The chaotic mountain range no longer had the liveliness from before. Following the conclusion of the great battle, the various powerful groups that had gathered here had also quietly dispersed.
Standing on the mountain peak, Mu Chen looked at the empty horizon, before turning around to look at the group of girls behind him.
The three Wanhuang Lingyuan groups had gathered here. The group of girls had charming appearances, and as they giggled, they radiated with the vitality of youth. This caused Xu Huang and the rest to uncontrollably cast their gazes over.
"Tsk, tsk. I never imagined that you'd actually become so strong after not seeing you for one to two months. You've truly made me have a whole new level of respect for you."
A girl with a fiery and alluring figure walked over with a grin. She was precisely Tang Mei 'er, whom Mu Chen and the rest had met not long after the start of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
At this moment, her beautiful eyes were sparkling with brilliance as she stared at Mu Chen. When they first met, Mu Chen's strength was only at Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase. However, at this moment, he had already passed through his Spiritual Energy Disaster. Furthermore, the most frightening thing was that his true combat prowess was something that even experts that had passed through First Grade Spirit Disaster would find hard to contend against.
This improvement was truly astonishing.
"What?
Big Sister Mei 'er, have you guys met before? "
Asked Wen Qingxuan in astonishment. From the looks of it, it seemed that Tang Mei 'er hadn't told her about the matter of her meeting with Mu Chen's group.
Shortly after, she looked at Mu Chen in doubt and asked, "He didn't bully you guys, right?"
Mu Chen's face couldn't help turning dark as he fiercely glared at Wen Qingxuan. However, the girl before him paid no attention to his threat. On the contrary, she raised her sharp and snow-white chin arrogantly, appearing like a queen.
"Hehe, with Little Sister Luo Li by the side, even if he wanted to bully us, he wouldn't have the guts to do so." Tang Mei 'er covered her rosy lips with her jade-like hands as she laughed in a lovable manner.
Luo Li gave a faint smile as her limpid eyes lightly swept a glance at Mu Chen.
Three women, one drama.
Mu Chen suddenly felt as if his head was about to explode. Even if he had to deal with Mo Xiu and the other two, it seemed to him that it would be much easier than dealing with the three women in front of him.
Looking at Mu Chen's depressed expression, the three ladies couldn't help but chuckle.
"Hey, your charm isn't bad.
He had high standards too.
Could it be that you have taken a fancy to our Wanhuang Lingyuan's proudest and most beautiful phoenix? "Tang Mei 'er quietly approached Mu Chen and whispered with a smile.
"But this is a little difficult. Qingxuan, this girl, is too arrogant.
I'm just afraid you won't be able to subdue it. "
Mu Chen was somewhat unable to withstand Tang Mei 'er's fiery and straightforward words. Immediately, an awkward expression appeared on his face. He glanced at Wen Qingxuan, who was talking to Luo Li at the side, and said with a hollow laugh, "Sister Mei' er, please don't joke around. I didn't mean it that way."
Mu Chen was very clear that Wen Qingxuan wasn't interested in him, but rather, she was interested in Luo Li. Therefore, from a certain point of view, Mu Chen still had to guard against her.
"But I pity my Little Sister Qian 'er.
She's always thinking about a certain guy in Wanhuang Lingyuan, but a certain guy is immersed in a cluster of flowers and is extremely satisfied. "Tang Mei 'er's beautiful eyes glanced at Mu Chen as she said.
Mu Chen felt that her gaze was as if he was an unforgivable heartless man. He could only smile bitterly.
This kind of matter, he really couldn't even explain it.
"What do you plan to do next?"
Fortunately, Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li had walked over at this moment. The former shot a glance at Mu Chen as she spoke with a stern expression.
Hearing her words, Mu Chen fell into deep thought. As of now, the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament could be considered to have entered the final phase.
This phase would also be the most intense phase of the tournament.
There were so many teams, but only eight of them were able to advance to the finals.
Therefore, for the sake of obtaining those eight quotas, any team with some strength would probably fight till their ears turned red.
"Earlier, when Ji Xuan sent Mo Xiu and the rest to probe you, it should be considered as a declaration of war against you. Do you want to look for him directly?"
Wen Qingxuan's beautiful eyes slightly knitted as she continued, "However, I have to remind you that Ji Xuan is extremely scheming. As of now, there are quite a few teams within the Top 16 that can be considered as his allies."
"Oh?" Mu Chen's eyebrows slightly twitched.
"Strictly speaking, Mo Xiu and the other two teams that came to deal with you earlier aren't considered to be Ji Xuan's allies. They only owe Ji Xuan a favor. Furthermore, with my understanding of Ji Xuan, I'm afraid that this favor might very well have been set up by him," said Wen Qingxuan in a deep voice.
Mu Chen nodded his head. With Ji Xuan's scheming, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do such a thing. Furthermore, it was indeed very much in line with his character. Therefore, Mo Xiu and the rest were merely chess pieces that he had used to probe.
"Then, who else is in Ji Xuan's alliance now?" asked Mu Chen.
