Sword Qi rippled across this stretch of heaven and earth like water waves. This kind of Sword Qi was not extremely swift and fierce, but it gave people a heart-palpitating feeling. It was as if one would be quietly sliced into pieces the moment they moved even the slightest bit.
Mu Chen's eyes were filled with astonishment as he looked at the young girl in front of him. Luo Li's strength had somewhat exceeded his expectations. However, after thinking about it, he laughed at himself. Luo Li's talent was not any weaker than his. Furthermore, she was even more persistent in her training. If he did not possess the means of a Spiritual Array Master, he really would not dare to pat his chest and say that he would definitely be able to suppress Luo Li in a real fight.
Luo Li's pupils tightly stared at the Spirit King that was explosively charging over. Soon after, her eyes slowly closed, before the longsword in her hand suddenly chopped downwards.
Humm!
The instant her sword chopped downwards, the ground in front of her instantly split apart. Sword Qi that blotted the skies crazily converged towards the longsword. In a short span of a few breaths, it had completely condensed on the sword's edge.
Swish!
Ripples undulated on the edge of the sword. The longsword seemed to have been transformed from water as an azure ray of light suddenly swept out.
The azure ray of light was so fast that it was unable to be detected by the naked eye. Everyone could only see a ray of light flash past, before sonic booms that filled the skies rang out. Even the air was split into two halves at this moment. There seemed to be Sword Qi rippling in the middle, splitting the air apart and causing it to be unable to recover.
The temperature of this stretch of the world seemed to have dropped for an instant at this moment.
Mu Chen's eyes abruptly shrunk when Luo Li's sword swung downwards. All the pores on his body tensed up. This was a reaction that would only appear when facing an extremely dangerous feeling.
This sword of Luo Li's was not overly gorgeous. However, the frightening power contained under its calmness caused people to feel horrified.
Mu Chen raised his head.
The azure ray of light that was formed from Sword Qi that was condensed to the extreme had already chopped down on the Spirit King's body, before passing through it.
The mountain peaks in the distance were split apart one by one. The places where they were split apart were as smooth as a mirror.
The mountain peaks within a thousand feet radius had quietly split apart.
Rumble!
That enormous Spirit King continued to charge fiercely towards Mu Chen and Mu Chen, as if it did not receive the slightest bit of damage.
Luo Li's pretty face turned pale.
Her delicate body swayed slightly before an arm reached out from behind and wrapped around her waist. She tilted her head and gave a faint smile to Mu Chen.
Mu Chen pulled her right hand over and looked at the blood on it.
He could not help but feel some heartache as he wiped off the bloodstains. He said helplessly, "Why are you so desperate? I can deal with it."
Luo Li smiled, but didn't say anything. Her gaze was gentle as she looked at Mu Chen, who was feeling heartache.
The two of them didn't seem to care about the Spirit King that was galloping over.
In the blink of an eye, the Spirit King had already closed in. However, just as it was about to touch the mountain peak they were on.
Its huge body suddenly split into two halves. Then, the two halves smashed to the sides, razing the mountains on both sides to the ground.
Smoke and dust filled the air.
The trembling of the earth also slowly came to a stop.
Mu Chen's gaze was indifferent as he looked at the Spirit King that had been split apart. The latter's enormous body was rapidly crystallizing, and at the same time, it was also rapidly shrinking. In the short span of a few breaths.
The enormous Spirit King transformed into two dazzling rays of light, just like scorching suns.
Illuminating this stretch of heaven and earth.
A frightening Spiritual Energy was emitted from within. Faintly, one could see that it was two Spirit Crystals that had split apart. It was the one that the Spirit King had eaten earlier. Furthermore, its colour was even deeper, and the Spiritual Energy within it was even more frightening.
This was the Spiritual Light left behind by the Spirit King. However, calling it a Spirit Crystal was clearly more appropriate.
Zhao Qingshan and the rest in the distance had also recovered from the dazzling rays of light. They blankly stared at the two dazzling rays of light, as greed uncontrollably gushed out from their eyes.
That was the Spiritual Light of the Spirit King level! If they were able to obtain it, the Spiritual Light Empowerment this time would definitely be extremely perfect!
They could even use it to rush towards the Heavenly Completion stage!
Zhao Qingshan's and Mu Fengyang's eyes turned slightly red as their throats rolled. Exchanging glances, they fiercely clenched their teeth, before abruptly shooting out. At this moment, their rationality and whatnot seemed to have weakened. Although Mu Chen and Luo Li were formidable, they had clearly become weak after experiencing the intense battle earlier. Now was their best chance!
Xu Huang's gaze was also slightly erratic as he looked at the dazzling rays of light. However, he only gave a soft sigh in the end, and did not take action. Instead, he only coldly glanced at the figures of Zhao Qingshan and Mu Fengyang. He could be considered to have come into contact with Mu Chen before, and knew how difficult it was to deal with this youth. Therefore, Xu Huang did not feel that it was a wise thing for these two fellows to want to snatch something from his hands.
Although the current Mu Chen and Luo Li had indeed consumed an extremely large amount of energy, with Mu Chen's character, Xu Huang would definitely not believe that he did not have any backup plans.
In the distance, Mu Chen embraced Luo Li, while his black pupils were filled with a chilling coldness. Looking at the two figures rushing over, a ridiculing arc rose from the corners of his mouth.
Luo Li had also sensed their actions, and a chilling intent immediately surfaced on his small face.
"Are you guys finally done watching the show?" Mu Chen said with a faint smile towards the two people that were rushing over.
