The smoke and dust gradually settled in the stone hall. However, the numerous gazes within the hall were filled with astonishment as they looked at Cheng Shi, who was vomiting blood in a sorry state. The members of the Lion Tiger Regiment, in particular, had a drastic change of expression on their faces. Evidently, this scene had exceeded their expectations.
Cheng Shi, whose strength had reached the Quasi-Heavenly Transform Stage, had actually been defeated by a mere Heavenly Fusion Stage youth in just one move?
"How is this possible?"
Their mouths were dry as they muttered. The domineering expression from before had disappeared from their faces, and a sliver of fear could be seen in their dodging gazes as they looked at the youth in the sky.
In the sky, Mu Chen was looking at Cheng Shi, who was vomiting blood and retreating. A cold light flashed in his eyes as his figure flashed and he shot towards the latter once again.
From the looks of it, he was planning on beating Cheng Shi while he was down.
"You dare?!"
Cheng Hu roared when he saw that Mu Chen was still chasing after him. The Serpent Spirit Bracelet on his wrist suddenly burst with a torrential spiritual light. The roar of a dragon seemed to resound within the spiritual light as the Serpent Spirit Bracelet transformed into a scarlet dragon that was nearly a hundred feet long. Along with surging Spiritual Energy, it shot towards Mu Chen.
A smear of astonishment flashed across Mu Chen's eyes as he sensed the menacing Serpent Spirit Bracelet. The Serpent Spirit Bracelet was extremely powerful, and even he felt a slight chill run down his spine. There was actually such a huge gap between a High Rank Spiritual Artifact and a Middle Rank Spiritual Artifact?
"Hmph!"
However, just as Cheng Hu made his move, Li Qing, who had been staring at him, coldly snorted. With a wave of her jade-like hand, the Serpent Spirit Bracelet also shot out.
It transformed into a gigantic scarlet dragon. Scarlet light surged as it blocked the incoming scarlet dragon. Boom!
Boom!
In the sky, the scarlet dragon and scarlet dragon collided ferociously.
The berserk Spiritual Energy that radiated out caused even the air to explode apart. Even the stone hall, which was close to being in ruins, was completely destroyed.
Mu Chen looked up at the battle between the flood dragons in the sky.
His gaze was slightly grave. In the past, he had rarely used Spiritual Weapons because he did not feel that they were very powerful. However, after witnessing a genuine High Rank Spiritual Weapon, he finally realised just how much of a boost a Spiritual Weapon could provide to one's combat prowess.
If Cheng Shi also possessed a High Rank Spiritual Artifact, Mu Chen would definitely not be able to defeat him so easily. So much so that.
He might even be dragged into a fight by the power of the Spirit Weapon.
At that time.
His opponent could rely on the vigorous Spiritual Energy that far surpassed his own to drag him down to exhaustion.
Mu Chen's eyes flashed. It seemed that in the future.
He also couldn't underestimate the effects of a Spirit Artifact. If it was possible.
It would be best if he had a passable spirit weapon to protect himself. Otherwise, he would be in an extremely passive position if he met an opponent with a high-grade spirit weapon.
Even as this thought flashed through his mind, Mu Chen did not slow down and headed straight for the pale-faced Cheng Shi.
"Stop him!"
Cheng Hu angrily roared when he saw that Mu Chen wasn't willing to give up. He was currently blocked by Li Qing and could not afford to be distracted.
"Yes!"
Behind him, a dozen members of the Lion Tiger Regiment hurriedly responded and charged at Mu Chen.
"Scram!"
Mu Chen's eyes turned cold as he tightly gripped the azure longsword. Black flames surged and enveloped the longsword. Then, like a longsword made of black flames, it violently stabbed forward. Rays of sword light and black flames rose, covering the sky and earth as they swept towards the incoming members of the Lion Tiger Regiment.
Among the members, only a few of them had reached the Heavenly Fusion Stage. With this level of strength, it was evident that they were unable to contend against Mu Chen. As the black flaming sword swept over, it instantly pierced through their Spiritual Energy defenses and caused them to vomit blood as they retreated.
