The Heavens: Man Covers the Heavens, Refines Treasures to Become an Emperor

This Earthly Rank cultivator, who had just retired from the front lines of the Empire and was eager to make his mark in Yanxia City, died such a humiliating death at the hands of a Human Rank youth whom he had initially taken lightly.

Jiang Xuan looked at Lu Zhong's lifeless body, his face still expressionless, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

He did not let his guard down, and his soul perception remained at maximum alert.

really!

The moment Lu Zhong breathed his last, a very subtle, almost imperceptible fluctuation came from the air beside him!
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Xuan suddenly shifted his feet, and his body flew to the side like a boneless willow catkin!
"call out!"

A jet-black arrow, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, grazed his shoulder and embedded itself deep in the ground where he had just stood, leaving a bottomless hole. The soil and rainwater around the edge instantly turned black!
Lingering Wind! It's him again!

Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he was filled with anger.

This persistent killer, like a leech, always launches a sneak attack at the most crucial moment!

Having missed its first strike, Canfeng, lurking in the shadows, clearly had no intention of stopping.

"Huh! Huh!"

Two more arrows shot from completely different and extremely tricky angles, blocking Jiang Xuan's space to dodge left and right!
Jiang Xuan's expression was cold and stern. In the nick of time, he suddenly curled up like a nimble ball of flesh, using the momentum from his sideways movement to launch himself into the open window of a relatively intact house next to him!
"puff!"

Despite his lightning-fast reflexes, the third arrow was far too unpredictable, as if it had anticipated his dodge route, and ultimately grazed past his back! The cold, sharp energy contained in the arrow tip pierced his protective aura and clothing like a sharp cone, leaving a bloody gash on his back. A searing pain shot through him, accompanied by a chilling aura attempting to invade his body.

Jiang Xuan grunted and stumbled slightly as he rolled into the house.

Almost at the same time he rolled into the house—

"Puff-puff-!"

The sound of arrows raining down piercing through walls and roofs rang out! Countless black arrows, like locusts swarming across the land, instantly riddled the front of the house with holes!
Followed by.

With a deafening roar, the house, having withstood too many attacks, finally succumbed to the pressure and collapsed, sending up clouds of dust and rain.

A moment later, Canfeng's gaunt figure emerged slowly from the rain like a ghost.

His dull, brown eyes scanned the ruins before him, a cruel smile curving his lips.

"This time... I should finally die..."

He muttered to himself, walked to the edge of the ruins, stretched out his pale hand, and with a burst of energy, pulled out a corpse that was half buried in the rubble and riddled with black arrows.

It was the body of a middle-aged man dressed in ordinary civilian clothes, with a terrified and distorted face. He was clearly an innocent person who was either mistakenly killed when the house collapsed or had been hiding inside beforehand. He was definitely not Jiang Xuan!
Canfeng's face instantly turned extremely gloomy, as if water was dripping from it!
In that instant when his expression suddenly changed—

The ruins beneath his feet suddenly exploded!

A dazzling, cold blade, seemingly formed from stars rising from the depths of the earth, carrying an unwavering determination and a breathtaking aura of destruction, rose from below, tearing through the smoke and rain, aiming straight for his throat!
The gleam emanating from the blade caused Canfeng's lifeless pupils to shrink to the size of a pinhead!

Too fast! Too close! Too unexpected!
This strike seemed to have been calculated in advance, targeting every possible position he might be in. It was launched at the very moment when he realized the corpse was not Jiang Xuan and his mind wavered slightly, and he had just regained his footing – a mere fraction of a second of an opening!

"Ugh——!"

Before the blade even arrived, its sharp and unparalleled edge had already caused goosebumps to rise on the skin of Canfeng's throat. The shadow of death engulfed him instantly like a cold tide!
"Go away!"

The wind howled inhumanly, and in the nick of time, he displayed the terrifying reaction speed of a top assassin.

He completely abandoned any thought of blocking or counterattacking, because the intent and power contained in that strike made his soul tremble! The gray and eerie aura within his body erupted at an unprecedented speed, and his whole body was as if it were being violently pulled backward by an invisible force, while he desperately twisted his head to deflect it from his vital points!
"Pfft——!"

