Buzz!
The air fluctuated as countless black feathers tore through space like sharp arrows, before sweeping out in every direction. At the end of the black feathers, there was a figure that stood on the sky like a ferocious crocodile, emitting a torrential ominous aura.
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That figure was naturally Arachnosuchus, Xu Ba. His gaze was ferocious as he looked at the incoming attacks, but there wasn't any fear on his face. Although Mu Chen had refined the Battle Will of the Jiu You Guard into a Spirit of Battle Will, the power wasn't endless. With Mu Chen's cultivation at Fourth Grade Sovereign, even with the help of the Battle Will, he could only barely reach the Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm. But it wouldn't be easy for him to defeat Xu Ba with that level of power.
"Skycrocodile Divine Art - Devouring Mouth!"
Xu Ba's gaze was ruthless as he abruptly stomped his feet. Instantly, boundless Spiritual Energy swept out and formed into a massive mouth of a ferocious crocodile before him. The mouth was pitch-black, as if it could devour the heavens and earth. When it opened, a powerful suction force burst out, devouring all the black feathers of Battle Will in a single gulp.
Boom!
Boom!
A violent explosion resounded from the mouth of the crocodile. The terrifying and violent Spiritual Energy shock wave had caused the mouth to distort, before it exploded.
As the violent Spiritual Energy shock wave spread out, Xu Ba's figure trembled, dissipating the shock wave. His dark gaze was fixed onto Mu Chen as he sneered, "Brat, don't think that you can be fearless with the Battle Will of the Jiu You Guard. The Battle Will is, after all, an external object. It's impossible for it to make you invincible in the world."
"Of course, it's impossible for me to be unparalleled under the heavens. However, it's more than enough to deal with you." Mu Chen coldly smiled.
If he encountered a Sixth Grade Sovereign like Xu Ba, his chances of victory weren't high. But with the power of the Battle Will of the Jiu You Guard, he wasn't afraid of the latter.
"Arrogant bastard!"
Xu Ba laughed out of anger. Soon after, his figure turned into a streak of light as he shot out. At the same time, a blood-red curved blade appeared in his hand with a clench of his hand. The curved blade was engraved with scarlet runes.
A monstrous fiendish aura emanated from it. It was obviously an extremely powerful weapon.
Whoosh!
Xu Ba slashed down from the sky.
Instantly, the space before them was torn apart and a hundred-foot-long crimson blade swept out, slashing towards the Jiu You Guards.
The moment Xu Ba made his move, he had revealed the power of a Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm. The might of that blade was something that even Fang Yi, who was at the pinnacle of Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm, couldn't confront.
Mu Chen looked coldly at Xu Ba's fierce attack. He didn't panic and changed his hand seal.
Boundless Battle Will whistled out, forming into a Battle Will force that clashed with the blade.
Boom!
A shocking Spiritual Energy shock wave swept out, swiftly shattering the Battle Will force and blade light.
The clash between the two of them was actually on par.
Xu Ba's face was dark.
His attacks did not stop as his figure flew out. Countless sharp blade light instantly filled the heavens and earth, enveloping towards Mu Chen and the Jiu You Guard like a storm.
Facing Xu Ba's attacks, Mu Chen wasn't afraid in the slightest. He controlled the boundless Jiu You Battle Will to face his opponent head-on. The terrifying attacks of the two clashed together, causing space to constantly tremble.
But this confrontation …
Neither of them could gain the upper hand, and neither of them could do anything to the other. Vaguely, there were signs of a stalemate in this battle.
When this stalemate fell into the eyes of the other forces in this region, they couldn't help inwardly smacking their lips. Mu Chen was truly a dark horse. Earlier, he had relied on his own strength to force Fang Yi into a stalemate. Now, he was even borrowing the power of the Jiu You Guard.
Being on par with a veteran expert like Xu Ba, this achievement was simply dumbfounding.
After the Hunting War, if the Great Heaven Domain wasn't destroyed, then Mu Chen would probably surpass Fang Yi and become the new Overlord amongst the younger generations of the Northern Region.
While Mu Chen was leading the Jiu You Troop to fight with Xu Ba, the Jiu You Troop charged towards the retreating Skycroc Troop, and the Blood Eagle King also led the Blood Eagle Troop out at this moment.
They also began to attack the Skycroc Army in a frenzy.
Although there were many commanders in the Heavenly Crocodile Army commanding the troops to resist, the Heavenly Crocodile Army's strength was too great.
But facing two Sixth Grade Sovereigns and the attacks of the Blood Hawk Troop, it was naturally possible for them to confront them. After all, there wasn't anyone like Mu Chen in the Skycroc Troop that could refine the Spirit of Battle Will. Therefore, under the Spiritual Energy impacts, there were constantly silhouettes falling from the sky of the Skycroc Troop. Clearly, they had been killed by the Spiritual Energy impacts.
Within a short period of time, the Skycroc Army suffered quite a number of casualties. Their miserable manner of hastily retreating was no longer the same as before.
In another direction, the two reinforcements of the Divine Pavilion's troops were also facing the attacks of the Mountain Splitting King's three troops. Initially, their situation wasn't looking good. However, they still had the Fire Wolf Lord and Sky Bear Lord, so they could still retreat as they fought …
When the various forces in this region saw this chaotic battle and the retreating troops of the Divine Pavilion, they couldn't help sighing. It looked like the Divine Pavilion had lost today.
