Chaotic Sword God

1901-1910

Chapter 1901: Everyone Mobilised

"Senior Gong, Senior Wu, save us. Save us..."

The two protectors who had been beheaded asked for help in fear. Of course, they were unable to make any sounds now that their heads had been separated from their bodies. They produced mental pulses to ask for help.

As long as their souls existed, they would not die even if their bodies were reduced to pieces. As a result, the two of them remained alive even after their heads were chopped off.

Of course, their current situation was quite horrible because a tiny strand of sword Qi had been deposited in them after Jian Chen beheaded them. The sword Qi split into two, one remained in their bodies, while the other directly entered their head.

However, Jian Chen had controlled the power very well. The sword Qi in their heads was not powerful at all. They could fend it off with just the power of their souls. The sword Qi would not wipe out their souls, and they would not die.

It would only waste away a tremendous amount of power from their souls.

The two late Overgods who were known as senior Gong and senior Wu arrived before the heads with sunken faces. They each protected one of them, pressing them gently against their necks. At the same time, they took out a bottle of pills from their Space Rings and ground it to dust before rubbing it on their wounds.

Immediately, the injuries on their necks began to heal at a visible rate. The heads reconnected with the bodies very quickly.

During that time, the other three mid Overgods stared at Jian Chen cautiously so that they would be ready if Jian Chen suddenly struck out in an attempt to stop them from helping.

However, Jian Chen did not plan on killing them. He did not stop them from helping the two early Overgods. Instead, he retreated with his sword. He stared at them coldly and emotionlessly.

"It's fortunate that we saved you in time. Your bodies haven't been damaged any further than this. Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to reconnect your heads," a late Overgod said gladly. When he glanced at Jian Chen, cold light flashed through his eyes with powerful killing intent.

"Thank you for saving us, senior Gong and senior Wu. If it were not for the fact that you two made it in time, we probably would have died to Jian Chen's hands," the two protectors who believed that they had survived out of pure luck said weakly. Their bodies trembled gently while their faces became frighteningly pale. The muscles on their faces twitched unnaturally as they seemed to be in great pain.

Pure strands of sword Qi rampaged through their bodies. It destroyed their vitality, crushed their organs, and severed their blood vessels. At the same time, there was a weak strand of sword Qi in their heads. If they did not try to fend it off with their full power, it could wipe out their souls at any time.

The two of them immediately sat down and devoted themselves to stopping the two strands of sword Qi that created trouble in their bodies.

"You dare attempt to kill the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect? Jian Chen, you're just far too bold. Looks like you country bumpkins from this tiny divine kingdom don't know what kind of existence our Earth Spirit sect is," a woman said among the seven protectors. Her crisp voice was filled with coldness while her eyes were frigid.

Afterwards, she looked at the two late Overgods and said, "Senior Gong, senior Wu, the people from the Tian Yuan clan are bold enough to try to kill the protectors of our Earth Spirit sect. They cannot be spared from their crimes. I think the Tian Yuan clan really has no reason to continue existing."

The two seniors nodded emotionlessly. Senior Gong said easily, "Since junior An feels there's no more reason for the Tian Yuan clan to exist, let's destroy them. The Tian Yuan clan has suppressed junior Yan for so long. It's time for them to pay the price."

"This Jian Chen has some skill. It'll probably take me a while to kill him if I fight him all alone. Whatever. Just leave him to protector Gong and me. The rest of you go deal with the other people from the Tian Yuan clan. But you have to remember to not destroy the provincial city. It's junior Yan's territory," senior Wu said as well. He looked in the direction of the Wayner clan and smiled faintly, "Junior Yan's talent really is great. He's about to break through to mid Overgood soon. Let's move quickly. Once he emerges, we'll give him the head of the patriarch from the Tian Yuan clan as a gift."

The protectors discussed the matter among themselves. With just that, they were ready to eliminate the Tian Yuan clan completely. They did not treat Jian Chen with any importance at all.

Jian Chen's killing intent surged when he heard them talk. He said coldly, "I've already shown mercy before by not killing the two of you. If you don't know what's best for you, you can't blame me for not showing any more mercy."

The two late Overgods laughed. Protector Gong said scornfully, "Just by yourself? You're just an Overgod of a divine kingdom, just a country bumpkin, yet you dare talk to us like that? Allow me to witness just what skills you have to back up your words."

With that, a powerful pulse of energy radiated from protector Gong like a great wave. At that moment, protector Gong's presence soared. It was extremely surprising. He formed a seal with two hands and fire rose up from him. It gave off a terrifying heat. The Laws of Fire condensed around him.

The flames burnt more and more vigorously. In the blink of an eye, they went from red to gold. Terrifying energy shook up the surroundings, causing the ground to sink. The tall city walls shuddered.

"Adamant Seal of Flames!"

Protector Gong called out. His body seemed to become a sun in the sky, shining with blinding light as he charged towards Jian Chen in an unstoppable manner. The terrifying heat made him seem like a furnace of the world, and it was enough for space to distort.

He used a powerful battle skill right from the start. He did not hold back at all, wanting to finish the battle fast and show off the greatness of the Earth Spirit sect.

At the same time, protector Wu struck out as well. He wielded a huge, two-handed sword that shone with golden light. He also used a powerful battle skill. The Laws of Metal revolved around the huge sword as he directly slashed out.

The strike possessed all the power of laws and energy that had accumulated on the sword. They fused together to form a thin, golden thread. The energy inside had been compressed through a special method with the battle skill such that the power of the golden thread would even make the expressions of many late Overgods change.

The two protectors both used powerful battle skills from the Earth Spirit sect. Neither of them was weaker than Yang Kai. Very few late Overgods could stand up to them.

"Daluo Sword!"

Jian Chen formed a seal with his hands, and a golden sword Qi condensed above him. It shot towards protector Wu with lightning speed.

At the same time, he roared out at the sky. His hair danced purely from the energy he gave off, and his battle intent surged. The Startling Rainbow sword shone brightly as the power of laws revolved around him. He seemed to have fused with his sword, shooting aggressively towards protector Gong.

Jian Chen moved extremely quickly, like a comet through the sky. The origin energy that stood in his way had all been blasted to pieces.

When they began fighting, of the three remaining protectors, the two mid Overgod women directly charged for the provincial city. Their eyes shone with cold killing intent as they directly made their way towards the Tian Yuan clan.

The last mid Overgod stood before the two people who just had their heads reconnected to their bodies, protecting them.

Chapter 1902: Jian Chen's Might (One)

The roles of each of the five protectors were extremely clear. The two most powerful protectors dealt with Jian Chen, while one of the remaining three protected the other two injured protectors. The final two protectors would directly make their way towards the Tian Yuan clan in an attempt to destroy it.

The formations of the provincial city had been activated long ago. It formed an energy screen that protected the entire city.

Although the Tian Yuan clan had spent a great effort in reinforcing the formation of the city, elevating it to the level of Overgods, it could only block attacks from early Overgods. Under the teamwork of the two mid Overgods, it was naturally unable to stop them, and it crumbled without much effort at all.

The two women from the Earth Spirit sect gave off icy presences with killing intent as they made their way towards the Tian Yuan clan aggressively.

Boom!

A deafening sound rang out beyond the provincial city. Jian Chen had already engaged in an intense battle against protectors Gong and Wu. His golden sword Qi collided with protector Wu's golden thread that had been materialised from his battle skill. The golden thread exploded instantly, while the powerful origin energy and Laws of Metal expanded as an extremely great storm of energy that wreaked havoc in the surroundings. The terrifying pressure caused the ground to sink.

The violent storm of energy struck the city walls as an extremely terrifying wave, immediately causing the great walls to crack.

If it were not for the fact that the walls themselves were extraordinary, constructed from extremely tough material and engraved with countless complicated formations, just the wave of energy alone would have been enough to cause it to collapse.

Protector Wu shone with dazzling golden light as the Laws of Metal revolved around him. He used it to fend off the incoming energy storm.

However, his eyes suddenly narrowed at this moment. A sliver of disbelief appeared on his face. Right before him, a golden strand of sword Qi tore through the air, directly cut through the energy storm, and headed directly towards him.

"How is this possible? The battle skill I used couldn't even stop a strand of sword Qi?" Protector Wu was extremely shocked. The golden sword Qi had already locked on his presence, so he could not avoid it. He could only take it head-on.

However, time was tight. It was already too late for him to strike out. All he could do was place his huge sword across his body while pushing the Laws of Metal around him to the limit. A set of armor condensed from origin energy appeared on his body. It combined with the Laws of Metal that wove into his armor.

