In the dark underground prison, a white-dressed woman quietly sat with her legs crossed. At this moment, she had slightly raised her head. Her gaze seemed to have penetrated through the underground and was looking at the silhouette on the Spiritual Jade Island.
"Mu Chen!"
A faint smile appeared on Ling Xi's face. When she seized the Spiritual Jade Island's Protective Spiritual Array, she had already spread her perception out and enveloped the entire island.
Therefore, she could see that Mu Chen had matured. He was no longer as immature as he was in the past.
Evidently, Mu Chen had grown over the years.
"Mu Chen, I will help you guys trap that Perfected Earth Sovereign, but I will have to rely on you guys to deal with the other two."
Ling Xi muttered. With the Spiritual Array left behind by Qing Yanjing, even if the Emerald Serpent Ancestor was a Perfected Earth Sovereign, Ling Xi was confident in trapping him.
But that was the limit of what she could do. As for Gu Shihuang and Liang Xiesha, they still had to rely on Mu Chen and the rest.
"Let me see just how much you've grown in these past few years, little fellow."
Ling Xi's pretty eyes looked at the dark black ground. A low voice slowly rang out in this silent prison.
On the Spiritual Jade Island
When the Skycirculation Meteorite Array suddenly changed its target to trap the Emerald Serpent Ancestor, Long Xiang was dumbfounded, since he never expected that there would be such a twist.
"This Spiritual Array should be under Big Sister Ling Xi's control."
Mu Chen lightly smiled, since he wasn't surprised. That's because when the Spiritual Array appeared, he could vaguely sense the fluctuation that belonged to Ling Xi.
That fluctuation couldn't be sensed by others, only Mu Chen, who was also a Spiritual Array Master, could sense it.
Thus, he did not resist when Gu Shihuang controlled the Spiritual Array to capture him. That's because he knew that those attacks would be diverted away.
"Ling Xi?" Long Xiang was also shocked, "How could she do this?"
Mu Chen stared at Jade Spirit Island and said thoughtfully, "Didn't you say that this island was once my mother's place of quiet cultivation? It's very likely that she left something behind. Sister Ling Xi has been imprisoned here all these years. She might have been cultivating in secret!"
Hearing those words, Long Xiang was startled before he immediately said, "Yeah, I'm afraid that's the case. I was wondering why Ling Xi would come here and allow Gu Shihuang to imprison her. So it turns out that she had an ulterior motive!"
Mu Chen smiled. He glanced at the ashen-faced Emerald Serpent Ancestor who was trapped in the starlight and said, "Since Sister Ling Xi has helped us deal with one, we'll deal with the remaining two ourselves."
Long Xiang bitterly smiled. Even if the Emerald Serpent Ancestor was trapped, Gu Shihuang and Liang Xiesha were still genuine Perfected Earth Sovereigns. So how could the three of them win?
"Big Brother Long Xiang, you and Luo Li should be able to confront a Perfected Earth Sovereign if you join hands."
Long Xiang was stunned before he cast a glance at Luo Li. He had a good understanding of Luo Li and knew that the latter had cultivated the Luo Shen Celestial Body. Although he was a Lesser Earth Sovereign, even Long Xiang knew that he would have to spend quite a bit of effort to obtain the upper hand.
If the two of them joined hands, it wouldn't be impossible for them to deal with a Perfected Earth Sovereign.
But wouldn't that mean that Mu Chen would have to face a Perfected Earth Sovereign by himself?
"Big Brother Long Xiang, you don't have to worry about him. Since he has made such arrangements, then he must have the confidence." While Long Xiang was hesitating, Luo Li smiled.
Evidently, she was still filled with confidence for Mu Chen.
Long Xiang could only nod his head and bitterly smiled. "If the situation isn't right, we will retreat first. Gu Shihuang won't dare to do anything to Ling Xi."
Mu Chen smiled, but he did not comment.
As they spoke, Gu Shihuang and Liang Xiesha had also directed their eerie gazes over. Evidently, the two of them had also figured out the changes in the Spiritual Array.
"Emerald Serpent, don't be anxious. Attack the Starlight Array with all your might so that that bitch can't do anything else. After we capture those three fellows, we will immediately release you." Gu Shihuang looked at the Emerald Serpent Ancestor with a dark expression.
The Emerald Serpent Ancestor snorted, but his expression had calmed down. Although it was unexpected, it wasn't a big deal. With Gu Shihuang and Liang Xiesha's strength, dealing with those three shrimps was something that could be done in the blink of an eye.
After calming the Emerald Serpent Ancestor down, Gu Shihuang coldly looked at Mu Chen with a chill in his eyes that caused the temperature between the heavens and earth to drop.
"Do you think that you can be saved just because that bitch suddenly made a move?"
"Now that you're in my hands, you won't be able to escape even if you grow wings!"
Boom!
