Night gradually spread out and darkness enveloped the land, enveloping the entire Fallen Battlefield. But when night arrived, not only did the Fallen Battlefield not calm down, but it grew even more violent.
A frightening Spiritual Energy storm wreaked havoc in this region. That storm could even tear space apart, its destructive power was extremely frightening. Furthermore, the most frightening thing was that this Spiritual Energy storm could sense the Spiritual Energy fluctuations in this region, before swarming over like mad dogs fighting for food, sucking away all the Spiritual Energy in that region.
Therefore, many forces in the Fallen Battlefield would stop their operations when night fell. They didn't want to gather together and create a powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuation, which could lead to a destructive Spiritual Energy storm.
After all, if they didn't fall under the encirclement of other forces and were completely annihilated by the Spiritual Energy storm, it would be too shameful.
However, no matter how cruel the environment was, it still couldn't hinder the progress of the Hunting War. Counting the time, it had been almost a month since the Hunting War began. No one knew how many tragic battles had occurred in the Fallen Battlefield, and no one knew how many famous forces had been cruelly annihilated and lost their reputation.
The cruel elimination was still ongoing, and it was far from over. But everyone in the Northern Region knew that when the Hunting War came to an end, the power structure in the Northern Region would undergo a drastic change.
The mountain range was shrouded in the night, like a colossal beast crawling on the ground.
Layers of black silhouettes made others feel a dense pressure.
At this moment, in the depths of the mountain range
Under the darkness, there was an army quietly sitting with their legs crossed, circulating the Spiritual Energy in their bodies to recover from their injuries.
This army that was emitting an ominous aura was naturally from the Great Heaven Domain, and this was also the resting place of Mu Chen's party.
On the surrounding mountain peaks, there were experts guarding them.
All of them were guarded by experts, their sharp eagle-like eyes piercing through the darkness. From time to time, there would be patrols going back and forth to investigate.
Because of this strict protection, the desolate mountain range had a trace of ferocity to it.
In the depths of the mountain range, there was a spacious cave.
Mu Chen quietly sat in the depths of the cave.
In order to prevent his cultivation from being disturbed, he used a boulder to block the entrance of the cave.
This cultivation was extremely important to Mu Chen.
That's because he had to do two things that he had to succeed in. Firstly, he had to break through to the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm. Secondly, he had to successfully cultivate the Nine Lightning Tribulation Visualisation Technique.
It had been some time since Mu Chen's Spiritual Energy had broken through to Fourth Grade Sovereign.
In the month since he entered the Fallen Battlefield, he had experienced many life-and-death battles.
His Spiritual Energy had also gradually improved under those bitter battles. According to Mu Chen's estimations, he was probably showing signs of reaching the pinnacle of the Fourth Grade Sovereign Realm.
Naturally, this step was still quite a distance away from breaking through. After all, breaking through from Fourth Grade Sovereign Realm to Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm wasn't as easy as one might imagine. In this world, there were countless people that were stuck in the Fourth Grade Sovereign Realm and had yet to break through for many years. It was practically innumerable.
But if it was any other time, perhaps Mu Chen wouldn't have any thoughts of making a breakthrough. But in the Fallen Battlefield, he had the opportunity to try.
That was the Fallen Origin Pellet.
The Fallen Origin Pellet was something unique to the Fallen Battlefield. Its usage wasn't limited to breaking the Array of the Earth Sovereign Realm Treasury. The Fallen Origin Pellet contained pure Fallen Origin Aura, which was the essence of the Spiritual Energy that was left behind when countless experts fell in the Ancient Battlefield. Although the Spiritual Energy essence had swiftly dissipated with the passage of time, due to the unique environment of the Fallen Battlefield, some of it had still been preserved.
The Spiritual Energy essence was the Fallen Origin Pellet.
It was beneficial to every Sovereign Realm. If they could refine and absorb the Fallen Origin Aura, it would definitely be able to refine and strengthen their Spiritual Energy.
And Mu Chen had his eyes on the Fallen Origin Pellet.
Generally speaking, the Fallen Origin Pellets had to be handed over to their respective forces to be able to break the seal of the Earth Sovereign Realm Treasury. Therefore, the supply of the Fallen Origin Pellets couldn't keep up with the demand. Thus, even if they knew that the Fallen Origin Pellets were beneficial to cultivation, there weren't many forces that used them for cultivation.
But this restriction wasn't an issue for Mu Chen and the rest, who had a bountiful harvest. The 200,000 Fallen Origin Pellets had already allowed them to complete their respective tasks. Therefore, Jiu You, the Mountain Splitting King and the rest had discussed and split a portion of the 200,000 Fallen Origin Pellets into their own pockets.
As for Mu Chen, he had obtained a total of 20,000 Fallen Origin Pellets.
