Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

The great hall was situated in the very center of a cliff.

A deep, dark canyon cut through the middle, with the Annihilation Gang Wind howling and swirling all around. The only way to reach the hall was through the Ice Corridor.

At this very moment...

Ten figures were positioned before the Ice Corridor, blocking its entrance.

When these ten people saw Jiang Chen’s group arrive, greedy smiles spread across their faces. "Third Senior Brother, four more fat sheep have shown up!"

"Tsk tsk, and two little beauties, too!"

"Looks like we’ve got our entertainment for the evening sorted out!"

The men said with lewd laughs.

Their greedy, feverish gazes roved wantonly over Jiang Chen and the others.

They lingered especially long on Zhao Hongluan and Purple Wind Frost, their eyes filled with raw lust.

"The way they’re looking at us is disgusting," Purple Wind Frost said with a frown.

Zhao Hongluan nodded, her eyes filled with revulsion. "I really want to gouge their eyes out."

Jiang Chen said coolly, "Ignore them. We’ll just walk past."

"Okay!"

The four of them looked to Jiang Chen as their leader, so they naturally followed his command.

However, the ten smirking cultivators moved to block Jiang Chen’s path.

The smile on each of their faces was particularly sinister and malicious.

Jiang Chen frowned. "Get out of the way!"

"Oho, aren’t you a tough one!"

"Kid, do you have any idea who we are? We don’t mind telling you—we’re from the Six Mountains Dynasty!"

Two of the experts, both at the Fifth Stage of Union Palace Realm, spoke with smug satisfaction.

The Six Mountains Dynasty.

It was one of the Ten Great Dynasties, the strongest among the one hundred and eight domains of the Eastern Continent.

Their Sovereign was known as the Six Mountains Sword Venerable, an expert ranked in the top ten of the Celestial Venerable List.

According to rumor, the Six Mountains Sword Venerable had been a bandit before he became famous. As a result, the disciples of the Six Mountains Dynasty all had a wild streak; they were vengeful over the smallest slight and exceptionally greedy.

Among the Ten Great Dynasties, the Six Mountains Dynasty was notoriously infamous!

If not for the immense power of the Six Mountains Sword Venerable, the Six Mountains Dynasty would have been wiped out long ago.

Jiang Chen glanced at them and said coolly, "I don’t care if you’re the Five Peaks Dynasty or the Six Mountains Dynasty. Get out of my way!"

"Heh, you want to pass? No problem. But... you’ll have to hand over all your Storage Rings!" said a young man with a scar on his face.

Another young man with sharp, monkey-like features rubbed his hands together. He stared lewdly at Zhao Hongluan and Purple Wind Frost, licked his lips, and said, "And these two little ladies will have to stay behind for us brothers. Once we’re done... inspecting their bodies, we’ll naturally let them pass!"

"Uh..."

Jiang Chen froze for a moment, a strange expression on his face.

’So these guys are blocking the way to rob people, huh?’

’Damn!’

’These guys have a real head for business!’

Almost all the experts who could pass through the Icebound Corridor were genius disciples from various dynasties and Sects, and they were all bound to be wealthy.

Even if they occasionally encountered a few experts they couldn’t possibly defeat, they could just let them pass.

Out of respect for the Six Mountains Dynasty, even those top-tier experts wouldn’t cause trouble for them.

That still left a huge number of other experts.

’What a massive fortune this is!’

The corners of Jiang Chen’s mouth curled up. He looked at the men with an unreadable smile and chuckled. "Blocking the path here... your daily income must be pretty good, right?"

"What’s it to you?"

The man with the monkey-like features said impatiently, "Hurry up and hand over your Storage Rings, or you can forget about passing through here. To be honest with you, we’re blocking this path on the orders of Senior Brother Zhuo Bufan. If you dare to force your way through, Senior Brother Zhuo will definitely not let you off!"

Zhuo Bufan of the Six Mountains Dynasty, ranked tenth on the Human Venerable List!

His cultivation had long since reached the Union Palace Realm Ninth Stage, making him a supreme expert who could hold a firm spot in the top ten of the Human Venerable List.

