Splash!
Mu Chen flew out from the Heavenly Lake and stood on the Golden Dragon Plaque as he floated on the surface of the Heavenly Lake. Casting his gaze over, he clicked his tongue. That's because the surface of the Heavenly Lake was extremely bustling at this moment with streaks of light constantly flying out from the Heavenly Lake.
"That's the Heavenly Lake Baptism?"
The moment Mu Chen appeared, his gaze was fixed on a spot not too far away. On the surface of the river, there was a figure standing on the token. With a stomp of his foot, the light on the token instantly burst out and dots of light soared into the sky. Every single one of those dots of light contained extremely pure and massive Spiritual Energy.
Those sparkles of light were naturally the Heavenly Lake Crystals. Judging from the amount, there should be roughly twenty of them.
According to this amount, the Heavenly Lake Baptism should only be a low-grade one.
But judging from the expression on that man's face, he was clearly satisfied. After all, it was too difficult to obtain Heavenly Lake Crystals. Even a Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign would have to rack his brains for it. So it was already extremely rare for him to obtain twenty Heavenly Lake Crystals.
Buzz!
Buzz! Those Heavenly Lake Crystals soared into the sky and gathered together, forming into a massive beam of light that connected the sky and the Heavenly Lake, as if it was a bridge that connected the two.
As for the man, he was standing on the bridge.
Rustle!
The boundless river water gathered above the man, forming a huge vortex. Within the vortex, a vast amount of pure Spiritual Energy was being compressed. A moment later, with a bang, the Spiritual Energy turned into countless droplets of rain that fell from the sky.
Those droplets weren't ordinary rain, they were emerald in colour and seemed to contain powerful vitality and Spiritual Energy.
Every single droplet was comparable to ten thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
Down below, the man that triggered the Low-Grade Baptism had joy written all over his face. He immediately controlled his Sovereign Celestial Body and spread his hands out.
He allowed the raindrops to fall on his Sovereign Celestial Body.
Buzz!
When the raindrops fell on the Sovereign Celestial Body, they immediately integrated into it. Instantly, the Sovereign Celestial Body burst out with a myriad foot lustre and the Spiritual Energy that burst out from his body started to surge at a shocking speed.
Furthermore, on the surface of the Sovereign Celestial Body, there was a faint layer of emerald light that looked like a membrane.
It enveloped the Sovereign Celestial Body. Although the membrane seemed thin, Mu Chen and the rest knew that with this layer of emerald light, the might of the man's Sovereign Celestial Body had at least doubled!
Moreover, that man's body …
He also received a baptism, a cleansing of his marrow and bones.
There was a faint fluorescent glow on the surface of his body. He had also received a huge boost.
"Haha, as expected of the Heavenly River Baptism!"
Sensing the changes in his Sovereign Celestial Body, the man couldn't help bursting out into laughter as his face was filled with joy.
Clearly, he was extremely satisfied with this baptism.
There were many experts paying attention to him on the Heavenly Lake. When they saw the latter's growth, they had shock on their faces. The Heavenly Lake's Baptism.
It was indeed extraordinary!
"Even the Elementary Baptism has such an effect?"
Mu Chen was also a little astonished. Although the reason why the man's growth was so great was mainly due to his weak foundation, it was, after all, only a Elementary Baptism. Above it, there was still the Advanced Baptism, as well as the Perfect Baptism, which he had no idea if it existed.
Boom!
Boom! As Mu Chen exclaimed, more light soared into the sky from the Heavenly Lake, causing torrential fluctuations. More and more experts were starting to trigger the Heavenly Lake's Baptism.
Those Baptisms were practically all Elementary Baptisms. However, due to the difference in the amount of Heavenly Lake Crystals, there was a difference between the Baptisms.
"Mhm, there's a Greater Baptism?"
Mu Chen, who was looking at the innumerable Baptism Lights, suddenly narrowed his eyes as he looked into the distance. There was a massive beam of light that soared into the sky. The energy contained in that beam of light was so powerful that it practically swept away all the other Baptism Lights, attracting countless astonished gazes.
Mu Chen looked at the silhouette in the baptismal light and squinted his eyes. That silhouette wasn't unfamiliar, it was Qin Jingzhe, whom Mu Chen had previously encountered at the Dragon Ascension Gate, the former fifth ranker of the Expert Ranking.
The number of Heavenly Lake Crystals that flew out from the token beneath his feet amounted to a total of seventy, which practically surpassed everyone here.
The Heavenly Lake's Baptism that was triggered by this amount was naturally a Greater Baptism that had yet to appear.
The commotion caused by it was exceptionally spectacular. The boundless lustre had turned into a clear stream that streaked across the sky and entered Qin Jingzhe's head.
Qin Jingzhe did not summon his Sovereign Celestial Body, but everyone could clearly sense that the Sword Intent emanating from his body was getting sharper. In the end, even the space around him was being sliced apart.
That feeling was as if the sword intent nurtured in his body had become sharper and sharper under the wash of that stream.
When the last drop of the stream disappeared into the top of Qin Jingzhe's head, he opened his eyes. Sword Qi shot out from his eyes and tore a thousand-foot-long mark in the heavenly river below.
