Chapter 358: Chapter 356: A New King
"Eyes of the Heavens!"
An icy look suddenly appeared on his twisted face. "Five Thunder Secret Technique—Thunder Realm!"
Divine Thought Power, as vast as the sea, surged into the Celestial Vault.
Beneath Jiang Chen’s feet, a circular Array Pattern suddenly materialized.
The Array Pattern pulsed with a dim yellow light as streaks of lightning galloped and raged within it.
RUMBLE...
Under the Thunder Realm Secret Technique, the area instantly transformed into an ocean of thunder, a domain of lightning.
Every single golden bolt of lightning contained infinite power, annihilating everything it touched. They collided madly, crushing and destroying all in their path!
SIZZLE!
Amidst a series of ear-piercing cracks, the Ghost King’s arms were pierced through by the bolts of lightning.
They were riddled with holes!
"Damn it, is this another one of those Divine Thought Master techniques that control lightning?" The Ghost Demon’s expression changed abruptly.
Yin Ghosts, Demons, Evil Ghosts, and other such beings feared lightning above all else!
Lightning was the embodiment of righteous, masculine power!
As the lightning raged, the Ghost King shrieked repeatedly, suffering immensely.
Standing amidst the lightning, the Ghost Demon’s face also turned pale. He tried to retreat, spreading his arms to the sides in an attempt to withdraw.
"Where do you think you’re going?!"
Having already broken free and regained his freedom, Jiang Chen was not about to let him escape so easily.
Jiang Chen let out a cold snort.
Within his eyes, the overlapping gold and cyan pupils began to spin, erupting with a brilliant two-toned light.
"Five Thunder Secret Technique—Celestial Punishment!"
With a thunderous shout, a long, golden dragon of lightning suddenly condensed before Jiang Chen. The dragon rumbled, twisting its massive body. It shattered the constantly spinning grindstone of death and shot out a bolt of unparalleled destructive lightning. With blinding speed, it struck the Ghost Demon.
"No..."
The Ghost Demon’s face contorted as he let out a bloodcurdling scream. The terrifying lightning had already engulfed him in its glow.
SIZZLE...
Puffs of black smoke billowed upward.
The Ghost Demon’s skin split and his flesh tore open. The impact of the terrifying lightning left his entire body paralyzed.
This momentary lapse was all Jiang Chen needed to break through the obstruction.
As a dark golden light flickered around him, his twisted body straightened out. With a beckoning gesture, the Spirit-Slaying Sword transformed into a black streak and flew into his palm. An incredibly intense killing intent erupted in Jiang Chen’s eyes. "Celestial Flame Sun-Devouring Slash!"
He slashed out, and a brilliant Sword Aura extended for hundreds of meters.
The violent Sword Qi seemed to tear the very void apart. It was as brilliant and piercing as a Blazing Sun, as boundless and infinite as the great ocean!
The Sword Qi slashed down from the sky.
The Ghost Demon’s expression shifted slightly. He crossed his arms to block, and the giant Ghost King did the same, crossing its Ghost Claws in front of itself.
SHING...
An incomparably crisp and sharp sound rang out, like a sharp knife slicing through a watermelon.
The Ghost King’s arms were severed by the single slash.
The massive Sword Aura, hundreds of meters long, continued forward relentlessly. It pierced the Ghost King’s chin and sliced straight down through its chest, cleaving it in two.
The hundred-meter-tall Ghost King let out a wretched cry as its body, from the chin down, split in half!
Caught within, the Ghost Demon’s Martial Soul was damaged. He sprayed a mouthful of blood, his face ashen as he coughed up several more. His horrified gaze locked onto the sword-wielding Jiang Chen, his eyes filled with disbelief. ’How is this possible? I clearly had the upper hand, so how could I lose? And lose so miserably? How is this possible?’
He found it impossible to believe. Just moments ago, Jiang Chen had been like a fish on a chopping block, at his complete mercy.
How, in the blink of an eye, had their roles been so completely reversed?
"Nothing is impossible, Ghost Demon. Everyone calls you a former king. Perhaps you once stood above your contemporaries, but today, I’m going to let you know... the times are changing. You were once a king, the ruler of your era. But the young king of this era..."
Jiang Chen took a deep breath. A surging wave of power and an indescribable confidence, unmatched between heaven and earth, erupted from him. His mighty voice boomed like rolling thunder: "I! AM! JIANG! CHEN!"
The vast, deafening voice left the countless experts on Martial Saint Mountain utterly dumbfounded.
"Wh-what’s going on?"
"Such powerful confidence, such a powerful aura... Jiang Chen is only at the Heavenly Destiny Realm Ninth Stage. How can he possibly be this strong?"
"His Divine Thought Power is too strong! It’s the bane of all dark powers!"
The experts exclaimed in astonishment one after another.
Even Tu Shanhe’s face darkened. He clenched his fists, his killing intent growing stronger. ’How can this little bastard be so strong? It’s one thing for his Martial Dao talent and ability to fight above his level to be unparalleled, but he’s also a Grandmaster of Divine Thought? Could he also be from... that place?’
At the thought of that place, Tu Shanhe’s expression grew even uglier.
He trembled slightly, a cold glint flickering in his eyes. ’Jiang Taixu... Jiang Taixu... Back then, you suppressed our entire generation. Don’t tell me even your son is going to reach the heights you once did? Impossible. I will absolutely not allow this to happen again. Jiang Chen must die!’
Tu Shanhe clenched his fists, the cold light in his eyes never leaving Jiang Chen.
Just then, Jiang Chen caught up to the Ghost Demon. "Divine Wind Celestial Fury—Chaotic Divine Wind!"
WHOOSH—
A sheet of cyan sword light burst forth from the Spirit-Slaying Sword.
The unparalleled cyan sword light enveloped the Ghost Demon.
"Dark Sky Curtain!"
The Ghost Demon roared, and the black light around him coalesced into a defensive curtain.
However, as strong as the curtain was, under the assault of the incomparably sharp Sword Qi, it only managed to withstand a dozen waves of attacks before it exploded with a BOOM. The terrifying Sword Qi crisscrossed like a chaotic storm, engulfing the Ghost Demon. He hastily raised his arms to block, but the Sword Qi sliced through. The Ghost Demon screamed as his arms were severed.
"No..."
The Ghost Demon shrieked, stumbling backward in retreat.
"Trying to run now? Too late!"
Jiang Chen’s longsword moved again. "Thick Earth Sword Technique—Vast Earth!"
A fan-shaped wave of Sword Qi flew out like a slab of earth, covering the ground beneath the Ghost Demon. Immediately after, sharp, stalagmite-like Sword Auras burst from the ground. With an endless series of SWISH SWISH SWISH sounds, they pierced the Ghost Demon’s feet, shattering his legs. Having now lost all four limbs, the Ghost Demon screamed continuously.
Now nothing more than a limbless torso, he collapsed into a pool of blood.
Jiang Chen stepped forward, planting a foot on the Ghost Demon’s chest. The Spirit-Slaying Sword, pulsating with a sharp glow, rested against the Ghost Demon’s neck. His indifferent voice was like the clashing of cold metal. "You lose!"
The turnaround had been too fast!
Jiang Chen had been on the verge of death, but in the nick of time, he had mounted a desperate counterattack and won!
All who witnessed this scene wore expressions of utter horror and shock!
They had witnessed the fall of a former king and, at the same time, personally beheld the rise of a new one!
「After today...」
In the Eastern Continent, the Cloud Domain, and the Ten Great Dynasties, the younger generation would now look to Jiang Chen as their leader!
His status was unshakeable...
