Chapter 131 Before the Game
Lu Yao and others were walking around in the academy. The vital energy in the sky suddenly began to riot. The rich vital energy swarmed in one direction. Lu Yao's pupils shrank slightly.
"Hey, judging from the situation, someone is about to be promoted to a martial spirit!" Tong Yaoyao glanced at Lu Yao and muttered softly.
When Lu Yao advanced, Ye Shi's demeanor shocked many people in the academy.
"Just a martial spirit." Liu Xueyan said indifferently.
"Senior Muchen has advanced to the Martial Spirit realm, Senior Muchen has advanced to the Martial Spirit realm."
Waves of howling came into the ears of several people from all directions.
Lu Yao's face finally darkened. He didn't care much about others' advancement to martial spirit, but when it came to Muchen's advancement to martial spirit, he had to care. Muchen was only fourteen this year, and the man who advanced to martial spirit was even younger than him.
"Didn't you say that Muchen was sleeping?" Tong Yaoyao glanced at Du Ting dissatisfiedly.
Du Ting smiled awkwardly and said, "I heard that he was sleeping!"
"Mu Chen advanced while sleeping."
"Student Mu is truly a genius. He advanced while sleeping."
Another burst of shouting reached everyone's ears.
Tong Yaoyao's face turned pale and blue. What nonsense were these people talking about? How could someone advance while sleeping?
Mu Chen's advancement to the Martial Spirit level and his exit from seclusion shocked many people in both academies.
Ever since coming to Mingyue Academy, countless people have been comparing Mu Chen and Lu Yao, and the result shows that each of them has his own merits.
However, as soon as Mu Chen was promoted, a large number of people felt that Mu Chen was better. After all, Mu Chen was promoted to Martial Spirit earlier than Lu Yao.
"Dean, are you looking for me?" Mu Chen walked into the office confidently. After being promoted to a martial spirit, Mu Chen's temperament changed subtly. Compared with before, he seemed more calm and his temperament was more outstanding.
Xia Qingyan looked at Mu Chen and said strangely, "I heard that you are a fourth-level formation master?"
"Dean, you flatter me too much. How could I be a fourth-level formation master?" Mu Chen said with a faint smile.
Xia Qingyan nodded, seeming relieved but also a little disappointed. "That's what I meant. It's not that easy to reach level four. If you want to become a level four magician, you should first reach level four inscriptions."
Mu Chen smiled and said, "Exactly. I've always felt that inscriptions are more profound and mysterious than formations."
Xia Qingyan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, not bad, you have such awareness, very good!"
Mu Chen: “…”
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Mingyue Academy.
Several instructors and students gathered together.
"It has been decided. The martial arts competition will be held the day after tomorrow. As for the Alchemy Academy, inscriptions, weapon refining, formations, and talismans, they will be held in the next five days. One event will be competed in each day." said a mentor.
"Teacher, will Muchen participate in the martial arts competition? I want to meet him." Lu Yao's eyes were shining.
Lu Yao was born into an extraordinary family. Since he was born, he has been making rapid progress and has never had any rivals. Now, hearing the students of the Holy Star Academy say that he is not as good as Muchen, Lu Yao does not show it on the surface, but he is very dissatisfied in his heart.
"The Holy Star Academy has done a lot of rigged things in the competition. They must have given up on your round and only sent a Nine-Star Martial Master."
Lu Yao frowned, his face darkening. Was Sheng Xing planning to adopt Tian Ji's horse racing strategy? If so, it would be a tricky situation.
"Teacher, will Mu Chen participate in many competitions?" Liu Xueyan asked.
"Yes, there are very few third-level magicians among the younger generation of students at Holy Star Academy. Holy Star Academy has placed a heavy bet on Muchen. He will participate in formations, inscriptions, alchemy, and talismans. Holy Star has divided the five arts into five days of competition just to allow Muchen to compete several times."
"You must find a way to defeat Muchen, even if it's just one game." If Muchen wins all five games, the reputation of Holy Star Academy will surely rise.
"Teacher, don't worry. Mu Chen has learned so many skills that he will definitely not be able to master them all. If he loses all, we will see how Sheng Xing will step down." Tong Yaoyao narrowed her eyes and said with some gloating.
The instructor looked at Tong Yaoyao helplessly and said, "Yaoyao, don't take it lightly. Mu Chen is a very strange person. If you meet her in Danbi, you may not be his opponent."
