Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 21 The Emperor’s Martial Code

21: Chapter 21: The Emperor’s Martial Code

21 -21: The Emperor’s Martial Code

“Kill!”

A powerful force burst from Jiang Chen’s body as he swung the Sun God Staff in his hand, repelling the sword light slashed by Liu Bang.

Then, he raised to block, positioning the Sun God Staff overhead to fend off the Overlord Halberd that Xiang Yu had brought down.

Clang!

Amidst the clash of weapons, an invisible force spread out, repelling both of them backwards.

“Slice!”

Liu Bang’s second attack arrived at this moment.

The red sword light rose from the Red Sky Sword, swiftly enveloping Liu Bang’s entire body.

As he swung his sword, it transformed into a sword aura of red light that was roughly ten feet long, attacking Jiang Chen directly.

Whoosh…

As the sword aura rushed towards him, Jiang Chen felt as if he was being watched by a terrifying entity.

His hair stood on end, and a chill ran down his spine.

At the same time, he felt that the moment the sword light burst forth, an absolutely overbearing force had emerged first, locking onto him from afar.

Such dominance exerted by this force was as if it embodied endless majesty.

If Jiang Chen hadn’t inherited the innate Emperor Qi from the Great Sun Golden Crow due to devouring it, he might have lost his senses under this force and become completely blank-minded.

Emperor Qi!

Qi of an Emperor!

In an instant, Jiang Chen realized the origin of this force.

Red Sky Sword, a sword of the emperor’s path, naturally carries the Qi of an Emperor.

The saying “Wielding a three-foot sword earns unparalleled merit” speaks to this very sword.

Whenever this sword is drawn, it carries with it the Emperor’s Qi that can shock people’s hearts and souls.

When ordinary people witness it, they’d already be frightened into losing a third of their fighting spirit before the battle even starts, let alone defeating it.

It’d be impressive enough if they could muster the spirit to fight.

But Jiang Chen was different.

He was no ordinary person.

Having received the legacy of the Great Sun Golden Crow, he inherited the innate emperor’s Qi within it and had long transformed into a born emperor.

The Great Sun Golden Crow, a progeny of the ancient heavenly emperor and a celestial saint nurtured within the sun, was destined for greatness from the moment it was born.

The innate Emperor Qi within it was so formidable that it could not be compared even with the Red Emperor himself, let alone the Red Sky Sword.

Liu Bang’s attempt to suppress Jiang Chen with the Red Sky Sword was a complete mismatch.

The Sun God Staff burst into a dazzling golden light, then a silhouette of a golden crow emerged, radiating an unpredictable majestic aura of an emperor.

It dashed towards the attacking red sword light.

The Emperor Qi emanating from that Golden Crow compared to the one radiating from the Red Sky Sword was purer, vaster, and more majestic.

It was the Emperor Qi passed down from the heavenly emperor, Di Jun.

Splat!

As soon as the two forces collided, the red sword aura was torn apart by the Golden Crow and turned into spiritual energy that returned to heaven and earth.

The golden crow continued its momentum and charged towards Liu Bang.

Seeing this, Liu Bang couldn’t help but pale in terror and hastily raised his sword to meet the attack, trembling as he battled the golden crow phantom.

While the Red Sky Sword may be an Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sun God Staff was not inferior.

Not only was it forged from an innate spiritual material, but it also possessed a portion of Merit.

Coupling the two, its power was not the slightest bit weaker than any Innate Spiritual Treasure.

In fact, it was even a step beyond.

Whether in terms of origin or magic treasures, Liu Bang had met his match when he came across Jiang Chen.

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Just as Jiang Chen repelled Liu Bang and had yet to catch his breath, Xiang Yu had already charged forward again with his halberd.

“Die!”

The Overlord Halberd cut through the air, bearing down directly on Jiang Chen’s head.

At the same time, a force rivaling the Emperor Qi emerged, accompanying the halberd’s descent upon Jiang Chen.

Roar!

Cry!

In a trance, it seemed as if Jiang Chen could hear the sounds of dragons and phoenixes hum in his ears.

