Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Sunset Slope fell silent for a moment.

The wind howled, kicking up sand and stones, sending dust flying. Bodies lay in pools of blood, and everything seemed to have turned to stone.

Until a moment later...

Little White was the first to snap out of it. "We won! Hahaha, Boss won!"

After consuming the Lingzhi, Lui Yifa’s complexion had also recovered somewhat. His face was filled with excitement, joy, and unwavering resolve. "We finally survived! Boss saved my life again... When I get back, I’m definitely going to use the most precious materials and hire the most famous craftsman in the city to create a statue of him to be enshrined in my Lui Family’s Ancestral Hall."

The Sharp Sword Tiger curled its lip, looking proud. "My master is the strongest, of course..."

The experts from the City Lord’s Mansion, the Red Flame Army, and the rest of the Lui Family also felt the relief of having survived a catastrophe. Their gazes toward Jiang Chen were filled with awe and disbelief!

"No wonder the Young Mansion Master and Young Master Si hold him in such high regard, even willing to offend Zhao Qiankun to protect their friend. In a few years, this Jiang Chen will surely become the supreme overlord of our Yulan Mansion!"

"Why wait a few years? Do you think the Mansion Master and the Monarch could deal with that Demon Soul so easily?"

HISS!

The experts from the Red Flame Army and the City Lord’s Mansion all revealed shocked expressions.

As they looked at his not-so-imposing figure, it seemed to grow taller and taller in their eyes, transforming into an insurmountable mountain peak.

At this very moment, the power this young man had displayed was already comparable to that of Yulan Mansion’s overlords, like Yulan Shouqing and Wang Yizhou!

...

After killing Zhao Lin and the others, Jiang Chen took several deep breaths, a pale look on his face. His sharp eyes fell upon the Demon Blood Soul Stone lying on the ground, and a trace of lingering fear appeared. ’Thankfully, that was just a Demon Soul. If it had been a true Tier Two Medium Demon Beast, I’m afraid I would have met my end here today.’

’Since Zhao Qiankun could give such an important treasure to Zhao Lin, he probably has other treasures that are just as powerful. It seems I can’t afford to be careless when dealing with him!’

A solemn look flashed through his deep, star-like eyes. He grabbed the Demon Blood Soul Stone and then searched the bodies of Zhao Lin and his men, finding over a hundred thousand taels in silver notes. To the current Jiang Chen, a mere hundred thousand-plus taels of silver was hardly worth a second glance, so he distributed it among the members of the Red Flame Army, the City Lord’s Mansion, and the Lui Family.

This made them all the more grateful to him, and their reverence for Jiang Chen deepened, now seeing him as an idol.

"Boss..."

Little White leaped into his arms. His body was covered in bloody marks, making it hard to see his originally pure white fur.

Jiang Chen rubbed Little White’s head and asked, "How are your injuries healing?"

"I’m about thirty or forty percent healed!"

Little White tilted his head, his emerald eyes flashing with excitement. "Boss, you’re getting stronger and stronger! You can definitely beat Zhao Qiankun, right? You have to get revenge for me!"

As he spoke, Little White poured out all the grievances he had suffered over the past few days.

He told him how powerful Zhao Qiankun was, so much so that even he, Si Xiaosheng, and Yulan Tianpeng combined were no match for him.

In the end, Yulan Tianpeng had to use a Secret Technique to injure Zhao Qiankun, which completely enraged the Evil Star. Zhao Qiankun then chased after Yulan Tianpeng and Si Xiaosheng, which allowed Little White and the others to escape.

Jiang Chen rubbed Little White’s head again. "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely get revenge for you!"

"Hehe, I knew you were the best to me, Boss!" Little White nuzzled Jiang Chen’s chest with his furry head, then suddenly remembered something. He looked up at Jiang Chen and asked, "By the way, Boss, how come I never knew you were a Divine Thought Master?"

"Huh? A Divine Thought Master?"

Jiang Chen was taken aback.

Lui Yifa and the others were also stunned. They looked at Little White. "Little White, are you saying the Boss is a Divine Thought Master?"

"Yeah!"

Little White tilted his head and said innocently, "My inherited memories have some information about Divine Thought Masters. It says they are different from Martial Artists. Martial Artists cultivate their physical bodies and comprehend the Celestial Dao Laws, allowing them to achieve sainthood through their flesh and mobilize the power of heaven and earth for their own use. Divine Thought Masters, on the other hand, specialize in cultivating the soul and possess terrifying Divine Thought Secret Skills. It’s said that Senior Divine Thought Masters can even silently kill millions of people with a single thought! The attack Boss used to heavily injure the Demon Soul must have been a Divine Thought Master’s Divine Thought Shock!"

