"If it were me, although I could defeat Luo Tong, I wouldn't be as effortless as Brother Yuan. Just one sword!"
Watching everything unfold, Mu Chen glanced at his palm, his heart quite stirred.
In his palm, there was a faint black seal, and a chilling aura slowly emanated from it.
That was the Senluo Death Seal he cultivated.
If the Senluo Death Seal was purely judged on its power, it surpassed the Daluo Sword Art.
However, the Senluo Death Seal consumed a great amount of spiritual energy.
He estimated that he would need to exhaust half of his spiritual energy to defeat Luo Tong.
"A middle-grade Spirit-Rank sword art?!!!"
Luo Tong thought, grinding his teeth.
He had cultivated the Daluo Sword Art for a long time to achieve his current level of proficiency, yet it was inferior to a single strike from Mu Yuan.
Middle-grade Spirit-Rank spiritual arts were extremely precious and rare.
Even Luo Domain didn't possess any.
The Beiling Institute did have spiritual arts of that level, but only the most elite, most monstrous, and most accomplished students of the institute were qualified to cultivate them. Luo Tong was not among them.
Where did Mu Yuan get a middle-grade Spirit-Rank spiritual art?
Did his father give it to him?
Just how many tricks does this guy have?
In the end, Luo Tong reluctantly tossed a jade bottle to Mu Yuan.
A roughly thumb-sized, jade-green pill lay quietly inside, slowly emitting a rather dense spiritual energy fluctuation.
It was a Spirit Nourishing Pill.
"Haha, Senior Luo Tong, you admit it."
Mu Yuan took the jade bottle, then said with a smile to Tang Qian'er:
"Qian'er, see? The Spirit Nourishing Pill was easily obtained. When a man and woman work together, it's not tiring!"
When a man and woman work together, it's not tiring!
This sounded a little… ambiguous.
It was like he had some kind of agreement with Tang Qian'er, which made people's imaginations run wild.
Thinking like this, many of the other students' expressions changed. Could it be that these two...
Tang Qian'er's beautiful eyes were filled with astonishment!
Sure enough, that bad feeling she'd had just now was correct.
Earlier, her words had made Mu Yuan a target for everyone. Now, he was clearly trying to get back at her on purpose.
He really didn't like to be at a disadvantage. Didn't he know how to let a girl win?
Mu Yuan was, of course, doing it on purpose. This little woman wanted to harm him; how could he let her off the hook?
Tang Qian'er's beautiful eyes sparkled. Then, under the gaze of many students, a stunning smile bloomed on her pretty face. She opened her jade-like hand and said,
"Well, thank you!"
Since entering the Heavenly Rank, Tang Qian'er had rarely smiled like this. It was like a starflower in bloom.
Many students felt their hearts melt. It was like being in love. But at the same time, they heard their hearts shattering, because that smile was for another young man.
Luo Tong couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
He had worked hard for someone else's benefit!
"Brother Yuan, awesome!"
Seeing this, Mu Chen thought of the girl with the silver hair again, a freak even he found troublesome.
In the six months he was being pursued, Mu Yuan had fought her three times, winning twice.
However, during the final encounter, the girl had turned the tables. The black longsword, like a phantom in the night, rested at his throat.
When the two of them formed a partnership, a faint smile finally graced the usually calm, almost emotionless face of the girl. The sudden beauty of it dimmed even the moonlight.
Mu Yuan's mouth twitched violently, not because of Tang Qian'er's dazzling smile, which seemed capable of melting anything, but because of what she had said.
Was he going to give the Spirit Nourishing Pill or not?
It was a question worthy of a soul-searching debate.
Fortunately, at that moment, angry voices echoed through the training grounds, immediately sending a chill down Mu Yuan's spine.
"Mu Yuan, I challenge you."
"My goddess in my dreams, I'm going to challenge you too…"
The other late-stage Spirit Movement Stage students on the Heavenly Rank total rankings, who were even higher than Luo Tong, in the training ground, all wanted to rush out immediately and give Mu Yuan a good beating.
"You win."
Mu Yuan glanced speechlessly at Tang Qian'er. He saw that she was still smiling and looking at him, her beautiful eyes practically overflowing with water.
However, the more this happened, the more excited the crowd became. Mu Yuan felt like he was about to be killed by their gazes.
"This is an important training ground, and such a disturbance is unbecoming. It is a disgrace to the Heavenly Rank of our Eastern Yard!"
Mu Yuan turned around and sternly rebuked.
But the many students really quieted down, though they still glared at him.
"Is there anyone here who wants to spar with me? Step forward!"
Mu Yuan spoke with a domineering tone.
Immediately, many figures stepped forward.
"Xiao Mu, remember all of them."
Mu Yuan said, then turned his gaze back to them.
"We can fight, but it's still the same rule: the loser gives up a reward!"
If you truly want to fight, then I will naturally accompany you to the end.
That is, the way of the martial world!
As the old saying goes, money makes the world go round, and it certainly seemed true.
Of course, Mu Yuan was deliberately trying to fleece people.
Battles consumed stamina and spiritual energy. Without any reward, who would bother? Charging a fee was only fair, wasn't it?
"Mu Yuan, we're not fools like Luo Tong!"
A late-stage Spirit Movement Stage expert snorted coldly.
"Of course not."
Mu Yuan raised the jade bottle in his hand, saying:
"This is my reward. Whoever wins gets it."
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they quickly asked:
"Are you sure?"
"Waaah waaah waaah..."
Seeing the Spirit Nourishing Pill, Luo Tong felt a chill run down his spine, and tears streamed down his face. He continued to clutch his chest, spraying blood everywhere.
Being shot while lying down...life is so hard!
"However!"
Mu Yuan added, "I need you to provide a stake of equal value to the Spirit Nourishing Pill."
If I offer gold, and you offer dirt, that won't work.
"..."
The numerous students fell into a brief silence, then they all produced a considerable amount of cultivation resources.
One student even took out a Spirit Nourishing Pill.
Tsk tsk!
Who said only the Domain Lord's son was wealthy? It seemed there were quite a few rich second-generation students among these Heavenly Rank students.
"Stop making excuses, hurry up and start."
Those few students couldn't wait to give Mu Yuan a good beating.
"Alright!"
Mu Yuan was overjoyed.
"It's finally starting!"
One of the other students began to get ready.
However, at this moment, Mu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back and spoke calmly:
"Xiao Mu, I've already chosen your opponent, don't lose my Spirit Nourishing Pill!"
In an instant, the entire place fell silent.
"How can someone be so shameless..."
Many students stared at Mu Yuan, angrily denouncing him.
"Brother Yuan, I knew it!"
Mu Chen gave a wry smile, silently feeling sorry for those few.
To be tricked by Brother Yuan, and then to even help him count the money… what a pitiful bunch!
Helplessly shaking his head, Mu Chen slowly walked forward. Then, under the gaze of many eyes, he entered the arena and pointed at the student who had just been eager to try, saying:
"Come on!"
That Heavenly Rank student was very displeased at the moment.
These Mu brothers were more arrogant than the last.
"Fine, I'll teach you, you fool."
The student's spiritual energy surged, and faint, intense ice fluctuations emanated from him.
"Little Mu, make him go down sideways."
Mu Yuan was displeased to hear him call Mu Chen an idiot and spoke coldly.
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