Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"Jiang! Chen!"

Zhong Yi tilted his head up slightly, his dark eyes locked on Jiang Chen, glinting with a cold, predatory light.

Rage!

He was furious to the extreme!

Icy killing intent flooded every cell in his body!

As a master of the Celestial Alliance and one of the Outer Sect’s Ten Great Prodigies, the Celestial Alliance masters on Blood Battle Arena number thirty-two were under his protection.

But now... all five hundred of them had died at Jiang Chen’s hands.

He, Zhong Yi, could not escape the blame!

And the culprit behind it all was Jiang Chen!

Jiang Chen stood upon the Blood Battle Arena, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood beneath his feet. Blood rolled off the edge of the stage, showering down like a crimson rain. Cold drops splattered onto Zhong Yi, making the killing intent in his eyes even more frigid and intense.

As if oblivious to Zhong Yi’s killing intent, Jiang Chen spoke nonchalantly, "What’s wrong? Is the great master of the Celestial Alliance, one of the Outer Sect’s Ten Great Prodigies, afraid to accept my challenge?"

"Hahaha..."

Zhong Yi suddenly let out a series of cold laughs.

His figure shot into the sky as a terrifying, frigid aura erupted from him, his robes whipping in the wind.

THUD!

He dropped from the air and landed on the arena.

Even though he had personally witnessed Jiang Chen slaughter five hundred Celestial Alliance masters, Zhong Yi never expected that upon stepping onto the arena and seeing the blood and bodies that nearly covered the entire stage, an extreme chill would sweep through his entire body.

Terrifying, horrifying, and bloody!

This place was a true Asura Field, a world of slaughter.

Five hundred men, all dead. Not a single one had an intact corpse!

"Jiang Chen, you deserve to die!" Zhong Yi said, his gaze icy.

Jiang Chen shrugged and replied calmly, "They said the same thing to me just now. The result..." He raised a finger and pointed at the mountain of corpses and sea of blood on the ground.

Zhong Yi’s expression darkened, and he gritted his teeth. "Today, it’s you or me. Between the two of us, only one will walk off this Blood Battle Arena alive!"

"Then you can stay here forever!"

The Qingfeng Sword in his hand seemed to sense its master’s killing intent, its sharp edge humming and vibrating.

"Arrogant!"

Zhong Yi snorted coldly. Spreading his arms, a massive illusory bell materialized behind him.

It was a great bell, golden from top to bottom.

It was a hundred feet tall and fifty feet wide.

Dragons and phoenixes were carved upon the great bell, along with mystical, ancient runes that emanated an aura of timeless, profound majesty.

"A Profound Tier Ninth Grade Martial Soul—the Eight Extremes Bell!"

"Zhong Yi used his Martial Soul right from the start! It looks like he’s dead set on killing Jiang Chen!"

"The Eight Extremes Bell has eight faces, each with a Slaughter Saint Statue. I’ve heard that every Slaughter Saint Statue represents a Divine Technique. I wonder how many of them Zhong Yi can activate!"

"Zhong Yi has a higher chance of winning this fight!"

Zhong Yi was one of the Ten Great Prodigies, renowned for having combat power that surpassed all others in his realm. He was incredibly strong!

Although Jiang Chen was powerful, the crowd still felt that Zhong Yi’s chances were better.

Zhong Yi’s gaze was frigid as he spoke, "Jiang Chen, my Eight Extremes Bell has eight Divine Techniques. While I can only activate three of them right now, that’s more than enough to kill you!"

"Eight Extremes God Communication—Soul-Vibrating Bell!"

The Eight Extremes Bell behind Zhong Yi trembled violently, letting out a deep, heavy toll.

The bell spun, and one of its Slaughter Saint Statues faced Jiang Chen.

It was a Nightmare Demon Beast with a green face and long fangs. It opened its mouth and spat out a gray beam of light.

The beam shot through the air, heading straight for Jiang Chen.

Soul-Vibrating Bell!

This was an attack that targeted the soul. With Zhong Yi’s cultivation at the Peak of True Martial Realm Ninth Stage, even a Heavenly Destiny Realm expert would be affected if he used the Soul-Vibrating Bell Divine Technique against them.

After all, no matter how strong one’s physical defense was, it was impossible to defend the soul!

