Above the lake, Mu Chen stood in the sky. At this moment, he was looking at his hand in shock. In his hand, there was a black triangular piece of metal that was emitting a boiling temperature.
This was the first time that there was an unusual reaction from it ever since Mu Chen obtained it.
The origin of this item was mysterious. Furthermore, it was clearly hidden in the spatial crack. If it wasn't for the Spiritual Compass that Mu Chen possessed, it would be impossible for him to find it.
According to Mu Chen's guesses, this item should be related to the Earth Sovereign Realm Treasury. However, it seemed to have a special method to activate it. No matter how much Spiritual Energy Mu Chen poured into it, he couldn't control it.
But fortunately, there was finally some movement from this thing right now …
"Is it because of those lumps of light?"
Mu Chen's gaze flickered as he looked at the five dancing lumps of light in the middle of the lake. At this moment, many experts were trying to obstruct them, but in the end, they did not succeed. Those five lumps of light seemed to possess spirituality as they dodged all the attacks.
The black triangular piece of metal only reacted when Mu Chen entered the center of the lake. Therefore, Mu Chen was 90% sure that it was caused by those lumps of light.
To verify his guess, Mu Chen suddenly increased his speed and flew towards those lumps of light. As he approached, he realised that the mysterious black triangular piece of metal in his hand was getting hotter and hotter.
"So that's the case …"
Mu Chen's eyes lit up. He didn't know if it was his misconception.
He realised that when he approached those lumps of light, the speed of those lumps of light seemed to have slowed down for a moment.
That feeling was as if he had sensed something familiar.
"This item is indeed useful!"
Sensing this situation, Mu Chen instantly rejoiced in his heart. Without any hesitation, he pushed his speed to the limits and shot towards the most dazzling of the five lumps of light.
He could clearly see that the lumps of light was exceptionally bright. The size of it was at least double the size of the other lumps of light.
With a single look, one could tell that it wasn't an ordinary object, and there were many experts that tried to capture it.
But in the end, it dodged them all.
Those lumps of light seemed to be able to pierce through space with a speed that even Sixth Grade Sovereigns couldn't compare to. However, they clearly couldn't leave this lake.
Otherwise, if he escaped, even peak experts like the Sleeping Emperor wouldn't be able to catch up to him.
Mu Chen's target was extremely clear. However, when the surrounding experts saw Mu Chen rushing towards the ball of light, they couldn't help but sneer.
That's because they had previously witnessed the mysteriousness of that lump of light. Previously, nearly ten Sixth Grade Sovereigns had tried to obstruct it, but they were toyed around by that lump of light.
Although the combat strength that Mu Chen had displayed when he defeated the Netherworld Prince and Fang Yi earlier was terrifying, it was still not enough.
But in this place, brute force alone was obviously useless.
Therefore, some of the experts that were in front of Mu Chen had opened up a path.
On the contrary, he had opened up a path and allowed Mu Chen to pounce towards the lump of light. Clearly, he wanted to see Mu Chen suffer.
However, Mu Chen couldn't be bothered with the thoughts of others. Because there weren't any obstructions anymore, his silhouette flickered.
Very quickly, he was within a hundred feet of the lump of light.
When those gazes saw that Mu Chen was within a hundred feet of the lump of light, they weren't anxious.
On the contrary, they slightly slowed down their speed with interest as they watched this scene with their eyes narrowed with smiles.
Those gazes that wanted to watch the show were also taken in by Mu Chen. Shortly after, the corner of his lips unnoticeably rose. That's because he sensed that the black triangle in his palm had suddenly become extremely hot, as if it was lava …
Mu Chen raised his hand and aimed the black triangle at the lump of light that was trembling and was about to escape.
In that instant, Mu Chen could clearly sense that the black triangle in his hand was violently trembling, as if there was an undetectable buzzing noise that was spreading out in the air.
The buzzing noise caused the air to tremble. A hundred feet away, the lump of light that was about to escape suddenly stopped in that instant.
Whoosh!
It was also in that instant that Mu Chen's eyes surged with light and a pair of phoenix wings unfolded behind him. His speed had reached the limits at this moment.
Rustle!
In just a flash, he had traversed a hundred feet in an instant. Mu Chen's figure had directly appeared above the lump of light. His palm was like a bolt of lightning, not giving anyone any time to react as it pierced through the lump of light and grabbed it in his hand.
Just when Mu Chen grabbed onto the lump of light, the sky above the lake fell into a strange silence. Those experts that were looking at Mu Chen with a smile-yet-not-a-smile expression and were prepared to see him suffer had their expressions frozen. Their dumbfounded expressions were extremely laughable.
"He... he... he caught the lump of light?"
