The Great Ruler

Torrential rain poured down, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a curtain of rain. Luo Li stared at the young man and smiled gently in disbelief. She had missed this familiar face for countless nights, but when he really appeared, it made Luo Li feel utterly surreal. She feared that it was a mere illusion, and that would be too cruel.

She stared at the young man in front of her eyes, and a moment later, she said in a trembling voice, “Is it really you… Mu Chen…” As she spoke, she could not help but stretch out her hand and try to touch his face, but she stopped a little timidly as she approached.

Seeing such a rare, fragile side of her, Mu Chen felt his heart shatter knowing that if it had not been for Luo Li’s deepest yearning, she would not have appeared so vulnerable with her calm and quiet personality. Therefore, the smile on his face became gentler. He leaned forward, and Luo Li’s cold trembling hands stroked his face.

“Luo Li, it’s me.” He smiled and said in a firm voice, “I’ve come for you.”

Feeling the warmth on her hands, Luo Li finally determined that Mu Chen was really there. She could not help but bite her red lips, as tears condensed in her crystal-eyes that mesmerized Mu Chen.

Ever since she had returned to the Luo God Clan, no matter how difficult the predicament was, Luo Li only showed her strong side. However, at this moment, facing the familiar countenance in front of her, Luo Li’s strength in her heart instantly crumbled.

The face in front of her had become much more mature compared to when they had parted ways. Thinking about how many life-and-death ordeals Mu Chen had to go through to attain this kind of perseverance, Luo Li’s tears finally coursed down her cheeks.

Mu Chen’s gaze was still bright and confident, and although he concealed it very well, Luo Li could see a trace of exhaustion on his face. The perceptive Luo Li understood everything instantly. Mu Chen had somehow gotten wind of where she was now, and he rushed madly to her so he could appear in front of her at the critical juncture.

“Mu Chen…” Luo Li smiled gently, just calling his name. At this moment, the years of bitter waiting became as sweet as honey. She felt so content, that she would remember this even if she died.

The smile on her tearful face was so beautiful that the raging storm between the heavens and earth paled in comparison. Mu Chen was similarly stunned, as he stared at her beautiful face that could cause the downfall of cities and countries.

Outside of the Luo River, everyone’s attention converged on the two.

“Who’s that?” Countless men in the crowd whispered to each other, shocked. Mu Chen had wrecked the Earthly Sovereign from the Blood God Clan upon his arrival, and although it was out of the blue, it showed his prowess.

Those who did not know much about the Luo God Clan speculated that the figure clad in black robes should be a hidden powerful Sovereign of the Luo God Clan. However, Luo Tianshen and Luo Tianlong were similarly confused. They were extremely clear about the details of the Luo God Clan, and in the clan, only royals had direct lineage. There were no other Earthly Sovereigns except the two of them.

Luo Tianshen stared at the black-robed figure facing away from them. Looking at Luo Li’s expression, suddenly his heart jolted. Realization dawned on him as disbelief and shock flashed in his gaze.

“It’s not possible, is it? Absolutely impossible!” Luo Tianshen murmured, immediately dismissing his speculation. He shook his head and suddenly looked at the Blood God Clan’s Earthly Sovereign whom the black-robed figure was stepping on as he roared, “Watch out!”

Boom!

At the moment Luo Tianshen yelled, a ferocious beam of blood-red spiritual energy burst out from the Blood God Clan’s Earthly Sovereign. His body twisted like a snake, and he squirmed away from Mu Chen’s foot. In a flash, he appeared behind Mu Chen.

With a menacing expression, he dealt out a blow as his palm turned blood-red. The stench of blood and rot charged brutally towards Mu Chen. The Blood God Clan’s Earthly Sovereign roared, “I’m going to tear you to pieces!” as Mu Chen’s previous blow had utterly humiliated him. He had to kill the man in front of him to vent his hatred.

Mu Chen’s sudden attack had rendered him unconscious, but an Earthly Sovereign was highly tenacious, and it would not be easy to kill him. Naturally, he did not think that he was inferior to Mu Chen, and he had been badly beaten before because he had been caught by surprise.

Boom!

The bloody palm shattered the space and reached Mu Chen’s back in an instant. However, when it was about to land, a slender palm appeared out of nowhere, like a hawk’s claws, and grasped his palm. This seemingly bloody palm of destruction was rendered immovable under the slender palm’s grip.

“How is this possible?!” The Blood God Clan’s Earthly Sovereign looked shell-shocked as he stared in horror.

Crash!

