When the eight teams appeared on the Golden Battle Stairs, deafening cheers resounded in this region. It didn't matter if there were any teams from their Spiritual Academies that made it to the Final Match, it didn't stop them from having expectations for the upcoming Final Match.
Regardless of anything, the eight teams before them were outstanding amongst the countless Spiritual Academies. From a certain degree, their strength represented the highest fighting strength amongst the Spiritual Academies.
Up in the sky, the Deans of the Five Great Spiritual Academies also lowered their heads as they looked at the Golden Battle Stairs. However, their expressions were a little different.
At this moment, a thick smile had already surfaced on Dean Tai Cang's originally indifferent face. Upon the appearance of Mu Chen and his group, his heart was similarly filled with astonishment and pleasant surprise.
He wasn't surprised that Mu Chen's team could make it to the Final Match. However, he never expected that Mu Chen would obtain such a shocking result in the Elimination Match.
"Haha, Dean Tai Cang, looks like there's a formidable newcomer from your Hokuang Reiwon this time." Dean Wu of the Wu Ling Academy cast a glance at Mu Chen's team and smiled with his eyes narrowed.
"They're just lucky. Your academy's Wu Ling isn't simple either. I believe that the reason why he didn't make it to the Top 3 is because he's hiding his strength, right?"
Dean Tai Cang smiled. However, the joy between his brows revealed a little. After all, it had been a long time since their Hokuang Reiwon achieved such a result.
"Looks like Hokuang Reiwon has truly improved."
Dean Tensei, who hadn't spoken a single word, finally faintly smiled at this moment. "Dean Tai Cang, congratulations."
Dean Tensei had a faint smile on his face. His gaze was so deep that no one could tell what he was thinking in his heart. From the looks of it, it seemed that he wasn't affected by the fact that Ji Xuan didn't obtain the Championship.
"Dean Tensei must be joking. It's just the Elimination Match.
It's not really true. "
Dean Tensei was an old fox, but Dean Tai Cang was similarly not an easy character to deal with. He smiled and said, "But no matter how powerful the opponent is, our Hokuang Reiwon will do our best."
"I'm really looking forward to it."
Dean Tensei smiled and nodded. He looked at the other three Deans and said, "Since the top eight have been decided, shall we officially start the finals?"
The other three Deans nodded in agreement.
When Dean Tensei saw this, he stood up from his seat.
His figure was exceptionally small compared to the vast world.
But for some reason …
As he stood there, it was as though the heavens and earth were beneath his gaze. An indescribable pressure spread out, and under this terrifying pressure, the entire world seemed to be under his gaze.
Under that terrifying pressure, the cheers in this region instantly quietened down as everyone directed their gazes over.
Mu Chen, who stood at the top of the Golden Stairs, raised his head as he looked at the white-robed figure. That pressure made his heart tremble a little. Shortly after, his mind swayed a little. This was the power of a genuine expert.
The current him was still a distance away from that level. However, he wasn't dejected because of that, since he knew that he would definitely be able to reach that level.
He would definitely be able to reach that step, but he still needed time to hone himself.
"Firstly, I would like to congratulate the eight teams that managed to enter the finals. Regardless of the outcome, you guys have already become the elites amongst all the Spiritual Academies."
Dean Tensei's faint voice seemed to have brought along a trace of sound that caused the heavens and earth to tremble, causing the Spiritual Energy in everyone's body to tremble.
"The Elimination Match has already ended. Next up will be the finals of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament."
"Only those that stand out in the finals can be considered as the strongest amongst the countless Spiritual Academies. They will represent the pinnacle of all the Spiritual Academies."
Countless students felt their blood boiling as they listened. To them, the position at the peak was an unattainable glory. But now, there were only eight teams that had the ability to fight for that glory.
"As for the Champions, every single member will be able to obtain a thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid and a Sovereign Pellet."
Rustle.
When his words resounded, countless students in this region went into an uproar. Many people had their eyes turning red, since they knew what the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid represented to them. It was something that couldn't be lacking in order to reach the Sovereign Realm.
A thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid wasn't a small amount, even for some Sects.
As for the Sovereign Pellet, it was even rarer. It was said that only when Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was refined to a certain degree would it form into a pellet. From a certain degree, the value of a Sovereign Pellet wasn't inferior to a Low Rank Divine Artifact.
Everyone knew that if they wanted to step into the Sovereign Realm, even if they had passed through the Third Grade Spirit Disaster, they would still require a large amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Furthermore, there wasn't a 100% chance of success. If they failed, the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid that they had painstakingly stored would be gone. But if they possessed a Sovereign Pellet, although it wasn't a 100% chance of success, the success rate would definitely increase by several folds.
