"Eternal Rush!"
A black sword light transformed into a river of starlight, surging toward the Sword Emperor.
The Sword Emperor’s eyes flashed as he sneered, "Trying to use the same move on me again? Jiang Chen, you underestimate me!"
SWISH!
Unrivaled sword light came from all eight directions.
Eight Directions Cloud Movement! Sword Qi pulsed, forming one bestial sword shadow after another.
Some resembled True Dragons, others Divine Phoenixes...
They continuously assaulted Jiang Chen.
However...
The Sword Emperor soon discovered that no matter how ferocious his attacks were, when faced with Jiang Chen’s Eternal Rush, both their speed and power rapidly faded away. By the time they reached Jiang Chen, they had already lost more than half their strength. He shattered the supreme Sword Auras with a casual palm strike.
In contrast, the Sword Qi from Jiang Chen’s Eternal Rush continued onward, its momentum undiminished.
In an instant, it landed on the Sword Emperor.
BUZZ!
The Sword Emperor shuddered.
He felt a large portion of the True Essence in his body weaken. A look of horror appeared on his face. "What kind of technique is this? How can it weaken my True Essence?"
True Essence!
It was the foundation of a Martial Artist’s combat power. Without True Essence, even the most powerful Martial Skills could not be activated.
Before this, the Sword Emperor had never seen a technique that could weaken True Essence.
This was simply too bizarre!
Jiang Chen’s expression was indifferent.
’A few thoughts were already running through his mind.’
’Although Eternal Rush can weaken an opponent’s cultivation and strength, the degree of weakening varies depending on the opponent.’
’Take Alu Tian, whom I met in the Kun Realm. He had just stepped into the Emperor Realm, so each of my Eternal Rush strikes could shave off ten days of his cultivation.’
’But a powerhouse like the Sword Emperor is different. He has been at the Emperor Realm for over a hundred thousand years. Even though he spent most of that time asleep, his accumulation and foundation are far beyond what Alu Tian could compare to. It would be absolutely impossible to use Eternal Rush to chip away at the Sword Emperor’s hundred thousand years of hard-earned cultivation!’
’However... Eternal Rush can drain his True Essence. As his power wanes and mine grows, it’s enough to put me in an invincible position.’
"Eternal Rush!"
Jiang Chen slashed out with his sword.
The Sword Emperor abruptly dodged, his figure suddenly appearing behind Jiang Chen.
"Sword Swipes the World!"
With a furious roar, the hair on his head stood on end, his face contorted with savagery.
This strike contained unparalleled Destruction Power. The glow pulsing from its tip was incomparably brilliant, like a rainbow piercing the sky. It caused ripples to spread through the void. The sharp Sword Qi was enough to severely injure an expert at the Early Stage of the Emperor Realm, and its speed was pushed to the absolute limit.
Even Jiang Chen couldn’t dodge in time and was struck on the shoulder.
CLANG...
A loud noise erupted with a shower of sparks.
It was like two pieces of metal grinding together.
Jiang Chen’s body, as tough as a Saint Tier Advanced Profound Weapon, was still pierced by this sword. The sharp blade landed on his shoulder, splashing out rays of golden-yellow vital energy.
"ROAR!"
Jiang Chen bellowed, his left hand glowing with a golden light as he grabbed the sharp, golden Sword Aura.
His five fingers clenched forcefully. With a loud BANG, the Sword Aura instantly shattered, dissolving into a shower of golden light.
"North Nether Divine Fist!"
The moment he turned, Jiang Chen’s arm burst with a black light. A fist shadow smashed out like a canopy of heaven falling.
The continuous, crackling sound of spatial vibrations was incessant, like the beating of war drums that made one’s eardrums tremble with excruciating pain.
The Sword Emperor snorted coldly and stepped on the air. A ripple appeared in the void behind him, swallowing his entire body. The boundless fist shadow hit nothing, striking empty space and unleashing terrifying shockwaves that surged in all directions.
A fireball like a Blazing Sun appeared on the Celestial Vault.
"Hahaha, Jiang Chen, I’ve figured out your tricks. Without that technique that weakens my True Essence, how can you possibly stand against me?" The Sword Emperor’s figure appeared in the air, a savage sneer on his face.
With every peal of laughter, the Sword Emperor’s figure flickered and changed.
One, two, three...
