Lightning streaked across the horizon, as the blood-red palm slowly dissipated. Standing in the air, black lightning crackled as it revolved around Mu Chen's body. Coldly staring at Xue Tiandou, boundless energy rapidly condensed within his palm.
When he had passed through his Human Body Disaster, his Lightning God's Physique had clearly improved along with it, smoothly advancing to the level of Penta Rune Lightning Physique. Relying on his tyrannical fleshly body, as of now, as long as he didn't bump into an expert that had genuinely passed through his Spirit Disaster, he absolutely wouldn't have the slightest bit of fear or dread towards other people.
The strength of the Xue Tiandou before him was even stronger than ordinary Spiritual Energy Disaster experts. However, he clearly had yet to truly step into Spirit Disaster. Therefore, if they were to truly fight one on one, Mu Chen wasn't afraid of him.
"Where did this fellow that doesn't know the immensity of the heavens and earth come from, to actually dare to provoke my Blood God Clan!"
Due to Mu Chen's words, Xue Tiandou's gaze had turned extremely dark. Blood light hid the skies and covered the earth as it radiated from within his body, while a dense stench of blood quietly pervaded the air.
A scarlet-red light sparkled within his palm, while a dangerous fluctuation radiated from it.
Behind him, the few people from the Blood God Clan also had dark and cold gazes, while blood light erupted from their bodies.
Seeing that the other party was about to go all out, Luo Li's lovable face turned slightly cold. Tightly clenching the Luo God Sword, a clear sword cry resounded as a fierce sword intent radiated out.
"If you want to take action, don't forget about us. I've heard of the name of the Blood God Clan before. However, this isn't the Western Heavenly World, and it's not your turn to behave atrociously here."
At this moment, Wen Qingxuan gently and gracefully walked out. With a sweet smile, she clenched her jade-like hand, causing a gorgeous golden war spear to appear within it. The tip of the spear slanted outwards. Although it wasn't locked onto Xue Tiandou and his group, they could faintly sense a dangerous fluctuation radiating from the latter's body.
Upon seeing this, Xu Huang, Pin 'er, Le' er and the rest had also entered their combat state, while cautiously staring at Xue Tiandou and his group.
The atmosphere instantly turned hostile, as if a great war would erupt at any moment.
"Wen Qingxuan?"
Xue Tiandou's gaze was a little dark as he looked at Wen Qingxuan. Having participated in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament for some time, they were naturally not unfamiliar with the group that was currently ranked first. However, he never imagined that they would actually mix together with Mu Chen's group.
"Exactly."
Wen Qingxuan had a charming smile on her face. However, her beautiful eyes, which were filled with pride, were calm as she stared indifferently at Xue Tiandou.
"Humph."
A faint glint flickered within Xue Tiandou's eyes as he gave a cold snort. Wen Qingxuan's group, Mu Chen and Luo Li had gathered together. With such a line-up, even they had no choice but to treat it with caution. If they were to start a war, even if they were to emerge victorious, they might have to pay a hefty price. Clearly, the current Xue Tiandou did not wish for that to happen.
"I'll let you guys off for now. However, from the looks of it, you guys are also going to the Divine Wood Mountain, right?
That's fine too. At that time, I'll settle the score with you in the ruins of the Divine Wood Palace! "
Xue Tiandou shot a cold glare at Mu Chen as he sneered, "At that time, I'll teach you a good lesson and let you know that there's always someone better than you."
"Let's go!"
As his voice rang out, he waved his hand, intending to leave.
A chilling glint flashed within Mu Chen's eyes as he sent a palm patting out. A black-white current of Spiritual Energy instantly swept out, exploding towards Xue Tiandou. Clearly, he didn't want to let that fellow retreat so easily.
"Although it's a little troublesome to deal with you guys, if I want to leave, you won't be able to stop me, no matter how capable you are."
However, facing Mu Chen's obstruction, Xue Tiandou only gave a mocking smile. In the next instant, he formed seals with his hands, causing a bloody light to spread out, before allowing the Spiritual Energy to violently smash against their bodies.
