Silence was being observed within the hall. The five Lower Earthly Sovereigns looked shocked, as no one would have ever thought that Mu Chen would become the ruler for this new force.
If Mandela were to be leading the new force, they would not have any objections. After all, her being a Complete Earthly Sovereign was good enough to impress them. But, Mu Chen just did not seem as capable…
Although Mu Chen had reached the Lower Earthly Sovereign level, those old birds in the North Territory, like Liu Tiandao, would think that they were too experienced to be handled by such a new bird! Moreover, when they had seen Mu Chen two months ago, they were looking down at him, as he was far below their levels.
So, when they heard that Mu Chen was going to rise above them, all of them had awful looks on their faces. They considered this sudden turn of events as being absolutely shameful!
Hence, when Mandela finished speaking, there was only silence in the hall. The atmosphere was clearly very tense and everyone felt awkward. Even though all five of them did not dare to object to Mandela directly, they were using their silences to passively express their unwillingness.
Mu Chen was also feeling awkward. After all, he hadn’t expected that Mandela would this. Moreover, everyone, including him, had the same thoughts on the matter. Specifically, they thought that only Mandela possessed the qualifications and capabilities to be the ruler of this new force.
So, Mu Chen looked helplessly at Mandela, hoping she might change her mind. But, Mandela chose to ignore his unspoken plea. Immediately, her voice wrapped in her spiritual energy and was delivered to Mu Chen’s ears.
“You must take this position,” her spiritual energy voice noiselessly communicated.
Mu Chen moved his eyebrows and replies in the same silent yet clear way. “Why?”
Mandela’s eyes flickered and communicated, “Do you want to go to the Luo God Clan alone?”
Mu Chen lifted his head in shock. He looked at Mandela with wide eyes, as he was not expecting her to know that he was going to the Luo God Clan! It seemed like she knew everything about what had happened between him and Luo Li!
Mu Chen couldn’t help but look at Nine Nether, who was standing behind him. She gave him a secretive nod, wordlessly admitting that she had indeed told Mandela everything.
After confirming this, Mu Chen gave Mandela a bitter smile. He was a little moved by her actions, as he knew that Mandela was doing all of this for his sake.
“While you were in your secluded cultivation, I did my best to obtain all of the information about the Little Western Kingdom, including details about your little sweetheart and the situation in the Luo God Clan. I’ll tell you everything later. But, I need to tell you that, even though you have reached Lower Earthly Sovereign, you won’t be able to overturn the situation just by yourself,” Mandela said.
She then added, “Thus, the predicament that your little sweetheart is facing cannot be resolved by you alone.”
Mu Chen felt a tug in his heart when he heard this. His eyes sharpened, and he could feel his heart breaking.
Even though he had barely received any information about the Little Western Kingdom all these years, he could guess that Luo Li had endured a tremendous amount of stress within the problematic Luo God Clan. Even a strong and determined man would feel weary and depressed in such a situation, let alone a little girl like her!
As such, when Mu Chen heard this, he wished that he could just fly to her and rip apart those people who had bullied her! Mu Chen’s eyes surged with killing intention and he clenched his fist.
Mandela looked at him, again using her spiritual energy to deliver her voice only to him. “So, if you want to help your little sweetheart, you cannot go alone. You must bring a group of followers.”
Mu Chen kept quiet. This time, he did not refute her.
Even though he had reached the Lower Earthly Sovereign level, he was not invincible yet. Although it was true that he could probably be of some use to her, he could not help Luo Li to break the deadlock alone, especially when they were facing the four God Clans, all of whom had great might and strength within the Little Western Kingdom.
As Mandela said, if he had his own followers, the strength that he possessed would be multiplied and supported. Then, anyone who wished to lay a finger on Luo Li would have to think twice!
“Do you still want to reject my offer now?” asked Mandela.
