The smell of blood pervaded the sky, causing everyone's gazes to converge towards the air. At that location, the flames had retreated, and a figure completely wrapped in a blood-like armour appeared before their eyes.
The appearance of the blood-coloured armour was exceedingly malevolent. Its scarlet-red colour was eye-piercing, as if it was formed from congealed blood. The armour was covered with sharp barbs, incomparably sharp. With a single glance, one could tell that it possessed astonishing killing power.
On the surface of the blood-coloured armour were numerous mysterious runes. As their radiance flickered, slivers of malevolence seeped out.
This armour was completely akin to a sharp killing weapon.
Malevolent and bloody.
Looking at the blood-coloured armour, Luo Li's pupils faintly contracted as he said in a soft voice, "He's actually managed to refine the Blood God's Armour."
"Blood God's Armour?"
Su Xuan and the rest voiced out in doubt. Obviously, they were somewhat unfamiliar with this, although they were similarly able to sense how frightening the blood-coloured armour was.
"It's a unique training method of the Blood God Clan. It's able to refine one's blood into something similar to armour. This will greatly increase one's combat strength, while simultaneously strengthening one's defence and attack."
Luo Li said in a soft voice. "With Xue Shi's strength, once he activates this Blood God's Armour, he will be able to put up a fight even against a genuine Heavenly Completion stage middle stage expert."
Only at this did the expressions of Su Xuan and the rest slightly change. This Xue Shi was indeed worthy of being a member of the Blood God Clan, to actually possess so many methods and trump cards.
"That's Mu Chen." Su Xuan said in a somewhat worried voice.
Luo Li focused his gaze on the slender figure on the stage, and gave a faint smile. Within his glass-like pupils, was a confidence that even Mu Chen himself could not match up to. "He won't lose."
Su Xuan did not ask any further. Indeed, although this Xue Shi wasn't someone easy to deal with.
However, how could Mu Chen be simple?
Ever since he had entered Hokuang Reiwon, there truly wasn't anyone that was able to truly obstruct this ferocious tiger that had just started to reveal its extraordinary might.
Although this Xue Shi was formidable, in the eyes of Su Xuan and the others, it was still not enough!
Under the attentive gazes of countless people, Mu Chen also focused his gaze on Xue Shi, who was wearing a malevolent-looking blood-coloured armour in the air. At the same time, a faint sliver of astonishment flashed within his eyes, as he had clearly sensed that the blood-coloured armour wasn't ordinary.
"The Blood God Race really does have some unique aspects."
"You're pretty good to be able to force me to use my Blood God's Armor."
Xue Shi lowered his head, his sinisterly cold gaze locking onto Mu Chen. Within his low and deep voice, a bloody stench pervaded the air.
"Once the Blood God's Armor is activated, it must be bathed in the blood of the opponent …" Xue Shi slowly clenched his fist.
Waves of blood rippled out from his body and dyed the sky scarlet.
"So, use your blood as a sacrifice to it!"
Boom!
As Xue Shi's final word rang out, a cold glint suddenly erupted from within his blood-red eyes, as he took a step forward.
With a swoosh, he tore through the air and appeared above Mu Chen in a flash.
In the next instant, a fist rumbled out.
Fresh blood seemed to squirm on the malevolent gauntlet, as frightening fluctuations condensed.
Roar!
However, in the instant that Xue Shi's fist rumbled out.
Rays of light also surged out from within Mu Chen's body, appearing to take the shape of a dragon.
As the dragon roar resounded, an afterimage appeared where it was.
Bang!
As Xue Shi's fist descended, blood light gushed out, directly shattering the afterimage into pieces. At this moment, the ground collapsed, as gigantic fissures rapidly extended outwards.
Mu Chen's figure appeared a dozen feet away. As he looked at the rapidly extending fissures, his expression turned serious. After activating the Blood God's Armor, Xue Shi's attack power had indeed risen to a whole new level.
"Can you escape?!"
Xue Shi's fist missed, as a ridiculing smile flashed within his eyes. Not only did the Blood God's Armor give him strength, it also gave him speed. Mu Chen's attempt to use a movement technique to evade him was simply a pipe dream.
Humm.
Blood light blossomed from within Xue Shi's body, as his figure disappeared from his original location. When he appeared once again, he had already appeared in front of Mu Chen like a spectre. That incomparably ferocious fist wind brought along a blood light as it rumbled out once again.
Mu Chen's gaze faintly flickered. He still did not choose to meet the current Xue Shi head on. Activating the Dragon Soaring Art, his speed explosively increased as his figure rapidly retreated, narrowly dodging the gale that was sufficient to heavily injure a person with strength comparable to He Yao.
"Swish!"
However, just as his figure retreated, Xue Shi's figure closely followed behind like a maggot in a tarsal bone. Fist wind tore apart the air, and torrential blood light appeared to cause even the surrounding space to faintly distort.
Swish!
Swish!
On the spacious stage, the two figures seemed to have pushed their speed to the limit. Afterimages continuously appeared, and their speed caused countless students to be dumbstruck.
"So fast."
Su Xuan and the rest also exclaimed in admiration. As the two chased at full speed, even they were only able to faintly see two blurry glowing figures. Their speed was too fast.
"However, Mu Chen has been dodging all this while."
