Translated by: Hypersheep325 Edited by: Michyrr Within the giant hall that was covered in vines, gazes converged towards the source of the light, with different expressions present on their faces. Over there, two figures had torn apart the vines, breaking free from their bindings, and appeared before everyone's eyes.
As the light dissipated, the figures of Mu Chen and Luo Li became clear.
Clap clap.
Looking at the two figures that had escaped from their bindings, Zhen Qing's eyes slightly narrowed. With a smile, he gently clapped his hands and said, "I never imagined that even the Myriad Wood Realm would not be able to trap the two of you. Truly formidable!"
The vines in this place were rather bizarre, to the point that even experts of Human Body Disaster would be unable to escape after being bound by them. Furthermore, the Spiritual Energy within their bodies would gradually be devoured by the vines. The more they struggled, the faster their Spiritual Energy would dissipate, until the Spiritual Energy within their bodies was completely devoured. At that time, they would lose any ability to resist, and would be at the mercy of others.
The fact that Mu Chen and Luo Li were able to escape had clearly caused Zhen Qing to be somewhat surprised. From the looks of it, the two of them should have some special methods. However, that was all. The situation before him was already completely under his control. With the two groups guarding this place, even if Mu Chen and Luo Li managed to escape, what could they do?
Mu Chen's gaze was ice-cold as he stared at Zhen Qing, while black lightning arcs sparkled on his fingertips.
"Looks like the two of you still haven't given up."
Xia Hou gave a faint smile as he looked at the two with ridicule in his eyes. Pointing towards the interior of the giant hall, he said with a smile, "However, what else can the two of you do in this situation?
Mu Chen, why don't I give the two of you a chance? Leave by yourself, and we'll let you live. What do you think? "
His smile was somewhat murderous. If Mu Chen were to abandon his companions and flee by himself, he would definitely be spurned by everyone in Hokuang Reiwon in the future. Such an outcome would be even more cruel than killing him, just like how Qiu Beihai had escaped earlier.
Mu Chen glanced at Xia Hou and shook his head with a smile. "Xia Hou, I'm afraid you don't have the qualifications to do this to me."
Hearing that, Xia Hou instantly smiled lightly. However, there wasn't the slightest bit of warmth in that smile. Tilting his head slightly, he looked towards Zhen Qing, rubbed his forehead and said, "What a hateful fellow. Looks like there's a need for me to show him exactly how strong Spiritual Energy Disaster is!"
"I have no objections."
A playful smile hung at the corner of Zhen Qing's mouth. The situation before him was already completely under his control. Now, he only needed to absorb a large amount of Spiritual Energy to awaken the Eugenia. Therefore, he didn't mind using this time to watch the show.
He did not pay too much attention to Mu Chen. Even though the latter was able to possess such frightening battle prowess at the Reaching Heaven Late Stage, so what?
No matter what, he was only a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Stage. Regardless of how many tricks he had up his sleeves, it would be extremely difficult for him to defeat an expert of Spiritual Energy Disaster.
"This little beauty, when they take action, I'll keep an eye on you. Therefore, I hope that you won't cause any trouble. Although you're the most soul-stirring girl that I've seen in all these years, for the sake of the bigger picture, I won't have too much protective feelings for you," said Zhen Qing with a grin as he looked towards Luo Li.
Shooting a cold glare at Zhen Qing with her beautiful eyes, Luo Li turned to look at Mu Chen. With a smile, the latter gently nodded his head.
Seeing this, Luo Li took two steps back, before sitting down. Grasping the Luo Shen Sword with her jade-like hands, she stabbed it into the ground before her. Instantly, a sword cry erupted, while rays of sword light radiated out. These rays of sword light were indescribably swift and fierce, causing fine cracks to appear in the surrounding space, while the surrounding vines started to break apart layer by layer. Under the rays of sword light, all of the vines within a metre radius of Luo Li's body were completely wiped out.
Under the envelopment of the rays of sword light, even the unique World of Ten Thousand Wood within the giant hall was unable to invade it.
"Since you guys want to play, we'll accompany you to the end. However, I'll return the same words to you. This is a fight between the two of them. If anyone dares to interfere, the sword in my hand might be completely unsheathed. At that time, I don't know what the outcome will be. However, at the very least, you, Zhen Qing, will die under my sword."
Luo Li's crystal-clear pupils swept towards Zhen Qing and the rest, while her voice was soft and slow, yet contained some chilling intent.
Looking at the Luo Shen Sword in front of Luo Li, the faces of Zhen Qing and the rest fiercely contorted, as they could feel extremely dangerous fluctuations radiating from it.
"It's actually a Divine Artifact?!"
As Zhen Qing and Xia Hou exchanged glances, their pupils faintly contracted. They never expected that the beautiful young girl before them would actually possess a genuine Divine Artifact. Although she appeared to be only at the level of Human Body Disaster, with the addition of this Divine Sword, even people of Spiritual Energy Disaster would feel extreme dread towards her.
Compared to Mu Chen, this young girl before them was even more dangerous!
In the Great Thousand Worlds, anything that was related to the word Divine Artifact would absolutely possess an extremely great deterrent force. Although the Wood Spirit Clan also possessed Divine Artifacts, it was absolutely impossible for them to appear in the hands of Zhen Qing. Therefore, when he saw that Luo Li was actually wielding a Divine Artifact, his heart could not help but tremble for a moment.
