"Ninth Grade Sovereign!"
In the huge square, countless gazes were fixed on Jiu You's figure in shock. All the experts were in disbelief. Didn't the previous news say that King Jiu You's strength was only at Sixth or Seventh Grade Sovereign?
How could she be so strong now?
Lord Asura, Lord Mountain Cracker, and the others were even more shocked. They obviously knew more about Jiu You. The last time they left, although King Jiu You's strength was not bad among the various Kings, she was at most ranked third or fourth. But now, even Lord Asura had not reached Ninth Grade Sovereign, so how could she have stepped into it first?
"Did she use a secret technique to temporarily increase her strength?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Impossible!
Using a secret technique to forcefully increase her strength must be difficult to control her spiritual energy. But now, the spiritual energy bursting out from Jiu You's body shows no signs of disorder. This spiritual energy indeed belongs to Jiu You's body! "
"But it has only been less than a year. How could she have improved so much?!"
Many whispers broke out, and even the various Kings were surprised. But in the end, they could only shake their heads blankly. Obviously, they also did not know what Jiu You had experienced in the year that she had been away, which made her strength increase to such an amazing level.
Under the shocked gazes, Withered Old Man, who was on the stone platform, stared at Nine Nether in disbelief. Fortunately, he was experienced and knowledgeable, so he quickly concealed the shock on his face. However, when he looked at Nine Nether again, there was no longer any contempt in his eyes. Instead, it was replaced with a grave expression.
This was because even he could sense a dangerous aura from the terrible spiritual energy bursting out from Jiu You's body.
It was said that Jiu You's King came from Jiu You's Sparrow Clan. She had the physique of a divine beast, and her combat strength was unparalleled. Even though both of them had just entered Ninth Grade Sovereign, if they really fought …
Even Withered Old Man did not have absolute confidence at this time.
At this moment, they finally understood why Mu Chen was so confident. It turned out that …
Jiu You King's strength had already reached Ninth Grade Sovereign. With such strength, he indeed had the qualifications to compete for the position of the new Emperor of the Great Heaven Domain.
"Previously, this old man was blind. Since that's the case, then this old man must have been blind.
Today, this old man will have a taste of Jiu You's methods. "
Withered Old Man took a deep look at Jiu You. Soon after, his withered hands slowly clenched as a brilliant light seemed to erupt within his turbid eyes.
Boom!
When Withered Old Man's last word fell, a similarly boundless Spiritual Energy erupted from his withered body. This Spiritual Energy was grey in color, and wherever this Spiritual Energy spread, even the earth gradually withered.
Clearly, this Withered Old Man's spiritual energy also possessed a unique power.
These people who could advance to Ninth Grade Sovereigns and make a name for themselves in the North Territory were obviously not simple.
The two vast Spiritual Energies collided between heaven and earth. Even though they had not yet started fighting, the oppressive feeling that gathered together already made the scalps of countless strong people present tingle.
Withered Old Man's turbid eyes became dazzling at this time, and he suddenly took a step forward.
Suddenly, the vast Spiritual Energy surged, and the Spiritual Energy directly turned into countless grey rainbows that whizzed down, sweeping toward Jiu You from all directions.
These Spiritual Energy rainbows exuded a sense of exhaustion.
Wherever it passed, even the space itself seemed to weaken.
"That's Withered Old Man's Withered Spiritual Energy. If one is hit by it, one's physical body will immediately wither, and even the Spiritual Energy in the body will be contaminated and then decline." In the square, many strong people looked at the grey rainbows with fear in their eyes.
If they were contaminated by the rainbows in the slightest, they were afraid that they would be severely injured.
At this time, if Withered Old Man launched an attack on them, they were afraid that in an instant, there would be countless decaying bodies left behind.
Under the fearful gazes that filled the sky, Nine Nether merely calmly swept a glance at the vast attack. Soon after, she extended her slender jade-like hand and pressed down in the air.
Rumble!
Boundless Spiritual Energy howled out like a ten-thousand-foot wave. Within that Spiritual Energy, there was an extremely frightening temperature. As the Spiritual Energy rose, even the air started to burn.
