Mu Chen Establishes His Authority

Chapter 27: Mu Chen Establishes Dominance (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

"Since you want to be beaten, I'll oblige you."

Jiang Li spoke indifferently, appearing calm and collected.

Even though Mu Chen displayed a strong aura, Jiang Li remained supremely confident. He had entered the intermediate stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm a long time ago, making him a formidable presence even among the Heaven Tier students at the Northern Spiritual Academy.

The moment his words fell, Mu Chen's footsteps began to move. Ever since Tong Guan delivered Liu Yang's message, this person had repeatedly provoked the Mu family brothers. Mu Chen had been holding back, and now he finally erupted.

The ground let out a heavy thud as a dark, lustrous sheen covered Mu Chen's body, like a black war god clad in armor. His aura was so ferocious it sent shivers down one's spine.

"This guy..."

A flicker of surprise flashed in Tang Qian'er's beautiful eyes. On the day of the academy trials, Mu Chen had revealed his cultivation at the intermediate stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, which she hadn't paid much mind to. However, at this moment, he gave her a very strong impression. Tang Qian'er could tell that Tong Guan and Jiang Li also sensed Mu Chen's powerful presence. They had clearly underestimated Mu Chen's strength.

Tong Guan brought his two fingers together, and yellow spiritual energy surged out, forming a faint, sword-like tip that then fiercely stabbed towards Mu Chen. Where the sword tip passed, it seemed to tear through the very air. Tong Guan intended to strike first.

Mu Chen, however, extended his palm to block. His palm, glowing with a dark sheen, directly crushed the yellow sword energy. With a loud bang, Mu Chen advanced. Tong Guan's expression changed slightly, and he quickly retreated, unleashing astonishing speed – a movement Spiritual Art he had cultivated.

But Mu Chen was faster. With just one step, Tong Guan felt a towering mountain appear before him. His face finally changed drastically; he could no longer remain composed. In past battles, even the strongest Liu Yang, when activating his Spiritual Veins, couldn't exert such terrifying pressure on him, preventing him from fully displaying his strength.

Bang!

Mu Chen changed his palm into a fist, and then his fist, imbued with dense black light, was thrown out. Tong Guan's body fell to the ground without any suspense, powerfully slammed down, lying there motionless.

Mu Chen continued to advance, the ground trembling, heading straight for Jiang Li. All of this happened in the blink of an eye, faster than words could describe. Mu Chen had decisively defeated Tong Guan. Jiang Li finally reacted and realized that Mu Chen was even more powerful than he had imagined.

Seeing Mu Chen's explosive aura, the surrounding Heaven Tier students inwardly paled, thinking, Is this guy really a new Heaven Tier student? He's even stronger than most of the senior students.

"Thousand Palm Seal!"

Orange spiritual energy bloomed on Jiang Li's palms as he continuously struck the void. Immediately, a terrifying force roared out, transforming into solidified palm seals.

"Go."

Jiang Li struck nine more palms consecutively, the overlapping strikes making the power of the palm seals even more formidable.

"Break!"

A cold glint flashed in Mu Chen's eyes. Within his spiritual sea, spiritual energy poured out without reservation. Overbearing black light darted like lightning at his fingertips. Chih! That single finger instantly condensed spiritual energy into a single point, channeling the power of his entire body. It drew a black dot in the void, its speed terrifying.

Dong dong dong!

Loud noises erupted as the Thousand Palm Seal was actually blocked. In the next moment, the fingertip, entwined with black spiritual energy, seemed to turn into a sharp needle, piercing through the solidified palm seals.

Seeing this, Jiang Li's expression changed drastically. Orange spiritual energy surged through his limbs as he leaned back and flipped sideways, landing on his hands with his feet in the air. Glancing back, he saw Mu Chen striding towards him.

Weng!

Jiang Li swung his arms and tucked his legs, doing consecutive somersaults in mid-air to evade the attack.

Boom!

The ground shook violently. The crowd watched as Mu Chen stomped his foot down hard, cracking the ground beneath him. His body then propelled itself towards the airborne Jiang Li like a dark, blurry afterimage.

"Be careful."

Someone shouted a warning. Jiang Li, suspended in mid-air, froze. He lowered his head, looking at the scene below with horror. Mu Chen's arm was gripping his foot, and immense strength was transmitted. Then, his body began to fall downwards.

With a deafening roar, Jiang Li's body was lifted and slammed into the ground by Mu Chen with a single arm, instantly lying there motionless.

"So violent."

The surrounding Heaven Tier students' hearts trembled. Was this truly the mid Spiritual Movement Realm?

Mu Chen's ferocity had completely overturned their understanding of cultivation.

"If any of you are still unsatisfied, feel free to step forward."

Mu Chen said coldly.

Hearing this, the Heaven Tier students let out dry laughs. Even Teng Yong, who had been itching to move, shrunk his neck.

Seeing that no one dared to step forward, Mu Chen's imposing aura vanished. He walked back behind Mu Yuan, appearing like a quiet big boy, with none of the overwhelming dominance he displayed earlier.

"If Mu Chen is already like this, just how powerful must Mu Yuan, who took first place in the Earth Tier, be?"

With that thought, many students couldn't help but feel a greater sense of apprehension towards Mu Yuan and the others.

"You two brothers are truly something!"

Tang Qian'er widened her beautiful eyes, then let out a wry smile.

These two had, upon arrival, beaten up the strongest, Jiang Li. Their swift and decisive actions had earned her admiration.

"If others don't offend me, I won't offend them!"

Mu Yuan stated nonchalantly.

He didn't want to be overly ostentatious, but he also wouldn't deliberately act low-key to his own detriment.

Tang Qian'er couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She finally understood. He had absolutely done it on purpose just now, wanting to use this opportunity to establish his authority. However, it had indeed achieved the desired effect.

Next, when it came to selecting cultivation spots, Mu Yuan set his sights on a location near a golden stone pillar. Not a single person voiced any objection.

The golden stone pillar was one of the few Spirit Gathering Pillars within the Level 3 Spirit Gathering Array. It emitted the most potent spiritual energy, and cultivating near it naturally yielded better results than other locations.

Spirit Gathering Pillars were manufactured using a material called Spirit Gathering Stone.

Spirit Gathering Stone was a material beneficial for cultivation, and it was not cheap.

Therefore, many regarded the Spirit Gathering Array as a benchmark for a faction's wealth and strength.

Beside the stone platform extending from the golden stone pillar were four floor cushions that resembled jade.

Tang Qian'er sat down, then stretched her slender, jade-like arms, slightly puffing out her chest. Her clothes immediately outlined some captivating curves, drawing the furtive gazes of many in the training ground.

"This little girl is quite alluring."

Mu Yuan shook his head. After Mu Chen and Tan Qingshan sat down, he also plopped down onto the jade floor cushion. He immediately felt the surrounding heavenly spiritual energy surging even more intensely.

At that moment, Mu Yuan's mind stirred, and he began to circulate the God Elephant Suppressing Prison Force, continuously drawing those streams of spiritual energy into his void apertures.

He could feel the speed at which the spiritual energy in his void apertures was increasing. Compared to his previous cultivation, it was more than double.

Such a significant increase in spiritual energy made even the usually composed Mu Yuan unable to suppress a surge of joy in his heart.

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