When Su Qingyin looked at Lin Jing, everyone's gazes were also directed over. Everyone here had already made a move, aside from Mu Chen's party …
When Mu Chen heard Su Qingyin's words, he could naturally tell that the latter wasn't as interested in him as she was in Lin Jing. The reason why she was interested was probably because of Lin Jing.
However, Mu Chen wasn't interested in that as well. Looking at the dazzling Dragon Ascension Gate, he took a deep breath and took a step forth.
Along with Mu Chen stepping forth, countless gazes were directed over. It was so much so that even Su Qingyin had shifted her gaze away. But judging from her indifferent expression, she clearly didn't have much expectations for Mu Chen to make a move.
"I'll go and give it a try." Mu Chen looked at Jiu You and Lin Jing with a smile.
Jiu You nodded his head with a smile, while Lin Jing waved her fist and smiled. "Go for it, you must get a Golden Dragon Disciple!"
She did not conceal her laughter, so when it spread out, it had caused a ridiculing smile to rise on the corner of many people's lips. Even Su Qingyin could only obtain the title of an Azure Dragon Disciple, while Mu Chen was only ranked 20th. It's already extremely difficult for him to obtain the title of a Golden Eagle Disciple, not to mention a Golden Dragon Disciple.
But facing those ridiculing gazes, Mu Chen wasn't bothered. He looked at the Dragon Ascension Gate and his silhouette flashed, turning into a streak of light that shot out.
Rustle!
When Mu Chen's silhouette appeared before the Dragon Ascension Gate, a lustre swept out and instantly devoured him.
Along with Mu Chen entering the Dragon Ascension Gate, the commotion returned to this region and no one paid any attention to the Dragon Ascension Gate. On the contrary, they had directed their gazes towards the direction of the three golden pillars with shock and revere in their eyes.
Evidently, a half-step grade nine expert ranked 20th on the Expert Ranking wasn't enough for them to have any expectations.
Only Jiu You and Lin Jing were paying attention to the Dragon Ascension Gate. They had some understanding of Mu Chen, so they knew that his means had far exceeded the quasi-ninth grade.
It was so much so that even the Profound Black Sovereign and the other Sovereigns of the Northern Region Alliance weren't too bothered. After all, after witnessing the outcome of someone like Su Qingyin becoming a disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect, they weren't confident in Mu Chen, who was only in the Quasi-Ninth Grade Nine.
…
However, Mu Chen wasn't aware of everyone's thoughts. When he was sucked into the Dragon Ascension Gate, he could sense the space around him fluctuating and the lustre before him fluctuated. When the lustre disappeared, he was already on a massive plaza.
The plaza was boundless with an ancient aura permeating from it. There were countless dents on the ground, as if this place had experienced countless battles.
"This is the test of the Dragon Ascension Gate?"
Mu Chen curiously looked at this massive plaza and swept his gaze around before looking up ahead.
There were dozens of towering stone pillars with human figures carved on top of them. Those stone statues were vivid and lifelike. As they stood on top of the pillars, they looked as if they were alive. Faintly, astonishing Spiritual Energy ripples were being emitted from them.
Mu Chen looked at the stone silhouettes and knew that they must be the test of the Dragon Ascension Gate. Looking from the right, his face gradually turned grave.
That's because he realised that the closer he was to the left, the stronger the danger he felt from the statues.
It was especially so for the stone figure on the left, which made Mu Chen's skin turn slightly cold.
That statue seemed to be rather young with the spear in his hand slanted and a fearsome domineering aura swept out, fluctuating above the plaza, causing space to fluctuate.
Buzz!
Just when Mu Chen's gaze swept across the stone silhouettes, a bizarre fluctuation suddenly rippled out in this space. Thereafter, Mu Chen sensed that the massive plaza seemed to be trembling.
"Challenger, Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign, Challenge Authorization, White Hawk Disciple."
As the plaza trembled, an aged voice resounded. There wasn't any intellect in that voice, it was extremely hollow.
"The Dragon Ascension Gate was once a Saint Artifact that possessed its own intellect. But from the looks of it, its intellect must have been destroyed …" When Mu Chen heard the emotionless voice, his heart trembled.
"Challenge authorization, White Hawk Disciple?"
Mu Chen muttered. Then, he raised his head and saw the stone figure on the third stone pillar faintly trembling. In the end, as if it had come to life, it suddenly shot out and heavily landed on the ground in front of Mu Chen.
The statue was donned in heavy armour and looked like a metal tower with a terrifying power emanating from it that caused the ground to tremble.
"Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign …"
With a sweep of his gaze, Mu Chen had already sensed the statue's strength and instantly understood. So it turned out that the Dragon Ascension Gate would automatically determine the challenger's strength and grant them the challenge authorization.
