Chapter 28: Luo Tong (Please Recommend and Bookmark)
The spiritual energy absorbed into the void aperture was nearing saturation.
Mu Yuan knew that he was about to condense his third Dragon Elephant phantom.
The cultivation arts and spiritual techniques of the Great Thousand World refined spiritual energy into spiritual power, allowing one to break through realms.
But the core of the God Elephant Suppressing Prison Force lay in the Dragon Elephant phantoms.
With each additional Dragon Elephant phantom condensed, one's spiritual power would grow more robust.
And once he condensed the third Dragon Elephant phantom, his cultivation would officially enter the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm.
With that in mind, Mu Yuan no longer allowed himself to be distracted. He immersed all his focus into cultivation, striving to enter the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm today.
Seeing Mu Yuan, Mu Chen, and the others immediately enter cultivation, Tang Qian'er secretly pouted, then closed her eyes as well and began her cultivation lesson.
However, their cultivation did not last long before it was interrupted by an unpleasant laugh.
"Heh heh, the two young domain lords of the Mu Domain really are domineering!"
Mu Chen and the others opened their eyes and saw a figure slowly approaching. He looked to be around eighteen, with somewhat sunken eye sockets and thin lips that gave him a cold, mean-spirited air.
Jiang Li, who had previously suffered a humiliating defeat, stood beside him.
Jiang Li stared at them with a dark expression, a chilly curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"The little one gets beaten, and the older one comes running. What a cliché."
Mu Chen suddenly understood.
Clearly, Jiang Li had been stirring things up behind the scenes.
"Luo Tong?"
Tang Qian'er frowned as she looked at the man.
"Luo Tong?"
Mu Chen raised a brow. He was quite familiar with that name.
Because this fellow's father was also a domain lord of the Northern Spiritual Territory.
However, Luo Tong had already turned eighteen last year, yet his strength still remained at the late stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm.
In other words, he had already lost his qualification to enter the Five Great Academies.
And that meant he was one of the old hands Tang Qian'er had mentioned, the most troublesome sort of person.
"Mu Chen, it's been a long time."
Luo Tong walked up in front of Mu Chen and grinned. However, his smile was far from friendly. The two had known each other for a long time, but neither had ever liked the other.
"Are you here to stand up for him?"
Mu Chen pointed at Jiang Li.
"How would I dare? You're a genius who obtained a Spiritual Road qualification."
Luo Tong curled his lips. His deliberately surprised tone could not conceal his jealousy.
When he had heard that Mu Chen had obtained a Spiritual Road qualification, his eyes had turned red with envy.
Mu Chen withdrew his gaze, too lazy to bother with this pitiful fellow filled with jealousy. Compared to Liu Mu Bai, this Luo Tong truly amounted to little.
Mu Yuan, who had been cultivating on his cushion, suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at Luo Tong and said coldly, without the slightest courtesy,
"If you don't dare, then get lost. Stop putting on that smug, sarcastic act."
The spiritual energy stored in his third void aperture was just short of saturation. This fellow had interrupted his cultivation the moment he arrived, leaving Mu Yuan extremely displeased.
Luo Tong glanced at Mu Yuan and said coldly,
"Mu Yuan, if you've always been cowering off to the side, then keep your mouth shut. Don't make a fool of yourself."
Back then, the Mu Domain had produced Mu Chen, but it had also produced the legendary good-for-nothing Mu Yuan, who had been unable to sense spiritual energy for three whole years.
One brought glory while the other brought shame, and that had given Luo Tong some comfort, making him feel much better.
Yet recently, Mu Yuan had somehow miraculously sensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, rising like a legend. With cultivation at the early stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, he had defeated Liu Yang and forcefully entered the Heaven Grade.
Meanwhile, Luo Tong had already passed eighteen, yet he still had not reached the Spirit Wheel Realm. That had crushed any hopes he had of entering the Five Great Academies.
Then, when he thought of Mu Yuan, whose legendary rate of cultivation meant entering the Five Great Academies should not be difficult, the flames of jealousy in his heart burned even fiercer.
Mu Chen was one thing, but why did Mu Yuan, that former legendary good-for-nothing, get to rise like a legend too?
Hearing Luo Tong's words, Mu Yuan raised a brow, then seemed to laugh at himself. Cowering off to the side?
That was truly unbearable.
"What? Not convinced? Want to have a fight with me?"
Luo Tong sneered as well.
Mu Yuan might be able to unleash the strength of the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, but Luo Tong was at the late stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm. Naturally, he did not fear Mu Yuan in the slightest.
"You're at the late stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, and you want to fight me? Still, if you insist on humiliating yourself, I can grant your wish."
Mu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back and spoke calmly.
After his battle with Liu Yang, Mu Yuan had still felt unsatisfied. He knew his limit was not merely the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm.
Huh?
The surrounding students erupted into an uproar at Mu Yuan's words.
Then, gazes filled with astonishment settled on him one after another.
No one had expected Mu Yuan to take the initiative to challenge Luo Tong.
"This isn't funny."
Luo Tong thought Mu Yuan was deliberately copying his tone merely to mock him.
"I've always meant what I say. If you don't mind losing face, I do."
Mu Yuan continued speaking, arrogant yet confident. Standing there with his hands behind his back, he appeared peerlessly proud, as though he did not regard Luo Tong at all.
Luo Tong's face turned livid at Mu Yuan's mockery, and anger surged uncontrollably within him. He immediately grinned coldly and said,
"Since you have such a request, then as your senior, I naturally have to accept."
As the final word fell, the cold glint in Luo Tong's eyes was no longer concealed. Spiritual power slowly coiled around his body, and a powerful fluctuation spread forth.
The surrounding students hurriedly retreat a little, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Some students even began to gloat, Jiang Li among them.
"Isn't this refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a penalty?"
"Now this is interesting. I doubt Mu Yuan will have an easy time getting out of this today."
Because everyone knew what Luo Tong represented.
"Luo Tong, what are you doing?!"
However, at that moment, a deep voice came from nearby.
Everyone looked over and saw a rather burly figure striding toward them, then stopping in front of Luo Tong.
"Mo Ling, aren't you meddling a little too much?"
Luo Tong frowned as he looked at the burly youth before him.
The person before him was a well-known figure in the Northern Spiritual Academy. His overall ranking was second only to Liu Mu Bai of the West Courtyard Heaven Tier, and now that he was at the late stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, it was highly likely that he would break through to the Spirit Wheel Realm within half a year.
Most importantly, he was not yet eighteen.
In other words, once he broke through to the Spirit Wheel Realm, he would also qualify to enter the Five Great Academies.
He was one of the key students being cultivated by the Northern Spiritual Academy.
"Master Mo will be here soon. If you insist on continuing to cause trouble here, bear the consequences yourself."
Mo Ling frowned.
Luo Tong's expression was ugly, but he understood that Mo Ling did not fear him at all. He could only grit his teeth resentfully and withdraw the spiritual power from his body.
"Consider yourself lucky today."
Luo Tong waved his fist at Mu Yuan, then unwillingly found a place to sit down.
Only after Luo Tong left did Mo Ling turn toward Mu Yuan and the others, asking with a smile,
"Are you all alright?"
"What a pity."
Mu Yuan sighed.
Mo Ling: "..."
Mu Chen could only smile and explain,
"Well, Brother Yuan is just like that. Don't mind him."
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