The interior of the giant hall had turned into a complete mess due to the great battle that had occurred.
Mu Chen's figure slowly descended from the air, his face appearing slightly pale. However, his eyes were still brimming with chilliness as he swept his gaze around. Under his gaze, even Zhen Qing's eyes faintly narrowed, as a sliver of dread appeared within the depths of his eyes.
The move that Mu Chen had used to defeat Xia Hou had caused even Zhen Qing's heart to palpitate with fear and trepidation. He knew that if that move had been aimed at him, his fate would not have been any better than Xia Hou's.
The remaining four members of the Holy Spirit House group stared at Mu Chen with incomparable shock and fury. Taking a look at the heavily injured and unconscious Xia Hou, before looking at the ice-cold gaze of Mu Chen, although they really wanted to take action, they discovered that they were not even able to move a single step. At this moment, a thick feeling of dread started to hover within their hearts.
Mu Chen had given them too much of a shock in the previous battle.
No one had imagined that Xia Hou, whose cultivation had reached Spiritual Energy Disaster, would actually suffer such a miserable defeat at the hands of Mu Chen, whose cultivation was only at Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase.
Still trapped by the vines, Tang Mei 'er, Zhou Yuan and the rest were similarly shocked as they watched the scene before them. Only after quite a while did they inwardly suck in a mouthful of cold air, suppressing the shock they felt, before looking towards Mu Chen with incomparable astonishment in their eyes. Such an outcome had clearly exceeded their expectations.
Although they had not underestimated Mu Chen from the very beginning, regardless of anything, Xia Hou had, after all, passed his Spiritual Energy Disaster, while there was indeed a huge disparity between Mu Chen's strength and Xia Hou's.
This disparity wasn't something that could be easily made up for.
However, Mu Chen had shown them what a miracle was.
Mu Chen's eyes swept across the large hall. After which, his eyes crossed with Luo Li's. A faint smile appeared on the latter's exquisite porcelain like pretty face. Mu Chen did not let her painstaking efforts go to waste. Now that Xia Hou had been crippled, it was likely that the situation in front of them could be turned around.
"Haha, you're amazing …"
Zhen Qing's somewhat dark and cold laughter slowly sounded from within the huge hall.
Mu Chen tilted his head and looked at Zhen Qing. He frowned slightly because he could not see any panic on the latter's face.
"No wonder you can become the team leader of this team. Looks like I have underestimated you," said Zhen Qing with a faint smile.
Grasping her longsword, Luo Li stood up, her clear and beautiful eyes sparkling with a chilling glint as she stared at Zhen Qing. Although she and Mu Chen were the only ones on their side who could take action, if they were to truly fight, Zhen Qing and the rest would not be able to gain much of an advantage.
"Do you guys think that you'll be able to turn the situation around after defeating Xia Hou?"
Looking at Mu Chen and Luo Li, a ridiculing smile appeared on Zhen Qing's face, as ridicule gushed out from his eyes. "I admit that the Divine Sword is very intimidating. However, don't treat me like a fool. If I didn't have any other tricks up my sleeves, do you really think that I would be so stupid as to sit here and quietly wait for you guys to finish off Xia Hou before dealing with us?"
"Oh?
What else? "
Replied Mu Chen with a faint smile. However, the Spiritual Energy within his body had already started to circulate. Due to the earlier battle with Xia Hou, he had consumed quite a bit of his Spiritual Energy. Therefore, he might not be able to use powerful moves like the Lightning Controlling Technique for a short period of time. However, after losing Xia Hou, the combat prowess of Zhen Qing's side had clearly been greatly reduced.
Zhen Qing's face was brimming with a smile, albeit one that appeared somewhat strange.
Standing side by side with Mu Chen, Luo Li held onto the Luo God Sword as her jade-like hands locked onto Zhen Qing with chilling gazes.
Tang Mei 'er and the rest held their breaths as they watched the confrontation unfold before them. At this moment, they had clearly sensed that something was amiss. Faced against the collaboration of Mu Chen and Luo Li, Zhen Qing did not show the slightest bit of fear. Furthermore, he appeared to be brimming with confidence, as if he had absolute confidence in suppressing Mu Chen and Luo Li.
However, despite feeling somewhat worried in their hearts, being trapped, there was nothing they could do. They could only hope that Mu Chen and Luo Li would be able to truly finish off Zhen Qing and destroy all of those damnable vines.
Whoosh!
Luo Li and Mu Chen's gazes intersected for a brief moment. In the next instant, Luo Li's lovable figure immediately shot out as an incomparably swift and fierce Sword Aura swept out. Even the air was forcefully sliced apart as it chopped down towards Zhen Qing's head.
Slapping his hand on the ground, Zhen Qing's figure explosively shot out. With a shake of his sleeve, a ray of black light gushed out. Transforming into a gigantic black withered tree, it smashed head-on against the swift and fierce Sword Aura.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out as the black withered tree shattered apart. However, as black rays of light gushed out, it managed to block the Sword Aura.
Floating in the air, Zhen Qing retreated. Behind him, his four group members locked their chilling gazes onto Mu Chen and Luo Li as boundless Spiritual Energies radiated out from within the giant hall, ready to take action at any moment.
"What an impatient bunch, huh."
With a shake of his sleeve, the black rays of light dissipated. Looking towards Mu Chen and Luo Li, who had ill intent present in their eyes, a chilling glint gushed from his eyes. With a grin, he said, "You guys definitely want to know why I'm so indifferent towards you guys dealing with Xia Hou, right?
