The Great Ruler

As the Crystal Pagoda in Mu Chen’s body quivered slightly, his expression remained unchanged. However, deep in his eyes, shock flashed.

He had not thought that the Flame Emperor’s strength would be so strong. After all, with just one look, he had been aware of the Crystal Pagoda inside Mu Chen!

Unless… Heavenly Sovereigns could sense it?

Mu Chen frowned as he pondered this thought. If this was so, it would obviously not be good news for him. After all, it would be a big problem if he were to get into trouble with the Budur Ancient Clan.

However, this speculation was soon ended by Mu Chen, for he could feel that even the West Heaven War Emperor did not perceive the Crystal Pagoda inside of him. That was to say, not all Heavenly Sovereigns had this terrifying ability, only the ones who had already reached the level of the Flame Emperor.

However, a character like the Flame Emperor was a legendary existence in the Great Thousand World, meaning that it was very rare to encounter him. Thinking of this, Mu Chen relaxed.

As Mu Chen was pondering these things, the Flame Emperor retracted his gaze. As he did so, however, a look of astonishment flashed across his eyes.

The pagoda seems to be something unique to the Budur Ancient Clan… the Flame Emperor thought, then immediately smiled. It seems that young Mu Chen has a very interesting background…

In order to cultivate this kind of pagoda, one must have the bloodline of the Budur Ancient Clan, but there were no such people who appeared beside Mu Chen at all. Furthermore, Mu Chen seemed to be hiding the pagoda from everyone. This was quite intriguing.

The Flame Emperor smiled, but did not pursue the matter further. After all, Mu Chen had deliberately hidden it, so he would not be annoying and reveal it.

But that pagoda seems a bit unusual… The Flame Emperor, who often had encounters with the Budur Ancient Clan, rarely saw such a sacred pagoda. Obviously, the quality of the pagoda is quite extraordinary!

It has only been a month’s time! He’s impressive to have made such progress…. The Flame Emperor smiled. He was feeling gratified, as it seemed that his judgment of Mu Chen had been right.

“Flame Emperor, how do you feel about my Western Kingdom Continent?” The West Heaven War Emperor asked with a smile.

The Flame Emperor glanced at this White Jade Square, with many heroes gathered within it. He saw that the the line-up was indeed luxurious.

He nodded and replied cryptically, “The Western Kingdom Continent has many hidden dragons and tigers.”

The West Heaven War Emperor smiled, then sighed. “Compared to the Endless Fire Territory, there’s a huge gap between the two.”

His words were sincere, for though he was proud, he was not arrogant. The Endless Fire Territory’s strength and reputation in the Great Thousand World was something that the Western Kingdom War Temple could never match.

“War Emperor, you are too modest.” The Flame Emperor smiled and offered him a few words of consolation.

The West Heaven War Emperor did not continue to comment on this further, but instead glanced at the square. As his eyes swept across Mu Chen and Luo Li, he waved his palm.

Whoosh!

Four streams of light swept out and landed before the West Heaven War Emperor, now appearing as four figures. They then kneeled down respectfully and said, “Respects to the Temple Master!”

As soon as these four figures appeared, they immediately caught the attention of many people in the square. If these people hadn’t been afraid of Liu Xingchen, Su Mu, and Chu Men before, they were most definitely terrified now!

These four silhouettes were the Four Holy Children of the Western Kingdom War Temple. They were also the anticipated victors of the Battle Trials.

“Are these the other three Holy Children?” Mu Chen gazed at the three figures solemnly, as he could sense a vaguely dangerous aura emanating from them.

“Beware of those three people.” Luo Li reminded him gently, her eyes somber.

Mu Chen nodded, understanding that the three men must have impressive prowesses to be the anticipated victors. This could also be seen from the dread in the eyes of the contenders around them.

As Mu Chen stared at the three Holy Children in the square, Liu Xingchen, Su Mu, Chu Men, he could clearly see that they were slightly fearful. They then looked at each other, something cryptic flashing in their gazes, then returned to their original calm states.

“Haha, what does the Flame Emperor think of the four of them?” The West Heaven War Emperor looked at the Four Holy Children and smiled.

The Flame Emperor’s gaze swept across the four, before stopping on Ling Zhanzi, who seemed to be the most ordinary among them. He remarked, “The War Emperor has trained them well, as these four are indeed extraordinary.”

The West Heaven War Emperor glanced nonchalantly at Mu Chen and asked, “Does the Flame Emperor think that they have a chance of winning in this Upper Earthly Sovereigns Battle?”

