The Great Ruler

“I’ll take the Phoenix Flame Essence for 600,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquid!”

A finicky female voice rang out from the crowd, and there was an unquestionable tonality in it. As soon as the voice was heard, a whip came cracking down. It whipped directly on the Phoenix Flame Essence in Mo Ling’s hand.

Another thing that flew towards Mu Chen was a jade bottle, filled with Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. This all happened so suddenly, no one had adequate time to react to it. Mo Ling could only watch the flying whip coming at her, her eyes wide-open.

However, when the whip came and wrapped itself around the Phoenix Flame Essence, a slender hand reached out and grabbed the whip. A fearsome strength then surged forth, and immediately, the whip was captured in a tight grip. The whip let out a painful sound, as it was unable to advance any further.

This tight grip belonged to Mu Chen’s hand. He grabbed the whip and swung his sleeves., causing a strong gust of wind to sweep out, and the flying jade bottle was blown back in the direction from whence it came.

“We’re not selling,” said Mu Chen calmly. With a finger flick on the whip, he sent the whip quickly retreating, like a snake that was under attack. At the same time, it let out a low moan.

Meanwhile, Mo Ling had recovered from her daze. Her eyes filled with anger instantly. She glared at the direction of the whip, seeing a lady, who was dressed in red, standing there.

The lady in red had curly red hair and looked charming. Her features were quite delicate, but she wore an unconcealed arrogant look on her face.

Such arrogance was different from Liu Ching’s, as Liu Ching depended on Zong Teng to throw her weight around. But, this lady had her arrogance embedded in her own flesh, bone, and blood. Thus, her ego came naturally to her.

Whatever her type of arrogance was, Mu Chen knew that he disliked it. He stared coldly at her and said, “You’re so rude! Don’t you have any manners?”

The lady in red looked like it was her first time getting a scolding. She arched her winged-brow slightly. Her aura, then, weakened somewhat, yet she still insisted on getting her way and said, “You activated the Phoenix Flame Essence for 500,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Now, I will pay an extra 100,000 liquid for it. So, if you let me have it, you guys are not losing out at all.”

“Unreasonable.”

Mu Chen’s eyes were cold. There was no gentleness in his words of refusal. “Get lost!”

The lady in red was so angry, her delicate face turned pale. She flicked her fire whip in her hands, turning it into a fire dragon, which swapt forcefully towards Mu Chen.

Although the red-dressed lady was arrogant, her strength was not weak. The explosion from her spiritual energy indicated that she had a strength of Sovereign Grade Seven. It also indicated that she belonged in the middle-class.

Mu Chen watched the charging fire dragon, his eyes cold. Immediately, he gave a quick punch, causing a golden light to surge. The blow landed on the fire dragon quickly.

Bang!

The fire dragon burst into pieces and disappeared in the air. The whip came back lifelessly. The red-dressed lady couldn’t help but narrow her eyes. But, before she could say anything, her expression changed, as Mu Chen turned into a pillar of golden light and was dashing straight towards her!

The red lady tapped her feet softly and flew backwards. At the same time, the crimson spiritual energy heated up into a big fire. The fire then rushed towards Mu Chen. The stones on the ground were turned into ash by the tyranny of such a blazing fire.

Luckily, Mu Chen was able to pass through the fire, showing up as a ghost in front of the lady, while exuding golden light from his body. He continued to punch outwards.

Golden light surged, and his punch burst the space apart. The expression on the red-dressed lady turned completely solemn. She formed formations with her jaded hands quickly, then struck out immediately.

The crimson fire gathered madly in her hands, turning her palm into magma. With that palm, the magnificent temperature could burn the entire sky down!

Dong!

The palm and the fist collided together, releasing violently hot airwaves. Mu Chen’s body shook a little, while the lady’s body was thrown back a dozen steps. A large patch of bruises surfaced on her arm, and she felt a stinging pain immediately on impact.

The two of them exchanged their blows very quickly. After the lady was thrown back, one among the surrounding crowd of spectators couldn’t help but exclaim loudly, “Isn’t she the Chi Hong Wu fairy from the Scarlet Phoenix Clan?”

Hearing the voice, Mu Chen was slightly surprised.

Is she from the Scarlet Phoenix Clan, one of the Phoenix clans? Although the Scarlet Phoenix Clan is just a branch away from the Phoenix clan, it is still a genuine Phoenix bloodline!

No wonder her strength is so strong!

