Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"Black Dragon King, you’re celebrating too soon!"

A calm voice came from deep underground. Immediately after, the entire ground began to heave upward.

It was as if the entire earth was boiling.

Bubbles of earth rose up, only to burst violently.

Dust filled the air and stones flew in every direction.

Within a ten-kilometer radius, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rapidly converged underground, and all the Power of Living Creatures vanished completely.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The entire ground trembled.

Mountains crumbled, rivers reversed their flow, the land sank, and all vegetation withered...

A massive Hexagram Array appeared on the ground, radiating countless terrifying beams of brilliant, dazzling light.

An incomparably magnificent light shot toward the sky as streams of mysterious and powerful energy gathered in the center of the Array. From beneath the ground, a pillar of light suddenly erupted, connecting heaven and earth. It was immense, hundreds of meters in diameter.

Then...

The pillar of light began to shrink.

A figure, enveloped in the light, slowly rose from beneath the ground.

The pillar of light shrank, but Jiang Chen, who was inside it, exuded an aura that grew increasingly powerful—as vast as the ocean, incomparably tyrannical!

Second Stage of Human King Realm!

Third Stage of Human King Realm!

Fourth Stage of Human King Realm...

Once a Martial Artist’s cultivation entered the Human King Realm, fighting opponents above one’s level became far more difficult.

With his previous God-Devouring Realm, even if Jiang Chen burned his Divine Thought without regard for the consequences, he could only increase his combat power by two Small Realms within the Human King Realm. But things were different now. Jiang Chen’s Martial Soul God-slaying Sword had already advanced to a Saint Tier Martial Soul. Although there was only one tier separating Saint Tier and Celestial Tier, their power was worlds apart!

You could say one was heaven, the other earth!

A Saint Tier Martial Soul!

It was enough to raise Jiang Chen’s God-Devouring Realm to another level, allowing him to boost his combat power by three Small Realms even after his cultivation had reached the Human King Realm.

In addition, his Divine Demon Tyrant Body gave him a physique comparable to a Saint-grade Profound Weapon, his Spirit-Slaying Sword had advanced to a Saint-grade Profound Weapon, and he possessed Spirit King Level Divine Thought Power.

Jiang Chen’s combat power was unprecedentedly immense!

CRACKLE!

Sharp bolts of energy, like electric serpents, coiled around Jiang Chen’s body, rising and falling as they emanated a brilliant golden glow.

The Black Dragon King’s expression suddenly darkened.

He had just confidently sworn that he could kill Jiang Chen in three moves.

But now...

Jiang Chen stood before him, completely unscathed.

More importantly, the fluctuations of aura from Jiang Chen actually sent a sliver of fear through his heart.

At his side, the Cold Moon King’s expression also changed. He sent a grim telepathic message, "Black Dragon King, you need to be careful. Previous intelligence indicated that Jiang Chen seems to have a Secret Technique that can drastically increase his combat power for a short time. You mustn’t let your guard down!"

"A Secret Technique to boost his strength for a short time? Hmph. Any such Secret Technique requires paying a huge price. I refuse to believe he can use it without limit. Regardless, after today, the name Jiang Chen will no longer exist in this world!" the Black Dragon King said, his gaze icy.

His words, of course, reached Jiang Chen’s ears without a single syllable missed.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. A brilliant glint suddenly shot from his eyes, his sharp, azure-gold gaze seeming almost tangible. "Black Dragon King, you previously said you would kill me in three moves. Now, I’ll give you another chance. Forget killing me in three moves—if you can even injure me within three moves, I, Jiang Chen, will concede defeat and cut my own throat!"

Injure him in three moves.

And he would take his own life?

The moment these words were spoken...

Gasps of shock echoed throughout the sky above Heaven-Soaring Sacred City. "Isn’t that too arrogant? He’s facing the Black Dragon King, a top expert ranked in the three-thousands on the Earth Venerable List! And Jiang Chen is saying he’ll admit defeat and kill himself if the Black Dragon King can injure him in three moves?"

"How arrogant! He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!"

"Hmph. It seems his confidence has become overinflated."

Even the ever-cautious Cold Moon King sighed and shook his head upon hearing this. "It seems that growing up with everything going his way has made Jiang Chen lose all reverence for the strong. The outcome of this battle is set. Jiang Chen will surely die!"

