The Great Ruler

Spiritual energy raged in the main hall and caused the space to shake.

Ancestor Xuan Tian was impressed by the spiritual energy fluctuations that had burst out from Mu Chen’s body. Mu Chen had become more and more powerful. Given Ancestor Xuan Tian’s strength, he would not be able to take Mu Chen on for ten rounds.

Mandela’s face looked cold as she mumbled, “Why did the Tianluo Alliance choose this time to challenge you? They were still wary of you previously.”

Mu Chen squinted and found it strange. His mother was, after all, a Divine Ancestral Master. Although Mu Chen would not use his mother as a backing to boss others around, the five Heavenly Sovereigns in the Tianluo Alliance had been wary of him because of his mother. However, they had chosen to go head on with him. Were they not afraid of his mother now?

“Check on them. I want to know their motives,” Mu Chen said as he gently tapped his fingers on the table. Although he was not afraid of them, he was a cautious person. In order to defeat his opponents, he had to know them well.

When Mandela heard him, she nodded.

…

Within a short period of time, they received news about the Tianluo Alliance. A day later, a large amount of information was placed before Mu Chen, and after carefully going through the information, he stopped reading. “I was still wondering why they have become so daring. Someone behind them is stirring up trouble,” Mu Chen said flatly.

“Who is that?” Nine Nether asked.

“According to the information, some men from the Maha Ancient Clan looked up the five supreme powers one month ago,” Mu Chen said as a ray of cold light flashed in his eyes.

“The Maha Ancient Clan?” When Mandela, Nine Nether, and Elder Xuan Tian heard it, their expressions changed. Apparently, they were shocked to hear that the Maha Ancient Clan that they had no dealings with would come to the Tianluo Continent and create trouble for them.

“We have no association with the Maha Ancient Clan. Why are they dealing with you?” Mandela asked, as she was baffled.

Mu Chen squinted and pondered. After a while, he smiled and said, “Half a year from now, the Maha Ancient Clan will be holding their Aeon Congress.”

Mandela and the other two looked blank. Apparently, they could not see how it was related to their Mu Estate.

“The Maha Ancient Clan is holding onto the Primordial Immortal Body, and the Primordial Immortal Body will select its master at the Aeon Congress,” Mu Chen said calmly. “The Immortal Emperor has made the Maha Ancient Clan keeper of the Primordial Immortal Body. However, they have become greedy and want to make it their own property. They will not allow anyone to snatch it away from them.

“I have heard from my mother that whenever the Aeon Congress is about to start, the Maha Ancient Clan will check on the top powers who have cultivated the Immortal Golden Body in the Great Thousand World. They will then use various means to stop the top powers from participating in the Aeon Congress so that the Primordial Immortal Body will not be snatched away from them.

“I believe that they are targeting me, as I have been in the limelight recently. They are trying to use these means to stop me from participating in the Aeon Congress. As they are wary of my mother and dare not do it openly, they have instigated the five supreme powers to form the Tianluo Alliance to stop me.”

Nine Nether looked furious as she said coldly, “They are so despicable!”

The means that the Maha Ancient Clan had used were infuriating. In the past, the Immortal Emperor had handed the Primordial Immortal Body to the Maha Ancient Clan for safekeeping and had opened up the cultivation methods of the Great Solar Undying Body and the Immortal Golden Body to the Great Thousand World. He had done it in hopes of finding a suitable master for the Primordial Immortal Body. However, the Maha Ancient Clan looked upon the Primordial Immortal Body as their own possession. Not only had they not fulfilled their duty in taking care of the Primordial Immortal Body, but they had also secretly stopped the other cultivators of the Immortal Golden Body from attending their Aeon Congress. They were despicable for behaving in such a manner.

Mandela’s face turned cold, and she said mockingly, “The Primordial Immortal Body is one of the five Primitive Celestial Bodies in the Great Thousand World, and it has helped the Immortal Emperor become the most powerful person in the Great Thousand World. It is so enticing for one to own it, thus it comes as no surprise that the Maha Ancient Clan has disregarded their reputation and used such despicable means.”

“What should we do now? There will probably be trouble at the Tianluo Banquet,” Elder Xuan Tian said, looking worried.

Mu Chen’s eyes looked sharp, and after a while, he smiled and said disdainfully, “Since the Tianluo Alliance has invited our Mu Estate over for the banquet, we would be tarnishing the reputation that we have painstakingly built up if we did not attend.”

Mu Chen’s face looked cold. He had intended to let the five supreme powers have some peace for a while. After he stepped into the God Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, he had planned on persuading them to retreat amicably, but they were too impatient. They could not blame it on him, then…

“Tell them that our Mu Estate will attend the banquet two days from now.” Mu Chen’s voice was cold, and he slowly shut his eyes. Since the other party wanted to challenge him, he would have to move up the day the Mu Estate would lord over the Tianluo Continent…

…

When the people heard about the Tianluo Banquet that would be held by the Tianluo Alliance and that they would be inviting the Mu Estate Master over, the entire Tianluo Continent went into an uproar.