Jiang Chen blinked. "Zhuo Bufan? Never heard of him... But let’s get back to discussing your income, shall we?"

"Are you sick in the head or something?"

"However much we make here, what does it have to do with you?"

The experts from the Six Mountains Dynasty clamored impatiently.

Jiang Chen nodded gravely and said in all seriousness, "It has a lot to do with me. If your income isn’t very high, then I’ll just beat you all down and pass through this Ice Corridor myself. But if your income *is* high, then I’ll beat you all down and take over this business of yours!"

The men from the Six Mountains Dynasty: "..."

Zhao Hongluan and the others: "..."

Damn it!

You can do that?

After a moment of stunned silence, savage smiles appeared on the faces of the Six Mountains Dynasty men. "Hahaha, where did a clueless brat like you crawl out from? You actually want to take over our business? I’m afraid you’ll have the life to earn it, but not the life to spend it!"

"Kid, you dare to covet the business of our Six Mountains Dynasty? You must have a death wish!"

The ten men moved, forming a circle and surrounding Jiang Chen.

A Profound Weapon materialized in each of their hands!

They glinted with a cold light, brimming with killing intent.

Jiang Chen glanced at them and clicked his tongue in admiration. "Five High-grade Earth Tier Profound Weapons, four Celestial-Tier Low-Level Profound Weapons, and even one Mid-grade Celestial Tier Profound Weapon? You guys really are rich. Seems like this business is quite profitable. I’ve decided. This business is now mine. As for you..."

Jiang Chen’s gaze suddenly hardened.

His cold voice suddenly exploded forth. "All of you, get down on the ground!"

BOOM!

A terrifying fluctuation of True Essence erupted from Jiang Chen. With a flicker of his body, he instantly split into ten clones. They rushed toward the ten experts from the Six Mountains Dynasty, and each "Jiang Chen" threw a punch through the air.

BANG! BANG! BANG...

Ten consecutive punches.

Every single one landed squarely on the faces of the Six Mountains Dynasty experts.

Blood streamed from their noses, the teeth in their mouths smashed to bits.

They all lay on the ground, clutching their faces.

Jiang Chen said nonchalantly, "I’ll give you one chance. Hand over your Storage Rings, or—die!"

"Y-y-you dare to make an enemy of our Six Mountains Dynasty? You’re courting death!"

"Kid, Senior Brother Zhuo will never let you get away with this..." the man with the monkey-like features roared. "When Senior Brother Zhuo gets here, I’ll have you torn to pieces!"

Jiang Chen’s expression remained indifferent. He flicked his finger, sending out a sliver of icy True Essence.

SPLAT!

The True Essence shot into the monkey-faced man’s head, which promptly exploded in a shower of blood and gore.

This shocked the other nine experts from the Six Mountains Dynasty into silence. Not daring to utter another word, they all handed over their Storage Rings.

Jiang Chen waved his arm and collected their Storage Rings. A quick inspection revealed a dozen or so other rings inside each of theirs. This meant they had already robbed over a hundred people.

’I’ve struck it rich! Even the least valuable of these Storage Rings contains treasures worth a billion Lower-Grade Spirit Crystals. Once I get back, I can start gathering the materials for the Fourth Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill!’

A satisfied smile appeared on Jiang Chen’s face. He swept his gaze over the nine remaining experts from the Six Mountains Dynasty, who were staring at him with venomous hatred, and sneered, "So the Six Mountains Dynasty is allowed to rob others, but no one is allowed to rob you? As for Zhuo Bufan... if he dares to show up, I’ll rob him all the same!"

"For now, you’ll serve as an example for me right here!"

Jiang Chen stomped his foot, and nine earthen pillars shot up from the ground. With a wave of his arm, his True Essence surged.

The nine men were all bound to the earthen pillars.

Then, Jiang Chen pulled over the mahogany chair the monkey-faced man had been sitting on, plopped down brazenly at the entrance to the Ice Corridor, and waited for the next unlucky fool to arrive...