The Great Ruler (Web Novel)
chapter-1423

Mu Chen fell from the sky amid countless gazes, then landed on the white jade stone platform where the Xuan lineage was. His unexpected behavior immediately caused a great uproar among the onlookers…

“What? He’s going to challenge the Xuan lineage?”

“This boy is too arrogant, as the Xuan lineage has seven elders. If he wants to win a seat from them, he must win at least four victories.”

“He’s a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers! His desire is akin to a snake trying to swallow an elephant.”

“He is bold indeed, but isn’t he worried that he’s overestimating himself?”

Countless whispers broke out out among the crowd, as the people were all shocked by Mu Chen’s choice. It was clear that the Xuan lineage was the toughest opponent to face in the present situation. As such, to many people, Mu Chen’s choice seemed extremely reckless and unwise.

Even the elders of the Qing lineage, such as Qing Tian and Qing Xuan, were were stunned. They had thought that Mu Chen had other means, so they never expected that he would choose the most ferocious and direct way to fight! They had to wonder…

How could he possibly win?

The Xuan lineage had seven elders, three of which were Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereigns and four of which were God Grade Heavenly Sovereigns. If Mu Chen were to take on this challenge, he would have to win four victories in order to win a single seat.

Moreover, the Qing lineage could provide him with very little help. That was to say, Mu Chen was clearly intending to rely on his own strength to complete this challenge.

Just thinking about this was incredulous. After all, Mu Chen was only in the initial stage of the Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, and even the weakest of the seven Xuan lineage elders was also at this same level, while the rest were above this level!

Most importantly, even if Mu Chen really defeated the three Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereigns, in order to win, he would have to defeat a God Grade Heavenly Sovereign. His fighting a God Grade Heavenly Sovereign as a Spiritual Grade was even more unimaginable! Therefore, looking at the odds, Mu Chen had almost no chance of success.

“What exactly is this boy doing?” Elder Qing Yun could not help but wonder aloud.

Qing Tian reluctantly shook his head. At this time, it was useless to complain, and the situation was so disastrous that even if Mu Chen failed, it would not be any worse, just a little more humiliating.

As the three Qing lineage elders sighed secretly, Xuan Luo and Mo Xin saw this scene and sneered sarcastically. Mo Xin then said, “That brat doesn’t know what’s good for him. Does he really think that, just by becoming a Heavenly Sovereign, he could wreak havoc in our Budur Ancient Clan? He’s a mere Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign in his initial phase, so he isn’t as powerful as he thinks he is.”

Many of the members of the Xuan lineage nodded in agreement, one after another. In their view, Mu Chen was seeking his own demise. On the mountain where the Qing lineage was located, many of the members also looked at each other. This time, even Qing Ling was hesitant and worried, and was apparently also frightened by Mu Chen’s choice.

After all, he was going against seven Heavenly Sovereigns. It was incredible that Mu Chen intended to fight them head-on!

“Bravo! Mu Chen is indeed bold. His spirit is about to catch up with my dad’s. Do you think Mu Chen will win?” Next to the main peak, Lin Jing clapped and grinned.

Unlike the others, she didn’t think that Mu Chen was being arrogant. On the contrary, she had a great appreciation of his bold and brave spirit.

Xiao Xiao pondered over this seriously, a charming smile appearing on her face. She then said, “Mu Chen is a man who acts after careful planning, and he would never do anything reckless. Since he has decided to do this, he must have some confidence in his capability to obtain the victory.”

At this point, she paused and smiled. “But, I am curious too, as where this confidence came from.”

As they were standing beside the two women, Lin Diao and Yao Chen heard her words. They looked at each other and smiled. Lin Diao then said, “Both of you have placed much faith in him.”

It was clear that they did not think that Mu Chen’s act was reckless either. Although they did not have much knowledge of Mu Chen’s capabilities, since Lin Dong and Xiao Yan valued him, that was enough to show them that he was not an ordinary person.

