The peak of the mountain became exceptionally quiet. Everyone was stunned as they looked at the slender figure that was revealed after the shackles fell off. Their eyes were filled with unconcealable disbelief. No one had expected that Mu Chen could withstand the terrifying attack of the Divine Wood Lightning Dipper with just his physical body alone.
"That's too terrifying."
Many people looked at each other as they muttered. Just how powerful was that fellow's physical body to be able to achieve such a feat?
Under the whispers, Xue Tiandou's face was a little unsightly as he stared at Mu Chen with a dark gaze. Although the two of them had passed through the sea of lightning, many people already knew who was stronger. After all, he had relied on the help of a Spiritual Item, while Mu Chen had completely relied on himself.
Although others didn't say it, they still felt that Mu Chen's performance in the sea of lightning had surpassed him, Xue Tiandou. This was something that Xue Tiandou couldn't accept. He came from the Blood God Clan, the royal family of the Blood God Clan. His status wasn't something that Mu Chen could compare to. But right now, his limelight was actually suppressed by Mu Chen.
A smear of bloodthirst flashed across Xue Tiandou's eyes as he eerily looked at Mu Chen and said, "Truly formidable. I never thought that you would actually have such a card up your sleeves."
"You're flattering me." Mu Chen faintly smiled.
Xue Tiandou shrugged his shoulders as he smiled with his eyes narrowed. "But it's only interesting this way. If you really die here, then I will be too disappointed. Luo Li's eyesight shouldn't be that bad."
"Believe me, you will find it even more interesting." Mu Chen stared at Xue Tiandou as he seriously said.
"Is that so?
Then I will have to wait and see. "The corner of Xue Tiandou's mouth rose into a ridiculing sneer.
"There will be a chance."
Mu Chen smiled.
He couldn't be bothered to speak anymore. With a tap of his foot, his figure flew out of the sea of lightning and appeared beside Luo Li.
Beside Wen Qingxuan.
"Are you alright?" Although Mu Chen seemed to be in good condition, Luo Li still asked.
Mu Chen nodded his head with a smile as he slowly clenched his fists. A faint arc rose on the corner of his lips. He could sense that his physical body had grown stronger. The risk he took earlier was the right choice, despite the pain.
However, it was precisely because of this price that the power obtained was even more real.
Mu Chen's gaze swept out, causing quite a few people to faintly shift their gazes away upon coming into contact with his gaze, while a sliver of revere appeared within their eyes. Although the latter's strength appeared to be only at the Human Body Disaster on the surface, they were extremely clear that even experts of Spiritual Energy Disaster might not be able to match up to him.
It was simply too amazing. He really didn't know how he managed to cultivate to this level.
When Wang Zhong, Cuttlefish and the rest came into contact with Mu Chen's gaze, their gazes were a little dark. However, Mu Chen paid no attention to them.
Wu Yingying's gaze briefly came into contact with Mu Chen, before she turned her head away with a cold expression. Her hand that was tightly gripping onto the crescent blade's hilt had also quietly relaxed. However, when she sensed her minute thoughts, she was startled.
Shortly after, she felt a little furious.
Immediately, he felt a little annoyed. Why did he care about the life and death of this pervert?
Mu Chen's gaze swept across everyone and looked towards the deep-green palace.
After that, he looked towards the dark cyan hall. This was already the front of the hall, and there were many stone steps that seemed to be made of cyan stones.
It extended from their front all the way to the front of the palace.
This was the Divine Wood Academy. They had spent so much time and effort to finally stand here.
When Mu Chen's gaze was fixated on the deep-green palace that was filled with vicissitudes of life, the others that had passed through the sea of lightning had also directed their blazing gazes over. When they first entered the Divine Wood Academy, there were at least thousands of teams. But right now, there were only a hundred of them.
The elimination rate was truly shocking.
"Let's go."
Mu Chen's figure took the lead and charged out. His toes tapped on the stone steps as he shot out like an arrow towards the palace.
Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan followed closely behind him. At the same time, Xue Tiandou, Wang Zhong, Cuttlefish and the rest had also turned into streaks of light and charged out. The Divine Wood Academy was right before their eyes. As long as they took another step forward, they would be able to successfully enter the most important place in the Divine Wood Academy.
Rustle!
Hurried whooshing sounds resounded as nearly a hundred people pushed their speed to the limits.
Under the speed of Mu Chen's group, thousands of stone steps were traversed in an instant. Thereafter, Mu Chen stepped onto the peak of the mountain. His line of sight abruptly widened as the ancient palace appeared clearly before his eyes.
The palace was incomparably majestic. Standing before the palace, Mu Chen and the rest were as tiny as ants. There weren't any walls in the palace, but a vast green wooden plaza. On the plaza, there were ten towering green pillars that soared into the sky. Those pillars were roughly a thousand feet in height, as if they had pierced through the clouds.
The green pillars were covered with profound light runes as faint light radiated from them, giving off an unshakable feeling.
