Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

BOOM—

A deafening roar tore through the sky as a figure wreathed in dark-golden light, like a Divine Demon, suddenly descended upon the lands of the Ninth State.

Bai Ling: "..."

Xie Zesen: "..."

White Tiger: "..."

Everyone was startled by the sudden appearance of the figure descending from the sky.

Jiang Chen was also rather dumbfounded.

Just moments before, he had been wondering which state the Great Void Transmission Talisman would send him to and where exactly he would appear.

But no matter how vivid his imagination, he never would have expected to be transported here—and to run into people he knew!

Jiang Chen stared in astonishment at Bai Ling as she began to loosen her robes. "Senior Sister Bai Ling, what... what are you doing?"

"..."

Bai Ling’s body went rigid. The look of astonishment on her pale face slowly melted away like ice, replaced by an expression of pure, heartfelt ecstasy. Cold and detached as she normally was, she let out a choked sob. "I knew it... I knew you would come!"

With all her remaining strength, she flew into Jiang Chen’s arms.

Her soft body crashed into his arms.

Jiang Chen: "..."

’What the hell is going on?’

’Did I just run into a fake Senior Sister Bai Ling? Since when did she have this shy, girlish side to her?’ 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

But Jiang Chen quickly understood.

He looked at Bai Ling, who had fainted in his arms. Then he scanned the surrounding masters from the Nine Sins Hall, who were watching him like predators. His gaze landed on Xie Zesen, who had a Profound Weapon Battle Saber pressed against White Tiger. Jiang Chen’s expression slowly darkened, his eyes glinting with a cold, sharp light as he stared at Xie Zesen.

Xie Zesen trembled.

Meeting Jiang Chen’s icy gaze, he felt a fear like never before, and with it, the chill of death.

His expression darkened slightly as he stared at Jiang Chen. "And who might you be? The Nine Sins Hall is conducting business here. I advise any unrelated parties to be smart and leave now. Otherwise, if you offend the Nine Sins Hall, it will not end well for you!"

Xie Zesen only spoke this way because he felt a terrifyingly oppressive aura from Jiang Chen.

Otherwise...

He would have already struck to kill the moment Jiang Chen embraced Bai Ling!

Jiang Chen’s gaze swept past Xie Zesen as if he were thin air, landing on White Tiger. "White Tiger, how did you end up in such a miserable state?"

White Tiger rolled his eyes, a bitter look on his pale face.

He had thought someone had appeared who could save their lives.

But instead, it was Jiang Chen.

The hope that had just begun to swell within him was instantly dashed.

He hadn’t even entered Haifeng City, so he naturally didn’t know that Jiang Chen was now on the Venerable List. White Tiger’s impression of Jiang Chen was frozen in time—the young man from the Saint Martial Sword Sect who had just broken through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm. He forced a bitter smile. "Jiang Chen, this Xie Zesen is a Half-Step Union Palace Realm expert. You’re no match for him. Hurry and take Ling’Er away from here! Go, now...!"

Jiang Chen: "..."

’A Half-Step Union Palace Realm expert?’

’Is that supposed to be strong?’

Xie Zesen, however, was furious. ’Damn it! How dare this brat ignore me like that?’

Xie Zesen glared at Jiang Chen with a dark expression and snarled, "Brat, I am speaking to you! Are you deaf?"

"Noisy."

Jiang Chen frowned in annoyance. He looked at Xie Zesen coldly and said in a flat voice, "Release White Tiger and kneel before me. After I’ve woken Senior Sister Bai Ling, she will be the one to decide your fate."

"What?"

Xie Zesen was stunned, as if he’d just heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. A sneer spread across his face. "Brat, you’ve got some nerve! Daring to tell me to kneel before you? Hahaha! Who do you think you are? One of the Ten Great Venerables? Bah! What right do you have to make me kneel to you?"

White Tiger was also speechless. He roared, "I told you to take Ling’Er and go! Didn’t you hear me? If you don’t go now, it’ll be too late!"

