Chapter 1336: You Think You’re Strong?

Outside the Imperial City, Ye Guan stood firm with his sword in his hand. The aura emanating from him seemed to be suppressing the heavens and the earth.

He was a half-step Beyond Dao Realm expert and a swordsman to boot!

The cultivators of the Imperial Clan had solemn expressions. Of course, they were raging on the inside.

They were descendants of the Supreme Emperor Clans, and they once produced a Supreme Emperor. Despite that, someone actually dared to challenge them like this.

The honor and pride within them wouldn't tolerate such humiliation!

"How presumptuous!" A young man suddenly leaped out of the city. Dressed in lavish robes, he radiated confidence and dignity. Although young, he had already reached the peak of the True Saint Realm.

He was none other than Di Cheng! He was one of the most talented geniuses of the younger generation within the Imperial Clan.

Under the clan's rigorous training, he became a True Saint at a young age. While he wasn't the only prodigy, he was undoubtedly among the very best members of the young generation.

He stopped forward not only to fight, but to prove himself to the Imperial Clan!

Although Ye Guan's realm was half a step higher, Di Cheng was not afraid of the former. He had the divine spells of their Supreme Emperor, so Di Cheng was long capable of challenging opponents above his level.

Ye Guan glanced at Di Cheng and vanished.

Swoosh!

When Ye Guan unsheathed his sword, Di Cheng's expression changed drastically. His right hand shot forward and clenched into a fist. A terrifying fist force surged from his palm.

The Emperor Annihilation Fist!

It was a core martial technique of the Imperial Clan that all direct descendants had to learn. Created by a Supreme Emperor, this growth-type technique had to be cultivated from an early age so that its power would increase over time.

Di Cheng punched forward with all his might. His fist force erupted like a volcanic explosion. Since it carried with it the remnant will of a Supreme Emperor, his fist was extremely powerful.

The moment his fist collided with Ye Guan's sword, however, his fist imprint was instantly shattered. Before he could even react, the Qingxuan Sword pierced his forehead.

Di Cheng froze in place. He was in complete disbelief.

Did I just die instantly?

Every cultivator along the walls of the Imperial City stood in shock. Di Cheng was one of the brightest talents of the Imperial Clan's young generation, but he couldn't even withstand one attack from the Other Shore's swordsman...

Supreme Elder Nan's gaze was transfixed on Ye Guan, and his face was both dark and grim.

How did the Other Shore produce so many formidable geniuses?

After slaying Di Cheng in a single strike, Ye Guan soared into the air and headed straight for the Imperial City.

Before he could get close, the city trembled violently, and countless divine lights erupted from the walls of the Imperial City, unleashing a terrifying wave of energy that sent Ye Guan flying backward.

He stabilized himself and looked at the city walls. Ye Guan was somewhat surprised. Countless ancient runes flickered across the city's walls, radiating an overwhelming power.

It was a defensive array!

The Imperial Clan had three great arrays—the Emperor Annihilation Array, which was their offensive array, the Emperor Defense Array, and the Emperor Divine Manifestation Array.

The Emperor Defense Array was the main defensive array, and it was the most powerful defensive array in the Imperial City.

It was known to be the Supreme Emperor's number one defensive array. Once activated, the entire Imperial City would become impregnable, invulnerable to all attacks.

After getting blasted away, Ye Guan glanced at his right arm. His hand had gone completely numb. If not for his reforged physique, the blow would have severely injured him.

Ye Guan slowly lifted his head to gaze at the massive city wall. It was an unexpected attack. He had encountered many formidable arrays before, but they were usually nothing but pieces of paper to him, as they shattered easily.

The array before him was so powerful that it actually caught him off guard.

However, what Ye Guan didn't know was that the Imperial Clan's cultivators were even more shocked than he was. Ye Guan's attack had actually left a mark on the walls of the Imperial City!

These walls were constructed from a mysterious black crystal and were personally designed by the Supreme Emperor back then. The walls were meant to be impossibly durable, and yet Ye Guan's sword managed to damage them.

If Ye Guan could damage them, then he

could

break them!

Supreme Elder Nan's expression darkened.

Outside the city, Ye Guan stood tall, sword in hand. He glanced up at Supreme Elder Nan and the other cultivators, then sneered disdainfully. "Is there no one in the Imperial Clan daring enough to fight me?"

His words were like a whip, viciously slapping the faces of the Imperial Clan cultivators. Many younger cultivators, unable to bear the humiliation, were about to rush out to battle, but their elders held them back.

Rumble!

Just then, a spacetime rift was torn open in the spacetime ahead of Ye Guan.

An elderly figure stepped out it.

Emperor Ling! He was the former Clan Leader of the Imperial Clan.

When it appeared, the Imperial Clan erupted into cheers.

Emperor Ling stared deeply at Ye Guan and said, "I won't deny that you are a formidable opponent, perhaps even on par with the First True Saint of the Other Shore, but so what?

"No matter how gifted you are, you are still part of the Dao. You're not a Supreme Emperor, nor will you ever become one, as you lack the foundation of a powerful family.

