Chapter 583: Chapter 454: Hidden Strong Ones, Luo Region’s Luoyu Gate Jiang Zhi (Part 2)

“This Jiang Zhi’s strength is similar to mine, it might be a bit difficult to deal with him, but it’s nothing serious. He just puts on a façade that he’s very powerful, it’s laughable.” Soul Hall’s Zhan Hong said with disdain.

Soul Hall Zhan Hong had completed his own realm challenge and happened to hear that Chu Mu was guarding South City and had not let any second-tier members pass all afternoon. So he specifically came to watch.

Not only was Zhan Hong of Soul Hall present, but people who had finished their realm challenges today also gathered in South City as the news spread, wanting to see if the recently famous Soul Hall Chu Chen could break the record of not letting anyone pass in a whole day.

Next to Zhan Hong stood another man, the very youth who had appeared in the Healing Hall. He was casually dressed, with an ordinary temperament. Standing next to Zhan Hong, it was the highly reputed Zhan Hong who attracted more attention from the crowd.

But in fact, Zhan Hong was very in awe of the man beside him!

Because in the entire second tier of the Soul Hall, there was hardly anyone who could last more than five minutes against this man, including Shang Heng, Zhao Feng, and himself!!

He was the Eighth Young Master of Soul Hall – Fang Ze! A youth with deep concealment and a strength that could hardly be described as abnormal!!

“Zhan Hong, don’t underestimate this Jiang Zhi from Luoyu Gate.” Eighth Young Master Fang Ze stared at the battlefield and slowly spoke.

“Young Master, what do you mean? He’s just a lackey of Shen Yicheng…” Zhan Hong said.

During Chu Mu’s confrontation with Shen Yicheng, Zhan Hong was alone, and Zhan Hong had fought against Jiang Zhi then. Although he was the strongest youth in the second-tier of Luoyu Gate, Zhan Hong had never taken him seriously, because the Soul Pets Jiang Zhi had summoned were indeed mediocre.

“Only a fool like Shen Yicheng would believe that this Jiang Zhi of Luoyu Gate is someone who can easily be manipulated. I’m sure that when you fought him on East Street, he didn’t even summon his main pet.” Fang Ze said.

“The ones he summoned were all at the Eighth-Rank Ninth Stage intermediate monarch level. They should be his main pets.” Zhan Hong said.

Fang Ze laughed and shook his head.

“You mean… if that’s true, this Jiang Zhi has hidden his abilities too deeply!” Zhan Hong exclaimed in surprise.

Just as Zhan Hong was about to ask further, an uproar suddenly erupted from the crowd!!

Zhan Hong was slightly stunned, and urgently used his Soul Sense to look further ahead, fixing his eyes on the battlefield.

However, when Zhan Hong saw it clearly, the horror on his face increased!

At this moment, a Ninth-Rank Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast surprisingly appeared on the battlefield. It was diffused with a bright blood mist that covered the entire area. It was a Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast with an intermediate Monarch combat power level!

“A Ninth-Rank Second Stage Intermediate Monarch!!!”

“No wonder he’s one of the strongest members in the Second Tier. Even a casual attack from this level of Soul Pet would reach the Ninth Level!”

“I said that Soul Hall Chu Chen can’t possibly dominate the Second Tier. There must be stronger members in the Second Tier. Now that Jiang Zhi has summoned a Ninth Rank Intermediate Monarch, even if Chu Chen’s Wind Elemental Soul Pet has the same strength, it’s been fighting for a whole afternoon and is bound to be exhausted. What other Soul Pets could Chu Chen have to contend with? Could it be that War Beast Mo Ye that can regenerate its limbs continuously?”

“Even if he summons the War Beast Mo Ye, it’s just delaying the inevitable. They will still lose in the end.”

Seeing the appearance of Jiang Zhi’s Ninth-Rank Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast, the previously dull crowd finally erupted into excitement. Now people must be curious about who is stronger, Soul Hall Chu Chen or the strongest member of the Second Tier? Because for them, this is already a pinnacle showdown!

In the crowd, Du Chang, who had an average and even somewhat wretched appearance, hooked a strange smile on his face.

Whenever Du Chang boasted in front of others about how powerful his senior brother Jiang Zhi was, he always liked to bring up the well-known Shen Yicheng to demonstrate his senior brother’s strength and position.

But in fact, only a very small number of people in the whole Luoyu Gate knew that their chief disciple was definitely not that simple!

“This is just the tip of the iceberg. These fools have no idea what level the strong ones in World City have reached. A Ninth-Rank Monarch doesn’t count for anything!” Du Chang mocked this group of ignorant contestants.

…

The battle was about to start. Jiang Zhi’s Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast was rapidly flapping its wings, spreading a blood mist that enveloped a large part of the area, making it impossible for Chu Mu to see the figure of the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast clearly!

The Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast flew at an extremely fast speed within the domain of blood mist, and the Wind-binding Spirit, which had been fighting for the whole afternoon, was even slower by half a beat.

Having fought for an entire afternoon, the Wind-binding Spirit was exhausted even though no real rivals had appeared throughout. However, the constant release of skills had greatly depleted it.