Mu Chen pursed his lips tightly. After a while, he said, “But, you created the Daluo Territory from nothing. You even formed the North Territory Alliance…”
If a new force was to be formed, then it would definitely include the North Territory Alliance and Mandela. But, Mu Chen felt deep in his heart that all of these things belonged to Mandela.
And now, Mandela was giving away her kingdom that she built with her own blood and sweat. Mu Chen struggled with accepting this.
“You’re the successor of the Celestial Emperor. I’m doing all of this because I don’t want to end my ties with the Ancient Celestial Palace.” Mandela was trying to explain why she didn’t mind this arrangement, hoping to reassure Mu Chen.
After all, she was never interested in controlling any of the forces. All she had wanted was to do from the beginning was to find a safe location to nurse her injuries and to take her revenge upon Lu Heng.
Now that Lu Heng was dead and the Heavenly Emperor had also disappeared, Mandela had lost all of her interest in this entire situation. In fact, if the Heavenly Emperor had not asked her to take care of Mu Chen before he disappeared, she might have already bowed out before now.
In fact, nothing, including her own kingdom and foundation, was more important to Mandela than Mu Chen at the moment. After all, he was the only one she had ever really trusted.
Mu Chen certainly understood how Mandela felt. However, he was still conflicted. But, what Mandela had just said did make sense, so now he could not reject her at all!
“Thank you!” Mu Chen closed his eyes slowly and communicated his gratitude to Mandela. He understood that he owed Mandela a lot. But, any further words that he said would be deemed as mere corny sentiments, so all he could do was simply say thanks.
Once Mu Chen finally agreed, Mandela’s face had a rare smile on it. After that, her naughty voice came through to him again. “Since you agree, you will need to resolve the following problem by yourself…”
Mu Chen was stunned. “What problem?” he asked via his spiritual energy voice.
Mandela supported her chin with her little hand, while smiling. “Do you think that all of those fellows will follow you so easily? If you don’t want your new force to break down quickly, you have to let them follow you willingly. I cannot help you with this. If are forced to go with you, they will only come to resent you sooner or later. So, you’re now on your own. Go awe those old men!”
Mu Chen smiled at Mandela and nodded his head. He knew that her nominating him to be the ruler was the last bit of help that she could give him. It would now be up to him to convince these old men to follow him.
Mu Chen slowly straightened his body and all of his previous hesitation disappeared. There was even a stern and fierce look on his face. An invisible aura then started to envelop the entire hall as he began an inner dialogue with himself to boost his confidence…
So what if they are five Lower Earthly Sovereigns? So what if they have years of experience?
I’m no longer the same old Mu Chen. If the five old birds continue to look down on me like before, they must be blind!
This bold transformation in Mu Chen was immediately noticed by Liu Tiandao, Holy Ancestor, Netherworld Palace Master and the rest of the Lower Earthly Sovereigns. They could not help but raise their eyebrows immediately. All of them looked at each other with a slight flicker in their eyes, asMu Chen looked like he was a true force to be reckoned with!
The five of them had no expressions on their faces, but they all gave silent snorts altogether. Even though they had no grudge against Mandela, they still had issues with Mu Chen apparently.
Kecha!
Suddenly, the sound of a teacup landing hard on the table echoed throughout the quiet hall. The various top powers from the Daluo Territory, including Nine Nether, the Sleeping King, and the the Condor King looked over. At that moment, Liu Tiandao steadied the teacup with a poker face.
Among the five Lower Earthly Sovereigns, Liu Tiandao had the deepest resentment towards Mu Chen. As such, he could not accept the fact that Mu Chen could rise above him.
Hence, as the Hall Master of the Tian Xuan Hall, he looked at Mandela and said slowly in a low voice, “I agreed to what you had said. If you were the ruler of this new force, I would not have protested. However, if we have to honor Mu Chen as our new ruler…”
Liu Tiandao lifted his eyelids and turned towards Mu Chen, his voice becoming cold. “It could be considered rude of me, but I’m afraid that he is not qualified for that yet!”
