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[Original] [Adapted from the novel of The Great Ruler by Tiancan Potato]

♫When the wildfire burns out, it will fall♫

♫The moment it blooms around the world♫

♫The mountain ranges rise and fall♫

♫There are gaps in between♫

♫And the unyielding roar♫

♫The deity's eyes see through everything♫

♫Making fun of the twisted life♫

♫Everything competes♫

♫Dragon and Phoenix♫

♫Come with me♫

♫Fearless of fire♫

♫Burning the eternal colour of heaven and earth♫

♫The pulse fearless of life and death is beating♫

♫Who crows a song that shakes the soul for all tribes♫

♫Looking down at the world♫

♫The long-lasting legend of the great ruler♫

♫Never regretting the decision of the history♫

♫Who sings while playing the zither and a sword after going through all the vicissitudes of life?♫

♫There are only you and me in this world♫

♫Who ever enjoyed life♫

[The Great Ruler]

[Previously] I hereby announce that

[Previously] the one from the North Spiritual Academy who has secured the place is…

[Previously] Mu Chen.

[Previously]

Mu Chen.

Which Spiritual Academy are you going to attend?

I will enrolling in the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy

because I was born in the North Spiritual Territory.

He seems different

from those cunning humans.

Lord.

Something happened.

The border is under attack.

General Chen Xiong

was killed.

[Episode 19 Battle for the Places]

Yang Gui, the leader of the Mount Mangyin Sect bandits,

launched an attack on our border with his men.

He relied on his early-stage Divine Soul Level strength

to launch a surprise attack on Chen Xiong.

Chen Xiong fought valiantly to the death.

He was no match for Yang Gui.

With his last breath,

he attempted to self-destruct and kill Yang Gui

but was unsuccessful.

He was killed in public by Yang Gui.

Darn it.

After Chen Xiong's death,

no one could restrain the Mount Mangyin Sect bandits any longer.

They plundered and burned their way through,

-even killing unarmed civilians in the Mu Realm. -Break!

-They caused a large number of casualties at the border. -Be careful.

The most detestable person was Yang Gui.

To demoralize us,

he hung Chen Xiong's body

above the city gate.

Chen Xiong...

I'm going to kill Yang Gui

and avenge Mr. Chen.

Lord.

I must

avenge Chen Xiong.

But the Mount Mangyin Sect attacked rashly.

I suspect that the Liu Realm might be involved.

It must be the scoundrels from the Liu Realm.

Liu Qingtian harnessed the Mount Mangyin Sect's power

to disrupt the delicate balance between the Mu and Liu Realms.

If we don’t pay back,

our reputation

will be severely harmed.

Whether Liu Realm is involved or not,

we must dismantle

the Mount Mangyin Sect.

Yang Gui, the Mount Mangyin Sect leader,

is currently at the early stage of the Divine Soul Level.

If Zhou Ye and I join hands,

we can quickly

take down him and the Mount Mangyin Sect.

However,

if both of us leave Mu Realm,

there's a risk of Liu Qingtian and his men attacking,

which could jeopardize Mu Realm.

Father.

You stay in Mu Realm

and take charge of the situation.

I will

accompany Uncle Zhou

and lead elite soldiers

as the vanguard

to kill Yang Gui.

Then, Mu Realm's army

will subdue the remaining forces of Mount Mangyin Sect,

allowing us to resolve the border crisis entirely.

You can't go.

It’s too dangerous.

Lord.

Mu is competent.

He also knows spiritual formations well.

He can help a lot.

Let him go with me.

Alright.

But remember,

you must follow Zhou Ye’s arrangement.

Dad.

Don't worry.

Assemble the men

and get ready to go.

What?

Mount Mangyin Sect actually took action?

How dare they kill Chen Xiong?

We'll make them pay with their lives.

The fierce winds have swept through the building

before the mountain rain arrives.

Uncle Zhou.

Let me keep watch tonight.

You must be fatigued

after traveling day and night along this road.

Rest early.

Do not underestimate the cultivation of the Divine Soul Level.

Even if I remain sleepless for ten days,

I will still be in excellent condition.

We've reached the edge of the Mangyin Mountains.

Tomorrow,

we can initiate our assault on Mount Mangyin

and avenge Mr. Chen.

I just received news from the spy.

Yang Gui and his gang

have returned to their lair.

The mountain is steep,

making it easy to defend but challenging to attack.

All the primary paths

are guarded by them.

If we attack them forcefully,

I'm afraid we'll suffer great casualties.

Are there any other forces

in the Mangyin Mountains?

The bandits gather here.

Aside from the formidable Mount Mangyin Sect,

there's also Jiulong Fortress, a close rival.

