The Great Ruler

“What can you do?” When Budur Xuan’s voice resounded in the area, even the wind seemed to come to a standstill. The top powers shivered and became afraid. They were there simply to attend a ceremony held by the Budur Ancient Clan and had never expected themselves to encounter such a horrifying confrontation. If the Budur Ancient Clan and the Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border got into a fight, it would be an earth-shattering event in the Great Thousand World.

Budur Xuan gave Yao Chen and Lin Diao a grave look. Both of them looked at each other and said, “If the First Elder insists on this course of action, then we will have to offend you and protect Mu Chen.”

When the top powers heard it, they were shocked. The Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border had chosen to protect Mu Chen! They had no qualms about setting themselves against the Budur Ancient Clan for Mu Chen’s sake!

Xuan Guang and Mo Tong turned ghastly pale, as they found it unbelievable. Their Budur Ancient Clan was one of the five big ancient clans in the Great Thousand World. They had a rich base, but the Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border were ready to offend them for Mu Chen’s sake. What charm does this perpetrator possess? Since the situation had come to a head, they did not dare to say anything. They simply looked at Budur Xuan and waited for his decision.

Budur Xuan’s face was expressionless. He tapped on the stone chair, and instead of looking at Yao Chen and Lin Diao, he turned to look at Mu Chen and said, “I have underestimated you. In just a span of 20 years, you have come so far. You even managed to establish such a good relationship with the Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border.”

Having said that, he paused for a while. His eyes looked cold as he said, “However, our Budur Ancient Clan has been around the Great Thousand World for thousands of years, as we have adhered to the rules. Although you have invited the Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border over to help you, you would be too naïve to think that I will drop the charge against you of being a perpetrator.”

Having said that, he ignored Mu Chen, and looked at Yao Chen and Lin Diao and said, “Since the Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border are out to protect him, let the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor tell me to my face. The two of you are still not qualified to say this to me!”

Budur Xuan was, after all, a Divine Heavenly Sovereign. Although Yao Chen and Lin Diao were at the later stage of the God Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, there was still a great disparity between them and Budur Xuan. Thus, Budur Xuan could not be bothered with them.

Once again, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Mu Chen and said coldly, “Xuan Guang, Mo Tong, what are you waiting for? Get the perpetrator!”

“Yes, sir!” Xuan Guang and Mo Tong replied when they heard him. They waved their hands to signal to the elders to besiege Mu Chen.

When Yao Chen saw it, he shook his head. Lin Diao stepped forth and said coldly, “In this case, we will have to take the First Elder on.” Having said that, he clenched his fist, and a glazed bowl appeared in his hand. Eight ancient runes appeared on the glazed bowl. In an instant, the ancient runes turned into lightning, and then they turned into flames and ice. When the glazed bowl appeared, a strong fluctuation swirled out in the area and caused a great tremor.

Budur Xuan’s gaze froze when he noticed the fluctuation. He looked at the glazed bowl that Lin Diao was holding in his hand and said, “I have heard that the Martial Ancestor has used eight ancestral runes to refine a Divine Grade Rare Divine Artifact known as the Eight Ancestral Glazed Bowl. Its power is matchless, and if I have guessed correctly, this is the one. Am I correct?”

When the top powers heard what Budur Xuan had said, they gasped and looked at the ancient glazed bowl in amazement and fear. Among the rare divine artifacts, there were different ranks, even in the Heavenly Sovereign grade, including the Spiritual Grade, God Grade, and Divine Grade.

A Divine Grade Rare Divine Artifact was rarely seen in the entire Great Thousand World. Not only ordinary Heavenly Sovereigns, but even a Divine Heavenly Sovereign might not be able to refine such a high-grade artifact. Such a Rare Divine Artifact had the power to destroy the world.

“Yes, it is…” Lin Diao answered flatly and did not say another word. He looked at Yao Chen, and the two of them tapped their fingers on the glazed bowl. Vast spiritual energy then surged crazily into the glazed bowl like a stream.

It would be difficult for one who was at the later stage of God Grade Heavenly Sovereign to activate a Divine Grade Rare Divine Artifact, thus Yao Chen and Lin Diao had to join forces to activate it.

Buzz! Buzz!

The glazed bowl suddenly buzzed after Lin Diao and Yao Chen activated it. Eight rays of light burst out, and the glazed bowl disappeared from Lin Diao’s hand with a whizz.

In the next instant, everyone saw the clear glazed bowl appear on top of the towering mountain. It seemed to travel through time and space, and it came down from the heavens at lightning speed. Anyone who was trapped within would not be able to escape from it. When the glazed bowl came down on Budur Xuan and covered him up, the towering mountain quaked.

When all of them saw what had happened, they were in a great shock. They had thought that Lin Diao and Yao Chen would save Mu Chen from the elders, but instead, they had trapped Budur Xuan in the glazed bowl.

Why did they do that? After all, given Budur Xuan’s status, he did not have to deal with Mu Chen personally. Xuan Guang and Mo Tong were powerful enough to capture Mu Chen.

