Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"This is bad. Something’s happened to Zifeng Jun and the others!"

Jiang Chen’s expression changed abruptly.

Gai Shi and Zhao Hongluan exchanged a look.

The three of them immediately turned back...

When Jiang Chen and the others reached Zifeng Jun’s location, they found him beaten beyond recognition. Both his arms and legs had been broken. He lay on the ground like a heap of mud in a spreading pool of his own blood, his head pinned firmly under the foot of a Human King Realm Powerhouse, unable to move an inch.

As for Purple Wind Frost, her clothes were in tatters, and she was being pinned against the tombstone of a Purple Wind Clan Human Emperor Powerhouse by another expert from the Human Venerable List.

This young man wore a suit of Purple Gold Armor that radiated a magnificent glow.

At that moment...

...he was unfastening his belt, preparing to violate Purple Wind Frost in front of her brother and before the tomb of her clan’s Human Emperor.

Despair was etched on Purple Wind Frost’s face as tears streamed down her cheeks. "Let my brother go... Let him go..."

The young man in the Purple Gold Armor sneered. "It’s not impossible to let him go. As long as you cooperate with me obediently, I naturally won’t harm your brother!"

"I... I’ll cooperate..."

Purple Wind Frost’s face was a mask of despair.

She stopped struggling.

Seeing this, Zifeng Jun, lying in a pool of blood, squeezed his eyes shut in anguish, unable to watch.

But the young man in the Purple Gold Armor just roared with laughter and looked at the Human King Realm Powerhouse. "Elder Quan, turn this kid’s face toward me and pry his eyes open. I want him to watch with his own eyes as I ravage his little sister! HAHAHA..."

"Young Master, the boy refuses to open his eyes!" Elder Quan said.

A cruel, vicious smile spread across the face of the youth in Purple Gold Armor. He spoke in a sinister tone, "Refuses to open them? Then slice his eyelids off for me. I insist he watches as I take his sister! Hehe, he actually dared to meddle in my affairs. He must have a death wish!"

The young man’s features were twisted into a monstrous grimace.

Elder Quan nodded, completely subservient. With a flick of his finger, a wisp of True Essence floated out and condensed into a True Essence Blade.

It was clear Elder Quan was truly about to slice Zifeng Jun’s eyelids off.

But just in the nick of time...

A sharp glint of sword light suddenly shot forth from the distant sky.

Elder Quan’s expression shifted slightly, but he didn’t seem too concerned. With a wave of his hand, the True Essence Blade that was meant for Zifeng Jun’s eyelids shot out, slashing toward the incoming sword light.

Elder Quan was a dignified Human King Realm Powerhouse. He was already ninety-eight years old and had broken through to the Human King Realm over a decade ago. Among the many experts of the Human King Realm who had entered the Profound Celestial Ancestor Realm this time, his combat strength was easily in the top five.

BANG!

The True Essence Blade collided with the sword light.

A fierce gust of wind materialized out of thin air.

The very void trembled slightly.

The True Essence Blade and the sword light exploded simultaneously, annihilating each other.

"Hm?"

The young man in the Purple Gold Armor, who had been preparing to mount and ravage Purple Wind Frost, was taken aback. A cold, sinister light flickered in his eyes as he looked in the direction the sword light had come from.

His gaze swept past them and landed on Jiang Chen, Zhao Hongluan, and Gai Shi.

When his eyes fell on Gai Shi, the young man’s expression clearly shifted, revealing a deep sense of apprehension. He said in a low voice, "Gai Shi, are you planning to meddle in my business?"

"Song Jiuxiao?"

Gai Shi frowned, a hint of disgust in his eyes as he looked at the youth in Purple Gold Armor. "I have no intention of interfering in your affairs," he said coolly. "However, you’re in big trouble now..."

Song Jiuxiao was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Jiang Chen next to Gai Shi, raised an eyebrow, and sneered contemptuously. "You’re talking about him, right? Heh, I know he’s on good terms with Zifeng Jun and his sister, but so what? On the Human Venerable List, aside from you, Gai Shi, and Long Jingyun, who have I, Song Jiuxiao, ever been afraid of?"

This arrogant and flamboyant young man was none other than Song Jiuxiao, ranked third on the Human Venerable List!

He tilted his chin up slightly, looking at Jiang Chen with utter disdain. "Kid, I know you have some skill, seeing as even Zhuo Bufan was no match for you. However, I must inform you that while we’re both on the Human Venerable List, the gap between the top three and the top ten is immense. If you know what’s good for you, stay out of my business. I can spare your life out of respect for Gai Shi. But if you dare to overestimate yourself and provoke me, then the Celestial Burial Demon Mausoleum will have one more corpse inside!"

Arrogant!

Flamboyant!

Haughty...

Song Jiuxiao didn’t take Jiang Chen seriously at all!

In his eyes, Jiang Chen was no different from an ant he could crush at will!

Otherwise, he would never have spoken to Jiang Chen with such overbearing arrogance.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Zifeng Jun and Purple Wind Frost.

An icy glint shone in his eyes. The corners of his mouth lifted into a sinister curve as he looked directly at Song Jiuxiao and said, enunciating each word, "Song Jiuxiao, were those your last words?"

"Hm?"

Song Jiuxiao frowned, a trace of confusion on his face.

’My last words? When did I say my last words?’

Then, it dawned on Song Jiuxiao. Jiang Chen was implying that he was about to die!

"HAHAHA!"

Song Jiuxiao laughed maniacally and looked at Elder Quan. "Elder Quan, you know what to do, don’t you?"

Elder Quan nodded and said respectfully, "Anyone who dares to insult the Young Master, provoke the Young Master, offend the Young Master, or displease the Young Master will be—killed without mercy!"

"Then what are you standing here for like an idiot?" Song Jiuxiao snorted.

"Yes, Young Master!"

Elder Quan bowed respectfully to Song Jiuxiao, then walked toward Jiang Chen. His face was calm as he stared at Jiang Chen and said, enunciating each word, "My Young Master wants me to kill you!"

The moment the words left his mouth,

Elder Quan’s figure vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was behind Jiang Chen.

His hands were clasped together, and he brought them down hard on the back of Jiang Chen’s head.

The back of the head.

It’s an extremely vulnerable spot.

A heavy blow there could cause a concussion at best, or at worst, send one to the Yellow Springs!

Elder Quan was truly intent on killing him.

However...

As his killing blow descended, the image of Jiang Chen before him shattered with a WHOOSH. It was merely an afterimage.

Elder Quan’s brows shot up. His sharp gaze snapped behind him. "Over here!"

He threw a punch.

The force of this punch was immense, and its speed was pushed to the absolute limit.

However...

By the time the punch was thrown,

Jiang Chen had already struck first with his sword. "Present Form—"

WHOOSH!

Sword light flared as his Time Sword Intent flowed forth.

For a fleeting moment, time in this small corner of the world stood still!

This stillness lasted for only a ten-thousandth of the blink of an eye.

Yet, that insignificant sliver of time was all Jiang Chen needed for his Spirit-Slaying Sword to evade Elder Quan’s Invincible Iron Fist and land a sharp strike directly on his heart.

PSHH—

A torrent of blood erupted.

A dignified powerhouse at the Third Stage of the Human King Realm, whose combat strength was in no way inferior to Master Ouyang’s, couldn’t even withstand a single sword strike from Jiang Chen!