The Netherworld Prince stood in the sky with indifference on his pale face. A terrifying Spiritual Energy pressure surged out from his body like a flood, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.
Everyone's faces had changed under the Spiritual Energy pressure, including Mu Chen.
That's because the Spiritual Energy pressure had already exceeded ordinary Fourth Grade Sovereigns. Vaguely, it had reached the level of Fifth Grade Sovereign!
Could it be that the Netherworld Prince had broken through to Fifth Grade Sovereign?!
Innumerable experts had shock written on their faces. Fifth Grade Sovereign! Even in the various peak forces, they could definitely be considered as elites, not to mention that amongst the younger generations of the Northern Region, it was even more unreachable.
Some gazes couldn't help looking at Mu Chen with pity in their eyes. If Mu Chen still had some chance in his battle with Liu Yan, then when facing the Netherworld Prince, whose strength had reached Fifth Grade Sovereign, the chances of him winning would be miniscule.
Under the numerous pitiful gazes, Mu Chen also had a grave expression as he looked at the Netherworld Prince, who had no expression on his face. His heart trembled. In their Great Heaven Domain, the strength of a Fifth Grade Sovereign could already be bestowed with the title of King!
Perhaps Liu Yan's strength could be considered as one of the top amongst Fourth Grade Sovereigns. But compared to the Netherworld Prince, there was still a huge gap.
"This is the difference between the second and third on the Dragon-Phoenix Record?"
Mu Chen couldn't help clenching his fist as he fixed his gaze on the Netherworld Prince. He could vaguely feel a stabbing pain in his body. That was because his body had felt a powerful threat.
Although there was only a difference of a single level between a Fifth Grade Sovereign and a Fourth Grade Sovereign, the gap between them had far surpassed the difference of the previous grades.
Among the nine grades of Sovereign, the difference was far greater than the difference in grades.
Amongst the nine grades of Sovereign, the first four grades were only the difference in Spiritual Energy.
But upon reaching the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm, a huge gap would start to appear. The most obvious difference was that Fifth Grade Sovereigns possessed the ability to shuttle through space.
This was a rather powerful life-saving and offensive ability. Relying on this ability, a Fourth Grade Sovereign could only stand there and take a beating when facing a Fifth Grade Sovereign.
This was also the reason why when those experts realised that the Netherworld Prince possessed the strength of a Fifth Grade Sovereign, they were shocked.
They would look at Mu Chen sympathetically, because in their eyes, this battle.
There was no suspense.
No matter how powerful Mu Chen was, it was impossible for him to defeat the Netherworld Prince.
"Do you still want to continue?" The Netherworld Prince asked indifferently.
Hearing this, Mu Chen smiled. Although he did not reply, there was not a trace of fear in his pitch-black eyes.
The Netherworld Prince was indeed powerful.
But to put it bluntly, the Netherworld Prince was far from being qualified to make him retreat without a fight.
Looking at Mu Chen's gaze, the Netherworld Prince already knew his answer. However, there were no ripples in his gaze as he faintly smiled. "Looks like the geniuses of your Great Heaven Domain will fall in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven again."
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes.
Just when he was about to speak, his pupils abruptly contracted.
That's because he saw the space around the Netherworld Prince suddenly distort, before his silhouette mysteriously disappeared.
Boom!
The space behind Mu Chen abruptly distorted as a palm containing powerful Spiritual Energy slapped down towards his back.
The sudden attack had caused Mu Chen's face to change. However, he was, after all, in a state of alertness. Immediately, he formed seals with a single hand and spiritual light surged. His silhouette seemed to have turned into a blurry dragon image. As the dragon image moved, the surrounding space distorted and his silhouette had disappeared in the distorted space.
When the palm landed, it had missed and the Netherworld Prince's silhouette appeared in a flash. Seeing that his palm had missed, a smear of astonishment flashed across his eyes as he said in a soft voice, "I never thought that a mere Third Grade Sovereign like you would be able to shuttle through space … But it's a pity that your attainment in relying on your movement technique is too lacking."
When he finished speaking, his silhouette had already disappeared once again, leaving only space fluctuating.
A thousand feet away, space fluctuated as a dragon image flew out. But just when the dragon image had turned into Mu Chen's silhouette, his face slightly changed once again.
Before him, space fluctuated as a ghost-like figure charged out. The palm was like a maggot in one's bones, bringing along an earth-shattering power as it surged over.
This time, Mu Chen could no longer avoid it.
As the boundless palm whistled over, it was practically suffocating. A golden light surged on Mu Chen's body as the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour appeared in a flash. At the same time, a layer of dense dark-golden dragon scales appeared on the surface of his skin.
In just a few breaths' time, he had pushed the energy in his body to the limits as he pushed both of his palms out. Under countless dumbfounded gazes, his palms clashed with the Netherworld Prince's palm.
Boom!
In that instant when the two palms clashed, there was a thunderous explosion between the heavens and earth. Visible shock waves swept out, causing the space in a radius of a myriad feet to fluctuate like waves.
