The Great Ruler (Web Novel)
chapter-1022

"Get lost!"

The creepy smile on Bai Bin's face froze, and his expression turned cold when he heard a voice that rumbled like a clap of thunder. A frightening, cold aura exuded from his entire body. Layers of frost started to form on the ground. Bai Bin glared coldly at Mu Chen. He said slowly, "Cut your tongue. I'll let you go."

Mu Chen smiled. "Who do you think you are?" However, his smile could not conceal his mockery.

He could sense the danger from Bai Bin, and Mu Chen figured that he was from one of the phoenix clans. However, Mu Chen was not afraid of anyone. Since he had made enough enemies for himself, adding another one would not make any difference. Hence, he did not mind at all.

"Do you think you can protect them? You are courting your own death!" The corner of Bai Bin's eyes twitched. Blood filled his eyes, and his cold face twisted. After all these years, this was the first time he had met someone who dared to look down on him. Furthermore, this person only had the strength of a Grade Six Sovereign!

Boom!

When Bai Bin finished speaking, extreme winter broke out, and the temperature dropped drastically. The moment Bai Bin opened his mouth, he breathed out a mouthful of icy blue mist. The mist transformed itself into a hideous ice dragon. Its body was surrounded by extreme coldness, and it moved in the air towards Mu Chen with the speed of lightning.

If any Grade Seven Sovereign had been caught in this coldness, their bodies would have been numbed. If the same thing happened to a Grade Six Sovereign, they might be turned into an ice sculpture.

However, Mu Chen had no intention of backing off, despite Bai Bin's incoming attack. He circulated golden light on his body's surface, and an indestructible aura was given off. He punched out, and the veins vibrated on his arm as if they were trying to escape from a cage. Daunting power was released.

Dong!

The two attacks collided hard. Mu Chen did not move an inch, but during the moment of impact, he could feel a stream of cold and poisonous energy continuously flowing into his body trying to freeze his spiritual energy.

However, Mu Chen did not mind that energy at all. At that split second, he circulated the real dragon and real phoenix runes on both his arms, and the stream of cold energy was dissipated entirely. The coldness in his body also disappeared immediately.

Without any expression on his face, golden light burst from Mu Chen's body, and the power from his physical body burst out at once. A cracking sound was heard, and the body of the ice dragon slowly cracked and exploded into pieces of ice.

"How could this be possible?!" Bai Bin narrowed his eyes as the ice dragon shattered into pieces. The most formidable thing about this dragon was not the power it possessed, but the extreme cold energy that could invade anywhere. Previously, he had clearly sensed that the cold energy had entered Mu Chen's body. How had he managed to activate his energy?

Is he immune to the cold energy? Bai Bin immediately ditched this ridiculous thought. He was a member of the Ice Phoenix Clan with inborn icy cold energy. The rest of the top powers of the same level from other clans would need to be cautious of it, so how could Mu Chen be immune to it?

Dong!

Mu Chen did not give him time to think. He stomped his foot hard. A crack started spreading itself from his feet. His body transformed into a golden light figure. Within the span of a breath, he appeared in front of Bai Bin like a ghost. The speed was so fast that it struck fear into him.

Bai Bin could not imagine that Mu Chen possessed such a surprising speed as a Grade Six Sovereign.

As the golden light appeared, Mu Chen shot out golden light from his eyes, too. He then struck his palm out. The palm contained not only all his physical strength, but also the powerful spiritual energy within his body.

It was a soft hit, yet the palm carried black and frightful space traces with it. This was a phenomenon that could only be triggered by formidable power.

The surrounding top powers were able to tell the good from the bad. Their expressions changed when they saw the palm attack. They could not believe it. The force of this palm would be too overwhelming for an ordinary Grade Seven Sovereign.

A frightful palm wind swept over. Bai Bin's expression altered entirely. His eyes finally turned serious, and he no longer belittled Mu Chen, since he knew that this Grade Six Sovereign was quite hard to deal with.

However, he was past the point of no return now. Bai Bin did not regret this. Cold radiance surged in his eyes. He quickly formed his seals. Behind Bai Bin's back, a huge ice phoenix was taking shape. The ice phoenix spread out its wings, and they protected him like an ice shield.

Boom!

The golden-lighted palm did not back off. It stuck hard on the ice phoenix's wings. Visible impact waves rippled out, and the hard ground crumbled into pieces. The ice phoenix's wings took the hit. Bai Bin was behind the wing's shield, but he could clearly feel the daunting power of that blow. If he had been hit by that palm, he would have sustained massive injuries.

