Within the lush and verdant mountain range, the somewhat clamorous atmosphere had abruptly turned silent. In the next instant, all of the gazes had turned towards the north-western direction. All of a sudden, hurried whooshing sounds rang out from the horizon, before numerous glowing figures surfaced across the horizon. In a few final flashes, they had already appeared within the mountain range that was filled with people.
As the glowing figures dissipated, five figures surfaced, with the one leading them being Mu Chen. Standing by his side was the slender and elegant Luo Li, her absolutely beautiful appearance had attracted quite a few gazes at this moment.
Looking at the Academy Emblems on their chests, everyone instantly understood their identities. Instantly, their gazes turned somewhat fervent. After waiting for quite a few days, the main characters had finally appeared!
"Are they the group from Hokuang Reiwon?
The one leading them is the Captain, Mu Chen?
Why is he only at the Spiritual Energy Disaster? "
"With such strength, he actually dares to come and meet us. His guts truly aren't small."
"Don't underestimate him. This Mu Chen isn't simple at all. It's said that he had caused the Academy Alliance to return empty-handed in the Divine Wood Palace ruins. Furthermore, he's also a Spiritual Array Master with pretty good attainments."
"Oh?
He's also a Spiritual Array Master?
That's interesting. It's extremely rare to see such a fight between Spiritual Array Masters. Haha. I just don't know if this Mu Chen will be able to break the array disc that Xiao Huang has arranged. "
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As the figures of Mu Chen and his group appeared in the sky, low whispers instantly rang out from the surroundings, while gazes continuously swept across the figures of Mu Chen and his group.
Standing in the air, Mu Chen's gaze had similarly swept across his surroundings. Looking at the hundreds and thousands of groups present, a smear of astonishment uncontrollably flashed within his eyes. That's because he was able to sense that the groups present here all possessed considerable strength. Clearly, being able to remain in the most intense and cruel region of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, how could those groups be weak?
Sweeping his gaze, Mu Chen suddenly paused as he looked towards a mountain peak in the distance. At that location, he saw a youth dressed in black, with a delicate and pretty appearance akin to that of a girl.
Wu Ling.
Slightly narrowing his eyes, Mu Chen's expression turned slightly grave. Within the Spiritual Road, there weren't many people that could cause him to feel fear and dread. Other than Ji Xuan and Wen Qingxuan, it might be this Wu Ling. However, fortunately, Mu Chen didn't have too much of a grudge with Wu Ling in the Spiritual Road, with their relationship being considered ordinary.
Mu Chen's gaze was clearly sensed by Wu Ling. Immediately, a faint smile surfaced on his delicate and pretty face, before he nodded his head towards Mu Chen, which could be considered as a greeting.
Nodding his head in response, Mu Chen retracted his gaze and looked towards the most focal point of this region.
Bright and resplendent Spiritual Light radiated from the peak of the mountain, causing people's eyes to feel a piercing pain. Looking over there, the expression on Mu Chen's face turned indifferent. Others might not be able to understand the complicated light patterns present within the Spiritual Light, but being a Spiritual Array Master, he could clearly sense how complicated and formidable this Spiritual Array was.
"What a formidable Spiritual Array."
Luo Li spoke out in a soft voice. Although she wasn't a Spiritual Array Master, it didn't hinder her from sensing the dangerous fluctuations coming from the gigantic Spiritual Array before her.
Nodding his head, Mu Chen replied, "It should also be a Rank 5 Combination Spiritual Array. Furthermore, it seems to be somewhat different from ordinary Combination Spiritual Arrays."
The "Lesser Thousand Sword Spiritual Array" that Mu Chen had used to deal with Xue Tiandou, Wang Zhong and the rest in the Mu Mu Divine Palace ruins was also a Rank 5 Combination Spiritual Array. Relying on this Spiritual Array, Mu Chen was able to destroy three Eugenia Arrays, and even completely defeat Xue Tiandou and the rest. From this, one could see exactly how astonishing the might of this Combination Spiritual Array was.
Naturally, this was within Mu Chen's expectations. After all, ordinary Spiritual Arrays didn't possess the power to trap Wen Qingxuan.
"Haha. Mu Chen, you've finally arrived."
Just as Mu Chen's gaze was directed towards the bright and resplendent Spiritual Array, a faint laughter rang out from within. In the next instant, spiritual light flickered, before an empty space appeared within it. Within it, one could clearly see a few figures. At this moment, the one who had spoken out was a youth with long black hair draped over his shoulders.
"You should be the big leader of the Academy Alliance, Xiao Huang, right?"
Mu Chen first shot a look at Cuttlefish and the rest standing behind the long-haired youth, before turning his gaze back, before slowly replying.
With a faint smile, Xiao Huang nodded his head and replied, "I've long heard of the great name of captain Mu Chen. I've already been respectfully waiting for you here for a long time."
"That's truly my honour."
With a smile, Mu Chen stared at Xiao Huang, before shooting a look at the gazes shooting towards them from the surroundings, before saying, "I wonder exactly why captain Xiao Huang has lured me here?
Could it be that you're trying to fight for the face of Cuttlefish and the rest? "
Upon hearing his words, the faces of Cuttlefish and the other two instantly turned somewhat ashen, before fiercely shooting a glare at Mu Chen.
"Haha. Captain Mu Chen must be joking. The reason why they were taught a lesson by you is because their skills aren't up to par with you, and can't blame anyone else."
Said Xiao Huang with a faint smile. "However, there's something that I need within the ruins of the Divine Wood Palace. However, it was snatched away by captain Mu Chen. Therefore, I wonder if captain Mu Chen is willing to part with it?"
"What is it?" asked Mu Chen with a calm expression on his face.
