Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

The Earth-Tier High-Level Martial Skill, *Mystic Wind Nine Swords*!

This was a Sword Technique Jiang Chen had chosen specifically for his Wind Sword Intent. It contained a total of nine techniques.

The nine techniques of the *Mystic Wind Nine Swords* were simply named First Sword, Second Sword, Third Sword, and so on, with each technique building upon the last.

With Jiang Chen’s current strength, he could only execute six of the techniques in succession.

Even so, it was enough to elevate Jiang Chen’s combat power to a terrifying level!

”Mystic Wind Nine Swords—First Sword!”

WHOOSH!

The ten ”Jiang Chens” struck simultaneously. The *Mystic Wind Nine Swords* was, by its nature, a wind-attribute Sword Technique, excelling in speed.

Its light chilled nineteen continents!

An incomparably sharp and brilliant strike, unleashed by the ten ”Jiang Chens,” transformed into ten streaks of razor-sharp Sword Qi that slashed toward Yanm Tianjue.

Yanm Tianjue’s expression changed slightly. He had no choice but to abandon his attack and defend.

He was, after all, a master from the Earth List.

Not only was his combat power heaven-defying, but his battle experience was also incredibly rich. In a flash, he made the correct choice. ”Vajra Shield!”

The Battle Axe in his hand swept violently around his body.

Gleams from the axe, pulsing with a golden edge, solidified into one Golden Battle Shield after another. A full thirty-odd Golden Battle Shields encircled his body, protecting him within.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Streaks of sharp Sword Qi slammed into the Vajra Shields.

They erupted with a series of ear-piercing roars.

But with every impact from the Sword Qi, the Vajra Shields merely flared with golden light. Centered on the point of impact, circular ripples spread across the shields’ surfaces, forcefully dissipating the terrifying destructive power.

Yanm Tianjue laughed triumphantly. ”Jiang Chen, you can’t break my defense at all!”

”Mystic Wind Nine Swords—Second Sword!”

Jiang Chen gave him a cold glance, saying nothing, and directly activated the second technique of the *Mystic Wind Nine Swords*.

If the first technique was a gentle breeze rustling willow leaves,

then the second was a raging gale!

Both its momentum and power had increased by a huge margin.

SWISH—

Riding the momentum of the first sword, Jiang Chen consecutively thrust out nine more. With ten ”Jiang Chens” acting in unison, this amounted to a simultaneous assault of ninety sharp blasts of Sword Qi.

His sword momentum had not yet ended!

”Third Sword!”

”Fourth Sword!”

”Fifth Sword...”

Jiang Chen consecutively unleashed up to the fifth sword. The nine techniques of the *Mystic Wind Nine Swords* were interlinked, one move flowing from the last. When the five techniques were unleashed together, the entire sky filled with boundless Sword Auras, pulsing with terrifying, destructive fluctuations. A sky-blotting rain of swords, dense and unceasing, fell toward Yanm Tianjue.

RUMBLE—

Under the assault of the endless Sword Qi, the Vajra Shields trembled, their light flickering unsteadily.

When the fourth sword’s attack arrived, the Vajra Shields were already covered in web-like cracks.

With the fifth sword’s arrival, all several dozen Vajra Shields shattered, scattering into specks of golden energy that flew in all directions.

The aftershocks of Sword Qi slammed into Yanm Tianjue’s body one after another.

An aftershock of Sword Qi struck Yanm Tianjue in the chest. He spat out a mouthful of blood and hurriedly raised his Battle Axe to block in front of him.

At the same time, dozens of sharp Sword Auras appeared behind him. Under the relentless, frantic assault, Yanm Tianjue’s body trembled violently as he coughed up blood continuously. A large hole was blasted open in the battle armor on his back, exposing his flesh to the air, where it was ravaged by the sharp Sword Qi.

His entire back was covered in grievous wounds, some so deep the bone was visible, with blood flowing freely.

”ROAR...”

Yanm Tianjue screamed wretchedly, coughing up so much blood that it stained his vision red. He swung his Battle Axe like a mad demon.

The light from his axe formed a giant wall, enclosing him within to resist the impact of the Sword Qi.

However, there’s no such thing as an impenetrable wall, let alone a defensive barrier condensed from the light of an axe.

The overwhelming Sword Qi found a gap, broke through the defensive barrier, and landed on Yanm Tianjue’s right arm.

PSH—

Blood sprayed out like a fountain as Yanm Tianjue’s right arm was severed by a single sword strike.

”No...”

Yanm Tianjue let out a miserable cry as his right hand, still clutching the Battle Axe, fell to the ground.

At this moment, Yanm Tianjue was like a turtle without its shell—utterly vulnerable. Naturally, Jiang Chen would not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass.

He pointed a finger in the air. ”Three Fingers Burn Heaven!”