Their leader, Lei Shan,

is likewise at the early stage of the Divine Soul Level.

If we can get his help,

we can traverse the Mangyin Mountains

and dismantle the Mount Mangyin Sect's lair.

Jiulong Fortress?

I seem to have heard of it.

You really don't want

to marry into our Jiulong Fortress?

Uncle Zhou.

Is there a girl named Lei Yin

in Jiulong Fortress?

Their leader Lei Shan

seems to have a daughter named Lei Yin.

Maybe

I have a way.

[Jiulong Fortress]

Mu.

Are you sure you are close to Lei Shan's daughter?

Mu Chen,

I didn't anticipate your visit.

What?

Have you decided to marry into our Jiulong Fortress?

Ahem.

Ahem.

Be serious.

We need your help.

This is the Deputy Lord of Mu Realm,

Zhou Ye.

Uncle Zhou.

Miss Lei Yin. Please convey to Master Lei

that Zhou Ye from the Mu Realm

wishes to meet him.

I'm Lei Yin.

Greetings, Uncle Zhou.

Mu Chen.

I didn’t expect you to be from Mu Realm.

Mu is the young lord of Mu Realm.

He’s also the only student in the North Spiritual Territory

who secured a place in the five great academies.

Wow.

Good for you, Mu Chen.

No wonder I like you.

I didn’t expect

that a conventional institution like the North Spiritual Academy

could produce such an exceptional individual.

If my guess is right,

you're here for the Mount Mangyin Sect.

Yes.

The Mount Mangyin Sect killed Chen Xiong, the Border General of Mu Realm.

We must seek revenge.

However, the lair of the Mount Mangyin Sect

is situated in a treacherous terrain.

So,

we're here to seek help

from your Jiulong Fortress.

What Yang Gui did

become widely known throughout the Mangyin Mountains.

Although Jiulong Fortress

has historically opposed him,

my father has instructed us

not to intervene.

My father

refuses to become embroiled in the conflict between the Mount Mangyin Sect and Mu Realm.

Lei Yin,

can you arrange a meeting with your father for us?

Maybe

I can persuade him.

Well...

Fine.

I’ll invite my father here.

Friends from Mu Realm.

Yin has already informed me

of your intentions.

Regarding the grievances between Mu Realm and the Mount Mangyin Sect, [Lei Shan]

[Lei Shan] Jiulong Fortress

[Lei Shan] will not become involved.

will not become involved.

Master Lei.

Uncle Zhou.

Let me talk to him.

Master Lei.

I've heard for a long time

that you founded Jiulong Fortress with a pair of iron fists.

You're a famous man

in Mangyin Mountains.

I didn't anticipate you

being so short-sighted.

Brat!

How dare you talk nonsense!

Take him down

and let Master Lei deal with him.

Ahem.

Young man,

you're too young

to provoke me.

Father.

Mu Chen secured a place in the five great academies,

making him the sole representative from the Northern Spiritual Realm.

This indicates a promising future for him.

But,

Young Lord Mu, there's no need to convince me.

As the leader of Jiulong Fortress,

I cannot allow my people

to be used as weapons by others.

Yin.

See the guest out.

Master Lei, please wait.

I wonder who you think

is more powerful,

Mount Mangyin Sect

or Mu Realm?

Clearly,

Mu Realm is the stronger of the two.

In the whole North Spiritual Territory,

only Liu Realm may surpass Mu Realm in strength.

Then why did Mount Mangyin Sect dare to invade Mu Realm?

Yang Gui knew retaliation was inevitable,

yet he still went through with it.

I suspect the Liu Realm

is involved in this.

Are you suggesting

that Yang Gui colluded with the Liu Realm?

Liu Realm has been having conflicts with Mu Realm.

They must want to help the Mount Mangyin Sect

bring calamity to the border of the Mu Realm.

With Liu Realm’s support,

Yang Gui has become much more powerful.

I'm certain he will

eventually dominate all the forces in the Mangyin Mountains.

If that happens,

Jiulong Fortress will have no other option.

You will be assimilated

into Mount Mangyin Sect.

All of this

is based on your speculation.

But what if it turns out to be true?

Master Lei, are you willing to

risk the futures and lives of so many people on the assumption

that Mount Mangyin won't take that path?

You know better than us

what Yang Gui is like.

Young Lord Mu.

What do you want?

I want Jiulong Fortress to cooperate with Mu Realm

to get rid of Mount Mangyin Sect.

However, doing so will

will likely anger the Liu Realm.

For Mu Realm,

to offend the most powerful in the North Spiritual Territory

is not wise.

It’s a pity that Liu Realm didn’t choose you.

