Rumble!
The earth trembled as the Spirit Pawn Country formed by countless Spiritual Pawns became restless at this moment. Rays of light shot out from the depths in panic, not daring to stop in the slightest.
The Spirit Pawns did not stop those people from charging out. They were trembling because they could feel a pressure that was akin to a king rapidly spreading out from the depths of the Spirit Pawns.
That pressure caused them to be unable to move.
Bang.
As the pressure spread out, a dazzling giant, several hundred feet in size, walked over with earth-shaking steps. The earth split apart under its feet as malevolent fissures continuously extended out.
Roar!
The dazzling giant roared as incomparably berserk Spiritual Energy sound waves tore those unlucky Spiritual Pawns to shreds. However, it did not care about them in the slightest. Instead, it locked onto the figure at the front, and chased relentlessly.
"Dammit."
Seeing the Spirit King, which did not care about the others and was chasing after him, Mu Chen's face changed.
"Why is that big fellow chasing after us?"
Wang Tong and the rest had also discovered this situation, and instantly became slightly flustered. As of now, the Spirit King's strength had increased explosively. Not to mention them, even if Zhao Qingshan, Xu Huang and the rest were to attack together, they would not be its opponent.
"It's coming for me," said Mu Chen as he clenched his teeth. "I'll lure it away by myself. You guys escape to a safe place first."
"It's too dangerous!" said Wang Tong, An Ran and the rest hastily.
"If it continues to chase like this, it will catch up to us sooner or later," said Mu Chen as he shook his head. However, there wasn't much panic within his black pupils.
Inhaling a deep breath of air, he said, "Let's split up."
"I'll accompany you!" said Luo Li as she gently bit her red lips. She was extremely decisive and straightforward. The Spirit King before her was extremely strong.
It would be extremely troublesome for Mu Chen to deal with it by himself. Therefore, she had to follow him this time.
Mu Chen slightly hesitated, before nodding his head. He did not try to show off.
Although the current Spirit King had not completely passed through the weak birth stage, there was no need to doubt its strength. If it was alone, it would indeed be very troublesome.
Immediately, he did not say anything more. With a move of his body, a dragon roar resounded as he immediately activated the Dragon Soaring Technique. His body turned into a dragon shadow as he shot towards another direction with lightning speed.
Luo Li saw this.
Her delicate body moved.
He immediately followed.
That speed was actually not much slower than Mu Chen who had used the Dragon Soaring Technique.
Roar!
Following the change in Mu Chen's direction, the Spirit King that was chasing after him immediately sensed it.
As he roared, he charged at Mu Chen again.
Light and shadow were ahead.
Behind the giant, the earth trembled. Soon, they disappeared from sight.
"Let's go."
Wang Tong looked at the figures of Mu Chen and Luo Li disappearing into the distance. Clenching his teeth, he immediately turned around and brought An Ran and the rest as they rushed out of the Spirit Weapon Country. Currently, there was not the slightest bit of use for them remaining by Mu Chen's side. Instead, they would only be a burden to him.
The rest of the people also understood. Therefore, although there was worry in their eyes, they quickly followed Wang Tong and left.
As the Spirit King chased after Mu Chen, the people who were fleeing in panic in other directions also sensed this scene. Immediately, they gradually stopped, gazing at the direction the Spirit King was chasing towards with bewilderment and uncertainty.
"What's going on?
Why is the Spirit King only chasing after Mu Chen? "In the sky, Zhao Qingshan's eyebrows tightly wrinkled as he asked.
"Previously, only Mu Chen was underground. He must have obtained something, causing the Spirit King to chase after him."
Mu Fengyang clenched his teeth, his eyes filled with fury. He had wanted to divert the trouble, but who would have expected that not only would he not be able to chase Mu Chen out of the hunting grounds, he would instead be able to discover the secret underground. Although they did not know what exactly Mu Chen had done underground, to be able to cause the Spirit King to relentlessly chase after him, how could the thing he had obtained be ordinary?
