Chapter 1058 (1/2)

Chapter 1058: The Inherited Blood Essence

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Shua!

Just as Mu Chen dashed to the Undying Bird Statue, Zong Qingfeng and Lu Hou in the other two squares also charged towards the other two statues at the end of the stone steps. They had undergone countless fierce battles before they could get here safely. Now, it was the time of harvest.

Numerous gazes watched as the three figures dashed towards the statues. Their eyes were red and filled with passion. The Inherited Blood Essence of the Sovereign Divine Beasts… Anyone who obtained it could refine one’s bloodline, and it would allow them to have a smoother cultivation process. There was even the possibility of cultivating up to Earthly Sovereign in the future.

However, it was a pity that the three Inherited Blood Essences were distributed among the strongest candidates. They could only watch as the precious treasures were taken away.

Everyone watched as Mu Chen showed up at the end of the stone steps. He landed in front of the stone statue and narrowed his eyes. The ancient and mottled stone statue was thousands of feet tall and had traces that could only have been left by time. The pair of wings was spread out, blocking the sun. A blazing fire burned day and night on the statue’s body. Even though it had been dead for millions of years, it still seemed to be full of vitality.

Mu Chen looked solemn. He could still feel the indescribable oppression from the stone statue in front of him. The oppression seemed to hit him straight in the heart as he suddenly felt it. Anyone with a weak mind would have just crumpled down to their knees at the mightiness of the Sovereign Divine Beast and the domination from the Heavenly Sovereign.

“Huh?” When Mu Chen felt the vague oppression the stone statue exuded, his eyes narrowed. A fire suddenly ignited brightly on the stone statue’s body. The fire was rather peculiar with faint crystal-like colors. It oozed out a vast amount of seemingly endless vitality.

“It’s the top-notch Undying Flame!” Mu Chen identified the crystal-like flame very quickly. Previously, when he bonded his bloodline with Nine Nether’s, he had received the Undying Flame from Nine Nether. He had used it to refine his spiritual energy after entering the sovereign level. As such, the fluctuation was familiar to him.

Even his spiritual energy also contained some Undying Flame. That was where the familiarity came from. However, the crystal-like Undying Flame appeared to be the highest grade. This flame was stronger than Nine Nether’s purple Undying Flame multiple times over.

As soon as the flame was ignited, Mu Chen sensed movement from the stone statue. With astonishment, he saw the Primordial Undying Bird suddenly open its eyes. There were no eyeballs in the bird’s eye sockets, but after it opened its eyes, the violent Undying Flame swept out like a fire pillar and encompassed Mu Chen.

Ah!

Mu Chen’s face twisted immediately as soon as the crystal-like fire touched him. An indescribable burning sensation manifested in every part of his body. The burn almost caused him to faint.

Luckily, his willpower was strong enough to withstand the agony. He circulated the Dragon-Phoenix Body at once. The cries of the dragon and phoenix resounded, shaking his body to defend against the heat from the blazing Undying Flame. Golden radiance surfaced on his body. The real dragon and real phoenix spirits activated, absorbing the Undying Flame to protect Mu Chen from the burn.

Despite the layers of protection he had, Mu Chen’s skin surface quickly burned up, exposing his flesh and blood. From afar, it looked like he was being burned and destroyed by the blazing Undying Flame.

The sudden event caused the expressions of those top powers on the altar to change significantly. Slight horror could be seen in their eyes. Apparently, they could feel the mightiness of the Undying Flame.

Mu Chen wasn’t the only one facing this situation. The same was the case for the Myriad Spiritual Bird stone statue and the Desolated Beast stone statue. The Myriad Spiritual Bird stone statue gave off shining brilliance as the seemingly crisp, clear cry of a bird resounded. The brilliance encompassed Zong Qingfeng, forcing him to kneel on the ground with all his bones cracking. The Desolated Beast stone statue was even more frightening. It stretched out its gigantic leg and stomped on Lu Hou.

After witnessing these events, everyone finally understood that these must be the last tests put up by the Sovereign Beasts. Only if the candidates passed the tests, could they obtain the Inherited Blood Essences.