Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

”You beast! You dare kill Zhao Rui? I’ll grind your bones to dust, eat your flesh, and drink your blood...”

Zhao Lin wore a savage smile.

The longsword in his hand was enveloped in surging True Essence. The pale-green True Essence pulsed like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, poised to sever Little White’s head with a single strike!

However...

Just as his sword fell, a mere two fingers away from Little White’s head—at the last possible moment, when the sharp Sword Qi had already sliced through a few white hairs on its head—a piercing silver light descended from the sky. It tore through the air at an extreme speed and slammed viciously into the longsword.

This silver light was not only incredibly fast, but also immensely powerful!

CLANG!

A deafening ring echoed from the longsword as the silver light violently knocked it from his grasp.

The longsword tumbled through the air several times before plunging into the ground with a *SHING*. Its hilt trembled violently, buzzing with a low hum.

Zhao Lin’s expression changed drastically. The moment the longsword left his hand, he retreated explosively. His eyes, cold and filled with endless killing intent, stared in the direction the silver light had come from as he roared, ”Who’s there?”

SWOOSH—

Everyone fighting on Sunset Slope stopped and looked up at the sky.

They saw a figure wreathed in brilliant golden light, like a child of the sun, descending from the heavens with a vast divine aura, standing atop a crimson tiger!

The light gradually receded into his body, revealing black robes that whipped in the wind and a head of black hair dancing wildly. The figure wasn’t robust, even appearing somewhat lean, but at this moment, he looked like a deity descending from the heavens.

Invincible, domineering, mighty, and unbeatable!

This complex aura emanated from him, plain for all to see. Like a peerless conqueror, he slowly landed in front of Little White.

This godlike youth finally revealed his true face!

GASP...

When the members of the Qinghuo Gang saw that refined face clearly, every one of them couldn’t help but turn pale. Zhao Lin’s pupils contracted violently. ”Jiang Chen? It’s you?”

Jiang Chen paid Zhao Lin no mind.

He glanced around, his calm gaze sweeping over the heavily wounded experts from the Lui Family, the City Lord’s Mansion, and the Red Flame Army. He only frowned slightly.

But when his eyes fell upon Lui Yifa and Little White...

...everyone on Sunset Slope felt a terrifying chill descend from all directions, enveloping them. The experts from the Qinghuo Gang, in particular, were so cold that they shivered uncontrollably, their teeth chattering.

”B-Boss?”

Little White opened its eyes and stared at the youth before it in disbelief, exclaiming in shock.

The despair in the eyes of the gravely injured Lui Yifa vanished. He forced his battered body up, looked at Jiang Chen, and choked out in a hoarse voice, ”B-Boss, I thought I’d never see you again in this life. I thought I wouldn’t live long enough to worship your statue...”

”Save your breath!”

Jiang Chen glanced at Little White and Lui Yifa, then patted the Sharp Sword Tiger’s head. ”Little Sword, take them aside for now. Grind this Second-Grade Lingzhi into a paste and have them consume it.”

”Yes, Master!”

The Sharp Sword Tiger nodded its massive head, carried Little White and Lui Yifa to the side, and plopped down on the ground. It then began grinding the Second-Grade Lingzhi with its two paws.

This was a superb healing Spirit Medicine!

”Lord Jiang Chen, we are...” an expert from the City Lord’s Mansion stepped forward and said respectfully.

Jiang Chen waved a hand, cutting him off. ”I know who you are. Brother Tianpeng had you stay here, right? You’ve done well, but for now, you should go rest. Leave this to me!”

”Yes, sir!”

After a moment’s hesitation, the experts from the City Lord’s Mansion and the Red Flame Army respectfully withdrew.

Only then did Jiang Chen turn to Zhao Lin and the other Qinghuo Gang experts. He said calmly, ”Zhao Qiankun certainly is lucky. To think he managed to get his hands on Breaking Yuan Pills and create ten True Martial Realm Powerhouses. With your help, if he had just focused on finding treasures and opportunities, his gains would have been substantial. Unfortunately for you, of all the things you shouldn’t have done, you should never have laid a hand on my friends!”

His words were indifferent, showing no regard for the six True Martial Realm experts before him.

”Hmph!”

Zhao Lin snorted, his face a mask of anger and gloom. ”Aren’t you a little too arrogant!”

”That’s right! Even if the six of us brothers together are no match for you, killing us won’t be a simple task!”

”At worst, we’ll take you down with us!”

The six True Martial Realm Powerhouses were fearless. True Essence surged within them, and the six streams of energy merged as if from a single source, creating a force that would trouble even an ordinary True Martial Realm Third Stage master!

”I was wondering where you got the confidence to face me. So, it turns out you six cultivated the same Cultivation Technique and can form the Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation. With this Battle Array, even a True Martial Realm Third Stage master wouldn’t be able to do anything to you in a short time. However...”

A wise light flashed in Jiang Chen’s deep, star-like eyes as he saw through the six of them in a single glance. He nodded slightly, then the corner of his mouth curled into a disdainful sneer. ”You think a mere Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation is enough to contend with me, Jiang Chen?”

