In the grand, resplendent hall, Ouyang Zhong's tall figure trembled slightly, as piercing brilliance shot from his eyes, his expression extremely excited.

It's important to know that just half a month ago during the entrance examination, Ye Chen's cultivation was only at the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer.

But in just this short span of half a month, his cultivation improved by three whole realms, reaching the True Qi Realm Seventh Layer, and his Sea of Qi had increased by fifteen.

This speed of expanding the Sea of Qi is truly astonishing.

"A fortuitous encounter, this Ye Chen must have encountered some fortuitous event. Otherwise, even a prodigy with an Earth Level bloodline wouldn't open a Sea of Qi this quickly," Ouyang Zhong thought excitedly to himself.

No matter what method Ye Chen used to raise his cultivation to the True Qi Realm Seventh Layer in such a short time, it was a monumental joy for Ouyang Zhong.

Because Ye Chen's cultivation speed had far exceeded Ouyang Zhong's expectations, even faster than many seed students.

If he continues at this pace, there might be a sliver of hope for him to become an Immortal in the future.

Moreover, Ye Chen's physical strength far exceeded Ouyang Zhong's expectations. He possessed the power of at least fifteen tigers, otherwise, he couldn't have withstood Cheng Long's punch just now.

This person is exactly the kind of body refining genius that Ouyang Zhong had been seeking.

Therefore, Ouyang Zhong's view of Ye Chen underwent a dramatic transformation.

He even wished he could immediately recruit Ye Chen into the War King Hall and spare no effort in nurturing him.

"Our War King Hall has lacked a Hall Master for years because we haven't found a prodigy with outstanding body refining talent. Only such a prodigy can pass the Hall Master trial and become the new Hall Master! And Ye Chen's physicality is extraordinary; if we cultivate him with all our might, he might have a sliver of hope to pass the Hall Master trial," Ouyang Zhong said, his eyes blazing with passion.

Over the years, he had been searching for a genius with high body refining talent, but unfortunately, he could never fulfill his wish.

Firstly, such geniuses are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Secondly, the War King Hall was gradually declining, so even if such geniuses appeared, they would choose to join other factions instead of the War King Hall.

Thus, for so many years, Ouyang Zhong had never been able to find a suitable candidate.

But now, Ye Chen undeniably brought him a glimmer of hope.

"Unfortunately, Ye Chen's physical power isn't strong enough. If he was born with the power of thirty tigers, he would have hope to pass the Hall Master trial in the future," Ouyang Zhong lamented.

As he knew, the Hall Masters of past generations in the War King Hall were born with physiques much stronger than the average person, with at least the power of thirty tigers upon reaching adulthood.

Especially the third generation Hall Master of the War King Hall, whose physical strength was astonishingly powerful, possessing the power of forty tigers right at adulthood, almost comparable to some Tier Two Demon Beasts.

And Ouyang Zhong, despite being the Grand Elder of the War King Hall, had his physical strength far inferior to the past Hall Masters. At adulthood, his physical power was only equivalent to twenty-five tigers.

Because of this, he never managed to pass the Hall Master trial and become the new Hall Master of the War King Hall.

So, he could only place his hope on other descendants of the Ouyang family.

Unfortunately, the physique of these descendants was not even as good as his, making it impossible for them to become the Hall Master of the War King Hall.

Helplessly, Ouyang Zhong could only extend his search to cultivators outside the Ouyang family but could not find a body refining genius meeting those standards.

This included Ye Chen as well.

Although Ye Chen's physical strength just now exceeded fifteen tigers, it was still a far cry from thirty tigers.

Even so, he was far better than many students the War King Hall recruited over the years.

Moreover, Ye Chen's Qi Sea Foundation was immensely solid, and he had a very high Martial Arts Talent too.

Therefore, he was definitely one of the most promising candidates among the War King Hall students to be nurtured into the Hall Master.

"Sister Ye Lin? What's going on? How did this wastrel Ye Chen's cultivation soar so quickly to the True Qi Realm Seventh Layer?" At this time, above the Observation Platform, Duanmu Jie's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

"I don't know either. There must be some unknown secret hidden within him," Ye Lin'Er's face turned extremely unpleasant.

Ye Chen's Phoenix Race bloodline had clearly been taken by her, so his cultivation speed should be on par with ordinary people.

But now, he surprisingly expanded fifteen Seas of Qi in just half a month, faster than her, a prodigy with a Profound Level Second Grade bloodline.

It's simply unfathomable.

