The Great Ruler - Chapter 658

Chapter 658

Chapter 658: Interception

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After the auction ended, Mu Chen did not leave the City of Trade immediately . Instead, he found himself a cultivation inn and stayed put in it temporarily . Since a fight was expected, he wanted to make sure that he was in tip-top shape for it .

The exhaustion caused by the non-stop traveling needed to be eliminated as well .

In the spacious guest room…

Mu Chen was sitting with his legs crossed while Nine Nether was standing by the window . She looked out and turned her head to Mu Chen . "Someone is really following us . They were probably sent by Liu Ming . "

Mu Chen nodded . "Those with the surname Liu are always up to no good . "

Back in the Northern Spiritual Realm, the Lius had given him troubles, too .

After Mu Chen had just finished his sentence, Lin Jing was standing there with her hands on her waist, staring at him angrily . She waved her small fist at him . "My grandma's last name is also Liu!"

Mu Chen felt embarrassed all of a sudden .

Lin Jing sneered . "If my father were to hear this, he would beat you up . "

Mu Chen forced a laugh, as he did not expect a word could bring such misfortune to him .

Lin Jing did not think much about what Mu Chen had mindlessly said . She sat down and with her hands on her chin asked excitedly, "When are we leaving?"

She seemed like she could not wait for the upcoming troubles to start .

"We're not in a hurry . We are being watched by Liu Ming now . The longer we stay in the city, the more he will think that we are afraid of him . " Mu Chen smiled .

"Confuse your enemy with your weakness when you are in fact stronger than they thought . You are so cunning . " Lin Jing gave him a sly grin .

"The enemy is stronger than us . I had to put some thought into it . "

Mu Chen smiled while staring at Lin Jing with a more serious look on his face . "You should know that Liu Ming is stronger than us . Although you and I have already started on the Sovereign-level, we have yet to cultivate our own Sovereign Celestial Body so our combat capacity is much weaker . For Nine Nether, she can only stall that Grade Five Sovereign elder . If there is any unexpected situation, you must leave when I ask you to . "

Lin Jing was not very happy when she heard this . But after seeing his serious expression, she pursed her lips and said reluctantly, "Alright . "

Mu Chen nodded with a smile and said nothing further . He closed his eyes and entered into cultivation mode .

After Nine Nether spoke with Lin Jing for a while, she leaned against the window and rested with her eyes closed . She did not enter into cultivation mode because she had to constantly stay alert no matter whether they were safe in the city or not .

As for Lin Jing, she covered her mouth with her hand while she was yawning . Subsequently, she slept with peace of mind, as if all the dangers were none of her concern .

The night passed quietly .

The next day, Mu Chen did not make any moves until sunset . In general, most people would let their guard down during the intersections of day and night . Consequently, he chose this time to leave the inn together with Nine Nether and Lin Jing . They joined the crowd and made their way to exit the city .

When they left the inn, a juvenile was holding a teacup in one of the tea pavilions within the city . A chilly smile suddenly formed at the corners of his lips .

He waved his hand, and the handmaiden who was giving him a gentle massage left the room . He stood up with a slight chilliness in his eyes as he looked in the direction where the city gate was .

"What a naive lad! He thinks he can escape from my grasp?" He smirked and swung his hand . The black-robed elder appeared from behind like a ghost .

"Elder Mu, let's get on with it . "

The black-robed elder nodded expressionlessly . The air around them suddenly vibrated, and they vanished gradually into thin air .

While they disappeared, Heart Fox Fairy was cuddling a white fox in a courtyard within the city . Suddenly she gave an alluring smile .

"A good show will be on soon . " She gently put the white fox down and smiled at the person behind her . "Let's go . We will follow them secretly . I've got a feeling that Liu Ming will not get his way easily . "

The common-looking middle-aged man appeared behind her . With a shake of their bodies, they, too, vanished into thin air .

Three groups of people disappeared and left the city quietly without alarming anyone .

A ruby red evening sun was hanging in the sky . Scarlet rays shrouded the land as the temperature cooled .

Shoo .

A rush of air-rending sound rang across the ruby red sky as three light beams swept across it . They were flitting towards somewhere far away at an alarming speed .

They seemed to be pushing their speed to the limit to avoid a pursuer behind them .

Their full speed lasted for almost an hour before they gradually slowed down, and the three of them landed on a hilltop .