However, the gazes of Mu Chen and the rest only briefly paused on the ten towering pillars, before shifting to the peak of the pillars. That's because there were ten green lumps of light. Within those lumps of light, surging Spiritual Energy ripples swept out, causing the Spiritual Energy in this region to show signs of boiling.
Everyone's gazes were tightly fixed on those lumps of light. Shortly after, a dense blazing light surged from their eyes. That's because they could vaguely see an artifact floating in every single one of those lumps of light. It was either a sword, a scroll or an armour.
However, without an exception, all of those artifacts were emitting astonishing Spiritual Energy ripples. Clearly, they weren't ordinary artifacts.
Numerous gazes were filled with a fiery passion as they stared at the ten balls of light. Although they were still unable to determine what the items within those balls of light were, even a fool would know that they were all rare treasures!
"I'm afraid that there might be Quasi-Divine Artifacts within them."
Approaching Mu Chen, Luo Li suddenly said in a soft voice.
Hearing his words, Mu Chen slightly nodded his head. His gaze vaguely swept across a few lumps of light, before speaking in a voice that only the three of them could hear, "Luo Li, you'll snatch the third from the left. Captain Wen Qingxuan, you'll snatch the fifth from the right."
Hearing his words, Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan were slightly startled. However, they quickly nodded their heads without any change in their expressions. From the looks of it, it seemed that Mu Chen already knew something.
"Let's go!"
Mu Chen's gaze faintly flickered as he gave a deep roar. A dragon shadow appeared beneath his feet as he explosively shot out.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan shot out, heading straight towards the lumps of light that Mu Chen had previously mentioned.
When they made their move, Mu Chen had also pushed his speed to the limits. His target was the ninth from the right. That's because he already knew what treasures were within those ten lumps of light from his identity as the so-called successor. Furthermore, the three lumps of light that he had chosen were the most powerful ones amongst them.
That's because they were three Quasi-Divine Artifacts!
Although a Quasi-Divine Artifact was the lowest grade amongst the Divine Artifacts, it had absolutely surpassed the boundaries of a Spiritual Artifact. Every single Quasi-Divine Artifact possessed power that was sufficient to allow one's strength to skyrocket. Such might was not something that a Spiritual Artifact could compare to. As of now, other than the Great Meru Demonic Pillar, Mu Chen truly did not have a single treasure that was passable. Although the Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear could be considered as a Peerless Rank Spiritual Artifact, there was an enormous disparity between it and a Quasi-Divine Artifact.
Just as Mu Chen and the other two made their move, they had completely ignited the attention of the crowd that was eyeing them like tigers watching their prey. Similarly, their speed wasn't slow as they immediately shot out. However, they were unable to determine exactly which of the ten lumps of light was the best. Therefore, they could only make a blind attempt.
Without the slightest bit of hesitation, the dragon shadow beneath Mu Chen's feet roared. Akin to a soaring dragon, it carried him and appeared before the ninth pillar on the right in an instant. In the next instant, he had already appeared at the top of the pillar. Rays of brilliance flooded his eyes. Looking over, Mu Chen could vaguely see an object within the rays of brilliance.
It was a stone seal that was carved from unknown materials. The entire stone seal was a dark-green in colour, appearing extremely simple and unadorned. There weren't any excessive patterns on it, only a dark-black stone tortoise was carved at its top. The surface of the stone tortoise appeared somewhat mottled, as if it had been left behind by the passage of time.
As Mu Chen's gaze converged onto the stone tortoise seal, he could feel the Spiritual Energy within his body becoming somewhat heavy. Immediately, his gaze turned cold. What a formidable item. Just by taking a look at it, he felt as if he was carrying a weight of ten thousand catties. Even his Spiritual Energy had been affected.
"Truly worthy of being a Quasi-Divine Artifact."
Mu Chen secretly praised in his heart. From the information he had received from his successor, he had already found out that there was a divine object known as the Black Tortoise Seal within the Divine Wood Palace. From the looks of it, it was definitely this item.
Since he had found such a divine object, it was naturally impossible for Mu Chen to let it go. Immediately circulating his Spiritual Energy, black lightning sparkled on the surface of his body. His hand pierced through the clump of light, and at lightning speed, he grabbed at the Black Tortoise Seal.
Whoosh!
However, just as Mu Chen was about to grab the Black Tortoise Seal, extremely sharp whooshing sounds suddenly rang out from the top of his head. In the next instant, a blood-red spear, bringing along a dense stench of blood, shot straight towards the top of his head in an extremely vicious manner.
Such an attack was extremely vicious. As long as Mu Chen grabbed at it, the long spear would definitely pierce through his head.
Mu Chen's gaze swept across the long spear, before noticing Xue Tiandou, who had an expressionless face behind the long spear. However, his eyes were filled with viciousness. Therefore, his gaze instantly turned cold. This fellow was truly like a ghost that wouldn't leave him alone. He had always been staring at him.