Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

”What are you four standing around for? Kill this kid for me!”

Inside the Array, Li Ru hovered in the air, gripping Xiaoyou’s ankle with one hand. He held her upside down, his expression cold as he commanded them.

The four Human Emperors glanced at each other.

Vicious smiles spread across their faces. ”Kid, you still dare to fight back? If you make a move, your little sister here is going to be fish food!”

”I suggest you surrender without a fight!”

”Such a cute little girl... and she only ended up like this because of you!”

As the four Human Emperors spoke, the attacks in their hands didn’t pause for a second.

”You... all of you deserve to die!”

His blood-red eyes swept over the four Human Emperors as Jiang Chen pointed a finger forward. ”Breaking Sun!”

The attack shot straight toward the Human Emperor closest to him.

”Pathetic parlor tricks!”

The Human Emperor snorted coldly. A Thunderbolt flickered in his palm, crushing the starlight finger before it.

A look of utter disdain was on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a chilling smile play on Jiang Chen’s lips, which filled him with a sense of unease.

Jiang Chen gripped the Spirit-Slaying Sword with one hand. The muscles in his arm instantly tensed and bulged as he swept the blade upward from below.

SWISH!

An arc of Sword Aura, like a crescent moon, tore through the air, arriving in an instant.

”No...”

The Human Emperor Realm expert’s expression changed drastically. He wanted to counterattack but found he was completely unable to move within the area covered by the black Sword Aura.

He could only stare, wide-eyed, as the peerless strike landed on his body.

PSHH...

A pillar of blood sprayed high into the air, a human head mixed within the crimson torrent.

Jiang Chen’s figure flashed, brushing past the Human Emperor Realm expert. He grabbed the man’s corpse.

His eyes seemed to crackle with cold lightning. He snorted. ”However you treated Xiaoyou, I will make you pay it back a hundred, a thousand times over!”

The God-slaying Sword inside him erupted with black light and immediately began to devour.

WHOOSH!

The Human Emperor Realm expert’s Essence Blood, Martial Soul, and surging True Essence turned into a torrent that flooded madly into Jiang Chen’s body.

Since awakening the power of his bloodline, Jiang Chen no longer needed to use the Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique to devour the power of others. Furthermore, his Chaos Bloodline could absorb anything. Before, Jiang Chen could only devour Essence Blood and Martial Souls, but now, he could even absorb his opponent’s True Essence to increase his own cultivation and strength.

BOOM!

A mighty expert at the Human Emperor Realm Fifth Stage was sucked dry in Jiang Chen’s hands, reduced to a withered husk.

A glow of True Essence shot out from his palm.

The withered husk was blasted into dust, which scattered down from the sky.

”What?”

”Third Brother was killed?”

”Damn it! You’ll pay for Third Brother’s life!”

The remaining three Human Emperors were furious.

Inside the Array, Li Ru’s expression also changed. He roared, ”Jiang Chen, you still dare to fight back? It seems you don’t want this little girl to live!”

He actually lifted Xiaoyou high into the air.

Right in front of Jiang Chen, he yanked hard. A sound like tearing cloth—RRRIP!—rang out.

Li Ru had brutally torn off Xiaoyou’s remaining arm.

”AHH...”

Xiaoyou let out a bloodcurdling scream of pain. Her entire body convulsed and trembled.

Fresh blood splattered into the cold lake water.

It attracted even more Sword-toothed Fish.

PLOP!

Li Ru tossed the severed arm into the Ice Lake. Countless Sword-toothed Fish swarmed it, tearing at it until not even the bones were left.

Li Ru looked up at Jiang Chen and grinned. ”Jiang Chen, doesn’t that just break your heart? Hahaha...”

”Xiaoyou...”

Jiang Chen’s heart was bleeding.

Xiaoyou struggled to lift her head. Her dark, round eyes widened as tears welled up, but she fought to keep them from falling. Her childish voice was terribly weak. ”Bro... Brother, don’t worry about Xiaoyou. I’m okay... I’m not afraid of the pain!”

”Xiaoyou, close your eyes. Your brother will definitely save you!” Jiang Chen gritted his teeth, forcing his voice to sound as gentle as possible.

Xiaoyou nodded with difficulty and squeezed her eyes shut.

”Li Ru, I will make you regret ever being born into this world!” Jiang Chen took a deep breath and turned to the three remaining Human Emperors. ”As for you... I will repay the torture Xiaoyou has suffered a hundred times over upon you!”

”Arrogant!”

”The three of us won’t give you another chance!”

The three Human Emperor Realm experts all sneered.

Having learned their lesson from what happened to the first Human Emperor Realm expert, the three of them naturally wouldn’t face Jiang Chen alone. They joined forces.

They kept a tight formation, staying close to one another.

If any one of them was in danger, the others would immediately rush to their aid.

”I’ll start with you!”

Jiang Chen stared at the Human Emperor on the left. His figure suddenly flickered and reappeared behind him.

”He’s here!”

”Second Brother, watch out!”

The other two Human Emperors attacked simultaneously, unleashing terrifying attacks on Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen remained unmoved.

His body was enveloped in a brilliant golden light, making him look like a Golden Armor War God. He swung his sword three times in succession. ”Star Luo Destruction!”

SWISH!

Three streaks of Sword Aura stirred up a field of starlight, which coalesced into a river of stars.

It crashed down toward the Human Emperor Realm expert.

”Black Tortoise Celestial Technique!”

The phantom of a Black Tortoise Divine Beast appeared behind that Human Emperor. It was his Martial Soul.

This Black Tortoise Martial Soul roared at the sky and expanded continuously, transforming into a hundred-zhang-tall Martial Soul Dharma Aspect. Its four hooved claws, like celestial pillars, descended to shelter the Human Emperor within.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The three sword strikes slammed viciously against the Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect.

Yet, they were unable to break through its defense!

The Human Emperor laughed heartily. ”You can’t break my defense at all!”

”Is that so?”

Jiang Chen was expressionless. Gripping the Spirit-Slaying Sword with both hands, he pushed his God-Devouring Realm to its limit. His Chaos Bloodline erupted, instantly boosting his combat power by five levels to the Third Stage of Human Emperor Realm. A cold light glinted in his eyes as he unleashed his sword.

”Star Luo Destruction!”

CRACKLE...

A river of stars, dazzlingly brilliant and a thousand zhang long, crashed down.

BOOM!

The massive Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect trembled violently before exploding with a BANG! Jiang Chen endured the attacks of the other two Human Emperors, surged forward, and seized the Human Emperor in front of him.

”Damn you, let go of Second Brother!”

The other two Human Emperors roared in fury.

Jiang Chen’s face was a mask of indifference. With one hand choking the Human Emperor’s neck, he grabbed the man’s arm with the other. RRRIP! He brutally tore off the Human Emperor’s right arm. Repeating the process, he proceeded to tear off all of the man’s limbs. The Human Emperor trembled in agony.

He let out agonizing roars. ”Kill me, Jiang Chen! Just kill me...”

”So now you know what pain is? What about Xiaoyou? She’s just a four-year-old child, yet you did this to her...”

Jiang Chen’s icy gaze swept over Li Ru and the two remaining Human Emperors. He spoke slowly, ”I told you that I would repay you a hundredfold for how you treated Xiaoyou. And now, it begins with you!”

As his voice fell,

Jiang Chen grabbed the shoulders of the Human Emperor before him with both hands and yanked violently to the sides.

SPLAT...

A mighty Human Emperor was torn in half with a single pull...