2nd step of the 9 Heavenly Steps.
Ting ting ting ting ting ting
Bang!
As Mu Chen's leg swept out like a hammer, bringing along boundless Spiritual Energy as it viciously smashed towards Liu Ying, astonishment instantly flashed within the eyes of the other people present on the platform. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect that Mu Chen would actually be so straightforward to the point of not uttering a single word, and directly taking action.
"What an interesting brat."
A faint smile appeared on Dong Yuan's face as he stared with interest at the two people exchanging blows. He really wanted to see exactly where this Heavenly Completion Stage Early Phase youth got the courage to actually dare to provoke Liu Ying in such a manner.
Xia Youran clenched her jade-like hands tightly, while some worry surfaced within her beautiful eyes. Although Mu Chen had intimidated Qing Hu and the other people present on the lower step, Liu Ying was, after all, not Qing Hu. Although that fellow was loathsome, he had genuinely passed his Human Body Disaster, and was completely not someone that Wu Dong, Qing Hu and the other people could compare to.
Nevertheless, although she was worried, she was indeed unable to interfere at this moment. If Mu Chen wanted to gain a firm foothold in this place, and prove that he truly possessed the qualifications to share the Strength of Baptism with the others, he would need to display a strength that would truly cause them to fear him. If not, if she insisted on protecting him, he might become the target of public criticism. If that happened, she would not be able to provide any help to Mu Chen.
"Mu Chen, I can only rely on you this time." Biting her red lips, Xia Youran muttered in her heart.
There were also many gazes cast over from the lower steps. Mu Chen, who had rushed all the way up, had clearly left a deep impression on quite a few people. However, all of them understood that whether Mu Chen could truly gain a firm foothold in the 2nd step would depend on the upcoming confrontation.
If he was able to intimidate Liu Ying, he would truly possess the qualifications to share the Strength of Baptism with the other experts. If not, he might have no choice but to withdraw from the 2nd step.
Under the attentive gazes of the crowd, the smile at the corners of Liu Ying's mouth grew increasingly malevolent. Sending a chilling smile towards Mu Chen, he said, "I've heard that you're pretty strong?"
As soon as his voice fell, his expression suddenly turned cold. The arm that blocked Mu Chen's leg suddenly bent down, and his palm slid down like an eagle's claw. His fingertips flickered with a cold light, and directly brought a sharp gust of wind, fiercely piercing towards Mu Chen's leg.
Wu!
As Liu Ying's claw swept past, a sharp piercing sound rang out, leaving behind faint traces in the air, as though the air was torn apart by the wind created by his finger.
Mu Chen's eyes turned slightly cold, as his figure suddenly leapt up. Slapping out with his palm, his body spun ferociously, as numerous swift and fierce leg shadows, capable of shattering mountains, brought along boundless gales, as they ferociously kicked towards Liu Ying at lightning speed.
Bang!
Bang!
Liu Ying's claws howled as he did not have the slightest intention of retreating. Violently thrusting out, he received all of the leg shadows. In the next instant, his claws turned into fists, heavily smashing into the sole of one of the leg shadows.
Boom!
A circular energy ripple visible to the naked eye rippled out, as Mu Chen's figure trembled, before he was sent flying back dozens of feet.
Just as Mu Chen's figure landed on the ground, he heavily stomped his foot, causing the ground beneath his feet to shatter. Transforming into an afterimage, he shot out explosively once again.
Bang!
At the instant he shot out, black lightning furiously blossomed from Mu Chen's body, as two lightning runes surfaced on his chest. At this moment, all of the flesh and blood within his entire body seemed to ignite, as boundless energy erupted from within his body like a torrential flood.
Sending a fist out, he did not use any fancy moves, only the jet-black Spiritual Energy that gushed out like a tidal wave, as well as the tyrannical power that erupted from the boiling blood within his body.
This fist caused the air in front of him to explode, while deep fissures appeared on the ground beneath his feet.
Such might caused Qing Hu's heart to jump. Compared to before, this fist of Mu Chen's was clearly even more ferocious and ferocious. Furthermore, was this fellow actually planning to clash head-on with Liu Ying?
The latter was someone who had truly passed through his Human Body Disaster! Even ordinary people who had trained in Body Tempering Divine Arts would find it hard to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
"You don't know the immensity of the heavens and the depths of the earth. I'll let you experience exactly how strong a person who has passed through his Human Body Disaster is!"
Liu Ying gave a cold laugh as he furiously clenched his fists. At this moment, a jet-black brilliance unexpectedly erupted from his body, appearing as though it was forged from steel. In the next instant, taking a step forward, his arm shook like a spear as he sent a fist rumbling out like a bolt of lightning, smashing violently against Mu Chen's fist.
Bang!
As the two fists smashed against each other, the ground beneath their feet seemed to ripple as it extended out, causing the hard stone tiles to instantly turn into dust.
Incomparably berserk Spiritual Energy ripples swept out as a tremor shook through Mu Chen's body, before he was sent retreating dozens of steps back. Every single step he took would turn the tiles beneath him into dust. After retreating dozens of steps, he was finally able to forcibly stabilize his body, while an exceedingly solemn expression appeared on his handsome face.
Compared to Mu Chen, who was sent retreating dozens of steps back, Liu Ying was clearly in a much better state, having only retreated a few steps back. However, there wasn't much joy present on his face, with a shade of gloominess appearing within his eyes. That's because he knew that although his fist appeared to have sent Mu Chen retreating, it was in fact unable to injure the latter. Originally, his fist was more than enough to shatter the bones and tendons of a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase person.