If that was the case, wouldn't he have given Mu Chen a chance to obtain a treasure?
As he thought of this situation, Mu Fengyang was so angry that his face turned green.
"What should we do?"
Mu Fengyang looked towards Zhao Qingshan. They had lost over ten people, but in the end, they did not even obtain a single strand of hair. How could he be willing to accept this?
Zhao Qingshan's gaze flickered. He was similarly unwilling to not obtain anything. After muttering to himself for a moment, he clenched his teeth and said, "Let's wait first, then follow after them. Let's see if there's an opportunity. If there's one, we'll take action. If not, we'll quickly retreat."
He was also a decisive person, and was clear that the strength of the current Spirit King was too strong. They were unable to deal with it, and could only wait for an opportunity. If not, rashly taking action would only result in them being smacked out of the hunting grounds.
Mu Fengyang nodded his head, and looked towards that direction. If the benefits this time were to be obtained by Mu Chen, he would truly be depressed to the point of vomiting blood.
In another direction in the sky, Xu Huang's figure had also stopped. Staring towards that direction, his gaze flickered.
…
Rushing wind sounds rang out from within the layers of mountains. Two glowing figures shot past, rushing towards the distance without the slightest bit of hesitation. Not long after they shot past, the earth started to shake and the mountains started to crumble. In the distance, a giant that was several hundred feet tall was rapidly rushing over. The dazzling spiritual light caused it to appear just like a scorching sun, causing people to be unable to look straight at it.
It furiously roared, and a wave of spiritual light rushed out, causing the mountain peaks to collapse and collapse. After which, it crazily chased after the two glowing figures in front of it.
Its body was enormous, but its speed was as quick as a bolt of lightning. Under its full speed, even Mu Chen, who had activated the Dragon Soaring Technique, was gradually closing the distance between them.
"Its speed is very fast, and its Spiritual Energy is endless. If it continues to run, we'll be the first to be unable to endure it."
Luo Li took a look at the Spirit King that was gradually approaching, as a grave expression gushed out from his clear eyes.
Mu Chen's face sunk like water. He naturally knew that what Luo Li had said was not false. This Spirit King had set its sights on him, and would obviously not give up until it snatched back the Spirit Crystal fragment in his hands. However, once it snatched back the Spirit Crystal fragment, it would truly pass its birth period. At that time, even a genuine Heavenly Completion Stage expert would not be able to stop it. If it still insisted on killing him, it would truly be more miserable than that.
His gaze faintly flickered. As of now, the best method was to directly get rid of this Spirit King.
Although this Spirit King's strength was very strong, he was not truly forced to the point where he had no other choice.
"It was originally prepared for He Yao. Since a bastard like you is unwilling to give up, I'll start with you!"
Mu Chen was also a decisive person.
Very quickly, he made his decision. A chilling intent flashed within his black pupils, as he tilted his head towards Luo Li and said, "Can you delay that bastard for some time?"
"Yes." Luo Li lightly nodded her head, as her jade-like hand slowly tightened its grip on the Luo God Sword.
On the surface of the sword sheath, there seemed to be a chilling aura circulating.
With a smile, Mu Chen wasn't particularly worried about Luo Li, as the latter's methods were something that even he couldn't see through. Furthermore, she still had the "Luo God Sword" in her hands, a genuine Divine Artifact. Although it was in a sealed state, those two simple words were enough to make Mu Chen's heart tremble.
It was synonymous with power.
In Mu Chen's lifetime, he had never seen what a Divine Weapon looked like.
However, they had never seen what a Divine Artifact looked like. That was something that even Supreme-Beings would be tempted by.
The two of them reached an agreement, and their figures once again shot out.
Then, they descended on a mountain peak in the distance.
Upon landing, Mu Chen immediately sat down cross-legged.
Slowly closing his eyes, his hands rapidly formed seals. As Spiritual Energy surged, Spiritual Seals after Spiritual Seals were quickly condensed by him.
"Do you want to arrange a Spiritual Array?"
