His loud laughter reverberated through the world like thunder. Then, under the shocked gazes of the surrounding mountain peaks, it turned into a stream of light that covered the sky and the earth, streaking across the sky and landing on the ground.
When the light dissipated, a troop donned in grey armour appeared before everyone's eyes. The number of people in this troop wasn't any lesser than the Jiu You Troop. On their armour, there seemed to be a massive black python that was ferocious and filled with dense ominous aura.
Two figures stood proudly at the front of this army. They appeared to be middle-aged, but one of them had a white face without any facial hair, while the other appeared to be exceptionally boorish. His body was like a metal tower, and just by standing there, the ground beneath his feet seemed to show signs of trembling.
At this moment, the tower-like man had a ridiculing smile as he looked at Mu Chen, who was standing outside the swamp. Evidently, the thunderous voice from before came from him.
"That's … the Dragon Serpent Sect's Sect Masters, Lu Wu and Lu Kui!"
At this moment, everyone had recovered from the shock and swiftly recognised this troop, before exclamations of shock rang out.
"The Dragon Serpent Sect?"
Mu Chen's black pupils coldly looked at this troop. He had naturally heard of this force before. It was said to be a top-rated force in the Northern Region, but it was far from the Great Heaven Domain. Furthermore, they seemed to have some relationship with the Divine Pavilion. With such a backing, they naturally wouldn't be like the other forces, fearing the Great Heaven Domain.
Mu Chen turned his head and exchanged a glance with Jiu You with a cold light flickering in their eyes.
"I am the Dragon Serpent Sect's Lu Wu. Haha, I believe you must be the master of the Jiu You Palace, one of the nine kings of the Great Heaven Domain, Palace Master Jiu You?" The middle-aged man with a pale face smiled at Jiu You.
Jiu You swept a glance at him and said, "Your Dragon Serpent Sect is truly daring to snatch something from my Great Heaven Domain. Do you really think that my Great Heaven Domain can't do anything to you just because you've latched onto the Divine Pavilion?"
Lu Wu smiled when he heard this. "If it was any other time, my Dragon Serpent Sect might really consider it. But in this Hunting War, even your Great Heaven Domain is like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river. So don't use this name to scare me."
"My Jiu You Palace is more than enough to deal with trash like you.
Jiu You said coldly.
"Hehe, shameless boasting."
Standing beside Lu Wu, Lu Kui, who was as robust as a tower, revealed a sinister smile as he crossed his arms and looked at the Jiu You troop behind Mu Chen in ridicule. "According to what I know, your Jiu You troop is the weakest troop in the Great Heaven Domain. You've been bullied for so many years and didn't even dare to retaliate. Now, you guys still dare to take a stroll? Have you not embarrassed yourself enough?"
When the thousands of warriors of the Jiu You troop heard his filthy words, an ominous aura surged in their eyes as they fixed their sharp gazes on Lu Kui. Vaguely, a boundless Battle Will surged.
The surging Battle Will was naturally sensed by Lu Kui. The mocking smile on his face froze and his eyes turned cold. As a commander, he naturally understood that the Battle Will that could be condensed was not something a motley crew could achieve.
"It's said that there are two extremely famous troops in the Dragon Serpent Sect, the Dragon Guard and the Serpent Guard … If I'm not wrong, the troop behind you should be the Serpent Guard, right?"
Mu Chen finally spoke at this moment. His black pupils calmly swept across the troop behind Lu Kui.
The troop's numbers were similar to the Jiu You Troop, but they were surrounded by an eerie fluctuation, like a venomous snake lurking in the dark. No one dared to underestimate them.
This troop could be considered one of the strongest troops that Mu Chen had encountered along the way.
"Although you're a little inexperienced, your eyesight is not bad."
Lu Kui grinned as he looked at Mu Chen with his eyes narrowed. "You're the Mu Chen whose name has caused an uproar in the Northern Region, right?
You're pretty extraordinary to have such achievements at your age. But the things here aren't something that a brat like you can play with. Just obediently return home and cultivate for a dozen years before coming out. "
"You're overestimating someone like you too much." Mu Chen smiled as he shook his head at her words.
Lu Kui's ferocious face lightly trembled as a ferocious light blossomed from his narrowed eyes. A boundless Spiritual Energy fluctuated around him as a powerful Spiritual Energy pressure enveloped out.
Sensing the Spiritual Energy pressure, Mu Chen gently raised his brows. Although Lu Kui wasn't much, his strength was pretty good. The Spiritual Energy pressure had already reached the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm. Furthermore, it was clearly stronger than Qiu Taiyin, who had just stepped into the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm.
"You dare to flaunt your might here with the strength of a Fifth Grade Sovereign?"
Jiu You's gaze turned cold as purple flames swept out from her body. The high temperature had instantly caused the chill in this region to dissipate by a lot. At the same time, it had also dissipated Lu Kui's Spiritual Energy pressure.
"Haha, Palace Master Jiu You, why are you so angry? If you're not interested in my third brother's strength at the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm, I believe that I can satisfy you."
