"Don't you dare leave."
The black-clad young man heard his elder sister's words and immediately shot forward, appearing beside Mu Chen like a ghost as he reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
Ever since he was little, his sister had bullied him.
At first, he had put up a little resistance. Later, he had simply given up and become her little sidekick.
Mu Chen stepped on the Dragon Soaring Art, transforming into a white dragon that darted through space amid rumbling dragon roars.
He was confident he could shake off an ordinary Seventh or Eighth Grade Sovereign with his movement technique and escape with ease, let alone a Sixth Grade Sovereign.
But no matter how he circulated his divine-grade movement art, the black-clad young man clung to him like a maggot to a bone, completely at ease and even finding time to joke.
"Young brother, you'd better stay."
"My elder sister gave the order, so I can only obey."
As he spoke, he reached for Mu Chen with his right hand, his movements so smooth they barely stirred the air.
Suddenly, an ancient jade pendant in Mu Chen's arms shattered. A nearly transparent shield of spiritual energy spread rapidly from within him and expanded outward.
It was the protective Spirit Artifact Lin Jing had given Mu Chen on the Shang Continent. It could withstand the full-force blow of an Earth Sovereign. The shield pushed the black-clad young man away.
"Oh? A protective Spirit Artifact?"
The black-clad young man was a little surprised. He recognized the item and paused.
Anyone who possessed a high-grade protective Spirit Artifact likely had a respectable background.
Mu Chen was far more astonished than he was.
An Earth Sovereign? Damn, that Dou Emperor bloodline was incredible.
This was the first time His Highness the