"This won't do! We must not let this wastrel continue to grow; his power is increasing way too fast. If it keeps on like this, he might threaten us," Duanmu Jie's face turned extremely grim, a feeling of unease rising within his heart.

It's important to know that half a month ago, Ye Chen's strength was only slightly stronger than Xiao Lan's.

But in just half a month, he can already kill Lv Bai and even withstand Cheng Long's attacks.

This growth speed is simply terrifying.

If Ye Chen is not eliminated quickly, it could potentially threaten him and Ye Lin'er.

"Senior Brother Duanmu is right, this waste Ye Chen must die today, only then can I have peace of mind." Ye Lin'er nodded, with a cold gaze emitting a terrifying killing intent.

At first, she indeed didn't consider Ye Chen a threat, thinking it would be as easy as crushing an ant.

But now, she gradually realized that Ye Chen was already posing a slight threat to her.

The main point is, Ye Chen's cultivation speed is incredibly fast.

If he continues to cultivate at this speed, he will surely catch up with Ye Lin'er soon.

By that time, it won't be so easy for Ye Lin'er to eliminate him.

"Had I known this, I should have killed this waste when I took his bloodline back then. However, there's still time to eliminate him. With Cheng Long's strength, he will definitely be able to kill him." Ye Lin'er's face was covered with frost, her gaze coldly fixed on Ye Chen, as if she was looking at a dead man.

Although, Ye Chen just now burst forth with the strength of thirty-five seas of qi, withstanding Cheng Long's attack.

However, Cheng Long is not easy to deal with.

His cultivation has stepped into the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm, and he has also awakened a Yellow Level First Grade bloodline.

As long as he gets serious, killing Ye Chen is not a difficult task.

"Humph! I didn't expect you, waste, to hide so deeply. But do you think that with innate divine power, you can contend with me? Just now, I was just playing with you." At the top of the Zodiac Battle Platform, after a brief shock, Cheng Long's expression returned to calm, his tone full of mockery.

He indeed was just playing with Ye Chen earlier.

The punch he threw before only utilized the power of True Qi, without leveraging his physical power and bloodline power.

Otherwise, even with innate divine power, Ye Chen would absolutely not withstand his attack.

However, this time, he would no longer play with Ye Chen.

Crack, crack.

The next moment, bone-crunching sounds emitted from Cheng Long's body, and he suddenly grew a big size taller.

Even his muscles rapidly expanded, becoming larger and more robust than before.

Originally, he was already immensely muscular and towering, a solid two meters high.

But now, he reached an astonishing two meters twenty, appearing from afar like a terrifying humanoid beast, making one shudder involuntarily.

"Ye Chen, a waste like you doesn't even deserve me using my bloodline power. Do you think you're the only one with innate divine power? I have it too." Cheng Long couldn't help but lick his lips, his mouth corners filled with a grim smile, looking at Ye Chen as if seeing prey to be slaughtered.

"Humph! Innate divine power? It's a joke in front of me." Ye Chen coldly laughed, his expression filled with extreme contempt.

Although he didn't know how strong Cheng Long's innate divine power was, it was absolutely impossible to surpass his Wan Dao Human Emperor Body.

His Wan Dao Human Emperor Body had already been cultivated to the First Level of Foundation Establishment Realm, possessing the Power of a Hundred Tigers.

Even the physical bodies of many Tier Two Demon Beasts could only be crushed by him, let alone Cheng Long, a human.

"You're already at death's door, waste, and still dare to boast in front of me. I'll let you see how terrifying my true power is." Cheng Long's eyes suddenly shot out a horrifying fierce light, his figure flickered, and he charged towards Ye Chen at great speed.

At that moment, he not only pushed his True Qi to the extreme but also mobilized the entire power of his physical body.

Therefore, his speed was a large notch faster than before when attacking Ye Chen, rushing towards Ye Chen like a giant cannonball.

Bang, bang, bang.

The air was immediately filled with a series of ear-piercing sonic booms.

In the blink of an eye, Cheng Long's towering body appeared before Ye Chen, swinging his fist densely and smashing down towards Ye Chen.

This is a Yellow Level Lower Grade martial art controlled by Cheng Long, called Mountain Splitting Fist, which he had cultivated to Perfection Realm.

Merely in combination with his True Qi, it can already burst out close to sixty Tiger Power.

Additionally, Cheng Long's physical body is unusual, possessing the Power of Fifteen Tigers, so every punch he throws has more than seventy Tiger Power, enough to pound even a First Layer Gang Qi Realm Qi Dao Master to death.

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