Bang!
At the instant of contact, their bodies exploded apart, causing bloody mists to spread out. Their figures had strangely disappeared without a trace.
Mu Chen faintly narrowed his eyes. At the instant when the bloody light exploded, he was able to faintly discern several rays of bloody light flashing about. Clearly, those fellows should have executed some sort of special method, causing Mu Chen and his group to be unable to stop them. Although Xue Tiandou was loathsome, he was indeed worthy of being a prince of the Blood God Clan. With such a strange method, wanting to obstruct him would truly be extremely difficult.
"You're also heading to the ruins of the Divine Wood Palace …"
A chilling glint gushed out from within Mu Chen's eyes. Towards Xue Tiandou, killing intent had indeed appeared in his heart. The latter was a member of the Blood God Clan, and would definitely cause trouble for Luo Li in the future. Therefore, if there was an opportunity, Mu Chen might make him stay on this shattered continent forever.
The black lightning on the surface of Mu Chen's body rapidly weakened, before dissipating away, while he shot back.
"That's the Blood God Clan's Blood Escape Art. It's the most formidable when it comes to escaping. However, there's no need for us to fight with them right now. There'll be opportunities in the future," said Luo Li with a faint smile towards Mu Chen as the frosty expression on her lovable face dissipated.
Nodding his head, Mu Chen looked towards the direction where Xue Tiandou and his group had disappeared. After a brief moment of silence, he said, "Since they want to come and capture you, we can't let them return."
Hearing Mu Chen's words, a sweet feeling appeared in Luo Li's heart.
"Wah, big bro Mu Chen's so domineering," said Pin 'er and Le' er with a grin.
"What's there to be domineering about. We haven't even reached the Divine Wood Mountain, and we've already encountered another troublesome opponent …" said Wen Qingxuan as she shot a sideways glance at Mu Chen. In the next instant, she said in a lazy manner, "However, you still have some backbone, and didn't disappoint me too much. If a woman is being bullied, and still cowering at the back, can you still be called a man?"
Faced with her disparaging and praising words, Mu Chen could only helplessly smile in response. Compared to Xue Tiandou, the former was clearly more of a headache for him.
With a smile, Luo Li replied, "Although Xue Tiandou is somewhat troublesome to deal with, if he really wanted to take action, he would have to bear the consequences.
Seeing Luo Li speaking up for Mu Chen, Wen Qingxuan involuntarily curled her rosy little mouth. Waving her jade-like hand, she said, "We're about to reach the transaction town. Let's make the best use of our time. Looks like the Divine Wood Mountain has attracted quite a number of people this time. Who knows how many hidden dragons and crouching tigers are present here. We have to make thorough preparations, as there will definitely be a huge battle waiting for us within the ancient ruins."
Mu Chen nodded his head. Indeed, it was as Wen Qingxuan had said. Before they even reached the Divine Wood Mountain, they had already encountered another batch of troublesome opponents. He truly didn't know how many more would appear at that time.
From the looks of it, this time would be the true battle. At the same time, Mu Chen was also very curious about exactly how many hidden experts would reveal themselves this time?
Everyone was clear about the importance of the genuine Divine Wood Palace ruins. Therefore, those groups that had been concealing their strength and biding their time, yet possessed powerful strength, would definitely reveal themselves. This time, it would definitely be extremely spectacular, so much so that it would shake the entire Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
Mu Chen and his group moved out once again. On the distant plains, the outline of the small town could already be faintly seen. In that stretch of land, countless figures shot over from all directions, before pouring into the small town, causing it to become exceedingly noisy and bustling.
Standing outside of the transaction town, Mu Chen and his group couldn't help sighing in admiration as they looked at the liveliness present within the small town. Ever since the start of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, it was extremely rare for them to see so many groups peacefully gathered together. That's because, in other places, the appearance of so many groups would definitely result in an intense competition for points.
"Let's go."
Wen Qingxuan seemed to be somewhat familiar with this place. With a wave of her jade-like hand, she took the lead and walked in, with Mu Chen and his group hastily following behind her.