Boom!

There was a second sound. After tearing through protector Wu's battle skill, the golden sword Qi struck his huge sword with great force.

Protector Wu only sensed the shocking force pass onto him from the golden sword Qi. His body shook violently, while his hands became numb. The powerful force had pushed him into a constant retreat.

Moreover, an extremely sharp sword intent surged over. It enveloped protector Wu completely while the power of the Laws of the Sword faced off against the Laws of Metal on him. It produced an oppressive sound.

The Laws of the Sword were one of the most offensive laws. It was even greater than the Laws of Metal that protector Wu had comprehended. The Laws of Metal around him dispersed rapidly, forcefully ground away by the Laws of the Sword. It left behind lashes on his body, almost causing his armor to collapse.

After personally witnessing the power of the Daluo Sword, protector Wu could not help but gasp. He was filled with shock.

"H- how is the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan so powerful?" Protector Wu's face changed, and he became extremely stern. In an open confrontation, just a single sword Qi from the patriarch had almost injured him. He found this difficult to believe.

Although the patriarch had beheaded two early Overgods before him, protector Wu did not take it to heart because he was confident that he could also do something like that if he caught them by surprise.

Everything had happened extremely quickly. The clash between the Daluo Sword and protector Wu had only lasted for a split second.

At the same time, Jian Chen fused with his sword and collided with protector Gong's Adamant Seal of Flames that transformed him into a sun as a huge sword Qi. A loud explosion rang out.

Loose sword Qi filled the air. The Startling Rainbow sword shone brightly as it tore through the air as a beautiful streak. It directly punched through protector Gong's sun.

The sun shook violently. It flickered, but soon enough, strands of Laws of Fire condensed from the surroundings, consolidating it again.

"First transformation, Hand of the Adamant!"

Protector Gong's voice rang out. The sun that he had transformed into burned vigorously. The temperature in the surroundings suddenly skyrocketed. After he spoke, a huge hand completely condensed from fire reached out from the sun. A layer of golden flames covered it, and it swung towards Jian Chen with the might of the world.

When the hand fell, a mysterious power appeared. It interwove with the laws and resonated with the world, sealing off the space around Jian Chen such that he became isolated.

Jian Chen shone with dazzling white light. Using it as protection, Chaotic Force rampaged through his body. A strand of Chaotic Force curled around his Startling Rainbow sword as well, transforming its glow.

At that moment, his vitality was pushed to his limits. He seemed to fuse with the sword in his hand completely. As he swung it, sword Qi shot out like rain. They all shone brightly, forming a chain that landed on protector Gong's hand.

It had to be said that both protector Gong and protector Wu were extremely powerful. The battle skills they used were of high grade. The strength they displayed at that moment had completely exceeded Yang Kai's. Very few people would be their opponent with the same level of cultivation.

However, Jian Chen cultivated the Chaotic Body. Coupled with the Laws of the Sword that were known to possess the most offensive power, he was even more powerful than them. With a single slash, the world paled before it. The seal protector Gong's hand created shattered loudly before the strike, and the sword Qi directly slashed through the hand.

Protector Gong's sun shook violently. There seemed to be a faint grunt from within there. Clearly, after the hand was cut off, protector Gong was affected as well.

On the other hand, even though Jian Chen was protected by his glow that obscured his appearance, the presence he gave off did not weaken at all. Instead, it grew stronger, and he became bolder and bolder as he fought.

"How is the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan so powerful? With the strength he is displaying right now, he can easily make it onto the Three Thousand Overgods' Plaque. How can this tiny land with such poor resources produce such an expert," protector Gong was secretly surprised. He and protector Wu did not manage to gain the upper hand at all when they decided to work together against the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan; this had surprised him.

After cutting off the hand in a single strike, Jian Chen did not continue to entangle with the two late Overgods. He turned into a streak of light and shot towards the two women with surging killing intent.

At this moment, the defensive formations of the Tian Yuan clan had all been activated. All the elders had already emerged from seclusion, and they had now gathered together sternly.

In the forbidden grounds, Houston, Sacredfeather, Hong Lian, Hei Yu, and the others from the World of Forsaken Saints had all emerged as well. They stared outside the city sternly.

Shangguan Mu'er had also emerged from seclusion. Her powerful presence as an Overgod was being charged up. It was only increasing now so that she was ready to strike out at any time.

"Where do you think you're going? Stay here, you're our opponent," protector Wu bellowed out. Origin energy surged on his huge sword as he slashed out several times with the Laws of Metal. He formed a huge net that wrapped around Jian Chen to block his path.

Chapter 1903: Jian Chen's Might (Two)

"Piss off!" Jian Chen roared out as a vicious light flickered through his eyes. He opened a path with the Startling Rainbow sword. His every strike possessed the power of laws, and every single one of them resonated with the world. When it came in contact with protector Wu's Laws of Metal, it tore through it all.

Protector Wu's huge sword danced quickly. Energy surged, and the laws of the world appeared. The might of a powerful battle skill shook up the surroundings as he used his full strength against Jian Chen to keep him busy.

Protector Wu fought with great difficulty. His face was extremely stern, and he had already paled. The protector's uniform from the Earth Spirit sect on his body had already ripped. In such a short amount of time, he had already become covered in slashes and blood.

Jian Chen formed a seal and used the Daluo Sword again. It punched through the golden light around protector Wu and struck his body.

With a heavy thud, protector Wu was sent flying while vomiting blood. His face was pale, and he was now very injured.

The sword Qi did not pierce through his body. Instead, his huge sword blocked it. However, he still became heavily injured regardless.

"How is the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan so strong? He's unstoppable. Are there still any Overgods who can take him on? No, I can't let him catch up to my juniors, or it'll be too late even if I want to save them," protector Wu was extremely shocked. He immediately took out some healing pills he had received from the Earth Spirit sect and consumed them before charging over once again.

Jian Chen was worried about the Tian Yuan clan, so he was not in the mood to continue fighting with protector Wu. After pushing him back with a single strike, he wanted to hurry off to the Tian Yuan clan.

However, at this moment, a hand covered in golden flames appeared before Jian Chen with the Laws of Fire and shot towards him.

Protector Gong had silently appeared behind Jian Chen. His eyes were filled with cold killing intent.

Frigid light flickered through Jian Chen's eyes. He was extremely cold. Jian Chen experienced killing intent when the two protectors did everything they could to stop him so that they could buy time for the two mid Overgods to destroy the Tian Yuan clan.

The light around Jian Chen shone brighter, and Chaotic Force rampaged within him, filling every inch of his body. He pushed the defences of his Chaotic Body to the maximum. He did not even try to dodge protector Gong's palm strike. Instead, he directly used his back to resist it.

Protector's Gong's golden hand struck Jian Chen's layer of protective light with terrifying heat, destroying it.

However, the light managed to waste away quite a lot of the Laws of Fire that had condensed within the hand. It had lost half of everything just to get through the light.

In the end, it struck Jian Chen's back with only half its power.

Thud!

All of the power within protector Gong's hand exploded on Jian Chen's back, blowing him far away.

Protector Gong could not help but smile joyously when he saw his attack land. Jian Chen had used his body to take on the strike. Even though it had already weakened drastically to get through the light around Jian Chen, the remaining power was still extremely great. Any Overgod would become heavily injured if they took such a strike regardless of how powerful they were.

However, in the next moment, protector Gong's complacent expression suddenly froze. His eyes widened as he stared at Jian Chen in utter disbelief. He became slightly stunned.

He discovered that Jian Chen's complexion was the same as before after taking on the strike. He was still brimming with energy, and his presence did not weaken at all. It did not seem like he was injured at all.

Instead, he flew towards the provincial city with even greater speed, pursuing protector Gong's two juniors with lightning speed.

The palm strike did not even seem like it was for injuring Jian Chen. Instead, it seemed like it was used to propel Jian Chen towards his two juniors.

"Why did this happen? My attack clearly landed on him. It's impossible for him to not become injured," protector Gong watched on in disbelief. He had struck Jian Chen after so much difficulty, but he discovered that he failed to injure Jian Chen at all. This matter had taken him by surprise.

Even in the Earth Spirit sect, his strength made him one of the top existences among all Overgods. He was proud, yet he seemed like nothing time and time again after coming to a backwater place like the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian.

The two women from the Earth Spirit sect also discovered that Jian Chen was chasing them. Jian Chen simply moved too quickly. It was impossible for them to destroy the Tian Yuan clan before he arrived, as they were only mid Overgods.

