The massive altar was deathly silent as everyone blankly looked at the youthful silhouette that was still standing on the plaza. Although the Spiritual Energy around the latter had weakened, he still maintained a calm expression. His pitch-black eyes were like a deep abyss that made others feel that they were unfathomable.
At this moment, many experts here felt a trace of reverence for this Seventh Grade Sovereign human.
That reverence originated from his powerful strength.
That's because, at the beginning, no one felt that Mu Chen had any chance of winning against Bai Ming. So when they saw Mu Chen provoking Bai Ming, they had all cast pitiful gazes at him.
But the reality had told them that it wasn't Mu Chen being too arrogant and foolish, but the latter possessed the qualifications to begin with. It was just that they were too blind and couldn't see through it.
"That fellow is truly unfathomable."
The silence lasted for a long time, before someone couldn't help sighing. With the strength of a Seventh Grade Sovereign, he was actually able to defeat Bai Ming, who was in the Eighth Grade Sovereign Realm and possessed a Quasi-Saint Artifact. Of course, most importantly, that fellow actually possessed a Divine Ability.
His various trump cards made everyone understand why Mu Chen wasn't fearful when facing Bai Ming.
Compared to the experts exclaiming in shock, the experts of the Phoenix Clan were a little dumbfounded, especially Bai Bin. He had been blankly looking at the distant ground, at the huge phoenix that was covered in blood and was in a pathetic state. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be in disbelief.
The genius of their Ice Phoenix Clan was defeated just like that?
Furthermore, he still lost to a Seventh Grade Sovereign human after bringing out all his cards?
By his side, Chi Hongwu's moist little mouth had opened wide while her beautiful face was covered in disbelief. After a short while, she rubbed her eyes.
In the end, she let out a breath and muttered, "Bai Ming actually lost …"
She knew that Bai Ming had fallen this time, since so many teams had witnessed it.
In the future, when this matter was spread back to the Ice Phoenix Clan, Bai Ming's reputation would probably suffer a great blow. Which of the Elders of the Phoenix Clan wasn't prideful? If they knew that Bai Ming had lost to a Seventh Grade Sovereign human, they would definitely be greatly disappointed.
He would definitely be greatly disappointed, and his cultivation resources might even be curtailed.
Bai Ming's future was bleak.
While everyone was shocked by the outcome, Jiu You was the first to recover. She looked at Mu Chen, whose Spiritual Energy had weakened, and immediately gave a signal to Mo Feng and the rest. She then flew out and charged into the plaza, landing beside Mu Chen to protect him.
At this moment, Mu Chen had clearly exhausted himself greatly.
If someone made a move, it would be hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be any problems. Thus, they naturally had to prevent such a matter from happening.
However, Jiu You's cautiousness was a little unnecessary. At this moment, everyone was looking at Mu Chen with revere and graveness in their eyes. Even if they knew that Mu Chen had exhausted himself greatly and only had 30% of his strength left, the latter's self-sacrificial demonic bearing was still fresh in their eyes. So how could they dare to have any thoughts, fearing that they might provoke Mu Chen again?
If he sacrificed himself once more and dragged them to death, then it would be too late for regrets.
Mu Chen cast a glance at Jiu You and the rest and felt slightly relieved.
Thereafter, he sat down and nurtured the fluctuating Spiritual Energy in his body. Truth be told, he was also a little shocked that he could execute the Self-Sacrificial Demonic Fist.
Although he had been comprehending the Self-Sacrificial Demonic Punch every day, he hadn't been able to display its true power. But in the past, he had never been able to display its true power.
But he had indeed sensed great danger from Bai Ming's strongest attack. Under that threat, it had stimulated his bloodlust. Thus, he had given up on dodging and faced it head-on. Such a path of seeking death was compatible with the bearing of the Self-Sacrificial Demonic Fist, so he was able to execute it in the end.
"Not seeking life, but death? Putting oneself on the brink of death?" Mu Chen muttered to himself. He was a little happy in his heart. That's because he knew that he had gained a deeper comprehension of the Self-Sacrificial Demonic Fist through this battle. In the future, as long as he familiarized himself with it, he wouldn't have to be forced to such a dead end the next time he wanted to execute it.
This Divine Ability wasn't something that ordinary Divine Arts could be compared to. Just the momentum alone was enough to intimidate the enemy into losing their courage.
While Mu Chen was quietly adjusting the Spiritual Energy in his body, Bai Bin and the rest had also recovered from the shock and looked at Mu Chen with fear in their eyes, before they swiftly flew out of the altar. In the lake of blood, Bai Ming had returned to his human form and was lying in the lake in a pathetic state. His eyes were tightly shut and no one knew if he was alive or dead. Evidently, he had suffered heavy injuries.
Bai Bin and the rest swiftly scooped him up and returned to the altar. But this time, they did not dare to approach Mu Chen's direction. Although they were from the Phoenix Clan and were extremely noble, no matter how noble they were, they couldn't resist a firm fist. If they didn't want to lose their face, then it's best for them not to provoke Mu Chen.
As for the inheritance blood essence of the Undying Bird, it was probably not fated with them.
