Scarlet magma rolled in the blazing volcano, emitting a terrifying temperature. At this moment, the gazes of the Great Havenlaw Army on the surrounding stone platforms were a little astonished as they looked at the youthful silhouette.
The strength of a Second Grade Sovereign couldn't be considered as top-tiered in their Great Havenlaw Army. But even in their Great Havenlaw Army, not to mention Second Grade Sovereigns, even top-tiered Third Grade Sovereigns wouldn't be able to kill a hundred-year-old Spiritual Fire Python so easily.
This fellow that was personally brought over by the Domain Ruler did have some ability.
Everyone's gazes flickered as the ridicule in their eyes weakened down. The Great Havenlaw Army was the strongest troop in the Great Havenlaw Domain. Everyone that entered the Great Havenlaw Domain had gone through numerous rounds of selection, so they had their own pride. Although Mandala was the Domain Ruler, it was impossible for her to force them to accept a useless person.
But right now, Mu Chen had used his own strength to let them know how they should treat him.
"Haha, pretty decent strength."
Amongst the four Domain Commanders, a towering man looked at Mu Chen with astonishment in his eyes as a smear of a smile appeared on his face.
He was the Second Commander of the Great Havenlaw Army, Commander Tie Shan. His strength had reached the pinnacle of Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm. With his words, even Commander Bing Qing, who had always been cold, could not say anything. That's because the strength that Mu Chen had displayed had also made her feel exceptionally shocked.
"Don't belittle him. In the previous Expedition War, he had defeated Qin Bei of the Great Compassion Sky." Mandala finally spoke out from the side.
"Oh?"
The four Domain Commanders were slightly startled. They had naturally heard of Qin Bei's name, but they never thought that he would be defeated by the youth before them.
"Looks like there's finally someone decent amongst the young Domain Commanders of our Great Heaven Domain."
Bing Qing looked at Mu Chen as she spoke. Her tone seemed to be filled with disdain for the so-called Four Great Domain Commanders of the Great Heaven Domain.
However, she did have the qualifications to show her disdain. After all, Xu Qing and the rest, who were only at Third Grade Sovereign Realm, were nothing in the eyes of Bing Qing, who was a Fifth Grade Sovereign.
Because the Great Havenlaw Army was one of the true trump cards of the Great Heaven Domain.
Mandala looked at Mu Chen with her golden pupils and said, "You will stay here and cultivate for the next three months. If you want to leave in three months' time, then you will have to pass through the Ninety-Nine Yan Long Array that I've set up in the Greatlaw Blaze Pond. If you can't pass through it, then don't even think of leaving. I will also send someone else to train in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven."
"Ninety-nine Yan Long Formation?"
Mu Chen was stunned. He looked at Bing Qing and the other three commanders and discovered that they seemed to be startled. Then, they looked at him with gazes of sympathy and doubt.
"What's that?" Mu Chen felt that something was amiss, but he could only toughen his scalp and ask.
"It's a checkpoint personally set up by the Domain Ruler. Generally speaking, if anyone in the Great Havenlaw Army can pass through it by themselves, then they would possess the qualifications to be promoted to Commander. But in all these years, the number of people that could pass through it can be counted with one's fingers."
Bing Qing's rosy lips lifted. Even with her cold character, she couldn't help taking joy in someone else's misfortune.
The corner of Mu Chen's lips couldn't help twitching. It was actually the Commander Selection Checkpoint of the Great Havenlaw Army. According to his estimations, the so-called Ninety-nine Yan Long Array was something that not even a Fourth Grade Sovereign could pass through. Yet, Mandala had set it as the condition for him to come out. It was simply harsh to the extreme …
If it wasn't for the fact that there wasn't any conflict between him and Mandala, Mu Chen would have suspected if she was playing with him on purpose.
"What's wrong?
You don't dare? "
Mandala's golden eyes stared at Mu Chen as she said in a profound tone, "If you don't even have such courage and confidence, then when you encounter your competitors in the future, I don't believe that you will have any chance of winning."
Mu Chen was stunned as he looked at Mandala. Clearly, he understood the hidden meaning in her words. She had once told him that there might be other talented people that had obtained great opportunities and managed to refine the Great Solar Undying Body. However, there was only one Primordial Immortal Body in the world. If he wanted to obtain success, then he would naturally have to encounter other opponents that had obtained similar opportunities.
Mu Chen could imagine exactly how frightening those opponents would be. They were definitely not people that the competitors that he had encountered so far could be compared to.
Therefore, under the attentive gaze of Mandala's golden eyes, Mu Chen gently nodded his head. In this world, great power was not so easy to obtain. If one wanted to obtain it, one would naturally have to pay the price.
Ordinary people could only see the dazzling trajectory of his soaring. How would they know how much hardship and training he had to pay for each and every one of those soaring times?
When Tie Shan, Bing Qing and the other two commanders saw that Mu Chen really dared to agree, their eyes involuntarily became even more astonished. However, the depths of their eyes became much warmer. It was likely that the courage that Mu Chen had displayed had caused them to have a whole new level of respect for him. After all, not everyone had the guts to randomly barge into the 'Nine Nine Yan Long Formation'.