Amid the uproar, at the top of the seven white jade stone platforms of the Xuan lineage, the Xuan Lineage Head, Xuan Guang, stared coldly at Mu Chen. At this moment, even with his usual calm composure, he couldn’t help laughing a bit maniacally out of anger. “Alright, you’re worthy of being Qing Yanjing’s son indeed, as you are very bold.”

He then said, “If you want to learn the strength of my Xuan lineage, we’ll gladly show it to you today. All the elders… Listen to my orders! Show no mercy. Let this perpetrator feel the full power of our Xuan lineage.”

“Yes!” After hearing the Lineage Head’s orders, the other six elders immediately responded in unison with deep voices.

They then glared threateningly at Mu Chen, who had directly challenged them in the presence of so many people and was clearly disdainful of them. Of course, they could not take this lying down!

From atop the main peak, the Great Elder Budur Xuan looked at this scene, his gaze flickering. In his view, Mu Chen was indeed too arrogant. He had decided to let the Xuan lineage suppress him first, so that he could understand that, even if he had stepped into the rank of Heavenly Sovereign, it was not enough to allow him to wreak havoc in their Budur Ancient Clan!

However, it was really not possible for him to let the Xuan lineage elders kill Mu Chen. In that case, with Qing Yanjing’s temper, she would inevitably hold hatred against the Budur Ancient Clan and go on a rampage.

Then, even if the clan could subdue her, they would still pay an extremely heavy price! Such was a scene that the Great Elder did not want to see!

As Budur Xuan pondered this, Mu Chen, who was still in the sky, did not care about the sarcastic anger of the elders, but landed without delay on a white jade stone platform at the bottom of the Xuan lineage. As he landed, everyone looked towards his direction.

On this white jade platform was a Xuan lineage elder named Xuan Hai. His strength was also at the initial stage of the Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, which seemed to be on the same level as Mu Chen.

At this time, Elder Xuan Hai’s robes were billowing, while he was staring at Mu Chen sharply. With a sarcastic smile on his lips, he said, “I didn’t think that a figure such as Qing Yanjing would have such a fool as a son. With the strength of an initial stage Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign, you can intimidate others in other places, but that is not the case here in the Budur Ancient Clan.”

In the face of this Elder Xuan Hai’s sarcasm, Mu Chen did not seem flustered at all. His gaze even skipped past Xuan Hai, looking directly to the upper white jade stone platforms.

“Boy, without a mother to teach you manners, you’re just a rude brat who does not know etiquette.” Seeing that Mu Chen didn’t even look at him, Xuan Hai suddenly burst out in anger and roared at him.

Mu Chen finally glanced at Xuan Hai, then emotionlessly replied, “Scram! Don’t make a fool out of yourself!”

“Kid, you’re asking for death!” Xuan Hai’s face was red with rage as he roared ferociously. His body burst then out hundreds of millions of light, while he grew taller, like a little giant.

His body had transformed into a spiritual body, which was extremely bright. At the same time, it exuded a powerful force, and it seemed that a single move could shatter the heavens and earth.

Boom!

As soon as Xuan Hai revealed this spiritual body, he showed no mercy. As he stomped on the soles of his feet, a crack emerged in the white jade stone platform.

His figure burst out like a specter, then swiftly appeared in front of Mu Chen. Mysterious light runes then spread out on his spiritual body.

“Spiritual Pulse Super Power, Giant Spiritual Heaven Hitting Palm!” he yelled, while a violent glint surged in Xuan Hai’s eyes.

His first shot was a direct display of his formidable Spiritual Pulse Super Power. As he was rebuking Mu Chen, the first shot was given at his full strength. He knew that, no matter what, Mu Chen was a true Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign, which meant that his strength was on par with his, so if he did not go all out, he would suffer a loss.

Crash!

As his blow charged forward, his fist expanded, like the hand of the Giant Spiritual God. As it quickly hammered down, even the space shattered and the earth crumbled, revealing how powerful his blow was.

