Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Qiann Daomo and Duann Shuiliu were both super experts on the Human Venerable List.

Duann Shuiliu, in particular, was ranked 2,000th on the Human Venerable List. He could even hold his own against an expert at the Peak of the Union Palace Realm.

Unless a Human King Realm Powerhouse intervened, there was simply no one who could stop them!

However, the Human King Realm Powerhouses of the Purple Wind Clan were all tied down by experts from the Royal Family and the Ice King Race, leaving them completely unable to intervene.

The ordinary soldiers alone stood no chance of stopping the pair.

"Hahaha! Trash of the Purple Wind Clan, go and die!" Duann Shuiliu’s long saber became a storm of steel, each slash reaping the lives of numerous Purple Wind Clan experts.

Qiann Daomo’s expression was indifferent.

He was stern and unsmiling, his face cold and detached, as if he had been born without any emotion.

The saber in his hand remained in its sheath, yet beams of saber light shot through the air, seeming to tear at the very fabric of space.

Wherever the fan-shaped arcs of light passed, scores of experts were sliced in half at the waist.

The two of them were like ferocious demons, utterly unstoppable and invincible!

"We can’t stop them!"

"We have to stop them, even if we can’t! If they breach the gate, our families and our people will be doomed..."

"Kill!"

One after another, the experts of the Purple Wind Clan charged forward, fearless of death.

Knowing they were no match for the two in a direct fight, they chose to self-destruct.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The bodies of expert after expert exploded, their blood blooming into brilliant, crimson fireworks that burst high in the air.

The successive waves of self-destruction actually managed to cause some trouble for Qiann Daomo and Duann Shuiliu.

The expressions of both men turned ugly.

Duann Shuiliu looked at Qiann Daomo, his gaze icy. "Let’s attack together," he said. "We’ll tear open a path and get into Purple Wind City first!"

"Good!"

Qiann Daomo’s reply was terse. He nodded, then swept his long saber.

SWOOSH—

A wave of black saber light stretched across the sky, like a bolt of dark silk descending from the heavens—peerlessly powerful, dazzlingly brilliant, and radiating a razor-sharp glow. Wherever it passed, the Purple Wind Clan experts in its path were shredded into mincemeat by the unparalleled blade energy before they even had a chance to self-destruct.

"Black Dragon Slash!"

"Black Dragon Rolling Heaven!"

Qiann Daomo’s Saber Technique was divine, allowing him to move through the enemy ranks as if they weren’t even there.

Duann Shuiliu’s gaze shifted to the entrance of Purple Wind City’s gate, a smirk playing on his lips. "Cloud-cutting Saber—break!"

VMM!

A long saber, pulsing with silver light and engraved with flowing cloud patterns, materialized in his hand. Duann Shuiliu swung it through the air, bringing it down in a straight slash upon the gates of Purple Wind City.

BOOM...

The gates of Purple Wind City shook violently as light flared explosively.

The power of this single strike was enough to tear the very earth apart.

A loud CRACK suddenly echoed from the gates of Purple Wind City, followed by an unceasing series of creaks and groans that spread across the entire structure. Spiderweb-like fissures covered the gate, branching out in all directions as shards of ice rained down.

BANG!

With a final explosive sound, the entire gate burst apart.

"Hahaha! It’s open! Kill them!"

"Brothers, charge!"

A bloodthirsty madness filled the eyes of the experts from the Royal Family and the Ice King Race. Brimming with killing intent, they surged through the opening in a continuous stream.

「In the distance...」

Seeing this, Elder Yuan Jiu’s expression changed drastically. "Oh no..."

Yuan Zeng said, "Yuan Jiu, go stop them! You absolutely cannot let them into the city. I’ll hold them off here!"

"Right!"

Yuan Jiu nodded and prepared to fight his way back to Purple Wind City.

However, just as he made his move, he was intercepted by two Human King Realm Powerhouses from the Royal Family and the Ice King Race. "Yuan Jiu, your opponent is us!"

"Damn it..."

Yuan Jiu fought on, filled with rage.

The other Human King Realm Powerhouses were likewise unable to break away from their battles.

Zifeng Jun’s cultivation had reached the Union Palace Realm Eighth Stage, ranking him 1,988th on the Human Venerable List. He wielded a blue Long Spear. With a single sweep, he pierced straight through the body of a Union Palace Realm Ninth Stage expert. His expression cold, he turned to head back to Purple Wind City.

Two figures suddenly appeared, blocking his path.

