Rustle!
A black silhouette flew towards the Dragon-Phoenix Pool like a spectre. Such an unforeseen event had clearly left Mu Chen extremely shocked. However, his reaction wasn't slow. When he discovered that silhouette, he had practically acted out of reflex. Incorporeal lightning flickered in his palm as the Nether Demon Heart Lightning instantly exploded!
ybdu!
No one knew how many life-and-death battles Mu Chen had experienced over the years. His plentiful battle experience was already imprinted in his bones. Therefore, in that brief moment, he did not use his Spiritual Energy to obstruct it. Instead, he had chosen the fastest and most unpredictable Nether Demon Heart Lightning.
Boom!
When the whistling thunderous roar resounded, a pitch-black lustre swept out from the black silhouette and swiftly devoured the thunderous roar.
However, his silhouette had still momentarily paused.
It was this momentary pause that had caused him to lose his final opportunity. Cai Xiao's silhouette had disappeared at this moment. In the next instant, she had already appeared before the black silhouette and her slender finger swiftly pointed out like a bolt of lightning.
A white lustre blossomed from her slender finger, causing space to lightly fluctuate and it had actually been torn apart.
Facing Cai Xiao's attack, even the black silhouette did not dare to disregard it. He had also bent two of his fingers as a pitch-black lustre surged and a chilling aura swept out.
Boom!
When the two fingers collided, a visible ripple of energy rippled out. The Dragon-Phoenix Pool below was instantly set off huge waves and Cai Xiao's delicate body trembled.
Cai Xiao's figure trembled and she took a step back.
Whoosh!
The black silhouette had shot out as he tapped his feet in the sky and stabilised himself in the sky.
When the black light dissipated, his silhouette had also been completely revealed.
Everyone in the surroundings of the White Bones Mountain had immediately directed their gazes over. Shortly after, exclamations resounded.
"That's … the Netherworld Prince of the Netherworld Palace!"
Hearing the exclamations that resounded outside the White Bones Mountain, Mu Chen couldn't help narrowing his eyes as he directed his gaze over.
A black-clothed figure stood in the air. He had long black hair that draped over his shoulders.
His face was rather handsome. However, it appeared somewhat gloomy and cold. His eyes were as sharp as the edge of a blade, causing one to feel as if they had been pierced through.
He stood in the sky.
His eyes were indifferent.
Even when facing Cai Xiao, there wasn't any panic on his face. He seemed calm and composed. His bearing was clearly much stronger than Liu Yan's.
"So it's the Netherworld Prince who's ranked 2nd on the Dragon-Phoenix Record," Mu Chen stared at the black-clothed man and frowned his brows.
Why do you have to do such shady business? "
"If I can use the simplest method to obtain the greatest harvest, why wouldn't I do it?" The black-clothed Netherworld Prince smiled.
His blade-like gaze swept over Mu Chen and said, "That Liu Yan isn't someone who is easy to deal with. I'm very happy to see a situation where both sides suffer."
"But it's a pity that you've failed to act as a fisherman."
Mu Chen smiled, but his gaze was a little guarded. That's because he could sense an extremely gloomy and cold feeling coming from the Netherworld Prince. That fellow was like a venomous snake in the darkness. It's fine if he doesn't make a move, but the moment he makes a move, it would be a fatal situation.
"It's a pity."
The Netherworld Prince nodded his head and did not deny it. He had relied on a special method to conceal himself for half a day, intending to wait for Mu Chen and Liu Yan to suffer heavy losses before dealing with the both of them to obtain the Dragon-Phoenix Pool. However, he never expected that the extremely formidable Cai Xiao would appear out of nowhere and ruin his plans.
His gaze turned towards Cai Xiao as he slowly said, "Just who are you?
There's no one like you amongst the younger generations of the Northern Region. "
Cai Xiao couldn't be bothered to reply to him. She pointed towards the outside of the White Bones Mountain and said, "If you don't leave now, then it won't be so easy for you to leave."
The Netherworld Prince narrowed his eyes as he stared at Cai Xiao. There seemed to be a dark light flowing in the depths of his eyes as the space around him started to distort.
Seeing this, Cai Xiao's brows gently twitched.
Outside of the White Bones Mountain, the hearts of many experts violently throbbed. If the Netherworld Prince were to fight with that mysterious girl, then they would probably have a chance.
Although that mysterious girl was extremely formidable, the Netherworld Prince wasn't easy to deal with as well. The moment they fight, it would definitely be earth-shattering and the intensity would far surpass the confrontation between Mu Chen and Liu Yan.
A practically stagnant atmosphere enveloped the peak of the White Bones Mountain. But just when everyone thought that an earth-shattering battle was about to erupt, the fluctuation around the Netherworld Prince swiftly retracted before he swiftly retreated.
Clearly, the Netherworld Prince had not lost his rationale because of the Dragon-Phoenix Pool. Therefore, he knew how difficult it was to seize the Dragon-Phoenix Pool from the hands of that mysterious girl. The mysteriousness of the latter was something that even he couldn't fathom.
As for Mu Chen, he did not place too much importance on him. Even if Mu Chen had displayed a stunning performance in his confrontation with Liu Yan, it wasn't enough for him to be fearful in the eyes of a figure like the Netherworld Prince.
Since he wasn't absolutely confident in seizing the Dragon-Phoenix Pool, then there was naturally no need for him to be in a deadlock. Right now, time was precious. After all, there wasn't only one Dragon-Phoenix Pool in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven.
