Chapter 1242 - 1242: Took Him Out

"He absolutely will not submit to us!"

Behind him, Yu Liu Daoist Venerable was also flushed with anger, pointing at Brother Cheng and shouting wildly.

"Kill him, kill him!"

Emperor Xiu hesitated no longer, but directly waved his sleeve.

As the Celestial Emperor, merely mentioning accepting disciples was already considered a great favor.

Since Jiang Cheng refused, there was no need to spare him.

And with this sleeve, many people's hearts rose to their throats.

The Celestial Emperor attacks, even if only a projection, no one can escape unscathed.

Because he can command a portion of the Power of the Celestial Dao, entirely disregarding the rules and Sword Dao.

Sect Leader Jiang had originally planned to use the Fifteen Layer Perfect Sword Heart, but considering that after using it, the Gold and Silver Sword Hedge might break apart, and he'd pass out.

At that time, what if a few Divine Monarchs seized him?

Thinking of this, he continued using the Thirteen Layer of Sword Dao, planning to wait for the system to activate the Resurrection Skill.

The Sword Dao Realm was effortlessly breached.

After that, he faced the direct assault of the Power of the Celestial Dao.

In everyone's expectation, the scene of Jiang Cheng being directly obliterated by the Power of the Celestial Dao did not appear.

His sword stably pierced through the cyan sleeve.

As if easily passing through a thin mist.

Then, the sword tip precisely struck Emperor Xiu's heart.

No blood flowed out.

Because this was merely a projection, not a real physical body.

And the moment the sword struck, it triggered a mountain-crushing tsunami within the projection, shattering it into pieces!

To be honest, Jiang Cheng himself was a bit surprised.

Could it have been so smooth?

Passing through the Power of the Celestial Dao's assault, he felt it was only natural.

After all, even the real Celestial Dao can't harm him.

But after passing through the Power of the Celestial Dao, facing the projection directly should trigger a fierce counterattack.

That was a projection of the Celestial Emperor.

Even with just one thousandth, or even one ten-thousandth of the Celestial Emperor's power, others should be unable to resist.

Could it be that his projection couldn't bring other powers to bear?

Emperor Xiu probably couldn't believe, even in his dreams, that a 'mortal' could really destroy his... projection.

In his expectation, once the Power of the Celestial Dao was unleashed, it would surely overwhelm the heavens and earth.

Who could have imagined it would backfire?

After the projection shattered, his wisp of thought, having lost its tether, was swiftly eradicated by Brother Cheng, disappearing into the void.

This scene further shocked everyone present.

The ten Divine Monarchs collapsed on the spot, nearly fainting.

"Emperor Xiu!"

"No..."

"Celestial Emperor!"

This kid actually dared to act against the Celestial Emperor!

That would be one thing, but he actually killed the 'Celestial Emperor'.

Though it was just a projection, the inherent significance was unimaginable.

Many truly blacked out, unable to stand any longer.

And deep in the hearts of many, something seemed to slowly crumble.

The Ten Celestial Emperors were masters of the Celestial Dao Supreme Treasure, the ten most privileged people of the Primordial Immortal Realm.

With the Celestial Dao's protection, it could be said that wherever the Celestial Dao shines, no one's fortune can surpass theirs.

Not to mention currently being the Celestial Emperor, even when they were weaker, as in Emperor Realm Ninth Layer, Celestial Venerable, Supreme stages, they had never been defeated.

Their enemies either lacked the ability to surpass their range or encountered various problems or were defeated after their own breakthroughs on the spot.

Summing up, the Celestial Dao would not let the Ten Celestial Emperors fail.

And now, seeing the Celestial Emperor's projection shattered, many couldn't accept it in the moment.

Even if it wasn't the real Celestial Emperor, just a mere projection, it was unacceptable.

The feeling was like the collapse of a myth, the breakdown of faith.

"No..."

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"I must be seeing things..."

Throughout the venue, Immortal Officials held their heads and murmured.

The ten Divine Monarchs appeared as if someone had stepped on their tails.

"Jiang Cheng, you madman!"

"How dare you? How dare you do such a thing?"

"You rebellious wretch, you actually, actually..."

"Actually what?"

Brother Cheng stopped and smiled as he turned to look over.

He didn't even have a Celestial Heart, nor was he a subordinate of the Celestial Palace.

Not just a projection, even a direct battle against a real Celestial Emperor wouldn't make him blink.

"Not a trace of remorse!"

"You're finished, completely done!"

"The Celestial Emperor will never let you go..."

Brother Cheng disappointedly curled his lips.

He thought these people would utter some shocking words, but it turned out to be ordinary accusations again.

That's quite uninteresting.

He opened the system and checked his Reputation Value.

Given everyone's strong reaction, this must be extraordinary.

In the system, he gained an additional 35 billion Immortal Yuan Points.

However, to his disappointment, most of these Immortal Yuan Points came from using the Eleventh Layer and Thirteen Layer Sword Dao.

In those instances, he reaped a vast amount of Reputation Value.

But killing Emperor Xiu's projection barely added any Reputation Value.

There was no helping it; the emotions of those present were neither shock nor could they worship him; many were so stunned they'd blanked out.

There's hardly any time to be shocked by his 'feat', acting like lost ants.

Probably it'll take a while for them to recover.

Even the Daoist Venerables Tian Lin and Beihe from the Celestial Pill Department, were both dazed, their minds blown.

And today's banquet heroine Yu Xuan was equally stupefied.

She didn't expect Jiang Cheng to have such audacity.

Unnoticed, she recalled Jiang Cheng's 'secret' of having no Celestial Heart.

At this moment, she finally understood why the Celestial Palace insisted on recruiting Immortal Officials with Celestial Heart Tiers.

Remaining clear-headed, only those who knew him from the Lower Realm and Ancient Immortal Realm remained.

To them, Jiang Cheng doing anything is unsurprising.

They could only silently marvel, as he had done it; this guy eventually did it.

This was the normal style they remembered Sect Leader Jiang for!

"How dare you do such a thing..."

Yu Liu Daoist Venerable opposite Brother Cheng was also terrified.

Facing Jiang Cheng's slowly raising sword, he once again felt the threat of death.

"What are you doing?" He instinctively retreated for the first time.

Yu Liu Daoist Venerable had many trump cards, but those trump cards couldn't operate effectively on Emperor Sword Star, unable to withstand the world of Thirteen Layer Sword Dao.

"Isn't it obvious, a duel of life and death."

Brother Cheng said lightly, "Wasn't this what you strongly requested? I'm just fulfilling your expectation."

"By the way, I'm quite satisfied with this duel location you arranged specially."

Yu Liu Daoist Venerable regretted deeply.

If he'd known that Jiang Cheng was so strange, so monstrous, so daringly bold, he certainly would... still challenge him, but just not choose Emperor Sword Star.