In this region, the numerous groups that had been eyeing the Desolation Spiritual Academy covetously could only watch as Mu Chen led the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy away, unable to muster the slightest bit of heart to fight for the points. What a joke! Even the group from the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy had been easily dealt with. How would any of them dare to provoke them?
Therefore, facing the two groups that had left, all of them could only helplessly sigh as they looked at each other.
Mu Chen led the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy far away from the groups that were eyeing them covetously. Only after discovering that no one was chasing after them did he breathe a sigh of relief. From the looks of it, his earlier defeat of Qiu Beihai and Luo Li had caused quite a bit of shock to the other groups. If not, it would truly be extremely difficult for him to so easily lead the group from the Desolation Spiritual Academy away under the gazes of so many groups.
Mu Chen and Luo Li exchanged glances, before descending towards a remote mountain peak. Seeing this, Lin Zhou could only helplessly sigh as he led his group to descend.
"You guys take a rest first."
Landing on the mountain peak, Mu Chen sent a faint smile towards the pale-faced Lin Zhou and the rest.
Hearing his words, Lin Zhou and the rest gawked. Clearly, they did not expect that Mu Chen would allow them to recover. After all, once they recovered their strength, they would be able to put up some resistance.
"I believe that Brother Lin Zhou isn't the type to burn bridges after crossing them."
Sending a smile towards Lin Zhou, Mu Chen gently patted the gigantic boulder beside him. With a flick of his finger, the boulder turned into dust with a poof, before drifting down. Patting away the dust on his hand, the smile on his face appeared exceedingly brilliant.
Lin Zhou and the rest exchanged glances, before letting out dry laughs. From the looks of it, all of them could feel the slight threat in Mu Chen's tone.
Silently cursing in their hearts, they could only hurriedly sit down and close their eyes, recovering the Spiritual Energy within their bodies.
Seeing that Lin Zhou and the rest had closed their eyes to cultivate, Luo Li approached Mu Chen. Looking towards the latter with her bright and clear beautiful eyes, she asked in a soft voice, "What do you want to do?"
If Mu Chen wanted to snatch their points, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
Xu Huang and the others also looked over, staring at Mu Chen.
"Right now, the most important thing for us isn't the score." Mu Chen smiled and said, "Do you still remember what the Dean said?
The place we're at is a shattered continent. There are numerous ancient treasures and inheritances on this shattered continent. If anyone is lucky enough to obtain them, then their strength will surely rise greatly. "
"Don't be fooled by the intense competition for the top 16. Other than a few teams that truly possess great strength, the rest don't even have the qualifications to stand until the end."
"Some of the more powerful teams have yet to appear because they are not in a hurry to snatch points. They are searching for ruins all over the continent to make their teams stronger. Some teams that are obsessed with snatching points will pay the price in the end. Without sufficient strength, no matter how many points you have, it will only be a gift for others in the end.
"Strength is the greatest factor that will determine the final rankings."
Xu Huang and the rest pondered for a moment, before solemnly nodding their heads. Mu Chen was right. Without sufficient strength, even if they obtained the first place, so what?
At that time, they would just be fat sheep. Those powerful teams that were concealing their strength and biding their time would be able to easily defeat them, and snatch away their points.
"Truthfully speaking, there's still some disparity between our team and those peak teams," said Mu Chen slowly as he looked towards Xu Huang and the rest.
Xu Huang and the other two scratched their heads, but did not deny it. After all, this was the truth. In their team, the only ones that could truly compare to the experts of those peak teams were Mu Chen and Luo Li. As for the other three, to put it bluntly, they might just be holding them back.
"Therefore, I hope to be able to slightly increase the strength of our team. At the very least, we need to let you guys pass through your Human Body Disaster," said Mu Chen in a solemn manner.
Xu Huang, Zhao Qingshan and Mu Fengyang gave a bitter laugh. Human Body Disaster! Just thinking about it was terrifying. If they didn't have any external help, they wouldn't have too much confidence in passing through such a calamity.
"So, you want to search for the remnants to increase the strength of your team?"
Shooting a glance at Lin Zhou and the rest, who were cultivating with their eyes closed, Luo Li said, "You want to obtain the information regarding the ancient remnants in their hands, right?"
Nodding his head, Mu Chen looked towards Lin Zhou and the rest, before saying with a smile, "I really don't know whether to say that the luck of those fellows is good or bad. They've only been here for a day, yet they're already able to obtain information regarding the ancient remnants. However, in the end, that information was leaked out. Most importantly, they're still in the top 16, with their location being marked out. Therefore, they've attracted the covetous gazes of so many teams."
Luo Li couldn't help but cover his mouth as he softly laughed, his laughter as clear as a silver bell. Beside him, Xu Huang and the rest also cast sympathetic gazes towards Lin Zhou and the rest. This group of fellows were truly pitiful.
"However, will they tell us the information?
It should be very important, and the fewer people that know about it, the better. "Xu Huang said.
"Since we've shown so much sincerity, and even saved them, I believe that captain Lin Zhou isn't an ungrateful person."
With a grin, Mu Chen said, "I've always been very friendly towards my friends. However, if they're people that burn the bridge after crossing the river, I won't let them off so easily. Although according to the rules, a team can only have half of their points deducted per day, we can camp their corpses. At worst, we'll camp them for a few days and wipe out all their points, before they get kicked out."