It was two experts from the Royal Family: the Sixth Prince, Bing Feng, and the Fifth Prince, Bing Sheng. Both wore gloating smiles. "Zifeng Jun, let us two brothers have a go with you!"

"Get out of my way!"

Zifeng Jun roared.

Bing Feng and Bing Sheng sneered and attacked in unison, engaging him in battle.

The experts of the Purple Wind Clan were at a disadvantage, completely unable to break away and return to Purple Wind City.

There were no powerful experts left within Purple Wind City. The strongest were only at the Union Palace Realm, and they stood no chance against masters of Qiann Daomo and Duann Shuiliu’s caliber.

They were utterly powerless to resist.

"Duann Shuiliu, look toward the training grounds..." said Qiann Daomo.

Duann Shuiliu was taken aback. He looked toward the training grounds, his gaze narrowing as it fell upon Jiang Chen. His expression shifted. "That’s the guy the Purple Wind Clan found to remove the Soul-Loss Gu. We have to stop him. If he completely removes the Soul-Loss Gu from all those Purple Wind Clan experts, it will be a huge detriment to us!"

"Understood!"

Qiann Daomo nodded, and the two of them led a group of experts, charging toward the training grounds.

"Everyone, stop them! We can’t let them disrupt Lord Jiang Chen’s treatment of our people!"

"Stop them!"

"If you want to get to Lord Jiang Chen while he’s saving our people, you’ll have to go through our dead bodies..."

One by one, the people of the Purple Wind Clan spontaneously rushed into the air. Those who couldn’t fly stood on the ground or climbed onto rooftops, attacking the experts of the Royal Family and Ice King Race with the crudest weapons they could find.

Duann Shuiliu’s expression turned glacial. "A pack of ants courting death. Just die!"

His Battle Blade sliced through the air.

SWOOSH—

A fan-shaped wave of blade energy shot through the air. This was the attack of an expert at the Union Palace Realm Eighth Stage, powerful enough to split mountains, shatter boulders, and conquer cities.

Those blocking his path were merely the old, the weak, women, and children of the Purple Wind Clan. How could they possibly withstand his attack?

POP! POP! POP!

One after another, the members of the Purple Wind Clan exploded under his blade’s light, their bodies completely obliterated.

The elderly, children, women...

None were spared!

"Do a bunch of ants really think they can block a dragon’s path?" Duann Shuiliu scoffed.

His body transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and plunged into the crowd.

Like a rampaging Demon Beast, he sent members of the Purple Wind Clan flying, scattering them everywhere. He tore a path straight through the crowd, a path paved with corpses and blood.

Within the crowd.

Wuu Rui saw this, his expression twisting in horror, his eyes turning crimson.

The children with their innocent faces, the gentle-looking mothers, the weathered old men...

All of them had died trying to stop Duann Shuiliu.

"You animals! You absolute animals! You don’t even spare children and the elderly, you monsters..." Wuu Rui roared, his eyes bloodshot with rage.

Duann Shuiliu snorted coldly. "The Human Race? The Purple Wind Clan has really degenerated, stooping so low as to cooperate with your kind. Now, die!"

He thrust a finger forward.

A dazzling beam of light shot from his fingertip, imbued with the Mystical Power of the Secrets of Gold, and it was unstoppable.

Wuu Rui hastily raised his weapon to parry.

The weapon in his hand was an Earth-tier Profound Weapon, but under the impact of Duann Shuiliu’s finger, it snapped in two with a sharp TANG.

The terrifying beam of light continued onward, its momentum unchecked.

It slammed into Wuu Rui’s chest.

CRACK!

Wuu Rui’s chest caved in. He coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs, his face deathly pale.

"Utterly useless! Now die!" Duann Shuiliu lifted his foot and brought it stomping down.

SPLAT!

Wuu Rui’s head was crushed under his foot.

This scene was witnessed by Jiang Chen from within the training grounds. His eyes flew wide open, blood vessels pulsing within them as an infinite rage surged through his body. "Brother Wuu Rui..."

"Hm?"

Duann Shuiliu heard his voice and grinned, looking over at Jiang Chen. "Oh? It seems you cared about him quite a bit."

The moment he finished speaking, Duann Shuiliu flicked Wuu Rui’s corpse into the air with his foot and then struck out with his palm.

A golden palm print shot forth.

BOOM—

Wuu Rui’s corpse instantly exploded, utterly annihilated!

