When they charged into the spatial hole, Mu Chen and the rest immediately sensed endless darkness surging over. The violent spatial ripples that made their hair stand on end were like a storm wreaking havoc, as if they wanted to destroy this spatial passage of theirs.
Mu Chen and the rest looked at the crumbling spatial passage and felt nervous. If the spatial passage was destroyed here, then it would probably be disastrous for them.
But fortunately, everyone felt relieved since the passage that was constructed by Mandala and the other Earth Sovereigns was rather stable. Although it seemed to be crumbling, it still maintained its stability and was not destroyed.
As for Mu Chen and the rest, they swiftly moved through the passage.
In the darkness, there would occasionally be spatial cracks appearing and when Mu Chen and the rest looked through those cracks, they could vaguely see the ancient land and sky.
The space here seemed to have sealed off an ancient region.
"Be careful." Mu Chen glanced at the rest and reminded.
"In a while, when we enter the Ancient Haven Palace, all of you will follow behind me. Otherwise, this old man will not be able to take care of everyone."
But when Mu Chen finished his words, a prideful voice resounded. It was the Profound Black Sovereign of the Sky Profound Palace.
Without any expression, he cast a glance at Mu Chen with a hint of warning in his gaze. That old ghost seemed to be telling Mu Chen who the leader of this team was.
Although everyone was unhappy with that old man's prideful tone, thinking of his pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereign cultivation, that old man seemed to be the strongest amongst them. So it would be safer for them to follow him.
As for Mu Chen, although he had a great reputation in the Northern Region, he was still a Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign, so there should be some disparity between him and the Profound Black Sovereign.
As they thought about it, some of them moved closer to the Profound Black Sovereign.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, his face uncontrollably twitched.
His face involuntarily twitched. This old ghost was truly a piece of work. What bullsh * t leader? Did he really think that he wanted to be the leader?
Mu Chen and Jiu You looked at each other.
The latter helplessly shrugged his shoulders. Meeting such a stubborn and arrogant old man was truly unreasonable. Moreover, the other party was flaunting his seniority. Clearly, he did not think highly of the two of them, who were of the younger generation.
Mu Chen pursed his lips.
He couldn't be bothered to argue with this old man over such a pointless matter. In any case, after entering the Ancient Haven Palace, he would bring Jiu You and Lin Jing along if there was an opportunity.
When the Mysterious Black Sovereign saw Mu Chen's silence, he took it as a tacit agreement and nodded his head in satisfaction.
After this interlude, the group rapidly advanced along the spatial channel. As time passed, they also sensed that the spatial channel was filled with energy.
The spatial tunnel seemed to be reaching its end.
Mu Chen swept his gaze around and squinted his eyes. That's because he realised that the surrounding space was fluctuating even more. Occasionally, there would be similar spatial passages appearing with silhouettes. Evidently, they were the other parties that had entered the Ancient Haven Palace.
As the spatial passages intertwined, both parties were wary of each other and left far away.
Only then did they relax.
Mu Chen looked at the intertwining spatial passageways and felt slightly relieved. However, just when he had just breathed out a sigh of relief, a voice suddenly rang out from his mouth.
He suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
He sensed an extremely dangerous gaze.
He abruptly lifted his head and looked to his right, only to see the space there rippling. A spatial passage had appeared, and there were over a dozen figures in that spatial passage.
Amongst those silhouettes.
Mu Chen saw a familiar silhouette. It was the Fourth Prince of the Xia Empire, Xia Hong!
At this moment, the latter was in a pathetic state with an empty arm and his face was pale. He had naturally noticed Mu Chen and his gaze turned sinister before he turned around and spoke to the person beside him.
Shifting his gaze, Mu Chen looked at the person beside Xia Hong and squinted his eyes.
It was a man donned in golden robes. He had a handsome face with a calm bearing. His words and actions were filled with the aura of a ruler that made others feel pressured.
Xia Hong could be considered a genius, but he looked dull standing beside this person, which made the latter even more dazzling.
The gaze that made Mu Chen feel a sense of danger came from this person.
"What a narrow road for enemies."
Mu Chen knitted his brows. He never expected to encounter someone from the Xia Empire before entering the Ancient Haven Palace.
Furthermore, if he had guessed correctly, that golden-robed man should be the fourth ranker on the Elite Ranking, the Crown Prince of the Xia Empire, Xia Yu.
Mu Chen looked at the golden-robed man. When the latter heard Xia Hong's words, he faintly looked over with a gaze akin to an Emperor without any emotions.
He cast a glance at Mu Chen before lowering his eyelids, as if he wasn't interested. However, he still gently nodded his head.
He naturally wasn't nodding his head towards Mu Chen. That's because when he nodded his head, three silhouettes walked out from the Xia Empire's party. They were three old men with powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations emanating from them. Evidently, they were three Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereigns that weren't any weaker than the Profound Black Sovereign.
When the three of them walked out, they threw a punch out without any hesitation.
Rumble!
Boundless Spiritual Energy swept out like a myriad foot high wave and surged in the direction of Mu Chen's party. Judging from their stance, they seemed to be intending to shatter the passage of Mu Chen's party.
