Following the departure of Ji Xuan's team, his ice-cold voice, which was filled with dense killing intent, still lingered in the sky for a long time.
Under the spread of the killing intent, the countless powerhouses in this region looked at each other in dismay, not daring to utter a single word.
Although Ji Xuan seemed to have been forced to retreat, no one felt that he had retreated in a miserable manner. That's because everyone could sense that Ji Xuan had not used his true strength.
The mysterious and ancient eagle cry from before was the best proof. Everyone present was clear about how terrifying the might of Mu Chen's black lightning was. However, even such an attack was blocked by Ji Xuan in the end.
The trump card that Ji Xuan had hidden up his sleeves was clearly extremely terrifying.
However, the current situation had shackled him, preventing him from unleashing it without the slightest scruple. That's because the opponent he was facing wasn't someone easy to deal with.
This Mu Chen, who seemed to only be in the realm of Spiritual Energy Disaster, possessed true strength that was sufficient to make any expert present to have a grave expression on their faces and treat him with caution.
Clearly, facing such an opponent, even a monstrous figure like Ji Xuan couldn't help but feel some fear. That's because he was afraid that this would be an extremely intense battle.
If that's the case, even if he was able to defeat Mu Chen in the end, he would have to pay a considerably heavy price. At that time, he would have to face the truly enraged Luo Li, as well as Wen Qingxuan, whose attitude was unclear.
Facing these two beauties that possessed devastatingly beautiful appearances, even Ji Xuan didn't dare to say that he had absolute confidence in defeating them, unless he truly disregarded everything else.
Therefore, the situation had forced Ji Xuan to retreat.
However, although Ji Xuan had retreated, everyone knew that this earth-shattering confrontation hadn't truly come to an end.
It had only delayed it a little. Ji Xuan was waiting, waiting for the finals.
The moment he entered the finals, he would be able to display his trump card without the slightest scruple.
And when that time comes.
Whether or not Mu Chen could still cause Ji Xuan to fear him was another matter entirely.
When the time came for that battle.
It would definitely be a true battle between dragons and tigers.
In the sky, Mu Chen calmly watched as Ji Xuan disappeared into the distance. His tensed body gradually relaxed as a faint paleness flitted across his handsome face.
With his Spiritual Energy Disaster strength, he would be able to leave the Divine Wheel of Heavenly Wood in a short period of time.
The Divine Arts of Wood and the Lightning Manipulation Art were three true Divine Arts. To him, this was still a huge drain.
This was also because he had advanced to Spiritual Energy Disaster, and the spiritual energy in his body had become several times more vigorous.
Otherwise, if it was the previous Human Body Disaster, he would definitely not be able to do this.
He stared at the spot where Ji Xuan had disappeared. His expression was calm, but there was a sharp glint surging in the depths of his eyes.
In this exchange, it was a little anticlimactic.
However, it also made him understand exactly how powerful Ji Xuan was. This opponent of his in the past had become more and more unfathomable.
"What a formidable opponent."
Mu Chen slowly clenched his fist as he muttered to himself, "Spiritual Energy Disaster.
Indeed, it's far from enough. "
In the previous exchange, Mu Chen could sense that Ji Xuan had concealed many things. His true strength shouldn't be limited to this. Therefore, this made Mu Chen feel that he was lacking for the first time. Especially in terms of Spiritual Energy. Compared to an expert like Ji Xuan, who had passed through the Third Grade Spirit Disaster, there was indeed too much of a difference.
Although he could rely on his powerful physical body to close the distance, Spiritual Energy was, after all, the most crucial point. If he wanted to display some powerful trump cards, he would definitely need the support of vast and vigorous Spiritual Energy.
Therefore, if he really wanted to thoroughly defeat Ji Xuan, then he would definitely have to raise his strength.
Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air as he suppressed the surging waves in his heart and said in a soft voice, "The final battle should be coming soon. Ji Xuan, at that time, we will completely reveal our trump cards and see who will have the last laugh."
The silence in this region lasted for a long time as the killing intent that filled the air finally dissipated. Thus, all the powerful teams quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
They looked at each other, before looking at Mu Chen in the distant sky with a strange and fearful gaze. Some of the teams had already started to retreat. Since the battle had already come to an end, there wasn't a need for them to continue staying here. On the contrary, they would be easily targeted by the other powerful teams.
With such thoughts in mind, whooshing sounds quickly rang out in the sky as the powerful teams started to retreat in an orderly manner. Furthermore, as they retreated, they still maintained a vigilant formation.
In just a few short minutes, the area that had gathered around seventy to eighty percent of the powerful teams in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament had started to become spacious and empty. Only the mess and shattered mountain peaks were left as proof of the huge battle that had previously erupted here.
"Haha. Truly formidable. As expected of the person that the next Empress of the Luo God Clan has taken a liking to." The River Of Blood smiled towards Mu Chen.
Looking at the River Of Blood with indifference, Mu Chen said, "You people from the Blood God Clan have traveled so far to participate in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. You're truly too free."
"Even the future Empress of the Luo God Clan is here. What's so strange about us appearing here?"
