In the Black Dragon Space, the battle gradually came to an end, leaving behind a tattered land that showed how intense and ferocious the battle was.
Mu Chen's face was grave as he looked at the direction where Shi Tianyou disappeared. This should be the first time that he had encountered a living expert of the Fiend Clans, and the strength that the latter had displayed had left him fearful.
The corpse aura wasn't the same as Spiritual Energy, but it was extremely domineering and vicious. The moment it corroded, the vitality in the body would be swiftly drained.
Right now, the Primordial Sacred Abyss was already filled with the various forces, and with the addition of the Fiend Clans hiding in the dark, the situation would definitely become more complicated and troublesome.
"That person is an expert of the Corpse Demon Clan. It's no wonder why he would come to snatch the Monarch's corpse." Beside Mu Chen, Jiang Long locked his brows together.
"Corpse Demon Clan …" Mu Chen muttered to himself. But since he had no understanding of the Fiend Clans, he was naturally unfamiliar with them.
"There are thirty-two major clans in the Fiend Clans, and they're the core forces of the Fiend Clans. The Corpse Demon Clan is one of them."
"The Corpse Demon Clan possesses the ability to control corpses and obtain power from them. Now that the Monarch's corpse is in Shi Tianyou's hands, his fighting strength will definitely soar." Jiang Long sighed.
Mu Chen squinted his eyes. At this moment, Shi Tianyou was already a troublesome opponent, and if he managed to control the Monarch's corpse, then his strength would definitely increase.
Although the Monarch's corpse wasn't as strong as before, it could confront a pinnacle Perfected Earth Sovereign. Take Wu Tong for example, before he could even react, he was killed by the Monarch's corpse.
"We were too careless. That person took advantage of the Black Dragon Army's weakness to break the seal and snatch the Monarch's corpse."
Jiang Long blamed himself. The Monarch was killed and sealed by the Black Dragon Battle Emperor when he was alive. Now that the corpse was snatched away, it would definitely cause more trouble, which made him feel guilty to his previous master.
"Commander Jiang Long, if we encounter Shi Tianyou in the future, I will do my best to deal with him and destroy the Monarch's corpse."
Mu Chen solemnly promised. After all, the Black Dragon Army was in a weakened state because they were refining the Dragon Talisman for him, giving Shi Tianyou an opportunity. Therefore, he was also responsible for it.
Naturally, the greater reason why he did this was to win the hearts of the people. The Black Dragon Army wasn't like the puppets that he had obtained in the past, and he couldn't use them as he pleased. They're a living army with Jiang Long as their Commander. So if Mu Chen wanted to control this elite troop, he would have to gain their acknowledgement.
As expected, Jiang Long's face softened a little when he heard Mu Chen's words. The surrounding Black Dragon Army soldiers looked at Mu Chen with even more admiration.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he felt relieved in his heart. Shi Tianyou was powerful, and with the Monarch's corpse, it would be even more troublesome. However, that didn't mean that Mu Chen didn't have any means to deal with him.
If they were to fight to the death and bring out all their trump cards, the outcome might not be determined. Therefore, he wasn't putting on a brave front by making this promise.
"Since that's the case, then I'll have to thank King Mu."
Jiang Long expressed his gratitude towards Mu Chen before he looked at the Black Dragon Army and smiled. "King Mu, you should reorganize the Black Dragon Army now."
Mu Chen nodded his head with excitement in his heart. But shortly after, he was troubled. The Black Dragon Army was still alive, so he naturally couldn't store them in his Universal Bracelet. Could it be that he had to bring over ten thousand people with him?
"King Mu, you don't have to worry about it."
Seeing Mu Chen's expression, Jiang Long knew what he was troubled about, so he smiled. "This Black Dragon Space is actually our camp. It's a small space that our previous master had meticulously opened. You just have to use a secret technique to store it, and the Black Dragon Space will turn into a ring that you can bring with you."
When Mu Chen heard that, he instantly rejoiced. If that's the case, wouldn't that mean that he could bring this army with him at any time?
"However …" Jiang Long's voice suddenly paused, before he continued with a grin, "The Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth in this Mysterious Dragon Space is extremely thin, and can only provide us with what we need when we're asleep. Now that we've awakened, our need for Spiritual Energy has become extremely strong."
"So if we stay in the Black Dragon Space for a long time, our strength will decline due to the lack of Spiritual Energy."
"Then, what should we do?" Mu Chen was stunned.
Right now, he didn't have the ability to open a space, nor could he connect the Black Dragon Space to the Great Thousand World to absorb Spiritual Energy.
Jiang Long chuckled, "So we need a large amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to cultivate."
"How much?"
