Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"I once executed a Human Emperor with a single word!"

Such a statement, uttered so casually by Jiang Chen, struck everyone else’s ears like a clap of thunder from the high heavens—deafening, and utterly soul-shaking!

Everyone stared at Jiang Chen, their eyes filled with utter disbelief.

Even the few Human King Realm Experts from the former Jiuhua Celestial Sect were no exception!

"Executed a Human Emperor?"

"H-How is that possible?"

Shock and incredulity were etched on every face.

They had been imprisoned in the dungeons by the experts of the Six Mountains Dynasty long before word of Jiang Chen’s great deeds had spread, so they were naturally unaware of his glorious accomplishments.

Upon hearing this, each of them felt as if they were in a dream.

One of the Human King Realm Elders, formerly the Fifth Elder of the Jiuhua Celestial Sect, was a man named Pang Jun. With a look of doubt and unease, he asked, "Sect Master Jiang, are you certain you weren’t just joking?"

"I’m certain!"

Jiang Chen nodded.

Everyone was stunned.

Then, the many experts from the Jiuhua Celestial Sect, led by Pang Jun, exchanged glances before kneeling to Jiang Chen and declaring loudly, "We are willing to follow Sect Master Jiang to the death! We greet the Sect Master!"

Their voices were mighty, rumbling like thunder.

This made the experts who had chosen to leave stop in their tracks, a trace of regret rising in their hearts.

But it was too late...

Jiang Chen would never accept them now!

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said, "Good. From this day forward, you are disciples of my Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect. Now, Elder Pang Jun, do you know how many experts at or above the Human King Realm there are in the Celestial Fate Dynasty?"

Pang Jun quickly replied, "Reporting to the Sect Master, besides our Jiuhua Celestial Sect, only the Royal Family possesses experts at or above the Human King Realm. As far as I know, the Royal Family had three Human Kings, but I heard that His Majesty Tianyun has been slain, and the other two Human Kings have been taken prisoner."

"Good!"

Jiang Chen nodded, his gaze sharp. "I order you to rescue those two Human Kings as quickly as possible. We will fight our way back to the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect together!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

The group immediately got busy.

Jiang Chen clasped his hands behind his back, his sharp gaze sweeping toward the distant sky in the direction of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect. He murmured to himself, "I, Jiang Chen, will be back very soon!"

......

「The southern extremity of the Cloud Domain.」

This land was once the domain of the Ten Great Dynasties. Internally, the Ten Great Dynasties fought amongst themselves without pause.

But in the face of an external invasion, the Ten Great Dynasties would band together as one.

Their unity was absolute.

Not long after the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Fengyang Ancient Country invaded the Cloud Domain, the Ten Great Dynasties united to resist the two nations’ allied forces.

But it was a pity...

The difference in power between the two sides was too great.

The Ten Great Dynasties were all annihilated!

Only the Saint Martial Dynasty remained, clinging to life under the protection of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect. This place had become the gathering point for the survivors of the Ten Great Dynasties.

The former Ten Great Dynasties were now a thing of the past. The emperors, ministers, princesses, and princes of old were now in a wretched state, having fled to the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect.

Ever since Jiang Chen had slain Tu Shanhe and taken over the Saint Martial Sword Sect, he had become an idol in the eyes of the younger generation of the Ten Great Dynasties. Many young geniuses came to the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect to become disciples of the Holy Sect.

In just a few short months, the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect had become the undisputed number one Sect of the Ten Great Dynasties.

Before the Central Hall.

On the massive plaza stood a towering statue. The figure in the statue had long, flowing robes, and its eyes seemed to emit a brilliant light as bright as the stars.

It held a black longsword, the blade’s edge radiating an aura that seemed capable of shattering the heavens.

Whenever the disciples of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect looked at this statue, their faces would fill with boundless admiration and reverence.

The subject of this statue was none other than Jiang Chen!

At this very moment...

Before the statue.

All the disciples of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect, along with the many experts who had sought refuge there, were gathered here.

Under the great extermination campaign waged by the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Fengyang Ancient Country, countless experts from the Saint Martial Dynasty, Celestial Nine Dynasty, Celestial Universe Dynasty, Daqian Dynasty, Great Qin Dynasty, Great Jin Dynasty, and Han Dynasty had perished. Only a handful managed to escape, bringing with them the most elite geniuses from the Ten Great Dynasties and the various major sects.