Upon hearing this, the Flame Emperor could not help but smile, as he naturally understood what the War Emperor was implying. He commented casually, “The probability is not small, but there are no absolutes. Sometimes, there will always be some unexpected circumstances.”

The War Emperor’s gaze flickered. He could see that the Flame Emperor apparently still held some inexplicable confidence in Mu Chen.

Immediately, he smiled at Ling Zhanzi and the other three Holy Children and said, “Since the Flame Emperor thinks that there will be some unexpected circumstances, then you must pay more attention not to topple the boat!”

“Understood!” Ling Zhanzi’s, Ling Jianzi’s, and Ling Longzi’s gazes flickered, as they did not really respect the Flame Emperor’s words. However, when facing such a character, they did not dare show their disapproval, only responded respectfully.

The West Heaven War Emperor nodded, then looked at the White Jade Square. His nonchalant voice rang out, “It’s time. Prepare to start the battle.”

As he finished speaking, he suddenly swung his sleeves, causing countless light spots to burst out and fall in front of everyone in the square.

A spot of light landed in front of Mu Chen, then immediately transformed into a battle seal that was engraved with shining spears and armored horses, which were symbols of war. On the battle seal, a spiritual light surged and emanated a unique wave.

“Every contender will have a battle seal, as this is your battle. If your seal is taken, then you will fail. Those who fail will be sent out of the battlefield immediately. The one with the greatest number of battle seals in the end will be the Western Kingdom Continent’s Child of the Continent!” The West Heaven War Emperor looked at the Sovereigns in amusement as he spoke.

He then added, “To encourage you to fight to the best of your ability, I will offer you some benefits. After you have entered the battlefield, you will be able to view the War Emperor’s Treasury by infusing your spiritual energy into the battle seal. You can then obtain many of the Sacred Objects, Super Powers, Spiritual Arrays, and so on that are housed therein.”

As soon as the War Emperor announced this, envy and greed filled the eyes of countless Sovereigns. After all, within the War Emperor’s Treasury, there would surely be countless precious treasures, and if they could get their hands on just one of them, their trip would be worth it!

“But, the only currency in the battlefield is the battle seal. So, if you want the treasures, try to grab as many of the others’ battle seals as you can. In addition, in order to make it easier for you to target them, as long as someone has more than two battle seals, his position will appear on the battle seal, thus making him easier to find.” At this point, the War Emperor’s face was absolutely giddy. With these unique motivations, the Child of the Continent Battle Trials would surely be intense and exciting!

In the square, many Sovereigns had their greed triggered by the War Emperor’s words. Hence, they stared at each other hostilely.

“This West Heaven War Emperor desires to see the world plunged into chaos.” When Mu Chen heard this, he sighed helplessly.

Indeed, the Heavenly Sovereign was above all of them, and a random command from him would have many of the top Sovereigns fighting for such treasures as hard as they could. Moreover, the War Emperor’s Treasury was tempting indeed.

After dropping such big bait into the waters, the War Emperor waved his hand, somewhat quieting the bustling atmosphere. In the sky above, the space sharply twisted, then finally transformed into three huge space whirlpools.

“Complete Earthly Sovereign, enter.” After the emperor’s words, there was an outbreak of eight vast spiritual powers, and eight silhouettes instantly rushed into one of the space whirlpools.

“The Complete Earthly Sovereign battlefield has only eight people,” someone in the crowd said.

Everyone was envious when they heard this, as the Upper Earthly Sovereign battlefield would probably have more than 200 people in it, and the Lower Earthly Sovereign battlefield would have at least double that amount.

But, everyone knew that this situation was inevitable, as Complete Earthly Sovereigns were few and far between, even in the vast territory of the Western Kingdom War Temple.

After the Complete Earthly Sovereign battlefield was opened, in the next moment, hundreds of figures burst out and disappeared into the whirlpool of space.

“I’ll go first.” Mu Chen smiled at Luo Li.

“All the best, and be careful.” Luo Li nodded and smiled radiantly at Mu Chen.

Mu Chen nodded, and with a flash, he transformed into a stream of light and surged into the whirlpool along with the others. As the Upper Earthly Sovereigns entered the battlefield, the Lower Earthly Sovereigns, such as Luo Li, also set out quickly. In the midst of innumerable fervent gazes, they entered the last space whirlpool.

After the last person disappeared in the space whirlpool, the square was filled with an uproar, as countless people were looking forward to these battles. Luo Tianshen was among the crowd, and as he looked at those vanishing space whirlpools, he took a deep breath, anticipation emerging on his wizened face.

The Western Kingdom Continent’s Child of the Continent Battle Trials had finally begun!