Translated by: Hypersheep325 Edited by: Michyrr When Mu Chen walked out, the remaining groups in the region that still had combat strength instantly shot vigilant and vigilant gazes towards him. Those gazes were filled with enmity, with the six strongest groups present the most. In fact, from the moment they saw the emblems on the chests of Mu Chen and his group, they already knew that this group belonged to Hokuang Reiwon, one of the Five Great Academies.
Although Hokuang Reiwon had been on the decline for the past few years, being ranked last within the Five Great Academies, with even some of the top-notch Spiritual Academies being able to surpass them in terms of foundation and strength, regardless of that, Hokuang Reiwon was, after all, one of the Five Great Academies. Regardless of how thin a tiger was, it still possessed its might. Therefore, for the time being, there wasn't anyone here that could easily disregard such a tyrannical group.
At this moment, their gazes did not pay too much attention to Mu Chen. Although the strength of a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase was still considered formidable, it wasn't enough to cause them to feel dread. What they truly felt dread was the green-clothed girl standing behind Mu Chen. They could sense that within this group of Hokuang Reiwon, this absolutely beautiful girl should be the strongest. In fact, she might have even passed her Human Body Disaster.
"Haha. Looks like you're done with your torment."
Said Mu Chen with a faint smile as he looked towards the groups that had already completed their plundering and had earned a hefty harvest.
"What do you guys want?"
At this moment, the two groups that hailed from the same Spiritual Academy had already gathered together. Tyrannical Spiritual Energy fluctuations radiated from the bodies of the two Captains, clearly much stronger than Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase. A faint glint flashed across their eyes, before sneering, "What?
Are you guys trying to play the game of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it? "
Hearing his words, Mu Chen gently smiled and sincerely nodded his head.
When the two captains saw that Mu Chen wasn't hiding anything, they were stunned for an instant. However, their faces quickly turned cold as they spoke with a dark gaze, "Don't think that we're afraid of you guys just because you're from Hokuang Reiwon. It's not that easy to get us to help you guys. If you really provoke us, you guys might not be able to take us down. Not to mention that we have friends from other Spiritual Academies here. Heh, if you guys fight with us and both of you suffer, I'm afraid that others will benefit from it."
"I advise you to keep your eyes open. Don't eat randomly, or you'll die from overeating!"
Chilling intent erupted from the eyes of the members of the two groups. Although the Captains of the two groups had failed to pass their Human Body Disaster, their strength far surpassed that of a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase. Although they weren't a match for the green-clothed girl, if they were to join forces, it shouldn't be hard for them to tie her down. At that time, with the other eight members of their group, they should be able to fight equally against the four Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase members, relying on their advantage in numbers.
Once both sides were entangled with each other, causing both sides to suffer, the other groups would definitely be eyeing them covetously. At that time, they didn't believe that the group from Hokuang Reiwon wouldn't panic.
The gazes of the four tyrannical groups not far away sparkled, with sneers appearing at the corner of their mouths. There were even some people with their arms crossed as they looked at Mu Chen's group with ridicule. At the start, when Mu Chen's group had coldly watched them snatch the points from the weaker groups, they had already taken notice of it. The name of Hokuang Reiwon was rather resounding, causing them to feel somewhat fearful. However, after probing the strength of the group from Hokuang Reiwon, they had quietly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Although the lineup of four Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase, with a person who had passed his Human Body Disaster, was considered the strongest in their group, it was a pity that this lineup might not be able to devour all of their groups, nor would it be able to make them obediently hand over the points they had obtained.
Furthermore, this brat from Hokuang Reiwon was truly too stupid. Walking out in such a manner, his tone was completely directed at all of their groups. As of now, all of them were feeling extremely unhappy in their hearts. At that time, if they were to truly fight with the other two groups to the point where both sides suffered, they might really have to experience how comfortable it was to ride on top of Hokuang Reiwon's head.
