Mu Chen's group of three left the Hidden Spiritual Courtyard and swiftly returned along the path that they came from.
The Academy Alliance had already retreated, so there weren't any obstructions along the way. Adding on to the fact that the three of them could already use Spiritual Energy, it only took a dozen minutes for them to pass through the forest that was filled with spikes and successfully walked out of the place that was filled with shadows.
When they stepped out of the shadow formed by the spikes, they instantly felt that their heavy bodies had instantly become light. The sluggish Spiritual Energy in their bodies had once again surged. As it circulated, a powerful energy filled their limbs and bones.
"Huff."
When their energy returned, the three of them felt heavily relieved. The feeling of their Spiritual Energy being suppressed was too oppressive.
"What a beautiful feeling."
Wen Qingxuan's breath smelled like orchids. Her beautiful eyes shone as she stared at the clear world. Only after experiencing the feeling of not being able to use spiritual energy did she realize how intoxicating it was to have spiritual energy flowing through the world.
"Why do you have to be like this? In the Spiritual Road, you wouldn't be able to feel Spiritual Energy for a year or two." Mu Chen smiled.
"It's because I've been in the Spiritual Road for too long that I've already become numb to it and forgotten what it feels like to possess Spiritual Energy." Wen Qingxuan lightly smiled.
Mu Chen deeply nodded his head. Shortly after, his expression suddenly changed as he raised his head and looked into the distance of the spikes forest. He realised that there were many Spiritual Energy ripples in this region.
His eyes faintly narrowed as he looked at a spot not too far away, where figures had appeared. They seemed to be groups, and those groups were all looking at the three of them. Within the depths of their eyes, there seemed to be intense greed and blazing heat.
"What's going on?"
Luo Li had also noticed this scene as she knitted her brows. She tightly gripped onto the Luo God Sword as she felt that something was amiss.
Wen Qingxuan gave a soft and cold snort. The golden war spear in her hand sparkled with golden light, while her beautiful eyes swept over with a chilling intent. Anyone who met her gaze would involuntarily turn their gazes away.
Swoosh.
Whooshing sounds rang out nearby. Mu Chen and the rest looked over, only to see several figures swiftly flying over, before landing in front of them. It was Xu Huang and the rest, who had been waiting for them outside the forest.
When Xu Huang and the rest saw that Mu Chen and the other two had successfully come out, they breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.
"You guys finally came out," Xu Huang said.
"What happened?"
Asked Mu Chen as he looked at the commotion in the surroundings. Clearly, there weren't so many people here when they entered.
"Half a day ago, the people from the Academy Alliance suddenly escaped from inside," Xu Huang looked at Mu Chen and the other two with surprise in his eyes, "Were you the ones who chased them out?"
Mu Chen nodded.
"Really."
Xu Huang and the rest were speechless. They had clearly seen the people from the Academy Alliance. There were nearly two hundred of them, and every single one of them was in the Physical Body Realm. Since they couldn't use any Spiritual Energy in the forest, how troublesome would it be to deal with them? But even so, they were still chased out by Mu Chen and the rest like stray dogs.
"When those fellows from the Academy Alliance came out, I saw that their faces were unsightly, so we temporarily hid ourselves. After that, those fellows started to spread the news," Xu Huang helplessly said, "They said that there's a Hidden Spiritual Courtyard in this forest that has the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid that the Divine Wood Palace has stored for countless years, at least tens of thousands of drops."
Mu Chen slightly frowned his brows. The thoughts of those from the Academy Alliance were truly vicious. Seeing that they couldn't obtain the items in the Hidden Spiritual Courtyard, they intended to spread the news so that they wouldn't be at peace.
Tens of thousands of drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, those fellows were truly daring. However, Mu Chen knew that if this news was spread out, it would bring quite a bit of trouble, regardless of whether it was true or not. Because everyone knew how precious Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was. If it really reached tens of thousands of drops, not to mention them, even Sovereign experts would have their eyes turn red.
