The Great Ruler

Chapter 837 - Gambling a Life for a Life

Boom!

A boundless gale swept along with the palm of Spiritual Energy. It was like a colossal mountain that was descending from the sky, enveloping Mu Chen. Such an attack was sufficient to scare the soul out of any Fifth Grade Sovereign.

Lu Wu's killing intent for Mu Chen had clearly reached an extremely strong degree.

The Spiritual Energy palm was reflected in Mu Chen's eyes. Yet, his eyes glowed with a dense ferocious light. Although Mu Chen was startled by Lu Wu's move, he wasn't afraid. That's because, at this moment, his strength had reached a terrifying height from the Nine Nether Battle Will.

Borrowing that power, the Sixth Grade Sovereigns that he could not contend with weren't much in his eyes.

"Lii!!"

Mu Chen's hands joined together and the Nine Nether Spirit of Battle Will unleashed a loud cry as the complicated runes, which had covered it, started to wiggle before they swiftly spread over Mu Chen's body.

In just a few breaths' time, Mu Chen's skin had been covered by the runes.

Boom!

A dazzling light shot forth from Mu Chen's eyes as he unleashed a roar towards the sky. The roar was filled with boundless fighting intent. As the Battle Will surged, it had taken the form of a wave that swept out in this region.

Mu Chen's gaze boiled and there seemed to be countless ferocious beasts roaring from his body, along with some destructive powers. That energy had surpassed his own, it was the Battle Will of the Nine Nether Troop.

Ordinary Commanders could only wield Battle Will like a Divine Artifact, it could not be channelled into their bodies. That's because Battle Will was extremely violent, to begin with, and it was a fusion of the will of innumerable warriors. If it was carelessly absorbed into one's body and they lost control, it would instantly result in the destruction of the body.

Only after refining the Spirit of Battle Will could one gain an in-depth control over it. Thus, one would be able to channel Battle Will into their body, turning it to their strength.

Right now, Mu Chen clearly could not achieve this step. So when he channelled the Battle Will into his body, the innards of his body was undulating from it. If it wasn't for the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, which granted him a powerful physical body, just the Battle Will alone would give him a miserable time.

"It's not so easy for you think to that you can kill me!"

Mu Chen unleashed a deep roar and threw a palm out as well. There weren't any fancy tricks behind that palm, but he had made full use of his own power and the surging Battle Will. The power of that palm had even directly shattered space.

When Lu Wu saw Mu Chen's actions, the expression on his face changed. Thereafter, his face suddenly turned stiff and he realised that Mu Chen wasn't directing his attack to obstruct Lu Wu's, but had directly aimed at Lu Wu's chest.

This sudden event made Lu Wu's eyelids frantically twitch. He never expected that after facing his attack, Mu Chen would actually not take any defensive measures and was even more ferocious than him. He's going to gamble a life for a life!

"You're courting death!"

However, Lu Wu was also a ferocious person. Facing Mu Chen and Nine Nether's attacks, he knew that he could not fully escape from them. Thus, a ferocious light flickered in his eyes and he also did not have any hesitation. His palm had torn through the sky, then swiftly slammed against Mu Chen's chest like a bolt of lightning.

In that instant, when the palm fell against Mu Chen's body, his body glowed with a golden light. The Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour, which looked to have been made of gold, appeared. At the same time, the Spirit of the True Dragon swam around on his chest, unleashing a roar as some golden dragon scales covered Mu Chen.

All of these defensive measures were executed in an instant. At the same time, Mu Chen's palm, which contained the violent Battle Will, had landed on Lu Wu's chest as well.

Boom!

The violent Spiritual Energy swept out like waves, causing space to crack around the palm. Mu Chen's body jolted, before he was sent flying out into the ground, causing the ground within a thousand-foot radius to collapse and huge cracks swiftly spread towards the distance.

Just when Mu Chen was sent into the ground by a palm, Lu Wu's chest had collapsed by a huge chunk and he spat mouthfuls of blood that were mixed with his shattered innards and shot out like a cannonball.

Boom!

In that instant when Lu Wu's figure was shot out, a black-feathered sword suddenly penetrated through his chest from the back and purple flames were ablaze on the feathered sword.

"ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!"

Lu Wu let out a mournful shriek as he turned his head over with a distorted expression and saw Nine Nether standing behind him with a cold expression as she controlled the Undying Flames to incinerate his body.

"Since you want to exchange a life for another, then leave yours behind!" Nine Nether coldly spoke as a raging figure spewed from her eyes.

Lu Wu's body trembled with dense fear climbing into his eyes. That's because he knew that if he allowed Nine Nether's Undying Flames to burn, he would definitely fall here today.