Budur Xuan was stunned as well. He snorted and sat on the stone seat, half shutting his eyes. A faint voice then came out from the glazed bowl, “Go on with what you have to do.”

When Xuan Guang and Mo Tong heard him, they immediately shot out. Vast spiritual energy shot up into the sky and moved toward Mu Chen.

“Hey, Uncle Diao, you have dealt with the wrong person!” When Lin Jing saw what they had done, she was dumbfounded. She grabbed Lin Diao’s sleeve and shook it, saying, “Given Budur Xuan’s status, he will not deal with Mu Chen personally. Mu Chen is not powerful enough to fend off the elders of the Budur Ancient Clan!”

Xiao Xiao was baffled as well, and she looked at Yao Chen and Lin Diao.

When Lin Jing shook Lin Diao, he could no longer remain calm. He smiled helplessly and said, “My dear princess, stop shaking me. This is Mu Chen’s idea. He wants us to stop Budur Xuan, and he will handle the rest.”

Yao Chen nodded and said with a smile, “It is indeed so. I am also curious why Mu Chen is so confident about contending with so many Heavenly Sovereigns in the Budur Ancient Clan.”

When Lin Jing and Xiao Xiao heard what Yao Chen and Lin Diao had said, they looked at each other. Although they knew that Mu Chen had amazing combat force, the situation was against him. He would not be able to handle all those people based on his strength alone.

However, Mu Chen was not one who would speak without thinking. Since he had planned it this way, he must have had some means…

“In this case…let’s watch and wait. If Mu Chen cannot handle them, you have to help him,” Lin Jing said, after hesitating for a while.

Lin Diao nodded and said, “Don’t worry. Since your father has asked me to help him, we will definitely protect him.”

While Lin Jing was talking to Yao Chen and Lin Diao, the rest of the top forces were feeling puzzled. They shook their heads when they saw the group of people surrounding Mu Chen. In such a situation, even if Mu Chen had stepped into the God Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, he would not be able to contend with so many elders from the Budur Ancient Clan. Moreover, he was only at the initial stage of the Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign level.

“From the look of it, the Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border have no intention of fighting the Budur Ancient Clan. They did not deal with the elders and have only trapped Budur Xuan.” Some of the top powers speculated, as they could not find a good explanation. What they had said sounded reasonable. After all, compared to the Budur Ancient Clan, Mu Chen was a nobody.

When Qing Tian, Elder Qing Xuan, and the rest of the people saw it, they turned pale. Mu Chen had enraged the First Elder, and even if their Qing lineage had the desire to protect him, they were unable to do so.

“Qing Xuan, later we will look for an opportunity to create a distraction so that Mu Chen can escape,” Qing Tian told Qing Xuan softly as he gritted his teeth. If they allowed Mu Chen to be captured, the relationship between the Qing lineage and Qing Yanjing would have to end there.

When Qing Xuan heard it, she nodded with a grave look.

…

“Mu Chen, surrender now. Do you think you can contend with our Budur Ancient Clan with that strength of yours?”

As the forces were feeling sorry for Mu Chen, more than a dozen Heavenly Sovereigns from the Xuan lineage and the Mo lineage had already sealed off the area. Xuan Guang and Mo Tong smiled coldly as they looked at Mu Chen as though they were looking at their prey.

“Mu Chen, stop being rebellious. Surrender. Otherwise, we may cripple you if we lose control of ourselves, and that would be a waste of your Nine Divine Pulse,” Mo Tong said flatly.

However, Mu Chen, who was trapped within, remained calm and ignored them. He shut his eyes and stood with his hands behind his back. As the strong wind blew, his robe fluttered.

“Stubborn guy. Let’s strike!” Xuan Guang gave a petrifying smile and waved his sleeve after seeing that Mu Chen had not responded to him.

Swoosh!

More than a dozen people shot out together from behind Xuan Guang, and vast spiritual energy streamers filled the sky. They blasted toward Mu Chen, and the array was so great that any God Grade Heavenly Sovereign would feel overwhelmed by it. Given Mu Chen’s strength, he would be seriously injured by those attacks.

The top powers in the area shook their heads and looked at Mu Chen with sympathy. The Nine Divine Pulse is rarely seen. Will he die on this day?

At that instant, Mu Chen suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the elders of the Budur Ancient Clan coming toward him. He curled up his lips into a cold smile. “You have caused my mother and I to be separated for so many years. Today, I shall make you pay for it!” Having said that, several rays of light gathered in Mu Chen’s eyes and formed a mysterious spiritual seal.

Boom! Boom!

At the same time, the sun, the moon, and the stars seemed to appear in the sky above the Budur Territory and formed a grand array.

When the top powers from the Budur Territory, especially Xuan Guang and the rest, noticed the sun, the moon, and the stars, they then saw a huge array. Although they were composed, they could not help feeling shocked and were scared out of their wits. The huge array was their Budur Ancient Clan’s Fortify Clan Grand Array!