Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"Leave no one alive!"

Jiang Chen was like a king among soldiers, the supreme Commander-in-Chief of this million-strong Celestial Demon Army. At his single command, the one million three hundred and ten thousand soldiers of the Celestial Demon Army let out a series of earth-shattering roars.

RUMBLE...

Eight hundred thousand True Martial Realm Celestial Demon Soldiers.

Five hundred thousand Heavenly Destiny Realm Celestial Demon War Generals!

Ten thousand Union Palace Realm Celestial Demon Marshals...

They transformed into torrents of steel, a vast and mighty tide surging toward the Black Demon Army with unparalleled killing intent.

The entire Celestial Vault trembled.

The very earth hummed and shuddered.

"G-General, they’re charging..."

"W-what should we do?"

The nine Vice Generals swallowed hard, their gazes turning to Black Yama for help.

Black Yama’s face, as black as charcoal, twitched slightly, the corner of his eye jumping violently. Watching the vast Celestial Demon Army charge toward them, he gritted his teeth and roared, "What else can we do? My Black Demon Army has dominated the Eastern Continent! When have we ever feared anyone? All soldiers of the Black Demon Army, listen up! No matter who our opponent is, we are invincible. Charge!"

"Right, the Black Demon Army is invincible! Kill!"

"We’ll fight them to the death!"

The Black Demon Army truly was the most elite force on the Eastern Continent.

At Black Yama’s command, they immediately reacted, charging to meet the Celestial Demon Army.

Black Yama issued his orders, "All Vice Generals, hear my command! Lead the Union Palace Realm experts in the army and deal with those ten thousand Union Palace Realm experts."

"Yes, sir!"

The nine Vice Generals responded in unison, soaring into the sky and leading over a thousand Union Palace Realm experts to mount a combined resistance.

They were experts at the Human King Realm Eighth Stage.

With the nine of them leading a dozen or so Human King Realm experts, along with over a thousand Union Palace Realm experts, they should have had a high chance of victory, even against ten thousand Union Palace Realm opponents.

Unfortunately...

Their opponents this time were no ordinary men. They were the Celestial Demon Marshals—fearless of death, personally forged by the Celestial Demon Emperor Venerable, and capable of forming powerful formations!

The ten thousand Celestial Demon Marshals moved in perfect unison, as if they shared a single mind!

The power of their Battle Array was unleashed to its absolute limit.

The two sides were actually locked in a stalemate.

As for the Celestial Demon Soldiers and Celestial Demon War Generals, they too formed one Battle Array after another. Orderly and methodical, every single Celestial Demon Combat Puppet moved in perfect sync, merging into a single, cohesive whole.

They were unstoppable!

Watching his Black Demon Army experts fall one after another, Black Yama’s face turned pale, and his gaze toward Jiang Chen filled with icy killing intent. "I never expected you could summon so many experts... If I’m not mistaken, you summoned them with that Soldier Token you showed earlier, didn’t you? That must be an exceptionally rare Profound Weapon. Am I right?"

In Black Yama’s eyes, besides the coldness, there was now a trace of greed and fervent desire.

A Soldier Token capable of summoning a million Demon Soldiers.

How could he not be greedy?

Jiang Chen waved the Venerable Emperor’s Order in his hand and said with a faint smile, "These Celestial Demon Combat Puppets were indeed summoned by this Venerable Emperor’s Order in my hand. You want it?"

"Who wouldn’t want such a treasure? With this Venerable Emperor’s Order, I could establish my own kingdom, or even exchange it for a priceless treasure that would let me break through to the Human Emperor Realm. Jiang Chen, if you obediently hand over the Venerable Emperor’s Order, I might consider sparing your life. How about it?" Black Yama licked the corner of his mouth with his crimson tongue, his eyes flashing with a predatory, greedy light.

Before Jiang Chen could reply, Black Yama’s figure flashed and vanished from his spot.

Ninth Stage of the Human King Realm, ranked twenty-third on the Earth Venerable List!

