Cough.
Sensing the bright gaze from the girl beside him, Mu Chen dryly coughed. He did not dare to continue talking to Tang Mei 'er, who had a bold and fiery temperament. Immediately, he smiled and said, "Captain Mei' er, are you guys alright?"
Tang Mei 'er helplessly flung her rosy lips aside. "We seem to have been poisoned. That's why we were targeted by Xia Hou."
"Poisoned?"
Mu Chen was stunned, before his brows slightly knitted together. Although the demonic trees in the Dark Forest were rather troublesome, it shouldn't be to the extent of forcing Tang Mei 'er and the rest to such a state, right?
"We were ambushed by a mysterious group."
Tang Mei 'er clenched her teeth, but there was a hint of graveness in her beautiful eyes as she said, "The methods of that group are rather strange. They seem to be able to control the demonic trees here. We were caught unprepared and fell into their trap. Although we managed to force them to retreat in the end, we were also greatly exhausted."
Mu Chen was slightly startled as he exchanged a look with Luo Li. Both of them were a little astonished. There was actually such a powerful group hidden in this place?
Furthermore, from the looks of it, it shouldn't be a group from the Five Great Spiritual Academies. The Great Spiritual Academy Tournament was truly filled with crouching tigers and hidden dragons. From the looks of it, they couldn't be the slightest bit careless.
Although the Five Great Spiritual Academies were considered to be the pinnacle amongst the various Spiritual Academies, there were some Spiritual Academies that had already formed a secret relationship with some powerful clans in the current Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. They would invite some of the geniuses from those clans into the Spiritual Academies, granting them special status and treatment. Thereafter, they would allow those geniuses from those powerful clans to participate in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament in the name of the Spiritual Academy. Generally, such a group would possess extremely powerful strength, with no lack of groups that could contend against the Holy Spirit House.
Furthermore, the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament this time was especially grand. Therefore, there would probably be more hidden dragons and crouching tigers compared to the past, making it more difficult to deal with them.
From the looks of the current situation, the mysterious group that had ambushed Tang Mei 'er and the rest was very likely to be one of them. From the looks of it, they should be more careful. If not, it would truly be too late for regrets if they were to fail miserably.
Mu Chen came to the side of Tang Mei'er and the others. Sure enough, he saw a trace of black gas between their brows. The poisonous gas had a familiar fluctuation. It was the same poisonous gas that they had encountered before. This kind of poison had a corrosive effect on Spiritual Energy. Once it came in contact with flesh, it would devour it. However, from the looks of it, the poison in Tang Mei'er and the others' bodies shouldn't be too heavy. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to hold on.
"Are you alright?" Mu Chen asked.
"Not too good. This poison is extremely vicious. It's constantly corroding our Spiritual Energy. Therefore, we have to suppress it with our Spiritual Energy at all times. Otherwise, once it erupts," replied Tang Mei'er helplessly. She was clearly having a headache dealing with the poison that had invaded her body. That's because, if they couldn't get rid of the poison, it would be extremely hard for them to recover their perfect fighting strength. This wasn't good news for their upcoming trip to the ruins.
After pondering for a brief moment, Mu Chen said, "Let me see if I can help you deal with it."
Tang Mei'er and the other four girls were stunned. Shortly after, they looked at Mu Chen in astonishment. They were well-aware of how troublesome this poison was. Ordinary methods wouldn't be able to deal with it.
With a smile, Mu Chen extended his hand towards them and said, "Although I don't know if it'll work, there's no harm in trying, right?"
With a smile, Tang Mei'er also extended her slender and tender jade-like hand and placed it on Mu Chen's palm. With a charming smile, she said, "Then we'll have to thank Captain Mu Chen. If you can help us get rid of the poison, we'll be eternally grateful."
Mu Chen felt awkward in his heart from those words. However, he didn't show it on his face. His hand held onto Tang Mei'er's slender jade-like hand. Shortly after, the poisonous finger landed on her palm.
When Tang Mei'er's jade-like hand was held by Mu Chen's, she was initially smiling. However, when she felt the warmth from his hand, her heartbeat sped up. Unknowingly, a rosy blush appeared on her pretty face, making her look exceptionally alluring.
Mu Chen's finger lightly tapped and a suction force erupted. The wisp of black Qi between Tang Mei'er's eyebrows suddenly fluctuated. Then, it flowed along her meridians and swept towards her palm. Finally, it transformed into a black ray of light and directly drilled into Mu Chen's poisonous finger.
"You?!"
When Tang Mei'er saw this scene, her pretty face abruptly changed. She hastily grabbed Mu Chen's palm and anxiously said, "You idiot, why did you absorb the poisonous Qi into your body?!"
"Eh."
Mu Chen was a little embarrassed. He secretly glanced at Luo Li. However, the young girl had her arms crossed in front of her chest, as if she didn't see anything.
