The Great Ruler Chapter 1243 – Man in Flame Robes

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

Whoosh!

Looking at the endless yellow sky, a flaming red silhouette swept by. In the stream of light, a man was dressed in scarlet red robes.

His body was ablaze. As the flaming spiritual energy he practiced was highly exuberant, it appeared externally as a flame robe in order to protect him.

At this moment, the man donned in flame robes surveyed his surroundings sharply, like a hawk on the hunt. He was looking for prey, hoping to find a weaker opponent and then take his battle seal.

In this battlefield, however, the identity of the hunter and prey changes at any time. Thus, the man in flame robes was being extremely cautious. As soon as he was aware of how dangerous his opponent was, he would immediately stay away.

By virtue of a unique fire-based Super Power escape technique, he had confidence in his own superior speed. Not many Sovereigns of the same rank would be able to keep up with him.

If his opponent was in pursuit of him, then he could use this advantage of speed to slowly wear the other party out. In that case, he would have a great advantage. He had successfully obtained a battle seal with this kind of technique many times before.

The man donned in flame robes held two battle seals in his hand, which slowly rotated in the center of his palm. He smiled, as he knew that in such a powerful battlefield, with his strength, he was not qualified to compete for the only title of Child of the Continent at all.

Thus, his goal was really to seize as many battle seals as he could, then exchange them for a treasure from the War Emperor’s Treasury. When he got his treasure, he would then withdraw from the competition in satisfaction. Let the other guys fight for the position!

As the man was pondering, his expression changed and his eyes squinted at the distant mountains, where he perceived a subtle spiritual fluctuation that was faintly retreating. The origin of the fluctuation was apparently trying to hide his spiritual power, but had clearly failed to escape the man’s perception. Flames converged in his eyes and his sight penetrated the far distance as he saw a silhouette deep in the mountains.

When the man saw the young figure, he froze before reacting. Soon, amusement surfaced on his face, as he thought, Is that Mu Chen?

In the Upper Earthly Sovereign battlefield, the only Lower Earthly Sovereign would be Mu Chen!

When the man donned in flame robes discovered Mu Chen, the latter seemed to be aware of it as well. Mu Chen retreated at once, turning into a stream of light and moving through the mountains in an attempt to leave.

“Hehe, do you think you can escape?” The man in flame robes grinned and stamped his foot, while scarlet red flames burst out of his body.

As the flames flashed, his figure disappeared into thin air. He then appeared directly over the mountains and dealt a massive blow.

The flame-robed man was obviously a cautious man. He had heard of the clash between Mu Chen and Xiong Ba in the Western Kingdom War City, so he knew that it was best not to have direct spiritual energy contact with Mu Chen.

Therefore, he struck without getting close to Mu Chen. Instead, he bombarded him with spiritual energy from a distance!

Boom!

The massive spiritual energy palm that was burning with fire instantly emitted a fiery heat that quickly turned a large forest that was in the mountains into a sea of fire.

Crash!

Although the giant palm landed, Mu Chen evaded it at the critical moment. However, the ferocious blazing shock wave still shocked him a little. But, Mu Chen had no time to slow down, so he dashed away swiftly.

“Running away?” The flame-robed man scoffed, but he did not immediately chase him.

Instead, he glanced sharply at the mountain range. After sensing the absence of any other subtle spiritual fluctuations, he chased after Mu Chen amid a blaze of flames.

In this battlefield, where every Upper Earthly Sovereign was no pushover, it was difficult to obtain anything. Thus, it was obviously easier to take things from the hands of a Lower Earthly Sovereign. That being said, he had to take the necessary precautions in order to avoid capsizing in the gutter when the time came.

With these thoughts in mind, the flame-robed man immediately caught up with Mu Chen. From time to time, he blasted a spiritual attack that was full of destructive fluctuations from the sky, which wore Mu Chen down constantly.

Along the way, mountains were continuously burned into seas of fire, and in front of those seas of fire, a figure was constantly running away.

Western Kingdom War City, above the White Jade Square.

Around the square, a massive crowd gathered to look at the light screens that were appearing in the air. On the light screens, there were all kinds of scenes, and in each one, there was a fierce and bloody battle ensuing.

Clearly, these screens of light were depicting the scenes of the three major battlefields at this time. Once a battle was about to happen in the battlefield, it would immediately be projected so that countless people could watch.

“That Ling Zhanzi is really formidable, as in such a short time, he has defeated three Upper Earthly Sovereigns!”

