The fourth round of the competition ended in less than half an hour as there were only sixteen participants.

Ye Chen, Duanmu Xiong, Lin Zixuan, and five other talents successfully advanced to the top eight.

On the other hand, the highly popular Liu Feng was eliminated.

This outcome was indeed sigh-inducing.

"Hmph! Ye Chen, even if you successfully enter the top eight, so what? If you don't get first place, the reward you receive is no different from mine," Liu Feng said coldly while healing below the battle platform.

Though he couldn't advance to the top eight, entering the top ten wasn't a problem at all.

The rewards for the tenth and second place were basically the same, only granting a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts.

Only the first place would receive a Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts.

So, even if Ye Chen luckily won against him, it was meaningless.

With Ye Chen's strength, wanting to win first place in the grand competition was simply wishful thinking.

"Hmph! If I hadn't underestimated him, I wouldn't have lost to this trash Ye Chen. However, both Duanmu Xiong and Lin Zixuan already know Ye Chen's true strength; they surely won't underestimate him like I did. Once Ye Chen faces them, he will definitely face defeat," Liu Feng thought coldly to himself.

He wanted to see what a miserable end Ye Chen would meet when encountering Duanmu Xiong and Lin Zixuan.

Soon after, the fifth round of the competition began.

This time, Ye Chen's opponent wasn't Duanmu Xiong or Lin Zixuan, but a talent who had awakened a Yellow Level First Grade bloodline.

Although this talent was very strong, he was easily defeated by Ye Chen.

After all, even Liu Feng, who had awakened a Profound Bloodline, was defeated by Ye Chen, let alone others.

A short moment later, the top four were all decided: Ye Chen, Duanmu Xiong, Lin Zixuan, and Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan was a refined-looking young man from the Chen family, one of the six major families in the Royal Capital.

In addition to awakening a Yellow Level First Grade bloodline, he was an extremely powerful Divine Soul Master, with his telekinesis reaching an astonishing thirty thousand pounds, equivalent to the Power of Thirty Tigers.

Moreover, his cultivation had already stepped into the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm, possessing a double Qi Sea Foundation.

Therefore, his strength could match some Qi Dao Masters at the second layer of the Gang Qi Realm.

Even Cheng Long might not be a match for him.

"Chen Xuan's Divine Soul Talent is far superior to ordinary Divine Soul Masters. He possesses a telekinesis of thirty thousand pounds upon stepping into the Exorcism Realm. Unfortunately, his bloodline is so weak that he hasn't even reached the Profound Level. It's unlikely he will become an Immortal in this lifetime," said Chen Fei, the Soul Palace Master, regrettably in the grand and resplendent hall, his eyes filled with deep regret.

Chen Xuan was the first talent of the young generation in the Chen family, yet he couldn't awaken a Profound Level bloodline.

In contrast, the Duanmu, Liu, and Lin families each had young talents who awakened Profound Level bloodlines.

Especially the Duanmu family, from which Duanmu Jie and Duanmu Xiong, two prodigies, emerged.

This naturally left Chen Fei with a heavy heart.

Nevertheless, fortunes rise and fall; every family has its periods of prosperity and decline.

Chen Fei believed that with time, the Chen family would once again produce a crop of prodigies awakening Profound Level bloodlines.

"I wonder who Ye Chen's next opponent will be?"

"If it's Duanmu Xiong or the Fifth Princess, he will surely face defeat. As for Chen Xuan, he's not yet a match for Ye Chen," the observing newcomers whispered among themselves.

Until now, they hadn't seen Duanmu Xiong or Lin Zixuan showcase their true strength.

However, rumors said that both their awakened Profound Bloodlines were stronger than Liu Feng's.

Especially Duanmu Xiong, who awakened a Profound Level Six Grade Bloodline, just a step away from being designated a seed student of the Celestial Flame Academy.

If these rumors were true, defeating Ye Chen would be no difficult task for them.

After all, the reason why Ye Chen could defeat Liu Feng wasn't due to his strength being superior but because Liu Feng had underestimated him.

Both Duanmu Xiong and Lin Zixuan already knew Ye Chen's capabilities and naturally wouldn't take him lightly.

Once they utilized their true power from the start, they would undoubtedly defeat Ye Chen.

