"Mu Chen, I'm here to stop you."
When Liu Qingyun said this, his eyes reflected an indifferent light, and there was an indifferent smile on his face.
With regards to Liu Qingyun's words, perhaps no one would feel that it was inappropriate. After all, he did possess the qualifications to say such words. Although Mu Chen was the champion of the elimination round, everyone knew that the current finals were completely different from the elimination round. All eight teams possessed top-notch strength, and all eight captains were not easy to deal with.
In this kind of battle, no one could say that they had a 100% chance of winning. If they were not careful, all their previous efforts would be for naught, and they would become a stepping stone for their opponent.
Upon hearing this, Mu Chen faintly smiled. With a clench of his hand, the Devouring Dragon Demon Spear appeared in a flash. A fiendish aura radiated from it as the tip of the spear was slowly raised, pointing straight at Liu Qingyun.
"That will depend on Captain Liu's ability."
Mu Chen smiled. There was no fluctuation in his voice. He did not get angry because of Liu Qingyun's provocation. His state of mind was like a serene pool.
Liu Qingyun's eyes narrowed slightly, while the indifference on his face dissipated a little. He was no fool. Moreover, after personally witnessing the battle between Mu Chen and Ji Xuan, he was also a little afraid of Mu Chen. The latter's strength was enough to be regarded as an evenly matched opponent.
The reason why he had provoked Mu Chen was because he wanted to break Mu Chen's mental state. In this kind of battle, the slightest mistake by the opponent could result in a completely different outcome.
But it was a pity that his little trick didn't work.
"What a troublesome opponent."
Liu Qingyun faintly smiled. Soon after, his mind gradually became focused. With a slow clench of his hand, wild gales suddenly blew across the area, as green light rapidly condensed in his palm.
Whoosh!
Green light condensed, and a long halberd that flickered with green light appeared in Liu Qingyun's hand. As this long halberd appeared, a visible whirlwind immediately gathered around Liu Qingyun's body.
The tip of the halberd seemed to be able to continuously absorb the gales.
The gales between the heavens and earth gathered at the tip of the spear. Even space itself was faintly fluctuating at this moment.
The might of this green halberd was even stronger than the Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear in Mu Chen's hands.
Mu Chen's eyes flickered. The cyan halberd in Liu Qingyun's hand was emitting an extremely astonishing fluctuation. This fluctuation was definitely not something that a spiritual weapon could possess.
Mu Chen slowly inhaled a mouthful of air as his black pupils shone.
There was already an extremely sharp light surging.
A spear against a halberd.
The confrontation between the two.
It was already tit for tat!
While the atmosphere on the stage between Mu Chen and Liu Qingyun was in a state of mutual hostility.
The other Battle Stages also had torrential Spiritual Energy ripples as a massive Spiritual Energy pressure spread out.
Outside the fighting ring.
The students from the various Spiritual Academies held their breaths as they looked at the Battle Stages with unconcealable excitement in their eyes. The Battle of the Best 8 was finally about to begin.
As for which four teams would emerge victorious in the end, no one could say for sure.
Dong!
A clear bell chime suddenly rang through the world.
When the bell rang out, Mu Chen and Liu Qingyun's gazes turned sharp at the same time. Powerful Spiritual Energy.
It swept out from their bodies like a storm.
Whoosh!
The two of them fiercely stomped their feet on the ground and their figures shot out like ghosts. Everyone could only see two blurry figures. In the next instant, two figures appeared.
They clashed in the center of the Golden Battle Platform.
Whoosh!
The Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear stabbed out as a baleful aura shrouded it. It was like a ferocious beast pouncing on its prey. Under the infusion of boundless Spiritual Energy, even the air was torn apart.
The azure halberd brought along a violent gale as it flew over. There seemed to be ancient runes flickering on the tip of the halberd, looking extremely mysterious.
Ding!
The tip of the spear and the halberd collided with each other with incomparable precision. Sparks flew and Spiritual Energy ripples visible to the naked eye swept out, causing the surrounding air to explode.
"Not a bad spear."
Liu Qingyun looked at the Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear in Mu Chen's hand that was emitting a baleful aura as he gently smiled. Shortly after, the corner of his lips rose. "It's a pity that you shouldn't have clashed with me."
"Divine Wind Halberd - Howling Wind!"
A low bark abruptly rang out from Liu Qingyun's mouth. Azure runes flickered on the tip of the Divine Wind Halberd as a substantial hurricane swept out. That huge force had actually forced Mu Chen to take ten-odd steps back.
"Wind Stab!"
As Mu Chen retreated, Liu Qingyun was like a gust of wind as he flew over. The halberd images that hid the skies and covered the earth seemed to have fused with the wind as they silently enveloped Mu Chen's vitals.
Liu Qingyun's attack was sharp and ruthless without the slightest bit of sloppiness.
Mu Chen's gaze turned solemn as his arm trembled. The Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear unleashed a sharp whistle as it transformed into countless spear images that shot out, filling the entire space before him. Ding!
Ding! Ding!
Ding! Countless spear images and halberd images violently clashed. Along with every clash, there would be ear-piercing noises as sparks blossomed like fireworks. It was a beautiful scene, but it contained a fatal danger.
Anyone could tell that both Mu Chen and Liu Qingyun were not holding back at all. If an expert that had passed his Spirit Disaster was struck by such an attack, he would be instantly pierced through.