Although they still had the advantage in numbers and if all of them pounced forth, they might be able to pose a threat to Mu Chen's party. But when Bai Bin glanced at his companions with pale expressions, he knew that everyone had been intimidated by Mu Chen. So even if they made a move, it would be futile.
This time, they had been thoroughly suppressed by Mu Chen.
When they brought the heavily injured Bai Ming back, no one noticed that the lake of Phoenix Blood that was left by Bai Ming's main body had quietly seeped into the dark land. After absorbing the blood, the dark land seemed to have become even darker and more sinister.
Mu Chen's recuperation lasted for approximately ten minutes, before his faintly shut eyes gradually opened. The originally dispirited Spiritual Energy ripples around him had also recovered by quite a bit, while his jet-black eyes were once again filled with splendour.
Thus, he waved his sleeve and stood up. As he stood up, many gazes shot over from outside the altar, and all of them had different expressions of reverence.
Mu Chen swept his gaze around and understood in his heart that after this battle, no one here would dare to provoke him. If there weren't any accidents, then he would be able to smoothly head towards the stone statue of the Undying Bird and obtain the inheritance blood essence of the Undying Bird.
His gaze was suddenly directed at the experts of the Phoenix Clan. When the latter saw him looking over, they immediately put their guards up, but there wasn't too much fear on their faces.
After all, no matter what, they were still members of the Phoenix Clan. Even if they were only a branch of the Phoenix Clan, they were still prideful. They knew how powerful Mu Chen was, but they weren't worried that the latter would kill them all.
The Phoenix Clan wasn't unhappy with Mu Chen because of Bai Ming's failure. But if Mu Chen killed all of them here, then he would truly offend the Phoenix Clan. Not to mention him, even the Jiu You Phoenix Clan wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
But Mu Chen clearly knew about this as well. Thus, he did not overdo it and cast an indifferent glance at Bai Bin and the rest with a clear warning in his gaze.
The latter and the rest could only grit their teeth and swallow it down, not daring to have any disputes with Mu Chen.
When Mu Chen saw this, he couldn't be bothered to waste any more time with them and directed his gaze towards the other two battlefields. The intense battles had also gradually come to an end.
Whether it was Kong Ling of the Nine-Coloured Peacock Clan, Zong Qingfeng of the Roc Clan, Lu Hou of the Babel Ape Clan and that expert of the Divine Crane Clan, they were all genuine Eighth Grade Sovereigns. So the intensity of their battles was eye-catching.
But their battles clearly lacked the bloodlust from Mu Chen and Bai Ming. Clearly, they had restrained themselves and didn't want to fight with their lives on the line like Mu Chen.
Thus, the final victors of the two battlefields were Zong Qingfeng of the Roc Clan and Lu Hou of the Babel Ape Clan. They won by a single move with a slight advantage.
However, in Mu Chen's view, the strength of Kong Ling of the Nine-Coloured Peacock Clan wasn't any weaker than Zong Qingfeng. The reason why the latter could obtain victory in the end was because of some transaction. Otherwise, if they were to fight, Zong Qingfeng might not be the one laughing at the end.
However, Mu Chen wasn't interested in this matter. He wasn't greedy, since his target was only the inheritance blood essence of the Undying Bird. Therefore, he wasn't the slightest bit concerned about who would obtain the other two inheritance blood essences.
When the outcome of the two battlefields was determined, their gazes were all directed at Mu Chen's direction. The four Eighth Grade Sovereigns had a strange light surging in their eyes. They had clearly witnessed the scene of Mu Chen defeating Bai Ming, so they couldn't conceal the shock in their hearts.
Their strength was on the same level as Bai Ming. If it was them, it would be impossible for them to defeat Bai Ming if it wasn't a life-and-death battle.
But right now, Mu Chen could defeat Bai Ming and even heavily injure him. That also meant that if Mu Chen faced them, he would also be able to achieve the same result.
Just thinking about it, Kong Ling, Zong Qingfeng and the rest couldn't help having their expressions turn grave. When they looked at Mu Chen, there wasn't the slightest disdain that they had before. Instead, it was replaced with fear as if they were on the same level.
"This Mu Chen is truly extraordinary. Back then, Zong Teng only said that he possessed the strength to confront pinnacle level Seventh Grade Sovereigns. But looking at it right now, even an Eighth Grade Sovereign was defeated by him. His speed of improvement is truly breathtaking."
Zong Qingfeng took a deep glance at Mu Chen and had completely erased the matter of Zong Teng in his heart.
It's best not to recklessly establish such an opponent.
But Mu Chen wasn't bothered about their thoughts. After seeing that the outcome of their battle had been determined, he turned his head and looked at the back of the plaza. There were ten thousand stone steps and at the end of the stone steps was the Primordial Undying Bird that had unfolded its wings.
At this moment, the stone statue of the Primordial Undying Bird had also started to emit a faint lustre, as if it was calling out for the final victor.
Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air and gently nodded his head towards Jiu You, before his silhouette moved and burst forth like a bolt of lightning towards the stone statue.
The inheritance blood essence of the Primordial Undying Bird was already within his reach.
(To be continued.)