Mu Chen initially wanted to feel relieved, but he could vaguely see the malicious intent flickering in Jiang Long's eyes. Thus, he immediately changed his words and asked in a cautious manner.
Jiang Long grinned, "Not much, roughly 800,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year."
Mu Chen's vision instantly turned black as he couldn't help exclaiming, "800,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year?"
At this moment, even with his composure, he nearly couldn't help cursing out. 800,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year wasn't a small amount. One must know that back in the Great Heaven Domain, the Great Heaven Domain's annual income was only roughly 100,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. But now, just nurturing the Black Dragon Army required 800,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year?
That was practically a bottomless pit!
At this moment, Mu Chen finally knew how terrifying the amount of resources was required to nurture such an elite army.
"800,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year is still acceptable, right?
Actually, I'm just minimizing it. "
Jiang Long was a little doubtful about this. In the past, when he followed the Black Dragon Battle Emperor, the amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid that they required was over 1,000,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year.
The corner of Mu Chen's lips twitched. He wasn't the Black Dragon Battle Emperor, he was only a Greater Earth Sovereign right now, so how could he be as wealthy as the Black Dragon Battle Emperor?
Although he had the Mu Abode, the revenue of the Mu Abode couldn't fill this pit.
Jiang Long seemed to have also thought of this, so he smiled in embarrassment. "If King Mu can find a place to let us out, as long as we don't stay in the Black Dragon Space, we will only require roughly 500,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year."
Mu Chen helplessly sighed. If he didn't bring the Black Dragon Army with him, then there wouldn't be any meaning to it. After all, no one could control them in the Mu Abode, and it would be a waste of resources.
"As for the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, I will try my best to satisfy you guys."
In the end, Mu Chen nodded his head. It wasn't easy for him to obtain such a powerful troop, so he naturally couldn't let it go. After all, if the news of this spread out, who knows how many forces would fight for it?
A few hundred million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid couldn't be compared to an elite army that could confront a Heavenly Sovereign.
That's because, according to Mu Chen's estimations, not to mention the time, just the amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid required to create such a troop would be over ten billion.
"There's 100,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid here, you guys can use them first."
Mu Chen waved his hand and a current whistled out. Spiritual light blossomed and boundless Spiritual Energy filled the heavens and earth, causing the entire Black Dragon Space to be lit up.
Those currents were all formed from Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. At this moment, Mu Chen couldn't help rejoicing. Fortunately, he had bet 80,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid on himself to win the Seed of the Continent competition in the West Heaven Continent. With that, he had roughly 200,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid on him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to take out 100,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
When Jiang Long saw the 100,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, he nodded his head with a smile. With 100,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, their Black Dragon Army should be able to cultivate in the Black Dragon Space for a month or two without leaving.
After giving the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to the Black Dragon Army, Mu Chen examined this army and realised that the Black Dragon Army only had 15,000 troops. According to Jiang Long, the Black Dragon Army had 25,000 troops at its peak. Evidently, the Black Dragon Army had lost quite a bit of manpower in the long slumber.
"Looks like I can try to replenish the manpower if there's an opportunity in the future."
Mu Chen inwardly said in his heart. But that was on the premise that he had sufficient Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
After all, it was already a headache for him to be responsible for the cultivation of 15,000 troops. If he wanted to replenish the manpower, then the price would be even greater.
"The Mu Abode has to expand."
Mu Chen knocked his forehead. The Mu Abode currently ruled the Northern Region of the Greatlaw Continent, but that wasn't enough. So if Mu Chen wanted to have a robust foundation, then the Mu Abode would have to expand.
But if that's the case, then there would be a war with the other top-tiered forces in the Greatlaw Continent. But Mu Chen wasn't afraid of it. After all, he was no longer a Lesser Earth Sovereign. When he returned to the Greatlaw Continent and the Mu Abode, he might even surpass Datura.
"King Mu, if there's a need in the future, you can send a message into the Black Dragon Space. But with your current attainments as a Battle Formation Master, you can only control 3,000 warriors of the Black Dragon Army. I'm looking forward to the day when you can fully control the Black Dragon Army." Jiang Long bowed towards Mu Chen and respectfully said.
"I'm also looking forward to it."
Mu Chen nodded his head with a smile. After obtaining the secret technique to retrieve the Black Dragon Space from Jiang Long, he turned into a streak of light and flew out of the Black Dragon Space.
At this moment, he wouldn't forget the large amount of pellets left behind by the Spirit-Pellet Butterfly Fairy. Naturally, the most important one was the Promotion Pellet that he had been yearning for.
If he could obtain that pellet, then the Sovereign Ability of the Immortal Golden Body would be strengthened to the second level, which would undoubtedly be a great improvement for Mu Chen.
(To be continued.)