The River Of Blood's gaze shifted towards Luo Li, who wasn't far away, as a chill flashed across his scarlet eyes. He pursed his lips into a smile and said, "Right now, she's the hope of the entire Luo God Clan. If we can kill her, the Luo God Clan will be in complete despair."
As his voice rang out, he saw Mu Chen's gaze turning extremely terrifying. Even when he was facing Ji Xuan earlier, it wasn't this terrifying. Therefore, it caused the eyes of the River Of Blood to slightly narrow.
"Then I can only slaughter you bastards here first."
An extremely sinister smile appeared on Mu Chen's handsome face as a smear of red light flashed across his eyes, along with torrential killing intent that spread out.
The killing intent that suddenly burst out from Mu Chen caused everyone to be slightly startled. They couldn't help looking towards the River Of Blood's group. Clearly, they couldn't understand why the latter would suddenly provoke Mu Chen to such a state.
With a move, Luo Li appeared by Mu Chen's side. At this moment, her clear eyes appeared exceedingly cold, while the Luo Shen Sword tightly clenched within her jade-like hand started to faintly tremble as sword cries rang out.
Down below, Shen Cangsheng, Li Xuantong, Su Xuan and the rest were also restless as their gazes locked onto the River Of Blood's group.
Wen Qingxuan's beautiful phoenix eyes swept a glance at the River Of Blood as she lightly snorted. A golden war spear appeared in her hand in a flash. The tip of the spear was pointed towards the impressive figure that was wrapped in golden battle armor, extending a heart-stirring and alluring curve.
The eyes of the River Of Blood narrowed when he saw such a reaction from his words. Shortly after, he cast a glance at Liu Qingyun, Fang Yun and the rest.
"Haha."
Liu Qingyun and Fang Yun smiled when they saw the gaze of the River Of Blood. However, they did not show any signs of helping. Instead, the tips of their feet pushed off the ground and their figures flew away.
Although they were allies with Ji Xuan, they did not have much of a relationship with the River Of Blood. Therefore, they would naturally not deal with Mu Chen for the sake of the River Of Blood.
Especially now that Mu Chen had displayed a strength that caused them to be extremely fearful.
After all, with their strength, advancing to the finals was already a certainty. Therefore, there was no need for them to offend Mu Chen at this moment.
Mu Chen glanced at Liu Qingyun and the rest, but did not obstruct them. At this moment, he similarly did not wish to take action against such a powerful team. That was because doing so would only push them towards Ji Xuan's side.
When the River Of Blood saw that Liu Qingyun and the rest had directly fled, the expression in his eyes turned somewhat dark. Soon after, he let out a cold snort and stomped his foot. A river of blood swept out and completely enveloped their bodies.
"You can feel proud now. When the finals come, I will naturally make you unable to laugh."
The River Of Blood's cold voice rang out. The river of blood exploded into bloody light that blotted the sky. Soon after, some of the bloody light directly fled into the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Although he also wanted to take action against Luo Li, the other party's lineup was a little too tyrannical. If they really took action, they would clearly go for wool and come home shorn. Therefore, the River Of Blood could only sullenly lead his group and flee.
Mu Chen's eyes were ice-cold as he looked at the strength of the River Of Blood's group. He similarly did not obstruct them, because he knew that this was indeed not a good time to take action.
"If I encounter those fellows in the finals, I will make sure that they never return to the Blood God Clan!"
Mu Chen's eyes were filled with killing intent. It might be a little troublesome to kill someone here, but once the finals started, there would no longer be such rules.
Evidently, he could not wait to get rid of those from the Blood God Clan that had been targeting Luo Li.
Turning her head over, Luo Li's originally piercingly cold eyes had rapidly turned gentle, while her rosy little lips had also gently curled upwards, appearing exceedingly alluring.
"Why are you so angry?" Luo Li slightly tilted her head, glancing at Mu Chen with a smile in her glass-like eyes.
It could be seen that she was in a good mood. It was likely due to the astonishing killing intent that had suddenly erupted from Mu Chen.
"Those bastards dared to target my wife, how can I not be angry?" Mu Chen coldly snorted.
"Nonsense. Who's your wife?" Luo Li's pretty face turned slightly red as she glared at Mu Chen, appearing both angry and shy.
Mu Chen chuckled, but his heart was stirred by Luo Li's rare appearance. He could not help but extend his hand and grab the delicate little hand of the young girl in front of him.
Luo Li was slightly startled. After all, there were too many people here. She immediately struggled for a moment, but when she saw the trace of paleness hidden on Mu Chen's face, she quickly stopped struggling. Her pearly white teeth bit her rosy lips, and a cold light flickered in her eyes as she looked at the place where Ji Xuan had disappeared.
"Cough."
A dry cough suddenly rang out. Raising his head, Mu Chen saw Wu Ling appearing before him with a grin on his face. Standing behind him was Wu Yingying, who wore a scarlet-red dress and had a voluptuous figure. She was also standing there without any expression on her face. Her pair of charming eyes were indifferently staring at him.