As soon as Duanmu Hui finished speaking, the audience erupted in an uproar.

"What? Ye Chen's opponent is actually Liu Feng; he's incredibly unlucky!"

"It seems he has no chance of making it into the top eight this time, as Liu Feng's strength is far beyond anything he can match." Many of the new cultivators exclaimed, looking at Ye Chen as if they were seeing a pitiful insect.

It was known that with Ye Chen's strength, if he hadn't encountered Liu Feng early, he might have even made it into the top four.

After all, besides Duanmu Xiong and Liu Feng, it's really hard to find a new cultivator who could rival him.

But now, Ye Chen faced Liu Feng in the fourth round of competition, destined to stop at the top sixteen.

This could only be said that Ye Chen was very unlucky.

If he had faced other opponents, he would surely have advanced smoothly into the top eight.

"My opponent is actually Ye Chen, huh! This must be that old fellow Duanmu Hui's deliberate arrangement." At this moment, standing atop the high platform, Liu Feng couldn't help but let a cold smile flicker across his lips.

The enmity between Ye Chen and Duanmu Jie had already spread widely in the new talent competition, even Liu Feng had heard about it.

So, even thinking with his toes, he understood that Duanmu Hui must want to use his hand to defeat Ye Chen.

This naturally made Liu Feng feel extremely displeased.

After all, who would like to be used as a pawn by others?

However, Duanmu Hui, as the Host Elder of this new talent competition, had the right to arrange for anyone to be Ye Chen's opponent, and no matter how dissatisfied Liu Feng was, he could do nothing about it.

"Damn it! That bastard Duanmu Hui, so insidious! It seems Ye Chen won't make it into the top eight this time." In the opulent hall, Ouyang Zhong's eyes couldn't help but flare with anger, itching to slap Duanmu Hui, the despicable scoundrel, across the room.

However, though he was the Grand Elder of War King Hall, he couldn't interfere with Duanmu Hui's arrangements for the competition.

So, he could only forcibly swallow this bitter pill.

"Ye Chen's journey ends here as well. This young fellow Liu Feng is the direct grandson of my junior brother Liu Yuan, having awakened the Red-Scaled Flame Python bloodline; defeating Ye Chen is just a matter of course." The Soul Palace Master, Chen Fei, said indifferently beside him.

The Red-Scaled Flame Python bloodline is a Profound Level Ninth Grade bloodline, far more powerful than a Yellow Level First Grade bloodline.

Therefore, even if Liu Feng didn't have Innate Divine Power, his combat strength was much more terrifying than Cheng Long's, and the two were not on the same level at all.

As for Ye Chen, though he successfully defeated Cheng Long, his strength wasn't much stronger than Cheng Long's in reality.

With that alone, he definitely couldn't oppose Liu Feng.

"Ha! Ouyang Xue, did you hear that? Ye Chen, that useless fool's opponent, is our Liu family's genius, Liu Feng. With Liu Feng's strength, he could crush that fool with just a flick of his wrist." On an Observation Platform at the peak of New Talent Peak, Liu Xin couldn't help but sneer, her mouth full of mockery.

Like Liu Feng, she was also a direct descendant of the Liu family, deeply aware of how strong Liu Feng truly was!

He was the direct grandson of Liu Family Patriarch Liu Yuan, having awakened the Red-Scaled Flame Python bloodline two years ago.

With this bloodline's help, his cultivation progressed extremely fast and had long ago reached the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm, just one step away from breaking into the Gang Qi Realm.

If not for the new talent competition's rule that cultivators above the True Qi Realm couldn't participate, he might have already broken through.

"Ye Chen has already done his best; even if he doesn't make it into the top eight, it doesn't matter. After all, he has already won my father's complete approval." Ouyang Xue's expression remained calm as she thought to herself.

Though she did hope Ye Chen could make it into the top eight, or even the top four.

But encountering a prodigy like Liu Feng in the Fourth Round is something she can't demand of, even Ouyang Xue couldn't insist.

"Liu Feng, show Ye Chen, that fool, what a true prodigy is! Otherwise, he might really think he's something." Liu Xin said with a cold smile, looking at Ye Chen as if looking at a jumping clown.

Whoosh, whoosh.

At this time, both Ye Chen and Liu Feng had jumped down from the high platform, striding towards the Zodiac Battle Platform.

Ye Chen was somewhat surprised to find his opponent was Liu Feng, this prodigy with an awakened Profound Bloodline.

However, thinking that this grand competition was being manipulated by Duanmu Hui behind the scenes, he felt relieved.

"Hmph! That old codger clearly doesn't want me to enter the top eight, but I won't let him have his way." Ye Chen coldly glanced at Duanmu Hui in the sky, a cold smile flashing on his lips.

