In the sky above the lake, Su Ling 'Er stood in the air. Her beautiful eyes stared at the surface of the lake, which was gradually calming down. Her slender brows slightly twitched. This fellow is already in such a state, yet he still wants to hide?
"Could it be that this year's number one freshman is a coward?" The white-clothed youth behind Su Ling 'Er couldn't help but ridicule.
"Ling 'Er, watch me chase that fellow out!" He took a step forward. Seeing this, Su Ling' Er didn't stop him.
Seeing that Su Ling 'Er didn't object, the white-clothed youth grinned. Dense Spiritual Energy suddenly swept out from his body. His figure turned into a streak of light as he fiercely charged towards the lake below.
Clearly, he wanted to enter the depths of the lake and drag out Mu Chen, who was hiding there.
His speed was extremely fast. The powerful wind pressure directly caused a huge depression to appear on the surface of the lake. However, just when he was about to tear the surface of the lake apart and charge into the lake, a huge pillar of water suddenly appeared from the depths of the lake. It was like a water dragon as it whistled out.
Bang!
The water dragon violently slammed against the white-clothed youth's body. The vigorous Spiritual Energy contained within it caused the white-clothed youth, who was caught unprepared, to be blown away in a miserable manner. His clothes were drenched from the impact.
The white-clothed youth stabilized his figure. His face instantly turned ashen as he stared at the center of the lake. At that location, a huge vortex started to form. At the center of the vortex, a pillar of water rose up. On top of the pillar of water, there was a slender and handsome youth.
When Mu Chen appeared, he looked at the figures not far away from him. Then, his gaze shifted towards Su Ling 'Er, who was in the sky. His brows slightly furrowed as he said, "May I know why everyone is disturbing my cultivation?"
"You're Mu Chen?"
Su Ling 'Er looked at Mu Chen, who had appeared, and sized him up. Then, she said, "I'm Su Ling' Er. You should know why I'm looking for you, right?"
It really was her.
Mu Chen frowned his brows and said indifferently, "Are the seniors of Hokuang Reiwon so narrow-minded?
Every time you're overtaken, you have to do this. In your eyes, is it so unbearable to be surpassed by a newcomer? "
Su Ling 'er's face turned red. She was enraged by Mu Chen's nonchalant tone. Hmph, this guy, what's there to be proud of? He merely broke the ranking she had set a year ago!
"This lady doesn't have time to care about the rank 1 on the Spirit Ranking."
Su Ling 'er gritted her teeth and said, "I only wanted to see what's so special about this year's number one student. But now, it seems like he's just average."
"I'm just an ordinary freshman," Ye Zichen said.
Mu Chen smiled and said, "Looks like I've disappointed senior sister. If that's the case, then please leave. I still need to cultivate and have no time to play with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he dove back into the lake. From the looks of it, he had no intention to have anything to do with Su Ling 'er.
Su Ling 'er was also a little stunned. This was the first time she had met someone of the opposite sex who was so straightforward in front of her. This caused her to be both surprised and furious.
"Hmph, brat, Ling 'er didn't allow you to leave, yet you still dare to leave?
Stay here! "
The white-clothed youth, who was caught unprepared and was in a somewhat miserable state due to the water pillar, suddenly let out a cold roar. His figure moved and appeared above Mu Chen at lightning speed. In the next instant, he clenched his hand and sent a palm slap out.
Boom!
As the surging Spiritual Energy poured down in torrents, the astonishing winds from the palms caused huge waves to rise on the surface of the lake, continuously spreading out in all directions.
Earlier, when he was put in a difficult position by Mu Chen, he admitted that he had lost a lot of face in front of Su Ling 'er. Now, he naturally wanted to get his revenge. Therefore, he wasn't polite when he took action and used his full strength.
When Mu Chen saw that the white-clothed youth had attacked him, a hint of coldness flashed through his black pupils. This person's strength was actually similar to Yang Hong's. In fact, he was even weaker than Yang Hong after activating the Ancient Tiger Dragon.
"Do you really think that just because I'm a freshman, you can bully me as you wish?"
Mu Chen's palms rotated and he sneered. Dark-black Spiritual Energy exploded from his body. On the surface of the Spiritual Energy, black flames rose and a high temperature was emitted. The lake beneath Mu Chen's feet instantly boiled.
Mu Chen clenched his hand into a fist and blasted it out. Dark black Spiritual Energy surged out from his arm like a raging lion burning with black flames. It did not retreat as it collided head-on with the white clothed youth's powerful fist.
Bang!
Spiritual Energy ripples visible to the naked eye swept out like a storm from the point of contact. The lake below was torn into a deep ravine that was roughly a hundred feet long.
Two frightening Spiritual Energies violently swept out. However, the white-clothed youth's face drastically changed at this moment. He could sense that his Spiritual Energy was being consumed at a frightening speed.
"There's something strange about this fellow's Spiritual Energy!"
The white-clothed youth was greatly alarmed. Looking over, he saw black flames quietly rising within the jet-black Spiritual Energy. Every time they swept past, a lot more of his Spiritual Energy would be burned away. It was incomparably overbearing.
Hmph.
Mu Chen coldly snorted. At this moment, the Spiritual Energy within his body swept out without any restraint. Vigorous Spiritual Energy mixed with black flames soared into the sky.