"You look like you want to kill me. Come on, then! I’ll be waiting right here!" Duann Shuiliu taunted with a savage grin.

"Why are you wasting your breath on him?" Qiann Daomo said coldly.

"The training grounds have a Protective Array," said Duann Shuiliu. "It’s not easy to break through!"

"No matter."

Qiann Daomo said calmly. His hands suddenly shot toward the ground, his palms swelling to an immense size. He grabbed dozens of Purple Wind Clan members and hurled them toward the training grounds.

POP! POP! POP!

As soon as the Purple Wind Clan members entered the range of the training grounds, they were attacked by the Array and sliced into chunks of meat.

A rain of blood fell from the sky as pieces of flesh flew through the air.

"No..."

Jiang Chen roared.

These members of the Purple Wind Clan were so simple and kind, yet now they were being brutally slaughtered right before his very eyes.

"It’s not enough! Keep going!" said Qiann Daomo.

Duann Shuiliu roared with laughter. "That’s right, keep going! There are plenty of Purple Wind Clan ants to spare!"

Time and again, the two of them grabbed members of the Purple Wind Clan and hurled them at the Array.

POP! POP! POP!

Cloud after cloud of blood mist exploded, filling the air above the training grounds with the pungent stench of gore.

The Array’s energy was being rapidly depleted, and it grew weaker and weaker.

Within the Array, Jiang Chen’s eyes were practically splitting with rage, but he couldn’t spare a single moment. Gritting his teeth, he desperately circulated the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique, devouring the Soul-Loss Gu from the bodies of the experts, one by one.

A full fifteen minutes passed...

BOOM!

Duann Shuiliu and Qiann Daomo had lost count of how many Purple Wind Clan members they had grabbed and thrown onto the Array as cannon fodder. All that could be seen were mountains of mangled flesh and rivers of blood surrounding the training grounds.

Over one hundred thousand members of the Purple Wind Clan had died here!

"The Array’s energy is almost completely drained. Let’s break it quickly and kill that Human Race brat!" said Duann Shuiliu.

Qiann Daomo nodded. "Leave it to me."

He suddenly shot into the sky, unleashing a bolt of saber light that slashed down on the Array with a SWOOSH.

CRACKLE...

The Array instantly shattered.

Peerless blade energy scattered in all directions, forming a gale of slashes that swept toward Jiang Chen.

BAM...

A strike landed on Jiang Chen’s back.

His robes burst apart, and Jiang Chen’s body shook violently, but he gritted his teeth and continued to channel the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique!

"What a tough body. I’d like to see how many of my strikes you can take!" Qiann Daomo sneered, unleashing three more strikes in quick succession.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

Jiang Chen’s body trembled violently. The dark golden light around him flickered unstably, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"Tsk, tsk. I never thought your physical body would be so freakishly strong. Let’s see if you can take this next one!" A cold glint flickered in Qiann Daomo’s eyes. His failure to kill Jiang Chen after several strikes was a blow to his pride, and he was becoming furious.

He unleashed a strike born of pure fury.

"Dark Heaven Slash!"

SWOOSH...

The saber’s light shot forward like a meteor in the dead of night, tearing a rift between heaven and earth as it flew toward Jiang Chen.

A smile touched the corners of Qiann Daomo’s lips. ’This strike will be enough to kill you!’

Duann Shuiliu nodded in agreement.

However...

Facing this peerless strike, Jiang Chen, who had been maintaining the Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique, suddenly opened his eyes. A cold, blood-red light flashed within them. With a tremor, the Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique abruptly ceased. He spun around and raised a hand, catching the peerless blade with his bare flesh with a loud CLANG.

"It’s finally over."

Jiang Chen glanced down at the more than one hundred thousand Purple Wind Clan experts below him. At the very last moment, he had finally removed every last Soul-Loss Gu Worm.

Jiang Chen gripped the peerless blade energy in one hand. His fingers tightened, and with a sharp CRACK, the saber’s light shattered. Flecks of black energy scattered around him. Jiang Chen raised a hand to wipe away the trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, his icy gaze sweeping over the rivers of blood and mountains of corpses surrounding the training grounds.

The killing intent in his eyes intensified, finally settling on Qiann Daomo and Duann Shuiliu. He slowly began to speak, his voice as cold as a battle hymn from the Death God of the Nine Netherworld, chilling all who heard it to the bone.

"You... all deserve to die."

[Third update of the day. I’ll be back in a bit to share some thoughts with everyone!]