The Blood Demon Monarch stood in the massive crystal pagoda with his eyes squinted as he looked at the pagoda. However, there weren't any ripples on his face.
Space fluctuated and Mu Chen's silhouette appeared. Looking at the Blood Demon Monarch's silhouette, there wasn't any expression on his face.
"I never expected that you would be able to withstand my Blood Fiend Profound Lightning." The Blood Demon Monarch indifferently smiled at Mu Chen as if he was shocked.
That attack of his could reduce anyone beneath the Monarch to ashes, but he never expected that Mu Chen would still be alive after receiving it.
The Blood Demon Monarch's crimson pupils slowly swept over Mu Chen. As the crimson lustre gathered, it felt as if it could pierce through his body. After a brief moment, the Blood Demon Monarch seemed to have discovered something and a peculiar smile rose on his face. "So it turns out that my Blood Fiend Profound Lightning did affect you."
Hearing this, Mu Chen's eyes slightly narrowed. Shortly after, he helplessly shrugged his shoulders. Spiritual light surged around his body and two figures of light were faintly discernible, as if they were about to leave his body.
Those two silhouettes were the two clones that he had integrated into his body. He had only grasped the Three Combination Stage, so he couldn't perfectly fuse with it. In addition to being shaken by the crimson lightning, he couldn't maintain the fusion state and was about to break free.
According to this situation, it wouldn't take long before he couldn't maintain the Three Combination Stage.
Once he broke free from that state, his fighting strength would drop, and it wouldn't be possible for him to confront the Blood Demon Monarch again.
The Blood Demon Monarch was also clear about this, so he crossed his arms and looked at Mu Chen with a ridiculing gaze. He wanted to see how Mu Chen would struggle.
"The Monarch is truly troublesome."
Sensing the Blood Demon Monarch's ridiculing gaze, Mu Chen sighed. He had encountered many powerful enemies over the years, but it's rare that he couldn't obtain the upper hand despite using all his means. On the contrary, he was being forced into a dangerous situation.
However, he had no idea that there was an indescribable gap between an Earth Sovereign and a Heavenly Sovereign. If the news of his battle with a Monarch was sent back to the Great Thousand World, who knows how much of a commotion it would cause. After all, under normal circumstances, a Perfected Earth Sovereign facing a Heavenly Sovereign should be killed. But Mu Chen could actually fight with a Monarch to this extent, which was unbelievable.
Mu Chen raised his head and stared at the Blood Demon Monarch. "Since that's the case, I can only use all my strength to temporarily trap this fellow before my clone leaves my main body."
As soon as he finished speaking, he formed a seal with his hands without any hesitation.
Rumble!
The massive crystal pagoda trembled and eight demonic statues slowly appeared on the walls of the pagoda. The moment they appeared, a ferocious aura permeated the entire pagoda.
When the Blood Demon Monarch saw the eight demonic statues, his indifferent face suddenly changed. He could sense a vague demonic pressure coming from those demonic statues.
"These demonic statues were actually refined from a Monarch?!"
The Blood Demon Monarch squinted his eyes. Those demonic statues still possessed the demonic pressure from when they were alive, and it was even stronger than him.
That meant that those demonic statues were stronger than him when they were alive!
While the Blood Demon Monarch was shocked, Mu Chen took a deep breath and waved his hand. A torrential Spiritual Energy gushed out and filled the pagoda.
This time, Mu Chen had taken out all the remaining Sovereign Spiritual Liquids, a total of 150,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids.
Boom!
The current of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids gushed out and the eight demonic statues greedily opened their mouths and sucked, devouring the current.
After devouring the vast amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids, the eight demonic statues slowly stretched their bodies out from the walls of the pagoda, breaking free from the restraints and leaped out.
The eight demonic statues were like eight demonic gods that stood in the crystal pagoda, vaguely emanating a ferocious pressure.
Whoosh!
With a will in Mu Chen's heart, the eight demonic statues flew out and charged towards the Blood Demon Monarch.
The Blood Demon Monarch squinted his eyes and took a step forth. He appeared before one of the demonic statues and threw a palm forth. A torrential crimson lustre clashed with the demonic statue.
Boom!
A terrifying energy fluctuation wreaked havoc and the Blood Demon Monarch's body trembled. On the other hand, the demonic statue was blown back and heavily slammed against the wall, creating a deep crater on the wall.
Whoosh!
The other seven demonic statues also flew over, surrounding the Blood Demon Monarch and unleashed a storm of attacks that enveloped the latter.
Boom!