Zhao Qingshan's and Mu Fengyang's gazes flickered, unexpectedly not quite daring to look at Mu Chen. It was obvious that the latter had caused serious injuries to the Spirit King, and at the same time, had brought them a great amount of pressure. They no longer dared to look down on him like before.
"Snatch the Spiritual Lights, split up!"
Zhao Qingshan let out a low roar, before rushing towards the Spiritual Light on the left, while Mu Fengyang immediately rushed towards the Spiritual Light on the right.
Mu Chen's eyes were cold and detached as he looked at them. With a clench of his hand, a rusty metal ball appeared within it. Soon after, with a flick of his finger, the metal ball explosively shot out. Instantly, tens of thousands of rays of light blossomed, and an incomparably gigantic Spiritual Array immediately condensed. Extending out, it enveloped the location of the two Spiritual Lights.
He had long discovered these fellows who were eyeing them covetously from afar. How could he not show any mercy and fight with the Spirit King until both sides suffered?
Chi.
Zhao Qingshan's and Mu Fengyang's rushing figures hastily stabilized themselves in a sorry state. Their hearts palpitated as they looked at the Spiritual Array that had enveloped them. The pressure brought about by the Spiritual Array was not the slightest bit weaker than the one displayed by Mu Chen!
If they were to insist on rushing in, they might immediately be enveloped by the Spiritual Array. They did not have the confidence to receive a Spiritual Array of that level.
"This bastard!"
Mu Fengyang gnashed his teeth. He never imagined that Mu Chen would still show mercy at this moment.
"Let's go!"
Zhao Qingshan clenched his teeth, making a prompt decision to turn around and leave. Since Mu Chen was prepared, they basically did not have the chance.
Clearly, Mu Fengyang was not as straightforward as Zhao Qingshan. After hesitating for a while, he turned around, intending to leave.
"Since you've come, then don't leave!"
However, just as Mu Fengyang turned around, Mu Chen's sneer had already rang out. Turning his head to cast a glance, he was overwhelmed with shock as he saw the gigantic light array seemingly enveloping him. Immediately, he was so scared that his soul almost left his body. Without any will to fight, he hastily increased his speed.
"Hmph."
Mu Chen gave a cold snort. With a move of his body, a dragon roar resounded, and he immediately disappeared. When he reappeared, he had already appeared behind Mu Fengyang like a spectre.
"Scram!"
Lightning suddenly erupted from Mu Chen's body. A faint silver colour appeared on his skin, appearing as if it was made of metal. Clenching his fist tightly, he sent a punch rumbling out.
Bang!
Erratic Spiritual Energy swept out as a white tiger appeared. As if it had condensed together with Mu Chen's fist, it mercilessly rumbled towards Mu Fengyang, who was caught off guard.
"You!"
The astonishing Spiritual Energy radiating from behind him caused Mu Fengyang's face to turn deathly pale. At this moment, he did not even have the time to turn around. He could only rapidly wrap a set of Spiritual Armor around his body.
Clang!
Mu Chen's fist violently smashed against the Spiritual Armor, instantly causing a metallic sound to erupt. As sparks shot out, a mouthful of fresh blood violently spurted out from Mu Fengyang's mouth. Like a kite with its string cut, his body fell head first onto the ground, smashing a gigantic hole in the ground.
Mu Fengyang miserably laid within the deep hole. Crack after crack extended out from the Spiritual Armor on his body. Due to him attempting to frame Mu Chen, this Spiritual Armor was already on the verge of shattering due to the Spiritual King's slap. As of now, it had also violently eaten a berserk attack from Mu Chen, causing it to reach its limit.
Mu Fengyang continuously spurted out mouthfuls of fresh blood from his mouth. His aura was dispirited, and his eyes were filled with fear. He never imagined that Mu Chen would be so ruthless, taking action just like that.
"Using a Spiritual Array Seed to deal with you guys is too much of a waste," said Mu Chen with a sneer. With a wave of his hand, the rusty metal ball returned to his hand.
Mu Chen's figure slightly descended. With a curl of his hand, a gigantic rock the size of a small mountain was sucked up, before violently smashing towards the heavily injured Mu Fengyang.
"No!"
As Mu Fengyang shrieked out in fear, the gigantic rock smashed against the ground, causing it to tremble for a moment. In the next instant, a beam of light descended from the sky, piercing through the gigantic rock, sending the heavily injured and unconscious Mu Fengyang out.
As Mu Chen dealt with Mu Fengyang, Zhao Qingshan had already fled far away. Mu Chen only gave him a glance, before retracting his gaze. His gaze was ice-cold, but he did not have any thoughts of chasing after him. The current Mu Chen had indeed consumed quite a bit of his energy. If he wanted to blast Zhao Qingshan out of the Spiritual Light World, he might have to use this Spiritual Array Seed. However, it was clear that Mu Chen was unwilling to do so.
He stood in the air, and his cold gaze looked towards the distance. There were still a few people watching from afar. However, when they saw Mu Chen's gaze shooting over, they all shivered, and retreated in unison.
Xu Huang looked at the youth standing in the air in the distance, who had an intimidating aura, and sighed. Waving his hand, he said, "Let's go."
Behind him, Xu Qingqing and the rest were also silent. She clenched her teeth, and stared at the figure of the youth. Her heart was filled with bitterness. Who would have thought that even the big brother she admired the most would not dare to go against that fellow's sharpness?
However, she had no choice but to admit that the current Mu Chen was indeed much stronger than several months ago.
Perhaps, in this hunt, the greatest dark horse would not be Zhao Qingshan, but the Mu Chen in front of her.
(The third chapter!
There are still three chapters left, which will be added in succession.)