The Luo God Palace
A skinny middle-aged man sat on the chair without any expression on his face. His body didn't move and even his breathing was so weak that it couldn't be heard. If it wasn't for the occasional spiritual light flashing in his eyes, anyone would have thought that he was a statue.
And this guy had been sitting there motionlessly for a whole month!
Luo Li knitted her brows. Ever since that fellow revealed his motive, he didn't speak a single word, which made her unable to determine if he was good or evil.
But there's something that she could be sure of, that person should be from one of the Five Ancient Clans in the Great Thousand World, the Ancient Buddha Clan.
That's because Luo Li had noticed a black pagoda rune on that person's sleeve. In the Great Thousand World, only the Ancient Buddha Clan could be considered as an extraordinary force.
"Mu Chen's mother should be from the Ancient Buddha Clan!"
Back then, Luo Li had once met Mu Chen's mother, so she knew about her identity. But she was clear that it was the Ancient Buddha Clan that obstructed Mu Chen and his mother, causing their family to be unable to reunite.
That meant that the relationship between Mu Chen and the Ancient Buddha Clan shouldn't be good.
Thinking about it, Luo Li looked at the middle-aged man. "You have already waited here for a long time, and there won't be any results if you continue to wait. So please leave."
"Mu Chen will not be returning here."
The middle-aged man raised his head and said, "Looks like you have already sent a message to him."
As his voice rang out, it was as though tens of thousands of dragons and elephants were roaring within his body. A frightening energy ripple was emitted, causing the hard floor of the hall to crack and shatter into dust.
Facing the middle-aged man, there wasn't any fear in Luo Li's glass-like eyes as a boundless spiritual light emanated from her body. Vaguely, there seemed to be a massive Sovereign Immortal Body that was about to be formed behind her.
Although she wasn't an opponent of a Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign, she could still fight with him with the Luo Shen Celestial Body. Furthermore, if the middle-aged man made a move in the Luo God Clan, it would be a violation of the West Heaven Temple's rules. At that time, the West Heaven Temple's Inspector would definitely interfere.
However, the middle-aged man did not make a move in the end. He only stared at Luo Li with a gloomy expression before letting out a disappointed sigh. "I never thought that he would flee before the battle. How disappointing."
"Does he really think that it will work if he keeps on running?
With the Ancient Buddha Clan's strength, there will be a day where he won't be able to escape. At that time, what can he do? "
Hearing the disappointment and disdain in his words, Luo Li felt a little furious. But just when she wanted to speak up for Mu Chen, a familiar voice suddenly resounded from the entrance of the hall.
"A mere Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign wants to make me, Mu Chen, flee? Aren't you overestimating yourself?"
Luo Li fiercely raised her head, only to see a slender youth standing at the entrance of the large hall. Under the illumination of the sunlight, a faint smile appeared on his handsome face, while traces of coldness and solemnity appeared on his face.
Seeing the appearance of Mu Chen, Luo Li inwardly felt relieved. With Mu Chen's strength, he must have obtained a great harvest from this baptism. So even if he couldn't defeat a Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign, he could definitely make the latter unable to do anything to him.
Behind Luo Li, Luo Tianshen, Luo Tianlong, and the other Earth Sovereigns of the Luo God Clan had their faces change from Mu Chen's appearance. That's because that middle-aged man was clearly here for Mu Chen, and with Mu Chen's appearance, the situation would probably go out of control.
Facing a Half-step Perfected Paragon, they also felt a lot of pressure.
Sitting on the chair, the middle-aged man's sharp gaze was tightly focused on Mu Chen's body. When he saw Mu Chen's face clearly, his eyes rippled for a moment.
"You're Mu Chen?" The middle-aged man slowly said.
"I won't change my name, nor will I change my surname." Mu Chen lightly smiled and nodded his head.
"Very good. If you don't even dare to meet me today, then I will feel that it's not worth it for your mother to protect you." The middle-aged man said.
Mu Chen shook his head with a smile. "I've said it before, a Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign doesn't have that capability."
He didn't have the slightest favorable impression of the Ancient Buddha Clan, so he naturally wouldn't give the other party any face.
The middle-aged man nodded his head, but he did not speak any further. But just when everyone felt relieved, he suddenly stood up in the next instant.
Roar!
A violent dracophant's roar abruptly fluctuated in his body as he took a step forth. His silhouette seemed to have teleported as he appeared before Mu Chen and threw a jab forth.
