"What is that?!"
Everyone on the stone platform was shocked by the change in front of them. They hurriedly cast their gazes towards the magma, only to discover that there were some red figures flitting under the magma.
The magma rippled, revealing some traces. It was a giant python covered in fiery red scales. On their heads, there were fiery red horns. When the boiling magma fell on their bodies, it did not cause them the slightest bit of pain. Instead, it seemed to be extremely comfortable.
They wandered under the magma. Their grayish-white triangular eyes were filled with coldness and ferocity as they stared at the numerous figures on the stone platform.
"It's a Flame Devouring Python!"
Someone exclaimed as they recognized the ferocious creatures hidden under the magma. This was also a type of Spiritual Beast. However, it was born in the magma and was born with the ability to control the magma. It was extremely difficult to deal with it when it hid in the magma.
"Generally speaking, all natural treasures are guarded by strange creatures. It seems that these Flame Devouring Pythons are the guardian beasts guarding the Fire Spirit Lotuses."
Mu Chen nodded slightly. However, he was not too afraid. Although Flame Devouring Pythons were not easy to deal with, there was no way they could make him retreat.
"Hmph, it's just a few Flame Devouring Pythons. Do you think that you can stop us from obtaining the Spirit Lotuses?"
Not far away, there was a cold snort. A burly man with vigorous Spiritual Energy fluctuations around him had a sneer on his face. His figure moved, and he directly rushed into the magma.
Chi!
When the burly man rushed into the magma and was about to obtain the Fire Spirit Lotuses, the surface of the magma lake was torn apart. Several red lights brought along blazing and violent gales.
They rushed over.
"Hmph."
When the burly man saw this, he sneered. He clenched his hand and a long blade that was flickering with Spiritual Light appeared in his hand.
With a shake of the blade, several sharp blade glows swept out and heavily chopped at the incoming flames.
Clang!
A metallic sound rang out as the several Flame Devouring Pythons that rushed out of the magma were sent flying.
Bloody wounds appeared on their bodies. Immediately, they let out shrill cries as they fell into the magma.
The burly man sent the Flame Devouring Pythons flying with a wave of his saber. He reached out with his hand and grabbed a Flame Spirit Lotus, directly taking out the Flame Lotus Seed in the center of the lotus.
When the crowd on the surrounding stone platforms saw the burly man snatch a Fire Spirit Lotus, they could no longer hold themselves back. Some of the more powerful practitioners hurriedly rushed out. After which, the overwhelming number of human figures rushed towards the incomparably huge magma lake.
It was Mu Chen's figure.
At the same time, he also rushed out.
The tip of his foot tapped the void.
His figure headed straight for the center of the magma lake.
Although these Fire Spirit Lotuses were not bad, what attracted him the most was still the Fire Celestial Lotus.
If he could obtain it, Mu Chen felt that.
Not only would it strengthen the Jiu You Flames within his body, but he might even be able to directly break through to the Heavenly Fusion Middle Stage.
He had a lot of tricks up his sleeve, but his strength was still relatively low. Once he fought with those who were far stronger than him, he would be a little clumsy.
Whoosh.
These thoughts flashed across Mu Chen's mind. Immediately, he coveted the Fire Celestial Lotus even more. His speed suddenly increased.
Chi Chi!
As Mu Chen's speed increased, the magma in the magma lake below suddenly boiled up. A loud boom resounded as a magma pillar roughly a few feet in size was fiercely shot towards him.
Mu Chen's figure moved as he activated the Shadowspirit Step. His figure transformed into a few afterimages as he avoided the magma pillar. His speed did not decrease in the slightest as he rushed forward.
At this moment, this vast magma lake had already become incomparably lively. Numerous human figures flashed and shuttled back and forth. Every Fire Spirit Flame Lotus that floated above the magma would be targeted by several or even more people. In order to fight over it, a chaotic battle would erupt.
At the same time as the chaotic battle broke out, the Flame Devouring Pythons hidden under the magma were also waiting for an opportunity to move. Once they discovered an opening, they would erupt with a fierce attack.
Therefore, when the battle broke out on the surface of the magma lake, various mournful screams continuously rang out. One figure after another fell from the sky into the magma lake. Although they were able to stop the magma with their Spiritual Energy, when the Flame-Devouring Pythons in the magma also attacked, those who fell into the magma felt despair and fear.
Mu Chen indifferently watched the scene before him. His speed did not slow down at all because of this. He also did not compete with the others for the Fire Spirit Lotuses that he saw. Instead, he pushed his speed to the limit and quickly flew towards the center of the magma lake.
Generally speaking, the Spiritual Energy in the center of the magma lake was more berserk and the Spiritual Beasts hidden there should be more ferocious. Therefore, the others did not have the intention to directly rush there. This gave Mu Chen the opportunity to beat them to it.
In a short few minutes, Mu Chen had already neared the center of the magma lake. His gaze constantly swept around, searching for the Fire Celestial Lotus that might exist.
However, the first search did not yield much results. In the center of the magma lake, there was only scarlet red magma bubbling and rising before exploding, emitting a scalding hot temperature.
"Nothing?"
