Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Jiang Chen was overcome with excitement.

The blood in his veins felt like it was boiling.

’This is an entire clan!’

An entire clan, united as one, their hopes all focused on him. They saw him, Jiang Chen, as their savior, as a god.

Jiang Chen could vividly feel the sincerity, kindness, and yearning in the hearts of every member of the Purple Wind Clan.

Tens of thousands had gathered, all for one man!

And that man was him, Jiang Chen!

He had never imagined that he would one day stand here, the focus of so many gazes.

Zhao Hongluan felt her eyes well up with tears as she gazed at the young man standing on the high platform.

Lei Tong clenched his fists, his gaze fervent.

Wuu Rui’s eyes filled with admiration and worship. ”That’s my brother!”

Even the normally irreverent Black Emperor now stood in perfect harmony with the Little Vermilion Bird. Watching the young man’s silhouette, its mind flashed back to their first meeting, their first life-and-death struggle, their first time as frenemies... Scene after scene replayed in its head. The Black Emperor let out a long sigh. ”That kid Jiang Chen... he’s really getting stronger and stronger!”

The Little Vermilion Bird nodded, flames pulsing around its body.

It stared so intently at the young man that it failed to notice the Black Emperor secretly plucking a few of its feathers...

Purple Wind Frost’s dark, almond-shaped eyes widened. She pouted and said, ”Th-this guy... he’s actually kind of handsome, huh!”

Zifeng Jun added, ”No wonder Father holds him in such high regard!”

Standing at the highest point of the training grounds, Jiang Chen surveyed the crowd, took a deep breath, and declared, ”Members of the Purple Wind Clan, I, Jiang Chen, give you my word... I will cure your loved ones! I will not let you down!”

”Long live Jiang Chen!”

”Long live! Long live! Long may he live!”

Expert after expert roared, from the clan elders down to the common clansfolk—the old, the weak, women, and children alike.

Under the fervent gazes of the crowd, Jiang Chen turned sharply and stepped into the training grounds, which had been sealed by an Array.

The Purple Wind Clan Leader watched Jiang Chen’s departing figure, took a deep breath, and clenched his fists, muttering, ”Jiang Chen, the survival of my Purple Wind Clan is in your hands now!”

A blood-red glint flickered in his eyes before quietly disappearing.

The Purple Wind Clan Leader gazed out beyond Purple Wind City, his sharp eyes seeming to pierce through endless space, filled with deep worry and a chilling killing intent. ’Royal Family... Ice King Race... If you want to destroy my Purple Wind Clan, you’ll have to do it over my, Zifeng Tianhen’s, dead body!’

「Inside the training grounds.」

Jiang Chen surveyed the area and drew a sharp breath. There were over a hundred thousand people here.

Every one of them was bound by an Array, rendering them immobile.

As they sensed Jiang Chen’s arrival, they lifted their heads one by one. Their blood-red eyes churned with frenzied killing intent and greed, and they let out roars like wild beasts.

ROAR!

ROAR!

ROAR!

The roars shook the very heavens.

’There are so many?’

Jiang Chen drew a sharp breath, his expression growing grave. ’It’s a good thing my cultivation has reached the Fifth Stage of Union Palace Realm and I’ve successfully forged the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace. That allows me to use the Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique. Otherwise, facing so many people, I’d have no way to cure them all.’

The Soul-Loss Gu Worms were parasites that latched onto the heart.

Whether for the Human Race, the Icefield Race, or even Demon Beasts, the heart is one of the most vulnerable organs.

These Soul-Loss Gu Worms burrowed into the heart, becoming one with it. To destroy them by force would be to destroy the heart itself.

Even a master of the Human Emperor Realm would be unable to destroy the Soul-Loss Gu Worms without injuring the victim.

Jiang Chen’s method of treatment was to use the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique to refine and devour the Soul-Loss Gu Worms alive.

This would not only eliminate the Soul-Loss Gu Worms but also ensure the victims remained completely unharmed.

He slowly flew into the air above the center of the training grounds and hovered there. A sharp light burst from his eyes, and he exuded an aura of majesty, as imposing as a Divine Spirit. He slowly began to speak: ”Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique—”

BZZZ—

A brilliant golden light erupted from Jiang Chen’s body.

The five Life Palaces within him began to spin, activating the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace.

