Chapter 40

"Liuming, you've gone too far."

When Liuming heard the voice of Master Mo, which was tinged with anger, his face stiffened. Master Mo was a genuine Divine Soul Realm expert and also the chief mentor of the Northern Spirit Academy. Even their Liu Domain wouldn’t dare to offend him easily.

"Hehe, Master Mo, don’t be angry. I was a bit too hasty, but please understand, our Liu Domain has suffered heavy losses this time. Now that Blood Carnage has been killed, we naturally want to reclaim what we lost." Liuming clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, his words very courteous.

Master Mo said coolly, "I understand your feelings, but that doesn’t give you the right to search my students at will. If it weren’t for you driving Blood Carnage into the Northern Spirit Plain, Mu Chen wouldn’t have encountered this life-threatening situation. Now that he has narrowly escaped, if you still insist on doing this, I won’t allow it."

Seeing Master Mo’s determination to protect Mu Chen, Liuming’s smile became somewhat forced. "This matter is indeed our fault, and we feel somewhat guilty towards Mu Chen. However, we are willing to offer him satisfactory compensation, just so we can reclaim what is ours."

Mu Chen put away the dagger in his hand. Facing Liuming’s gaze, which was tinged with coldness, he still shook his head and said, "Third Master Liu, I didn’t take your things."

Those are my spoils of war, this thought flashed through Mu Chen’s mind. He had almost been killed by Blood Carnage today, and there was no way he would hand over what he had obtained.

"You!"

Liuming gritted his teeth, his eyes turning even darker, but he didn’t dare to do anything to Mu Chen with Master Mo present.

"You can keep the things if you want, but be careful not to overdo it!" Liuming cast a dark glance at Mu Chen, suppressing his anger, and with a wave of his hand, he led Li Mu Bai and the others to turn and leave.

Mu Chen watched as Liuming and the others left in a rage, seemingly oblivious to their threats.

"Thank you, Master Mo." Mu Chen looked at Master Mo, expressing his gratitude.

"You are a student of our Northern Spirit Academy, and you are currently participating in the training organized by our academy. It’s natural for me to protect your safety." Master Mo smiled faintly, then glanced at Mu Chen with a meaningful look.

"Alright, let’s head back to the camp."

Mu Chen laughed dryly under Master Mo’s gaze, then without further ado, turned and quickly headed towards the outskirts of the Northern Spirit Plain.

Master Mo and Master Xi followed behind. The two exchanged glances and looked at Blood Carnage’s cold corpse. Master Xi frowned and said, "Is this kid really that lucky? To just happen to meet a powerful expert who saved him?"

The probability of such a thing happening was indeed quite low. But if it were said that Mu Chen had killed Blood Carnage, who had reached the late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm, by his own strength, wouldn’t the probability be even lower and more unbelievable?

Master Mo smiled without comment, looking at the figure of the young man ahead. He had seen how Mu Chen had dealt with the Fire Spirit Ape King, and he understood that anyone who viewed him with ordinary eyes would likely pay a significant price.

Others might find it hard to believe that Mu Chen could personally kill an expert like Blood Carnage, but he didn’t find it so unbelievable.

This seemingly gentle and sunny young man had a heart that was even calmer and sharper than some adventurers who had been through life and death. His various methods were far from ordinary.

What an interesting kid, no wonder he became the only one in the Northern Spirit Realm to obtain the qualification for the Spirit Path.

...

When Mu Chen returned to the camp, it caused some commotion. Mo Ling, Tan Qing Shan, and the others immediately surrounded him, clearly having heard about Mu Chen’s encounter with Blood Carnage.

Mu Chen smiled at them, indicating that everything was fine, then turned his head to look at the beautiful girl with red-rimmed eyes who was staring at him.

"I’m sorry, it’s all my fault."

Tang Qian’er, with red eyes, said that if it weren’t for her, Mu Chen wouldn’t have encountered Blood Carnage and fallen into such a dangerous situation.

"We are teammates, and besides, forming a team with such a beautiful girl, if there were no challenges, wouldn’t that be a waste of such good fortune?" Mu Chen teased.

The girl’s face turned slightly red, and she playfully punched Mu Chen, her sad expression easing considerably.

Master Mo and the others also returned, and the news of Blood Carnage’s death spread quickly. Many students stared at Mu Chen with wide eyes, looking at him with a mix of innocence and confusion.

"It couldn’t have been you, right?" Tang Qian’er leaned close to Mu Chen and whispered.

"Do you think it’s possible?" Mu Chen smiled. He knew how unbelievable such a thing was, and the fact was, if Blood Carnage hadn’t been severely injured by the Silver Horn Dragon Leopard and had not exhausted his spiritual energy while fleeing, Mu Chen would have had no chance of killing him.

"Others might find it impossible, but you are so cunning... who knows?" Tang Qian’er smiled playfully. She had a certain inexplicable confidence in Mu Chen. What others found impossible, she believed the young man before her might just be capable of.

Mu Chen smiled, lazily stretching. In his mind, he thought about the ancient copper piece in the芥子镯 (Jiezi Bracelet). It seemed he would have to find a time to return to the Mu Domain. Since the Liu Domain valued this thing so much, it must not be simple, so he needed to let his father take a look...

In the days that followed, with Blood Carnage dead, Master Mo and the others relaxed their vigilance and did not hasten the end of the training. Instead, they allowed the students to continue training in the outskirts of the Northern Spirit Plain.

Liuming left the next day after Blood Carnage’s death, but the dark look he gave Mu Chen before leaving made Mu Chen realize that this matter was far from over.

Because of this vigilance, Mu Chen became more cautious in the following days. Although he didn’t think Liuming would dare to secretly attack him under Master Mo’s watch, it was still better to be cautious.

Under Mu Chen’s vigilance, the half-month training gradually came to an end.

In the camp, the atmosphere today was much livelier than usual. All the students were full of anticipation and excitement, as today was the day to determine the results of their training.

Mu Chen stood at the front of the Eastern Academy students, with Tang Qian’er by his side. Thanks to the Jade Spirit Fruit, she had already broken through to the late-stage Spirit Movement Realm a week ago. Her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she was eager to know how well they had performed during this time.

In front of them, Master Mo and Master Xi looked around at the many students and nodded in satisfaction. Compared to half a month ago, the students looked a bit more agile, clearly indicating that the training had been effective.

"Today marks the official end of our Northern Spirit Plain training. Next, it’s time to evaluate the results. Each team, please bring out the spirit beast essences you have collected during this time. We will record them and use them to judge the results."

Master Mo nodded to a nearby recorder and said, "Let’s begin."

(Mom is inspecting work in Hangzhou, I need to go and receive her...

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