Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

The monstrous Demon Dragon carried with it the power of utter annihilation.

Even an expert at the Seventh Stage of the Human King Realm wouldn’t dare to face it head-on, choosing instead to evade its might.

But now...

Jiang Chen, with his mortal body, was crushing the Demon Dragon with his bare hands.

The Demon Dragon’s body, hundreds of feet long, was twisting like a pretzel until it reached its breaking point and shattered, inch by inch.

The black fist-shadow of the Demon Dragon dissolved into motes of light that rained down.

It made everyone gasp in shock.

The sight was utterly stunning!

The Black Dragon King’s body shuddered violently as he coughed up mouthful after mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

The phantom of his Black Dragon Martial Soul, which hovered behind him, flickered in and out of existence, clearly having suffered a heavy blow.

The Black Dragon King’s eyes widened in shock as he stared at Jiang Chen. "H-How is your strength so immense? My attack was empowered by my Demon Dragon Martial Soul! Even someone wearing Saint Tier Profound Armor would have been severely injured. H-How could you possibly take it with just your physical body?"

The Black Dragon King’s rank on the Earth Venerable List was in the three-thousands.

He had always been supremely confident in his own power.

But...

Jiang Chen’s appearance had completely overturned his understanding of the world.

He had thought Jiang Chen would be a pushover, but he never could have imagined that Jiang Chen’s strength would so far exceed his expectations.

At this moment, the Black Dragon King was no longer as confident as before.

Jiang Chen stood suspended in mid-air.

A calm smile played on his lips. As the corners of his mouth turned up, a golden light pulsed around him, and profound golden runes flowed across his body.

The sheer power of his physical body was enough to make the surrounding void tremble.

Ripples in space spread out in every direction.

"A body that shakes the void? Th-Th-This is the sign of a body achieving sainthood! How is this possible? How can someone’s body become a Saint? This is absolutely impossible..." The Black Dragon King was dumbfounded, his eyes flickering with utter terror.

’A body achieving sainthood!’

’This is something that only exists in legends!’

According to legend...

In the Ancient Era, there were powerful beings who did not cultivate the Martial Dao, focusing solely on the path of Body Refining.

Among them were top-tier Body Refining Powerhouses whose bodies could achieve sainthood. With their physical strength alone, they could contend with Peak experts of the Human King Realm and even the Human Emperor Realm. Some of the greatest Body Refining Overlords could even have their bodies ascend to godhood, possessing defenses comparable to Divine Tier Profound Armor and terrifying power on par with the Emperor Realm, or even the Demigod Realm!

But...

...ever since the end of the Ancient Era, such Body Refining Overlords had vanished without a trace!

The Black Dragon King found it impossible to believe that Jiang Chen was also a Body Refining Overlord whose body had achieved sainthood!

Jiang Chen smiled calmly. "Black Dragon King, you said you would cut me down in three moves. Three moves have now passed, and I am completely unharmed."

The Black Dragon King’s face turned shades of green and white, a truly ghastly sight.

A chilling light and furious flames flickered in his eyes as he ground his teeth. "Jiang Chen, don’t get arrogant! I admit I underestimated you. I never expected your attainments in the Dao of Body Refining to be so profound. But this is no longer the Ancient Era! The Martial Dao has evolved to its absolute Peak. So what if your body is strong? It can’t hide the fact that your cultivation is weak! In this battle today, I will be the one who has the last laugh!"

SLAP! SLAP!

He formed a Sword Finger with both hands and simultaneously struck his Tan Zhong and Heavenly Spirit Acupoints.

A mouthful of blood suddenly sprayed from his lips.

This mouthful of blood was incredibly concentrated.

It was the size of a walnut, crystal clear, and at its very center, the shadow of a dragon slowly swirled.

"The Blood of an Ancient Demon Dragon? The Black Dragon King actually forced out his essence Dragon Blood! He’s preparing to risk it all!" The Cold Moon King standing nearby looked horrified.

His body retreated involuntarily.

He was terrified of being caught in the ensuing battle.

BUZZ—

A terrifying wave of energy radiated from the drop of blood, surging out in all directions.

Experts whose cultivation had not yet reached the Human King Realm felt their minds tremble and their faces drain of color when faced with this single drop of blood.

