When Bai Ming's ridiculing and indifferent gaze was directed over, Mu Chen's expression remained calm. He swept his gaze out and realised that Bai Ming's party was currently on a massive stone platform on the altar. The Roc Clan, Nine-coloured Peacock Clan, and the other teams had also arrived, as expected.
Aside from those top-tiered teams, what left Mu Chen surprised was that there were several other teams here as well. Those teams were all from powerful Divine Beast Clans, but they weren't in a good situation. It was so much so that they even seemed to have suffered some casualties. Evidently, they had paid the price when dealing with the Eighth Grade Beast Spirit.
When Mu Chen swept his gaze around, the other teams on the stone platform had also directed their astonished gazes at him. That's because they realised that the number of people in Mu Chen's team did not decrease.
That also meant that Mu Chen's team actually didn't suffer any casualties when killing the Eighth Grade Beast Spirit.
However, there wasn't any shock in the eyes of those teams. On the contrary, there was a smear of pity. That's because they had vaguely sensed the terrifying fluctuation when Mu Chen used the Lightning-Devouring Beast's Heart. So they naturally thought that Mu Chen had used it to kill the Eighth Grade Beast Spirit.
However, this item was Mu Chen's greatest reliance. The reason why Bai Ming did not make a move against them was because of the existence of the Lightning-Devouring Beast's Heart. Now that Mu Chen had lost this intimidating item, how could he face such a ferocious opponent like Bai Ming?
Therefore, when they saw that Mu Chen's team appeared without any casualties, they felt pity in their hearts and some teams even inwardly shook their heads.
This Mu Chen truly didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
Did he really think that Bai Ming was someone to be trifled with?
If Bai Ming really wanted to kill, then their team would probably be buried here.
At that time, even if the Jiu You Sparrow Clan found out about it, they wouldn't be able to do anything to Bai Ming and could only suffer for themselves.
The leader of the Kunpeng Clan, the white-haired man, looked at Mu Chen with interest, as if he wanted to know if the latter wasn't afraid of Bai Ming or if he was really stupid.
Kong Ling of the Nine-Coloured Peacock Clan did not look at Mu Chen at all. When they were outside the God's Cemetery, the reason why she made a move to obstruct Bai Ming was because she didn't want Mu Chen to have a life-and-death struggle with Bai Ming, so that they wouldn't be able to enter the inner section.
Since she had already entered, and this Mu Chen seemed to be acting recklessly, there was naturally no need for her to be concerned about his life or death.
Mu Chen's expression did not change in front of the many gazes with different emotions. He continued to lead Jiu You's group and swiftly flew over. Finally, they also landed on this stone platform.
"Mu Chen, look!"
Just as Mu Chen landed, Jiu You, who was behind him, suddenly cried out in excitement.
Mu Chen immediately looked in the direction that Jiu You was pointing at, and his eyes narrowed.
This was because he saw that on the north side of the incomparably huge altar, a stone statue had actually appeared on top of a stone tower.
The stone statue spread its huge wings and covered the sky.
It looked like a phoenix, yet wasn't a phoenix, yet wasn't a phoenix.
Its body seemed to be burning with flames. That kind of flames.
That kind of flame was eternal and indestructible.
Although it was only a stone statue, the ancient pressure that was being emitted from it had even slowed down the flow of blood in his body.
Mu Chen could sense that the True Phoenix Spirit on the surface of his body had suddenly trembled. Vaguely, there was a phoenix cry that was filled with intimacy and couldn't be ignored.
Huff.
Mu Chen let out a deep breath as joy flashed in his eyes. Although he had never seen the appearance of the Primordial Undying Bird, he could already confirm that the stone statue before him was the Primordial Undying Bird based on the reaction of the True Phoenix Spirit!
It looked like his guess was right. The Primordial Undying Bird had indeed fallen in the inner region of the God's Cemetery!
In that case, there would definitely be the inheritance blood essence of the Primordial Undying Bird here!
Excitement rose in his heart, but it was swiftly suppressed by Mu Chen. That's because he could sense that there wasn't only one of those statues on the altar, but a total of three.
One of the other two was a huge bird with wings that hung down from the clouds. It was exceptionally gorgeous, as if it possessed astonishing spirituality. As it flapped its wings, it seemed to be filled with vitality.
"This is?"
Mu Chen was a little puzzled as he looked at the unfamiliar giant bird. Clearly, he couldn't recognise it.
"That's the Primordial Myriad Spiritual Bird, a Supreme Divine Beast. However, it has long been extinct."
Jiu You's voice was filled with reverence as he sighed, "In ancient times, the invasion of the Fiend Clans caused the Great Thousand World to suffer a great loss. Those rare and powerful Supreme Divine Beasts were all extinct due to the disappearance of their inheritances. In the end, they gradually became ordinary and became ordinary Spiritual Beasts."
Mu Chen lightly nodded his head. If that's the case, then the Fiend Clans were truly a great enemy of the Great Thousand World. A single invasion had caused the Great Thousand World to suffer such a great loss.
"What about the other one?"
Mu Chen looked at the last stone statue. It was a beast that was roaring towards the sky. Its body seemed to be able to support the heavens and earth. It was completely black with a massive palm that was akin to a mountain. A single strike from it could cause the earth to collapse.
