Rumble!
The ancient pagoda descended from the sky, as if it had sealed the entire space. When it descended, the Golden Phoenix Condor that was formed by Fang Jing was enveloped.
Mu Chen waved his hand and the crystallised pagoda lightly trembled, before it slowly descended towards his palm. At the same time, he had also intended to use the Eight-Divisional Pagoda to suppress Fang Jing.
Rustle!
But just when he was about to make a move, his eyes suddenly narrowed. The pagoda in his hand violently trembled and a crimson lustre burst out from the pagoda.
"Mhm?"
Mu Chen exclaimed as he raised his head. Space was torn apart a few myriad feet away and a Golden Phoenix Condor flew out. It was naturally Fang Jing.
But at this moment, one of the wings that seemed to be made of gold had completely shattered. Fresh blood flowed out like a torrent, dying the jade-green seawater red.
"Broken Wing Art?"
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled. Fang Jing was truly ruthless and decisive. To not be suppressed by Mu Chen, Fang Jing actually resorted to such a method.
Fang Jing's main body was a Golden Phoenix Condor, a Supreme Divine Beast that could tear space apart. With a wing as the price, it was sufficient for him to break through the majority of seals.
However, the price of doing so was also great. Although Heavenly Sovereigns could be reborn, the physique of a Supreme Divine Beast was the source of their fighting strength. Their flesh and blood were formed from countless bloodlines, so if they were to be incinerated, it would cause great damage to the body. So it could be said that Fang Jing would have to spend at least a hundred years to refine this wing.
"Arghhhhh! Mu Chen, I will definitely not let you off!"
Fang Jing fled without turning his head back. At the same time, a berserk roar resounded from afar, filled with heartache.
Clearly, he knew the price that he had to pay.
However, Mu Chen merely smiled in response to Fang Jing's roar. With a wave of his sleeve, the crystal pagoda in his hand disappeared. At his peak, Mu Chen could easily suppress Fang Jing with a flip of his palm. Now that he had lost a wing, his strength would be greatly reduced and he would be even less of a threat.
After putting away the Buddha's Pagoda, Mu Chen suddenly raised his head and looked up. His eyes were indifferent, and it was obvious that he had sensed that someone was watching him. It should be the Divine Beasts outside the Deification Pool. They were paying attention to the movements within the Deification Pool.
He did not pay too much attention to this. He turned around and stood quietly beside Jiu You, waiting for her to finish devouring the blood essence.
At the same time, outside the Deification Pool, the various Divine Beasts were dumbfounded as they looked at the mirror. The entire heavens and earth were in silence.
A long while later, they gradually recovered their wits and involuntarily smacked their lips. Their eyes were filled with fear and seriousness.
Who could've imagined that Fang Jing would be so weak in Mu Chen's hands and be easily dealt with by the latter? It was so much so that Fang Jing even had to break his wing to escape.
"That Mu Chen is truly ferocious."
"He's only in the Middle Phase Spirit Heavenly Sovereign Realm, but isn't his fighting strength a little too terrifying?"
"Not simple, not simple. It's no wonder why he could flip the Ancient Buddha Clan upside down. That brat is truly a monster."
"It looks like only someone like Huang Xuanzhi can suppress him."
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The entire region was filled with discussions. After all, they had only heard of Mu Chen's achievements in the Ancient Buddha Clan, and no one had witnessed it for themselves. So when they witnessed it today, only then did they know how terrifying that youth was.
On the mountain closest to the Deification Pool, Phoenix King Jin Huang squinted her eyes and faintly said, "That brat is truly worthy of his name. He's truly worthy of being Qing Yanjing's son."
Behind her, an Elder of the Phoenix Clan smiled. "Although that brat is powerful, he's still lacking compared to the Young Patriarch."
Although Fang Jing wasn't weak, he wouldn't even have the courage to fight against Huang Xuanzhi. Thus, even if Mu Chen defeated Fang Jing, he wouldn't pose any threat to Huang Xuanzhi.
"That's for sure."
Huang Jin proudly smiled. Huang Xuanzhi's talent was the highest in the past tens of thousands of years. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to cultivate the Nine Circulation Saint Art. Although Mu Chen could be considered a genius, he's still lacking compared to Huang Xuanzhi.
When Mu Chen fights with Huang Xuanzhi in the future, he would know the gap between the two of them.
In the depths of the ocean, Nine Nether's refinement lasted for half an incense's time before it gradually came to an end. When the last strand of blood aura entered her mouth, spiritual light surged behind her and the colour of the black egg grew deeper. An extremely ancient aura was vaguely discernible within it, as if it was nurturing something.
When Jiu You opened her eyes, the violet flames in her eyes grew denser and even started to turn black.
Huff!
An arrow flew out of her mouth as Jiu You sensed the surging bloodline energy in her body with joy on her face.
Evidently, devouring the blood essence of a Spirit Heavenly Sovereign was beneficial to her.
"It's a pity that I have no idea how much blood essence I'll need to evolve my bloodline."
But shortly after, Jiu You bitterly smiled. That's because she could sense that she would need a massive amount of bloodline energy to achieve that step.
"Take it slow. There's a lot of blood essence in the Deification Pool, and it will definitely satisfy you." Mu Chen comforted with a smile.
Nodding her head, Jiu You suddenly recalled something and nervously looked around. But she couldn't see Fang Jing's silhouette, so she asked in puzzlement, "Where's that fellow?"