"I'll go all-out with you guys!"

Lu Wu roared as he joined his hands together, forming seals, and his body expanded at a rapid speed. A dreadful undulation of Spiritual Energy was also being emitted.

At the sight of this, Nine Nether's face changed. She immediately pulled her sword out and retreated.

Boom!

Lu Wu's body suddenly exploded and a greyish-black Spiritual Energy formed into a massive smoke cloud in the sky. Despite being so beautiful, it was filled with chilling destructiveness in the hearts of others.

Although Nine Nether was quick in her reaction, she was still slightly affected, since blood there was dripping from the corner of her lips.

Everyone in this region had an ashened, astonished faces. No one expected Lu Wu to actually be forced to self-destruct… he was a genuine Sixth Grade Sovereign!

A few minutes ago, he was still calm in the tensed situation. But a few minutes later, he had self-destructed. The sudden change of events made everyone dumbfounded.

Nine Nether stopped at the far away sky and looked at the violent Spiritual Energy storm. Her eyes suddenly narrowed as she saw a grey light streaking across, swiftly burrowing into the crater that Lu Kui had previously formed, before disappearing at the horizon along with a miserable-looking figure.

That grey light was naturally Lu Wu's Spirit. Using the remnant power from his explosion, he had managed to rescue Lu Kui. But as for the remaining Serpent Troop, he could not do anything and merely fled with Lu Kui.

When the remaining Serpent Troop below saw Lu Wu abandoning them, their morale dropped and they started to flee towards every direction. They no longer had the stance they possessed when they formed the Battle Will.

If those warriors could form into a troop, they could undoubtedly unleash powerful force. But now that they had lost the will to battle, they were instantly beaten back to their true shape. In the Fallen Battlefield, which was filled with dangers all around, their fates could practically be determined. Therefore, Nine Nether had only briefly cast a glance at their escaping silhouettes, but did not spend any further effort to obstruct them.

Her figure moved and she landed at the place that Mu Chen had fallen at with a hint of worry flashing in her eyes. After all, the strength behind Lu Wu's move earlier was enough to instantly slaughter any Fifth Grade Sovereign.

Whoosh!

But just when Nine Nether was about to go down and investigate Mu Chen's situation, a light suddenly burst out from the huge crater, before it stumbled as he stopped in the sky.

When that figure appeared…

Every gaze in this region was shot over and saw Mu Chen in the sky. His clothes had been completely destroyed, with traces of blood hanging on the corner of his lips. His entire body was covered in blood and a sinister wound was stretching from his chest, which was a ghastly sight.

Hiss!

When everyone saw Mu Chen's horrifying wound, they couldn't help sucking in cold breaths. Clearly, they were startled that Mu Chen didn't seem to be bothered by the heavy injuries on his body.

"Are you alright?" Nine Nether swiftly appeared beside Mu Chen and looked at his body, which was covered in wounds. Her brows uncontrollably twitched.

"He's still too tender to gamble with me."

Mu Chen wiped the blood off the corner of his lips and grinned. He tore off the remaining clothes on his upper body and a golden light could be vaguely seen in his wounds. As the golden light flickered, his wounds were actually healing at a visible speed.

Lu Wu would never expect that the injury he gave to Mu Chen that could gravely injure the former wasn't as terrifying as he thought it to be.

Mu Chen lowered his head and saw that the Spirit of the True Dragon on his chest had dimmed a bit. Evidently, that fist from Lu Wu wasn't so simple. If it wasn't for the Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armour, the Spirit of the True Dragon

the protection of the vast Battle Will, that move from Lu Wu would have probably killed him.

A Sixth Grade Sovereign wasn't an easy opponent. If he did not use the Nine Nether Battle Will, he could only flee upon encountering such an expert.

The wounds of Mu Chen's body were swiftly healing as he exchanged a look with Nine Nether, before the both of them shifted their gazes towards those that still remained in this region.

When those people saw their gazes, they couldn't help shivering. Initially, they all held the thoughts of watching the tigers fight while they reap the rewards when both sides were exhausted. But, right now, Mu Chen and Nine Nether seemed to still possess the capability to fight. Especially the Nine Nether Troop beneath them, who had an astonishing morale.

This situation had been completely under the Nine Nether Palace's control.

Everyone exchanged a look and inwardly sighed. They no longer hesitated and started to leave.

When Mu Chen and Nine Nether saw their departures, they softly felt relieved. Although those people were inferior to the Dragon Serpent Sect, it would still be a little troublesome if they fought. Since they had willingly left this place, that was for the best.

After everyone else left, the two of them directed their heated gazes towards the palace ruin in the depths of the wetland. Starting from now, this ruin belonged to them.