"That's a Primordial Desolate Beast, a Supreme Divine Beast of ancient times. It possesses boundless strength and the ability to go berserk. The moment it goes berserk, its fighting strength would multiply. It's said that the Babel Ape Clan also possesses this ability, so it should have originated from that Primordial Desolate Beast." Jiu You explained.
"Looks like the ancient records aren't wrong. In ancient times, there were three Beast Sovereigns in the Divine Beast Origin. Rumour has it that when the Divine Beast Origin was destroyed, they launched a final counterattack and killed several Monarchs of the Fiend Clans before sealing and suppressing them." Jiu You looked at the massive altar as she said in admiration.
"Three Beast Sovereigns?"
Mu Chen lightly nodded his head. Judging from the performance of the three of them, they were indeed worthy of their reputation. But shortly after, he swept a glance at the crimson land outside the altar and lightly knitted his brows. He suddenly thought of the place where the Treasure Beast had fallen, the mysterious black hole that led to an unknown place and the blood essence of the Treasure Beast.
It disappeared from there.
He had no idea if there was any connection between the two.
But no matter what, he still had to be careful.
"Looks like all the teams that should be here have arrived." While Mu Chen and Jiu You were talking …
Kong Ling of the Nine-Coloured Peacock Clan raised her eyes and faintly said, "Since everyone can come here, then you guys must be pretty powerful. This inner region is the place where the three Beast Sovereigns of the Divine Beast Origin died in the ancient times. Just as you guys have expected, you can obtain their inheritance Essence Blood here."
As soon as these words came out, apart from those top teams who already knew about it, no one knew about it.
The eyes of the other teams, including Jiu You and the others, lit up.
"However …"
Kong Ling's voice paused for a moment before she said, "There are only three Essence Blood Essences. In other words, only three people will be able to obtain it, and the rest will return empty-handed."
When the other teams heard this, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads.
There were only three Inherited Blood Essences. This meant that two of the top five teams would return empty-handed, let alone teams like theirs.
Mu Chen's expression was calm, although he didn't know the exact situation.
However, he could guess that it wouldn't be easy to obtain the heritage blood essence, so he wasn't too optimistic from the start. Naturally, he wasn't disappointed.
As Kong Ling's voice fell …
The stone platform fell into a period of silence. The teams that could enter the inner region were all extremely powerful.
All of them had extraordinary strength, but everyone knew that …
Only the top five teams were qualified to fight for the three Inherited Blood Essences.
Although they were unwilling, there was nothing they could do. Not to mention the formation of those five teams, just the leaders of those five teams had reached the Eighth Grade Sovereign Realm. Compared to the other experts, they were a whole level stronger. Bluntly speaking, they could annihilate their teams by themselves.
While the other teams were silent, Bai Ming smiled and said, "Since the rules are clear, then I'll choose the Undying Bird's Inheritance Blood Essence."
As he spoke, he had immediately appeared at the top of the stairs. There was a plaza that led to the Undying Bird's Inheritance Blood Essence. Only through this plaza could they reach the bottom of the Undying Bird.
When Jiu You saw that Bai Ming had chosen the Undying Bird's Inheritance Blood Essence, his heart uncontrollably sank. Did he really have to compete with Bai Ming to obtain the Inheritance Blood Essence?
"The Undying Bird's Inheritance Blood Essence comes from the same source as my clan. I hope that everyone can give me some face." Standing on the plaza, Bai Ming looked down at everyone on the stone platform and cupped his fists with a smile.
The white-haired man of the Roc Clan crossed his arms and faintly smiled. He did not choose to compete with Bai Ming, since his target wasn't the Undying Bird's Inheritance Blood Essence.
Kong Ling of the Nine-Coloured Peacock Clan also did not make a move, since she would compete with Zong Qingfeng of the Roc Clan for the Myriad Spiritual Bird's Inheritance Blood Essence.
The remaining Babel Ape Clan and Divine Sky Crane Clan also did not make a move, since they had their eyes on the Desolate Beast's Inheritance Blood Essence. The former had their eyes on the Desolate Beast's Bloodline, while the Divine Sky Crane Clan had their eyes on the Berserk Energy.
Since even the four top-tiered teams did not choose to compete with Bai Ming, then the other teams naturally did not dare to make a move. After all, Bai Ming was a member of the Phoenix Clan. Naturally, the most fearsome aspect of him was his extraordinary strength.
Thus, when Bai Ming's voice resounded, the surroundings fell into silence and no one dared to challenge him.
When Bai Bin and the rest saw this scene, they felt complacent in their hearts before casting a glance at Mu Chen. When Big Brother Bai Ming obtains the Undying Bird's Inheritance Blood Essence, then I'll deal with all of you.
But just when this thought flashed in his heart, his pupils abruptly contracted as if he had seen something unbelievable.
Naturally, he wasn't the only one. At this moment, even the other top-tiered teams had a smear of astonishment on their faces.
That's because they saw that when Bai Ming's voice resounded, Mu Chen, who was standing before Jiu You's party, had silently walked out and slowly walked up the stairs.
A low commotion resounded from the other teams. Clearly, no one expected that the human that offended Bai Ming would not take the opportunity to escape, but would even take the initiative to embarrass Bai Ming.
On the plaza, the faint smile on Bai Ming's face had gradually retracted as he indifferently looked at Mu Chen, who was walking up the stage, with the corner of his lips slightly raised.
"What a fool that's courting death."
(To be continued …)