That's because even many Sovereign experts wouldn't be able to reach that amount.
Tens of thousands of drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was enough to make a Sovereign expert rich.
"Furthermore, they also said that all the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in the Hidden Spiritual Courtyard has fallen into your hands."
Xu Huang bitterly smiled as he continued, "Right now, those teams that are eyeing covetously are all here for you guys. Although they wouldn't dare to do anything to you guys individually, with such numbers gathered together, it's still a headache."
"Hmph, they're just some mediocre fellows. If they're capable, they can come and snatch it. If they can defeat me, I'll give all the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in my hands to them. However, I'm afraid that they'll be stuffed to death." Wen Qingxuan coldly snorted as a smear of chill appeared on her peerlessly beautiful face.
Xu Huang dryly laughed as he thought that she was truly worthy of being the Numero Uno in the past. How domineering!
While Mu Chen was conversing with Xu Huang and the rest, nearly ten figures suddenly rose into the air from the black mass of people in the distance, before coming to a stop a few hundred metres away from them. Tyrannical Spiritual Energy fluctuations radiated from the bodies of these ten figures, with all of them having actually reached the realm of Spiritual Energy Disaster. Clearly, they should be the Captains of some pretty strong groups.
Behind them, there were dozens of teams that were eyeing Mu Chen's group like tigers eyeing their prey.
"Captain Mu Chen, I'm Chen Ya from the Spirit Cliff Spiritual Academy."
The one leading the group was an azure-clothed youth. He had a handsome appearance, but his eyes were filled with greed.
Mu Chen cast an indifferent glance at him and paid no attention to him. He turned his head towards Xu Huang's group and said, "Let's go."
"Wait!"
When Chen Ya saw that Mu Chen had paid no attention to him, his face couldn't help changing with a smear of rage flashing in his eyes as he said in a solemn voice, "Captain Mu Chen, I know that you guys are powerful. However, there are hundreds of teams waiting for you guys here. If we really fight, you guys might not have it easy."
"What do you want?" Mu Chen finally cast a glance at him as he spoke with indifference.
"Haha, as long as Captain Mu Chen gives us ten drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid each, we will naturally not make things difficult for you guys." Chen Ya immediately said when he heard Mu Chen's words.
"Ten drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?
Who do you think you are? "Wen Qingxuan's face was cold as she spoke.
She strode forth with a golden warspear in her hand. A dazzling golden lustre swept out, along with a stunning Spiritual Energy pressure that spread out. Under that Spiritual Energy pressure, the faces of Chen Ya and the rest uncontrollably changed with a smear of astonishment surging in their eyes.
"Spirit Disaster?"
"Wen Qingxuan has really broken through to Spirit Disaster!"
"She's truly worthy of being the Numero Uno."
Sensing the boundless pressure coming from Wen Qingxuan, the faces of those teams that were eyeing them couldn't help changing as fear flashed in their eyes.
"Everyone, don't be afraid. We have the advantage in numbers. Even if she's in Spirit Disaster, we can still defeat her if we make a move together!"
Chen Ya immediately barked when he saw the fear in those behind him. He knew that if it wasn't for their advantage in numbers, how would they dare to obstruct Mu Chen, Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li's path?
"Fools that don't know death!"
Chilling intent brimmed within Wen Qingxuan's beautiful eyes. Just as she was about to take action, she saw Mu Chen giving a faint smile as he waved his hand. In the next instant, a ray of light shot out from his palm, rapidly expanding in size, before transforming into a gigantic wooden statue. That was the Divine Wood Guard.
"Cripple him."
Mu Chen pointed at Chen Ya with an indifferent smile.
Boom!
Eugenia stomped her foot and her massive silhouette flew out, instantly enveloping Chen Ya.
As the shadow enveloped over, Chen Ya's face drastically changed. The Spiritual Energy in his body swept out without holding back, forming into a powerful force that shot towards Eugenia.