Blood splattered everywhere!
Despite Canfeng's best efforts to dodge, the dazzling, star-like blade of light still grazed his neck with unstoppable force before striking his hastily raised left arm in defense!
There was no clanging of metal, only a sickening thud as flesh and bone were easily sliced ​​and severed!
Canfeng's entire left arm was cleanly severed at the elbow! The severed arm flew up with a spray of warm blood, only to be washed away by the cold rain in the next instant.

"what!!!"

Canfeng let out a shrill scream. The excruciating pain twisted his pale, narrow face into a grotesque shape, his eyes filled with disbelief, horror, and agony.

He retreated rapidly, blood gushing from his severed arm like a fountain, leaving a shocking trail on the muddy ground.

Amidst the smoke and dust from the exploding ruins, Jiang Xuan's figure emerged like a dragon rising from the abyss, suddenly bursting forth! He was covered in mud and blood, and the wound on his back was still bleeding, but his eyes shone with a frightening brightness, like a lone star in the cold night, coldly locking onto the retreating lingering wind.

Without the slightest pause, and without giving Canfeng any chance to catch his breath!
Within Jiang Xuan's body, the "Storm Millstone" spun wildly at an unprecedented speed, pouring pure and boundless azure spiritual energy into the black spirit battle blade in his hand without reservation. The blade trembled slightly, emitting a series of clear, heavenly melodies, yet carrying a deathly rhythm!
He slammed his feet into the ground, his body and the knife almost becoming one, transforming into a streak of light that tore through the rainy night, chasing after the lingering wind!
"Star-Picking Style!"

With a low shout in his heart, Jiang Xuan unleashed the strongest killing move he could currently master! This was a technique he had comprehended during the life-and-death battles of the Bloodthirsty Camp, and after advancing to the Human罡 Realm, he relied on the "Storm Millstone" to provide him with far pure spiritual energy far exceeding that of his peers, thus multiplying its power!

The blade was drawn as if it had drawn upon the power of the stars! It was no longer a simple slash or thrust, but a crushing force of intent!
As the blade flashed, Canfeng seemed to see countless stars burning and falling simultaneously in the endless night, carrying an aura of destruction and the end of everything, crushing towards him! That aura was cold, deathly silent, and vast, yet it carried an irresistible will to destroy!

"No! Impossible! What kind of swordsmanship is that?!"

The remnant wind, filled with the spirits of the dead, retreated frantically while waving its remaining right arm wildly, swinging the great skull bow like a short stick in an attempt to defend itself. At the same time, a gray, eerie light flickered violently around its body, forming twisted barriers that resembled the wailing of vengeful spirits.

However, these struggles seemed so pale and powerless in the face of the blade's gleam, which contained the meaning of "gathering stars"!

"boom!"

The dazzling blade light, like a real meteor falling to earth, instantly tore through the layers of gray barrier and slammed into the skeleton bow that Canfeng had hastily parried!

"Crack!"

With a crisp crack, the eerie bow, forged from the fusion of several skulls, could not withstand the immense force and broke in two! The bowstring snapped, emitting a mournful cry like the weeping of a wronged soul!
"Wow!"

As if struck by lightning, Canfeng was like a broken sandbag that had been kicked away. Blood gushed from his mouth, mixed with fragments of internal organs. His body flew backward uncontrollably for dozens of feet before crashing heavily into a broken wall, causing it to collapse. He then rolled to the ground, his life force instantly weakening to the extreme.

He struggled to get up, but it felt as if all his bones were shattered, and his meridians were filled with violent sword energy, constantly destroying his life force.

He looked up at the black figure approaching step by step in the rain, his eyes filled with endless fear and incomprehensible horror.

"Who...who are you?! How could a poor family possibly raise a monster like you?!"

Canfeng roared hoarsely, his voice sharp and distorted by his severe injuries and fear. He couldn't believe that he had been defeated by a mere youth at the Human Realm, and so utterly and so quickly!
Jiang Xuan stopped three zhang in front of him, squatted down, and cold rainwater slid down his angular face.

He looked at the limp and powerless Canfeng, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Your assassination techniques and methods of concealment are indeed formidable and impossible to defend against."

Jiang Xuan spoke, his voice calm and unreadable.

"Unfortunately, your cultivation level seems to be only at the peak of the Human Gang Realm, and you haven't stepped into the Earth Gang Realm. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to kill you tonight."

