Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

A Sword Aura shot toward the heavens, peerlessly sharp.

After slaying the Human King Realm Powerhouse who had tried to flay Lui Yifa, it shot straight into the sky, stretching out above Heaven-Soaring Sacred City.

Like the Nine Heavens Milky Way itself!

The majestic Sword Qi surged uncontrollably in all directions, stirring up violent gales that made the heavens lose their color and the winds howl.

"Who is it?"

The expressions of the Black Dragon King and the Cold Moon King both changed as they looked toward the source of the Sword Aura.

Their gazes seemed sharp enough to pierce a thousand miles.

On the horizon...

A figure clad in black, with eyes like stars and a sharp sword in hand, slowly came into view, treading on the air.

With a few flashes, he had already crossed several dozen kilometers and appeared above Heaven-Soaring Sacred City.

The cold wind whipped his robes, making them flutter noisily.

It was the same young man who looked identical to the majestic statue in front of the Central Hall, the Sect Master of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect—Jiang Chen!

"The Sect... The Sect Master is back?"

"Hahaha, the Sect Master is finally back! We’re saved!"

"You bastards from the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Fengyang Ancient Country, tremble! Our Sect Master has returned..."

The experts and disciples of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect all roared with excitement.

They were ecstatic, overcome with joy.

Jiang Chen was their pillar of spiritual support!

The Cold Moon King and the Black Dragon King exchanged a look, both seeing the astonishment in the other’s eyes.

The Cold Moon King’s sharp brows furrowed. He sent a telepathic message, "Black Dragon King, didn’t you say Jiang Chen was severely injured and couldn’t make it back from the Profound Celestial Ice Field?"

The Black Dragon King snorted coldly. "So what if he’s back? I’ve said it before: it would be best if he didn’t show up. But if he dares to, I can crush him with a flick of my hand!"

His gaze toward Jiang Chen grew even colder.

Jiang Chen, standing in mid-air, swept his gaze over the city wall. He saw Lui Yifa and the others, their cultivation sealed, trussed up and awaiting the torture of being flayed alive.

His gaze turned sharp. A flash of True Essence shot out, breaking their bonds. With a wave of his arm, he summoned a fierce gust of wind that instantly swept them up and deposited them behind him.

Lui Yifa’s face was filled with excitement. "Boss, you’re finally back!"

Yuwen Zheng, Ye Gucheng, Xue Junlin, and the others were all ecstatic.

Jiang Chen gave them a slight nod, then glanced through the crowd and frowned. "Where is Elder Lui?"

Yuwen Xunyi, Baihua Fairy, Bai Ling, and the others had followed Di Tian to Zhongzhou.

Before he left, he had entrusted the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect to Lui Chuanchang and the others.

But now...

Lui Chuanchang and several other Elders were nowhere to be seen.

This gave Jiang Chen a strong sense of foreboding.

Lui Yifa’s expression darkened. He gritted his teeth and said in a heavy voice, "Master and the other Elders... they’re all dead. A short while ago, those bastards from the Six Mountains Dynasty carried out a massacre in the Imperial Capital. Rivers of blood flowed. To save the innocent civilians in the capital, Master was ambushed on the road by powerhouses from the Nine Sins Hall, the Yinluo Sect, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and the Six Mountains Dynasty. He was gravely wounded and died from his injuries."

"The other Elders were also killed by them," Yuwen Zheng added, his face grim.

"The Nine Sins Hall? The Yinluo Sect? The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and the Six Mountains Dynasty? I understand!" Jiang Chen took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled. He spoke, enunciating each word. "Don’t worry. Elder Lui and the others will not have died in vain. I will make the people from the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Nine Sins Hall join them in death!"

Jiang Chen took a step forward.

He appeared before the Cold Moon King and the Black Dragon King and said lightly, "Two experts at the Seventh Stage of the Human King Realm? It seems the Fengyang Ancient Country and the Six Mountains Dynasty have no shortage of masters!"

The Cold Moon King glanced at Jiang Chen but said nothing.

