Rustle!
When Mu Chen charged towards the stone statue of the Undying Bird, Zong Teng and Lu Hou had also burst forth from the other two plazas. Their targets were the two other statues that the stone staircase led to.
They had experienced numerous bitter battles to arrive here, and right now, it was time for them to reap the fruits of their labor.
On the altar, many gazes looked at the three silhouettes that were charging towards the statues with blazing red eyes. Those were the inheritance blood essences of Super Divine Beasts! If they could obtain them, they would definitely be able to evolve their bloodlines, allowing their cultivation path to be smoother.
It was so much so that it wasn't impossible for them to step into the Earth Sovereign Realm in the future.
But it was a pity that the three inheritance blood essences had already been distributed. Facing such powerful competitors, they could only watch the fruits being shared by others.
Under all the blazing gazes, Mu Chen's silhouette appeared at the end of the stone stairs and landed before the stone statue. Casting his gaze over, he saw that the stone statue was roughly a thousand feet in size. The stone statue was mottled and ancient, as if it was left behind by the passage of time. It unfolded its cloud-like wings that covered the sky and covered the sun. On its body, there were blazing flames that seemed to be burning. Even after tens of thousands of years, there seemed to be vitality surging from it.
Mu Chen's face was grave. Even if it was only a statue before him, he could still sense an indescribable pressure from it. It was as if the pressure had descended onto his heart, making him feel as if his heart was being weighed down by a boulder. If it wasn't someone with a firm mind, they would have already prostrated themselves on the ground.
This was the might of a Super Divine Beast.
It was also the might of a Heavenly Sovereign.
"Mhm?"
Just when Mu Chen sensed the pressure emanating from the statue, he suddenly squinted his eyes. That's because he saw that the flames on the Undying Bird's statue, which didn't seem to exist, had started to blaze.
That kind of flame was extremely strange. It had a crystal-like color and seemed to be there and not there at all.
But as they burned, they emitted boundless vitality, as if they would never be extinguished.
"It's the strongest Undying Flame!"
Mu Chen swiftly recognised the crystallised flames. He could sense a familiar fluctuation coming from it, which was due to the Bloodlink Bond that he had formed with Nine Nether back then.
Therefore, after advancing to the Honorable Realm, Mu Chen obtained the Undying Flames from Jiu You and used them to refine his spiritual energy.
Therefore, his Spiritual Energy also contained the power of the Undying Flames.
The sense of familiarity clearly came from this.
However, the crystal-like Undying Flames in front of him were clearly the highest grade of Undying Flames. They were countless times stronger than the purple Undying Flames in Jiu You's body.
After the crystal like flame appeared, Mu Chen suddenly felt the stone statue tremble for a moment. In the next moment, his heart palpitated as he saw the tightly shut eyes of the Ancient Undying Bird statue suddenly open.
In the eyes of the stone statue, there were no eyes.
It was a patch of chaos without any eyes. But when it opened its eyes, the boundless Undying Flames swept out like a pillar of fire that enveloped Mu Chen, who was before it.
Argh!
As the crystal-like Undying Flames enveloped him, Mu Chen's face instantly distorted with an indescribable burning pain spreading from every part of his body. The intense pain nearly made him faint.
But fortunately, he had a firm will.
He swiftly circulated the Dragon-Phoenix Physique and the roar of a dragon and phoenix resounded in his body, vibrating his flesh.
It resisted the burning of the domineering Undying Flame.
A golden lustre surged on the surface of his body and the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits swam beneath his skin, constantly absorbing the Undying Flames in an attempt to resist the burning damage for Mu Chen.
But even with the layers of protection …
The skin on the surface of Mu Chen's body was also swiftly being burnt. It was so much so that even his flesh was protruding out. Looking from afar, it looked as if he was about to be incinerated by the overbearing Undying Flames.
This sudden scene had caused many experts on the altar to have a change in their expressions with shock in their eyes. Evidently, they had also sensed how terrifying the Undying Flames were.
However, this situation wasn't limited to Mu Chen. That's because the same scene had occurred before the Myriad Spiritual Bird statue and the Desolate Beast statue.
The Myriad Spiritual Bird statue blossomed with a dazzling lustre that vaguely resonated with bird cries. The lustre had enveloped Zong Teng and forced him to kneel on the ground with cracking noises coming from his bones.
The Desolate Beast statue was even more tyrannical. It had stretched out its foot and stomped towards Lu Hou.
Looking at this scene, everyone understood that this was the final test left behind by the three Beast Sovereigns. If one could pass it, they would be able to obtain the inheritance blood essence.
However, Zong Teng and Lu Hou seemed to have it relatively easy. But thinking about it, they were, after all, Divine Beasts, and their clans were related to the Myriad Spiritual Bird and Desolate Beast. Therefore, this test wasn't too difficult. On the contrary, Mu Chen was extremely unlucky.
