The Great Ruler

Splash!

The moment he entered the water, Mu Chen could clearly feel the overwhelming fluctuation around him before he realized he was diving… As he swept his gaze around, he noticed that he and Nine Nether were in the middle of a great ocean. There was no end to how wide and how deep the sea was, and its eeriness was also without limits.

A spiritual glow emanated from their bodies, separating them from the sea. Mu Chen looked at the emerald ocean, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he felt the weight of the water. With a thorough scan, he noticed that every drop of the ocean contained a micro figure of a divine fowl.

“The water contains magnificent bloodline energy,” Mu Chen exclaimed.

The so-called Deification Pool was similar to the God Sea in the Land of the Divine Beasts where they had met the three Sovereign Beasts. However, the former was man-made. Furthermore, the Heavenly Sovereigns who perished here did it of their own accord. Hence, this place was milder than the God Sea, and it was much easier to refine and absorb energy.

The God Sea was transformed from those Heavenly Sovereigns who perished in the Land of the Divine Beasts. Therefore, it contained various consciousnesses, and the bloodline energy was somewhat violent. Ordinary beings dared not absorb and refine the energy.

“It’s a pity that you are not a Heavenly Sovereign yet. Otherwise, you could go to the God Sea of the three Sovereign Beasts to cultivate. It’s much better than here,” said Mu Chen.

Back then, the three Sovereign Beasts had given Mu Chen a jade talisman. He could use that to enter the God Sea again, but the sea would vanish into thin air once the talisman was used.

“That God Sea might be strong, but it’s too dangerous. Moreover… it’s the last chance to use it. It would be more useful to you.” Nine Nether smiled, as it did not bother her.

Mu Chen shook his head helplessly. Without commenting further, he observed his surroundings and asked, “What should we do now?”

“As a lot of our seniors perished in this Deification Pool, the bloodline energy is quite intense. Eventually, they condense into Blood Essence, which is a rare tonic for the Divine Beasts. If we can swallow and refine it, it will be effective for our bloodline evolution.”

A passionate fire flashed in Nine Nether’s pretty eyes. She looked around and said, “As the Blood Essence possesses intense blood aura, it can form into Divine Beast figures and swim around in the Deification Pool. If we can find them, we can capture them. But we need to hurry. This Deification Pool may seem boundless, but the number of Blood Essences it can condense is limited. Besides, other supreme talents from those Sovereign Divine Clans are after them, too. They will definitely snap it up at the fastest possible speed.”

“Intense blood aura?” Mu Chen pondered slightly before he closed his eyes. He activated his Spiritual Energy Sensor. Although the entire ocean was full of the bloody aura, the Blood Essences were more refined. Hence, if they were close, he could sense it.

Nine Nether stood to the side and kept quiet as not to disturb his detection.

Mu Chen’s detection lasted for quite a while before he opened his eyes and looked to the northwest. “There is a strong amount of blood aura over there!”

“Let’s go!” Upon hearing that, Nine Nether immediately brightened up. They charged out directly drawing two streams of water trails behind them.

Following the direction Mu Chen pointed out, they traveled at a high speed for a few minutes before they finally slowed down. With eyes full of curiosity, they stared at the huge golden eagle before them that was flapping its wings and exuding a tremendous amount of blood aura. A spiritual glow gathered in Mu Chen’s eyes as he saw a round, red spiritual pearl right in the center of its body. The blood aura on the spiritual pearl was so intense that he was slightly shocked to see it.

“Although this divine golden eagle was transformed by the Blood Essence, the blood aura is so intense that it is comparable to a Complete Earthly Sovereign.” Nine Nether gave a bitter smile. This was the reason why people under the Heavenly Sovereign level needed a protector. Otherwise, even if she could find the Blood Essences, she could not return them to their original form for refining due to her inferior strength.

“Let me handle this.” Mu Chen smiled. Immediately, he flung his sleeve, and majestic spiritual energy swept out into a giant sky-concealing hand. The hand reached out towards the divine golden eagle.

The divine eagle transformed by the Blood Essence seemed to be aware of the incoming giant hand. Even though it had no spiritual intelligence, it could act on its own instincts. Instantly, it flapped its wings, trying to escape.

Boom!

However, just as its wings spread, the giant hand grabbed hold of it. The divine eagle exploded as the giant hand squeezed it with all its might. The blood aura dispersed. Mu Chen stretched out his palm as a bloody glowing beam darted out and suspended above his palm. It was a fist-size bloody spiritual pearl. The color was quite vibrant, and the blood aura exuded was so intense that it could almost hit the sky.

Mu Chen stared at this Blood Essence and sensed the blood aura’s intensity. He could not help but feel stunned. His expression suddenly changed, as he could feel the Spirit of the Real Dragon and Real Phoenix hidden in his body let out a cry at this moment. They released an extremely impulsive thirst as though they could not wait to swallow this Blood Essence.

Sensing the changes in his body, Mu Chen was somewhat surprised. Before he was a Heavenly Sovereign, the Spirits of the Real Dragon and Real Phoenix helped increase his combat capability. After he had become a Heavenly Sovereign, the two spirits became somewhat insignificant.

