Unexpected

Liu Yang was furious.

Mu Yuan was far too overconfident.

However, he quickly regained his composure.

Mu Yuan and he were never from the same world, and he could not be bothered to argue with him.

Yet Mu Yuan repeatedly failed to recognize what was good for him, which greatly displeased him.

A cold gleam flashed freely in Liu Yang's eyes as he immediately made up his mind. He would take his time playing with Mu Yuan.

"Defeating you in one move would be far too boring."

"Since those East Courtyard students regard you as their hope, I'll slowly crush that hope step by step and leave them utterly despairing."

A powerful wave of Spiritual Energy erupted from his body. Its strength was clearly far greater than that of Tan Qingshan and Mu Yuan before him.

The next moment, Liu Yang said in a low voice:

"If I make the first move, it would be rather like bullying you."

"How about this? I'll stand here without moving and let you attack first. If you can force me back even one step, you win!"

"After three moves, I will strike. Just one move!"

As Liu Yang's supremely confident and arrogant words spread across the entire arena, the East Courtyard students could no longer contain their anger.

Liu Yang was clearly trying to humiliate Mu Yuan and ruthlessly trample on his dignity.

Even Master Mo, seated among the honored guests, frowned.

"Liu Yang is too arrogant, even somewhat conceited."

Mu Yuan had long since been reborn. His defeat of Mu Yuan, who was at the early stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, had already proven his strength.

"Hehe... I rather admire his arrogance. Since he became number one in the Earth Grade, no one has ever shaken his position. He has absolute strength, which is why he is so confident. If he did not display such pride and bearing, that would truly be disappointing!"

Master Xi merely chuckled.

On the arena, Mu Yuan rubbed his nose, his expression somewhat strange.

"You're sure you won't move and will let me attack first?"

"What do you think?"

Liu Yang was becoming impatient.

"Stop wasting my time!"

"Fine, then!"

Mu Yuan nodded.

He had originally intended to leave Liu Yang some dignity and keep him from losing too badly.

Since Liu Yang was asking to be beaten, Mu Yuan would grant his wish.

Then—

Mu Yuan truly wasted no more time. Without another word, he raised his fist.

Golden Spiritual Energy wrapped around his fist, forming an overwhelmingly fierce force. Then he threw a punch directly at Liu Yang!

"Collapsing Fist."

Master Xi and the students seated with the West Courtyard could not help shaking their heads.

Liu Yang had already given Mu Yuan an opportunity, yet Mu Yuan did not know to cherish it. He actually wanted to use this Mortal Grade Low-rank Attack Spiritual Art as a test, wasting his first chance to attack for nothing.

However—

The instant Mu Yuan's fist flew out, Liu Yang's entire body suddenly trembled violently, and his pupils shrank to their limits.

He actually felt threatened.

It was an exceedingly sharp, exceedingly forceful threat.

It was difficult to imagine that a Mortal Grade Low-rank Attack Spiritual Art could possess such power.

Liu Yang immediately forgot the boast he had just made. Instinctively, he raised his fist as fiery red Spiritual Energy burst forth to meet the attack head-on.

"What's going on?"

Among the seats, Master Xi looked stunned.

Liu Yang had just said he would not strike back and would only stand there, yet in the blink of an eye, he...

Mu Yuan and the other students seated with the West Courtyard were also embarrassed and confused.

In that instant!

BOOM!!!

A thunderous shockwave exploded across the arena.

It was like a speeding car plunging into the depths of the sea. Not only was the sound terrifying, but it also sent up a tidal wave that spread in every direction.

At the same time—

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Before countless eyes, Liu Yang staggered backward step by step.

Every step he took left a deep footprint in the arena.

Only when his final step landed at the edge of the arena did he barely manage to stop.

"You!"

At that moment, Liu Yang's face darkened as though water might drip from it.

The sleeve on his right arm had already been shredded, clearly torn apart by Mu Yuan's fierce punch.

The bones of his right fist were exposed, a horrifying sight.

Liu Yang had never been in such a sorry state at Northern Spiritual Academy.

The uproar around the arena instantly intensified. Students of both the East Courtyard and West Courtyard wore shocked expressions, clearly never expecting this outcome.

Master Xi, seated among the honored guests, abruptly rose to his feet. His eyes nearly bulged from their sockets as he stared fixedly at Mu Yuan on the arena.

Because he discovered that Mu Yuan seemed not to have moved an inch.

How was that possible?

Master Xi's mind rang as though struck by thunder on a clear day.

As for Mu Yuan, he shook his head fiercely, refusing to believe it was real!

"I let you attack first because I didn't want you to lose too badly. Why can no one ever understand my good intentions?"

Mu Yuan spoke. His expression remained calm, carrying a trace of vexation beneath his carefree manner and a hint of amusement within his indifference.

The moment Mu Yuan spoke—

"Mu Yuan!!!"

"Mu Yuan!!!"

"Mu Yuan!!!"

The students in the East Courtyard seats went wild, shouting Mu Yuan's name at the tops of their lungs.

Su Ling, Luo Shan, Tan Qingshan, and the others were all so excited that their faces had turned red. They waved their fists and roared.

Having suffered such humiliation for the first time, Liu Yang gritted his teeth. His entire face was flushed red as if blood might drip from it. Like an enraged lion, his features twisted savagely.

"Mu Yuan, you are courting death!"

With an angry roar, Liu Yang took a step forward.

Then everyone saw fiery red points of light appear across his body. They were scattered everywhere, and when viewed closely, they vaguely resembled a strange spiritual vein, like a long serpent soaring through the sky.

"Spirit veins?!"

For a moment, many Northern Spiritual Academy students held their breaths instinctively.

Whoosh!

As those fiery red points appeared, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations around Liu Yang surged once more, doubling in strength.

Even more astonishingly, the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth seemed drawn toward the points of light on Liu Yang's body, making his presence even more formidable.

"I nearly forgot. Liu Yang had not activated his spirit veins just now, so that did not count as his true strength."

Master Xi's eyes lit up.

Even so, he could sense that the Golden Spiritual Energy surging from Mu Yuan's body was filled with an aura of dominance, something ordinary Spiritual Arts clearly could not possess.

"I seem to recall someone boasting just now. And now he's gone back on his word. Is this the bearing that someone spoke of?"

Master Mo snorted coldly beside him.

"Did I say that? You must have heard wrong. If you don't believe me, ask the dean."

Master Xi smiled awkwardly.

Dean Xiao did not respond, clearly unwilling to pay attention to the two bickering men.

"I wonder how Brother Yuan will deal with this next?"

Su Ling and the others watched the scene with their hearts in their throats, their faces filled with tension. Even Tang Qian'er's beautiful eyes had become far more solemn.

After activating his spirit veins, Liu Yang's strength had increased by more than double.

Such strength would be considered quite formidable even in the Heaven Grade.

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