The clear sound of the bell echoed through the sky. The lively atmosphere below had also reached its peak at this moment.
In the northern direction of the arena, three figures were sitting upright. The person on the left was Teacher Mo from yesterday. The person on the right was a middle-aged man with a skinny face. His face was tense and his eyes were slightly sunken, making him look somewhat cold and stern.
"Hehe, this year's Academy Exam is even more lively than before."
On the main seat between the two of them was an old man with white hair. He smiled as he looked at the fiery atmosphere below and could not help but laugh.
"In the past Academy Exams, the situation was clear. However, today's exam is a bit unexpected." Teacher Mo laughed.
"What's unexpected about it?
Liu Yang is currently at the Spiritual Movement Stage Initial Phase. In addition to his Human Level Spiritual Pulse, not to mention the Earth Class, even within the Heaven Class, he would be considered to be at the top. Although that Mu Chen is not bad, there is still a gap between him and Liu Yang. "
The cold middle-aged man on the right twitched his mouth. He was the highest level teacher of the West Branch. Naturally, he hoped that the West Branch students could obtain the best results.
"Teacher Xi, it's not wise to underestimate someone who is able to obtain the qualifications for the Spiritual Road." Teacher Mo said lightly.
"Unfortunately, that's only for those who are able to successfully pass the Spiritual Road." The cold middle-aged man shook his head and said.
The old man with white hair smiled when he heard the argument between the two. It was obvious that he was already used to it. His murky eyes looked towards the East Branch's seats and stopped on the skinny boy's body. He said: "It's a bit of a pity. In the Northern Spiritual Realm, there hasn't been a kid who obtained the qualifications for the Spiritual Road for more than a decade. This time, Mu Chen obtained the qualifications, but he was kicked out halfway and did not experience the final stage of the Spiritual Road. His one year of Experience in the Spiritual Road has been wasted and he has wasted a year of training time."
Teacher Mo also nodded his head regretfully. It was impossible to train Spiritual Energy within the Spiritual Road. However, if one successfully went through the final stage of Experience, one would be able to obtain the Spiritual Energy Empowerment. If one's talent was abnormal, it would not be impossible for them to advance to the Spiritual Rotation Stage or even the Spirit Stage overnight. If Mu Chen was able to pass the Experience, he would probably be the number one person within the younger generation within the Northern Spiritual Realm. The Five Great Academies' quota would definitely be handed to him. Others would not be able to compete with him.
At that time, even people like Liu Mubai could only be below him.
However, who would have thought that such an unforeseen event would occur midway? Not only was Mu Chen unable to obtain the most precious Spiritual Energy Empowerment of the Spiritual Road, he was even expelled midway. Because of this, he had wasted a year of his cultivation time.
"Principal Xiao, what did Mu Chen do in the Spiritual Road?
How did he get kicked out?
I know about this kid's talent. Moreover, his mentality is also excellent. It's impossible for him to be kicked out because of his poor results. "
Teacher Mo frowned and could not help but ask. He only knew that Mu Chen seemed to have caused quite a bit of trouble in the Spiritual Road. However, he did not know the specifics.
Hearing his question, even the middle-aged man with a cold expression looked towards the Principal of the Northern Spiritual Academy. It was obvious that he was also curious about this matter.
Hearing this, Principal Xiao stroked his beard and bitterly smiled as he shook his head and said: "I'm not too sure either. However, I vaguely heard that this kid seemed to have caused quite a bit of trouble in the Spiritual Road. It even alerted the higher-ups of the Five Great Academies."
Teacher Mo and the cold middle-aged man were stunned. Their eyes were filled with doubt. It was obvious that they did not know what kind of earth-shattering things Mu Chen had done in the Spiritual Road.
"Forget it. Let's not talk about this for now. The bell has already rung. Announce the start of the Academy Competition." Principal Xiao obviously did not want to talk about it anymore. He immediately waved his hand and said.
Teacher Mo nodded his head when he heard this. He stood up and swept his gaze across the entire area. His deep and powerful voice rumbled as it reverberated in every student's ears.
"The time has come. The Academy Competition will begin. Between the same academy, you are allowed to spar. You are not allowed to kill. Remember this!"
"You already know the rules. Those who go up on stage will have one chance to challenge their opponent. However, there is only one chance. Therefore, you must act according to your strength and choose a suitable opponent."
"Yes!"
In the arena, the black sea of people respectfully responded.
"If that's the case …" Teacher Mo nodded his head and waved his hand: "Then let's begin."
Dong!
As he waved his hand down, another loud bell rang. It almost spread throughout the entire Northern Spiritual Academy.
Swoosh Swoosh!
At this moment, the entire arena was in an uproar. One could only see figure after figure rushing onto the stage, before shouts continuously rang out.