For example, when he sensed that the challenger was only at the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign, he had sent out a White Hawk Disciple. If that's the case, then Su Qingyin would probably have the authority to challenge a Dragon Plaque Disciple.
"Could it be that we're going to fight them one round at a time?" Mu Chen muttered.
Boom!
While he was muttering to himself, the tower-like stone figure in front of him had already shot over with a roar. It punched out, causing ripples to appear in the air.
The fist that contained frightening power rapidly expanded in Mu Chen's eyes. However, his expression remained extremely calm. Only when the fist arrived before him did he take a step forth. Clasping his five fingers together, he sent a fist rumbling out.
Buzz!
A dazzling golden lustre burst out from his body along with a vague draconic roar.
Boom!
Mu Chen's fist clashed with the statue's fist, causing the ground to tremble. Mu Chen's body did not move, but a terrifying power gushed out from his fist.
Under the terrifying impact, the stone figure was blown away miserably before it exploded into specks of light in the air.
It was just a punch and the statue was instantly killed.
Mu Chen's expression did not change after destroying the statue. If he had to spend so much effort to deal with a Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign, then there was no need for him to continue.
After the statue was instantly killed by Mu Chen, the entire space turned silent. However, the silence did not last for long before a commotion resounded.
Mu Chen shifted his gaze upwards and saw a stone figure on the sixth stone pillar. It seemed to be gradually awakening as it opened its eyes.
It was a grey-robed man with a white wyrm embroidered on his robe. The wyrm brandished its claws and fangs, emanating a ferocious aura.
"White Wyrm Disciple?"
Mu Chen squinted his eyes at this scene. He was a little startled. He never expected that his challenge limit would rise so much, from a White Eagle Disciple to a White Wyrm Disciple. It looked like the Dragon Ascension Gate had detected that his fighting strength wasn't in the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm from his previous punch, thus it had activated the Cultivation Surpassing Mode.
According to Mu Chen's estimation, this White Wyrm Disciple's strength had probably reached the pinnacle of the Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm, comparable to Liu Gui, Wang Tongxian, and the Mysterious Black Sovereign.
The White Jiao-Dragon Disciple flew down from the stone pillar and appeared in front of Mu Chen. Without any words, it raised its hands with an indifferent expression. Light instantly condensed on its hands. Looking from afar, it appeared as if it was made of white jade. Under its beauty, there was a danger that caused one's heart to palpitate.
The white jade hands formed seals and a lustre blossomed. Vaguely, it looked like a white jade lion.
"Jade Lion Spiritual Seal!"
An indifferent voice rang out from the White Wyrm Disciple's mouth before he threw a punch forth.
Roar!
The white light swept out in every direction, forming into a thousand-foot jade lion that galloped, shattering space as it pounced towards Mu Chen.
The White Wyrm Disciple had unleashed his strongest move right from the start, which caught others off guard.
But there weren't any ripples on Mu Chen's face as he stomped his foot. A golden lustre burst out and the Great Solar Undying Body formed behind him.
Eight blazing golden suns rose from the Great Solar Undying Body and shattered, turning into a surging golden current that swept out.
The golden lustre gathered before the Great Solar Undying Body and swiftly formed into a massive golden light wheel. The wheel was like a plate that was thick and profound.
"Heavenly Eighth Solar Wheel!"
A low roar suddenly rang out from Mu Chen's mouth. Facing the all-out attack of the White Jiao-Dragon Disciple, Mu Chen did not have the slightest bit of hesitation as he displayed this perfect attack that combined both offense and defense.
Boom!
The Jade Lion charged forth and clashed with the golden light wheel. However, there wasn't any earth-shattering explosion. That's because when the golden light wheel reversed, the Jade Lion suddenly turned around and tore through space. Like a ferocious lion, it pounced towards the White Wyrm Disciple.
Boom!
A storm-like Spiritual Energy fluctuation swept out. Under the attack of the Jade Lion, the White Wyrm Disciple's body immediately crumbled, turning into sparkles of light that scattered across the sky.
The White Wyrm Disciple, defeated!
Standing on the Great Solar Undying Body, the golden lustre on Mu Chen's body gradually retracted. He did not look at the White Wyrm Disciple, but quietly waited with his eyes squinted.
He wanted to know what kind of challenge authority the Dragon Ascension Gate would give him.
The silence lasted for ten-odd breaths before Mu Chen finally felt the ground trembling. He abruptly raised his head and saw a stone silhouette slowly awakening on the third pillar from the left.
There was a huge white dragon entrenched in the sleeves of the stone figure. A powerful pressure spread out like a tide and enveloped the entire square.
That's … the White Dragon Disciple