As the spatial ripples in the sky dissipated, the entire region returned to silence. However, Cai Xiao's expression was a little unsightly. Although Fang Yi had only snatched an unripened Dragon-Phoenix Fruit, she had never suffered such a loss in the past few years. At this moment, the rage in her heart was practically uncontrollable, and she wanted to chase Fang Yi to the ends of the earth.
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"This fellow is quite cunning."
Mu Chen furrowed his brows as he raised his guard against Fang Yi. To be able to snatch a Dragon Phoenix Fruit from him and Cai Xiao, Fang Yi's ability was simply a little abnormal.
Moreover, they simply did not know how this fellow had followed them. Given Cai Xiao's cautiousness, she must have probed along the way. However, she still did not discover Fang Yi, who was secretly following them. Evidently, this fellow had thought of a way to deal with Cai Xiao after he was discovered previously.
Moreover, this person was extremely good at enduring. Even when Cai Xiao was fighting the golden armored guardian earlier, he still concealed his strength and didn't make a move, and he waited until Cai Xiao executed her strongest attack and when her strength was exhausted to the extreme before suddenly making a move.
However, he had clearly underestimated Cai Xiao's strength in the end. Therefore, Cai Xiao still managed to catch up to him and forcefully snatched back the two Dragon-Phoenix Fruits.
However, since that guy had already been exposed, he probably wouldn't dare to return. Otherwise, the furious Cai Xiao would probably not let him leave.
"I won't let him go." Cai Xiao frowned. Her crisp voice was cold.
She did not intend to let go of the thief who dared to attack her so easily.
Mu Chen smiled as he silently mourned for Fang Yi in his heart for being targeted by Cai Xiao.
Even if this fellow was the first ranker on the Dragon-Phoenix Record, he would definitely have a headache dealing with him.
"You should refine the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour first. I don't think that fellow will dare to come back even if you give him a few more guts." Cai Xiao gradually suppressed the anger in her heart as she turned around and said to Mu Chen.
Mu Chen nodded his head with a smile and didn't speak much. His figure flashed and landed on a huge rock beside the Dragon-Phoenix Pool.
After that, he sat down cross-legged and clenched his fists. The Dragon and Phoenix Golden Armor that flickered with golden light appeared in his palms.
The Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armor was extremely exquisite.
The golden dragon scales were covered in ancient runes, and what was most shocking was that they weren't man-made. Instead, they were the scales of a True Dragon and a True Phoenix, and they had fused their essence blood together.
It was a divine object that was naturally condensed.
Only such a divine object was worthy of being born from gathering the spiritual energy of the world.
Mu Chen clenched his fist as Spiritual Energy blazing with purple flames appeared, enveloping the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour. A high temperature spread out, causing this region to swiftly heat up.
As the purple flames burned the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour, Mu Chen bit the tip of his tongue and a mouthful of blood essence shot out.
It landed on the Golden Armour, causing sizzling noises to ring out.
A golden light surged on the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour.
There were vague dragon roars and phoenix cries that resounded as the golden light tried to obstruct the invasion of the blood essence.
However, Mu Chen wasn't anxious in the slightest as he controlled the purple flames to incinerate the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour. As time passed, a golden liquid appeared on the surface of the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour, which was due to the dragon scales being incinerated.
However, the golden liquid was only the surface defence of the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour. But for Mu Chen, it was already sufficient. With a slight will of his mind, his blood essence had fused with the golden liquid. In the end, the two fused together and covered the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour, bit by bit.
Through the fusion of the two, Mu Chen's blood essence had swiftly left a blood essence imprint on the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour, quietly forming a trace of connection.
Generally speaking, it wouldn't be easy to refine a Divine Artifact. But fortunately, the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour was ownerless, so the resistance was extremely weak. In addition, Mu Chen had cultivated the Ersatz Dragon Physique, so there was a trace of a True Dragon's aura in his body. Therefore, the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour did not reject his blood essence imprint and allowed him to leave it.
All of this seemed to be a matter of course.
When the imprint was formed, Mu Chen immediately sensed the connection between him and the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour. Immediately, a smile of joy appeared on his face. The smoothness of the process had exceeded his expectations.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour turned into a streak of golden light that shot over. Shortly after, a liquid-like golden light swiftly spread from the surface of his body. In just a few breaths' time, a set of mighty and ferocious golden armour had enveloped Mu Chen's body.
Mu Chen lowered his head to look at the golden armour that enveloped his body. The golden dragon scales flickered with lustre, displaying its extremely powerful defence. The defence seemed to be able to endure any attack.
Mu Chen sensed how powerful the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour was. He estimated that if he were to clash head-on with Liu Yan, it would be very difficult for him to heavily injure him, even if he used the Sky Incinerating Feather.
"What a treasure."
Mu Chen sighed in admiration. The defence of the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour was stronger than the Lightning God Body. However, one relied on his physical body, while the other relied on external items.