"Feng Xia, go destroy the Tian Yuan clan. I'll stop him," one of the women said coldly. She held a fan and swung it forcefully. It produced a cloud of sword Qi that shot towards Jian Chen. Each strand of sword Qi was only the size of a finger, and it fell on Jian Chen like rain. They all possessed the power from the Laws of the Sword.

Jian Chen stabbed out. The light on the Startling Rainbow sword surged. The sword Qi from the fan collided with the light from the Startling Rainbow sword, causing it all to disperse.

Afterwards, a ray of light shot out from the Startling Rainbow sword. With a flash of white light in the sky, the light directly punched through the woman's chest.

The woman vomited blood. At the same time, blood spurted out from her chest like a fountain, falling like rain. Filling the air, it seemed like a storm of blood, dyeing the streets of the city red.

"Junior Chen!" The two late Overgods both cried out. They had already rushed over, stopping Jian Chen once again. The three of them began fighting above the city. Terrifying shockwaves of energy shook up the surroundings and kicked up storms. Many structures collapsed wherever it managed to hit.

The city was in a mess. Everyone fled crazily. They all used everything they had to push their speeds to the limit.

These were energy shockwaves from battles between late Overgods. Even Gods could not endure it, not to mention the fact that many of them had not even attained Godhood.

Jian Chen was entangled with protector Wu and protector Gong. He was unable to break free temporarily, so it was difficult for him to heavily injure the final woman.

At this moment, sword Qi shot into the air. A dark, metal sword surged into the air from one of the streets in the city, directly towards the final protector.

"Jian Chen, just deal with the two of them without worrying. Leave the two women to me," Shen Jian's voice rang out. As he spoke, he struck Kai Ya's back with a palm strike, sending her flying with a gentle force. At the same time, he called out, "Go return to the clan."

After sending Kai Ya away, Shen Jian shot up from the ground. He too flickered with light as he soared into the sky with sword Qi. With the dark, metal sword in his hand, he began fighting with the female protector.

The woman who had a hole punched through her chest by Jian Chen was not dead. She raised her head and looked at Shen Jian, who was busy fighting Feng Xia. Then, she glanced at Kai Ya, who had been sent far away by Shen Jian. A cold light appeared in her eyes.

"Where did this Overgod come from? He's sticking his nose into other people's business, getting in the way of us destroying the Tian Yuan clan. I'll definitely make you pay a heavy price. Since you pushed away that Saint Emperor ant before you began fighting with Feng Xia, she must be quite important to you. Oh right, I think I remember seeing you always guard her before."

With a thought, the woman sneered, and with a single moment, she charged towards Kai Ya with great speed.

Chapter 1904: Jian Chen's Might (Three)

Jian Chen and Shen Jian both noticed the protector who charged straight for Kai Ya. However, they were both busy with their opponents and were unable to break free immediately. Even if they could shake off their opponents temporarily, it would have been too late.

Kai Ya was not far away from the female protector. With the female protector's cultivation at mid Overgod, she only needed a split second to arrive before Kai Ya. She swung her fan gently and produced a barrage of rain-like sword Qi that flooded towards Kai Ya.

Kai Ya's eyes suddenly narrowed. In this moment of life or death, she did not become flustered at all. Instead, she stared at the barrage of sword Qi with interest.

She was only a Saint Emperor right now, so she was as puny as an ant before a mid Overgod. It was impossible for her to survive the attacks of a mid Overgod, let alone even see it.

However, to her surprise, she could actually see every movement of the female protector clearly. Time seemed to become extremely slow in her eyes. She clearly saw that the trajectories of the sword Qi as they approached her like a storm.

Unfortunately, although Kai Ya could see everything, she was still too weak in the end. She did not even have the ability to dodge the attack.

She knew very well just what would happen if she was hit. There would be no hopes of survival. Let alone having her soul dispersed, even her corpse would not remain whole.

However, at this moment when she faced death, her heart became extraordinarily calm while her face did not change at all.

If Jian Chen could see the current Kai Ya, he would definitely become filled with suspicion, as she seemed like a completely different person to the Kai Ya he once knew.

They were still the same person, but her mind and presence seemed to belong to someone else.

"Argh!"

In the sky, Jian Chen roared out as he fought against the two protectors. Killing intent surged from his body as his presence became extremely astounding. At that moment, his two eyes seemed to become silver-white as they radiated with sharp sword Qi.

He was already ready to use the Profound Sword Qi to directly kill the female protector now that Kai Ya was in danger.

At the same time, Shangguan Mu'er's expression changed suddenly in the forbidden grounds of the Tian Yuan clan. She sat in the air. At the same time, her zither had silently appeared. She placed it across her knees and was about to provide support.

At that moment, she could no longer follow Jian Chen's advice to keep her strength hidden.

However, just when Jian Chen was about to use his Profound Sword Qi and Shangguan Mu'er was about to play her zither, an azure light suddenly appeared. It arrived in front of Kai Ya before Jian Chen and Shangguan Mu'er could make their moves, turning into a huge, azure disc that stood before her.

Ding ding ding ding...

The rain-like sword Qi struck the azure disc, and they all dispersed. They transformed into a powerful pulse of energy that wreaked havoc in the city, throwing structures into the air and creating huge cracks in the ground.

"Chanlong?" Jian Chen's eyes narrowed. He checked below him with the senses of his soul and saw everything clearly. Immediately, he became stunned.

He had never thought that master Chanlong would actually save Kai Ya at such an important moment.

In the forbidden grounds of the clan, Shangguan Mu'er was stunned as well. She stared in Kai Ya' direction and put her zither away.

Master Chanlong stood leisurely behind the azure disc. He extended his right hand and controlled the disc that was three meters wide. No matter how violent it was on the other side, the disc blocked it all out with great ease.

"Who are you? Do you want to become enemies with the Earth Spirit sect?" The female protector became enraged. Her face sank heavily. They had come to destroy the Tian Yuan clan for their junior Yan, but none of them had ever thought they would be stopped time and time again. It made her furious.

Did the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian want to turn against them? Overgods showed up one after another to stop them in a backwater city like this.

With a wave of his sleeve, the azure disc hovered above master Chanlong. He stared at the woman with the fan. His hands were behind his back while his face was extremely calm. He said, "I don't want to become enemies with the Earth Spirit sect, but this person is my friend. As long as I'm here, you protectors of the Earth Spirit sect won't be able to touch a single hair on her."

Master Chanlong was extremely confident. He did not treat the seven protectors as anything important at all.

However, he really did have that strength. He possessed the power to back up his arrogance. If he had enough time to cast down formations, he could even kill Godkings.

"Daluo Sword!"

"Taiyi Sword Technique!"

On the other side, Jian Chen had already struck out with his full strength. The golden sword Qi shot towards protector Wu's huge sword, tearing through the defences of his golden light and punching through his chest.

Protector Wu grunted, and blood spurted out of his mouth. He was blown away like a cannonball, becoming extremely injured.

At the same time, Jian Chen fused with his sword. Sword Qi gathered around his body as he became the sword himself, shooting towards protector Wu.

"Second transformation, Foot of the Adamant!"

Protector Gong used a battle skill once again. A huge foot condensed below him. With the battle skill's might, it stomped towards Jian Chen.

The second transformation was even more powerful than the first. As the foot fell, the space underneath it seemed to become compressed. It created several booms while even space rippled and became distorted.

Jian Chen was fearless. As a sword, he charged straight at it with surging presence. His battle prowess was just shocking.

Boom!

The foot and the sword collided loudly. Shockwaves of energy filled the sky, causing it to warp and change in color.

The foot collapsed loudly, while Jian Chen tore through the shockwaves without slowing down at all. He shot towards protector Gong like a bolt of lightning.

Protector Gong backpedalled as he grunted. His face was completely flushed, and blood oozed from the corner of his lips. That was not all, however; even his eyes, nostrils, and ears dripped with blood.

He was bleeding from all his orifices.

Even though he was very injured, he did not dare to rest. He had already become extremely stern. The Laws of Fire rapidly gathered towards his hands such that his flaming red hands gradually became golden like metal. It radiated with terrifying pulses of energy.

He swung down with both hands with basically all the origin energy within him to fend off the incoming Jian Chen.

Jian Chen's gaze was cold. With a swirl of sword Qi, he directly made his way around the arms.

Blood splattered and both of the protector's arms had been chopped off. Blood filled with air.

