Chapter 41：Hu Tian Ge Makes a Move

As Liu Xinling felt extremely pleased with himself, the golden energy that covered a large area suddenly began to flow rapidly towards the center position, gathering together.

Liu Xinling had fought countless times with others, but had never seen anyone directly absorb the energy of the battlefield during a fight.

Seeing this astonishing scene unfold before him, Liu Xinling couldn't believe his eyes and wondered, "What's going on? Why is the golden energy flowing so quickly? Could it be that he's okay?"

After ten breaths, the golden light dissipated, and Mu Xuyang, who had been attacked by the "Spear of Heaven," was covered in blood and his clothes had turned into rags, resembling that of a beggar. Strips of cloth fluttered in the wind.

"I'm glad Mu Junior Brother is not dead. This is really great!" Ao Qing and Nie Yifan, who had both thought Mu Xuyang was going to die and had felt despair and even prepared to die, were now overjoyed to see that he was still alive. Smiles immediately appeared on their faces.

Although Mu Xuyang was covered in blood, his injuries were only skin deep and posed no threat to his life. Furthermore, his combat effectiveness had not been affected in the slightest.

Seeing that Mu Xuyang was still alive, Liu Xinling was once again shocked.

At the same time, he realized that if he couldn't kill Mu Xuyang this time, and allowed him to grow in the future, there would only be a dead end waiting for him.

"Die!" After recovering from his shock, Liu Xinling flipped over and leaped off his spear. He grabbed the treasure spear he controlled with one hand and rapidly swung it, diving down and stabbing towards Mu Xuyang.

"Even your strongest spell attack couldn't kill me, and now you want to play close combat with me? This is undoubtedly giving me an opportunity to kill you. Since you are looking for death, I will grant your wish."

When he saw Liu Xinling diving down, intending to kill him, Mu Xuyang's eyes flashed with a cold light, and a furious killing intent erupted from within him. His figure disappeared in a flash.

When Liu Xinling realized that he had lost his target, he suddenly felt a ferocious and menacing aura coming from his right side. He was greatly shocked and thought to himself, "I thought he was seriously injured because he was covered in blood. I didn't expect his injuries to be just skin deep. This guy's abilities are surprisingly strong. I can confirm that he hasn't reached the stage of using magic, but his combat strength is strong enough to rival someone at my level, who is in the latter stage of using magic. If I'm not careful, I could end up capsizing in the gutter. This is all because I was too angry and refused to accept him being accepted as an exception by the sect, which caused a big mistake and led to enmity between us."

In a panic, Liu Xinling withdrew his attack and used the small amount of magic left in his body to release his body, condensing a golden shield to protect himself.

Just as the golden shield was taking shape, Mu Xuyang thrust his spear with great force, and the powerful impact hit the shield heavily.

Suddenly, the golden shield that could withstand attacks from the realm of magic collapsed, turning into a burst of golden energy that scattered in all directions. Lui Xinling, who had been protected by the golden shield, didn't expect the power of Mu Xuyang's thrust to be so strong that it could directly break his condensed golden shield. He was caught off guard, and his body was directly knocked back by the strong impact force of the shield's collapse, falling to the ground two zhang away.

"He lost! Senior Brother Xinling actually lost! This guy hasn't even stepped into the realm of magic, but he has the strength to defeat someone in the later stage of the realm of magic. If he steps into the realm of magic, wouldn't he be able to easily kill those in the realm of magic? No wonder he was chosen by the elders of Qingyun Sect and accepted into the sect to study and practice, breaking the rules."

Seeing Lui Xinling being knocked back and having difficulty getting up, those who originally thought that he could definitely deal with Mu Xuyang with his skills could not believe what they saw. Their eyes widened with surprise, and their eyeballs almost fell out of their eye sockets.

After Mu Xuyang knocked Lui Xinling away with a single thrust, he knew that his magical power had been depleted, and it was the best time to kill him. He did not hesitate, quickly flashing towards Lui Xinling, and swung his spear towards his chest in an instant.

"Stop!" Just as Mu Xuyang's spear was about to touch Lui Xinling's body, the voice of Hu Tiange came from inside the hall. Immediately after, Mu Xuyang saw a blue spirit rune swiftly cutting through the void, reaching his body before he could kill Lui Xinling. Then, in the blink of an eye, a blue shield appeared, protecting Lui Xinling's body.

Ding!

Mu Xuyang's spear hit the blue shield, making a sound of clashing steel. He felt that his spear's force was like striking a solid steel plate. He then felt a rebounding force, which pushed him back more than ten steps, stabilizing his body.

Mu Xuyang looked up and saw that the person who had suddenly saved Lui Xinling's life was Hu Tiange, the master of the Thunder Eagle Hall. He immediately realized that there was a significant relationship between Lui Xinling's sudden attack and Hu Tiange, and even felt that Lui Xinling might have obtained Hu Tiange's tacit approval to attack him.

Mu Xuyang was very clear that if he fought against someone in the realm of magic, as long as he was careful, there would be no danger to his life. However, if he had a conflict with someone in the rune realm, he would be the unlucky one.

Therefore, upon seeing Hu Tiange appear, Mu Xuyang pretended as if he didn't notice any connection between Liu Xinling's attempt to attack him and Hu Tiange's secret authorization. He looked at Liu Xinling and said, "I'll give face to Master Hu today and let you go for now. But if you dare to act recklessly in front of me in the future, I won't let you off easily. I happen to need a decent weapon for self-defense while traveling the rivers and lakes. This low-grade magical weapon, a long spear, will come in handy. I'll leave it with you as compensation for suddenly attacking me. If you really want to get this spear back, when you feel you have the ability to snatch it back after your cultivation improves, come find me at Qingyun Sect, and I'll accompany you to the end."

After Mu Xuyang finished speaking to the unhappy-looking Liu Xinling, he turned around and bowed to Hu Tiange, expressing his farewell. Then he waved to Ao Qing and Nie Yifan and said, "Senior brothers, let's go. Our destination is Qingyun Sect."

"Yes, young master!" After hearing Mu Xuyang's words, Ao Qing and Nie Yifan quickly responded politely. Then they followed Mu Xuyang and headed toward the north gate of the Thunderhawk Hall to leave.

After Mu Xuyang, Ao Qing, and Nie Yifan left, Liu Xinling, who was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, said to Hu Tiange, "Lord Master, why didn't you personally take action and kill him? Letting him go like this, he may secretly plot against any disciple of Thunderhawk Hall who has offended him in the future, causing them to die an untimely death."

"Outside of Thunderhawk Hall, there are many people who want to deal with him. Whether he can leave Huayin County alive and go to Guyan City is a problem. There is no need for me to take action personally and bring unnecessary trouble to Thunderhawk Hall," Hu Tiange smiled mysteriously and waved to Liu Xinling, signaling him to quickly return to his own residence for rest and healing. Then he hurriedly left and went to the Thunderhawk Hall's conference hall to arrange for someone to secretly monitor Mu Xuyang.