Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"Hanshuang, Zifeng Jun, Hong Luan, come over here!"

Jiang Chen smiled and gestured for the three of them to approach, then announced, "Go pick out the treasures you need. I’ll help you remove the Bloodline Seals on them in a bit!"

"Got it!"

"Sticking with little brother Jiang Chen really pays off!"

"It’s just a pity for some people..."

Thick with scorn, Zhao Hongluan and the other two glanced over at Zifeng Jie, Bing Long, and their followers.

The expressions on the faces of Zifeng Jie, Bing Long, and the many powerhouses from the Ice King Race and the Royal Family turned utterly foul. Their venomous gazes locked onto Jiang Chen, predatory and hateful, as if they wanted to devour him whole.

Jiang Chen shot them a look, then paid them no further mind.

He began searching for a treasure suitable for himself.

The Bloodline Seal was a particularly vicious type of seal. Once a treasure was marked with it, if someone tried to use the item, they would first have to perform Blood Recognition.

However...

...performing Blood Recognition would, in turn, activate the Bloodline Seal!

Once the Bloodline Seal was activated, the owner of the blood would suffer a backlash from the seal. They would end up just like that young expert who first attempted Blood Recognition on a Profound Weapon—unable to resist the backlash, their body would simply explode!

To break the Bloodline Seal, one either had to be skilled in Array Refining Skill and destroy the seal directly...

...or find another powerhouse, or even a small animal, and use their blood for the initial Blood Recognition. Once they exploded and died, the Bloodline Seal would naturally be nullified!

Then, one could personally claim the treasure for themselves!

The method Jiang Chen had taught Long Jingyun and the others was the second one.

As for Gai Shi, because Jiang Chen had a good impression of him, he had told him both methods. He just didn’t know which one Gai Shi would choose.

’What I desperately need right now is a Body Technique Martial Skill,’ Jiang Chen thought. ’The Shadow Body Technique can no longer keep up with my needs!’

A glint appeared in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

He had already searched the cave but hadn’t found any sign of the Profound Celestial Ice Marrow. Therefore, he settled for the next best thing: looking for a Body Technique Martial Skill.

At his current level of strength, when it came to Martial Skills, unless it was a Saint-Tier Martial Skill, nothing else would be of much help to him!

It was just that...

...there were no Saint-Tier Martial Skills to be found in this cave, so he could only look for a Body Technique.

Watching Jiang Chen search for treasure inside the cave, the expressions of Bing Long, Zifeng Jie, and the others shifted, their faces flickering with venomous malevolence.

Zifeng Jie clenched his fists, his eyes predatory. "Damn you, Jiang Chen! If I don’t kill you, I, Zifeng Jie, am not a man!"

A look of disdain appeared on Bing Long’s cold, sinister face. "Kill him? Even Zhuo Bufan was no match for him. How much stronger are you than Zhuo Bufan?"

Hearing this, Bing Xu, Luoyu Chuan, Xia Shang, and the others nearby all showed gloomy expressions.

Their rankings on the Human Venerable List were all outside the top ten!

The thought of Jiang Chen’s immense strength—so great that even Zhuo Bufan, tenth on the Human Venerable List, was no match for him—left them feeling both furious and helpless.

Zifeng Jie gritted his teeth, his fists clenched and his face a mask of indignation. "Dammit... Just where did this kid come from? How can he be so powerful?"

Before arriving at the Profound Celestial Ancestor Realm...

...Zifeng Jie hadn’t paid Jiang Chen any mind, believing that if he just got a little serious, Jiang Chen would have no choice but to submit to him.

But now, it seemed...

...forget about making Jiang Chen submit.

If he actually dared to make a move on Jiang Chen, he feared the next top-ten expert from the Human Venerable List to fall would be him, Zifeng Jie!

Bing Xu looked at Bing Long, his face full of frustration. "Big Brother, are we just going to let this kid act so arrogantly?"

"Hmph. Let him be smug for a while. Isn’t the Ice Wing Demon Cave just ahead? Once we get there, we’ll have plenty of ways to deal with him!" A venomous glint flickered in Bing Long’s eyes, like a coiled viper waiting to strike.

Bing Xu and the others were taken aback for a moment, then sinister smiles spread across their faces.

