Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Purple Wind City.

Inside a quiet room in the Clan Leader’s Mansion.

Jiang Chen was seated here. After several days of recuperation, his injuries had finally stabilized.

Black Emperor held a roasted beast leg in one paw and a wine jug in the other. A single sniff revealed the scent of Wind Emperor Fire Brew; Zhao Hongluan’s Little Vermilion Bird had likely suffered yet again.

Jiang Chen opened his eyes and looked at Black Emperor. ”Little Black, did the people from the Ice King Race deliver the items?”

”They delivered it two days ago, every last bit of it!” Black Emperor grinned, clamping the roasted beast leg in his mouth. With a greasy paw, he took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Jiang Chen. ”Also, all the medicinal herbs you had Zhao Hongluan help you buy are in here. By the way, Jiang Chen, should I bring out Yue Qianshan’s body now?”

Jiang Chen was speechless as he took the grease-covered Storage Ring.

He glanced at Black Emperor and said, ”Bring him out.”

”Okay!”

Black Emperor nodded.

He opened his mouth, and a black vortex formed in front of him, from which Yue Qianshan’s corpse flew out.

A mighty expert at the Third Stage of the Human Emperor Realm.

Even in death, his body still radiated powerful fluctuations of qi and blood.

The pressure of a Human Emperor made the very air in the quiet room feel heavy.

Black Emperor blinked and asked, ”Jiang Chen, are you sure your body can handle devouring this Human Emperor’s Essence Blood and Martial Soul?”

He was, after all, a mighty Purple-winged Heaven-devouring Bat, an Ancient Exotic Beast!

He had once devoured True Dragons and swallowed Divine Phoenixes!

He knew very well that devouring the Essence Blood of such a powerful expert, which contained supreme essence, had significant drawbacks. If one’s physical body couldn’t withstand it, it could very well trigger a backlash and cause self-injury.

Even when he devoured a True Dragon back in the day, it took him a very long time to digest it!

Jiang Chen nodded and said, ”Don’t worry, I won’t devour it rashly. I’ll wait until I break through to the Fifth Stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body. Once my physical body is comparable to a Saint-tier Profound Weapon, I’ll devour Yue Qianshan’s Essence Blood and Martial Soul. That way, I won’t have to worry about not being able to withstand it!”

”Alright then!”

Black Emperor grunted, took a sip of wine, and said, ”Once you’ve settled things here, we need to make a trip back to the Saint Martial Dynasty. With your current strength, you should be able to take the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle with you!”

”Understood!”

Jiang Chen took a deep breath. With a wave of his hand, a mountain-like pile of Spirit Crystals appeared before him.

He had extorted a considerable amount of Spirit Crystals from those factions earlier.

Although he had used up most of them buying materials to refine the Fourth Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill, he still had tens of thousands of Lower-Grade Spirit Crystals left.

The mountain of Spirit Crystals made the Spiritual Qi in the quiet room incredibly dense!

It was almost condensing into Spirit Liquid!

Jiang Chen took another deep breath, his gaze exceptionally sharp. ’After I devour these Spirit Crystals, it should be enough to bring me to the critical point for breaking through to the Fifth Stage. Then I’ll refine the Tyrant Essence Pill and break through in one go. As long as my physical body reaches the level of a Saint-tier Profound Weapon, I can devour Yue Qianshan’s Essence Blood and Martial Soul without any worries and break through to the Human King Realm!’

He immediately activated the Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique.

The Profound Yellow Melting Furnace inside his body also began to radiate with brilliant, divine light.

Behind Jiang Chen...

The phantom of an enormous, golden furnace materialized. It stood on three legs, its surface etched with images of mountains and rivers, Divine Phoenixes and True Dragons, and even the sun, moon, and stars in the cycle of Qiankun.

The Profound Yellow Melting Furnace!

It could smelt all of creation!

”Devour!”

Jiang Chen roared, and the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace spun violently, erupting with a dazzling Spiritual Light. One by one, the Spirit Crystals flew rapidly into the furnace.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Streams of Profound Yellow True Flame burst forth, releasing a blazing light and scorching heat.

Under the heat of the Profound Yellow True Flame, the mountain of Spirit Crystals rapidly melted, transforming into the purest Spiritual Qi.

”Celestial Demon Tyrant Body—”

Jiang Chen’s gaze was resolute as a dark golden light, incomparably dazzling and brilliant, bloomed from his body.

Mysterious Inscriptions surfaced on his skin.

The Divine Demon Tyrant Body was a technique that refined the physical body as if it were a Profound Weapon, allowing it to grow infinitely stronger!

RUMBLE!

Surging Spiritual Power rapidly merged into his body.

The golden Inscriptions grew increasingly brilliant and bright, and the dark golden light radiating from Jiang Chen became blindingly dazzling.

