Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Jiang Chen, Xiao Qingyi, the Black Emperor, Little White, Lui Yifa, Yuwen Xunyi, Di Tian, and other powerful experts stood shoulder to shoulder.

Jiang Chen’s gaze swept over the people by his side.

His lover.

His brothers.

And even former rivals...

But now, they all stood with him, forming a united front.

”Brother Chen, are your injuries okay?” Xiao Qingyi asked, looking at Jiang Chen with concern. Her slender, jade-like hand gently squeezed his broad palm, her face filled with worry.

Jiang Chen squeezed her delicate hand back and shook his head gently. ”I’m fine! Qingyi, are you scared?”

”No!”

Xiao Qingyi shook her head, her watery eyes fixed on Jiang Chen without blinking. ”As long as Brother Chen is here, Qingyi isn’t afraid of anything!”

”Mm.”

A warmth spread through Jiang Chen’s heart.

The Black Emperor stood atop Little White’s head, its eyes wide.

Seeing their clasped hands, Bai Ling and Lin Feifei both felt a pang of sadness and disappointment.

”Tsk, tsk, what a touching scene! Even knowing it means death, you still want to stand up for this brat? A bunch of juniors who don’t know their place...” A sharp, piercing sneer came from Ghost Mother Lishan, shattering the warm moment.

Standing beside Ghost Mother Lishan, Mu Feiyang snorted coldly, his icy gaze sweeping over Di Tian and the others. ”If you don’t want to die, then scram. Otherwise, I won’t be leaving anyone alive!”

The Black Emperor grinned. ”What’s this crow doing, cawing and squawking? So annoying!”

Electricity flickered around Lui Yifa as he laughed. ”Little Black, you’re speaking human words to two beasts. How could they possibly understand!”

Little White rolled its eyes. ”Afa, don’t you dare insult beasts like that!”

”Hahaha...”

Hearing the conversation between the man and two beasts, the tense and oppressive atmosphere immediately lightened. Smiles appeared on the faces of Di Tian and the others.

But Ghost Mother Lishan and Mu Feiyang were furious.

’Beasts?’

’And that was an insult to beasts?!’

”Damn you!”

”You sharp-tongued junior! You’re courting death!”

The two snorted coldly and suddenly attacked.

Jiang Chen’s expression changed slightly. He said, ”Di Tian, you all team up to keep Mu Feiyang busy. Leave Ghost Mother Lishan to me!”

”No problem!”

”Keeping just him occupied shouldn’t be too difficult!”

Di Tian and Yuwen Tiandu both nodded.

Under their lead, Lui Yifa and the other experts charged toward Mu Feiyang.

Mu Feiyang’s gaze was frigid, his killing intent thickening. ”A bunch of juniors who don’t know your place. Die!”

BOOM—

Chaos erupted in that spot.

Jiang Chen let go of Xiao Qingyi’s hand, instructing the Black Emperor and Little White, ”You two protect Qingyi!”

”Don’t worry!”

”Boss, I’ll definitely protect Sister Qingyi!”

The Black Emperor and Little White both nodded.

Xiao Qingyi looked at Jiang Chen. ”Brother Chen, you have to be okay!”

”I promise!”

Jiang Chen nodded and then charged toward Ghost Mother Lishan.

Xiao Qingyi stared at his departing figure, took a deep breath, and looked at the Black Emperor and Little White. ”Little Black, Little White, you two act as my Protectors!”

”Is Sister Qingyi going to play the guqin?” Little White’s eyes widened with excitement.

The Black Emperor was also thrilled. ”With the help of your music, Qingyi, Jiang Chen and the others will have a much greater chance of winning!”

”Mm-hm!”

Xiao Qingyi nodded heavily. She sat down cross-legged, took out a Guqin, and stared at Jiang Chen, who was locked in battle with Ghost Mother Lishan. A cold, blood-red light flashed in her cool eyes as she said in a low voice, ”No matter who it is, anyone who tries to harm my Brother Chen deserves to die. This piece, ’Celestial Slaughter,’ suddenly appeared in my memory when I broke through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm. I have never played it before. Today, for Brother Chen, I will play this song!”

”’Celestial Slaughter?’”

The Black Emperor and Little White exchanged a look.

During the year Jiang Chen was in the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm, they had been by Xiao Qingyi’s side the entire time.

They both knew just how terrifying the music of this seemingly gentle young woman could be!

TWANG—

Xiao Qingyi’s slender, jade-like fingers swept across the Guqin, and a series of spine-chilling notes instantly rang out.

For some unknown reason, as soon as that note sounded, everyone from Jiang Chen to Di Tian and Lui Yifa felt as if their scalps were about to split open, the hot blood in their veins beginning to boil uncontrollably.

TWANG TWANG TWANG...

Xiao Qingyi’s hands became a blur.

They moved ceaselessly across the Guqin, each note rising and falling with a powerful, sonorous cadence that was clear and resonant.

The music grew faster and more urgent.

