Outside the black swamp, the two troops stood in confrontation, their eyes filled with killing intent. The sharp Battle Will that was vaguely emanating caused the Spiritual Energy in this region to fluctuate.
On the surrounding peaks, everyone had directed their gazes at the confrontation between the two parties. They were clearly interested in this matter. In this period of time, Mu Chen's name had caused some waves in the Northern Region. Thus, many forces knew about this young man who had swiftly risen in the Great Heaven Domain.
In the Dragon-Phoenix Haven, Mu Chen had established his position amongst the younger generations of the Northern Region with his stunning achievements. But right now, Lu Kui wasn't a young man. Although Lu Kui was only ranked third amongst the three Sect Masters of the Dragon Serpent Sect, everyone knew that Lu Kui was the famous Slaughter General of the Dragon Serpent Sect. All these years, he had led the Serpent Troop of the Dragon Serpent Sect to annihilate many hostile forces. The number of young geniuses that had died in his hands couldn't even be counted with two hands.
Therefore, when Mu Chen, a rising dark horse in the Northern Region, encountered an experienced Slaughter General like Lu Kui, everyone was really curious to see who was stronger.
Up in the sky, Jiu You and Lu Wu faced each other. Jiu You maintained a calm expression, while Lu Wu smiled with his eyes narrowed as he looked at the confrontation below, before looking at Jiu You with a playful smile. "Palace Master Jiu You, do you really intend to let him lead the Jiu You Troop to fight with Lu Kui's Serpent Troop?
Haha, why don't we each take a step back and enjoy this Grade-3 Ruin together? This way, we won't have to face each other and harm our harmony. What do you think? "
Jiu You faintly said, "Sect Master Lu is overthinking it.
In the dictionary of my Jiu You Palace, there is no retreat, only a battle to the death. "
Jiu You stared at Lu Wu.
There was a faint hint of ridicule in the depths of her eyes. She was not an ignorant and inexperienced person. The three sect masters of the Dragon Serpent Sect were all cunning and greedy people, so it was impossible for her to believe their nonsense about sharing the ruins. This guy was completely using such words to test their confidence.
Jiu You was sure that if she showed the slightest bit of fear, Lu Wu's ferocious side would be revealed.
However, Jiu You did not expose him.
He only looked at Lu Wu coldly. It was obvious that the latter did not take the Jiu You Guards and Mu Chen seriously. This should be his strong confidence in Lu Kui and the Snake Guards.
However … his confidence would eventually crumble.
Anyone who underestimated that guy would have to pay the price.
With that thought, Jiu You stared at Lu Wu with an even more mocking gaze.
And Jiu You's eyes.
It had also caused Lu Wu's face to gradually turn a little dark.
Shortly after, he waved his hand and faintly said, "Lu Kui, since the Jiu You Palace is so unyielding, then there's no need to be courteous …"
"Hehe, I did not have this intention right from the start."
Lu Kui sinisterly smiled as he abruptly stomped his feet. As the earth trembled, he roared, "Serpent Guards!"
"Roar!"
Behind him.
The thousands of Serpent Guards had also roared at this moment. Their roars vaguely contained hissing sounds.
Greyish-black Battle Will swept out from their bodies at this moment.
The Battle Will hovered above the Serpent Troop with surging Spiritual Energy fluctuations spreading out, which swept a gale between the heavens and earth, causing many people in the surroundings to have grave expressions. The Dragon Serpent Sect was truly well-prepared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. Although Lu Kui's cultivation was only at the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm, the moment he activated the Serpent Troop's Battle Will, not even a Sixth Grade Sovereign would be able to defeat him.
"Haha!"
Lu Kui's silhouette moved and had immediately appeared in the surging Battle Will above the Serpent Guards. Shortly after, he waved his hand and the Battle Will surged. It was like layers of greyish-black clouds that spread out with a shocking momentum.
"Brat, let me tell you how to play with Battle Will!"
Lu Kui wildly laughed as he abruptly stomped his feet. The boundless greyish-black Battle Will instantly surged like a tidal wave, forming into a hundred spiraling Battle Wills that flew out.
Those Battle Wills rapidly revolved, bursting forth with shocking destructive power. In their path, even space had been torn apart and distorted, along with ear-piercing screeches that resounded.
Everyone in this region squinted their eyes at this scene. Lu Kui had only casually made a move and had already displayed his shocking control over Battle Will. It was no wonder why he could lead the Serpent Guards to battle all these years.
Sharp screeches of wind swept out as the hundred spiraling greyish-black Battle Wills tore over like pythons. Mu Chen raised his head and looked at the attack of Battle Will with a smear of astonishment in his eyes. Lu Kui's control over Battle Will had indeed exceeded his expectations.
But … that was all there was to it.
Back then, when the Jiu You Troop only had a thousand members, he could already defeat the Blood Hawk Troop, which was five times more than the Jiu You Troop. Although the Commander of the Blood Hawk Troop, Wu Tian, wasn't comparable to Lu Kui, at the same time … the current Mu Chen was also much stronger than back then!
