The Great Ruler (Web Novel)
chapter-1023

As Mu Chen's calm voice was heard, Bai Bin's face twisted immediately. The hideous look on his face showed how badly he wanted to tear Mu Chen into pieces.

Although Bai Bin was not the strongest among the younger generation of the Ice Phoenix Clan, he did share the phoenix bloodline. As such, he was superior among the rest. Hence, those ordinary divine beasts would have to respect him whenever they saw him.

"Kill him! he yelled, looking hideous, with his bloodshot eyes.

A few figures walked out from behind Bai Bin. They glared at Mu Chen with hostility. A violent spiritual energy exuded from their bodies, eliciting a fierce oppression.

All of these people were from the Ice Phoenix Clan. Even though they were slightly weaker than Bai Bin, they had all reached the level of Sovereign Grade Seven. Hence, this was quite a powerful line-up.

While the top powers were glaring at them, Nine Nether, Ink Blade,and Ink Ring let out annoyed sighs and stood behind Mu Chen. They stared angrily at the group of people.

"You, Nine Netherbird Clan, dare to challenge the Ice Phoenix Clan?" Bai Bin asked coldly.

Nine Nether gave a mocking smile upon hearing his words, then retorted snidely, "Such a boaster! You're only an ordinary clan member from the Ice Phoenix Clan. Do you really think you represent the whole clan? And another thing...Once we enter the Land of the Divine Beasts, you will be asking for humiliation, as you will lose! Then, if news got back to your clan, I don't think anyone would help you then! Instead, you would be reprimanded for being useless."

Nine Nether was obviously not bothered by Bai Bin's threats. After all, the Ice Phoenix Clan was just a branch out from the Phoenix Clan. Thus, their strength was not enough to throw the Nine Netherbird Clan into a panic.

Bai Bin started to have mixed expressions on his face when he heard this. If the news of his losing to a Sovereign Grade Six was made known to his clan, he might be scoffed at by the rest. Also, maybe the elders might think he was useless, then they would not focus on training him anymore. That would be devastating for him!

"Haha, look at what you all have done. It's been only a while since we separated, and you have already gotten into trouble."

While Bai Bin could not decide what to do, someone laughed suddenly. The crowd gave way, and a few figures walked out from it. Giving off a strong sense of killing intent, it could now be clearly seen that they were none other than Han Shan and the top powers from the Demonic Rhino Clan.

Han Shan scanned the scene and immediately knew what had happened. He brought his men to Mu Chen's side and said helplessly, "You people really know how to make trouble…"

Even though he was obviously not pleased, he showed no intention of walking away. Instead, he stood beside Mu Chen, explicitly telling the rest that they were on Mu Chen's side.

"Those people are from the Demonic Rhino Clan, right? Is that person Han Shan? I've heard about him! He is the supreme talent from the Demonic Rhino Clan. He is also the cream of the crop among the talents of Sovereign Grade Seven. Yep, he must be pretty strong!"

"I never thought that the Demonic Rhino Clan and the Nine Netherbird Clan shared such a close relationship..."

Amid all of the whispering going on among the crowd, Mu Chen gave a weak smile. He had not asked these people to come here. They had all journeyed here of their own accord.

But, Mu Chen had a good impression of Han Shan, as he was apparently on their side, despite knowing that Bai Bin was one of the Ice Phoenix Clan members. The fact that Han Shan did not choose to ignore this showed that he was indeed a worthy friend to have.

Seeing Han Shan's stand on this, Bai Bin's expression hardened even more. The rest of the Ice Phoenix Clan members also frowned. With the new addition of these top powers from the Demonic Rhino Clan, it had nearly leveled the playing field.

Bai Bin, looking dismayed, took a deep breath to suppress his anger. He then said coldly, "This matter will not be over so quickly. I hope you will be able to be responsible for this next time."

Bai Bin did not stay after he finished his sentence, but left the place with a cold and indifferent aura. However, all of them knew that Bai Bin was in a rage.

The top powers from the Ice Phoenix Clan felt a sense of injustice well up in their hearts. After all, they had never lost to anyone before.

Moreover, those gathered here were ordinary talents. The rest of their clan members had split into different groups when they arrived in Land of the Divine Beasts. If the rest had been here, they would give Mu Chen and Han Shan hell today!

The spectators shook their heads with regret when the confrontation ended. They thought there would be a bloody fight between the two teams, with both sides sustaining significant injuries and casualties!

Chi Hongwu, who had been staying out of the conflict, turned her attention to Mu Chen. A strange radiance was flickering in her eyes, as if she now wanted to fight, but had decided to suppress it.

