"Upper Earth Sovereign."
Left Elder wore an expression of utter disbelief, his face contorted with horror.
Only an Upper Earth Sovereign could suppress an established Earth Sovereign so effortlessly. Even Lord Lu Heng, the Holy Demon Palace's master, was no different.
The Northern Realm's Emperor Mu was not even twenty, just a rising star—
Even after undergoing the Heavenly Pool's baptism, how could he have entered the Earth Sovereign realm?
And he had even leaped straight to the Upper level!
He circulated his formidable spiritual energy and desperately tried to resist, only to find the twisted space pressing down on his head growing tighter and tighter, like a sacred mountain from the Outer Realm hanging overhead.
Mu Chen, who had suppressed the Holy Demon Palace's protector with a single word, paid him no mind. He strode toward the deepest part of the great hall, toward the Blood Red Lotus Platform, which seemed to have been cast from crimson blood.
Behind him, a muffled boom rang out. Left Elder's head burst like an overripe watermelon.
Against an ordinary Earth Sovereign with such dismal combat strength, killing him was as easy as slaughtering a dog.
Upon the Blood Red Lotus Platform, the Ancient Mandala Divine Flower slumbered peacefully.
Eight towering stone pillars upheld the heavens. At the base of each sat a mysterious skeleton, all of whom had reached the Earth Sovereign level in life. Together, they seemed to guard an ancient array.
The Blood Red Lotus Platform itself was a mid-grade Sacred Artifact that could heal injuries and restore spiritual energy.
After the ancient calamity, Lu Heng and Mandala, who had slumbered for ten thousand years, gradually awoke.
While the two were exploring the ruins of the Heavenly Palace, Lu Heng suddenly attacked Mandala and planted a curse on her.
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