Outside the Body Refining Pagoda
The commotion in this place had turned abnormally silent at this moment. Everyone had dense shock on their faces as they looked at the screen before the Body Refining Pagoda.
Accurately speaking, they were looking at a dot of light on the screen.
That dot of light was initially at the back, but in a short period of time, it had already caught up and had even surpassed the other nine.
"How is that possible … the first layer of the barrier doesn't obstruct Mu Chen at all?"
Someone said in disbelief. They had personally witnessed how Mu Chen had surpassed everyone in just a few minutes. Furthermore, at this moment, he was charging towards the second level of the Body Refining Pagoda at a speed that far surpassed everyone else.
Many experts had splendour on their faces, since they were completely speechless at this scene. They could only exchange looks, expressing their shock and puzzlement at this scene.
At the rear, Jiu You's gaze had also blossomed with lustre. Her tightly clenched fist had loosened up and she had clearly felt heavily relieved.
If Mu Chen's performance in the Body Refining Pagoda was truly terrible, then those Elders of the clan, who had some opinions about him, would probably make use of this matter to accuse her of wasting the precious quota of the Body Refining Pagoda. Although she could ignore them, those old fellows were still annoying.
"Big Brother Mu Chen is truly formidable."
Mo Ling exclaimed from the side. Mu Chen's cultivation at the Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm was the weakest amongst the nine geniuses. But right now, his performance had made others sigh in admiration.
Jiu You lightly smiled.
Thereafter, she cast a glance and looked in another direction. The experts of the Sky Roc Clan had pale expressions, especially Liu Qing. Her face was alternating between green and white, as if it was a little distorted. Evidently, she was also shocked by the changes in the Body Refining Pagoda.
Sensing Jiu You's gaze, Liu Qing's pretty face turned increasingly ashen.
She gritted her teeth and said, "What's there to be proud of? This is only the first level. I don't believe that he will be so lucky from now on!"
The drastic change in the pagoda clearly didn't mean that Mu Chen possessed strength that surpassed the other nine geniuses. She only believed that Mu Chen must have used some sort of method to pass through.
Jiu You was noncommittal. She wasn't in the mood to argue with Liu Qing.
He immediately withdrew his gaze and stared at the light screen with a smile on his face.
However, it was precisely this attitude of hers that made Liu Qing tremble with rage.
In this way, wouldn't it make her, Liu Qing, seem like a shrew?
"Let's see how long you can keep this up!"
Liu Qing gritted her teeth and no longer looked at Jiu You. She shifted her gaze to the light screen and stared at the dot of light with hatred in her eyes. No one knew how she was cursing Mu Chen in her heart …
However, her curses didn't seem to have any effect.
Under her reddened gaze, that dot of light maintained a speed that wasn't fast or slow, but it was still moving at a speed that surpassed everyone else.
Judging from the signs, it was about to break through the first level and enter the second level of the Body Refining Pagoda!
Outside the Body Refining Pagoda, everyone widened their eyes and held their breaths as they stared at the light screen.
Under their gazes, in the next instant, that flickering dot of light suddenly disappeared.
The sudden disappearance of the dot of light had instantly caused a commotion in this region.
But very quickly, someone recovered from their shock and their gazes abruptly shifted upwards.
Thereafter, the experts of many clans couldn't help sucking in a cold breath.
That's because the second level of the Body Refining Pagoda had appeared once again. At this moment, there was a dot of light standing alone on the light screen.
Looking at the fluctuation of Spiritual Energy, it was naturally Mu Chen!
He actually managed to pass through the first level's test and was the first to enter the second level!
Furthermore, he managed to make a comeback under such a huge gap. This performance had left many experts dumbfounded, since this was the first time that they had heard of such a situation.
Amidst the uproar, Liu Qing's pretty face was completely pale, and she gritted her teeth to the point that creaking sounds could be heard.
…
"This is the second level of the Body Refining Pagoda?"
While the outside world was in a commotion, Mu Chen, who had passed through the scarlet barrier, curiously looked at this space that had changed once again.
At this moment, he was still on a stone platform with a lustre that enveloped him. It was the same as the first level, except that outside the stone platform, it was a desolate frozen land with an icy-blue colour. The entire heavens and earth were filled with a faint blue lustre. The blue lustre seemed to possess an extremely cold power that caused space to freeze under its illumination.
Furthermore, there were bone-piercing gales blowing between the heavens and earth. Those gales were extremely overbearing and even exposed metal and stone would be instantly sliced into dust.
Mu Chen looked at this desolate frozen land with a grave gaze. Even if he had yet to enter, he could already sense how overbearing the blue cold aura and the cold gales were.
When the two overlapped, it would probably be even more ferocious than the first level's scarlet light.
But it was precisely because of this that he could refine an immortal physique that was practically indestructible!
