The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 479: Mountain Crumbles, Earth Splits

Chapter 479: Chapter 479: Mountain Crumbles, Earth Splits

Empowered by Qin Jun’s command, Yang Jian became even more ferocious, his blade swinging with greater force. First, he avoided the magical attacks of the Seventeenth Star Official and then shot a wondrous beam from his Celestial Eye, repelling the Eighteenth Star Official not far away. In the midst of a flip, he raised the Tri-point War God Halberd high into the air.

Facing the murderous Yang Jian, the Eighteenth Star Official was so terrified he almost wet himself.

He quickly pushed out with both palms, concentrating his magical power into a pair of huge crimson hands that looked like twin hills in front of him.

Clang—

Yang Jian shattered the pair of crimson hands with a single slash, swooping over the Eighteenth Star Official’s head like a meteor, blood splattering everywhere. The Eighteenth Star Official’s head flew off, decapitated.

The moment he landed, Yang Jian turned and opened his Celestial Eye, from which a burst of golden light shot out, striking the Eighteenth Star Official and instantly incinerating him to ash. His soul scattered, his Primordial Spirit not even having a chance to escape.

"Eighteen!"

The Seventeenth and Sixteenth Star Officials shouted in unison, their voices full of grief and fury, looking at Yang Jian with eyes that wished to devour his flesh and blood.

The seriously injured Fourteenth Star Official knelt on the ground, his face smeared with blood as he watched the Eighteenth Star Official’s demise, his whole being suddenly lost in confusion.

The Fifteenth Star Official next to him roared and charged toward Yang Jian; time seemed to slow down as the Fourteenth Star Official’s eyes widened, his pupils contracting—in that moment, he suddenly understood why the Grand Star Official had sent them.

It was all a setup!

The weakest five Star Officials were being crushed by Yang Jian as easily as if they were slaughtering chickens and sheep, which was clearly unreasonable.

The Grand Star Official must have wanted to silence them for the sake of the Wheel of Destiny!

The Fourteenth Star Official felt a chill in his heart, but he said nothing, believing that the other Star Officials would also understand this logic. Even so, for the sake of the Wheel of Destiny, the rest would choose to take the risk.

Their deaths would merely add to the fear of the remaining Star Officials, but this fear could not overcome greed.

With that thought, the Fourteenth Star Official gritted his teeth and got up, prepared to struggle at his best. He understood he couldn’t escape, nor would the other Star Officials come to his rescue.

The eighteen Star Officials seemed united, but in reality, they were not. The dark conspiracies and calculations among them were plentiful.

Thud!

Yang Jian’s pointed halberd pierced into the Sixteenth Star Official’s chest, magical power bursting forth and causing the ruins behind the Sixteenth Star Official to explode once more, creating billows of dust hundreds of feet high. Following that, he rubbed his hands together, obliterating the Sixteenth Star Official’s physical body, blood and flesh splattering everywhere.

To prevent future troubles, Yang Jian opened his Celestial Eye once more, determined to execute with no mercy!

"So that is the Evil-Vanquishing Celestial Eye, truly domineering," Qin Jun remarked with a sigh. Yang Jian’s third eye could contract, opening only during battle to increase the oppressive feeling given to his opponent.

The others also looked on with shock at the battle unfolding before them. The fights involving six Taiyi Scattered Immortals made everything within ten miles shrouded in winds and dust, as if countless Sea Dragons were churning, with spectacular magical techniques appearing in succession. Even they, having reached the Earth Immortal Realm, were merely spectators at this moment, only able to marvel at the spectacle without comprehending the mysteries within.

After killing the Sixteenth Star Official, only the Seventeenth, Fifteenth, and Fourteenth Star Officials remained!

Unrelentingly, Yang Jian raised his blade and rushed toward them, leaping, and the ground beneath his feet collapsed instantly, several meters deep, as rings of air, like smoke, spread outward. He ascended like a rocket.

