Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Blood Jade City, East City.

A terrifyingly brilliant beam of light, shimmering with eight colors and blindingly bright, shot straight into the heavens.

The entire pillar of light soared into the sky, connecting the Azure Heaven and the earth.

It was as if it were the only thing in the world.

All the experts in Blood Jade City were startled, their gazes turning to the Celestial Vault. "What's happening?"

"Could the Kun-eating Race be attacking?"

"No, it looks like someone is having a breakthrough!"

One by one, the experts cried out in alarm.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion.

The Blood Jade City Lord gazed at the massive pillar of light, his face filled with ecstatic joy. "A breakthrough! It's finally happening! Wait..." His expression changed abruptly as his eyes shot toward the Celestial Vault.

The terrifying pillar of light pierced high into the sky.

All around the pillar, layers of clouds were blasted away, shattering and scattering.

The two suns vanished from sight.

With the pillar of light as its center, a blood-red glow appeared in the once-azure Celestial Vault.

Like a drop of blood in clear water, the crimson light spread rapidly in all directions.

Ten li!

A hundred li!

A thousand li...

The bloody radiance expanded to cover a ten-thousand-li radius, blanketing the sky above Blood Jade City in a crimson glow. A fierce gale suddenly howled between heaven and earth as raindrops began to fall. But this was a rain of blood, drizzling down like fresh gore, covering the entirety of Blood Jade City.

"A crimson glow for ten thousand li and a rain of blood from the heavens... T-This is the Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation!"

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Doesn't the Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation only appear when one is ascending to the Emperor Realm? Could someone be ascending to the Emperor Realm?"

The Blood Jade City Lord's eyes widened as he stared at Jiang Chen, who was soaring skyward within the pillar of light. His head buzzed, and the corner of his mouth twitched into a bitter smile. 'This kid... just how much of a monster is he? He's only breaking through to the Human Emperor Realm, yet he's triggered the Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation? That's a tribulation that only appears when ascending to the Emperor Realm! This kid is an absolute freak!'

Behind the Blood Jade City Lord,

Lian Yue and Zhao Ziyun, equally stunned, swallowed hard. They exchanged a look, seeing the same shock and helplessness in each other's eyes.

They could hardly imagine...

...that the young man who had joined the Blood Saber Guard just a few months ago could cause such a terrifying commotion!

Looking at the crimson glow that stretched for ten thousand li and the blood rain falling from the sky, it was like the end of the world!

"Quick, activate the City Defense Array! Otherwise, my entire Blood Jade City will be buried along with this kid!" the Blood Jade City Lord said anxiously.

Zhao Ziyun was taken aback. "City Lord, are you saying Jiang Chen won't be able to survive the tribulation?"

The Blood Jade City Lord gave a bitter laugh. "What do you think? This is the Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation. In all the long years of the Kun Realm's existence, it has never appeared, only being mentioned in a few ancient texts. It's a terrifying tribulation that only manifests when breaking through to the Emperor Realm. Out of ten people who attempt to ascend from the Human Emperor Realm to the Emperor Realm, nine die under the Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation. Do you think Jiang Chen can survive this?"

Zhao Ziyun looked horrified. "Th-Then isn't the kid doomed?"

"He's doomed. There's no way he can succeed!"

The Blood Jade City Lord let out another bitter laugh and shook his head with a sigh. "I thought he would be the hope for Blood Jade City's rise. I gave him all the Emperor-level Primordial Pills that generations of Blood Jade City Lords had saved up. I never thought it would end like this. Sigh, this investment was a total loss..."

...

High in the Celestial Vault.

Jiang Chen's body floated involuntarily into the air, as if an invisible force was pulling him ever upward.

Within the brilliant pillar of light, Jiang Chen radiated a golden glow, his black hair whipping about wildly despite the lack of wind.

He tilted his head up slightly.

A golden light gleamed in his eyes as he stared at the blood-red Celestial Vault, his expression turning solemn. 'The Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation? To think I'd trigger such a terrifying tribulation just by breaking through to the Human Emperor Realm. The legendary tribulation that only descends when one ascends to the Emperor Realm, a calamity with only a sliver of a chance for survival? I'd like to see for myself just how terrifying you really are!'

BUZZ—

Heaven and earth trembled. The crimson light intensified until it was almost blinding.

