Chapter 1257: The Ultimate Duel
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As Ling Zhanzi stood in the air above the endless stretch of forest, a powerful spiritual energy swept through the surroundings like a windstorm. The battle runes on his arms flickered with a glow, causing him to look extremely stunning, like a God of War!
Ling Zhanzi cast an indifferent glance at the Black Tortoise Fighting Spirit, which he had just sent flying with his palm. At that same moment, the spiritual array was crumbling away around Mu Chen.
His face drew up in slight mockery as he said, “If these are all the means you have, it would be really disappointing.”
Mu Chen remained unwavering, but his eyes were solemn. Ling Zhanzi was indeed the most domineering Upper Earthly Sovereign he had ever met. According to his estimation, Ling Zhanzi should now be at the peak of the Upper Earthly Sovereign, and not too far away to making the Complete Earthly Sovereign level!
“He is indeed the personal disciple of the Western Kingdom War Emperor,” Mu Chen murmured to himself as he lifted his head.
His pitch-black eyes had no fear in them as he smiled at Ling Zhanzi. “Come and test it out yourself… If you really want to know. I promise you will not be disappointed.”
Even though Ling Zhanzi was truly extraordinary, Mu Chen was not someone who was easy to deal with either. As such, no one could determine who would be the winner of this battle.
“Oh really? I hope that is the case. Otherwise, it would be too boring.”
Boom!
The moment Ling Zhanzi finished talking, his figure suddenly transformed into numerous afterimages, which were all charging forward! The next moment, Ling Zhanzi slightly nodded his head, then immediately showed up in front of Mu Chen with a booming punch!
As he punched forward, countless battle runes exploded with a glaring glow. The mightiness of the blow burst the space into uncountable fragments!
The reflection of the glow from Ling Zhanzi’s punch quickly enlarged within the eyes of Mu Chen. However, Mu Chen did not step back from it, even though it was a domineering punch. After all, he wanted to have a taste of the spiritual energy that came from an Upper Earthly Sovereign.
At that moment, a Crystal Pagoda surfaced from within his eyes. All of his strong spiritual energy within his body then transformed into the Crystal Spiritual Energy.
The next moment, he curled his fingers into a fist and punched out forcefully. On his fist, the glow of the crystal bloomed. The spiritual energy in Mu Chen’s body then swept out without any reservations, forming a crystal-like punching glove on his fist.
Boom!
The two fists collided hard with each other instantly, and visible waves of fluctuation rippled out at once. The large trees within a thousand feet in the immense forest below them were instantly reduced into naked trees, having lost all of their leaves and bark.
As the tree’s remnant wood chips danced in the dirt of the forest, Mu Chen felt his body shake. He was then thrown backwards! While he flew backwards, his feet dragged upon the ground, leaving a deep rut thousands of feet long.
When he finally stabilized his body, Mu Chen’s face was bright red. After he regained his breath, he clenched his slightly wounded hands and looked at Ling Zhanzi, his eyes filled with a passionate fighting spirit.
He then asked, “What domineering spiritual energy! Is this what an Upper Earthly Sovereign would possess?”
Ling Zhanzi also staggered back, but far less than Mu Chen had just now. Also, compared to Mu Chen, he was slightly more composed. But, a slight and eerie coldness could be seen in his eyes.
Although Mu Chen had just blasted off thousands of feet away, he did not seem to sustain any serious injuries.
Ling Zhanzi then looked down at his fist, which was covered by a glittering crystallized glow that had been left by Mu Chen’s spiritual energy. In the contact the two had earlier on, this Crystal Spiritual Energy had seeped into his arm quietly, just as he was about to give Mu Chen a direct blow with his explosive spiritual energy.
What made him most surprised and bewildered was that, as the Crystal Spiritual passed through his body, his Fighting Spiritual Energy quieted down almost immediately. Before, he had almost lost control of it. But luckily, he had sped up the circulation of his spiritual energy in order to get rid of the oppression that was assaulting him.
This was also the reason why the force of his previous punch had been weakened. Hence, the fatal punch that could blow Mu Chen away had only managed to throw Ling Zhanzi back several steps!
The spiritual energy of this fellow is rather peculiar. He even managed to corrode my Fighting Spiritual Energy… Ling Zhanzi slightly knit his brows.
After all, his Fighting Spiritual Energy was unique to begin with. Specifically, its was way higher than any ordinary spiritual energy. However, it had been easily corroded by Mu Chen’s spiritual energy.
Does that mean that the Crystal Spiritual Energy that Mu Chen is practicing might be a higher grade than mine?
“Hmph, you do have some abilities. But, they are still not good enough to change your fate!” Ling Zhanzi locked his icy gaze on Mu Chen. Even though Mu Chen’s Crystal Spiritual Energy was uncommon, he was still only a Lower Earthly Sovereign.
“Interesting… Let me see how long your spiritual energy can keep you alive,” Ling Zhanzi said emotionlessly.
He then took a deep breath, while more and more battle runes surfaced on his arms. At the same time, a dangerous aura exuded from his body.
Sensing the dangerous aura, Mu Chen slightly narrowed his eyes. He clearly could tell that Ling Zhanzi was finally getting serious.
Woo! Woo!
As Ling Zhanzi stood in the air, with more battle surfacing on his arms, a tempestuous wind surrounded him. Then, the moment Ling Zhanzi’s imposing momentum hit its peak, his eyes shot out radiance.
After this, when he lifted his hand slowly, his hand swelled up into a giant hand that could even conceal the sun! Countless battle runes were carved on the huge hand.