”And why not?” Zhao Lin retorted.

Zhao Yi sneered confidently. ”The six of us brothers were trained by the Young Master since we were children, cultivating the Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation. Back when we were only at the Martial Arts Ninth Stage, we could use this array to trap a True Martial Realm Second Stage master for a full double-hour. Now that all six of us are in the True Martial Realm, forget just contending with you—it’s even possible for us to kill you!”

The other four also wore expressions of cold confidence.

Clearly, their thoughts were identical to Zhao Yi’s!

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly, his expression calm. He said faintly, ”Your naivety and ignorance are truly laughable!”

”Damn you! How dare you look down on us?”

”Then we’ll let you taste the power of our Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation...”

The six roared in unison with perfect coordination, simultaneously activating their Profound Techniques and pushing their True Essence to the absolute limit.

This Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation could fuse the True Essence of all six men. The power generated by combining the lifetime’s worth of True Essence from six True Martial Realm Powerhouses was far more than simple addition. In terms of raw True Essence power alone, their combined strength, thanks to the Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation, could indeed rival that of an ordinary True Martial Realm Third Stage expert!

Unfortunately, their opponent today was Jiang Chen!

A bright light flashed through his deep eyes. In an instant, his Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil saw through the Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation’s every strength and weakness.

The corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth quirked as his gaze erupted with cold killing intent. ”Such a clumsy Battle Array. I can break it with a single sword strike!”

”Arrogant!”

Zhao Lin took the lead, activating the Battle Array to condense the True Essence of all six men into a massive Sword Aura dozens of feet long. It slashed violently toward Jiang Chen. ”Survive this strike before you boast about breaking my array!”

”Ridiculous!”

Jiang Chen sneered in disdain.

He raised his hand, grasped his sword, lifted his arm, and swung!

The single, fluid motion was like flowing clouds and moving water as his sword strike tore through the air to kill!

VMMMM—

The speed of this strike was extreme. Empowered by his Wind Sword Intent, the sword’s velocity reached a terrifying level. It tore through the air, and with a sharp *POP*, it directly shattered the Sword Aura that had been condensed from the True Essence of six men. The Sword Aura crumbled and dissipated into nothingness.

The momentum of Jiang Chen’s sword didn’t diminish. As it reached the Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation, the sword light flickered, splitting from one into two, then two into four...

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Sixteen consecutive streams of Sword Qi slammed viciously into the Six Paths Reincarnation Battle Formation.

BOOM—

The Battle Array, formed from the condensed True Essence of six men, was directly blasted apart by the storm of Sword Qi. The six of them shuddered violently and coughed up a mist of blood in unison.

The Battle Array connecting the True Essence of the six men shattered, broken by a single sword strike!

Under the impact of the Sword Qi, Zhao Yi, Zhao Chen, and Zhao Yu’s bodies were blown to pieces.

The six True Martial Realm experts, who had been so arrogant just moments before, were half-annihilated by the power of Jiang Chen’s single strike.

Jiang Chen glanced at the three survivors, including Zhao Lin, and clicked his tongue with a smirk. ”To be able to withstand one of my strikes and not die, the three of you are indeed quite skilled. I just wonder... can you block my Second Sword?”

His sword’s edge gathered power, and he struck once more!

Instant Sword...

Sword Traceless, killing unseen, everything completed in an instant!

PFFT! PFFT!

Another two True Martial Realm Powerhouses fell to his sword.

Only Zhao Lin survived. A pale-green light erupted around his body, blocking the fatal strike. Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. ”A Profound Tier Body-Protecting Armor? It seems Zhao Qiankun holds you in high regard, to entrust you with such a priceless piece of Body-Protecting Armor!”

”Hmph. The Young Master’s power is beyond your comprehension!”

Zhao Lin’s face was pale. He glanced at his five dead brothers, his eyes filled with madness and savagery. Extreme resentment fused with the cold light in his gaze as he stared at Jiang Chen like a predator about to pounce. He hissed sinisterly, ”The Young Master was right, you really aren’t easy to deal with. However, the Young Master is wise and powerful; he foresaw this situation long ago. He bestowed this treasure upon me. I thought I’d never have a use for it, but I never imagined I’d be forced to use it in the end!”

Zhao Lin’s features were completely twisted, his eyes blinded by hatred.

”Jiang Chen, you forced me to do this!”

Zhao Lin laughed manically as he slammed a hand against his chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood mist that dyed the walnut-sized, pitch-black stone in his hand a deep crimson.

The moment the black stone was touched by blood, it immediately erupted with a blinding crimson light.

Bloody patterns appeared on the surface of the black stone as an astonishing fluctuation surged from within it. It felt as if all the Spiritual Qi in the world was being instantly drained.

Not far away, Little White shuddered, a look of terror on its face. It had clearly recognized the black stone’s true nature and shouted a warning...

”Boss, be careful! That’s a Demon Blood Soul Stone!”