Chapter 4282: Chapter 4282: The Person Behind the Scenes (Sixth Update)

"Hehe, kid, it’s your turn. Don’t end up with a zero score."

Qin Wufeng sneered. This time, everyone participating in the test and selection process had at least a mid-stage Qiankun Realm level of cultivation, whereas Ye Chen was only at the first-level Supreme Emperor realm, making him the most inferior.

With such a poor level of cultivation, Qin Wufeng truly believed Ye Chen might end up with a zero score.

Whether Ye Chen’s prior retreating of Qin Wufeng with one sword was a fluke or if Ye Chen truly possessed the skill, it would be clear after seeing the test data.

Ye Chen’s expression remained calm as he walked towards the test stone tablet, took out the jade pendant, and completed a simple registration.

"First-level Supreme Emperor realm?"

The examiner looked at Ye Chen with some astonishment, clearly not expecting someone with such low cultivation to have the qualification to test.

Meanwhile, on the plaza, all eyes were focused on Ye Chen.

"How can there be a piece of trash at first-level Supreme Emperor realm?"

"Where did this ant come from?"

"With such low cultivation, how could he possibly obtain Yuantian Academy’s token?"

The crowd was buzzing with discussions, finding it hard to believe, with no one having faith in Ye Chen.

Only Li Qingmo had a determined gaze; she believed in Ye Chen’s potential.

Ye Chen walked up to the stone tablet, calmly extended his palm, and pressed it against the stone tablet.

Typically, during the test ritual, the data would soon display.

However, with Ye Chen’s palm pressed against it, after waiting for a few breaths, the stone remained motionless, showing no output.

"What’s going on?"

Ye Chen furrowed his brows, taking a deep breath, attempting to channel a trace of spiritual energy into the stone tablet.

Buzz!

The stone tablet finally vibrated, revealing a bright red score:

Zero!

"Zero score?"

Ye Chen’s eyes widened, thinking he must have seen it wrong.

The people in attendance, upon seeing this score, burst into laughter.

"As expected, an ant at first-level Supreme Emperor realm."

"He actually scored zero!"

"I’ve certainly broadened my horizons today."

"Where did this kid come from, trying to humiliate himself?"

The crowd laughed scornfully; Yuantian Academy’s recruitment threshold was extremely strict, and someone at first-level Supreme Emperor realm scoring zero wasn’t unusual.

They only admired Ye Chen’s courage to participate in the selection with such low cultivation.

"Indeed zero score! That kid is absolute rubbish."

Qin Wufeng saw this and was overjoyed, completely assured.

It seemed Ye Chen truly was worthless; being previously retreated by Ye Chen’s sword was entirely a fluke.

"Qin Tianyu, this friend of yours, is nowhere near as amazing as you claimed."

Yu Yinghua looked at Qin Tianyu with displeasure.

Qin Tianyu had vouched that Ye Chen was extraordinary, but now Ye Chen’s test score was only zero.

Qin Tianyu was equally dumbfounded, unable to imagine Ye Chen’s capabilities were so inferior, leaving him speechless.

"Lord Venerate can’t possibly score zero; the test equipment must be broken!"

Li Qingmo couldn’t believe it. She had personally witnessed Ye Chen’s power, so how could it be zero?

"Ridiculous, how could I be zero?"

Ye Chen looked at the glaring number on the test stone tablet, along with the mocking voices below, not doubting his own beliefs, thinking it must be a malfunction in the test stone tablet.

With this thought, Ye Chen exerted a slight force, channeling a huge surge of spiritual energy into the test stone tablet.

Suddenly, the numbers on the test stone tablet started to jump erratically.

Ten.

Twenty.

Thirty.

Sixty.

Ninety.

Ninety-nine.

One hundred!

Upon reaching its limit, the test stone tablet shook violently, cracking with a series of snapping sounds, until it shattered into countless fragments, scattering in all directions.

This unexpected turn of events stunned even Ye Chen.

"What, the stone tablet actually exploded!"

The examiner’s eyes widened as if they’d seen the most inconceivable event in the world.

The test stone tablet had been forged from a meteorite, engraved with many ancient formations; even a Peak of Primordial Origin Realm expert couldn’t possibly blow it up.

But now, under Ye Chen’s pressure, it exploded.

No, to be precise, Ye Chen hadn’t used force.

The test stone tablet shattered clearly because Ye Chen’s potential exceeded the limit it could withstand.

People in the plaza were also stunned watching this scene.

"Why did the test stone tablet malfunction?"

"This guy, the score seemed to have jumped to one hundred. Could he actually have potential exceeding one hundred?"

"That’s impossible, even Lady Yu Yingxue managed only ninety-five."

The crowd discussed, unable to believe it.

"This kid actually broke the test stone tablet."

Qin Wufeng felt a vague unease seeing this.

With the test stone tablet having stood for millennia without incident, today’s explosion under Ye Chen’s hand signaled that it was no simple matter.

Qin Tianyu and Yu Yingxue looked at each other, clueless of the truth behind it.

They naturally couldn’t believe that Ye Chen’s potential had actually surpassed one hundred, beyond what this stone tablet could detect.

"Indeed, Lord Venerate is remarkable!"

Only Li Qingmo fully believed in Ye Chen’s potential, as a gem amongst people, incomparable to anyone present.

"Examiner, what about my score now?"

Ye Chen withdrew his palm, looking towards the examiner.

Now that the test stone tablet had malfunctioned, what was his score after all?

The examiner was dumbfounded, not daring to make decisions hastily.

Just then, a series of powerful pressures swept in from afar.

An elder clad in robes, with a long beard, and an aura of profound demeanor, accompanied by a group of strong elders, arrived.

Clearly, they’d heard the sound of the stone tablet exploding and rushed over to investigate.

"Greetings to the Dean, Vice Dean, and elders!"

The examiner and the elders maintaining order on the scene immediately greeted respectfully.

The bearded elder was none other than the dean of Yuantian Academy, Yu Siye!

Beside Yu Siye stood Vice Dean Qin Zhen Nan, also the sect master of the Qin Family Sword Sect.

Behind Yu Siye and Qin Zhen Nan were multiple core elders.

The core high-levels of Yuantian Academy all gathered, only missing the sage-like old man Qin Xingyun, who went out for the Gengjin Rune, while the rest were present.

"Father!"

Yu Yingxue and Qin Wufeng were thrilled to see Yu Siye and Qin Zhen Nan arrive.

People on the scene, witnessing this grand display, all lowered their heads in salute.

However, everyone was puzzled. The test equipment had malfunctioned, so why did the core high-levels of Yuantian Academy all arrive?

"Finally came."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, looking at the high-levels of Yuantian Academy.

All the high-levels mobilized clearly not for handling the test selection process alone.

Ye Chen was sure that the high-levels of Yuantian Academy had discovered his reincarnation as the Samsara Master.

Indeed, the dean Yu Siye and Vice Dean Qin Zhen Nan, upon seeing Ye Chen, both showed expressions of astonishment, admiration, and awe.

This astonished expression flashed across briefly, quickly returning to a normal state, but wasn’t missed by Ye Chen’s eyes.

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