Chapter 53

Under the shade of the trees, Mu Chen looked up at Liu Mubai, who was staring down at him from a higher position. He had not expected to run into him here. It seemed that their Liu Domain's forces had also been scattered by the Spirit Devouring Bees earlier. Moreover, from the look of things, it seemed that this guy had also vaguely sensed the faint whistling sound and followed it, but unfortunately, his reaction was still a step too slow, and Mu Chen had taken the lead.

As for Liu Mubai's demand for him to hand over the item, Mu Chen merely smiled lightly, a hint of mockery in the corners of his mouth.

"This is not the Northern Spirit Academy. If I kill you, there won't be any trouble. So I hope you can face reality. I don't think you are the kind of person who would just blindly fight without thinking," Liu Mubai said, his eyes darkening when he saw that Mu Chen was not paying attention to him.

"I'm not afraid of Blood Slaughter chasing me, so what are you, Liu Mubai?" Mu Chen smiled.

"That fool Blood Slaughter probably ran into the Silver-Horned Dragon Leopard in the Northern Spirit Plain? Your luck is indeed good, to encounter such a thing," Liu Mubai said with a mocking look. In fact, after that incident, they had also investigated and found some signs of a struggle in the territory of the Silver-Horned Dragon Leopard, along with Blood Slaughter's torn clothes. This helped them understand why Mu Chen could escape from Blood Slaughter.

"So, what does it have to do with you that Blood Slaughter died at the hands of the Silver-Horned Dragon Leopard? Using this to intimidate me, you are truly naive," Mu Chen said, smiling.

Liu Mubai sneered. They had also deduced the events of that day, but they only saw the appearance of the Silver-Horned Dragon Leopard as a coincidence, never thinking that it was a young man's carefully planned move to lead Blood Slaughter to his doom.

Mu Chen smiled but did not argue with Liu Mubai, enjoying these guys' self-righteousness.

"Now, are you going to hand over the item voluntarily?" Liu Mubai extended his hand again, but this time, a faint spiritual energy flickered in his palm.

Mu Chen shook his head with a smile.

Bang!

The moment Mu Chen shook his head, Liu Mubai's eyes turned completely cold. He pounced down like a hunting eagle, spiritual energy surging in his palm, mercilessly striking Mu Chen.

Mu Chen's toes dug into the dry leaves, and he kicked them up, causing a flurry of leaves to fly. He quickly retreated.

Bang!

Fiery spiritual energy swept out, shattering the leaves. Liu Mubai moved like lightning, his hands like eagle claws, the fiery spiritual energy emitting a scorching wave, aiming directly for Mu Chen's vital points.

Seeing Liu Mubai's fierce attack, Mu Chen's eyes also turned cold. A dark and sharp aura appeared on his fist, followed by a森罗死印 (Seng Luo Death Seal) flashing out.

He punched out!

The森罗死印 (Seng Luo Death Seal) flickered on Mu Chen's fist, enveloped in dark spiritual energy, emitting a domineering aura.

Thud!

Mu Chen's fist collided with Liu Mubai's sharp eagle claw, a muffled sound echoing as a visible wave of spiritual energy spread out, scattering the leaves around them.

Mu Chen's body trembled slightly, and he took a few steps back, his eyes cold as he stared at Liu Mubai. This guy's strength had indeed reached the Spirit Wheel Realm.

"Late Spirit Movement Realm?" Liu Mubai's body also trembled slightly, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. The last time Mu Chen fought Liu Yang, he had just reached the middle Spirit Movement Realm. He didn't expect that in such a short time, he had reached the late Spirit Movement Realm. His cultivation speed was indeed not slow.

Moreover, what surprised him the most was that Mu Chen could actually clash with him head-on. Although Mu Chen did not gain the upper hand, to fight to this extent with late Spirit Movement Realm strength was already quite astonishing.

"You have some skills. No wonder you always have that annoying attitude. I originally planned to make you lose miserably in the official match for the 'Five Academies' quota, but since you really annoy me, I won't give you that chance," Liu Mubai said coldly, then took a step forward, fiery spiritual energy surging from his body, the pressure enveloping Mu Chen. It seemed he intended to kill Mu Chen right here.

Swish!

Liu Mubai did not hesitate. Spiritual energy surged, his hands forming claws, the fiery spiritual energy rolling like a fiery eagle. He combined his hand claws with the fiery eagle and fiercely attacked Mu Chen.

Seeing Liu Mubai's fierce attack, Mu Chen did not confront him head-on. Liu Mubai was indeed slightly stronger, and if he fought head-on, it would suit Liu Mubai's intentions.

Mu Chen's toes touched the ground, and he leaped back nimbly. As he retreated, a faint dark light flickered at his fingertips.

Liu Mubai pursued relentlessly, his fierce attacks forcing Mu Chen to retreat step by step. Seeing him constantly dodging, Liu Mubai sneered, "Aren't you always so proud? Why are you now dodging like a stray dog?"

Mu Chen also sneered but did not intend to confront him head-on.

"Let's see where you can run!"

Liu Mubai's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he pounced forward, his powerful spiritual energy bursting out, transforming his claws into a fist, and striking Mu Chen from above.

"Inferno Eagle Burn!"

With a punch, fiery spiritual energy surged like flames, and within the flames, Liu Mubai's fist transformed into a fierce and unparalleled fiery eagle, covering all of Mu Chen's escape routes.

Mu Chen's steps suddenly stopped, his black eyes tightly focused on the fierce attack. At a certain moment, his hands suddenly clasped, and a cold shout echoed from his mouth, "Form the array!"

Buzz!

As his shout fell, the air in front of him rippled, and spiritual energy ropes shot out, directly entangling Liu Mubai's limbs.

The sudden entanglement made Liu Mubai's body stiffen for a moment, and a look of intense surprise flashed in his eyes, "Spiritual Array?"

However, the surprise lasted only a moment. He then noticed the weakness of the spiritual array and sneered, "Just a small spiritual array."

Boom!

Powerful spiritual energy burst out, breaking the spiritual energy ropes. Liu Mubai's attack remained unchanged, fiercely striking Mu Chen. However, after the brief obstruction by the small spiritual array, Liu Mubai's attack clearly lost some momentum.

This time, facing Liu Mubai's fierce attack, Mu Chen no longer dodged. A cold light rapidly appeared in his black eyes.

Dark spiritual energy suddenly enveloped Mu Chen's arms, and he took a step forward, his palms clasping together, two森罗死印 (Seng Luo Death Seals) quickly flashing in his palms.

"Finally not running anymore?"

Seeing this, a fierce and murderous look flashed in Liu Mubai's eyes. The fiery spiritual energy on his fist resembled a devouring fiery eagle, bringing a wildly violent wave, striking Mu Chen's chest.

"森罗死印 (Seng Luo Death Seal)!"

A low shout echoed in Mu Chen's mind. Spiritual energy flowed through his meridians like a river, his palms drawing inward, then striking out.

Two森罗死印 (Seng Luo Death Seals) flickered with a domineering light in his palms.

The fist and palm whistled through the air, and in the next moment, under the cold and fierce gazes of both, they collided with a thunderous sound.