Mu Chen was like a wolf or a tiger as he broke through their encirclement. In a flash, he appeared in front of the pale-faced Cheng Shi, whose eyes were filled with fear.
"What are you trying to do?!"
Cheng Shi sternly roared, unable to conceal the fear in his eyes. How could this Heavenly Fusion Stage youth be so ferocious?
Mu Chen faintly smiled at him and took a step forward. With a flick of his hand, the sword light burning with black flames stopped in front of Cheng Shi's throat. The fierce and blazing fluctuations caused Cheng Shi's body to instantly stiffen.
"I say, that fellow …" Mu Chen grabbed Cheng Shi as he smiled at Cheng Hu, who had a dark expression on his face. "I wonder how much the life of this brother of yours is worth in your heart?"
"Brat, if you dare to hurt him, my Lion Tiger Regiment will become your mortal enemy. We won't rest until one of us is dead!" Cheng Hu gloomily said. His fists were tightly clenched and his eyes were filled with rage.
"There's no need for such nonsense."
Mu Chen smiled as he shook his head. Soon after, his eyes turned cold. "Hand over the Dragon Spirit Bracelets in exchange for your brother's life."
"You!" Cheng Hu was enraged. He glared at Mu Chen as if he wanted to swallow him alive.
Mu Chen sneered. The longsword burning with black flames in his hand approached Cheng Shi's throat. Just as a trace of blood appeared, it was burned away by the black flames.
Cheng Shi's face was deathly pale. He didn't dare to move an inch from the burning sensation in his throat.
Seeing this, Cheng Hu's body trembled. He stared at Mu Chen, and the Lion Tiger Regiment's members didn't dare to approach him.
In the ruined stone hall, the onlookers inwardly grinned when they saw Mu Chen holding Cheng Shi hostage. What a ferocious fellow. They didn't expect that even the two leaders of the Lion Tiger Regiment would fall at his hands.
Li Qing withdrew the Dragon Spirit Bracelets and flew to Mu Chen's side. She cautiously stared at Cheng Hu, who was trembling with rage.
"It seems that in your eyes, your brother's life isn't worth a Dragon Spirit Bracelet." Mu Chen sneered when he saw Cheng Hu's expression fluctuate.
His words were rather vicious, and a single sentence caused Cheng Shi, who was being held hostage, to tremble. The Lion Tiger Regiment members also looked towards Cheng Hu. If Cheng Hu did not even care about Cheng Shi, then many people would be bitterly disappointed.
Seeing their gazes, Cheng Hu could only fiercely glare at Mu Chen. This brat was still young, but his mind was extremely ruthless. In this situation, if he didn't use the Draconic Spirit Bracelet,
If he didn't use the Dragon Spirit Bracelet, the Lion Tiger Regiment's morale would crumble.
"Fine, I'll give you the Dragon Spirit Bracelet!
Let him go first! "Cheng Hu gritted his teeth, almost squeezing the words out of his mouth.
"You don't have the right to choose," Mu Chen said with an indifferent smile. "Hand over the Dragon Spirit Bracelet."
Cheng Hu's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Mu Chen.
With a wave of his hand, the enormous scarlet serpent above his head rapidly shrank. In the end, it turned into a scarlet Spirit Bracelet that fell into his hand.
Swish.
He grabbed the Dragon Spirit Bracelet, his eyes filled with heartache.
But in the end, he still tossed it out.
Mu Chen curled his hand and sucked the "Flood Dragon Spirit Bracelet" into his palm. When the bracelet entered his hand, he instantly felt an astonishing Spiritual Energy fluctuation rippling out from his palm. For a moment, even he couldn't control it. He couldn't help sighing in admiration. It was indeed worthy of being a High Rank Spiritual Artifact. Compared to a Middle Rank Spiritual Artifact, it was several times stronger.
"Here."
Mu Chen held the Dragon Spirit Bracelet.
He then handed it to Li Qing.
Li Qing.
She was startled.
She clearly hadn't expected Mu Chen to give her the Dragon Spirit Bracelet. After all, it was a High Grade Spiritual Artifact that he had painstakingly obtained.
Even in Hokuang Reiwon's Spiritual Value Hall, it was worth at least a million Spiritual Value Points.
It wasn't a small amount.