"Die—"

Yang Jian’s domineering shout echoed through hundreds of miles, causing attendees from afar to instinctively look in his direction.

As the three Star Officials stared at Yang Jian brandishing the Tri-point War God Halberd, their faces turned ashen. It was already too late to escape.

From Qin Jun and the others’ perspective, Yang Jian descended like Mount Tai crashing down in less than half a second.

"Boom—"

The ground trembled violently, and the surface close to Yang Jian broke apart, as if a massive earthquake had struck. The strong winds forced Qin Jun and the others to retreat quickly, even though they were more than ten miles away from Yang Jian, showing the frightening power contained within that slash.

The remaining twelve Star Officials inside the God Temple all looked grim, their hearts trembling at Yang Jian’s display of power.

"Such strength—he must be close to the early stage of Taiyi Mysterious Immortal Realm," Black Butterfly Fairy commented casually, her words appeasing the other Star Officials, implying that it would be futile to send any Taiyi Scattered Immortals to face certain death.

Among the Star Officials, only the top five had broken through to the Taiyi Mysterious Immortal Realm.

That included her, for she was the Third Star Official.

With her words, all eyes turned to the Grand Star Official, who could surely sense that the lives of the five fallen Star Officials had been claimed by the Netherworld. Now, they were curious to see what the Grand Star Official would say.

"This vengeance will not be shared under the heavens! Who among you is willing to go and slay this man?" the Grand Star Official said sternly, his tone seemingly hiding a fury that raged like a torrent.

The others rolled their eyes internally, showering the Grand Star Official with unspoken insults.

The five Star Officials were coerced into their deaths by you, and now you want us to go?

Keep dreaming!

The always outspoken Yao Xu couldn’t help but mockingly retort, "It seems most fitting for the Grand Star Official to take action. If we go, we might die, but with you, the enemy will undoubtedly perish. Why not go yourself?"

"Exactly, the Grand Star Official should take the lead!"

"Right, with the Grand Star Official in action, what enemy wouldn’t fall?"

"It’s been thousands of years since the Grand Star Official last made a move, right?"

The Star Officials began to rally against the Grand Star Official in unison. If the Grand Star Official succeeded, they could turn against Qin Jun to seize the Wheel of Destiny. Otherwise, they would report to the temple master.

An enemy that even the Grand Star Official couldn’t defeat wouldn’t stand a chance against all of them combined; rather, it was better to report to the temple master and claim credit. As for whether they would be reprimanded for not reporting sooner, that was the least of their worries—they could always blame the fallen Grand Star Official!

Anyone sitting in the position of a Star Official was no simple character; the depth of their cunning was unimaginable.

Faced with the encouragement of the Star Officials, the Grand Star Official snorted coldly, and a fiercely dominant aura suddenly exploded, silencing everyone.

"Has this guy grown stronger again..." Black Butterfly Fairy glanced at the Grand Star Official and thought to herself, while the others looked at him with dread.

The aura displayed by the Grand Star Official was even stronger than that of Yang Jian.

"Ninth Star Official, Seventh Star Official, Sixth Star Official, join forces and go!" the Grand Star Official ordered in a deep voice. The three named Star Officials were immediately infuriated; they were not bottom-tier officials and had their own say, even if they were not as powerful as the Grand Star Official.

Yao Xu, the Seventh Star Official, immediately countered fiercely, "If we go, we might die, but if you go, the enemy will surely be defeated. Why don’t you?"

"Are you perhaps trying to use us as pawns to kill us off first?" the Sixth Star Official asked with a cold laugh.

Suddenly, the atmosphere within the God Temple turned exceedingly strange.

The great hall fell silent, no one daring to speak, or even breathe heavily.

"Hmph, infighting!"

Black Butterfly Fairy suddenly stood up and snorted coldly, then disappeared from the spot.

No one tried to stop her departure. Given her special status, they dared not trouble her, even the Grand Star Official had no intention of killing her. In the temple, many pursued Black Butterfly Fairy, including the Grand Star Official himself.