As the students who took the stage grew stronger and stronger, the atmosphere became increasingly lively.
What everyone looked forward to most were those students ranked near the top of the Earth Tier.
After all, only matches of that level could change the rankings.
"That's Tan Qingshan from our East Courtyard. He really made his move."
Su Ling suddenly cried out excitedly from nearby.
Someone from the top ten of the Earth Tier had finally stepped forward.
Mu Yuan and Mu Chen also looked over with interest.
Not far away, a black-clothed youth suddenly rose to his feet and headed toward one of the arenas.
Before Mu Chen arrived at the Northern Spiritual Academy, Tan Qingshan had been considered the strongest student in the East Courtyard's Earth Tier. Even now, among all Earth Tier students, he could rank within the top five.
Thus, he possessed quite a bit of fame within the Northern Spiritual Academy.
"I wonder who he plans to challenge?"
Quite a few people whispered among themselves, curiosity flickering in their eyes.
In the entire West Courtyard, there were only a handful of people who could serve as Tan Qingshan's opponents.
At the same time, everyone could not help but look forward to it.
The battle for the top ten Earth Tier seats had finally begun.
"Liu Yang."
As Tan Qingshan's chosen opponent was revealed, a huge uproar immediately broke out.
"He actually wants to challenge Liu Yang?"
Who did not know that Liu Yang possessed strength comparable to the Spiritual Movement Realm? Tan Qingshan was clearly still inferior to him.
In the West Courtyard seats, Liu Yang frowned and stood up.
So far, no one had challenged Mu Yuan or Mu Chen, yet he, the former number one of the Earth Tier, had been targeted first.
Did that not mean Liu Yang's deterrent power was inferior to Mu Yuan's and Mu Chen's?
At that thought, Liu Yang's expression gradually darkened, and the depth in his eyes became increasingly frightening.
"Are you trying to find someone to drain my spiritual energy?"
After stepping onto the arena, Liu Yang cast a contemptuous glance at Mu Yuan in the East Courtyard seats, as though he had already seen through him.
Before absolute strength, any scheme or trick was utterly futile.
Liu Yang sneered disdainfully before turning to stare at Tan Qingshan, a faintly sinister smile on his lips.
"You overestimate yourself!"
Tan Qingshan remained silent, but his expression became much heavier.
He took a deep breath, and a sharp aura like a surging tide swept out from his body.
Dazzling pale-yellow spiritual energy surged from within him before gathering around both his arms.
"Spiritual energy!"
"So he has entered the Spiritual Movement Realm as well."
Many students around them cried out in surprise.
No wonder he dared to challenge Liu Yang. He had entered the Spiritual Movement Realm too.
At the same time, another Spiritual Movement Realm energy fluctuation came from another arena.
Everyone lifted their eyes to look.
"Mu Yuan!"
"Second in the Earth Tier, second only to Liu Yang. I wonder who he will challenge. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Mu Chen."
Upon seeing Mu Yuan take the stage, many students could not help speculating.
After all, there were currently only four people publicly known to have entered the Spiritual Movement Realm. Apart from him and Tan Qingshan, there were Liu Yang and Mu Chen.
However, Mu Yuan's chosen opponent left everyone greatly surprised.
"Mu Yuan, come up and fight!"
Mu Yuan's gaze fixed on the East Courtyard seats, eventually landing on Mu Yuan.
He could not wait to see Mu Yuan reveal his true colors and become a laughingstock.
Yesterday, Mu Yuan believed his defeat had been caused by Mu Yuan's sneak attack. He had lost all face, and one could imagine the rage he had been holding back, ready to erupt at any moment.
Once many students understood this, they found it perfectly reasonable.
Their eyes burned as they watched Mu Yuan walk toward the arena step by step, anticipating everything that would happen next.
A momentary trick held no meaning at all in the world of cultivation.
"Hong Ling, watch closely. Very soon, it will prove how correct your decision was. This disgraceful fellow is not worthy of standing beside you."
Tong Guan said to Hong Ling.
He did not know why he hated Mu Yuan so much.
Perhaps it was because Mu Yuan was clearly a cultivation cripple, yet had no awareness of being one.
He often bickered and joked with Hong Ling. Those were things Tong Guan could never do.
This arena instantly drew everyone's attention, garnering even more interest than Tan Qingshan's battle with Liu Yang.
It was not because the two were particularly strong, but because Mu Yuan was simply too legendary.
Mu Yuan walked step by step to the center of the arena, stopped opposite Mu Yuan, and said casually,
"You already lost yesterday. Wasn't yesterday's humiliation enough? Do you want to do it again?"
"Uh..."
Everyone was stunned. Even now, Mu Yuan could still say something so arrogant. Had this guy truly gone mad?
Did he not know that yesterday he had merely won through a trick? Mu Yuan had lost only because he had been careless and had not displayed his true strength.
"And you can still put on an act when things have come to this?"
Mu Yuan roared, his face livid.
"Why do none of you ever believe what I say?"
Mu Yuan seemed somewhat troubled and shrugged.
"Since that's the case, I'll have to grant your wish."
"He's really too arrogant."
The West Courtyard students were speechless at Mu Yuan's calm, unruffled appearance.
Did he not have any idea of his own strength?
"Master Mo, that boy from your East Courtyard is getting a little carried away."
Master Xi mocked.
"This fellow really does deserve a beating."
Master Mo was also somewhat speechless.
"Today, I'll teach you how to behave."
Mu Yuan spat out coldly. Crimson-yellow spiritual energy continuously surged over his palm.
The crimson-yellow spiritual energy rose, faintly transforming into an enormous crimson python. It looked incomparably savage and emitted wild fluctuations, the massive fire python seeming ready to devour everything.
"Mu Yuan should be cultivating the Blazing Python Art. That is a top-grade mortal-tier spiritual art of the Northern Spiritual Academy. Has he gone mad?"
Seeing Mu Yuan drive his spiritual energy to its limit, Tang Qian'er and the other East Courtyard students watched Mu Yuan nervously.
The greatest strength of the Spiritual Movement Realm was the ability to cultivate spiritual arts, transforming spiritual qi into spiritual energy and then unleashing that energy through offensive spiritual arts. Their attack power was extremely formidable. Mu Yuan might be in danger.
"Crimson Python Palm!"
A savage grin hung on Mu Yuan's face as he struck out with his palm. It howled toward Mu Yuan's body like a crimson python seeking to devour everything.
Yet Mu Yuan's expression remained unchanged.
Both were at the initial stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, but Mu Yuan was truly far inferior to Mu Chen.
A single god elephant would be enough.
At once, Mu Yuan activated the God Elephant Suppressing Prison Force.
Within his body, powerful auras erupted in an instant.
Vaguely, a Dragon Elephant phantom was condensing within Mu Yuan's void aperture.
The instant that Dragon Elephant phantom took shape, Mu Yuan threw a punch at Mu Yuan.
A direct clash!
Many people were astonished. No one had expected Mu Yuan to choose such a head-on method.
"Why isn't Mu Yuan defending? Has he gone stupid?"
Many people shook their heads, believing Mu Yuan had been frightened silly by Mu Yuan's imposing aura and had thus made such a foolish move.
Just then.
The two attacks collided violently.
The power of the god elephant erupted in an instant, blooming with dazzling light.
Bang!
A powerful force rippled outward, making even the arena tremble slightly.
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