A dazzling golden light spread out across the horizon. It was so much so that even the clouds were dyed to the point that they looked as if they were forged from gold.
ybdu!
A silhouette stood in the sky as the golden light shot out from his body. Behind him, there was a massive image of a dragon and phoenix that coiled around. In the end, an earth-shattering draconic roar and phoenix cry resounded as it entered his body and disappeared.
Mu Chen lowered his head as he slowly clenched his fists. The energy in his body was akin to a surging flood as it whistled. The vigorous energy felt as if the heavens and earth would shatter if it were to explode.
The strength of his physical body was something that Mu Chen had never experienced before. Even the Nona Rune Lightning Physique was far from this level of strength. He could sense that compared to before, there was an earth-shattering change within his body. The powerful vitality he possessed was something that he had never felt before.
The pain that he had gone through earlier, which could drive him insane, was worth it.
Mu Chen grinned as his silhouette moved and appeared before the super Dragon-Phoenix Pool. He looked at Cai Xiao and sincerely said, "Thanks."
Although he was in a deep state of cultivation, he had sensed the sudden increase in the Blood Essences of the Dragon and Phoenix. Clearly, it didn't originate from the Dragon-Phoenix Pool, but the precious Dragon-Phoenix Fruit.
If it wasn't for this Dragon-Phoenix Fruit, his cultivation would definitely be halted. If that's the case, not only would he not be able to cultivate the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, he would also have wasted many treasures. It could be said to be a great loss.
Therefore, he was somewhat grateful towards Cai Xiao at this moment.
After all, the two of them were in a cooperative relationship. But along the way, he had gained quite a bit of benefits.
Cai Xiao lightly smiled as she wasn't bothered by it.
Thereafter, she looked at Mu Chen with interest as she stretched her hand out to gently pinch Mu Chen's arm and chuckled, "Truly worthy of the Dragon-Phoenix Physique. There's indeed something worth looking at."
She was knowledgeable and had a unique eyesight. Thus, she could naturally tell how shocking the vitality in Mu Chen's current physical body was.
As long as Mu Chen didn't suffer a devastating injury, he would be able to recover at an astonishing speed.
Mu Chen nodded his head.
He was also extremely satisfied. If he were to meet Liu Yan again, the outcome of the battle would be quite obvious.
With his strength as a Third Grade Sovereign, coupled with the Great Solar Undying Body and the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, it was impossible for him to defeat the Dragon-Phoenix Physique.
Below fifth-grade Supreme Martial Artist.
Very few people would be able to contend against him.
"It seems like the foundation of your physical body is quite good."
Cai Xiao softly praised. If it was an ordinary person, it was likely that they would not be able to successfully practice the Dragon Phoenix Physique even if they possessed the Dragon Phoenix Fruit. That was because she could tell that the Dragon Phoenix Physique was exceptionally overbearing. Those with slightly weaker physical bodies would not be able to endure the power of the Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood.
At that time, not only would his blood be incinerated, even his physical body would be destroyed.
Mu Chen smiled.
Although the Lightning God's Physique that he had cultivated couldn't be considered as a top-tiered physical body cultivation technique, it had an advantage that other cultivation techniques couldn't compare to. The Lightning God's Physique could refine his physical body from the inside out. It couldn't make his physical body powerful to an unbelievable level, but it could give the cultivator an extremely good physique. In the future, even if he were to cultivate other physical body cultivation techniques, he would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
"Although your Dragon-Phoenix Physique has been formed, I'm afraid that you won't be able to bring out its power to the limits by relying on ordinary means." Cai Xiao pondered for a brief moment, before suddenly saying.
"Mhm?" Mu Chen was stunned.
"You're a human, after all, and do not know the potential of the Dragon-Phoenix Physique. If you want to cultivate it to the limits, then you will have to rely on the cultivation techniques of the True Dragon and Phoenix," said Cai Xiao.
"The cultivation techniques of the True Dragon and Phoenix?"
Mu Chen knitted his brows. The True Dragon and Phoenix were the pinnacle existences of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans. Even in their own clans, their cultivation techniques could be considered as top-tiered. In the Great Thousand World, there shouldn't be many forces and experts that would dare to rob the cultivation techniques of the two supreme clans.
"Why bother? Isn't there a ready-made cultivation technique in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven?" Cai Xiao rolled her eyes at Mu Chen.
Hearing her words, Mu Chen immediately understood, "You're talking about the inheritance left behind by the True Dragon and Phoenix?"
As he spoke, he helplessly smiled. The Dragon-Phoenix Haven had been opened for so many years, but no one had managed to obtain the inheritance left behind by the True Dragon and Phoenix. Clearly, the difficulty was self-evident.
Although he was confident, he did not dare to boast that he would definitely obtain the inheritance. Furthermore, the Dragon-Phoenix Haven was filled with geniuses and everyone had their eyes on the inheritance of the True Dragon and Phoenix. Amongst them, there were even geniuses like Fang Yi, the Netherworld Prince, and Su Biyue. The former two even possessed the terrifying strength to fight with Cai Xiao. So it wouldn't be easy for him to stand out amongst them.
"What's wrong? Afraid?" Cai Xiao smiled.
"I'm not afraid, but it's indeed a little difficult."
Mu Chen smiled. Shortly after, he raised his head and looked into the distance. In his pitch-black pupils, there was a blazing fighting intent that blazed like flames.