According to Mu Chen’s estimation, she was not any weaker than Nine Nether! Mu Chen realized that he had only been able to gain the upper hand with his punch, because Chi Hongwu had not given her best!

She had chosen the most challenging strategy by going head-to-head with him. Mu Chen was somewhat confident in this knowledge. Within a level of Sovereign Grade Seven, no one could gain an advantage over him via direct confrontation with his physical body, not even Chi Hongwu, who was someone from the Scarlet Phoenix Clan!

While Mu Chen was a little stunned and lost in thought, Chi Hongwu looked down at her hand, which was badly hurt. She found it hard to believe that she could be hurt by a punch from someone who only had the strength of a Sovereign Grade Six!

“You’ve hidden well.”

Chi Hongwu stared at Mu Chen, a strange look in her eyes. It was not a look of affection, but rather one of enthusiasm, as she was excited to try for something. She was born to fight, after all!

Mu Chen, on the other hand, did not care much about her. Even though she was someone from the Scarlet Phoenix Clan, he had no interest in her at all. He merely threw her a cold look and turned to walk away.

“Hehe, Hongwu, you’re here! I’ve been looking for you!”

When Mu Chen was about to leave, a soft and feminine laugh suddenly broke out. The crowd slowly parted for a few figures, who were strolling in.

The one who was leading the group wore a white robe. He was suave-looking and was holding a fan in his hand. He looked like a weak scholar, but a sharp radiance flashed in his eyes, like a sharp knife.

When the white-robed man appeared, Mo Feng, who was behind Mu Chen, hardened his expression. Mu Chen frowned at the white-robed man. He could sense some dangerous aura coming from this man, as he did not look simple at all. But, Mu Chen did not want to create any trouble, so he just turned away.

“Hehe, are you the one who hurt Hongwu previously? If so, I would advise you to stay put.” Another cold laugh rang, when Mu Chen turned away to leave again.

Mu Chen tilted his head slightly. The man was fanning his fan slowly. At the same time, a cold air gathered quickly at his fan. The air was immediately frozen into ice. The man’s gaze locked onto Mu Chen, making him appear like a poisonous snake, his eyes ice cold.

“Bai Bin, stay out of my business!” shouted Chi Hongwu. She also frowned at the white-robed man.

The white-robed man smiled, paying no mind to her remarks. He cast his gaze towards the back of Mu Chen. When he finally saw Mo Feng and Mo Ling, he was a little surprises, but quickly drew a mocking smile to his lips, then said, “Wow, I’m really lucky. I didn’t think I would meet two ba*tards here…”

Mu Chen frowned at his words. He looked at Mo Feng. The latter was looking extremely gloomy. The pair of eyes, which was staring at the white-robed man, surged with killing intent.

Chi Hongwu was stunned for a while. She looked at Mo Feng and Mo Ling, surprised. No wonder she felt a familiar fluctuation from them previously. They had the same Phoenix Clan bloodline as her. It was just that she had never physically seen them before.

Bai Bin explained their history, saying, “Hongwu, you may not know this, but their father was a high-class bloodline from our clan. He contaminated his own blood by sleeping with a girl from the Nine Netherbird clan. The elders were extremely furious about it, so they locked him up under the Black Mountain, while these two persons have been on the wanted list in our clan ever since. Then, someone from our clan helped them to escape, and they have been on the run ever since, for many, many years.”

Chi Hongwu finally understood, but she could not be bothered at the moment. But, Bai Bin was more wicked, as he took out his anger and bitterness on them, even calling them ba*tards!

Bai Bin looked at the gloomy Mo Feng and laughed, “Looks like both of you have been hiding in the Nine Netherbird clan for all of these years. No wonder you know no news at all. But now, I’ve noticed your courage has grown since you’ve been roaming around.”

He looked at Mu Chen again and said, “Are you with them? They are the sinners from our clan. If you shield them, you’re making yourself our enemy. But, I am not from the side of discipline…” He stopped here and pointed to the Phoenix Flame Essence, then continued, “If you hand this to me, I will let the two ba*tards off today.”

Mu Chen squinted both his eyes. He looked at Mo Feng, who was looking angry. He then turned and saw the pitiful Mo Ling, whose eyes were red from being called a ba*tard. Suddenly, rage grew in his heart.

He lifted his eyes and looked at Bai Bin. With sharp, cold eyes, his voice rumbled like a clap of thunder…

“Get lost!”