The crystal-like flames were domineering. Clearly, there wasn't the slightest bit of leniency as they burned Mu Chen's skin and flesh. From the looks of it, it didn't seem like a test, but a burning of a different species.
"Hmph, you're courting death. A human dares to touch my Divine Beast Clan?"
When Bai Bin and the rest saw this scene, they felt greatly relieved with ridicule in their eyes. Previously, they were suppressed by Mu Chen to the point of being in a pathetic state, but right now, they could finally let out a breath.
When Jiu You saw Mu Chen suffering in the undying flames, her face changed. She naturally knew that this test was to verify one's identity. The Primordial Undying Bird did not want its inheritance blood essence to be obtained by someone that wasn't related to it.
"Big Sister Jiu You, what should we do?"
Mo Ling anxiously asked. The undying flames that enveloped Mu Chen grew more intense, as if they wouldn't give up until Mu Chen was completely incinerated.
Nine Nether's gaze changed. In the next moment, she abruptly clenched her teeth and curled two of her fingers, before making a cut on her wrist. Instantly, a wound appeared and blood gushed out like a pillar.
With a wave of her jade-like finger, fresh blood shot out, falling from the sky and splashing onto Mu Chen's body.
Her bloodline came from the same bloodline as the Undying Bird, so her blood should be able to help Mu Chen.
Her expectations weren't wrong. Along with the pouring of her blood, although Mu Chen was covered in blood, the crystal-like flames on the surface of his body had also started to weaken.
The intense burning pain gradually faded and Mu Chen's distorted face gradually recovered. Looking at the weakened undying flames, his gaze suddenly flickered.
The undying flames were of the highest grade, overbearing and pure. Furthermore, they contained boundless vitality. If he could refine and absorb them, he would be able to integrate them into his Spiritual Energy, allowing his Spiritual Energy to grow endlessly. The quality would also rise to another level.
Since those treasures had caused him so much pain, then they should naturally bring him some benefits as well. It would be too much of a waste if they were to dissipate for nothing.
Thinking about it, Mu Chen no longer hesitated. A suction force surged from his body and forcefully absorbed the strands of crystal-like flames into his Sovereign Sea.
When the Undying Flames entered his Sovereign Sea, the boundless Spiritual Energy in his Sovereign Sea started to boil. However, Mu Chen wasn't afraid. With a will of his heart, he had immediately circulated his Spiritual Energy to form a current and swept the crystal-like flames into his Spiritual Energy ocean. Under the repeated burning, they were gradually refined.
When the energy of the Undying Flames was completely exhausted, the quality of the Spiritual Energy in his Sovereign Sea would rise to another level.
That would undoubtedly be a huge boost to his combat power.
Before the stone statue, the crystal-like flames on Mu Chen's body gradually retracted, before completely dissipating. Along with the disappearance of the flames, a golden light surged on the surface of Mu Chen's body. His burnt skin, flesh and blood were swiftly recovering under the Dragon-Phoenix Physique. Furthermore, the lustre was even more dazzling, containing explosive power under his fair skin.
Mu Chen loosened his clenched fist and cast a grateful gaze towards Jiu You, whose face was a little pale. If it wasn't for the latter's blood, he would probably be hovering between life and death right now.
"That bitch!"
Bai Bin's face turned ashen from the anger. He was looking forward to Mu Chen being burnt to death so that he could leap up and obtain the inheritance of the Undying Bird's Blood Essence. However, who could have expected that Jiu You would suddenly make a move and help Mu Chen resist the burning of the Undying Flames, shattering his thoughts.
But since the matter had already come to this, there was nothing he could do. He could only forcefully swallow his rage and did not even dare to cast a vicious gaze towards Mu Chen, fearing that the latter would sense it.
When the last strand of Undying Flames dissipated from the surface of Mu Chen's body, the stone statue of the Undying Bird blossomed with light once again. Mu Chen, who had previously suffered a great loss, naturally did not dare to be careless. He immediately took a step back and solemnly waited, fearing that he would be beaten into a miserable state by this damnable stone statue again.
But fortunately, there wasn't any trouble this time. Only the eyes of the stone statue of the Undying Bird had a little more lustre, no longer as empty as before.
Both of its eyes were lowered as if it was looking at Mu Chen. In the end, its sharp beak slowly widened as an endless lustre gushed out. The lustre was incomparably scarlet as it condensed into a palm-sized blood-red gem. Within the gem, there seemed to be a miniature Undying Bird spreading its wings and soaring.
When Mu Chen saw the crimson gem, even with his composure, his heart couldn't help churning. That's because he knew that this must be the inheritance blood essence of the Undying Bird.
As long as he obtained this item, Jiu You would be able to perfect his bloodline. If he had enough opportunities in the future, he might even evolve into a genuine Primordial Undying Bird that was comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign!
Mu Chen carefully stretched his hands out and received the crimson gem. In the end, he felt heavily relieved. He had finally obtained the inheritance blood essence!
(To be continued.)