However, before he could snap out of his shock, the black-robed man in front of him moved. He kicked crisply as the sound of a sonic boom rang out. Afterimages surfaced as the terrible spiritual power contained therein was enough to shatter the space. Numerous spatial shards accompanied by the kick dealt a fierce blow towards the Blood God Clan’s Earthly Sovereign’s chest.

Spurt!

The Blood God Clan’s Earthly Sovereign spurted out a mouthful of blood as his chest caved in. Blood fog burst out of his body, and his body shot backwards like a cannonball, flying tens of thousands of meters above the river. He then stopped as he spewed several mouthfuls of blood again. His face was deathly pale, as he had clearly been gravely injured.

A shocked commotion once again rang out among the crowd.

This time, even Xue Lingzi’s eyes narrowed sharply. If their Earthly Sovereign had been caught unprepared before, this time, he had struck first. But even so, he was still destroyed effortlessly by the black-robed figure.

Who exactly was this man?

While everyone was shaken, Mu Chen glanced at Luo Li as he gently wiped away the water droplets on her face. He smiled and said, “You can complete the Luo God Ritual in peace now.” He then turned around slowly amid the sea of shocked gazes.

Hiss!

When the crowd saw his young face, everyone gasped. Apparently, no one had thought that the mysterious Sovereign who could wreck a Blood God Clan’s Earthly Sovereign would be so young.

Only Luo Tianshen’s gaze turned somber at this time. He looked at the young face in a trance. Although there were no traces of youth on the face, he immediately recalled that this mysterious Sovereign was the weak young man who had stood in front of him in that Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy…

“So… It’s really him!” Luo Tianshen was still in disbelief. It had only been a few years. Mu Chen then had not even stepped into the Sovereign-stage, but now… he was already an Earthly Sovereign?!

Even Luo Li with her amazing talent had gone through the Luo God Clan’s cultivation with abundant resources. Thus, she could complete the accumulation and begin to break through! However, this Mu Chen, who did not seem to have much background, was able to achieve this rank in just a few years. What kind of freak was he?

He remembered in a trance that when he was in the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy, he had been trying to use Luo Xiu and Luo Qingya’s outstanding achievements to daunt Mu Chen, who was still a youth. Mu Chen had responded with, “When I’m their age, I will far surpass them.”

Luo Tianshen had laughed Mu Chen’s words off. He had not regarded the youth seriously and merely dismissed him, thinking he was immature and arrogant. However, he now understood that he was the one who had embarrassed himself, an old fogey that was too stubborn and pedantic.

Luo Tianshen’s gaze was complicated as he looked at the young man standing tall. He then shook his head with a bitter smile.

Luo Li, it seems that your foresight was much stronger than Grandpa’s. We all thought you had found an ordinary stone. But only you truly knew and believed how dazzling that stone would be when its impurities were worn away.

In the distance, Luo Qingya and Luo Xiu stared at Mu Chen’s figure as they recognized him. When they followed Luo Tianshen to the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy, Mu Chen at that time was unusually weak and unremarkable.

Who would have thought that the young man they had looked down upon now was above them… They both liked Luo Li and treated each other as competitors, but now they discovered that their competition was utterly childish. The two men looked at each other with bitter smiles, apparently frustrated.

As the crowd was shocked by Mu Chen’s youth, a grave roar reverberated suddenly. “Who are you, boy?” Xue Lingzi glared at Mu Chen, his deep eyes filled with hatred. Had it not been for Mu Chen, they would have thwarted the Luo God Ritual.

However, Mu Chen ignored his harsh question and merely glanced at Luo Tianshen. He clasped his fists together and said, “My greetings to Clan Leader Luo.” His clear voice spread over the Luo River. The young man was standing straight, his eyes bright, as numerous people in the crowd admired his demeanor, praising that he was worthy of being a supreme talent.

Luo Tianshen looked at the youth’s bright demeanor, and an awkward smile surfaced on his wizened face. He did not know how to face this young man. After all, he had separated the young couple for so many years.

In the distance, Xue Lingzi’s gaze turned cold as he saw that Mu Chen had blatantly ignored him. A terrifying bloody aura emanated from him. He stared at Mu Chen indifferently, but anyone could feel the depth of the murderous intent in his eyes.

“Young man, why don’t you dare to say who you are?!” As an Upper Earthly Sovereign, his terrifying aura swept out as the whole world trembled and the wind howled.

However, under this startling aura, the young man above the Luo River smiled faintly. Instead of retreating half a step, he stepped forward and completely shielded Luo Li behind him. Under the torrent of bloody aura, the youth’s calm but coldly murderous voice rang in the heavens and earth, “Tianluo Continent, Master of the North Territory’s Mu Estate… Mu Chen.”