Crack!
Blood-coloured cracks continuously extended from the Blood Demon Shadow Sword. In a short span of a dozen breaths, they had already covered the entire gigantic shadow sword.
Furthermore, the sea of blood behind the Blood Demon Shadow Sword started to boil and evaporate due to the inexhaustible black lightning arcs. The stench of blood that had permeated the heavens and earth was also rapidly dissipating.
"Is this your last resort?"
Looking at the pale-faced Qiu Beihai with an indifferent gaze, Mu Chen shook his head in disappointment and said, "Compared to Ji Xuan, you're truly too lacking."
With a sudden clench of his hand, the gigantic lightning god's hand abruptly clenched downwards. Black lightning arcs frantically flickered within the palm of the lightning god's hand. In the end, the shadow blood demon sword was caught in the palm of the lightning god's hand. Black lightning exploded. With a loud bang, the shadow blood demon sword was forcefully crushed by the gigantic black lightning hand.
Puff!
As the Blood Demon Shadow Sword exploded, Qiu Beihai's face drastically contorted. A mouthful of blood violently spurted from his mouth, while the Spiritual Energy fluctuations around his body rapidly declined. Clearly, he had suffered heavy injuries.
In the surroundings, the hearts of the various groups faintly trembled as grave expressions appeared on their faces. No one had expected that two Human Body Disaster experts would suffer such a miserable defeat at the hands of Mu Chen, despite joining hands.
"How formidable is this Mu Chen? He's clearly only at the Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase! But, from the looks of it, he might be comparable to experts that have passed their Spiritual Energy Disaster!"
"Truly frightening."
"This group from the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy has fallen."
"Looks like Hokuang Reiwon is really going to rise in this Great Spiritual Academy Tournament."
Whispers began to spread, and there was an unconcealable shock in those whispers.
Originally, they had assumed that this would be a fierce battle between two great Spiritual Academies. However, who could have imagined that the situation would be so one-sided? That Mu Chen clearly hadn't used all of his strength. But, even so, it was more than enough to deal with Qiu Beihai and Shen Jun.
Mu Chen looked towards Qiu Beihai, who was vomiting blood. Upon seeing Mu Chen's dark and cold gaze, an uncontrollable fear surfaced within the latter's heart. In the next instant, he furiously turned around and crazily fled. He already understood that at this moment, he no longer had any chances of victory.
"Captain!"
Upon seeing this, the faces of the three members of the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy, who were being suppressed by Xu Huang and the other two, instantly contorted. Their minds were thrown into chaos, allowing Xu Huang and the other two to grab hold of an opening. Boundless palm winds pierced through their defences, smashing against their chests, jolting them to the point of vomiting blood as they were sent flying.
Mu Chen stared at Qiu Beihai's fleeing figure. With a flick of his finger, a ray of light streaked across the sky at lightning speed.
Ah!
In the distance, Qiu Beihai fiercely shrieked miserably. Fresh blood flowed from both of his hands, with all ten of his fingers having been chopped off. However, at this moment, he was already frightened to the point that his soul had left his body. Unexpectedly, he couldn't care less about his chopped off fingers, and hastily fled like a stray dog.
Mu Chen didn't give chase, since he knew that Qiu Beihai could be considered as crippled. Not only had he lost all of his fighting spirit, there was fear left within his heart. Furthermore, he had even abandoned his group members. Thinking about it, even if he were to return, the group from the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy would no longer treat him as their Captain. If news of this were to spread, he would even be spurned by the students of the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy.
Such an outcome was even more cruel than killing him.
However, Mu Chen didn't feel any pity for him. Within the Spiritual Road, Ji Xuan had clearly played a part in Qiu Beihai's scheme. Furthermore, after he had been expelled from the Spiritual Road, he had actually dared to encircle and annihilate Luo Li. This was something that Mu Chen couldn't tolerate. Therefore, he only had himself to blame for his current situation.
Clang!
While Qiu Beihai was fleeing, Sword Aura had also pervaded the air not far away from him. A shadow of a sword sliced through the glowing Spiritual Energy, before finally stopping right before the chest of the Great Cauldron Spiritual Academy's Captain. The swift and fierce Sword Aura shocked the latter to the point of a shiver running through his body. Hastily raising his hand, he gave a bitter and hoarse laugh and said, "I admit defeat. Please show mercy."
Luo Li shot a look at him with her beautiful eyes. Not saying a word, she extended her slender, jade-like hand.
With a bitter smile, the Great Cauldron Spiritual Academy's Captain sighed, while cursing Qiu Beihai's entire family in his heart. That bastard! If he knew that he had offended such a formidable opponent, he wouldn't have cooperated with him. Look at him now! He went for wool and came home shorn. Not only did he not obtain any information, he even lost the points that he had painstakingly obtained.
With a clench of his hand, his Academy Plaque appeared, before obediently handing it over to Luo Li.
Receiving the Academy Plaque, Luo Li turned around and shot towards Mu Chen's side. Receiving it, the latter shot a look at it, before saying with a smile, "Pretty fat, huh."
On the Academy Plaque of the Great Cauldron Spiritual Academy group, there were actually over 700 points, not much less than theirs. From the looks of it, these fellows had robbed quite a bit of points from other groups during this period of time. Therefore, without the slightest bit of politeness, Mu Chen immediately took over half of the points on the Academy Plaque. Therefore, the points of their group broke past 1,000, reaching over 1,100 points.
"What a pity. If we were to snatch the points of the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy group, we should be able to enter the Top 16."
Said Luo Li as she shot a look at the direction that Qiu Beihai had fled to. Only the Academy Plaque in the hands of the Captain could be snatched by others. The Academy Plaques in the hands of ordinary members could only be looked at.