"Why would I go anywhere?"

Jiang Chen replied, exasperated, "You want me to run away because of some random stray? If word of this got out, how could I ever show my face again?"

"..."

White Tiger no longer knew what to say.

Xie Zesen’s face alternated between green and white. He was furious, absolutely livid.

Jiang Chen wasn’t taking him seriously at all.

He snorted coldly. "Brat, since you’re so determined to die, don’t blame me for being merciless! Tornado Demon Blade—Ninefold Storm!"

WHOOSH...

With a single slash, the very air seemed to change. Nine tornadoes, formed entirely from razor-sharp blade light, howled as they closed in on Jiang Chen.

Xie Zesen looked smug. "My Tornado Demon Blade is a Celestial Tier Without Limits technique! Not even the top ten experts on the Hundred Kings List would dare to say they could easily defeat me. You, a mere nameless brat at the Heavenly Destiny Realm Sixth Stage, dare to be so arrogant? Then I’ll send you to Hell!"

White Tiger closed his eyes in despair.

However...

The imagined scene of Jiang Chen being slaughtered by that furious strike did not occur.

With his eyes still closed, White Tiger suddenly heard a scream—but it wasn’t Jiang Chen’s. It was Xie Zesen’s.

"What happened?"

Startled, White Tiger opened his eyes, only to be completely dumbfounded by what he saw.

Facing the nine blade-light tempests, Jiang Chen remained unhurried. He slowly raised a hand and pointed a single finger.

HUMMM—

A golden finger, massive as a pillar holding up the heavens, tore through the air and brutally crushed the nine tempests. Without losing any momentum, the golden finger then slammed directly into Xie Zesen.

Xie Zesen, who just moments ago had been so arrogant, now had a face filled with terror and despair.

He sprayed a mouthful of fresh blood.

Sent flying by a single point of Jiang Chen’s finger, his body shot into the air and was suspended horizontally in midair. Immediately after, sharp, golden True Essence howled and swirled, enveloping Xie Zesen. Strands of True Essence, like golden threads, drilled into his body and then violently burst out, over and over again.

Each time the threads bored in and out, a rumbling sound echoed from Xie Zesen’s body as a mist of blood erupted.

THUD—

Xie Zesen crashed heavily to the ground, covered in blood and unable to move.

He stared at Jiang Chen with a look of despair and terror. "How... how can you be so strong?"

White Tiger gulped. "Is... is... is that really Jiang Chen?"

The surrounding masters from the Nine Sins Hall were also horrified. "Who in the world is this guy? How can he be so powerful?"

Jiang Chen swept his gaze over the two hundred or so masters from the Nine Sins Hall, his expression cold as ice. He said flatly, "All of you, drop your weapons and kneel before me. Await my judgment. Otherwise, your fate will be the same as this saber!"

He beckoned with his hand.

Xie Zesen’s High-grade Earth Tier Profound Weapon flew into his hand. He clenched his fist, and with a series of sharp CRACKS, the Battle Saber was crushed into a pile of scrap metal.

HISS—

All two hundred masters from the Nine Sins Hall sucked in a cold breath, their faces a mask of horror and terror.

One by one, they dropped their weapons, formed a line, and knelt before Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen then took out a pill and fed it to Bai Ling, who slowly regained consciousness. Jiang Chen grinned. "Senior Sister Bai Ling, you’re finally awake. Now, I’ve subdued all these people. What do you want to do with them?"

"Do with them?"

Bai Ling froze for a moment, then said instinctively, "I want to see them suffer death by a thousand cuts!"

"Death by a thousand cuts? No problem!"

Jiang Chen grinned.

"Endless Universe!"

His sword swept out. Unrivaled Sword Qi enveloped all two hundred-plus people. The Sword Qi crisscrossed through them, and with a series of wet, tearing sounds, all two hundred experts were reduced to chunks of flesh.

It was truly death by a thousand cuts.

Across the plain, an autumn wind blew...

Everyone was utterly dumbstruck, horrified beyond words.