“Ling Jianzi and Ling Longzi are not bad either! They have each defeated two Upper Earthly Sovereigns.”

“No one can stop Luo Li on the Lower Earthly Sovereign battlefield.”

“That Ling Feizi’s battle outcome is an amazing feat too!”

While watching the fierce battles, there was a deafening sound of collective exclamations occurring around the square. As Luo Tianshen looked up at the light screens from among the crowd, he could not help but be proud of Luo Li as she roared through the Lower Earthly Sovereign battlefield.

It was not long before Luo Li broke through the Lower Earthly Sovereign, as she had an incredibly strong foundation because of the Luo God Inheritance. Some of her means were so powerful, even Luo Tianshen was unfamiliar with them. Obviously, this power did not belong to the Luo God Clan, but was directly from the Luo God Inheritance!

Luo Li has not yet used the Luo God Celestial Body. Since this is so, there must only be a few who could threaten her in the Lower Earthly Sovereign battlefield. Luo Tianshen stroked his beard, then glanced at the light screens, frowning lightly.

During this time, he did not see Mu Chen. That was to say, Mu Chen did not break out in battle. This inefficiency, compared with Ling Zhanzi, was obviously telling…

However, Luo Tianshen also knew how difficult it was to rely on the strength of a Lower Earthly Sovereign against Upper Earthly Sovereigns. Therefore, for now, he could only pray secretly, hoping that Mu Chen’s battles would be as smooth as possible.

“Haha, isn’t that the guy called Mu Chen?”

“Why is he in such an embarrassing state, being pursued like this? Looks like a Lower Earthly Sovereign in an Upper Earthly Sovereigns battlefield is still too much of a stretch.”

“Who asked this fellow to be so arrogant that he would underestimate our Western Kingdom Continent? Hmph, now he knows how formidable Upper Earthly Sovereigns are.”

As the crowd was murmuring among themselves, a sound suddenly rang out, causing them all to quickly turn their attentions to a light screen. There, they saw scarlet red flames sweep through, burning mountains as it went.

In front of a sea of fire, a figure was running in a slightly humiliated state. It was Mu Chen!

As more people began looking at the scene, they burst out in laughter. They had heard of Mu Chen’s prowess before, but it now seemed as if those were merely rumors.

However, when Luo Tianshen saw the situation, his eyes narrowed slightly. Yet, unexpectedly, he did not show any signs of worry, as he had a rather good understanding of Mu Chen’s power.

With Mu Chen’s strength, he would not have been pursued in such a humiliating way by an Upper Earthly Sovereign. Thus, he would do it for only one reason…

He is feigning weakness in front of the enemy, thus leading the enemy into a trap!

Boom!

The massive palm of fire roared down, once again turning a mountain into ashes. The man in the fire robes looked down at Mu Chen, who was still running. He frowned, his impatience growing.

I can’t drag this out any longer. It’s going to attract other people, and I’m afraid there’s going to be unexpected circumstances that arise. The flame-robed man’s gaze was somber. He looked at Mu Chen, and without hesitation, he waved his sleeve.

Suddenly, a cloud of fire flew out and transformed into a Fire Cloud Shield. It then enshrouded the mountain range where Mu Chen was now hiding.

After sealing off the mountain, the flame-robed man turned into a stream of light. He then appeared above the mountain, gazing at Mu Chen expressionlessly.

“Why don’t you continue running?” The flame-robed man laughed sarcastically, his eyes cold.

However, in the face of his ridicule, Mu Chen looked up with a smile. “You’re really too cautious. In order to make you let your guard down, I had to make a long detour.”

Hearing this, the flame-robed man’s pupils shrank. Instantly, flames appeared under his feet as he activated his Fire Escape Super Power in order to leave this place.

Whether what Mu Chen had just said was true or false, the prudent man preferred to be safe. If Mu Chen was deceiving him, he would simply catch up with him again.

Snap!

However, seeing how fast he reacted, Mu Chen only smiled. He then snapped his fingers as a crisp sound rang out.

Boom!

The mountain suddenly vibrated, while countless spiritual energy light pillars soared to the sky. They formed a huge spiritual array, which immediately enveloped the world.

The spiritual array took formation, while nine massive spiritual energy dragons circled the sky around the flame-robed man.

Mu Chen glanced at the man, whose face had now twisted in fury. Mu Chen then smiled and said, “Nine Dragons’ Deicide Array, the completed form! You’re welcome.”