"It's naturally the thing that you've obtained from the Hidden Spiritual Courtyard," replied Xiao Huang with a smile.
Mu Chen's eyes instantly faintly narrowed as astonishment surfaced from the depths of his eyes. The thing that he had obtained from the Hidden Spiritual Courtyard was the fake "Spiritual Condensing Bowl". That was a precious treasure, with numerous amounts of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids sealed within it. However, the matter of him obtaining the "Spiritual Condensing Bowl" was something that only he, Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan knew about. How did Xiao Huang know about it?
"I wonder what does Captain Mu Chen think of my suggestion?"
Asked Xiao Huang as he looked towards Mu Chen. His gaze was similarly calm and tranquil. However, under that tranquility, there was a sharpness that was akin to the edge of a blade gushing out. Clearly, his true character wasn't as gentle as he appeared on the surface.
Mu Chen's gaze was similarly locked onto Xiao Huang. The expression flowing within the latter's eyes was also captured by him. However, he didn't relax just because of the courtesy that Xiao Huang had shown on the surface. The latter was able to establish the Academy Alliance, and was able to subdue those fellows from Cuttlefish. Such a person wasn't someone that was easy to get along with. Naturally, Mu Chen similarly didn't think that he was someone that was easy to get along with.
Therefore, faced against Xiao Huang's question, he gave a faint smile and replied, "I'll most likely disappoint Captain Xiao Huang regarding this matter. I think that you should quickly remove the Spiritual Array. If not, if the person inside really gets angry, I believe that you'll most likely not be able to endure it."
Hearing Mu Chen's words, quite a few people secretly smiled. Clearly, Xiao Huang had put in an extremely great effort to trap Wen Qingxuan. Once the Spiritual Array was broken, Wen Qingxuan's fury might cause Xiao Huang to end up in an exceedingly miserable state.
"Looks like you're not willing to resolve this peacefully." Xiao Huang gave a somewhat regretful sigh, yet his eyes were brimming with chilling intent.
With a faint smile, Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders. However, anyone could tell that his smile was similarly somewhat chilling.
"If you refuse a toast, we can only beat you until you're lying on the ground. We'll take it ourselves."
A faint sneer suddenly rang out at this moment, causing everyone's eyes to narrow. Following the direction of the voice, their gazes finally stopped at Xiao Huang's side, where a figure was similarly seated. This figure had a head full of short hair, and had an appearance that bore a slight resemblance to Xiao Huang. However, the lines on his face appeared exceedingly cold.
This person had been quietly sitting by Xiao Huang's side. Therefore, not too many people had taken notice of him. However, at this moment, when he opened his mouth, everyone was able to sense his gaze that was as cold as a blade, causing a shiver to run through their hearts. So it turns out that this fellow isn't someone that's easy to deal with.
"That fellow seems to be Xiao Huang's brother. Xiao Wang's strength is extremely tyrannical. Although he doesn't know anything about Spiritual Arrays, even a First Grade Spirit Disaster expert was defeated by his hands some time ago. He can't be underestimated."
Looking towards the figure, the various groups present in the surroundings started to whisper amongst themselves.
Hearing those whispers, Mu Chen shot a look at Xiao Wang, before an indifferent expression appeared on his face.
"I'm afraid that you don't have the qualifications to say such words."
A clear and cold voice rang out at this moment, only for Luo Li's beautiful eyes to stare coldly at Xiao Wang, while her jade-like hands slowly tightened their grip on the Luo God Sword. Taking light steps forward, sword cries instantly rushed towards the sky. The incomparably fierce Sword Intent radiating from her seemed to want to split the heavens and earth apart, causing the faces of the countless groups present in the surroundings to furiously change.
The faces of Xiao Huang and Xiao Wang slightly changed, as they were able to sense slivers of danger radiating from the Sword Intent radiating from her. The girl before them seemed to be even more difficult to deal with than Mu Chen.
From the looks of it, the group from Hokuang Reiwon did indeed have some ability.
Faintly narrowing his eyes, Xiao Huang gave a smile and said, "Captain Mu Chen, I've heard that you're also a Spiritual Array Master. I wonder if you're interested in making a bet with me?"
"Let's hear it."
"It's unavoidable for people to be somewhat crude in an ordinary fight. As of now, Wen Qingxuan and the rest are trapped within this" Heaven Binding Array ". As long as you're able to break it after entering the array, it'll be considered your win. At that time, not only will I release Wen Qingxuan and the rest, I'll even compensate you with 20,000 points." Staring at Mu Chen, the smile at the corner of Xiao Huang's mouth appeared somewhat playful.
"Naturally, if you lose, please hand the item over to me. How about it?
Do you dare to accept it? "
Hearing this, the eyebrows of quite a few groups in the surroundings twitched. Xiao Huang's calculations were truly good. From the looks of it, this Spiritual Array was even able to trap Wen Qingxuan. If Mu Chen were to charge into it, wouldn't the outcome be the same?
Once Mu Chen fell into the array, wouldn't it be up to Xiao Huang to decide whether to knead him or not?
However, being able to take out 20,000 points in one go showed that Xiao Huang was exceedingly rich and overbearing. After all, as of now, 20,000 points was more than sufficient to rush into the top 6. Naturally, this might be all the points that the Academy Alliance had.
Everyone's gazes were cast onto Mu Chen's body. All of them really wanted to know, exactly would Mu Chen dare to accept the bet proposed by Xiao Huang?
Under the attentive gazes of everyone, Mu Chen faintly pursed his lips, before a smile surfaced on his handsome face. Similarly, he looked towards Xiao Huang with a playful expression, before slowly nodding his head.
"Okay, I'll accept this bet!"