A figure with a smile slowly walked out from the crowd.
The youth was quite handsome, but the slightly upturned corners of his lips revealed arrogance and barely concealed pride.
"Liu Yang! It's actually Liu Yang!"
The surrounding students all turned pale, a trace of fear flashing through their eyes.
Liu Yang was the number one student of the West Courtyard Earth Tier!
Unlike the other students, Mu Yuan, Xue Dong, and Xiao Kun were overjoyed when they saw Liu Yang and shouted excitedly:
"Brother Liu!"
Liu Yang glanced at the bedraggled Mu Yuan and the other two, frowned, then fixed Mu Yuan with a slightly cold gaze.
"Release them!"
His voice was not loud, yet it carried an icy dominance.
Mu Yuan did not respond as he looked at the youth before him, the most renowned student in the West Courtyard Earth Tier.
Naturally, Mu Yuan and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.
When they looked at Mu Yuan again, their eyes held considerably more smugness and viciousness.
Mu Yuan's group was indeed not weak, and they had defeated the three of them earlier. However, compared to the current number one student of the West Courtyard Earth Tier—and even the entire Northern Spiritual Academy Earth Tier—they were still vastly inferior.
With Liu Yang backing them, they naturally had nothing to fear from Mu Yuan.
If Mu Yuan had water in his brain and dared refuse to show respect, that would be a grave insult to Liu Yang!
"But they injured people from our East Courtyard for no reason. Releasing them isn't impossible, but they must apologize publicly!"
Mu Yuan finally spoke softly.
All of a sudden.
The surrounding students could not help but shudder.
Liu Yang was not someone Mu Yuan and the other two could compare to.
Mu Yuan actually dared refuse him.
With Liu Yang's temper, this matter would not end peacefully today.
Sure enough, Liu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, a chill appearing in his gaze.
Within the Northern Spiritual Academy Earth Tier, no one had ever dared defy his wishes.
Although he had long heard some things about Mu Yuan, Liu Yang possessed a spiritual vein and had already reached the Spiritual Movement Realm.
"I heard that in tomorrow's contest between the two courtyards, you'll be taking Mu Chen's place to fight me. I'm really curious—where did someone who only barely entered the Sensing Realm a few days ago get such confidence?"
"Could it be that defeating Mu Yuan and the other two through sneak attacks made your confidence swell, to the point that you actually dared challenge the number one student of the Earth Tier?"
A mocking curve rose at Liu Yang's lips. The way he looked at Mu Yuan was like he was looking at an ant.
"Pfft!"
Mu Yuan chuckled softly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Liu Yang froze for a moment.
"Do you know what you look like to me right now?"
Mu Yuan smiled at the proud Liu Yang before him.
"Like what?"
Liu Yang asked.
The others pricked up their ears in curiosity as well.
"Like a frog living in a well, boasting to a sea turtle from the deep ocean about how big, deep, and vast its well is—how it is the largest well within a hundred miles."
Liu Yang's entire face darkened, and he immediately said icily:
"What do you mean by that?"
Mu Yuan did not answer. Instead, he clasped his hands behind his back and silently raised his head to look at the sky.
Liu Yang looked at Mu Yuan, waiting for his explanation.
The other students around them did not understand either. They all stared at Mu Yuan curiously, clearly wanting to know what he meant.
"Brother Yuan, you really know how to insult people in roundabout ways."
Mu Chen had been holding back his laughter all along.
He was more familiar with this story than anyone. It was the story of the frog at the bottom of the well that Brother Yuan had told him since childhood.
Seeing the questioning looks of the many students, Mu Chen finally could not hold it in any longer and explained with a laugh:
"Brother Yuan doesn't want to answer the frog's question."
Su Ling: "..."
Luo Dong: "..."
Mu Yuan: "..."
The many students: "..."
Liu Yang: "???"
The air suddenly fell silent.
Rumble!
An incomparably dense killing intent erupted.
Veins bulged on Liu Yang's forehead. His fury was nearly beyond suppression as he clenched his fists.
"Mu! Yuan! Are you saying I'm a frog?"
In all his life, no one had ever dared look down on him like this.
As soon as those words fell, Liu Yang stepped forward. Spiritual energy surged over his arms, its density far surpassing even Mu Yuan's.
The many students were startled by Liu Yang's imposing aura.
Was he about to make a move now?
"You want to fight me already?"
Mu Yuan turned around. Just as the students thought he was about to make a move, they heard him call out:
"Little Mu, I've already dealt with three people and need some rest. I'll leave this frog to you."
In an instant, the entire place fell silent.
"Knowing full well that he isn't Liu Yang's match, he's actually making excuses to avoid fighting. How can someone be this shameless!"
However, the many students then turned their gazes toward Mu Chen.
Mu Chen walked to stand opposite Liu Yang. His palm rotated slightly, and pitch-black spiritual energy quietly flowed around his fingertips.
Its density was actually no less than Liu Yang's.
The atmosphere between the two turned taut as drawn bows.
Quite a few students around them could not help widening their eyes.
Of the two before them, one was the number one student of the Northern Spiritual Academy Earth Tier, while the other was no pushover either.
They were equally curious to see which of the two would come out on top.
"Stop!"
Just as the two faced off, a deep shout suddenly rang out from afar.
Then came the sound of rushing wind, and a burly figure appeared between them.
"Master Mo!"
The surrounding students were immediately startled upon seeing the newcomer, then hurriedly greeted him respectfully.
The middle-aged man called Master Mo had a resolute face. Astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations faintly emanated from within his body, causing the surrounding students to feel considerable pressure.
Even the humiliated and enraged Liu Yang had no choice but to restrain himself somewhat.
After all, Master Mo was a genuine Divine Spirit Realm expert.
When a Spiritual Movement Realm expert condensed the spiritual energy within his body into a wheel, he would enter the Spirit Wheel Realm.
The degree of spiritual energy condensation possessed by Spirit Wheel Realm experts was far beyond anything those in the Spiritual Movement Realm could compare to.
Beyond the Spirit Wheel Realm came the Divine Spirit Realm.
It was a watershed realm.
Divine Spirit Realm experts could be considered true powerhouses not only in the Northern Spiritual Academy, but even throughout the vast Northern Spiritual Territory. Even Liu Yang did not dare offend one lightly.
That was because experts of this level possessed combat power far surpassing those in the Spirit Wheel Realm. Moreover, once one entered the Divine Spirit Realm, one could gain a peculiar ability: refining Beast Souls.
Beast Souls were the essences of the myriad beasts of heaven and earth. Once refined, they allowed one to obtain some of a spirit beast's power. Combined with one's own spiritual energy, one's combat strength would naturally soar.
The Great Thousand World had compiled the countless known spirit beasts of heaven and earth into the Myriad Beast Record, divided into the Heaven and Earth Rankings.
"If you wish to spar within the academy, go to the martial arts platform. Do you take the academy rules as mere decoration?"
Master Mo swept his gaze around and spoke in a deep voice.
Liu Yang understood. He took a deep breath before finally suppressing his anger.
"Master Mo, you jest."
He knew that there would be no fighting today. He immediately looked at Mu Yuan and said coldly:
"At tomorrow's Academy Trial, let's see what excuse you find then. And stay away from Senior Hong Ling from now on!"
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