Mu Chen raised his head and looked towards the sky behind him . He suddenly smiled and said, "Both of you have been secretly following us for half a day . Aren't you tired?"

"Haha, looks like you knew about it way earlier . "

When Mu Chen finished laughing, a soft and gentle voice came from the vast land . On a hilltop not far away, space was slightly twisted, and two figures appeared in the air like ghosts .

It was Liu Ming from Tian Xuan Hall and that Grade Five Sovereign black-robed elder .

He looked at Mu Chen playfully before he started looking at the surroundings . "Oh well, I see you have found a good place for your own grave . "

"How do you know it isn't for you?" Mu Chen smiled . In his pitch-dark eyes, a cold, sharp radiance was gathering within .

"Looks like you are very confident of yourself . "

Liu Ming said with a faint smile, "If you are feeling confident just because you have a Grade Four Sovereign beauty by your side, I'm afraid you are going to be disappointed . "

Liu Ming stretched out his hand towards Mu Chen . "Give me your Void Great Solar Fruit before I get furious . If your attitude pleases me, I might let you off . "

Mu Chen did not answer his question . Instead, he asked him back, "How about your Undying Divine Leaf and Nine Dragon Nine Elephant Art? Did you bring them along with you?"

The smile on Liu Ming's face gradually disappeared . He looked at Mu Chen expressionlessly . "You have given up your last chance . "

"You talk too much . " Mu Chen laughed .

"Hehe . " Lin Jing was sneering at Liu Ming with her mouth covered, adding to the mockery towards Liu Ming .

"Elder Mu, just do it . " Liu Ming looked down a little, and the smile on his face became horrifying . "No mercy for them . "

The black-robed elder walked forward, lowering both of his hands in his sleeves . His pale face was exuding chilliness into the air .

A strong and intense Spiritual Energy Windstorm was released from his body . The dark spiritual energy swept the ground, bringing down the temperature drastically . The spiritual energy exuded from the black-robed elder had an extremely chilly fluctuation .

The hilltop he was standing on gradually collapsed under his spiritual fluctuation . A huge crack slowly formed and spread across the entire mountain .

Just a little pressure from spiritual energy could collapse a mountain . The force from a Grade Five Sovereign was that daunting .

Mu Chen watched as his eyes became a little dignified . This was the first time he was facing a Grade Five Sovereign, and that energy was really compelling .

Nine Nether, who was standing beside him, moved swiftly . Her majestic energy exploded while the space twisted . A giant black sparrow, huge enough to conceal the sun, appeared above her .

On the black sparrow, a purple flame was flaring up .

"Divine Beast?"

Liu Ming and the black-robed elder had a stern look in their eyes when the huge black sparrow appeared .

The black-robed elder stared at Nine Nether and said in a husky voice, "No wonder you are confident . That's because your actual body is a Divine Beast . "

Usually a Grade Four Sovereign would not dare to compete with a Grade Five Sovereign, as the difference in just one grade was huge . But it was slightly different when it came to a Divine Beast . Having a stronger physical body and some gifted advantages, the powerful Divine Beast could be much stronger than those of the same grade .

Liu Ming knit his eyebrows before he stepped out, locking on Mu Chen with his cold eyes . "Elder Mu, you will suppress her while I will deal personally with this lad . "

The black-robed elder nodded . Even though it was beyond his expectation that the girl in front of him was actually a Divine Beast, both of them were still one grade apart in terms of their strength . It may be hard to kill each other, but suppressing should not be too hard .

Liu Ming looked at Mu Chen and said calmly, "I did not feel any Sovereign Celestial Body fluctuation from you . So I think you have not cultivated your own Sovereign Celestial Body, right?"

Mu Chen did not reply .

"Well, that's too bad because you will never get a chance to cultivate it . " Liu Ming sighed with false pity . Suddenly he stomped his foot, and his eyes turned ruthless within a split second .

"But before you die, I will show you the true power of the Sovereign Celestial Body!"

Boom!

The vast expanse of spiritual energy soared into the sky, enveloping the sky and the sun . The scarlet spiritual energy that gathered fiercely around Liu Ming eventually turned into a giant scarlet figure about a thousand feet tall .

A fire was burning around that figure and from far, it looked like an enormous lava giant who had just fallen from the sky .

The temperature around the area surged exponentially .

"Heavenly Flame Celestial Body!"