# Chapter 1526: Mu Chen
Lin Feng and Yu Emperor were smashed to the ground, but the opponent showed no signs of stopping. He stepped through the void, each step as heavy as a mountain, as if every footprint carried the weight of entire mountain ranges.
The terrifying stone tablet palm imprint descended from the sky once again, and this time, there were even heart-shaking glimmers of light flickering upon it. It crushed the heavens and earth, heading straight for Yu Emperor. If it struck Yu Emperor's body, Lin Feng truly feared that his master could no longer withstand such an attack.
"Lin Feng, get away!" Yu Emperor's palm trembled, striking Lin Feng's chest, sending his body flying.
"Master!" Lin Feng's pupils dilated in horror, his eyes turning bloodshot. No... Master cannot die!
The heaven-crushing stone tablet paid no heed to the frantic cries in Lin Feng's heart. The Martial Emperor attacking Yu Emperor was like Yu Emperor himself—skilled in the power of Earth Law. However, his Law power was slightly stronger than Yu Emperor's, and his attacks were heavier and more condensed. These Martial Emperors from Holy City Central Continent seemed, on the whole, to be somewhat more powerful than those from the Eight Wastelands at the same cultivation level.
Suddenly, a hand appeared before Yu Emperor, gently landing on the palm imprint in front of him.
"Senior Brother..." A hoarse roar escaped Lin Feng's lips. It was Senior Brother Mu Chen. No, that force would crush both Senior Brother and Master to death! If Senior Brother had not become a Martial Emperor, he could not possibly withstand it. Even if he had become a Martial Emperor, he might not be able to endure such an attack.
Lin Feng could not bear to witness what was about to happen. But the scene of despair did not unfold. The opponent's palm imprint did not crush Mu Chen's hand as expected. Instead, it recoiled as if struck by lightning.
"You're seeking death!" Mu Chen's eyes blazed with a terrifying killing intent. His pupils were bloodthirsty, savage. Lin Feng had never imagined that his usually gentle Senior Brother could possess such a violent, bloodthirsty side. Countless threads of silk surged toward the sky, transforming into thousands of palm imprints that slammed toward the opponent. At the same time, Mu Chen's body turned into a streak of light, charging at his enemy.
Clanging sounds rolled through the air. The opponent's body was covered in a dazzling, earthen-yellow light armor, thick and indestructible. Thousands of palm imprints rained down from all directions, striking his body, causing him to tremble violently. His soul quaked without cease, and his eyes flickered uncontrollably.
"Die!" Mu Chen's voice was icy and piercing. His double palms struck the opponent's body. Lin Feng watched as the armor on that Martial Emperor's body shattered. Then, as if all strength had left him, the man swayed in the void. Mu Chen did not let him go. His palms destroyed everything, slamming fiercely into the opponent's body. With a thunderous explosion, the powerful Martial Emperor's body split apart, blasted into pieces.
"How is this possible!" Lin Feng's heart churned violently. The scene before him was too shocking. A powerful Martial Emperor from the Great World, one capable of crushing his master Yu Emperor, had been torn apart alive by Senior Brother, leaving no trace of flesh or bone, his soul extinguished.
Lin Feng was not the only one stunned. Many of the Martial Emperors engaged in battle froze, their gazes turning in this direction. From the start of the battle until now, only a brief moment had passed, yet the first Martial Emperor had fallen. And this Martial Emperor was from the Holy City side, killed by an unremarkable figure!
Even the disciples of Heavenly Terrace were shaken by this scene. Senior Brother... is this strong?
"Old friend, are you alright?" Mu Chen looked at Yu Emperor, a trace of guilt in his eyes. Hearing his voice, Lin Feng's expression stiffened. Old friend!
"Stone Emperor!"
Two words appeared in Lin Feng's mind. The mysterious Senior Brother was not some Invincible Sovereign Lord at all. He was Stone Emperor, the Stone Emperor of Heavenly Terrace who had never shown himself. In truth, he had always been by the side of Heavenly Terrace's members.
"Old friend!" Lin Feng murmured. Under these circumstances, a rare, brilliant smile appeared on Lin Feng's lips. He smiled for the brotherhood between his two masters. No wonder Senior Brother had revealed that mad, bloodthirsty expression earlier. Yu Emperor had already suffered a severe injury once, and now, before his eyes, someone was trying to kill his brother again. How could Stone Emperor not go berserk?
"Senior Brother is skilled in soul power, which gives him terrifying concealment abilities. So he disguised himself as the Invincible Sovereign Lord and walked among us. Wasn't that also a form of silent protection?" Lin Feng thought to himself. Although the disciples of Heavenly Terrace had experienced many storms, someone had always been silently protecting them, preventing them from being killed when they were weak. Stone Emperor, disguised as Mu Chen, had taken on this guardian role.
Perhaps Senior Brother Mu Chen could truly be called the most qualified Watcher. He watched over the growth of Heavenly Terrace's disciples all along the way.
