A boundless lustre blossomed in the ancient starry sky and the ancient Spiritual Energy was no longer as gentle as before. A terrifying power burst out, causing the entire starry sky to freeze.
In the frozen starry sky, even the flow of time had slowed down.
In a corner of the frozen starry sky, Senior Winter's silhouette froze with rage on his face. However, he couldn't budge due to the frozen space.
But his gaze was still looking at Mu Chen with disbelief. Evidently, his heart was also in a state of shock from that sudden change.
He never expected that Mu Chen's counterattack would be so ferocious. That sword definitely contained the aura of a Heavenly Sovereign.
But after exchanging blows, the power did not reach the level that Senior Winter had expected. That sword did bring great danger to him, and if he was careless, he might even be heavily injured.
But it wasn't to the extent that he would be at a loss. The reason why he was in such a state was because he was frightened by the aura of a Heavenly Sovereign in that sword.
He was afraid that it was a trump card that Yan Emperor had left for Mu Chen. What sort of figure was Yan Emperor? Even if he prepared a trump card for Mu Chen, it would be easy for him to deal with Senior Winter.
So in that instant, to protect his life, Senior Winter had retracted all his Spiritual Energy to form a defence.
Although he managed to withstand it, he had lost the share of the Baptism Energy that he had obtained with great difficulty. Furthermore, he even lost 10% of it!
Right now, he only had 30% of it!
It was even worse than splitting it evenly!
"Damn it! Damn it! That cunning brat!"
Senior Winter cursed in his heart with regret. He shouldn't have been so arrogant earlier. If he was prepared, he wouldn't have been frightened by Mu Chen's sword.
While Senior Winter was regretting in his heart, the West Heaven Battle Emperor's face was pale at this scene and he looked at Mu Chen with shock.
That sword from before did possess the aura of a Heavenly Sovereign.
However, it wasn't Emperor Yan's aura. Instead, it was another vast and unfathomable aura. If that aura was at its peak, even he would be far inferior to it.
"Emperor Yan said that Mu Chen obtained the inheritance of Sky Emperor. If I'm not mistaken, that sword from before should have been left behind by Sky Emperor. With the help of that sword, he was able to take back his share."
The West Heaven Battle Emperor's gaze flickered. He never expected that Mu Chen would have such a trump card.
Moreover, the most shocking thing was Mu Chen's forbearance. Even in the face of Senior Winter's aggressiveness, he remained calm until the moment when Senior Winter began to relax. Then, he suddenly took action and regained all the lost shares in one fell swoop!
This kind of forbearance was simply frightening.
Taking a deep breath, the West Heaven Battle Emperor helplessly sighed before he turned around and left without taking another glance at Senior Winter.
The situation had already been determined, and Senior Winter had lost his last chance. Thus, his plan to obstruct Mu Chen had been resolved by Mu Chen.
At this moment, the baptism had already started to change. Unless he forcefully made a move with his strength at the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, he wouldn't be able to interfere with Mu Chen's baptism.
But if that's the case, he would undoubtedly be breaking the rules. If the news spread out, it would definitely attract disdain, which was something that the West Heaven Battle Emperor couldn't tolerate.
Not to mention that Mu Chen still had Emperor Yan and Wu Zu standing behind him. If he really did that, then even Emperor Yan, who he had been chatting with, would probably feel disgusted with him.
To deal with a puny Mu Chen, the West Heaven Battle Emperor naturally wouldn't be willing to pay such a heavy price.
"So what if that brat has become the Seed of the Continent?
Up until now, the Seed of the Continent has a higher chance of breaking through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, but that's only relative. More than 90% of them are still stuck in the Heavenly Sovereign Realm … "
As these thoughts flashed in the heart of the West Heaven Battle Emperor, he faintly smiled and disappeared from this ancient starry sky. As long as one hasn't stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, then Lesser Earth Sovereigns or Perfected Earth Sovereigns were just ants in his eyes.
When the West Heaven Battle Emperor left, the smile in Mu Chen's eyes grew denser. Evidently, he was satisfied with the outcome.
The power that he borrowed was naturally the Heavenly Emperor Sword that the Heavenly Emperor left behind. There was a remnant aura of the Heavenly Emperor on it, which was the aura of a Heavenly Sovereign. This was also the reason why Senior Winter was so terrified.
