Chapter 704 (2/2)

Seeing this, the crowd broke out in speculation. “Are these city lords teaming up against Mu Chen alone?”

“Haha, no matter how powerful you are, Mu Chen, can you beat us one on seven today?” Luo Mang laughed and leaped into the air. His cold and delighted gaze focused on Mu Chen.

“Despicable!” Tang Bing scowled in anger.

In the air, the Great Solar Undying Body radiated a golden glow while Mu Chen’s shadow emerged at the top of the celestial body’s head. He looked at the seven surrounding him and frowned slightly.

With his capabilities now, fending off Luo Mang alone had required much of his tactics. He was, after all, still a First Grade Sovereign. To fight against six others as powerful as Luo Mang would be difficult even for him.

“Mu Chen, I don’t want to force you. If you leave now, I will assure your safe departure,” Luo Mang spoke in a low voice.

Mu Chen smiled, and then he said to the city lords who had yet to emerge, “Is there anyone else?”

The city lords stared at each other, impressed by Mu Chen’s calm composure in this situation. They did not reply, but no one else stepped forward.

Unlike Luo Mang’s party, the other city lords joined the Blood Hawk Palace because they had no other choice. They also had their fair share of exploitation by that palace through the years. As such, they did not have much loyalty to the palace. The reason they did not jump ship was only that Nine Nether Palace seemed too weak previously. But now it seemed that Nine Nether Palace was waxing in strength.

“So, just the seven of you, I guess.” Mu Chen was satisfied with this. It meant that those who were completely loyal to Lord Blood Hawk were few. And the few of them would be thorny ones. By getting rid of them, the task at hand would be easily solved.

Luo Mang jeered. He crossed his arms while staring at Mu Chen coolly and said, “Since you do not wish to leave, don’t blame me for what’s next.”

“So you plan to overwhelm me with numbers…”

Mu Chen smiled while looking at Luo Mang. “You thought only you could do that?”

Luo Mang’s countenance fell as he saw the Nine Nether Troops looking as dark as storm clouds. The stern formation of the troops caused him to squint a little.

“Heh, a mere rabble of misfits,” Luo Mang snickered at last. The Nine Nether Troop was the least popular army within the Daluo Territory, and they had always stayed within their Palace, never responding to any provocation. As such, they were looked down upon by many who thought of them as a weak combat force.

“Is that so?”

Mu Chen smiled faintly. With a thought in his heart, the Great Solar Undying Body emerged with a roar, finally standing upon the air above the Nine Nether Troop.

“Nine Nether Troop!” Mu Chen’s piercingly cold shout rang throughout the heavens.

“Sir, yes, sir!” the troops’ thunderous voices rumbled as one. Their eyes were fierce and piercing, and a wave of indescribable spiritual energy rippled across the skies and tore the heavens.

Innumerable hearts shook as they saw that the Nine Nether Troops, who never displayed their strength within the Daluo Territory, were like ferocious lions who were newly awakened.

“Nine Nether’s Fighting Spirit!”

When Mu Chen’s deep voice resonated, suddenly, heavy black halberds materialized in the hands of the Nine Nether Troops. In one accord, they stomped the halberds.

Bang!

The sky looked as if it were filled with thunderbolts as streams and gushes of fighting spirit went up into the sky. The fighting spirit materialized, condensed, convoluted, and finally, it was as though the troop had turned into a dark ocean of pure fighting spirit.

Thunder rumbled from within in waves of angry roars.

“Condensing fighting spirit?” Luo Mang and his party’s faces fell when they saw this. They did not expect the Nine Nether Troop to be capable of materializing fighting spirit, a feat only the best trained troops could perform!

Luo Mang’s eyes shone, and with a harsh voice he shouted, “Worry not. While they may be able to materialize their fighting spirit, no one will be able to control it! Mu Chen has just taken over Nine Nether. It’s impossible that he could merge with the fighting spirit!”

The other six city lords nodded in agreement. To control a fighting spirit like this, one must at least be able to fuse with the spirit. Mu Chen was new to the Daluo Territory, and had just taken over Nine Nether for a short while. It was impossible for him to control the fighting spirit of the Nine Nether Troop!

Just as they finished talking, Mu Chen, who was sitting cross-legged upon the head of the Great Solar Undying Body, gave them a smile. He then immediately raised his long and slender palm.

Boom!

As Mu Chen raised his palm, the look on Luo Mang and the gang’s faces froze bit by bit. They could not believe their eyes and were drowned in fear…

…Because they witnessed the fighting spirit, which was as vast as the ocean, roll into a storm as Mu Chen raised his palm.

He really could control the Nine Nether Fighting Spirit!

Mu Chen now almost seemed like he was a troop of 1,000 men himself!

Luo Mang and the other six would face a terrifying offense of 1,000 foes!

At this thought, even Luo Mang’s face turned ashen.