Below the gigantic mountain peak, whooshing sounds could be heard. In the distance, streaks of light endlessly shot over, causing this already noisy place to become even more chaotic and noisy.
Mu Chen and the rest were at a position that was closest to the giant peak. In this inner circle, those that were qualified to stay there were all those that possessed powerful strength. After all, there were too many people here. If one wanted to occupy a good position, without sufficient strength, they would probably be thrown out in an instant.
In a place like this, even one's position required strength to support it.
Mu Chen's eyes coldly stared at Xue Tiandou. Compared to Wang Zhong, Cuttlefish and the rest, this fellow was clearly the one who had concealed himself the most. He came from one of the four great God Clans of the Western Heavenly Realm, the Blood God Clan. This clan possessed an unimaginable foundation. Furthermore, Xue Tiandou's position in the Blood God Clan was clearly not something that Xue Shi, whom he had met previously, could compare to.
This fellow was here for Luo Li. Evidently, Mu Chen would definitely not allow him to harm Luo Li.
Facing Mu Chen's sharp gaze, Xue Tiandou only faintly smiled. His smile was a little cold, causing people to shiver.
Standing beside Mu Chen, Luo Li tightly gripped onto the Luo God Sword as a chilling intent flowed within her clear glass-like pupils. Even she could not help but feel killing intent surging within her heart towards these people from the Blood God Clan. If it wasn't for the fact that it wasn't a suitable time, she might not be able to control herself and take action to kill this person from the Blood God Clan's royal family.
Boom!
As their chilling gazes collided, on the summit of the gigantic mountain peak.
An ancient bell rang out once again. The bell rang in a drawn-out manner as it reverberated between the heavens and earth, bringing along an ancient aura.
Buzz.
As the bell chimes rang out, Ye Chen's expression changed.
The gigantic halo around the deep green palace seemed to have weakened a little at this moment.
Everyone could see that the power of the gigantic halo had weakened considerably at this moment.
"Go!"
Within the sea of people, someone suddenly roared, his voice akin to thunder.
Boom!
The atmosphere of this world.
As if it had exploded in that instant, countless teams rose from the ground with boundless Spiritual Energy spreading around them.
Turning into streaks of light, they flew towards the towering mountain peak from every direction.
At the same time, Mu Chen's silhouette flew out from behind him.
Luo Li.
Wen Qingxuan followed closely behind, followed by Xu Huang, Pin 'er, Le' er and the rest.
Everyone clearly knew that this was the best time to ascend the mountain, so no one dared to hesitate.
An overwhelming light shadow flitted across the horizon. Ten breaths later.
It was the light figure that had rushed halfway up the mountain.
He was not far from the peak of the mountain.
Rumble.
When the first human figure charged ten thousand feet into the mountain peak, the enormous light ring outside of the deep green palace finally emitted a low and deep sound. After which, countless light beams swept down from the light ring like a storm.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
As the light beams shot over, they struck one figure after another at lightning speed. Those light beams weren't sharp, but anyone that was struck by them, regardless of how powerful their defences were, or even if they had Spiritual Artifacts to protect them, they would still be instantly sent flying. Fresh blood spewed from their mouths as they fell from the sky like birds with broken wings.
Mu Chen's figure rushed up, passing through the numerous light figures. He had also sensed how powerful those light beams were, but his expression was rather calm. It seemed that he had already expected this.
Whoosh!
A light beam descended from the sky, enveloping Mu Chen's figure. With that speed, even Luo Li and the rest, who were nearby, couldn't save him.
Boom!
Black lightning abruptly burst out from Mu Chen's body like a lightning dragon. Lightning flowed on his skin, causing him to look like a god of lightning at this moment, appearing exceptionally mighty.
Boom!
The light beam heavily struck against Mu Chen's body, causing his body to tremble. But shortly after, his feet tapped on the sky as his figure charged up towards the light beam, heading straight for the mountain peak.
At the same time that Mu Chen was enveloped by the light beam, Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li were also locked onto by the other light beams.
"Hmph."
Wen Qingxuan coldly snorted as a dazzling golden light spread out. With a clench of her hand, a golden war spear appeared. Spear light swept out, making her look like a goddess of war as she clashed with the light beam.
Buzz!
Luo Li maintained a calm expression as the Luo God Sword in her hand unleashed a sharp sword light as she slashed down.
Whoosh!
The two figures charged out of the light beams at seemingly the same time, chasing after Mu Chen.
Rumble!
At the same time, several figures charged out from other directions as well. Powerful and boundless Spiritual Energy swept out from their bodies, forcefully resisting the descending light beams as they charged towards the mountain peak.
Bang!
