Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“My mother, Qing Yanjing.” As Mu Chen’s voice spread throughout this world, an uproar arose among the crowd as countless members of the Budur Ancient Clan stood up, stunned.
“His mother is Qing Yanjing?!”
“Then… Isn’t he the perpetrator?”
“How dare he? How dare he take the initiative to come to our clan? He’s really courting his own death!”
“…”
As the uproar broke out among the Budur Ancient Clan, they all looked straight at Mu Chen as if they had seen something incredible. Mu Chen may have been an unfamiliar name in the Budur Ancient Clan, but his identity as a perpetrator was renowned among the clan because his mother was so outstanding.
The strength of a Divine Ancestral Master was very difficult to nurture, even with the Budur Ancient Clan’s resources. Being able to reach this point was enough to explain how amazing Qing Yanjing’s talent was. Under normal circumstances, with her ability, she would be able to become the clan leader of their Budur Ancient Clan.
However, who would have thought that Qing Yanjing had no interest in ruling over the Budur Ancient Clan. She not only left, but also married privately and even gave birth to a child. What happened at that time almost overturned the Budur Ancient Clan and angered the Great Elder. He forcibly imprisoned Qing Yanjing and kept searching for the perpetrator.
However, this kind of search had not produced any leads until Mu Chen was discovered a few years ago. To many elders’ astonishment, Mu Chen had become an Earthly Sovereign.
In that Ancient Holy Gulf, he had won the Eight Budur. Even Xuan Luo and Mo Xin, two of the most outstanding supreme talents of the younger generation of the Budur Ancient Clan, had failed.
Everyone was amazed at Mu Chen’s rate of growth, but they had not paid too much attention to it in the first place. After all, with the Budur Ancient Clan’s strength, if they had not been afraid that Qing Yanjing would go on a rampage when the time came, capturing Mu Chen would have been effortless. Therefore, many people of the Budur Ancient Clan were incredulous when they saw that Mu Chen dared to appear on such occasions instead of hiding from them.
Amid countless shocked gazes, Great Elder Budur Xuan gradually sobered. His old face became cold as he stared at the distant sky where the slender young figure stood. “So you are the perpetrator. How bold of you to appear! Do you really think that if you have your mother to protect you, you can be so audacious?” Budur Xuan said as his low, emotionless voice rumbled. When the Great Elder spoke, the earth shook while flying sand and stone churned in the air. A force of terror emanated from his body, enveloping heaven and earth. Under the pressure of a Divine Heavenly Sovereign, there was a touch of awe in the faces of countless sovereigns in the world.
Mu Chen stood above in the sky, and he felt the power of terror that could destroy the world. He also felt his own insignificance, even though he had now ascended to Heavenly Sovereign. Is this the power of a Divine Heavenly Sovereign? Indeed, it is at the top of the Great Thousand World!
However, the slightest fear did not appear on Mu Chen’s face. A Divine Heavenly Sovereign was indeed strong, but Mu Chen had encountered them before. Compared to the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, Budur Xuan was still lacking. Thus, he took a deep breath as his robes billowed in the wind. His dark eyes shimmered with a sharp glint, and as he stepped out, his mighty power as a Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign burst out.
This momentum, though not as vast and terrifying as Budur Xuan’s, was like a towering mountain between heaven and earth. It stood still despite the horrifying oppression sweeping towards him. Although he was not as strong as Budur Xuan, he was now also the master of his abode and a Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign. If Budur Xuan wanted to just rely on such oppression to force him to yield, he was too naive.
When Mu Chen’s powerful spiritual oppression surged, the supreme powers looked horrified, especially those of the Budur Ancient Clan, whose eyes narrowed as they exclaimed, startled, “Heavenly Sovereign?!”
On that mountain, Xuan Luo and Mo Xin were also horrified, staring at Mu Chen in disbelief. “How is that possible?!”
The last time they fought with Mu Chen, he was only a Complete Earthly Sovereign. How was it possible that after only a year or so, this guy had broken through straight into Heavenly Sovereign?! What kind of talent and luck did it take?!
They claimed to be the best of the young generation of the Budur Ancient Clan, the dragons among men, but now they were utterly dismal compared to this perpetrator. At the thought of this, the two men’s faces were iron green, their eyes full of envy as they stared at Mu Chen. In the mountain where the Qing lineage was based, the members were dumbfounded, and the supposed young talents gulped.
Qing Ling sneered as she saw this scene. “Hmph, do you now know the difference between you and others? People of this age have stepped into the rank of Heavenly Sovereign. Even Xuan Luo and Mo Xin cannot compare. How are you all going to compare to him?”
The young generation of the Qing lineage looked at each other, and immediately smiled awkwardly. Such a young Heavenly Sovereign, even in their Budur Ancient Clan, was extremely rare. They really didn’t know how Mu Chen practiced, since he didn’t have the Budur Ancient Clan’s resources. Compared to Mu Chen, they were really nothing. Although Qing Ling’s words were mean, they were indeed true.
