The Murderer of Liu Mubai Was Mu Chen!

"Who did this...?"

Seeing Liu Mubai's corpse lying across the Northern Spirit Plains,

Liu Ming stood frozen in place in terror,

"Mubai..."

"Who killed him?!"

His shrill voice was already somewhat hoarse...

Liu Mubai!

The genius in whom the Liu Region had placed infinite hopes,

The pride of the Liu Family had actually died on the Northern Spirit Plains,

Dying while pursuing Xue Tu?!

Liu Ming could not imagine how furious and crazed his elder brother, Liu Qingtian, would be upon learning this news.

He should never have allowed Liu Mubai to get involved in this matter...

Perhaps then, Liu Mubai would not have died!

"Third Master, the fatal wound on the Young Master's body is identical to the fatal wound Xue Tu suffered earlier. They were both caused by the same Spiritual Art!"

A Liu Region expert examining Liu Mubai's body said,

Upon hearing this,

Liu Yang came back to his senses and quickly walked toward Liu Mubai's corpse.

Earlier, he had been following Liu Ming in pursuit of Xue Tu.

When they found Xue Tu's body, Instructors had been present, so Liu Yang had not dared to inspect it.

As Liu Yang clearly saw the traces left behind by the spiritual energy in the wound,

His pupils suddenly shrank,

"The Netherworld Death Seal..."

"What did you say?"

Liu Ming looked at Liu Yang in shock and urgently pressed, "You've seen this Spiritual Art?!"

"I saw it once at the academy,"

"The Netherworld Death Seal is a dangerous Spiritual Art. It has always been stored in the Spiritual Art Chamber of Northern Spirit Academy. A student cultivated it before, but his Meridians were severed. Ever since then, no one has cultivated this Spiritual Art!"

Liu Yang said,

"A Spiritual Art from Northern Spirit Academy..."

Liu Ming frowned deeply. "Then the one who killed Mubai was someone from Northern Spirit Academy. Who could it be...?"

Teacher Mo...

Or Teacher Xi?

A student being unable to cultivate it did not mean an Instructor could not.

But why would they do this? Why would someone in the Spirit Soul Realm deal with a junior?

Why would they attack Liu Mubai?

Liu Mubai was a student of Northern Spirit Academy and had a strong chance of entering one of the Five Great Spiritual Academies. What motive could they possibly have?!

"It was Mu Chen!"

Liu Yang seemed to recall something and hurriedly said,

"Mu Chen knows the Netherworld Death Seal. I saw him use this Spiritual Art at the academy before!"

"It must have been Mu Chen who killed my brother!"

"Mu Chen..."

Upon hearing that familiar name, killing intent immediately erupted from Liu Ming's eyes. "That bastard from the Mu Region..."

When Xue Tu died earlier,

He had already felt that fellow was unusual.

That item from the Liu Region had clearly been taken by Mu Chen, yet he still refused to admit it.

He had already been expelled from the Spirit Road,

Yet he was still causing trouble. He was courting death!

"Go to the Northern Spirit Academy camp!"

Liu Ming waved his hand,

And the Liu Region experts hurried toward the Northern Spirit Academy camp with Liu Mubai's corpse.

Inside the camp,

As the three-day trial came to an end,

Most of the students had already returned, and the entire camp was filled with the excitement of surviving a disaster.

Especially after Mu Chen returned,

Since they had known beforehand that Mu Chen had encountered Xue Tu, the students in the camp stirred upon seeing him appear unharmed.

They surrounded Mu Chen and curiously asked what had happened after he encountered Xue Tu.

Suddenly,

When they saw Liu Ming lead a group of Liu Region experts into the camp,

The previously restless camp instantly fell silent.

Seeing Liu Ming appear, Teacher Mo could not help but frown,

"Why have you come again?"

Teacher Mo stepped forward and stopped Liu Ming's group, asking,

"Mu Chen!"

"Get the hell out here!"

Liu Ming shouted fiercely at the Northern Spirit Academy students behind Teacher Mo,

Upon hearing this,

A trace of displeasure appeared on Mu Chen's face as he stepped out from the crowd,

"Liu Ming, I told you I didn't take your things. Are you done yet?"

"Bastard from the Mu Region, you're still refusing to admit it!"

The moment Liu Ming saw Mu Chen, rage surged within him. Spiritual energy burst from his palm as he prepared to attack Mu Chen.

Boom—

Just as Liu Ming was about to strike,

Teacher Mo waved his hand and stopped him. "Liu Ming, don't think that being from the Liu Region means you can act wildly here!"

"Teacher Mo, Mu Chen killed Liu Mubai. Are you going to interfere in this too?"

Liu Ming said word by word,

"What...?"

Teacher Mo froze where he stood upon hearing that,

And the chaotic camp instantly became silent. Everyone wore expressions of shock.

The number one student of the West Courtyard, Liu Mubai, was dead?

After their shock faded, everyone turned their gazes toward Mu Chen...

Mu Chen: ???

Why were they all looking at him?

What did Liu Mubai's death have to do with him?

"Third Master Liu, you're thinking too highly of me, Mu Chen. I did want to kill Liu Mubai, but I truly didn't do it."

Mu Chen shrugged,

He did indeed want to kill Liu Mubai, but he really had not done it.

"Liu Ming, you can't make accusations without proof. You say Mu Chen did it—what evidence do you have?"