The sky-devouring fighting spirit had clearly been gathered! It seemed as if the enormous hand of the God of War had fallen straight from the sky! The spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth was seething at this moment.
“Grand Super Power, Million Sky Sealing Hand!” Ling Zhanzi looked at Mu Chen without any feeling in his eyes.
He then slapped his enormous hand down, while his cold voice, which was filled with an eerie killing intent, resounded throughout the land. When the enormous hand of Ling Zhanzi loomed over everyone, numerous gasps and commentary could be heard all around the White Jade Square.
“It’s the Grand Super Power!”
“Ling Zhanzi is really merciless. He is determined to kill him.”
“Mu Chen is in danger.”
Countless powerhouses were watching the light screen, all of whom were petrified at what they saw. Such an intimidating offense as Ling Zhanzi’s sent chills down some of the Upper Earthly Sovereigns’ spines as well.
Liu Xingchen was also looking up at the light screen from one of the rooftops near the White Jade Square. When he saw that enormous hand, an intense uneasiness flashed in his eyes. He remembered when he had lost out to this enormous hand when he was battling with Ling Zhanzi earlier.
This was not surprising, as Ling Zhanzi’s enormous hand contained millions of battle runes. Together, with his own spiritual energy, his offense was daunting and fearsome beyond imagination. If one was not careful enough, even an Upper Earthly Sovereign might perish under one of his palm attacks!
As Liu Xingchen looked at the figure, who was as small as an ant under the gigantic hand, he mumbled, “Can you defend yourself against this, Mu Chen?”
While the spectators were still in states of shock, Mu Chen was looking solemnly at the enormous hand. He had not expected that Ling Zhanzi could display a Grand Super Power.
He was indeed the disciple of the War Emperor, and he has a solid background… Mu Chen could not help but to sing praise in his head.
Ling Zhanzi, who was now in the sky, had no expression on his face. However, there was a very cold radiance in his eyes.
When the gigantic hand was ready to attack, he did not make any further useless remarks. The enormous hand fell from the sky instantly, mercilessly slamming down at Mu Chen.
Boom!
The gigantic descending palm caused the entire area to collapse. The overcasting shadow loomed over Mu Chen as he lifted his head and watched the gigantic hand’s descent. He took a deep breath and formed seals with both of his hands.
Weng!
Suddenly, a daunting spiritual energy exploded out from his body. The next moment, a giant light figure formed behind him. The light had gathered and solidified behind Mu Chen!
Now, a great golden figure stood firmly behind Mu Chen. A violet radiance circulated around the figure and gave off a mysterious and unpredictable vibe.
Apparently, Ling Zhanzi, in a domineering offensive move, had summoned the Immortal Golden Body! As soon as the Immortal Golden Body appeared, it breathed out a long river of spiritual energy.
Then, as it lifted its large, violet hand, the golden light exploded at once, causing the violet radiance to quickly condense into twelve huge mysterious light runes. At that moment, Mu Chen changed his seal, and the twelve light runes soared to the sky like huge dragons before quickly condensing and gathering to form an enormous violet umbrella.
“Immortal God Rune, Myriad of Change!”
“The Violet Umbrella!”
Mu Chen swung his robe, and the Violet Umbrella swept up and clashed directly on the enormous incoming hand.
Rumble!
During the clash, the loud rumbling sound resounded throughout the land. The enormous hand continued to press downward, and the gigantic Violet Umbrella caved in at an extreme angle at once, as though it was going to break soon.
However, just when everyone thought the gigantic Violet Umbrella was going to give way, violet light runes appeared upon it and a mysterious violet glow flashed into the sky.
Bang!
The gigantic sunken Violet Umbrella sprung out suddenly like a compressed spring that had just been released. As the umbrella sprung back, an incredibly daunting power fell upon the enormous hand.
Rumble!
Thunder seemed to be coming out of the enormous hand. Then, under everyone’s horrifying gazes, the battle runes on the enormous hand burst into fragments.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Within a short while, the enormous hand was thrown off and shrunk quickly. Eventually, it returned to once more become Ling Zhanzi’s usual hand.
Ling Zhanzi had a sullen look on his face, and his palm was shaking and had traces of blood on it. Apparently, his hand had been injured in the previous clash due to the recoil of the umbrella when it sprang backwards.
“Interesting, very interesting…” Zhan Lingzi stared at the gigantic Immortal Golden Body under Mu Chen with razor-sharp eyes.
This was obviously the Sovereign Celestial Body that Mu Chen had been cultivating. As he had never seen this mysterious celestial body before, he knew that it must not be simple!
Mu Chen stood on one of the shoulders of the Immortal Golden Body. With his pitch-black eyes, he looked at Ling Zhanzi and said slowly, “Summon your Sovereign Celestial Body. Otherwise, I’m afraid you can’t do anything to me.”
For once, Ling Zhanzi did not mock him. Through the previous experience, he already knew that he could not do anything to Mu Chen, who now had the power of the Sovereign Celestial Body. To match up with Mu Chen’s Sovereign Celestial Body, he would now have to use the same power.
Ling Zhanzi stared at Mu Chen and said, “Mu Chen, you have forced me to use my Sovereign Celestial Body. So, even if you lose today, you should be proud of that at least!”
Boom!
As soon as his last word was spoken, a continuous light exploded behind Ling Zhanzi. At that moment, screams of death seemed to fill Heaven and Earth.
A colossal figure slowly formed behind Ling Zhanzi. At the same time, a daunting and exceptionally horrifying oppression gradually gathered throughout the land.
As the oppression loomed, Ling Zhanzi’s low voice could be heard everywhere at the same time. “Show yourself, Ancient War Emperor Celestial Body!”