Chapter 994: Mu Chen
"You old bastard, you're quite strong in combat. This guy is also at the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, instant kill!" Lin Feng said to Qiongqi with a smile. This fellow usually never bothered to make a move.
"Nonsense, who am I, the Emperor!" Qiongqi said arrogantly.
"Fine then, from now on, you handle the battles." Lin Feng muttered gloomily. This guy had never even helped him before.
"Dream on. I, the Emperor, once fought across the world, rising from an ordinary martial artist to achieve the throne of an Emperor, then from Emperor to Dao, entering the ranks of an Imperial Venerable. Do I still need to temper myself through battle? You and I are different. You're merely at the Second Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, just an ant's level of cultivation. What right do you have to slack off? Without experiencing endless battles, how can you achieve the supreme throne!"
Qiongqi thoroughly scorned Lin Feng, then muttered inwardly: "I, the Emperor, still need to temper my flame power; I have no energy to waste."
"You win!" Lin Feng gritted his teeth. This old bastard was definitely the type who could transform into a dragon at the first sign of opportunity. Thinking back to when he first possessed Qiongqi, he had thoroughly beaten him down without any resistance. Later, he helped him seize the Ye Xu Flame, and now Lin Feng could no longer see through him. If he were to seize some other powerful flame, this guy would probably become even more monstrous.
"Roar..." Above the Wu River, the furious roar of a dragon rang out. Lin Feng and Qiongqi looked up to see the massive demon core shining brilliantly, with dragon phantoms reflecting from within, roaring at the crowd below. Beams of dragon shadows shot out from the core, blasting toward the crowd, as if teleporting through the void, instantly appearing on the bodies of the martial artists and swallowing the venerable ones whole.
"As expected of the royal clan of the demon realm, formidable." Lin Feng exclaimed in admiration. He saw that among the crowd fighting for the demon core in the void, two more people were swallowed by the dragon shadows, turning to ashes, instantly obliterated.
"This demon core truly gathers the divine power of the demon dragon. Fortunately, the demon core you swallowed came from a newborn demon dragon that hadn't yet condensed its divine power into the core. Otherwise, even this cauldron of yours would have been destroyed." Qiongqi transmitted his voice to Lin Feng.
"Old man, am I really using my bloodline to nurture the dragon son now?" Lin Feng asked in a low voice.
"What, you want to swallow it instead? Since I, the Emperor, promised that demon dragon, I naturally have to follow through. Besides, having a demon dragon to bully in the future doesn't seem too bad either." A sly grin appeared on Qiongqi's face. Lin Feng's expression stiffened slightly. This guy, the second half of that sentence was the real truth.
A demon dragon, the royal clan of the demon realm. If it followed this fallen Great Emperor, becoming a demon emperor would only be a matter of time, and it might even become a demon imperial. Who knew what schemes this old bastard was cooking up now.
But thinking about using his own bloodline and flesh to nurture the dragon son gave Lin Feng a strange feeling. Was this considered being pregnant?
"Demon dragon, I swallowed your essence blood, and you used your last wisp of dragon soul to help me achieve my bloodline power. Consider this my repayment to you." Lin Feng thought to himself, accepting this fact.
"The demonic power of the core will only grow weaker as it's consumed like this. By the time someone finally gets their hands on it, the core will have lost most of its use. What a bunch of idiots." Qiongqi looked up at the crowd fighting over the demon core in the void and cursed under his breath.
At this moment, more and more people were gathering above the Wu River, with many joining the battle.
Among them, the most intense contenders for the demon core were still those few: Xuanyuan Potian, Yang Zhan, and the black shadow. The black shadow seemed particularly persistent about the core, fighting desperately. As a member of the demon race, he naturally wanted the demon core of the demon realm's royal clan, as it would be of great use to him.
"I know what kind of demon beast he is now." Qiongqi stared at the black shadow. At that moment, a pair of massive, sky-covering wings sprouted from the black shadow's body, powerful and terrifying. As the wings flapped, thunder rolled and lightning struck, filled with destructive power.
"What kind of demon beast?" Lin Feng asked. It had terrifying roc wings and destructive lightning power. He had never heard of such a strange beast.