BUZZ!

The space before him twisted and warped, forming a rapidly spinning vortex. From within the vortex, a golden finger, like a pillar supporting the heavens, extended. It brought with it a sea of roaring flames that instantly engulfed Yanm Tianjue.

BOOM—

As the ocean of flames burned relentlessly, Yanm Tianjue’s battle armor turned crimson red, and his hair and eyebrows were completely burned away.

Within the scorching sea of fire, a giant golden finger appeared out of nowhere.

With a loud BANG, the giant golden finger slammed viciously into Yanm Tianjue, smashing him out of the sky.

Yanm Tianjue bled from all seven orifices, more than half the bones in his body shattered, as he crashed heavily to the ground.

The airborne finger followed close behind.

It descended like a majestic mountain peak. If this finger were to strike him, Yanm Tianjue, ranked one hundred and eighty-seventh on the Earth List, would face utter annihilation—crushed to death by a single finger!

”No... Save me! Save me...!”

Yanm Tianjue’s eyes looked as if they were about to split open. Gone was his former arrogance and dominance; now, only terror and despair remained as he roared at the top of his lungs.

From the shadows, Zong Rui and Elder Zhang looked at each other, seeing the anxiety and shock on each other’s faces. In that instant of eye contact, they understood each other’s thoughts—Yanm Tianjue was a master from the Earth List, one of the pillars of the Celestial Alliance. He absolutely could not be allowed to die!

Almost simultaneously, the two Elders struck.

Just as the giant golden finger was about to crush Yanm Tianjue into a meat paste, the two Elders’ attacks arrived abruptly, slamming viciously into it.

BOOM—

The giant golden finger exploded violently and dissipated into nothing.

Standing in mid-air, Jiang Chen’s pupils contracted. He looked toward the direction of the attack, his eyes glinting like cold stars. Watching the two black figures speeding toward him, he said, word by word, ”You two Elders, are you planning to interfere in the grudge between my Heaven-Soaring Alliance and the Celestial Alliance?”

”Insolent Jiang Chen! You dare to openly slaughter Inner Sect Disciples! This is an act of gross insubordination, a heinous crime. Surrender yourself at once and await the judgment of the Law Enforcement Hall!” Elder Zhang shouted coldly as he flew over.

Zong Rui also had a grim expression. ”Jiang Chen, you’ve gone too far this time!”

Facing the two Elders’ accusations, Jiang Chen flicked his sword and laughed, his face filled with mockery and disdain. ”Surrender? Gross insubordination? Hahaha... Ridiculous! Truly ridiculous! You two Elders, anyone with eyes can see that I am not the one at fault today. Yet the moment you appear, you falsely accuse me. Isn’t that a bit unfair?”

Yuwen Xunyi shouted, ”That’s right! When the Celestial Alliance attacked us, why didn’t we see you show up?”

”And now you come out to clean up the Celestial Alliance’s mess? You two old dogs of the Celestial Alliance!”

”It’s unfair! We won’t accept it!”

Ruan Lingyun and the others also shouted loudly.

This made the expressions on Zong Rui and Elder Zhang’s faces grow even uglier. Zong Rui’s face was grim as he stared intently at Jiang Chen and said, word by word, ”We were not present before, so we do not know the cause of this matter. Jiang Chen, if you believe you are in the right, then lay down your butcher’s knife and accompany us to the Law Enforcement Hall. We will definitely see that you get justice!”

”That’s right. You’d best be sensible, let Yanm Tianjue go, and don’t resist. Come with us to the Law Enforcement Hall, and we will naturally investigate the truth!” Elder Zhang also said.

”Investigate the truth? Give me justice?”

Jiang Chen paused for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curved upward in deep sarcasm and disdain. He spoke calmly, ”My justice is something I, Jiang Chen, will claim for myself. I don’t need your help. As for Yanm Tianjue... Offend my Heaven-Soaring Alliance, and you die!”

Those last six words were like pearls, each one as sharp and resonant as a sword.

The moment the words left his lips, Jiang Chen slashed out with his sword without hesitation. A net of Sword Qi enveloped Yanm Tianjue, shredding him into pieces that littered the ground. He couldn’t be more dead.

”You... you... you...”

Elder Zhang was dumbfounded, his face a mask of horror, unable to form a coherent sentence.

Zong Rui stared at Jiang Chen, his face a picture of shock. A blazing killing intent flared up as he ground out through clenched teeth, ”Jiang Chen, you’re courting death!”

”Death?”

Jiang Chen gave a cold smile, his gaze, filled with frigid killing intent, locked onto Zong Rui. He said, word by word...

”Zong Rui, did you think I didn’t know you sent Zong Han to ambush and kill me? I was planning to settle the score with you later, but since you’ve jumped out on your own, I’ll just slaughter you along with the rest today!”