After the auction ended, Mu Chen wasn't in a hurry to leave the Merchant City. Instead, he found a cultivation inn and stayed there temporarily. Since a great battle was about to arrive, he naturally had to recover his body to its peak.
The exhaustion brought about by the non-stop journey clearly needed to be eliminated as well.
In the spacious guest room.
Mu Chen sat cross-legged, while Jiu You stood by the window of the guest room. Her beautiful eyes looked outside. After a while, she turned her head and looked at Mu Chen, "There really is someone following us. It should be someone sent by Liu Ming."
Mu Chen lightly nodded his head and said, "Those with the surname Liu are indeed not good people."
When he was in the Northern Spiritual Realm, the Liu Family had also caused quite a bit of trouble for him.
After Mu Chen finished speaking, he saw Lin Jing suddenly put her hands on her waist and stared at him angrily. She even waved her fist at him and said, "My grandmother's surname is Liu!"
Mu Chen instantly had an awkward expression.
Lin Jing lightly snorted and said, "If my father heard what you said, he would definitely beat you up."
Mu Chen dryly laughed. This was simply an undeserved calamity.
"When are we leaving?"
Lin Jing did not bother about Mu Chen's unintentional words. She sat by the side and asked excitedly with her hands supporting her cheeks.
Looking at her appearance, it seemed that she couldn't wait for the trouble that was about to come.
"There's no rush. Our every move is probably being grasped by Liu Ming. If we stay in the city and refuse to leave, he will think that we are afraid." Mu Chen lightly smiled.
"Showing weakness to the enemy. How cunning." Lin Jing slyly smiled and said.
"The enemy is strong while we are weak.
We can't not use some tricks. "
Mu Chen smiled, and then he stared at Lin Jing. His expression became much more serious as he said, "You should know.
Liu Ming's strength is stronger than ours. Although you and I have stepped into the Sovereign Realm, we have yet to refine our Sovereign Celestial Bodies. Therefore, our fighting strength is greatly weakened. As for Jiu You, he can, at most, entangle the other party's Fifth Grade Sovereign.
So, if anything happens and I ask you to leave, you must leave. "
Lin Jing was a little unhappy when she heard this. However, when she saw Mu Chen's serious expression, she could only pout her small mouth and say, "Alright."
Only then did Mu Chen nod his head with a smile. Thereafter, he did not speak anymore and slowly closed his eyes.
Gradually, he entered a state of cultivation.
After chatting with Lin Jing for a while, Jiu You leaned against the window, closed her eyes, and pretended to sleep. She did not enter a state of cultivation, because regardless of whether it was safe in the city or not, she had to be vigilant at all times.
She was well aware of the dangers of the Boundless World.
As for Lin Jing …
She covered her mouth with her hand and yawned, before falling asleep lazily. Judging from her appearance, it was as if she wasn't concerned about any dangers.
A night quietly passed just like that.
On the second day, there was still no movement from Mu Chen, all the way until the sun gradually set. Generally speaking, ordinary people would quietly relax when the sun and moon alternated. Therefore …
He had also chosen this time to bring Jiu You and Lin Jing out of the inn, before merging into the crowd and headed out of the city.
When they left the inn.
In the city, on a pavilion, there was a feminine youth that was holding onto a cup of tea as a cold smile slowly rose on the corner of his lips.
He waved his hand, dismissing the maid that was massaging him. He stood up and looked towards the direction of the city with a cold gaze.
"What a naive brat. Do you think that you can escape from my grasp like this?"
He ridiculed as he waved his hand. The black-robed elder had mysteriously appeared behind him.
"Elder Mu, prepare to take action."
The black-robed elder nodded his head indifferently. Shortly after, the space around the two of them fluctuated and their silhouettes gradually disappeared in the air.
Just when they disappeared, in another courtyard in the city, the Heart Fairy Fox, who was hugging a snow-white fox, suddenly smiled, revealing a charming smile.
"There's going to be a good show."
She gently placed the white fox in her hand down and smiled towards the back. "Let's go and take a look. I have a feeling that it won't be so easy for Liu Ming to succeed this time."
Behind him, the middle-aged man with an ordinary face appeared. Soon after, the two of them moved and disappeared into thin air.
The three groups of people quietly disappeared and left the city without alerting anyone else.
The slightly dark-red sunset hung on the horizon as the scarlet radiance enveloped the earth, emitting a cool temperature.
Whoosh!
In the dark-red sky, there were rapid whizzing sounds of wind resounding as three streaks of light streaked across the horizon, flying towards the distance at an astonishing speed.
They seemed to have pushed their speed to the limits. Judging from the looks of it, it was as if they were avoiding the pursuit from behind.
They traveled at full speed for nearly an hour before they gradually slowed down. Then, the three of them landed on a mountain top.