"I'm fine. My physique is a little special. These poisons won't harm me." Mu Chen explained.
Only then did Tang Mei 'er breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at Mu Chen, a hint of gentleness and a smile appeared in her eyes.
"Which one of you wants to go first?" Mu Chen looked at the other four pretty and cute girls and asked with a smile.
"Me!"
Four fair and slender little hands immediately extended over. Soon after, a crimson blush appeared on the faces of the four girls. However, their beautiful eyes still boldly looked at Mu Chen. Their gazes caused Mu Chen's heart to tremble. These girls from Wanhuang Lingyuan, no matter how he looked at them, they didn't seem to be easy to provoke.
The next step of detoxification was still smooth. However, under the jealous gazes of Xu Huang, Lin Zhou and the others, Mu Chen touched the little hands of the beautiful girls in front of him. Moreover, after the deed was done, the big eyes of these girls were filled with tears. It was obvious that they had a good impression of him.
After the poison in Tang Mei'er's body was detoxified, they hurriedly closed their eyes and adjusted their breathing, recovering their Spiritual Energy.
Only then did Mu Chen quietly heave a sigh of relief. He stood up and fiercely glared at Xu Huang and the others, who were looking at him with jealous gazes.
"Looks like you're very likable to girls."
Luo Li's slender fingers rested on the Luo Shen Sword and lightly touched it. Her glass-like eyes looked at Mu Chen and said with a smile that wasn't a smile.
Mu Chen chuckled and moved closer to her. He said happily, "Are you jealous?"
He clearly liked to see Luo Li, who had always been quiet, display such an alluring little girl side for him.
Luo Li was also clear about his thoughts. She could only roll her eyes at him and put on a straight face, ignoring him.
Mu Chen shamelessly stretched out his palm and held Luo Li's slender hand in his. Feeling the soft and smooth touch, he shook his head in comfort and said in a low voice, "My little Luo Li is still the most perfect."
Luo Li's face blushed as she shyly glared at him. But in the end, she didn't pull her hand out.
After the poison in Tang Mei'er's body was detoxified, they quickly recovered. Vigorous and powerful Spiritual Energy ripples emitted from their bodies once again.
"Mu Chen, why don't we work together next?"
With her strength completely restored, Tang Mei 'er gave a sweet smile. However, within her eyes, there was an icy coldness and hatred converging.
"Hmm?" Mu Chen was stunned.
"Let's work together. If we encounter Xia Hou's group in the ruins, we'll work together to get rid of them. We don't need their points, we can give them all to you."
Tang Mei'er's beautiful eyes were filled with coldness as she continued, "There's also the mysterious team that launched a sneak attack on us. They should appear in the end. So if we work together, we should be able to guard against them. I believe that at this time, you guys will need a team of our strength as a partner."
Mu Chen was a little shocked. He never thought that Tang Mei'er would work together with them to vent her anger. Furthermore, she didn't even want the points. This was clearly to help them get rid of Xia Hou's group for free. This was indeed a great help. If he were to encounter Xia Hou's group in the future, he would be able to make a move without any worries.
It seemed that women were creatures that couldn't be easily offended. Once they were angered, they would lose their rationality.
"Alright!"
Muttering to himself, Mu Chen didn't hesitate and immediately replied. With the support of a group with the strength of Tang Mei 'er and her group, his confidence had increased by quite a bit. After all, their group was mainly relying on him and Luo Li to support them. If they were to fight against Xia Hou's group by themselves, not only would Xu Huang and the other two not be able to provide much help, they might even drag them down.
This was also the biggest reason why he didn't easily make a move against Xia Hou's group.
"It seems that Captain Tang Mei'er has given us a big gift." Mu Chen smiled.
"Courtesy demands reciprocity," Tang Mei'er smiled and said, "If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Mei'er."
"Alright, Sister Mei'er, let's work together for once."
Mu Chen didn't mince his words. Being able to form a good relationship with a group of this level of strength was, in the end, a good thing. Although no one knew if they would have to cross hands with each other in the end, at the very least, they could cooperate with each other.
"Since we've rested, let's get moving. It seems that we're reaching the end of this forest." Mu Chen waved his hand towards everyone and said.
"Yes."
Everyone nodded their heads upon hearing this. Xu Huang and the rest were also a little excited. The sudden addition of some powerful collaborators would undoubtedly cause their strength to soar. If they were to meet Xia Hou's group again, they would be able to truly take action.
"Let's go!"
With a smile, Mu Chen pushed off with the tip of his foot and took the lead. Behind him, a dozen figures also closely followed.
As his figure flitted through the shadows, Mu Chen gazed at the increasingly bright light in the distance. The corners of his mouth rose into a smile akin to that of a hunter starting to move. Holy Spirit House, your first team, I will not be courteous and accept it!
(Tomorrow at 5 pm!
I'll continue to write for the entire day without leaving the house. I'll go all out!!!
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