"Liu Xiong, get down here. I've been unhappy with you for a long time!"
"Chen Tong, you come out as well. This time, I must get back at you for what happened last time!"
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Mu Chen looked at the chaotic scene in the arena and could not help but smile. However, most of these matches were relatively ordinary. Therefore, he did not pay too much attention to it. He only occasionally glanced at the direction of Liu Yang in the West Branch. At this moment, the latter was also staring at him coldly.
Currently, everyone in the Northern Spiritual Academy knew that Liu Yang had announced that he would pick Mu Chen as his opponent in the Academy Exam. Therefore, no one dared to challenge him first. Of course, the students in the West Branch also understood that with Mu Chen's strength, the only one in the West Branch Earth Class that was qualified to be his opponent was probably Liu Yang.
They were also quite looking forward to the match between the two most outstanding people in the East and West Branch Earth Class.
Mu Chen did not care about Liu Yang's cold gaze. He would occasionally chat and laugh with Tang Qian'Er, who was beside him. However, his actions made Liu Yang grind his teeth.
The matches in the arena were quite lively. However, the ones that attracted the most interest were undoubtedly the students who were ranked at the top of the Earth Class. This was because, generally speaking, only a match of this level could change the ranking.
"That's our East Branch's Tan Qingshan. He really made a move."
Beside them, Su Ling suddenly exclaimed in excitement. Mu Chen's gaze also followed his gaze and noticed that a boy in black clothes had suddenly stood up and was walking towards an arena not far away from them.
The boy looked extremely skinny and his face was a little pale. However, his tightly pursed lips showed a bit of determination. He did not speak or smile and it was as if he did not hear the voices around him.
"Tan Qingshan"
When Mu Chen saw the black-clothed boy, he was slightly surprised. He knew the latter. Before he came to the Northern Spiritual Academy's East Branch, Tan Qingshan was the strongest person in the East Branch Earth Class. Currently, he was able to reach the top five in the entire Earth Class.
Tan Qingshan also noticed Mu Chen's gaze. His body paused for a moment, then he raised his head and looked at Mu Chen. A faint smile appeared on his unsmiling face.
"Good luck."
Mu Chen smiled at him. Although he was not particularly familiar with Tan Qingshan, he was still a student of the East Branch. Moreover, he did not dislike Tan Qingshan.
Tan Qingshan nodded his head and flipped onto the ring. Suddenly, a lot of gazes were directed towards him. In the East Branch, Tan Qingshan was considered quite famous.
"I wonder who he is going to challenge."
Some people whispered and their eyes were filled with curiosity. There were only a few people in the entire West Branch that could be regarded as an opponent by Tan Qingshan.
"Liu Yang."
Under the attention of the crowd, Tan Qingshan's gaze was directed at a figure in front of the West Branch. His calm voice caused a large uproar.
"He actually wants to challenge Liu Yang?"
Many students looked at each other. Although Tan Qingshan was considered to be one of the top students in the Earth Class, compared to Liu Yang, there was clearly a large gap. They did not expect him to dare to take the initiative to challenge.
On the West Branch seats, Liu Yang was also slightly stunned. Soon after, his expression became a little gloomy. Until now, no one had taken the initiative to challenge Mu Chen. Yet, he was chosen. Did this not make others feel that he, Liu Yang, was not as intimidating as Mu Chen?
"You overestimate yourself."
Liu Yang stood up. His gloomy aura caused some of the surrounding West Branch students to keep quiet out of fear. At this moment, Liu Yang was clearly quite frightening.
Liu Yang's figure leaped and directly flew onto the ring. He glanced at Tan Qingshan and then looked at Mu Chen on the East Branch seats. With an expressionless face, he said, "Are you trying to find someone to test me first?"
As his voice fell, he did not wait for Mu Chen to reply. He lowered his head and stared at Tan Qingshan. The smile at the corner of his mouth was faintly a little sinister, "You blind thing. Do you think you are still the number one person in the East Branch Earth Class?"
Tan Qingshan looked at Liu Yang and his expression became a lot more serious. He was once the strongest student in the East Branch Earth Class. Although this title was later transferred to Mu Chen, the prideful him had always been working hard to train. He and Mu Chen had a competitive relationship. However, they were both students of the East Branch. He did not want to find trouble with Mu Chen for no reason. However, as long as he could defeat Liu Yang here, he should be able to take back the number one position.
Tan Qingshan clenched his fists tightly and dark yellow Spiritual Energy surged out from his body. In the end, it wrapped around his arms and a sharp aura slowly emitted from his body.
"That Spiritual Energy …"
Su Ling and the others looked at the Spiritual Energy on Tan Qingshan's arms in surprise.
"He actually advanced to the Spiritual Movement Stage!"
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