Chapter 551 (1/2)
Chapter 551: Coming out of Seclusion
Translator: Thyaeria Editor: Thyaeria
Remaining in the air, Mu Chen gave a wave of his sleeve, rapidly restraining the tyrannical Spiritual Energy fluctuations radiating from his body. Turning to take a look at Xu Huang and the other two, he gave a nod in satisfaction. At this moment, the trio had also successfully passed through their Spiritual Energy Disaster, obtaining quite a large increase in their strength.
Seeing Mu Chen look over, Xu Huang and the other two gave a laugh in return, with gratitude present in their smiles. During the short few months they had been together on this shattered continent, their strength had seemingly advanced by leaps and bounds. Such a pace of improvement had an extremely huge connection with Mu Chen, something that the trio was well-aware of. If not for Mu Chen and Luo Li carrying them through the massive turmoil, their group would have already been squashed deep down under the sea of people present here. How would they be even able to walk to such a stage?
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a ray of sword light shot out from underneath the waterfall, radiating with a level of fierceness that sent chills through people’s hearts. As it shot out, the waterfall was severed in half, with a gigantic sword fissure with an endless bottom appearing on the mountain cliff behind it.
At this moment, a beautiful figure shot out, before finally appearing by Mu Chen’s side, her bright and resplendent long hair appearing like a silvery river as it fluttered in the air. It was precisely Luo Li.
“You’ve passed through your Spiritual Energy Disaster?” As she appeared, Luo Li looked over to Mu Chen, with a shadow of happiness surfacing within her clear and bright eyes.
Mu Chen smiled as he nodded his head. Thereafter, he directed his gaze towards Luo Li, who was moving back and forth. A smear of astonishment flashed through his eyes as he realised that after this session of seclusion training, the Spiritual Energy within Luo Li’s body seemed to be even more firm. If one did not sense it properly, they might have felt that Luo Li’s strength had fallen after this session.
However, the possibility of this happening was close to none. There was only one possible outcome to this situation, Luo Li’s strength had, once again, surged… Previously, Luo Li’s strength was only at Spiritual Energy Disaster. Now that she had made another breakthrough, wouldn’t it be First Grade Spirit Disaster?
“You’ve passed through the first level of your Spirit Disaster?” Mu Chen could not help asking.
Hearing Mu Chen’s question, Xu Huang and the other two had also happily looked towards Luo Li. Being extremely clear about Luo Li’s strength, they knew that she was able to use her strength with a cultivation at the realm of Spiritual Energy Disaster to contend against an expert of the first level of Spirit Disaster. If she was about to breakthrough once more, wouldn’t that mean that she now possessed a might comparable to someone at the second level of Spirit Disaster?
With such a level of strength, even amongst the experts within the final phase of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament that were as numerous as the clouds in the sky, it was more than enough to rank her amongst the very best.
Upon hearing Mu Chen’s question, Luo Li didn’t give a reply, only sent a faint smile in return.
“Ah, what a blow.” Mu Chen gave a sigh in helplessness. Although his speed of cultivation was already considered to be rather fast, he was always one step behind Luo Li, something that caused him to feel slightly depressed. Although he wasn’t very insistent of wanting to surpass Luo Li, being a man, this issue would always remain in his heart.
Tittering in response, Luo Li extended her jade-like hand and held onto Mu Chen’s, her tender little hand instantly caused the tiny depressed feeling present within Mu Chen’s heart to be instantly wiped clean.
“As of now, I’m afraid that the overall situation of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament has already grown extremely intense,” said Luo Li, while looking at the far distance. Although she had always remain in isolation training for the past ten-plus days, she also had a faint premonition about it. After all, the final phase of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament had already begun.
Hearing her comment, Mu Chen nodded his head in agreement, with his eyes focusing towards the far distance. After a short instant, a scorching shadow gushed from the depths of his eyes. The Great Spiritual Academy Tournament had finally started to gradually proceed to its end. However, he was also extremely clear that the real competition had only just started to descend.
Waiting to extricate themselves from the powerful groups piling on top of one another to finally obtain the mere eight places for the final match wasn’t any easy task. However, regardless of what opponent they faced, Mu Chen didn’t have the slightest bit of fear nor dread. On the contrary, it was something that he was greatly anticipating… he anticipated crossing hands against the truly powerful groups, as only in such bloody battles would it allow for people to grow and progress.
The path of the strong was something that the weak would never be able to walk down.
“Let’s go. We should also move our bodies. Since the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament has already turned completely lively, if we don’t show any accomplishments whatsoever, we might truly vanish amongst the crowd,” said Mu Chen with a smile as he gave a stretch of his body.
Hearing that, Xu Huang and the other two heavily nodded their heads in response, their eyes fervently burning.
“Let’s go.”
Without speaking another word, Mu Chen gave a wave of his sleeve, transforming straight into a ray of spiritual light that shot out, with Luo Li, Xu Huang and the rest immediately following behind.
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While Mu Chen and his group were leaving the place of their isolation training, there was a desolate valley present at an extremely far place. Bare mountainous rock was present all around it, with the entire region perfused with a desolated flavor.
Bang! Rumble.
Suddenly, low, deep rumbling sounds rang from within the desolated valley, only for a gigantic fissure to split apart from the depths. As it extended all the way to the entrance of the valley, an entire flight of ancient stone steps appeared from within.
Tap, tap.