After the great battle earlier, the huge Martial Arts Practice Field had already become a complete mess. The surrounding houses were all destroyed, and sinister deep cracks crisscrossed each other, showing the intensity of the battle.
Looking at the direction that Xia Hong escaped in, Mu Chen's expression was calm. The latter was, after all, a prince of the Xia Empire, so he naturally had means to protect himself. Even if Mu Chen used his full strength, it was impossible for him to catch up to Xia Hong's fleeing speed. But evidently, there would be a huge repercussion to it and Xia Hong's future days wouldn't be good.
Furthermore, Mu Chen had shattered one of Xia Hong's arms. Even if Xia Hong could regrow his arm with the help of elixirs, it would still take some time.
Thinking about it, Mu Chen no longer bothered about Xia Hong. Although he had heavily injured the latter, he wasn't worried about it. This matter could only be considered as a confrontation between the younger generations. So if the Xia Emperor knew about it, he would only be inwardly furious. But if he wanted to become enemies with the Great Heaven Domain because of this, then the price wouldn't be low.
Right now, the Ancient Haven Palace had reappeared, so the other peak forces were eyeing on it. So the Xia Emperor wouldn't be willing to offend a peak force with a Greater Earth Sovereign at this moment.
"Three Quasi-Saint Artifacts. He's willing to part with them for his life."
Mu Chen calmed his emotions and looked at the three lustre on the Great Solar Undying Body's hand. A golden lustre surged, forming into a barrier that trapped the three lustre within.
Those three lustre were naturally the three Quasi-Saint Artifacts that Xia Hong had previously thrown out.
Amongst them, the Scarlet Dragon Spear and Scarlet Dragon Armour were a set of Quasi-Saint Artifacts with extraordinary might. Previously, Xia Hong had relied on them to fight on par with Mu Chen, which made Mu Chen envious of their offensive and defensive capabilities.
According to Mu Chen's estimations, the value of those two Quasi-Saint Artifacts was probably much higher than the Sea-Shattering Pearl.
And it was precisely because of their value that Mu Chen was obstructed by them.
This gave Xia Hong a chance to escape. After all, not even Mu Chen could withstand the three Quasi-Saint Artifacts.
They were all tempted.
If he didn't make a move to stop them, the three treasures would fly into the crowd of experts. At that time, it would cause chaos, and if he tried to snatch them by force, he would probably incur the wrath of the crowd.
Therefore, Mu Chen had no choice but to take action.
"I was actually tricked by this fellow!" Mu Chen couldn't help but chuckle.
Xia Hong could be considered a shrewd person. He knew what price he had to pay to force Lin Yun to stop.
But despite being schemed against, Mu Chen wasn't enraged in the slightest. Since he could obtain three Quasi-Saint Artifacts for free, he hoped to obtain as many as possible.
As Mu Chen muttered to himself, countless gazes were looking at the three lustre before him with greed flickering in their eyes. The total value of the three Quasi-Saint Artifacts was extremely high.
It would probably cost at least 40,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, which wasn't a small amount.
But even though their gazes were filled with greed, no one dared to make a move to seize it in the end. After all, no matter if it was the shocking combat strength that Mu Chen revealed earlier or the unfathomable Lin Jing, it was sufficient to make all the experts present not dare to underestimate them in the slightest.
Mu Chen paid no attention to those gazes. With a wave of his hand, the three rays of light shot over.
It circled around his body and finally landed on his palm.
Fiddling with the three beams of light, he stomped his foot and the Great Solar Undying Body swiftly turned illusory.
In the end, it turned into a golden lustre and disappeared.
Under countless gazes, Mu Chen's silhouette descended before Jiu You and Lin Jing and stretched his hand out. "The spoils of war this time.
Feel free to take anything that you like. "
Lin Jing pursed her lips into a smile. She had only cast a glance at the three Quasi-Saint Artifacts before losing interest. With her status, not to mention Quasi-Saint Artifacts, she could even obtain a genuine Saint Artifact. Thus, those Quasi-Saint Artifacts that were out of reach in the eyes of ordinary experts weren't attractive to her at all.
Thus, she shook her head and waved her hand, sucking the golden scroll that was embedded on the stone lion into her hand.
"This is the big one."
Lin Jing waved the golden scroll as she smiled towards Mu Chen. "Don't worry, I will definitely give you half of it after I collect the debt!"
Mu Chen smiled as he observed a moment of silence for the Xia Empire. With Lin Jing's status, even 100,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid wouldn't be able to move her heart. But something like collecting a debt was refreshing to her.
But once this little princess of the Martial Realm got serious, the Grand Xia Empire would be in for a calamity.
As for Lin Jing's lack of interest in the three Quasi-Saint Artifacts, Mu Chen had already expected it. Thus, he did not speak much and looked at Jiu You.
Jiu You wasn't particular about the relationship between them. She swept a glance and took the Sea-Shattering Pearl over with a smile. "The Scarlet Dragon Spear and Battle Armour are a set. If it's separated, its might will be weakened, so I'll leave it with you."