Teacher Mo frowned deeply,

Liu Mubai was different from Xue Tu. This matter had become rather troublesome.

"How did Liu Mubai die?"

Teacher Xi asked impatiently,

Liu Mubai had been his most valued disciple. Now that he had died on the Northern Spirit Plains, Teacher Xi was more heartbroken than anyone.

"Bring him up."

Liu Ming waved his hand, and the Liu Region experts carried Liu Mubai's corpse over.

Hiss—

Upon seeing Liu Mubai's body being carried over,

An uproar immediately broke out,

The Liu Region's Young Master and the number one student of the West Courtyard had died during the Northern Spirit Plains trial. No one wanted to see such an outcome.

It was even harder to accept...

"Liu Mubai died beneath Northern Spirit Academy's Netherworld Death Seal. In all of Northern Spirit Academy, only Mu Chen knows the Netherworld Death Seal. Are you still going to shield the murderer?"

Liu Ming roared with his eyes nearly splitting apart,

The Netherworld Death Seal...

It seemed Mu Chen was the only one who cultivated that Spiritual Art, wasn't he?

Could it really have been Mu Chen?!

Hearing Liu Ming's words, everyone at Northern Spirit Academy subconsciously turned to look at Mu Chen,

Mu Chen was completely dumbfounded,

How had cultivating a Spiritual Art led to this kind of mess?

"It was the Netherworld Death Seal..."

Teacher Xi stepped forward to inspect the body. After a moment, he rose and gave Teacher Mo a slight nod,

Mu Chen: ????

"I do know the Netherworld Death Seal, but what makes you think Liu Mubai was killed by me?"

Mu Chen said firmly,

He felt more wronged than Dou E...

"You're still being stubborn! You're the only one in all of Northern Spirit Academy who knows the Netherworld Death Seal. If it wasn't you, who else could it be?"

Liu Ming shouted angrily,

"Third Master Liu..."

Teacher Mo thought for a moment before saying, "Mu Chen isn't the only one. I also know the Netherworld Death Seal. By your logic, does that make me the murderer too?"

"Don't jump to conclusions yet. When did Liu Mubai die?"

Liu Ming thought for a moment and said, "After we separated. On our way back, we saw Mubai's distress signal. By the time we arrived, Liu Mubai was already dead."

"I see..."

Teacher Mo sighed in relief. "Mu Chen didn't kill him. After we separated, Mu Chen had been with Teacher Xi and me the whole time. He simply had no time to kill Liu Mubai!"

"Besides, with Mu Chen's strength, he wasn't qualified to kill Liu Mubai in such a short time. Teacher Xi can testify to that as well."

"Indeed, we had been together the entire time after separating."

Since Northern Spirit Academy was involved, Teacher Xi spoke objectively,

"So Northern Spirit Academy refuses to hand over the murderer today?"

Liu Ming looked coldly at Teacher Mo,

"It isn't that we refuse to hand him over. The matter is already clear. The murderer is someone else. Mu Chen isn't the murderer, nor does he possess the strength to be one."

Teacher Mo replied firmly,

Even Liu Qingtian would not dare speak to him this way. As for Liu Ming, Teacher Mo merely chose to understand his feelings.

"Fine! Fine! Very well. Liu Ming may be insignificant, but when my elder brother appears, I hope you can remain this stubborn!"

Liu Ming said through clenched teeth,

Then he led the Liu Region group away from the camp.

"Mu Chen, did you really do it?"

"You killed Liu Mubai..."

As the Liu Region group departed, the other students immediately surrounded Mu Chen.

"It really wasn't me. Stop making wild guesses."

Mu Chen said helplessly,

"Enough. Take out the Spirit Souls of the spirit beasts you hunted. We'll begin judging the results!"

Teacher Mo sighed softly,

After that interruption, the following assessment was rushed and perfunctory.

After quickly calculating the Spirit Beast Spirits each group had hunted,

Qing Luo and Tang Qian'er's team ultimately took first place, Mu Chen took second, and Chen Tong's team took third,

Thus ending this Northern Spirit Plains trial,

On the way back,

Qing Luo handed Tang Qian'er his Spirit Nurturing Pill. "Here."

"This..."

"The Spirit Nurturing Pill only helps with breaking through to the Spirit Wheel Realm. I'm already in the Spirit Wheel Realm, so it is useless to me. Take it. Your chances of advancing to the Spirit Wheel Realm will be higher."

Qing Luo said softly, "This is the reward I'm giving you!"

"Alright..."

Hearing the implication in Qing Luo's words, Tang Qian'er's cheeks instantly flushed crimson,

She thought for a moment, then asked, "Qing Luo, do you think Mu Chen could have killed Liu Mubai?"

"He probably doesn't have that ability."

Qing Luo pretended to ponder.

"You don't think it was Mu Chen either. Then who could it have been? Liu Mubai is dead. The Liu Region definitely won't let this go..."

"Why are you worrying about that? Whatever the Liu Region plans to do, Mu Chen is the one who should be worried."

At that,

Tang Qian'er looked toward Mu Chen in the distance.

He seemed to have something on his mind. His expression was extremely grave, and he kept sighing...

Mu Chen:

What a sin!

That bastard Xue Tu—why was the Mustard Seed Bracelet full of trash? Where were the Liu Region's treasures?!