Su Xuan and the rest stared at the stage. Anyone could see that the current Mu Chen was being completely suppressed. After activating the so-called Blood God's Armour, Xue Shi's strength had increased by quite a bit. Even Mu Chen did not dare to rashly move against that sharpness, and could only use such a dodging method to contend with him.
However, this wasn't a long term solution.
Furthermore, this would only increase the arrogance of those fellows from the Ancient Cauldron Spiritual Academy. At this moment, the eyes of those fellows had already lit up, and were prepared to cheer for the moment that Mu Chen made a mistake.
Luo Li's eyes tightly stared at the stage. However, she wasn't as anxious as Su Xuan and the rest. That's because she was able to sense that, although Mu Chen had been dodging all this while, his footsteps were not chaotic at all. While dodging, he was rather well-controlled. Obviously, he had his own plans, and wasn't being suppressed by Xue Shi to the point that he could only flee in all directions.
Although she wasn't too clear about what Mu Chen was doing, since the latter had chosen to do so, he definitely had his reasons. Being extremely familiar with Mu Chen, she knew that Mu Chen wouldn't do anything that was meaningless.
Within the northern square, countless Hokuang Reiwon students were tightly staring at the stage, their palms filled with cold sweat. The chase within the stage was too hair-raising. As long as there was even the slightest contact, it might be earth-shattering.
Everyone held their breaths in silence as they looked at the two figures that were flashing like ghosts.
Bang!
Xue Shi's fist rumbled out, and a blood-red light brushed past Mu Chen's chest as it flew past. Relying on the push force, the latter explosively retreated once again. However, Xue Shi was still able to sense that the Spiritual Energy around Mu Chen's body had fluctuated for a moment. Clearly, he had been shaken by the aftershocks.
A chilling glint flashed within Xue Shi's eyes.
Bang!
Boundless waves of blood furiously swept out from within Xue Shi's body, faintly appearing to transform into a pair of illusory blood-red wings. As the blood-red wings flapped, his speed increased explosively once again.
Whoosh!
Seemingly transforming into a blood-red ray of light, he had already appeared in front of the retreating Mu Chen in the blink of an eye. Compared to before, his speed was much more ferocious and violent.
"Although your movement technique is profound, it's a pity that I've already seen through it!"
As his black and blood-red eyes met, a malevolent smile curled up from the corner of Xue Shi's mouth. The reason why he had tangled with Mu Chen earlier was due to him discovering that Mu Chen had learnt a mysterious movement technique. Therefore, he had stayed behind to investigate it, before discovering its patterns and flaws, before killing him in a single strike.
It had to be said that Xue Shi's combat experience was exceedingly plentiful. That's why he was able to become the person at the apex within the Ancient Cauldron Spiritual Academy.
Mu Chen's black eyes were ice-cold as he looked at Xue Shi, who was just inches away from him. The bloody aura radiating from the latter had already assaulted his senses. However, not a single trace of the panic that Xue Shi had expected appeared within his eyes.
"Still putting on an act in front of me?"
A sneer flashed within Xue Shi's heart, while killing intent surged within his eyes. Without the slightest bit of hesitation, he tightly clenched his right hand, causing a bloody light to erupt. On the surface of his glove, sharp scarlet-red spikes unexpectedly protruded out, appearing to possess exceedingly great killing power.
The malevolence within Xue Shi's eyes grew increasingly dense. With a low and sinister laugh, he sent a fist rumbling out. On the surface of his fist, a viscous bloody light seemed to spread out, faintly appearing to form a blood imprint. Within the blood imprint, a torrential bloody aura pervaded the air.
"Blood God's Armour, Blood God Destruction Spirit Imprint!"
Bang!
The scarlet-red fist wind that was akin to a blood pillar brought along torrential bloody aura as it tore through the air. In the next instant, under the countless astonished gazes, it violently rumbled down towards Mu Chen's head.
Such a formation was more than sufficient to blow Mu Chen's head apart.
"The game's over!" Xue Shi's eyes were scarlet-red, while the expression on his face was malevolent and savage.
This fist would definitely kill Mu Chen.
The bloody light rapidly expanded within Mu Chen's eyes, while a sinister and cold smile climbed up from the corner of his mouth. In the next instant, Xue Shi saw black lightning seemingly crazily flickering within Mu Chen's eyes.
In fact, there were even black lightning arcs present on the surface of his body, giving off a feeling of destruction.
Rumble!
The roar of thunder abruptly resounded across the heavens and earth. Black lightning arcs suddenly erupted around Mu Chen's body, while black lightning arcs twined around his body. At this moment, his originally jet-black eyes appeared even more abstruse.
At this moment, his body seemed to have swelled up by a size, while his clothes were slightly ripped apart. Within the cracks of his clothes, one could faintly see a lightning rune faintly discernible and faintly discernible.
"Your Blood God Armour has similarly been seen through by me."
"Therefore, it's indeed time to end this!"
A ridiculing arc rose from the corners of Mu Chen's mouth. Tightly clenching his five fingers, without the slightest bit of hesitation, black lightning arcs leapt and danced on his fist, before crazily condensing together. It was as if a black lightning sun had formed under Mu Chen's fist.
Bang!
Mu Chen's fist rumbled out. Under the countless suffocating gazes, the black lightning sun violently smashed against Xue Shi's fist that had condensed all of his strength.
The black lightning and the viscous blood fist violently collided at this instant!
Bang!
A loud sound resounded out, as the ground where the two stood instantly exploded apart.
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