Outside of the valley, Yang Gong and Zhou Liâs men gradually stopped moving. Their expressions changed as they stared at Mu Chen, who had complete control over their bosses. Then, they exchanged gazes with each other and stopped moving as well.
He was capable of defeating the Spirit Stage Initial Phase powerhouses, Yang Gong and Zhou Li, easily. As for them, what were they worth compared to these powerful individuals?
âMotherf*cker. Werenât you acting quite arrogant earlier? Who told this motherf*cker to hit me?â Wang Sheng, who had bruises on his face, sent a person, who was at the Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase, flying with a kick, while cursing. He hadnât often been greeted like this before.
The person who suffered a kick from Wang Sheng did not dare to fight back. After all, the situation wasnât the same as before.
âWhat do you want?â
On the mountain slope, Yang Gong and Zhou Li gritted their teeth. A cold chill permeated from the fingers that had stopped near their throats. It made them unwilling to make even the slightest movement. The boy in front of them had extremely calm eyes. They had no doubt that they would have to pay a bloody price if they dared to take the slightest action.
Mu Chen stared at the two of them and said faintly: âSince the fight is over, we will first talk about the price of fighting against us. Hand it over.â
Mu Chenâs eyes were focused on the symbols located on Yang Gong and Zhou Liâs foreheads. From the dazzling golden color, it was evident that both of these individuals had Rank 5 Symbols.
âYou!â
Hearing that Mu Chen wanted to steal their symbols, Yang Gong and Zhou Liâs expressions changed. They had spent a lot of effort in order to increase their symbols to Rank 5.
âYou can choose not to do so. However, I will wipe your symbol away. If that happens, I believe that the two of you will be eliminated from the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, right?â Mu Chen muttered as if he didnât care.
Yang Gong and Zhou Li instantly turned pale. Their eyes trembled as they stared at Mu Chen, who said these words calmly. The latterâs methods were more decisive and vicious than they thought.
âHave you made up your mind?â Mu Chen smiled at the two of them.
âFine. Iâll treat it as if youâre heartless!â Yang Gong exchanged gazes with Zhou Li and each noticed the bitterness within the otherâs eyes. They gnashed their teeth and concentrated. Then, the glittering golden symbols let out two brilliant lights as the symbols turned dim.
Mu Chen absorbed one of the golden lights into the symbol on his forehead. It instantly brightened up and turned into a dark golden color. At this moment, his symbol had levelled up into Rank 6.
After Mu Chen had finished absorbing the Spiritual Aura from Yang Gongâs symbol, he flicked his finger and sent Zhou Liâs portion over to Ye Qingling. When the latter noticed this, she hesitated for a moment. But after seeing Mu Chen direct a nod at her, she absorbed the Spiritual Aura from the symbol. At this moment, the symbol on her forehead also brightened up.
âNow, can you let us go?â Yang Gong gritted his teeth as he asked.
Mu Chen glanced at the two of them and he let out a mocking smile: âYou were bullying such a cute girl earlier. Thus, you must compensate for it.â
âWeâve already given the Spiritual Aura within our symbols to you. What else do you want!â Yang Gong shouted furiously.
âI noticed earlier that you two seemed to have pulled out something interesting.â Mu Chenâs eyes slowly scanned the two figures. If he were to use the triple Limitless Death Seals with his Spirit Stage Initial Phase strength, that wouldnât be something that an ordinary Spirit Stage Initial Phase powerhouse could withstand. However, the two of them managed to endure it.
Hearing these words, Yang Gong and Zhou Liâs faces turned pale. This thief! He actually dares to snatch away our Spiritual Artifacts? Those are our protective items!
âWe donât have anything like that!â Yang Gong and Zhou Li gritted their teeth as they replied.
âIf thatâs the caseâŚâ Mu Chen smiled slightly. His black eyes suddenly turned cold. His fingers disappeared from their throats and appeared in front of their foreheads.
After receiving powerful winds from Mu Chenâs finger, the dim symbols on their forehead actually showed signs of breaking.
Feeling the chill on their foreheads, Yang Gong and Zhou Liâs legs turned slightly weak. If their symbol was erased, they wouldnât be qualified to enter the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.
âHow about now? This is your final chance.â Mu Chen directed a smile at the two of them. However, this smile made both Yang Gong and Zhou Li shudder. This person truly doesnât follow the typical patternâŚ
Yang Gong and Zhou Li sighed powerlessly. They finally gave up on resisting and extended their palms over. A light emerged on their palms and quickly turned into two clumps of light.
Within the clumps of light, one could vaguely detect a black shield and a grey stone stove.
âThis is a Spiritual Artifact?â Mu Chen frowned. He looked at Yang Gong and Zhou Li in surprise. It seemed that they truly had powerful backgrounds as both of them possessed Spiritual Artifacts. Even his father didnât have such items.
Mu Chen was surprised deep inside. However, his hand did not hesitate as he grabbed onto the black shield and the stone stove. The two Spiritual Artifacts resisted for a while within his hand. But in the end, they were suppressed forcibly by Mu Chen and placed within his Mustard Seed Bracelet.
âThank you for your gifts.â
Mu Chen finally retracted his fingers and chuckled.