With a will of his mind, the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour had turned into a golden light and was concealed under his skin. As long as he willed it, he would be able to summon it.
After refining the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour, Mu Chen stood up and directed his blazing gaze at the Dragon-Phoenix Pool that was filled with golden water. The Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix contained in this super Dragon-Phoenix Pool had far surpassed the one that he had seen before.
Furthermore, he wanted to try and see if he could fuse the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix together with the power of the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour to obtain the 'Dragon-Phoenix Physique' that no one could cultivate.
Huff.
Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air as he gently nodded his head towards Cai Xiao. Without any hesitation, his figure moved, turning into a streak of light and charged into the super Dragon-Phoenix Pool.
Plop!
The golden water in the pool splattered, but every single drop of water seemed to weigh a thousand catties. When they fell, they set off waves in the Dragon-Phoenix Pool.
When Mu Chen charged into the Dragon-Phoenix Pool, he suddenly felt his body becoming heavy. The surrounding water was like a mountain that was pressing down on his body, causing his muscles to feel stinging pain.
"Truly worthy of being the super Dragon-Phoenix Pool."
However, not only did this abnormal situation not cause Mu Chen to panic, he was pleasantly surprised instead. That's because he could sense the density of the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix contained in the golden water. The blood essences had truly flowed from the bodies of the True Dragon and Phoenix, they weren't contaminated by the blood of any beasts. Therefore, there wasn't a need to refine them. Compared to the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix that Mu Chen had refined from the Demonic Ape's Blood, it was many times more powerful.
Mu Chen's body gradually sank into the depths. At this place, he was practically bearing the weight of the entire Dragon-Phoenix Pool. The weight had directly caused some fine cracks to appear on the surface of his skin.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had cultivated the Ersatz Dragon Physique, his skin would have been torn apart by now.
Sensing the terrifying pressure that felt like a mountain was piling up, Mu Chen slowly spread his arms out and formed seals with both of his hands. A suction force started to burst out from his body.
Buzz!
Buzz! A vortex started to form at the bottom of the Dragon-Phoenix Pool as strands of golden water whistled around him. In the end, drops of dark-golden liquid were vaguely being refined and fell on Mu Chen's skin.
When the golden liquid fell on Mu Chen's skin, it entered through his pores. Instantly, a dazzling golden light was emitted from Mu Chen's body, along with vague draconic roars and phoenix cries.
Dragon and phoenix light runes started to appear on his skin. However, the moment they appeared, they had already started to corrode one another. It was like fire and water, as if they would only stop after devouring the other party.
"Indeed, they're starting to devour one another again."
When Mu Chen sensed this scene, he couldn't help inhaling a mouthful of air. With a will of his mind, a golden light instantly burst out and the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour enveloped the surface of his body.
When the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour appeared, a golden dragon image could be vaguely seen on Mu Chen's chest and a True Phoenix had also started to appear behind him.
Rustle!
Along with the appearance of the dragon and phoenix images, the Dragon-Phoenix Pool instantly went berserk. The golden water had actually split into two and endlessly poured towards the dragon and phoenix images like sparrows returning to their nest.
Roar!
The dragon and phoenix images roared towards the sky as they turned into two golden beams of light that shot out and fused above Mu Chen's head. The head and tail of the dragon and phoenix connected, forming into a rotating Dragon-Phoenix Wheel. Boom!
Boom!
Boom! The two waves of golden water whistled over and poured into the Dragon-Phoenix Wheel. Instantly, a dazzling golden light spread out, causing Mu Chen's eyes to feel a stinging pain.
Although his eyes felt a stinging pain, Mu Chen still kept his eyes wide open as he stared at the rotating Dragon-Phoenix Wheel.
A golden lustre spread out and as more and more Dragon and Phoenix Blood Essences poured in, a golden lustre vaguely flickered beneath the Dragon-Phoenix Wheel.
When the golden light reached the limit, Mu Chen's eyes suddenly narrowed as he saw a drop of dark-golden blood essence slowly being formed beneath the Dragon-Phoenix Wheel.
Within that drop of blood essence, he could vaguely see a tiny True Dragon and True Phoenix soaring as an indescribable fluctuation was being emitted from it.
Hiss!
Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of cold air at this moment. That drop of blood essence actually contained the power of a True Dragon and True Phoenix at the same time. The Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour truly possessed such a miraculous ability!
Buzz!
Buzz! That drop of dark-golden blood essence trembled as it gathered before falling under Mu Chen's excited gaze. In the end, it fell onto the centre of Mu Chen's brows and swiftly seeped in.
Boom!
In that instant when that drop of blood essence seeped in, Mu Chen's mind felt as if it had exploded at this moment. An ancient draconic roar and phoenix cry seemed to have penetrated through time and space as it resounded from afar!
(To be continued …)