Therefore, with Qiu Beihai escaping, there was no way for them to snatch their points!
"It's still not the time to enter the Top 16."
Mu Chen shook his head. Once they entered the Top 16, they would be noticed by the other groups. Although Mu Chen wasn't afraid of them, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble for them. As of now, the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament had just started, and Mu Chen didn't feel that exposing himself was a wise thing to do.
The reason why Wen Qingxuan, Ji Xuan and the rest dared to do such a thing was not only due to their strength surpassing the masses, but also due to the fact that their group was the elite of the elite. Compared to their group as a whole, their group was clearly much weaker. Therefore, it wouldn't be good for them to expose themselves now.
Luo Li was exceptionally intelligent, and after thinking about it, he understood what was going on. Immediately, he gently nodded his head. If Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong were to be in their group, they would have much less to fear. However, it was a pity that with such a distribution, the strength of the second group would be too weak.
With a flick of his finger, Mu Chen threw the Academy Plaque back to the Captain of the Great Cauldron Spiritual Academy, before saying with a grin, "Thanks a lot.
The face of the Captain of the Great Cauldron Spiritual Academy twitched. Looking at the Academy Plaque that had half of their points deducted, he felt his heart dripping blood. Those were the points that they had painstakingly obtained after tiring themselves to death! Now, half of them had been snatched away. This was truly the case of people who snatched others from others.
Ignoring him, Mu Chen turned his gaze towards the battleground not too far away, where the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy was.
Clearly, the two groups that had encircled the Desolation Spiritual Academy had also sensed the unforeseen event that had occurred over here. Instantly, ugly expressions appeared on their faces, especially when they saw Mu Chen's gaze shooting over, causing their hearts to jump. Clenching their teeth, the Captains of the two groups waved their hands to stop their respective groups.
At this moment, the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy had also breathed a sigh of relief.
With a wave of his hand, Mu Chen brought along Luo Li and the rest as he shot over. Staring at the two groups, a faint smile appeared on his face as he asked, "You guys have also joined forces with Qiu Beihai?"
"Haha. What are you talking about, brother? We didn't join forces with him. We're just making use of each other. However, now that he's scrammed, we naturally have nothing to do with him."
Upon hearing Mu Chen's words, the Captains of the two groups immediately gave a dry laugh as they replied. They had seen the unlucky outcome of the Great Cauldron Spiritual Academy. Naturally, they did not dare to become enemies with the group with tyrannical combat strength before them.
With a smile, Mu Chen nodded his head and said, "Since that's the case, can I trouble you to make way?"
Upon hearing his words, the hearts of the two groups instantly turned cold. Indeed, Mu Chen and his group had their eyes on the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy …
Exchanging glances, their eyes were filled with unwillingness. They had suppressed the Desolation Spiritual Academy to such an extent with great difficulty, and were just about to obtain the information. However, in the end, a roadblock had suddenly appeared. Furthermore, it was so ferocious that it had even defeated the group from the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy.
"Sigh."
Giving a helpless sigh, they could only shake their heads and scoot away. Mu Chen did not take care of them as well. Instead, he had conveniently snatched their points. Their group could already be considered to be better off than the group from the Great Cauldron Spiritual Academy.
Ignoring them, Mu Chen slowly walked forward. Shooting a look at the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy, he noticed that the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy had clearly experienced a series of intense battles, with their faces appearing somewhat pale. Clearly, they had consumed a great amount of their strength. However, the strength of the group was indeed very strong, completely not one bit inferior to Qiu Beihai and his group. Within the group, there were two experts that had passed their Human Body Disaster, while the other three members were at the Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase. With such strength, it was no wonder why they were able to last for a day in the Top 16.
As Mu Chen was sizing up the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy, a youth with a somewhat sturdy build stood out from within the group. His eyes sparkled, before cupping his hands towards Mu Chen and said, "Brother, I'm Lin Zhou from the Desolation Spiritual Academy. I'm the Captain of this group."
"Haha, so it's Captain Lin Zhou."
With a grin on his face, Mu Chen cupped his hands and said, "I'm Mu Chen, also the Captain of this group.
Seeing the smile on Mu Chen's face, Lin Zhou gave a dry laugh before replying, "This time, I have to thank Captain Mu Chen for helping us out of this predicament. Our Desolation Spiritual Academy will remember this favour. If there's anything you need help with in the future, feel free to let us know. However, we'll be taking our leave for today."
After saying that, he hastily led his group to retreat.
However, before they could move, they saw Luo Li leading Xu Huang and the rest to block their path of retreat, causing their bodies to instantly turn stiff.
"Captain Lin Zhou, we hit it off the moment we met, and we haven't even had a good chat. Why don't you leave with us first?
Look at how many people are eyeing us covetously. I'm afraid that nothing good will come out of your stay here. "
Walking forward, Mu Chen gave an affectionate pat on Lin Zhou's shoulder with a gentle smile on his face. What a joke! We've painstakingly chased after you guys for an entire day, and even crossed hands with the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy. How can we let you guys escape so easily?
Lin Zhou's face turned stiff as he looked towards Mu Chen. In the end, he gave a bitter laugh. Earlier, he had also seen how formidable Mu Chen was. The group from the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy was on par with them in terms of strength. However, they had still suffered such a miserable defeat. Therefore, without mentioning the huge amount of energy they had consumed, even if they were in peak condition, they wouldn't dare to take action against Mu Chen's group.
Exchanging glances with his four group members, all of them hung their heads in dejection. Never did they imagine that just after escaping from a group of wolves, they would fall into the tiger's mouth. What bad luck.
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