His jab might seem simple, but when it whistled, a boundless spiritual lustre surged, as if there were dracophants roaring in the lustre, emanating a shocking power.
That jab contained a terrifying power that could kill an ordinary Greater Earth Sovereign on the spot.
However, there weren't any ripples on Mu Chen's face, as if he wasn't surprised by the middle-aged man's sudden attack. He took a deep breath and in the next moment, a dazzling spiritual lustre burst out from his eyes.
Roar!
Clenching his hand into a fist, he threw a jab forth with the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits unleashing a crisp draconic roar and phoenix cry on his arm, along with a pressure that enveloped out.
After being refined by the baptism, the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits in Mu Chen's body had also made a breakthrough, reaching the Lesser Earth Sovereign Realm. With the two of them stacked together, they had all gathered into Mu Chen's fist.
The power of a True Dragon and True Phoenix, even if they were only in the Lesser Earth Sovereign Realm, with the addition of Mu Chen, they could definitely suppress any Greater Earth Sovereign.
It was so much so that if the one before him was Ling Zhanzi, Mu Chen's fist would probably heavily injure him.
Boom!
The two fists, which contained terrifying power, were like two destructive meteorites as they heavily smashed against each other in the next instant.
Boom!
A low and deep sound rang out. However, what surprised everyone was that the frightening collision did not result in the expected destructive force. However, a sharp-eyed person would discover that the hard ground within a hundred feet from the two of them had already turned into dust. Moreover, there was a bottomless pit under the dust.
Space violently distorted from the clash of their fists and in the next moment, the two of them trembled.
Mu Chen's figure shot backwards, his feet landing on the ground as he retreated dozens of steps. On the other hand, the middle-aged man had retreated dozens of steps. But overall, the two of them were evenly matched in this head-on collision!
Their footprints were embedded in the ground and every single one of them had a black mark. That's because their footprints were too deep in the ground.
The two of them clashed in an instant. When the two of them retreated, Luo Li abruptly stood up and coldly looked at the middle-aged man with the Luo Shen Celestial Body about to be formed behind her.
With her and Mu Chen joining forces, even if this person was a Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign, he would still have to stay here today.
Behind Luo Li, Luo Tianshen, Luo Tianlong, and the rest were dumbfounded. Although they knew that Mu Chen had defeated Ling Zhanzi, and his fighting prowess was extraordinary, they still couldn't believe it.
But the person before them wasn't a Greater Earth Sovereign, but a Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign. His strength was already approaching the Perfected Earth Sovereign Realm, and it wasn't something that a Pinnacle Greater Earth Sovereign could be compared to.
But who could have expected that Mu Chen wouldn't be in a disadvantageous position in the previous confrontation?
Evidently, in less than half a year, Mu Chen's strength had grown by leaps and bounds!
The middle-aged man had also stabilised his figure. His expression was also a little startled. Clearly, he never expected that Mu Chen would not retreat and clash head-on with him with his powerful strength.
Furthermore, he did not gain any advantage in this confrontation!
One must know that the cultivation technique that he cultivated was to increase his strength, and his fist would be accompanied by a dragon and elephant.
But when he clashed with Mu Chen earlier, he felt that the strength that he was so proud of seemed to have suffered some sort of suppression. That feeling was as if Mu Chen's strength was on a higher level.
In another corner of the hall, Mu Chen rubbed his fist with shock in his eyes. At the same time, he was also startled by the terrifying strength that the middle-aged man before him possessed.
If it wasn't for his True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits breaking through to the Lesser Earth Sovereign Realm, he would definitely be heavily injured from that clash.
"That fellow's strength is terrifying. In terms of strength, I'm afraid that even a Perfected Earth Sovereign might not be stronger than him."
Mu Chen's gaze flickered. That fellow was clearly not an ordinary Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign. If they were to fight today, it would definitely be an intense battle.
Thus, Mu Chen's expression gradually turned solemn and the surging Spiritual Energy in his body whistled as he looked at the middle-aged man with caution.
However, as he solemnly waited, the middle-aged man revealed a rare smile. His smile was filled with a rich gratification.
"Truly worthy of being the child of Master, to be so outstanding at such a young age."
Seeing the smile that was filled with gratification, Mu Chen was stunned.
Before Mu Chen could react, the middle-aged man had unexpectedly knelt down on one knee under the astonished gazes of Mu Chen, Luo Li and the rest. His face, which was originally without any expression, was now filled with respect from the bottom of his heart.
"Subordinate Long Xiang greets the Young Master!"
(To be continued.)