As time passed by, the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament could already be considered to have entered the final phase of the struggle for supremacy. Powerful groups emerged one after another, before continuously refreshing the Top 16 on the point rankings.
Therefore, under such a huge change, other than a few groups that truly possessed astonishing strength, the remaining groups were all filled with anxiety and trepidation, afraid that a tyrannical group would suddenly appear and defeat them. Furthermore, they would stand above their heads and spread their fame.
Even under such a huge environment, the defeat of the groups led by Lu Tian, who was originally ranked 10th, and Wang Jiang, who was ranked 8th, still caused quite a bit of ripples to rise within the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
That's because the two groups that had defeated the two powerful groups were the same, the group led by Mu Chen, Hokuang Reiwon.
Furthermore, there were even more people who knew of another piece of information. That was that Lu Tian and Wang Jiang were in an alliance with Ji Xuan … As for Mu Chen, he did not seek out any of them, but instead specifically sought out those groups that had formed an alliance with Ji Xuan. The intent of targeting them was already exceedingly clear.
Such targeting caused quite a few people to feel somewhat astonished. As of now, the fame and reputation of the current Ji Xuan was too great within the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. Even in such a place where geniuses were as numerous as the clouds, he was still as dazzling as the sun, causing people to only be able to look up to him.
There were quite a few powerful groups that had been defeated by the groups led by Ji Xuan, becoming stepping stones for them to take a step forward. Therefore, within the current Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, the number of groups that could challenge Ji Xuan might not exceed the number of fingers on one hand.
It was precisely because of this that everyone felt so astonished when they knew that Mu Chen actually dared to target Ji Xuan at such a time. After all, regardless of anything, the current Mu Chen and Ji Xuan clearly had an immeasurable disparity in terms of fame and reputation.
Therefore, everyone was waiting for Ji Xuan's response towards Mu Chen's targeting.
However, what caused many people to be astonished was the fact that after Lu Tian and Wang Jiang's groups were defeated, Ji Xuan unexpectedly did not take any action. It was as if he had completely forgotten about Mu Chen's targeting.
Ji Xuan's reaction had also exceeded everyone's expectations. They did not understand why Ji Xuan, who had always charged forward fiercely, would choose to give up this time. This was clearly not in line with Ji Xuan's usual style.
However, regardless of how many doubtful and doubtful voices were caused by Ji Xuan's actions in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, there wasn't a single change in his actions. Appearing as if he was still quietly defeating groups one after another, obtaining points and stabilizing his First Place crown.
It was also under these doubtful voices that spread throughout the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, another matter that caused people to pay attention to occurred. That was a new group that had charged into the Top 16. Generally speaking, such a powerful group that had suddenly appeared was truly a common occurrence during this period of time. Other than the initial shock that would cause everyone to be astonished, it would quickly calm down.
That's because, according to the past situations, it wouldn't take long before this dark horse that had charged into the Top 16 would be chopped down by another dark horse.
Therefore, what caused everyone's interest wasn't the dark horse, but the fact that this group was unexpectedly from Hokuang Reiwon.
Point Rankings: Sixteenth, Hokuang Reiwon. Captain: Shen Cangsheng.
With the addition of this group, Hokuang Reiwon had become the only Spiritual Academy that had occupied two spots in the Top 16.
That's because, after defeating Wang Jiang, the group led by Mu Chen had already reached Tenth place in the rankings.
"Ji Xuan's really able to endure."
On top of a hill, Mu Chen looked at a small town in front of him. From time to time, there would be streaks of light descending from the sky. This was one of the trading towns in this region, and it was rather bustling with people. This was also their temporary resting place.
"Why didn't Ji Xuan directly make a move on us?
Now that we're in the Top 16, Ji Xuan should be able to check our positions. "
Xu Huang, who was behind Mu Chen, asked in doubt. He had been on tenterhooks for the past few days, guarding against Ji Xuan's attacks. However, what made him puzzled was that, for the past few days, Ji Xuan, who should have been enraged by their actions, did not make any movements.
"That's because Ji Xuan is also fearful." Luo Li said in a soft voice.
"You guys are underestimating your Captain too much."
Wen Qingxuan smiled as she continued, "In the Spiritual Road, he and Ji Xuan are old rivals. Furthermore, in this kind of confrontation, Ji Xuan did not have an obvious advantage."
Xu Huang and the rest laughed awkwardly, while amazement appeared in their eyes as they looked towards Mu Chen. As Ji Xuan's fame rose with each passing day, they had also started to understand the frightening strength the latter possessed. Such a person could absolutely be called a proud son of the heavens, and was sufficient to cause countless geniuses to pale in comparison.
However, even this proud son of the heavens did not seem to be able to gain much from Mu Chen's hands. From this, one could see that the latter similarly possessed methods and abilities that were not inferior to Ji Xuan's.
"No wonder Mu Chen was unstoppable after entering our Hokuang Reiwon … So he's also a formidable person." Zhao Qingshan said with a bitter smile.
