Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

A dazzlingly bright, circular spatial passage, like a brilliant moon, hung suspended in mid-air.

Within that spatial passage, the figure of a young man slowly strode through the air.

All alone.

He looked desolate, utterly out of place with the world around him.

The moment he appeared above Martial Saint Mountain, the young man’s calm gaze swept over the dense crowd below, lingering for a moment on the Peak titans from the Ten Great Dynasties. A faint smile touched the corner of his lips. "Well, well, quite a crowd! Are you all here to welcome my, Jiang’s, return? You’re all too kind! Hahaha..."

Jiang Chen’s nonchalant demeanor...

...left everyone below utterly speechless. "..."

’Damn it!’

’How can he be so brazen?’

’Does he really not know, or is he just pretending?’

’Of all the people gathered here, at least half of them are out for his blood!’

"Hmph!"

The Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Purple Star Beast Emperor, snorted coldly. His eye twitched, and his gaze, filled with towering rage and a sinister, cold light, swept toward Jiang Chen. "Boy," he said icily, "seeing us here, are you not going to come over, kowtow, and beg for forgiveness?"

"Kowtow and beg for forgiveness? And what are you, exactly?"

Jiang Chen glanced at the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and asked dismissively.

"..."

The Purple Star Beast Emperor’s expression froze, then he erupted in a furious roar. "Abominable brat, are you trying to provoke me?"

He was the great Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, a titan of the Union Palace Realm.

When had he ever been insulted so grievously?

The Purple Star Beast Emperor was incandescent with rage, his entire body trembling like a furious lion.

Among the dozen or so titans present, the Purple Star Beast Emperor was widely known to have the most volatile temper, so no one was surprised by his reaction.

Just as the Purple Star Beast Emperor was about to strike, an Elder from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect under his command slowly rose. He respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Sect Leader, why must you trouble yourself? Allow this subordinate to deal with an ill-mannered little bastard like him!"

"Oh? Elder Qinn Shou, you’re willing to make a move? Excellent! Just don’t kill him. Cripple his cultivation first. I want to take him back to the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave and torture him properly!" The Purple Star Beast Emperor paused, then a look of ecstasy spread across his face.

This Elder Qinn Shou was a titan of the Union Palace Realm.

His cultivation had reached the Peak of the Union Palace Realm Second Stage, and his Martial Soul was the rare Ice Glaze Snake. His techniques were devious and highly venomous.

Even an average master at the Union Palace Realm Third Stage couldn’t withstand a single move from him!

Elder Qinn Shou immediately soared into the air, an icy expression on his face as he sized up Jiang Chen from the corner of his eye.

He raised his right hand, pointed his index finger at Jiang Chen, and said coolly, "I am Qinn Shou, an Elder of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Jiang Chen, do you understand the situation you’re in?"

"Jiang Chen, however, completely ignored Qinn Shou’s words, staring at him with a look of utter astonishment. He sized him up and down, a peculiar expression on his face. ’Beast? Is that what your parents named you? Don’t tell me... your mom had an affair with the man next door, and that’s why your dad gave you that name?’"

Qinn Shou: "..."

Everyone: "..."

’The man next door? Beast?’

’Damn it!’

’The man’s name is Qinn Shou, not ’beast,’ all right?’

In the crowd, Di Tian covered his face with his hand and gave a bitter laugh. "That guy... Does he really not understand the situation he’s in? Even now, he still has the leisure to joke around with Qinn Shou?"

Baihua Fairy stood beside Di Tian.

Her gaze toward Di Tian was full of adoration as she whispered, "But that’s the Jiang Chen we know, isn’t it? Even if the sky were falling, he’d probably still look just as fearless!"

"You have a point," Di Tian nodded, his eyes sweeping over the titans from the Ten Great Dynasties. He forced a smile. "But this situation is even more dangerous for him than the sky falling. I’m afraid Jiang Chen won’t make it through this."

"Mm!"

Baihua Fairy’s expression darkened, and she nodded.

