Chapter 517 – Lord Mu at Full Power! You're Cheating, Right?

In the Capital City’s cultivation district, inside the epic-grade structure known as the Glory Arena.

The Cold Moon City Lord took out her diamond VIP card, swiped it with practiced ease to enter, and booked the most premium combat chamber.

Beep~

“Premium combat chamber activated. This duel adopts a 1VS1 unrestricted combat format with standard arena terrain. This match is not publicly broadcasted, viewable only by invited spectators.”

“The Glory Arena possesses capabilities such as instant resurrection, monster simulation, and law replication. We wish you an enjoyable duel.”

Around Mu Yuan, pristine white stone slabs spread outward, extending for thousands, then tens of thousands of meters.

Across the vast arena grounds, majestic stone pillars stood at intervals of ten thousand meters, resembling grid lines on a chessboard.

He stood between two horizontal grand pillars, separated from the figure opposite him by six such pillars.

She spoke.

Her voice wasn’t loud, yet it resonated like the voice of heaven and earth, sounding simultaneously in Mu Yuan’s ears.

“Clearing the advancement trial grants varying degrees of Lord Power enhancement based on evaluation ratings. And Lord Power often forms the foundation of our personal combat strength as Miracle Lords.”

Borrowing commander templates.

Solidifying templates.

Or using the power of one’s own officers as inspiration to develop unique combat systems.

Even the latter remains closely tied to the strength of one’s Lord Power.

“The content of advancement trials varies, but they inevitably relate to the application of Lord Power and the individual capabilities of the Lord.”

She gazed at the young man in the distance.

Clad in white robes, holding a sword—a youth brimming with vitality. Her casual expression suddenly sharpened, as if two piercing swords could slice through the heavens.

“Tianyuan, your commanders are strong, with many capable of holding their own and leading armies independently. However, this is an advancement trial—a challenge that can only be overcome relying on the Lord’s personal power. Let me verify whether you possess the qualifications to undertake it.”

With a flick of her wrist, an exceptional-grade sword radiating chilling coldness appeared in her hand.

She held the sword horizontally before her, her gaze direct and unwavering.

“I, Han Yue, Legendary Law Realm, will not hold back.”

Mu Yuan raised his sword upright, its blade glinting coldly as a slight smile curled at the corners of his lips.

“I, Tianyuan, Legendary God Soul Realm, wouldn’t have it any other way.”

He was precisely eager to witness just how powerful the peak experts of Taixuan truly were!

…

“It’s starting, it’s starting! I’m so excited!”

In the spectator stands, Pioneer General Qingxin held popcorn in one hand and a soda in the other, embodying the perfect image of an amused onlooker.

“Young master Tianyuan is incredible. Just over a year ago, during the Dragon Court selection battles, he was still so… tiny.”

She gestured with her hand at about the height of a cup.

“And now, he’s grown impressively tall.”

She indicated a height reaching about half a person’s stature.

He had matured into a powerhouse who, in time, could even garrison a Great Warzone.

Truly formidable.

While many claimed the Tianyuan City Lord relied solely on his officers, who could have guessed he had quietly advanced to the God Soul Realm himself?

“But that madwoman Han Yue is even more unreasonable. She once defeated a Law Realm expert while still at the Peak God Soul Realm. Now, she can even effortlessly defeat fallen gods from ancient eras like the Rainforest God.”

Even at the same realm, Tianyuan would be no match for the Cold Moon City Lord.

Let alone with a full major realm separating them.

Qingxin kept her eyes fixed on the arena, not blinking once.One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Whoosh!

Two rings of gray dust clouds exploded simultaneously where the two stood.

Their figures vanished within the dust clouds, only to reappear the next moment at the center of the battlefield.

“Boom—!”

Two one-handed swords collided, causing the ground—simulated from quasi-epic materials—to crack and splinter.

Upon the spreading fissures, a sword wreathed in sinister black smoke and another shimmering with icy silver-blue radiance grated against each other, energy torrents continuously scattering to both sides.

Strength, energy—equally matched!

Mu Yuan was somewhat astonished.

The physical power of the Cold Moon City Lord was actually this terrifying?

“Kid, what are you so shocked about! Shouldn’t I be the one surprised?”

Before the words faded, her combat boots thrust forward like a spear.

The force concentrated at a single point erupted, blasting a miniature collapsing black hole in the space before her.

Mu Yuan had already leveraged the momentum to retreat, his left hand extending as crackling lightning intertwined into a roaring thunder dragon, pouncing toward the figure not far away.

“Too slow!”

The thunder dragon tore through the floor, comparable to quasi-epic materials, while scattering bolts of lightning that danced through the surrounding space.

But within this lightning, a nimble figure brushed past the thunder dragon, soaring backward, her eyes reflecting Mu Yuan’s image like millennia-old ice.

“Bang! Bang!”

Mu Yuan shattered the converging icy slashes.

Then he threw one punch, two punches, three and four punches intertwining.

Besides the hands gripping his sword, four additional arms now sprouted from his back.

Rakshasa Module · Three-Phase Body · Three Bodies United!