This was because they only had the combat strength of an Earthly Sovereign. Hence, calling them out would not be useful at all. Mu Chen had thought of many ways to evolve these two real spirits so that they could become a real and tangible dragon and phoenix. However, it was a pity that he had eventually failed.

“Looks like the Deification Pool is a good opportunity for my two real spirits.” Mu Chen pondered for a while. If these two real spirits could break through to the Heavenly Sovereign level, then they could display their true mightiness. All these thoughts flashed in Mu Chen’s mind, and eventually, he suppressed them. He flicked his finger, and the Blood Essence shot towards Nine Nether.

The purpose of this trip to the Deification Pool was to help Nine Nether complete her evolution. Hence, Mu Chen must at least wait until Nine Nether accomplished her goals before he could make plans for himself.

“Thank you.” Nine Nether did not object when she received the Blood Essence. She opened her mouth and popped in the ball of light transformed by the Blood Essence. The next moment, she could feel her blood gush as though it were exploding within her body.

Lines of blood runes slowly surfaced on Nine Nether’s soft skin. Her body seemed to be experiencing a huge change. As the boundless blood aura entered her flesh and blood, her Undying Bird Bloodline hidden in her body began to intensify. Such changes persisted for about 15 minutes before Nine Nether opened her eyes. A deep and dark purple flame swirled in her eyes.

“It’s indeed the Deification Pool.” Nine Nether could not help but sing its praises. In the past, she had expended tremendous effort in her cultivation, and it was hard to intensify her bloodline in her body. But now, a pearl of Blood Essence allowed her to instantly sense her growth. The before-and-after effect was so drastic.

Mu Chen could also clearly sense Nine Nether’s improvement, but he was not surprised. The cultivation of Divine Beasts was different from that of humans. Humans were weak by nature, but after putting in effort in their cultivations, their strength would increase by levels. Divine Beasts were born strong, but it was tough to improve their strength. However, once they got an opportunity like this, their strength could improve exponentially.

“Let’s continue.” Mu Chen smiled.

The Blood Essences were rare and limited in this Deification Pool. Hence, they needed to snatch them as quickly as possible. As his voice faded, he darted out ahead again. Nine Nether immediately followed.

With the help of Mu Chen’s sensor, they met seven enormous beasts that were transformed by the Blood Essences over the next few hours. Mu Chen eventually reduced them to their original forms with just a slap. All of them became pearls of Blood Essence with overwhelming blood aura, and they all ended up in Nine Nether’s stomach.

With the help of these pearls, Nine Nether’s strength rose by levels, and the energy in her body became vast and magnificent. They even emanated from her body and transformed into a gigantic black eggy figure behind her. Mu Chen knew that it was the bloodline from Nine Nether taking its shape. The moment the giant egg broke open, she would evolve into a true blue Ancient Undying Bird.

“Finally, I can sense there is a chance for me to evolve…” Nine Nether opened her eyes. Her face showed slight excitement. After all, she had been waiting for this day for far too long. “But to get hold of this chance, I might need a large amount of blood aura…”

Mu Chen had been gazing to the far left. When he heard Nine Nether, he smiled and said, “I sense something big over there.”

While Nine Nether was devouring the Blood Essence, he expanded his sensor range and spotted a quite intense blood aura in the distance. The intensity of the blood aura was much higher than those they had found previously. That Blood Essence had such an intense blood aura, it was comparable to a Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign.

“Let’s go!” Mu Chen could not wait and darted out while Nine Nether quickly followed.

After dozens of minutes, Mu Chen stopped and looked ahead curiously. Nine Nether, behind him, was showing a shocked expression. Right before them stood a 1,000-foot-tall Roc that was gliding slowly in the air. Each time it did a flip and turn, it would bring about a huge airwave that swept up the sea.

“The blood aura of this Blood Essence is equivalent to an initial stage Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign.” Mu Chen sang its praises and struck without any hesitation. The enormous spiritual energy hand came slapping down, closing off all escape routes of that huge Blood Essence Roc. Although it possessed the blood aura equivalent to an initial stage Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign, it did not have any means. Hence, it was not a match for Mu Chen at all.

Once Mu Chen struck, he could capture the Roc for sure. However, just when the enormous spiritual hand almost touched the Roc, a golden-feathered wing penetrated the air like a blade and struck from above. Mu Chen’s huge spiritual energy hand was immediately severed. The sudden change triggered a flash of cold radiance in Mu Chen’s eyes. He lifted his head slowly and looked far ahead.

A figure with a golden glow was walking on water with his arms folded in front of him. He stood in the distance and looked over at them with a mocking face. From the look of it, it was Fang Jing from the Golden Phoenix Condor Clan who had insulted Mu Chen just now outside the Deification Pool!

Fang Jing’s eyes were filled with the desire to kill. He looked at Mu Chen, and a cold bellow echoed through the deep sea. “This huge Blood Essence Roc is mine. I’ll give you ten seconds. Get lost now!”