I'll tell you guys right now. That's because I need time, and right now, I have enough time!
The smile at the corner of his mouth abruptly turned malevolent at this moment. "Next up, it's time for you guys to struggle in despair!"
As his voice rang out, his hands abruptly formed a complicated seal. Behind him, his four group members also formed the same seal. In an instant, dark-green Spiritual Energy swept out from their bodies like a tidal wave. In the end, they shot through the air of the giant hall, and at lightning speed, they smashed against the gigantic green wooden statue at the end of the giant hall.
Bang!
As they smashed against each other, dazzling rays of brilliance erupted from the gigantic green wooden statue. In the next instant, complicated patterns started to radiate out from the surface of the statue. In the next instant, Tang Mei 'er and the rest were shocked to see that the green wooden statue showed signs of slowly standing up.
At the same time, extremely frightening fluctuations started to radiate from within the green wooden statue.
At this moment, the gazes of Mu Chen and Luo Li slightly changed. Grasping her longsword, the latter's Sword Aura howled out, hiding the skies and covering the earth as it chopped down towards Zhen Qing and his group.
"Boom!"
Seeing this, Zhen Qing coldly sneered. With a stomp of his foot, countless vines violently shot over. Appearing to form a protective shield before them, they allowed the Sword Aura to cleave through them, causing splinters of wood to fill the air.
"Haha, Eugenia has already been activated and controlled by me. No matter what tricks you guys have up your sleeves, all of you will definitely die today!"
Splinters of wood filled the air. Instead, Zhen Qing's eyes were filled with fanaticism as he stared at the green wooden statue that was slowly standing up in the giant hall. With a hearty laugh, he said, "Mu Chen, you guys assumed that you would be able to turn the situation around by getting rid of Xia Hou. However, you guys don't know that I'm also using this opportunity to buy time. Haha, looks like I'm still the one who has the upper hand!"
When the Divine Wood Guard stood up, its massive body that was dozens of feet in size emitted a tremendous pressure. Its withered body was covered in runes, while at the same time, it was also emitting an extremely frightening energy fluctuation. When it took a step forward, even the entire palace trembled at this moment.
Within the vines, the faces of Tang Mei 'er and the rest turned pale as they looked at the scene unfolding before them. The gigantic shadow that was enveloping them caused them to feel the threat of death. At this moment, they finally understood why Zhen Qing was able to remain as unmoving as a mountain despite being defeated by Xia Hou. From the start, he didn't have the intention to clash head-on with Mu Chen and the rest.
All along, he had been delaying for time, before using the vines to absorb the Spiritual Energy within their bodies to activate the frightening Eugenia!
From the looks of it, the Eugenia had been successfully controlled by them. Seemingly, the entire situation had fallen into their hands. At this moment, there was simply no chance for them to turn the situation around!
Solemn expressions appeared on the faces of Mu Chen and Luo Li as they looked at the Eugenia. They could sense that the Eugenia possessed extremely powerful energy. Although it hadn't reached the level of a Sovereign, it was absolutely more tyrannical than the people of Spiritual Energy Disaster!
"Although we're still unable to activate all of the energy within the Eugenia with our current strength, it'll be sufficient to let you guys know what despair is!"
Zhen Qing laughed heartily towards the sky, his slightly pale and youthful face was filled with complacency. With a wave of his sleeve, his hand seals changed. In the next instant, a glowing leaf rune surfaced on the centre of the Eugenia's brows. In the next instant, the Eugenia took huge strides towards Mu Chen and Luo Li. As it brandished its gigantic fist, boundless Spiritual Energy swept out like a waterfall, enveloping the two of them.
Rustle!
The figures of Mu Chen and Luo Li rapidly retreated. With a clench of his hand, the Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear appeared in a flash from Mu Chen. As the ominous aura surged, a swift and fierce spear shadow had already pierced towards the body of the Eugenia at lightning speed. However, such a swift and fierce gale was only able to leave behind a shallow mark.
Whoosh!
As the longsword in Luo Li's jade-like hand danced about, streams of Sword Aura gushed out from her. Smashing against the body of the Wooden Divine Guard, they caused deep scars that were approximately a foot in length to appear on its body. Clearly, the destructive power of this attack was much stronger than Mu Chen's. However, compared to the gigantic body of the Wooden Divine Guard, it wasn't considered as a serious injury.
Clearly, this Eugenia possessed extremely powerful defensive capabilities.
"Haha! Your resistance is futile! As of now, unless it's someone that has passed through their Spirit Disaster, it's impossible for you to destroy this Eugenia!"
Zhen Qing laughed heartily. As long as he dealt with Mu Chen and the rest, he would be able to truly obtain this Eugenia. At that time, not only would he be able to obtain the location of the true "Divine Wood Palace", he would also be able to obtain this Eugenia. With its strength, how many people in this Great Spiritual Academy Tournament would be able to obstruct their footsteps?
The Championship of this Great Spiritual Academy Tournament would definitely fall on the head of their Wood Spirit Academy!
Looking at the formidable Eugenia, Tang Mei 'er, Zhou Yuan, Xu Huang and the rest had a smear of helplessness and bitterness flashing through their eyes. The situation before them was truly a hopeless situation …
With such strength, the Eugenia was more than sufficient to sweep through this place. Even if Mu Chen and Luo Li joined forces, they might not be able to defeat it.