The Divine Wood Guard brandished his fist, shattering the waterfall and heavily slammed against Chen Ya's body.
Boom!
A deep sound rang out as Chen Ya's body shot down like a cannonball and heavily shot into the ground. The ground crumbled as a deep crater appeared with Chen Ya lying in it with blood flowing from his body. No one knew if he was dead or alive.
"You dare?!"
When the nine Spiritual Energy Disaster experts that came with Chen Ya saw this scene, their faces changed as they roared.
Whoosh!
However, just when their roars resounded, a golden light had already flown before them. Wen Qingxuan's exquisite figure appeared before them, along with a sharp spear image.
Rustle!
Rustle!
As the spear image flew, three Spiritual Energy Disaster experts were instantly defeated. Bloody holes appeared on the surface of their bodies as they fell from the sky.
Buzz!
At the same time, a clear sword cry resounded as a sword river whistled past, bringing along a strand of blood. Another three Spiritual Energy Disaster experts held onto their arms as they retreated. Their faces were filled with shock as blood flowed down from their arms like a fountain.
Boom!
Boom!
Mu Chen's figure appeared before the last three Spiritual Energy Disaster experts as black lightning frantically flickered. With an indifferent expression on his face, he sent a fist out, causing the air to explode under his fist. Fist shadows shot out like bolts of lightning as they smashed against the chests of the three.
A deep sound rang out as the chests of those three caved in. In the end, they shrieked as they flew out and were deeply embedded into the mountain.
At this moment, the entire region was in absolute silence.
Ten Spiritual Energy Disaster experts were instantly killed by Mu Chen's group of three in an instant.
The speed of their attacks was so fast that even the teams that were eyeing them couldn't react in time.
Mu Chen stood in the air as he patted his hands without any expression on his face. Thereafter, he looked at the black masses of teams and said in an indifferent tone, "Who else?"
He knew the thoughts of the Academy Alliance. Therefore, he did not choose to avoid their attacks. He knew that facing such a situation, the more you tried to avoid it, the more troublesome it would be. More and more people would gather together. Therefore, he might as well make a move at this moment and display a strength that was sufficient to intimidate them.
Only by doing so would he be able to quell the greed in the hearts of those fellows.
Dealing with such greedy people, he could only use the most violent method.
Facing Mu Chen's indifferent tone, the imposing manner of the hundreds of teams before him turned sluggish. Dense fear surged in the eyes of some of them. For a moment, no one dared to utter a single word.
Up in the sky, Mu Chen, Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan stood in the sky with the gigantic Eugenia standing behind them. The visual impact caused no one to dare to have the slightest resistance.
Only at this moment did they know exactly how great of a gap there was between them and the three people before them.
Although they had the advantage in numbers, it was impossible for them to be a match for them.
"If anyone has their eyes on the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in our hands, feel free to make your move. However, I have to give you a piece of advice. Although it will be a little troublesome to kill them, I have my means to cripple all of you here." Mu Chen's indifferent voice resounded in the sky, along with a chilling eeriness.
Everyone kept quiet out of fear.
Mu Chen coldly cast a glance at them, before sweeping his gaze out. Looking at the surroundings, his cold voice resounded once again, "As for those scoundrels of the Academy Alliance, such a useless method is a little too inferior. Next time, it's better for you to do it yourself."
As he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve and stored Eugenia. His figure moved as he flew towards the distance. Luo Li, Wen Qingxuan, Xu Huang and the rest immediately followed up. This time, no one dared to obstruct them and could only allow An Ran to leave.
Following the departure of Mu Chen's group, the teams that gathered here weakly sighed as they exchanged a glance, before dispersing. In the end, they had still underestimated those two teams.
In a hidden mountain in this region, Cuttlefish and the rest looked at Mu Chen's group, who had left with An Ran. Their faces were ashen as they stomped their feet and their eerie voice resounded in the forest.
"Mu Chen, don't be complacent. I will make you spit everything out!"
(There's still an update, but it will be a little late.)
(To be continued.)