Lui Yifa’s eyes lit up as he quickly added, "Right, right, right! I read about something similar in a book called *Continental Curiosities*. It said that five hundred years ago, an incredibly powerful Divine Thought Master appeared in our Saint Martial Dynasty. When he returned from his travels, he discovered his clan had been exterminated. In his fury, he used a Divine Thought Secret Skill and made the several hundred thousand people in that city die in their dreams in a single night, to be buried with his family!"

HISS!

"Making people die in their dreams? The methods of a Divine Thought Master are too terrifying, aren’t they?"

Everyone gasped, their faces filled with shock.

Everyone was amazed.

Killing invisibly with a single thought!

Making hundreds of thousands die in their dreams.

Those are practically the methods of a Divine Spirit!

The thought that Jiang Chen was one of these legendary Divine Thought Masters made their gazes toward him burn even hotter, filled with reverence.

Jiang Chen himself was also stunned, thinking to himself, ’My Divine Thought Shock is indeed very similar to the Divine Thought Master techniques Little White described. However, with my current Divine Thought Power, I can only use Divine Thought Shock to affect experts who have just entered the True Martial Realm. To use it on hundreds of thousands of people, my Divine Thought Power would have to be strong enough to affect experts at the Heavenly Destiny Realm, or even the Union Palace Realm!’

The thought that a Divine Thought Master could annihilate an entire city with a single thought, and that he himself possessed a similar ability and could very well be one, made Jiang Chen unable to suppress his excitement.

He then looked at Little White and asked, "Little White, do you know how to distinguish between a Divine Thought Master and a Martial Artist? And how do Divine Thought Masters cultivate?"

"My inherited memories don’t have much information about that, just some basic details..."

Little White tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "The biggest difference between Divine Thought Masters and Martial Artists is the soul. The levels of Divine Thought Masters are also distinguished by the strength of their Soul Power, or in other words, their Divine Thought Power. As far as I know, Divine Thought Masters are divided into four tiers—Celestial, Earth, Profound, and Yellow—and twelve ranks. Each tier is further divided into junior, middle, and high levels."

"The weakest Yellow Tier Junior Level Divine Thought Masters can condense their Divine Thought Power into a Divine Thought Shock to attack another’s soul. Even the weakest Yellow Tier Junior Level Divine Thought Master has combat power comparable to the True Martial Realm. Profound Tier Divine Thought Masters can project their Divine Thought and manipulate objects with their minds."

Little White’s face was full of yearning and adoration. "As for the legendary Celestial Tier Divine Thought Masters, their Divine Thought can already trigger changes in heaven and earth. With a single thought, they can summon wind and thunder; with a single glance, they can throw Qiankun into chaos; with their Divine Thought, they can shatter the heavens."

Jiang Chen mulled over Little White’s words.

’The weakest Yellow Tier Junior Level Divine Thought Master has combat power comparable to the True Martial Realm.’

’Based on my current Divine Thought Power, my Divine Thought Shock can affect experts who have just entered the True Martial Realm. That should put me at the level of a Yellow Tier Junior Level Divine Thought Master.’

’According to legend...’

’The Azure Heaven can influence all living beings with its will, control their fates, and its formless will can even command Reincarnation.’

’This must be the power of Divine Thought!’

’My Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil was formed when the Godslaying Sword slew the Azure Heaven and seized its Eyes of the Heavens. That would explain why I possess Divine Thought Power.’

’It’s just that I’m not strong enough yet. My Divine Thought is weak, so I can’t fully unleash the power of a Divine Thought Master.’

’Looks like when I get back, I’ll have to find a way to obtain a cultivation method for Divine Thought Masters and increase my Divine Thought Power!’ With a plan already forming in his mind, Jiang Chen’s gaze swept around as he mused, ’But for now, the most important thing is to find Tianpeng and Si Xiaosheng. Zhao Qiankun’s strength has greatly increased after obtaining that treasure, so Tianpeng and the others might not be a match for him.’

At this thought, Jiang Chen gathered everyone, distributed some Healing Pills, and gave the Dragon Transformation Grass to Little White.

He instructed the Sharp Sword Tiger to protect everyone. "If you can properly carry out the task I’ve given you and protect them, I will consider taking you with me when I return, or even granting you your freedom!"

"Don’t worry, Master! Little Sword will definitely complete the mission!" the Sharp Sword Tiger said, patting its chest with its paw.

Jiang Chen nodded.

Just then, an expert from the City Lord’s Mansion stepped forward and said, "Lord Jiang Chen, this token in my hand was left by the Young Mansion Master. It can sense his location."

"Good!"

Jiang Chen put away the Token, glanced at the crowd, and said, "I’ve already asked Little Sword to take you all to a safe place. I will come back for everyone after I find Brother Tianpeng and Little Saint!"

"May your journey be smooth, Lord Jiang Chen!"

"Farewell, My Lord..."

Everyone called out respectfully.

Jiang Chen nodded, then stepped into the air and departed...