Xu Huang and the other two were dumbfounded. Looking at the warm smile on Mu Chen's face, they couldn't help but shiver. Wasn't this a little too vicious?
On the other hand, Luo Li's beautiful eyes looked towards the cultivating Lin Zhou. At this moment, the corners of the latter's eyes seemed to faintly twitch, before shaking her head in amusement, not saying a single word.
Ignoring the dumbfounded Xu Huang and the other two, Mu Chen lazily said, "Let's rest for now. Wait for captain Lin Zhou and the rest to recover, before having a friendly chat with them."
Looking at each other, Xu Huang and the rest could only sit down and wait for Lin Zhou and the rest to wake up.
With light and graceful steps, Luo Li brought along a fragrant breeze as she sat beside Lin Zhou. Shooting a glance at him with her beautiful eyes, she said in a soft voice, "You scoundrel, aren't you afraid of scaring people to death?"
Mu Chen gave a mischievous laugh. Shooting a look at Lin Zhou, whose body was faintly trembling, he walked closer and sighed helplessly. "There's no other way. As the captain, I have to take care of the group. After all, we can't just rely on the two of us for the future matters. I have to think of a way to raise the strength of Xu Huang and the rest. Naturally, the ancient ruins will also be extremely beneficial to us. I believe that those peak level groups are currently searching for ruins all over the continent, so we can't fall behind."
Pouring out his grievances, he said, "It's really not easy being a captain."
Luo Li shot a glance at him with her beautiful eyes, before saying with a smile that wasn't a smile, "What does being a captain have to do with your hand?"
Mu Chen's devilish claws that had unknowingly and stealthily wrapped around Luo Li's slender waist stiffened. Seeing the smile that wasn't a smile on Luo Li's face, he gave a mischievous chuckle. Not only did he not retract his hand, his hand had instead landed on the young girl's waist. Her slender figure caused him to feel a feeling of fondness for her that he was unwilling to let go.
Seeing how thick this fellow's skin was, a shade of red surfaced on Luo Li's lovable face as she glared at him in embarrassment. However, after a slight hesitation, she also gently leaned her lovable face onto Mu Chen's shoulder, while her lovable nose rubbed against Mu Chen's neck in a mischievous manner, while exhaling a fragrant breath.
Seeing the intimacy between the two, Xu Huang and the other two also consciously turned their heads over, their faces brimming with envy.
"Luo Li, we've been in Hokuang Reiwon for almost two years, right?" Mu Chen said in a soft voice as he tightly embraced the young girl's slender waist.
Luo Li lightly nodded her head. She seemed to have thought of something as her clear eyes dimmed slightly.
"Perhaps, perhaps I don't have much time left." Luo Li said slowly.
Raising his head, Mu Chen exhaled a long breath of air, feeling somewhat disappointed and frustrated in his heart. He knew that Luo Li indeed didn't have much time left. Being able to leave the Luo God Clan for almost two years was already the greatest concession her grandfather could make. Once the time was up, she would have to return to the Luo God Clan, accept the responsibility that belonged to her, and become the next Empress of the Luo God Clan.
At that time, she would have to bear the heavy responsibility of the millions and millions of citizens of the Luo God Clan.
He really didn't know how a girl like her would be able to bear such a heavy responsibility. Just thinking about it made Mu Chen feel some heartache. However, he was still too weak now, and was basically unable to provide any help to her.
"Luo Li, no matter what happens in the future, you must remember to wait for me. Wait for me to go to the Luo God Clan. At that time, if anyone dares to bully you, I'll chop them to death!" Mu Chen lowered his head, looking at the soul-stirring face as he said in a soft voice.
A smile surfaced on Luo Li's rosy lips, but her eyes turned slightly red as she looked at the handsome and firm face of the youth. At the very least, I have some support in the Luo God Clan. However, you're roaming the Great Thousand World by yourself. If you want to walk the path of an expert, how much effort do you have to put in?
"Yes."
However, at this moment, she did not speak out the words in her heart. She only gently looked at Mu Chen, and gently nodded her head, just like a little wife.
Mu Chen smiled, before lowering his head. Under Luo Li's slightly widened eyes, he sucked that smear of rosy cheeks into his mouth.
Crimson red rose on Luo Li's face. However, perhaps it was because she knew that she wouldn't be able to stay by Mu Chen's side for a long time, Luo Li, who was usually too shy to be too intimate with Mu Chen in front of others, closed her eyes and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.
"Cough …"
However, Mu Chen's enjoyment did not last for long, before it was broken by a dry cough. Luo Li instantly recovered, pushed Mu Chen away with a flushed face, and fled in embarrassment.
Mu Chen felt extremely regretful. Shortly after, he fiercely turned his head and looked at Lin Zhou, who had awoken and was looking at him awkwardly. His gaze was so sharp that it seemed as if he wanted to tear the latter into a thousand pieces.
Looking at his gaze, Lin Zhou's scalp instantly turned numb. Recalling the demonic words he had heard earlier, he hastily raised his hand.
"Captain Mu Chen, we're willing to share information."
(You still owe 10 chapters.
Continue writing.
I'll try my best to make up for the lack of chapters for the past month before the end of the month. As for the two chapters from yesterday, I'll first make up for the last 10 chapters.
Furthermore, after the end of the month, I'll definitely take leave to prepare for the New Year. At that time, I won't have to make up for the lack of chapters. Otherwise, the pressure will be too great, and I won't be able to handle it. Therefore, I'm letting everyone know in advance.)
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