The Great Ruler

Chapter 960 - Nine Netherflame Bird

Before the Reception Palace, Mu Chen and Liu Qing stood in confrontation with both of their gazes as sharp as blades with powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations rippling from their bodies, which caused the surrounding space to tremble with buzzing noises.

Liu Qing was a little startled when he saw Mu Chen, who didn't seem to be any weaker than him standing before him. Clearly, he was a little puzzled about how Mu Chen was able get his cultivation to be like this while being a mere Fifth Grade Sovereign.

But Liu Qing did not think too much. No matter whether Mu Chen was nervous or courageous, it didn't matter to him since what he needed to do now was to take Mu Chen down within ten moves.

At that time, he would let that brat know the gap between them. As long as it's anyone that had some self-knowledge, he would not keep endlessly pestering Nine Nether and honestly dissolve their Bloodlink Bond to prevent attracting a disaster onto himself.

"I hope that you have some ability… Otherwise, you will only be tainting Her Highness Nine Nether's noble bloodline."

Liu Qing deeply looked at Mu Chen and did not speak any more. He abruptly clenched his hands and a surge of blazing, violent Spiritual Energy exploded from his body as the rolling heat waves caused the temperature in this region to rise.

Boom!

As the temperature in this region rose, Liu Qing suddenly stomped his foot, which caused the ground to tremble. It looked like flames had exploded beneath Liu Qing's feet, causing cracks to spread down the sturdy azure slabs below. He burst out, leaving an afterimage.

Liu Qing's speed was extremely fast to the point that it was hard for the naked eyes to catch up. It was only a mere instant that he had appeared beside Mu Chen. Crooking two of his fingers to form a sword, a red, flaming Spiritual Energy gathered, immediately causing his fingers to turn red with a smear of scarlet flames jumping on his fingertips. As his fingers whistled out, they had caused space to distort from the high temperature.

Liu Qing did not have the slightest intention about going easy when he attacked. Not to mention an ordinary Fifth Grade Sovereign, even Sixth Grade Sovereigns would be penetrated by his finger, leaving piercing wounds on their bodies.

"Haha, Liu Qing's Spiritual Scarlet Fingers is brought to the point of perfection." When Elder Tianque saw Liu Qing's lightning attack, he nodded his head in satisfaction.

Standing from the side, Mandala, the three Emperors and Nine Nether coldly watched but they did not speak. They understood Mu Chen extremely well. Despite his cultivation being at Fifth Grade Sovereign, if anyone treated him like an ordinary Fifth Grade Sovereign, then they're up for some misfortune.

Liu Qing's scarlet fingers were like smears of afterimages, reflecting in Mu Chen's black pupils and, in the next instant, two of his fingers bent and stabbed out without any hesitation as well.

When his fingers stabbed out, a golden light emitted from the surface of Mu Chen's body. Vaguely, dragon roars resounded as purple-golden dragon runes appeared on his fingers.

"Dragon-Phoenix Physique, True Dragon Tattoos!"

His fingers, which looked like they were forged with gold, pierced through space and clashed with the scarlet flaming fingers. Instantly, a Spiritual Energy impact swept out. The ground beneath their feet crumbled and the sturdy azure slabs cracked into ashes.

When the fingers clashed, the cold sneer that was present in Liu Qing's froze. That's because, in that instant of collision, the violent power that transmitted over was even more powerful than an ordinary Divine Artifact's. Generally speaking, even human experts that specialised in cultivating their physiques could not obtain such strength.

"This fellow's physical body is so powerful? I refuse to believe that you can be compared to me!"

Liu Qing frowned his brows as he coldly snorted. His finger bolted out, which created innumerable after images that instantly enveloped Mu Chen's vital spots and those afterimages brought along ear-piercing explosions.

Rustle! Rustle!

But facing such ferocious attacks, Mu Chen had faced them head-on. As the golden light surged, afterimages had swept out and clashed with those afterimages as well.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the afterimages clashed, the Spiritual Energy exploded as a gale swept out, which left deep marks on the nearby ground. However, those marks were somewhat different. Liu Qing's marks were filled with violence and heat, thus the marks he left behind showed signs of melting. On the other hand, Mu Chen's marks were sharp and smooth like mirrors, like cutting through tofu.

Boom!

As the storm of gales swept out, a powerful shock wave exploded in the last clash, which caused both of them to be blown back.

Mu Chen's feet had streaked on the ground for ten-odd feet, before he raised his head with a slightly grave expression. Looking at Liu Qing, the latter had also tightly knitted his brows.

"It's no wonder why you can become the Overlord of the younger generations in the Northern Region, so you do have some ability after all." Liu Qing slowly raised his hand and some blood marks appeared on his arm. Gently shaking his hand, some scarlet flames poured out and his wounds swiftly disappeared, displaying the regenerative ability belonging to Divine Beasts.