Xue Junlin and the others looked panicked. "Wh-What is that? Why does that single drop of blood fill me with the fear of death?"

Lui Yifa and the others also looked extremely grim.

The appearance of this drop of Dragon Blood made them feel as if the very blood in their veins was about to freeze solid.

Jiang Chen’s expression also grew solemn. He barked at Lui Yifa and the others, "All of you, get back!"

"Yes!"

The group hastily retreated.

Jiang Chen’s gaze was like lightning as he stared at the Black Dragon King and muttered to himself, ’Ancient Demon Dragon Blood? Just a single drop has such tyrannical energy fluctuations. The original owner of this Dragon Blood must have had a cultivation level not far from the Demigod Realm!’

"JIE JIE JIE!"

The Black Dragon King wore a ferocious grin and said sinisterly, "You’re right. The original owner of my Demon Dragon Blood was an Emperor Realm Demon Dragon when it was alive. I was never willing to use it, as I planned to rely on it to break through to the Human Emperor Realm. But today, you’ve forced my hand! Jiang Chen, when you reach the Yellow Springs, don’t you forget that the one who killed you was the Black Dragon King of the Six Mountains Dynasty!"

BOOM!

The Demon Dragon Blood pulsed with a crimson light, and the dragon shadow within it suddenly let out a sky-shaking roar.

A Blood Dragon flew out.

It writhed high in the sky, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-long, pitch-black Demon Dragon that exuded a terrifying Dragon Aura. With a flick of its body, the Blood Dragon shot into the Demon Dragon Martial Soul behind the Black Dragon King.

ROAR—

The Demon Dragon Martial Soul threw its head back and roared!

Its body, originally only a few dozen feet long, began to expand continuously after being empowered by the Demon Dragon Blood.

One hundred feet!

A thousand feet!

Ten thousand feet...

It swelled to a colossal size of over ten thousand feet, stretching across the sky like a pitch-black Great Wall of steel. An invisible Dragon Aura pressed down on everything.

Within a hundred-mile radius, all experts below the Union Palace Realm felt their minds quake and their legs grow weak.

It was as if countless voices were echoing in their minds: *Kneel and submit!*

"Dragon Aura?"

Jiang Chen frowned, letting out a low murmur.

"That’s right! It is Dragon Aura!"

Standing beneath the ten-thousand-foot Demon Dragon, the Black Dragon King’s expression was grave and solemn, but his features twisted into a ferocious sneer. "Jiang Chen, the world says you are a Spirit King. How unfortunate for you that my Divine Thought Power has also reached the level of a Tier Four Grandmaster of Divine Thought. Now, with the Dragon Aura granted by the Demon Dragon Blood, I dare to fight even a Spirit King! I will defeat you in the area you are most proud of and show you the meaning of despair!"

RUMBLE!

As the Black Dragon King spread his arms, the ten-thousand-foot dragon shadow threw its head back and roared.

It let out a series of thunderous bellows.

The mighty dragon’s cry echoed across the Celestial Vault, shaking the nine heavens!

The terrifying Dragon Aura fused with the Black Dragon King’s Divine Thought Power, its might approaching that of a Spirit King. It transformed into a vast sea of Divine Thought that surged toward Jiang Chen.

’What terrifying Divine Thought Power.’

’It’s fused with the Demon Dragon’s Dragon Aura. Its power might be even greater than that of an ordinary Spirit King. I never thought the Black Dragon King had a trump card like this.’

’Jiang Chen is in danger!’

The distant spectators could all feel their own souls trembling under the Dragon Aura, on the verge of submission.

Their gazes, filled with either worry or schadenfreude, fell upon Jiang Chen.

Facing the immense power of the Dragon Aura-infused Divine Thought, Jiang Chen’s expression remained as calm as a summer breeze. He muttered to himself, ’Divine Thought fused with Dragon Aura? Comparable to a Spirit King? I’ve never fought a Spirit King-level expert before. In that case, Black Dragon King, you can be the first to fall by my hand!’

Before his voice had even faded...

Jiang Chen activated his Divine Thought...

[I owed 8 Chapters from before, plus today’s 5 updates, so I have to release 13 Chapters in total. This is the first one!]