"Brat, you're courting death!"
Within the stone hall, Cheng Hu and his brother glared at Mu Chen. They hadn't expected the youth before them to be so insolent. Even though he'd appeared by himself, he still dared to act so insensibly.
"Boss, kill this brat!"
Someone from the Lion Tiger Regiment said in a sinister tone. Did this brat really think that the Lion Tiger Regiment's reputation was just a bluff?
Cheng Shi and Cheng Hu exchanged glances. Then, the former nodded and slowly stepped forward. A powerful wave of spiritual energy enveloped the area as he said in a sinister tone, "Brat, although the aura of a newborn calf is commendable, I still have to tell you that the consequences of such actions are usually quite miserable."
With a clench of his hand, a long black blade appeared in his grasp. A bloody aura emanated from it. It was clearly a powerful spiritual artifact.
From the looks of it, he was going to personally take action.
Seeing this, Li Qing's beautiful eyes turned cold. Just as she was about to step forward, Mu Chen extended his hand to stop her.
"Let me do it."
Mu Chen smiled at Li Qing. Li Qing, who was originally a little worried, relaxed a little when she saw his smile. After these few days of interaction, she had a certain understanding of Mu Chen. With the latter's temperament, he definitely wouldn't do something he wasn't confident in.
Since he'd angered the other party as soon as he appeared, it clearly wasn't because he was stupid, but because he wasn't afraid of them.
Since he wasn't afraid, he naturally didn't need to give them any face.
"Be careful. I'll help you keep an eye on Cheng Hu and the others," Li Qing said in a low voice.
Mu Chen nodded and slowly stepped forward. Spiritual light flickered in his hand.
A longsword of azure light appeared in a flash.
"One on one?
What great courage. "
When Cheng Shi saw Mu Chen step forward by himself, he was so angry that he started laughing. This brat's arrogance hadn't changed since he was only at the Heavenly Fusion Realm.
He actually dared to challenge a Quasi-Heavenly Transformation Realm cultivator. He was truly courting death!
Within the stone hall, the others were also astonished. They didn't understand where this youth's confidence came from.
He actually dared to do such a foolish thing.
"But since you're here, you should pay the price for your words."
Over the years, Cheng Shi's hands had been stained with countless lives. Naturally, he would not show any mercy just because of Mu Chen's age. A cruel light flashed in his eyes as a tyrannical Spiritual Energy erupted. He took a step forward and his Spiritual Energy surged like a lion's roar.
It shook the stone hall.
"Brat.
Die! "
He disappeared in a flash.
He had already appeared in the air in front of Mu Chen. His eyes were cold as the large blade in his hand suddenly chopped down.
There was nothing fancy about this strike.
As the Spiritual Energy within his body surged, a several-dozen-foot-long blade of light shot out from the blade. As the blade chopped down, before it had even landed, a gigantic crack had already formed on the ground below.
Indeed, Cheng Shi did not show the slightest bit of mercy when he attacked. He was extremely ferocious.
"Huff."
Seeing this, Mu Chen also took a deep breath at this moment. His black eyes suddenly turned cold as he tightly gripped his longsword. The Spiritual Energy within his body was crazily circulating. Dark-black Spiritual Energy violently rushed out. Within the Spiritual Energy, black flames rose and nearly enveloped his entire body. The temperature within the large hall also rose.
"Whoosh!"
Mu Chen let out a low roar as the longsword in his hand pierced out. In an instant, black flames swept out as a several-dozen-foot-long black flame sword of light shot out and collided head-on with Cheng Shi's blade of light.
Boom.
"Bang!"
The blade of light and sword of light fiercely collided as a loud sound resounded. Shortly after, the surrounding stone pillars were instantly sliced apart. The cracks were as smooth as a mirror as the surrounding onlookers hastily retreated, afraid that they would be affected by the shockwaves.
Rumble.
The stone pillars continuously collapsed as smoke rose. Everyone looked over and saw two figures standing in the air amidst the rubble. They were glaring at each other with ferocious gazes.
"That brat was actually able to withstand the second leader's attack?"
On the other hand, the members of the Lion Tiger Regiment were astonished. Cheng Shi's previous attack would've seriously injured even a Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase expert. But now, it was actually blocked by a single sword strike from that youth.
"No wonder he dared to speak so arrogantly. So he had some matters to attend to. However, he's angered the second leader. No matter how many tricks he has up his sleeve, he won't be able to escape death today," someone sneered.
Cheng Hu's eyes narrowed as he stared at the youth standing in the air above the stone hall. His brows slightly furrowed. The latter's Spiritual Energy was somewhat peculiar. Although his Spiritual Energy was not as vigorous as Cheng Shi's, the black flames burning within his Spiritual Energy were extremely tyrannical. In the previous clash, most of Cheng Shi's blade of light had been vaporized by the black flames.
Li Qing quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mu Chen wasn't being suppressed. Her jade-like hands tightly gripped the Dragon Spirit Bracelet. If Cheng Hu and the others made any strange moves, she would have to take action and stop them.
However, while everyone in the stone hall was attracted by the battle between Mu Chen and Cheng Shi, no one noticed that as the stone pillars in the stone hall were destroyed, an extremely faint light seemed to emerge from the statue at the end of the stone hall.
"You've got some ability."
