Whoosh!
Streaks of light pierced through the skies as boundless Spiritual Energy rippled across the region, causing everyone's faces to change as their eyes were filled with fear. The Holy Spirit House was indeed worthy of being the Spiritual Academy that had obtained the most outstanding results in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. Such a team and such strength was truly not something that an ordinary team could compare to.
Mu Chen's face was dark as he looked at the streaks of light. Beside him, Luo Li's jade-like hands had also tightly gripped onto her longsword. Xu Huang and the other two also had solemn expressions on their faces as they took precautions. There was a gap between Hokuang Reiwon and the Holy Spirit House. Now that both sides had bumped into each other, they had no choice but to be more cautious.
Under the nervous gazes of the crowd, the streaks of light hovered in the region. Shortly after, the streaks of light slowly dissipated, revealing five figures that appeared before everyone's eyes.
The five of them were all dressed in white, with tall and straight figures. Unconcealable arrogance was present between their brows, and as their gazes swept around, there was an arc of disdain.
Standing in the middle of the group was an ordinary-looking male with an indifferent expression on his face. From the looks of it, there wasn't anything extraordinary about him. However, the hands that extended out of his sleeves were rather eye-catching. His palms were rather slender and extremely fair, with a jade-like luster faintly flickering from them, looking extremely mysterious.
Amongst the five of them, he was the one standing at the front, with the other four a step behind him. This small difference made those with sharp minds know that this ordinary-looking male was the Captain of the Holy Spirit House's team.
"It's not Ji Xuan!"
Looking at the five people that had appeared, the gloominess on Mu Chen's face lessened a little.
However, his eyes were still coldly locked onto them. The majority of his gaze was focused on the youth with jade-like hands.
From the latter's body, he could sense an extremely tyrannical Spiritual Energy ripple.
Those ripples were even stronger than Mo Xingtian's!
"An expert that has passed his Spiritual Energy Disaster?"
Mu Chen's eyes slightly narrowed as he thought, This is truly worthy of being the Holy Spirit House that has the hope of obtaining the Academy Head position. They actually have such a powerful foundation and strength that has passed their Spiritual Energy Disaster. This can be considered as the strongest group that Mu Chen has encountered since entering the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
Moreover.
Other than the team leader who had passed his Spiritual Energy Disaster, three of the other four members of the team from the Holy Spirit House had actually passed his Human Body Disaster!
Even the weakest among them was stronger than a Heavenly Completion Realm advanced stage cultivator. They should have failed their Human Body Disaster once. However, their strength …
He was even stronger than those in the Reaching Heaven Late Stage.
This team.
The team leader had passed his Spiritual Energy Disaster, three team members had passed their Human Body Disaster, and one team member had failed his first Human Body Disaster.
On the surface, this kind of lineup almost instantly surpassed Mu Chen's team.
When Mu Chen sensed the tyrannical strength of the team from the Holy Spirit House, Xu Huang and the rest had clearly sensed it as well, causing their faces to instantly turn solemn. Such opponents were truly too powerful.
They were truly powerful. If Mu Chen and Luo Li weren't in their group, then they wouldn't even be able to defeat them.
They might not even be able to withstand a single wave of attacks from their opponents.
In terms of foundation, their Hokuang Reiwon truly had some new and cutting-edge feeling when compared to the Holy Spirit House. Although Hokuang Reiwon had been established for quite a long time, it was still far apart when compared to the Holy Spirit House.
"That's one of the four Holy Sons of the Holy Spirit House, Xia Hou. It's said that he has already passed his Spiritual Energy Disaster, and his strength is extremely tyrannical. Sigh, such a formidable team has come this time. How troublesome."
Lin Zhou sighed in a low voice. With the appearance of the team from the Holy Spirit House, the other teams in the surroundings were intimidated to the point that they didn't dare to act recklessly. Clearly, they understood that it was absolutely impossible for them to compete with the team from the Holy Spirit House for the remnants.
"Xia Hou?" Mu Chen lightly nodded his head.
"I've heard that among the four Holy Sons of the Holy Spirit House, only Xia Hou had a head-on confrontation with Ji Xuan. Naturally, the old Holy Son that was replaced by Ji Xuan doesn't count," said Lin Zhou.
"Oh?" Only then did Mu Chen's eyebrows slightly twitch as he asked, "Who won?"
"There's no winner or loser. However, at that time, Ji Xuan had only been in the Holy Spirit House for less than half a year. That fellow is truly a monster. In the short span of half a year, he was able to cause one of the four Holy Sons, Xia Hou, to be unable to do anything to him. From what I can see, I'm afraid that the strongest of the four Holy Sons should be Ji Xuan. However, the other three Holy Sons don't seem to like to hear such words," said Lin Zhou.
Mu Chen nodded his head. Ji Xuan indeed possessed exceptional talent. Coupled with the Spiritual Road Empowerment, his cultivation speed was even faster than others. Therefore, Mu Chen wasn't too surprised that Ji Xuan was able to fight against Xia Hou in the short span of half a year after entering the Holy Spirit House.
In the sky, when the Holy Spirit House's team arrived, they did not make any other moves. Instead, they cast their gazes towards the dark primordial forest. However, they clearly felt that there was something strange about the forest, hence, they did not immediately make a move.
Since they did not make a move, the other teams naturally did not dare to rashly make a move as well. Therefore, the atmosphere in the area became somewhat stifling.