Watching the beam of light engulf Jiang Chen, a confident expression appeared on Zhong Yi’s face. ’Jiang Chen, let’s see you survive this!’

"A soul attack? Not bad, but unfortunately, it’s not enough to kill me!" A corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth lifted. His eyes were perfectly clear, showing no signs of being affected by the Soul-Vibrating Bell.

"How is that possible?"

Zhong Yi’s expression changed drastically as he cried out in disbelief.

He knew the power of his Soul-Vibrating Bell Divine Technique better than anyone. Even a Heavenly Destiny Realm master would be affected, yet Jiang Chen had no reaction at all?

’Could it be? Does this guy have a rare Soul Defense Treasure?’ Zhong Yi’s gaze darkened, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes. ’To be able to block the Soul-Vibrating Bell, it must be at least a High-level Yellow Tier Soul Defense Treasure. As long as I kill Jiang Chen, that treasure will be mine!’

A Soul Defense Treasure!

Among Profound Weapons, this was the rarest type. The value of a Yellow Tier Soul Defense Treasure was nearly comparable to a Low-grade Profound Tier Weapon.

Zhong Yi had only managed to rank among the Ten Great Prodigies by relying on his powerful Divine Thought and the impact of his Eight Extremes Bell. He himself only possessed a Yellow Tier Intermediate Soul Defense Treasure.

Filled with greed, Zhong Yi activated the Eight Extremes Bell again.

"Soul-Sending Bell!"

DONG! DONG! DONG!

The Slaughter Saint Statue rotated. An Evil Ghost Slaughter with a chilling gaze suddenly moved, and dark chains shot out from the Eight Extremes Bell. These were Soul-Hooking Lock Chains. Once entangled, even someone with a Soul Defense Treasure would have their soul bound. If an opponent’s Soul Power was even slightly weaker, the Soul-Hooking Lock Chains could even rip their soul from their body.

Facing the sinister, dark Soul-Hooking Lock Chains, a cold glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes. ’The attacks from this Eight Extremes Bell are similar to a Divine Thought Master’s Divine Thought Attacks. Ordinary moves have no effect on it. No wonder Zhong Yi was still so confident after knowing I killed Lu Jie. So this is what he’s relying on.’

Just as Jiang Chen had guessed, Zhong Yi was indeed a Divine Thought Master!

Divine Thought Masters were quite rare!

But every Divine Thought Master was incredibly powerful, capable of crushing masters of the same realm.

This was because a Divine Thought Master’s attacks targeted the soul, which was extremely difficult to defend against.

Unfortunately for him...

Zhong Yi had run into Jiang Chen!

"Divine Thought Blade, break for me!"

A cyan-gold light flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes. His Divine Thought coalesced into a blade and shot out from his pupils.

BZZZT—

The Divine Thought Blade formed a sharp Battle Blade that viciously slashed at the sinister, dark Soul-Hooking Lock Chains.

BANG!

The Soul-Hooking Lock Chains held for only a moment before shattering.

Zhong Yi’s body convulsed as he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale. His eyes, wide with disbelief, stared at Jiang Chen in shock and suspicion. "You’re a Divine Thought Master too?"

"That’s right!"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly.

"So what if you’re a Divine Thought Master? You’re still going to die by my hand..." Zhong Yi gritted his teeth, his voice filled with a bone-chilling killing intent. "Jiang Chen, you won’t be able to block my final Divine Technique. If you cripple your cultivation and kneel to beg for mercy right now, I might spare your life. Otherwise, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!"

Zhong Yi said this because he was worried that his third Divine Technique would be too powerful and might damage the Soul Defense Treasure that Jiang Chen possessed.

That was why he spoke as he did.

In reality...

’The moment Jiang Chen cripples his cultivation, I’ll kill him immediately!’

A corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth lifted. He raised a single finger and beckoned to Zhong Yi. "Bring it on!"

"You’re asking for death, so don’t blame me for what happens next!"

Furious, Zhong Yi gritted his teeth. He clenched his fists, which emitted a low rumbling sound. Behind him, the Eight Extremes Bell flared with brilliant golden light. Its eight Slaughter Saint Statues spun rapidly as a terrifying wave of power surged toward Jiang Chen, threatening to crush him...

"Die, Jiang Chen—Soul Bell—"