However, to have been forced to this stage by a Grade Six Sovereign... Bai Bin's face looked rather dark. A killing intent flashed intensely in his eyes. Today, he shall torture Mu Chen!

Bai Bin gritted his teeth when the thought came to him. The blood started to heat up in his body. Everyone noticed oppression begin to sweep out from Bai Bin like a storm. This oppression came from his blood.

Bai Bin was a member of the Ice Phoenix clan. He belonged to a noble bloodline. Most of the divine beasts would be oppressed by it. Moreover, Bai Bin had heated up his blood so it would hit a maximum level of oppression. At such close-distance oppression, ordinary divine beasts would kneel in front of Bai Bin.

The rest of the spectators slowly backed off. They could tell that Bai Bin intended to force Mu Chen to kneel in front of him so that he could humiliate him. They knew they had better stay out of the way in case they got involved and ended up embarrassing themselves.

Chi Hongwu stood still not far away. She knit her brows slightly upon seeing Bai Bin's actions. Although she was arrogant and loved to fight, she prefered to gain her upper hand through fair play. She despised the way Bai Bin used his noble blood to oppress and gain favorable advantages.

But that fellow is going to be unlucky, Chi Hongwu thought to herself.

Even though Mu Chen had a strong physical body, Bai Bin was smart enough to use his blood for oppression. Under such circumstances, even physical power would not be able to offset the weakness of the blood.

While everyone was watching, Mu Chen could feel the enveloping oppression. But strangely, there was no horrified expression on Mu Chen's face. Instead, the spectators sensed a vague smile on him.

"Blood Oppression?" Mu Chen muttered softly.

He clenched his fists. The runes of the real phoenix on his arms…. No… When Mu Chen had successfully cultivated his Dragon-Phoenix Scripture in the second stage, both the real dragon and real phoenix in his body had already grown into something spiritual. Hence, at this point in time, they should be called spirits of the real dragon and real phoenix.

You want to play blood oppression? I will show you what the real oppression is!

The real phoenix spirits burst into strong purple-gold light. The eyes that had been closed were now wide open. That very moment, another indescribable oppression exploded.

The real phoenix oppression only appeared for a moment, and it did not spread itself out. The oppression was solely focused on Bai Bin, and others would not be able to sense it.

At that same moment, the oppression exuded from the ice phoenix behind him disappeared utterly. The ice phoenix let out a fearful cry and shivered while withdrawing all its cold energy.

Bai Bin's face turned ghastly white. His eyes were filled with disbelief. The oppression that burst out from Mu Chen's body suddenly was causing his blood vessels to quiver.

Bang!

Fear surged in Bai Bin. His legs could not help but bend forward. When his knees were almost hitting the ground, he recovered from his state of shock. Even though he tried to stop himself from kneeling, his knees eventually touched the ground.

The spectators were waiting to see how Mu Chen would be embarrassed by the Ice Phoenix's blood oppression, but they were dumbfounded to see Bai Bin kneeling down.

Chi Hongwu's eyes were also wide open, and her face was filled with astonishment.

Bang!

Mu Chen continued to look impassive. The golden-lighted palm that was imprinted on the wings of the ice phoenix suddenly jerked. With little real phoenix energy, the sturdy-looking wings burst into pieces in one go.

Bai Bin's body was thrown out immediately. Eventually, he landed on the floor leaving a long trail behind him before he could finally stabilize himself.

Pzzt!

After his body stabilized, he spat out a mouthful of blood. His strong surrounding spiritual energy reduced exponentially. Apparently, his injuries were quite severe. Taken aback by his defeat, Bai Bin was unable to recover from it. He could only stare with his pale face at the figure in front of him.

The surroundings were quiet. The top powers from various clans stared blankly at Mu Chen. By now, the golden light surrounding the juvenile figure dissipated. He had returned to his usual self. But after witnessing the fight just now, they all knew very well that this slender figure possessed daunting powers.

This fellow, who came from some unknown place…

That was the top power from the Ice Phoenix Clan! But now, he was utterly defeated by this person in front of them. Which clan did this supreme talent come from?!

Under the onlookers' shocked gazes, Mu Chen regained stillness in his eyes. He looked at Bai Bin again. His voice was calm and domineering. No one dared to rebuke him at all. "These two people are under my protection now!"