Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"This kid’s Swordsmanship is incredible!"

"I thought he was a dead man for sure. I can’t believe he was just pretending to be weak!"

"That last sword strike was definitely on par with the top three on the Human Venerable List. Long Jingyun brought this on himself, not even bothering to figure out his opponent’s true strength."

Everyone shook their heads.

They were all powerhouses in their own right, with keen eyes for skill.

From that one strike, they could tell just how powerful Jiang Chen truly was!

The expression of the Great Sun Buddha King from the Ten Thousand Buddha Ancient Country shifted slightly. The six incense scars on his head glowed like six Treasure Pearls, emitting a faint, holy white light.

The other two Human King Realm Powerhouses who had come with Long Jingyun also quietly took a step forward.

As everyone watched intently...

A laugh suddenly echoed from over the Ice Lake. It grew louder and louder, booming like thunder. "Haha, hahaha... Interesting! Very interesting! Jiang Chen, I have to admit I underestimated you. You are indeed worthy of my serious attention."

BOOM!

A wave of water shot into the sky like a white Water Dragon.

Long Jingyun, shrouded in a silver-white light, burst out from the column of water, sending out a spray of iridescent droplets.

He hovered in mid-air.

A surge of True Essence rippled from Long Jingyun’s body, circulating around him. Steam suddenly rose from his form, completely evaporating the moisture from his soaked clothes.

His sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed on Jiang Chen as he pointed his Long Spear forward. "Jiang Chen, since you’ve earned the right for me to take you seriously, I will no longer hold back today. I will fight you with my full strength. After today, this world isn’t big enough for the both of us. If I, Long Jingyun, exist, then you, Jiang Chen, will not."

This was a battle to the death!

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, studying Long Jingyun.

’From the very beginning, I never once provoked this peerless genius ranked second on the Human Venerable List. Yet, simply because Gai Shi showed some favor toward me, Long Jingyun has treated me like a thorn in his side.’

’Not long ago in the Ice Hall, he attacked me without any regard for right or wrong.’

’His methods were so ruthless that if I weren’t strong enough, I would have been killed by his first blow!’

Staring at Long Jingyun, this man who had tried to kill him time and time again, Jiang Chen took a deep breath and said slowly, "Then you can go die!"

CLANG!

The Spirit-Slaying Sword trembled slightly in the void, a world-shaking tremor. A vast and sharp Sword Qi emanated from it, as if from the deepest depths of the void. The terrifying Sword Intent, in the instant the Spirit-Slaying Sword moved, settled over everyone’s hearts, like the advent of an emperor among swords.

"Long Jingyun, you keep calling me trash. Today, I’ll let you see just what this ’trash’ in your eyes is capable of!"

Jiang Chen snorted coldly.

His grip suddenly tightened, and with a loud SWOOSH, the Spirit-Slaying Sword in his hand slashed through the air.

Immense Profound Yellow True Essence coalesced on the blade’s edge, forming a dazzling Sword Aura hundreds of feet long. It was like an Azure Dragon soaring through the Nine Heavens. Before the Sword Qi even arrived, a sense of pressure like a towering mountain had already enveloped Long Jingyun. The wisps of Sword Qi escaping from the main attack scarred the surrounding rocks and ice, like the sharpest of blades.

Jiang Chen’s strike was incredibly fast.

It contained the Secrets of Wind!

It was enough to slay a Second Stage of Human King Realm Expert.

Long Jingyun’s pupils contracted. A cold smirk appeared on his face as he said sinisterly, "Trash will always be trash, forever unqualified to provoke a chosen one of heaven. I, Long Jingyun, am a peerless genius possessing the bloodline of the Dragon Emperor. How could a lowly and wretched person like you possibly compare? But you are lucky, for you get to have your life ended by my own hands!"

"Emperor Dragon Radiant Spike!"

Long Jingyun’s figure suddenly lunged forward.

He gripped the Coiling Dragon Long Spear tightly, the muscles in his arm bulging like a balloon. Veins coiled around his arm like two great serpents as he unleashed his terrifying explosive power without reservation.

