Chapter 616 (1/2)

Chapter 616: The Battle for Champion

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Splash!

At the bottom of the super whirlpool, the liquid spiritual energy was circulating frantically. Its formidable strength could crush a master who had reached the Third Grade of the Spirit Disaster.

Spiritual light was blossoming at the bottom of the gloomy whirlpool where a figure was sitting with his legs crossed. Black lightning was frantically flashing on his body, creating dull thunderclaps.

This figure was Mu Chen, who was trapped in the super whirlpool.

At that moment, he was not apparently in good shape. The black lightning was flashing on his body, which meant he had pushed his Thunder God Physique to the upper limit. Even so, the formidable force pressing in from all directions still made him confused.

On the surface of his body, fresh blood kept seeping out from his pores, which meant his body couldn’t withstand the pressure anymore. The strength of the super whirlpool was irresistible, even though he had the protection of the Hepta Rune Lightning.

Puh!

Mu Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which was flowing down from the corners of his mouth. The bloodstain made his handsome face look a little bit ferocious. He reached out his hand and slowly wiped off the blood.

His black eyes were full of coldness; however, not a glint of fear could be found in his eyes.

“Indeed, this pressure is irresistible…” Because of the formidable pressure, Mu Chen’s voice was quite hoarse, as if his throat were injured.

He raised his head a little bit. His sight was full of rapidly rotating liquid spiritual energy, which continuously exerted formidable pressure on him.

He could sense the acute pain permeating his body, becoming increasingly stronger. It meant his body couldn’t hold out for long in such conditions.

Once he was unconscious due to serious injury, he would be sent directly out of the Mirror of Judgement. In this way, he would definitely lose the opportunity to participate in the battle for the championship. Therefore, Mu Chen would never let that happen.

“Since I am still not strong enough…”

The young man raised his handsome face, which was still a little bit immature because of his young age. However, a perseverance which was quite rare among his peers could be found in his countenance.

He pressed his lips together and started to gradually hold his hands. His eyes were as cold as blades.

“Let me become stronger!”

Much of Mu Chen’s insistence on letting Luo Li go first was because he didn’t want her to be endangered; however, he chose to stay in the whirlpool alone because he also had his own plans.

Although the pressure of the spiritual energy in the Sea of Judgement was extremely horrible, it was quite helpful for cultivation. Of course, the prerequisite was that the cultivator could handle the risk and suffering caused by the pressure of spiritual energy.

In a whirlpool like this, risks and opportunities co-existed.

In the face of a death threat, strength could be cultivated. Now was exactly the best time to realize a breakthrough.

As the saying goes, fortune comes from taking risks. In this world, no strength came for no reason, which was a truth Mu Chen sincerely believed in. The reason that he could always be prominent in the Spiritual Road, the Northern Spiritual Realm, and the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy was never due to his gift but instead was due to his frequent conquering of those life-threatening challenges.

“Luo Li, this time I won’t be absent.”

Mu Chen smiled a bit. Then he closed his eyes gradually and quietly formed spiritual seals with his hands. At the same time, the black lighting permeating his body dissipated with surprising rapidity.

Along with the dissipation of the black lighting, the frantic liquid spiritual energy which had been kept out, swept in with the formidable pressure.

Horrible pain started to rage in his body. Mu Chen could clearly sense his body was about to be crushed by the impact of that violent pressure. However, no matter how acute the pain was, he always stayed awake. The black lightning was constantly shuttling in his muscles and bones. Under the formidable pressure coming from outside, the black lightning had nowhere to go and was pressed into his muscles and bones bit by bit…

While the acute pain was permeating his body, Mu Chen’s flesh, bones, and meridians also started to become stronger because of the intensification from the black lightning.

In the darkness, the young man was sitting with his legs crossed. His body was gradually covered by the fresh blood seeping out from his skin. The fresh blood turned into a thick scab on his body.

Mu Chen was totally isolated by the scab from all kinds of fluctuations. It seemed his body inside that scab was lifeless.

…

While Mu Chen was being tortured by the darkness and acute pain, the atmosphere outside the Mirror of Judgement had climaxed with the earth-shaking cheers.

Countless people were looking with fiery eyes at the four figures in the sky. No matter how many dark horses emerged previously, finally only these four people could stand in front them.

They represented the highest level of students in all the spiritual academies.