Yang Gong and Zhou Liâs faces were completely blue. They stared ruthlessly at Mu Chen: âBoy, since you dare to steal from the two of us, if you have guts, I dare you to leave your name behind. We wonât easily accept this!â
Hearing this, Mu Chen smiled: âMu Chen. Iâll welcome the two of you to cause trouble for me again. However, you should listen carefully. If you dare cause trouble for me, and get defeated by me again, I might erase your symbols if you fail to hand over satisfactory compensation.â
As they looked at Mu Chenâs smile, Yang Gong and Zhou Liâs hearts jumped. This bastard actually wants us to trouble him? Is he hoping for us to become individuals, who would hand over many treasures to him?
âYou just wait!â
However, they could lose the fight, but not the battle. Even though they were already in a mess, Yang Gong and Zhou Li still had to act mighty and cool. They shouted out and immediately retreated.
Once they noticed their bosses depart, the unfortunate fellows below quickly scurried away. They did not dare to stay at this location.
Hidden in a distant forest, Ge Hai, Ge Qing and the others watched this scene unhappily. They were gritting their teeth to the point where they nearly shattered. Originally, they planned on reaping the benefits from other individuals, but it actually turned out like this.
âBig Brother, what should we do?â Ge Qing smiled bitterly. He was completely shocked. Just earlier, Mu Chen had completely subdued two opponents alone. It was evident that his combat abilities had far surpassed any ordinary Spirit Stage Initial Phase powerhouse. If they wanted to defeat him, they would need at least a Spirit Stage Middle Phase powerhouse!
Ge Hai gritted his teeth and his expressions changed for a moment. Finally, a hint of depression emerged on his face. He said: âForget it. Letâs withdraw first. Right now, we arenât their opponents at all. Letâs hurry and leave. It would be troubling if he discovers us.â
His heart trembled as he spoke these words. He hurriedly turned his head and noticed Mu Chen staring at him from the distant mountain slope.
âHurry and run!â
Ge Hai was completely startled. He no longer cared about the others and ran away. He understood that, if he was to fall into Mu Chenâs hands again, the latter would definitely erase his symbol if he didnât kill him.
âThat bastard. Just you watch. We have already spread news about your existence in this Northern Heavens World. Since you had so many enemies in the Spiritual Road, there ought to be someone in this Northern Heavens World who will find you! When that happens, letâs see how youâll suffer!â
Ge Hai cursed in his mind as he fled. Right now, he could only hope for a powerful individual to take care of Mu ChenâŚ
âThey truly refused to give up their evil intentions.â
From afar, Mu Chen stared calmly in the direction in which Ge Hai and the others were escaping. However, he did not chase them down. He already hadnât cared about a person like Ge Hai in the Spiritual Road. There was no need for him to care about such a person in the Great Thousand World either.
If he truly refused to give up and he stumbled into his hands, all Mu Chen could do was to make him suffer.
Mu Chen slowly retracted his gaze and turned around towards Ye Qingling and the others. He directed a smile at SunâEr, who was in Ye Qinglingâs arms, and asked: âLittle girl, are you okay?â
SunâEr shook her head and pouted. Then, she lowered her head and said: âBrother Mu Chen, Iâm sorry. I almost ruined everything.â
Previously, Mu Chen had told her that he would give her a major task. He made her hide nearby in order to protect them. But who would have expected that she was the one that was captured? Moreover, she was used to threaten her sister. This made the little girl quite unhappy.
âYouâve already done quite well. If it wasnât for you buying time for me, I wouldnât have had the time to ingest the Yin Yang Spirit Zoysia.â
Mu Chen smiled and rubbed SunâErâs head. Then, his face turned solemn as he spoke: âHowever, you should still act a little bit braver next time. Your sister canât protect you forever. Moreover, you have great potential. Perhaps in the future, you will meet powerful individuals. When that happens, you might be the one that has to protect your sister. If you are still afraid then, your sister could be injured. You wouldnât like to see such a thing happen right?â
SunâEr possessed an extremely terrifying talent in terms of Spiritual Arrays and Mu Chen knew about this. Her training in Spiritual Arrays was more complete than his. After all, the majority of his knowledge about Spiritual Arrays was taught by Mister Wen Ling. Perhaps Wen Ling was considered an excellent Spiritual Array Master within the Northern Spiritual Realm, it was evident that he was far inferior to a true Spiritual Array Master.
If SunâEr was able to be courageous and wouldnât become a mess in a crisis, Mu Chen believed that perhaps he would not be SunâErâs opponent based on Spiritual Arrays.
SunâEr stared at Mu Chenâs handsome and gentle face as she nodded seriously. Brother Mu Chen was correct. She could not allow her sister to protect her forever. She had to become stronger in order to protect her sister in the future.
As she watched this scene, a hint of warmth and comfort flashed through Ye Qinglingâs eyes. She directed a grateful smile towards Mu Chen as she understood the good intentions that the latter had towards SunâEr.
Mu Chen also let out a satisfied smile. Then, he gripped his hand and light emerged from his palm. In an instant, the black shield and stone stove that he had stolen from Yang Gong and Zhou Li appeared. An unique Spiritual Energy fluctuation was emitting from each of these items at the same time.
Mu Chen stared curiously at the black shield and stone stove in his hands. He wanted to carefully examine his spoils of war.