Chi!
Chi! The two vast Spiritual Energies collided, but unexpectedly, there was no earth-shattering sound. This was because in that kind of collision, the two terrible Spiritual Energies were constantly eroding each other, and where the erosion occurred, pitch-black cracks appeared in the space.
The grey rainbows whizzed down like meteors, but no matter how strong the decaying aura was, they could not get within a thousand feet of Jiu You.
Although Withered Old Man's Spiritual Energy was strange, Jiu You was also not ordinary. Under the guidance of the Undying Bird Beast Sovereign, she had also cultivated the real Undying Flame, which had caused her Spiritual Energy to undergo a huge change.
The Undying Flame had the power of life and death. To some extent, it was more overbearing than Withered Old Man's so-called Withered Spiritual Energy. Therefore, the latter's Spiritual Energy could erode other strong people, but it was obviously impossible to contaminate Jiu You's Spiritual Energy.
In the square, many strong people looked at the battle situation that no matter how Withered Old Man attacked, he could not get within a thousand feet of Jiu You. Their expressions became more and more dignified.
"Withered Old Man, if this is all you have, I'm afraid that the position of the new emperor will not fall into your hands today."
On the stone platform, Jiu You also said with a smile. Withered Old Man's attack seemed to be majestic, but it was mostly probing.
Withered Old Man's eyes were also quite serious. He nodded slowly, and his withered hands suddenly formed a seal. Suddenly, a vast Spiritual Energy swept out like a tornado, and a huge Spiritual Energy Shadow appeared behind him.
The Spiritual Energy Shadow was extremely strange. It looked like a human, but it had branches and leaves. From a distance, it looked like a towering ancient tree swaying in the wind. However, this ancient tree exuded a strong decaying aura, causing the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth to rapidly decline.
"That is Withered Old Man's Sovereign Celestial Body, the Withered Glory Celestial Body!"
When many strong people saw the towering ancient tree appear behind Withered Old Man, the corners of their eyes twitched, and low exclamations spread out.
The Withered Glory Celestial Body cultivated by Withered Old Man was quite mysterious. It was ranked 61st on the List of 99 Sovereign Celestial Bodies. It was said that in order to cultivate such a Sovereign Celestial Body, one had to absorb a lot of Withering Energy between heaven and earth. Withered Old Man had cultivated in the endless barren land for many years before he finally condensed the Withered Glory Celestial Body.
This Celestial Body.
Every move carried the Withering Energy. If it invaded one's body, even the physical body would be damaged and withered. It was quite overbearing and evil.
And such a technique.
It was generally Withered Old Man's trump card. However, no one expected that Withered Old Man would directly use it when he just started fighting with Jiu You. Obviously, after the previous probing, he already understood.
Ordinary techniques seemed to have no effect on Jiu You.
Withered Old Man's body slowly rose and finally landed on the towering ancient tree. He looked down at Jiu You and said in a hoarse voice, "If King Jiu You can defeat my Withering Energy, I am willing to admit defeat."
Jiu You looked up and stared at the towering ancient tree with her beautiful eyes. She felt the evil Withering Energy, but she was not surprised at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "If Withered Old Man's Withering Glory Celestial Body can break my fire shield, I will admit defeat.
I am also willing to admit defeat. "
As her voice fell, the majestic spiritual energy above Jiu You suddenly condensed and turned into a huge black sparrow that covered the sky. The huge sparrow spread its wings like clouds.
At that moment, the huge sparrow let out a clear and long cry. It opened its huge mouth and spewed out billowing flames. The flames were transparent and looked extremely strange.
"Everlasting Fire Shield!"
Jiu You whispered in her heart.
The flames suddenly swept out and twisted the space. Finally, it turned into a huge fire shield that enveloped the Withering Glory Celestial Body.
Whoosh!
The transparent fire shield shrouded the Withering Glory Celestial Body.
Withered Old Man's aged face trembled as he said, "Ninth Underworld King, aren't you being a little too confident? Do you think a fire dome can trap me?"
He sneered in his heart, but immediately his expression became serious and his seals changed at lightning speed.