Only then did Mandala nod her head in satisfaction. A rare smile appeared on her face as she said, "Then, I will wait for your good news. In the future, these few Commanders will tell you how to train."
When she finished speaking, her figure moved and disappeared. That elusive speed made Mu Chen and the other Commanders feel envious. Before an Earth Sovereign Realm expert, they were as weak as babies.
Seeing that Mandala had left, Mu Chen turned his gaze towards Tie Shan, Bing Qing and the other three Commanders and cupped his fists. "For the next three months, I will have to trouble the four Commanders."
Tie Shan chuckled as he waved his hand. Although he looked like an iron tower, he wasn't stupid. Judging from the tone that Mandala had with Mu Chen, it clearly didn't seem like the relationship between a high and mighty Domain Ruler and a puny Commander. Therefore, he did not dare to be too casual with Mu Chen.
"As for the cultivation of the Greatlaw Blaze Pond, I'll let Bing Qing tell you in detail. If you have any questions, you can look for us at any time."
Tie Shan smiled towards Mu Chen, before leaving Bing Qing behind. The three Commanders returned to the surrounding stone platforms to inspect the cultivation of the other Great Havenlaw Army members.
Bing Qing's cold gaze looked at Mu Chen as she faintly said, "I have no idea what relationship you have with the Domain Ruler. But since Lord has placed you here, then I will follow the strict rules of the Great Havenlaw Army."
Mu Chen smiled as he nodded his head.
"How should I start cultivating?" Mu Chen had no intention of getting close to the icy beauty and directly asked.
"Originally, I planned to let you cultivate on the platform like the other Great Havenlaw Army soldiers. But since you have the ability to deal with the Spiritual Fire Pythons on your own, I will lead you to the deeper parts of the Greatlaw Blaze Pond. After that, you will be constantly hunting Spiritual Fire Pythons to obtain Spiritual Fire Marrows and increase your cultivation speed," said Bing Qing.
"Also, the temperature in the Greatlaw Blaze Pond is extremely high. With your strength, you can only go a thousand feet deep. Any deeper and you will reach your limit. Moreover, there are even more powerful Spiritual Fire Pythons in the depths that you can't deal with."
"There are even more powerful Spiritual Fire Pythons?" Mu Chen was a little surprised. The Greatlaw Blaze Pond was indeed not a good place.
"The Spiritual Fire Pythons that you killed earlier only had a lifespan of a hundred years. The longer a Spiritual Fire Python lives, the stronger it will be. This can be distinguished from its size. However, the more powerful Spiritual Fire Pythons are all in the depths of the Greatlaw Blaze Pond. As long as you don't barge in, you should not encounter them." Although Bing Qing was cold, she gave a detailed explanation to Mu Chen's doubts.
"Is it because the more powerful a Spiritual Fire Python is, the larger and purer the Spiritual Fire Marrow in its body will be?"
Mu Chen smacked his lips. The Spiritual Fire Marrow that he had refined earlier was only a hundred years old. If it was an even older Spiritual Fire Marrow, the effect of his cultivation would be even better.
Bing Qing could not help but roll her eyes at Mu Chen. Even though he was young, he was extremely arrogant. Who wouldn't want to obtain the Spiritual Fire Marrow in the body of a Spiritual Fire Python that had a lifespan of over five hundred years, or even a thousand years? However, one would need to possess the ability to do so.
In the face of Bing Qing's rolling eyes, Mu Chen could only let out a dry laugh.
"Follow me. Since you're so confident, I'll bring you to a place with a good harvest."
Bing Qing's red lips curled slightly. Soon after, she took the lead and headed towards the depths of the Greatlaw Blaze Pond. Upon seeing this, Mu Chen quickly followed.
Two streaks of light streaked across the deep abyss. As they got closer to the Greatlaw Blaze Pond, the temperature became increasingly terrifying. Even with Mu Chen's powerful physical body, he could vaguely feel a piercing pain, which caused him to be inwardly shocked. After all, they had yet to enter the Greatlaw Blaze Pond...
As they headed towards the depths of the Greatlaw Blaze Pond, Mu Chen finally felt how vast the Greatlaw Blaze Pond was. It could be considered as an underground magma ocean. Moreover, the surrounding deep abyss was melted by the magma, forming a complicated terrain. There were numerous huge caves and oddities, making it seem like a maze.
Mu Chen followed Bing Qing as they shuttled through the huge caves. Roughly ten minutes later, Bing Qing's speed finally slowed down.
Mu Chen stuck his head out from behind her and looked ahead. Thereafter, his pupils involuntarily contracted.
What appeared before him was still a scarlet magma ocean. However, at this moment, Spiritual Fire Pythons were constantly shuttling on the surface of the magma ocean, causing huge magma vortexes.
Ear-piercing hissing noises constantly resounded.
With a rough glance, there were at least a few hundred Spiritual Fire Pythons here.
Even Mu Chen felt his scalp going numb at this moment.
A smile appeared on Bing Qing's frosty face as she looked at Mu Chen. Her slender hand gently stretched out as she pursed her lips into a smile. "Welcome to the Greatlaw Blaze Pond, Hell Mode."