A woman donned in a rainbow-coloured dress stood on the rubble as her wavy hair emanated a bewitching aura. Her bewitching appearance was even more captivating. On her shoulder, there was a seven-coloured snake, which added a peculiar sense of beauty to her.
However, when Mu Chen looked at that bewitching face, his eyes slowly widened before his face gradually turned weird.
That's because the face before him was extremely familiar. It was Cai Xiao, who had entered the Dragon-Phoenix Haven with Mu Chen back then. Or perhaps, she should be called Xiao Xiao.
The legendary daughter of Emperor Yan. Her background was similar to Lin Jing, it was terrifying.
Mu Chen never expected that the troublesome enemy that Lin Jing was talking about would actually be her!
This was akin to a flood rushing against the temple of the Dragon King!
While Mu Chen was dumbfounded as he looked at Xiao Xiao, the latter had also seen through him and was stunned before a smile-yet-not-a-smile expression appeared on her face.
"Hey, Mu Chen, what are you doing?" Lin Jing had also noticed that something was amiss with Mu Chen and couldn't help asking in puzzlement.
Xiao Xiao gently caressed the snake on her shoulder as she teased, "Tsk, tsk. It has been over a year since we last met. Mu Chen, since when did you become a hired thug?"
Hearing her words, Lin Jing and Jiu You were stunned before looking at Mu Chen in astonishment. "You know her?"
Mu Chen bitterly smiled. "She's also a friend of mine. We have even made it through the Dragon-Phoenix Haven in the Northern Region."
When Lin Jing heard his words, she couldn't help blinking her eyes. Although she did not speak, she must be feeling a little awkward in her heart. After all, no one knew what to say in this situation.
The boundless spiritual power surrounding her body.
Since the lady before him was Mu Chen's friend, there was no need for them to fight. Furthermore, Lin Jing had an extraordinary background. Although she was a lady, she was also very magnanimous. Naturally, she would not be unhappy with Xiao Xiao because of the previous fight.
The Spiritual Frost Puppet that had been hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to attack, also revealed itself and floated back behind Lin Jing.
Lin Jing retracted her spiritual power.
When Xiao Xiao extinguished her battle intent, she also retracted her Spiritual Energy and patted the seven-coloured snake. The snake immediately shrunk back into her shoulder.
Seeing this, Mu Chen also let out a sigh of relief. Both sides were friends. If they really fought, it would be a headache for him.
Xiao Xiao approached. Mu Chen smiled at her, then pointed at Jiu You and introduced him to her. "This is Jiu You.
Right now, we're both in the Great Heaven Domain in the Northern Region. We're old friends. "
He then pointed at Lin Jing. "This is Lin Jing, and her father is Wu Zu."
Finishing his words, he turned to Jiu You.
Lin Jing and Lin Jing said, "This is Xiao Xiao, and her father is Yan Emperor."
When Mu Chen finished his words, the three ladies couldn't help being startled and looked at each other in shock. Wu Zu and Yan Emperor were both great figures that could cause the entire Great Thousand World to tremble with a stomp of their feet. However, these two figures rarely met each other.
They rarely met. However, who could have expected that their daughters would encounter each other in such a manner.
"So it's Wu Zu's daughter. Even my father admires Wu Zu's name. I never expected that I would be able to spar with the Little Princess of the Martial Realm. What fate." Cai Xiao's expression was a little shocked. After all, Wu Zu's name wasn't any weaker than her father.
In terms of fame, he wasn't any weaker than her father. Furthermore, she knew that in the entire Great Thousand World, there weren't many people that her father could hold in high regard.
And Wu Zu was one of them.
Lin Jing's eyes also lit up.
She was a little excited as she said, "So Yan Emperor is Big Sister's father. I have also heard my father mention Senior Yan Emperor many times, and I admire Senior a lot. If I knew about Big Sister's identity, I would have definitely given up the Dragon Spiritual Pearl."
Since young, Lin Jing was proud of her father. Thus, it was unavoidable for her to admire Yan Emperor, who was on the same level as her father. Now that she knew that Xiao Xiao was Yan Emperor's daughter, the excitement in her heart wasn't fake.
Cai Xiao lightly smiled and sighed in her heart. Fortunately, Mu Chen came in time. Otherwise, if they were to fight and reveal their trump cards, it would be unavoidable for them to be injured.
No matter how she looked at it, it wasn't worth for them to become enemies with the other party for a Dragon Spiritual Pearl.
Seeing that the two girls had let go of their previous enmity, Mu Chen felt somewhat relieved. The two girls both had extraordinary backgrounds. Even if their temperaments were different, they were still extremely prideful deep within their bones. Therefore, Mu Chen was truly worried that they would quarrel with each other when their tempers flared up. If that happened, he would be stuck in the middle and wouldn't be a human on either side.
Fortunately, these two young ladies were rather magnanimous, and they were not as petty as ordinary women.
"Why are you here in the Ancient Haven Palace?" Mu Chen looked at Xiao Xiao and asked in astonishment.
"The Ancient Haven Palace was created by the Heavenly Emperor, and I've just come out of my seclusion, so I came to take a look. I initially wanted to look for you in the Northern Region, but I figured that you wouldn't miss this opportunity, so I came here."
Xiao Xiao smiled as she swept a glance at Mu Chen and exclaimed in astonishment, "Your strength has risen so quickly."
