Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

At last, the transformation taking place on Mu Chen’s body was complete. With a faint sizzle, the profound Illusion Spirit Symbol emerged from within him and etched itself firmly onto his pitch-black Battle Armor.

With a flick of his wings and a swing of his massive tail, the golden light enveloping Mu Chen’s body instantly dissipated, revealing his current form for all to see. Although the faction battle was still raging, countless students from both factions had already been eliminated and were now watching from the arena hall. When they—along with Elder Lei, Chu Aoqing, Mu Junwu, and Yu Lan—saw this scene on the screen, all they could feel was profound shock.

"What... what is that?"

Yu Lan stared fixedly at Mu Chen’s form on the screen, her throat tightening as if constricted by an invisible pressure. She had lived in the Inner Mountain for so many years and had seen all manner of Combat Skills and Secret Techniques, but never had she witnessed a phenomenon like this.

"A fusion between a Magical Beast and a human... How is this possible?! How is this possible?! How is this possible!"

Throughout history, she had heard of Magical Beasts taking human form and of them signing contracts with humans to fight side by side as partners. But how could a Magical Beast and a human possibly fuse? How could they share their power? How could such a transformation even occur? Repeating the question three times was not enough to quell the shock in her heart.

’So this is Mu Chen’s Magical Beast partner...’ Mu Junwu’s beautiful eyes widened. She knew that Mu Chen had once again shattered her perception of him.

’An Illusion Spirit Beast... A Magical Beast that’s only supposed to exist in legends... and he actually has one...’ Mu Junwu smiled wryly. She had once been puzzled, wondering how Mu Chen could have captured the hearts of so many young women with just his perseverance, diligence, and undisclosed Nine Attributes Dantian.

But now, she finally understood. Mu Chen was more than just someone blessed with great fortune; he was a child favored by the gods themselves.

"My apologies for the wait."

The glacial words were devoid of any emotion, like a synthesized voice that was faintly unsettling to hear. The Steel Tail, over ten meters long, swung ceaselessly through the air. With every motion, the Steel Blades at its tip generated countless streams of Sword Qi that shredded the surrounding atmosphere.

His Steel Wings, with a span of nearly twenty meters, stretched lightly, emitting a screech of scraping metal and a deafening roar. This was the first time he had fought in this state. Unlike the day he had first formed the Contract, and though he still felt a little awkward controlling this body, it was nowhere near as taxing as it had been initially.

He glanced down at Lei Yun’Er and Lei Yue’er below. As expected, the two sisters were frozen in shock. Fortunately, Mu Chen had been prepared for this. For some reason, whenever he entered this transformed state, his facial muscles seemed to freeze, rendering him incapable of any expression.

But this very fact sent a chill down the spines of Wu Lei and his four companions. Standing before this half-man, half-beast—a being that looked like a living war machine from every angle—the sheer pressure alone was enough to make them feel like they were suffocating.

"What’s wrong? Aren’t you going to attack? I seem to recall you saying you were going to surround me. My prey?"

His face was a blank mask. Mu Chen extended his right hand, the Steel Blades on it instantly retracting. His cold, ice-blue pupils narrowed as his lips moved, spitting out the frigid words.

"Since you’re all being so polite, I suppose I don’t have to be."

The moment he finished speaking, Mu Chen’s massive, dark figure vanished. In the next instant, he was right in front of Wu Lei. A pitch-black fist with a metallic sheen grew larger, and larger, and larger still in Wu Lei’s vision. Just as Wu Lei gave up and closed his eyes, a deafening roar filled his ears. To his utter astonishment, he felt no pain from the Iron Fist that had created such a thunderous sound.

’How strange... Am I already dead?’

With this thought, Wu Lei slowly opened his eyes, only to be met with a shocking sight. The steel fist that had been aimed at his face had instead slammed into Sun Yong’s chest, a hundred meters away.

As the Iron Fist connected, the crystalline, earth-yellow Elemental Armor shattered with a loud CRACK. A huge indent appeared on Sun Yong’s chest as he coughed up a great mouthful of blood, his eyes bulging. A single, seemingly ordinary and simple punch had severely wounded Sun Yong, the Earth Attribute Peak Emperor with the strongest defense among the five. ’Just what kind of terrifying power is this?’

However, they didn’t know that the person most shocked at this moment was not them, but Mu Chen himself. That last strike had been a deliberate feint, a way to test the limits of his new speed. Just as his fist was about to smash into Wu Lei’s face, he had suddenly swerved. In a blur, he crossed the hundred-meter distance, the force of his steel fist undiminished as it smashed viciously into Sun Yong’s chest.

But what truly shocked Mu Chen was that when his fist was just a hair’s breadth from Sun Yong, an intense sense of crisis had caused Sun Yong to unleash an unfathomable burst of potential. In that split second, he had not only managed to form his Elemental Armor but had even coated it with a layer of iron-hard earth. That was what had just transpired.

’Hmm, a commendable speed for condensing Primordial Power. But before me, that’s all it amounts to,’ I (Mu) thought.

