Chapter 554 - 552: If You Harm Him, You Will Die
Eastern Continent, Six Mountains Dynasty, outside the Imperial Capital.
An area spanning hundreds of miles had transformed into a boundless sea of fire, the roaring flames spreading in all directions like a plague.
Serpents of fire writhed and rolled within the inferno.
Mountains were smelted into roiling magma, rivers evaporated leaving only dry beds, and forests were scorched into barren earth...
The earth collapsed with incessant rumbles, the Celestial Vault fractured, and the winds surged like a gathering storm.
It was like the end of the world!
High in the sky...
Jiang Chen, enveloped in a pulsing, blood-red glow, was steadily losing ground against the enraged Fire Emperor.
Even though he was burning his own blood to generate immense power, his supply was finite. As the crimson blood burned away, a faint golden hue within it grew ever more brilliant and dazzling, shining with resplendent light!
Jiang Chen’s body was covered in cracks, like fractured porcelain.
They were dense and intricate, like a spiderweb.
It was a gruesome sight to behold!
"Hahaha, Jiang Chen, you’ve almost burned through all your blood! I’d like to see what tricks you have left!" the Fire Emperor roared. He slashed down, and the fiery red light of his blade transformed into a colossal rainbow of light, carving a graceful arc across the boundless Celestial Vault before suddenly striking Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen’s eyes remained icy and utterly indifferent.
Facing the Battle Blade that spewed roaring flames, a roar suddenly erupted from his throat. He spread his arms wide and then clapped them together high above his head.
CLAP!
His palms slammed together.
The fiery red Battle Blade stopped abruptly, caught firmly between Jiang Chen’s hands!
"ROAR!"
A beast-like roar suddenly erupted as a blood-red glow pulsed from Jiang Chen’s arms. Within that crimson light, a faint trace of gold could be seen.
"H-How is this possible?"
The Fire Emperor’s expression changed drastically.
He found that he couldn’t pull his Celestial Fire Saber back, as if it had fused with Jiang Chen himself!
Just as he hesitated, a terrifying fluctuation of power suddenly radiated from Jiang Chen. With Mighty Power that could topple mountains, Jiang Chen was like the reborn Gai Shi Overlord. Gripping the Battle Blade tightly, he swung his arms with immense force. With a tremendous BOOM, the Fire Emperor’s colossal body was flung away.
He crashed heavily onto the ground.
"ROAR!"
Jiang Chen roared, streaking after the Fire Emperor like a blazing fireball.
BOOM—
Jiang Chen crashed to the ground. His fists, covered in burning blood, viciously slammed into the Fire Emperor’s chest.
The Fire Emperor let out a muffled grunt.
A huge crater was smashed into his chest, sending fiery red Crystal Stones flying everywhere. Inside was not flesh and blood, but the concentrated essence of Mystical Power. Like a madman, Jiang Chen grabbed a piece of Mystical Essence, stuffed it directly into his mouth, and began to chew with a CRUNCH, CRUNCH sound.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Jiang Chen hammered him again and again. Each punch blasted another crater into the Fire Emperor’s body, after which he would rip out a large chunk of Mystical Essence and shove it into his mouth.
’Madman, he’s a madman...’
’Is he devouring a Mysterious Dharma Body? The guy’s completely insane! How can he possibly withstand the Mystical Power of an Emperor Realm Powerhouse?’
The Ice Emperor, watching from a distance, felt his heart pound with dread.
As for the Fire Emperor...
He was already beaten into a daze!
"Get off! Get off me!" the Fire Emperor roared.
He desperately tried to throw Jiang Chen off, but Jiang Chen clung to him like a maggot on a bone, impossible to shake off. He stuck tight, continuously smashing through the defenses of the Mysterious Dharma Body and devouring the Mystical Essence within.
"Damn it, what the hell is going on?! Jiang Chen, get off of me! Get off!"
"Heaven-Burning Sea-Simmering!"
