Boom!
The entire heavens and earth seemed to tremble at this moment.
Lightning violently danced in the sky as the roar of thunder resounded between the heavens and earth. The might of this fist that Mu Chen had prepared for a long time had reached a level that even he had not expected. This was a fist that had perfectly fused his physical body and Spiritual Energy. The two powers complemented each other and that power was sufficient to defeat or even kill any opponent beneath the Sovereign Realm.
Facing Mu Chen's fist, even Ji Xuan's face drastically changed as a smear of astonishment surged in his eyes.
Boom!
Under Mu Chen's fist, fine cracks formed in space, looking like shattered glass.
The fist that flickered with terrifying lightning rapidly expanded in Ji Xuan's eyes as he clenched his teeth and formed seals with both of his hands. His Sovereign Sea, which was filled with divine light, instantly burst out with myriad feet of divine light. The divine light swept out and swiftly gathered before Ji Xuan. In just a few breaths' time, a hundred-foot-wide sacred shield was formed.
"Sacred Angelic Shield!"
That sacred shield was extremely simple and unadorned, with a pair of sacred wings unfolding on it. An indestructible feeling was being emitted from it, as if it could withstand the strongest impact in the world.
Facing Mu Chen's near-perfect fist, Ji Xuan could only use his strongest defence.
Boom!
When the sacred shield was formed, Mu Chen's fist had already arrived and heavily slammed against the sacred shield without any hesitation.
The two clashed like meteorites crashing into the ground.
In that instant, the heavens and earth froze for an instant, before an earth-shattering explosion resounded.
It had practically resounded throughout the entire space. Visible shockwaves swept out in the sky, spreading to a few thousand feet away. The entire heavens and earth were flipped upside down.
Lightning and sacred light clashed at the point of collision.
Sweeping out.
Innumerable people narrowed their eyes as they felt a little painful from the piercing light. However, they did not shift their eyes away.
Their eyes were fixed on the point of collision.
Such a collision could be said to be earth-shattering.
Dong!
As countless people watched, the lightning and holy light that were wreaking havoc in the sky suddenly exploded, and a terrifying shock wave spread out.
Then.
Everyone's eyes narrowed as they saw a streak of light shooting down into the Golden Battle Platform in a sorry state.
Dong!
The Golden Battle Stage crumbled at this moment as a hundred-foot deep crater appeared. Cracks continued to spread out and in just a few breaths of time, the incomparably firm Golden Battle Stage had completely crumbled.
Boulders tumbled down, instantly burying the huge pit.
Hiss.
Countless people sucked in a breath of cold air.
Clearly, he was startled by the formation. After all, in all these years of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament, there wasn't a single battle that could destroy this specially made Battle Stage.
"Who was shot down?"
However, everyone quickly shifted their attention back to the duel. Judging from the current situation, it was clear that the person who had landed was at an absolute disadvantage. The victor of this top-notch duel had probably already been decided.
Up in the sky, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations were still wreaking havoc. This lasted for nearly a few minutes before the sky gradually calmed down. The lightning and sacred light had also dissipated.
Rustle.
Everyone directed their gazes over.
The sky cleared up once again as a silhouette slowly appeared.
That silhouette was donned in black lightning armour. However, more than half of the sinister lightning armour had shattered. The firm and powerful lightning armour was falling off piece by piece.
"It's Mu Chen!"
Countless people abruptly widened their eyes. Although that silhouette's face was still concealed by the lightning armour, that familiar appearance was instantly recognisable.
In Hokuang Reiwon's region, countless excited cheers rang out. Every single student of Hokuang Reiwon had their faces flushed with excitement as they looked at the silhouette in the sky with worship in their eyes.
"Big Brother Mu Chen won!" Yu Xi was also extremely excited as she forcefully pulled Su Ling 'er's arm and exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
"How formidable, that fellow." Su Ling 'er's face was also flushed as she nodded her head with splendour flickering in her eyes.
On another Battle Stage, Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan had also raised their heads to look at that silhouette and felt heavily relieved. The former's eyes were filled with joy and pride. Even if she had personally defeated Ji Xuan, she probably wouldn't have such an expression. The latter's gaze was a little complicated, filled with admiration and unyielding stubbornness.
Up in the sky, the various Deans of the various Spiritual Academies looked down at the scene with different expressions, but none of them spoke a word.
The five Deans maintained their silence as they quietly watched. Only Dean Tensei couldn't help clenching his fists in his sleeves. The smile on his face had also retracted by quite a bit.
Under the earth-shattering commotion, the silhouette in the sky slightly trembled as the lightning armour started to peel off. In the end, Mu Chen's silhouette appeared as expected. His eyes had returned to black as he lowered his head to look at his fist. The surface of his fist was a mess of flesh and blood. Ji Xuan's final defence was so powerful that it was startling. Furthermore, it contained a rebounding force. If it wasn't for Mu Chen's Ennea Rune Lightning Physique, just the rebounding force alone would have shattered his entire arm.
He wasn't bothered about the commotion as his gaze was fixed on the collapsed stage. That fist from before must have heavily injured Ji Xuan. But for some reason, he vaguely felt uneasy.
