Rumble!
A boundless noise swept out from the depths of the Heavenly Lake, sweeping up heavy waves as a domineering Sovereign Celestial Body formed behind Xia Yu. As it breathed, the river that was as heavy as a mountain was swept up like a water dragon.
A scalp numbing pressure was being emitted, causing many experts in the distance to have a smear of fear on their faces.
That's because that massive light figure was the Emperor Celestial Body that Xia Yu had cultivated. Even in the 99 Rankings of Sovereign Celestial Bodies, this Sovereign Celestial Body was ranked 45th.
A Sovereign Celestial Body of such a ranking would become a Sect Guarding Celestial Body, even in some powerful peak forces. One could imagine how powerful it would be.
"Xia Yu is truly worthy of being the Crown Prince of the Xia Empire. The Xia Emperor is a little too good to him!"
Some experts couldn't help exclaiming with envy in their eyes. In terms of value, a Sovereign Celestial Body of this ranking could probably be comparable to a genuine Divine Ability!
Under all the envious gazes, Xia Yu, who stood before the Emperor Celestial Body, coldly looked at Mu Chen. In that instant when the Sovereign Celestial Body appeared, his strength had reached an astonishing height.
At this moment, if he made a move, he could annihilate a Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereign with a flip of his hand. It was so much so that even Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereigns wouldn't dare to face him head-on and could only retreat.
All these years, he had experienced many bloody battles. But even those stronger than him could only retreat when facing the might of his Emperor Celestial Body.
After all, the Emperor Celestial Body was powerful to be ranked 45th on the rankings.
Sensing the domineering aura of the Emperor Celestial Body, even Mu Chen couldn't help squinting his eyes.
Judging from the latter's aura, it was indeed incomparable to those ordinary Sovereign Celestial Bodies that he had encountered in the past.
Since Xia Yu could be ranked 4th in the Expert Gang of the Greatlaw Continent, he truly did possess some extraordinary capabilities.
This person could be considered as a formidable opponent.
In the distance, Xia Yu's eyes were indifferent, but he didn't say anything.
With a stomp of his foot, the domineering eyes of the Celestial Body behind him locked onto Mu Chen.
Boom!
The Dharmakaya of the Great Heavenly King stretched out his palm, covering the sky and slamming it towards Mu Chen.
There was nothing ingenious about this palm strike. The power of this palm strike was strong enough to severely injure ordinary perfected grade-nine cultivators.
No matter how ingenious the moves were, they were all powerless.
The huge palm print shrouded down, and large tracts of the river water were forced away, forming a huge vacuum zone.
Mu Chen raised his head. The palm print covered a radius of a thousand zhang, sealing off all his escape routes. However, his expression remained calm.
He didn't panic at all.
Hu.
He took a deep breath. Behind him, there was a faint smile on his face.
Space fluctuated as his Sovereign Sea vaguely appeared. Thereafter, under everyone's astonished gazes, he did not retreat, but took a step forth.
Rumble!
There seemed to be an extremely powerful Spiritual Energy gushing out from the Sovereign Sea behind him.
A golden light blossomed between the heavens and earth as everyone saw a golden silhouette condensing behind Mu Chen.
That golden silhouette had a sun hovering behind its head.
It didn't possess the domineering aura of the Emperor Celestial Body, but there was a mysterious and unfathomable feeling being emitted from it.
When the golden silhouette appeared, it brandished its golden palm. Extremely robust Spiritual Energy gathered in its palm, forming into a myriad feet of golden light. In the end, the golden palm flew out and clashed with the overbearing palm of the Emperor Celestial Body.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! In that instant when the two palms clashed, the heavens and earth seemed to have shattered. An ear-deafening rumble rang out in every direction, causing the surrounding river water to explode with countless water pillars that soared into the sky.
As the violent shock wave wreaked havoc, the experts that were paying attention to this battle narrowed their eyes. That's because they were shocked to see that the Sovereign Celestial Body behind Mu Chen had actually received the palm of Xia Yu's Emperor Celestial Body without any damage.
"How is that possible?!
Just what Sovereign Celestial Body did Mu Chen cultivate?
It's actually so powerful! "
"Judging from its might, it doesn't seem to be any inferior to the Emperor Celestial Body. This Mu Chen truly has a trump card!"
"But why does this Sovereign Celestial Body look so unfamiliar?"
"… …"
Many experts couldn't help exclaiming. After all, in this world, there weren't many that could be comparable to the Emperor Celestial Body. That's because those that could surpass the Emperor Celestial Body were all extremely rare. Even those peak forces might not possess one.
Exclamations endlessly resounded in the Heavenly Lake. Xia Yu's gaze was fixed on the Sovereign Celestial Body that had appeared behind Mu Chen with uncertainty in his eyes.
Although Mu Chen's Sovereign Celestial Body was unfamiliar, Xia Yu vaguely felt a sense of familiarity from it, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
"This Sovereign Celestial Body …" Xia Yu's gaze flickered as his heart suddenly trembled, "It seems to be similar to the mysterious Sovereign Celestial Body that Jia Louluo has cultivated."
