Over the Azure Sky Sea.
The boundless dark clouds had dispersed, yet the sun had not appeared.
The raging waves on the sea’s surface had also calmed. All that remained were the fragments of warships blasted apart by the lightning, tumbling in the surf alongside bobbing pieces of corpses.
The powerhouses on Heaven’s Edge Island who had witnessed this scene all gasped, their faces filled with shock and awe.
As they looked at Jiang Chen, who stood tall in the air, having officially stepped into the Emperor Realm, everyone’s gaze was incredibly complex.
There was shock, surprise, reverence, adoration, fervor, and even deeper, a profound fear…
This was a madman!
With a single sword, he had faced a hundred thousand powerful foes without a change in expression. He had guided the Thunder Tribulation to slaughter his enemies as if it were child’s play.
“He’s a madman!”
“And a genius!”
“It’s a shame… he’s doomed to fall in the end!”
“Yeah! He’s gravely offended those major powers…”
Everyone sighed.
Ma Jun’s battle armor was shattered. His skin was charred black, emitting the faint smell of cooked meat. Against his dark face, the whites of his eyes were strikingly obvious. As they moved, his venomous gaze locked onto Jiang Chen, looking like he wanted to devour him whole. His fists were clenched so tightly that his fingernails dug deep into his palms, drawing trickles of blood. “Jiang Chen, if I, Ma Jun, do not kill you in this lifetime, I swear I am not a man!”
Zhao Yuanlin spat out a mouthful of black gas and glared furiously. “This kid is utterly ruthless! The tens of thousands of powerhouses from my Celestial Essence Commerce Association…”
His heart was bleeding!
Those ten thousand-plus men were all skilled experts!
They were all obliterated by the Divine Tribulation’s lightning. He wished he could flay Jiang Chen alive.
The Four Great Pirate Kings shared the same sentiment, each wearing a savage and bloodthirsty expression. Compared to the Celestial Essence Commerce Association, the Demon Flood Dragon Race, the Sea Dragon Race, the Yaksha Race, and the Mermaid Clan, the Four Great Pirate Kings had more men, but most of them were just a disorganized rabble.
Even their own cultivation was only at the Late-stage Emperor Realm!
Now, they had suffered disastrous losses, with sixty to seventy percent of their elite forces dead. How could they possibly spare Jiang Chen?
Demon Yunhai, the Elder of the Demon Flood Dragon Race, was filled with rage. ‘My clansmen, you all died just like that? When I get back, the Clan Leader will surely beat me to death. I must kill this brat and take the young dragon!’
Ye Hao of the Yaksha Race took a deep breath. The trident in his hand trembled slightly, his killing intent soaring to the heavens. ‘The Clan Leader gave clear orders. We must bring the young dragon back. There can be no mistakes!’
As for the Mermaid Clan, they simply wore strange expressions.
They hadn’t pressured Jiang Chen earlier.
And Jiang Chen hadn’t directed the Thunder Tribulation toward them. Now, among the surviving powerhouses, the vast majority belonged to the Mermaid Clan.
Jiang Chen glanced at Ma Jun, then raised an index finger and crooked it tauntingly. “Ma Jun, you keep saying you’re going to kill me. Do you dare to come up here and fight me?”
“Why wouldn’t I dare?”
Ma Jun snorted coldly and was about to move forward.
Zhao Yuanlin stopped him, his voice grave. “You’re no match for him!”
“Impossible!”
Ma Jun froze, then his face flushed red as he roared, “He just broke through to the Emperor Realm! How could I not be his match? Today, I, Ma Jun, will skin him alive!”
SWISH!
Ignoring Zhao Yuanlin’s attempt to stop him, Ma Jun charged toward Jiang Chen.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
He continuously activated his Seal Techniques and summoned his Profound Weapons. Dozens of Profound Weapons materialized behind him and shot toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen shook his head. “Too weak!”
He slashed out with the Ancient Azure Dragon Sword.
BOOM—
A blinding flash of sword light surged forth, instantly shattering the swarm of incoming Profound Weapons.
The terrifying sword strike continued toward Ma Jun.
“I will not lose!”
Ma Jun roared. He was a prodigy; how could he possibly lose to Jiang Chen, someone he had looked down on? Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the Divine Weapon Mountain and River Seal appeared behind him. “Suppress the Mountains and Rivers!”
BUZZ!
On the Mountain River Seal, images of thousands of mountains and rivers surged, rushing toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen gave a cold smile, the fire of battle blazing in his eyes. “You think you’re the only one with a Divine Weapon? Take this—Nine Palace Sword!”
BUZZ!
Nine Sword Palaces materialized, bobbing in the air before shooting out simultaneously.
BOOM…
The nine Sword Palaces slammed viciously into the Mountain River Seal, creating a continuous roar. The Ancient Azure Dragon Sword contained the soul of a Flood Dragon, making it a cut above even the Spirit-Slaying Sword, which had lost its Sword Spirit.