Protector Gong produced an extremely painful grunt. The muscles on his face distorted while huge beads of sweat covered his forehead. His face was extremely pale.

A powerful sword Qi surrounded the arms that had been chopped off. The sword Qi was like flesh-eating insects, rapidly destroying his arms. In just a short moment, both of the arms had been reduced to a meaty pulp, severing the hope of reattaching his arms as the easiest way to regain use of them.

Chapter 1905: End of the Crisis

"Jian Chen!" Protector Gong roared out furiously. His eyes had become completely bloodshot. He would need quite a long time to recover his arms now that Jian Chen had completely destroyed them. It would even end up damaging his vitality.

Moreover, even though he was a late Overgod, protector Gong was incapacitated now that he had lost both of his arms.

The Laws of Fire that had condensed around him had already dispersed, while he, who had transformed into a sun due to the laws, reappeared. His body was covered with vicious and terrifying slashes. He was bloodied and in a horrible condition while his face was sheet-white, giving off a sense of weakness.

Today, both protector Gong and protector Wu had become heavily injured and reduced to a horrible shape.

They were not like Jian Chen, who possessed the tough Chaotic Body. As a result, their battle prowess had been greatly reduced after being injured. They were nowhere near close to their peak condition.

However, Jian Chen did not plan to let them off just yet. He swung the Startling Rainbow sword and produced two huge chains created from sword Qi. He attacked the two protectors again, forcing them to vomit blood. At the same time, their wounds worsened. They were completely incapacitated now.

"Senior Gong and senior Wu have actually been defeated. They actually can't beat the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan even when working together. They even failed to injure him. H- how is this possible? It's impossible," in the distance, the two early Overgods and the only other protector who did not take part in the battle struggled to accept this outcome. They were in disbelief.

In their eyes, even among all the Overgods of the Earth Spirit sect, protector Gong and protector Wu ranked towards the very top. They were extremely close to Godking, and they only required a final step.

However, what happened before them today had completely overturned their understandings. Working together, the powerful protectors had actually lost to an Overgod from a backwater city.

In the provincial city, Shen Jian wielded his dark sword as sword Qi surged from him. His intense battle with Feng Xia had already risen from the original altitude of a few hundred meters to ten thousand meters.

Even though Feng Xia was a mid Overgod, making her cultivation greater than Shen Jian, who was only an early Overgod, Shen Jian suppressed her firmly when they actually clashed.

"Who is this person? How is he so powerful? Is he the prodigy of some great sect?" Feng Xia was extremely shocked inside. Pitted against Shen Jian's lightning swift attacks, she had already used her full strength, without holding back anything at all. However, even with that being the case, she only just managed to keep him at bay. She was reduced to just dealing with whatever he threw at her, completely losing the upper hand.

Below, the woman with the fan wanted to kill Kai Ya, but she was entangled with Chanlong. She was extremely annoyed and had attacked Chanlong without any hesitation at all.

However, master Chanlong was a famed formations master. He possessed extremely great mastery over the Laws of Formations, so just a single defensive formation from him could nullify all the attacks from the woman with ease.

Master Chanlong and Kai Ya stood within the formation. Master Chanlong had his hands behind his back as he stared at the woman outside leisurely. He allowed her to attack the formation exhaustively with a pale face and did not fight back at all.

"With my support, even if you attack this formation for ten thousand years straight, you won't be able to get through it. I only want to protect my friend. I don't want to become enemies with your Earth Spirit sect, so you better stop it now," master Chanlong said plainly.

The woman's eyes turned cold when she heard that. She said frigidly, "There's nothing I can do about your formation, but you should know that our Earth Spirit sect is filled with talents and experts. Let alone Overgods, but we even have quite a few Godkings as well. If you continue to get in our way, our Earth Spirit sect will not spare you."

Master Chanlong ignored the woman's threats. He said indifferently, "Although I don't want to become enemies with your Earth Spirit sect, that doesn't mean I fear your Earth Spirit sect. If you want to keep going, I can only cast down a formation and keep you trapped."

"You..." The woman's chest heaved with anger. She was a mighty protector of the Earth Spirit sect. In a backwater kingdom like this, she would receive only respect wherever she went. She had never become so furious before.

However, when she saw how fearless master Chanlong was, she understood that this old man was not joking with her. She immediately glanced at him with resentment before turning around and flying towards the Tian Yuan clan.

"Tian Yuan clan, it's all because of you. If I swear I will destroy you today." Killing intent filled the woman's eyes. Even though she had taken a strike from Jian Chen and was injured, she was a mid Overgod after all. Wiping out a clan without an Overgod would require no effort at all.

However, at this moment, a streak of light shot over the horizon, arriving with lightning speed. It moved extremely quickly, piercing through her chest before she could even react.

Spurt!

Blood sprayed into the air, and the woman grunted. The Startling Rainbow sword had pierced her entire body.

Jian Chen gripped the sword with a single hand as he stared coldly at the woman with killing intent. As he pushed out with his right hand, the sword flew off with the woman, directly stabbing into the damaged city walls in the end. It pinned her there firmly.

Seeing how Jian Chen had already dealt with his opponents, Shen Jian went serious. He used his full strength and the Cloudstream sword suddenly shook. A visible ripple spread out from it.

This ripple contained a devastating power. Once the ripple hit Feng Xia, her clothes were immediately reduced to tatters, revealing her slender figure. However, her body was already covered in blood, and even her bones were shaken to dust by the ripple.

Now, the battle had finally ended. Six of the seven protectors had been heavily injured, only leaving behind a single mid Overgod who did not take part in the battle. He was already utterly stunned and pale by now, and he no longer possessed the courage to keep on fighting.

"How did this happen? How..."

The two protectors that Jian Chen had beheaded opened their eyes as well. They stared at the injured protector Gong and protector Wu as well as the woman who struggled painfully as she was pinned to the wall. They became so frightened that they trembled.

They, the seven protectors of the Earth Spirit sect, had actually all been defeated by an Overgod clan from a backwater place like the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian. They took it very hard.

At this moment, a tremendous presence suddenly soared into the sky from the Wayner clan within the city. It enveloped the entire provincial city.

Wayner Yan had finally emerged from seclusion after all these years of cultivation. He had also successfully broken through to mid Overgod.

However, just when Wayner Yan's presence appeared, it froze all of a sudden. The black-robed Wayner Yan charged out of the clan in a hurry. He hovered in the sky as he observed everything in shock. Disbelief filled his face.

Clearly, he had completely stopped paying attention to the outside world when he broke through. He had no idea what had happened in the provincial city.

"Senior Gong, senior Wu, senior Feng, senior Chen, y- you all..." Wayner Yan cried out as he struggled to believe what he was seeing. Wayner Yan's eyes had become completely bloodshot when he saw the woman who had been pinned against the city walls by Jian Chen's Startling Rainbow sword. He became utterly enraged.

"Jian Chen, so it's you. You injured my seniors!" Wayner Yan's eyes locked onto Jian Chen very soon, and he roared out furiously. His presence surged, and the Laws of Strength wove into his body as he charged towards Jian Chen aggressively.

Jian Chen frowned. With a gentle wave of his sleeve, the laws around him formed a sword. It exploded with sword intent and took off as a streak of light, shooting towards Wayner Yan.

Wayner Yan had just become a mid Overgod. Compared to before, his strength had increased drastically. He struck out as hard as he could, dealing his strongest strike, but it was not enough to stop the sword Qi that Jian Chen had sent out casually.

Boom!

Blood spurted from Wayner Yan's mouth as he was blown back. The Laws of Strength dispersed into the surroundings.

His breakthrough had failed to close the gap between him and Jian Chen. Instead, the gap had grown even wider.

"No, how did this happen? Impossible! This is impossible!" Wayner Yan murmured in low spirits as he half-knelt on the ground while blood oozed from the corner of his lips.

He was confident that he could put up a fight against Jian Chen after breaking through. He was even confident that he could defeat Jian Chen, suppress the Tian Yuan clan, and rule over the Dong'an province.

However, in a single clash, he discovered that Jian Chen had become even more powerful, powerful to the point where he struggled to believe it. This had affected him greatly.

Chapter 1906: The Grand Imperial Protector's Plea for Mercy

"Xiao Yan!"

"Xiao Yan!"

Two worried cries rang out. The only two Gods of the Wayner clan flew out as quickly as they could.

They had personally witnessed Wayner Yan being defeated by Jian Chen in a single strike, so they felt extremely worried inside. They could no longer care about how dangerous it was, and they directly shot out of the clan to Wayner Yan's side.