The punch sent Sun Yong’s body, already bent double like a shrimp, flying like a cannonball. His terrifying speed was so great that the friction with the air produced faint sparks.

Mu Chen’s eyes stared coldly at the remaining four. As if facing a formidable enemy, all four of them hastily unleashed their Primordial Power, forming Elemental Armor to protect themselves. Incredibly, as if by sheer reflex, they all simultaneously deployed their most trusted Defense Battle Skills, terrified that Mu Chen would launch another sudden attack.

But Mu Chen merely sneered inwardly. He kicked off the empty air, spread his Steel Wings, and with a deafening WHOOSH, shot after the flying Sun Yong like a Thunderbolt. He lifted his Steel Tail and, with a mere thought, retracted all the Steel Blades into their Blade Slots. The tail, which had looked like a deadly weapon, now resembled a massive, plain Dragon Tail.

He twisted his body, bringing the massive Dragon Tail down from the sky with an explosive CRACK. The whip-like strike generated a massive Primordial Power explosion! Immediately after, a heavy THUD, far duller than the explosion, resounded as Sun Yong’s body slammed into the ground. The earth trembled, and countless fissures spread out for hundreds of meters.

SWISH! SWISH!

The massive tail swept back and forth. Mu Chen cracked his neck, his cold gaze falling upon Wu Lei and the other three. "One down," he stated icily. "Who’s next?"

His Ice Extreme Demon Pupils scanned across their faces. Suddenly, a faint hint of a smile touched Mu Chen’s eyes. "You’ll do."

As he spoke, Mu Chen’s figure began to slowly fade. This wasn’t an afterimage caused by extreme speed; rather, he seemed to turn invisible, vanishing without a trace amidst a shimmer of starlight.

"Void Walking."

Silent and traceless. This was the prized Absolute Secret Technique of the Void Dragon. It was even more difficult to detect than the Shadow Stealth used by a Dark Attribute Martial Artist, for not only did Void Walking incorporate the effects of stealth, but it also possessed the power to warp space itself.

"ARGH!!"

The instant after Mu Chen disappeared, Wu Lei’s body was sent flying. By the time the others reacted, Mu Chen had already reappeared behind them.

"Damn it! Does he really think we’re just pushovers?!"

Wang Jie roared. As a Fire Attribute Martial Artist, he was naturally hot-tempered. Being suppressed so thoroughly by Mu Chen, he decided to throw caution to the wind. ’So what if I lose? At least I’ll have fought! I won’t regret losing!’ But being toyed with like an insect without even landing a blow? That pissed him off to no end.

"Fiery Flame Piercing!"

With a great roar, endless fury blazed in Wang Jie’s eyes. A pale Blue Flame instantly formed a scorching vortex around his foot. He shot into the air, toes pointed downward, and began to spin rapidly. The searing Blue Flame transformed into a hurricane-like spiral drill that locked onto Mu Chen’s chest and bored down.

Its terrifying Penetration Power seemed as if it could tear space itself. But when Mu Chen saw the Attribute Power Wang Jie was releasing, he couldn’t help but laugh to himself. ’Using Fire Attribute Power against me while I’m in Illusion Spirit Fusion? That’s like trying to teach a fish to swim.’

In the span of these few thoughts, Wang Jie’s Fiery Flame Piercing arrived. But Mu Chen acted as if he felt nothing at all. He simply raised his right hand, opened his palm, and met the attack with a loud BANG. The blue flame symbol on Mu Chen’s brow flared, and the hurricane of Blue Flame surrounding Wang Jie was instantly absorbed, leaving not a single wisp behind. Wang Jie now looked rather comical. Without the searing heat and Penetration Power of the Blue Flame, he was like a spinning top, rotating rapidly against Mu Chen’s palm.

Apparently, Mu Chen had no desire to watch him show off any longer. The palm blocking the spin suddenly moved aside, and Wang Jie’s body, carried by its own momentum, continued drilling toward Mu Chen’s chest. But before his toes could make contact, a pitch-black hand shot out and clamped down on his ankle with a sharp SNAP. The spinning stopped dead. Not only that, but the abrupt halt of his terrifying Rotational Force sent a wave of inertia through his leg, shattering cartilage and bone.

HISS!

Gasping, Wang Jie endured the excruciating pain in his leg. Using the grip on his ankle as a pivot, he abruptly threw his body backward, clenched his fists, and wreathed his arms in pale Blue Flame. He threw two punches, aimed squarely at Mu Chen’s abdomen.

Mu Chen hadn’t expected this counterattack, and the two punches landed squarely on his abdomen. They actually managed to knock him back two steps, but he felt no pain whatsoever. ’From this,’ he concluded, ’my speed, physical strength, and combat power after fusing with Xiaohai must have already surpassed the Emperor Realm and broken through to the Ultimate Venerable Realm.’

’As long as I’m in the Illusion Spirit Fusion state, I can challenge Venerable Realm Martial Artists and perform Tier Jumping, even without using Broken Ring! But the strain from the Illusion Spirit Contract is immense. It’s only been a few minutes, and I can already feel that about sixty percent of my power is gone.’

’Looks like playtime is over.’