Mu Chen raised his head as he looked at the horizon behind him and suddenly smiled. "The two of you have been sneakily following me for half a day, aren't you tired?"
"Haha, looks like you've long known about it."
When Mu Chen's laughter rang out, a feminine voice resounded between the heavens and earth. Space on a mountain peak not far away slightly distorted and two silhouettes appeared like phantoms.
It was naturally Liu Ming of the Sky Profound Palace and the black-robed elder whose strength had reached Fifth Grade Sovereign.
His gaze was filled with ridicule as he looked at Mu Chen. Shortly after, he looked around and said, "You've found yourself a pretty good burial ground."
"How do you know that this place isn't prepared for you?" Mu Chen smiled as a chill gradually gathered in his black pupils.
"Looks like you're pretty confident."
Liu Ming faintly smiled as he continued, "If you think that you can be filled with confidence with this beauty whose strength has reached Fourth Grade Sovereign, I'm afraid that you will be disappointed."
Liu Ming extended his hand towards Mu Chen as he continued, "Hand the Void Great Solar Fruit over to me. Before I'm thoroughly angered, if your attitude can satisfy me, I might let you off."
"Have you brought the Undying Divine Leaf and the Nine Dragons and Elephants Art with you?" Mu Chen did not answer him, but asked a question instead.
The smile on Liu Ming's face finally retracted as he stared at Mu Chen without any expression. "You have already given up your only chance."
"You're really full of nonsense." Mu Chen smiled.
"Pfft." Lin Jing, who was standing by the side, covered her mouth as she chuckled, mercilessly mocking Liu Ming.
"Elder Mu, make your move."
Liu Ming's eyelids slightly drooped as the smile hanging on the corner of his lips gradually turned a little sinister, "Don't hold back."
Behind him, the black-robed elder slowly walked forth as he slowly placed his hands down from his sleeves. His aged face was emitting a chilling aura at this moment.
A terrifying Spiritual Energy storm suddenly burst out from his body. The pitch-black Spiritual Energy swept across the heavens and earth, causing the temperature in this region to plummet. The black-robed old man's Spiritual Energy contained extremely cold fluctuations.
Under the frightening Spiritual Energy ripples, the mountain peak that he was standing on started to gradually collapse. Huge cracks started to spread out and quickly spread to the entire mountain.
Just the pressure of his Spiritual Energy had caused the mountain to collapse. The power of a Fifth Grade Sovereign was actually so terrifying.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, his gaze turned slightly grave. This was the first time that he had faced a Fifth Grade Sovereign head-on. That power was indeed extremely powerful.
Jiu You, who was standing beside him, also lightly shifted her steps as boundless Spiritual Energy burst out. As space distorted, it formed into a huge black bird that covered the sky above her.
On the body of the black bird, there were even purple flames quietly rising.
"Divine Beast?!"
When the huge black bird appeared, Liu Ming and the black-robed elder's eyes instantly trembled.
"No wonder you're so confident, so your original form is actually a Divine Beast." The black-robed elder stared at Jiu You as he said in a hoarse voice.
Generally speaking, a Fourth Grade Sovereign wouldn't dare to confront a Fifth Grade Sovereign, since there was a huge gap between each grade. But if it was a Divine Beast, then it would be different. Relying on the powerful physique and some innate advantages, a powerful Divine Beast would generally be stronger than an expert of the same level.
Liu Ming's brows were knitted at this moment as he took a step forth. His cold gaze locked onto Mu Chen as he said, "Elder Mu, suppress her. I will personally deal with this brat."
The black-robed elder nodded his head. Although the fact that the girl before him was actually a Divine Beast had exceeded his expectations, there was still a grade of difference between the two of them. Although it would be a little troublesome for him to kill her, it wouldn't be too difficult to suppress her.
"I did not sense any fluctuations of a Sovereign Celestial Body from your body. So I believe that you have yet to refine your Sovereign Celestial Body, right?" Liu Ming stared at Mu Chen as he spoke with indifference.
Mu Chen did not reply.
"Then it's a pity that I will never be able to refine it."
Liu Ming let out a sigh of regret. Then, he stomped his feet on the ground as his gaze instantly turned ferocious.
"But before you die, I can let you experience the true power of a Sovereign Celestial Body!"
Boom!
Boundless Spiritual Energy soared into the sky, covering the sun as scarlet Spiritual Energy violently gathered around Liu Ming. In the end, it formed into a scarlet figure that was roughly a thousand feet in size.
That figure was covered in flames. Looking from afar, it looked like a magma giant that descended from the sky.
The temperature in this region rose along with it.
"Heavenly Flames Celestial Body!"
(Uh, sorry for disappearing two hours late. But I've finally finished writing it. I can go watch the World Cup now, hehe.)