Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Immortal Sword Body!

The Immortal Sword Body required repeated tempering. Only by polishing it to its absolute limit could one achieve a breakthrough.

Especially since Jiang Chen himself cultivated the Divine Demon Tyrant Body, his physical foundation was on par with, if not superior to, that of an ordinary Human King Realm Powerhouse. To advance his Immortal Sword Body at this stage, he had to endure a trial of a thousand temperings.

The appearance of Master Ouyang was the perfect opportunity!

By using Master Ouyang’s relentless attacks to temper himself, the instability from Jiang Chen’s rapid breakthroughs was completely worn away.

His physical body had grown even more solid!

Moreover, the epiphany he’d had during the Spirit Rain allowed him to grasp the key to perfectly fusing the Four Great Secrets of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind.

He had already reached the critical point of a breakthrough.

Breaking through to the Union Palace Realm Eighth Stage now was simply a matter of letting nature take its course!

BOOM—

A pillar of light shot toward the heavens.

It connected the earth to the Celestial Vault.

The instant the light pillar erupted, a powerful fluctuation of aura burst from Jiang Chen. Energy surged, flooding the Holy Mountain Peak.

WHOOSH!

Gusts of wild wind howled and raged.

The violent gales began to spin around Jiang Chen’s body, forming a tornado.

Clumps of dirt and loose stones were whipped up by the vortex.

Even the Warhammer plummeting from the sky was caught in the churning winds and violently thrown aside.

Master Ouyang was caught in the backlash, sent flying back several dozen meters.

He stared at Jiang Chen in disbelief, his expression shifting rapidly. ’How can this be? The kid is breaking through right now? No... he was taking a beating the whole time. Was he using me? Treating me as a whetstone for his breakthrough? Damn it all, how dare he?!’

A dignified powerhouse at the Third Stage of the Human King Realm was actually used as a whetstone by a mere boy.

If word of this got out...

...he, Master Ouyang, would surely become the laughingstock among all Human Kings!

How could he tolerate that?

"You little bastard, you’re dead!" Master Ouyang’s venomous gaze fell upon Jiang Chen.

He clenched his fists, his Warhammer pulsing with black light, desperate to kill Jiang Chen that very instant.

However...

...Jiang Chen was in the middle of his breakthrough, a moment when his aura was at its absolute peak. This made Master Ouyang hesitate to advance rashly.

...

"Eighth Life Palace, condense for me!"

Jiang Chen roared.

His seven Life Palaces spun rapidly, pulsing with a surging golden light that swelled between heaven and earth.

And then, the eighth Life Palace abruptly appeared!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The eight Life Palaces complemented one another, forming a single, slowly rotating whole.

"Return!"

Jiang Chen let out a low growl.

The eight Life Palaces flew back into his body as they spun, coming to hover above his Spiritual Sea.

A surging power flooded his entire being.

An incomparably brilliant light erupted in Jiang Chen’s eyes. The corner of his mouth lifted as he looked toward Master Ouyang. He flicked his index finger, beckoning lightly. "Master Ouyang, come and fight!"

"Damn you, boy! I’ve been waiting for this!" The muscles on Master Ouyang’s face twitched, his killing intent intensifying. Even the Warhammer in his hand trembled slightly. "You dared to use me as a stepping stone? If I don’t kill you today, I swear I am unworthy of my name!"

BOOM!

The two struck simultaneously, sword and hammer colliding in midair.

In a contest of pure strength, the one with the heavier weapon would surely have the advantage.

Furthermore, Master Ouyang was a distinguished master at the Third Stage of the Human King Realm. When he unleashed his power, he should have been able to absolutely crush Jiang Chen.

And yet...

...that was not what happened!

In their clash of strength, Jiang Chen’s sword was consistently suppressing Master Ouyang’s Warhammer!

"How is this possible?"

Astonishment filled Master Ouyang’s face.

’My Warhammer weighs tens of thousands of pounds!’

’How could I possibly lose in a contest of strength?’

