Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

”Secret Technique—Heaven-Devouring!”

The grand and solemn voice formed into resonant syllables, exploding in his mind.

Jiang Chen’s eyes flew open, filled with shock and disbelief. ’The Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique? The successor Cultivation Technique to the Devouring Spirit Ten Thousand Dao Scripture?’

The Devouring Spirit Ten Thousand Dao Scripture was enough for Jiang Chen to rapidly advance his cultivation before the Heavenly Destiny Realm by devouring the Essence Blood and Spiritual Qi of others.

But after he reached the Union Palace Realm, the Devouring Spirit Ten Thousand Dao Scripture became all but useless.

It could indeed allow him to rapidly devour Spiritual Qi and so on.

However...

Cultivation after the Union Palace Realm required one to comprehend the world’s fundamental principles and grasp Martial Arts Secrets.

Even if he used the Devouring Spirit Ten Thousand Dao Scripture to devour vast amounts of energy, it would only strengthen his True Essence Power, not improve his grasp of Martial Arts Secrets.

But now that the God-slaying Sword had advanced to the Celestial Tier Eighth Grade, the Devouring Spirit Ten Thousand Dao Scripture had also evolved, becoming the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique. According to the Secret Technique’s description, not only did it retain all the functions of the Devouring Spirit Ten Thousand Dao Scripture, but it also added a new one: devouring Martial Arts Secrets!

Of course,

this Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique was not so easy to cultivate and use.

It had its limitations!

First, to use the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique, one had to form a Profound Yellow Melting Furnace within their body. Using the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace as a foundation, one could then devour and refine the Martial Arts Secrets of others. This would condense the essence of those secrets, improving one’s own mastery of Martial Arts Secrets!

Second, the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique could not be used to devour endlessly.

For example, if Jiang Chen were to try and devour the Martial Arts Secrets of a Human Emperor Realm expert right now, just operating the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace to refine their essence would be an incredibly difficult challenge.

Regardless,

now that he had the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique, it was like having a cheat code to rapidly advance his cultivation, even in the Union Palace Realm!

’So I need to use the Profound Yellow Undying Technique as a foundation to form the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace. It seems the Profound Yellow Undying Technique is the root of everything. No matter how high my cultivation reaches, I can never neglect it!’ Amid his excitement, Jiang Chen saw the issue with increasing clarity.

Although he currently possessed numerous Secret Techniques and treasures—including heaven-defying assets like the God-Devouring Realm, the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique, the Eyes of the Heavens, and the Spirit-Slaying Sword—Jiang Chen knew very well that the true foundation of it all was still the Profound Yellow Undying Technique and his Martial Soul, the God-slaying Sword.

The Profound Yellow Undying Technique was known as an invincible Divine Technique, and the God-slaying Sword was a Divine Soldier that had once slain gods.

With the support of these two, Jiang Chen was confident that he would one day stand at the very peak of the Martial Dao. The image of a tall, powerful figure appeared in his mind. A cold light glinted in his eyes, and his fists clenched unconsciously. ’Xiang Tianwen, the day I set foot in the Demon God Palace will be the day you die!’

He could never forget the scene at the Saint Martial Sword Sect when Xiang Tianwen had killed Qi Daotian with a single finger.

Nor could he forget that it was because of Xiang Tianwen that Xiao Qingyi had sacrificed her soul to unleash her Martial Soul Innate Divine Technique. She was still in a coma, her life hanging by a thread.

Before leaving, Xiang Tianwen’s indifferent gaze, as if looking down upon an ant, was still like a steel needle, constantly pricking at Jiang Chen’s heart.

The enmity between Jiang Chen and Xiang Tianwen was deeper than the sea and heavier than the mountains.

Only Xiang Tianwen’s head could resolve it!

Exhaling slowly, Jiang Chen’s eyes flashed with a sharp light. ’The Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique requires me to form the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace, but that requires some preparations. I’ll have to wait until I’m back in Icebound City to figure it out!’

Composing himself, Jiang Chen stood up and headed toward Broken Tooth Valley.

...

The battle in Broken Tooth Valley had already subsided.

Most of the experts from the Icefield Race Royal Family and the Lin Family had been slain, with only a dozen or so taken captive.