"Old bastard, hurry up!" Lin Feng shouted at Yan Di in the distance. He could not let these people capture him. His master and his fellow disciples could not die either. Their goal was not just to dominate the Eight Wastelands, but to stir up the winds and clouds of the Great World!
"Little bastard, do you think I, the Emperor, have nothing better to do?" Yan Di's extremely dissatisfied voice rolled through the air. At this moment, Yan Di was cursing inwardly. Which old undying had set up this sealing power? It was so damn hard to break!
"Lin Feng, Qinglin, everyone come to my side!" Mu Chen said to the members of Heavenly Terrace. Everyone nodded, gathering around Yu Emperor's body, enclosing him within their circle. This scene brought a glimmer of emotion to Yu Emperor's clear eyes. With disciples like these, everything he had done was worth it.
The disciples of Heavenly Terrace were not just exceptionally talented. Their cohesion was unmatched by any other force. Of course, all of this was the crystallization of the care he and Mu Chen had nurtured along the way. Without such a master and senior brother, Heavenly Terrace could never have possessed this kind of unity.
Clanging sounds rolled through the air once more. Three figures appeared before Mu Chen. The one in the center held a terrifying long spear, exuding a demonic, murderous aura that had claimed countless lives. The one on his left was like an iron tower, extremely formidable. The one on his right was thin and gaunt, with both hands crackling with a hurricane that could tear heaven and earth apart.
One Mid-rank Emperor and two Low-rank Emperors. Just standing there, they pressed down on Lin Feng and the others who had not yet become Martial Emperors, making it hard for them to breathe.
Lin Feng looked at his fellow disciples, a smile appearing in his eyes. "For Master, for Heavenly Terrace, we must all live well!"
"For Master, for Heavenly Terrace!" Hou Qinglin repeated Lin Feng's words. A terrifying determination shone in everyone's eyes. They had to live well.
"Chi..." The demonic, murderous long spear thrust forward. Countless demons seemed to charge at Mu Chen, their wails and howls stirring irritation in the crowd. The spear moved at an inconceivable speed, infused with Law power—the Law of Speed, absolute speed!
Mu Chen's body trembled slightly, and instantly, thousands of afterimages appeared, all of them his shadows. Countless figures suddenly charged at the opponent, intending to clash head-on.
"Puchi, puchi..." The demonic spear transformed into a series of illusory dark shadows, shifting through space, thrusting out a hundred times in an instant, each strike at a different position, breaking through Mu Chen's afterimages.
Meanwhile, the iron-tower giant stomped the ground. The earth cracked, and rolling sounds were fierce and terrifying. His body turned into hard rock. At the same time, on the bodies of Lin Feng and the other Heavenly Terrace disciples, extremely hard rock began to spread and grow, making them feel as if their bodies had suddenly become incredibly heavy, as if they were about to be completely encased in stone.
Finally, the hurricane expert swept toward Yu Emperor, who was surrounded by the crowd. Almost simultaneously, strands of hurricane Law power descended upon the Heavenly Terrace disciples, sweeping them toward the rock Martial Emperor, intending to capture all of Heavenly Terrace's disciples and kill Yu Emperor.
"I'll hold him off. You go kill!" Before Mu Chen, a roar rang out. An old man in a golden long robe stepped forward, his fist piercing through heaven and earth, charging at the Martial Emperor wielding the demonic spear.
"Puchi!" The spear broke through the fist light, charging forward without hesitation, its boundless speed piercing through everything, stabbing into the old Imperial Lord's body. A sinister smile appeared in the eyes of that powerful Martial Emperor.
"I'll leave it to you!" the old Imperial Lord roared. Mu Chen understood. His body had already vanished, charging straight at the hurricane expert.
"Be careful!" the Martial Emperor with the demonic spear shouted. He saw the old Imperial Lord's hand actually grab hold of the spear that had pierced his body, his gaze cold and fierce.
"Die!" The Martial Emperor's expression was icy. Terrifying, murderous energy erupted from the spear. But the sound of surging blood roared and churned violently. The opponent's hand still tightly gripped the spear, allowing the terrifying power to destroy his body without any change.
"Undying Blood!" That person's expression stiffened. He realized that the opponent possessed the power of Undying Blood.
On the other side, Mu Chen's attack landed on the hurricane expert. That person's entire body trembled, his soul collapsing. Confusion filled his eyes. Then, his body was torn apart and destroyed by Mu Chen, just like the previous expert. This was the second Martial Emperor to fall by Mu Chen's hand.
"Senior Brother is Master, and also the Watcher Father!" Lin Feng murmured. The others all showed expressions of understanding. Although Mu Chen and the Watcher Father had appeared at the same time, when Mu Chen appeared, the Watcher Father had never displayed the combat power of a Mid-rank Emperor. As many had said, putting on that outfit, anyone could become a Watcher!
Only if Stone Emperor was the Watcher Father could it explain all the conversations between Yu Emperor and Skyless Sword Emperor in the Sword Grave!
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