The strength of his physical body was also rising rapidly.

Growing stronger and stronger!

The entire process lasted for seven days and seven nights. The Spirit Crystals in front of Jiang Chen had been replaced several times.

Each stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body required an immense amount of energy to advance. The promotion from the Fourth Stage to the Fifth Stage, in particular, was equivalent to raising a Celestial-tier Profound Weapon to the Saint Tier, and the energy consumed was even more colossal!

Late on the night of the seventh day!

BOOM—

The entire quiet room suddenly trembled.

An intensely blazing golden light erupted from Jiang Chen’s body. The dark golden light was now completely purified of impurities, and he pulsed with a pure golden radiance, like a Golden Armor War God.

Jiang Chen felt as if his body was about to explode.

Terrifying energy filled his entire body. His gaze was sharp, shooting out with a tangible quality. ’I never expected the Fifth Stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body to require so much energy! I’ve consumed over a trillion Lower-Grade Spirit Crystals in these seven days. Thankfully, I’ve finally reached the critical point for a breakthrough. It’s time to refine the Tyrant Essence Pill!’

CLANG!

The moment the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron was brought out, its heavy thud caused the quiet room to tremble slightly.

Golden light pulsed around Jiang Chen as he made a gesture with both hands. ”Tyrant Essence Pill—refine for me!”

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH...

Streams of Spirit Medicines were tossed into the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron.

Among the materials for refining the Fourth Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill, even the lowest quality ingredient was a Celestial Tier Spirit Medicine, and it even required a Fifth-grade Saint-tier Spiritual Medicine.

This single Fifth-grade Saint-tier Spiritual Medicine alone had cost Jiang Chen a full trillion Lower-Grade Spirit Crystals.

RUMBLE!

Countless Spirit Medicines converged and swirled within the Medicine Cauldron, transforming into a surging medicinal power.

He was now a Fifth Grade Spirit King, and his Divine Thought Power was incredibly profound, so refining a Fifth-Grade Spirit Pill was no issue for him. It only took him half a day to successfully refine the Fourth Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill with the help of the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron.

SWISH!

A pill flew out from the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron.

It was a Spirit Pill the size of a juicy peach. The moment it appeared, it trembled violently and transformed into a streak of golden light, trying to escape.

Jiang Chen sneered, ”Get back here!”

His Divine Thought spread out like a net.

It enveloped the Tyrant Essence Pill. No matter how fiercely the pill struggled, it could not escape. Jiang Chen swallowed it in one gulp.

CRACKLE... POP...

The golden light around Jiang Chen ebbed and flowed, and the Inscriptions on his body grew even more magnificent and dazzling.

The blood in his body was turning gold. His bones, muscles, and every single cell shimmered with a faint golden light, exuding a sacred aura that inspired awe!

BOOM!

With a tremendous roar, Jiang Chen’s entire body began to shake violently.

Beams of holy light erupted from him. His physical body had finally crossed into the realm of a Saint-tier Profound Weapon!

In terms of physical body alone, there were likely only a handful of people across the entire Eastern Continent who could compare to Jiang Chen!

’The Fifth Stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body... I can finally devour Yue Qianshan’s Essence Blood and Martial Soul and break through to the Human King Realm!’ Jiang Chen clenched his fists, which emitted a series of cracking sounds. His True Essence surged, incomparably powerful.

Jiang Chen reached out and grabbed Yue Qianshan’s corpse.

The Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique activated once more.

Yue Qianshan’s cultivation had reached the Third Stage of the Human Emperor Realm, and his Martial Soul was a Half-Step Saint Tier Martial Soul, beyond Celestial Tier Ninth Grade!

Once one’s cultivation stepped into the Human Emperor Realm,

their Martial Soul would also undergo a change, reawakening and allowing their Martial Soul Talent to rise again.

’As long as I devour Yue Qianshan’s Essence Blood and Martial Soul, not only can my cultivation break into the Human King Realm, but perhaps even my God-slaying Sword can advance further and cross into the Saint Tier...’ A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

A Saint Tier Martial Soul!

Across the entire Eastern Continent, there weren’t many geniuses who possessed a Saint Tier Martial Soul!

He took a deep breath and pushed the Profound Yellow Melting Furnace to its absolute limit.

RUMBLE...

Yue Qianshan’s corpse rapidly shriveled as all of his Essence Blood was devoured by Jiang Chen, whose cultivation rose continuously. The Martial Soul was likewise devoured by the God-slaying Sword, which pulsed with an unstable light and erupted with an incomparably brilliant Martial Soul Power. And at that very moment, Jiang Chen finally opened his eyes. A deep, heavy voice rumbled from his throat...

”Breakthrough—Human King Realm!”