Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

BOOM—

An unparalleled black spear aura clashed with a black and red sword aura in mid-air.

It was like two mountain peaks viciously smashing into each other.

An intense light exploded in all directions. The shockwave of energy formed a wildly spinning hurricane that scattered everywhere.

"Run!"

"N-Nooo..."

"Is this the power of a young Venerable? Just the aftershocks of the attack make me feel completely powerless..."

One expert after another fled in terror.

Many were caught in the hurricane, either swept high into the air or directly shredded into mincemeat by the cyclone, leaving not even a complete corpse behind...

The entire Celestial Cloud Cave was shaking violently. The rock layer overhead cracked apart, and massive craters appeared in the ground.

SWOOSH—

Jiang Chen and Yinn Tianzong shot backward at the same time.

The two faced each other from a distance, their eyes meeting. They both let out a cold sneer and charged at each other again.

BOOM!

A blinding radiance blotted out the sky, like a Blazing Sun hanging in the void. Streams of scorching flames erupted from the point where the spear and sword collided.

It was as if brilliant fireworks were flashing dazzlingly between them.

"A mere Heavenly Destiny Realm Sixth Stage cultivator, yet your strength is not the least bit inferior to mine. You truly are a freak!" Yinn Tianzong said sinisterly.

A trace of shock was in his eyes.

With his current cultivation, he could even fight and defeat some experts of the Union Palace Realm!

Especially when it came to strength, he was confident he could crush any master of the Heavenly Destiny Realm.

But now...

Jiang Chen, with just a cultivation of the Heavenly Destiny Realm Sixth Stage, was not at all inferior to him in a contest of strength. How could Yinn Tianzong not be shocked?

However...

Beyond the shock, Yinn Tianzong’s eyes held an even greater greed. ’To possess the combat power to rival a young Venerable at this cultivation level... This kid either has heaven-defying talent or a profound and powerful Body Refining Secret Technique. Heh heh, no matter which it is, it will ultimately become a stepping stone for me, Yinn Tianzong, to reach the next level!’

’As long as I shatter your soul and then use my Martial Soul Talent, I’ll naturally be able to get everything I want!’

The corners of Yinn Tianzong’s mouth turned up unconsciously.

The fervent heat in his eyes grew more intense.

...

The Dustfall Sword and the Ghost King Spear clashed again and again in the void.

Jiang Chen’s Sword Skill was as smooth as flowing water, its speed reaching the absolute limit, and it was incredibly powerful. With a single slash, a chilling light froze the Nine Provinces. The icy Sword Aura tore through the void as if it would cleave the very world apart.

Yinn Tianzong was truly worthy of his title as a peerless genius on the Venerable List.

With every strike, his Ghost King Spear would erupt with a black glow, coalescing into one savage Devil after another that pounced toward Jiang Chen, baring its fangs and claws.

The ferocious Evil Ghosts seemed to have come from the Nine Netherworld itself!

"Blood Rain Without Limits!"

The Dustfall Sword thrust forward.

Tens of thousands of phantom Sword Auras instantly appeared on the blade’s edge. Each phantom Sword Aura was a chaotic yet beautiful display, like a peacock fanning its tail.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Sword Aura was peerlessly powerful. Under the ruthless slashes of the Dustfall Sword, the ferocious ghost heads exploded one by one, turning into black smoke and vanishing without a trace.

"Take this, too—Ghost Shadow Asura!"

BUZZ!

Yinn Tianzong’s figure suddenly blurred, and then, one became two, two became four...

He directly split into sixty-four figures of "Yinn Tianzong," surrounding Jiang Chen from sixty-four different directions. The sixty-four Yinn Tianzongs spoke in unison, "Jiang Chen, die!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The sixty-four "Yinn Tianzongs" attacked simultaneously.

Their Ghost King Spears erupted with black light, their unparalleled sharpness converging into condensed spear auras. They were like sixty-four meteors shattering the void as they streaked straight toward Jiang Chen.

"I can’t believe Senior Brother Yinn used Ghost Shadow Asura!"

"That’s a Celestial-Tier Low-Level Martial Skill, the strongest killing technique of our Nine Sins Hall! With Senior Brother Yinn’s strength, even a Union Palace Realm master would be slain by this move!"

"Jiang Chen is a dead man!"