"A hybrid bloodline of a lightning eagle and a great roc, giving birth to a lightning demon roc. This kind of demon beast has fierce attacks and wild speed, making it extremely troublesome." Qiongqi said in a low voice. Lin Feng listened quietly. He had never heard of this kind of demon beast. The demon realm also had many mixed bloodlines, with different species occasionally mating to produce hybrid demon offspring. This wasn't uncommon in the demon realm, but Lin Feng's experience was shallow, and he didn't know much about it.
Especially regarding the demon realm, Lin Feng's knowledge was pitifully scarce. Having grown up in Snow Moon Kingdom, he hadn't even seen many heavenly demons, let alone had contact with the demon realm.
"It's actually a demon dragon's core. If I present this core to my teacher, I wonder if he would like it."
At this moment, a faint voice came from the void, ethereal and elusive. The person hadn't arrived yet, but the voice had already reached them.
Hearing this, the crowd's expressions tightened. This speaker was far too arrogant, casually saying he would present the demon core to his teacher. Where did that leave the faces of those fighting for it? They had been struggling for so long without obtaining it.
"The demon dragon is the royal clan of the demon realm. This core contains the demon dragon's demonic dao divine power. It should be a decent gift for the teacher. Second junior brother, aren't you just lacking a gift to congratulate the teacher?" Another casual voice came from the void. Even the powerful martial artists fighting over the core felt a surge of anger. They were being completely ignored.
"Arrogant nonsense. Come out and speak!" Xuanyuan Potian roared angrily, the terrifying sound waves causing the space to tremble.
As his voice fell, three blurry figures seemed to step out of the void, gradually becoming clear.
Seeing these three, many who had been angry immediately calmed down. Just one look was enough to sense their extraordinary auras; they were all formidable experts.
Even the arrogant Xuanyuan Potian's eyes narrowed when he saw them appear.
The leader wore a simple white robe, very plain but clean, spotless. No aura emanated from him, yet he had an ethereal, otherworldly air.
The second wore a simple silver robe, carrying a long sword on his back. His gaze was clear, his face extremely handsome, with a transcendent handsomeness. This ethereal aura seemed to regard everything as trivial.
The last wore a black robe, standing there with a sharp aura emanating from his entire body, as if nothing could withstand his edge.
When Lin Feng saw the figure in the silver robe, his expression froze. It was him.
"The kid from the Xuanyuan clan is indeed arrogant!" The leader in white smiled lightly at Xuanyuan Potian.
"Shut up. Who are you?" Xuanyuan Potian's expression was cold and proud as he stared at the figure in the void. Calling him a kid, what audacity! Even if the other party had powerful cultivation, he had no right to address him like that.
"Mu Chen, wood and dust!" The white-robed man smiled faintly, stating his name.
As his words fell, everyone's expressions tightened. Mu Chen!
Many had heard this name before. Although the owner of this name was very low-key, with few having seen him, and even fewer having heard of him in the past, recently, due to the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor recruiting their first batch of Martial Emperor's Disciples, this name had become well-known to many.
Because lately, many people had been inquiring about the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor's personal disciples, wanting to know their names.
Many only knew that the personal disciples taken in by the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor were all terrifyingly powerful and highly accomplished, but few had actually seen or known them.
The most famous among them was Hou Qinglin, the Azure Forest Reincarnation Sword, the second disciple of the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor. Because his strength was so unique, possessing the meaning of reincarnation, he was widely known.
And the rumored first disciple was none other than Mu Chen!
"He is Mu Chen!" The crowd was shocked. If this was Mu Chen, then the teacher they spoke of was the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor!
"Silver robe, handsome and ethereal, Azure Forest Reincarnation Sword, Hou Qinglin!" Everyone's gaze turned to the second person, instantly recalling a name. This person was undoubtedly the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor's second disciple, Hou Qinglin.
"So it's you esteemed senior brothers who have arrived." Xuanyuan Potian's expression tightened slightly, then he laughed heartily.
"Little fellow, I'm not your senior brother yet!" Mu Chen shook his head with a smile. This Xuanyuan Potian seemed to already regard himself as a Martial Emperor's Disciple.
Mu Chen's words undoubtedly made Xuanyuan Potian's expression stiffen again, a cold glint flashing in his eyes!