Boom!
Bright and resplendent lightning bolts, accompanied by a loud clap of thunder, abruptly resounded across the horizon. Lightning bolts were akin to giant pythons as they crazily wreaked havoc across the horizon.
Under the dusky sky, tens of thousands of lightning bolts surged forth. This scene was truly terrifying to the extreme.
In the desert below, figures miserably retreated, while their ears were filled with rumbling noises. Some of the weaker ones even had blood flowing out from their ears. Clearly, they had been injured by the roar of thunder.
At the epicenter of the impact, the desert had caved in. Gigantic fissures extended out like spiderwebs, while quicksand flowed down like a waterfall.
Only after dodging the impact of the roar of thunder did everyone raise their heads, and look towards the origin of the shock wave.
Signs of distortion appeared in the sky, as if a vacuum had been formed. The air within a hundred feet radius had been completely shaken apart.
Within the vacuum, two figures still maintained the posture of their fists clashing against each other. Their frozen bodies were akin to statues.
The frightening energies surging around their bodies had already quietly dissipated, with only a gentle breeze blowing past, causing their robes to flutter faintly.
All the noise in this region turned silent. Numerous gazes were tightly glued to the two figures. Just who had obtained the upper hand in that somewhat shocking head-on clash from before?
Under the attentive gazes of the crowd, Mu Chen's body faintly trembled, as the lightning sparkling within his black pupils completely disappeared at this moment.
Calmly staring at Lu Tian, who was standing before him, he slowly relaxed his fist. With a slight curl of his finger, he gently flicked the layers of jade bones covering Lu Tian's body.
Crack.
A light flick that did not seem to contain even the slightest bit of power had brought about a reaction that caused people to feel horrified. Following a faint cracking sound, everyone's pupils rapidly shrunk as they saw cracks suddenly extend from the surface of the jade bones.
Crack!
Crack!
The faint cracking sound grew increasingly frequent. As everyone's gazes shot over, they finally saw that fine cracks had quietly appeared on the bright and clean jade bones that wrapped around Lu Tian's body.
The cracks spread at an astonishing speed. In a short span of a few breaths, they covered every corner of the jade bone.
Mu Chen's fist slowly descended at this moment. There was a faint trace of blood on his fingertip, but he merely glanced at it indifferently before gently wiping it away.
Bang!
The jade-like bones on the surface of Lu Tian's body suddenly exploded, sending jade bones flying in all directions. Lu Tian's originally solid body seemed to have been struck by lightning as he was suddenly sent flying backwards.
Bang!
Bang!
As Lu Tian's body flew backwards, clumps of bloody mist instantly exploded out from the surface of his body, while fresh blood crazily spurted out from his mouth. In the short span of a dozen breaths, everyone could sense the Spiritual Energy fluctuations radiating from the latter's body wilting at an astonishing rate.
Puchi.
Another few mouthfuls of blood spurted out. Finally, Lu Tian was unable to endure any longer, and fell head first from the sky. Under the astonished gazes of everyone present, he landed within the yellow sand. Fresh blood wrapped around the yellow sand, causing him to appear exceedingly miserable.
As Lu Tian's body heavily smashed into the yellow sand, the sandstorm wreaking havoc in the desert turned deathly silent once again. Regardless of the numerous groups that had gathered around Lu Tian, or the groups like Lin Zhou's group that had been encircled, all of them were at a loss for words.
The pressure that Lu Tian had given them was truly too heavy. Therefore, when they saw this person, who had once stood high above them, collapse with a loud bang, the shock and awe that assaulted their faces was truly not light at all.
"He won." Joy and happiness were present on the faces of Xu Huang and the rest, while their tensed heartstrings had also relaxed.
A smile appeared on Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan's faces. From the looks of it, it was clear that they weren't too surprised by the fact that Mu Chen was able to defeat Lu Tian.
In the sky, the lightning runes sparkling on Mu Chen's body had already completely disappeared. In the next instant, he shot down, landing beside Lu Tian, who was lying on the yellow sand in an exceedingly miserable state.
At this moment, the latter's entire body was covered in blood, while he continuously gasped for breath. Clearly, he had suffered serious injuries from the previous collision.
Fresh blood flowed out from the corner of Lu Tian's mouth as he stared fixedly at Mu Chen, his eyes brimming with disbelief. His Divine White Bone Physique had actually been destroyed by Mu Chen's physical strength!
This was something that not even Ji Xuan was able to accomplish.
"Looks like your Divine White Bone Physique isn't as strong as you imagine it to be." said Mu Chen in an indifferent voice as he stared at Lu Tian.
Lu Tian shot a vicious glare at Mu Chen, while traces of sinister viciousness still remained within his eyes. Soon after, a sinister smile appeared on his face as he said, "Mu Chen, you're formidable. I've indeed misjudged you this time. However, so what if you've defeated me? The current Ji Xuan is so strong that it's hard for you to imagine. Being treated as his opponent will be the saddest thing for you!"
"You still don't forget to be a good lackey even at such a time."
Replied Mu Chen with a smile. Squatting down, he calmly looked towards Lu Tian as he slowly said, "I don't think defeating you is a big deal. You'll definitely see the showdown between me and Ji Xuan in the future, won't you?"