They opted to support Mount Mangyin Sect directly.

It’s not about whether you will offend Liu Realm,

but Liu Realm

wants to help Mount Mangyin Sect

in assimilating you.

This is the only chance for Jiulong Fortress.

Master Lei, I hope

you can think carefully.

Young Lord Mu, how can you prove

that if we cooperate with your Mu Realm,

we can win the upper hand.

I’m the only one

in the Northern Spiritual Realm

who secured a place in the five great academies.

I will lead the Mu Realm

to become the strongest force in the Northern Spiritual Realm.

If Jiulong Fortress chooses to be the ally of Mu Realm now,

it will be your best choice.

Father.

Let me test what Mu Chen is capable of.

Although he’s only at the early stage of the Spiritual Ring Level,

since he got a place,

there must be something special about him.

Mu Chen.

As long as you can defeat me who's at the mid-stage of the the Spiritual Ring Level,

it can prove

Mu Realm will have a bright future.

That's right.

Defeat Yin

before we talk about cooperation.

Miss Yin has been training outside all year long.

An academy young master who only knows how to cultivate is no match for her.

Mu!

You must win.

Don't worry.

I'll go easy on you later.

But we must make this performance competition

as real as possible.

Otherwise, we can't fool my father.

Since it's a fight,

let's do our best.

No need to show mercy.

You men

care too much about face.

Weapons have no eyes.

Mu Chen.

Be careful.

Spiritual Shadow Steps!

You dodged so fast.

Next,

I won't hold back.

Let's see where you can hide.

Good job.

I didn't expect

you are to be powerful.

Miss Yin is throwing the game.

How did this guy

from the Mu Realm manage to bewitch Yin?

You little brat.

How dare you fool your father?

It seems I can’t fool my father.

Mu Chen.

Be careful.

Wow.

Are you serious?

Spiritual Emperor's Finger.

Show me your real strength and fight me.

I will prove with victory that

Mu Realm is worthy of collaboration with Jiulong Fortress.

Well said.

Yin.

This concerns the future of the whole fortress.

You can’t do anything stupid.

Show him all you've got!

Okay.

As expected from the man I like.

Now,

I won't hold back.

I can use you to test my new level of spiritual arts.

Impressive.

Mu Chen.

But...

It's not over yet.

This spiritual power.

It's not in vain that Yin exerted all her spiritual power.

This move

is enough to bring honor to Jiulong Fortress.

Mu.

This kid is also a spiritual formation master?

I didn't expect you to have this skill.

Unfortunately,

I won't give you a chance to perform it.

Admit defeat.

Mu Chen!

Tiger Flame Spirit Consuming Formation!

He...

He's setting up the formation with the Heart Formation.

Disperse!

Now it's settled.

Again.

I quit.

I'm not as good as you.

I admit defeat.

Mu Chen

wins.

Good.

Young Lord Mu, you're indeed a young hero.

I’ve decided

to ally with Mu Realm

to take down Mount Mangyin Sect.

Master Lei.

There's no time to lose.

Tomorrow is a good time to attack.

OK.

Zhou.

-Let’s go inside and discuss. -Okay.

Next time, when I become stronger,

let's fight again.

Okay.

No problem.

If I win,

you have to stay

and be my husband.

If I take the Jade Spirit Fruit,

I should be able to activate 20 spiritual seals by force.

But

it's too dangerous.

Let me build

the Nine Heavens Thunder Spiritual Formation first.

I tried a few times but failed.

I still have a whole night.

I'll try again.

You even fail in building a level one spiritual formation.

Human.

You're too weak.

What went wrong?

Although I'm not a spiritual formation master,

I know the Nine Heavens Thunder Spiritual Formation

is driven by thunder.

The first element of thunder is speed.

At lightning speed,

drawing the entire formation in a short time

-is the only way to balance the thunderous power contained within the formation. -To balance the thunderous power contained within the formation.

Thank you for your enlightenment.

I'm Yang Gui, from Mount Mangyin Sect.

Greetings, my lords.

♫The rain is tapering off♫

♫It wets your wings♫

♫The scars are all over your body♫

♫But they shine♫

♫What are your steps♫

♫Protecting?♫

♫They become stronger on the Spiritual Land♫

♫You never hesitate♫

♫I hope to♫

♫Exchange faith with you♫

♫Let's build♫

♫A bridge for the future together♫

♫Follow the direction of the dream♫

♫Keep going forward against the headwind♫

♫Until you take me♫

♫To the unknown places♫

♫Let my heart♫

♫Beat with yours♫

♫Echoing in the dawn♫

♫Intertwined♫

♫Breaking through the night and blooming♫