Across the vast heavens and earth, vast and mighty figures blotted out the skies and covered the plains. However, those figures were clearly separated as they stood in the sky, all of them maintaining their vigilance against each other.
The black sea of people extended from the sky to the distance, with distinct levels.
Due to the large number of people present, the Spiritual Energy radiating from their bodies caused the heavens and earth to be filled with a myriad of colours, looking exceptionally gorgeous.
At this moment, the gazes that filled the skies were locked onto the vast land before them, where the two groups were facing each other.
The group led by Ji Xuan could be considered as the strongest amongst all the groups present. Furthermore, the most important factor was that Ji Xuan's strength was deep and unfathomable, making him hard to grasp.
From the start of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament until now, Ji Xuan had never experienced a single defeat. Facing any opponent, he would sweep through them in an unstoppable manner, seemingly invincible.
Facing such a monstrous figure, there wasn't anyone in the entire Great Spiritual Academy Tournament that wouldn't be fearful of him.
However, although Ji Xuan was powerful, Mu Chen and the rest weren't pushovers, either. Without mentioning Wen Qingxuan, who was currently ranked second, even Mu Chen's reputation had risen recently, becoming a dark horse that no one could underestimate.
As for Luo Li, although she had always maintained a low profile, anyone that had some understanding of her would know that this girl, who wasn't inferior to Wen Qingxuan in terms of appearance and temperament, actually possessed a rather frightening strength.
The strength of the small triangle formed by the three of them was absolutely sufficient to make others smack their lips.
Therefore, when these two forces collided head-on, who would gain the upper hand? This was something that many people wanted to know.
Therefore, when everyone saw Ji Xuan's palm lightly waving down, their expressions slightly tensed up, and their bodies slowly tensed up.
Both of Mu Chen's hands faintly hung by his side, while a calm expression was maintained on his handsome face. Beside him, Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li had also gradually tightened their grip on the longsword and warspear in their jade-like hands.
Operation Dust Extermination …
Just from the name, it was obvious that it was targeted at Mu Chen.
Wu wu.
A gale blew across the sky, bringing along whooshing sounds. Although seemingly all of the powerful teams in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament were gathered here, it was so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard.
"Hehe, what a lively scene."
The solidified atmosphere did not continue for long before a clear laughter suddenly resounded, breaking the atmosphere.
Whoosh!
Everyone instantly shifted their gazes towards a mountain peak in the distance. Spiritual light flickered there as several figures slowly appeared.
Standing at the forefront of the group was a youth dressed in green robes. His long hair draped over his shoulders, giving him an exceptionally confident and unrestrained appearance. Following the appearance of this person, the gales in this region seemed to have abruptly turned hurried. The gales that blotted the skies actually converged towards his location, transforming into a tornado.
"That's …"
Everyone's gazes looked towards the chest of the green-robed youth, where a green-coloured Academy Emblem was present. Within the Academy Emblem was a vast and boundless jade-green sky. This was the Academy Emblem of one of the five Great Academies, the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy!
"That's the Azure Heavens Spiritual Academy's Liu Qingyun!"
"It's actually the Rank 4, Liu Qingyun!"
"So Ji Xuan had secretly invited him over?"
Following the appearance of those figures, waves of clamoring instantly erupted in this region. Liu Qingyun was similarly a peak expert in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. Being ranked Rank 4 was sufficient to show how powerful he was. Such a figure similarly possessed the qualifications to contend for supremacy. However, no one could have imagined that Ji Xuan would invite him over.
"Liu Qingyun!"
Wen Qingxuan's beautiful eyes turned slightly cold as she looked at the figure, before speaking out in a frosty voice, "Looks like you're going to participate in this matter today."
Looking over, Liu Qingyun sent a faint smile towards Wen Qingxuan, before saying, "Qingxuan, Mu Chen has gone slightly overboard in this matter. Therefore, you can't blame me for this."
"I'm not familiar with you, so don't call me that. If not, don't blame me for being impolite," replied Wen Qingxuan in an indifferent tone as her beautiful eyes slightly drooped down.
"In any case, we've cooperated before …" replied Liu Qingyun with a frown. Shooting a look at Mu Chen, an indescribable feeling flashed within his eyes as he said, "Furthermore … I've rarely seen you walk so close to anyone …"
Mu Chen's gaze flickered as he shot a look at Wen Qingxuan. Helplessly smiling, he teased, "Now, I finally understand what it means to be femme fatale."
Clearly, Liu Qingyun was acquainted with Wen Qingxuan. Furthermore, from his tone, it wasn't hard to tell that he was fond of the latter. Perhaps, the reason why he had agreed to Ji Xuan's request to deal with Mu Chen today was due to jealousy.
After all, he had some understanding of Wen Qingxuan's character. The latter would definitely not have any close contact with males. Even if they had to cooperate, she would wait until the cooperation was over before saying goodbye. She would not give the other party any chance to take advantage of the situation.
Therefore, this was the first time that Liu Qingyun had seen Wen Qingxuan cooperating with a male for such a long period of time. Furthermore, for his sake, she had not hesitated to go against a thorny character like Ji Xuan.
"Mu Chen, do you believe that I won't kick you to death if you spout any more nonsense?!" Wen Qingxuan's eyebrows slightly raised. Staring at Mu Chen, she gritted her teeth and said.
Mu Chen smiled.
"Now that Liu Qingyun has joined the fray, it's not good news at all."