Seeing the power of Xuanhai’s fist, many Heavenly Sovereigns nodded in approval as they thought… This Xuan Hai really has some impressive abilities!

However, when their gazes swept towards Mu Chen, they could not help but freeze, as they found that Mu Chen remained still, letting the blow approach him without even flinching!

This boy, he doesn’t even know that he should avoid it! Is he a fool?

Many people looked at each other in bewilderment, as Xuan Hai seized the first opportunity to launch an amazing offensive attack. Under normal circumstances, anyone would dodge this attack, then look for an opportunity to fight back, so they had to wonder… Why is Mu Chen standing there like a blockhead?

Amid their innumerable astonished gazes, the terrifying light of the fist finally whistled, but the moment that it was about to bombard Mu Chen’s chest, he finally sprang into action. He stretched out his palm, making contact with the horrifying fist in a fluttering gesture.

Boom!

At the moment of contact, a loud noise reverberated throughout the sky, while shock waves raged throughout the space. Cracks emerged, one by one, on the entire white jade stone platform, while the slate was constantly being shattered. Smoke and dust spread out, then gradually dissipated.

Everyone looked at the scene, their expressions changing constantly, as upon the white jade platform, Mu Chen still maintained his position of resisting Xuan Hai’s fierce blow with one hand! The slate around him had now turned into powder, but the slate under his feet was still safe, so even his body had not moved the slightest bit.

Woah!

An uproar burst out in the crowd, as many Heavenly Sovereigns in supreme forces grew solemn. They obviously did not expect for Mu Chen to so easily counter Xuan Hai’s ferocious blow.

Xuan Hai’s face also changed amid the commotion, as he saw that his previous unreserved punch had been thwarted. Mu Chen’s body seemed like a bottomless hole, and no matter how much he unleashed his spiritual shock wave, it seemed useless against Mu Chen.

As an uneasy feeling rose in his heart, Xuan Hai intended to retreat from the present fight and could only summon the Sovereign Celestial Appearance to clash with Mu Chen. However, just as he was about to withdraw, he saw that Mu Chen’s palm clung to his fist like a hawk’s claw, preventing him from retreating.

Xuan Hai looked up to see that Mu Chen’s eyes were full of indifference and ferocity. “Now that you have used your Spiritual Pulse Super Power, try mine,” Mu Chen said nonchalantly, while his eyes narrowed.

Then, without waiting for Xuan Hai’s response, a purple fire suddenly burned in his palm, which continued along Xuan Hai’s fist. It spread instantly, soon enveloping Xuan Hai within it completely.

The purple fire startled Xuan Hai, who quickly summoned his spiritual energy and readied himself to extinguish the purple fire. However, in the next moment, he was horrified to see that the purple flames that had come into contact with his spiritual energy had not only not been extinguished, but had swallowed up his own spiritual energy at the same time!

The fire had become more vigorous, and a terrible temperature was rising all around them. When faced with such an extreme temperature, even his spiritual body felt an excruciating sense of pain.

“Ah!” Xuan Hai let out a shrill cry of agony, and as he fell backwards, his entire being was consumed by flames.

No matter how hard he tried to summon his spiritual energy, he could not extinguish the purple flames. Amid the extreme heat, his flesh was beginning to burn.

Mu Chen’s eyes were indifferent to his suffering as he took a step forward and kicked Xuan Hai in the mouth. That strong kick caused his teeth to fall out and a trail of blood to trickle down his face. His body flew back after the impact, and he fell off of the white jade stone platform.

Everyone was staring at this scene, dumbfounded. No one could have imagined that Elder Xuan Hai would not even be able to counter Mu Chen’s one move! They couldn’t believe that he had been defeated!

Mu Chen raised his head, quietly looking at the Xuan lineage elders, whose faces had changed to ones of shock. His nonchalant voice rang out amid the silence, “How weak! Next…”