“Zzzzzzz~~~”

The Wind-binding Spirit had an extremely stubborn nature. Faced with the pressing momentum of the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast, its fighting spirit soared as it engaged in an aerial battle with the powerful beast!

Fiery red vital energy and chaotic black wind collided in a ferocious duel, causing each shockwave of energy to create booms that echoed across the Mirror Sword Mountain region. Their fierce battle was heard from afar.

“So it’s one of the Soul Hall’s Seven Diagram Sacred Beasts, the Wind-binding Spirit. To have a Ninth Rank, Third Stage Wind-binding Spirit at such a young age is truly underestimated,” said Jiang Zhi in the midst of the battle as he finally recognized Chu Mu’s wind-element Soul Pet.

The Wind-binding Spirit’s battle power was incredibly formidable, and it possessed a speed and agility that rivaled that of a demon spirit. This type of Soul Pet was quite rare even among the first-tier members. Jiang Zhi had been wondering about Chu Chen’s Wind-binding Spirit, and now he finally saw it clearly, feeling a mix of surprise and anticipation.

The Wind-binding Spirit’s determination was extremely tenacious, and even against the fully charged Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast, it didn’t falter. Relying on its impressive wind-element control ability, it still managed to form a complete wind defensive line, preventing the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast from getting close.

Of course, the Wind-binding Spirit’s stamina was limited, so Chu Mu knew that if it continued to use up energy like this, it would quickly fall into a disadvantage. He quickly began chanting a spell.

Green soul contract runes encircled Chu Mu’s body. Slowly, in his hands appeared a long root which extended to the ground and buried itself into the earth.

The Ran Wood spiraled together, quickly turning into Wood Armor. Within the armor, the Demon Tree Warrior’s body slowly emerged as its roots sank into the ground, rapidly spreading and taking control of everything within a hundred meters of the battlefield.

“It seems that it’s Chu Chen’s Demon Tree Warrior, which has a strong blood siphoning ability. It’s virtually unbeatable in a group battle!” From afar, those with a strong soul sense could see Chu Mu’s Soul Pet with some difficulty.

Chu Mu’s Demon Tree Warrior had left a deep impression on countless spectators during the Beast Fighting Tournament, and they still remembered it well. As Chu Mu summoned it again for battle, people speculated whether he intended to fight Jiang Zhi to the bitter end!

“An intermediate Ninth Rank Monarch! How did the Demon Tree Warrior’s strength rise so fast?!” Jiang Zhi’s expression filled with shock when he saw the Demon Tree Warrior appear.

Jiang Zhi had also attended the Beast Fighting Tournament and witnessed the Demon Tree Warrior’s group battle abilities. Though, it had only been a few days since then, and Chu Mu had already increased the Demon Tree Warrior’s strength by another two notches. This was an incredible rate of increase!

“Oof!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

This was the Demon Tree Warrior’s first battle after reaching the Ninth Rank. It stretched out its wood-like body, its blood-amber fierce eyes quickly locked onto the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast in the air. After a ferocious roar, it swung its two arms mightily into the sky!

The Demon Tree Warrior’s powerful arms seemed to stretch endlessly, reaching a terrifying length of several hundred meters, as if two thick chains were lashing at the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast!

The Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast managed to react quickly, making both a drop and a slide maneuver to dodge the Demon Tree Warrior’s chain-like arms.

“Growth!”

The Demon Tree Warrior’s Piercing Branch ability was far from simple. As it swept past the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast, numerous small yet incredibly flexible branches sprouted from its arms and quickly wrapped around the beast’s body.

The Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast’s wings, which were like razor-sharp blades, frantically slashed through the branches, but the Demon Tree Warrior’s branches sprouted rapidly. The wings couldn’t reach the beast’s legs, and soon, they were completely bound!

“Hammer drop!”

The Demon Tree Warrior’s long arms slammed down forcibly, using its barbaric strength to hurl the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast towards the ground!

“Chu Chen’s Demon Tree Warrior seems to have drastically increased in strength; otherwise, how could it have subdued the Ninth Rank Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast so easily!”

“It must have reached the Ninth Rank!”

Spectators watching from afar soon noticed the changes in Chu Mu’s Demon Tree Warrior as well.

Ye Wansheng, standing atop the city walls, was also inwardly shocked when he saw Chu Mu’s Demon Tree Warrior reach the Ninth Rank, First Stage Intermediate Monarch level. Chu Mu really had taken great risks to increase his strength, as even the Demon Tree Warrior had reached such a level. At this point, Chu Mu undoubtedly had the power to compete for the final glory of the second-tier!

On the battlefield, Jiang Zhi’s brow furrowed as the situation became more dire, and he quickly began chanting a spell.

As Jiang Zhi chanted the spell, a blood-red, brilliant flame quickly formed around him. The flame swiftly transformed into an imposing body composed of fierce fire, turning the surrounding land a fiery red!

The soul pet summoned by Jiang Zhi was a Blood Flame Elf, which instantly formed two scorching balls of fire without needing to chant the soul pet summoning spell. The flames targeted the middle part of the Demon Tree Warrior’s extended branches!

(Today’s third chapter~~~~~~~~There are still two more chapters to come, but they might be released a little late, around 2pm. I suggest reading them together with tomorrow’s noon chapters~~~~~)(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest driving force.)