In a short span of time, the spear images and halberd images had clashed over a thousand times. The speed at which they clashed left countless people dumbfounded.
However, those with exceptional eyesight faintly knitted their brows. They could see that as the clashes grew more intense, Mu Chen's attack was gradually being suppressed.
Accurately speaking, the Spiritual Spear in Mu Chen's hand, which was emitting a baleful aura, was being suppressed by the halberd in Liu Qingyun's hand.
Ding!
The halberd images that blotted the sky suddenly erupted with dazzling azure light as a ten-odd feet large azure glowing storm shot out. Akin to a wind dragon, it shot towards Mu Chen.
Mu Chen's gaze flickered as the Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear in his hand erupted with a bloody light. The baleful aura had also reached its limit as it swept out like a river of blood.
Boom!
The two attacks fiercely clashed together, but the river of blood seemed to crumble the moment it came into contact.
It was directly torn apart by the wind dragon, while Mu Chen's body was forced back a hundred meters.
Rustle.
An uproar broke out from outside the arena. Clearly, no one expected that the first ranked Mu Chen would actually be suppressed by Liu Qingyun in the first round of attacks.
"That Liu Qingyun is actually so powerful?"
Countless students in Hokuang Reiwon's direction exchanged looks. Ye Qingling, Su Ling 'er, Yu Xi and the others also had shock written all over their faces.
"Mu Chen's weapon is too weak," said Ling Xi in an indifferent tone.
Ling Xi faintly said.
With her eyesight, she could naturally tell.
The halberd in Liu Qingyun's hand that could summon hurricanes was definitely a Quasi-Divine Artifact.
As for Mu Chen's Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear, it was only a Peerless Rank Spiritual Artifact.
In a confrontation of this level, a Quasi-Divine Artifact could amplify one's fighting strength.
It wasn't just a little bit.
"Then, what should we do?" Su 'er asked worriedly.
"What's the rush?
The show has only just begun. "
Ling Xi lightly smiled as she gently patted Su 'er's head. Her beautiful eyes were looking at the slender figure in the arena.
On the Golden Battle Stage, Mu Chen lowered his head to look at the Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear. The baleful aura on it had also weakened by a lot. Clearly, it had suffered some damage from the previous confrontation.
He raised his head and saw Liu Qingyun gently waving the halberd in his hand. Shortly after, he lightly smiled towards Mu Chen.
"Looks like I've gained the upper hand this time."
When Liu Qingyun's voice rang out, his figure had already soared into the sky. Boundless Spiritual Energy swept out from his body and poured into the Divine Wind Halberd in his hand.
Wuuuu.
In the heavens and earth, hurricanes that were a hundred feet long could be seen.
All of a sudden, they formed around Liu Qingyun. They were like wind dragons roaring, wanting to tear the heavens and earth apart.
"Divine Wind Halberd, Wind Dragon Devours the Heavens!"
Liu Qingyun's gaze was cold as the Divine Wind Halberd in his hand flew out. An azure light swept out and directly absorbed the hurricanes. Shortly after, it transformed into a wind dragon that was a few hundred feet long.
The wind dragon looked like it had a corporeal form. Its entire body was covered in azure scales. Hurricanes whistled on its huge body. Its ferocious appearance caused the faces of countless people to greatly change.
Furthermore, the most shocking thing was that the wind dragon was actually emitting a dragon's might. Clearly, this should be due to the Divine Wind Halberd. The Blood Essence of the Dragon Clan must have been added into the forging of the Divine Wind Halberd.
"Go!"
Liu Qingyun stood on the wind. His eyes were filled with indifference as he pointed his finger down.
Roar!
The azure wind dragon roared towards the sky as its huge body suddenly flashed. Its speed was unbelievably fast. In just a flash, its huge shadow had already enveloped Mu Chen.
The berserk hurricanes seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, causing the space on the battle stage to distort.
Everyone was shocked by Liu Qingyun's earth-shattering attack. Was this the finals?
Indeed, not an ordinary person could participate in it.
Could Mu Chen withstand such an attack?
At this moment, every gaze in the sky turned towards the figure that appeared extremely tiny under the shadow of the wind dragon.
Under countless gazes, Mu Chen also raised his head. He looked at the wind dragon that was whistling over and deeply inhaled a breath of air. Shortly after, his eyes slowly turned cold.
"Quasi-Divine Artifact?"
He muttered to himself. Soon after, his hands suddenly formed a seal. A scarlet light swept out from the depths of his black pupils.
Buzz!
A demonic roar that seemed to originate from the primordial times resounded across the heavens and earth. Everyone could see a black light soaring from the top of Mu Chen's head into the sky.
Within the black light pillar, a huge demonic pillar soared into the sky. In the end, Mu Chen took a step forward and hugged the air with his hands, as if he was embracing the heavens and earth. Lightning flickered on his arms and his veins wiggled like dragons.
"If the demonic spear can't do it, then try my demonic pillar and see if it can suppress you!"
The demonic pillar that was emitting an endless fiendish aura was directly swung down at this moment. The fiendish aura was several times stronger than the Devouring Dragon Demonic Spear from before.
Everyone's eyes slowly widened at this moment.
The black demonic pillar descended with a loud bang and heavily collided with the wind dragon that was whistling over!