"Duanmu Hui, I will personally oversee the remaining two rounds of the competition. You may step down now," the powerful voice of the Celestial Flame Peak Master reverberated in everyone's ears, commanding respect.

Whoosh.

Subsequently, the figure of the Celestial Flame Peak Master flew out of the grand and resplendent hall, hovering above the Zodiac Battle Platform.

Behind him were Duanmu Ying, the Soul Palace Master, and Ouyang Zhong.

"Yes!" Duanmu Hui nodded quickly and stepped aside obediently.

He originally planned to arrange a battle between Duanmu Xiong and Ye Chen, preventing Ye Chen from entering the top two, but that plan had to be abandoned now.

"Inside these four wax balls are two gold paper balls and two silver ones. As long as the colors of the paper balls you draw are the same, you will choose your opponent," the Celestial Flame Peak Master said with a slight smile.

Swish, swish, swish.

The next moment, with a casual wave of his sleeve, four red wax balls flew towards Ye Chen and the others, landing in their hands.

Ye Chen gently pinched the wax ball, revealing a silver paper ball inside.

While Duanmu Xiong and Lin Zixuan's wax balls revealed gold paper balls after being crushed.

"My opponent is actually Duanmu Xiong." Lin Zixuan furrowed her brows tightly, appearing very serious.

Although she knew a battle with Duanmu Xiong was inevitable, she hoped it would be in the final round.

Now, however, she had to face him earlier.

If she were defeated, she would not qualify for the top two.

"Hmph! That trash actually got lucky, not having to face Duanmu Xiong and Lin Zixuan; thus, he might reach the top two," Duanmu Jie said gloomily from the observation platform.

"So what if he advances to the top two? With his strength, he absolutely cannot take the crown. In the end, he will only receive a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts," Ye Lin'er coldly smiled.

"Indeed, it's a pity Duanmu Xiong doesn't follow my arrangements. Otherwise, I could have had him take out that trash in the final match," Duanmu Jie remarked with some regret.

Though his awakened bloodline was slightly stronger than Duanmu Xiong's, Duanmu Xiong's standing in the Duanmu family was on par with his, not needing to heed his commands.

Moreover, the relationship between him and Duanmu Xiong was not particularly amiable, even somewhat antagonistic.

Hence, unless he offered Duanmu Xiong substantial benefits, Duanmu Xiong wouldn't help him kill Ye Chen for no reason.

"Ye Chen, Chen Xuan, you may take the stage first," the Celestial Flame Peak Master said calmly, glancing at Ye Chen and Chen Xuan.

"Yes!"

The next moment, Ye Chen and Chen Xuan ascended the Zodiac Battle Platform, confronting each other.

"Ye Chen, I'll only use one move. If I can't defeat you in one move, I lose," Chen Xuan said seriously, looking as if facing a formidable foe.

He knew he wasn't a match for Ye Chen, and his words were naturally meant to give himself a way out.

"Alright, go ahead," Ye Chen said calmly.

"Black Brilliance Flying Saber." At this moment, a sharp gleam suddenly shot from Chen Xuan's eyes.

Swish, swish, swish.

In an instant, three black flying sabers glistening with cold light whistled from Chen Xuan's sleeves, shooting towards Ye Chen like lightning.

These three flying sabers were not only imbued with thirty thousand pounds of telekinesis but also surrounded by a torrent of True Qi, with terrifying power that even caused the air to explode as they passed.

"Hmm? His telekinesis actually reached thirty thousand pounds." Ye Chen was slightly surprised.

Despite both being Divine Soul Masters at the Exorcism Realm, Chen Xuan's telekinesis was about ten thousand pounds stronger than Zhao Ling, whom Ye Chen had defeated before.

Evidently, there was a vast difference in telekinetic power among Divine Soul Masters.

"I wonder how much telekinesis my Divine Soul will generate after reaching the Exorcism Realm," Ye Chen thought to himself while swinging his fist directly towards the three flying sabers.

Having cultivated the Human Emperor Body, Ye Chen's five senses had grown extremely powerful, allowing him to clearly perceive the trajectory of the sabers, which seemed as fast as lightning to others.

Bang, bang, bang.

In a split second, the three flying sabers collided fiercely with Ye Chen's fist, then flew backward like kites with broken strings, falling to the ground.

"Ye Chen, I concede," Chen Xuan said with a slightly bitter smile, admitting defeat.

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