"Your ignorance has allowed you to become arrogant and reckless. If you understand even a fraction of the Imperial Clan's foundations, you wouldn't dare to behave in such an insolent way."

The foundations of their Imperial Clan! There were countless clans out there, but Supreme Emperor Clans were incredibly rare. Each Supreme Emperor Clan had a foundation deeper than anyone's imagination.

The birth of a single Supreme Emperor within a clan meant total dominance over a universe region. They could destroy other clans at will.

At the time, a Supreme Emperor Clan could enjoy the finest resources in the vast expanse, as well as all the Heavenly Dao Destiny Aura. The foundation of a Supreme Emperor Clan was something ordinary people could never fathom.

Back then, the First True Saint of the Other Shore was killed here. No matter how powerful one was, one man could never be an island. Just one person could never fight an entire Supreme Emperor Clan, unless that person was a Supreme Emperor.

But was that even possible?

Several Supreme Emperor Clans had spent billions of years, exhausting every effort to nurture a new Supreme Emperor, but none of them had succeeded.

A small civilization like the Other Shore?

They would never produce a Supreme Emperor.

The Other Shore simply didn't deserve to have one.

Emperor Ling looked down at Ye Guan with absolute confidence and superiority.

However, Ye Guan only smirked. "The foundations of a Supreme Emperor Clan? Show me that so-called foundations, then."

Emperor Ling's eyes turned cold. He thrust his hand forward and punched.

He was a half-step Beyond Dao Realm expert!

Countless Daos and Laws materialized between the heavens and the earth.

Dao Law Divine Fist!

All Daos converged, and heaven and earth were unified on his fist!

Emperor Ling dared not underestimate Ye Guan and immediately unleashed his ultimate technique.

The vast and powerful Dao Laws coalesced within the heavens and condensed into a tidal wave of terrifying fist intent, surging forward to annihilate Ye Guan.

The world trembled. The spacetime between heaven and the earth rippled and distorted under the sheer force of the Great Dao and Laws.

Against the terrifying fist strike, Ye Guan didn't retreat. Instead, he thrust his sword forward. It was a simple and straightforward thrust, but every Dao and Law in front of the sword was shattered.

A monstrous sword energy erupted, engulfing everything in its path.

Emperor Ling was blasted away, and he slammed into the city walls!

Every cultivator standing along the walls was frozen in disbelief.

The world fell silent.

Emperor Ling was no match for that young swordsman?

Ye Guan closed his eyes. After receiving the faith power of the True Saints and the cultivators of the Other Shore, his Order Sword Intent reached an unimaginably terrifying level. Moreover, with the Qingxuan Sword in hand, no Daos or Laws in the world could suppress him.

If one wanted to restrain Ye Guan, then one's Dao had to surpass Ye Guan's.

Upon getting forced back into the city, Emperor Ling's face darkened. He had never expected his Dao Law Divine Fist to be defeated so effortlessly by the young man before him.

However, his heart was engulfed with fear that was far greater than his disbelief. He had never encountered such a formidable swordsman.

Hum!

A resonant sword hum echoed. Emperor Ling's expression changed drastically. With a flick of his wrist, a long spear appeared in his hand. He leaped into the air, wielding his spear with full force, and he thrust it toward Ye Guan.

The thrust contained everything he had. His cultivation base churned with all its might, hoping to crush Ye Guan completely.

When the sword and the spear collided, the spear trembled violently before shattering. The overwhelming sword energy blasted Emperor Ling away, sending him slamming into the city wall once again.

Just as Ye Guan was about to deliver the finishing blow, the Imperial City shook violently. An endless stream of divine light erupted from the city walls, forcing Ye Guan a thousand meters away.

As he stopped, he swung his sword rapidly, shattering the incoming divine lights. His sword energy spread across the heavens, ripping through the sky.

On the city walls, the Imperial Clan cultivators stared at Ye Guan with deep dread. Meanwhile, Emperor Ling was furious. Ye Guan had just suppressed him in front of virtually everyone. This was his life's greatest humiliation!

Enraged, Emperor Ling soared into the sky and swung his fist at Ye Guan.

The Emperor Annihilation Fist!

A boundless wave of energy comparable to a million tsunamis swept toward Ye Guan with unstoppable momentum. The punch was nothing like the previous attacks. It was far more terrifying, and it even contained a trace of a Supreme Emperor's will.

The world became illusory as it struggled to withstand the overwhelming energy within the world-shattering punch.

Despite that, Ye Guan simply raised his sword and slashed downward.

Schwing!

The world was split into two.

The Emperor Annihilation Fist was obliterated, and Ye Guan's powerful sword energy sent Emperor Ling crashing into the city wall once more.

The city trembled violently.

Emperor Ling's fleshly body cracked open, and blood gushed from his wounds.

Emperor Ling was severely wounded in the blink of an eye.

The world fell silent.

Ye Guan started walking toward the Imperial City.

"Fan Zhaodi, get the hell out of here!" he roared.

"You think you're strong?" A feminine voice echoed. Then, the gates of the Imperial City swung open, and a woman emerged from it. Ye Guan's overwhelming sword energy was instantly suppressed as soon as she appeared.

The woman was none other than Fan Zhaodi!