Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Jiang Chen was already carrying five towering mountain peaks on his back.

Each peak, towering thousands of feet high, pressed down on him, threatening to snap his spine.

With both hands braced on his knees, he barely managed to keep from collapsing to the ground.

But as the sixth mountain peak came crashing down, Jiang Chen’s body began to tremble even more violently. Amidst a series of CRACKING sounds, the fissures on his skin spread across his body like shattering porcelain. Sprays of blood erupted with every new crack.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A crimson spray erupted from each rupture.

His bones were riddled with cracks—a truly gruesome sight.

At that moment, Jiang Chen was only a hair’s breadth from death.

RUMBLE!

The sixth peak was about to smash down, becoming the last straw to break the camel’s back.

In the midst of Darkness, death, and despair, a blood-red light suddenly erupted from within Jiang Chen’s dark eyes.

The blood-red light formed two crimson beams that pierced through the void and shot straight for the Celestial Vault.

BOOM—

Wherever the two crimson beams passed, the void itself was shattered to pieces.

This wasn’t the void tearing of a Human Emperor or an Emperor Realm master.

This was the true pulverization of the void!

The Celestial Vault, the roiling clouds, and even the light of the sun and moon—it was as if they were all a mirror being shattered, a dense, web-like pattern of cracks spreading across everything.

CRACKLE...

A teeth-grating, shattering sound filled the world.

Most notably, the six mountain peaks on Jiang Chen’s back were violently blown apart by the impact of the crimson light from his eyes.

"Gah—"

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable bore the brunt of the impact.

He spewed crimson blood, his face turned ashen, and he was sent flying backward.

In an instant, the Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s aura became faint and listless.

Blood gushed uncontrollably from his mouth.

He flew backward for over ten kilometers before crashing violently into a river. With a thunderous BOOM, a towering column of water erupted from the river’s surface. The misty white spray shot hundreds of meters into the air before falling back down like a torrential rain.

The world fell silent.

Even the Ice Emperor and the Fire Emperor stared wide-eyed. That crimson gaze made even them feel a pang of dread.

CRACK!

CRACK! CRACK!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

A series of piercing sounds, like bones snapping, echoed throughout the world.

The endless echo was spine-chilling.

Enveloped in a crimson glow, Jiang Chen’s limbs twisted mechanically as his body straightened from its stooped posture.

Those cracking sounds were coming from his very bones!

"W-What in the world is happening?"

"What a bizarre presence..."

The Ice Emperor and Fire Emperor stared at Jiang Chen, a sharp glint in their eyes and their expressions solemn.

They had never witnessed such a scene!

「At the same time...」

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable shot out from the river, his face deathly pale. Steam billowed from his body, and his black hair danced wildly in the wind. A cold, vicious light erupted from his eyes as he snarled through gritted teeth, "You damned little bastard! You’ve humiliated me again and again! I refuse to believe I can’t kill you!"

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable brought his right hand up before him and formed a profound Hand Seal.

It resolved into a Sword Finger, which he thrust forward.

OMM—

The Sword Finger was aimed right at Jiang Chen.

Guided by the Sword Finger, the black Heavy Sword that had fallen to the ground shot into the sky with a WHOOSH, then streaked toward Jiang Chen.

The black Sword Aura was incredibly sharp!

True Essence Sword Control!

A Human Emperor Realm expert’s True Essence could extend for tens of thousands of meters, allowing them to control blades from afar. Taking a general’s head from within an army of thousands was as easy as reaching into a pocket.

He was now using True Essence Sword Control to decapitate Jiang Chen!

The black Heavy Sword traced a six-colored arc through the air, streaking straight toward its target like a falling star. In an instant, it was right in front of Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen seemed not to react, standing blankly in place.

Just as the sword was about to cleave him in two, Jiang Chen, who was bathed in crimson light, suddenly looked up. His eyes, filled with a piercing, bloody light, were utterly devoid of emotion—they were the eyes of a lofty, impassive Divine Spirit, a Sovereign who ruled over all living things.

A glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

A crimson light flashed. It was as if countless invisible hands had suddenly seized the speeding Heavy Sword.

And then...

BOOM!

With a tremendous explosion, a blinding light burst outward. The Saint-tier Profound Weapon had been violently shattered.

It disintegrated into shards of metal that shot out in all directions.

HISS—

A collective gasp swept through the world.

"How is this possible?" The Six Mountains Sword Venerable spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes bulging as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

His face was a mask of utter disbelief.

That black Heavy Sword was a genuine Saint Tier High-level Profound Weapon, a notch stronger than even the current Spirit-Slaying Sword. Even an Emperor Realm expert would have to go to great lengths to destroy a Saint Tier High-level Profound Weapon. And yet, Jiang Chen had shattered it with a single glance.

These were the methods of a Divine Spirit.

The Ice Emperor and the Fire Emperor looked at each other in shock. The Fire Emperor spoke in a low voice, "Elder Bing, have you figured anything out?"

The Ice Emperor shook his head, his expression grim. "I can’t be sure... I can only vaguely sense that this power seems to come from the boy’s bloodline."

"Bloodline? You mean... How is that possible? Impossible! How could such power exist in this world?" The Fire Emperor seemed to recall something terrifying, and his gaze toward Jiang Chen was now filled with suspicion and deep apprehension.

The Ice Emperor said nothing, merely studying Jiang Chen with intense focus.

At that moment, Jiang Chen suddenly moved. His actions seemed somewhat stiff, and his eyes were devoid of emotion. He took a single step forward, and in that instant, he appeared before the Six Mountains Sword Venerable.

"S-So fast!"

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s expression changed drastically. In the blink of an eye, half of his body had already faded into the void, on the verge of disappearing completely.

Jiang Chen’s expression remained impassive. He raised his hand, an action that seemed slow but was in fact impossibly fast.

SWOOSH—

His hand reached into the void and then yanked back.

THUMP!

The void trembled.

A horrified Six Mountains Sword Venerable was dragged out from the depths of the void, his neck clutched in Jiang Chen’s hand.

"This is impossible! I had already escaped into the void, how could you pull me out? What are you doing? No, no... Senior Fire Emperor, help me! Save me!" the Six Mountains Sword Venerable shrieked in terror. He saw the stench of death in Jiang Chen’s emotionless eyes and roared in desperation.

The Fire Emperor’s expression changed drastically. "Jiang Chen, stop!" he roared.

However, Jiang Chen acted as if he hadn’t heard him at all. He simply squeezed his hand, and with a loud BANG, a plume of blood-red flame erupted from his palm, engulfing the Six Mountains Sword Venerable.

Then...

The flames blazed furiously.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s violent struggles abruptly ceased. Within that sea of fire, he was incinerated, not even a speck of ash remaining.

A Sword Venerable, slain with a single hand!

Watching the ashes of the Six Mountains Sword Venerable scatter in the wind, the Fire Emperor’s expression turned utterly foul. The Sword Venerable was an expert he had gone to great lengths to recruit for the sake of entering the Mystic Sect. Now, Jiang Chen had killed him, which was a blatant slap in the face. The Fire Emperor roared with fury, his body erupting in flames as he charged toward Jiang Chen...

"Jiang Chen, you’re courting death!"