Lu Wu, who had a fair complexion, gently smiled as he slowly joined his hands together. Boundless Spiritual Energy soared into the sky. The Spiritual Energy was like an ocean as it rippled in the sky, emitting splashing sounds. Clearly, it was caused by the Spiritual Energy being condensed to an astonishing degree.
Compared to Lu Kui's, the powerful Spiritual Energy pressure was undoubtedly much more powerful!
That's because Lu Wu had actually stepped into the Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm!
"Materialisation of Spiritual Energy, Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm?"
Nine Nether's gaze slightly narrowed at this moment as she coldly looked at Lu Wu. She did not expect that the latter's strength would actually reach this level.
It looked like the Dragon Serpent Sect did have some foundation to be able to become a top-rated force in the Northern Region. Even amongst the various Kings of the Great Heaven Domain, their strength could be considered above the average.
Furthermore, it was said that the Dragon Serpent Sect had a total of three Sect Masters. Right now, Lu Wu and Lu Kui were only ranked second and third.
When the other forces saw this scene, they understood that the battle today was unavoidable. Although the Great Heaven Domain had a great reputation, it was only a branch of the Jiu You Palace here. Although the Dragon Serpent Sect couldn't be compared to the Great Heaven Domain, it was still a top-rated force. So they clearly had no intention of giving up this Grade-3 Ruin.
Since both sides weren't willing to compromise, then the ownership of the ruin could only be resolved in the most practical way. The fist is king!
But everyone was happy to see the confrontation between the two sides. After all, when two tigers fought, one would definitely be injured. Only this way could they have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the formation of the Dragon Serpent Sect. Speaking from a certain angle, the strength of the other party wasn't any weaker than their Jiu You Palace. Otherwise, they wouldn't have the guts to forcefully seize the ruin. It looked like a battle was unavoidable if they wanted to obtain this ruin.
"Leave that fellow to me."
Jiu You coldly looked at Lu Wu, before speaking to Mu Chen. Her silhouette slowly rose into the sky and purple light gathered behind her, forming into a pair of massive purple wings with purple flames blazing on the wings.
Liiii!
A crisp cry resounded from Jiu You's body, along with a massive Spiritual Energy fluctuation that rippled between the heavens and earth. Under that cry, the Spiritual Energy pressure from Lu Wu's body was greatly dispersed.
"Jiu You's Dark Sparrow?"
Lu Wu's gaze trembled at this scene with a smear of fear flashing in the depths of his eyes. He naturally knew how troublesome it was to deal with those fellows that possessed the physiques of Divine Beasts.
Lu Wu's gaze flickered, before he lightly smiled. "Palace Lord Jiu You, I know that you're Jiu You's Dark Sparrow with extraordinary fighting strength. If we fight, I'm afraid that it won't be easy to determine the victor."
Hearing his words, Jiu You declined to comment and faintly said, "If you don't want to fight, then get lost."
Lu Wu's brows twitched. "Why don't we use another method to decide the ownership of this ruin?"
"What do you want?"
Jiu You sneered. She did not immediately make a move, since Lu Wu was truly capable. If she were to make a move, then she would have to spend quite a bit of effort. Furthermore, no one knew if more powerful forces would be attracted to this place. So if she could preserve her strength, then she would do her best to preserve it.
"I have long heard that the Jiu You Palace's Jiu You Troop is the elite troop of the Great Heaven Domain. I wonder if it's the Serpent Troop of my Dragon Serpent Sect, which one is stronger?"
Lu Wu smiled with his eyes narrowed. "Why don't we have a contest between the two troops, and the winner will obtain the ruin?"
"Hehe, I'm afraid that this brat doesn't have the guts."
Lu Kui smiled sinisterly, crossing his arms as he looked at Mu Chen. He could naturally tell that the Jiu You Troop seemed to be under Mu Chen's control.
Although this fellow looked ferocious and burly, he was clearly a cunning person. His words were full of sarcasm, and he clearly wanted to force Mu Chen to lose his patience and compete with him in terms of troops.
Lu Kui had led the Serpent Troop in the Northern Region, and his achievements were rather glorious. Therefore, he did not feel that a young commander like Mu Chen posed much of a threat to him.
But when Jiu You heard their plan, not only did she not get angry, a spurious smile rose on her face instead.
Below, Mu Chen also smiled. He turned his head to look at the Jiu You Troop and said, "Someone intends to provoke our Jiu You Troop. What do you think we should do?"
"Kill!"
The gazes of the few thousand warriors of the Nine Nether Troop suddenly turned ferocious as they roared in unison. Their roars were filled with dense killing intent that caused Lu Kui, who had a ferocious expression, to involuntarily narrow his eyes.
He looked at the corner of Mu Chen's lips that had curled up slightly, and a feeling of uneasiness suddenly rose in his heart. He originally thought that it would be the easiest to break through, but it seemed to have exceeded his expectations.
However, Lu Kui wasn't an ordinary person after all. He quickly suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and his eyes swiftly became cold. He had roamed the Northern Region for so many years. He didn't believe that a brat who was still wet behind the ears would dare to be so arrogant in front of him!
He wanted to annihilate the so-called Nine Nether Troop until not a single one was left!
(To be continued.)