Yearning and expectation flashed in Mu Chen's eyes as he sat down on the stone platform. He wasn't in a rush to attempt the second level, since he had previously passed through the scarlet barrier, causing him to feel a stinging pain in his body. There was a scarlet lustre circulating in his body that he had to devour in order to strengthen his physique.
Mu Chen closed his eyes and a faint scarlet lustre vaguely appeared under his skin before it slowly fused into his body, causing the Blood and Qi in his body to become even more vigorous.
He closed his eyes and cultivated for roughly ten-odd minutes, before Mu Chen's heart trembled. He opened his eyes and looked into the distance. The space in that direction had fluctuated and stone stages started to appear in the sky. Shortly after.
Shortly after, several silhouettes started to appear.
Although those silhouettes appeared at different times, all of them were in a miserable state without an exception. Smoke was rising from their bodies and their flesh was torn. Clearly, they had suffered greatly in the scarlet barrier.
Thus, the moment they appeared, they didn't care about anything else and immediately sat down. Only after the injuries on their bodies and the Spiritual Energy they had consumed were completely recovered did they let out a sigh of relief.
When they recovered …
Those gazes weren't directed at the frozen land, but at Mu Chen, who was far away. Every single one of those gazes had a different lustre in them. Some were curious, some were solemn, and some were filled with killing intent.
Clearly, they still couldn't understand Mu Chen's reversal. They couldn't understand it at all.
Just how could Mu Chen move so freely in the scarlet barrier? From the looks of it, it was as if the scarlet barrier in the first level wasn't much of an obstruction to him.
However, those that could enter this level were all geniuses.
After all, they were geniuses amongst the younger generations of their respective clans. Thus, they were somewhat shrewd and kept the doubts in their hearts, before indifferently looking at the second level.
Mu Chen had his eyes closed from the start to the end and paid no attention to anyone. He had already thought it through. As long as he could make use of this Body Refining Pagoda to break through to the second level of his Dragon-Phoenix Sutra, he would be satisfied. As for the so-called Divine Ability and Quasi-Saint Artifact …
He could put it aside for the time being.
Those that entered the Divine Beast Origin were all geniuses of the various clans in the Spiritual Beast Realm. Right now, this was only a small portion of them. But even so, every single one of them wasn't easy to deal with. With the Heaven Grade Spiritual Arrays, he wasn't afraid of them.
But he also understood that just these two Heaven Grade Spiritual Arrays wouldn't allow him to smoothly obtain the Undying Bird's Divine Blood for Jiu You. Therefore, he had to break through to the second level of the Dragon-Phoenix Sutra.
At that time …
Just by relying on his physical body, he was able to contend against a Seventh Grade Sovereign.
The strength of his physical body was even stronger than those Divine Beasts of the same level.
As thoughts circulated in Mu Chen's heart, Zong Teng, Han Shan and the rest of the Earth Sovereigns had started to move once again. They clenched their fists and various items flickered with spiritual light appeared in their hands, before turning into all sorts of treasures. Clearly, they were all unique treasures.
Zong Teng coldly looked at Mu Chen, before flicking his finger. The bronze cauldron in his hand blazed with blazing green flames that enveloped his body.
It was the Wind Repelling Flames, an extremely unique flame that could prevent wind from invading, which could be used to deal with the gales in this place.
"I'll see if you can catch up this time."
Zong Teng sneered and no longer hesitated. Under the protection of the bronze cauldron, he had charged out of the barrier, turning into a green streak of light and swiftly left.
After Zong Teng, the others also moved out one after another and flew at full speed.
Mo Feng walked at the back and cast a weird glance at Mu Chen, who did not move, but did not speak a word. Flames surged on his body, protecting his body and swiftly left.
After they left, Mu Chen opened his eyes and looked at the departing silhouettes of Zong Teng and the rest with a smile-yet-not-a-smile gaze. Although those people had many Spiritual Treasures, they were blinded by the so-called Divine Abilities. That's because, in his view, the greatest treasure in this Body Refining Pagoda wasn't those opportunities, but the divine effect of refining the physical body.
Naturally, Mu Chen knew how terrifying the scarlet light and blue chill was for the physical body. Furthermore, not everyone possessed such a powerful and mysterious body refining technique like the Dragon-Phoenix Sutra. Therefore, it was hard for them to be like Mu Chen and adapt to the terrifying torment in such a short period of time.
"You guys chase after your opportunities … I'll chase after my fortune …"
Mu Chen muttered to himself. Shortly after, he lightly smiled and stood up. With a wave of his sleeve, he lightly stepped out of the light barrier and stepped into the desolate frozen ground.
The second level of the Body Refining Pagoda should be able to allow his physical body to improve.
The second level of the Dragon-Phoenix Sutra was already not far away.
(To be continued ~)