Mu Chen's calm laughter rang out in the massive martial practice field. At the same time, it was also transmitted into the ears of the experts that came to watch the battle today. Immediately, there were people that couldn't help grinning.
That brat from the Great Heaven Domain is truly courageous...
However, is he really qualified to do so with his cultivation at the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm?
One must know that not to mention the experts behind Xia Hong, he himself has already stepped into the Initial Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm. Furthermore, he was ranked in the twenties on the Greatlaw Continent's Younger Elites Ranking.
Furthermore, although Xia Hong has just stepped into the Initial Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm, his true fighting strength far exceeded that. Not long ago, he had relied on his Initial Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm cultivation to fight with a Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereign and retreated safely.
This achievement was already shocking enough.
On the other hand, although it was shocking that Mu Chen could reach the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm at such a young age, there were countless geniuses in the Greatlaw Continent gathered in the Extreme West, and every single one of them was extraordinary. Therefore, his strength at the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm wasn't shocking enough.
Qin Ya, Mu Shan, and Jiang Ling stood in the sky and looked at the Martial Practice Ground with interest. Evidently, they were interested in Mu Chen's fearlessness.
However, they had no idea if he was truly confident or just putting on an act...
"Can I borrow your head?"
While everyone was praising Mu Chen's courage, Xia Hong squinted his eyes as he stared at Mu Chen and said in a playful tone, "I never expected that there would be a day where I, Xia Hong, would be targeted as a stepping stone."
He had seen through Mu Chen's intention with a glance. The latter clearly wanted to use him as a stepping stone. As long as he could defeat Mu Chen here, perhaps Mu Chen's name would rise in the Greatlaw Continent in the future. At that time, he could take the token away.
At that time, the others would have to reconsider.
"Since it's delivered to my doorstep, it would be a waste not to accept it, isn't it?" Mu Chen replied with a smile as if he hadn't noticed Xia Hong's dangerous gaze.
"You?"
Xia Hong chuckled.
A disdainful arc rose from the corner of his mouth. Soon after, he gently waved his hand and said, "Wang Wu, finish him off."
Bang!
When Xia Hong's voice rang out, a figure appeared behind him.
A figure suddenly shot out from the shadows and a boundless Spiritual Energy swept out like a storm.
The Spiritual Energy fluctuation had also reached the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm!
That figure brought along boundless Spiritual Energy as he shot towards Mu Chen. He held a blood-red long blade in his hand and his killing intent was extremely sharp. Judging from his direct and efficient methods, he was clearly someone who had been through a lot of battles.
In the surrounding skies, there were also people sighing in admiration. The Grand Xia Empire was indeed worthy of being the hegemon of the Eastern Region.
With such a powerful foundation, any one of them could reach the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm. Even in a top-tiered force, such strength would definitely be a top-tiered fighting force.
That silhouette swiftly appeared before Mu Chen in the blink of an eye. His gaze was cold as he slashed down with the crimson blade in his hand.
A crimson light soared into the sky, forming into a crimson crescent that slashed down towards Mu Chen's head.
The person that made this move was extremely decisive.
He had raised his strength to the pinnacle with a single slash. Under this slash, even a Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign would fall if they were careless.
A crimson blade lustre filled Mu Chen's eyes.
But what left others surprised was that his face remained calm without any ripples. It was as if he wasn't bothered by the blade lustre that was filled with killing intent.
Standing behind him, Jiu You did not move. Old Bai, Tan Qiu, and Tan Qiu had a smear of ridicule in their eyes.
Lin Jing widened her eyes as she watched this scene with interest. She wanted to see how strong Mu Chen had grown after so many years.
Under everyone's gazes, the crimson blade lustre instantly enveloped Mu Chen. But what left everyone shocked was that Mu Chen did not move. It was so much so that he had even slowly closed his eyes, as if he had given up on resisting and allowed the blade lustre to slash down.
"Courting death!"
When the blade lustre descended, a golden lustre suddenly burst out from Mu Chen's body and an earth-shattering dragon roar resounded.
The blade lustre swept down, but just when it was about to reach Mu Chen's body, his body suddenly blossomed with a golden lustre and an earth-shattering dragon roar resounded.
As the golden lustre burst out, a purplish-golden dragon suddenly soared from Mu Chen's body and an indescribable pressure enveloped out, causing the blade lustre to freeze.
Roar!
The purplish-golden dragon coiled around Mu Chen and clenched its claws into a fist that slammed against the blade lustre.
Boom!