Upon entering the transaction town, clamorous noises instantly assaulted their faces. Clearly, the small town had just been established not too long ago, with the numerous limestone streets appearing exceedingly spacious. However, at this moment, the streets were filled with bustling and bustling figures.
As Mu Chen and his group followed Wen Qingxuan into the small town, they immediately felt the clamorous noises diminishing by quite a bit. Countless gazes shot over, each and every one of those gazes were filled with astonishment, curiosity and desire.
Naturally, the majority of those gazes were due to Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li.
Wen Qingxuan's fame had long spread throughout the entire Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. Everyone was clear about how strong the first ranked group was, as well as how beautiful the beautiful Captain of the first ranked group was.
However, what caused them to be astonished this time was that they were actually able to see a girl that wasn't the slightest bit inferior to Wen Qingxuan by her side.
Luo Li quietly stood by the side, her jade-like hand holding onto the Luo God Sword. Her exquisite face that was akin to a perfect porcelain appeared tranquil and elegant. She had a completely different temperament compared to Wen Qingxuan. Upon entering the small town, she did not look sideways, while her clear glass-like pupils indifferently swept across the surroundings.
However, Wen Qingxuan was different. Her similarly devastatingly beautiful face was covered with a charming and moving smile, causing people to be unable to shift their eyes away from her. However, although her smile was moving, her pair of phoenix-like eyes were brimming with arrogance. Her gaze indifferently swept across the seemingly outstanding youths, before shifting away again, instantly causing those youths that were stealthily puffing up their chests to feel dejected and deflated.
Compared to Luo Li, Wen Qingxuan was clearly brimming with a temperament that was hard to tame. However, men weren't like that. The more they couldn't get their hands on someone, the more they would chase after them.
Looking at the slightly quieter transaction town, before looking at the countless gazes that were sweeping across Luo Li, Mu Chen instantly curled his mouth in a somewhat unhappy manner.
While he was feeling unhappy, Luo Li suddenly gave a faint smile. Unexpectedly, she took the initiative to extend her jade-like hand, grabbing onto Mu Chen's hand, while her lovable face turned slightly red.
Whoosh.
When Luo Li held Mu Chen's hand, one could faintly hear an uproar spreading out. Quite a few gazes looked towards Mu Chen, with unconcealable enmity and jealousy present within them.
Mu Chen was also slightly astonished. He knew Luo Li's character. When the two of them were alone, he would occasionally act like a hoodlum, and Luo Li would blush and allow him to do as he pleased. However, in front of others, she would appear exceedingly reserved. It was clearly extremely rare for her to take the initiative to hold Mu Chen's hand.
"A little reward for you." Luo Li shot a glance at Mu Chen, her lovable face slightly red as she said.
Mu Chen could not help but grin. He naturally knew that Luo Li was referring to his performance in front of Xue Tiandou.
Wen Qingxuan took half a step forward. However, when she heard the uproar from her surroundings, she cast a glance from the corner of her eye, and immediately knew what had happened. Immediately, she gave a soft snort in her heart. Her pretty eyes swiveled around, as her little rosy lips faintly curled upwards.
Due to the angle, Mu Chen just so happened to see the curve at the corners of Wen Qingxuan's red lips. Immediately, a bad feeling arose in his heart.
However, before he could react, Wen Qingxuan had already gracefully turned around. On her devastatingly beautiful face, an enchanting smile was revealed. However, there was some ill intent present within her eyes. In the next moment, she unexpectedly extended her jade-like hand, grabbing onto Mu Chen's wrist, before directly heading towards the interior of the transaction town.
Thus, at this instant, the original clamor within the transaction town instantly turned deathly silent.
At this moment, cold sweat seeped out from Mu Chen's back. If the gazes that shot over previously were filled with enmity and jealousy, this time, they were filled with genuine killing intent.
"I've been made a fool of."
The corners of Mu Chen's mouth faintly twitched. This Wen Qingxuan was practically a demoness.
(The third chapter will be after midnight, a little late.)