"You've agreed?" The bald old man in tattered black robes stared at Mu Chen with his turbid eyes.
"Yeah!"
Mu Chen nodded his head heavily. Soon after, he smiled and said, "Although it's dangerous, senior won't kill me in one move, right?"
"You won't be killed. At most, you'll be bedridden for a few months."
The bald old man extended his skinny hand and rubbed his bald head. With a hoarse laugh, he said.
Mu Chen's smile stiffened slightly. Soon after, he helplessly sighed. No matter what, since he had already agreed, even if it was a mountain of blades and a sea of flames, he had to give it a try.
"Can you do it?" Jiu You secretly asked, some worry in his eyes.
"I'll give it a try."
Mu Chen didn't have much confidence. The mysterious bald old man before him was definitely the most terrifying person he had ever seen. He might even be stronger than the White Dragon Sovereign.
"I'll secretly help you later."
Jiu You said in Mu Chen's heart. After all, Mu Chen had encountered this matter while helping him refine the Divine Lightning Bead.
When Mu Chen heard this, the bald old man let out a hoarse laugh before he could speak. He waved his skinny hand and a ray of light swept out and enveloped the Nine Nether Bird. No matter how much it struggled, it was unable to break free from it.
"Little Jiu You, you'd better watch from the side first." The bald old man said with a grin.
Jiu You struggled to no avail. He could only stare fiercely at the bald old man and said, "If anything happens to him, I won't let you off. I can't beat you now, but I'll definitely surpass you in the future."
The bald old man smiled and said, "Little Nine Nether, you still have a long way to go even if you succeed in evolving.
Even if you evolve, you can only be considered to have entered the ranks of Divine Beasts. You're still far from being a true treasure. "
"Are you ready?"
As his voice faded, the bald old man looked towards Mu Chen.
Mu Chen took a deep breath.
His figure flashed, and he immediately retreated. After that, he hovered in the air and said, "Senior, please enlighten me!"
Vigorous spiritual energy rippled out from his body.
The dark black Spiritual Energy burned with black flames, like a black smoke signal. It soared into the sky and could be clearly seen within a hundred miles.
"Has it fused with the spiritual energy of Jiu You's Fire?"
The bald old man stared at the Spiritual Energy burning with black flames around Mu Chen, and a trace of astonishment flashed through his eyes.
With a wave of his sleeve, his withered hand suddenly reached out and gently clenched.
Boom!
At this moment, an indescribable pressure suddenly burst out from his body.
Under that kind of aura.
It was as if even the heavens and earth were trembling.
Rumble!
At this moment, the enormous lightning river that occupied the plains suddenly began to surge.
It was actually sucked up by the bald old man, and then circled above his head like a silver dragon.
Mu Chen's expression changed slightly as he watched this scene. He was quite shocked in his heart.
The lightning river contained an extremely terrifying lightning energy that was enough to crush mountains.
However, it was now easily grabbed by the bald old man. With such strength, it was hard to say.
Boom!
The bald old man waved his hand, causing the spiralling lightning liquid river to instantly rush towards the horizon. Loud rumbling sounds resounded within this space as the lightning liquid surged, akin to a lightning dragon. Bringing along an incomparably imposing aura, it hid the skies and covered the earth as it enveloped Mu Chen with an irresistible imposing aura.
Mu Chen raised his head, and a trace of horror appeared in his eyes as he looked at the lightning river that was rushing down. He could feel that the space around him had already been sealed.
He couldn't escape from this terrifying attack.
This bald old man clearly didn't have any thoughts of holding back.
Mu Chen tightly clenched his fists, and the veins on his arms twitched. Shortly after, a ruthless expression appeared in his eyes. Since he couldn't escape, then he would fight!
Boom!
Tyrannical Spiritual Energy unreservedly swept out from Mu Chen's body. He suddenly sat cross-legged in the air, and his hands changed into obscure seals at lightning speed.
Weng!
It was as if there was an ancient Buddhist bell ringing in the sky. As the black light condensed, a gigantic Nine-layered Pagoda suddenly appeared, enveloping Mu Chen.
Among the various methods that Mu Chen had, the Nine-layered Pagoda's defensive power was the most shocking. In order to block such a terrifying attack from the bald old man, he could only rely on it to face the enemy.
"This is …"
The bald old man raised his head, and he stared at the gigantic pagoda in the sky. His brows slightly furrowed, and a trace of pondering flashed through his turbid eyes.
Boom!
The lightning river didn't slow down in the slightest because of the appearance of the Nine-layered Pagoda. As the lightning river surged, in the next instant, it had already fiercely bombarded the pagoda with the pressure of a dark cloud.
Bang!
In the face of such a terrifying impact, the pagoda began to tremble violently in an instant. As the lightning liquid washed over it, tiny cracks began to appear on the surface of the pagoda.
The bald old man's attack was really too terrifying.
Enveloped by the Nine-layered Pagoda, Mu Chen's face quickly turned pale. He didn't expect that his strongest defense would be so weak under the bald old man's attack.