An incomparably violent energy swept out, causing space to tremble as golden light gushed out. At this moment, the person wielding the blade had a drastic change in his expression. That's because he could sense a terrifying energy being transmitted from the tip of the blade. That energy seemed to be filled with destruction. Even if he had completely gushed out his Spiritual Energy, it was still shattered in an effortless manner.
Crack!
The crimson blade crumbled at this moment and the silhouette suffered a heavy blow. His body flew out with blood spewing from his mouth. In the end, he fell on the ground, leaving a thousand-foot-long mark on the ground.
Rustle!
Countless experts in the surrounding sky had a slight change of expression before an uproar broke out. Evidently, no one had expected that the Quasi-Grade Nine expert, who was exceptionally fierce just a few breaths ago, would be heavily injured in such a miserable manner in the next instant.
Furthermore, Mu Chen did not even move and the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign was already defeated.
Rustle!
Countless gazes were slightly shocked as they looked at the direction of Mu Chen. They saw the purplish-golden dragon coiling around Mu Chen, constantly issuing draconic roars that caused space to tremble. At the same time, there was a pressure being emitted from the body of the purplish-golden dragon.
On the other hand, Mu Chen stood with his hands by his side without any expression on his face.
"That dragon's aura … such pressure is rarely seen even in the Dragon Clan!" Someone exclaimed in the sky. They had clearly sensed the difference in the purplish-golden dragon.
"Could it be that Mu Chen is from the Dragon Clan?"
"He's indeed a human, but he must have cultivated a technique related to the Dragon Clan!" A sharp-eyed person spoke out.
"That purplish-golden dragon might seem real, but there's still a trace of illusory feeling. But judging from the power that it has unleashed, I'm afraid that it has exceeded most Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereigns."
"He can defeat a Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign just by relying on his own technique?" Many experts couldn't help squinting their eyes. Just what kind of powerful Secret Technique was that?
Mu Chen wasn't simple. It was no wonder why he wasn't afraid of Xia Hong. It turned out that he had a powerful trump card.
With the power of the purplish-golden dragon and Mu Chen's own strength, he could even confront an Initial Grade Nine Sovereign.
Lin Jing blinked her eyes as she looked at the purplish-golden dragon coiling around Mu Chen and muttered to herself, "It's the aura of a True Dragon …"
With her experience, she was naturally able to see through the purple-gold dragon. Moreover, what surprised her was that the True Dragon Aura of this purple-gold dragon was relatively pure. Clearly, it came from an orthodox lineage.
Back in the Martial Realm, she had once seen a True Dragon of the Dragon Clan paying a visit to her father. The True Dragon Aura was mighty and majestic, as if it was above the heavens and earth.
But right now, the aura of Mu Chen's purplish-golden dragon was exactly the same as it.
Amidst the commotion, Xia Hong, who was seated on the throne, looked at his subordinate that was defeated in an instant and the smile on his face had gradually faded. Holding onto a cup of wine, he looked at Mu Chen without any expression on his face. His gaze was as cold as a blade that made one's heart palpitate.
However, Mu Chen ignored his cold gaze and looked at the True Dragon Spirit around him, before shifting his gaze to Xia Hong and said in a calm tone, "It's impolite not to reciprocate."
He took half a step forth with a calm expression and clenched his fist. A dazzling golden lustre soared into the sky from his body and he threw a punch forth.
Roar!
When Mu Chen threw a punch forth, the purplish-golden dragon roared and turned into a purplish-golden lustre as it dived down and joined together with Mu Chen's fist.
Boom!
A thousand-foot purplish-golden fist gushed out like a dragon, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, along with a terrifying fluctuation that wreaked havoc and shattered the ground.
The power of this punch was many times stronger than that of the person who had attacked with the saber earlier!
Facing that fist, even some of the Initial Phase Ninth Grade Sovereigns couldn't help changing their expressions with deep fear in their eyes.
Boom!
The golden dragon fist swept out like a bolt of lightning. In just an instant, it had already arrived before Xia Hong and enveloped him.
Xia Hong's face was dark with a cold light flickering in his eyes. Facing Mu Chen's fist, he did not show any signs of retreating. He coldly snorted, "Then let this Prince see how much you're capable of!
Let's see if you're qualified to flaunt your might before this Emperor! "
As his voice faded, his fingers formed into a claw and tore forth. His fingertips flickered with a dark lustre and even space itself was torn apart by his claw.
A spiritual lustre flickered on his claw, forming into the image of a black tiger with its mouth wide open.
"Nine Beast Sovereign Art - Demonic Tiger Sky Devouring Claw!"
Boom!
The golden dragon fist swept forth and clashed with Xia Hong's black tiger claw under countless gazes!
(To be continued.)