Naturally, those 20,000 Fallen Origin Pellets were because he had contributed the most, whereas Jiu You, the Mountain Splitting King and the rest had only obtained 10,000 Fallen Origin Pellets.
But even so, they were still extremely satisfied. After all, if it wasn't for Mu Chen, they would still be bitterly searching for the various ruins and refining the Fallen Origin Aura. How could they possibly complete their tasks so swiftly, not to mention such an unexpected bonus?
Huff.
In the depths of the cave, Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air with a solemn expression. However, he did not immediately start cultivating. Instead, he sat cross-legged and started to circulate his Spiritual Energy within his body as he gradually adjusted his condition.
This sort of breakthrough was extremely difficult, and only by giving it his all, could he succeed.
Mu Chen's meditation lasted for half a day. When the night gradually disappeared, only then did he slowly open his tightly shut eyes. His black pupils flickered with light, without the slightest exhaustion from before.
The Spiritual Energy in his body had also reached the limit at this moment. The pinnacle Fourth Grade Sovereign Realm Spiritual Energy had been completely revealed.
"It's about time."
Mu Chen muttered to himself, before squinting his eyes and waving his hand. A jade bottle flew out and exploded. Instantly, a rumbling noise resounded as countless streaks of light burst out from the jade bottle, forming into countless Fallen Origin Pellets that hovered in the spacious cave.
Along with the appearance of tens of thousands of Fallen Origin Pellets, the cave was gradually covered in mist. It was caused by the Fallen Origin Aura that was spreading out.
Mu Chen took a deep breath and a strand of mist entered his body through his nose. Instantly, it was as if there was boiling magma spreading out in his body. The pure Spiritual Energy essence flowed through his meridians, causing his meridians to lightly tremble in its path, like a starving wolf that had seen its prey.
It was an extremely greedy feeling.
The Spiritual Energy in his body seemed to be itching to devour that strand of Spiritual Energy essence.
"It can actually cause such an intense reaction in Spiritual Energy."
Sensing the commotion in his body, Mu Chen couldn't help having a smear of astonishment in his eyes. His Spiritual Energy's thirst for Fallen Origin Pellets had far surpassed Sovereign Spiritual Liquids.
"The effect of 20,000 Fallen Origin Pellets is probably comparable to 200,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids."
Mu Chen muttered to himself in shock. It was no wonder why all the forces in the Northern Region would flock over every Hunting War. Not to mention the Spiritual Divine Liquids that even Earth Sovereigns would be tempted by, just the Fallen Origin Pellets alone was enough to make many forces go crazy.
After all, if they could obtain 10,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids, it would be comparable to 100,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids. Such an amount of Spiritual Liquids was extremely abundant even for a first-rate force.
Mu Chen gently shook his head, suppressing the sigh in his heart, before shifting his gaze towards the tens of thousands of Fallen Origin Pellets and abruptly formed seals with both of his hands.
Buzz!
Robust Spiritual Energy gushed out from Mu Chen's palm with purple flames blazing in his Spiritual Energy, emitting a blazing temperature. It was the Undying Flames that Mu Chen had refined with his Spiritual Energy.
If he wanted to absorb the Spiritual Energy essence in the Fallen Origin Pellets, then he would first have to refine the entire pellet.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Mu Chen directed with two of his fingers and the Fallen Origin Pellets formed into a line as they whistled down and charged into the purple flames.
Boom!
When the Fallen Origin Pellets entered the purple flames, a muffled noise resounded and the Fallen Origin Pellets started to shatter. Through the refinement of the purple flames, they swiftly turned into strands of glass-like azure smoke. The azure smoke swiftly flew out of the purple flames and turned into a pillar of smoke that entered Mu Chen's body through his widened mouth.
Sizzle!
In that instant when the pure Spiritual Energy essence entered Mu Chen's body, his body suddenly trembled and his skin instantly turned red with white smoke rising from his body.
He could sense magma violently flowing in his body at this moment. His meridians would twitch in the path of the magma, emitting a stinging pain.
However, under the stinging pain, there was also an incomparable greed. The meridians and flesh in Mu Chen's body seemed to possess vitality as they greedily devoured the Spiritual Energy essence that was flowing in his body. It was like a bottomless pit that couldn't be filled no matter what.
Piercing pain and thirst surged within Mu Chen's heart. However, he tightly guarded his mind. Without any distractions, he continued to absorb the pure Spiritual Energy essence into his body.
He knew that although he had 20,000 Fallen Origin Pellets, that was all that he could use right now. If he failed to break through this time, then he could only extend the time needed for his breakthrough.
As the Hunting War grew more intense, Mu Chen could sense that his cultivation at Fourth Grade Sovereign had started to weaken. Therefore, he did not have much time to wait.
This time, he had to complete his breakthrough!
(To be continued …)