Purple flames and incorporeal lightning rose from Mu Chen's hands, while his black pupils reflected two completely different colours. At this moment, unconcealable joy erupted from the depths of his eyes.
He had actually succeeded in fusing with the Nether Demon Heart Lightning!
Jiu You was also startled at this scene as she smiled towards Mu Chen. "Congratulations, I never thought that you would really succeed."
In the beginning, she clearly had the mentality of giving it a try. After all, she was clear how difficult it was to allow two different Spiritual Energies to coexist in the Sovereign Sea. But in the end, she was pleasantly surprised. The youth before her seemed to be constantly doing things that made others look at him in a new light ever since they got to know each other.
"It was a fluke."
Mu Chen smiled. His words weren't false. If it wasn't for him possessing the Nine-Layered Pagoda, who knows how long it would take for him to successfully suppress the two violent Spiritual Energies.
"But right now, you still can't completely fuse the two energies."
Jiu You's eyesight was naturally more keen than Mu Chen's. She could tell with a glance that the two Spiritual Energies seemed to be a little incompatible and couldn't perfectly fuse with each other.
Mu Chen helplessly nodded his head. He naturally understood that if the two Spiritual Energies were to perfectly fuse together, the power would definitely rise to another level. But with his current strength, it was still too forceful.
"It's fine, it's enough for you right now."
Jiu You smiled.
The reason why Mu Chen wanted to fuse with the Nether Demon Heart Lightning was so that he could perfectly execute the Nine Dragons and Elephants Art. Right now, he already possessed the two attributes. So in the future, this Quasi-Perfect Rank Divine Art could truly shine in the hands of Mu Chen.
Hearing her words, Mu Chen nodded his head. Jiu You wasn't wrong. Being able to fuse with the Nether Demon Heart Lightning was already a great harvest, so there was no need for him to be too greedy.
He believed that as his strength grew, there would be a day when he would be able to perfectly fuse the two Spiritual Energies.
"But right now, you do have the qualifications to cultivate it."
Jiu You pointed her slender finger towards the tattered stone tablet that was floating to the side.
Her long and narrow beautiful eyes were filled with envy.
She had long heard of the great name of the Supreme Demon Heart Scripture. Now that she had seen it, she couldn't help being a little tempted. But even if she was tempted, she knew that the former wasn't compatible with her. That's because she was different from Mu Chen, the Undying Flame was born from her bloodline.
If she were to fuse with the Nether Demon Heart Lightning like Mu Chen, she would probably end up with her body exploding.
However, even though she was envious, she did not covet it. This was because she understood that as long as she could cultivate the Undying Flame to the extreme, she would be able to obtain it.
Its true power was not any weaker than the Supreme Demonic Heart Scripture.
Mu Chen's gaze shifted towards the dilapidated stone tablet as light surged in his eyes. Clearly, he was extremely interested in it. However, he did not immediately comprehend it. Instead, he asked Jiu You, "How long have I been cultivating?
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"It should have been half a month since we entered this place.
"Jiu You calculated the time.
Said.
"We've disappeared for half a month. There won't be any problems with the expedition, right?
Mu Chen said in a low voice.
"Don't worry. Don't underestimate our Great Heaven Domain. Although the Hundred Battles Realm is strong, it's still a bit weaker than our Great Heaven Domain. Moreover, we've just conquered the Thunder Demon Sect.
This was already a great contribution, so it was reasonable for them to rest and reorganize.
Jiu You laughed.
Hearing this, Mu Chen nodded his head. With a wave of his sleeve, he stored the dilapidated stone tablet.
"Come, let's leave first and see how the Jiu You Guard's cultivation is progressing."
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Half a month ago, he had imparted the Thunder God Physique to the Jiu You Guard. I wonder how many people in the Jiu You Guard have successfully cultivated it with the help of the geographical advantage here.
As his voice faded, his figure had already shot out, turning into a streak of light that tore through the layers of dark lightning.
Jiu You looked at his figure and smiled. Just as she was about to follow, her eyebrows suddenly furrowed. She tilted her pretty face and glanced at the darkness in the depths of the sea of lightning. A trace of doubt flashed across her eyes. Previously, she seemed to have vaguely sensed a strange fluctuation coming from the darkest part of the sea of lightning.
However, this fluctuation was too faint and even Jiu You had only vaguely sensed it. When she tried to sense it again, it was completely silent. Immediately, she could only shake her head in doubt and swiftly follow.
As the two of them left, the depths of the sea of lightning were once again enveloped by darkness. However, there seemed to be some ripples in the deepest part of the darkness.
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Mu Chen and Jiu You pushed their speed to the limit. Half a day later, the surface of the sea of lightning in the depths of the Lightning Demon Abyss was torn apart. Two light figures charged out and shot towards the surface of the Lightning Demon Abyss like flowing light.
Rumble!
Not long after they charged out of the sea of lightning, an extremely berserk thunder resounded from a short distance away. One could see python-like Demonic Earth Lightning continuously slithering out from the rock wall of the abyss.