"Looks like you're really confident in Mu Chen." Zhen Qing's gaze faintly flickered as he suppressed the trembling in his heart. Shooting a deep look at Luo Li, he spoke out.
With Luo Li overseeing this place and using her Divine Sword to deter others, it was clear that she wanted to help Mu Chen sweep away all the other obstructions. This was clearly due to her extremely great confidence in Mu Chen. She believed that Mu Chen would be able to defeat Xia Hou. However, did she really think that Xia Hou was an easy person to get along with?
One of the four great Holy Sons of the Holy Spirit House, with a cultivation of Spiritual Energy Disaster. Placed within the entire Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, his strength was absolutely ranked amongst the top. If it was a one on one fight, without relying on some special methods, even Zhen Qing did not have the confidence to defeat Xia Hou. As for a Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase Mu Chen, how could he do it?
Shooting a glance at Zhen Qing, Luo Li did not pay any attention to him. With her jade-like hand resting on the Luo Shen Sword, her slender jade-like fingers lightly tapped it, causing a clear and melodious sound to ring out.
Seeing this, Zhen Qing gave a faint smile, not saying anything else. Nevertheless, killing intent gushed out from his heart. Unexpectedly, an accident had occurred in the originally controlled situation. However, it didn't matter. As long as Xia Hou dealt with Mu Chen, when the two of them joined forces, even if Luo Li possessed such a Divine Artifact, it would absolutely be hard for her to reverse the situation.
Zhen Qing turned his gaze towards Xia Hou, while a malevolent smile rose from the corner of Xia Hou's mouth. From the looks of it, she had extremely great confidence in Mu Chen. However, he didn't know if she would still be able to maintain such confidence when he trampled Mu Chen beneath his feet.
Within the giant hall, Tang Mei 'er, Zhou Yuan and the other groups were all tied up within the vines. Although they were doing their utmost to struggle, it was to no avail. Therefore, they could only give up. Looking through the vines at the situation within the giant hall, traces of worry appeared in their eyes. From the looks of it, they could only rely on Mu Chen and Luo Li to reverse the situation. However, there were only two of them, after all.
From the looks of it, Mu Chen was clearly about to take action against Xia Hou. Although they understood that Mu Chen's combat prowess could not be estimated using common sense, Xia Hou was someone who had genuinely passed his Spiritual Energy Disaster. Faced against him, even Tang Mei 'er and Zhou Yuan had no chance of victory. As for Mu Chen, could he do it?
Furthermore, if Mu Chen lost to Xia Hou, the awe-inspiring scene that Luo Li had painstakingly created would be shattered. At that time, even with the Divine Sword in her hand, it would be extremely difficult for her to deal with two such powerful groups by herself.
At this moment, it all depended on Mu Chen.
Under the numerous gazes within the giant hall, Mu Chen slowly exhaled a puff of white air. Looking at Xia Hou, who had a sinister smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, Mu Chen said with a faint smile, "In order to not disappoint her, it looks like I'll have to deal with you."
Xia Hou's smile was cold and sinister. Sparkling and translucent rays of brilliance sparkled on his fair and slender hands, appearing exceedingly gorgeous. However, beneath that brilliance, was the coldness of death.
"Looks like I've given you too much false confidence in that short exchange outside the Dark Forest …"
Slowly clenching his fists, Xia Hou's gaze grew increasingly cold. Taking a ferocious step forward, boundless and vigorous ocean-like Spiritual Energy swept out, hiding the skies and covering the earth. The astonishing Spiritual Energy pressure pervaded the entire giant hall.
At this moment, he had completely unleashed the strength of his Spiritual Energy Disaster without the slightest bit of restraint.
That's because he no longer wanted to see Mu Chen, who was right in front of him, flaunt his might with indifference. He wanted to use the strength of his Spiritual Energy Disaster to ruthlessly trample him beneath his feet. He wanted Mu Chen to understand in despair that, in the face of the tyrannical strength of his Spiritual Energy Disaster, he was as pitiful as a rabbit that had been locked onto by a lion, without the slightest bit of strength to resist!
"Now, I'll completely destroy that so-called confidence of yours into a complete mess!"
The smile at the corner of Xia Hou's mouth was incomparably sinister.
Boundless Spiritual Energy howled out as the pressure gushed out, causing Mu Chen's clothes to flutter. Taking a deep breath, he abruptly clenched his fists. Black lightning sparkled on his body, causing his skin to turn jet-black for a moment. Four lightning runes slowly surfaced on his chest.
Bang!
Black lightning crackled as it enveloped Mu Chen's body. His Lightning God's Physique was completely activated by him, while the Spiritual Energy within his body gushed out like a flood within his meridians. At this moment, his body had entered its most powerful combat state!
"If you want to play, then I'll play with you. Let's see exactly who's the one that can't afford to play first!"
Swift and fierce chilling glints converged within Mu Chen's black pupils, akin to the edge of a blade. With a sinister smile, he abruptly took a step forward.
Bang!
Lightning seemed to explode beneath his feet as black lightning arcs sparkled. In the next instant, his figure had already shot out explosively.
Bang!
With a sneer, Xia Hou had also shot out at the same instant. Boundless and vigorous Spiritual Energy that was akin to an ocean swept out, causing even the air to explode from the pressure.
At this instant, the hostile atmosphere within the giant hall was shattered.
Everyone's gazes converged over at this moment.