With a three-against-one advantage, he continuously slashed and punched at the Cold Moon City Lord.

Ora ora ora ora—!

Fists, elbows, shoulders—constantly colliding.

The two shifted positions incessantly, explosions of smoke clouds and afterimages trailing in their wake.

“Hey, hey, hey! Tianyuan can actually match Han Yue blow for blow?”

The Heartfelt City Lord was certain Han Yue wasn’t holding back—not in physical combat.

Because Tianyuan’s speed had already surpassed her own top velocity!

Dozens of seconds passed.

They fought from the ground to the sky, from the sky to the shattering earth, until the cosmos seemed on the verge of collapse.

Tianyuan finally fell to a disadvantage.

“Thud!”

Got you!

The Cold Moon City Lord’s flying kick was anticipated.

Mu Yuan’s powerfully corded hand clamped down like a vise, firmly gripping her ankle.

His remaining arms swung punches.

Their gazes met.

‘No, I’ve caught you.’

Mu Yuan read that intention.

The Cold Moon City Lord, caught in his grasp, defied physics by spinning like a top, evading the punch’s glow before thrusting her sword.

“Drip~ Drip~”

His white robe was pierced, a gruesome gash appearing on his shoulder blade.

Pale golden blood dripped down.

Mu Yuan skidded hundreds of meters across the floor, breathing slightly heavily.

“My strength isn’t inferior to hers, my sword slashes and punches are infused with peak will and Concept, and I even used the Three Bodies United technique. But indeed, in combat experience, skill, and intuition, I’m far behind.”

“Even without falling for that trick, I would have gradually lost ground.”

Mu Yuan pondered inwardly, staring straight ahead.

There, the Cold Moon City Lord was also breathing lightly.

The corner of her mouth lifted as she said, “Young man, you’re naturally still far from matching me, but you’re not bad. No need to be disheartened.”

“Disheartened?”

Mu Yuan wasn’t disheartened.

His combat experience being far inferior to Han Yue’s was something he had expected all along.”Why should I be despondent? I’m simply overjoyed.”

The corners of his lips curled slightly upward. “Now begins the true battle!”

Flesh Shackles – First Stage – Second Stage, Sever!

The four arms that had sprouted from his back dissipated into black smoke, and the sharp sword was sheathed.

But simultaneously, accompanied by two ‘Bang! Bang!’ shattering sounds from within his body, Mu Yuan’s entire frame suddenly expanded by two sizes, tearing his white robe apart to reveal the black inner armor and black leather pants beneath.

His feet planted firmly on the ground, muscles bulging like coiling pythons and dragons.

Scorching crimson Qi blood erupted from his opened pores.

The blood Qi formed blazing flames, rising intensely.

Like an ancient demon god awakening, his formidable aura swept across all directions.

“Stomp!”

Spiderweb-like cracks hundreds of meters long instantly fractured the ground.

Mu Yuan’s figure had already vanished.

A fierce wind howled between heaven and earth.

“Where? Where?”

“To the right!”

The Cold Moon City Lord swung her sword downward, rolling energy enveloping her entire battle armor and sharp blade.

She blocked it!

“Boom!”

Fist and sword collided.

The blazing blood flames and bone-chilling cold were in a stalemate for a moment before the blood flames devoured the icy energy.

Crack—Boom!

The exceptional-grade sharp sword shattered upon impact.

While redirecting the force, the Cold Moon City Lord met the fist with her palm.

Crack—

Her arm bent at an unnatural angle. The furious fist energy traveled from her palm up her arm, tearing the silver-white gauntlet to pieces with ripping sounds.

“This absurd strength!”

Stomp!

The figure shrouded in crimson flames, resembling a malevolent ghost, had already appeared on the left.

Left! Left! Right! Above!

Ora ora ora ora ora—!

These were similar moves to before, even more chaotic in pattern.

But,

“Thud—”

The Cold Moon sword hilt flew from her grasp.

“Bam!”

The armor on Han Yue’s hands completely shattered, both arms becoming bloody and mangled.

“Boom—!!”

Han Yue’s entire body was sent flying backward, crashing through a grand pillar. The silver-white armor became covered in cracks, the energy that had attached to it had long been penetrated. A deep fist imprint was embedded in the chest plate of the armor.

She flipped and landed, licking the blood from the corner of her mouth.

“Impressive, impressive. I’m getting excited.”

Mu Yuan panted, his body showing some cracks.

“Impressive, impressive. To only sustain minor injuries under my combination attacks—Cold Moon City Lord, you truly live up to your reputation.”

Cold Moon City Lord: “…”

You little brat, how dare you turn the tables on me!

She needed to bring out some real skill.

“Sword, come!”

Icy cold gathered, coalescing into a treasure sword in her hand.

“Throughout heaven and earth, ultimate frost!”

She raised the treasure sword high, and extreme cold surged outward, covering thousands, then tens of thousands of meters in the blink of an eye!

Frost covered the sky and earth, freezing everything in the world.

The elemental particles between heaven and earth fell silent, sinking into the frost, impervious to manipulation even by legendary means.

Around Mu Yuan, the blazing blood flames seemed on the verge of freezing.

