Chapter 1168 (2/2)

Mu Chen’s figure was like a speedy fish. As he swam across the sea, his Spiritual Energy Sensor spread out in all directions. This time, his detection finally bore some promising results.

“There you are!” Mu Chen exclaimed, as he appeared in front of some ruins on the seabed. Behind the ruins, there was an ancient dilapidated hall, the surroundings of which were the exact ones that Mu Chen had seen before.

In the depths of the hall, there seemed to be a strange intoxicating fragrance. It was the fragrance of the Mandala flower!

Mu Chen stared at the dilapidated hall, finally relieved. Then, he approached it carefully and landed before it, hesitating, then stepping in.

The inside of the hall had luckily been cut off from the sea water’s erosion, so it was still unusually vast. In ancient times, this would have been an important place within the First Hall.

The interior of the hall was quite run-down, as it had apparently experienced a ferocious war. Skeletons were scattered about, showing how brutal the war had been.

As Mu Chen’s gaze swept through the hall, his expression suddenly changed. He looked to the end of the hall and saw a stone door! Mandela’s original form should be right behind it!

However, two figures stood right in front of the stone door. Of the two figures, one was extremely familiar to Mu Chen. It was Garuda of the Saint Demon Palace, who looked at him with amusement, his arms folded in front of his chest.

Why is Garuda here?

Mu Chen’s expression turned stony. Looking at Garuda’s cocky posture, he was incensed. “Haha, it seems that someone did take advantage of the emergence of the Ancient Celestial Palace and come back to get her original form. But, I never expected that it would be you!”

Garuda smiled at Mu Chen, but did not reply. Mandela’s current form was in its infantile stage, which was much different than her original form. Now, as Garuda saw that it was Mu Chen who had appeared, he began to understand what was going on.

Mu Chen stared at Garuda, his tense expression gradually easing. The Saint Demon King should have known such things, as he had forced Mandela’s original form to hide here. Thus, he obviously didn’t want to allow Mandela to locate her original form and make a another breakthrough!

Thus, when Mandela had tried her best to find her original form, Lu Heng had used all kinds of means to obstruct her. At present, Garuda had been the one ordered to come!

Mu Chen’s gaze turned to the silhouette beside Garuda. This figure was dressed in black and white robes and seemed a little old, but there were no spiritual energy fluctuations around him.

This is actually exactly what caused Mu Chen to sense danger. He did not think that such a weak, old man could break through the barriers and come here.

Aware of Mu Chen’s gaze, Garuda smiled gently and said, “I wanted to fight you in a serious battle, just to see whose Great Solar Undying Body is better, but at the moment, it seems that you won’t have such an opportunity.”

When he finished speaking, he turned to the man in black and white robes, then bent slightly and said humbly, “Elder Zuo, Palace Master said that he does not want to see anyone enter this hall…”

When Mu Chen saw Garuda’s reverent demeanour, his pupils shrank suddenly. He looked again at the man in the black and white robes, disbelief fogging his mind… This is the elder of the Saint Demon Palace!

This elder must have stepped into the rank of an Earthly Sovereign by now! However, it was said that no Earthly Sovereigns could enter this Ancient Celestial Palace!

Then, how could the elder of the Saint Demon Palace come here without anyone noticing?

“Haha, strange, isn’t it?” Seeing Mu Chen’s startled appearance, Garuda smiled again and said, “The Ancient Celestial Palace is indeed unable to bear the supreme power of Earthly Sovereigns, so Saint Demon Palace paid a great price to let Elder Zuo infiltrate it. Even so, he has only one chance to strike, then his strength would suffer a big loss. In fact, it may take decades or even longer for him to do so.”

After hearing this, Mu Chen’s eyelids twitched. The Saint Demon King must be really cruel to prevent Mandela from getting her original form back. He was even willing to sacrifice his subordinate, who was an Earthly Sovereign!

However, Garuda’s words also eased Mu Chen’s tense heart, as it was clear that the Elder of the Saint Demon Palace was not at his peak and had already suffered a great deal of damage.

As Garuda was about to appreciate the fear and horror that would arise in Mu Chen’s face, his eyes narrowed, seeing only a proud smirk on Mu Chen’s face.

Mu Chen’s faint laugh then quietly rang out, as he said nonchalantly of the man in white and black robes, “So, he’s just a semi-disabled Lower Earthly Sovereign…”