Luo Li's pupils stared at Mu Chen. From the looks of it, Mu Chen was obviously going to arrange a Spiritual Array to deal with the enemy. However, with the tyrannical strength of the Spirit King in front of him, even a Grade 4 Spiritual Array would find it hard to cause fatal damage to it, unless it was a Grade 5 Spiritual Array.
However, as of now, Mu Chen could be considered as a Grade 4 Spiritual Array Master, and arranging a Grade 4 Spiritual Array should not be difficult. However, if it was a Grade 5 Spiritual Array, even if he had comprehended the Heart Array State, it might not be that easy.
Generally speaking, the higher the rank of a Spiritual Array, the more complicated it would be. When it reached a certain level, the Heart Array State would no longer be able to provide much of an advantage. After all, the Heart Array State was only a very preliminary state in the eyes of genuine grandmaster or even grandmaster level Spiritual Array Masters.
Luo Li's gaze looked towards Mu Chen's handsome face, before giving a faint smile. If one were to say who had the most confidence in Mu Chen, it would be her. That was because this confidence had been accumulated during the one year they had spent together in the Spiritual Road. In that cruel place, this youth had never given up. Perhaps he had suffered setbacks and failures before, but in the end, he had endured them all. Moreover, he had become increasingly tenacious. This was something that even the prideful Luo Li secretly admired in her heart.
If not for Ji Xuan's scheme against her in the Spiritual Road, the usually calm and collected Mu Chen would not have lost his rationality and unleashed such a massacre, resulting in him being expelled from the Spiritual Road.
"Ji Xuan …"
Luo Li's jade-like hands slowly clenched tightly as a cold glint condensed within her eyes. With his talent, even if he entered the "Holy Spirit House", he would definitely be the most outstanding person. From the looks of it, Mu Chen would still have a chance to cross swords with him in the future. At that time, it would be a true exchange of blows.
Roar!
While Luo Li's mind was faintly drifting, a roar once again rang out in the distance. The earth trembled and the entire mountain range continuously shook. In the distance, a brilliance akin to the scorching sun was currently sweeping over.
Luo Li gazed at the Spirit King that was getting closer and closer, before taking a look at Mu Chen, who had his eyes closed in preparation for the Spiritual Array. Her jade-like hands abruptly clenched the long leg in her hand. With a gentle tap of her slender jade-like feet, her lovely body shot out in a flash, appearing in the air.
"You should stop."
Luo Li's clear and limpid pupils reflected a gigantic shadow. Her clear and cold voice brought along some gradually condensing swift and fierce Sword Qi as it resounded across the area.
The Spirit King did not have much intelligence, and was naturally unable to understand her words. It looked at the tiny figure blocking its path. As it roared, its gigantic palm carried spiritual light that blotted the skies as it violently and furiously swatted towards Luo Li.
A chilling aura flashed across Luo Li's exquisite face, while her clear eyes grew increasingly penetrating. In the next instant, she took a step forward. With a jerk of her jade-like hand, the black longsword in her hand was instantly unsheathed.
Clang!
A clear and melodious sound resounded, and the entire area seemed to reverberate with the soft hum of a longsword being unsheathed. An azure Sword Qi that connected to the heavens rushed towards the sky, as if it wanted to tear the world apart at this moment.
Bang!
The Sword Qi violently shot towards the gigantic palm that was furiously swatting over. A metallic sound rang out. In the distance, Zhao Qingshan, Xu Huang and the rest, who were stealthily following over, were dumbstruck as they saw the Spirit King being forcefully pushed back. A mountain peak was smashed apart by it.
They sucked in a breath of cold air, while their eyes were shaken as they looked to their front. At that spot, a young girl dressed in black clothes that were as black as ink stood in the air. A longsword in her hand undulated with faint ripples that slowly radiated outwards.
This scene stunned everyone.
(The updates I owe will be made up for when I return to Hangzhou. I was truly too busy in Shanghai, and did not sleep yesterday …)