Back in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven, Mu Chen was only a Third Grade Sovereign. But in less than two years, he had already stepped into the Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm. Even Xiao Xiao was startled by his cultivation speed.
"I'm not as fast as you."
Mu Chen shrugged. Xiao Xiao did not conceal her Spiritual Energy when he came earlier. Judging from her strength, she wasn't any weaker than Zhu Yan. Evidently, she was also in the Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm or even a pinnacle amongst them.
"This is the Dragon Spiritual Pearl?"
Mu Chen looked at the crystal pearl on the throne in the ruins. It must have been the reason why Lin Jing and Xiao Xiao fought.
Lin Jing and Xiao Xiao exchanged a glance and nodded their heads in embarrassment.
"How are you guys going to split it?"
Asked Mu Chen. There was only one Dragon Spiritual Pearl, so it could only be given to one person. However, he clearly had no intention of splitting it.
Lin Jing smiled. "Big Sister Xiao, I'll give it to her. She still hasn't obtained the token.
Furthermore, it's not a must for me. "
Although the Dragon Spiritual Pearl was rare, she had seen all sorts of treasures with her status. In her eyes, a Dragon Spiritual Pearl was far from being on good terms with Xiao Xiao.
Hearing Lin Jing's decision, Xiao Xiao briefly hesitated, but still nodded her head in gratitude. "Then, I'll have to thank Little Sister Lin Jing.
It's indeed useful, and if I encounter other treasures in the future, I will use it as compensation. "
The rainbow snake on her shoulder crawled out again, then flicked its forked-tongue in the direction of the Dragon Spirit Bead with excitement.
"Big Sister Xiao is too polite. Go and get the treasure." Lin Jing giggled.
Xiao Xiao nodded and walked towards the bone throne. However, Mu Chen suddenly appeared beside her when she was about to step within a hundred feet of the throne.
He stretched out his arm and stopped her.
"Hmm?" Xiao Xiao was stunned. She looked at Mu Chen and Lin Jing in confusion.
Jiu You also hurried over and looked at Mu Chen in surprise. She clearly didn't know what he meant.
"Is there a problem?"
In the end, Jiu You understood Mu Chen the best. She knew that Mu Chen wouldn't be interested in the Dragon Spiritual Pearl. Since that was the case, he must have discovered something since he stopped Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing squinted their eyes upon hearing his words.
Mu Chen stared at the bone throne.
He cast a glance at the ruins and gently nodded his head. "There's something strange about these ruins."
When Cai Xiao approached, he could vaguely sense an extremely obscure fluctuation coming from the ruins. That fluctuation was too well-hidden, so not even Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing could sense it.
Mu Chen squatted down and placed his palm on the ground.
He closed his eyes.
When Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, and Nine Nether saw this scene, they spread out and protected him at the centre.
Mu Chen's actions lasted for a long time.
Shortly after, he abruptly opened his eyes with a spiritual lustre surging in his palm.
He faintly said, "Indeed, there's a problem."
Boom!
As his voice rang out, his palm abruptly slammed down. Spiritual Energy ripples that could be seen with the naked eye abruptly spread out from the centre of his palm.
Boom! Boom!
Waves of explosions rang out from the ruins as countless boulders were forcefully shattered. In the next instant, the entire land started to collapse.
As the ground collapsed, Lin Jing, Xiao Xiao, and Jiu You could see Spiritual Energy light rays rising from the ground. Those light rays linked together and formed into a massive Spiritual Array. That Spiritual Array was centered around the bone throne.
Moreover, the thing that caused their pupils to shrink the most was that they actually saw a huge white dragon at the bottom of the collapsed land. However, this huge dragon was covered in a deathly aura and there was no sign of life in its huge dragon eyes.
It quietly coiled beneath the ground, as if it was dead. It was no wonder why Xiao Xiao and the rest couldn't sense it, while Mu Chen could sense it. It was all because of the Spiritual Array buried beneath the ground.
"It's actually a Corpse Puppet Dragon!" Xiao Xiao and the rest exclaimed in astonishment as they looked at the white dragon shrouded in deathly aura.
They weren't too afraid of the Corpse Puppet Dragon. On the contrary, the Spiritual Array made them feel a sense of danger.
"What Spiritual Array is this?"
Xiao Xiao asked. She had a premonition that if she stepped into this Spiritual Array without any preparations, she would definitely suffer.
"A Corpse Spiritual Array. If you step into it, your Spiritual Energy will be suppressed. Judging from the deathly aura gathered in it, I'm afraid that even a Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign would be suppressed to around the Seventh Grade Sovereign Realm," said Mu Chen.
Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing were startled. If they were suppressed to around the Seventh Grade Sovereign Realm, they would definitely be devoured by the Corpse Puppet Dragon. They never thought that there would be such a killing intent hidden in the ruins.
"What should we do now?" Xiao Xiao slightly knitted her brows. If they forcefully broke the Spiritual Array, they would probably affect the Spiritual Dragon Pearl.
When Mu Chen heard her words, he lightly smiled.
"If it's the Spiritual Formation, leave it to me."
(8 p.m. tonight, our Great Ruler's Y.
Y. will be having a New Year's event. It's said that there will be many beauties singing. If you're free, you can go take a look.
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(To be continued.)