"Xiao Yan, are you alright?"

"Xiao Yan, you must stay calm. Don't rush into things. In the future, we won't become enemies with the Tian Yuan clan. We don't want the provincial city of the Dong'an province anymore either."

The two Gods of the Wayner clan said with concern, but when they reached the end of these words, they seemed to lose all their fighting spirit. They seemed to have become much older.

During these past few years, Wayner Yan had always been in secluded cultivation. He did not pay attention to the outside world, but the two Gods understood everything that had happened extremely well. Jian Chen had first challenged the ancestor of the Yang family, Yang Kai, and defeated him; he defeated the person who was known as the strongest expert below Godking in the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian.

Afterwards, the three Overgods from the Empyrean Demon Cult attacked the Ling family in the Swordseeking province and sealed off the entire place. All the Overgods in the divine kingdom did not dare to speak out against them. Even the royal family chose to remain silent.

However, the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan stood forward righteously and selflessly, killing his way through the Swordseeking province by himself and claiming the lives of the three Overgods. The matter made him famous.

He was an Overgod who did not fear even the Empyrean Demon Cult. With his powerful strength and willingness to kill, the very souls of the two Gods had already been affected.

They were confident that if the Wayner clan continued to stand against the Tian Yuan clan, it would only lead to their own destruction in the end.

Of course, what they worried the most about was Wayner Yan. They were now an Overgod clan, but without Wayner Yan's support, they would be nothing. They would not even be one of the more powerful clans among God clans.

"No, I refuse. I refuse to accept this," Wayner Yan choked out. His strength had broken through once again. Let alone the southern region, but he would even be considered a talent with the entire Cloud Plane in perspective for reaching mid Overgod at such a young age.

He should have been awe-inspiring and glorious, but after suffering a setback like this, he took it very hard.

Shen Jian arrived before Jian Chen with his sword on his back. He glanced at the injured protectors who laid on the ground, and he frowned, "We can't kill these people. Killing them will cause great trouble."

Jian Chen nodded slightly. He also understood that. As a result, he only heavily injured the protectors when he fought them and did not kill a single one of them.

The Earth Spirit sect was different from the Empyrean Demon Cult.

The Empyrean Demon Cult was a demonic cult. Although they were far more powerful than the Earth Spirit sect, their reputation was horrible. They were a cult that all the major organisations on the plane disliked. Once the cult did something overboard or went too far, the large organisations would not just sit by and watch. They would definitely stand forward to stop them.

However, the Earth Spirit sect was honest and righteous. If he killed the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect even when they had provoked him first, the Earth Spirit sect would have all the right in the world to deal with the Tian Yuan clan. Even the divine king would not stop them.

"Because of them, half of the provincial city has been destroyed and the other half is heavily damaged. It is nothing like how it was before. Even if they're protectors of the Earth Spirit sect, they have to pay for what they've done," Jian Chen said emotionlessly. Silently, a strand of golden thread appeared near his wrist.

The golden thread was the Primordial Godsilk that had snapped in half when it fended off the crisis of the world on the Tian Yuan Continent.

The Primordial Godsilk was an extremely rare treasure of the world. Even in the Saints' World and the Immortals' World, it was one of the best materials out there. Unfortunately, the silk had snapped, and Jian Chen's strength was nowhere near enough to reconnect the two parts, let alone forge it into an artifact.

As a result, the Primordial Godsilk was basically useless to him.

Suddenly, the Primordial Godsilk elongated from Jian Chen's wrist. One end remained wrapped around Jian Chen's arm, while the other end shot towards the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect like a snake, wrapping around them.

The injured protectors were unable to put up a struggle at all. The Primordial Godsilk tied them up firmly, completely immobilizing them. In particular, the woman who had been pinned to the wall was pulled away in an extremely brutal manner after she was tied up. The sword hilt passed through her body, creating a fist-sized hole.

"I will never spare you for treating me like this," the woman screamed out. She was extremely furious.

The only protector who did not take part in the battle could sense the horrible situation. He immediately took out a teleportation formation disc in an attempt to flee.

A gleam of light flashed through Jian Chen's eyes when he sensed this person's intentions. The Startling Rainbow sword that had been stabbed into the city wall immediately flew over, stabbing into the formation disc with lightning speed and destroying it then and there. In the next moment, the Primordial Godsilk reached over and tied him up as well.

All seven protectors of the Earth Spirit sect had been tied up now.

"Jian Chen, release my seniors!" Wayner Yan paled at the sight of this as he said through gritted teeth.

Jian Chen ignored his furious demands.

However, at this moment, Jian Chen's expression changed. Suddenly, he raised his head towards the sky.

In the sky, the space rippled slightly. In the next moment, the Grand Imperial Protector of the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian appeared silently.

"Jian Chen, please let them go," the Grand Imperial Protector concealed his presence as he said to Jian Chen in an approachable manner. The emotions in his eyes were slightly mixed.

"Let them go?" Jian Chen's face sank when he heard that. He responded, "Imperial Protector, why don't you have a look at the city? They come wreaking havoc in my Dong'an province by abusing their statuses as protectors of the Earth Spirit sect. It was a perfectly good city, but now it has been reduced to a mess. Countless people have been injured, and they even said they wanted to destroy my Tian Yuan clan. Is my Tian Yuan clan really that easy to abuse?"

The Grand Imperial Protector sighed, "Jian Chen, you must also understand that the seven of them aren't like the three Overgods from the Empyrean Demon Cult. They can't just be killed like that. Moreover, our Divine Kingdom of Pingtian currently faces the threat of the Empyrean Demon Cult. At such a crucial time, we must focus on the big picture. We can't turn on ourselves at a time like this. Dealing with the Empyrean Demon Cult is our main objective. The seven protectors have come to assist us in fending off the Empyrean Demon Cult."

The Grand Imperial Protector tossed a Space Ring at Jian Chen and said, "There are some divine crystals in there as well as quite a few healing pills. Just treat it as making up for the losses of the Dong'an province. Jian Chen, just treat it as doing it for me. Let them go."

Chapter 1907: Quietening Down

Jian Chen caught the Space Ring that the Grand Imperial Protector had thrown at him and checked its contents with the senses of his soul.

There were only two types of things in the Space Ring: divine crystals and pills.

However, there were mountainous piles of both divine crystals and pills. There were many of them, and they were stacked neatly together.

Even Jian Chen became amazed at the quantity of the mountainous pile of divine crystals.

"There are probably a hundred billion divine crystals here or even more than that," Jian Chen marveled secretly. Even though he was used to seeing a lot of divine crystals, he was still amazed when he saw such a tremendous sum.

The only pity was that all the divine crystals were low grade. As a result, once converted, they were only one billion mid grade divine crystals or ten million high grade divine crystals.

One million mid grade divine crystals were equivalent to a block, so ten million high grade divine crystals were equivalent to ten blocks of high grade divine crystal. This was equivalent to the wealth of most Overgod clans.

The healing pills were just like the divine crystals. They were not of a particularly high grade, but they possessed quite the evident healing effects.

The divine crystals were used to make up for the loss of the provincial city so that he could rebuild it, while the pills were clearly for the people who had been injured by the battle.

Jian Chen understood that the Grand Imperial Protector had come with these items on purpose. He had prepared them beforehand.

After all, it was quite difficult to gather such a great number of resources in a short period of time.

Jian Chen fell silent for a while with the Space Ring in hand before saying, "Since the Imperial Protector himself has come asking for mercy, I'll let this matter be for now. Their lives are spared, but they cannot avoid punishment. Even if they're protectors of the Earth Spirit sect, they need to pay a price for destroying my provincial city."

With that, Jian Chen extended his hand and shot out six strands of sword Qi towards the foreheads of six of the people around instantly. Each strand of sword Qi was the size of a needle.

Trapped, the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect were unable to dodge Jian Chen's attack at all, let alone resist. The sword Qi pierced their skin easily. It made its way through their foreheads and headed straight for their brains, injuring their souls.

"Argh!"

The six heavily-injured protectors could not help but cry out painfully. There were all haggard and extremely weak.

Jian Chen had controlled the power of the sword Qi perfectly. It would injure but not kill, wounding their souls. It would be extremely difficult for them to recover from this unless they had special heavenly resources or pills.

However, both of those items were priceless.

"You've actually injured our souls! Once our master arrives, he'll never spare you," the woman with the fan stared at Jian Chen with resentment as she ground her teeth.

