In the depths of the ruined hall, a figure in a grey robe was quietly sitting cross-legged, as if he had never moved since time immemorial. Mu Chen's pupils abruptly shrank when he saw the figure.
That's because he realised that the grey-robed figure wasn't like those skeletons that he had seen before. Under the grey-robed figure, he could still see the withered face. However, Mu Chen couldn't sense any vitality coming from his body.
Mu Chen stared at the grey-robed silhouette. Although he could vaguely sense the boundless Fallen Origin Aura in that silhouette's body, he could also sense a sense of danger from it.
For a person to be able to preserve their body after tens of thousands of years was a rather strange thing in itself.
Mu Chen's eyes flickered in thought. He didn't venture any deeper into the hall. Instead, he cautiously began to slowly retreat. The Fallen Battlefield was filled with fatal dangers, and if he wasn't careful, he would likely turn into a pile of bones. Mu Chen wasn't willing to throw his life away for a few Fallen Origin Pills.
Rustle.
Mu Chen's footsteps stealthily brushed across the ground. However, just as Mu Chen was about to leave the hall, the figure in grey robes suddenly shuddered. He lifted his withered face, and a strange scarlet-black light flickered in the depths of his sunken eyes.
Bang!
Mu Chen's expression changed, and he rapidly retreated without the slightest hesitation.
The figure in grey robes swiped out with his bony claw-like hand. Black light gathered in his palm like a black hole, and an extremely terrifying suction force erupted.
Mu Chen's rapidly retreating figure suddenly froze.
The terrifying suction force made it impossible for him to resist, and his figure shot towards the figure in grey robes with a swish.
Mu Chen's expression changed drastically. He clearly didn't expect the figure in grey robes to be so powerful.
Just this simple move alone was far more powerful than Lu Wu.
Mu Chen was swiftly sucked into the palace. As he got closer, he could see the scarlet-black lustre in the depths of the grey-robed figure's eye sockets. That lustre was filled with destruction and violence, it didn't seem to belong to a human.
"He's not a human?" Mu Chen's heart went cold. Could it be that this grey robed figure is the so-called Xeno-race?
Mu Chen's eyes flashed anxiously.
Shortly after, he gritted his teeth and a golden lustre surged behind him. The True Phoenix Spirit had been summoned.
It directly transformed into a pair of huge phoenix wings.
The phoenix wings suddenly flapped and a gale rose. Mu Chen's figure, which was being sucked out, was finally stabilized. Then, the phoenix wings flapped again.
He appeared on a stone pillar.
With a clench of his hand, the Great Meru Demonic Pillar appeared in a flash. A huge shadow, along with a fiendish aura, ruthlessly smashed towards the grey-robed figure.
However, facing Mu Chen's ferocious attack, the grey-robed figure only stretched out his withered hand and gently patted. A resounding metallic sound rang out.
The ruins of the hall immediately collapsed.
Mu Chen's figure was blown back as he looked at the collapsed hall with a grave expression.
The grey-robed figure was still quietly sitting on the spot. Mu Chen's previous attack did not shake him in the slightest.
The pair of strange scarlet-black eyes once again stared at Mu Chen with destruction and violence.
The hair on Mu Chen's body stood up as he flapped his phoenix wings and disappeared from his original location.
Chi!
In that instant when Mu Chen disappeared, a withered hand that flickered with a pitch-black lustre pierced through where Mu Chen was previously standing and the grey-robed figure slowly appeared in the sky.
A hundred feet away, Mu Chen's face was unsightly. The speed of the grey-robed figure was too fast. If it wasn't for the fact that he had used the True Phoenix Spirit to increase his speed, he would have already been killed.
But even so, he could sense that the grey-robed figure's attacks were getting more and more frenzied. If he was caught up, it would be impossible for him to resist. After all, the Jiu You Troop wasn't here. Without the support of the Jiu You Troop's Battle Will, it was impossible for him to face such an expert head-on.
Rustle!
As thoughts flashed in Mu Chen's heart, the space before him fluctuated once again and the grey-robed figure charged out. Ferocious attacks enveloped over, forcing Mu Chen to retreat.
Boom!
Mu Chen's figure shot towards the stone pillar, shattering it into dust. As the dust spread out, the grey-robed figure mysteriously appeared before Mu Chen and his scarlet-black hand slammed towards the top of Mu Chen's head.
Mu Chen's face drastically changed as he immediately activated the Great Solar Undying Body to protect himself.
Boom!
But just when he formed his hand seals, a black-feathered sword that was blazing with purple flames shot over.
The grey-robed figure threw his palm out and a crimson-black light surged, shattering the Blackfeather Sword. However, when the Blackfeather Sword was shattered, the purple flames that lingered on it wrapped around his palm. A terrifyingly high temperature spread out, swiftly charring the black-robed figure's arm.
The grey-robed figure retreated as a strange scarlet-black light suddenly surged out from the surface of his body. Under the corrosion of this light, the purple flames were extinguished bit by bit.
Mu Chen wiped away the blood at the corner of his mouth as Jiu You's figure appeared in a flash. Her pretty face was grave as she looked at the grey-robed figure and asked, "What exactly is that thing?"