Tong Yaoyao nodded, but she felt a little skeptical in her heart. She was already able to refine four types of third-level pills, and the instructors in the academy all praised her as a genius. She didn't believe that she would lose to Mu Chen, who was indecisive and not proficient in his studies.
"If Senior Brother Lu Yao meets Mu Chen in the inscription competition, he will definitely be able to defeat him." Tong Yaoyao said with clenched fists.
"Unfortunately, the Inscription Academy only has one third-level inscription master, Muchen. To ensure victory, Shengxing will not let Muchen deal with Lu Yao."
Tong Yaoyao frowned, sneered, and said, "Could it be that Shengxing wants to use a second-level inscription technique to fight against Senior Brother Lu?"
"Mostly."
Several students looked at each other in bewilderment. Asking a fourth-level inscription master to deal with a second-level inscription master was simply overkill!
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"Classmate Mu Chen, you're looking for me." Ji Dongcheng looked at Mu Chen nervously, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Ji Dongcheng is twenty years old this year. He is a nine-star martial artist. His aptitude and talent are pretty good, but he is far behind Muchen.
Ji Dongcheng looked at Mu Chen and couldn't help feeling suspicious. This junior brother Mu Chen was an extraordinary figure. He was proficient in alchemy, talismans, formations, and inscriptions. The deans of various academies were fighting openly and secretly for him, and he even helped Elder Xiong Wei to break through in one fell swoop and become the Martial Emperor.
Having achieved a breakthrough and become a Martial Spirit at such a young age, it could be said that Muchen was the most legendary student in the history of the Holy Star Academy, unrivaled in his fame. But why would this person come to him?
"There is something that Mu Chen wants to ask Senior Ji for help with." Mu Chen said lightly with his hands behind his back.
Ji Dongcheng's heartstrings tightened, and he hurriedly said, "As long as classmate Mu gives me instructions, I will do my best."
Muchen is now a prominent figure in the academy. Apart from his fiancée Ye Shi, he has never treated anyone differently.
Ji Dongcheng would naturally not let go of the opportunity to connect with Muchen.
"This matter is a bit dangerous, but if it succeeds, I will not treat you unfairly." Mu Chen narrowed his eyes and said lightly.
Ji Dongcheng calmed himself down and said solemnly, "Mr. Mu, just tell me what you want. I will do my best."
"I heard that your opponent this time is Lu Yao."
Ji Dongcheng paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that, yes, there was nothing about him that was worth Mu Chen's attention, and the only person who could interest Mu Chen was his opponent Lu Yao.
His strength was just average and he was no match for Lu Yao at all. The academy had basically given up on Lu Yao and his gang.
At that time, he just needs to go on stage, make a few feints, and then step down.
Ji Dongcheng nodded and said, "That's right."
Mu Chen smiled and said righteously, "Lu Yao is the idol of the freshmen at Mingyue Academy. If the seniors can make him suffer, those Mingyue Academy students will surely not be as arrogant as they are now."
Ji Dongcheng's expression changed, and he thought to himself: There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. It seems that classmate Muchen is very dissatisfied with Lu Yao!
"What does Mr. Mu want me to do?" Ji Dongcheng asked solemnly.
Mu Chen smiled and said, "Of course I hope you will give it your all."
Ji Dongcheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Classmate Mu, I am no match for him." He thought to himself: It is indeed not easy to owe Mu Chen a favor.
"It's okay, senior, I will help you." Mu Chen said with a faint smile.
Mu Chen and Ji Dongcheng talked for a while, and Ji Dongcheng left with a space ring.
Ji Dongcheng couldn't help but take out a Yuanshi card from the space ring and rubbed it repeatedly.
"This is a deposit of two million. After the deal is done, there will be another eight million."
Ji Dongcheng took a deep breath. He was indeed his junior, Muchen, who was the best at earning Yuanshi. Even in a game that he was bound to lose, he was still willing to spend so much money.
As soon as Ji Dongcheng left, Ye Shi poked his head out from the woods. Mu Chen looked in Ye Shi's direction and waved to him.
"Why are you hiding here?" Mu Chen asked.
Ye Shi shrugged and said, "I happened to pass by and saw you sneaking around, so I came over to see who that was just now! What did you say to him?"
"Nothing, just discussing a business matter." Mu Chenyun said calmly.
Ye Shi looked at Mu Chen curiously. "Business, big business, right? I heard you say the deposit is two million, and after the deal is done, eight million."
"There's not that much, you heard it wrong." Mu Chen said while hugging Ye Shi.
Ye Shi wanted to say something, but Mu Chen's hand slid down Ye Shi's waistline. Ye Shi was startled and shut up immediately.