As the Sword Palaces and the Mountain River Seal repeatedly clashed, terrifying and sharp Sword Qi scattered in all directions.
A frightening light shot into the sky, seeming to extinguish heaven and earth!
BANG!
The Mountain River Seal shuddered violently and its light dimmed. Jiang Chen’s hand formed a massive palm and reached for it. “This Divine Weapon is not bad. I’ll take it!”
“No…”
Ma Jun roared, charging forward to stop him.
A glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes. With a flicker of his Divine Thought, a Divine Punishment Thunder Blade appeared and, with a BOOM, slashed down on Ma Jun.
“AARGH…”
Ma Jun screamed, clutching his head and roaring in pain.
Jiang Chen collected the violently trembling Mountain River Seal. He snorted coldly as his powerful Divine Thought directly erased Ma Jun’s soul imprint within it.
Causing Ma Jun to spit another mouthful of blood and suffer another grievous injury. His expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to flee, Jiang Chen raised a sword-like eyebrow. “You’ve tried to kill me time and time again. How could I possibly let you leave? Didn’t you want to refine me into a human-shaped weapon? In that case, I’ll grant your wish and refine you into a Human Pill!”
BUZZ!
With a THUD, the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron materialized out of thin air. Its lid flew open, unleashing a terrifying Devouring Power.
“No… Vice President Zhao, save me…” Ma Jun shrieked repeatedly, but he was powerlessly sucked into the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron.
“Jiang Chen, release Ma Jun!”
Zhao Yuanlin’s expression changed dramatically, and he charged at Jiang Chen.
Unfortunately…
He was too late!
“You can get in there and be refined into a Human Pill too!” Jiang Chen sneered.
“Arrogant!”
Zhao Yuanlin roared, his tall frame erupting with a terrifying pressure as immense as a mountain. He held two heavy hammers in his hands. Each hammer weighed tens of thousands of pounds and was incredibly heavy; a single swing could shatter mountains and split the earth.
He was an expert at the Middle Stage of the Emperor Realm!
If he were at his peak, he might have been able to fight Jiang Chen. But now… after being repeatedly struck by the Divine Tribulation, he was already seriously injured.
Jiang Chen was calm and composed, unleashing three consecutive sword strikes with the Ancient Azure Dragon Sword.
“Six Harmonies Sword!”
“Seven-Star Sword!”
“Nine Palace Sword!”
The three consecutive strikes forced Zhao Yuanlin into a sorry state.
A vicious light flared in his eyes. ‘This brat is so ferocious right after breaking through to the Emperor Realm. If he’s allowed to keep growing, where will my Celestial Essence Commerce Association have a place in the future? I must kill him, no matter the cost!’
ROAR!
A furious roar erupted from within Zhao Yuanlin’s body.
A terrifying Sea Beast Martial Soul appeared behind him. It was a massive, hundred-meter-tall Dragon-Horned Sea Turtle, and its body fused with Zhao Yuanlin’s. It made his rugged frame even more powerful, like a small mountain, as he charged at Jiang Chen.
“Get lost!”
Jiang Chen controlled his Pill Fire with one hand while brandishing his Sword Technique with the other.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Streams of sharp Sword Qi struck Zhao Yuanlin, but a set of turtle shell armor materialized on his body, blocking the attacks.
Jiang Chen’s gaze flickered. ‘A turtle shell? Its defense is impressive, but I wonder if your soul can withstand my Divine Thought Shock!’
“Divine Punishment Celestial Saber!”
BUZZ!
A Golden Divine Thought Battle Saber slashed down.
“AWOOO…”
Zhao Yuanlin let out a wretched howl. He was a Body Refining Powerhouse, so his soul wasn’t particularly strong. Faced with Jiang Chen’s Divine Thought Shock, his head felt like it was splitting apart. Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up as he slapped the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron. “Get in here!”
SWISH!
Zhao Yuanlin was also swallowed by the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron.
Jiang Chen rapidly formed a series of Hand Seals to activate his Pill Fire. The agonized screams of Zhao Yuanlin and Ma Jun echoed from within the Pill Cauldron, but they gradually subsided, replaced by a medicinal fragrance that spread throughout the world.
Using humans as ingredients to refine Human Pills!
Holding two golden pills, each the size of a walnut, Jiang Chen revealed an excited smile. ‘What rich medicinal power. It’s enough to help an Emperor Realm Powerhouse advance a level. But these pills were made from people. I have no desire to consume them, but they could probably fetch a good price.’
Jiang Chen’s eyes gleamed as his gaze swept over Demon Yunhai and the others, as if he were looking at a collection of sparkling Spirit Crystals.
That look…
It was enough to make one’s blood run cold!