When Mu Chen saw the situation, he smiled. There were trips of blood falling from his fingers. But after a golden light surged, the wounds had completely disappeared.

Comparing physiques, his Dragon-Phoenix Physique was in no way weaker and could only be as strong as a Divine Beast's.

In the previous confrontation, he had used the Dragon-Phoenix Physique to receive Liu Qing's attacks. However, he was also slightly startled by the strength that the latter had displayed.

According to his estimations, Liu Qing should be at the pinnacle of the Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm. Amongst the Kings in Great Havenlaw Domain, he was only weaker than the Asura King.

Compared to Fang Yi and the Netherworld Prince, Liu Qing was much stronger.

Liu Qing looked at Mu Chen with his eyes squinted. Through the previous confrontation, the contempt that he previously had in his eyes had disappeared. To be able to fight him to this point with a cultivation at the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm, just this point alone proved that Mu Chen wasn't ordinary.

Although his previous strength was merely probing him, Mu Chen clearly had not used all his strength as well.

"Interesting…"

Liu Qing murmured to himself as his eyes surged with a blazing fighting intent. Only this sort of opponent could be treated seriously by Liu Qing.

Liu Qing's blazing gaze fixed onto Mu Chen and his clothes fluttered in the wind as a violent blazing Spiritual Energy erupted from his body like a volcano.

The torrential Spiritual Energy whistled before gathering behind Liu Qing. Vaguely, it had formed into a massive red bird of a few thousand feet that was covered with blazing flames. The high temperature had even caused the clouds to evaporate.

Liu Qing leapt and appeared above the scarlet bird, then clenched his fist and flames gathered near his palm, which had instantly turned into a scarlet long spear.

In that instant when he held onto the spear, Mu Chen could clearly sense that Liu Qing's bearing had grown even more astonishing. When Liu Qing cast his gaze over, it had actually caused Mu Chen to feel a stinging pain on his skin.

At this moment, the current Liu Qing truly made Mu Chen feel threatened.

The scarlet bird was Liu Qing's Divine Beast form. However, it was not the same as Nine Nether's Nine Netherworld Bird. If Mu Chen had guessed correctly, Liu Qing's Divine Beast form should be the Nine Netherflame Bird.

Although the Nine Netherflame Bird wasn't as rare as the Nine Netherworld Bird in the Nine Nether Bird Clan, it was still a formidable Divine Beast, with the power to incinerate the sky and boil the sea…

Sizzle! Sizzle!

As the Nine Netherflame Bird flapped its huge wings, the entire sky seemed to be blazing and had turned extremely red. At the same time, the Nine Netherflame Bird and Liu Qing seemed to have combined into one body and the Spiritual Energy in this region had turned boiling, making it hard to breathe.

"Bring out your Sovereign Celestial Body. Otherwise, you won't have any more chances." Liu Qing said as he looked at Mu Chen.

A Divine Beast like him couldn't refine a Sovereign Celestial Body because they possessed their Divine Beast form, which was a similar means. Now that Liu Qing had brought out his Divine Beast form, his fighting power would surge and if Mu Chen still didn't bring out his Sovereign Celestial Body, it would be tough for Mu Chen to confront him.

"As you wish."

Mu Chen smiled. He did not think too highly of himself and disregard Liu Qing. Both of his hands swiftly formed seals and a dazzling golden light burst out from his body. In a few breaths' time, a massive Sovereign Celestial Body had appeared behind him.

That Sovereign Celestial Body stood in this region with a blazing golden sun floating behind its head. Its massive silhouette was filled with ancient golden runes, it was naturally the Great Solar Undying Body.

"What a peculiar Sovereign Celestial Body that I have never seen before." When Liu Qing saw Mu Chen's Sovereign Celestial Body, a smear of astonishment flashed in his eyes, but it was swiftly concealed by him. Regardless of what means Mu Chen possessed today, the outcome would not change.

Since he had already brought out his Divine Beast form, then it's time for this confrontation to come to an end. Since Mu Chen could force him to this state, then that naturally proved that Mu Chen was capable.

But regardless, Elder Tianyue clearly intended to suppress that fellow so he had to let him know that his strength was still far from being qualified to form a Bloodlink Bond with Nine Nether.

Such a mediocre person can stop delaying Her Highness Nine Nether's great prospect.

As he thought about that, Liu Qing's gaze turned even sharper as he slowly lifted his scarlet long spear and aimed it at Mu Chen from afar.

When he looked over, the slender youth had also raised his head and his black pupils, which were filled with sharpness without the slightest fear, had pierced through space.

He had come his way with every step, there was no life-and-death situation that he had not experienced. Just Liu Qing alone was far from sufficient for him to admit defeat!

As the sharp gazes of those two clashed in the sky, sparks instantly flew.

Fighting intent soared!