Qinn Shou’s face alternated between green and white. Two streams of hot air flared from his nostrils, rustling his little mustache. His face turned the color of liver as he ground his teeth. "Little bastard, you dare insult me?"

"Did I insult you? But you are a beast!" Jiang Chen shrugged and spread his hands, feigning innocence.

"Damn you!"

Qinn Shou roared, traces of Law floating around his body. "Little bastard, it seems you still don’t understand your situation. Right now, you are nothing but a fish on the chopping block, and I am the knife that decides your fate... I can kill you however I please, and you have no way to resist. However, the Sect Leader has already ordered me to leave you alive, so I will only cripple your cultivation and break all four of your limbs."

"’You’re the knife, I’m the fish? And you’re going to cripple my cultivation and break my limbs?’"

Jiang Chen froze for a second. His eyes narrowed into slits, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

He took a deep breath...

His eyes locked onto the Union Palace Realm titan before him. Expressionless, he spoke, enunciating each word, "Qinn Shou of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, is it? Back in the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm, your sect’s Beast Nine said something similar to me. In the end, I’m still alive, and he is buried forever in the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm."

"You just said I was the fish and you were the knife? Today, my fists will show you exactly who is the knife and who is the fish!"

Jiang Chen let out a cold laugh.

All of a sudden, his figure flickered, splitting into ten identical "Jiang Chens" that charged at Qinn Shou from ten different directions.

A look of utter disdain crossed Qinn Shou’s face. He sneered, "How laughable. A mere Heavenly Destiny Realm Ninth Stage cultivator wants to defy me? I am a great titan of the Union Palace Realm... Arrogant brat, I will show you that the gap between us is wide enough to make you despair!"

"Your Shadow Body Technique is nothing more than a pathetic parlor trick!" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

A layer of frost misted around Qinn Shou. He slapped his hip, and a swarm of ice-blue bestial shadows flew out.

They were Tier Three High-level Demon Beasts, the highly venomous Ice Poison Bees!

Faced with tens of thousands of Ice Poison Bees swarming together, even a Union Palace Realm expert would have to retreat.

"My darlings, destroy this arrogant brat for me!" Qinn Shou flung his arm out. The dense swarm of blue Ice Poison Bees vibrated their wings, emitting a scalp-numbing BUZZ. They split into ten groups and shot toward the ten Jiang Chens.

HISS...

Under the onslaught of the swarming Ice Poison Bees, nine of Jiang Chen’s figures were instantly annihilated, dissipating into nothing.

Only the last figure remained, besieged by a swarm of Ice Poison Bees.

A smug look spread across Qinn Shou’s face. "Hahaha, boy, do you see now how pathetic your strength is before me?"

"Pathetic? Are you sure?"

An icy voice suddenly came from the Jiang Chen surrounded by the Ice Poison Bees.

"Hm?"

Qinn Shou froze, and his expression changed dramatically.

He saw the Jiang Chen in the middle of the swarm suddenly stop resisting. Under the bees’ assault, the figure disintegrated.

But it wasn’t his real body!

"Not good!"

Qinn Shou’s face fell, and he tried to flee.

But at that very moment...

An unparalleled fist shadow appeared from nowhere, right in front of his face. BAM! The massive fist smashed viciously into his face.

"Waaah..."

Qinn Shou let out a wretched scream. His entire body fell like a meteorite, crashing heavily onto the ground.

Jiang Chen dived, slamming his knees hard into Qinn Shou.

DONG—

A thunderous boom shook the entire Martial Saint Mountain. Qinn Shou’s face turned deathly pale as he let out a piercing shriek, blood spraying from his mouth like a fountain. His Dantian had been shattered by Jiang Chen’s strike. Having lost his cultivation, Qinn Shou was now a cripple!

Jiang Chen grabbed Qinn Shou’s neck with one hand and lifted him up. With a demonic smile on his face, he said slowly, "Elder Qinn Shou, why don’t you tell me now? Between the two of us, who is the knife? And who is the fish?"