On the two giant peaks, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong looked towards Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan. Compared to before, their expressions had undoubtedly become much more relaxed. This ease originated from the confidence they had in themselves.
Although Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan weren't easy to deal with, and even Shen Cangsheng and Zhou Qingshan did not dare to say that they could absolutely defeat them, it wasn't difficult for them to obtain a draw in such a fight.
Out of the three matches in front of them, Mu Chen had already won one. Therefore, even if the two of them were to draw and lose one match, the final outcome would still be them obtaining victory.
Naturally, they were clearly unable to do something like losing a match. Previously, Mu Chen had fought so fiercely in order to obtain victory. If any of them were to lose, they would truly be unable to explain themselves.
Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan exchanged glances, before giving helpless smiles. They never imagined that the situation would develop in such a manner.
The cheers and shouts that had persisted for a long time in the surroundings of the Spiritual Light Mountain gradually died down. Everyone's eyes were filled with excitement as they looked towards the confrontation on the other two giant peaks. With the premise of Mu Chen's victory, they had seemingly already won half of the final match.
As long as Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong did not perform abnormally, victory would definitely be theirs.
As Mu Chen watched this scene unfold, his body had also completely relaxed. What happened next no longer had the slightest relation to him. He had already done everything he could.
As he completely relaxed, a feeling of weakness instantly spread out from the depths of his body, causing his body to stagger for a moment.
A refreshing fragrance gushed out from behind, as Luo Li appeared by Mu Chen's side. Without any misgivings about Mu Chen's blood-stained body, her tender and fair little hands supported Mu Chen's body, allowing the latter to stick to her lovable body.
Luo Li supported Mu Chen, as she looked at the sinister scars on the latter's body. Those were caused by the power of the Divine Black Lightning. It was hard to imagine how much pain and suffering Mu Chen had to pay in order to endure that power.
"Are you alright?"
Luo Li said softly, her clear eyes filled with heartache. Although she couldn't bear to see Mu Chen fight with all his might, and she really wanted to help him, she knew that she couldn't interfere in this matter. It wasn't a matter of pride, it was a matter of responsibility.
This was the responsibility that Mu Chen had taken on, so he needed to bear it alone. Similarly, he did not want anyone to interfere, even if it was her.
Mu Chen smiled and extended his arm to hug Luo Li's slender waist. His body seemed to be leaning against Luo Li's soft and tender body. His body would twitch from time to time due to the intense pain in his body. However, these twitches were extremely subtle and others would not be able to detect it. Only Luo Li, who was leaning against him, could feel it. Immediately, he could not help but feel his heart ache.
"What happens next has nothing to do with me."
Mu Chen looked at the two huge peaks in the distance, he could not interfere in the outcome of this battle.
"You've already completed the most important step, there shouldn't be too much suspense in this battle."
Luo Li smiled faintly, "Congratulations, in the future, you'll become a true influential figure in Hokuang Reiwon."
"I don't care about such things."
Mu Chen stared at Luo Li's jade-like face, and said slowly, "You came to Hokuang Reiwon for me, you've already wasted a lot of your cultivation time. Although I can't do much about it, at the very least, I'll try my best to lessen your losses. I don't care if others don't have the Divine Light Empowerment, but you can't."
Luo Li was startled. She stared at the youth's face, which was still exceptionally handsome despite having a little bit of blood on it. A sour feeling welled up on the tip of her nose. Is that why you're risking your life like this?
"I didn't lose anything. On the contrary, in all these years, I've only been happiest in Hokuang Reiwon." Luo Li's face rippled with a gentle smile as she said softly.
Mu Chen also smiled, and the arm that was holding the girl slowly tightened, as though he wanted to fuse her into his body.
While Mu Chen was enjoying the soft and fragrant jade, on the two huge peaks, under the countless gazes, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong slowly took a step out.
Boom!
Boundless Spiritual Energy soared into the sky, and a powerful Spiritual Energy pressure spread out, enveloping the entire heaven and earth in an instant.
Obviously, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong were already prepared to go all out.
Faced against the powerful Spiritual Energy pressure, Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan had calm expressions on their faces.
"Senior Lin Zheng."
"Senior Zhou Qingshan."
Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong cupped their hands at the same time, before roaring out, "Please enlighten us!"
Bang!
As their roars rang out, the gazes of the two instantly turned fierce. Stomping their feet on the ground, their figures explosively shot out, Spiritual Energy that blotted the skies and hid the earth as it condensed over.
Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan looked at the two people rushing over with overbearing auras. Exchanging glances from afar, they helplessly shrugged their shoulders. In the next instant, with a move of their figures, they unexpectedly shot backwards, out of everyone's expectations.
Faced against the attacks of Shen Cangsheng and Zhou Qingshan, they had actually retreated?
Hua.
Clamoring noises resounded across the entire region. Although Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong were strong, it was clearly impossible for them to scare off Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan.
Feeling somewhat puzzled, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong came to a stop. Looking at Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan, who did not have any fighting intent whatsoever, a frown appeared on their faces. Clearly, they did not know what the two were thinking.
Facing the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Lin Zheng gave a helpless smile and said, "There's no need to fight anymore."
"You guys have passed the final checkpoint," said Zhou Qingshan with a smile as he shrugged his shoulders.
Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong gawked, while the students in the surroundings of the Spiritual Light Mountain also gawked. In the next instant, they ferociously erupted with earth-shattering cheers.
Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan had actually taken the initiative to admit defeat!
That was to say, they had passed the final checkpoint, and all of them would obtain the Spiritual Light Empowerment. This year of bitter training, had not been in vain!
"Have they given up?" Mu Chen was also somewhat astonished. However, he was not too surprised. Indeed, the strength of Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan was very high. However, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong were not the slightest bit weaker than them. Even if they were to go all out, they would only be able to fight evenly. However, such a result would not have the slightest bit of change to the overall situation.
Within the three matches, Mu Chen had won one match, while Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong had drawn two matches. Therefore, the result had already been determined. Since it could not be changed, there was simply no need for them to continue fighting.
However, Mu Chen was still slightly flabbergasted by Lin Zheng and Li Xuantong's straightforwardness. He had originally thought that they would at least fight for a while, before choosing to end the fight. However, he never imagined that before the fight had even started, it had already ended.
Clearly, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong had also thought of this. Immediately, they faintly pursed their lips. This feeling of having no choice but to accept the arrow on the bowstring truly made people feel too unhappy.
Originally, they had wanted to fight to their heart's content. However, who would have thought that Lin Zheng and Li Xuantong would not give them this opportunity?
"So, this is the end?" asked Shen Cangsheng, retracting the boundless Spiritual Energy radiating from him.
With a smile, Lin Zheng nodded his head. In the next instant, with a flick of his finger, a ray of Spiritual Energy rushed towards the sky, before exploding out. Space faintly distorted, before two elderly figures slowly appeared.
Upon appearing, the two old men said in a hoarse voice, "Since Lin Zheng and Li Xuantong have given up, the final match will end with the victory of the students. According to the rules, all of the students will be able to obtain the opportunity of the Spiritual Light Empowerment."
Hearing the final decision of the two Elders, countless students excitedly started to cheer.
Only after the cheers gradually died down did the two Elders look towards Mu Chen, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong. "The three of you have participated in the final match and won. Therefore, you should receive your rewards."
With a wave of one of the Elders' sleeves, three bright and resplendent rays of light shot out, descending towards the three of them. Finally, they transformed into three lumps of light in front of them. Within the lumps of light, one could see three sparkling and translucent Spirit Crystals, approximately one metre in size. Within the Spirit Crystals, liquid seemed to be slowly flowing, radiating with extremely powerful and pure Spiritual Energy fluctuations.
These were Spirit Crystals of the Spirit King level. Furthermore, from the boundless Spiritual Energy present within them, they were clearly stronger than the Spirit Crystal obtained from the Spirit King that Mu Chen had killed earlier.
"The Spiritual Light Empowerment for the three of you will be different. After the three of you, head towards the Punishment Hall. There will be an Elder who will personally perform the Spiritual Light Empowerment for all of you," said the Elder with a smile.
Envious gazes shot over from the surrounding students. However, they understood that this was something that Mu Chen and Li Xuantong deserved. Without them, everyone here would have lost the qualifications to receive the Spiritual Light Empowerment.
Looking at the sparkling and translucent Spirit Crystals in front of him, Mu Chen slightly hesitated, before cupping his hands and asking, "Elders, I wonder if this special Spiritual Light Empowerment can be transferred to someone else?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Li's beautiful face faintly changed. However, she was stopped by the look in Mu Chen's eyes.
The two Elders also gawked. Soon after, they glanced at Mu Chen and Luo Li. Seeming to have understood something, they faintly smiled and said, "This special Spiritual Light Empowerment isn't something that can only be enjoyed by the three of you. There's another condition that must be fulfilled, and that is, as long as a student possesses a complete Spirit King level Spirit Crystal, they will be able to enjoy this opportunity."
A thought flashed through Mu Chen's mind, and he immediately took out the half of the Spirit King level Spirit Crystal he had obtained. Luo Li also took out the other half of the Spirit Crystal. When the two of them came into contact, they perfectly fused together.
Luo Li extended her jade-like hand, and received the complete Spirit Crystal that had fused together. The gentle radiance caused the young girl's absolutely beautiful face to appear exceedingly moving.
"Elders, is this alright?" asked Mu Chen with a smile.
"Mu Chen, the more Spirit Crystals there are, the more powerful the Spirit Empowerment will be, and the better the effects will be."
When the two Elders saw Mu Chen give half of the Spirit King level Spirit Crystal to Luo Li without the slightest hesitation, they could not help but be a little astonished as they reminded him.
Mu Chen declined to comment. Admittedly, the Spiritual Light Empowerment was important, but in his eyes, it was clearly far from being comparable to Luo Li in the slightest.
Luo Li's slender jade-like hand gently pulled on Mu Chen's palm, while a gentle ripple surfaced within her clear pupils.
When the two Elders saw Mu Chen's insistence, they did not say anything else. Their gazes opened up, and a powerful voice resounded beside everyone's ears.
"The final battle has ended. I now officially announce that this year's hunting war has come to a successful end!"
As his final word rang out, countless bright and resplendent light beams ferociously shot down from the horizon. Those light beams came enveloping down, and enveloped everyone within.
Mu Chen also spread out his hands, allowing the light beams to envelop him. As he gazed at the vast and expansive space, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He could finally leave.
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(To be continued.)