The other protectors also look at Jian Chen with fury. Their gazes made them seem like they just wanted to eat Jian Chen alive.

The only protector who did not take part in the battle had become utterly frightened. He did not dare to utter a single word.

Perhaps because he did not take part, but Jian Chen did not target him specifically. Jian Chen did not injure his soul.

Afterwards, Jian Chen released the restraints he had placed on them with the Primordial Godsilk, allowing them to regain their mobility.

The Grand Imperial Protector glanced at the black-clothed Shen Jian deeply as well as master Chanlong who stood before Kai Ya in the provincial city. Afterwards, he left with the seven protectors.

Naturally, Wayner Yan did not stay. He left with the Grand Imperial Protector. He had stood up for his seniors and ended up heavily injured. He had to go tend to them, regardless of the reason.

After seeing how the Earth Spirit sect had created such a great mess, the two Gods of the Wayner clan did not remain in the city either. They followed Wayner Yan to the royal capital.

The Dong'an province quietened down once again. However, the shockwaves of energy from the battle lingered in the sky. The fierce wind whistled loudly.

Jian Chen turned around to look at the damaged city walls. He could not help but sigh as he revealed a sliver of helplessness.

At this moment, Mo Ling, Ando Fu, Nanyun Tong, and the other elders flew out from the city. They gathered before Jian Chen and stared at him in admiration and reverence.

Houston, Sacredfeather, Xiao Jin, Xiao Ling, Rui Jin, Hei Yu, Hong Lian, and so on all emerged from the forbidden grounds. They also gathered before him.

However, Shangguan Mu'er did not appear.

"Brother, are we just going to let them go like this?" Sacredfeather asked. He was extremely reluctant as a powerful battle intent radiated from him clearly.

"Sob... they're so bad. They've destroyed our home," like a pitiful girl, Xiao Ling choked back her tears as her face was filled with sadness.

The other people all expressed their sympathy regarding the matter sincerely.

"Our business with the Earth Spirit sect isn't over. Let's all go back first," Jian Chen said to everyone. He knew extremely well that the greater the sect, the more prideful they would be. Now that the seven protectors of the Earth Spirit sect had actually suffered defeat at the hands of an Overgod clan in a backwater kingdom like the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian, they would never just let the matter stand.

Today was only a start.

Jian Chen directly went to find Kai Ya in the provincial city. His feelings became extremely mixed when he saw master Chanlong standing before her.

He knew that if it were not for master Chanlong's protection today, Kai Ya definitely would have been done for. Master Chanlong had saved her life today.

"Chanlong, no matter what, I must thank you for what you did today," Jian Chen said to Chanlong.

Master Chanlong was indifferent towards Jian Chen's expression of gratitude. He said calmly, "It had nothing to do with you. I was only protecting my friend."

Afterwards, master Chanlong looked at Kai Ya, and his voice became much gentler. He said, "Kai Ya, the three armies of the Empyrean Demon Cult are about to attack the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian. Staying here isn't safe anymore. Why don't you leave with me?"

"Chanlong, you may have saved Kai Ya, but don't even think about taking her away. Otherwise, I can only get you to stay as well," before Kai Ya could respond, Jian Chen cut into the conversation. He spoke forcefully, leaving no room for negotiation.

He would never allow Kai Ya to leave with someone she had only met recently. Moreover, he always felt that master Chanlong might have ulterior motives for befriending Kai Ya, who was only a Saint Emperor, while he was a mighty late Overgod.

Let alone the difference in strength, but they had even only known each other for so long.

Moreover, Kai Ya possessed a Seven-colored Heaven-devouring Beast that had followed her out of its own free will. He even suspected whether master Chanlong had recognised what it was, which was why he was interacting with Kai Ya actively.

"Jian Chen, I must admit that your strength is greater than the past, but keeping me here is impossible if I want to leave," master Chanlong responded forcefully without any fear.

"Chanlong, Jian Chen, stop arguing," Kai Ya hurried to stand between them after sensing the atmosphere between them was becoming more and more intense. She was afraid the two of them would begin fighting.

"Chanlong, thank you for saving me. However, Jian Chen is the most important friend in my life right now. I won't leave him," Kai Ya said seriously.

Master Chanlong stared at Kai Ya with interest. After a while, he finally sighed gently, "Fair enough. Since you choose to stay behind, I won't force you to leave with me." Master Chanlong no longer said anymore after that. He turned around and made his way out of the city, leaving the Dong'an province.

Jian Chen just watched him leave and did not stop him. Regardless of what he had done in the past, Chanlong had saved Kai Ya's life. He could not continue attacking him anymore.

"It really is strange though. I clearly haven't seen you before, but why do I feel a sense of familiarity?" Kai Ya still felt extremely puzzled as she looked at master Chanlong's back. She returned with Jian Chen to the Tian Yuan clan with a slight bit of confusion.

Chapter 1908: Elders of the Earth Spirit Sect

In the Tian Yuan clan, Jian Chen called for a meeting with all the elders in the clan. He passed down orders for rebuilding the city and to provide relief before passing the Space Ring he had received from the Grand Imperial Protector to Mo Ling, Ando Fu, and Nanyun Tong so that they could handle the reconstruction. All the losses suffered by the stores this time would be repaid using the divine crystals from the Grand Imperial Protector.

Also, even the injured people received healing pills. All of them were covered and different numbers of pills were given out depending on the injury suffered.

In short, the items that the Grand Imperial Protector had given to Jian Chen had all been handed down. There was nothing left of it, and the Tian Yuan clan had to take out quite a lot of divine crystals and pills themselves.

The Tian Yuan clan had displayed meticulous concern for the citizens of the city as they handled the matter, so they immediately received much praise from the people. Everyone in the city felt respect and admiration for the Tian Yuan clan from the bottom of their hearts.

At the same time, the news of the battle between the Tian Yuan clan and the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect, one of the two great sects of the Heavenly Moon Empire, had spread like wildfire. It led to quite a few discussions in many neighboring divine kingdoms and even reached the Heavenly Moon Empire before spreading even further than that.

Many people found the news to be just too shocking. Not only had an Overgod clan from a divine kingdom repelled the attacks from seven protectors of the Earth Spirit sect, but they had even achieved a glorious result and a fantastic victory.

The patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan, Jian Chen, was particularly impressive. He took on two late Overgods from the Earth Spirit sect all by himself. Not only did he gain the upper hand, but he even achieved victory in an overwhelming manner. He had defeated his opponents without suffering any injuries at all.

Many people believed that the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan already possessed the strength to make it onto the Three Thousand Overgods' Plaque. As a result, Jian Chen gradually gained influence in the surrounding region.

The Overgods' Plaque recorded the three thousand strongest Overgods in the entire Saints' World. It went across the forty-nine great planes and the eighty-one great planets. Once someone made it onto the plaque, they would directly soar to stardom. Many large organisations and sects would want to rope them in. Even a few extremely ancient organisations would be interested in recruiting them.

Without any exaggeration, making it onto the Overgods' Plaque would allow people to gain influence across the entire Saints' World. Their name would appear on all the plaques on the forty-nine great planes and the eighty-one great planets. Everyone would know about them.

Now that Jian Chen was rumored to possess the strength to make it onto the Overgod's Plaque, he naturally attracted quite a lot of attention and discussion. Even a few large organisations had already taken note of him.

However, in regards to the disturbance he had caused, Jian Chen had no idea about it. He had locked himself up in a gloomy room underground as he held a fist-sized monster core. He constantly absorbed the energy inside.

This was one of the few Overgod monster cores he had obtained from the Yin Mountains of Sevens Despair. Furthermore, he possessed a few cores from plants he had killed there, and they were also at the level of Overgods.

Jian Chen expected the future to no longer be as peaceful as before after he heavily injured the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect. Now that he had enough resources on him, he would naturally use the spare time he had to increase his own strength so that his Chaotic Body could break through as soon as possible.

While Jian Chen was in seclusion, the reconstruction of the city progressed extremely smoothly. Many Origin realm cultivators personally took part and even a few Deities helped out as well. They used their special techniques, so the city was repaired extremely quickly. In just three short days, seventy percent of the city had been repaired.

At the same time, the royal palace welcomed three special guests. They were personally received by the Grand Imperial Protector, who smiled from ear to ear as he invited them in, settling them down in the well-decorated palace.

