Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Jiang Chen's Divine Thought swept out, blanketing the entirety of Blood Jade City.

He discovered that within Blood Jade City, all the powerful experts were on high alert, every face etched with a solemn expression.

It was as if the apocalypse had arrived!

As his Divine Thought swept past, Jiang Chen spotted Tong Niu and the others among the countless experts. He even saw the three Liu Qingyun brothers from Cyan Cloud Village. A grave look appeared on his face. 'Even the experts from outside Blood Jade City have been summoned back? It seems something earth-shattering really happened while I was in seclusion. I'll go find the City Lord and ask what's going on!'

With a flicker of his form, and having already stepped into the Human Emperor Realm, he tore through the void and appeared instantly within the City Lord's Mansion.

"Who goes there!"

A cold shout exploded in the void.

It rolled like thunder, deafening all who heard it.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

From within the City Lord's Mansion, Zhao Ziyun, Lian Yue, and the Blood Jade City Lord rushed out, their faces grim.

Jiang Chen was taken aback. He rubbed his nose and said with a wry smile, "What are you all doing?"

"Huh?"

"Jiang Chen?"

"You... you're not dead?" The Blood Jade City Lord and the other two looked utterly astonished.

Lines of exasperation formed on Jiang Chen's forehead. "..."

'Damn it!'

'So you all were hoping I'd die?'

Speechless, Jiang Chen said, "I'm not dead. Are you disappointed?"

"Ah? No, no, hahaha! We just didn't expect you to survive the Silent Extinction Blood Demon Tribulation! You brat, you really haven't disappointed me. Back when Zhao Ziyun and the others said you were a goner, I said that you were no ordinary person and could create a miracle. And sure enough, you didn't disappoint me!" The Blood Jade City Lord clapped Jiang Chen on the shoulder, his voice filled with emotion.

A brilliant smile lit up his face.

Beside them, Zhao Ziyun and Lian Yue stared at the Blood Jade City Lord with odd expressions. '...'

'Damn it!'

'You were the one who swore up and down that Jiang Chen couldn't possibly survive. How did it become *our* idea now?'

However...

The Blood Jade City Lord was, after all, the master of the city. They didn't dare refute him and could only look at Jiang Chen in embarrassment.

Jiang Chen waved his hand dismissively, saying in frustration, "Forget it. I'm not going to argue about it. City Lord, I just noticed that besides the Blood Saber Guard, all the other experts are gathering. What exactly is going on?"

"Sigh..."

The Blood Jade City Lord gave a bitter laugh, then explained what had happened after Jiang Chen had gone into seclusion to break through to the Human Emperor Realm: the armies of the one hundred and eight Kun-eating Race tribes in the Kun Realm had gathered.

Jiang Chen was also stunned. "You mean all the Kun-eating Race tribes are massing their experts? Are they planning to have a final, decisive battle with us humans?"

"It's very likely!"

"This is the first time a war of this scale has happened since the birth of the Kun Realm. Right now, the city lords of all fifty-four cities are gathering their experts to face the Kun-eating Race!"

The Blood Jade City Lord spoke with great emotion. "Earlier, I was worrying about the two Emperor-level Peak clan leaders from those two Kun-eating Race tribes. I was at a loss for how to resist them, but now you've broken through! This is a huge boost for Blood Jade City. That's right, I haven't even had a chance to congratulate you. You've finally broken through to the Human Emperor Realm... Wait, wait, your... your... your cultivation..."

The Blood Jade City Lord's eyes suddenly flew wide open.

His eyes were filled with shock and horror. He stared at Jiang Chen in disbelief, as if he were seeing a ghost. "How is this possible? You've actually broken through to the Human Emperor Realm Fourth Stage?"

"What? Human Emperor Realm Fourth Stage?"

"How is that possible? Didn't you just break through to the Human Emperor Realm?"

Zhao Ziyun and Lian Yue were also dumbfounded.

How could he have broken through to the Human Emperor Realm Fourth Stage in such a short time? It was simply incredible!

Jiang Chen smiled. "With a million Emperor-level Primordial Pills, breaking through to the Human Emperor Realm Fourth Stage isn't that hard to understand, is it?"

