Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil? What’s that?"

Jiang Chen was also startled; the sudden voice left him completely baffled.

But he would soon find out exactly what the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil was!

HUMMM—

The Godslaying Sword vibrated softly. The dragon engraving coiled around its blade, which pulsed with a golden, saintly light, slowly opened its True Dragon eyes. The majestic dragon head lifted, its massive maw filled with sharp fangs gaping open. Two pupils—one cyan and one gold—flew out from its mouth.

They transformed into a streak of cyan-gold Flowing Light and, in an instant, sank into Jiang Chen’s eye sockets.

BOOM! BOOM!

Jiang Chen felt as if his eyeballs had just exploded. But his vision wasn’t filled with darkness; instead, cyan and gold light swirled before him.

The sensation lasted only for the blink of an eye.

When Jiang Chen opened his eyes again, everything before him had returned to normal.

’What’s going on? I felt like those cyan and gold pupils just shattered my eyeballs, but now... Huh? What’s happening? My eyes...’ As he wondered, Jiang Chen’s eyes shot wide open. Everything in front of him had become unbelievably clear.

His eyesight had always been good, but never before could he have seen an ant crawling on the cave ceiling a hundred meters away.

He could make out the ant’s entire shape, its color, and even count the minuscule feelers on its legs with perfect clarity!

It was simply unbelievable!

Jiang Chen blinked and looked around. Everything in the cave was crystal clear; not even the most minuscule detail could escape his sight. At the same time, information about the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil surfaced in his mind. As Jiang Chen processed it, he was left utterly stunned, unable to snap out of his shock for a long time.

"Ho-ho-holy shit, this is too fucking badass!"

Snapping back to his senses, his face flushed red, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but curse.

The Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil was just as the mysterious voice had said—it was the Eyes of the Heavens!

The Godslaying Sword had slain an Ancient God named Azure Heaven and stripped this Celestial Eye from its body.

Now that Jiang Chen had broken through to the True Martial Realm and condensed the ultimate True Essence Spirit Sea by cultivating the Profound Yellow Undying Technique, the Godslaying Sword had rewarded him with this pair of Celestial Eyes.

Although Jiang Chen’s current strength was insufficient to fully unleash the power of the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil, just one of the Divine Powers it currently granted him was the ability to see through the essence of all things. For example, no matter how profound a Martial Arts Secret Manual was, Jiang Chen could see through its essence instantly. Alternatively, when fighting an expert, he could watch their moves and then clone and replicate them exactly.

This was a god-tier tool for learning Martial Arts. It was like giving Jiang Chen a heaven-defying hack for his cultivation path!

If the ability to see through essence was a hack, then the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil’s other Divine Technique—Divine Thought Shock—was a true ace in the hole!

Divine Thought Shock.

This was an attack that targeted the mind and soul. Through the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil, one could condense Spiritual Power into a Spirit Blade to strike a target. Against an opponent with weaker Spiritual Power, a single Spirit Blade could slice their soul. In a mild case, their soul would collapse, turning them into an imbecile. In a severe case, their soul would be shattered, killing them instantly.

Of course...

This Divine Thought Shock couldn’t be used carelessly. If used against an expert with far greater Spiritual Power, it could easily cause a spiritual backlash and leave him severely injured.

’Divine Thought Shock can’t be used recklessly, but it’s a life-saving trump card. As for seeing through essence, that’s just too heaven-defying. With it, my Martial Arts Talent has effectively been raised to the highest level. My speed at cultivating Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques will be dozens of times faster from now on. First, let’s see if I can use the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil to deduce Fierce Tiger Shocks the Sky to the Perfection Realm!’ Jiang Chen’s thoughts raced, and he quickly formed a plan.

Fierce Tiger Shocks the Sky was the First Technique of the Eight Celestial Dragon Divine Fist, a move that emphasized the use of Shaking Power.

Jiang Chen had already grasped the basics, but he could only just barely execute the move, unable to unleash its full power.

HUM!

He threw a punch. A subtle tremor originated in his arm, yet it contained boundless power, like a ferocious beast coiling around its prey, vibrating its body to constrict it to death.

BANG—

The punch smashed into the lake’s surface, sending a column of water more than ten meters high into the air.

’That’s not right. At the Realm of Perfection, the power of Fierce Tiger Shocks the Sky shouldn’t be limited to the surface. The Shaking Power should be able to bypass all external defenses. At the Realm of Perfection, this punch should have caused ripples to start from the lakebed while the surface remained calm. Again...’ Jiang Chen activated his Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil, and a cyan-gold light flashed in his eyes.

He threw punch after punch. With every attempt, he identified a flaw and corrected it, progressing at an astonishing speed!

"Fierce Tiger Shocks the Sky—"

After what must have been hundreds, or even thousands, of punches, Jiang Chen himself seemed to have become a ferocious beast. An almost imperceptible tremor ran through his entire body, starting from his heels.

This Shaking Power traveled up from his legs to his waist, back, shoulders, and arms... all the way to his fist!

HUMMM—

He threw the punch, and the lake’s surface remained perfectly still.

But soon, white currents began to surge up from the lakebed, rushing toward the surface and roiling the entire lake. The whole lake was like a boiling kettle as ripples spread in all directions, the ceaseless sound of crashing waves echoing against the shore. BANG, BANG, BANG!

BOOM—

It finally erupted into a monstrous column of water that shot straight to the cave ceiling. After the column dissipated, a massive whirlpool formed in the center of the lake, spinning for a full thirty seconds before gradually coming to a stop.

A brilliant light flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes as he was overcome with delight. "Hahaha, Fierce Tiger Shocks the Sky! This technique has finally reached the Realm of Perfection. Now, even if Zhao Qiankun uses that bizarre defensive Secret Skill of his, Metal Possession, I’m confident I can ignore his defense and attack him internally. Zhao Qiankun, the next time we meet will be the day I avenge my past humiliation!"

"And the Qian Family, the Luoo Family, the Demon Hunter Guild, the Money Commerce Association, the Qinghuo Gang... Just you wait. You all nearly killed me that day. I will settle every last score, new and old!"

Jiang Chen clenched his fists, a sharp glint erupting in his eyes.

He then practiced Wind Fluctuation, deducing it until it reached the Great Perfection Realm and its power rose to a whole new level.

Waving the Cyan Blade Sword, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but shake his head. ’This Cyan Blade Sword no longer feels adequate. When I get back, I’ll have to find a more suitable weapon. For now, though, it’s time to leave. I wonder if the Celestial Demon Ancient Realm has opened yet!’

Five days had passed since he’d entered the cave. The Celestial Demon Ancient Realm was set to open any day now, so Jiang Chen delayed no further.

He took a Jade Bottle from his Storage Ring and, with the casual air of the wealthy, dumped out the Spiritual Energy Pills he no longer needed. He then filled the bottle with all the Earth Spirit Stalactite from the stalagmite. There were about thirty-six drops in total—a treasure worth tens of millions of silver taels, after all.

After carefully stowing the Jade Bottle, Jiang Chen turned and left the cave.

Now at the True Martial Realm, he could travel through the air. He flew directly out of the canyon, and after getting his bearings, he transformed into a long, streaking rainbow and vanished into the sky...