Bang!
The white-clothed youth's fist was completely incinerated. His face was filled with shock and he hastily retreated. However, Mu Chen did not let him off. His figure moved and appeared in front of the white-clothed youth. His body was like a cannonball as his shoulder fiercely collided against the white-clothed youth's chest.
A deep sound rang out and the white-clothed youth was sent flying. He felt a sweetness in his throat and a trace of scarlet appeared at the corner of his mouth. The clothes on his body had been completely shattered by Mu Chen's previous collision.
Whoosh.
In the surrounding sky, the gazes that were watching this scene exploded into an uproar. The white-clothed youth was not a nobody. He was somewhat famous in Hokuang Reiwon. His strength was definitely not any weaker than Yang Hong. However, right now, he was actually forced into a disadvantageous position by Mu Chen.
The white-clothed youth's face was ashen and his eyes were extremely gloomy. He wiped the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and coldly stared at Mu Chen. The Spiritual Energy on his body became even more violent.
"Liu Tong!"
However, just when the white-clothed youth's eyes became even colder, Su Ling 'er also shouted, "This is my matter. You don't need to interfere!"
When the white-clothed youth heard this, the Spiritual Energy fluctuation on his body gradually weakened. However, his eyes were still gloomy as he stared at Mu Chen. Previously, he was at a disadvantage because he did not understand Mu Chen's strange Spiritual Energy. If they were to fight again, it would definitely not be easy for Mu Chen to gain the upper hand!
Mu Chen glanced at the white-clothed youth and then looked at the beautiful Su Ling 'er. He coldly said, "What exactly do you want?
Do you want to continue using your charm to find more opponents for me? "
His voice was slightly impatient and impolite. He did not know Liu Tong at all and did not have any grudges with him. However, because of Su Ling 'er, he had formed a grudge. This made him a little unhappy.
It was obvious that Su Ling 'er had rarely been treated with such a tone. Her face immediately turned red from anger. She immediately took a deep breath and suppressed her anger, "Don't worry. I, Su Ling' er, will not do such a despicable thing. I don't care about the Spirit Ranking's rank 1. However, I also have the right to regain my face. Since you've made me lose face, are you not going to allow me to take it back?!"
"I admit defeat. Is that enough?"
Mu Chen said indifferently. Then, he no longer paid attention to Su Ling 'er. He turned around and was about to dive into the lake. Right now, his cultivation time was tight and he did not have the time to play with this missy.
"You!"
Su Ling 'er clenched her teeth. Clearly, she was quite angered by Mu Chen's stubbornness. She couldn't be bothered to speak anymore. With a clench of her jade-like hand, a fiery-red Spiritual Energy swept out from her body. It turned into a Spiritual Energy force that pierced through space and headed straight for Mu Chen.
Sensing the terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuation coming from behind, Mu Chen's eyes turned serious. He threw out a punch and four Limitless Death Seals swept out and collided with the Spiritual Energy.
Bang!
Another terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuation rippled out and set off waves that were hundreds of feet high. Around the lake, a heavy rain poured down.
The surface of the water beneath Mu Chen's feet rippled as his expression turned slightly grave. Although this Su Ling 'er was arrogant, her strength was indeed extremely powerful. Compared to Liu Tong, she was much more powerful.
"Hmph. This year's Number One Freshman is too wishy-washy. He doesn't have the boldness of the previous Number One Freshmen. He doesn't even dare to accept a girl's challenge!" Su Ling 'er sneered as she looked at Mu Chen, who was standing in the heavy rain.
"However, you have no choice but to accept today's match!"
Su Ling 'er's figure flashed as her fiery-red Spiritual Energy soared into the sky. Her strength was extremely close to a Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase!
Whoosh!
Su Ling 'er turned into a fiery-red figure as she charged towards Mu Chen. She waved her jade-like hand and a vigorous Spiritual Energy swept towards Mu Chen like a storm. It brought along a heavy rain.
Raising his head, black flames erupted within Mu Chen's black pupils. Taking a deep breath, a low roar akin to spring thunder rang out from his throat. With a spin of his palms, he sent a palm patting out.
Boom!
At this moment, black Spiritual Energy swept out from Mu Chen's metallic body without any restraint. Looking from afar, it looked like a sea of black flames. Before the boundless rain could descend, it was turned into steam by the black Spiritual Energy and spread out.
Boom!
The two powerful Spiritual Energies fiercely collided with each other. A shockwave swept out and the lake water was blown into the sky. Then, it turned into a heavy rain and raged on the earth.
Everyone's gazes were tightly fixed on the huge lake. Two figures were facing each other from afar. One was fiery-red, while the other was pitch-black. Each of them occupied half of the sky.
The girl and the boy were also facing each other with sharp gazes.
Many people's eyes were filled with interest. The two people in front of them were actually quite famous within Hokuang Reiwon. Forget about Su Ling 'er, Mu Chen's reputation had also risen due to the recent Freshmen Competition. Their match would definitely be interesting.
Moreover, the most important thing was … this was a battle between the old and new Spirit Ranking's 1st ranker. This made them very curious. Between the two of them, who would have a higher chance of winning?
(Second update!
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