On the mountain peak, Su Ling 'er stared at Mu Chen, who had a horrifying appearance. Although she didn't understand why Mu Chen had become like this, she still wiped her tears and asked, "What are you trying to do?"
She didn't know what Mu Chen was planning, but no matter what, the situation was already set in stone. Bai Xuan was too strong. Even her sister couldn't deal with him, let alone Mu Chen, who was only at the Heavenly Fusion Stage.
"Take your sister and leave first. Stay far away from me and don't come near me. Do you understand?"
The ripples in Mu Chen's scarlet eyes weakened little by little. His voice also became hoarse and deep, as if there was an endless fiendish aura surging within it. Anyone who heard it would feel a chill run down their spine.
Su Ling 'er was so frightened that she took two steps back. At this moment, Mu Chen seemed to be suppressing something. The blood-red tattoos on his body flickered incessantly. He looked like an Asura that had crawled out of a bloodbath.
She stared blankly at Mu Chen, then nodded blankly.
Seeing this, Mu Chen didn't say anything else. He turned around and shot towards the distant sky like a bolt of lightning. His hoarse voice echoed, "Bai Xuan, the thing you want is with me. Whether you can take it back or not will depend on your own ability."
"Haha, so you've finally come back."
Bai Xuan smiled indifferently. His eyes were like blades as they pierced through Mu Chen's body.
"Mu Chen, you!"
Su Xuan and the other two panicked. They'd just managed to stall Bai Xuan and buy some time for Su Ling 'er. Why did Mu Chen suddenly return?
However, Mu Chen didn't pay any attention to them. The ripples in his scarlet eyes grew weaker and weaker. After a while, they finally dissipated.
His tightly clenched fists slowly relaxed.
If one could see within his body at this moment, one would discover that the blood-red Baleful Energy was currently crazily circulating within his meridians, emitting extremely frightening power. However, every time the Baleful Energy rushed through the meridians within Mu Chen's body, his meridians would twitch, while an indescribable pain of corrosion started to spread out.
However, it was precisely this intense pain that allowed Mu Chen's mind to maintain a sliver of clarity under the corrosion of the ominous aura.
"He's simply a madman!"
Within his aura sea, the Nine Netherbird could not help but shake its head as it witnessed this scene. Mu Chen's actions were undoubtedly playing with fire. The baleful energy was extremely overbearing and could even corrode a person's consciousness. Once the consciousness was covered by the baleful energy, Mu Chen would sink into the slaughter and it would be difficult for him to wake up. At that time, he would be no different from a puppet.
Although that fiendish energy was powerful, it was also incomparably dangerous. The slightest carelessness could cost one's life. This guy really dared to do anything.
Up in the sky, in that instant when the ripples in Mu Chen's eyes had completely disappeared, his aura had also completely disappeared. He quietly stood in the sky without a single sound.
Blood-red lines stuck to Mu Chen's skin like worms. They slowly wriggled, giving off a strange feeling.
"You're still trying to act mysterious at a time like this? You don't know the meaning of death!"
Bai Xuan's eyes narrowed when he saw the strange expression on Mu Chen's face. Then, a sinister smile appeared on his face. He didn't care how Mu Chen had become like this. He was now at the Heavenly Transform Stage Late Phase, and he even had a high-grade Spirit Artifact in his hand. Even in the entire Heavenly Transform Stage, his combat strength was top-notch. Wouldn't taking care of a Heavenly Fusion Stage brat be as easy as flipping his hand?
"Die!"
Bai Xuan's figure burst forward. The blood-red spear in his hand was filled with torrential Spiritual Energy. It tore through the air and pierced towards Mu Chen like a bolt of lightning.
"Mu Chen, watch out!" Su Xuan and the others hastily warned him.
However, Mu Chen didn't budge in the slightest. Only when Bai Xuan's blood-red spear was about to touch his chest did he suddenly extend his hand and grab the spear's tip.
Creak!
The incomparably sharp spear emitted an ear-piercing sound in Mu Chen's palm. Fresh blood dripped down the spear's tip, and the blood-red lines on his skin grew darker.
Bai Xuan's expression changed slightly. He felt a vague sense of unease that he didn't know why.
The Mu Chen in front of him was completely different from before.
Mu Chen grabbed the sharp spear's tip and slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of scarlet, bloodshot eyes. It was as if a sea of blood was surging within them, and they emitted a monstrous fiendish aura.
The blood-red lines on his face made him look strange and terrifying, like a bloodthirsty Asura.
"Boom!"
A monstrous fiendish aura burst out from Mu Chen's body like a surging sea of blood. The entire sky turned dark red.
A bloody scar quietly appeared on Mu Chen's skin. The fiendish aura was too overbearing and overbearing. Even with his current strength, he still found it a little hard to bear.
"This …"
Bai Xuan and the others stared at this strange scene in shock. It was a little familiar.
Their bodies suddenly trembled, and their eyes were filled with shock. Back in the Spirit Treasury, when the black demonic pillar broke through the seal, didn't it have the same reaction?
It was just that the fiendish aura at that time was much more terrifying than it was now.
But why was this happening to Mu Chen?