Although they were frustrated at not getting any treasures from this Treasure Vault, they knew Jiang Chen would never tell them its secret. They had no choice but to leave in dejection.

In the darkness...

...a figure shrouded in a cloak swept its gaze over Jiang Chen. A faint red light flashed in its eyes before it vanished without a trace.

...

After searching for the better part of a day, Jiang Chen found two rocks stacked on top of each other in a dark corner. Pinned between them was a roll of black beast hide. He paused. ’This hide is so carefully hidden. Could it be some incredible Secret Treasure?’

With that thought, Jiang Chen reached out and moved the top rock aside.

SWOOSH—

A faint golden light shot out from the beast hide, manifesting as a golden Golden-Winged Roc. It beat its wings and soared through the Nine Heavens, the golden radiance hovering above the hide like a vast, starry sky. The divine-looking Golden-Winged Roc shook its wings and crossed tens of thousands of miles in an instant!

It tore through the cosmos, weaving through the river of stars!

BOOM!

The Golden-Winged Roc dove down from the heavens and shot directly back into the beast hide.

A line of text then appeared on the hide: "Golden-winged Roc Body Technique, a Celestial Tier High-level Body Technique!"

’The Golden-winged Roc Body Technique?’ he mused. ’A Body Technique that dares to use the name of the Golden-Winged Roc must be extraordinary. I’ll give it a look!’ With a pulse of his Divine Thought, he began to probe the Bloodline Seal. A moment later, with a CRACK, the Bloodline Seal shattered, broken by Jiang Chen.

WHOOSH!

The Golden-winged Roc Body Technique transformed into a streak of golden light and flooded into Jiang Chen’s mind.

SCREE—

A clear, piercing cry exploded in his mind.

An endless, starry sky suddenly appeared in Jiang Chen’s mind. From the far reaches of this sky, a golden figure suddenly soared toward him.

The figure was immense, surging with golden light. Its wings were like clouds that hung from the heavens. With a single flap, it could travel ninety thousand miles in an instant!

This enormous Golden-Winged Roc flew through the sky, drawing closer and closer until it completely filled his vision, finally exploding with a BANG.

Flecks of golden light rained down from above.

A look of sheer ecstasy appeared in Jiang Chen’s eyes. ’Incredible! The senior who created this Body Technique was truly incredible! They actually fused the Secrets of Gold and the Secrets of Wind into a Body Technique, forming Golden Wings and Wind Wings. The two wings complement each other to achieve the most extreme speeds.’

It was a Body Technique Martial Skill that involved Mystical Technique Fusion.

Unfortunately...

...Jiang Chen had only comprehended the Secrets of Wind, not the Secrets of Gold, so he could only form the Wind Wings.

Even so, with the Wind Wings formed, Jiang Chen’s speed alone was no less than that of an average Human King Realm Powerhouse.

If he could also form the Golden Wings, his speed would be comparable to a Middle Tier Human King Realm expert at the very least!

"Wind Wings, form!"

Jiang Chen activated his Mystical Power.

Jiang Chen’s mastery of the Secrets of Wind was now perfected, and he was on the verge of stepping into Tier Five. Forming a pair of Wind Wings was an easy task.

Less than a double-hour later,

a pair of translucent Wind Wings, pulsing with cyan light, had appeared on Jiang Chen’s back!

SWISH!

After a brief test, an excited expression appeared on Jiang Chen’s face. ’Ten times! It increased my speed by a full ten times. Now, even against a Human King Realm Powerhouse, I have nothing to fear when it comes to speed!’

As the saying goes, in all of martial arts, only speed is unbreakable!

If Jiang Chen’s Body Technique was fast enough, defeating his enemies would naturally become much easier and simpler!

’Now that I’ve obtained the Golden-winged Roc Body Technique, it’s time to head to the next trial location!’ With that, Jiang Chen went to find Zhao Hongluan and the others.

It didn’t take long to find them and bring them back.

The three had all reaped considerable rewards, having found treasures they desperately needed.

With Jiang Chen’s help, they broke their Bloodline Seals. After watching the three of them refine their treasures, Jiang Chen’s group set out once more. Their destination was the Second Stage of the Profound Celestial Ancestor Realm’s trials...

[Sorry, Little Tian has to work during the day! Currently writing, 12 more Chapters to go.]