"After today, the Kun-eating Race will be no more in the Kun Realm!"
Before his voice had even faded, the Spirit-Slaying Sword had already slashed forward.
The terrifying Sword Aura shifted in an instant, transforming into tens of thousands of beams of sword light. They crisscrossed chaotically, like a meteor shower formed from a cluster of falling stars.
The world trembled beneath the peerless Sword Aura. Mountains shattered, and rivers flowed in reverse.
At this moment...
Around Celestial Blood Peak, a terrifying Sword Qi Storm raged.
The mere wisps of Sword Qi that escaped made the distant spectators, hundreds of miles away, feel their hearts pound in terror. Their faces changed drastically. "Let's go!"
"Dammit, who said watching from a hundred miles away was safe? I'm at the Fifth Stage of the Human Emperor Realm, and that Sword Qi nearly took my arm off! Fall back!"
"We need to watch from at least a thousand miles away! Anyone below the Human King realm shouldn't even come within ten thousand miles!"
At that moment, both humans and members of the Kun-eating Race scattered in all directions.
The Sword Qi that filled the sky was simply too terrifying!
Alu Tian's eyes narrowed, fixing on the Sword Aura that rained down like a torrential downpour. The corner of his mouth curled into a contemptuous sneer. "Your Sword Dao's power isn't bad. It's just a shame you've never set foot in the Emperor Realm, so you have no idea how terrifying it is. Even a Human Emperor at their absolute Peak is no match for someone in the Emperor Realm!"
Alu Tian spoke nonchalantly. His expression was completely serene, as if he paid no mind to the Sword Qi blanketing the sky.
He simply raised a hand and pushed out his palm with a deceptively casual motion.
WOOOOM...
The howling gales between heaven and earth abruptly stilled. Then, all the wind changed direction, gathering toward Alu Tian's palm.
It condensed into a terrifying storm of air, forming hundreds of massive tornadoes, each several hundred meters thick. They churned across the landscape, charging forward with insane ferocity.
RUMBLE!
Within the gales, the peerless Sword Aura was continuously shredded and pulverized.
"As expected of the Emperor Realm! Take another one of my strikes!" Golden light erupted from Jiang Chen as he roared, sweeping his longsword horizontally. "Star Luo Destruction!"
SHIMMER!
Specks of starlight glittered, like countless sprites performing a graceful dance across the Celestial Vault.
These starlight sprites continuously gathered together, converging into a long river!
The river shot through the air, instantly striking Alu Tian.
THUD!
Alu Tian's body jolted.
The terrifying sword strike landed squarely on him. And yet, Alu Tian's body only trembled slightly.
The brilliant river of starlight sword energy shattered in an instant, dissipating into nothing.
Jiang Chen's pupils constricted. "A domain?"
"That's right!"
Alu Tian nodded, his face dripping with mockery. He lifted his chin slightly, his eyes narrowed, and stared at Jiang Chen with a look of utter disdain, like a monarch gazing down upon his humble subjects. He said flatly, "Once you step into the Emperor Realm and your Mystical Understanding reaches Tier Nine, you can begin to form a domain. Jiang Chen, within the domain of the Emperor Realm, you can't possibly harm me in the slightest!"
As he spoke, Alu Tian advanced on Jiang Chen, walking through the sky as if taking a leisurely stroll.
Each step covered several kilometers, and in an instant, he appeared before Jiang Chen.
"Open your eyes and see clearly. This... is the power of the Emperor Realm!" Alu Tian said calmly, suddenly pointing a finger.
Upon that slender finger, an indescribably beautiful lotus bloomed.
This blood-red lotus was merely a bud, drifting toward Jiang Chen in the direction Alu Tian was pointing.
It wasn't fast.
But in a bizarre fashion, it was already in front of Jiang Chen in an instant. Petal by petal, the lotus slowly began to open.
SWISH SWISH SWISH!
Each petal carried a terrifying power.
In a flash, they enveloped Jiang Chen, forming a whirlwind of petals that circled around him.
These petals spun slowly.
They seemed to possess no killing power at all.
But...
When Jiang Chen tentatively touched one of the petals, the others reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. They trembled violently, then all swarmed toward him. Petals rushed in from all directions, growing more and more numerous, as if they were inexhaustible!
'Dammit...'
Jiang Chen's expression darkened. Gripping the Spirit-Slaying Sword, he unleashed one Sword Technique after another.
"One-Origin Sword!"
"Liangyi Sword!"
"Three Talents Sword!"
"Four Symbols Sword..."
Sword Aura soared to the heavens, spreading across the sky, seeming to drain all color from the world as it was enveloped in the boundless light.
"Foolish!"
Alu Tian spoke only a single word.
His palm clenched into a fist!
BOOM...
The lotus petals exploded one after another. Surges of sky-rending Destructive Power, like awakened Ancient Fierce Beasts, rushed to devour Jiang Chen.
RUMBLE!
An incomparably brilliant radiance bloomed across the Celestial Vault.
Jiang Chen was sent flying backward. The black robes on his body had been blasted to smithereens, revealing well-toned muscles that glowed with a pure golden light.
He wasn't injured, however!
But the blood and qi in his body roiled, and even his breathing had become a little ragged.
Jiang Chen's gaze grew heavy as he stared at Alu Tian opposite him, his mood graver than ever before. 'So this is the power of the Emperor Realm? Even having just broken through, his strength has increased this much. It seems I have no choice but to go all out in this fight!'
He had once fought the Fire Emperor's Mystical Dharma Body.
But...
That Mystical Dharma Body was merely a clone formed by an Emperor Realm Powerhouse who had drawn out a small fraction of their Mystical Power. Its combat strength was less than one ten-thousandth of the original's!
Back then, relying on the brief, terrifying strength he'd gained during his bloodline awakening, Jiang Chen had been able to fight that Mystical Dharma Body.
They had been evenly matched!
Now, however, he was facing a true Emperor Realm expert. Even if Alu Tian had just broken through, he was not someone Jiang Chen could handle!
'As expected of someone who has nearly walked the Mystical Dao to Perfection. The power of an Emperor Realm Powerhouse is truly not to be underestimated.'
Jiang Chen took a deep breath. The look in his eyes grew more and more focused, coalescing into two tangible beams of light. Blazing battle intent transformed into surging blood that rushed through his veins. "But so what if you've entered the Emperor Realm? Alu Tian, you're not the only one whose cultivation has improved."
"Oh?"
Alu Tian raised an eyebrow, crossing his arms over his chest, not the least bit nervous.
He was, after all, an Emperor Realm master!
He had his pride and confidence!
In Alu Tian's eyes, no matter what tricks Jiang Chen pulled, he would never be a match for him.
He was like a cat toying with a mouse!
He would wait until Jiang Chen had played all his trump cards, only to find he still couldn't win. Then, when Jiang Chen was at his most desperate and helpless, he would strike him down!
BOOM!
A terrifying ripple of aura suddenly emanated from Jiang Chen's body.
Golden light pulsed from his entire being. His blood and qi were like a dragon, a golden torrent that soared to the clouds, letting out a series of earth-shattering roars.
Alu Tian's brow twitched. "Seventh Stage of Human Emperor Realm? You broke through again in such a short time? But... so what? I am already in the Emperor Realm. Today, you will not escape death!"