"We pay our respects to the King."
Their voices echoed out, causing Mu Chen to be stunned for a long time before looking at the Black Dragon Army in shock. He never expected that this elite troop, which he had been drooling over, would actually acknowledge him as the new King.
In that instant, even with Mu Chen's composure, his heart couldn't help racing. Although he tried his best to maintain an indifferent expression, there was still unconcealable joy on his face.
In the end, he no longer concealed it and his brows were filled with joy.
That's because he knew how powerful this troop was. Although some of the warriors had been corroded by time, causing the Black Dragon Army to suffer losses, it was still a powerful troop that could confront Heavenly Sovereigns.
When the day came that Mu Chen could fully control it, Mu Chen wouldn't have to fear even Heavenly Sovereigns.
In the current Great Thousand World, the amount of resources and effort needed to build such a powerful army was something that even ordinary superpowers couldn't achieve.
Take the Wu Clan and the West Heaven Temple for example. They might have Heavenly Sovereigns, but they definitely didn't have such a troop.
If Mu Chen had to create it himself, even if he emptied his Mu Abode, he wouldn't even be able to obtain a tenth of the Black Dragon Army.
Because of all these reasons, Mu Chen was so excited that he couldn't control his emotions.
"Everyone, please rise."
After a brief moment of excitement, Mu Chen gradually calmed down and cupped his fists towards the robust man and the warriors of the Black Dragon Army.
His attitude was extremely courteous. He wasn't arrogant just because the Black Dragon Army had acknowledged his position. The Black Dragon Army wasn't like those puppets that he had obtained in the past, but a troop with flesh and blood. So it was necessary for him to win over the hearts of the troops.
Rustle!
The tens of thousands of warriors of the Black Dragon Army stood up and the robust man respectfully said, "New King, please take your seat and receive the military seal!"
His finger pointed at the stone platform in the center of the square.
When Mu Chen saw this, he did not delay any longer. His silhouette flashed and he descended on the stone platform, looking down at the warriors of the Black Dragon Army.
"This subordinate, Commander Jiang Long of the Black Dragon Army, greets the new king."
The burly man first bowed to Mu Chen, then bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence.
Puchi, Puchi.
After he spat out a mouthful of blood essence, the other warriors of the Black Dragon Army also spat out a mouthful of blood essence. Their blood essences swiftly gathered and formed into a blood sphere that hovered before Mu Chen.
The ball of blood continued to churn as it gathered together. In the end, a blood-red dragon symbol slowly emerged from it and absorbed all the essence blood.
The dragon talisman hovered before Mu Chen, emanating a profound energy. Mu Chen's gaze was blazing as he looked at it. He knew that as long as he refined this dragon talisman, the Black Dragon Army would truly belong to him.
Thus, he bit the tip of his tongue without any hesitation and a mouthful of blood essence flew onto the dragon symbol. The blood essence swiftly integrated into it and Mu Chen could sense a close connection with the Black Dragon Army before him.
Mu Chen stretched out his hand and gently held onto the dragon symbol. He knew that at this moment, he had become the new King of the Black Dragon Army.
When Wu Tong saw this scene in the distant sky, his eyes turned bloodshot from jealousy. He looked as if he couldn't wait to drag Mu Chen down and replace him.
At this moment, he couldn't describe the regret in his heart. If he knew about this earlier, he wouldn't have allowed Mu Chen to step into this space. He should have used all means to obstruct Mu Chen outside.
If that's the case, he wouldn't have to use the means of a Battle Formation Master to determine the outcome with Mu Chen.
In Wu Tong's heart, Mu Chen was only a Greater Earth Sovereign. If he didn't use his Battle Will, he was confident that he could kill Mu Chen.
"Damn it!
Damn it! "
Wu Tong's lips trembled as he constantly cursed. The redness in his eyes was so dense that it looked like blood was about to drip out.
However, Mu Chen didn't have the time to be bothered with the hatred of a loser. Holding onto the dragon talisman, he felt joy in his heart when he sensed his control over this powerful troop. Just the harvest from this Black Dragon Army was enough to make his trip to the Primordial Sacred Abyss perfect.
At this moment, the faces of the Black Dragon Army were a little pale, since they had lost a portion of their blood essence to refine the dragon talisman.
Boom!
The Commander by the name of Jiang Long looked at Mu Chen with a satisfied expression. However, just when he was about to speak, the earth suddenly trembled.
Sensing the commotion, Mu Chen, Jiang Long and the rest were briefly stunned before they raised their heads to look at Wu Tong. What's that fellow trying to do?