Hearing this, the shock on everyone's faces finally subsided.

After all, for a Human Emperor Realm expert, the main way to advance their cultivation was to deepen their comprehension of Mystical Techniques.

Once their comprehension of a Mystical Technique reached a certain level, they could naturally break through to the next Realm with ease.

Still, Jiang Chen's rapid breakthrough sent a shiver through their hearts. 'What a monster!'

The Blood Jade City Lord truly lived up to his title as a Peak Human Emperor Realm existence.

After a moment of awkwardness, he slapped Jiang Chen on the shoulder with a hearty laugh, his face alight with excitement. "Good, this is great! As a Human King, you were able to slay Pei Yidao of the Human Emperor Realm Ninth Stage. Now that you've broken through to the Human Emperor Realm Fourth Stage, our odds of winning against those two Emperor-level Peak members of the Kun-eating Race will be even greater."

He paused for a moment.

Then, the Blood Jade City Lord declared, "This City Lord announces that from this moment on, Jiang Chen is the Second City Lord of Blood Jade City. Beneath me, he can command any expert in Blood Jade City. No one is to defy City Lord Jiang's orders. If anyone does, this City Lord will personally eliminate them!"

"We obey!"

"Congratulations, City Lord Jiang!"

The experts all spoke with reverence.

Jiang Chen just smiled slightly. He didn't particularly care whether he was a city lord or not.

「A day passed quickly.」

On this day, just as dawn broke, a series of ancient and powerful voices boomed simultaneously from the one hundred and eight tribes throughout the Kun Realm. "Sons! Today is the day we decide if our Kun-eating Race will regain its freedom! All tribesmen, attack! Annihilate the Human Race at any cost!"

"Annihilate the Human Race!"

"Kill...!"

The one hundred and eight tribes of the Kun-eating Race, one hundred and eight incomparably tyrannical armies, all began to march!

Mighty and vast, they swept across the entire Kun Realm.

Wherever the Kun-eating Race's armies passed, mountains were flattened, rivers were vaporized, and all living creatures were reduced to piles of bones, slain by the hands of the Kun-eating experts.

Like a plague of locusts, they left nothing but barren land in their wake!

The Kun-eating Race's experts advanced with incredible speed. In just a single day, as night fell, their vast army arrived before the fifty-four human cities.

As far as the eye could see, each Kun-eating Race army numbered over ten billion strong.

They were a dense, teeming mass.

Of course, the vast majority of these were below King Level, equivalent to the True Martial, Heavenly Destiny, and Union Palace Realms. Even so, their King Level and Emperor Level members were still innumerable.

In every human city, all the experts were united as one at this moment!

This was a war between races!

It was also a battle for survival!

The victors would live, and the vanquished would perish!

A true battle to the death...

The dense swarm of the Kun-eating Race army, bearing down upon the city walls, brought immense pressure to the human experts in every city. But not a single person retreated. They knew full well that behind them stood the old, the weak, the women, and the children—their wives and children, their parents and relatives.

This was a Great Wall forged from flesh and blood, protecting their loved ones and their people!

Even if it meant death, they would never retreat!

Jiang Chen stood atop the city walls, his eyes cold. The Spirit-Slaying Sword vibrated gently, pulsing with a terrifying sharpness. Beside him, countless banners whipped and snapped in the wind.

"ROAR!"

"ANNIHILATE THE HUMAN RACE!"

A bellow erupted from within the Kun-eating Race's army.

The sheer scale of the vast army made the heavens and the earth tremble.

"Brothers! The army of the Kun-eating Race is before us! Are you afraid?"

"NO!"

"Brothers! Behind us are our families! Our parents, our wives, our children... Are you willing to watch them be slaughtered by those Kun-eating Race bastards?"

"NO!"

"In that case, brothers—"

Jiang Chen pointed his longsword forward and let out a thunderous roar, "Open the gates! Annihilate the Kun-eating Race!"

"KILL...!"

The massive gates of Blood Jade City swung open, and countless experts surged out.

A great war to decide the fate of the Kun Realm and the very survival of the Human Race had sounded its roaring war drums...