"This is your spoil of war. I can't take it."
Li Qing struggled for a moment before shaking her head. Although she knew that the Dragon Spirit Bracelet in her hand was a set of Spiritual Artifacts, it should have been Mu Chen's.
Mu Chen shook his head with a smile and tossed the Dragon Spirit Bracelet over.
Li Qing panicked when she saw him toss it over so casually. She hurriedly caught it and couldn't help but scold him. "What are you doing?"
She was beautiful, but she was usually a little too cold. Mu Chen was stunned when he saw her reproachful expression, but he soon smiled. "Senior Sister Li Qing, you look pretty when you smile."
Li Qing's pretty face turned a little red when she heard his words. She let out a soft snort and put the Draconic Spirit Bracelets on her wrist. Her pretty face quickly regained its usual iciness.
"I owe you a favor this time. When we get back from this mission, I'll give you the million Spiritual Value Points that I deserve."
Mu Chen smiled. "No need."
Li Qing stubbornly said, "I don't like owing favors. If you don't want to, you can take back the Spirit Bracelet."
Mu Chen could only smile helplessly. Senior sister Li Qing was quite cute when she was stubborn. Unfortunately, she was a little too cold.
Cheng Hu's eyes were spitting fire as he watched Mu Chen flirt with Li Qing. "You're still not letting her go?!"
"Fine."
Mu Chen grabbed Cheng Shi with one hand and slammed his palm onto the latter's back. With a burst of energy, Cheng Shi was sent flying away miserably. His deathly pale face became even more intense.
Cheng Hu hurriedly intercepted Cheng Shi. When he saw Cheng Shi's exceptionally pale face, his expression couldn't help changing. "What did you do?"
"I just put something in his body. Don't worry, he won't die. However, I'm afraid he won't be able to use Spiritual Energy for an hour."
Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders and smiled without sincerity. "I'm sorry, but you guys have the numbers advantage. I have to be careful that you guys will gang up on me after I let him go. I hope you can forgive me."
Cheng Hu glowered at Mu Chen as a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "Little bastard, do you think you can leave just like that?"
Mu Chen's eyes narrowed when he heard this.
Outside the ruined stone hall, a large number of chaotic footsteps suddenly rang out. Everyone watched as a large group of people surged in like a tidal wave. Some of them were members of the Lion Tiger Regiment, while the rest wore different robes and had the same badge pinned on their chests.
"It's the Nine Blade Regiment!"
"The Nine Blade Regiment and the Lion Tiger Regiment are allies. This youth is going to be out of luck. Sigh, the older the ginger, the spicier it is. So Cheng Hu has already sent for reinforcements."
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Hearing the whispers coming from the surroundings, Mu Chen tightly knitted his brows. He could see two silhouettes walking out from the Nine Blade Troop. Clearly, they were the leaders of the Nine Blade Troop. Their strength had actually reached the Quasi-Heavenly Transformation Stage.
"Haha, Brother Cheng Hu, I immediately rushed over with my men the moment I heard your message." The two leaders glanced at the ruined stone hall, then laughed heartily at Cheng Hu.
"Many thanks to the two brothers."
Cheng Hu also cupped his hands towards them. Shortly after, his expression turned sinister as he looked at Mu Chen. With a sinister smile, he said, "Little brat, I'll see how you're going to jump around now."
Mu Chen's eyes gradually turned cold as Spiritual Energy, which was burning with black flames, slowly spread out from the surface of his body.
Li Qing tightly gripped the Draconic Spirit Bracelets as she prepared to go all out.
Kacha.
While the atmosphere in the stone hall was tense, a strange sound suddenly rang out. Some people knitted their brows as they looked towards the direction of the sound. It was coming from the end of the stone hall.
However, when they cast their gazes over, everyone's expressions abruptly changed.
Mu Chen and the rest hurriedly turned their heads, and their pupils shrank. A mottled stone statue was emitting rays of light. Those light runes seemed to have formed an extremely complicated array on the statue's body, and a terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuation was being emitted from the ancient stone statue.
The stone statue's eyes seemed to slowly open at this moment as it indifferently and emotionlessly looked at the crowd within the stone hall.