Hokuang Reiwon
Compared to the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament that was filled with brutal battles, the atmosphere here was peaceful. The Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth seemed to be flowing lazily. A gentle breeze blew from afar, causing the entire Hokuang Reiwon to emit a youthful vitality.
It had already been half a year since the start of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
When Mu Chen and the rest participated in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, almost all the students were raising their heads in anticipation. However, as time slowly passed, there was still no news from the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. Thus, everyone could only unwillingly calm their hearts and resume their usual cultivation. However, they would occasionally raise their heads to look at the massive ancient bell at the centre of Hokuang Reiwon.
The moment there was news from the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, the ancient bell would ring.
However, it was a pity that there was no movement from the ancient bell for half a year.
Hokuang Reiwon was filled with vitality. This massive Spiritual Academy wouldn't stop because of anyone, not even Mu Chen and the rest who participated in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
Therefore, after they left, this massive Spiritual Academy was still very exciting. Newcomers were constantly emerging, causing waves in the massive Spiritual Academy.
However, no matter how outstanding those newcomers and dark horses were, no one could surpass the name that had disappeared for half a year on the Heavenly Ranking.
That name had already become an unsurpassable mountain in front of all the geniuses in Hokuang Reiwon.
But even so, the geniuses of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy did not give up just like that. The pressure brought by that name had, on the contrary, become the motivation for them to work hard. They charged forward again and again. Even if they failed, they would still climb up in excitement and tell themselves that the distance between them and that name seemed to have been pulled a little closer.
And the result of this kind of effort was …
The number of people cultivating in Hokuang Reiwon's Lightning Territory and Spirit Convergence Array grew more and more. Furthermore, the degree of their dedication to cultivation also grew more and more insane, which made the teachers and elders of Hokuang Reiwon feel gratified.
Hokuang Reiwon, Goddess Luo Association.
Right now, the headquarters of the Goddess Luo Association was located in the central region of the entire Spiritual Academy. The Spiritual Energy here was denser than the outer region, and there weren't many student forces in Hokuang Reiwon that could receive such treatment.
Outside the Goddess Luo Association headquarters.
It was still a vast cultivation platform.
On both sides of the training platform.
It was a huge clear lake. The dense spiritual energy formed a faint spiritual mist that floated above the lake, making it look like a fairyland.
Meanwhile, on the training platform.
There were about a thousand figures cultivating and sparring with each other. The sound of wind being torn apart rang out continuously.
In a short span of half a year, the Goddess Luo Association had clearly grown stronger. The freshmen from back then were no longer immature and had started to display their talent, blossoming with a radiance that belonged to them in Hokuang Reiwon.
And the current Goddess Luo Association.
It was obvious that they had become the strongest student faction in Hokuang Reiwon.
There were many figures on the training platform, but most of the members of the Goddess Luo Association had their gazes focused on their cultivation.
Their gazes were constantly directed towards the central region, and the main reason for that was naturally because of the two graceful figures in the middle of the crowd.
Of the two figures, one of them was rather familiar. It was Su Xuan's younger sister, Su Ling 'er. Over the past half a year, this once spoiled young girl had matured quite a bit. She was still dressed in a bright red dress, appearing exceptionally eye-catching. Her graceful figure had wonderful curves, and her proud figure was exceptionally alluring.
Su Ling 'er had joined the Goddess Luo Association not long after Mu Chen and the rest participated in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament. Naturally, the Goddess Luo Association was extremely welcoming towards her. After all, Su Ling' er could be considered as a celebrity in Hokuang Reiwon, and there were many people that admired her. Thus, her joining could make the Goddess Luo Association stronger.
As for the other figure, it was the girl from the Northern Spiritual Academy that Mu Chen had met before he participated in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, Yu Xi.
She wasn't too old, probably around the same age as Su 'er. However, the current Yu Xi had become an extremely famous person in the Goddess Luo Association. Ever since she entered Hokuang Reiwon, she had displayed astonishing talent. In just half a year, she had jumped from being unknown to the second rank of the Spirit Ranking.
As for the first rank, it was the record that Mu Chen had left behind back then.
Although there was still a gap between her and Mu Chen's speed of improvement, it was sufficient to make others feel astonished. If Mu Chen was the representative of their batch of students, then there was a high possibility that Yu Xi would stand at the pinnacle of this batch of newcomers.
In two years' time, even Mu Chen's position might be replaced by her. Naturally, at that time, Mu Chen would have already left Hokuang Reiwon.
At this moment, Yu Xi was currently seated on a huge rock on the training platform. Her arms were slightly in front of her as she supported herself on the rock. Her green-coloured dress made her already delicate and slender figure appear even more alluring, while her beautiful face attracted quite a few gazes to stealthily sweep over.
In the current Goddess Luo Association, there were some busybodies that had created the so-called Three Fairies of the Goddess Luo Association. Su Ling 'er and Yu Xi were naturally two of them, while the last one was Su' er.
