wang Xiao looked at Fu Hai.

Fu Hai’s gaze was dark as he stared at Jiang Chen, wishing he could bite him to death. A venomous light flashed in his eyes, and his features twisted into a ferocious grimace. "It seems," he said in a low voice, "we have no choice but to use our Martial Soul Innate Divine Techniques."

’Dignified Human Kings, forced to use our Innate Divine Techniques against a junior from the Union Palace Realm...’

Wang Xiao let out a bitter laugh.

The two of them, great Human King Realm Powerhouses ganging up on Jiang Chen, were already destined to become a laughingstock.

If it became known they were forced to use their Innate Divine Techniques as well, how could they ever show their faces in the martial world again?

Fu Hai said, "Otherwise, are you confident you can deal with this kid?"

"..."

Wang Xiao opened his mouth, then smiled bitterly. "Forget it. Compared to the interests of our clans, what does personal reputation even matter? Let’s do it!"

The two exchanged a look, and a cold, murderous glint shot from both their eyes toward Jiang Chen...

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