Streams of True Essence were refined and released, condensing into fine golden threads of energy that shot outward. More than ten thousand threads pierced into the bodies of the poisoned members of the Purple Wind Clan.

His current Divine Thought Power was not yet strong enough to handle devouring from a hundred thousand people at once.

’I can only handle these hundred-thousand-plus people in ten batches!’

”Devour!”

The five Life Palaces spun frantically as the golden threads of energy began to devour the Soul-Loss Gu Worms within the victims’ bodies.

SKREEE! SKREEE!

SKREEE! SKREEE! SKREEE!

The Soul-Loss Gu Worms shrieked in agony as their bodies steadily shriveled.

A full hour passed.

The Soul-Loss Gu Worms inside this first group of ten thousand people were completely devoured. The blood-red light in their eyes quietly faded, and their gazes cleared. However, having been parasitized for so long had left them utterly exhausted. Each of them cast a grateful glance toward Jiang Chen before closing their eyes and falling into a deep slumber.

’It’s working! Time to continue!’

Excitement flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes as he continued to perform the Heaven-Devouring Secret Technique, cleansing the poison from the second batch of over ten thousand people.

「Outside the training grounds...」

Seeing this, the Purple Wind Clan Leader’s face lit up with excitement. ”It’s working! Hahaha, it’s really working! Clansmen, Young Friend Jiang Chen has already cured the first ten thousand! Our people will soon be free from the torment of this terrible poison and return to normal!”

”Can he really do it?”

”Lord Jiang Chen is the hero of our entire Purple Wind Clan! He is our benefactor!”

”Long live Lord Jiang Chen! Long live!”

Many of the Purple Wind Clan experts were moved to tears, their hearts overflowing with emotion.

The dreadful poison of the Soul-Loss Gu had tormented them for a full six months!

They had suffered day and night, watching their own family and friends turn into savage beasts. How could they not be ecstatic, now that they were finally on the verge of being restored?

In their hearts, Jiang Chen’s stature grew ever greater.

However, just as everyone was immersed in ecstatic joy, Elder Yuan Zeng’s expression suddenly changed. He glanced at Elder Yuan Jiu, whose face had also fallen.

The two flew up to the training grounds and landed before the Purple Wind Clan Leader.

Yuan Zeng said gravely, ”Clan Leader, they have arrived!”

”So they’ve finally come?”

The Purple Wind Clan Leader murmured, not seeming surprised. A cold light flared in his eyes as he asked in a deep voice, ”Are the armies ready?”

”All armies are ready,” Elder Yuan Jiu reported. ”They all know the Soul-Loss Gu was a conspiracy by the Royal Family. Every single one of them is filled with righteous fury, eager to tear the members of the Royal Family to shreds!”

Elder Yuan Zeng added, ”Clan Leader, our scouts report that the Royal Family and the Ice King Race have mobilized a million-strong army. The leaders of both clans are personally leading the invasion. They have a thousand elders at or above the Union Palace Realm and twenty elders at the Human King Realm.”

”Damn it!” Yuan Jiu exclaimed. ”If our Purple Wind Clan were at its peak, we would have no reason to fear them! But now, more than half of our elders have been afflicted with the Soul-Loss Gu, and our combat strength is severely diminished. What are we going to do?”

The Purple Wind Clan Leader took a deep breath, his calm gaze sweeping over the hundred thousand clansmen in the training grounds and then to the dense, dark sea of people gathered around it.

A terrifyingly powerful aura erupted from him as he declared in a deep voice, ”Within Purple Wind City are our people and our families! We absolutely cannot let the enemy breach the gates! All Purple Wind Clan experts at the Heavenly Destiny Realm and above, heed my command! You will stop the Royal Family and the Ice King Race at all costs! Do not let them take a single step into Purple Wind City!”

”Yes, sir!”

The elders responded in a thunderous chorus.

The Purple Wind Clan Leader shot into the sky, with Yuan Zeng and Yuan Jiu close behind. Expert after expert followed, soaring through the air as they flew out of Purple Wind City.

”Mother, I must go!”

”Darling, take care of the children!”

”We’ll wait for you to return...”

One by one, the experts bid farewell to their loved ones and soared into the sky.

They knew this departure might well be their last.

But for their families, for their clan, they...

Would sacrifice everything!

Even in death, they would have no regrets...