However, Su 'er would spend the majority of her time cultivating Spiritual Arrays at Ling Xi's place. Although her Spiritual Energy cultivation wasn't too outstanding, she possessed an extremely powerful talent in Spiritual Arrays. In just a short half a year of cultivation, she had made great progress in her Spiritual Array cultivation. Not too long ago, she had unintentionally defeated a senior that was ranked tenth on the Heavenly Ranking, which instantly caused the entire Hokuang Reiwon to tremble.
Therefore, in the current Goddess Luo Association, the ones with the greatest reputation weren't the Doyens, but the three beautiful girls.
Yu Xi sat on the cold rock. She had just finished her cultivation and was currently carefully bending her legs. Her cute and round chin was placed on her knees, while her pair of jet-black eyes were directed at the ancient bell on the mountain peak at the center of Hokuang Reiwon. She didn't pay much attention to the gazes of adoration that were stealthily shooting over from the surroundings.
Beside Yu Xi, Su Ling 'er had also raised her head as she stared at the ancient bell. Her usually lively expression had become much quieter, as if she was thinking about something.
"Haha, are you guys thinking about Mu Chen again?"
A gentle laughter suddenly resounded from the side. Yu Xi and Su Ling 'er immediately turned their heads, only to see Ye Qingling standing by the side, looking at them with a smile.
"Who would be thinking about that fellow!"
Su Ling 'er pouted her lips. "I'm just thinking about how Big Sister and the rest are doing right now."
"N-no …"
Yu Xi's face turned red as she quickly waved her hand. However, her dodging eyes made her words not very convincing. Accurately speaking, she had only met Mu Chen once. However, she couldn't be more familiar with the latter's name. Ever since she entered the Northern Spiritual Academy, she had always heard about Mu Chen's legend. Even now, when she arrived at Hokuang Reiwon, she still heard about the dazzling youth. Naturally, she had to admit that when she entered Hokuang Reiwon and saw the earth-shattering confrontation between Mu Chen and Shen Cangsheng, the Overlord of the Heavenly Rankings, the shock that was born in her heart.
At that time, the slender figure that was filled with high-spirited fighting intent had clearly left a deep shadow in her heart. Naturally, the Mu Chen from that day was too imposing. Thinking about it, there were many girls in Hokuang Reiwon that had their hearts branded by that figure on that day.
"Big Sister Ye, do you think that Big Brother Mu Chen and the rest will be able to enter the Finals?" Yu Xi hesitated for a brief moment, before she couldn't help asking with a red face.
Ye Qingling sat down beside them as she looked at the ancient bell, which did not move at all. After a brief silence, she said, "I've heard that this year's Great Spiritual Academy Tournament is the most intense one in the past ten years."
Yu Xi and Su Ling 'er's faces changed as they bit their lips. Naturally, they knew how powerful Mu Chen and the rest were. However, they were also clear that the opponents that Mu Chen and the rest would be facing were geniuses from the various Great Spiritual Academies. It wouldn't be an easy task for them to stand out in such a brutal battle.
"Big Brother Mu Chen and the rest will definitely be able to enter the Finals!"
Yu Xi clenched her small hands as she spoke with determination. She couldn't believe that the figure that seemed to be invincible in her heart would be defeated by someone else.
"We also hope for that."
Ye Qingling rubbed her head. A few days ago, she had heard from Su 'er that an extremely monstrous and abnormal person had appeared in the Holy Spirit House. That fellow was called Ji Xuan, and he was also an enemy of Mu Chen. That Ji Xuan was someone that even the Elder of Hokuang Reiwon would have a grave expression when mentioning him. Thus, one could see how abnormal he was. If that fellow wanted to deal with Mu Chen, then it would truly be an uneasy matter.
Although Mu Chen was also very formidable, could he really block that terrifying fellow that even the Elder of the Academy had a grave expression on his face?
Ye Qingling gently sighed in her heart as she felt a little uneasy.
Seemingly sensing Ye Qingling's uneasiness, Yu Xi and Su Ling 'er exchanged a glance and fell into silence.
Boom!
However, just when they were in silence, an ancient and distant bell rang out as it resounded between the heavens and earth.
As the bell rang, it resounded throughout the entire Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. The academy, which was originally bustling with life, instantly turned silent. Countless students looked at each other blankly. After a brief moment, they recovered from their shock and started to understand what the bell rang represented.
On the rock, Ye Qingling, Yu Xi and Su Ling 'er were also stunned for an instant, before they abruptly raised their heads, looking at the huge ancient bell with excitement and nervousness surging on their faces.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
In the sky above the Spiritual Academy, earth-shattering whooshing sounds rang out, causing the entire Spiritual Academy to go into an uproar.
That's because everyone knew what the bell rang represented!
The Finals of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament had arrived!