Xu Ba, who was entangled with Mu Chen, had no choice but to retreat in the end. That's because he realised that Mu Chen didn't want to fight to the death with him. The latter only wanted to drag him here to give time for Jiu You and the Blood Hawk Hall to bathe the Skycroc Troop in blood.
Without him, the Skycroc Troop naturally wouldn't be the opponent of Jiu You and the Blood Hawk King.
"Brat, remember this. I will definitely cut you into pieces in the future!"
Xu Ba roared as he swiftly broke free from Mu Chen's entanglement and returned to the Skycroc Troop in a few flickers. He no longer dared to delay and led the Skycroc Troop to retreat.
As they retreated, they allowed Jiu You and the Blood Hawk King to seize the opportunity to launch an attack, causing more casualties in the Skycroc Troop.
"I never thought that the great Arachnosuchus would be as cowardly as a mouse."
Mu Chen's chuckling voice rang out in the sky. However, his actions weren't slow as he immediately controlled the Jiu You Troop to chase after the Skycroc Troop.
Mu Chen's voice resounded between the heavens and earth, causing Xu Ba to vomit blood as he stared at Mu Chen with reddened eyes.
It was as if he couldn't wait to tear the latter into pieces. But he wasn't a fool and knew that Mu Chen was trying to provoke him. Thus, he could only endure the rage and humiliation in his heart and lead the Skycroc Troop to retreat.
This chase lasted for roughly half an hour, traversing a thousand miles.
In this chase, the Skycroc Troop had also suffered great casualties.
This loss had immediately caused Xu Ba to go insane from anger.
The commotion caused by this chase had caused many forces to look at each other in shock. Especially when they saw that the one being chased was actually the Divine Pavilion's troop, all of them were dumbfounded.
Amongst the peak forces in the Northern Region, the Divine Pavilion could be considered as having a robust foundation with countless experts under them.
But who could have expected that the Divine Pavilion, which was akin to a ferocious tiger in their eyes, would actually fall into such a pathetic state?
So after the shock, an uproar erupted like a volcano.
"Heavens! That's the Divine Pavilion's Skycroc King!
Why is he in such a pathetic state?! "
"The one chasing after him … seems to be Mu Chen of the Great Heaven Domain?!
I've seen him in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven! "
"That dark horse, Mu Chen?
How is that possible … Mu Chen couldn't even defeat the Netherworld Prince in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven … "
"I can't be wrong.
The Skycroc King also seems to have Fang Yi beside him … Tsk tsk, such a formation actually lost so miserably. Looks like there must have been an earth-shattering battle, and judging from the outcome, the Great Heaven Domain must have won! "
"What a pity that we couldn't witness that battle …"
"…"
Xu Ba's and Fang Yi's faces turned green when they heard the countless shocked uproars along the way. However, they did not dare to stop because of this and could only furiously roar in their hearts.
This chase lasted for a thousand miles.
In the end, Mu Chen chose to retreat.
That's because he knew that there wasn't any meaning in continuing to chase after them. They couldn't possibly devour the Skycroc Troop. Furthermore, if they forced Xu Ba into a desperate situation and fought with the Skycroc Troop, then the Jiu You Troop would definitely have to pay a great price.
Furthermore, if they attracted the troops of the other Divine Pavilion, it would be extremely troublesome for them.
So at this moment, they had to stop while they were ahead.
So after a thousand miles, Mu Chen had decisively ordered a retreat. Although the Blood Hawk King wanted to annihilate them, he no longer dared to look at Mu Chen the same way he did in the past. In addition to the fact that he was saved by Mu Chen, he did not object to Mu Chen's decision.
The Jiu You Troop and the Blood Hawk Troop gathered together.
Thereafter, they started to retreat and turned into streaks of light.
They disappeared into the horizon.
When Xu Ba and Fang Yi sensed the retreat of Mu Chen's troops, they felt heavily relieved and carefully led the Skycroc Troop to a mountain.
At this moment, the morale of the Skycroc Troop had completely fallen and the Commanders' faces were ashen as they counted their losses. In the end, all of their faces were deathly pale.
In this chase, their Skycroc Troop had practically lost a third of their elite warriors.
When Xu Ba heard the report from his Commander, his face distorted as he looked in the direction that Mu Chen's party left in and couldn't help roaring, "Mu Chen, I will definitely not let you off!"
The Skycroc Troop was something that he had nurtured for years. Who knows how much time and resources he had to spend on a third of his troops. But this time, they had all died in the hands of Mu Chen.
Fang Yi said in a hoarse voice, "Mount Lord Xu, as long as we join up with the other troops of the Divine Pavilion, killing Mu Chen will be as easy as flipping our hands."
Xu Ba glared at Fang Yi fiercely. His stomach was filled with rage, but he suppressed it in the end. He said in an eerie tone, "This brat does have some tricks up his sleeves. To be able to refine the Spirit of Battle Will at such a young age …"
As he spoke, Xu Ba suddenly narrowed his eyes as if he had thought of something and an eerie arc rose on the corner of his lips.
"The Spirit of Battle Will?"
"Then we can inform that fellow … she's extremely interested in those that can refine the Spirit of Battle Will …"
Xu Ba eerily smiled.
"Mu Chen, don't think that there aren't any Battle Will geniuses in my Divine Pavilion. The Spirit of Battle Will isn't exclusive to you!"