Chapter 962: Chapter 828: The Strongest of the Youth without Equal?
Chapter 962: Chapter 828: The Strongest of the Youth without Equal?
Chu Mu had earlier left a spiritual imprint on Ye Qingzi, which should have faded by now. Finding her through Soul Sense now was highly unlikely.
However, recalling what Qian Qin had mentioned, the competition between Spirit Masters would take place after some time, and Ye Qingzi would surely participate. At that time, he would be able to see her.
To alleviate Ning Man’er’s fears, Chu Mu today unusually played the role of a good big brother, strolling around the bustling Spirit City with the young girl.
Spirit City, as a gathering place for Spirit Masters, proved to be true to its name. As they walked, Chu Mu noticed that the shops near the main city street were mainly Pharmacist Shops and Spirit Crystal Shops. The World abounded with an inexpressible number of Spirit Items, and Crystal Stones, Magic Stones, and Spirit Stones varied incredibly due to their different attributes. The dazzling array of treasures necessary for the Soul Pets’ existence amazed Chu Mu, making him marvel at the mystical variety of the Spirit Masters’ world!
The Fox Elder had said that the overall strength of humans was largely influenced by the level of Spirit Art within the Spirit Master community.
Spirit Items came from the Wild, and the higher the grade of the Spirit Item, the harder it was to find.
In such circumstances, to strengthen Soul Pets to a higher level, one had to find other methods. Spirit Art was one way to combine, refine, and prepare lower-grade Spirit Items into higher-grade ones. A large Spirit Master community could indeed drive the overall strength of the human population.
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Ning Man’er was a pure natural wild girl with a deep understanding of various Spirit Items. Moreover, the lovely young girl secretly told Chu Mu that her Spiritual Energy could hasten the maturity of Spirit Items. For example, Emperor-level Spirit Item seedlings, which normally took a hundred years of growth before they could be used, could achieve the effect of a hundred-year-old medicine with just one or two months of her nurturing.
Of course, she couldn’t nurture just any Spirit Item; it still depended on the grade of the Spirit Item. Her Spiritual Energy had limited effects on those of too high a level.
Sprouts of Spirit Items were easier to find than mature ones, so Ning Man’er’s nurturing ability would surely make many a Spirit Master green with envy.
Chu Mu soon thought of an excellent combination.
Ye Qingzi was a Spirit Master herself and had great demand for Spirit Items. Ning Man’er could nurture them. Putting them together would make a literal Spirit Item Manufacturing Machine, a batch producer. Suddenly, Chu Mu felt that he was under no pressure on the path to increasing his Emperor-level strength.
“Brother, I want to go to the Arena.” Ning Man’er almost clung to Chu Mu’s shoulder, her coquettish skills seemingly learned from somewhere.
“If I go there, wouldn’t the Arena be leveled by me?” Chu Mu said with a bitter smile.
The Arena was generally designed for Soul Pet Masters below the Emperor Level. Chu Mu, having surpassed the Emperor Level, had no need to appear in the Arena anymore.
“Brother, you don’t understand. When I was in Snow City, the Arena had the form of battlefield challenges from the Wild. I’ve seen Soul Emperors practice there many times.”
“Is there an Intermediate Emperor rank?” Chu Mu was somewhat surprised; World City’s Arena had none.
But then again, in a supercity like Spirit City, there should be no shortage of Soul Emperors. Not all Soul Emperors dared to venture into the Forbidden Domain, and when they needed to train their Soul Pets, they did indeed require sparring partners.
“Hmm, maybe there’s even a High-level Emperor. I sense there are so many experts in this City.” Ning Man’er particularly enjoyed watching battles, especially those that were not life-threatening.
“Alright then.” Chu Mu hadn’t practiced with anyone in some time; it was a good opportunity for his Demon Tree Warrior, Ghost Dome King, and Little Hiding Dragon to get some training.
“Wu wu wu~~~~~~~”
Little Mo Xie lay on Chu Mu’s shoulder, yawning endearingly, uncaring about what was happening around her.
No matter the sparring, it seemed there was no chance for it to take action. It seemed being at the Peak Emperor Level had its downsides, too few chances to fight.
“Go back to sleep,” Chu Mu said, rubbing Little Mo Xie’s ears.
It was troublesome with only one control; Little Mo Xie used to stay outside most of the time, and now it had to return to the Soul Pet Space very frequently.
Murmuring complaints about Zhan Ye, Ye, and Little Hiding Dragon not being back yet, Little Mo Xie leaped into the Soul Pet Space to continue its nap.
After Chu Mu stepped into the Arena Hall, he found that Soul Pet Trainers comprised a vast crowd.
Here, battles of various ranks took place, and based on the outcomes, rankings were assigned to the fighters’ strengths, which indeed stimulated those Soul Pet Masters who were less fond of wilderness training to constantly improve.
Upon entering the Hall, someone came to greet Chu Mu.
“Hello, are you looking to participate in a competition? May I inquire about your rank: Monarch, Commander, or War General?” A female attendant approached with a gentle smile and asked.
“Emperor,” Chu Mu straightforwardly answered.
“Sure, Emperor.” The attendant nodded subconsciously, but her eyes soon widened in surprise. “Did you say Emperor?”
“Are there any Intermediate Emperor rank competitors?” Chu Mu didn’t waste time and simply revealed his strength level.
“Intermediate… Intermediate Emperor!!” The attendant exclaimed.
The Hall was crowded, and suddenly everyone turned, thinking a mighty Intermediate Emperor had appeared.
Yet, when they saw a youth leading a young girl, everyone turned back to their own business. A twenty-something youth with Intermediate Emperor power, believe it who will.