Hundreds of Sword Emperor figures stood in the air, each holding a golden longsword, the corners of their mouths curled into a cold arc.
"Sword Control Technique!"
The Sword Emperor’s eyes narrowed as he formed a hand seal for the Sword Technique.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Streaks of sharp Sword Qi shot into the sky. Around each Sword Emperor, hundreds of golden sword shadows materialized.
The sky filled with countless golden sword shadows.
Jiang Chen’s expression darkened slightly. ’Which one is the real body? No... each one of them seems to be real. This Sword Emperor truly is extraordinary. It seems I’ve underestimated these old-generation Emperor Realm masters. They’ve existed for so many years; they’re bound to have trump cards of their own. To kill the Sword Emperor, I have to immobilize him. It looks like I’ll have to use the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle!’
At this thought, a cold light erupted in Jiang Chen’s eyes as he warily scanned the Sword Auras that blotted out the sky.
Suddenly, the hundreds of Sword Emperors spoke in unison, letting out a thunderous roar, "Ten Thousand Swords Strike as One!"
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Hundreds of golden blades shot across the void toward Jiang Chen like a meteor shower.
Endless Sword Qi filled the space in every direction.
A brilliant golden light pulsed in Jiang Chen’s eyes. Under his Eyes of the Heavens, the flight paths of the golden blades were perfectly clear. The five pairs of light wings on his back beat continuously. Like a fish swimming upstream, he was incomparably agile, dodging the streaks of Sword Aura while simultaneously throwing punches, sending black fist shadows tearing through the air.
North Nether Divine Fist!
Each fist shadow transformed into a Little Kunpeng Fist Shadow, smashing the golden Sword Auras before him.
He forcibly blasted open a path!
"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root!"
The hundreds of Sword Emperors roared in unison as their figures continuously merged back into the one true body. He raised both hands, formed a Sword Finger, and pointed it at Jiang Chen.
WHOOSH!
Countless golden sword shadows all fused together.
They formed a ten-thousand-zhang Giant Sword, like a blade of Divine Punishment, and slashed down at Jiang Chen.
"North Nether Divine Fist!"
"Eight Trigrams Sword!"
"Vast Land!"
Jiang Chen successively activated powerful Defensive Martial Skills, forming Little Kunpeng Fist Shadows, a Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Sword Diagram, and mountains of earthen yellow that appeared before him.
Under the heavy slash of the massive golden sword, Jiang Chen’s defenses were obliterated as if they were dead wood.
"Hahaha, Jiang Chen, you’re dead meat!" the Sword Emperor laughed, looking at Jiang Chen, who was enveloped by the golden Giant Sword.
However... the smile on his face didn’t last long!
Beneath the golden Sword Aura, Jiang Chen’s figure trembled slightly and then collapsed like a reflection in water, causing the Sword Emperor’s pupils to shrink abruptly. "An afterimage? Damn it, I’ve been tricked!"
He whirled around, intending to tear through the void and escape.
But the surrounding space was incomparably solid. A massive black castle had appeared on the Celestial Vault. The Divine Soldier—the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle!
BOOM!
The Celestial Demon Ancient Castle plummeted down, making it impossible for the Sword Emperor to dodge. A look of terror filled his eyes.
A slender figure appeared before him, and an incomparably brilliant sword light slashed down from the air. "Eternal Rush!"
SWISH!
This strike seemed to come from primordial times!
This strike was infinitely powerful!
"No..."
The Sword Emperor roared, but under the suppression of the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, he couldn’t dodge at all. Struck by the brilliant sword light, a line of blood suddenly burst open between his eyebrows, and his entire head was blown apart by Jiang Chen’s strike.
SWISH!
Jiang Chen seized the Sword Emperor’s corpse and instantly devoured it.
The True Essence in his body surged like the sea, his vital energy churned, and he advanced to the Late Stage of the Ninth Stage of the Human Emperor Realm!
Just as Jiang Chen was feeling ecstatic, a terrifying pressure suddenly swept over him, plunging him into boundless Darkness. With a deafening BOOM, he and the entire Celestial Demon Ancient Castle were viciously swatted away. Jiang Chen coughed up blood, severely injured. A look of shock and fury appeared in his eyes as he looked up at the godlike figure in the sky.
The Ice Emperor!
The Demigod had finally made his move!