As the shock waves wreaked havoc, Mu Chen's body suddenly jolted and he was sent flying a thousand feet away. He felt a sweetness in his throat as he couldn't help spurting a mouthful of blood.
His arms were in extreme pain, as if his bones had been shattered. This caused Mu Chen's gaze to turn even more grave. The Netherworld Prince was truly powerful. If it wasn't for the defence of the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour and the strength of the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, both of his arms would have been severed by now.
When Mu Chen was sent flying, the Netherworld Prince's body slightly jolted as he took a dozen steps back. There was a slight ripple on his indifferent face as a cold light gathered in his eyes. He never expected that his palm wouldn't cripple Mu Chen.
"It's no wonder why you could defeat Liu Yan. You do have quite a few cards up your sleeves."
The Netherworld Prince stared at Mu Chen as he slowly said. If it was any other Fourth Grade Sovereign in his place, they would be heavily injured. But when it landed on Mu Chen, it only made him spurt a mouthful of blood.
Mu Chen coldly stared at the Netherworld Prince as he wiped the blood off the corner of his lips. There wasn't any fear in his black pupils from the oppressive power displayed by the Netherworld Prince. On the contrary, there was a blazing fighting intent surging from his eyes.
He abruptly formed seals with both of his hands as a golden light abruptly swept out from his body in every direction, forming into a huge golden figure that stood in this region. In an instant, Spiritual Energy surged with dazzling golden light.
Mu Chen stood on the head of the Great Solar Undying Body as he clenched his fist. The Great Meru Demonic Pillar flew out and fell into the palm of the Great Solar Undying Body.
The Netherworld Prince looked at the peculiar Great Solar Undying Body as he gently knitted his brows. That's because he couldn't recognise the origin of this Sovereign Celestial Body. However, he could clearly sense that this Sovereign Celestial Body wasn't ordinary.
"No matter how much you risk your life, the outcome cannot be changed."
The Netherworld Prince wasn't too bothered about Mu Chen's resistance. He gently clenched his fist as a dark light gathered in his palm, forming into a pitch-black halberd.
The halberd was emitting extremely cold Spiritual Energy ripples. The coldness was so cold that even the Spiritual Energy in the surroundings had been frozen, causing it to solidify.
"That's the High Rank Divine Artifact of the Netherworld Palace, the Nether God's Halberd!"
When the experts in this region saw this scene, they couldn't help exclaiming out. Clearly, they weren't unfamiliar with the halberd in the Netherworld Prince's hand.
"Looks like this Netherworld Prince really doesn't intend to let Mu Chen live. He has even brought out the Nether God's Halberd."
Someone inwardly sighed. If the Netherworld Prince held contempt in his heart, perhaps Mu Chen might be able to find a chance. But clearly, the latter, who had experienced countless slaughters as well, wasn't willing to do such a foolish thing.
Even a lion would go all-out when hunting a rabbit. Since the Netherworld Prince could become the most outstanding person amongst the younger generations of the Netherworld Palace, he clearly wouldn't do something as foolish as holding contempt in his heart.
"You have not truly broken through to Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm." Mu Chen fixed his gaze on the Netherworld Prince as he slowly said.
Through the brief confrontation, Mu Chen could be considered to have sensed how powerful the Netherworld Prince was. But he had also sensed that the Netherworld Prince wasn't a genuine Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm. According to his speculations, the Netherworld Prince should be on the verge of breaking through.
But even so, the danger of the Netherworld Prince had far exceeded Liu Yan.
When the Netherworld Prince saw that Mu Chen had managed to sense his strength, he was a little startled. Shortly after, he faintly smiled. "Would an ant care if it's a wolf or a tiger that kills it?"
Mu Chen coldly sneered as he stomped his feet. Instantly, two blazing golden suns rose from the centre of the Great Solar Undying Body's brows and chest.
"Sovereign Ability - Dual Solar Energy!"
Mu Chen roared in his heart as the blazing golden suns burst out. A boundless power that could shatter mountains spread out from the Great Solar Undying Body.
"Haha. Interesting."
The Netherworld Prince looked at Mu Chen, whose aura and power were constantly rising, and his expression changed. Shortly after, he smiled. "So you're really going to risk your life?
But I'm afraid that it's futile. "
"It's still too late to say whether it's futile or not!"
Mu Chen coldly barked. Shortly after, a golden light swept out from the Great Solar Undying Body, dying the Great Meru Demonic Pillar in his hand with a dazzling golden light. Thereafter, it exploded space and enveloped towards the Netherworld Prince along with a huge shadow and destructive power.
Facing such a powerful enemy, Mu Chen had clearly pushed all of his strength to the limits.
Countless experts in this region looked at Mu Chen's attack with grave expressions. Clearly, Mu Chen's courage had caused them to be a little startled and filled with admiration.
However, in a battle with such a difference, just courage alone wouldn't be of much use.
Everything still depended on strength!
This confrontation would be even more tragic than the previous ones!
(To be continued …)