The Extreme West was filled with geniuses of the Greatlaw Continent. This time, Mu Chen had defeated Xia Hong, who was only ranked 20th on the Elite Ranking. After that, Mu Chen would definitely encounter stronger opponents. Not to mention the one that Mu Chen had to deal with, Jia Louluo from the Saint Demonic Palace, who was ranked 3rd on the Elite Ranking.
Facing such a figure, even Mu Chen would have a hard time dealing with him. Thus, Jiu You naturally wouldn't touch those treasures that could help Mu Chen.
When Mu Chen saw her response, he did not reject it. That's because he was a little tempted by the two Quasi-Saint Artifacts. If he could possess them, then it would be a considerable increase to his strength.
With a flip of his hand, he stored the Scarlet Dragon Spear and Battle Armour and was prepared to refine them.
After doing all this, he raised his head and calmly looked at the experts in the surrounding sky. These fellows had probably not harbored any good intentions from the start. If he appeared to be slightly weaker today, it was likely that these covetous wolves would pounce on him for a share of the spoils.
Experts gathered in the surroundings. But when they saw Mu Chen's gaze sweeping over, they shifted their gazes with guilt. After witnessing Xia Hong's defeat, they no longer dared to underestimate Mu Chen, who was only at the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm. On the contrary, their hearts were filled with fear.
"Is there anyone else interested in the token in my hand?
If that's the case, then I can accept any challenge. "Mu Chen smiled as he looked at everyone.
As he spoke, he briefly paused before he continued with a smile with his eyes narrowed, "But if you fail, then I hope that everyone will pay a small price, just like the Fourth Prince."
Everyone's faces twitched when they heard his words. Xia Hong went for wool and came home shorn. Not only did he fail to obtain the token, but he had also boosted Mu Chen's reputation and lost all his treasures.
It wasn't a small price to pay.
Therefore, facing Mu Chen's suggestion, no one dared to respond to it.
"Haha, Emperor Mu bought the Heavenly Palace's token with money, so why would anyone have any other thoughts?
On the other hand, it won't take long for the news of Emperor Mu's battle to spread throughout the Far West. At that time, I'm afraid that your name will definitely be on the Greatlaw Continent's Younger Elites Ranking. "Qin Ya of the Horizon Pavilion smiled as she broke the silence.
Mu Chen cast a glance at Qin Ya. The Horizon Pavilion was truly worthy of being an information broker. They even managed to find out about his identity in the Great Heaven Domain.
"Then Mu Chen thanks you." Mu Chen cupped his fists with a smile.
In the end, Mu Chen had obtained the outcome that he wanted from this battle. After this battle, even if there were still people coveting the Heavenly Palace's token in his hand, they wouldn't dare to make a move so easily, which would save him a lot of trouble.
Qin Ya smiled. "Since today's battle has come to an end, I wonder if Brother Mu is willing to gather with us?"
She was naturally referring to the Hidden Dragon Pavilion's Young Pavilion Master, Mu Shan, and the Sword Saint Sect's Jiang Ling. All of them were geniuses of the Greatlaw Continent, and their reputations weren't any weaker than Xia Hong.
Mu Chen was a little surprised when he heard her words. Shortly after, he smiled. "I couldn't ask for more."
The Horizon Pavilion, Hidden Dragon Pavilion, and Sword Saint Sect were top-tiered forces in the Greatlaw Continent. So if he could befriend them, then Mu Chen wouldn't refuse. After all, he wasn't sick in the head, and he didn't like to offend others. This time, Xia Hong had forced himself to come.
When Qin Ya, Mu Shan, Jiang Ling and the rest saw that Mu Chen did not reject their goodwill, their gazes couldn't help turning gentle as they looked at him.
At the very least, Mu Chen seemed to be easier to get along with than Xia Hong.
Mu Chen, Jiu You, and the rest tidied up before they left with Qin Ya's party and gathered in Qin Ya's manor.
During the gathering, Mu Chen could sense that Qin Ya and the rest were trying to figure out Lin Jing's identity. However, Lin Jing played it down. Evidently, she didn't want to reveal her identity as the Princess of the Martial Realm to Qin Ya and the rest.
Although that girl seemed lively and easy to get along with, it wasn't easy to get close to her and treat her as a friend.
When Qin Ya and the rest saw that their investigation was fruitless, they gave up on it and chatted with Mu Chen, Jiu You, and the rest about the matters in the Far West. There were many pieces of information regarding the Ancient Haven Palace that attracted Mu Chen's attention.
As they chatted, the sky gradually turned dark and Mu Chen and the rest bade their farewells.
When they bid their farewells, Qin Ya briefly pondered before she whispered to Mu Chen, "Brother Mu has heavily injured Xia Hong today, so you have to be careful of someone in the future."
"Oh?
Who is it? "Mu Chen squinted his eyes.
With a grave expression, Qin Ya slowly replied, "Xia Yu."
Mu Chen's heart trembled. He had already figured out that person's identity.
The Crown Prince of the Xia Empire.
He was ranked fourth in the Greatlaw Continent's Young Elites Ranking, a genius that was only inferior to Jia Louluo.
(To be continued.)