"He broke one of his wings and ran." Mu Chen smiled.
Jiu You couldn't help widening her eyes. Fang Jing was a Late Phase Spirit Heavenly Sovereign, after all, and he was famous amongst the Divine Beast Clans. But she never expected that she would be chased away by Mu Chen in just a short period of time. Furthermore, she even paid the price of a wing.
That fellow, Mu Chen, had actually become so powerful?
"You're truly a monster. It looks like if I don't evolve quickly, I won't even be able to touch your shadow."
Jiu You sighed. Back then, she was Mu Chen's strongest supporter, and Mu Chen had viewed her as his strongest support. But now, the weak youth from back then had grown to a height that even she couldn't touch.
It was a huge blow to Jiu You, who had always been competitive.
"I grew up under your protection, so you should be proud of that." Mu Chen teased.
Nine Nether rolled her eyes at him and stood up. Her slender figure was extremely alluring as she looked around with anticipation. "Where are we going next?"
"I've already sensed that there aren't any Peak Essences nearby." Mu Chen shook his head and asked, "Where are the Peak Essences?"
Jiu You briefly hesitated before she pointed at the bottomless ocean. "The deeper we go, the more Peak Essences there will be. But I'm afraid that the geniuses of the Supreme Divine Beast Clans are in the depths, and if we encounter them, there will definitely be an intense battle."
Generally speaking, the Supreme Divine Beast Clans would choose to stay in the middle of the Deification Pool, while those in the depths would be occupied by the geniuses of the Supreme Divine Beast Clans.
"Then, what are we waiting for?"
Mu Chen smiled. There wasn't the slightest fear in his eyes as he said, "The path to the peak is to fight for a chance of survival. How can we succeed if we only give in?"
Jiu You was briefly stunned before she nodded her head with a grave expression. She finally understood why Mu Chen was able to progress so quickly. It was because of his endless drive. No matter what obstacles he faced, he wouldn't be afraid and would always slash through them.
On the other hand, she had started to feel restrained after becoming a Divine Beast, which was the reason why her cultivation had slowed down.
"Then let's go and snatch them!"
As if a shackle in her heart had been broken, Jiu You clenched her fists and smiled. Her smile was filled with the wild nature of the past.
Sensing the change in Jiu You's temperament, Mu Chen couldn't help smiling and nodded his head. He turned into a streak of light and shot towards the depths of the Deification Pool.
As for Nine Nether, her figure moved and she immediately followed along.
What Nine Nether said wasn't wrong. In the depths of the Deification Pool, the number of Peak Blood Essences had increased, and the two of them had already encountered more than ten of them.
All the Peak Blood Essences that they encountered became Nine Nether's food and were devoured by Mu Chen after being beaten back to their original form.
Behind him, a crack also began to appear on the black egg that was surging with spiritual light.
Sensing the changes, Jiu You couldn't wait any longer. When she looked at those Peak Blood Essences, her eyes flickered with hunger.
However, just as Nine Nether had said, the depths of the Deification Pool were mostly filled with supreme Divine Beast Clans' geniuses. Therefore, when they were searching for Peak Blood Essences, it wasn't surprising that they encountered a supreme Divine Beast Clan's genius.
That genius came from the Divine Roc Clan, and his strength wasn't any weaker than Fang Jing's. He had a great reputation among the Supreme Divine Beast Clans.
When Jiu You saw that person, she became nervous and had her guard up.
But what made Jiu You a little surprised was that the genius from the Divine Roc Clan only took a glance at Mu Chen from afar and hesitated for a brief moment. In the end, he didn't chase them away and swiftly left.
"Looks like they already know what happened to Fang Jing," Mu Chen said with a smile as he watched the genius from the Divine Roc Clan leave.
With Fang Jing as an example, those elites from the Supreme Divine Beast Clans weren't fools, so they naturally wouldn't offend him again.
Seeing that, Jiu You felt a lot more at ease. She continued to roam the depths of the Deification Pool under Mu Chen's lead, searching for traces of Peak Blood Essences.
In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the two had already reaped a bountiful harvest. Nearly twenty Peak Blood Essences had been devoured by Nine Nether, and the cracks on the black egg behind her were increasing.
"There's another one over there!"
After devouring the last Peak Blood Essence, Jiu You looked into the distance with excitement. There was another Peak Blood Essence swimming around.
Mu Chen cast a glance from afar, but he did not approach. On the contrary, he stretched his hand out and pulled Nine Nether behind him. His black pupils flashed with a cold light as he looked at the surroundings and faintly said, "Since you guys are here, why are you guys still hiding?"
"Haha, the Mu Abode's Ruler's senses are truly powerful."
When Mu Chen's voice resounded, the surrounding space suddenly fluctuated and three silhouettes slowly appeared from the ocean.
Looking at the three silhouettes, Jiu You's face drastically changed and she exclaimed in shock.
"Kong Ling 'er of the Nine-colored Peacock Clan?"
"Lin Cang of the Nine-headed Golden Condor Clan?"
"Xiao Tian of the Heavenly Dragon Crane Clan?"
At this moment, even if she was confident in Mu Chen, she couldn't help feeling uneasy. One must know that the three of them were only inferior to Huang Xuanzhi in the Divine Beast Clans. Could it be that the three of them were going to join forces to deal with Mu Chen?