Cheng Shi tightly gripped his longsword, his expression a bit gloomy. He'd originally thought that he'd be able to suppress this Heavenly Fusion Realm brat in one move, but he hadn't expected that the latter's Spiritual Energy would be so strange. The black flames mixed within it were so strange that even his blade of light could be vaporized.
Mu Chen lightly exhaled as he gripped his longsword. He was a bit surprised that he'd been able to withstand Cheng Shi's fierce attack without falling into a disadvantage. It seemed that breaking through to the middle stage of the Heavenly Fusion Realm had brought him quite a few benefits. Of course, he understood that the greatest benefit was the improvement of Jiu You's Fire. If it had been before he'd refined the Fire Celestial Lotus, the Jiu You's Fire within his Spiritual Energy wouldn't have been this strong.
"You're only at the quasi-Heavenly Transformation Realm. You're not worth showing off in front of me."
Mu Chen smiled, but there wasn't much mirth in his eyes. Since they were in the Sovereign Spirit Treasury, he couldn't afford to tangle with Cheng Shi here. Therefore, this battle had to end as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Mu Chen extended his hand. Black light surged within his palm.
The Nine-layered Pagoda appeared in a flash.
As soon as the pagoda appeared, it rapidly expanded to a height of three hundred meters.
Black flames surged as an astonishing fluctuation of Spiritual Energy was emitted.
"Roar!"
As soon as the Nine-layered Pagoda appeared, a golden light appeared on the first floor.
Golden light surged, and one could see a giant golden dragon emerging. It roared at the sky, and the sound waves shook the stone hall until it trembled.
Cheng Shi's eyes trembled when he saw this. This brat was indeed a bit strange. He couldn't be underestimated.
He tightly gripped his longsword.
The Spiritual Energy within his body circulated without reservation.
Vigorous Spiritual Energy.
Like a tide, it spread out from his body. That kind of Spiritual Energy pressure.
It practically enveloped the entire stone hall.
Mu Chen's eyes were indifferent as he gazed at the Golden Dragon circling the Nine-layered Pagoda.
However, it didn't end there. Instead, he lightly clasped his hands together, forming a strange seal.
Buzz!
Just as the seal was formed in his hands, the Nine-layered Pagoda in mid-air let out a buzzing sound. Golden light surged and spread from the first level of the pagoda to the second level.
As the golden light spread, a golden dragon appeared on the second level of the pagoda. With a long roar, it left the pagoda and circled around the pagoda.
As the two Golden Dragons circled the pagoda, all of the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth in the stone hall surged toward them. The scene shocked many people.
When Mu Chen saw the appearance of the second Golden Dragon, his eyes lit up with joy. The Nine-layered Pagoda was divided into nine levels. On each level, there was a Golden Dragon. However, previously, even with his full strength, he could only activate the Golden Dragon on the first level. Now that he had improved again, he could finally summon the Golden Dragon on the second level.
Mu Chen's eyes were burning as he stared at the Nine-layered Pagoda. The Great Pagoda Art that his mother had left behind for him was definitely not an ordinary item. Along with the increase in his strength, it had also started to reveal itself. He really didn't know how frightening the might of this Great Pagoda Art would be when he had cultivated it to Great Mastery.
When he thought of the spectacular scene of the Nine-layered Pagoda appearing and the nine dragons flying together, Mu Chen couldn't help but yearn for it.
"Next, I'll use you as a sacrifice to the pagoda!"
Mu Chen sneered as he looked at Cheng Shi, whose expression had changed because of the shocking commotion caused by the Nine-layered Pagoda. Without any hesitation, he moved his mind. The Nine-layered Pagoda, which had the two Golden Dragons circling it, brought about an earth-shattering shadow as it mercilessly suppressed Cheng Shi.
"Nine-layered Pagoda, Double Dragon Suppression!"
Bang!
The ground of the stone hall crumbled at this moment. Shockwaves rippled outwards, and some of the weaker individuals were directly forced to vomit blood as they retreated. The stone pillars were also completely shattered one after another.
"Heavenly Lion Slash!"
Seeing the Nine-layered Pagoda in such a state, Cheng Shi's eyes finally flashed with astonishment. The Spiritual Energy in his body was crazily activated. Then, with a roar, he slashed with his blade.
Boom!
Billowing Spiritual Energy surged out and turned into a charging Light Lion. On the lion's body, the sharp blade expanded and contracted unpredictably. It was like a ray of light that ruthlessly slashed at the Nine-layered Pagoda.
Clang!
Under everyone's shocked gazes, the Light Lion formed by the blade light collided with the pagoda, which carried the power of the two dragons. Then, a shocking spiritual energy fluctuation suddenly swept out.
Bang!
At this moment, the entire stone hall was razed to the ground. As smoke and dust filled the air, the Light Lion let out a sharp cry. Then, under Cheng Shi's pale face, it was directly crushed by the Nine-layered Pagoda.
Whoosh!
The Nine-layered Pagoda exploded with the Light Lion's momentum. It was as quick as lightning as it slammed into Cheng Shi, who couldn't dodge in time.
Puchi.
As if he had suffered a heavy blow, Cheng Shi's face was deathly pale. He fiercely flew backwards, leaving a long mark on the ground. Then, he collided with the base of a huge pillar and spat out a mouthful of blood.
When Li Qing saw that victory was decided in an instant, her rosy little mouth couldn't help but slightly open. Her beautiful eyes looked at the slender figure standing in the air. This Mu Chen was actually so powerful?