"But … I really want to personally try and see how powerful these influential figures of the Northern Region's younger generations are."
Cai Xiao looked at the youth before her. From his black pupils, she could see ambition. It was an ambition to chase after the strongest path. Furthermore, that ambition seemed to have an unshakable reason.
It was so much so that she couldn't help believing that in the distant future, the youth before her might really be able to stand at the pinnacle of the heavens and earth, overlooking the heavens and earth.
"Let's go. Whether I'm boasting or not, we will naturally know on the Dragon-Phoenix Stage."
This caused Cai Xiao to involuntarily be slightly absent-minded. Soon after, she revealed a smile and did not say anything else. She merely muttered to herself in her heart, What an interesting fellow.
Now that they had finished enjoying the Dragon-Phoenix Fruit and Dragon-Phoenix Pool, Mu Chen and Su Biyue did not continue to stay here. They slightly tidied themselves up before leaving.
Calculating the time, it had already been more than a day since they entered the Dragon-Phoenix Haven. However, there wasn't any day or night in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven, so the flow of time was unwittingly slow.
It wasn't a short period of time. According to Mu Chen's guesses, the five Dragon-Phoenix Pools that he had probed should have already been split up. Except, he had no idea which ferocious people had obtained the other four Dragon-Phoenix Pools.
But now that the Dragon-Phoenix Pools had already been divided, there should be many geniuses making their way towards the most important Dragon-Phoenix Stage in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven … It was said to possess the inheritance of the Dragon-Phoenix.
Furthermore, the target of Mu Chen and Su Biyue was also there.
Therefore, Mu Chen and Luo Yunyang did not make any stops on their journey. After determining the direction they were heading in, they pushed their speed to the limits. In a short span of four to six hours, they had completely left that desolate region.
Along the way, Mu Chen had encountered quite a few groups of experts. However, those fellows did not make their way towards the Dragon-Phoenix Pool. Instead, they had joined hands to rob the experts that they had encountered along the way.
In the Dragon-Phoenix Haven, there weren't many that could obtain a Dragon-Phoenix Pool. However, there were quite a few heavenly treasures in this space, which were the targets of those fellows.
However, when they had their eyes on Mu Chen and Su Biyue, they were destined to be unlucky. Therefore, Mu Chen had obtained a lot of information from those unlucky fellows, regarding what had happened in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven in a single day.
These pieces of information had undoubtedly left Mu Chen startled.
That's because, in this Dragon-Phoenix Haven, including the Dragon-Phoenix Pool that he had obtained at the start, there were a total of eight Dragon-Phoenix Pools!
At the start, there were only five Dragon-Phoenix Pools. That also meant that there were some lucky fellows that had found three unmarked Dragon-Phoenix Pools in a single day!
Furthermore, the ownership of the eight Dragon-Phoenix Pools had also left Mu Chen a little startled. Amongst the eight Dragon-Phoenix Pools, he had obtained one, while Su Biyue of the Myriad Saint Peak, Hong Yu of the Demon Gate, and Ding Xuan of the Spiritual Giant Clan had obtained one each.
What left Mu Chen shocked was the ownership of the remaining four Dragon-Phoenix Pools. Amongst them, the Netherworld Prince had obtained two, while Fang Yi, who had snatched an unripened Dragon-Phoenix Fruit from him and Cai Xiao, had obtained one. As for the last Dragon-Phoenix Pool, it had fallen into the hands of Liu Yan …
"Those fellows are truly formidable. Looks like the six of them have cultivated the 'Ersatz Dragon Physique' or the 'Ersatz Phoenix Physique'. It's just that I have no idea how many runes they have."
After Mu Chen obtained the information, he couldn't help sighing. The geniuses that could participate in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven could be considered as geniuses of the heavens.
"Amongst them, I'm afraid that Fang Yi and the Netherworld Prince will be the most troublesome to deal with." Cai Xiao added.
Mu Chen nodded his head. Although Fang Yi had only obtained one Dragon-Phoenix Pool, he still had a Dragon-Phoenix Fruit. Although it was unripened, the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix contained within it would definitely surpass an ordinary Dragon-Phoenix Pool if it was refined successfully. As for the Netherworld Prince, he had obtained two Dragon-Phoenix Pools, so the 'Ersatz Dragon Physique' that he had cultivated wouldn't be weak.
"Looks like there's going to be a show on the Dragon-Phoenix Stage."
Cai Xiao smiled with interest as she continued, "There are many treasures in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven that contain the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix. Therefore, there's no lack of people that are fortunate enough to obtain them and refine the 'Ersatz Dragon Physique' or 'Ersatz Phoenix Physique'. Those people are all qualified to ascend to the top of the Dragon-Phoenix Stage."
Mu Chen nodded his head as he deeply inhaled a mouthful of air and looked into the distance. In the void that couldn't be seen with his eyes, he seemed to have seen a majestic and ancient stone stage.
In the Dragon-Phoenix Haven, all the prided geniuses would eventually gather there to fight it out.
Such a battlefield would truly make one's fighting spirit soar and their blood boil.
But no matter what, those so-called 'Ersatz Dragon Physiques' and 'Ersatz Phoenix Physiques' would still lose their lustre under the 'Ersatz Dragon Physique'.
(To be continued …)