Jiang Chen laughed coldly. "Is this the power of a Human King Realm Powerhouse? How disappointing!"

"Don’t get cocky, boy! I haven’t even used my full power yet!"

Master Ouyang snorted. He activated his Profound Technique, and his body erupted with a brilliant radiance of True Essence.

The muscles in his arms bulged as if giant pythons of True Essence were slithering beneath his skin. Veins popped as he channeled all of his body’s strength into the Warhammer.

BOOM!

The explosive force sent both of them flying backward.

"Hammer Suppressing the Four Seas!"

Master Ouyang stopped himself in midair. With a furious roar, the light from his hammer shot up, transforming into an endless barrage that sought to engulf Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen’s gaze was like lightning. He sneered, and his sword light swept out like a bursting dam. "Heaven and Earth Split!"

A fluctuation countless times stronger than before suddenly erupted from Jiang Chen. He stood there, suspended in midair, like a pillar supporting the heavens.

The entire sea of clouds atop Celestial Burial Holy Mountain swirled around Jiang Chen, forming a massive vortex.

Jiang Chen stood in the center of the vortex like a god.

He slowly extended his arm. The Spirit-Slaying Sword erupted with brilliant light as two beams of Sword Aura—one black, one white—shot out from its blade, slashing directly at Master Ouyang.

The black and white Sword Auras stretched across the sky.

They stirred the winds and clouds, threw heaven and earth into turmoil, and overturned Qiankun.

It was an unparalleled sword strike.

BOOM—

Under the sudden impact of the black and white Sword Auras, the force from Master Ouyang’s Warhammer was completely scattered.

The weapon was nearly torn from his grasp.

Master Ouyang’s expression changed slightly. He retreated explosively, landing on the peak of Celestial Burial Holy Mountain with a look of horror. "What kind of move is this? It actually shattered my Saint-Tier Martial Skill, Hammer Suppressing the Four Seas?"

VMM!

Jiang Chen lightly flicked the body of his sword.

The Spirit-Slaying Sword began to vibrate violently. A splendid radiance suddenly appeared on its pitch-black blade.

Yellow, red, blue, and cyan Sword Qi soared into the sky, forming a four-colored rainbow.

Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind!

Four completely different powers circled around the Spirit-Slaying Sword.

The Four Great Secrets were both independent and fused, stretching across the void. Their powers intertwined and illuminated each other, shining with a divine brilliance.

"Master Ouyang, this sword strike is something I just mastered through my recent epiphany. You can be the first opponent to witness its power!"

After Jiang Chen finished speaking, the Spirit-Slaying Sword in his hand let out a deafening roar. Four-colored Sword Aura suddenly burst forth, then merged into one.

It formed a hundred-zhang-long, four-colored Sword Aura. Jiang Chen gripped the hilt with one hand, his body following close behind as terrifying Sword Dao Secrets shot into the sky.

"STAR! LUO! DESTRUCTION!"

Jiang Chen spoke three words, one by one, his voice shaking the land for a hundred li, his aura rattling the mountains and rivers.

Before the four-colored Sword Aura even arrived, the terrifying Sword Dao Secrets preceded it. The void was ruthlessly torn apart by the four fused Sword Dao Secrets, and a spatial rift hundreds of meters long spread out from before Jiang Chen. Wherever the Sword Aura passed, the void shattered inch by inch, and the terrifying rift had already reached above Master Ouyang’s head.

It was as if the world had suddenly been torn open, spitting out streams of spatial storms.

The storms were chaotic and unimaginably powerful!

"W-what is this Sword Skill? I... I... I can’t block it at all..."

Master Ouyang roared in despair.

Amidst that peerless, four-colored Sword Aura, he felt like a star in the night sky. Under the impact of the peerless Sword Aura, with a deafening BOOM, he was utterly obliterated.

A magnificent powerhouse at the Third Stage of the Human King Realm was killed directly by Jiang Chen, who had just broken through to the Union Palace Realm Eighth Stage.

This scene would shock the world...