The latter was indeed considerably tyrannical, and was unexpectedly not much weaker than him, who had passed his Human Body Disaster. From the looks of it, the body tempering divine art that this fellow cultivated wasn't ordinary at all.
Rubbing his hands together, Mu Chen stared coldly at Liu Ying. So, people who had passed their Human Body Disaster would actually be that strong! This was comparable to his Duplex Rune Lightning Physique! That's why ordinary Heavenly Completion Stage people weren't a match for people who had passed their Human Body Disaster. This was more than enough for them to suppress people who had passed their Human Body Disaster.
This time, if not for his Lightning God's Physique having made a breakthrough, he might have been suppressed in this fight.
"Indeed, there's something commendable about you. You should have relied on this advantage to send Qinghu retreating, right?"
Looking towards Mu Chen with an indifferent gaze, Liu Ying gave a sneer before replying, "However, do you really think that I can only use it to exchange blows with others?"
Bang!
Powerful Spiritual Energy that blotted the skies suddenly swept out from Liu Ying's body. Spiritual Energy gushed out from the horizon, appearing vast and mighty. As the tyrannical Spiritual Energy pressure enveloped down, it caused the faces of quite a few people to slightly change. Was this the tyrannical strength of someone who had passed their Human Body Disaster?
Even his Spiritual Energy was so much more tyrannical than a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase person.
Whoosh!
As the Spiritual Energy that blotted the skies gushed out, Liu Ying did not give Mu Chen too much time to react. Shooting out explosively, his hand made a grabbing motion in the air. In the next instant, greyish-black Spiritual Energy appeared akin to countless shadows, expanding and contracting as they viciously pierced towards Mu Chen's vital points.
Roar!
A dragon shadow shot out from under Mu Chen's feet, while his figure disappeared from his original location with a whoosh.
Puff!
Puff! The greyish-black shadows condensed from extremely tyrannical Spiritual Energy fiercely pierced through the ground where Mu Chen had previously stood, leaving behind deep, bottomless holes.
Although his attack had missed, Liu Ying's expression did not change. With a wave of his sleeve, countless greyish-black glowing shadows hid the skies and covered the earth as they rushed towards the horizon, appearing akin to a rain of arrows that blotted the skies.
"Let's see how fast you can be!"
With a sneer, Liu Ying gave a tap of his finger, causing the greyish-black glowing shadows that blotted the skies to envelop Mu Chen from all directions. The range of their attacks extended to a radius of a thousand feet, appearing extremely frightening.
The moment Liu Ying took action, he revealed the tyrannical strength of someone who had passed their Human Body Disaster. This caused Mu Chen to feel some pressure. Such an opponent was indeed extremely thorny.
The greyish-black glowing shadows that blotted the skies came enveloping over. Every single one of them was exceedingly sharp, appearing akin to Sword Auras. However, they appeared somewhat more sinister, causing people to not dare to underestimate them in the slightest.
Taking a deep breath, Mu Chen clasped his hands together, causing Spiritual Energy burning with black flames to rush towards the skies. Finally, with the ringing of a bell, it transformed into a gigantic black glowing pagoda, protecting Mu Chen's body within. Ding!
Ding!
Ding! The glowing shadows that blotted the skies smashed against the black glowing pagoda, causing it to faintly tremble, while leaving behind white scars on its body. However, the defensive capabilities of the glowing pagoda were exceedingly astonishing. Even after receiving such an attack, it actually showed no signs of collapsing.
Such a situation caused quite a few experts to feel shock and astonishment in their hearts. Clearly, none of them had expected that Mu Chen would actually be able to completely defend against all of Liu Ying's attacks. Such a feat was something that not even a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase expert would be able to accomplish, let alone a Heavenly Completion Stage Initial Phase expert.
Indeed, this youth from Hokuang Reiwon had some unique abilities.
Liu Ying's expression grew increasingly dark and gloomy, while killing intent erupted from his eyes. Being unable to finish off Mu Chen time and time again had clearly caused him to feel somewhat embarrassed.
In the sky, the black glowing pagoda slowly dissipated away, revealing Mu Chen's figure once again. Looking down at Liu Ying from a high vantage point, a chilling shadow gushed out from within his black eyes.
"Just relying on your speed and tortoise-like defence, I'm afraid that no one will acknowledge you standing here," said Liu Ying in a chilling voice.
With a sneer, Mu Chen didn't waste any more words. Forming a seal with his hands, the Spiritual Energy within his body erupted without the slightest bit of restraint. As his hand seals changed, a gigantic starry sky appeared behind him.
Roar!
As the starry sky appeared, one could see a white tiger treading on the stars, a black tortoise treading on the waves, and a vermillion bird surging with flames. The three beasts radiated with astonishing Spiritual Energy fluctuations.
"Oh?
You've finally decided to launch your attack? "
Liu Ying raised his eyebrows, before replying with an indifferent smile, "However, if that's all you've got, I advise you not to make a fool of yourself."
"Is that so?"
Mu Chen replied with a smile, one that was exceedingly cold. Forming another mysterious fist seal with his hands, he said in a cold voice, "How about this?!"
Roar!
All of a sudden, an earth-shattering dragon roar rang out from the depths of the starry sky, as boundless Spiritual Energy crazily condensed. In the next moment, to everyone's astonishment, a gigantic azure dragon formed from Spiritual Energy appeared within the starry sky. As it coiled about, an indescribable pressure rippled across the world.
It was akin to the descent of a genuine divine dragon!
Four Gods Constellation Scripture, Divine Azure Dragon Seal!