For those that had yet to reach the Sovereign Realm, it was even more precious than a Divine Artifact.
"Sovereign Pellet, what a huge sum."
It was so much so that even Mu Chen exclaimed. He possessed the Spiritual Condensing Bowl, so although a thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was tempting to him, it wasn't shocking. However, the Sovereign Pellet made his heart jolt.
"It should be a reward from the Five Great Spiritual Academies, it's somewhat worth looking at." Luo Li lightly smiled from the side. Although the Sovereign Pellet was precious, it wasn't enough to move her.
"You're the future Empress of the Luo God Clan, so you're the Empress who doesn't know the hunger of a man." Mu Chen teased.
Luo Li helplessly glanced at him. That unintentional flirtatious look that she had revealed had caused the hearts of others to waver. Even the countless gazes that were directed over from outside the Golden Battle Stage lit up.
Just when Mu Chen's heart was moved by the flirtatious look of the girl before him, he suddenly felt a cold gaze directed at him. Turning his head, he saw Ji Xuan, who had been staring at him.
At this moment, Ji Xuan's face was dark, no longer as warm as before. Clearly, he had suffered quite a setback this time. At the last moment, he had increased his points by 50,000, throwing Mu Chen far behind him. He initially thought that he would step on Mu Chen again, but before he could be complacent for long, he saw Mu Chen's points surging up at a terrifying speed. Furthermore, before he could stabilize his position as the Numero Uno, Mu Chen had already surpassed him.
At this moment, the shock and rage in Ji Xuan's heart had clearly broken through his shrewdness. If it wasn't for the fact that he still had some rationality left in him, he might have immediately found a team in the Top 8 to snatch points.
However, Mu Chen did not give him any time to think. When Mu Chen's points surpassed Mu Chen's, the eight Academy Plaques of the Top 16 had already started to burn.
Therefore, in this elimination round, Ji Xuan had originally tried to trick Mu Chen. However, who would have thought that he would end up shooting himself in the foot, ending the elimination round first and deciding the rankings.
Although the rankings in the elimination round did not affect the final championship, the frustration of being stepped on had filled Ji Xuan's heart with rage.
Over the years, he had never suffered such a huge loss. Even when he fought with Mu Chen in the Spiritual Road, he had still ended up as the victor.
Looking at Ji Xuan's cold gaze, Mu Chen lightly smiled and cupped his hands together, "Thank you."
Hearing Mu Chen's words, Ji Xuan's chest felt stifled. Shortly after, he took in two deep breaths and the ripples on his face gradually weakened. However, his gaze had become even colder.
"It's still too early for you to be complacent now."
Ji Xuan sneered, "Right now, you better hope that you don't meet me in the first round. Otherwise, I'm afraid that you won't even have the qualifications to enter the Top 4."
"I'll return those words back to you."
Mu Chen smiled as a sinister light circulated in his black pupils, "However, you don't have to worry. This time, I will accompany you for a good fight."
"Looks like the previous battle has given you too much confidence."
The corner of Ji Xuan's mouth raised as he said, "Looks like you should be more careful. If you are too confident, it will be very painful when you fall."
"You also have to be careful of falling to your death." Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders.
The tone of the two was filled with chilliness. Their intention of opposing each other was extremely obvious.
Luo Li quietly stood beside Mu Chen as she indifferently glanced at Ji Xuan with her clear eyes. Although she did not say anything, her absolute support for Mu Chen made the veins on Ji Xuan's arms throb.
"Now, let's start drawing lots to determine our opponents!"
In the sky, Dean Tensei's powerful voice rumbled once again as he waved his sleeves. Eight balls of light floated out from his palm and hovered above the Battle Stage.
"Everyone, draw lots. Two of the eight balls of light will be different. The team that obtains the same color will be your opponent."
Hearing that voice, Mu Chen and the rest raised their heads. Thereafter, the Captains of the eight teams made a grabbing motion with their palms. As a suction force erupted, a light ball was sucked into their palms.
The light ball hovered in Mu Chen's palm as he glanced at Luo Li, Shen Cangsheng and the rest. The latter also nodded at him.
Huff.
Mu Chen gently spat out a mouthful of white air. Shortly after, his gaze abruptly turned sharp as he clenched his hand and crushed the light ball.
As the glowing sphere exploded, a scarlet-red pillar of light abruptly shot out from his palm and soared into the sky.
At the same time, the other seven teams also crushed their light balls, causing seven pillars of light to soar into the sky.
As a result, all the gazes in this region were nervously directed over.