Therefore, the Netherworld Prince had decisively retreated. Even if it would attract some astonished gazes, it was impossible for the Netherworld Prince to be shaken by external factors.
But as he retreated, his sharp gaze was still directed at Mu Chen. The chill in his gaze made Mu Chen feel a trace of chill. However, the latter didn't feel anything about it. The relationship between the Great Heaven Domain and the Netherworld Palace was extremely bad. Back then, in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven, the geniuses of their Great Heaven Domain had been killed by the geniuses of the Netherworld Palace the moment they showed themselves, causing the Great Heaven Domain to lose their face. Thus, the relationship between the two was extremely bad.
Therefore, even without today's matter, Mu Chen knew that if he were to encounter the Netherworld Prince in the future, he would definitely make a move against him without any hesitation.
As long as there's an opportunity, the Netherworld Prince would definitely make a move against him without any hesitation.
"Looks like it's another troublesome matter." Mu Chen muttered to himself. He had just repelled Liu Yan.
In the end, the Netherworld Prince appeared out of nowhere. In addition to the Divine Pavilion's Fang Yi that he had encountered in the Dragon-Phoenix Ancient City, he had basically offended everyone ranked at the top of the Dragon-Phoenix Record.
However, Mu Chen helplessly shrugged his shoulders in response. After all, there were too many monks and not enough gruel. If he wanted to obtain opportunities, it was unavoidable for him to become enemies with others. This was human nature.
Mu Chen looked in the direction where the Netherworld Prince disappeared.
Thereafter, he looked at those around the White Bones Mountain, who were tempted by the Netherworld Prince's appearance. When the latter and the rest saw his gaze, they felt a little resentful.
They retreated in succession.
Mu Chen paid no attention to those fellows who were prepared to take advantage of the situation. He gently nodded his head towards Cai Xiao and no longer hesitated.
Under the envious gazes of everyone.
He leapt into the Dragon-Phoenix Pool that was surging with Immortal Aura.
Buzz!
Mu Chen's silhouette was swiftly concealed by the Dragon-Phoenix Pool. Shortly after, a dense white mist soared into the sky. As the white mist spread out, it had enveloped the entire peak of the White Bones Mountain.
In the white mist, the silhouette of a dragon and a phoenix could be seen flickering, along with a draconic roar and phoenix cry that resounded.
A bizarre fragrance spread out from the peak of the White Bones Mountain.
Anyone who smelled that fragrance would feel the Spiritual Energy in their bodies becoming restless.
It was a temptation that came from the depths of their bloodline, causing others to try to fuse with it.
Many experts had their eyes turned red, but they did not dare to recklessly charge into the peak of the White Bones Mountain. That's because they knew that if they were to charge in, there was a high chance that they would be killed by that mysterious girl.
They did not doubt that the girl, who had killed Chi Xue without any hesitation, would have any mercy in her heart.
Just when everyone was looking at the peak of the White Bones Mountain with drooling eyes, Mu Chen was already seated in the depths of the Dragon-Phoenix Pool. The clear water that was formed from the blood of the Demonic Ape had enveloped his body. The warm feeling had caused the injuries that he had suffered from his fight with Liu Yan to swiftly disappear. Even the exhausted Spiritual Energy in his body was swiftly recovering.
Buzz!
Buzz! In the depths of the Dragon-Phoenix Pool, ancient runes flickered on the white bones of the True Dragon and Phoenix. In the end, they separated from the bones and flew out like fishes, endlessly covering Mu Chen's body.
In those ancient runes, one could vaguely see traces of dark-golden blood that contained astonishing vitality. Those traces of blood were the Blood Essences left behind by the True Dragon and Phoenix!
Strand after strand of light enveloped Mu Chen's body, it caused his body to gradually blossom with golden light.
Outside the Dragon-Phoenix Pool, Cai Xiao looked at the golden light that was emitting from the bottom of the pool and gently nodded her head. It looked like the Dragon-Phoenix Pool truly contained the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix.
"But it's still a little thin."
Cai Xiao waved her hand and an ancient rune was summoned by her from the pool, before it floated before her. Her hand seals swiftly changed, before it formed into a palm-sized sparkling compass.
That ancient rune was placed into the crystal compass by her.
The crystal compass lightly trembled, before the needle pointed towards the Dragon-Phoenix Pool before her. A white light blossomed, as if it was measuring the strength of the Dragon-Phoenix Pool.
"Looks like it's truly useful."
Cai Xiao smiled upon seeing this. This compass of hers was refined from the scales of a true dragon, and it possessed an extremely powerful sensing effect on bloodlines that were similar to it. Even though they were separated by a great distance, it was still able to easily detect them.
"Now, let's detect the location where the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix are gathered."
Cai Xiao's jade-like hands formed seals as she gently stroked the sparkling and translucent compass. Instantly, the compass buzzed and the needle frantically rotated. Roughly a few minutes later, the rotation of the needle finally weakened and pointed towards the northwest.
When the needle pointed towards that direction, a dazzling pillar of light abruptly burst out from the compass. The intensity of that light was several times stronger than the Dragon-Phoenix Pool before them!
"I found the big fella."
A smear of shock flashed in Cai Xiao's eyes as she revealed a smile. Her smile was breathtaking, so beautiful that it could bewitch others.
(Let me recommend the new book by the Wandering Toad. He can be considered as an ancient god, Dragon God Technique. Although the title is a little awkward, the content is pretty good.)
(To be continued …)