Everyone on the Tianluo Continent could tell that as Mu Chen became more well-known in the Great Thousand World, he had pushed the position of the Mu Estate high up as well. The Mu Estate had become more powerful and had a bright future.

As the Mu Estate became more powerful day by day, the supreme powers behind the forces on the Tianluo Continent could not allow it to go on anymore, thus they had set up the Tianluo Alliance. The Tianluo Alliance took up three-quarters of the territory on the Tianluo Continent. They were imposing and showed signs of overpowering the Mu Estate. This had caused some forces with the intention of joining the Mu Estate to put a hold to their decision. Apparently, they were worried that the Mu Estate would be oppressed by the Tianluo Alliance and go downhill.

When news about the Tianluo Banquet got around, it captured the attention of almost all the forces on the Tianluo Continent. They knew that after the Tianluo Banquet, an Overlord of Tianluo Continent might emerge. This would be an historical event on the Tianluo Continent, as it meant that the Tianluo Continent would soon have one overlord to rule over it.

However, whether the overlord turned out to be the Tianluo Alliance or the Mu Estate would depend on how they played the game. Regardless of the outcome, this was a great event on the Tianluo Continent, thus the forces paid close attention to it.

…

Tianluo City, the current Headquarters of the Tianluo Alliance.

A palace stood at the center of Tianluo City, and five people were meditating on a round table in a secret chamber. There was no spiritual energy around them, but a horrifying oppression emanated from them, causing space warps to form in the secret chamber.

An elder robed in purple said, “Mu Chen has accepted our invitation…” He furrowed his brows and hesitated before adding, “Mu Chen is not an easy person to deal with. Recently, he has even defeated Huang Xuanzhi from the Phoenix Clan. Do we really want to set ourselves against him?”

“Ancestor Danyang, you are a God Grade Heavenly Sovereign. Why are you so afraid of this guy who is only a Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign?” A middle-aged burly man sneered when he heard what Ancestor Danyang had said, and his eyes were filled with lightning.

Ancestor Danyang glanced at the middle-aged burly man and sneered. “Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign? Why doesn’t Reverend Purple Lightning try to take him on? If you can come out unscathed, I will not dare to say a word in front of you in the future.”

The middle-aged burly man was stunned. He then snorted and did not dare to continue with the conversation. If Mu Chen had defeated Huang Xuanzhi, he must have possessed great combat force. Reverend Purple Lightning knew his limit. If he were to take on Mu Chen one-to-one, he would be no match for him.

“All right, both of you stop quibbling.” A cold voice suddenly resounded in the secret chamber and brought down the temperature. When Ancestor Danyang and Reverend Purple Lightning heard the voice, they stopped talking and looked at the main seat with fear.

An ominous aura emanated from a man in a black robe. He had a pale look and sunken eyes. His pupils were grayish in color, and they seemed to contain the aura of death, which caused one to shiver with fear.

The man in the black robe was the Ghost Emperor from the Ghostly Spirit Clan. His strength was at the middle stage of the God Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, and he was the most powerful among the five of them.

The Ghost Emperor looked at the four people around him and said in a cold voice, “You should know what the Mu Estate is trying to do. Mu Chen is eyeing the position of Overlord of Tianluo Continent. If we do not take this opportunity to suppress him, we will not have any more say on the Tianluo Continent in the future.”

Ancestor Danyang and the other three nodded and looked grave. Ancestor Danyang said, “However, Mu Chen’s mother is the First Elder of the Budur Ancient Clan…”

“Don’t worry. The Maha Ancient Clan has promised us that they will not allow the Budur Ancient Clan to interfere in this matter. With the Maha Ancient Clan to back us up, we will not have to worry about this.” The Ghost Emperor continued in a petrifying tone, “Moreover, we have no intention of killing him. If he has the guts to come over, we will simply injure him, and he will recuperate after some time. After we have injured him, we will have completed our mission, and the Maha Ancient Clan will help us become the Overlord of Tianluo Continent.”

Ancestor Danyang and the other three were excited. It had been their desire to become the Overlord of Tianluo Continent. If they had the Maha Ancient Clan to back them up, the other top forces on the Tianluo Continent would not have the audacity to vie with them for the position.

The four of them said as they looked at one another, “In this case, let’s do it!” They were not concerned with the Mu Estate and Mu Chen’s reaction. After all, the Mu Estate did not have a strong base, and it had been depending on Mu Chen to support it. Although Mu Chen had a strong combat force, they believed that if they joined forces to contend with him, they would be able to defeat him!

“Ha. Mu Chen, you can only blame yourself for being so ambitious. You should not have eyed the Tianluo Continent!”