Lu Kui might have a pretty good control over Battle Will, but he didn't know that the youth before him was much stronger than him in terms of comprehension and control over Battle Will.
Under the numerous gazes, Mu Chen raised his hand with a calm expression and gently waved it down. Behind him, the Nine Nether Troop, which was suppressing their rage, had a ferocious light blossoming in their eyes as they stomped the ground with the heavy halberds in their hands. Their roars were like thunder that resounded in this region.
Boom!
A pitch-black Battle Will burst out from their bodies like a storm and gathered in the sky above them, instantly causing the weather in this region to change. That Battle Will was extremely powerful.
Mu Chen's silhouette appeared in the sky above the Jiu You Troop and flicked his finger. The pitch-black Battle Will whistled out like a tidal wave and formed into a massive curtain of black Battle Will.
Boom!
A hundred spiraling greyish-black Battle Wills shot over and slammed against the Jiu You Troop's curtain of Battle Will. But facing the ferocious impact, the pitch-black curtain only fluctuated with ripples, but it did not shatter as everyone had expected. On the contrary, it looked exceptionally tough.
Mu Chen calmly looked at the ripples on the black curtain before he raised his head and looked at Lu Kui, who was far away. "You can only control this level of Battle Will?"
"You're courting death."
Lu Kui sinisterly smiled as he spread his hand out and clenched it!
Boom!
The spiraling greyish-black Battle Will abruptly clashed together at this moment. In the blink of an eye, they had formed into a greyish-black tornado that was roughly a thousand feet in size. Thereafter, it tore through space like a raging dragon and slammed against the Jiu You Troop's curtain of Battle Will.
Rumble!
Violent Battle Will constantly swept out from the point of impact, causing huge cracks to appear on the swamp.
Crack!
Cracks started to appear on the curtain of Jiu You Troop's Battle Will. The entire curtain was like a mirror that was about to shatter.
"Brat, you're courting death by playing with Battle Will with me!" Seeing that Mu Chen's defences were about to shatter, Lu Kui couldn't help sneering.
Facing Lu Kui's sneer, Mu Chen only smiled as a chill gathered in his black pupils. However, he did not panic and allowed the cracks on the curtain to increase.
Boom!
The light screen had finally reached its limits. Under the countless gazes, it exploded. However, in that instant when it exploded, Mu Chen's slender fingers gently clenched together.
Rustle!
Along with his five fingers clenching together, the shattered fragments of Battle Will had swiftly fused together, turning into countless black feathers that shot out in every direction.
Those black feathers were formed from Battle Will and every single one of them possessed astonishing lethality. Even a Fifth Grade Sovereign would be in a miserable state when facing such an attack. But in the hands of Mu Chen, who had borrowed the Battle Will of the Jiu You Troop, it was as easy as pie. Poof!
Poof!
As the black feathers swept over, they had directly pierced through the black dragon formed from the Serpent Troop's Battle Will, instantly shattering the latter into sparkles of light.
After shattering the Serpent Troop's Battle Will, Mu Chen gently waved his hand and the innumerable black feathers dissipated, turning into sparkles of light that flowed into the surging Battle Will of the Jiu You Troop.
Mu Chen's control of Battle Will could be said to be as smooth as flowing water, without the slightest pause. Everyone here was an expert in this field, so they could naturally tell with a glance that Mu Chen's control of the Jiu You Troop's Battle Will had reached a shocking degree.
If Lu Kui's control of Battle Will was filled with a wild feeling, then Mu Chen's control of Battle Will had a beauty akin to art that dazzled the eyes of others.
Thus, they exchanged a look and gently breathed out a mouthful of air with a smear of shock flashing in their eyes. No one had expected that this young man, who had recently risen in the Northern Region, not only possessed a shocking fighting strength, but his talent in Battle Will was also so shocking.
Lu Kui's face was also dark as he stared at Mu Chen. The disdain in his eyes had completely disappeared at this moment. The control of Battle Will that Mu Chen had previously displayed had already made him understand that the latter's control of Battle Will wasn't any weaker than his.
Although he felt that it was a little hard to believe, he had, after all, experienced countless intense battles to be able to use the Serpent Troop's Battle Will to this level. How could Mu Chen be comparable to him at such a young age?
Lu Kui's gaze was dark as killing intent surged in the depths of his eyes. This youth, Mu Chen, was truly a threat. If the latter wanted to become his enemy, then it would be best for him to get rid of the latter now. Otherwise, there would be endless troubles in the future.
"Looks like you really want to kill me."
As if he had sensed Lu Kui's killing intent, Mu Chen suddenly gave the former a light smile. However, that smile was as cold as ice without the slightest warmth. He slowly raised his hand as the pitch-black Battle Will flowed on his fingertips like flowing water.
"But … it's my turn to teach you how to use Battle Will!"