Zhao Wenrang, the Sect Master of the Fiery Sun Sect from the Celestial Nine Dynasty, his eyes bloodshot, lamented, "Those bastards from the Six Mountains Dynasty not only destroyed my Fiery Sun Sect but also slaughtered my disciples. Countless disciples of the Fiery Sun Sect were captured and taken as slaves. The hatred... I hate that I wasn’t strong enough to protect my disciples..."

The Saint Martial Dynasty’s Emperor Yuwen Zheng, Prince Gong, and others were also filled with hatred. "The most detestable are those bastards from the Yinluo Sect, Nine Sins Hall, and Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. They actually sided with the Six Mountains Dynasty, acting as their wicked lackeys! Countless subjects of my Saint Martial Dynasty have died at their hands. I wish I could eat their flesh and gnaw their bones..."

The Star Pavilion, the Sun and Moon Pavilion, the Celestial Sword Sect, and so on...

Many experts wore expressions of agony and despair. An aura of sorrow pervaded the entire Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect.

Just then, a figure emerged from the crowd. It was Lui Yifa, clad in Cyan Armor.

His frame had grown even more robust, and his battle armor glinted with a cold light. Arcs of lightning flickered across his body. His aura had astonishingly reached the Fifth Stage of the Union Palace Realm.

Lui Yifa was now the Law Enforcement Elder of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect.

His authority was second only to the Intestine Sword Saint, Lui Chuanchang!

As soon as Yuwen Zheng and the others saw Lui Yifa, they rushed over and asked anxiously, "How is Elder Lui?"

Several days ago, experts from the Six Mountains Dynasty and the Fengyang Ancient Country had broken through the Ten Great Dynasties’ defenses and razed the Saint Martial Dynasty’s Imperial Capital. The massacre of the city lasted for three days and three nights. Rivers of blood flowed, and death and gore were everywhere. Less than one in ten thousand people from the Imperial Capital managed to escape.

Faced with such atrocities from the Six Mountains Dynasty, the experts of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect could not stand by.

Led by the Intestine Sword Saint, Lui Chuanchang, experts from the various dynasties had launched a joint rescue mission, hoping to save more people.

However...

They were ambushed by experts from the Six Mountains Dynasty, the Yinluo Sect, the Nine Sins Hall, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, suffering heavy casualties. Even the Intestine Sword Saint, who had already broken through to the Human King Realm, was gravely injured in that battle while covering everyone’s retreat. He had been unconscious ever since.

Lui Yifa took a deep breath. The blood-red glint in his eyes intensified, seeming to stain the very air before him red as he gritted out, "My master—he has passed away!"

"What?"

"Th-Then what are we to do?"

"Elder Lui was our only Human King Realm expert. If even he is dead, who can possibly stop the Six Mountains Dynasty?"

One by one, the experts fell into a panic.

Before this...

The Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect had relied on the Intestine Sword Saint Lui Chuanchang’s Human King Realm cultivation to control the sect’s Grand Array, which was how they had repelled several attacks from the Six Mountains Dynasty.

Now that Lui Chuanchang was dead, how could they possibly fend off the Six Mountains Dynasty’s assault?

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of deafening roars suddenly erupted from outside the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect. The mighty sound shook the sky, causing fierce winds to howl and dark clouds to roil as if a massive army was bearing down on them.

The entire Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect was plunged into an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

"Oh no, the Six Mountains Dynasty is attacking."

"Without Elder Lui, we can’t stop them."

"Look... The Defense Array has been breached..."

A group of experts looked outside the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect. The Defense Array, personally set up by Jiang Chen, had been destroyed. With the Array’s protection gone, the entire Lingtian City was exposed, allowing the experts of the Six Mountains Dynasty to pour in.

"Hahaha, this bullshit Defense Array is finally broken!"

"You bastards of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect, your daddies are here! Get out here and die!"

Once the experts of the Six Mountains Dynasty breached Heaven-Soaring Sacred City, they immediately began to loot, burn, kill, and plunder everywhere.

The experts of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect watched, their eyes nearly splitting with rage.

Lui Yifa’s gaze was ice-cold as he looked at the experts before him. "Everyone, the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect is now facing a moment of life and death. Tell me, what should we do?"

"Kill them!"

"Annihilate all who dare to invade our Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect!"

"But they are stronger than us. What then?" Lui Yifa asked in a heavy voice.

Everyone roared in unison, "So what if they’re stronger? I’ll kill one to break even and kill two to come out ahead!"

"We swear to live and die with the Sect!"

"Let’s give them everything we’ve got!"

The killing intent of every expert flared. Their eyes were crimson, and the flames of battle blazed within them.

Lui Yifa swept his gaze over the crowd. With an icy expression, he brandished his Long Spear and let out a thunderous roar...

"Kill!"