Pursuit

"Another one? Clearly, I am held in high regard."

Chen Mu held the Haotian Mirror in his palm, borrowing a portion of the Void Current River's power to contend against the Devil Ancestor. Sensing the sky-spanning expanse of silver threads sweeping in from behind, each containing power capable of penetrating the Eighth Heaven, a trace of icy sharpness flashed through his eyes.

Ming Fan God Monarch!

Another Eighth Heaven God Monarch overlord!

The techniques and methods of such overlord-level beings were all highly distinctive. Even if he had never met them before, once they made a move, he could generally identify them at a glance.

There was, in truth, no direct enmity between Chen Mu and Ming Fan God Monarch. Yet Ming Fan God Monarch had been one of the masterminds behind Jian Mu God Monarch's death. It was Ming Fan God Monarch himself who had forced Jian Mu God Monarch into a desperate corner. Through the schemes of several parties working together, they had ultimately caused Jian Mu God Monarch, a figure at the Seventh Heaven Peak, to perish.

Chen Mu had received much aid from Jian Mu God Monarch and shared a karmic bond with him. Once he grew stronger in the future, he would inevitably have dealings with Ming Fan God Monarch. Therefore, he was not surprised that Ming Fan God Monarch had acted now.

Though Chen Mu's expression did not change as he faced the joint assault of two God Monarch overlords, he did not dare let down his guard in the slightest. His current strength had reached the Eighth Heaven Threshold, but against two true Eighth Heaven overlords, he was undoubtedly still no match.

If it had only been the Devil Ancestor, he would not have feared him too greatly and would even have dared