Said Zhao Qingshan with a bitter smile. In the past, when they were still in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, they would still take to heart Mu Chen's status as a Freshman due to his status as a Senior. However, at this moment, they couldn't help but admire him.
"You guys don't have to flatter me."
Mu Chen could not help but smile as he said, "Accurately speaking, the reason why Ji Xuan hasn't taken action yet is because he's afraid of the three of us."
His finger pointed towards himself, Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan.
Amongst the three of them, other than him, the other two beautiful and soul-stirring girls were also not easy to deal with. In the Spiritual Road, Luo Li had caused Ji Xuan to lose the chance to obtain the Spiritual Crown, while Wen Qingxuan had obtained the championship in a single move, suppressing all the outstanding heroes.
Amongst the two girls, Wen Qingxuan's fame and reputation wasn't any weaker than Ji Xuan's. In the eyes of many, she might be the one that could compete with Ji Xuan. As for Luo Li, he might be the one that kept the lowest profile. That's because even Mu Chen wasn't clear on exactly how much strength this future Empress of the Luo God Clan was concealing. Every time he asked about it, the young girl would only smile without saying a word, causing Mu Chen to grind his teeth in anger.
With these two heavyweight figures by his side, even if Ji Xuan was more prideful, he would not dare to easily take action.
Furthermore, there were clearly other reasons behind this. That's because, if Ji Xuan were to truly start an all-out war with Mu Chen and the rest, it would definitely be an earth-shattering battle. At that time, regardless of who won or lost, both parties would definitely suffer great losses.
At this moment, there were still other heavyweight groups present in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. To Ji Xuan, those heavyweight groups similarly possessed an extremely great threat.
Perhaps, those heavyweight groups wouldn't easily pick a fight with him. However, if he were to engage in a fight with Mu Chen and suffer great losses in the end, those heavyweight groups might immediately take action against him, who posed the greatest threat.
It was precisely because of these various reasons that Ji Xuan knew that Mu Chen was purposefully targeting him, and had completely uprooted Lu Tian and Wang Jue's lackeys, he did not easily take action to retaliate.
Clearly, this fellow possessed a rather strong endurance.
Hearing that, Xu Huang and the other two quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to not have to face off against the strongest group in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament at this moment would allow them to relax a little.
"It's too early for you guys to be happy."
Seeing this, Mu Chen gave a faint smile. Gently crossing his slender fingers, he said, "With my understanding of Ji Xuan, he won't completely endure this matter. The reason why he hasn't taken action yet is because he doesn't have absolute confidence.
"Ji Xuan has a cautious character. It's fine if he doesn't take action, but once he does, it will definitely be a thunderous move."
"Therefore …" Raising his head, Mu Chen looked into the distance as chilling intent surfaced within his black pupils. "The current peace is merely the prelude to the storm. Once Ji Xuan takes action, it will be the true storm that will strike."
The expressions of Xu Huang and the other two slightly froze. Although Mu Chen's voice was calm, they were still able to hear the chilling intent hidden within.
"Cough … let's not care about him. Anyways, we have the three of you here. If we really take action, we don't have to be afraid of them."
Giving a dry cough, Xu Huang looked towards the Academy Plaque and said with a smile, "However, I never imagined that Shen Cangsheng and the rest would also rush up here. Those fellows aren't simple."
Hearing that, Mu Chen nodded his head with a smile as he looked towards the sixteenth group on the point rankings. Since Shen Cangsheng and the rest were able to rush into the Top 16, it was evident that their strength had improved greatly compared to before. From the looks of it, they had similarly obtained quite a bit of opportunity in the Shattered Continent, causing Mu Chen to feel rather gratified.
"It's truly been a long time. I wonder how they're doing now." Mu Chen said with a faint smile. Towards Shen Cangsheng, Li Xuantong, Su Xuan and the rest, he had somewhat missed them.
"Why don't we look for them?" Xu Huang suggested.
Shaking his head, Mu Chen replied, "As of now, we're already facing off against Ji Xuan. If we were to walk together with them, it would only bring trouble to them."
"Eh?"
By his side, Wen Qingxuan suddenly cried out in surprise. Pointing towards the first position on the Academy Plaque, her lovable face turned slightly solemn as she said in a deep voice, "Ji Xuan and the rest's positions are changing."
Hearing that, Mu Chen and the rest immediately looked over. Sure enough, they saw that the positions of Ji Xuan and the rest had started to change at an extremely high frequency. Clearly, they were currently moving at an extremely high speed.
"Could it be that they're coming for us?" Luo Li asked in astonishment.
Mu Chen frowned slightly as he stared at the changing positions of Ji Xuan and the rest. After a brief moment, his pupils furiously contracted as a chilling intent gushed out from the depths of his eyes.
"They're not coming for us …"
At this moment, Mu Chen's handsome face appeared exceedingly dark and gloomy. Clenching his hands abruptly, killing intent surged within his eyes.
"They're planning to take action against Shen Cangsheng and the rest!"
Upon hearing that, the faces of Xu Huang and the rest abruptly contorted.