The Great Ruler

The boundless light spread out in the ancient starry sky. The ancient spiritual energy was no longer gentle, and it erupted with a terrifying force, freezing the starry sky. In the frozen starry sky, it seemed that even the flow of time had slowed.

In a solidified corner of the starry sky, Lin Dong Elder was frozen. His face was full of rage, but he was unable to move because of the solidification of space.

He was still staring at Mu Chen in disbelief, and was still in utter shock because of the unforeseen circumstances that just happened at lightning speed. He did not think that, at that last moment, Mu Chen’s counter-attack would be so fierce! That sword definitely carried an aura of a true Heavenly Sovereign!

However, after the confrontation, the sword’s power did not reach the stage that Lin Dong Elder had thought it would. Regardless, that strike did indeed pose a great danger to him. If he was careless, it would not bode well for him!

However, the sword was not enough to frighten him. Instead, what he was really horrified by was the aura of a true Heavenly Sovereign that surrounded it!

He feared that it was an ace card left by the Flame Emperor. As the Flame Emperor was such an extraordinary figure, if he had prepared a trick for Mu Chen, Mu Chen could easily overwhelm him with it!

Thus, in that instant, Lin Dong Elder gathered all of his powers to form a defense in order to save his life. Although he eventually managed to resist the blow of the sword, he had lost the share of the Baptism of the Continent Strength that he had acquired previously.

Furthermore, he had lost 10% of what he should have received! Now, he had only ended up with 30% of the share! This was worse than the average distribution!

Da*n it! Da*n it all! That crafty brat! Lin Dong Elder cursed madly in his heart. He regretted having been so arrogant. If he had been better prepared, he would not have been frightened by Mu Chen’s sudden surprise.

As Lin Dong Elder immersed in his regretful thoughts, beyond the starry sky, the West Heaven War Emperor stared at the scene with displeasure. He also looked at Mu Chen in shock and trepidation. That sword carried with it an aura of a true Heavenly Sovereign indeed!

However, it was not the Flame Emperor’s aura, but another equally vast and unfathomable aura. At this aura owner’s peak of power, even the War Emperor’s aura would be insignificant in comparison.

The Flame Emperor said that Mu Chen had gained the Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance. If my guess is right, that sword should have been left behind by the Heavenly Emperor. With this sword, he would have been able to regain his share.

As he thought these things, the War Emperor’s gaze flickered. He apparently had not expected that Mu Chen would actually hide such a card!

The most alarming thing was that, even in the face of Lin Dong Elder’s aggressiveness, he waited quietly until the end to use it! Just when Lin Dong Elder had begun to relax and let his guard down, he then burst into action in order to regain all of the lost shares in one fell swoop! This self-control and foresight was frightening indeed!

The War Emperor took a deep breath, then sighed. He then turned away from Lin Dong Elder, unable to bear looking at him any longer.

Now that the situation was settled, Lin Dong Elder had lost his last chance. The obstacle that he had set to hinder Mu Chen had been completely removed.

As the Baptism Light had already begun to transform, he could not interfere with Mu Chen’s baptism. At least, that was unless he forcefully induced destruction by virtue of his being a Heavenly Sovereign!

However, in that case, there would be no doubt that he had broken the rules. If news spread about that, the public would be immensely disdainful of him. This was something that the West Heaven War Emperor, who highly valued his reputation, would not tolerate!

Furthermore, Mu Chen had the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor to back him up. If he had thwarted Mu Chen’s chances, even the Flame Emperor, who treated him cordially at the moment, would then despise him!

As things stood, in order to deal with the insignificant Mu Chen, he would have to pay such a heavy price! This was something that the War Emperor was deeply reluctant to do.

So what if the boy really becomes the Child of the Continent? So far, the probability that the Child of the Continent will break through the Heavenly Sovereign stage will be a little higher, but that is a big if. After all, more than 90% of these people will still end up outside of the Heavenly Sovereign rank.

As these thoughts crossed the War Emperor’s mind, with a faint smile, he disappeared into this ancient starry sky. So long as they had not stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign stage, whether they were Lower Earthly Sovereigns or Complete Earthly Sovereigns, in his eyes, they were all mere ants!

At the time of the War Emperor’s departure, in another part of the ancient starry sky, joy filled Mu Chen’s eyes. It was clear that he was immensely satisfied with the final result!

His last card, of course, was the Celestial Emperor Sword that had been left by the Heavenly Emperor. On it remained the aura of a true Heavenly Sovereign, the Heavenly Emperor’s aura! Thus, from the beginning, Lin Dong Elder had been utterly terrified by it!