Luo Li looked towards Mu Chen and said in a soft voice. Liu Qingyun was not someone that Lu Tian and the rest, whom they had dealt with previously, could be compared to. The latter was also from the Five Great Academies, and was a genius from the Wind Spirit Clan. Regardless of talent or background, both were extremely strong. If he wanted to help Ji Xuan, it would create quite a bit of pressure for them.
Gently nodding his head, Mu Chen said, "Furthermore, I'm afraid that this isn't all of Ji Xuan's preparations …"
In the sky not far away, Ji Xuan stood in the air. His expression was still calm as he looked towards Mu Chen, with not a single ripple of shock present on his face. In the next instant, he raised his hand once again, before gently waving it downwards.
"Brother Fang Yun, please show yourself."
As Ji Xuan's indifferent voice rang out, the expressions of quite a few people turned solemn. Fang Yun?
Could it be the Rank 6, Fang Yun from the Nine Cauldrons Spiritual Academy?
"Cough. Looks like this can be considered as the most exciting confrontation before the finals. Therefore, I'm afraid that it'll be very regretful if I'm absent."
As Ji Xuan's voice rang out, a laugh rang out. Everyone's gazes converged over, only to see the sea of people suddenly split apart in the sky not far away, before numerous figures slowly walked out.
The person leading the group wore white clothes, appearing rather delicate and pretty. His hair was greyish-white in colour, while his eyes were exceedingly bright. At this moment, he was smiling faintly as he looked at the sea of people converging on the land.
On his chest, there was also an Academy Emblem in the shape of nine cauldrons.
That was the symbol of the Nine Cauldrons Spiritual Academy. A hundred years ago, the Nine Cauldrons Spiritual Academy was once one of the Five Great Academies. However, due to some decline, they lost their title as one of the Five Great Academies. Nevertheless, it was undeniable that the Nine Cauldrons Spiritual Academy possessed extremely astonishing strength. This was evident from the fact that the group that they had sent out was able to obtain the Rank 6 ranking.
As expected, the appearance of Fang Yun had caused an uproar once again, with shock appearing on the faces of quite a few people. The people that Ji Xuan had invited were all peak figures that possessed the qualifications to contend for the top 8.
From the looks of it, this time, Ji Xuan had indeed come prepared. He truly intended to thoroughly defeat Mu Chen and his group.
Gazes that blotted the skies converged towards Mu Chen, with indescribable expressions present within their eyes. No one knew if the latter would truly be able to escape unscathed from Ji Xuan's preparations.
"Mu Chen, are you satisfied with the show that I've prepared for you?" asked Ji Xuan with a faint smile as he looked towards Mu Chen. "If you're still not satisfied …"
As his voice rang out, he extended his slender palm and gave a light clap.
Upon seeing this action of his, everyone's eyelids involuntarily twitched, while shock and astonishment filled their hearts. Could it be that this wasn't the end?
"Whoosh!"
As Ji Xuan's clap rang out, a blood-red colour suddenly swept out from the distant horizon. Akin to a river of blood, the blood-red colour streaked across the horizon, before rushing straight into the region that was the focus of attention of countless experts.
Looking at the river of blood, Mu Chen's pupils faintly contracted, while chilling intent gushed out from Luo Li's beautiful eyes.
As the river of blood dissipated, numerous figures similarly appeared in a flash. Those figures were all dressed in blood-red clothes, with one of them having a familiar appearance. It was Xue Tiandou, who had fled after being injured by Mu Chen in the Divine Wood Palace.
At this moment, Xue Tiandou's gaze was also sinisterly staring at Mu Chen. However, he clearly wasn't the main character, as there was a youth with long blood-red hair standing in front of him.
The youth wore blood-red clothes, while his scarlet-red eyes swept over, before finally stopping on Luo Li's figure. With a faint smile, he said, "River of Blood, I never imagined that even the third prince of the Blood God Clan would come."
Tightly grasping onto the Luo God Sword, Luo Li's clear and beautiful eyes were filled with chilling intent. Slightly opening her rosy lips, a clear and cold voice resounded, "River Of Blood, I never thought that even the Third Prince of the Blood God Clan would come."
"For you, the future Empress of the Luo God Clan, it wouldn't be excessive for anyone from our Blood God Clan to come." The youth by the name of River Of Blood smiled.
In this region, there were quite a few gazes that were fixated on the River Of Blood. Although his name didn't appear in the Top 16, anyone could sense that the pressure coming from the River Of Blood wasn't the slightest bit weaker than Liu Qingyun and Fang Yun.
Those three figures were all heavyweight figures.
Indeed, to deal with Mu Chen, Ji Xuan had truly put in effort. Those people before him definitely possessed the qualifications to enter the finals. They were the pinnacle figures in this Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
"Mu Chen …"
A warm smile surfaced on Ji Xuan's handsome face once again. Looking towards the North, South, East and West direction, he looked at the three groups that had surrounded Mu Chen's group and slowly said, "Are you satisfied with my preparations?"
Gazes that blotted the skies were directed towards Mu Chen. Faced against such a frightening formation, even a formidable little triangle like them would feel an extreme amount of pressure.
This situation wasn't easy to break.
The cards that Ji Xuan had played were extremely threatening.
Facing such a situation, what should Mu Chen do?
Under the countless gazes, Mu Chen slowly raised his head. Surprisingly, there wasn't much panic on his handsome face. On the contrary, a faint smile surfaced as his soft voice resounded.
"Are you done?"
His voice wasn't heavy, but when it landed in everyone's ears, it caused their hearts to violently tremble.