Jiang Chen’s return made the experts from the Cloud Sea Business Alliance look ecstatic. Black Emperor zipped over to Jiang Chen, landed on his shoulder, and said, seeking praise, ”Jiang Chen, I completed the mission perfectly!”

”Good job. When we get back, I’ll let you roam free for two days,” Jiang Chen said.

Black Emperor’s eyes widened. He rubbed his claws together, asking with excitement and anticipation, ”Can I stay out overnight?”

”...”

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes, speechless.

He looked toward Zhao Hongluan as she walked over and gave a slight nod. ”Young Lady.”

”Where is Lin Fan?”

Zhao Hongluan looked behind Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen said flatly, ”Killed him.”

”Oh.”

Zhao Hongluan nodded as if she had already guessed. After a moment’s hesitation, she said, ”I plan to take these people to the Purple Wind Clan. The fact that the Lin Family and the Icefield Royal Family tried to intercept us suggests there are likely more secrets behind this.”

Jiang Chen was taken aback.

He hadn’t expected the headstrong Fire Phoenix to proactively tell him everything. He couldn’t help but smile. ”You can make the decision yourself.”

”Then let’s set out!”

Zhao Hongluan bit her lip lightly, then waved her hand. The two Icefield Barbarian Elephants continued to move forward.

After passing through Broken Tooth Valley, they were only two days’ journey from the Purple Wind Clan.

「Two days later.」

An endless plain appeared before them, and on it, a massive, oval-shaped city sat on the horizon.

The city was enormous, shaped like a massive dome.

If not for the huge city gate at its entrance, one might mistake it for a spherical iceberg at first glance. The entire city was built from ice, gleaming brightly as it reflected the sunlight from the Celestial Vault, making it exceptionally dazzling.

Zhao Hongluan explained, ”This is the settlement of the Purple Wind Clan, called Purple Wind City. The entire city is built from thousand-year-old ice from deep within the Profound Celestial Ice Field. The whole city is as sturdy as a Low-grade Profound Tier Weapon. And even though it’s a city made of ice, its interior is very warm, maintaining a constant temperature year-round!”

”Such a magical structure exists?”

Jiang Chen showed a curious expression.

But Black Emperor, on his shoulder, scoffed, ”What’s so magical about it? Take a good look at the dome of that Ice City. They deliberately designed it that way to absorb the maximum amount of sunlight and gather heat within the city, that’s all!”

The Little Vermilion Bird on Zhao Hongluan’s shoulder snorted coldly. ”If it were that simple, we would have learned how to build an Ice City long ago!”

”I’m telling you, Little Vermilion Bird... if you dare argue with me again, believe it or not, I’ll boil and eat you!” Black Emperor snarled, baring his teeth.

The Little Vermilion Bird trembled and, sure enough, didn’t dare say another word.

Black Emperor grinned smugly.

A short while later, Jiang Chen and his group arrived before the gates of Purple Wind City. The cities of the Icefield Race all had only a single entrance. At this entrance stood a hundred enormous, ferocious Ice Beasts in custom-made armor, flanking both sides.

They stood like the most loyal guards, protecting the city gate.

On each Ice Beast rode an Icefield Race expert armed to the teeth. As soon as they spotted Jiang Chen’s group, they all grew vigilant, aiming their Battle Crossbows at the newcomers.

These Battle Crossbows were all Profound Tier High-level Profound Weapons, provided to the Purple Wind Clan by the Cloud Sea Business Alliance. They were incredibly powerful; with enough Spirit Crystals, they could kill even a Union Palace Realm expert.

”Who goes there?” a Purple Wind Clan expert shouted.

Lei Tong walked to the top of the Icefield Barbarian Elephant’s head and shouted, ”Hold your fire! We are from the Cloud Sea Business Alliance, here to escort a shipment of supplies. This is our token of passage from your clan!”

Lei Tong took out a blue Ice Token shaped like a hexagram.

An unusual symbol was inscribed on the Token—the crest of the Purple Wind Clan.

Upon seeing the Token, the vigilant expressions on the Purple Wind Clan experts’ faces relaxed, replaced by smiles. ”So, you’re friends from the Cloud Sea Business Alliance! Our Clan Leader has been waiting in the city for a long time. Please, come in!”

”Open the gate!”

RUMBLE!

The gate of the ice city swung open, and Jiang Chen’s group entered in an orderly procession.

They had entered Purple Wind City, one of the three great tribes of the Profound Celestial Ice Field...