The towering ancient tree under his feet suddenly swayed, and thousands of gray lights whizzed out and swept across the world.
"Withered Willow Skyscraping Hand!"
Tens of thousands of grey light rays crazily gathered, transforming into an incomparably huge grey hand in the sky. The huge hand appeared to be withered, and a withered aura was emitted, causing the sky to dim.
Seeing this, countless experts felt their scalps tingle. They all recognized that this was the famous technique of Withered Old Man. If one was hit by such an evil attack, even an Eighth Grade Sovereign would die on the spot, his physical body would deteriorate and he would die on the spot.
Obviously, even though Withered Old Man's mouth was unyielding, he was afraid of Nine Nether to the extreme, and he was deeply afraid that the slightest carelessness would cause him to fail miserably today.
Boom!
The withered giant hand swept across the sky. It seemed to be weightless, but the power it contained was enough to make countless strong people feel fear.
The giant hand charged towards the fire barrier. Suddenly, ripples appeared on the fire barrier. One could see the flames swirling at that spot. After which, a transparent flame gushed out and directly collided with the withered hand.
Boom!
When the two collided, a terrifying temperature spread. Withered Old Man's expression changed drastically. His withered hand seemed to have met its nemesis at this moment. As the transparent flame swept past, his withered hand started to burn like a piece of withered wood.
"What a domineering flame!"
In the square, countless strong people's faces twitched as they exclaimed in shock.
The Condor King and the Spiritual Pupil King's eyes also froze at this time. Even they could feel that the transparent flame was extremely dangerous.
"You, this is the real Undying Flame?!"
Withered Old Man looked at the transparent flames in horror, and his voice became a little shrill. The Withered Glory Celestial Body that he had cultivated was the Power of Exhaustion. This kind of power was vicious and evil, but it was extremely afraid of the power of Yang. The Undying Flame was its nemesis, because no matter how much his Power of Exhaustion eroded it, it was impossible to make the Undying Flame, which was immortal and indestructible in the teleportation, lose its vitality.
Jiu You smiled at Withered Old Man, whose face had changed greatly. This Everlasting Flame Divine Shield was taught to her by the Undying Bird Sovereign Beast. If it was used, although it could not severely injure Withered Old Man, it was enough to trap him.
"Withered Old Man, you can continue to try," Jiu You said.
Withered Old Man's face alternated between green and white. Finally, he smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "King Jiu You is really talented. I have lost this round."
Wow.
There was an uproar in the square, as no one had expected Withered Old Man to admit defeat. However, only Withered Old Man himself knew that this Fire Shield was extremely restrained. If he wanted to forcibly break the array, he could do it with all his strength, but not only would it take a lot of time, but it would also give Jiu You a chance to rest. So, even if he broke through, the outcome of the battle would be uncertain.
In that case, it was better to simply admit defeat, so as to avoid more useless efforts.
"Thank you for letting me win."
Jiu You smiled and waved her hand. The huge Fire Shield turned into a transparent flame and rolled back into her mouth. The temperature between heaven and earth quickly returned to normal.
Withered Old Man swept out of the stone platform and landed beside Dragon-Arm Sovereign, who looked a little pale. He glanced at Dragon-Arm Sovereign and whispered, "King Jiu You is not simple. I think King Mu is not as easy to deal with as he looks."
"He is just pretending to be mysterious."
Dragon-Arm Sovereign's eyes flashed. He looked coldly at Mu Chen, who was smiling in the distance. He cursed in a low voice, then said coldly to Withered Old Man, "Jiu You is a Divine Beast, and he has the Immortal Flame. Of course, it is difficult to deal with him. However, I don't believe that Mu Chen, who is also a human, can possess the power of a Ninth Grade Sovereign in just a year!"
As his voice rang out, he coldly snorted and stomped his feet. His body flashed and appeared on a huge stone platform. His tiger eyes flickered as he looked at Mu Chen. His indifferent voice resounded.
"King Mu, if you want to take the position of the new emperor from me, let me see if you have the ability to do so!"
(To be continued.)