The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 476: Five Astral Officers

Chapter 476: Chapter 476: Five Astral Officers

Boom—

The earth was shaking madly as Qin Jun and others floated in the air, their faces showing shock as they looked ahead at the dust that seemed to be sweeping the heavens and the earth.

What immense power that was!

The dust raised was hundreds of feet high, as if it wanted to submerge the stars in the sky.

Such power was unimaginable to them, and even from nearly ten miles away, they could still feel that oppressive force.

Qin Jun then looked up at the thousands of stars. If he had not seen incorrectly just now, the Eight Star Officers should have descended from the sky, plus the fact that Yang Jian often looked up, at first he thought Yang Jian was just showing off, but now it seemed that there was a mystery hidden in the starry sky above their heads.

Could it be that the high-ranking officials of the God Temple were above the Heavenly Realm?

Thinking this, Qin Jun felt it was very likely. Just look at the Eight Star Officers; they clearly weren’t part of the attendees. He didn’t believe other attendees could call for external support like he could.

"It seems that becoming enemies with the God Temple is inevitable,"

Qin Jun’s face revealed a smile loaded with deeper meaning. Regarding the God Temple, he had no favorable impressions to begin with—the Marquis Zihan made him feel disgusted, and if Old Man Yi found out he had reconciled with the God Temple, he would probably turn against Qin Jun, so from the bottom of his heart, he repelled the God Temple.

As for the God Temple being far stronger than the Southern Domain, Qin Jun had contemplated the consequences of rebellion, but he wasn’t afraid.

From the beginning until now, when has his situation ever been otherwise?

Boom!

Another earth-shattering explosion echoed, and a figure swiftly flew out from the rolling dust. Wisps of smoke wrapped around him—it was the Eight Star Officer.

At this moment, the Eight Star Officer was in a very sorry state; his amethyst and gold embroidered robe was worn and tattered. He emitted faint bluish light, moving at extremely high speed, and swiftly rose into the sky, appearing as if he would leave the Heavenly Realm at any moment.

Yang Jian quickly pursued him, his cold laughter ringing out, "Still want to run?"

In that moment, Yang Jian fully displayed the sharpness of the true Erlang, a domineering aura emanating from him. He was faster than the Eight Star Officer, thrusting with his blade.

The Eight Star Officer was so scared that his soul nearly scattered, not expecting Yang Jian to catch up to him.

"You really want to oppose my God Temple?"

At this critical moment of life and death, the Eight Star Officer brought up the God Temple as his backing, trying to intimidate Yang Jian.

Unfortunately, Yang Jian paid him no heed, his form flickering, then he turned into a streak of golden light that rushed towards the Eight Star Officer at breakneck speed. The Eight Star Officer’s pupils constricted, his muscles tensed, just as he was about to speak, "Pfft"—the golden light, like a sharp arrow, pierced through his body, blood splattered everywhere, and the Eight Star Officer’s expression froze, his eyes full of bloodshot webs.

"How could this..."

The Eight Star Officer said tremulously, his words not having fully fallen when his body exploded, even his Primordial Spirit was shattered, unable to escape.

The golden light stopped behind the Eight Star Officer, transforming back into Yang Jian, who held the War God’s trident, his face proud with a sneering curve on his lips that seemed to scorn the Eight Star Officer’s weakness.

In the distance, the explosion of the Eight Star Officer caught the eyes of Qin Jun and the others, it was like a star erupting, magnificent to behold. They couldn’t see clearly what exactly had happened, so they were extremely anxious.

"Truly powerful," Jin Chanzi murmured with a solemn face.

The combat power displayed by Yang Jian was not far off from that of a Taiyi Mysterious Immortal within Buddhism, which made him exclaim that this guy was definitely a naturally-born battle maniac.

Qin Jun knew he was speaking of Yang Jian the moment he heard it. He didn’t expect Jin Chanzi would envy Yang Jian. Thinking of Jin Chanzi becoming the merciful Tang Monk, Qin Jun found Jin Chanzi more agreeable by comparison.

In contrast to Qin Jun’s ease, inside the Heavenly God Palace the atmosphere was grave; everyone’s expression was grim.

The Black Butterfly Fairy narrowed her eyes, pondering something, but the expressions on the faces of the others were even more hideous compared to her.

"The Eight Star Officer is dead?" one of the Star Officers asked carefully, still in shock and unable to believe the scene they had witnessed.

No one answered him; in that instant when Yang Jian suddenly unleashed all his strength, they were all too slow to react, let alone rescue someone.

The Great Star Officer rose on his tiptoes, obviously about to stand up, but in the end, he sat back down, his eyes twinkling with a terrifying gloom.

He scanned the room, observing the expressions of the other sixteen Star Officers. A conspiracy suddenly rose in his heart.

"The Eight Star Officer is dead, and if we report this, it will undoubtedly enrage the temple master and perhaps even lead to us being considered incompetent!" the Great Star Officer spoke gravely, his words surprising Yao Xu, who had been stirring up trouble until now.

This guy had been silent before, so why was he speaking up and guiding everyone now?

That’s not right!

It was definitely a scheme!

Yao Xu was instantly on guard, but the Great Star Officer continued, "We must kill this person and then report to the temple master. Who is willing to go?"

Hiss—

The Star Officers all gasped. The Great Star Officer was actually proposing to violate the rules of the Heavenly Convention. They weren’t fools; no one wanted to be the scapegoat.

For a time, the atmosphere turned eerie.

"Eighteen, seventeen, sixteen, fifteen, fourteen, you five go together!" the Great Star Officer said as he named them with a gleam in his eyes.

The five Star Officers named paled, their strengths ranking the lowest, and the Great Star Officer sending them had a motive worth considering.

But if the five Star Officers joined forces, even if it were the Eight Star Officer, they had the confidence to win, so they were not panicked, just somewhat hesitant.

What if Yang Jian still had strength to spare?

...

Yang Jian returned to Qin Jun, boasting with confidence, "Such weaklings, even if they recover their full strength, are not enough for me to kill!"

Domineering!

Complete disdain!

Qin Jun couldn’t help but envy such power; if he had such strength himself, he would certainly be more arrogant than Yang Jian.

The rest looked up to Yang Jian with admiration. Qin Jun turned to them and smiled, "See? This is the strength of the Great Qin Heavenly Court’s War God!"

War God?

Everyone shuddered, even Yang Jian narrowed his eyes.

Although just a casual remark, there is truth in jest. Was Qin Jun hinting at Yang Jian’s future identity?

Jin Chanzi yawned and muttered softly, "It’s just a title."

"Tsk, you’re just jealous!" Yang Jian retorted without giving Jin Chanzi any face. Jin Chanzi, already used to it, couldn’t be bothered to retort.

Qin Jun shook his head with a smile, "Let’s continue on!"

This battle was the biggest win for him, and most crucially, he discovered that he could now introspectively sense the Wheel of Fate within him.

Previously he was unable to perceive where the Wheel of Fate hid within his body, but now he could.

It seems that the dragon bone, which manifested as a Five-headed Sea Dragon, was extraordinary.

After mounting the cloud formed by Yang Jian, Qin Jun urgently began to inspect the Wheel of Fate within himself.

The Wheel of Fate hung above the Golden Elixir, and upon a closer look, one could see the dragon bone on the Wheel of Fate. Qin Jun extended his Divine Consciousness into it.

Boom!

A terrifying soul impact burst forth instantly, scattering Qin Jun’s Divine Consciousness, causing him to fall into a daze. It took a while for him to come to his senses.

"What happened..."

Qin Jun frowned, wondering, and then continued to probe with his Divine Consciousness, undeterred.