The cheers in this region lasted for a long time before gradually dying down. Countless gazes were directed at the collapsed Golden Battle Stage. If Ji Xuan still didn't appear, then the outcome of this Battle of the Champion would probably be decided.
The entire region turned silent.
Mu Chen stood on the sky as his gaze flickered. Suddenly, he clenched his fist and the Great Meru Demonic Pillar soared into the sky, bringing along a torrential Baleful Energy as it pressed down towards the collapsing Golden Battle Stage in an intimidating manner.
Boom!
The Golden Battle Stage, which had already collapsed, was being crushed at this moment.
The Great Meru Demonic Pillar ruthlessly smashed into the crater of the Golden Battle Stage.
Boom!
Golden rocks were smashed into pieces as cracks swiftly spread out.
Mu Chen's decisive and ruthless move caused many people's eyelids to twitch.
Seeing this, many people's eyelids twitched. This was indeed beating a drowning dog.
However, Mu Chen wasn't bothered about what they were thinking. When the Great Meru Demonic Pillar smashed down, his pupils suddenly narrowed and his face turned extremely solemn. The Spiritual Energy fluctuations that were dissipating around him surged once again.
Lightning quietly flickered on the surface of his body.
The sudden appearance of Mu Chen, who was fully armed, caused many students to be startled.
Shortly after, they recovered from the shock as they looked at the collapsed Golden Battle Stage with fear in their eyes. Could it be that Ji Xuan still had the strength to fight?
Boom!
Beneath the collapsed Golden Battle Stage.
A deep sound suddenly resounded.
The Great Meru Demonic Pillar that stood in the middle of the stage suddenly trembled.
Boom!
Boom!
The trembling grew more and more intense. In the end, the Great Meru Demonic Pillar trembled as it soared into the sky and shot towards Mu Chen.
Mu Chen's gaze turned cold as he tapped his feet and appeared on the top of the Great Meru Demonic Pillar.
Stomping his feet, he stabilized the pillar.
His pitch-black eyes were staring at the pitch-black crater with vigilance.
Everyone's gazes converged over. Everyone held their breaths as their hearts rose to their throats.
In the bottomless pitch-black crater, there was a faint purple light that slowly spread out. Thereafter, everyone could see a silhouette slowly floating up before gently landing on a huge rock.
When that figure appeared, sounds of people sucking in cold breaths immediately rang out in the world.
That figure's appearance was that of Ji Xuan. However, the current him was extremely different from before. The surface of his body was suffused with purple light, and there were also mysterious and strange purple light tattoos on his face. His eyes had turned dark purple at this moment, and his pupils appeared extremely sharp and indifferent. There was also an endless evil aura mixed within them.
There was a pair of purple eagle wings on Ji Xuan's back. As the eagle wings slowly flapped, the surrounding space quietly distorted.
Ji Xuan wore an indifferent expression as he crossed his arms and raised his head, looking at Mu Chen with indifference. The lustre in his eyes was as if he was looking at an ant.
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes as he stared at Ji Xuan. At this moment, Ji Xuan gave him an extremely unfamiliar feeling. This feeling was completely different from the Ji Xuan of the past. Furthermore, Mu Chen could sense a sense of danger coming from Ji Xuan that made him feel a faint piercing pain on his skin. That feeling was practically fatal.
Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li's faces slightly changed as they looked at Ji Xuan. Clearly, they felt that something was amiss.
Up in the sky, the deans of the Spiritual Academies couldn't help having a change in their expressions as they looked at Ji Xuan with bewilderment.
Aside from Dean Tensei, Dean Tai Cang and the other three deans also had their eyes flickering.
"There's something amiss with this Ji Xuan." Ling Xi's gaze was a little grave as she looked at Ji Xuan's silhouette and suddenly said.
"Big Sister Ling Xi, what's going on with that fellow?
He suddenly became so terrifying. "
Sun 'er said in a timid voice. Her senses were exceptionally sharp and she could vaguely feel that the current Ji Xuan was much more terrifying than before.
Ling Xi did not reply, only staring coldly at Ji Xuan with her beautiful eyes.
Under everyone's gazes, the corner of Ji Xuan's lips slowly rose into a ruthless smile. Shortly after, he gently stomped his feet and a fluctuation spread out. Everyone was shocked to see the Golden Battle Stage instantly turn into dust.
Liiii!
A sharp cry of the Primordial Heavenly Eagle that caused countless people's eardrums to feel a piercing pain suddenly resounded between the heavens and earth. After that, everyone could see a massive purple eagle that was roughly a thousand feet in size slowly appearing behind Ji Xuan. That eagle had the body of an eagle and the head of a dragon. A terrifying fluctuation swept out from its body, wreaking havoc in the heavens and earth.
Countless people's eyes were filled with fear at this moment. They could sense that the Primordial Heavenly Eagle that appeared behind Ji Xuan wasn't an illusion, but the real one!
So it turned out that what Ji Xuan possessed wasn't the so-called Primordial Heavenly Dragon Eagle's Soul Essence, but the real one!
(To be continued …)