However, Lin Dong Elder did not know that the power of the Celestial Emperor Sword had long been consumed by the Heavenly Emperor in order to kill the Nine Corpse Heaven Demon Emperor. At the moment, the residual power could only allow Mu Chen to use it a few times.

Therefore, in order to avoid falling into a stalemate, Mu Chen chose to use it at the very last minute. Even if Lin Dong Elder had regained his composure, it would have become a foregone conclusion and he could not counter-attack. The final result was what Mu Chen had expected, or even beyond his wildest expectations!

Specifically, he had wanted to take their shares back, but he didn’t expect to take over Lin Dong Elder’s 10% too! Apparently, Mu Chen had underestimated how horrifying the aura of a Heavenly Sovereign would be to Lin Dong Elder.

Thinking of this, Mu Chen was unable to resist smiling. He then glanced at the direction where Luo Li was. When he recaptured their shares, Luo Li had split it, but she only took away 30% of her share and left a 40% share for Mu Chen.

“This girl…” Mu Chen was exasperated by her, but he did not decline the kind gesture.

By his side, black and white Mu Chen also stayed put. This was Mu Chen’s original intention, as he wanted these two incarnations to also accept the Baptism of the Continent’s Strength!

Let’s begin… Mu Chen closed his eyes and murmured in his heart.

Buzz!

As if acutely attuned to his thoughts, the ancient and pristine spiritual energy erupted with vast beams of light. Then, light surged and enveloped Mu Chen and his incarnations swiftly.

As the light enshrouded them, Mu Chen immediately felt the ancient spiritual energy begin to penetrate his body. His flesh and blood boiled, devouring these ancient powers greedily!

It felt akin to when an infant had consumed the sweetest breast milk. It was an instinctive desire!

The ancient spiritual energy, also collided with his own spiritual energy as soon as it invaded his body. That feeling was like thick ink flowing into a clear pool of water. His own spiritual energy was growing richer!

Under the Baptism of ancient spiritual energy, Mu Chen could feel every muscle, every bone, and all of his blood undergoing ground-breaking transformations.

Roar!

As there was a tremendous change in Mu Chen’s body, all of a sudden, a dragon’s roar and a phoenix’s cry resounded in the space. The real spirit of the dragon and phoenix on the surface of his body had finally made their reappearance! Mu Chen had not seen them for a long time.

This was because, although Mu Chen had made a breakthrough to the Lower Earthly Sovereign, the real spirit of the dragon and phoenix had yet to do so. This did not render much help to Mu Chen in battles, so Mu Chen had gradually forgotten about them.

But now, under the Baptism of the ancient spiritual energy, the real spirit of the dragon and phoenix had awoken and immediately devoured the energy greedily! As they devoured it, Mu Chen could vaguely feel the power that they possessed, which seemed to also be approaching the Earthly Sovereign stage!

At this rate, it wouldn’t take them long to break through to the Earthly Sovereign stage! By then, their usefulness to Mu Chen would once again be immeasurable!

Being the Child of the Continent has its benefits indeed!

Feel the great changes in his body, even with Mu Chen’s calm state of mind, he was unable to suppress his ecstasy. It was no wonder that Lin Dong Elder was so urgent in his desire to attain this, as it had such immense and miraculous benefits!

The Baptism Light is so strong! It directly solidifies space and even time! Thus, the flow of time here is very different from that of the outside world. According to the time here, I’m afraid this baptism will last for years! In fact, maybe it’s only been a few months in the outside world!

As he felt the changes in his body, Mu Chen also perceived that the time that was passing around him was slowing down. It was clear that the Baptism Strength had changed the space and time continuum of this entire area. The baptism would no doubt last for a long time now!

Mu Chen was quietly relieved, as his training speed far surpassed ordinary people’s. Although he was extremely talented, he sometimes still had to calm himself down in order to carefully polish his energy.

After all, no matter how good raw and uncut jade is, it also needs careful carving! IN this way, such an elaborate effort sometimes takes time to cultivate.

Mu Chen slowly closed his eyes, and calmed his mind. He gradually transitioned into a deeper, enhanced state of cultivation. During this long baptism, he also needed to digest his own progress. Only then, with the accumulation of such power, he could then make a breakthrough in the Baptism of the Continent!

In the ancient starry sky, boundless light erupted. The light solidified space and time, and only the five silhouettes, which were enshrouded by the light, radiated glimmers of vitality.

Time, like the space’s eternal silence, slowly trickled by…