"Ranked 10th, Lu Tian. He's from the Skysoul Academy, which is also a top-notch Spiritual Academy. Naturally, the most important thing is that Lu Tian and the rest have similarly obtained quite a bit of opportunity within the Shattered Continent," said Wen Qingxuan as she shot a look at Mu Chen. "Do you know about the Bone Sect?"
Mu Chen blankly shook his head.
"The Bone Sect should be a top-notch influence within the Shattered Continent during the Ancient Era. In terms of strength and background, it shouldn't be much weaker than the Divine Wood Palace," said Luo Li with a faint smile.
Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders helplessly. Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li didn't come from ordinary backgrounds. Therefore, the things that they knew would naturally far surpass his own.
"Looks like Luo Li's really experienced and knowledgeable."
Wen Qingxuan sent a smile towards Luo Li, before continuing, "Lu Tian's group from the Skysoul Academy has obtained the inheritance of the Bone Sect."
"In addition, there's also Wang Jiang, who's ranked 8th. They're from the Myriad Beasts Spiritual Academy. Similarly, they've obtained the inheritance of the Demonic Alligator Palace. During the Ancient Era, the Demonic Alligator Palace was a tyrannical influence within the Shattered Continent. Therefore, their current strength isn't weak at all."
Mu Chen slowly nodded his head. From the looks of it, they weren't the only ones with good fortune.
"They're considered to be Ji Xuan's allies?"
Asked Mu Chen as his eyes faintly narrowed. From the looks of it, Ji Xuan had truly spent quite a bit of effort. The people that he'd roped in weren't simple characters that could be summoned to the cemetery.
Gently nodding her head, Wen Qingxuan replied, "As of now, Lu Tian and Wang Jiang can be considered to be people with rather high reputations within the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. However, Ji Xuan's allies have an even more heavyweight figure."
Mu Chen's eyes slightly narrowed. Lu Tian's and Wang Jiang's groups had already reached the 10th and 8th ranks respectively. There's actually an even more heavyweight figure than them?
"Liu Qingyun from the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy. At the same time, he's also a genius figure from the Wind Spirit Clan. It's said that the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy has specially borrowed him from the Wind Spirit Clan," said Wen Qingxuan as her lovable face turned slightly solemn.
"Liu Qingyun!"
Hearing those words, Mu Chen's eyes started to slowly narrow, while shock and astonishment appeared within his heart. He never expected that Ji Xuan would actually pull Liu Qingyun, who was also from one of the Five Great Academies, into his alliance.
He had also faintly heard about this Liu Qingyun before, and knew that he was definitely an existence that could contend for the top 8 ranks. If he was to add Ji Xuan, such a lineup would simply not be any weaker than their alliance with Wen Qingxuan.
"Although they usually fight on their own, once they encounter a troublesome matter that they can't get close to, they'll join forces. Furthermore, according to my guess, they'll definitely deal with you in the end," said Wen Qingxuan in a soft voice. After all, she knew about the grudges and grievances between Mu Chen and Ji Xuan.
"Ji Xuan's really good."
Said Mu Chen calmly. After not seeing each other for a few years, Ji Xuan had become more and more proficient in his alliance tactics.
"Therefore, I don't intend for you to find trouble with Ji Xuan right now. If that's the case, you won't have much of an advantage," said Wen Qingxuan.
Mu Chen lightly nodded his head. He wasn't arrogant, and he also knew that Ji Xuan was a troublesome opponent. No matter how powerful he was, if he wanted to deal with an alliance of this level, he wouldn't be able to rely on them alone.
"So, what do you plan to do now?" After explaining the situation, Wen Qingxuan asked again.
When Mu Chen heard this, he smiled. He took out his Academy Plaque and looked at the shining name on it. In the end, his slender finger lightly tapped on it and said, "I don't have any good plans. However, since Ji Xuan has spent so much effort to form this alliance to encircle and annihilate me, we naturally can't just sit and wait for death."
"For example?"
"For example, while his lackeys are still working hard to earn points and stabilize their ranking." A faint cold light flowed in Mu Chen's black pupils as he slowly clenched his fist.
"First, we'll pull out all of his lackeys!"
Wen Qingxuan faintly raised her slender eyebrows as her pair of bright phoenix-like eyes stared at Mu Chen with great interest. At this moment, the originally handsome face of the youth had turned much deeper and serene, causing him to appear just like a lion that had tensed up its body and was about to pounce on its prey.
"Are you interested in earning points?" Mu Chen smiled at Wen Qingxuan.
Wen Qingxuan's rosy little lips curled downwards. "If you want a free fighter, just say it. There's no need to play this game."
"We each have our own needs." Mu Chen said with a smile.
Wen Qingxuan did not argue with him. After a brief silence, she nodded her head and said, "I owe you a favor from before. This time, I'll help you as returning the favor. Moreover, I don't really like that fellow Ji Xuan. There's no harm in causing some trouble for him."
Mu Chen chuckled. Soon after, he slowly stretched his waist.
Since Ji Xuan had already made a move against him, there was no need for him to hold back. Ji Xuan, let our confrontation officially begin.
The lackeys that you've painstakingly roped in, I'll help you pull them out one by one!
Therefore, this operation will be called Operation Tooth Extraction!