He had fought with Jia Louluo in the past, so he had naturally seen the latter's mysterious and powerful Sovereign Celestial Body. It was a Sovereign Celestial Body that wasn't on the Sovereign Celestial Body Ranking. But the might that it possessed was something that even Xia Yu was envious of.
Back when he fought with Jia Louluo, he had lost to the latter's mysterious Sovereign Celestial Body. But right now, he had actually seen a similar Sovereign Celestial Body on Mu Chen's body.
However, Xia Yu only had some suspicions. That's because although Mu Chen's Sovereign Celestial Body was similar to Jia Louluo's mysterious Sovereign Celestial Body, there was a difference in its aura.
"It shouldn't be the same Sovereign Celestial Body!"
Xia Yu's face changed, but in the end, he still suppressed this impossible thought. He did not believe that with Mu Chen's ability and background, he would possess a powerful Sovereign Celestial Body that even he would be envious of.
Furthermore, even if it was the same Sovereign Celestial Body, Xia Yu wasn't afraid. That's because, even if it was the same Sovereign Celestial Body, it would possess a different might in the hands of a different person.
Could Mu Chen be comparable to Jia Louluo?
In Jia Louluo's understanding, it was clearly impossible.
The shock on Xia Yu's face gradually retracted as he looked at Mu Chen from afar. The killing intent in his eyes seemed to have grown denser, "If this is your confidence to challenge me, then I can only tell you that it's not enough."
"Then, let's give it a try." There weren't many ripples in Mu Chen's voice.
Xia Yu coldly snorted as his gaze turned even sharper. In the next instant, his silhouette moved and appeared on the shoulder of the Emperor Celestial Body, then heavily stomped his feet.
Buzz!
There seemed to be ripples of light that spread out from his feet and entered into the Sovereign Celestial Body.
Moo!
Bizarre runes surfaced on the Celestial Body of the Sovereign Celestial Body as it opened its mouth and unleashed a bizarre roar. Sound waves were emitted from its mouth and every single sound wave had taken form in the sky, forming into divine seals that were roughly a hundred feet in size.
Those divine seals were like the crown of a king, incomparably overbearing, possessing a terrifying might that could suppress mountains and rivers.
Every single one of those divine seals could kill a Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereign. With so many gathered together, even a Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign would fall under them if he was careless.
"Emperor Undying Seal!"
Xia Yu roared as the divine seals pierced through space and enveloped towards Mu Chen like a storm.
His gaze was eerie. Over the years, countless Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereigns had died under this move of his. It was so much so that even Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereigns had been killed by him.
That's because the Undying Seal of the Heavenly King was extremely profound. Even if it was destroyed, it would immediately reform and unleash an endless stream of attacks. Unless he could destroy it in one go, only then would he be able to break this move. But it was something that Mu Chen couldn't do right now.
Thus, Mu Chen had to die!
Xia Yu wouldn't easily use this move against ordinary Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereigns. However, Mu Chen was too strange, which made Xia Yu decide to kill a chicken with a sledgehammer.
A destructive fluctuation enveloped over from every direction. Mu Chen's eyes slightly narrowed as he could sense that there seemed to be an endless fluctuation coming from those divine seals.
Once enveloped by this attack, there would be no end to it. If he chose to face it head-on, then he would definitely be exhausted to death.
Mu Chen's gaze flickered as he stretched out his hand and formed seals with a single hand.
Buzz!
Golden suns suddenly rose from the Great Solar Undying's body and then exploded, turning into a golden flood that swept out.
The Great Solar Undying Body stretched out its hand and the golden current swiftly gathered, turning into a massive golden wheel. The wheel was engraved with ancient runes that seemed to contain endless power.
"Heavenly Eighth Solar Wheel!"
Mu Chen roared in his heart as boundless golden lustre gushed out from the golden wheel.
Since he couldn't take it head-on, then he would reflect it back and let Xia Yu have a taste of his Heavenly Emperor Undying Seal!
Rumble!
The divine seals slammed against the golden wheel, causing it to spin in reverse. In that instant, it was as if time had come to a standstill.
Xia Yu's pupils abruptly narrowed at this moment. He was shocked to see that the divine seals that were flying towards Mu Chen had suddenly turned around and flew towards him in an even more ferocious manner!
"Damn it!"
Xia Yu's face instantly turned ashen.
When Mu Chen controlled the Heavenly Eighth Solar Wheel to reflect Xia Yu's attack, Jia Louluo, who was capturing a Heavenly Lake Spirit, suddenly raised his head and looked in their direction.
"It has reached the level of eight suns?"
Jia Louluo fiddled with the Heavenly Lake Crystal in his hand as an emotionless arc rose on the corner of his lips before he turned around and headed in the direction of Mu Chen's party.
"Looks like it's time to get rid of him."
(To be continued.)