Boom! The two sides fought, but the Blood Demon Monarch was extremely powerful. Even when facing the encirclement, he wasn't afraid. On the contrary, the demonic statues were constantly being blown away.
"The current state of the Pagoda Demon Statues should have the strength to come in contact with the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, but it's still insufficient."
Mu Chen's gaze flickered at this scene. According to his estimations, he would require at least 400,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids to recover the strength of the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. Furthermore, the prerequisite was that he had to possess the strength of a Heavenly Sovereign. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to suppress the baleful aura of the Pagoda Demon Statues.
"But it should be possible to trap the Blood Demon Monarch for the time being."
After a brief pondering, Mu Chen suddenly formed seals with both of his hands. Instantly, the eight demonic statues that surrounded the Blood Demon Monarch suddenly retreated. Their palms faced each other and a black lustre spread out. In just a few breaths' time, it had formed into a rhombus black barrier.
The barrier swiftly shrunk and looked like a prison that trapped the Blood Demon Monarch within.
The Blood Demon Monarch threw punches out, causing the barrier to violently tremble. Judging from the looks of it, it wouldn't take long before it would shatter.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he waved his hand and a crystallised lustre burst out from the crystal pagoda, shining onto the black barrier. Sizzle!
Sizzle!
The crystalline radiance swiftly carved crystalline runes on the barrier. As those ancient runes took shape, the barrier, which seemed to be on the verge of collapse, gradually stabilized. No matter how the Blood Demon Monarch attacked, it didn't budge at all.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he felt relieved. But he knew that this was just a stop-gap measure. Although he could borrow the sealing power of the eight demonic statues and pagoda, it wouldn't last long. The Blood Demon Monarch would break free sooner or later.
At that time, the Eight-Divisional Pagoda would also be damaged and couldn't be used for the time being. If that's the case, Mu Chen would lose a powerful means when facing the Blood Demon Monarch.
In the barrier, the Blood Demon Monarch seemed to know that this was Mu Chen's last resort, so he looked at the latter with ridicule in his eyes.
"Don't put up any more resistance. Just obediently let this emperor devour you, and perhaps you might be able to die a little more cleanly." His voice sounded, incomparably gloomy.
However, Mu Chen only smiled and paid no attention to the Blood Demon Monarch. His silhouette moved and disappeared from the pagoda.
Outside the Blood Demon Mountain, Mu Chen's silhouette appeared. Along with his appearance, the residents in the distance were briefly stunned before joy appeared on their faces. Evidently, they felt that Mu Chen had won.
However, before they could cheer, Mu Chen waved his hand. His solemn expression caused everyone's hearts to tremble as they shut their mouths in unease.
When Bai Susu landed beside Mu Chen, she carefully looked at the pagoda and nervously asked, "Lord, what about the Blood Demon Monarch?"
After a brief silence, Mu Chen replied, "He's only temporarily trapped by me, but time is limited. When he breaks free, I'm afraid that even I won't be able to stop him."
Hearing those words, Bai Susu's face paled, and the light in her eyes dimmed. It was a pitiful sight.
She bit on her rosy lips for a long time before she said, "Lord, please take the opportunity to leave if things don't work out."
She knew that with Mu Chen's ability, even if he couldn't defeat the Blood Demon Monarch, he should be able to escape if he wanted to.
Mu Chen did not reply to her. He only knitted his brows. He still had the stone talisman that Wu Zu had given him. If he really had no other choice, he could crush the stone talisman. However, he wasn't certain that he could summon Wu Zu in the Lower Plane.
Therefore, this method wasn't stable and could only be used as a last resort.
Right now, he had to think of a way to deal with the Blood Demon Monarch.
Mu Chen pondered for a long time before he suddenly narrowed his eyes. He seemed to have thought of something and briefly hesitated before stretching his hand out. A white light flickered and the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl appeared in his palm.
Mu Chen flicked his finger and the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl slowly rose and hovered before him.
Right now, he could only try to summon the trace of the White Dragon Sovereign's will here. That's because only the latter knew about the so-called supreme opportunity.
If he could find the path to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm and complete his breakthrough, then he would be able to deal with the Blood Demon Monarch.
The White Dragon Spiritual Pearl quietly hovered before him with a white lustre lingering around it. However, there wasn't any movement from it.
When Mu Chen saw this, a flash of disappointment flashed in his eyes. It still didn't work?
He sighed in his heart. With a wave of his sleeve, he was about to store the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl. However, at this moment, he suddenly felt the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl suddenly tremble.
Buzz!
A ray of white light suddenly shot out from within. In the end, the white light gradually gathered and formed an old figure above the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl.
(To be continued.)