Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

But just as Mu Chen turned to leave, Yu Wen Tuo and Tuoba Rui suddenly leaped onto the stage. Mu Chen sighed in resignation. ’Looks like the trouble isn’t over yet.’

"Brother Tuo?"

Wan Xian’Er was surprised to see Yu Wen Tuo walk up from below. She leaped down from the Profound Jade Box and landed right beside Mu Chen.

Yu Wen Tuo sighed inwardly at Wan Xian’Er’s subconscious action, but he feigned disappointment. "Little Sister Xian’Er, from the sound of it, are you only just now noticing me?"

Wan Xian’Er flushed. Her attention had been focused entirely on Mu Chen, so she hadn’t noticed anyone else. She had known Yu Wen Tuo since childhood; she lived on Zhongling Mountain, and he lived at its base. As a child, Wan Xian’Er had few playmates. Inside the Ding Palace, there was nothing new or exciting aside from the Cauldron Masters diligently practicing their Alchemy Skill, so she would often sneak down the mountain, either alone or with Yalan. That was how she had met Yu Wen Tuo and came to call him her big brother.

However, their friendship had only been superficial. After Wan Xian’Er turned ten, she had never left the mountain again, so her impression of Yu Wen Tuo was frozen in her childhood memories. Besides, he hadn’t used his full name back then; he had only told her to call him ’Tuo.’ She never imagined that the Brother Tuo from her past was actually Yu Wen Tuo, the son of Medicine City’s City Lord. The crystal Wan Xianlin had given her earlier contained an image of Yu Wen Tuo, but Wan Xian’Er paid no mind to appearances, so she had only given it a cursory glance and failed to recognize who he was.

"Oh well. I didn’t come up here for you, Little Sister Xian’Er. Besides, I definitely can’t beat him."

As he spoke, Yu Wen Tuo turned a complicated gaze toward Mu Chen and continued, "I am Yu Wen Tuo. Outside the main hall earlier, I was truly blind and failed to recognize a master."

Mu Chen smiled and shook his head. "I am Mu Chen, and I’m no master. Given my Martial Arts Realm, anyone would have thought the same. Besides, you didn’t say anything insulting; you even helped me out. But surely you didn’t come up here just to introduce yourself, did you?"

Yu Wen Tuo chuckled. "Of course not. It’s just that I’d feel unwilling to leave after coming all this way without participating in anything."

Mu Chen paused at his words. "Oh? Then what do you mean?"

"Let’s have a match. A pure competition, with no stakes."

"How shall we compete?"

Yu Wen Tuo thought for a moment before saying, "I sense the lingering aura of a Medicine Cauldron on you, and a high-grade one at that. You must have used it recently. Anyone who has a Medicine Cauldron is a Cauldron Master, so why don’t we have a competition in Alchemy?"

"You can tell that too?"

Mu Chen stared blankly at Yu Wen Tuo for a moment, then gave a wry smile and rubbed his nose. ’Is the aura between Cauldron Masters that easy to detect? I haven’t taken out the White Dragon Cauldron in ages, yet the one time I do, I get caught red-handed.’ Besides, he really didn’t know the first thing about the Alchemy Skill. However, he didn’t dislike Yu Wen Tuo, so he said apologetically, "Brother Yu Wen, look, today is the marriage proposal ceremony. Since your competition has no stakes, how about this: once this matter is fully resolved, we can find some free time to have a match. How does that sound?"

Yu Wen Tuo considered it and agreed. He cupped his fists and said, "Then it’s a deal. But Brother Tuoba, why did you come up?"

Tuoba Rui first cupped his fists toward Mu Chen, then said, "Mu Chen, I feel the same as Yu Wen Tuo. I’m also unwilling to leave just like this."

"You want a match too?" Mu Chen asked, puzzled. "Alchemy?"

Tuoba Rui shook his head. "A duel of swords!"

"Sordidness?"

Mu Chen froze, looking at Tuoba Rui with a bizarre expression. Tuoba Rui stared back at him, equally bewildered, and took a deep breath. "The ’sword’ in ’swordsmanship’."

"Alright," Mu Chen said, nodding seriously. "How shall we compete?"

Seeing Mu Chen agree, Tuoba Rui let out the breath he was holding. "In terms of Martial Arts Realm, your Explosive Power and my cultivation level should be about the same. If we were to truly clash with Primordial Power, I wouldn’t be able to defeat you, since you possess a Nine-Turn Immortal Soldier. But I want to compete in pure Swordsmanship, without the aid of any Primordial Power. Because I can also sense that you have a deep understanding of Sword Skills."

Mu Chen felt a bead of sweat roll down his temple. ’I have that many strengths? How come I’ve never noticed?’

"Of course, there are no stakes for this either. However, unlike Yu Wen Tuo, I don’t have the convenience of being local, so I must ask for your guidance today." Seeing the look on Mu Chen’s face, Tuoba Rui quickly added this, unable to conceal the fighting spirit in his eyes.

Sensing the battle lust in Tuoba Rui’s eyes, Mu Chen dropped his relaxed expression and said seriously, "I understand. But there’s one thing I need to make clear."

"Go on."

"I don’t use a sword. I use a fan."

Tuoba Rui’s brow furrowed. "A fan?"

Mu Chen didn’t answer. He simply smiled, then suddenly shot out his right arm, aiming his palm at the Profound Jade Box that had remained in the center of the platform. His Ice Extreme Demon Pupils activated instantly.

The moment Mu Chen opened his eyes, Yu Wen Tuo and Tuoba Rui, who were standing near him, both retreated in unison. In that instant, they felt a tremendous change in Mu Chen’s aura. That pair of fantastical, blue-violet pupils, in particular, gave them the distinct feeling of being targeted by a Fierce Beast!

A glint flashed in his eyes. Mu Chen’s palm, still aimed at the Profound Jade Box, abruptly opened wide before clenching into a fist! With a WHOOSH, the Profound Jade Box, which radiated a potent aura, shot into the air. The lid flew open with a CLICK, and a jet-black shadow, nearly eight feet long, zipped out. It unfurled in mid-air with a sharp CLANG, revealing itself completely to the crowd!