Mu Chen tightly knitted his brows as disappointment flashed across his eyes.
Swish.
Just as Mu Chen was feeling somewhat disappointed because of his lack of results, the sound of rushing wind came from the surroundings. He saw a few figures rushing over. From the looks of it, these people's goal should be the same as Mu Chen's. They were all aiming for the "Fire Celestial Lotus". These people could be considered to have some eyesight.
Mu Chen swept his gaze around and found that these people were not weak. However, when his gaze reached the end of the group, his brows slightly furrowed. There were several familiar figures there.
There were about five or six people in the group. The leader was dressed in white. It was the young city lord of White Dragon City, Bai Dong. Beside him was the grey-robed elder and several white-robed subordinates.
When Mu Chen discovered Bai Dong, the latter also noticed him. The corners of his mouth rose into a playful smile as a sinister light flitted across his eyes.
"Hehe, brother, are you alone?
It seems that you've been separated from your friends. "Bai Dong looked at Mu Chen with a smile on his face as he walked towards him.
As Bai Dong walked towards Mu Chen, the grey-robed elder and several white-robed subordinates fanned out behind him.
They slowly made their way towards Mu Chen.
Mu Chen's expression darkened when he saw this, but a smile appeared on his handsome face.
He actually walked towards Bai Dong and cupped his hands together. "So it's the young city lord of White Dragon City. I've heard of you since the auction.
It seems that I didn't recognize you. "
Bai Dong was startled when he heard this. When he saw the regret on Mu Chen's face, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl into a proud smile. Although this still didn't dispel his desire to get rid of Mu Chen, since this guy was so tactful, he could at least spare him some pain.
"Hehe, it's just a small matter. I'm the grand young city lord of White Dragon City." Bai Dong laughed, but before he could finish speaking …
The grey-robed elder's expression abruptly changed.
Whoosh!
At this moment, Mu Chen's figure flashed out like a specter.
He closed in on Bai Dong in a single step.
With a clench of his hand, a longsword made of azure light appeared in his grasp.
A ray of light flashed as it pierced towards Bai Dong's throat.
Mu Chen's actions were too unexpected. Even Bai Dong and the grey-robed elder hadn't expected this.
Not only did an initial Heavenly Fusion Stage cultivator not run away, he even dared to attack right in front of them!
"Whoosh!"
At such a close distance, Mu Chen's sudden attack was extremely difficult to dodge. Bai Dong could only stare blankly at the incoming ray of light, unable to dodge.
Bang!
However, just as Mu Chen's ray of light was about to pierce Bai Dong's throat, the grey-robed elder slammed his palm against Bai Dong's body, sending him flying backwards.
The ray of light slashed across Bai Dong's face, then flicked upwards, cutting off one of Bai Dong's ears. Blood immediately gushed out from the wound.
Having missed his target, Mu Chen immediately retreated. There wasn't the slightest ripple in his black eyes. The smile on his face had turned cold, without the slightest trace of gentleness from before.
"Haha, you're quite lucky, you idiot."
Mu Chen shook his longsword and smiled faintly at Bai Dong, whose face was covered in blood and one of his ears had been cut off.
"Bastard! Bastard! How dare you cut off my ear!"
Bai Dong's expression turned extremely sinister. His face was distorted by the blood. He covered his ear and pointed a trembling finger at Mu Chen. He roared as if he wanted nothing more than to tear Mu Chen to pieces.
He never would've thought that he'd be played like this by Mu Chen!
"Elder Qiu!
Capture him! Capture him! Don't kill him! I want to cut off his limbs one by one! "Bai Dong roared, his eyes scarlet.
"Brat, you're so cunning and ruthless at such a young age. You really can't be underestimated."
The grey-robed elder gloomily stared at Mu Chen. He finally understood why the four Demonic Dragon Guards had failed to kill him. This youth was a few years younger than Bai Dong, but he was as cunning as a fox and extremely ruthless. How could an ordinary Hokuang Reiwon disciple possess such ruthlessness?
"You've already come all the way here. Do you think I'll invite you to a cup of tea and start the fight when I shout 'one, two, three'?" Mu Chen mocked.
The grey-clothed old man stared at him with a sinister gaze. He sneered, "However, it doesn't matter. Your ending will not change no matter what. Last time, I let you escape. This time, you won't be so lucky."
Mu Chen's pupils slightly shrank. "Last time?"
The gaze with which he stared at the grey-clothed old man's group gradually turned dark and cold at this moment.
"So you were the ones who sent those people. In other words, your White Dragon City is actually part of the Demonic Dragon Palace, right?"
Mu Chen's heart trembled. The Demonic Dragon Palace was actually so powerful. Even White Dragon City was a chess piece they'd set up in secret.
"What a clever brat."
The grey-robed elder indifferently smiled. He didn't think that a slip of the tongue would be noticed by this youth. But it didn't matter. It didn't matter if he let him know a bit of information before he died.
"Go, kill him."
The grey-robed elder waved his hand. Behind him, the gazes of the several white-robed figures gradually turned cold. Their killing intent was exactly the same as the four people they'd encountered before!
(The second watch will be a bit later, perhaps after 12.)