Low and deep noises constantly resounded in the sky as countless figures were forced to retreat, spurting blood from their mouths. However, there were also quite a few powerful people that managed to break through the light beams. Those with keen eyesight had also discovered some clues. It seemed that the more people that charged up the mountain, the weaker the light beams would be. This was faintly shocking. If one charged up the mountain alone, even a Sovereign expert would be forced to retreat, spurting blood from their mouths, right?
Rustle!
A dragon shadow appeared beneath Mu Chen's feet as his figure flashed, finally ascending the mountain peak. His figure landed on a vast platform that seemed to be forged from green wood.
Behind him, Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan closely followed. After a while, Xu Huang and the rest followed up in a somewhat miserable manner. Fortunately, they did not follow too quickly. Otherwise, they might not be able to withstand the attack of the light beams. But even so, it was still a rather thrilling fight and they were nearly blown off the mountain.
Whoosh.
After Mu Chen ascended the mountain peak, figures swiftly appeared on the platform, filling up a large area. However, compared to the foot of the mountain, the number was much lesser. The first wave of defence of the Divine Wood Academy had pushed at least eighty percent of the people down the mountain.
Mu Chen swept his gaze around. Xue Tiandou, Wang Zhong, Cuttlefish, Wu Yingying and those pinnacle experts had successfully ascended the mountain.
As everyone ascended the mountain peak, the massive halo around the palace burst out with dazzling light once again, accompanied by a heart-palpitating thunderous roar.
A deep azure lustre surged out from the halo and spread out before the platform, isolating everyone from the Divine Wood Academy.
"Rumble!"
The deep cyan light was like a sea of cyan clouds. The sea of clouds churned violently, and finally, a deep cyan lightning appeared. Within the clouds, the lightning flashed, bringing with it an earth-shattering sound of thunder.
"That's …"
When everyone looked at the deep green lightning sea, many people's expressions abruptly changed.
"It's the Divine Wood Lightning Dipper!" Luo Li's face was a little grave. There were many bizarre energies in this world, some of them were born with unfathomable might, such as the Divine Black Lightning that Mu Chen used to cultivate his Lightning God's Physique, and the so-called Divine Wood Lightning Dipper before them. It was said that this lightning could only be born in a place with an abundance of Wood Aura. When the Wood Aura was compressed to the limit, it would give birth to lightning.
This lightning was extremely ferocious, like maggots in one's bones. It would invade one's body and even Spiritual Energy would explode, making it extremely difficult to deal with.
Thus, when everyone saw the tiger that blocked their path, their faces changed.
"This Divine Wood Academy is truly not easy to enter."
Mu Chen gently sighed.
Behind him, the faces of Xu Huang and the rest were unsightly as they bitterly smiled. It was already difficult for them to pass through the first threshold, so if they were to charge through this lightning ocean, how could they still keep their lives?
It looked like their footsteps could only stop here.
"Those that wish to enter the Divine Wood Academy will have to cleanse themselves for the time it takes for an incense to burn in the lightning ocean."
When the azure lightning ocean appeared, an ancient and hollow voice that seemed to have come from the primordial era indifferently resounded between the heavens and earth.
Hearing that voice, many people's faces changed. So they were really going to enter the lightning ocean?
Furthermore, they had to endure for the time it takes for an incense to burn, that was simply asking for their lives.
Mu Chen's face was also a little grave. But just when he was about to speak, the ancient and hollow voice resounded once again.
"Those that obtain the identity of a successor will be delayed by ten times."
Mu Chen's pupils abruptly narrowed. Delayed by ten times?
That damnable Divine Wood Palace, this bullshit identity of a successor, was it meant to be played to death?
"Successor?"
Many people were dumbfounded. Clearly, they had never heard of this so-called successor. However, they still felt relieved. At the very least, they weren't the unlucky ones. The lightning ocean before them was extremely terrifying. They could still fight for the time it takes for an incense to burn, but if it was delayed by ten times, then even Spirit Disaster experts could only retreat.
Whoosh!
Just when everyone was whispering, a ray of light suddenly shot out from the lightning ocean and enveloped Mu Chen, who had an ugly expression on his face.
The surrounding gazes looked at Mu Chen in astonishment. As for Wang Zhong, Cuttlefish and the rest, they were also stunned. But shortly after, their eyes were filled with schadenfreude.
Mu Chen ignored those gazes. His face was expressionless. Just when he was about to take a step forward, his expression suddenly changed. That's because he saw another ray of light shooting out from the lightning ocean towards another direction. At that direction, Xue Tiandou, who was donned in a blood robe, stood in the light with a calm expression.
Mu Chen's pupils shrank once again. Xue Tiandou actually obtained the identity of a successor?
So it turns out that he wasn't the only one who obtained the identity of a successor.
(To be continued...)