“Sir, please come with me,” the attendant quickly changed her form of address and, leading Chu Mu up the Hall’s ornate staircase, took him to a more luxurious third-floor competition room.
“There really is?” Chu Mu hadn’t expected the Spirit City Arena to include Soul Emperor-level individuals in its competitions. This was quite extraordinary. After all, Emperor-level creatures’ destructive power was too strong, and it was difficult for a city to accommodate direct battles between such beings.
Upon entering the third-floor competition hall, Chu Mu bitterly smiled as he discovered that, despite the luxurious extravagance, there were more people managing the event than there were competitors…
“Oh, isn’t that Brother Shen?” Ning Man’er pointed out the man who was sitting on a soft chair, chatting and laughing with a tall and glamorous woman.
At that moment, Shen Mo also spotted Chu Mu and a smile spread across his face, “The city is so large, accommodating tens of millions of people, and to think we would run into each other here, Chu Brother.”
Chu Mu also felt it was a coincidence. However, considering Shen Mo’s notable strength, the places he frequented wouldn’t be too different from where Chu Mu himself might go.
“Indeed a coincidence, are you here to pick an opponent as well?” Chu Mu asked.
Shen Mo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a laugh, “You are a bit too presumptuous, having just arrived in the city not long ago, and already coming to the arena to select an opponent. I’m just here to see my younger sister.”
Chu Mu had assumed everyone was as obsessed with training as he was.
“Is Young Master Chu here to participate in the competition?” asked the tall and sexy woman who had been talking with Shen Mo, her tone soft and gentle.
“Yeah.” Chu Mu nodded.
“Let me introduce myself. I am the person in charge of the Emperor-level competition here, Shen Yue. What kind of opponent would you like, Young Master? We have quite a few Emperor-level combatants here. If you indeed wish to spar, we will act as intermediaries, helping you contact each other and then arrange the time and place,” said Shen Yue, maintaining her smile.
Shen Mo didn’t speak, curious to know just how strong Chu Mu was.
“Just arrange the strongest person here for Brother!” chimed in Ning Man’er eagerly.
Shen Yue glanced at the little beauty and smiled without saying anything.
Shen Yue understood that many young girls have the utmost admiration for their brothers, just as she does for Shen Mo, but it doesn’t mean that all brothers are truly as strong as Shen Mo.
“What is the strongest level someone here has reached?” inquired Chu Mu casually.
Shen Yue hesitated, their strongest competitor could reach High Emperor Level, but to say that out loud would crush many people’s confidence. She understood how to sugarcoat her words, so she planned to downplay the strength level a bit since High Emperor Level figures aren’t summoned on a whim.
“Just tell the truth, his strength is out of the ordinary,” at that moment, Shen Mo conveyed to Shen Yue using the Mental Sound.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yue secretly wondered, giving Chu Mu a few more glances.
It was rare for her brother to describe someone as extraordinarily strong, and it seemed that the young man in front of her indeed possessed commendable strength.
“The strongest here can reach High Emperor Level,” Shen Yue stated truthfully.
“High Emperor Level!” Chu Mu hadn’t expected that the arena would have High Emperor Level figures.
It seemed, coming to this arena was the right decision.
Chu Mu came to Spirit City to find Ye Qingzi, but the habitually training-hungry him just couldn’t sit idle. Since this place could provide High Emperor Level opponents to spar with, battling a few times should help him and his pets reach High Emperor Level more quickly.
Seeing Chu Mu’s surprised expression, Shen Yue felt it was a bit much, and she hurriedly explained, “The High Emperor Level is just a title really; there might not even be a battle once a year.”
“What about Intermediate Emperor rank?” Chu Mu wasn’t interested in High Emperor Level just yet; his primary focus was still on training his three Soul Pets that were at the Intermediate Emperor rank.
“There are quite a few at Intermediate Emperor rank. Since the Spirit Art competition will start soon, many experts have gathered in Spirit City. Spirit Masters, as well as those yearning to meet Spirit Masters, and those experts who have nothing better to do often come to our arena to spar with each other,” Shen Yue elaborated.
“Then arrange an Intermediate Emperor rank opponent for me, preferably a one-on-one battle,” Chu Mu said.
“Intermediate Emperor rank?” This time, it was Shen Yue whose eyes flickered with surprise.
Based on Shen Yue’s estimation, the young man before her, no matter how talented, would at best possess near-Emperor strength and there wouldn’t be many at that level. She hadn’t expected him to directly request an Intermediate Emperor rank opponent!
For someone of his age to possess Intermediate Emperor rank was exceedingly astonishing, even shock-worthy!
Shen Mo beside, showed a startled expression, but more than that, he became increasingly curious about Chu Mu!
“Speaking of which, the name Chu Fangchen sounds somewhat familiar. Why can’t I remember where I’ve heard it?” Shen Mo stroked his chin, muttering to himself.
After a long while, Shen Mo still couldn’t recall who Chu Fangchen was.
Since the other party possessed Intermediate Emperor-level strength, Shen Mo said, “Shen Yue, didn’t you just mention there’s an extremely self-important, yet truly capable fellow who keeps pestering you? He’s also at Intermediate Emperor rank, right? I won’t step in to avoid accusations of bullying the less powerful. Let’s leave it to Chu Fangchen.”
“That person…” When Shen Yue thought of that person, she got aggravated; she had never seen someone so shameless!
Yes, Shen Yue had to admit, that fellow was one of the strongest young men she had seen, but his disgustingly shameless talent surpassed even his Soul Pet talent!!
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