Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

It wasn’t because of its rarity, but because it had two unparalleled effects. First, any piece of clothing woven from Profound Celestial Silk was completely immune to all Fire Attribute Elemental Power. This meant that if one wore these shoes, they could walk through high-temperature magma or fiery zones completely unimpeded... though this only applied to the parts of the body covered by the Profound Celestial Silk.

Second, as long as one wore clothing woven from Profound Celestial Silk, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power would constantly and autonomously flow into their body through the silk—an effect even more significant than that of the Seven-Colored Glaze. The Seven-Colored Glaze only increased one’s Cultivation speed while they were actively cultivating, but this item helped one cultivate at every single moment.

"Heh... So that’s how it is. No wonder you were so furious, cousin. It’s a good thing it was you. If it were me, I would have already dealt with this person on the spot!" As he spoke, Zhou Zihan’s sharp gaze fell upon Mu Chen.

Mu Chen shrugged. "How do you want to settle this?"

Before Zhou Zihan could speak, Zhou Ziheng took a step forward and sneered, "You can’t afford to pay for these Profound Celestial Boots anyway. How about this? I won’t make you pay for them."

Mu Chen paused, a strange look on his face. "You won’t make me pay? What’s the catch?"

Zhou Ziheng sneered again. "That’s right, I won’t make you pay. But, if you want to leave..."

As he spoke, Zhou Ziheng, in front of everyone, rubbed the boots woven from Profound Celestial Silk on the ground several times, not stopping until they were completely covered in dust. Once he was done, he pointed to the white boots on his feet and said with a taunting smirk, "Kneel, and lick my shoes clean!"

At these words, Zhou Zihan’s eyes lit up, joy welling within him. ’This cousin of mine really has the potential to be a proper spoiled heir,’ he thought. ’If this punk actually licks Zhou Ziheng’s shoes to save himself, the stunning beauty next to him will definitely despise him for his cowardice. Then, I can step in, act all righteous and magnanimous, and let the kid off. I’ll confess my feelings to the girl and casually drop a hint about my identity. When she compares us, she’ll absolutely choose me.’

’On the other hand, if the punk dares to refuse... heheh. Here in the Central State Border City, I, Zhou Zihan, have never feared anyone. This is my territory; I have countless ways to kill this kid. Afterward, with a little maneuvering, the girl will surely agree to any condition to get me to spare him. Then, she’ll be mine to do with as I please.’ At this thought, Zhou Zihan couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.

"What did you say? I didn’t quite hear you."

Mu Chen’s closed eyes suddenly narrowed to slits, revealing a faint, cold glint. Even the tone of his voice turned icy. This abrupt change made Chu Aoqing uncomfortable. In her memory, except for the time he had faced Shan Tianyu, Mu Chen had never spoken with such a tone or expression.

But while Chu Aoqing could sense the shift in Mu Chen, that didn’t mean Zhou Zihan and Zhou Ziheng could.

"You didn’t hear me?" Zhou Ziheng’s eyes narrowed as well. He slowly walked up to Mu Chen, stopping just an arm’s length away, and said, word by word, "Kneel. Down. And. Lick. Them. Clean!"

Mu Chen turned his head, cupped a hand to his ear, and said loudly, "Say that again? I’m a bit hard of hearing."

"Fuck your mother!"

At that moment, even a fool like Zhou Ziheng could tell that Mu Chen was just messing with him. His face darkened, Primordial Power surged, and he swung his hand to slap Mu Chen across the face!

But his hand had barely gotten halfway there when a black shadow appeared before him with a WHOOSH. Immediately after, the crisp sound of a slap—CRACK!—landed on his own face.

The pain was too slow to register. Before he could even feel it, his body was sent flying backward with a SWOOSH from the force. But it wasn’t over. The moment his body went airborne, an immense force suddenly smashed down on his right shoulder, slamming his mid-air body straight down into the ground with a BOOM.

CRACK!

The force was too great for Zhou Ziheng’s legs to bear. His body crumpled, and he slammed onto his knees with a THUD. In an instant, countless spiderweb-like cracks spread out across the ground from his knees.

PFFT!

A mouthful of fresh blood, mixed with countless broken teeth, sprayed from Zhou Ziheng’s mouth. His left cheek instantly swelled to a grotesque size, followed immediately by a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"AAAAHHHH!!"

Even though Zhou Ziheng didn’t scream out the source of his pain, everyone jolted by the shriek could clearly see that his right arm was completely shattered from the shoulder down!

"Huh?" Mu Chen glanced at his own leg in surprise and said with great innocence, "Oh? That was just a reflex. My apologies, my apologies. Look at you... We can talk things out, you know? It’s not like I won’t listen. Getting physical just ruins the mood."

But even as Mu Chen said this, the leg pressing down on Zhou Ziheng’s shoulder didn’t move an inch. Instead, he tilted his head, flashed a mouthful of perfectly white teeth, and smiled at the distant Zhou Zihan. "Don’t you agree?"

Startled from his stupor by Mu Chen’s voice, Zhou Zihan exploded with rage. "Bastard! You dare lay a hand on him?! Get him! Beat him until he’s dead! I’d like to see just how arrogant you can be in a Border City run by my Zhou Family!!"

In his eyes, the power Mu Chen had just displayed was only effective because Zhou Ziheng had been too careless and was caught completely off guard. A mere Fourth-Ring Martial Emperor was nothing but an ant to him!

Hearing Zhou Zihan’s command, the eight guards didn’t dare hesitate for a second. This was no joke. Zhou Ziheng was Zhou Zihan’s cousin, which made him a member of the Zhou Family. Now, he had been crippled right before their eyes by a lowly Fourth-Ring Martial Emperor. Such a failure was enough to get them killed ten times over. If they didn’t capture or kill this culprit, their death sentence was set in stone!

BOOM!

Eight massive booms erupted simultaneously from eight directions around Mu Chen. Primordial Energy Vortexes of various colors, shaped like Fire Flames, shot toward the sky as their Martial Rings were revealed! They were, astonishingly, eight Nine-Ring Emperors!