"Damn it!"
"Bastards!"
When the experts of the Northern Region Alliance saw this scene, their faces turned ashen. They never expected that those fellows would be so vicious. The Profound Black Sovereign's face was also unsightly as he swiftly formed seals with his hands. Ice-blue Spiritual Energy violently swept out, forming into a massive Spiritual Energy ice shield that passed through the passage and formed into a defence.
He was the only Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereign here. If ordinary Ninth Grade Sovereigns passed through the passage, they would be torn apart by the violent spatial storm.
Boom!
The powerful attacks from the three Pinnacle Grade Nine experts ruthlessly slammed against the ice shield, causing a violent impact to wreak havoc. On the ice shield, ice shards scattered in all directions. Very quickly, cracks appeared on the shield before it exploded into pieces.
When the ice shield exploded, the Profound Black Sovereign's face couldn't help changing. After all, he couldn't fight one against three.
Furthermore, every single one of them wasn't any weaker than him.
When the ice shield shattered, the aftermath swept out in an attempt to shake the passage that they were in.
Everyone's faces changed with panic in their eyes.
If anything happened to the passage, then they wouldn't be able to escape from this calamity.
But as they panicked, Mu Chen took a step forth and waved his hand.
Countless spiritual seals swept out like spirits and integrated into the space outside the passage. The spiritual seals fluctuated and swiftly formed into layers of Spiritual Arrays.
When he first saw Xia Yu, Xia Hong and the rest, Mu Chen had already started to form spiritual seals in preparation. Now, it just so happened that he could utilise all of them.
Boom!
Boom!
Although the grade of those Spiritual Arrays wasn't the highest, there were a lot of them and all of them were used for defence.
In this manner, it possessed an extremely powerful defensive power.
Therefore, after the shockwave destroyed over a dozen Spiritual Arrays, it finally exhausted its energy and quickly dissipated.
Huff!
When the others saw this, they immediately heaved a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.
In the passage that the Xia Empire's party was in, Xia Yu sensed the loss of his subordinates and looked at Mu Chen in shock. He never expected that a Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign could withstand the attacks of three Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereigns.
"Spiritual Array Master …"
He seemed to be talking to himself.
After that, he revealed a gentle smile towards Mu Chen and his voice entered the ears of Mu Chen and the rest, "Brother Mu is truly shocking. If we meet again in the Ancient Haven Palace, I will definitely be able to defeat you.
I hope that I can spar with you in the Ancient Haven Palace. "
With a gentle smile, it was as if he was sparring with a friend, as if he wasn't the culprit behind those vicious attacks.
Mu Chen maintained an indifferent expression. Compared to Xia Hong, Mu Chen was much more dangerous. If Xia Hong was a ferocious wolf, then Mu Chen would be a venomous snake.
In that case, this fellow was a venomous snake that did not reveal its strength. Once it attacked, it would definitely be fatal.
Looks like I have to be more vigilant if I encounter him in the future.
When Xia Yu finished his words, he waved his sleeve and left with the reluctance of Xia Hong and the rest, disappearing from Mu Chen's sight in the blink of an eye.
He left in a carefree manner. Due to the fact that the time spent in the passage was short, he did not make a move due to his identity. But even if he wanted to make a move now, there wasn't enough time left.
Along with the departure of Xia Yu's party, the Northern Region Alliance cursed before they cupped their fists towards Mu Chen.
"If it wasn't for the Profound Black Sovereign weakening their attacks, I wouldn't have been able to stop them so easily." Mu Chen smiled in response to their gratitude.
The Profound Black Sovereign was briefly stunned before his face turned unnatural. Evidently, he never expected that Mu Chen, who should be in the prime of his youth, would praise him.
"Truly, the new generation surpasses the old. I never expected that the younger generations of the Northern Region would reach this height." The Profound Black Sovereign's gaze turned more gentle with his arrogance weakened.
That's because he was extremely clear that although he had weakened his opponent's attack in the first instant, the aftershock still couldn't be underestimated. Even if he had used his full strength, he might still suffer. However, he never imagined that it would be obstructed by the layers of Spiritual Arrays that Mu Chen had prepared beforehand.
Mu Chen politely smiled. Although he didn't have a good relationship with the Sky Profound Palace, they're all in the same boat, so there's no need for them to be in a deadlock.
"We're about to arrive."
Mu Chen looked at the passage before him. The spatial fluctuation had calmed down and he could vaguely see a white halo, which was the end of the passage.
"Everyone, be careful after entering the Ancient Haven Palace."
Everyone nodded their heads upon hearing his words.
Under everyone's vigilance, the passage swiftly passed through and the white halo gushed over. Mu Chen's party had also passed through it.
The darkness swiftly disappeared from Mu Chen's party's sight. They squinted their eyes for a brief moment before they adapted to the darkness and swept their sights around.
At this moment, they were standing on a hill. The entire heavens and earth were silent, as if there wasn't any life. However, there was an ancient aura lingering between the heavens and earth.
Looking at this ancient heavens and earth, Mu Chen couldn't help feeling excited.
He had finally entered the Ancient Haven Palace?
(To be continued.)