Over a thousand figures were quietly seated at the spot where the Demonic Earth Lightning was violently striking. They were like boulders as they allowed the Demonic Earth Lightning to strike their bodies. Although the skin of some of them had turned charred, they clenched their teeth and did their best to endure the corrosion of the Demonic Earth Lightning.
They were the Jiu You Guards that were training the Lightning God Physique.
Mu Chen and Jiu You stood in the air as they watched the spectacular scene before them. Gratification filled their eyes. With their eyesight, they could naturally tell that nearly half of the Jiu You Guards had successfully trained the Lightning God Physique.
Of course, this so-called successful training meant that they had formally trained the Lightning God Physique to the first rune level. Moreover, a few experts like Qiu Shan, who had already stepped into the Sovereign Stage, had improved at an even faster rate. The lightning rune on their chests had already reached the third rune.
When Jiu You and Mu Chen appeared, Qiu Shan and the rest, who were the strongest amongst them, had also sensed them. They immediately opened their eyes and hurriedly stood up to greet them. However, they were stopped by Jiu You with a wave of his hand.
"How's the progress?" Mu Chen inquired.
"Reporting to commander, there are currently a total of five hundred and thirteen people who have trained the Lightning God Physique to the first rune level. There are ninety-eight people who have reached the double rune level. As for the triple rune level, there are only the three of us." Qiu Shan hurriedly replied.
Mu Chen gently nodded his head. He was already rather satisfied with this speed. The current strength of the Jiu You Guard was even stronger than when Mu Chen had trained the Lightning God Physique. With the help of the Demonic Lightning Abyss, this speed was within Mu Chen's expectations.
According to this speed, everyone in the Jiu You Guard would be able to train their Lightning God Physique to the Ennea Rune Lightning Body in less than a year. At that time, their fighting strength would definitely cause others to sigh in admiration.
However, the Expedition War had yet to come to an end. Mu Chen could sense that there would probably be an even more intense battle later on. Therefore, he needed every single member of the Nine Nether Troop to cultivate their Lightning God's Physique to the First Rune Realm.
"We can roughly rest for half a month." Seeing Mu Chen's pondering expression, Nine Nether knew what he was thinking in his heart, so she spoke out.
"I will stay here for half a month." Mu Chen decisively said.
"Okay. Then I will oversee the Demonic Lightning Sect to prevent any trouble from happening after disappearing for too long."
Jiu You smiled. The resources in the Demonic Lightning Sect were abundant and it was easy for others to be envious. It was impossible to rely on Tang Bing to oversee it. Therefore, she could not keep disappearing.
Mu Chen nodded his head. Jiu You did not stay any longer upon seeing this. Her figure moved, turning into a streak of light as she flew out of the Demonic Lightning Abyss.
Mu Chen watched Jiu You's departing figure and turned his head around. After which, he sat down in the air. His gaze swept around as his deep voice resounded in the ears of every Jiu You Guard soldier, "There is no shortcut in training one's physical body. If you want to gain a bit of strength, you will need to sweat a bit more. Next, I will control all the Demonic Earth Lightning in this place to attack all of you. Can all of you endure it?"
"Yes!" Every single Jiu You Guard roared out with unwavering expressions.
At the sight of their response, Mu Chen smiled with gratification. Shortly after, his expression turned serious as he clenched his fist. The Spiritual Energy that was fused with the Nether Demon Heart Lightning surged out. He waved his hand and Spiritual Energy burst out in every direction, enveloping this region.
Rumble!
Incorporeal Spiritual Energy wreaked havoc as the Demonic Earth Lightning that was hidden in the stone walls were driven out. They, which were initially violent, were trembling at this moment and did not dare to come in contact with Mu Chen's Spiritual Energy.
The Nether Demon Heart Lightning was a higher grade of lightning compared to the Demonic Earth Lightning. Therefore, the Demonic Earth Lightning was fearful of it.
Rumble!
Every single Jiu You Guard was a little shocked as they watched the scene before them. The Demonic Earth Lightning, which they had previously viewed as ferocious tigers, was like livestock in Mu Chen's hands.
However, their shock did not last for long before their faces began to distort. Black lightning frantically surged over from all directions, practically obscuring their vision. In the end, it ruthlessly poured down on them.
As the black lightning spread out, it had completely engulfed the Jiu You Guard.
At the sight of this scene, Mu Chen faintly smiled. There was no shortcut to refine one's physical body. The only way was to exchange pain for it. Back then, it was the same for him. Therefore, it was the same for the Jiu You Guard right now.
For the next half a month, he wanted all of the Jiu You Guard to successfully refine the Lightning God's Physique. Only then would he be able to raise their Battle Will!
Mu Chen gently exhaled as he looked at the violent lightning. After a brief pondering, he waved his hand and the broken stone tablet appeared before him. While the Jiu You Guard was refining the Lightning God's Physique, he could properly comprehend it and see how powerful this so-called Supreme Demon Heart Scripture was...