Two men and one woman.
The woman wore a veil and luxurious clothing.
Even though her face could not be seen, her figure radiated an air of nobility, elegance, and pride.
She was definitely a beauty.
The two young men standing beside her had tall, straight builds and proud expressions.
What was even more astonishing was the woman's cultivation and age.
She looked to be the same age as Mu Yuan, yet the spiritual energy fluctuations she emitted had reached the Spirit Wheel Realm.
Even Liu Mu Bai, ranked first on the Northern Spiritual Academy's overall rankings, had yet to enter the Spirit Wheel Realm.
Although the two young men beside her wore leather armor and possessed only late-stage Spiritual Movement Realm cultivation, faint traces of bloodlust wafted from their bodies.
If he was not mistaken, the two young men were adventurers.
"Hmph, a brat at the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm dares to stare at our young lady like that? You're courting death!"
One of the young men, Zhang Long, spoke, his eyes filled with boundless disdain.
The other young man, Zhao Hu, threw a punch.
The punch was mighty and surging, like mountains collapsing and seas overturning, striking the Fire Spirit Wolf corpse beside Mu Yuan directly.
The Fire Spirit Wolf exploded without warning.
A mist of blood scattered through the air, drenching Mu Yuan from head to toe.
Although Zhao Hu was only at the late stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, he possessed strength at the peak of that stage.
Yet Mu Yuan remained very quiet and said nothing.
"Haha! Zhang Long, I guessed right. This brat must be a student of the Northern Spiritual Academy. It's rare to come across something amusing. It would be no fun if we just killed him outright."
"It'd be much better to scare him stupid like this!"
Zhao Hu laughed wildly, without the slightest restraint.
As for the veiled woman, she remained calm, without any emotional fluctuation.
Students raised in a tiny place like the Northern Spiritual Territory, in some tiny academy, were far too weak to be worth even a glance from her.
Even if Zhang Long and Zhao Hu killed him, then so be it.
He was merely a middle-stage Spiritual Movement Realm cultivator. The deaths of a few such people would not cause the slightest ripple.
Moreover, the veiled woman had a powerful background. There were truly very few people in the Northern Spiritual Territory whom she feared.
"Zhao Hu, this student from the Northern Spiritual Academy is far too easily frightened. No wonder. This Fire Spirit Wolf was much stronger than him. He must have gotten lucky and stumbled upon this pack of Fire Spirit Wolves after someone had killed them, then picked up an easy bargain."
Zhang Long wore the same condescending smile.
They were mercenaries by trade, originally hunting spirit beasts and searching for Natural Treasures in the Northern Spiritual Plains when they encountered this veiled woman.
Yet in front of the veiled woman, they did not dare act recklessly.
But with Mu Yuan appearing, they could openly kill him to vent their frustrations!
"Is this amusing?"
Mu Yuan spoke blandly.
Those familiar with Mu Yuan knew that whenever he spoke so calmly, it meant someone was about to have terrible luck.
But Zhang Long and Zhao Hu did not know that.
Hearing Mu Yuan's words, the two even exchanged looks before bursting into laughter.
"Zhao Hu, was I hearing things just now? This brat actually asked whether this was amusing?"
Zhang Long grinned, his white teeth making people shudder like those of a wild beast.
"No, I heard it too."
Zhao Hu glanced at Mu Yuan and gave a chilling, bloodthirsty smile.
"Brat, didn't the instructors at your Northern Spiritual Academy tell you that when you encounter adventurers like us, the last thing you should do is provoke us?"
"I'm telling you, this is very amusing!"
"Hand over all the Spirit Beast Essences on you, and I'll leave you an intact corpse! Hahaha!"
Zhang Long's disdainful laughter stirred the air around them.
Although Divine Spirit Realm experts disdained refining low-grade Spirit Beast Essences, they could still be exchanged for cultivation resources at specialized trading venues.
"You want one?"
Mu Yuan took a Spirit Beast Essence from his robes and walked toward Zhang Long.
"Hmm? It's actually the essence of a mid-grade spirit beast, the White Spirit Ape King!"
"I never expected you to run into the White Spirit Ape King that escaped earlier. You really stepped in dog shit."
While Zhang Long was still shocked, Mu Yuan had already reached him and held out the Spirit Beast Essence.
"Looks like you know what's good for you."
Zhang Long reached for the Spirit Beast Essence with one hand while his other hand slapped toward Mu Yuan's head in annoyance.
However, just as his palm was about to touch the Spirit Beast Essence, Mu Yuan's calm expression suddenly turned icy.
The next moment.
Mu Yuan moved.
Spiritual energy surged from his body.
His fist, wrapped in Golden Spiritual Energy, shot out violently.
Other than not using the Sword Drawing Art or his God Vein, this punch was nearly Mu Yuan's ultimate attack.
With the enhancement of three Dragon Elephant phantoms and the spiritual energy of the God Elephant Suppressing Prison Force, the immense power radiating from his fist was enough to crush any Spiritual Movement Realm cultivator.
The instant it appeared, it carried an oppressive howl of wind and a tremor that shook the air itself.
Zhang Long froze, even thinking he was hallucinating.
He could not help blinking, confirming what he saw.
This guy was clearly only at the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm!
He was not concealing his aura at all!
But the next second, Mu Yuan's fist landed directly on his chest.
Then.
There was no then.
Because, just like the Fire Spirit Wolf that had been shattered by his punch earlier, Zhang Long's body exploded.
Then, amid deathly silence, Mu Yuan withdrew his fist.
"Sorry. I suddenly don't feel like giving it to you anymore."
Mu Yuan's voice was extremely calm.
But to Zhao Hu's ears, it sounded like a demon's voice.
He stared at the scene in horror.
He never expected the brat he had looked down on to suddenly attack, nor that he would be so ruthless—more ruthless even than adventurers like them who came from mercenary backgrounds.
"Brat, you're courting death?"
Zhao Hu's body trembled slightly, his gloomy face faintly twisting in ferocity.
"As a mercenary, have you never experienced being outplayed in a gutter?"
Mu Yuan glanced at him blandly.
Hearing this, Zhao Hu was so enraged that he laughed instead, staring at Mu Yuan with icy eyes.
"Kid from the Northern Spiritual Academy, you've truly made me see you in a new light. You should know what comes next, right?"
Mu Yuan shrugged indifferently.
The atmosphere in the area became somewhat subtle.
"Zhao Hu, stand down."
At that moment, the veiled woman finally spoke.
Mu Yuan glanced at her, then pointed at Zhao Hu.
"If you're thinking the same as him, if you want to avenge your lackey, then make your move."
The veiled woman was called Liu Wan'er.
To be honest, she truly had not expected Mu Yuan, who was only at the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm, to erupt with such formidable strength and destroy Zhang Long, a mercenary with peak late-stage Spiritual Movement Realm strength.
Moreover, Zhang Long had not even possessed the slightest ability to fight back.
It was easy to imagine that the intensity of Mu Yuan's erupted spiritual energy had already come infinitely close to the Spirit Wheel Realm.
Who could accomplish that?
At the very least, this was Liu Wan'er's first time seeing it!
However.
Liu Wan'er's beautiful face still carried an air of pride.
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