Chapter 987 (2/2)

Could he have been attacked by the other top powers, and be seriously injured?

The thought flashed in Nine Nether’s mind. Other than Zong Teng and the man from the Lightning Crow Clan, the rest of them were not enemies of the Nine Netherbird Clan. Thus, the two people could not have caused Mu Chen to be in such a pathetic state. Moreover, Ink Blade was around.

“Mu Chen…what are you doing?” Nine Nether muttered, as she stared at the stone tower and grabbed her fists.

A red light shone on the borderless orange desert. There was no way to shun away from it.

Clomp! Clomp!

Sounds of footsteps were heard in the quiet desert, as a figure slowly made his way across it.

Swish! Swish!

Sweat flowed down from Mu Chen’s face, and before it landed on the ground, it had evaporated. Mu Chen’s skin was red, and even his flesh was burning under the high temperatures.

The pain was excruciating, and it made him lose his mind and feel faint. Although it was painful, Mu Chen continued to press forward slowly, refusing to stop.

He felt that, as the red light shone on his flesh, it brought about excruciating pain, but at the same time, his flesh had become stronger. His flesh seemed to have absorbed the piercing red light.

Every time Mu Chen’s body absorbed the red light, more power would burst out from his body. Although it looked as though his flesh was badly burnt, his flesh was actually full of great vigor deep within. The red light had inflicted excruciating pain on his body, but once he had accustomed himself to it and was able to bear the pain, his body benefited from it.

“It is truly so…”

Mu Chen’s palms seemed to have been skinned. He grabbed them and felt the vigor in his flesh.

After walking in the desert for an hour, he felt badly tortured by the pain, but his flesh had strengthened a lot. This one hour was comparable to when he had encountered the Blood Spirit Soil Fetus that was meant to strengthen the body.

The dragon scales on the real dragon symbol, which was on Mu Chen’s chest, became more alive. The real phoenix symbol on his back spread out its wings slightly as well. Most importantly, the slightly opened eyes on the real dragon and real phoenix symbols had widened even more…

Mu Chen curled up his lips, as he noticed the changes. This slight movement caused his body to shiver, making the pain become worse.

However, Mu Chen bore it all. He lifted up his eyes to look in the distance. He was filled with excitement and joy, as he felt that his body had become accustomed to the horrifying red light.

If this continued, he might be able to break through to the second stage of the Dragon-Phoenix Scripture in the Body-refining Tower. Then, his body would reach the level of strength that he had yearned for! Soon, he would not have any problems going through the first level…

Mu Chen licked his dry lips and continued to press on slowly. He allowed the red light to shine on his body. Mu Chen had no idea that, as he was moving slowly on the first level, many people were whispering outside the tower, most of whom were mocking him.

“Hohoho, Nine Nether, I have been waiting for so long, but nothing has surprised me so far. Oh, I am wrong…the guy did not stay put. He has been moving like a snail for some distance…” Liu Qing said. She sounded mean and was laughing happily.

“The Nine Netherbird Clan is indeed powerful, but you have gone overboard and wasted the quota. You have to understand that many of the clans did not even have the chance of getting in.”

Liu Qing was mean. It was apparent that she wanted to sow discord among the Nine Netherbird Clan, and she had managed to achieve that, as after she spoke, some of the people started to look at Nine Nether and Mo Ling with animosity.

Nine Nether looked cold and did not say a word. She simply looked at the light spot on the screen that was progressing slowly. She had the feeling that it was unable to catch up with the rest. Nine Nether suddenly froze, as she realized that the light spot had stopped completely.

“Is Mu Chen having difficulty pressing on?”

Mu Chen suddenly stopped moving in the desert. He lifted up his head and looked directly at the red blazing sun with a smile.

“This is the first level. It should be enough…” Mu Chen said to himself. He felt that his body had completely grown accustomed to the red light. The pain had been reduced tremendously. His body had apparently been trained to the optimum of the first level.

“Thank you…”

Mu Chen stretched out his arms and smiled at the sun. Golden light surged on his body, and his skin that had been burnt, recovered rapidly. He then looked in the distance.

The guys must have entered the second level by now.

His next task would be to catch up with the guys who were out in front…