The Great Ruler

Boom!

Vast spiritual energy with Lin Dong Elder at the center swept out in all directions. It charged with a domineering aura into the region Mu Chen and Luo Li occupied.

Crash!

Under the impact of such an aggressive attack, both Mu Chen and Luo Li’s bodies were shocked. Even if the Sovereign Celestial Bodies behind them erupted with majestic spiritual energy, their spiritual line of defense was still gradually being eroded.

Although the two were outstanding among Lower Earthly Sovereigns and could even challenge those a rank higher, Lin Dong Elder was not an Upper Earthly Sovereign, but a true Complete Earthly Sovereign! This level of existence, in terms of mere spiritual energy, was able to crush Mu Chen and Luo Li.

At the moment, their confrontation was only a matter of territory division using spiritual energy and not a real battle. Otherwise, in the event of a battle, it would have been hard for Mu Chen and Luo Li to even stand a chance, even if they were to join forces. After all, the gap between a Lower Earthly Sovereign and a Complete Earthly Sovereign was too wide to bridge.

Lin Dong Elder saw he was gradually encroaching upon Mu Chen and Luo Li’s spiritual energy line of defense. He smirked coldly. At this speed, perhaps the amount of time it took a stick of incense to burn, he could take up about 70% or even 80% of the starry sky! Even with his usual calm demeanor, he was filled with ecstasy at the thought of dominating 80% of the Baptism of the Continent’s Strength.

“What a blessing!” Lin Dong Elder laughed merrily in his heart. If Mu Chen and Luo Li had not won the titles of Child of the Continent this time and displeased the West Heaven War Emperor, he would not have had such an opportunity.

After all, according to the rules of the past, in order to consider the quota of Lower and Upper Earthly Sovereigns, the Baptism of the Continent’s Strength was equally distributed under the War Emperor’s jurisdiction.

As Lin Dong Elder was pleased with himself, Luo Li’s brows knit together tightly as she looked at Mu Chen. “Mu Chen, what do we do now? If things go on like this, we will not have much Baptism of the Continent’s Strength left.”

Mu Chen took a deep breath. The pressure Lin Dong Elder put on him did not surprise him. Sure enough, a Complete Earthly Sovereign was much more powerful than an Upper Earthly Sovereign like Ling Zhanzi. However, it was not that easy to snatch away the Baptism of the Continent’s Strength that belonged to them!

At that point, a cold glint flashed in his dark eyes. Conjuring seals, the space behind him fluctuated as two shadows flashed out. It was two Mu Chens, one dressed in black robes and the other in white robes. As soon as the two Mu Chens appeared, they sat down and magnificent spiritual energy burst out. They joined the line of defense, blocking Lin Dong Elder’s encroachment.

With the addition of the two Mu Chens, the rate of encroachment immediately weakened. Sometimes a small area was pulled back and forth, and it took a long time before an outcome was determined.

“This brat is tricky indeed!” Lin Dong Elder frowned at this situation, as he did not think that a mere Lower Earthly Sovereign would be so difficult to deal with. If both parties were clashing head-on right now, Lin Dong Elder would naturally not be afraid of Mu Chen. Even if the latter had two divine incarnations of two divinities, he still had absolute confidence he could overcome them.

However, they were fighting for the share of Baptism Strength now. If he wanted to crush Mu Chen with a Complete Earthly Sovereign’s combat power, it would obviously be against the rules. Therefore, in the face of Mu Chen and Luo Li’s strong resistance, Lin Dong Elder was also temporarily unable to obtain an absolute advantage.

“Hmph, I still have the upper hand. It’s just that the rate of invasion has slowed down, but I can still get 70% of my share after an incense stick of time has passed. That’s enough.” He sneered. Although Mu Chen was putting up a strong resistance so that he could not get 80% of the share, 70% was enough to satisfy him. At this thought, Lin Dong Elder suppressed his worry and summoned his spiritual energy to continue his encroachment.

Luo Li saw that Mu Chen had stabilized the situation and was slightly relieved. However, her expression was still solemn, for she could feel their share being nibbled away, even if they tried their best to resist. The only saving grace was that the speed was much slower than before.

“If this goes on, I’m afraid that after an incense stick’s time, we can only hold on to 30% of our share, which is too little for two people.” Luo Li gnawed on her rosy lips. She was determined to give up her share and leave the rest of the Baptism of the Continent’s Strength to Mu Chen. Otherwise, with less than 30% of the Baptism Strength, one could not successfully complete the baptism.