Mu Chen looked at Ye Shi's red face and smiled mischievously.
Ye Shi bit Muchen's neck as if to vent his anger, and his face turned even redder after the bite.
Mu Chen smiled even more proudly.
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"Young Master, our spies in the imperial capital have reported that the Hundred Tempering Body Art was taken away by Mu Yuanfeng some time ago, and should be in Mu Chen's hands now." Lu Fangming said.
"The results of their investigation should be correct. Zhuang Yu and Muchen are from the same place. He said that Muchen bought a large amount of beast blood for body refinement more than a year ago. The quality is getting higher and higher. Ye Shi also likes to buy beast blood. The more expensive the beast blood, the more they like it. Ye Shi spends millions of Yuanshi on beast blood every month."
The most prominent feature of practicing the Hundred Exercises Body Building Technique is that it consumes a large amount of beast blood. The more precious the beast blood, the better the effect.
If ordinary people practice this technique, it is easy to turn themselves into paupers.
Thinking of Muchen, Lu Yao couldn't help but feel unhappy. Although he was a fourth-level inscription master, Muchen was still one level higher than him in terms of the ability to earn Yuanshi.
Lu Fangming smiled and said, "Young Master, you are truly amazing. You have only been here for a few days, and you have already secured the proud child of the Holy Star Academy."
Lu Yao smiled shyly. Thinking of Zhuang Yu, a hint of sweetness appeared on his face. He couldn't help but feel happy that a proud emperor like Zhuang Yu admired and admired him.
"Young Master, Zhuang Yu seems to have someone." Lu Fangming said after a pause.
"Zhuang Yu's former lover was a genius in the eyes of the people at Holy Star Academy, but she was just a waste in my eyes. That person took advantage of Zhuang Yu's young age and ignorance to deceive him. Sooner or later, I will get rid of him." Lu Yao's face suddenly took on a fierce look.
"Lan Ruofeng is indeed nothing, but that Mu Chen does have some skills. He seems to be proficient in the art of repairing wrinkles and can apply what he has learned to other cases." Lu Fangming said solemnly.
Lu Yao lowered his head. If there was no other way, he could only ask the elders in his family to take action and kill Muchen. With Muchen around, he was a huge threat to him.
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Xiong Wei kicked open the door of Jing Chiyan's training room. Jing Chiyan opened his eyes and looked at Xiong Wei helplessly, "Senior, what can I do for you?"
Xiong Wei put his hands behind his back and said arrogantly, "My apprentice has advanced to the Martial Spirit stage. Shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
Jing Chiyan rolled his eyes. This guy Xiong Wei was not the first time to ask for gifts in the name of Muchen. He had asked Ye Shi before. None of these gifts reached Muchen. Xiong Wei pocketed them all and used them to buy wine.
Xiong Wei, this guy, has been promoted to Martial Emperor, but his temperament hasn't changed at all, and he doesn't have the bearing of a master at all.
"Please wait a moment, Senior. I will go get the gift."
"Go ahead. I'm not in a hurry. I have good vision! I picked out my apprentice, such a genuine young genius, at first sight. The other geniuses in the academy are all fakes. Only my apprentice is genuine. He is far better than you, Shi Ziyu, and Hua Shu's apprentices. How can I have such a good vision?" Xiong Wei said proudly.
Jing Chiyan gritted his teeth. No matter how powerful Much Chen was, he had to give Ye Shi the Yuan Stone if he asked him for it.
"This is for you." Jing Chiyan stuffed a few spiritual herbs into Xiong Wei's hands.
Xiong Wei looked at Jing Chiyan with disdain, "I heard that you've become very rich recently! You're very rich, yet you only give me a few pieces of broken grass."
"Senior, how can I be so rich? I am poor as a ghost. You should go find Shi Ziyu. Shi Ziyu is a real rich man!" Jing Chiyan sent Xiong Wei away like a plague god, and he still felt that the fifth-level spiritual herb was not enough.
Jing Chiyan looked at Xiong Wei's back and shook his head helplessly. At the beginning, after he accepted Ye Shi as his apprentice, Ye Shi had begged him to accept Muchen as his apprentice.
At that time, he felt that Muchen's talent was average, so he just agreed to wait and see. However, before he could finish his observation, Muchen was already taken over by the bastard Xiong Wei.
If I had listened to Ye Shi and accepted Muchen as my apprentice, I wouldn't be robbed by Xiong Wei every other day. Just one wrong thought and my poor vault would be ruined!
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