Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the stone bed.

Before him lay countless Primordial Pills, all of them Emperor Level.

Primordial Pills of eight different Mystical Technique attributes—Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind; Darkness; Light; Yin and Yang; and Time—were all present.

Naturally, the most numerous were those of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind, followed by Darkness, Light, and Yin and Yang. The Secrets of Time were the rarest of all!

Jiang Chen began to devour them ceaselessly.

He possessed the Chaos Bloodline. Once he activated the devouring abilities of his bloodline and Martial Soul, the Mystical Power from the Primordial Pills surged continuously into his body.

All of it was absorbed, integrated into his comprehension of the Mystical Techniques.

If it were any other Martial Artist…

...they would never dare to devour Primordial Pills so quickly!

After all…

...while the Primordial Pills contained the origin of Mystical Techniques, they were ultimately stripped from the Kun-eating Race and thus still contained a trace of impurities.

It was precisely because of this.

After the human Martial Artists in the Kun Realm absorbed and refined the Primordial Pills from the Kun-eating Race to obtain this Mystical Power…

...although their cultivation increased rapidly, they would hit their limit upon reaching the Peak of Ninth Stage of Human Emperor Realm. No matter how many more pills they devoured, it would be useless.

This was because the strongest of the Kun-eating Race were only at this level!

However…

If the humans in the Kun Realm didn't absorb and refine the Primordial Pills of the Kun-eating Race, they couldn't advance their cultivation quickly. Relying solely on arduous training and comprehension, it would take hundreds, if not thousands, of years to break through to the Human Emperor Realm. By then, the entire human race would have been devoured by the Kun-eating Race.

They had no choice but to refine the Primordial Pills and raise their cultivation, which was why the strongest in the Kun Realm were only at the Peak of Ninth Stage of Human Emperor Realm.

There wasn't a single master at the Emperor Realm!

It was a vicious cycle!

But Jiang Chen was different. He had no fear that devouring these Primordial Pills would place an invisible shackle on him, limiting the upper ceiling of his cultivation.

With his Chaos Bloodline and the God-slaying Sword...

Jiang Chen was like a Sea of All Rivers, accepting everything. The God-slaying Sword directly purged all impurities, leaving him completely unaffected.

SHIMMER!

The entire room was filled with a multicolored radiance.

「Half a month later…」

The Four Great Secrets of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind all advanced to the Tier Seven High-level Realm.

「One month later.」

Jiang Chen's Mystical Powers of Darkness and Light also entered the Tier Seven Realm!

「Two months later.」

Jiang Chen's Tai Chi Secrets also reached Tier Seven.

「Two and a half months later.」

He had completely devoured and refined all one million Emperor-level Primordial Pills, and his Secrets of Time had finally stepped into the Tier Seven level. Now, when Jiang Chen used Time Freeze, he could make an expert at the Human Emperor Realm Ninth Stage pause for the blink of an eye.

'Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind; Light, Darkness, Yin and Yang; and Time—all eight great Mystical Techniques have reached Tier Seven or higher. Now, I can finally begin my assault on the Realm of the Human Emperor…'

Jiang Chen clenched his fists, his face flushed with excitement. 'There's still half a month left before the three-month deadline. I will definitely break through to the Realm of the Human Emperor. And I feel like I won't just advance one stage. With the help of a million Primordial Pills, I might even be able to charge directly to the Second Stage of Human Emperor Realm, or even the Third Stage!'

'By then, I'll be invincible below the Emperor Realm!'

An excited smile spread across Jiang Chen's face.

The one million Primordial Pills provided not only Mystical Power but also a surging tide of energy.

This energy had been accumulating in his Dao Origin Void.

Once Jiang Chen broke through to the Human Emperor Realm, the energy within the Dao Origin Void would also be absorbed by him, flooding into his body like a river breaking through a dam.

It would be more than enough to support his charge toward a higher realm!

'I'll risk it all!'

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and began his final sprint…

... ... ...

On the Qiankun Continent, there was once a story.

A butterfly gently flapped its wings, stirring up a light breeze. This breeze gradually grew stronger, eventually becoming a tempestuous storm.

The world calls this the butterfly effect!

Jiang Chen, who was in seclusion attempting to break through to the Human Emperor Realm, had no idea that at this very moment, he had become that storm-stirring butterfly. By raising eight of his Mystical Powers to the Tier Seven Realm, he had upset the balance of the entire Kun Realm.

Of course…

...this balance was something that ordinary people, and even most human Martial Artists, could not perceive.

But the native Kun-eating Race sensed it with the utmost clarity!

「Within the Alu Tribe.」

The ancient altar at the very center of the tribe burst forth with a blood-red light as golden runes shot toward the sky.

All the powerful members of the Alu Tribe were stunned. One by one, as if seeing a Divine Spirit, they knelt on the ground in devout worship. And from the depths of the Alu Tribe, an incomparably terrifying existence opened its blood-red eyes and let out a low, ancient sigh. "Has the old legend finally come to pass? The moment of life and death for my Kun-eating Race is upon us. Inform all clansmen, no matter what they are doing, to return to the tribe at once!"

"Yes, My Emperor!"

The experts of the Alu Tribe bowed their heads respectfully.

「Outside Blood Jade City.」

An incredibly terrifying figure appeared. This was none other than Alu Mu's father, the Grand Elder of the Alu Tribe, Alu Tian. His eyes were filled with a vicious aura as he glared toward Blood Jade City. "Damn it, the murderer's aura is inside the city, but it's been three full months and he still hasn't come out. That bastard!"

However…

Just as Alu Tian was about to head for Blood Jade City, the scales on his body suddenly twitched. A vast and mighty voice echoed in his ears, "Alu Tian, I command you to return to the tribe immediately!"

"My Emperor, I must avenge my son! I will return soon!" Alu Tian replied hastily.

"I command you to return now!" The majestic voice brooked no argument.

Alu Tian gritted his teeth and shot a vicious glare in the direction of Blood Jade City. "Damn you! I'll let you live a few more days!"

With a furious roar, Alu Tian shot into the sky and sped toward the Alu Tribe.

「At the same time…」

...throughout the entire Kun Realm.

Within the one hundred and eight tribes of the Kun-eating Race, one hundred and eight altars all erupted with terrifying, blood-red light as runes soared into the air.

Members of the Kun-eating Race knelt reverently around the altars.

From each tribe, a vast voice rang out, "By my command, all clansmen are to return to the tribe at the fastest possible speed."

"The heavens of the Kun Realm are about to change!"

"This is a calamity for our Kun-eating Race, but it is also our opportunity!"

"Our Kun-eating Race has been trapped in this place for far, far too long… Now, the opportunity to break our bonds and leave this world is at hand…"

On the surface, the entire Kun Realm was perfectly calm.

But beneath, the winds were rising—the calm before a gathering storm.

「In the blink of an eye, another half a month passed.」

A full three months had now passed since Jiang Chen became the Third Commander of the Blood Saber Guard and received the one million Primordial Pills.

「Inside the City Lord's Mansion.」

The Blood Jade City Lord, clad in a Blood Robe, narrowed his eyes, a look of anxiety flickering within them. "Three months, and he still hasn't broken through?"

Just then…

A massive BOOM echoed from East City.

Immediately after, a multicolored pillar of light shot straight into the heavens. The pillar was immense, churning the clouds, piercing through the void as if it would shatter the very firmament.

And within that brilliant pillar of light, a figure soared into the air, accompanied by a roar as resonant as a great bell…

"Break through—Human Emperor Realm!"