"Esteemed guests, I'll trouble you for now by having you stay in the Evergreen Palace. If there is any part that inconveniences you, you must bring it forward," the Grand Imperial Protector clasped his fist at the three of them. He smiled and spoke extremely politely.

"Thank you, Imperial Protector," the three people also clasped their fists back at the Imperial Protector. They behaved in an approachable manner, and they did not put up a haughty air at all.

After leading the people to their residences, the Grand Imperial Protector left, while the three people entered the well-decorated palace.

They saw the seven protectors of the Earth Spirit sect standing there politely as soon as they entered the palace. Six of them were still injured. Moreover, due to their souls, they were all pale and haggard. They gave off a sense of weakness.

Apart from the seven of them, Wayner Yan was also present. He stood with the seven people.

"Disciple greets master, elder Ma, and elder Fang."

The seven protectors and Wayner Yan all bowed. They were extremely polite, but there was also a sense of uneasiness within all that.

Seeing them, the three elders from the Earth Spirit sect stopped being as amiable as when they faced the Grand Imperial Protector. Their faces sank rapidly, and they seemed furious.

At the same time, they seemed to give off extremely tremendous presences. The eight Overgods before them all became frightened.

"Hmph, you're all useless," the middle-aged man to the left said coldly. He stared at them with a sunken face and said in exasperation as if it was directed at their failure, "There is a total of eight of you. Eight Overgods, each possessing the powerful battle skills from the sect. That is probably enough for you to even stand up to all the Overgods in the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian, yet you were defeat by a mere Overgod clan. Our Earth Spirit sect has been completely humiliated by you."

"Even the sect master has learnt of this. He's furious. Tell me, how should I explain this to him? Do I tell him that I'm useless? Or do I tell him you're useless? Or do I tell him your opponent was just too powerful?"

The faces of the protectors reddened with shame under the scoldings of the middle-aged man. They were just too ashamed, and they stood there in a daze without talking back at all.

They knew themselves that not only had their failure humiliated themselves, but they had also humiliated the entire Earth Spirit sect as well as their master.

"Elder Mu, it has already happened. There's no use getting so angry. Moreover, your disciples are still wounded. You better have them recover first," elder Ma, who stood in the centre, spoke out for the disciples. The three elders were all middle-aged men, but elder Ma seemed to be the leader among them.

"Tell me, is the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan really that skilled, that he can injure you like this," elder Fang said as well. He spoke extremely gently, as gentle as the spring breeze.

"Elder Fang, Jian Chen is indeed very strong. Although protector Gong and I clashed with him several times, we completely failed to injure him at all. He basically completely overwhelmed our teamwork, and I feel like he didn't even use his full strength," protector Wu said whilst bowing.

"Senior Wu is right. Jian Chen is indeed very strong. I couldn't even take on a single attack from him as a mid Overgod. Moreover, junior Yan could not even take on a single strike from him, even though he had just broken through to mid Overgod and comprehended the Laws of Strength," this time, the woman with the fan spoke. After that, she looked at elder Mu as if she wanted him to help them. She said pitifully, "Master, Jian Chen is completely loathsome. He pinned me to the city walls with his sword. You have to stand up for us. Please destroy Jian Chen and the Tian Yuan clan, master. Although he's very powerful, he's only an ant before master. Master would be able to crush him without any effort at all."

"Please master. Please avenge us and redeem the Earth Spirit sect," the other female protector asked as well. She understood very well that she was not Jian Chen's opponent at all with her strength. She could only ask their master to help them now.

Elder Mu snorted coldly with a sunken face, "And you still don't think you haven't embarrassed yourselves enough? You can't beat them yourself, so you want me, a mighty Godking, to deal with an Overgod. There'll be people criticizing us probably as soon as I wipe out the Tian Yuan clan. Do you think that can redeem our Earth Spirit sect? Idiots."

Elder Mu's chest heaved heavily from anger. He had even begun to regret taking them in as his disciples.

A while later, after elder Mu slowly calmed down, a vicious light suddenly flickered in his eyes. He said coldly, "However, the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan defeated you after all, and he made a joke out of our Earth Spirit sect, while he himself is benefiting from all of this. Since he's bold enough to trample over the Earth Spirit sect to elevate his personal fame, we have to make him pay a price. We just need to use a different method. The current Divine Kingdom of Pingtian is no longer the same as the past."

Elder Fang nodded in agreement. He crossed his arms and said leisurely, "That's right. With our statuses, it's inconvenient for us to directly make our way to the Tian Yuan clan. There'll be people making fun of us if we wipe out the Tian Yuan clan like that. And the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian won't allow something like that to happen."

"We should use a method that does not involve becoming a laughing stock to wipe out the Tian Yuan clan. After all, we're a famed sect in the southern region. How can we just let a nobody take advantage of us to propel his own renown?"

Chapter 1909: Gathering of Experts

Time passed silently, and the news of the arrival of the three Godkings from the Earth Spirit sect naturally was unable to stay hidden. The Divine Kingdom of Pingtian actively spread the news so that they could rid the unease from their countless citizens about the Empyrean Demon Cult's invasion.

However, the arrival of the three Godkings also led to a fervent discussion. Many people discussed whether the three Godkings would personally stand forward to demand an explanation from Jian Chen, who had injured their protectors.

The entire divine kingdom discussed this matter. Everyone in the Tian Yuan clan became heavy-hearted when they received this news. They immediately entered a high state of caution.

However, the three Godkings rarely appeared in the public after they entered the royal palace. At the same time, they did not behave as everyone had expected. They did not personally pay a visit to the Tian Yuan clan.

Everyone in the Tian Yuan clan naturally let out a sigh of relief in response as they secretly rejoiced.

As time went on, more and more large organisations sent reinforcements. They all gathered in the royal capital.

From the Heavenly Moon Empire that was the closest to the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian, the other sect that was just as well-known as the Earth Spirit sect, the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds, had also sent three Godkings.

The imperial family of the Heavenly Moon Empire had also sent reinforcements. They sent two subjects that had arrived in luxurious carriages. They shot through the streets of the royal capital as a blur.

The royal capital of the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian was now a gathering place of experts. Many large organisations in the southern region had sent reinforcements. Some of the citizens who stayed within the royal capital could clearly feel the suffocating pressure from the royal palace. It was daunting.

Several days later, groups of special messengers left the royal palace with lightning speed. They hurried to the six great provincial cities to pass on the divine king's orders as quickly as possible and summon all the Overgods.

Naturally, the Tian Yuan clan received orders from a group of special messengers as well, but they all became stuck in a dilemma. They all frowned.

"The patriarch is still in seclusion. What do we do? Do we disturb him?" Mo Ling, Ando Fu, Nanyun Tong, and the elders all had no idea what to do.

This was because before he entered seclusion, Jian Chen had specially ordered them to not disturb him unless the clan faced a situation of life or death.

"How can the summons of the divine king be more important than my brother's cultivation? His period of seclusion this time is extremely important. Don't disturb him," Sacredfeather emerged from the forbidden grounds at this moment and said coldly. He possessed a natural sense of pride, so he completely treated the summons of the divine king as nothing.

"But the divine king has ordered the patriarch to hurry to the royal palace within three days. If he doesn't go..." Mo Ling and Ando Fu were troubled.

"If my brother doesn't come out of seclusion in three days, send a person to inform the divine king. Tell him that my brother is in a crucial moment of cultivation, so he can't go," Sacredfeather said firmly.

"This..." Mo Ling and Ando Fu looked at each other.

At this moment, Jian Chen sat in a secret room underground. He clenched a fist-sized plant core as he absorbed its energy and essence.

This was already the third core he had absorbed. The two before had provided him with extremely powerful and pure energy. His chaotic neidan had already reached the limits of the tenth layer now. He was close to breaking through.

"If my estimates are correct, as long as I absorb the core in my hand, my chaotic neidan will surpass its limits and explode. It'll be the time to condense the chaotic neidan for the eleventh layer when that happens."

"Once my Chaotic Body reaches the eleventh layer, I would have the battle prowess of a Godking. Although it's nowhere near the level where I don't have to worry at all when I face off against the Empyrean Demon Cult, I'll be able to protect myself better at the very least."

Jian Chen thought. He was slightly eager. However, in the next moment, he discarded his thoughts and completely devoted himself to cultivation.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Jian Chen still had not emerged. Without any other options, the Tian Yuan clan could only contact the people that they had already sent to the royal capital.

At this moment, all the experts that originated from the various organisations of the ancient empires had gathered in a grand hall. There were several hundred of them, and all of them were Overgods at the very least.