Behind Mu Chen, when Xu Huang, Zhao Qingshan, Mu Fengyang and the others heard the threatening words of warning from the two groups, and looked at the ridiculing gazes from the other groups, fury surged within their eyes. Just as they were about to step forward, they were stopped by Mu Chen with a wave of his hand.
"So, you're worried that our stomachs are too small."
With a faint smile, Mu Chen shook his head, before faintly wrinkling his forehead as he stared at the two groups before him. At this moment, a cold and fierce glint started to erupt bit by bit within his black pupils. "However, you're overestimating you lot too much."
"What did you say?!"
"Brat, you're courting death!" Instantly, the faces of the two groups turned ashen, while ill intent surged from their eyes.
Looking at the two groups that had turned restless, a grin appeared on Mu Chen's face. Revealing his chilling white teeth, a chilling aura gushed out from them. In the next instant, he took a step forward, causing thunderous roars to ring out. With a whoosh, his figure had already strangely disappeared from his original spot.
Bang!
Seemingly at the same instant, rampaging Spiritual Energy swept out from the two groups like a hurricane. In the next instant, four youths at Heavenly Completion Stage Middle Phase spewed mouthfuls of blood from the shockwaves, before their figures flew back in a miserable fashion.
On the giant boulder, the faces of the crowd fiercely contorted as they looked at the smiling and handsome young man who had unknowingly appeared between the two groups. Shock filled their hearts. That speed was too fast, and it was simply not something that a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase person could possess.
Furthermore, with a single palm strike, he had injured four people under the noses of the two Captains.
"You dare!"
Immediately regaining their senses, the two Captains furiously roared out in shock. In the next instant, clenching their fingers tightly, they sent a fist rumbling out at the same time. At this moment, golden light sparkled on the surface of their bodies, while their skin appeared as if it was cast from gold. Under their fists, the air abruptly exploded apart, with even the ground being shaken and split apart.
Being able to become Captains, the two of them did indeed possess some decent strength. With the two of them taking action in unison, the might of their fists were tyrannical to the extreme. From the looks of it, even a genuine Human Body Disaster expert would be able to contend against them!
An expert of the Human Body Disaster would definitely be able to contend against them!
However, the opponent before their eyes was a freak that was able to kill an expert that had failed his Spiritual Energy Disaster at the Heavenly Completion Stage Initial Phase.
The incomparably rampaging Spiritual Energy fists caused Mu Chen's clothes to flutter about. Looking at the ferocious fists coming towards him, a faint smile appeared on his face. In the next instant, his five fingers abruptly clenched tightly. Unexpectedly, without any intention of evading, he took a step forward. Like spears, his arms abruptly rumbled out.
Bang!
Black-coloured lightning arcs sparkled and appeared from Mu Chen's arms. As the fists passed by, even the surrounding space started to warp and distort.
Boom!
In the next instant, four fists smashed head-on against each other.
Rampaging Spiritual Energy swept out akin to a hurricane, causing the unlucky fellows of the two groups to retreat miserably from the aftershocks. In the next instant, they were overwhelmed with shock as a peculiar shade of red gushed out from the faces of the two Captains.
Puff!
Two mouthfuls of blood violently spurted out from the mouths of the two Captains, causing a bloody mist to blossom out. The clothes on their bodies were turned into dust by the frightening energies, while their bodies shot out. Sliding across the ground, they flew over a hundred metres away, leaving behind two deep ravines on the ground.
As they spurted out blood and flew back, the slender figure before them was akin to a boulder, not moving in the slightest.
The giant cliff instantly turned deathly silent. The faces of the other groups, who were sneering as they watched the fight between the two tigers, abruptly stiffened, while disbelief gushed out from their eyes. That brat, whose strength was only at Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase, was actually able to cause heavy injuries to two Captains, whose strength was on par with theirs, with a single move?!
How was that possible?!
Even experts that had passed their Human Body Disaster would find it hard to achieve such a feat. How did he, who was only at Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase, accomplish such a feat?
The faces of the various groups fluctuated, while the sneers at the corners of their mouths froze, while shock and astonishment filled their eyes.