It was like a thousand armies charging, like blades and halberds sweeping across the heavens and earth.

”Raise my Battle Sword, slay to the Nine Heavens...”

”Spill my hot blood, press ever forward...”

Sonorous lyrics poured from Xiao Qingyi’s lips.

Every word was like a war drum.

Beating high in the sky.

Every verse was like a Battle Banner!

Waving and dancing between heaven and earth!

Banners filled the azure sky, snapping in the wind; killing intent surged to the heavens, like the Celestial Slaughter itself...

RUMBLE!

As the music grew louder, the clear blue sky above Martial Saint Peak vanished, replaced by roiling, dark storm clouds.

In the unseen, it was as if everyone could see a thousand armies charging and galloping, their earth-shattering war cries shaking the world!

Every expert felt their blood boil!

Within the crowd.

Bai Lingfei, who was healing Bai Yetao, frowned. As he looked up at Mu Feiyang, who was suppressing Di Tian and the others, a brilliant divine light erupted in his eyes.

Beside him, Bai Yetao’s gray hair and beard fluttered. His body trembled slightly, as if he had become decades younger. He said in a deep voice, ”Lingfei, go! Let them know the power of our Tenth Hall!”

”Understood, Master!”

Bai Lingfei nodded. After listening to Xiao Qingyi’s ”Celestial Slaughter,” even he felt his blood boil with the desire to fight. His figure shot into the air, a Nine-Ringed Golden Threaded Great Ring Saber appearing in his hand. A blazing battle intent erupted from him. ”Mu Feiyang, I, Bai Lingfei, have come to test your skills!”

BOOM...

The moment Bai Lingfei entered the battlefield, the situation instantly reversed.

With the assistance of Di Tian and the others, Bai Lingfei actually suppressed Mu Feiyang, forcing him to retreat step by step.

”How is this possible? Union Palace Realm Eighth Stage? You’re a powerhouse too? How can this be?” Mu Feiyang’s face changed drastically. While fending off Bai Lingfei’s frenzied attacks, he glared furiously at Tu Shanhe and roared, ”Tu Shanhe, you son of a bitch, you set me up! Your Saint Martial Sword Sect actually had another powerhouse?”

”What?”

Tu Shanhe, who was activating the Grand Array to control Yuwen Zheng and the others, saw his expression change abruptly.

His gaze toward Bai Lingfei was filled with ice as he laughed in fury. ”Good, good, very good! Bai Lingfei, Bai Yetao... Your Tenth Hall has done well. To think you’ve hidden your cultivation all this time. Are you plotting a rebellion?”

”Rebellion?”

Bai Lingfei sneered. ”Tu Shanhe, did you think we didn’t know you murdered my Grandmaster, Bai Changsheng? Today, I’ll slay Mu Feiyang first, then I’ll slay you to avenge my Grandmaster!”

Tu Shanhe’s expression changed again. He stared intently at Bai Lingfei, a cold light glinting in his eyes. ”So, you already knew... In that case, after today, my Saint Martial Sword Sect will no longer have a Tenth Hall!”

”I’d like to see you try to destroy my Tenth Hall!”

Bai Lingfei let out a cold snort. His killing intent grew even more frenzied as blade lights that soared to the heavens rained down on Mu Feiyang like a torrential downpour.

Meanwhile, under the influence of ”Celestial Slaughter,” Jiang Chen’s combat power had surged by a full thirty percent, allowing him to suppress Ghost Mother Lishan in a fierce, evenly matched struggle.

”...Defeat emperors, battle the Azure Heaven, seize the throne to become immortal, with boundless pride between heaven and earth...”

Xiao Qingyi’s ethereal voice suddenly shifted, and the music became even more sonorous, as if it had reached its absolute peak.

As the final word burst forth, the Guqin let out a thunderous ”BOOM.”

Jiang Chen felt himself filled with endless power. He threw his head back and roared, suddenly slashing his sword across the sky. ”Kill!”

Azure light surged!

Blue light flickered!

Yellow light blazed!

Red light scorched the heavens...

The Four Great Secrets of the Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind Sword Dao erupted simultaneously, actually showing signs of fusing at this very moment. A Sword Aura containing all four secrets shot into the sky. It formed a four-colored pillar of light that seemed to hold the power to prop up the heavens as it slashed down toward Ghost Mother Lishan.

”This is bad... Block it!”

Ghost Mother Lishan’s expression changed drastically. She summoned a Bone Throne, which transformed into a towering mountain of skeletons.

However...

Before this terrifying sword strike, the mountain of skeletons was blasted apart.

The unparalleled sword strike came down with a ”BOOM,” cleaving down from the top of Ghost Mother Lishan’s head.

”No—”

Ghost Mother Lishan only had time to let out a final, wretched scream before she dissipated into nothingness within the peerless Sword Aura!

Between heaven and earth, all that remained was this peerless sword light and the blood-boiling, Nine Heavens-suppressing melody of Xiao Qingyi’s ”Celestial Slaughter”!