Just the Godkings among them amounted to over twenty. With so many Godkings gathered together, the presence they gave off was heavy and terrifying. The air in the hall basically felt frozen.

Only Overgods possessed the strength to remain there under such pressure. Gods would not even be able to approach the place.

And this was with their presences concealed. Otherwise, if the terrifying presences of over twenty Godkings merged together, the pressure would be so great that even many Overgods would not be able to endure it.

The Godkings from the Heavenly Moon Empire only amounted to eight. The others came from three other ancient empires.

Four of the six ancient empires in the southern region had sent reinforcements.

However, as the Heavenly Moon Empire was the closest to the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian, the Heavenly Moon Empire would be the most threatened out of the six ancient empires once the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian fell. As a result, the Heavenly Moon Empire had sent the most amount of people.

Above them was the divine king, Pingtian. He wore his dragon robes as he sat on his dragon throne. He glanced at the experts below and thanked them all for coming with a calm smile.

None of the Godkings below put on any airs. They all smiled and exchanged pleasantries with the divine king extremely politely. They seemed to be fawning over him.

"I heard there's an impressive Overgod from the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian. He easily defeated two late Overgods from the Earth Spirit sect while they were working together. For the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian to possess a talent like that, it's difficult for you to not try to prosper," at this moment, a middle-aged man seated below spoke. He glanced at the three elders of the Earth Spirit sect with a smile that hid deep meaning.

The middle-aged man had also come from the Heavenly Moon Empire. He was an elder of the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds, and his name was Song Ge.

"It's said that the two late Overgods were two that were specially nurtured by the Earth Spirit sect. Not only did they possess powerful battle skills and impressive cultivation methods, but they were even a step away from Godking as well. It's just a pity that these two Overgods couldn't even injure him. I wonder who their master is, who is actually so useless that they can produce such lackluster disciples," a young man immediately followed up after Song Ge. He looked in the direction of the Earth Spirit sect in provocation.

The young man was also an elder of the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds. His name was Chan Bufan.

"Hahaha, looks like the disciples of the Earth Spirit sect of this generation really don't possess much talent at all, or it's like what elder Chang has said, their master is just useless," the third elder from the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds also added, and he too stared at the three elders of the Earth Spirit sect in provocation.

The faces of the three elders became extremely sunken. Although they were like the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds, one of the two great sects of the Heavenly Moon Empire, their relationship was nowhere close to amicable. They had always been secretly fighting with each other, trying to get the better of the other.

Now that an opportunity had presented itself to the people from the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds, they naturally had to mock the Earth Spirit sect properly.

Chapter 1910: Jian Chen Absent

"Hmph. It's said that Jian Chen possesses the strength to make it onto the Three Thousand Overgods' Plaque. Out of the countless Overgods across the Saints' World, there are only three thousand of them. Every single one of them is extremely powerful among people of their own cultivation. They're all prodigies raised by those peak organisations. Although our Earth Spirit sect possesses some strength, that's only limited to the southern region of the Cloud Plane. How can we be compared to those supreme prodigies nurtured by peak organisations?" Elder Mu from the Earth Spirit sect stood up and said sternly. As the master of the protectors, he needed to step up and say something in response to the scoffings from the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds so that he could protect the pride of the Earth Spirit sect and his own to his greatest ability.

Afterwards, elder Mu stared at the three elders coldly and said with a sunken face, "If you feel my disciples are useless, you are most welcome to have the disciple you are the proudest of to spar with Jian Chen. Let's see whether your great disciples are Jian Chen's opponent or not. If your people can win, I'll admit my disciples are useless."

"That's right. You people from the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds can't just talk like that if you don't have what it takes to back it up. You better get your own disciples to fight the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan first. It's not like it'll be too late for you to scoff at our Earth Spirit sect once you achieve victory."

"Haha, I just fear that the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds will lack that bravery because they know as well that even if they scour their entire sect, they won't be able to find an Overgod that can defeat the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan. Of course, that's unless you use many Overgods to cast down a killing formation. Only then will there be a chance at victory, but our Earth Spirit sect can do something like that easily as well."

The other two elders did not tarry. They both spoke out as well.

With so many Godkings gathered here today, they needed to stand up for the Earth Spirit sect.

As a result, even though they were very reluctant, they had to describe Jian Chen's strength as worthy of making it onto the Overgods' Plaque.

If the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect had been defeated by an expert from the Overgods' Plaque, it would not be embarrassing in the slightest.

Let alone their Earth Spirit Sect and the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds, but even all the organisations that had come today did not possess a single disciple talented enough to defeat a person on the Overgods' Plaque.

However, the three elders from the Daoist Sect of Calm Cloud burst into laughter instead when they heard the words of the elders from the Earth Spirit sect. Elder Song looked at the elders from the Earth Spirit sect like they were idiots and scoffed, "Our Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds is nowhere near as mighty as your Earth Spirit sect, purposefully becoming enemies with people on the Overgods' Plaque. Our Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds would much rather try to get on the good side of those prodigies, so why would we purposefully offend them? Only a brainless idiot would do something like that."

The elders from the Earth Spirit sect turned crimson with rage as their fury rose from what elder Song had said.

Below, the protectors of the Earth Spirit sect also exhibited ugly expressions, as the trouble they had caused made the three elders suffer humiliation from the people of the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds. They felt shameful and wronged.

"Patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan, it's all because of you. I, Chen Chun, will remember you. I will make you pay a thousand fold for the humiliation our Earth Spirit sect has suffered in public today," thought the woman with the fan stood within the crowd. Her eyes were extremely cold.

At that moment, her hatred towards Jian Chen really had reached an unprecedented level.

The experts in the hall watched on as if they were watching a show. The grievances between the Earth Spirit sect and the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds did not get in the way of their interests, so they naturally would not interfere with the matter.

Moreover, none of them would ever offend an Overgod on the Overgods' Plaque for no reason, provided they did not get in the way of their interests too much.

This was because if someone like that matured successfully, they would become a dominant figure in the Saints' World as long as no accidents happened.

There were quite a few people who had developed a deep interest in Jian Chen.

"I never thought that in just a few decades, Jian Chen would become someone who can make the Overgods' Plaque." Wayner Yan was also in the crowd, gathered with the Overgods there. After hearing the elders' judgement of Jian Chen, he became extremely dejected.

"Oh right, I wonder if the patriarch of the Tian Yuan clan is here. If you are, please show yourself. The three of us admire you greatly." Suddenly, one of the elders from the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds said to the Overgods below. He smiled as he spoke politely, scanning through the crowd in the meantime.

With that, many elders from powerful organisations focused their attention on the group of Overgods. They also became somewhat curious.

Only the three elders from the Earth Spirit sect remained seated there with pale faces. They were furious inside.

However, no one stepped forward under the gazes of all the elders from large organisations.

At this moment, an elder of the Tian Yuan clan entered the hall under the lead of the Royal Divine Army. He reported to the divine king that Jian Chen was unable to make it.

With that, everyone seemed to understand why no one had stepped forward, and they no longer thought too much about it. However, the three elders from the Earth Spirit sect naturally developed hatred towards Jian Chen after they had been completely made fun of by their enemies, the people from the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds. It was all because of Jian Chen's matter. Elder Mu immediately snorted coldly and said, "Jian Chen sure is haughty. At such an important time, he's bold enough to miss the meeting. Does he think he's a supreme Godking who has made it onto the Godking's Throne? He's looking down on the lot of us."

"Since Jian Chen possesses the strength to make it onto the Overgods' Plaque, he'll definitely be extraordinary as well when he becomes a Godking. He does have some right to look down on us. However, the divine king clearly sent out orders three days ago, yet he still dared to not come. He's looking down on the divine king," elder Fang from the Earth Spirit sect said steadily. Not only had he antagonised Jian Chen against all the Godkings present, but he had also pulled the divine king into the matter as well.

The Godkings present all remained seated where they were. Their faces remained unchanged by what he had said.

Naturally, they understood that the people from the Earth Spirit sect were antagonising Jian Chen on purpose in an attempt to use everyone against him. However, with their identities and knowledge, it was impossible for them to be provoked by a few words and start acting just like the elders wanted them to.

The divine king on the throne waved his hand and dismissed the elder from the Tian Yuan clan. He did not become angered at all by Jian Chen's absence. He said calmly, "Since Jian Chen can't make it, let's just start the meeting. May I ask if you have plans against the attacks from the Empyrean Demon Cult?"