But when they looked over, they realised that there weren't any movements from Wu Tong.
"Who is it?!"
Mu Chen and Jiang Long's faces slightly changed. They seemed to have sensed something as they abruptly turned their heads to look at the void as they barked.
"Keke!"
Amidst their stern roars, the empty space started to distort. Soon after, a black mist seeped out from the distorted space. In the next instant, it turned into a completely black figure that floated in the air.
That silhouette was shrouded in the aura of death, and the evil aura caused the faces of the Black Dragon Army's warriors to drastically change.
"It's the Fiend Clans!"
Mu Chen squinted his eyes. Aside from the Fiend Clans, who else could this aura that made him feel uncomfortable and disgusted?!
"Fiend Clans, you dare to barge into my Black Dragon Space? You're courting death!"
Jiang Long also unleashed a furious roar at this moment. Facing the Fiend Clans, his eyes instantly turned red. Evidently, he was filled with hatred for them.
Boom!
A boundless Spiritual Energy burst out from his body, reaching the Perfected Earth Sovereign Realm.
Rustle!
Jiang Long's silhouette moved and appeared before the silhouette enveloped in the aura of death and threw a jab forth. Veins wriggled on his arm, emanating a terrifying power.
However, when his ferocious punch landed on the black figure, it directly pierced through it. The black figure mysteriously disappeared, and a few breaths later, it appeared in another direction.
"How arrogant, but my objective here isn't you guys."
The black figure's eyes were filled with evil as he swept a glance at Jiang Long and the rest. Soon after, he let out a sinister laugh and said, "However, the current you guys are indeed at your weakest. I will not let go of this opportunity."
As he finished speaking, he suddenly descended to the ground and pressed an abnormally pale palm against the ground. Then, he raised his head and the black fog slowly dissipated, revealing a pale and sinister face. He directed a strange smile towards Jiang Long, Mu Chen and the others.
"Stop him!"
Mu Chen squinted his eyes. Although he had no idea what the Fiend Clans were trying to do, he couldn't help feeling uneasy. Thus, he hollered.
"Hehe, it's too late."
The man from the Fiend Clans eerily smiled and a black demonic array burst out from his palm. A black beam of light was like a wriggling worm as it drilled through the ground and shot towards the depths.
When Jiang Long saw this scene, his face drastically changed and he exclaimed, "His objective is the Monarch's corpse underground! King Mu, quickly control the Black Dragon Army to suppress it!"
When Mu Chen heard her words, his heart couldn't help trembling. There's actually a Monarch's corpse sealed underground?
He suddenly tightened his grip on the dragon talisman. But before he could control the Black Dragon Army, the ground violently trembled with cracks spreading out on the ground.
Whoosh!
Demonic aura surged from the cracks and a black beam soared into the sky with a terrifying demonic aura fluctuation spreading out.
Mu Chen raised his head in shock and saw a pitch-black skeleton in the black beam. Although the vitality of the skeleton had disappeared, there was still a powerful demonic aura fluctuation lingering on it.
Judging from the demonic aura fluctuation, it must have been a powerful Monarch when it was alive.
"Haha, I was right. There's indeed a Monarch's corpse here!" The black silhouette eerily laughed.
Mu Chen's face was dark. He had already controlled the Black Dragon Army, but with his current strength, he could only control three thousand of them.
But fortunately, Mu Chen could sense that this man enveloped in a deathly aura had yet to reach the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. If that's the case, then it wasn't impossible for him to deal with him. Boom!
Boom!
The violent Battle Will turned into a current that pierced through space and shot towards the man enveloped in deathly aura.
Facing the enveloping current of Battle Will, the dead man did not choose to face it head-on. On the contrary, his silhouette flashed and he swiftly retreated. Evidently, he had no intention of facing it head-on.
However, Mu Chen had no intention of letting him go. With a will in his heart, Battle Will surged out. He could tell that this person's objective was the Monarch's corpse. So as long as he could hold him back, he wouldn't have the time to retrieve the corpse.
The dead man dodged a few times and seemed to have been angered by Mu Chen's overbearing attacks. Immediately, he eerily smiled and abruptly stopped his steps. The black aura on his face dissipated, revealing a pale and sinister face without any blood on it.
His gaze was fixed on Mu Chen with an eerie smile.
"Since you're courting death, then this Prince will fulfill your wish. Remember, the one who killed you …"
"The Prince of the Corpse Demon Clan, Shi Tianyou!"
(To be continued.)