However, this stifling atmosphere did not last for long before it was once again broken by the sound of rushing wind. At the same time, a lovable laughter rang out from afar.
"Hehe. Looks like there's news of the ruins here. Even the Holy Spirit House's team has rushed over."
That lovable laughter was filled with flirtatious charm. It was so sweet that it made the hearts of others jump. Shortly after, many people raised their heads and saw streaks of light flying over from afar. Thereafter, they landed on a mountain peak in this region. It was actually several slender and graceful figures.
"It's the Wanhuang Lingyuan's team!"
Someone exclaimed. Shortly after, many people's eyes lit up. The Wanhuang Lingyuan was a rather special existence amongst the numerous Spiritual Academies. The entire Spiritual Academy was filled with charming girls, causing countless male students to drool endlessly. However, it was a pity that the Wanhuang Lingyuan did not accept male students. No matter how high their talent was, they would not accept them. Therefore, only those Spiritual Academies under the guise of exchanging pointers could stay in the Wanhuang Lingyuan for a short period of time and enjoy the wonderful feeling of being surrounded by countless flowers.
At this moment, Mu Chen curiously directed his gaze over as he pondered in his heart. He wondered if the Wanhuang Lingyuan's team was the one led by Wen Qingxuan.
His gaze shot over, only to see five gorgeous and pretty young ladies standing gracefully on the mountain peak. Amongst them, was a girl dressed in a red dress. That girl was tall and slender with fair skin. Her waist was like a willow, and her breasts appeared even more ample. Under the wrapping of her clothes, those ample curves seemed as though they were about to burst out of her clothes, causing the eyes of several onlookers to rapidly twitch.
That girl was also extremely beautiful. Her pair of long and narrow eyes were like a vixen's, emitting an unconcealable charm.
"She doesn't seem to be Wen Qingxuan?"
Although Mu Chen had never seen Wen Qingxuan before, he was able to sense that the girl before him was too charming. She shouldn't be the type of person that could obtain the Spiritual Crown in a group of experts. Furthermore, although her strength was extremely strong, she had yet to truly reach the realm of Spiritual Energy Disaster. According to Mu Chen's speculations, the strength of this red-dressed girl should be a notch higher than Mo Xingtian. From the looks of it, she might have passed her Spiritual Energy Disaster, but had clearly failed her first attempt.
"Haha. She's Tang Mei 'er from Wanhuang Lingyuan. Speaking of which, she's also an extremely outstanding girl from Wanhuang Lingyuan. Although her fame isn't as great as Wen Qingxuan's, both of them have their own merits," said Lin Zhou with a smile as his eyes similarly sparkled as he looked at the charming and soul-stirring girl.
Nodding his head, Mu Chen sighed in his heart. This group from Wanhuang Lingyuan was unexpectedly more tyrannical than his group as a whole. Other than Tang Mei 'er, there were still two other members that had reached the realm of Human Body Disaster.
"Even the group from Wanhuang Lingyuan has arrived. This time, it's truly going to be lively," said Lin Zhou as he stared unblinkingly at Tang Mei 'er.
Pursing his lips, Mu Chen was just about to speak when his expression slightly changed. "Not only Wanhuang Lingyuan, the Wu Ling Courtyard has also arrived."
Raising his head, he looked towards another direction, where Spiritual Energy fluctuations had also appeared. In the next instant, streaks of light shot over, while hearty laughter resounded across the region. "Haha, it's truly lively here. Four of the Five Great Academies have actually arrived. Are they planning to bring forward the final match?"
Swish!
Five streaks of light shot over, before landing on a towering tree. They were five youths dressed in black. Amongst the five of them, there was one that was exceedingly conspicuous. He was a rather sturdy male, with muscles all over his body akin to lumps of metal. Resting on his shoulder was a jet-black metal rod, while his eyes seemed to be brimming with fighting intent at all times.
"It's the Wu Ling Courtyard's Zhou Yuan. That fellow's a battle maniac." Looking at the sturdy male with the metal rod on his shoulder, Lin Zhou quietly said, "Don't ever provoke that lunatic. If he sets his eyes on you, he'll chase you until you can't even crawl."
Upon hearing Lin Zhou's words, Mu Chen smiled as he stared at Zhou Yuan. The latter's strength seemed to be on the same level as Tang Mei 'er's.
Yet another astonishingly powerful group.
Mu Chen helplessly shrugged his shoulders. He never imagined that the ruins here would actually attract the groups from four out of the Five Great Academies. If the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy, which he had defeated earlier, were included, it would truly be a gathering of the Five Great Academies.
"Looks like this ruin won't be easy to snatch."
Lin Zhou gave a bitter laugh. Originally, they were able to seize the initiative. However, they were delayed for a while. As of now, that so-called information wasn't worth the slightest bit. Once the news of this place spread out, god knows how many more groups would rush over. Furthermore, the groups from the Four Great Spiritual Academies weren't easy to deal with.
Without mentioning the Holy Spirit House, the ones from the Wanhuang Lingyuan and Wu Ling Courtyards were all fierce characters. As for Mu Chen's Hokuang Reiwon group, although they appeared to be the weakest amongst the Four Great Spiritual Academies, Lin Zhou knew that this youth by the name of Mu Chen was absolutely a freak. After all, this was the first time he had seen an awesome person, who was able to beat up two Human Body Disaster experts to such a state with the strength of a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase.
Now that the four groups were gathered here, it looked like there would be a good show to watch.
(Eight more chapters to go.)
(To be continued.)