Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Within the Nine Demons Sky Demon Array, countless hideous and terrifying Corpse Ghosts charged toward Jiang Chen like an avalanche.

Every single Corpse Ghost carried a destructive Dark Power.

The ones formed from chunks of flesh possessed immense strength, capable of easily tearing a Heavenly Destiny expert to shreds.

The ones formed from blood possessed a poison that could corrode anything; even a High-grade Earth Tier Profound Weapon couldn’t withstand the erosion of thousands upon thousands of these blood Corpse Ghosts.

And the ones formed from countless lost souls each radiated a ghastly Ghost Qi. With ferocious faces, they let out furious, venomous roars and howls filled with negative emotions.

This was an attack aimed directly at the soul.

Even a Union Palace Realm master would have their soul grievously harmed if they faced an assault from tens of thousands of these vengeful spirit Corpse Ghosts.

Outside the Nine Demons Sky Demon Array.

Dugu Xue and the Ghost Emperor exchanged a glance, their faces filled with excitement.

Dugu Xue swallowed hard. Though he already suspected Jiang Chen was doomed to die within the Nine Demons Sky Demon Array, he couldn’t help but ask, "Ghost Emperor, Jiang Chen, he..."

"That’s right, he’s dead!"

The Ghost Emperor smiled arrogantly, a savage and smug look on his face. The black Ghost Qi around him pulsed, an intimidating sight to behold. "How powerful is my Nine Demons Sky Demon Array? Even if one of the Ten Great Young Venerables from the Venerable List were trapped by it, they’d be walking a path to certain death. You can rest assured, that Jiang Chen has probably been torn to shreds by the endless Corpse Ghosts by now!"

"Excellent, that’s just excellent!"

Dugu Xue nodded, a blissful expression on his face.

His gaze suddenly shot toward Celestial Relief City, a cruel glint in his eyes. "Since Jiang Chen is already dead, it’s about time we wiped these guys out for good!"

"Mhm!"

The Ghost Emperor nodded. "You take your men and deal with Xu Canghai and the others. I still have to preside over the Grand Array and fuse the endless Corpse Ghosts into Jiang Chen’s corpse. His physical body is comparable to a High-grade Earth Tier Profound Weapon, an incredibly rare material for refining an Evil Ghost Combat Puppet. If I can forge a Ghost King Level Evil Ghost Combat Puppet, then forget the Sixteenth State—no one in the entire Celestial Fate Ancient Realm will be my match!"

"Good! I’ll go chop off Xu Canghai and the others’ heads and toss them into the Nine Demons Sky Demon Array as materials for your Evil Ghost Combat Puppet!"

Dugu Xue immediately waved his hand, leading the experts from the Yinluo Sect and Nine Sins Hall on a charge toward Celestial Relief City.

According to their plan, they should have taken down the Three Major Sects led by Xu Canghai long ago, but Jiang Chen’s formidable appearance had delayed them until now.

Dugu Xue and the others had long since grown impatient.

Now...

The time had finally come to slaughter Xu Canghai and his people down to the last man!

"KILL!"

"Leave no one alive! Kill them all!"

The experts from the Yinluo Sect and Nine Sins Hall, each with ferocious expressions and seething with killing intent, charged toward Celestial Relief City.

Atop Celestial Relief City’s walls...

A look of utter despair appeared on Xu Canghai’s pale face. "The Nine Demons Sky Demon Array... Who would have thought the Ghost Emperor and Dugu Xue were so prepared, setting up such a vicious Grand Array here. It’s... no surprise we lost!"

"I’d long heard that the people of the Nine Sins Hall and Yinluo Sect were extremely cruel, especially some of the deviants in the Nine Sins Hall. To refine a powerful Bloodline Evil Ghost Combat Puppet, they wouldn’t even hesitate to kill their own blood relatives, turning their corpses into puppets. But I never thought they’d be so utterly depraved. That was tens of thousands of lives, yet they were all used as materials to activate the Grand Array," Xing Haisheng said, clenching his fists tightly.

Among the Sects of the Ten Great Dynasties, the Nine Sins Hall and Yinluo Sect were the most despised.

This was directly related to the cruel and bloody methods of their members.

"The three of us have already had our cultivation crippled, and now Jiang Chen has been killed by the Nine Demons Sky Demon Array. We can’t possibly hold them back..." Shaoyang Yu said, his face a mask of despair.

The Ninth Princess, Sima Qingling, who had been guarding the three of them all this time, stepped forward.

Her eyes were like cold, glittering stars, and the rims were visibly red. She ground her teeth and said, "They killed Master. I’ll make them pay with their worthless lives to accompany my master in death."

"Ninth Princess, you..."

Xing Haisheng’s expression changed abruptly.

Sima Qingling suddenly shot into the sky. A burst of blue light erupted from her body, her hair whipping about without any wind and her long skirt fluttering as if she were in the eye of a hurricane.

Her icy gaze swept over the enemy forces as she spoke, word by word, "Yinluo Sect, Nine Sins Hall, Dugu Xue, Ghost Emperor... you killed my master. I will make you all join him in death."

Not far away.

Dugu Xue, who was already flying toward Celestial Relief City with the experts of the Yinluo Sect and Nine Sins Hall, heard her and let out a disdainful sneer. "Sima Qingling, who the hell do you think you are? If your older brother, Sima Hengfeng, said that, I’d turn and leave without a second thought. But you... HAHAHA! After I capture you, I’ll let you properly enjoy the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation technique of my Yinluo Sect!"

"Secret Technique—"

Sima Qingling acted as if she hadn’t heard Dugu Xue’s words at all, her expression as cold as ice. "Great Burning Yuan Technique!"

"What?"

On the walls of Celestial Relief City.

When Xing Haisheng heard those four words, his entire body jolted. A look of disbelief spread across his face as he stared at the young woman in the sky, who was pulsing with blue light. "The... The Ninth Princess is actually using the Great Burning Yuan Technique? Is... is she trying to take Dugu Xue down with her?"

Xu Canghai, Shaoyang Yu, and even Dugu Xue revealed shocked expressions upon hearing this.

Great Burning Yuan Technique!

This was an exclusive Secret Technique of the Han Dynasty’s Royal Family, one that burned lifespan and life force to grant a massive, short-term surge in power!

It was only ever used when a disciple of the Han Dynasty’s Royal Family faced a life-or-death crisis!

Upon learning of Jiang Chen’s death and faced with the aggressive pressure from Dugu Xue and his men, Sima Qingling had resolutely chosen to use such a Secret Technique.

’Master, Qingling will definitely avenge you!’ Sima Qingling’s black hair turned as white as snow and her skin grew wrinkled, yet her figure stood incomparably straight and tall.

Transforming into a blue wave, she charged toward Dugu Xue.

BOOM—

The two clashed!

Boosted by the Great Burning Yuan Technique, Sima Qingling actually unleashed power that could evenly match Dugu Xue.

Xing Haisheng’s eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "Brothers, let’s go! We can’t let the Princess fight alone!"

"Brothers of the Sun and Moon Pavilion, charge!"

"Men of the Fiery Sun Sect, draw your weapons!"

One expert after another charged out.

The two sides instantly engaged in a brutal melee.

However...

Neither the two fighting forces nor the Ghost Emperor—who was hiding behind the Nine Demons Sky Demon Array, manipulating the powerful Array to refine an Evil Ghost Combat Puppet—knew what was happening. While they were locked in a heated battle outside, in the very center of the Nine Demons Sky Demon Array, amidst the endless swarm of Corpse Ghosts, a youth shrouded in a dark golden Flowing Light slowly opened his eyes...