He saw the key. The terrifying aspect of Canfeng lay in his bizarre secret techniques and assassination skills, but his direct cultivation of internal energy and physical strength were far inferior to Lu Zhong's, who was at the Earthly Realm. Otherwise, even with a killing move like "Star Gathering Style," he might not have been able to inflict such severe damage on his opponent.

"Cough cough..."

Canfeng coughed violently, spitting out several mouthfuls of black blood. A venomous smile appeared on his pale face.

"Heh...heh heh...kid...do you...do you know...who my sister is?"

He was panting, his eyes flashing with madness and a last glimmer of hope.

"My sister... is in the Forbidden City! She serves a powerful figure! If you... dare to kill me today... there will be no place for you in heaven or on earth! My sister... will surely... extract your soul and refine it... so that you will never be reincarnated!"

This was the last resort he could think of to save his life.

He hoped to use his sister's influence to intimidate this murderous young man.

However, upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan merely curled his lips into a cold smile, a smile filled with undisguised sarcasm.

"Finished?"

He asked casually.

Canfeng was stunned. Looking at Jiang Xuan's unwavering gaze, a chill instantly ran from his feet to the top of his head! The other party didn't care at all! He didn't care who his sister was! He didn't care about any important figures in the Forbidden City!

"No...wait! I..."

Canfeng wanted to say something more.

But Jiang Xuan had already made his move.

The Black Spirit Battle Blade, like a faint light in the dark night, was gently pushed forward.

"puff!"

The blade pierced Canfeng's throat with pinpoint accuracy, severing all his voice and life force.

Canfeng's body stiffened abruptly, his gray-brown dead fish eyes staring intently at Jiang Xuan, filled with endless resentment, unwillingness, and disbelief. Finally, all his brilliance faded rapidly, his head lolled to the side, and he died.

Jiang Xuan drew his sword and wiped the blood off Canfeng's clothes.

He quickly searched Canfeng's body and found nothing of value except a few bottles of poison exuding a chilling aura and some loose gold coins of small denomination. He did not find any martial arts manuals or identification documents.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, his gaze inadvertently swept over Canfeng's wide-open left eye.

Deep within those grayish-brown pupils, there seemed to be an extremely faint, abnormal gray light.

Jiang Xuan's heart stirred, and he carefully used the tip of his knife to pry open Canfeng's left eye socket.

A bead about the size of a pigeon egg, perfectly round, and covered with a faint gray sheen, rolled out of its eye socket and fell into the muddy water.

Jiang Xuan picked it up; it felt icy cold to the touch and was extremely light, almost weightless. Inside the bead, a gray mist seemed to be slowly circulating, emanating a gloomy, cold, and violent aura.

When he tried to probe in with a trace of his soul perception, he felt his soul tremble slightly, as if he had been pricked by some invisible force, and a slight dizziness came over him.

"This is……"

Jiang Xuan frowned slightly, sensing that this object was extraordinary and definitely not an ordinary item.

But he didn't have time to study it carefully at the moment.

In the distance, faint shouts and footsteps could be heard; new pursuers were approaching.

Without hesitation, Jiang Xuan tossed the strange gray bead into the inconspicuous little Sumeru ring on his finger.

Then, with one hand he lifted up the light, floating corpse of Canfeng, and with the other hand he lifted up the heavy corpse of Lu Zhong not far away. With a flash, he disappeared into the deeper rainy night and the shadows of the buildings, like a ghost.

……

Soon after, about a dozen cultivators arrived at the area, panting heavily, where traces of battle were visible.

When they saw the large patches of bloodstains on the ground that had not yet been completely washed away by the rain, the broken walls, the collapsed houses, and especially the damage that was clearly caused by a master of the Earthly Rank Realm, as well as some residual, cold and eerie arrow aura, they all showed excited expressions.

"Chase them! They just went through a big battle here, they must all be injured! They can't have gone far!"

"That's right! Find Jiang Xuan, and the bounty is ours!"

"And there's the aura of that assassin, Canfeng...maybe I can snag a bargain!"

Most of the pursuers, excited by the sight before them, roared and followed the faint traces Jiang Xuan had deliberately left behind.

However, a middle-aged man in the crowd, dressed in a dark green robe, with a sinister face, and appearing to be around forty years old, stopped in his tracks. (End of Chapter)