The Fire Emperor bellowed in fury, and a torrent of violent flames erupted from his body like a volcanic explosion.
These flames continuously interwove and coiled in the air, forming a massive, four-legged Flame Cauldron.
It directly enveloped Jiang Chen within it.
RUMBLE!
Blazing Fire seared everything. Inside the Flame Cauldron, Jiang Chen found himself in a boundless sea of fire. This entire space was filled with scorching flames—not ordinary fire, but Celestial Fire.
Fire from the heavens themselves!
It was incomparably hot.
Hot enough to melt anything!
"Hahaha, burn! Burn him to death..." the Fire Emperor cackled.
His Mysterious Dharma Body was now covered in grievous wounds, with the power of his Mystical Essence leaking from every gash. All of them had been smashed open by Jiang Chen. Although a Mysterious Dharma Body feels no pain, this had severely damaged his prestige as a dignified Emperor Realm expert!
The Mysterious Dharma Body of the great Fire Emperor, an Emperor Realm expert who reigned supreme over the Eastern Continent, had nearly been destroyed by a junior of the Human King Realm.
How fucking humiliating!
It was an absolute disgrace!
"Celestial Fire Descend!" the Fire Emperor roared, making a beckoning gesture to the sky. Clumps of fire shot over from the horizon.
Under the Fire Emperor’s guidance, they merged into the Flame Cauldron.
The Blazing Fire within the four-legged Flame Cauldron grew ever more turbulent, its temperature soaring as it relentlessly burned Jiang Chen.
This made the blood in his body burn even faster.
At this moment, only a tenth of the blood in Jiang Chen’s body remained.
An ordinary person would have long since died from blood loss.
But the aura emanating from Jiang Chen only grew stronger. As his red blood diminished and the Gold blood increased, his power had risen significantly. If not for this, how could Jiang Chen have single-handedly slain the Six Mountains Sword Venerable? How could he have lasted so long against the Fire Emperor?
All of this...
...stemmed from the power granted to him by his burning blood as he faced death!
"ROAR!"
"ROAR! ROAR..."
Jiang Chen roared and bellowed relentlessly as the bloody glow around him completely transformed into a golden color.
He continuously slammed himself against the Flame Cauldron.
But with every attempt, he was thrown back by waves of fire. No matter which direction he tried to break out from, he could not escape the Flame Cauldron.
Trapped in the center of the fiery sea, he endured the torment of being scorched and smelted.
An unknown amount of time passed...
The very last trace of red blood in Jiang Chen’s body burned away completely, and the blood within him turned entirely golden. His face suddenly twisted, his features contorting grotesquely. A dazed look flickered through his cold, emotionless eyes as a raw wave of exhaustion and drowsiness washed over him.
Jiang Chen’s eyes closed, and he fell unconscious.
The Fire Emperor had been watching Jiang Chen’s condition the entire time. When he saw Jiang Chen pass out, the corner of his mouth lifted into a savage grin. "Little bastard, you finally couldn’t take it anymore, huh? Hahaha..."
He made a grasping motion in the air with his hand.
BOOM!
The Flame Cauldron exploded, and he snatched Jiang Chen’s body. Looking at the completely unconscious Jiang Chen, the Fire Emperor roared with laughter. "You dare to fight me with such pathetic ability? It’s like a mayfly trying to shake a great tree—you don’t know your own limits! I will now use Celestial Fire to refine you into a Human Pill!"
As he spoke,
a ball of azure flame condensed in the Fire Emperor’s palm, and he prepared to begin refining Jiang Chen.
But just then...
A MOO, like the bellow of an ox, echoed from the distant void.
The sound was like an Immobilization Spell, causing the Fire Emperor’s body to stiffen, unable to move. It was immediately followed by a crisp, melodious voice, as beautiful as the music of the heavens...
"If you harm him, you will die!"
PS: I recommend a fantasy novel: Azure Heaven Sword Emperor. It’s quite good!