“He is indeed worthy of being Lord Jing’s son, such talent.” Some elderly members of the Qing lineage sighed in dark pity. If Mu Chen was a member of their lineage, Xuan Luo and Mo Xin had no room to be so arrogant. “But he really shouldn’t have come. This is the Budur Ancient Clan, and it’s not going to work because he’s just a Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign.”
However, Mu Chen did not care about the numerous gazes directed at him. He just stared at Budur Xuan with a faint smile and said, “I have been journeying in the Great Thousand World for more than ten years, so I am no coward. But it has nothing to do with my mother, unlike Great Elder, who likes to use me as a threat to imprison a woman.” There was a cold sarcasm in his words, and he had no intention of giving Budur Xuan any face, for he had held this in his heart for many years.
“How audacious!” Hearing Mu Chen’s brutal words, some of the elders immediately burst into a rage, their anger resounding through the area. Powerful forces soared into the sky one after another. Their momentum was appallingly strong.
“Why? Are the elders of the Budur Ancient Clan ready to strike together? Well, let me learn something from all of you today, then!” In the face of these angry elders, Mu Chen had no fear but laughed instead.
“You insolent brat, you’re digging your own grave!” an elder exclaimed in fury and was just about to strike.
“Stop!” However, as they were about to fight, Budur Xuan’s deep voice rumbled, and he glanced at the elders, who immediately hung their heads and retreated. Today it was their Budur Ancient Clan that was in full force due to their Contest of the Lineages, and many supreme powers of the Great Thousand World were present, too. If many of their elders struck to subdue a descendant, it would be a great loss of face for them.
After rebuking the elders, Budur Xuan stared at Mu Chen sharply and said slowly, “Did you come to my Budur Ancient Clan today just to hurl spiteful insults?”
Mu Chen shook his head and smiled. “I’m not so free. This time I’m just being entrusted with something.”
“Oh?” Budur Xuan’s eyes narrowed.
Mu Chen looked down as he said, “I’m here to help the Qing lineage obtain a seat.”
The remark caused an uproar, and the members of the Qing lineage were astonished, apparently not aware of it.
“Haha, what a joke. What ability do you have to get this seat? Besides, you are not a member of the Budur Ancient Clan. How can you qualify?” A faint laugh rang out as the Xuan Lineage Head, Xuan Guang, stared at Mu Chen coldly.
Mu Chen smiled, then extended his palm and exposed the green token. “With this, am I qualified?”
“Lineage Head Token Amulet?!” Xuan Guang’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the green token in Mu Chen’s palm.
The Mo Lineage Head, Mo Tong, stared at Qing Tian and reprimanded him sharply. “The Qing Lineage Head Token Amulet? Qing Tian, what the hell are you doing?! Why did the Lineage Head Token Amulet fall into the hands of this perpetrator?”
Amid the shocked glances, Qing Tian’s scalp grew numb as he exchanged glances with Elder Qing Xuan. He immediately gnashed his teeth and said with a grave voice, “It’s not up to you to determine if Mu Chen is a member of the Budur Ancient Clan. If he isn’t, then I respectfully ask the Great Elder to expel Qing Yanjing from the clan.
“This Lineage Head is also a joint decision of our elders. I am no longer suitable for this role. From today on, Mu Chen is the Qing Lineage Head. If you have any objection, wait for the Elders Academy to commence a meeting. At least for now, you are not entitled to reject the decision of my Qing lineage elders.”
Now they were about to lose the status of being a Key Lineage and had been suppressed by the Xuan and Mo lineages over the years. They had had enough. In that case, it was better to put all their chips on Mu Chen!
“Qing Tian, you!” Xuan Guang and Mo Tong’s faces twisted in fury as they glared at Qing Tian.
Qing Tian harrumphed but brushed away their furious gazes. He had endured enough of their ridicule over these past years. The worst result today would be losing their status as a Key Lineage. As for what Mu Chen wanted to do, they would let him do it. They would treat it as compensating the child for the wrongs he had suffered over the years.
The dispute between the three lineage heads caused the people to look at each other, as they obviously had not expected things to turn out like this.
“All right, shut up!” Budur Xuan roared coldly, as the three lineage heads became silent. His expression was stony, as the Contest of the Lineages had now become an utter joke.
His gaze slowly swept towards Mu Chen as he announced gravely, “Since the Qing lineage has elected you as their lineage head, and this resolution needs the Elders Academy to jointly decide, even I cannot veto this decision now. But even if you are in the clear, the seat of the Elders Academy is not something you can ask for. If you want a seat, it depends on whether you have the ability to claim it.”
Now that the Qing lineage had failed in the challenge, the only way to win a seat was to take it back from the others through winning a group challenge. Although Mu Chen was a Heavenly Sovereign, he was obviously only in the initial phase of Spiritual Grade. Thus, it was impossible to vie for a seat.
In the sky, Mu Chen smiled faintly and said, “There is no need for Great Elder to worry about it.” His voice fell as his figure flashed out. Finally, amid countless astonished glances, he landed on the white jade platform where the Xuan lineage was. At the same time, his cold voice rang out, “Since you have taken a seat from the Qing lineage, I will take a seat from you, too!”