"I don't know. I just happened to meet it."
Mu Chen smiled bitterly as he shook his head.
Roar!
After extinguishing the purple flames on his arm, the grey-robed figure looked towards the Mu Chen duo. A low roar seemed to emerge from his throat as his scarlet-red eyes appeared extremely malevolent, filled with fluctuations that could destroy everything.
His eyes were fixed on Mu Chen and Luo Yunyang, as if he wanted to charge forth and tear them apart. However, his figure suddenly paused as the scarlet-black colour in his eyes weakened a little. A smear of struggle appeared on his shrivelled face.
But that struggle only lasted for an instant before it was filled with malevolence and strangeness. His deep eye sockets gradually turned into a triangular shape, like a merciless venomous snake.
Seeing the change in his eyes, Jiu You's face drastically changed as she exclaimed, "Invasion of demonic aura?
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"Invasion of demonic aura?
Mu Chen was stunned.
"The power of the Fiend Clans invaded his body, which is why he could maintain his physique for tens of thousands of years.
But his will has also been invaded by demonic aura and is filled with destruction. "
Jiu You's face turned grave as she said, "Let's go, this fellow's strength has probably reached the Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm when he was alive.
Even if his vitality is greatly injured, he's still comparable to an Eighth Grade Sovereign. The two of us can't deal with him! "
Hearing her words, Mu Chen could only nod his head. If they could obtain the Fallen Origin Aura in his body, they would definitely be able to refine quite a few Fallen Origin Pellets. But right now, they clearly didn't have such an opportunity.
The two of them practically burst in retreat at the same time, but their bodies were still tensed up.
Spiritual Energy spread out around them as they looked at the grey-robed figure with caution.
Roar!
The grey-robed figure stared at the two of them with his scarlet-black pupils as he suddenly roared.
He abruptly stretched both of his palms out as a scarlet-black aura surged, forming into two huge scarlet-black hands that pierced through space.
They swiftly grabbed towards the two of them like bolts of lightning.
Facing the power that was tainted with demonic aura …
Mu Chen and Jiu You did not dare to come in contact with it, so they could only swiftly retreat.
Boom!
Boom!
Under the destructive attacks of the grey-robed figure, the dilapidated palaces crumbled as smoke and dust filled the air. Mu Chen and Luo Yunyang's figures swiftly retreated from the collapsed palaces. However, they could vaguely sense the urgency as they could sense the attacks of the grey-robed figure.
It seemed to be getting fiercer and fiercer.
His strength seemed to be recovering, bit by bit.
This scene caused the hearts of Mu Chen and Jiu You to sink.
If the grey-robed figure recovered his strength to the Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm, they might not even have the chance to escape.
"You leave first!" Jiu You clenched her teeth as she barked at Mu Chen.
Mu Chen knitted his brows as he threw a palm towards Jiu You. Boundless Spiritual Energy slammed against the latter's body, causing her to fly out. "I have the wings of the True Phoenix, you leave."
Jiu You paid no attention to Mu Chen as she turned around and charged forth. She knew that if she retreated, how could Mu Chen block the grey-robed figure with his strength?
Mu Chen helplessly smiled as he could only assist Jiu You. Clearly, he couldn't leave Jiu You alone.
But even with the two of them joining hands, it was still hard for them to confront the grey-robed figure. On the contrary, they were being suppressed to the point of retreating. If it wasn't for the two of them having some means up their sleeves, they might have already been defeated.
But even so, the two of them weren't in a good situation.
"I will force him to retreat later, and you will bring me away." Jiu You clenched her teeth as she spoke with a solemn expression.
Mu Chen's face slightly changed. It looked like the means that Jiu You was going to use would greatly affect her. But at this point in time, there wasn't any other way, so he could only nod his head.
Jiu You took a deep breath as purple flames started to blaze in the depths of her eyes.
Buzz!
Buzz! But just when Jiu You was about to use a means that would cause both sides to suffer, an ancient buzzing noise suddenly rang out in the ruins. Mu Chen's expression changed as he saw countless white lights shooting out from the ruins. Those white lights hovered in the sky. Taking a closer look, they were actually Nameless Dominoes!
Those Dominoes were the ones that Mu Chen had set up for the experts that had fallen here.
"This is?"
Jiu You was also startled by this scene.
Whoosh!
Whoosh! Countless Nameless Dominoes swept out as they revolved around the grey-robed silhouette like a storm with white light shining on his body.
Sizzle!
The white light seemed to be extremely harmful to the grey-robed silhouette. Under the white light, the crimson black aura started to melt and the grey-robed silhouette issued a mournful roar.
Mu Chen and Jiu You looked at this scene in astonishment. No one expected that Mu Chen's previous actions would cause such an outcome.
The crimson black colour on the grey robed figure's body became increasingly faint. Approximately a couple of minutes later, it finally completely disappeared. The ferocious expression on his shrivelled face had also disappeared at this moment. Replacing it was a look of relief.
As the grey-robed silhouette's face gradually returned to normal, an ancient rune that looked like a palace appeared on his forehead.
Jiu You's sharp eyes saw the ancient rune and her figure trembled as she involuntarily exclaimed, "Ancient Haven Palace?!"