Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

An arm flew high into the air.

The furious and agonized screams of the Six Mountains Sword Venerable echoed through the void. Several kilometers away, his figure suddenly materialized.

A black light pulsed from his body. His left arm was gone, severed by Jiang Chen’s blade.

Jiang Chen looked at the Six Mountains Sword Venerable with regret, his own face deathly pale. ’Dammit, I was so close! If the Time Freeze had just lasted a little longer, I could have killed him. A shame... I was just one step short.’

Time Freeze.

This was a power derived from the Secrets of Time, and it was also the Present Form that Jiang Chen had comprehended from the Three Lives Technique!

Unfortunately...

Jiang Chen’s mastery of the Secrets of Time wasn’t very high. If he could achieve Tier Seven or even Tier Eight Time Freeze, he could stop his opponent for the duration of a breath, or perhaps even longer.

At that point, his combat prowess would rise to another level!

However, such a realm was not so easily reached.

Jiang Chen had already expended a great deal of energy controlling the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle. Now, after activating the God Slaying Sword and sacrificing ten years of his lifespan, his Divine Thought Power and True Essence Power were nearly depleted. Facing the Six Mountains Sword Venerable again, he no longer had any chance of victory.

Just as he thought, he was only one step away.

Several kilometers away, the Six Mountains Sword Venerable had already staunched the bleeding from his severed arm.

He glanced at the bloody stump of his left arm, his expression hideous. A predatory, cold light glinted in his eyes as he stared at Jiang Chen and ground out, ”Jiang Chen, you dared to take my arm? I’ll tear you limb from limb! ROAR—”

BOOM!

A terrifying aura erupted from the Six Mountains Sword Venerable.

Surging True Essence Power transformed into a six-colored cyclone, enveloping his body and spinning furiously.

An icy, blade-like sharpness shone in his eyes.

His gaze landed on Jiang Chen.

The corners of the Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s mouth lifted into a strange, cold smirk. ”Six Mountains Seeks the Tripod!”

VMMMMM!

Six resplendent rays of light burst from his body, transforming into six pillars of light that shot toward the heavens.

Above his head, the cloud bank stretching for dozens of kilometers was blasted apart by these six pillars of light.

A brilliant sunbeam shone down through the scattering clouds, like the arrival of a god.

One after another, mountain peaks appeared behind him.

They bobbed up and down.

Each peak was thousands of feet tall, majestic and massive, exuding a suffocating sense of pressure.

A savage grin on his face, the Six Mountains Sword Venerable slowly raised his sole remaining right hand, palm aimed at Jiang Chen. As he pressed his palm down, the six majestic peaks began to bear down on Jiang Chen, each one moving forward slowly.

The void trembled, and a series of rumbles echoed between heaven and earth.

It was deafening, like the tolling of a great bell!

The Ice Emperor, his body hundreds of feet tall, crossed his arms. His mocking voice rang out, ”Little one, my previous offer still stands. As long as you present that ancient castle to me, I will immediately eliminate the Six Mountains Sword Venerable for you and help you become the most powerful person in the entire Eastern Continent!”

He looked utterly confident, certain that Jiang Chen was powerless to resist.

Jiang Chen shot the Ice Emperor an angry glare and sneered, ”Help my ass!”

”You...”

The Ice Emperor’s face darkened.

Nearby, the Fire Emperor roared with laughter. ”Elder Bing, it seems this little guy doesn’t give you any face!” He then turned to Jiang Chen. ”Little one, the Ice Emperor is notoriously cunning; you can’t trust his words. But I am a man of my word. As long as you offer that ancient castle to me, I will guarantee your life. How about it?”

Propping up his weakened body, Jiang Chen gave the Fire Emperor the middle finger. ’Fuck the Ice Emperor and the Fire Emperor! They’re both vultures. I’d be an idiot to trust either of them!’

The Fire Emperor’s face also darkened. If he weren’t wary of the Ice Emperor making a move, he likely would have struck Jiang Chen down himself by now.

The two Emperor Realm masters stared at each other from a distance.

But their attention was entirely focused on Jiang Chen.

The moment Jiang Chen was killed, the two Emperor Realm masters would likely make a move to seize the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle.

As the six mountain peaks drew closer, the bones in Jiang Chen’s body creaked audibly. Under the immense pressure, the cracks on his skin split open further, and blood streamed out. He was completely covered in blood, a terrifying and gruesome sight. Waves of heart-rending pain twisted his features and made his body tremble.

The pain was so intense he wished for death.

BOOM!

As the first mountain peak pressed down on him, Jiang Chen’s legs trembled, and he nearly buckled to his knees.

BOOM!

As the second peak descended, Jiang Chen heard a CRACK from within his body. A bone had fractured.

One must remember that his Divine Demon Tyrant Body had already reached the Fifth Stage Realm, making his physical body comparable to a Saint-tier Profound Weapon. Yet, he was still being crushed to the point of breaking bones. This showed just how terrifying the power of the Six Mountains Sword Venerable’s attack was!

A single one of these mountains was likely enough to grievously injure an ordinary Human Emperor.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Three more peaks slammed down on Jiang Chen in succession. He trembled more violently, and streams of blood shot from his body.

Jiang Chen gritted his teeth.

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable sneered, ”Kneel!”

His palm continued to press down!

The crushing weight from the mountain peaks grew ever stronger. Blood flowed unceasingly from his body. Jiang Chen could feel his legs and spine trembling, riddled with fractures. If one more peak were added, he knew he wouldn’t be able to hold on.

Enduring the excruciating pain, Jiang Chen forced his head up. An icy light shone from his eyes as he looked at the Six Mountains Sword Venerable, the Fire Emperor, and the Ice Emperor. He spoke, enunciating each word, ”I, Jiang Chen, kneel to neither heaven nor earth. What gives any of you the right to make me kneel?”

”Today, if you have the guts, then kill me. But if I, Jiang Chen, survive this ordeal, then one day, I will slaughter your entire clan!”

Each word was deliberate, each one ringing like a clap of thunder, striking fear into the hearts of all who heard!

The expressions of the Ice Emperor and the Fire Emperor both changed.

The two of them were supreme Emperor Realm masters.

When had they ever been threatened like this?

The Fire Emperor snorted coldly and looked at the Six Mountains Sword Venerable. ”Six Mountains, kill him for me!”

”Yes!”

The Six Mountains Sword Venerable nodded respectfully. He dared not disobey an Emperor Realm expert. His mocking gaze fell upon Jiang Chen. ”Jiang Chen, die! Six Mountains Seeks the Tripod—Tripod Suppresses the World!”

BOOM!

The sixth mountain peak pressed down viciously on Jiang Chen.

RUMBLE...

The peak erupted with a dazzling, heavy light, pulsing with a terrifying power.

Enveloped by this horrific energy, Jiang Chen’s trembling intensified. His legs and spine creaked, threatening to give way and turn him into meat paste at any moment. Coldness, desolation, darkness, despair, and death coalesced into a boundless black curtain that shrouded him.

Jiang Chen felt as if he were trapped in an impossibly cold ice cellar.

It was the absolute limit of cold.

Jiang Chen roared in despair, ”Am I really going to die here? I can’t accept this! I really can’t...”

The sixth mountain peak came crashing down...