His powerful physical body couldn’t withstand this ultimate cold.

And in the distance, sword radiance blazed brilliantly.

One after another, kilometer-long ice blade rays were instantly unleashed without apparent cost or need for charge.

“Crack!”

Space split open.

“Crack!The ice surface fractured, rising cold like an invisible hand gripping his body.

“Boom—”

Mu Yuan crossed his arms, the battle intent armor covering them being slashed apart.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, a crack extending from his arm up to his eye socket.”Cough, cough!”

He rarely had opportunities to get injured.

Sparring with Deadbone and Dolai was never truly satisfying.

Of course, Tianyuan City didn’t have venues capable of withstanding the full power of Soul Realm and Law Realm combatants.

From afar,

a figure shrouded in mist stepped forward, footfalls echoing through the air.

The ice across heaven and earth moved with her, like countless soldiers launching a Charge, gathering an absolutely unstoppable natural momentum.

The cosmic force she alone summoned was mightier than the combined power of a hundred monster Legends from that day.

This was Taixuan’s Legendary Lord – Han Yue.

However,

my Legend surpasses yours.

An invisible force swept across the battlefield like a sudden gust of wind.

In the next moment, dormant elements of fire, thunder, wind, and darkness began awakening, while the invisible force contested control over the world’s icy elements.

“This Domain dominance… could it be…?”

“How did this kid cultivate? He breaks through Realms faster than me, yet his Foundation is more solid than mine! Is there no justice in this world?”

She murmured, then gradually revealed a smile.

“This is good. This way you won’t collapse after just a couple moves.”

“Sword!”

She thrust her sword forward again, plain and unadorned.

Just like her previous thrusts and slashes.

But the difference was, this strike contained not just physical strength, not just Concept and technique.

As her sword tip pointed forward, space solidified around it, and a crimson sun that had just risen ten thousand meters away dimmed and dissipated.

“Perhaps you can gather more energy, but whether it’s several times, dozens of times, or even more – it’s all meaningless before this sword of mine.”

…

“Ah, I admit it too. Mere dozens of times more energy would indeed be meaningless.”

Then.

Threads of consciousness spread out, covering the entire world in the blink of an eye.

The crisscrossing threads formed what resembled a chess formation.

Epic Skill: Mind Chessboard!

Within the chessboard, dozens of figures identical to Mu Yuan – manifestations created by Nether Crow and amplified by Devour power – raised their hands toward the sky in unison with him.

Blazing Sun.

Blazing Sun × 65.

Sixty-six super spells ‘Blazing Sun’ ascended simultaneously.

Like sixty-six Great Suns hanging high, scorching the earth.

Infinite light and heat radiated, distorting space.

The extreme cold ice rapidly melted.

Fire elements Devoured ice elements throughout heaven and earth.

Since technique, Realm, and Conceptual power were all inferior, then he would overwhelm with quantity.

Ganging up on opponents, righteous group battles – this was what Mu Someone excelled at most.

Outside the arena, Heartfelt City Lord’s eyes widened in shock.

Inside, Cold Moon City Lord murmured under her breath, “What the hell.”

Was this ability even normal?

Directly copying one’s ultimate moves including Conceptual power dozens of times – was this reasonable?

This must be cheating!

She herself had progressed rapidly, leaving her contemporaries in the dust, but if Tianyuan was faster than her, he must be cheating!

Domain, skills, Realm – all cheated!

This couldn’t continue.

If she didn’t treat Tianyuan as a true formidable enemy, she might actually lose.

Staring at the sixty-six suns, Han Yue’s expression grew calm.

Her ice-blue hair floated up, transforming from the roots as the icy blue rapidly spread into pure white.

Her blue hair turned snow-white.

White like snow.

White that could freeze the world.

The world fell silent.Space was frozen; time was frozen; all things between heaven and earth were frozen. Not a single inch of the vast battlefield remained safe.

Mu Yuan could see that the surging conceptual power, once flowing like great rivers around the Cold Moon City Lord, had vanished.

Yet her conceptual power now permeated the entire world, omnipresent.

“Incredible.”

White light swallowed the whole world.

……

The combat chamber reset.

Mu Yuan and Han Yue reappeared in the arena, their robes and armor fully restored.

The Heartfelt City Lord descended.

She glanced at Han Yue, then at Tianyuan, but after a long pause, couldn’t manage a single word.

What could she say?

What should she say?

She felt utterly out of place with these two monsters!

Tianyuan then asked, “With this level of power, I’m about ready to take on the advancement trial, right?”

Han Yue replied, “Just about.”

She then turned to Qingxin, “What do you think?”

The Heartfelt City Lord said, “What else can I say? Of course, it’s no problem.”

If she said there was a problem, would that mean she wanted to spar with Tianyuan for real?

Before coming, she did have the idea of giving Tianyuan, this little brother, some pointers.

But that was then, and this is now.

Even that madwoman Han Yue had been forced to go all out. If she charged in and, despite having a higher Realm, ended up losing—well, she’d be stuck as “Little Sister Qingxin” forever.

No way!

(End of Chapter)