Chapter 366: Power of Divine King

Jiang Mu’s subordinate, Flying Shadow, was actually quite a handful. His `Void Shadow Transformation` Secret Technique alone was enough to put him on par with the top ten prodigies of the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

This was especially true against Martial Artists with formidable Physical Cultivation like Ming Chong. Flying Shadow didn’t even have to face them head-on; he could use `Void Shadow Transformation` for surprise attacks and have them completely neutralized.

When Ji Man and Chen Yuan had fought earlier, Chen Yuan had suppressed Ji Man with his own powerful Physical Cultivation. Jiang Mu had seen all this, which was precisely why he sent Flying Shadow to deal with Chen Yuan.

Unfortunately for him, he hadn’t counted on Chen Yuan having another trump card: the `Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill`.

And this Secret Technique was the perfect counter to `Void Shadow Transformation`.

After sending Flying Shadow to take care of Chen Yuan, Jiang Mu personally made his move, launching an attack on Ji Man and the other two.

A dazzling divine light erupted from Jiang Mu’s body. The formidable power he radiated wasn’t entirely True Qi; it also contained a unique energy found only in Divine Artifact Demon Soldiers, as if his entire body were a Divine Artifact Incarnation.

This was Jiang Mu’s unique Power of Divine King. The Direct Lineage of Unrivaled City possessed the Divine King Bloodline, which, when traced to its roots, was the power of the Ancient Divine Demons.

In fact, one could say that the lineage of Unrivaled City were descendants of the Ancient Divine Demons, with true, inheritable Divine-Demonic Blood flowing through their veins.

Profound light blazed around Zhong Li as he threw a punch, unleashing a deafening, thunderous explosion.

The punch had enough force to move mountains and shatter cities, but Jiang Mu casually countered with a palm strike. As divine light flared, Zhong Li’s fist felt as if it had struck an immovable, majestic mountain. He was sent flying backward by the force of that single palm.

This was partly because he had been severely wounded by Qingchen earlier, but it was mostly due to the sheer, tyrannical might of Jiang Mu’s Power of Divine King.

Ji Man unleashed a world-shaking Sword Momentum. Boundless Sword Qi manifested as a Fire Phoenix Burning Heaven, sweeping toward Jiang Mu, wreathed in the vast power of the Heavenly Fierce Sun Power.

“Did your ancestors from the Ji Family never tell you? The core of your `Phoenix Dance in Nine Heavens Atlas` originates from my Unrivaled City’s `Fire Phoenix Divine Map`.”

Jiang Mu sneered and formed a Seal Technique. Divine light blossomed from his hands, seeming to absorb the very heavens and earth into the seal.

Unrivaled Heaven-Flipping Seal!

As the seal descended, the Sword Qi shattered and the Fire Phoenix was extinguished. Ji Man let out a muffled groan, his face turning pale.

From the rear, Qingchen gathered Dao Essence and struck with his palm. Boundless Dao Essence, infused with Spiritual Qi, poured into the strike. The attack descended with the overwhelming force of a collapsing sky.

But Jiang Mu merely pointed a single finger. The Power of Divine King concentrated at his fingertip, and with a world-shaking CRACK, he pierced the wide attack with a single point of force. The Dao Essence instantly disintegrated, and the momentum of the collapsing sky vanished.

Divine Descent Finger!

After three moves, all three had been beaten back. Qingchen was in better shape than the others, but it was still more than enough to prove that Jiang Mu’s strength was on a completely different level.

Just then, Jiang Mu caught sight of Chen Yuan beheading Flying Shadow with a single slash. He cursed inwardly, ‘Useless trash.’

Jiang Mu prided himself on his Divine King Bloodline, believing it made him a being of noble birth, on a completely different level from other Martial Artists. Despite this arrogance, he was actually quite generous to his trusted subordinates.

Ever since Flying Shadow had become his Personal Guard, Jiang Mu had bestowed upon him a Celestial Soldier, Celestial Level Battle Armor, and various Celestial Level Techniques. He had even given him the `Void Shadow Transformation` Secret Technique.

And what was the result? He couldn’t even withstand a few moves from this Chen Jiutian before being easily slain. ‘Absolutely worthless!’

Most importantly, Flying Shadow had made him lose face!

Jiang Mu had just declared he was going to show Chen Yuan what it meant to join Unrivaled City.

But then Flying Shadow was finished off in just a few moves. So, this is what it means to join Unrivaled City?

Jiang Mu could practically feel his own face burning, as if he’d been slapped right after a boast.

Nearby, Ji Man let out a cold laugh. He actually felt a sense of satisfaction.

He’d had the same experience with Chen Yuan. He hadn’t taken him seriously at first, either. Who would have guessed that once the fighting started, he would realize the man’s ranking on the Hidden Dragon Rankings was a gross underestimate?

After finishing off Flying Shadow, Chen Yuan drew his bow once more. The aura of life around him inverted into death, and Netherworld Power surged into the arrow, transforming it into the Nine Jails Arrow.

With a shriek that sounded like the wail of a demon from Hell, the `Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow`, now in its Nine Prisons State, shot straight for Jiang Mu!

Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow slightly.

‘As expected of the man I once admired,’ Jiang Mu thought. ‘To have mastered the Power of Origin while only in the Condensing Truth Realm—and not just one kind, but to apply it so perfectly. His future potential is limitless.’

The lineage of Unrivaled City cultivated the Martial Dao, but not in its purest form. All of their truly core Secret Techniques and Methods were developed around the Power of Divine King; without the Divine King Bloodline, they were impossible to practice.