Black Yama’s speed was incredible. In an instant, he appeared behind Jiang Chen, his body like a phantom. He pointed a finger, a point of white light condensing at its tip to an extreme.

SWISH!

This single finger-strike was enough to pierce a Saint-tier Profound Weapon!

And its target was the back of Jiang Chen’s heart.

A corner of Black Yama’s mouth lifted. ’So what if you have a priceless treasure like the Venerable Emperor’s Order? As long as I kill you, the Venerable Emperor’s Order will be mine, and this army of over a million will fall into my hands. I’ll be the one who has the last laugh!’

A cold smile spread across his face.

The cold beam of light from his finger had already pierced through the Jiang Chen in front of him.

PFFT!

Jiang Chen’s entire body shuddered.

A large hole appeared in the back of his chest, big enough to see straight through to the other side!

However...

The smile on Black Yama’s face suddenly vanished. ’Not good!’

His figure abruptly dissipated, turning into a cloud of black mist that vanished into the void.

At almost the same instant.

A white Sword Aura struck the spot where he had just been standing. The void trembled, and the peerless sword light, having lost its target, shot downward and landed amidst a formation of the Black Demon Army below.

SWOOSH—

The sword swept across.

Like cutting leeks, it sliced through swathes of Black Demon Army experts, cutting them in half at the waist!

The figure that had just been pierced was only an afterimage!

"Just barely missed." Jiang Chen sighed with a hint of regret and turned to look behind him.

In the empty void, a cloud of black mist coalesced, reforming into Black Yama’s body. His gaze flickered uncertainly as he stared at Jiang Chen. "How could you possibly have detected me?"

"Nothing is impossible."

Jiang Chen shrugged, then said, "Black Yama, Ninth Stage of the Human King Realm, ranked twenty-third on the Earth Venerable List. Your Celestial Tier Eighth Grade Martial Soul, Shadow, allows your body to become incorporeal and merge with space. You’re one of the few experts below the Human Emperor Realm who can traverse space. Your spatial phasing technique is indeed extraordinary, but unfortunately for you, you met me today. You are destined to die here with regret!"

"Hahaha, ridiculous!"

Black Yama sneered, his voice chilling. "Brat, even a Human Emperor would find it difficult to kill me. What makes you think you can?"

"A Human Emperor might not be able to kill you, but that doesn’t mean I can’t!"

A corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth lifted.

He no longer concealed the aura of his cultivation.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Waves of surging True Essence billowed out from him, growing stronger and stronger, not stopping until they reached the level of the Fourth Stage of the Human King Realm.

Black Yama’s eyes widened, his pupils constricting violently. "Fourth Stage of the Human King Realm? How can this be? Didn’t the reports say you just broke through to the Human King Realm half a year ago? Only six months have passed, how could you possibly have reached the Fourth Stage of the Human King Realm? Not even the current number one on the Celestial Venerable List, Gai Jinlong, had such a fast cultivation speed back in his day!"

"You’re this surprised by the Fourth Stage of the Human King Realm? I haven’t even started trying yet!"

Jiang Chen gave a mocking smile.

A fierce gale suddenly whipped up from beneath his feet.

He pushed the Profound Yellow Undying Technique to its absolute limit, and countless streams of surging True Essence poured into the God-slaying Sword.

BUZZ!

The God-Devouring Realm fully unfurled.

The domain covered a hundred-mile radius, and the endless Power of Ten Thousand Spirits converged on him. Jiang Chen’s aura continued to surge violently.

Fifth Stage of the Human King Realm.

Sixth Stage...

Seventh Stage!

The fluctuations of Jiang Chen’s aura soared all the way to the Seventh Stage of the Human King Realm. A corner of his mouth lifted as he looked at the utterly dumbfounded and stunned Black Yama, breaking into a grin...

"Black Yama, go to Hell and atone to the souls of those you wrongfully killed!"

[Three more Chapters to come, Little Tian is writing them now o(∩_∩)o ]