The blood rain grew heavier, turning into a downpour. Each drop was the size of a walnut, gouging a crater where it struck the ground.

Mountain peaks were riddled with holes by the deluge of blood, turning them into sieves.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The raindrops hammered against Blood Jade City's City Defense Array, causing the entire Array to shudder violently, as if in an earthquake.

Countless experts within the city wore looks of terror.

'The Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation has three stages. The First Stage is the endless blood rain, which will last for three days and three nights. I must endure it!'

Jiang Chen took a deep breath, his Spirit-Slaying Sword in hand.

He pushed his Divine Demon Tyrant Body to its absolute limit. A golden light erupted from his body like a Blazing Sun as he charged into the curtain of blood rain. His physique was so powerful that even the terrifying Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation's rain felt like strikes on steel, creating a deafening DONG! DONG! sound.

Again and again, Jiang Chen was knocked out of the sky by the blood rain, and again and again, he charged back up.

Under the assault of the blood rain,

The five pairs of light wings on Jiang Chen's back were blasted apart, only to reform and be shattered again. His body was already covered in wounds, with blood gushing out, making him look like a man made of gore. An incredibly fearsome Destructive Power filled the space between heaven and earth. Jiang Chen had lost count of how many times he had been sent flying.

He coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

If not for his Ultimate Spirit Sea, he would not have been able to withstand this First Stage of the tribulation alone!

Fortunately...

Jiang Chen's physical body was strong enough, and his True Essence was as vast as an ocean. He finally withstood the First Stage.

"HUFF... HUFF..."

Jiang Chen gasped for air, stuffing hundreds of Spirit Pills into his mouth to restore his depleted True Essence. He looked up at the blood-drenched Celestial Vault. "The Second Stage: withstand nine bolts of silent extinction lightning. It's coming..."

BOOM!

The first bolt of lightning fell.

Jiang Chen swept his longsword, and a Sword Aura like a celestial pillar shot out, completely shattering the lightning bolt.

But Jiang Chen's right hand also exploded in a spray of blood, and his face turned pale.

Gritting his teeth, he activated his Immortal Sword Body, regenerating the severed hand.

"Again!"

Jiang Chen roared.

BOOM!

The second bolt of lightning descended, twice as powerful as the first.

Jiang Chen was sent flying...

"Again!"

BOOM!

"Satisfying!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...

After nine consecutive bolts of silent extinction lightning, Jiang Chen was bathed in his own blood. Everything but his head and heart had been blasted apart. His skeleton glittered with golden light, and his golden vital essence filled the sky. Jiang Chen roared, "Immortal Sword Body—reform!"

WHOOSH!

The streams of golden blood and qi reconverged, restoring Jiang Chen's body.

His face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with shock. 'Thanks to the Divine Demon Tyrant Body and the Immortal Sword Body. If it were any other Peak Human Emperor expert, they wouldn't have been able to withstand the silent extinction lightning and would have been struck dead. Now, only the final stage of the tribulation remains—the Blood Demon World-Ending Saber. As long as I can endure this, I will ascend to the Human Emperor Realm!'

Golden light pulsed around Jiang Chen as his longsword hovered in the air.

At the same time...

High in the Celestial Vault, the ten-thousand-li Blood Cloud suddenly stirred, condensing in an instant into a single point. It formed an incomparably terrifying Blood-colored Battle Saber that slashed down at Jiang Chen with the power of the Creation of Heaven and Earth!

"This is bad!"

Jiang Chen's expression changed drastically. The Blood-colored Battle Saber pulsed with a heart-stopping Destructive Power.

He unleashed one Sword Technique after another, but none could stand against the terrifying slash. Jiang Chen gritted his teeth. "God Slaying Sword!"

BOOM!

The ever-victorious God Slaying Sword was instantly destroyed by the Blood-colored Battle Saber, shattering into dust.

The Blood-colored Battle Saber, carrying an unparalleled Destructive Power, descended in an instant. Like a bloody beast opening its cavernous maw, it swallowed Jiang Chen in a single gulp...

[Six chapters are done! Jiang Chen is about to step into the Human Emperor Realm, and a world-shaking change is coming to the Kun Realm. Everyone, could you give Little Tian a few free recommendation tickets? For every 2,000 new recommendation tickets we get before 8 PM tomorrow, I'll add an extra chapter!]