The Spiritual Energy fluctuation that emanated from Qin Jingzhe's body had also soared to a shocking degree. It was the Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign!
"Qin Jingzhe actually broke through!"
Countless experts exclaimed on the surface of the Heavenly Lake. In the past, Qin Jingzhe was only in the Pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm. But at this moment, he had stepped into the Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm!
Many people had envy on their faces. Stepping into the Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm meant that one was qualified to come in contact with the Earth Sovereign Realm. The moment one stepped into that realm, it would be akin to ascending the heavens in a single step and becoming a supreme powerhouse.
The difference between the Sovereign Realm and Earth Sovereign Realm was akin to the heavens and earth.
Stepping into the Sovereign Realm would allow one to be known as an expert in the Great Thousand World, possessing the ability to roam the world. But stepping into the Earth Sovereign Realm would allow one to become an Overlord. It was so much so that even in a supercontinent like the Greatlaw Continent, one would be qualified to establish a force.
"The Heavenly Lake is truly worthy of being the origin of the Ancient Haven Palace." Even Mu Chen couldn't help sighing.
"Mhm?"
As he sighed, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
Turning his head over, he saw several silhouettes appearing on the surface of the lake.
When those silhouettes appeared, the Golden Dragon Plaque beneath their feet emanated a dazzling golden lustre, causing many experts to look at Qin Jingzhe.
They had all shifted their gazes over.
When they saw those silhouettes, their eyes lit up with anticipation.
Those silhouettes represented the pinnacle of the younger generations in the Greatlaw Continent, with Zhu Yan, Jia Louluo, Su Qingyin and the rest amongst them.
At the same time, three silhouettes appeared.
Three silhouettes appeared, it was Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, and Nine Nether.
When those silhouettes appeared, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. However, they weren't bothered by those gazes and swept their gazes around.
Their gazes were all gathered onto Mu Chen.
Lin Jing and the rest waved their hands towards Mu Chen, but they did not approach for the time being.
After all, since they were going to trigger the Heavenly Lake's Baptism, there was still some distance between them so that they wouldn't disturb each other.
Zhu Yan also cast a deep glance at Mu Chen without speaking a word, while Su Qingyin wore an interested expression.
As for Jia Louluo.
He wore a smile as he looked at Mu Chen with a warm expression. "Haha, so Brother Mu has already come out. I see that there's still no news of Xia Yu.
It looks like he has truly fallen in your hands. How formidable. "
When Jia Louluo spoke, countless people on the lake sucked in a cold breath before looking at Mu Chen in disbelief.
Evidently, the battle between Mu Chen and Xia Yu had yet to spread out.
"Xia Yu has fallen in Mu Chen's hands?
How is that possible?! "
Everyone was shocked. Even Qin Jingzhe, who had just broken through to the Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm, looked at Mu Chen in shock. He initially thought that he would be able to fight Xia Yu with his breakthrough, but who could have expected that Xia Yu would be killed by Mu Chen?
"No! Impossible!"
In a corner of the Heavenly Lake, Xia Hong's face was pale and the experts of the Xia Empire behind him had their foreheads covered in sweat. They looked at Mu Chen with shock in their eyes, as if they had seen a ghost.
They only knew that Xia Yu would make a move against Mu Chen in the Heavenly Lake, but they never expected that not only did Xia Yu fail to kill Mu Chen, but he was even killed by Mu Chen instead.
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Mu Chen maintained an indifferent expression as he glanced at Jia Louluo. Although that fellow sounded shocked, he was clearly up to no good.
"If you're interested, you can give it a try yourself." Mu Chen faintly said.
Garuda smiled. "This isn't a good time. Furthermore, Brother Mu isn't simple, either, to be able to get the help of such a powerful outsider. It looks like the opportunities of our Greatlaw Continent will benefit from this trip to the Ancient Haven Palace."
As he spoke, he cast a glance at Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, and the rest. His intention was clear.
When the experts on the Heavenly Lake heard his words, their faces changed as they looked at Mu Chen, Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, and the rest in fear.
"This fellow, what a vicious heart!"
Jiu You's gaze turned cold as she furiously stared at Jia Louluo. That fellow was clearly trying to isolate Mu Chen and even placed Mu Chen against the Greatlaw Continent.
However, Mu Chen ignored those fearful gazes and calmly smiled. "The Ancient Haven Palace was left behind by our predecessors. Back then, the Seniors of the Ancient Haven Palace had fallen to protect the Great Thousand World from the invasion of the Fiend Clans. So what they left behind naturally belongs to the Great Thousand World. But today, you're using the opportunity that they left behind to drive a wedge between our Great Thousand World. I'm afraid that your actions aren't any different from the Fiend Clans."
When Mu Chen's words resounded, everyone was stunned before they felt ashamed. That's because Mu Chen's words were righteous, and if anyone dared to refute it, then they would be bearing the blame of helping the Fiend Clans. Not to mention Jia Louluo, even a Heavenly Sovereign wouldn't dare to bear the blame.
Some experts exchanged a look before they looked at Garuda, whose face had turned a little unsightly. Evidently, the latter was also greatly shaken by this wok, which they couldn't help sighing.
"This Mu Chen is truly ruthless!"
(To be continued.)