When Gu Shihuang's voice resounded, a terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuation that could change the colour of the heavens and earth swept out like a storm with a terrifying Spiritual Energy pressure enveloping the heavens and earth.
Liang Xiesha coldly smiled as he took a step forth and a terrifying Spiritual Energy that wasn't any weaker than Gu Shihuang soared into the sky.
Under the two terrifying Spiritual Energies, the heavens and earth in a radius of a few myriad miles had turned dark with torrential waves sweeping in the surrounding ocean. In the ocean, countless Spiritual Beasts had fled, not daring to stay in the territory of the Spiritual Jade Island.
The two Perfected Earth Sovereigns had unleashed a terrifying pressure that made Long Xiang and Luo Li's faces turn grave.
On the other hand, Mu Chen's gaze was still sharp with the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits slowly appearing under his skin. Although the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits were only Lesser Earth Sovereigns, they possessed the noblest bloodline of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, possessing an innate prestige. Thus, the Spiritual Energy pressure from the two Perfected Earth Sovereigns had no effect on Mu Chen.
Mu Chen stared at Gu Shihuang with a blazing gaze. Before he broke through to the Perfected Earth Sovereign Realm, he could only retreat when facing such a powerhouse.
But as he stepped into the Greater Earth Sovereign Realm, the distance between him and a Perfected Earth Sovereign had also started to shrink.
Although it was an unreachable level in his eyes, it wasn't something he couldn't confront.
Boom!
A blazing fighting intent flashed in Mu Chen's eyes and in the next instant, his silhouette had burst out towards Gu Shihuang.
Mu Chen's sudden move had caused the corner of Gu Shihuang's eyes to twitch before he eerily smiled. "What a brat that doesn't know the immensity of the heavens and earth. Since you want to die, then this old man will fulfil your wish!"
Ordinary Greater Earth Sovereigns would be trembling before him. But not only was Mu Chen not afraid, he even launched an attack, which was undoubtedly challenging the prestige of a Perfected Earth Sovereign.
Boom!
Mu Chen's silhouette was practically like a bolt of lightning. A few breaths later, he had mysteriously appeared before Gu Shihuang. He took a deep breath and a thunderous rumble resounded from his body.
Boom!
Without any ripples on his face, he threw a jab forth.
When he threw his fist forth, the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits appeared on his arm, emanating draconic roars and phoenix cries. A golden lustre that was like mercury had enveloped Mu Chen's arm, like a pair of dragon and phoenix gloves.
However, it wasn't enough to confront a Perfected Earth Sovereign, even if he used the power of the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits!
Thus, when the power of the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits surged, a crystallised pagoda appeared in the depths of Mu Chen's eyes and the Spiritual Energy in his body poured into the pagoda. In the next instant, it had turned into crystallised Spiritual Energy that whistled out.
With Mu Chen's cultivation in the Lesser Earth Sovereign Realm, the Spiritual Energy in his body could confront a Greater Earth Sovereign through the conversion of the Divine Pagoda. Now that he had stepped into the Greater Earth Sovereign Realm, the conversion effect was even more shocking.
Boom!
After the conversion, boundless Spiritual Energy surged from Mu Chen's body. Mu Chen's pupils, which were initially black, had also turned into a dazzling crystalline colour.
At the same time, a crystallised lustre surged in Mu Chen's fist. His entire fist had turned into a crystallised fist, as if it was refined from crystals.
A punch swept past, shattering space itself. Countless spatial fragments were quietly annihilated the moment they came into contact with the fist wind.
Sensing the shocking Spiritual Energy that burst out from Mu Chen's body, even Gu Shihuang had narrowed his eyes. That's because the Spiritual Energy made him feel a little uneasy.
"That brat has really refined the Divine Pagoda!"
Killing intent flashed in Gu Shihuang's eyes. As a member of the Ancient Buddha Clan, he naturally knew that the Divine Pagoda could amplify Spiritual Energy. However, only the Divine Pagoda could amplify the Spiritual Energy of a Greater Earth Sovereign to such a degree!
"Hmph, even if you have the Divine Pagoda, you're only a Greater Earth Sovereign. This old man doesn't believe that you can escape from my palm!"
Gu Shihuang coldly snorted before he formed seals with a single hand and threw a palm forth.
Boom!
Gu Shihuang's palm was akin to a sun that fiercely slammed against Mu Chen's crystallised fist.
"I will let you know how invincible a Perfected Earth Sovereign is with this palm of mine!"
"Under this palm of mine, no matter how you struggle, you're just a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"
Under Gu Shihuang's roar, the radiant palm suddenly flew out and, in the next instant, it heavily slammed against Mu Chen's fist along with a destructive power.
In that instant of contact, a sinister smile rose on the corner of Gu Shihuang's lips. He knew that in the next moment, Mu Chen would be heavily injured, if not dead.
(Apologies, two hours late.)
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(To be continued.)