"Don't be too happy. Bai Bin was not even in the top five among the younger generation of the Ice Phoenix Clan. You would regret it, sooner or later, if you made the mistake of thinking they are weak."

She was giving them a gentle reminder in order to atone for her reckless actions earlier. But, Mu Chen still had no good impression of her. Hence, he just gave a nod, implying that he had heard her words.

Chi Hongwu gritted her teeth in anger, realizing that her good intentions had failed to hit their mark. She stomped her feet and refused to say anything more. She then made a turn, but before she left, she murmured angrily, "I'll see if you'll run for your life, when the times comes!"

Mu Chen watched her leave, his eyes narrowing slightly. Bai Bin was not even the top five in his clan. So, if what she said was right, the strength of the Ice Phoenix Clan could not be underestimated. It was no wonder that they were one of the Phoenix clans...

"What she said was true. Those formidable characters in the clan weren't here today. Otherwise, it would be difficult to end this." Han Shan nodded, a stern look on his face.

Mu Chen nodded slightly and smiled. "There will be many strong opponents on the road of cultivation. If we were only to evade them all, that would be too boring."

Han Shan was slightly stunned. He gave a strange look to Mu Chen, then said, "I respect you for having such a mindset."

"Whatever you do, never run away from anything in fear," said Mu Chen. "This is the true cultivation of a top power."

It was no wonder that Mu Chen was fearless, when he faced all the supreme talents from the various clans, despite being a Sovereign Grade Six. As he listened to him, Han Shan was rather impressed by Mu Chen.

He vaguely felt that Mu Chen would have unmeasurable achievements in the future. At that time, the entire Phoenix Clan would not be able to lay a finger on him, let alone the Ice Phoenix Clan!

Ink Blade gradually returned to his usual self after Bai Bin left. He looked deeply at Mu Chen, then said, "Thank you, but you don't have to meddle in this. I could have handled him on my own."

Mu Chen smiled and said casually, "I couldn't watch anyone humiliate my friends."

Ink Blade paused for a moment, a complicated look in his eyes. He lowered his gaze and nodded, saying nothing further.

But, Ink Ring was too familiar with her brother's character. She knew that her brother must have been very stirred up by his words.

Given their identities, the term "friend" was unusual for them to use, even in the Nine Netherbird Clan. As such, Ink Blade turned into a cold and isolated person.

Mu Chen did not think that his casual words would cast such a ripple in Ink Blade's heart. He turned around and looked at the stone tree in front of the skinny man after speaking.

Previously, he had used 500,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in exchange for a Phoenix Flame Essence. That was quite a bargain. Subsequently, Mu Chen had great interest in this trade, as the items that the skinny man possessed seemed extraordinary.

But, it was possible that this fellow could have used up all of his luck while he was searching for these items, as he could not open them at all now. His heartbeat raced, when the skinny man sensed Mu Chen looking over at him again. He was still feeling the pain from when Mu Chen opened a Phoenix Flame Essence. If the essence were his, he could fetch at least close to a million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.

"What's the matter? Do you want to try your luck again? Just now, I saw the way you broke the seal. Are there any special techniques to it?" asked the skinny man tactfully. He had carefully observed Mu Chen breaking the seal. Apparently, his method had a higher chance of opening the seal versus breaking it by force.

Mu Chen gave him an ambiguous answer. "Just luck."

He then swept his gaze to those crystal balls and looked at Ink Ring. The latter understood his intention. She focused on scanning the balls for quite some time, then stretched out her hands and tapped three of the crystal balls.

Upon seeing that, Mu Chen sucked them with his palm, and the three crystal balls fell into his hands. Without hesitation, he threw out a jade bottle and said, "Here's 1,500,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Thanks!"

The eyebrows of the skinny man twitched continuously, when he saw the decisiveness of Mu Chen. He stared hard at the three crystal balls that Mu Chen had taken. He had a hunch that Mu Chen had just taken away some of the realm's worthiest treasures.

Even though he was unwilling to deal with him, he could only give a fake smile and keep the jade bottle, at least while Mu Chen was watching. So, he forced himself to put an extreme ugly smile on his face.

After witnessing the fight previously, he knew that Mu Chen was not someone easy to deal with. Hence, he knew better than to offend him. So, the skinny man could only bear with the pain and cut away the spiritual energy light beams on the crystal balls.

As the three crystal balls landed in Mu Chen's hand, he threw them gently in the air. At the same time, he felt uneasy about it.

This time, he had spent almost all his Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Now, he could only trust the extraordinary instincts of Ink Ring. Hopefully, these three crystal balls would contain something worth more than the 1,500,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Otherwise, he would have lost every penny that he had saved!