Mu Chen's voice was extremely calm, without much fluctuation within it. However, when Lu Tian looked at him, he was somewhat unable to utter any mocking words. That was because he could feel that a lion seemed to be hiding within the depths of the calm black pupils of the youth before him, causing one's heart to palpitate.
With a clench of his hand, a ray of light shot out from Lu Tian's chest, landing in his palm. It was the Academy Plaque of Lu Guang and his group.
On the Academy Plaque, there was a score of as high as 20,000.
"You!" Upon seeing this, Lu Tian's expression instantly changed.
"Just some spoils of war." replied Mu Chen with a faint smile.
With a flick of his finger, an Academy Plaque appeared in his hand in a flash. In the next instant, half of the points on the Academy Plaques of Lu Tian and his group were deducted. In the next instant, the number of points on their Academy Plaques rose to approximately 13,000.
This score was something that Mu Chen and his group had never achieved in the past. However, at this time, they were not even able to enter the top 16.
Mu Chen threw Lu Tian's Academy Plaque back, causing the latter to grit his teeth, while a venomous look appeared in his eyes.
Swish.
Luo Li, Wen Qingxuan, Xu Huang and the rest had also rushed over at this moment. As Wen Qingxuan approached, her beautiful eyes gently swept towards the numerous groups that had launched attacks against Mu Chen, as she asked, "What should we do with those fellows?"
Fiddling with the Academy Plaque in his hand, a cold glint flashed within Mu Chen's eyes as he replied, "Since they've taken action, they'll naturally have to pay a price. Over the past few days, they've followed Lu Tian and robbed quite a few people. Such an outcome can only be blamed on themselves."
Upon hearing this, Xu Huang was instantly startled as he replied, "There are at least over a hundred groups here. If we want to take action against them, I'm afraid that it'll be somewhat troublesome."
In the air, the numerous groups that had previously taken action against Mu Chen seemed to have sensed the ill intent in Mu Chen's gaze, causing their hearts to turn cold. In the next instant, they stealthily moved closer. With so many groups gathered together, no matter how formidable Mu Chen was, he should not dare to provoke the wrath of the masses, right?
Clearly sensing their actions, a ridiculing smile rose from the corners of Mu Chen's mouth, before turning towards Lin Zhou and the rest.
Upon seeing Mu Chen's gaze, Lin Zhou was startled. In the next instant, his gaze flickered, as he immediately understood Mu Chen's intentions. Immediately, a grin appeared on his face, before he nodded his head in a sinister manner.
"Everyone, those bastards had fun snatching from us earlier. We can't let them off now, right?" Leaping up, Lin Zhou looked towards the dozens of groups that had been encircled and annihilated, before roaring out in a stern voice.
Upon hearing his roar, the dozens of groups turned somewhat restless, as hatred surfaced within their eyes. However, they were after all outnumbered, and did not dare to rashly take action for the time being.
"Everyone, every grievance has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. It's only right and proper for one to repay one's debt. If there's anyone who refuses to accept this, I'll help you." said Mu Chen with a faint smile.
"Mu Chen, you're so vicious!" Someone roared out in anger.
As these people roared out in anger, rays of brilliance blossomed within the eyes of the dozens of groups. Fiercely clenching their teeth, they rose into the air, and directly formed an encirclement formation, completely surrounding the hundred plus groups.
"You dare!"
Upon seeing this, those groups instantly roared out in anger. Those groups that were previously encircled by them actually dared to take action against them.
"Hmph!"
Following their roars, a cold snort rang out, before a golden ray of light erupted. In the next instant, Wen Qingxuan's jade-like hands grasped onto her golden warspear as she stood in the air. Her beautiful eyes swept out with a chilling gaze. Under her gaze, those groups actually trembled, while their eyes were filled with fear.
"Obediently hand over your points, and I'll be a little more courteous. If you're stubborn, I'll see that you can forget about participating in the upcoming Great Spiritual Academy Tournament."
Wen Qingxuan's sweet-sounding voice rang out. However, the chilling intent contained within it caused the hearts of quite a few people to tremble.
"Take action!"
Upon seeing this, Lin Zhou gave a loud roar, before taking the lead and rushing out.
"Get them to return their points!" Behind him, dozens of groups flew out in unison as their furious roars resounded.
In an instant, the sky turned extremely chaotic. Although those groups had the advantage in numbers, their morale was on the verge of collapsing. In addition to Mu Chen, Wen Qingxuan and the rest glaring at them from the side, they were utterly defeated in an instant. Those that attempted to escape were all forced back by Luo Li.
Therefore, in less than ten minutes, those hundred plus groups were all defeated. One after another, figures miserably landed on the ground, before having no choice but to hand over the Academy Plaques in their hands.
Lin Zhou appeared and gathered all of the Academy Plaques together, before walking towards Mu Chen with over a hundred Academy Plaques. Handing them all over, he grinned and said, "Although I know Brother Mu Chen's character, rules are rules. You guys are the ones who can take the majority of the points."
Looking at the hundred plus Academy Plaques before him, Mu Chen couldn't help gawking.