The Black Dragon King snorted, an arrogant look on his face. "My Six Mountains Dynasty is vast and rich, with experts as numerous as the clouds. The powerhouses from a single one of our commanderies would be enough to sweep away your pathetic Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect. Jiang Chen, I know you have some ability, but in my presence, your meager skills are insignificant. I advise you to surrender without a fight. You might spare yourself some physical suffering!"

Behind the Black Dragon King, several experts from the Nine Sins Hall, the Yinluo Sect, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect sneered mockingly.

A powerhouse from the Nine Sins Hall said sinisterly, "Jiang Chen, when you killed Ghost Mother Lishan of my Nine Sins Hall, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

"Lord Black Dragon King, please act and kill this Jiang Chen at once!"

"This brat is a menace! Keeping him alive will only bring disaster!"

The experts from the Nine Sins Hall, the Yinluo Sect, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect all clamored.

The Black Dragon King raised an eyebrow and was about to speak, but then he saw Jiang Chen glance at the ones who had spoken and say coolly, "So you were the ones who ambushed my sect’s Elder and killed Elder Lui, is that right?"

"You mean that old bastard Lui Chuanchang?"

"Hmph. If that old man had just obediently hidden inside Heaven-Soaring Sacred City, protected by the Grand Array, we really couldn’t have done anything to him in the short term! But..."

Another person said smugly, "But he was no match for Lord Black Dragon King. His Lordship just used a simple trick. Merely starting a massacre in the Imperial Capital was enough to lure out that old bastard and a group of your Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect Elders. Hehe, you can’t even imagine how hopeless they were when they faced our siege! Hahaha..."

The men gloated.

They believed that with two great experts like the Black Dragon King and the Cold Moon King present, there was no way Jiang Chen could harm them.

However...

What happened in the next second made them regret it completely!

"Noisy!"

Jiang Chen snorted. His black hair stirred without any wind, and a flash of greenish-gold light shot through his eyes.

A Divine Thought Shock, formless and intangible.

It arrived in an instant!

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Under the impact of the Divine Thought Power, the dozens of experts from the Nine Sins Hall, the Yinluo Sect, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect all shuddered. The light faded from their eyes as their heads began to swell, their eyeballs bulging as if to pop from their sockets. Then, a rapid series of explosions rang out—BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

It was the sound of one head after another bursting open!

Like watermelons smashed by a sledgehammer, red and white matter flew in all directions.

Atop the city wall.

Dozens of headless corpses suddenly appeared, surrounded by nauseating chunks of flesh.

The powerhouses on the city wall all sucked in a sharp, cold breath.

To slay dozens of experts so silently—it was a truly terrifying method!

But to Lui Yifa and the others, it was an incredibly exciting and satisfying sight.

"A good kill!"

"Those traitorous bastards should have been sliced into a thousand pieces long ago!"

"It’s not vicious enough!"

The powerhouses gritted their teeth.

As for the Black Dragon King and the Cold Moon King, their expressions turned incredibly grim, the muscles in their faces twitching.

The Black Dragon King clenched his steel-like teeth, his eyes glaring with fury. He snarled, "Jiang Chen, you dare kill my men right in front of me?"

The experts from those three sects had all submitted to him, the Black Dragon King.

They were his subordinates!

For Jiang Chen to kill these powerhouses right in front of his face was no different from viciously slapping him, the Black Dragon King, across the face!

A sharp and violent killing intent surged within his heart.

It manifested as a furious gale that billowed toward Jiang Chen, whipping his robes about. Its cold edge was like a knife, scraping painfully against the skin with bone-chilling cold.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, meeting the Black Dragon King’s gaze without a trace of servility or arrogance. He spoke slowly, "No need to be so angry. I’ll be sending you to reunite with them shortly!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

the Black Dragon King’s expression changed instantly. His sinister gaze, brimming with frigid killing intent, fell upon Jiang Chen. "You arrogant brat, you overestimate yourself! I can kill you in three moves!"

As he spoke, the Black Dragon King’s hand transformed into a sharp claw covered in black Scale Armor, and he swiped ferociously at Jiang Chen’s head...

「To the station. Time to head home!」