After a long while, an expert finally cried out in shock. However, the stuttering in his voice still revealed the shock in his heart.
They never imagined that the item that they couldn't obtain, despite so many experts joining hands, would be so easily obtained by Mu Chen …
"How can this be …"
Everyone was a little dumbfounded, before they felt a bellyful of heartache. That lump of light was the most dazzling one here, so the object within it was definitely not simple. It might even be the Spiritual Divine Liquid that all of them were fighting for. But right now, it was effortlessly obtained by Mu Chen.
The impact of this scene was clearly even more unacceptable than when Mu Chen defeated the Netherworld Prince and King Luo Yun.
"Uh …"
Under the countless dumbfounded gazes in the surroundings, Mu Chen was also slightly startled. The outcome had also exceeded his expectations. He had only wanted to try and capture it, but who could have expected that the clump of light would not budge, allowing him to easily grab it in his hand.
Clearly, it was because of the mysterious black metal.
After a brief moment of shock, joy swiftly surged in Mu Chen's eyes as he immediately retreated. At the same time, Jiu You, the Asura King and the other experts of the Great Heaven Domain had shot out at the same time. Clearly, they were intending to provide support to Mu Chen. At this moment, the latter would be easily targeted by the other experts.
Mu Chen's reaction was extremely swift. In addition to the deterrence from defeating the Netherworld Prince duo, the experts of the various forces were a little restless. But in that brief moment of hesitation, they allowed Mu Chen to escape from the most chaotic region.
However, just when Mu Chen felt relieved, a thunderous roar abruptly descended from the sky, "Brat, hand that thing over!"
Boom!
When that bark resounded, an extremely sharp gale swept down from a finger. Even space was torn apart as it flew towards Mu Chen's head. It was extremely ruthless.
The sudden attack had caused Mu Chen to be startled. But fortunately, he had tensed up his body at all times. Immediately, the phoenix wings behind him flapped as he dodged to the side.
Whoosh!
The incomparably sharp finger wind brushed past Mu Chen's back, bringing along a fiery stinging pain. However, Mu Chen didn't have the time to care about it. Instead, he raised his head with a dark expression, only to see a red-robed elder slowly descending from the sky before him. This person had a cold expression, his gaze was as vicious as a venomous snake. His eyes were tightly locked onto Mu Chen, while extremely powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations radiated from his body.
"South Pavilion Lord of the Divine Pavilion …"
When Mu Chen saw that red-robed old man, his heart sank. That's because the latter was the South Pavilion Lord of the Four Pavilion Lords of the Divine Pavilion. That person had not made a move since the beginning. It was so much so that even the matter of obstructing the Sleeping Emperor's group of three was left to the other three Pavilion Lords, while he had been hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity.
But right now, he had his eyes on Mu Chen.
Behind them, when Jiu You and the rest saw that Mu Chen was actually being targeted by the South Pavilion Lord, their faces drastically changed and they immediately increased their speed. But space distorted before them and several silhouettes appeared in a flash. They were naturally the experts of the Divine Pavilion.
"Hehe, I think that you guys can stay here!"
The Sky Dragon Lord laughed as he waved his hand down. The experts behind him immediately pounced forth like wolves and tigers, obstructing Jiu You's rescue.
The chaos was also seen by Mu Chen. When he realised that Jiu You's group was obstructed, his heart sank …
"Brat, hand the item over to me, and I can spare your life. Otherwise, you will definitely die today!" The red-robed old man coldly looked at Mu Chen as he slowly said.
He knew that with his seniority, he would definitely be ridiculed if he made a move against Mu Chen. But he clearly couldn't be bothered about that right now. Otherwise, the Divine Pavilion Master would definitely be enraged if the Spiritual Divine Liquid fell into the hands of the Great Heaven Domain.
"Your Divine Pavilion is truly shameless. As one of the Four Pavilion Lords, you're actually willing to lower your face to deal with a brat like me?" Mu Chen's face was dark as he sneered.
"Don't even think about dragging time. Since you don't want to take the initiative, then I will personally take it!"
However, the South Pavilion Lord wasn't moved by Mu Chen's ridicule. He eerily smiled as he waved his hand and shot towards Mu Chen. His red robes fluttered in the wind as boundless Spiritual Energy burst out. The pressure had actually made it a little difficult for Mu Chen to breathe.
Even if his Spiritual Energy was suppressed by the rock island, the strength of the South Pavilion Lord could still suppress any Sixth Grade Sovereign.
Mu Chen looked at the South Pavilion Lord, who pounced over like a hawk, and his gaze slowly turned ferocious. Since this old geezer was so overbearing, then he could only bring out his trump cards.
As he thought about it, an ancient stone plate suddenly appeared in Mu Chen's hand.
(To be continued)
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