However, Senior Winter had no idea that the Heavenly Emperor Sword had already been exhausted by the Heavenly Emperor to kill the Nine-Corpse Sky Monarch. The remaining energy could only allow Mu Chen to use it a few times.
Thus, to avoid a deadlock, Mu Chen had chosen to make a move at the last moment. This way, even if Senior Winter recovered, it would be a foregone conclusion, and he wouldn't be able to make a move anymore.
In the end, the outcome was within Mu Chen's expectations. It might even be said that it had exceeded his expectations.
That's because he initially wanted to take back their share, but he never expected that he would even take Senior Winter's share.
Evidently, he had underestimated the intimidation of a Heavenly Sovereign's aura towards Senior Winter.
Thinking about it, Mu Chen couldn't help smiling in his heart. Thereafter, he shifted his gaze towards Luo Li's direction. Previously, when they were trying to snatch back their share, Luo Li had split the region. However, she only took 30% of the share, leaving 40% for Mu Chen.
"That lass …"
Although Mu Chen felt helpless in his heart, he did not reject it. That's because the two clones beside him, Mu Chen had also stopped here. He had purposely done this, since he wanted the two clones to receive the baptism of the continent's energy.
"Let's begin!"
Mu Chen closed his eyes and muttered in his heart.
Buzz!
As if it had heard his thoughts, when he finished speaking, the ancient and pure Spiritual Energy in the region that he had occupied burst out with a myriad foot of lustre. As the lustre swept down, it swiftly enveloped the three Mu Chens.
As the lustre enveloped over, Mu Chen could sense the ancient Spiritual Energy entering his body. His flesh and blood had started to boil, devouring the ancient Spiritual Energy greedily.
It felt like a baby that had tasted the sweetest breast milk. It was an instinctive desire.
When the ancient Spiritual Energy invaded Mu Chen's body, it had also clashed with his own Spiritual Energy. That feeling was like a clear pond with thick ink pouring in. In an instant, it caused his own Spiritual Energy to gradually become thicker.
Under the baptism of the ancient Spiritual Energy, Mu Chen could sense every single muscle, bone, blood, and even Spiritual Energy in his body undergoing a drastic change.
Roar!
While Mu Chen's body underwent a drastic change, a draconic roar and phoenix cry resounded from his body. The True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits that Mu Chen hadn't used for a long time had appeared on the surface of his body.
Ever since Mu Chen broke through to the Lesser Earth Sovereign Realm, the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits hadn't made a breakthrough. Thus, they couldn't provide much help to Mu Chen, so Mu Chen had gradually forgotten about them.
But under the baptism of the ancient Spiritual Energy, the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits had awakened and were greedily devouring. As they devoured, Mu Chen could vaguely sense that the power they possessed was swiftly approaching the Earth Sovereign Realm.
According to this speed, it wouldn't take long for them to break through to the Earth Sovereign Realm.
At that time, their usefulness to Mu Chen would be displayed once again.
"The Seed of the Continent truly has endless benefits."
Sensing the changes in his body, even with Mu Chen's composure, he couldn't help rejoicing. It was no wonder why Senior Winter was so anxious, so it turned out that there was actually such a wondrous benefit.
"The baptism is too powerful, it has frozen space and even time. Thus, the flow of time here is different from the outside world. According to the flow of time here, this baptism will probably last a few years, while only a few months have passed in the outside world."
Sensing the changes in his body, Mu Chen had also sensed that the surrounding time had slowed down. Evidently, the Baptism had changed the flow of time in this region.
This baptism would undoubtedly last for quite a long time.
Regarding this, Mu Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief. His cultivation speed far exceeded that of an ordinary person. Although his talent was at the pinnacle, there were times when he had to calm down and carefully polish himself.
No matter how good an unpolished jade was, it would still require meticulous carving, which sometimes required time to brew.
Mu Chen slowly closed his eyes and his mind gradually focused, entering into a deep state of cultivation. In this long period of baptism, he also had to digest his own improvements.
Only in this way would he be able to break through once more during the baptism of the continent this time with sufficient preparation!
Boundless lustre constantly gushed out in the ancient starry sky, freezing space and time. Only the five silhouettes in the lustre were emanating traces of vitality.
Time slowly flowed in this ancient silence.
(To be continued.)