"I'm taking this."
When that indifferent voice resounded, a hand had already traversed through space and grabbed onto the copper plate in Mu Chen's hand. The speed was akin to a bolt of lightning, which caught everyone off guard.
If it was someone else, they wouldn't even be able to react when something was snatched from their hands. However, Mu Chen wasn't an ordinary person.
His face abruptly turned ice-cold when the hand extended towards him, while a stern expression flashed across his pitch-black pupils.
He paid no attention to the copper plate that was about to be snatched away. He abruptly retracted his other hand and turned it into a blade. At the same time, the Divine Pagoda appeared in his eyes with boundless Spiritual Energy pouring into his hand.
Buzz!
Substantial Spiritual Energy fluctuated as it gathered on Mu Chen's palm. It was like a substantial blade as the Spiritual Energy blade trembled, even space was being torn apart.
If that blade hit, even the arm of a Perfected Earth Sovereign would be sliced into two.
"Mhm?"
As the Spiritual Energy blade slashed over, an exclamation resounded. Evidently, the one who made a move was startled by Mu Chen's swift and decisive counterattack.
At this moment, if he were to insist on snatching the copper plate, Mu Chen would probably leave both his palm and the copper plate behind the instant he succeeded in grabbing it.
"Hmph."
That person pondered for a brief moment, before his hand changed from a claw to a finger. Two of his fingers were bent as boundless Spiritual Energy gathered over. Then, he fiercely stabbed towards Mu Chen's palm with the momentum of a needle against an awn.
Whoosh!
In the next instant, his fingers and palm violently clashed together as Spiritual Energy ripples that could be seen with the naked eye burst out. Space shattered like glass at this moment.
As the spatial fragments flew out, Mu Chen and that silhouette swiftly retreated. As he waved his hand, a current of Spiritual Energy whistled out and dissipated the spatial fragments.
As his body pulled back, Mu Chen's eyes carried a baleful aura as he looked at the person who had attacked. Immediately, his eyes narrowed slightly.
That's because he realised that the person that made a move wasn't unfamiliar. It was the Ancient Buddha Clan's Young Master Mo Xin.
At this moment, Mo Xin was staring at Mu Chen without any expression on his face. His eyes were cold as he stretched out his hand. "Give that to me."
His tone was calm, but there was a trace of arrogance in it. After all, with his status, there weren't many in the younger generation of the Ancient Buddha Clan that dared to snatch something that he had his eyes on.
But it was a pity that Mu Chen wasn't one of them. So when he heard Mo Xin's words, he smiled. "Although you're from the Ancient Buddha Clan, it seems that your parents did not teach you any manners."
"Sinner's son, you're courting death!"
Hearing Mu Chen's ridicule, Mo Xin's gaze turned cold with traces of killing intent surging in his eyes, causing the entire region to turn cold.
There were many eyes in the transaction zone, so the confrontation between the two of them had attracted many gazes. However, no one spoke out to stop them. On the contrary, they were filled with interest. After all, there weren't any rules in the Primordial Sacred Abyss, and strength reigned supreme.
Many people had heard of Mo Xin. After all, he was the Young Master of the Ancient Buddha Clan, so they knew how powerful Mo Xin was. But what left them curious was that the youth named Mu Chen was only a Greater Earth Sovereign, yet he dared to ridicule Mo Xin. Just where did he get his confidence from?
When many gazes were gathered on this region, several silhouettes had stopped on a boulder and directed their gazes over. When they saw that it was actually Mu Chen and Mo Xin, their faces changed.
"That fellow really doesn't know the immensity of the heavens and earth. Why would he provoke Mo Xin?!"
It was a young girl. She had a pretty face, but at this moment, she was angrily looking in that direction.
That lady was Qing Ling of the Ancient Buddha Clan.
Standing beside her was an exquisite lady in snow-white clothes that emanated an icy aura. She was naturally Qing Shuang of the Ancient Buddha Clan.
Looking at the situation, her brows were slightly knitted. As someone from the Ancient Buddha Clan, she naturally knew how powerful Mo Xin was. Amongst the younger generations of the Ancient Buddha Clan, only he could contend with Xuan Luo.
If it was her, even if she went all-out, she could only maintain a stalemate. It was impossible for her to gain the upper hand.
Mo Xin and Xuan Luo were both at the pinnacle of the Perfected Earth Sovereign Realm, and they could be considered invincible beneath the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
But for some reason, Mu Chen had gone against him, and the outcome wouldn't be good.
Thinking about it, Qing Shuang bit on her lips and wanted to step out. She had promised Aunt Xuan that she would help Mu Chen as much as possible so that he wouldn't be targeted by Xuan Luo and Mo Xin.