"Ye Chen, you should know that I have awakened my Profound Bloodline, and you and I are simply not on the same level. Do you want to admit defeat yourself, or do you want me to make a move?" Moments later, Liu Feng ascended the Zodiac Battle Platform, confronting Ye Chen with a casual expression.

Although Ye Chen had demonstrated extremely powerful combat strength in previous matches,

Liu Feng still didn't take Ye Chen seriously.

In his opinion, among the new students participating in this competition, only Duanmu Xiong and Lin Zixuan were qualified to be his opponents.

As for the others, they were just a rabble.

"Liu Feng, don't speak too arrogantly. I may not necessarily lose to you. Come, let me see just how powerful the Profound Bloodline truly is," Ye Chen calmly fixed his gaze on Liu Feng, his eyes showing not a hint of fear, but instead, his whole body emanating a fierce battle intent.

So far, he had never fought against a genius who had awakened a Profound Bloodline. It was a perfect opportunity to see just how strong they truly were.

"Ye Chen, you really are quite arrogant. It seems that after defeating Cheng Long, your confidence has swelled entirely. Very well, today let me help you realize your true worth." A mocking smile flickered at the corners of Liu Feng's mouth.

He really hadn't expected Ye Chen to be so ignorant, even fantasizing about becoming his opponent.

Only by experiencing failure will such a person understand their own limits.

Rumble.

At that moment, a surge of violent True Qi erupted from Liu Feng's body, like a blazing flame covering an area of two zhang around him.

Like Cheng Long, his cultivation had already reached the Half-Step Gang Qi Realm, with twice the Qi Sea Foundation.

However, the Gang Qi contained in his True Qi was far more vigorous than Cheng Long's, with about two-thirds already transformed into Gang Qi.

"The rumors are true. Liu Feng's cultivation is only one step away from entering the Gang Qi Realm."

"The reason he has held back from breaking through is to participate in this new student competition and secure the first place." Many new students exclaimed in surprise, their eyes full of intense apprehension.

"Ye Chen, my True Qi alone can unleash the power of seventy tigers, far more terrifying than your physical power. What makes you think you can be my opponent?" Liu Feng held his head high, a proud look between his brows, his tone full of disdain.

Though he hadn't yet stepped into the Gang Qi Realm, he had already transformed most of his True Qi into Gang Qi.

The volume of his Gang Qi was more robust than many Qi Dao Masters at the first layer of the Gang Qi Realm.

Thus, he could easily unleash the power of about seventy tigers with his Gang Qi and True Qi, crushing ordinary first-layer Gang Qi Realm masters with ease.

Moreover, he had awakened a Profound Level Ninth Grade Bloodline of extreme power.

What did Ye Chen, this waste who hadn't even awakened a bloodline, intend to use to fight him?

"Hmph! This Ye Chen truly lacks self-awareness. If I were him, I would obediently admit defeat."

"Indeed, he's undoubtedly doomed to lose this match, so why subject himself to humiliation? Where does he get his courage?" Many new students sneered, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a clown.

"You are indeed stronger than Cheng Long, but I, Ye Chen, am no pushover. Five Elements Sword Technique!" With a thought, Ye Chen exploded his True Qi, unleashing the powerful Yellow Level Lower Grade Martial Arts of the "Five Elements Sword Technique."

A humming sound reverberated.

The next moment, a dazzling Five-Colored Sword Aura formed in front of Ye Chen, stretching five or six zhang long. Yet, the sword's hilt was similar in size to an ordinary treasure sword, tightly gripped in Ye Chen's right hand.

This Five-Colored Sword Aura contained the power of over fifty tigers. Coupled with Ye Chen's Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body, capable of unleashing the power of a hundred tigers, their combined force reached over one hundred and fifty tiger power, enough to rival third-layer Gang Qi Realm masters.

However, Ye Chen wouldn't recklessly unleash the full power of his Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body unless absolutely necessary.

He would only choose to do so when encountering an opponent difficult to defeat.

It's uncertain whether Liu Feng had the capability to force him to push his Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body to its limits.

"The secret of my ninefold Qi Sea Foundation must not be revealed. As for the power of the Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body, letting others know is fine. After all, there are some special physiques in this world that can exert the power of a hundred tigers in the early stages, though such physiques are extremely rare." Ye Chen secretly thought.

In fact, the First Level of Foundation Establishment Realm of his Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body was not particularly heaven-defying in terms of power.

Its purpose was mainly to improve Ye Chen's physique and lay a solid foundation for his future cultivation.

Only by cultivating the Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body to a certain realm could its truly heaven-defying aspects be revealed.

This was also why Ye Chen was eager to cultivate the Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body to the Second Level of Dragon Elephant Realm. By then, his combat strength would undergo significant transformation.

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