Chapter 840 (2/2)

The gray-robed figure extinguished the purple flames on his arm, and it was only then that he saw the two. A deep growl rumbled in his throat, and his bright red eyes looked extremely ferocious, containing waves of destruction.

He glared at Mu Chen and Nine Nether, seemingly trying to tear them apart again, but his body suddenly stopped, and the scarlet-black in his eyes weakened a little as a hint of a struggle loomed on his wizened face.

However, this struggle only emerged momentarily and was quickly diffused by ferocity and eeriness. The pupils in his sunken eyes transformed into inverted triangles, like a merciless venomous serpent.

Nine Nether saw the change in his eyes, and as her face twisted in horror she exclaimed, “Invasion of evil energy?”

“Invasion of evil energy?” Mu Chen froze.

“His body has been invaded by the power of the Extraterritorial Race, thus he could retain his physical body for thousands of years, but his willpower has also been invaded by the evil energy and is now full of destruction.”

Nine Nether stated gravely, “Leave quickly. I’m afraid this fellow had already attained the rank of Ninth Grade Sovereign when he was alive. Now that he is severely injured, his power is still that of an Eighth Grade Sovereign. We are unable to fight him!”

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen nodded. Although, if he could obtain the Meteorfall gas in his body and cultivate Meteorfall Alchemy… But it was clear that they did not have the chance at the moment.

The two retreated hurriedly simultaneously, but their bodies were still tense. As spiritual energy surrounded them, they stared guardedly at the gray-robed figure.

Roar!

The gray-robed figure stared at the two with his scarlet-black eyes and suddenly growled. His palms surged out, and a gush of black and red aura transformed into two massive scarlet-black hands, tearing directly through the space and charging towards the two as fast as lightning.

In the face of such an evil energy, even Mu Chen and Nine Nether did not dare to engage and chose to hurriedly retreat.

Boom! Crash!

One by one, the ruined halls collapsed entirely under the destruction caused by the gray-robed figure’s attack. Smoke and dust permeated the air as Mu Chen and Nine Nether backed away hastily. They both felt that the gray-robed figure’s attacks seemed to be getting faster and faster.

His power seemed to be reviving bit by bit.

This discovery caused Mu Chen and Nine Nether’s hearts to sink. If this gray-robed figure restored his power, they wouldn’t even have the chance to run.

Nine Nether gritted her teeth as she yelled at Mu Chen, “You leave first!”

Mu Chen knitted his brows as he dealt a blow towards Nine Nether. Spiritual energy landed on her, causing her to fly out of the way. “I have the wings of the Real Phoenix, you leave.”

Nine Nether, however, ignored Mu Chen and rushed forward, for she knew that once she retreated, with Mu Chen’s ability, it would be impossible for him to withstand the gray-robed figure.

Mu Chen smiled in exasperation as he helped Nine Nether with all his might. He clearly would not abandon her.

However, even with their alliance, it was difficult for the two to compete against the gray-robed figure. They would have been defeated long ago if they had not had some means.

Nonetheless, they were in a sticky situation.

Nine Nether gritted her teeth and stated solemnly, “I’ll force him away, then you have to take me away.”

Mu Chen’s expression twisted, for it seemed that the means Nine Nether intended to exert would have a great impact on her, but at this time, it seemed that there was no other way and thus, he could only nod gravely.

Nine Nether took a deep breath, and in the depths of her eyes, purple flames began to burn.

Buzz!

However, just as Nine Nether was prepared to use the means of causing destruction to both herself and the enemy, all of a sudden, an ancient buzzing sound rang in the ruins. Mu Chen’s expression changed. He was astonished to see countless beams of white light shoot out suddenly from the ruins. The white light was suspended in mid-air, and with a careful look, one could see they were actually blank dominoes!

These dominoes were what Mu Chen had set up for Sovereigns who had perished here.

“This is?”

Nine Nether was shocked at the scene before her.

Whoosh!

The countless blank dominoes swept out like a storm around the gray-robed figure, shining white lights onto his body.

Buzz!

The white light seemed to do great harm to the gray-robed figure, under which the scarlet-black aura began to melt while the grey-robed figure roared bitterly.

Mu Chen and Nine Nether were surprised at this. Who would expect that Mu Chen’s prior random behavior would lead to such an outcome?

The scarlet-black aura around the body of the gray-robed figure grew fainter and fainter, and after a few minutes, it completely dissipated. The ferocious look on his wizened face disappeared and was replaced by relief.

And as the gray-robed figure’s face gradually returned to normal, there seemed to be a palace-like ancient symbol emerging on his forehead.

Nine Nether caught the ancient symbol with her sharp gaze and upon seeing it, she was utterly shocked and gasped, “Primordial Celestial Palace?!”