Among the crowd, a clamor of discussion rose and fell.

Wu Hao clenched his fists, his worried gaze fixed on the young man enveloped by the sky-blotting spear auras. "Benefactor... y-you have to dodge..." he said, his face filled with anxiety.

However, Jiang Chen didn’t move an inch.

Facing the sixty-four incoming spear auras, the corner of his mouth lifted in a playful smirk. Following that, his shoulders trembled slightly, and ten figures of "Jiang Chen" materialized in the air.

He had pushed his Shadow Body Technique to its absolute limit.

The ten "Jiang Chens" sneered, their Dustfall Swords striking out simultaneously. "Celestial Flame Cross Slash!"

SWOOSH—

Ten blazing suns rose into the sky at the same time.

Each blazing sun emitted an unparalleled, scorching radiance.

A clash of Celestial-Tier Martial Skills!

BOOM—

The spear auras and sword auras vanished the instant they collided.

Then, specks of cold starlight appeared in the calm void. It was the spear and sword auras, having fused with each other’s power upon impact, now exploding simultaneously.

RUMBLE—

The entire Celestial Cloud Cave was shaking violently.

It was like a massive earthquake!

Fissures appeared throughout the Celestial Cloud Cave. Even the massive Cyan Radiance Celestial Palace was now trembling violently. Cyan light bloomed, terrifyingly sharp and powerful, as if the entire Cyan Radiance Celestial Palace was about to be squeezed out from the depths of the earth by the tremors.

Enormous rocks fell from the cave’s dome.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"Run!"

"Save me..."

"I don’t want to die..."

One after another, the masters from the Nine Sins Hall were either crushed by boulders, swallowed by the fissured earth, or slain outright by the shockwaves from the two exploding energies!

It was like a Purgatory on earth!

BANG! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Jiang Chen swept his longsword, which radiated a scorching brilliance, and hacked heavily onto the Ghost King Spear.

Yinn Tianzong’s arms shook violently, and the webbing between his thumb and forefinger nearly split open from the powerful blow. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he spat out a mass of black liquid that coated the Ghost King Spear.

The entire Ghost King Spear burst forth with an intensely blazing black light.

On the spearhead, the Ghost King’s head with two blood-red eyes split its mouth into a sinister grin. "Ghost King Heaven-Swallowing Spike!"

ROAR—

The ferocious Ghost King grew larger and larger, transforming into a massive ghost head a thousand feet tall.

Green-faced and long-fanged, it bared its teeth and brandished its claws.

It rushed toward Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen snorted coldly and held his longsword horizontally in the air, but the Ghost King’s head clamped down on it with sharp, saw-like teeth. No matter how Jiang Chen tried to pull his sword free, the Dustfall Sword was held fast by the Ghost King’s head, unable to move.

Yinn Tianzong laughed coldly. "Die for me!"

CR—CRACK!

A piercing crack suddenly rang out as the ferocious Ghost King’s head snapped its jaws shut.

The Dustfall Sword erupted in a blinding flash of light before being snapped in two by the saw-like fangs.

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment.

「At the same time...」

A blood-red light suddenly flared in Yinn Tianzong’s eyes. He formed a Seal Technique with his hands as masses of black Ghost Qi swirled around him. All that remained visible were a pair of blood-red eyes and the black ghost shadow floating behind him. A cold voice that seemed to come from the Nine Netherworld sent chills down the spine. "Martial Soul Talent—Possession!"

SWOOSH—

The black Ghost King’s head fiercely opened its massive mouth and, with a WHOOSH, swallowed Jiang Chen whole.

The black Ghost Shadow Martial Soul behind Yinn Tianzong erupted with a dark light, spewing a black pillar of light that shot fiercely toward Jiang Chen.

It enveloped him completely.

This black light rushed into Jiang Chen’s soul, like a millstone intending to grind his soul to dust, to allow Yinn Tianzong to perform—Possession!

Looking at the dazed Jiang Chen, who was shrouded in black light, Yinn Tianzong revealed a smug expression. "So what if your physical body is strong or you have countless Secret Techniques? As long as I take you over with Possession, all of your talent will belong to me. Heh heh, what a perfect body... it will be mine soon..."

A soul, intertwined with the ghost shadow, flew out from Yinn Tianzong’s body.

It drilled directly into Jiang Chen’s mind...