At this moment, Su Ling 'Er had also quickly moved away and supported the injured Su Xuan and the other two. Fortunately, she still remembered the words that Mu Chen had said to her earlier. Thus, she quickly pulled the three of them away.
After they'd retreated some distance, a smile slowly appeared on Mu Chen's blood-tattooed face. However, that smile was extremely malevolent. Even someone like Bai Xuan couldn't help but feel his aura turn sluggish.
"Trying to act mysterious!"
Bai Xuan's eyes darkened as he roared once more. With a shake of his hand, the blood-red spear was pulled back from Mu Chen's palm, leaving a trail of blood in its wake. He took a step forward, and the spear in his hand shot towards Mu Chen with an earth-shattering number of spear images.
Boom!
Blood-red fiendish aura surged out from Mu Chen's body, forming a blood-red armor around Mu Chen's skin. He allowed Bai Xuan's spear to envelop him.
Sizzle!
Containing astonishing gales, the Spiritual Energy contained within the spear shadows was corroded by the layer of blood-red ominous aura. However, the remnant gales still managed to leave faint traces of blood on the surface of Mu Chen's body.
However, the wounds on his body didn't make Mu Chen retreat in the slightest. Instead, his scarlet eyes darkened even more. A low roar came from his throat as he clenched his hand. The fiendish aura surged towards him and formed a blood-red spear in his palm.
Swish!
His spear trembled, carrying with it a torrential baleful aura as it collided with Bai Xuan. The Spiritual Energy and baleful aura clashed, sending out a powerful shockwave. Huge cracks appeared on the surrounding mountains as boulders continued to crumble.
On a distant mountain peak, Su Xuan and the others watched the two figures fighting in the sky with shock in their eyes. They realized that the current Mu Chen was strong enough to face Bai Xuan head-on!
"How did his strength increase by so much?" Guo Xiong couldn't help but ask in astonishment.
Su Xuan's beautiful eyes flashed as she said, "That power is the same as the fiendish aura from the black demonic pillar in the Spirit Treasury. I think it's very likely that the fiendish aura has invaded Mu Chen's body."
"What about Mu Chen?" Su Ling 'er asked anxiously.
"I think he's using that power to fight against Bai Xuan. At the same time, he's using this battle to expel the fiendish aura that has invaded his body. However, it's also extremely dangerous. That fiendish aura is incomparably tyrannical. If he doesn't handle it properly, he'll suffer a backlash. When that happens, the fiendish aura will take over his mind and he'll become a puppet for slaughter."
Su Xuan let out a soft sigh. Her beautiful eyes looked towards the blood-red figure in the distant sky and said, "Right now, we can only rely on Mu Chen himself."
Clang!
The two blood-red spears collided with a loud bang. Shockwaves rolled out and even the air distorted.
Bai Xuan's face was ashen, and there was a trace of bewilderment in his eyes. He couldn't believe that Mu Chen had fought with him for dozens of rounds without showing any signs of being at a disadvantage.
The latter's strength seemed to have caught up to him.
Bai Xuan couldn't believe such a change. However, he wasn't a simple person. After thinking about it for a moment, he guessed what was going on.
"Did he borrow the fiendish aura that invaded his body?"
Bai Xuan's eyes flickered with a sinister light as he stared at Mu Chen's blood-red tattoos. There wasn't a single trace of human emotion in Mu Chen's eyes. Bai Xuan grinned malevolently. "Right now, you're no different from a beast that only knows how to kill."
Even though Mu Chen's strength had skyrocketed after borrowing the fiendish aura, he'd lost his mind and become a tool for slaughter.
"Since you're in so much pain, let me help you get rid of it."
Bai Xuan's figure suddenly exploded as Spiritual Energy surged out. He faced the sky and roared. Boundless Spiritual Energy gradually took shape behind him, transforming into a gigantic blood-red beast. A thick fiendish aura soared into the sky.
"Demonic Blood Beast, Blood Sea Refinement!"
Bai Xuan roared. The blood-red beast exploded into a torrential sea of blood that filled the sky. A thick stench of blood rippled between heaven and earth.
Buzz!
Buzz! The sea of blood carried with it a frightening power that could crush mountains. It covered the sky and covered the earth as it swept down. Wherever it passed, the mountains were reduced to dust.
"Die!"
Bai Xuan grinned maliciously. Then, he saw Mu Chen slowly raise his head. His face, which was covered in strange, bloody runes, revealed a mocking smile. His scarlet eyes, which were originally filled with malevolence, rippled with a hint of emotion.
Roar!
Boundless fiendish aura gushed out from Mu Chen's body and formed a blood-red starry sky behind him. In that starry sky, a gigantic white tiger took shape. However, this white tiger's eyes were also scarlet.
The Divine Seal of the White Tiger already carried an endless amount of killing intent. Now that it was fused with the fiendish aura, it became even more ferocious. That imposing aura seemed to cause even the heavens and earth to tremble.
Mu Chen hovered in the sky, his fiendish aura filling the sky. He floated in front of the gigantic white tiger that stood on the starry sky. The bloodthirsty sneer on his blood-red tattooed face became even more intense.
"You're the one who's going to die!"