Mu Chen slowly retracted his perfectly straight spear like arms. With a light shake of his sleeves, his black pupils indifferently looked towards the two miserable figures in the distance, as he softly said, "Do you two have the qualifications to fight to the point where both sides are heavily injured?"
This time, the two Captains did not say anything else. Trembling, they wiped away the traces of blood at the corners of their mouths. Looking at each other, they could see the bitterness in each other's eyes. It turns out that this brat was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. With such strength, how was it possible that he was only at Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase?!
"Hand over your Academy Plaques." said Mu Chen in an indifferent tone as he extended his hand.
Clenching their teeth, the two Academy Plaques appeared in their hands with a clench of their fists. Rays of light surged out, before two Academy Plaques appeared in their hands.
With a wave of his sleeve, Mu Chen directly sucked them over. With a sweep of his gaze, the points on the two Academy Plaques added up to nearly a hundred. Without the slightest hesitation, he took out his Academy Plaque and swept it over. Instantly, the number of points on his Academy Plaque increased from ten to sixty-five.
Mu Chen casually tossed the two Academy Plaques back. According to the rules, the same Academy Plaque would only be deducted once a day. This was obviously a protective measure to prevent some unlucky fellows from being directly eliminated.
"What about you guys?"
Cold intent surfaced in Mu Chen's eyes as he looked towards the other tyrannical groups. With an indifferent smile, he said, "Do you guys also think that we'll be stuffed to death?"
Those groups that were eyeing Mu Chen's group with covetous eyes and were waiting for both sides to suffer heavy injuries to take the opportunity to take action. However, at this moment, they exchanged glances with each other, before bitterly smiling. What kind of bullsh * t was this? That fellow in front of them had dealt with two groups with similar strength to them by himself. Clearly, both sides weren't on the same level. If they continued to resist, they would only receive a beating.
Clenching their teeth, they unwillingly tossed the Academy Plaques in their hands away.
Upon seeing this scene, the weaker groups that had their Academy Plaques plundered by the tyrannical groups felt extremely pleased. Although they understood the cruelty of this place, and that it was impossible for Mu Chen and his group to return the points that they had obtained, seeing those fellows being ruthlessly beaten up still made them feel a little better in their hearts.
Mu Chen completely plundered the points on the Academy Plaques. In the end, the points on the Academy Plaques instantly skyrocketed to 440 points.
"Tsk tsk, how refreshing." Xu Huang and the rest had also taken out their Academy Plaques. Looking at the points that had skyrocketed, a grin appeared on their faces.
Fiddling with the Academy Plaque in his hand, Mu Chen gave a smile. Just as he was about to leave, the Academy Plaque in his hand suddenly erupted with a ball of brilliance. In the next instant, Mu Fengyang cried out in surprise, "The top 16 rankings have appeared!
Damn, are those fellows crazy? "
Upon hearing those words, Mu Chen's gaze immediately shot towards the Academy Plaque in his hand, only to see the brilliance condensing there. Indeed, the top 16 rankings had appeared. Casting a glance over, his pupils faintly contracted.
First place, Wanhuang Lingyuan, Captain Wen Qingxuan, 2530 points.
Second place, Holy Spirit House, Captain Ji Xuan, 2000 points.
Third place, Wu Ling Academy, Captain Wu Ling, 1800 points.
Sixth place, Holy Spirit House, Captain Cao Gang, 1400 points.
Ninth place, Desolation Spiritual Academy, Captain Ji Qingtian, 1000 points.
Thirteenth place …
Sixteenth place, Myriad Swords Spiritual Academy, Captain Yan Xiu, 820 points.
Looking at the rolling numbers on the Academy Plaque, Mu Chen's eyes faintly narrowed. Those fellows were truly formidable. Originally, he was considered fast. However, he never imagined that he wouldn't even be able to enter the top 16.
Rubbing his Academy Plaque, his slender finger lightly tapped on the name in the second place, while chilling intent surged within his black pupils.
(Now, I'm dead tired. Time to sleep. I'm about to hang up.)
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