Throughout the entire Jianghu, only those who had mastered the Power of Origin were qualified to clash head-on with the Power of Divine King from Unrivaled City.

Facing the incoming arrow, Jiang Mu let divine light flow through his hands. He adopted the stance of drawing a bow, and a dazzlingly brilliant arrow materialized between his fingers.

With a thunderous roar, the arrow shot forth, carrying boundless power, as if it would pierce through the very heavens and earth.

Divine King’s Array-Breaking Arrow!

Arrow met arrow. The instant they collided, a tremendous shockwave erupted. Divine light and black radiance clashed, neutralizing one another.

The Power of Divine King from Unrivaled City wasn’t Inner Strength True Qi at all. Its power Attribute was closer to the origin power of Divine Artifact Demon Soldiers, placing it a tier above normal Inner Strength True Qi.

But Chen Yuan’s `Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow` was by no means weak, especially since it was infused with Nether Death Intent. The clash was surprisingly, an even match.

At that moment, Ji Man suddenly struck.

He pulled out an Array Plate covered in tiny swords. Forming a Seal Technique, he poured his Fire Phoenix Sword Qi into it. In an instant, ten thousand swords surged forth, a sky-blotting torrent of Sword Qi that rushed straight for Jiang Mu.

Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin Array!

Ji Man’s true strength lay not in the countless Cultivation Techniques he had mastered, nor in the depths of his power reserves, but in the numerous trump cards he possessed as the heir to the Ji Family of Celestial Bright City.

The Ji Dynasty was once the foremost imperial dynasty of the Human Race. Its reign lasted for eighteen hundred years, making it the longest-lasting of all the Great Unification Dynasties to date.

Over so many years, the accumulated resources of the Ji Royal Family had become astonishing. Even though most were lost with the fall of the Ji Dynasty, the various treasures remaining within Celestial Bright City were still practically inexhaustible.

The Phoenix Feather Ji Man had used earlier was a Secret Treasure second only to a Divine Artifact Incarnation. The Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin Array he now brandished was of the same caliber, its power exceptionally frightening.

Zhong Li had been defeated by Qingchen, and just moments ago, he was sent flying by Jiang Mu’s palm strike. The rage in his heart had reached its absolute peak.

His Qi Blood surged and boiled. Profound Yellow Dao Essence coalesced behind him, forming the phantom of a deity.

He threw a punch that felt like the sky falling and the earth splitting asunder, pushing his physical might to its absolute limit.

Qingchen followed suit, forming a Seal Technique and gathering the power of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind in his hand. He brought his palm down, not on Jiang Mu, but on the ground beneath them.

In that instant, an array formed out of thin air. All Laws Return to the Origin!

Within the Array, Dao Essence Power and the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth were all assimilated into a hazy Mixed Element Power, which surged toward Jiang Mu in a mighty torrent!

Ji Man and the other two attacked with all their might, holding nothing back. Each of their ultimate attacks, like Chen Yuan’s `Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow` in its Nine Prisons State, was powerful enough to challenge Jiang Mu’s Power of Divine King.

Even Jiang Mu couldn’t ignore this level of power. His expression instantly grew grave.

Jiang Mu formed a strange Seal Technique with one hand and suddenly tapped the golden sigil on his forehead.

Instantly, an incomparably vast Divine Power erupted from Jiang Mu’s forehead. Golden light rained down, and the power it radiated was so tyrannical that all incoming attacks dissolved the moment they made contact.

The might of this Divine Power was comparable to a Divine Artifact Incarnation—it was even stronger than some of the weaker ones.

After forcing back the three with a single move, Jiang Mu’s face had also turned a little pale.

The next moment, he punched the ground, unleashing a surge of the Power of Divine King. Simultaneously, myriad rays of divine light flared around him, condensing into what looked like countless Long Spears that shot out in every direction!

Faced with such immense and terrifying power, Ji Man and the others retreated hastily, unleashing their own strongest abilities to desperately defend themselves.

This wide-ranging, astonishingly powerful attack was enough to shake the entire Longevity Hall. The whole structure began to tremble and groan, and the coffins were torn apart by the immense force.

In truth, the earlier clashes had already torn apart most of the Arrays surrounding the coffins; this was just far more violent.

Coffin after coffin cracked open, revealing the corpses inside.

Only three of the corpses showed no signs of mutation. The others had clearly been fused with all sorts of strange things, though fortunately, their bodies were still mostly humanoid, unlike the Master of Ten Thousand Gu Hall and the Master of Beast Taming Hall, who had become little more than monsters.

But just then, Chen Yuan frowned.

Ji Man had opened one coffin earlier, which meant there should have been eight left in the Longevity Hall.

But now, all eight of those coffins were open, and only seven held corpses. One of them was completely empty.

There was no corpse, no Life Stone, not even the slightest trace of anything.

‘These nine coffins were placed in the Longevity Hall,’ Chen Yuan thought. ‘Their occupants must have been high-ranking members of the Endless Immortal Palace. All these arrangements were made because they truly intended to achieve longevity, or at the very least, to preserve their Vitality here.’

‘So to have an empty coffin here now is illogical. It’s a complete waste of the array’s resources.’

‘Of course, there was one other explanation: there was once someone in the coffin, but they later left.’

‘But it didn’t seem to be empty because someone from the outside had entered and taken the occupant away.’

‘The Arrays in the Longevity Hall showed no signs of being breached after they were activated. My group and I were the first Martial Artists to enter.’

‘Besides, even if someone had entered before, why would they have taken only one corpse and one Life Stone?’

‘Therefore, the fact that the coffin was empty now made it seem much more likely that the person inside had opened it themselves and simply walked out!’