So even if she knew that it wasn't beneficial for her to become enemies with Mo Xin, she still chose to step out.
When Qing Ling saw this, she couldn't help wanting to hold onto Qing Shuang. After all, she knew that it would be a considerable pressure for Qing Shuang to become enemies with Mo Xin.
However, Qing Shuang had only waved her hand to stop her. Thus, she could only stomp her feet and furiously glanced at Mu Chen, who was at the centre of the storm. She never expected that they would be dragged into this matter by Mu Chen the moment they arrived.
She quickly followed Qing Shuang. But at this moment, Qing Shuang's footsteps suddenly came to a halt and her body came to a halt.
"Big Sister Qing Shuang, what's wrong?" Qing Ling asked in puzzlement. Could it be that Big Sister Qing Shuang had changed her mind?
But Mu Chen was still the son of Aunt Jing, and he could be considered as a subordinate of their Qing Bloodline. So it would be unbearable for them to allow him to be targeted here.
Thinking about it, Qing Ling felt conflicted.
But Qing Shuang paid no attention to her conflicted feelings and looked towards the right. When Qing Ling looked over, her face uncontrollably changed.
Not far away, several silhouettes stood with an imposing and handsome man standing at the front with his hands behind his back. He wore a smile on his face as he looked at Qing Shuang, stopping her from taking another step forward.
"It's Xuan Luo, why is he here?!" Qing Ling exclaimed with an unsightly expression.
Qing Shuang's face turned even colder. She knew the meaning behind Xuan Luo's gaze. If she made a move to help Mu Chen, the latter would definitely obstruct her.
She clenched her fists and her eyes flickered for a brief moment. In the end, she did not take another step forward, since she knew that it was futile. If Xuan Luo wanted to obstruct her, she wouldn't be able to break through.
"Mu Chen, I hope that you can find an opportunity to escape as soon as possible."
Qing Shuang looked at Mu Chen and sighed in her heart.
When Xuan Luo saw that Qing Shuang had stopped, he casually retracted his gaze and looked at Mu Chen's silhouette with a playful gaze and muttered in his heart, "What are the two of them fighting over?"
Due to the distance, he could tell that Mu Chen and Mo Xin were fighting over something, but he had no idea what it was. Furthermore, he wasn't sure if Mo Xin was trying to cause trouble for Mu Chen and had purposely joined in.
"Is that the Sinner's Child that has been spreading like wildfire in your Ancient Buddha Clan?"
While Xuan Luo was puzzled in his heart, a gentle and charming laughter resounded from his side.
The one who spoke was a lady in a black dress. She possessed an extremely beautiful appearance, with skin that was akin to white jade. Her eyebrows were like crescent moons, and when she smiled, there would be a trace of charm at the corner of her eyes. However, she possessed a pure and noble aura, causing her charm to appear incomparably charming.
She's a natural beauty.
"Haha, looks like Miss Xin 'er is pretty knowledgeable about our Ancient Buddha Clan." Xuan Luo smiled.
The woman named Xin 'er blinked her eyes. "I'm, after all, the Quasi-Holy Maiden of the Ancient Spirit Clan. So it's not surprising that I know about it, right?"
Xuan Luo nodded his head with a smile. This woman's name was Bai Xin 'er, a Quasi-Holy Maiden of the Ancient Spirit Clan. It was said that if she could complete the mission in the Primordial Sacred Abyss, then she would be confirmed as the next Holy Maiden of the Ancient Spirit Clan.
With such an identity, she could only befriend Xuan Luo.
"Furthermore …"
Bai Xin 'er smiled, but her gaze stopped at the dazzling girl beside Mu Chen with an indescribable feeling in her eyes.
"The girl beside him is my greatest opponent in the Primordial Sacred Abyss."
"A Lesser Earth Sovereign is nothing to worry about. How can he compete with Miss Bai Xin?"
Xuan Luo smiled as he swept his gaze at Luo Li with a trace of shock in the depths of his eyes, but he soon retracted it.
"Big Brother Xuan Luo really knows how to talk." Bai Xin 'er covered her mouth and giggled.
As the two of them conversed, more people gathered in the market and the ominous aura in Mo Xin's eyes grew denser. In the next moment, he took a step forth.
Boom!
A terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuation that caused many people to be shocked swept out like a volcano. At the same time, Mo Xin's voice that was filled with ominous aura resounded.
"Since you're unwilling to accept my toast, then follow me back to the Ancient Buddha Clan and eat in jail!"
"You're overestimating yourself!"
(To be continued.)