BOOM—

The entire Long Spear thrust forward violently.

The spear was covered in a rapidly spinning tempest. The storm churned, vast and mighty, as it bore down on Jiang Chen’s Sword Aura.

BANG!

The two attacks, like a needle meeting a blade’s point, exploded simultaneously.

"Kill!"

"Slash!"

The two of them burst out of the Energy Storm at the same time.

They were now above the Ice Lake.

Long Jingyun swept his Long Spear, but Jiang Chen dodged. The spear strike landed abruptly on the Ice Lake.

The already-fracturing Ice Lake, suddenly taking this powerful blow, let out a massive BOOM as a crack hundreds of feet long appeared on its surface. Water from both sides rolled toward the center, and huge chunks of solid ice melted away in the unparalleled spear light.

However...

The battle was so intense right now that no one paid any attention to the changes in the Ice Lake!

"Celestial Flame Sun-Devouring Slash!"

As Jiang Chen dodged Long Jingyun’s killing blow, he spun around and slashed through the air with his Spirit-Slaying Sword.

BUZZ!

A blast of scorching, fiery Sword Qi appeared out of nowhere.

It was as fast as a bolt of lightning, too quick for the eye to follow!

It was already in front of Long Jingyun. His expression changed drastically; it was too late to dodge. He could only brace himself and block it head-on. "Emperor’s Guardian!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The Coiling Dragon Long Spear spun rapidly before him, gusts of spear light converging into a shield of afterimages, like a peacock spreading its tail.

The flaming Sword Aura crashed against it, creating a series of crisp sounds.

DING DING DING DING...

With every collision, a wisp of scorching, fiery Sword Qi fell toward the Ice Lake below.

HISS!

HISSS!

HISSSSSS...

At first, it was just a little bit of white mist, but it quickly grew, becoming larger and larger until it shrouded the entire Ice Lake.

Covered by the thick white mist...

No one noticed a faint bubble suddenly rise from the depths of the Ice Lake.

It was followed by more and more bubbles rising from the bottom. In the unknown depths of the lake, figure after figure was slowly drifting up toward the surface with the current.

As they got closer to the surface, the water temperature was also steadily rising.

One by one, these figures from the bottom of the lake opened their eyes. They were pairs of blood-red eyes, completely devoid of any emotion...

Of course.

At this moment, Jiang Chen and Long Jingyun were completely unaware of the changes happening beneath their feet.

"Jiang Chen, you’re dead!"

Long Jingyun roared as his Long Spear writhed like a dragon, thrusting at Jiang Chen with an incomparably sharp edge.

"The only one who’s going to die is you!"

Jiang Chen stood in the air, took a deep breath, and then let out a low roar, "Three Lives Technique, World Sword—Slash!"

SWISH!

A peerless Sword Aura suddenly appeared in front of Long Jingyun.

He instinctively tried to block it, but in the instant he moved, time seemed to freeze. Although it was only for a moment, by the time he could react, the sword had already bypassed his defense and struck him in the chest.

PFFT—

The sword pierced his heart, and blood sprayed violently.

Long Jingyun let out a horrific scream and plummeted toward the Ice Lake below.

Before the World Sword, let alone Long Jingyun, even a Human King Realm Expert could not hope to escape!

PFFT!

The sword strike tore through Long Jingyun’s Protective True Essence.

Even the Long Spear he held in both hands to block was instantly sent flying by the strike.

It seemed Long Jingyun was about to die by Jiang Chen’s sword.

But just then...

A dull roar erupted from the Ice Lake. A column of water shot skyward, freezing as it rose and turning into a pillar of ice.

And Jiang Chen’s sword strike landed right on this ice pillar.

This sudden, shocking turn of events made Jiang Chen’s expression change. He subconsciously slashed his sword toward the Ice Lake. The Sword Aura tore through the thick white mist over the Ice Lake, revealing the true face of the strange disturbance. Everyone couldn’t help but stare, their eyes wide with deep shock and disbelief...