He raised his head. Bright cracks were spreading on the pagoda, and the lightning river that was permeating with silver light dripped down bit by bit, bringing about a low roar of thunder in the pagoda.
The Nine-layered Pagoda was about to collapse.
Once the Nine-layered Pagoda collapsed, Mu Chen would be completely exposed. With his physical body, it was obviously impossible for him to withstand such a terrifying attack.
Was it going to end just like that?
Mu Chen bit his lips tightly, and a metallic taste spread from the corners of his mouth. Intense unwillingness flashed across his black eyes. If he couldn't withstand such an attack, wouldn't that mean that he couldn't be compared to Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong?
If he couldn't even be compared to them, how could he tell Luo Li that he would become an unparalleled expert and protect her?!
Rumble!
The Nine-layered Pagoda collapsed layer by layer, and the black pagoda continued to crack. The lightning light passed through the pagoda and shone on the youth's body. At that moment, the latter seemed abnormally thin.
Another layer collapsed, but the youth suddenly raised his head, and his black eyes were filled with determination.
He was filled with an unwavering determination that refused to admit defeat.
"Ah!"
He clenched his fists tightly, and there were traces of blood in his eyes. It was as though there was a low roar filled with unwillingness.
It reverberated from his throat.
His low roar reverberated within the broken Nine-layered Pagoda. That unwillingness and unswerving determination impacted the pagoda.
Buzz!
The roar resounded.
The pagoda suddenly trembled slightly, as though it was resonating. Mu Chen's roar, which was filled with unwillingness, seemed to have activated something.
Ancient light inscriptions appeared faintly on the inner walls of the pagoda. Those light inscriptions were like ancient lotuses, and they were filled with a boundless aura.
The Great Pagoda Art in Mu Chen's body started to circulate rapidly, almost uncontrollably.
In the deepest part of his body.
Those mysterious black spots of light.
They also exploded with dazzling light.
The thing that was once sealed in the deepest part of his body seemed to have loosened at this moment.
Swoosh!
An ancient sound reverberated within the Nine-layered Pagoda.
Mu Chen's figure was enveloped by the black light.
The broken Nine-Storey Pagoda suddenly burst forth with an ancient light at this moment.
As the light appeared, the broken parts of the pagoda were actually being repaired bit by bit.
The bald old man narrowed his eyes as he looked at the pagoda, which was rotating at a slow but unshakable speed under the pressure of the majestic lightning river. At the base of the black pagoda, there seemed to be an ancient black lotus. The lotus had nine petals, and every petal seemed to be the creation of the heavens and earth, exuding boundless mysteries.
At this moment, the entire world seemed to explode with an ancient and boundless sound.
"This …" The bald old man's withered face trembled slightly as he muttered, "It's actually the Ancient Divine Pagoda?
Could it be that this little fellow is a member of the ancient race?
But why would a person from the Ancient Race appear here? "
The bald old man's eyes surged, as though he could see through the pagoda. Inside, Mu Chen was sitting cross-legged. His body was covered in blood, and the blood was squirming, forming a blood lotus light inscription on the surface of his body. That blood lotus also had nine petals.
"How interesting. Such a pure bloodline from the Ancient Race. Who are his parents?"
A glint flashed across the bald old man's eyes. In the horizon, the lightning liquid torrent descended with a rumble and once again floated above the ground. As the lightning liquid torrent swept past, the gigantic pagoda in the sky also fluctuated. In the end, it turned into a ray of black light and slowly dissipated.
As the pagoda dissipated, a figure covered in blood instantly fell from the sky.
When the bald old man saw this, he flicked his finger, and a ray of silver light shot out and entered Mu Chen's body. After that, he waved his sleeve, and a gust of wind directly threw the unconscious Mu Chen into the lightning river.
"You!"
When Jiu You saw this, his face instantly changed. The lightning river contained extremely terrifying lightning energy. Even when Mu Chen was awake, he didn't dare to enter, let alone when he was unconscious.
"Don't worry. This old man doesn't want him to die. I said that I will give him a reward, so I will naturally keep my promise."
The bald old man faintly smiled, then looked towards Jiu You. He clenched his skinny fingers, and a feather that seemed to be made of gold appeared. With a flick of his finger, the feather shot into Jiu You's body. The latter didn't even have time to check what it was.
"What are you doing?!" Jiu You was extremely shocked and furious. This bald old man was too hateful.
"After all, this old man has some friendship with an old monster from Jiu You's clan, so I will give you a gift. Okay, you can continue refining the Divine Lightning Beads. Don't disturb that brat."
The bald old man didn't explain anything. He only faintly smiled, then stood up lazily with the support of his walking stick. After that, he slowly walked towards the ground in the distance.
He clearly walked extremely slowly, but after a few steps, he had already appeared at the edge of the sky. In the end, he completely disappeared.
Jiu You looked at the place where he disappeared, and could only secretly grit his teeth. He looked worriedly at Mu Chen, who was surrounded by the lightning river, and then spat out black flames that filled the sky again to refine the Divine Lightning Beads.
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