“This is…?”

“The Qi of a Heavenly Son?”

Vaguely, Jiang Chen seemed to understand the origin of this power.

After repelling Xiang Yu’s attack with a single blow, he laughed and said,

“By the looks of your moves, it seems like you have used the Heavenly Son Martial Canon of the Ji Family.”

“It appears that, during the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, the Chu Kingdom has benefited a lot from the Ji Family, even laying their hands on their family’s exclusive martial art—the Heavenly Son Martial Canon.”

Xiang Yu’s move carried a hint of the Qi of a Heavenly Son.

The only martial art in the world that could wield the Qi of a Heavenly Son was the Heavenly Son Martial Canon, which has been handed down from generation to generation within the Royal Ji Family of the Zhou Dynasty.

The Heavenly Son signifies the son of heaven.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, the Human King has chosen the title of Heavenly Son.

The Qi of a Heavenly Son came into being at that time, created by King Wu, Ji Fa.

Before the Zhou Dynasty, the monarchs of the Shang Dynasty called themselves emperors, and the Xia Dynasty monarchs called themselves rulers.

Their monarchs, who held sway over the world, were far superior to the Heavenly Sons of the Zhou Dynasty.

When the people referred to the Zhou King as the Heavenly Son of Zhou, it was not a term of respect, but a mockery.

The Zhou King, acknowledging heaven as his father, had disregarded his biological father.

Where was he placed?

Because the Zhou King claimed to be a Heavenly Son, the ancient families all looked down on the Zhou King, and even completely disregarded him as a Human King.

This was why, during the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, no one stepped forward to help and stood by as they fell.

Sometimes, Jiang Chen even suspected that the matter with King Wu Ji Fa had something to do with this.

Downgrading his own status, recognizing the heaven as a father, King Wu Ji Fa essentially excluded himself from the human race.

Therefore, top human fighters attacked him in anger, which was understandable.

Otherwise, why would King Wu Ji Fa die of illness in the capital just two years after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty?

King Wu Ji Fa was such a powerful being, in no way inferior to Taiyi Golden Immortal.

His sudden death by illness was definitely suspicious.

Of course, King Wu’s death might be related to the Purple Emperor, Ji Kao.

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“What if it is?”

After Jiang Chen finished speaking, Xiang Yu’s face changed involuntarily, and then he retorted somewhat indignantly.

These days, people still value honor and dignity.

Stealing someone else’s martial arts lineage, when exposed, is always somewhat embarassing.

Especially when this lineage was taken from those to whom they were, in name, loyal.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“I just want to know, how is the Ji Family’s Heavenly Son Martial Canon different from my Jiang Family’s Sun Tao Canon?”

As he spoke, Jiang Chen began to operate his family’s unique martial art— the Sun Tao Canon from the Earth Emperor Shennong.

The Ji Family has their family’s exclusive Heavenly Son Martial Canon, but the Jiang Family, being even more formidable, naturally has their own unique martial art as well.

This is Shennong’s way of enlightenment and canon of ancient martial arts — the Sun Tao Canon.

Boom~~

Amidst the dazzling golden light, an image of a giant sun slowly rose behind Jiang Chen!

The sun roared in the sky!

In an instant, an intense heat spread out, stirring up intense heat waves that distorted the surrounding space.

“Kill!”

Jiang Chen swung the Sun God Staff and smashed it towards Xiang Yu.

Simultaneously, the image of the great sun also pressed towards Xiang Yu in accordance with his movement.

Feeling the terror of Jiang Chen’s attack, Xiang Yu dared not underestimate it and directly used his final move—the ultimate technique of the Heavenly Son Martial Canon: Phoenix Cries in Mount Qi.

“Phoenix Cries in Mount Qi!”

Xiang Yu bellowed, and the surrounding Qi of the Heavenly Son rolled, gradually taking the form of a phoenix phantom, rushing towards Jiang Chen.

Boom~~

An intense battle broke out between the two sides.

The frightening fluctuations spread out, and faintly, one could see the phantom of the Golden Crow and Phoenix constantly wailing.