If the Cold Moon King and the others were merely shocked and sighing...

...then the Black Dragon King was utterly furious!

His face flushed crimson, and he ground his teeth with an audible GRIND. He clenched his fists so tightly the bones cracked, and a sharp killing intent blazed up like a Blazing Fire. "Good, good! Since I, the Black Dragon King, advanced to the Human King Realm, this is the first time I’ve ever been so humiliated. You, a mere junior, dare to run your mouth in front of me just because you have some petty Secret Technique? If I injure you in three moves, you’ll kill yourself, is that it?"

"That’s right!"

Jiang Chen nodded with a faint smile.

His expression was perfectly calm.

This very calmness made the Black Dragon King’s face even uglier. He said sinisterly, "Fine. Very fine. I accept this wager. If I can’t even manage to injure you within three moves, then I, the Black Dragon King, will no longer have the face to live. Jiang Chen, die! Take this—Demon Dragon Shatters the World!"

SWOOSH!

He swiped both claws through the air, transforming them into two rivers of gigantic black claws that swept toward Jiang Chen.

The two claw attacks looked as if they could rip the very sky apart.

Jiang Chen, his face devoid of expression, stood suspended in midair and simply waved his hand dismissively!

SHING!

As a golden light pulsed, his palm strike landed on the two rivers of giant claws, batting away the razor-sharp attacks that were powerful enough to tear a Human King to shreds. They flew several thousand meters into the distance and slammed into two towering mountain peaks. The two peaks trembled violently and then exploded completely.

The shattered pieces of the mountains turned to dust.

"Too weak! Again!" Jiang Chen coolly uttered three words.

"Damn it!"

The corner of the Black Dragon King’s eye twitched. He snarled viciously, "Then take my second move—Demon Dragon World-Destroying Fist!"

A Black Dragon Martial Soul suddenly materialized behind the Black Dragon King.

This Martial Soul had a ferocious face, its two Dragon Horns like sharp swords pointing to the sky. It opened its cavernous maw and, following the Black Dragon King’s black Dragon Scale-covered fist, shot toward Jiang Chen like a falling star.

It looked like a single punch!

But in reality...

In that instant, the Black Dragon King had already thrown hundreds, even thousands of punches!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Countless fist shadows filled the sky, shaking the heavens and the earth and causing shockwaves to ripple outward.

’You’re still not dead?’ The Black Dragon King clenched his fists, looking at Jiang Chen with great expectation.

Jiang Chen had already pointed a finger, unleashing "Breaking Sun"!

WENG!

A beam of light from his finger, like a pillar holding up the sky, shot through the air and slammed violently into the massive fist shadow.

RUMBLE...

The fist shadow and the finger beam both dissipated into nothingness.

The corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth lifted in a slight smile. "Still too weak," he said lightly. "Bring out your real skills!"

"Damn it, damn it!"

The Black Dragon King was so enraged his hair stood on end. Pushed to the peak of his fury, his long black hair whipped about without any wind, and his clothes flapped wildly.

"Demon Dragon Soaring into the Sky!"

The Black Dragon King roared in fury. His battle armor shattered, and black Scale Armor spread across his entire body. On his hands, a vigorous and powerful Demon Dragon suddenly materialized. The Demon Dragon, hundreds of meters long, was massive and lifelike, as if forged from steel, and it charged straight at Jiang Chen.

This single blow was powerful enough to severely injure a master at the Seventh Stage of Human King Realm!

However...

Jiang Chen simply reached out with both hands, one high and one low. Under the disbelieving gazes of the crowd, he grabbed the charging Demon Dragon fist shadow!

"Shatter for me!"

With his hands positioned one in front of the other, Jiang Chen twisted them sharply in opposite directions.

BOOM!

He twisted the entire Demon Dragon fist shadow like a pretzel. It writhed continuously, then burst apart inch by inch...

High above Heaven-Soaring Sacred City, everyone watched as the Demon Dragon, hundreds of meters long, was twisted like a pretzel and blown apart by Jiang Chen’s bare hands. They were all shocked beyond words...

[Third update! Just got home. I’ll make up for the missed Chapters tomorrow!]