Mu Chen was unaware of Luo Li’s intentions, and his countenance seemed extremely calm, without any anger at the gradual encroachment of the spiritual line of defense. It seemed as if he had given up the fight. Upon seeing this, Lin Dong Elder sneered in disdain.

He grinned and thought, The boy has some self-awareness after all, and knows that it is impossible to snatch this from me by virtue of being younger. For the sake of the boy knowing his limits, I will give them a 30% share in the end, lest they say I bullied the younger generation.

Beyond that ancient starry sky, the West Heaven War Emperor also saw this scene. He frowned slightly, for he knew that Mu Chen was not a weak person, and that he dared to fight no matter how fierce his opponent was. Otherwise, he would not be disrespectful to a Heavenly Sovereign like himself. However, he wondered why Mu Chen was so patient in the face of Lin Dong Elder’s aggressiveness.

Did you really give up, or do you still have some tricks up your sleeve? The War Emperor’s gaze flickered, but he could not imagine what tricks Mu Chen had to fight on par with a Complete Earthly Sovereign.

Time passed rapidly during the West Heaven War Emperor’s bewilderment. The time it took for an incense stick to burn soon came to an end. At this time in this ancient starry sky, about 70% of the scope was occupied by Lin Dong Elder. Vast ancient spiritual energy flowed in the area he occupied.

“Haha!” As the time drew to its close, Lin Dong Elder could no longer suppress his heart’s complacency, and he laughed boisterously. With a 70% share of the Baptism Strength, he finally had a trace of confidence in his future breakthrough to the Heavenly Sovereign-level.

Luo Li clenched her fists as she looked at Mu Chen, but the latter still looked expressionless. The passage of time trickled. In the ancient starry sky, those ancient spiritual energies began to emit bright light. They were obviously about to be converted into Baptism Light.

Mu Chen gently drummed his fingers against his knee, and the moment he sensed the time was right, his black eyes suddenly burst with a bright light. He rose abruptly, clenching his fist, and a crystal-like ancient sword flashed out. He held a long sword, and an indescribably powerful aura surged out like a Divine God. He then struck brutally at Lin Dong Elder!

Whoosh!

A crystal beam of light soared through the void, charging straight towards Lin Dong Elder. That sword strike was silent and seemed to have no majestic momentum. However, in the face of this sword, Lin Dong Elder’s smiled froze, and in the next moment, utter horror emerged on his face, for he could sense an unfathomable fluctuation from that sword, as if he were facing the West Heaven War Emperor!

That was the aura of a true Heavenly Sovereign!

“Heavenly Sovereign?!” Lin Dong Elder screamed in horror, and his body swiftly retreated reflexively. He quickly retrieved his frenzied spiritual energy and turned it into innumerable spiritual defenses in front of him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The crystal sword light whistled past as countless heavy spiritual defenses continued to crumble. Lin Dong Elder’s face turned deathly pale. Just when the crystal sword light was about to bombard him, he burst out with a loud roar, and his inner spiritual energy burst out unreservedly. He took a deep breath, and in the next moment, a dark blue cold current spewed out of his mouth. This cold current was seemingly insignificant, but when it spewed out, even Lin Dong Elder’s eyes dimmed, as he had apparently exhausted all his strength.

Crash!

The dark blue cold current collided with the crystal sword light. The cold current disintegrated, but when it shattered, the crystal sword light also grew dim as it finally dissipated together with the cold current.

Slash.

The shattered sword light slashed a bloody gash on Lin Dong Elder’s chest. He was utterly stunned. Had he actually stopped the sword strike carrying the Heavenly Sovereign’s aura? The moment before, he really thought he was going to die under that sword! However, it seemed that the sword, though dangerous, was not as terrible as he had imagined.

Lin Dong Elder was dumbfounded for a moment, then suddenly returned to his senses. He looked up, and rage flashed in his eyes. While he had been horrified by the sword earlier, Mu Chen had summoned all of his spiritual energy and took back the shares he had previously usurped! At this time, he only had 30% of the shares left!

“B*stard!” Lin Dong Elder roared, and terrible spiritual energy burst out. However, just as he was about to strike back madly, the ancient spiritual energy in the starry sky began to transform into numerous beams of light that were 10,000 feet long. The light shined over everything, and the whole space seemed to be solidified.

Lin Dong Elder’s body was frozen like an insect caught in a web. He glared viciously in Mu Chen’s direction as a mocking smirk emerged on the latter’s young face.