Above the Zodiac Battle Platform, Duanmu Xiong's expression was extremely arrogant, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a mere clown, with deep disdain and contempt in his eyes.

If Ye Chen could awaken his bloodline, maybe he could barely be his opponent and play with him.

However, Ye Chen couldn't even awaken the most inferior bloodline, so no matter how strong his physical body was, in front of him, he was just a joke.

"Duanmu Xiong, I, Ye Chen, am determined to become the champion of this grand competition, and no one can vie with me, including you." Faced with Duanmu Xiong's mockery, Ye Chen's expression remained calm as a still water, responding with an assertive and domineering tone.

"Overestimating yourself."

"Boastful words."

"Does this guy not know his own limits? Who gave him the courage to say such things?" The onlooking new students were first slightly stunned, then burst into laughter, their eyes full of mockery.

It's understandable that Duanmu Xiong is arrogant because he indeed possesses such strength.

After all, even Lin Zixuan, who awakened an eighth-grade Profound Level bloodline, was easily defeated by Duanmu Xiong.

But what about Ye Chen?

He just used despicable means to take advantage of Liu Feng's carelessness and luckily defeated him.

Otherwise, it would have been hard to say if he could defeat Liu Feng.

Given his level of strength, thinking he could compete with Duanmu Xiong for the championship is utterly lacking in self-awareness.

Who even gave him such confidence?

"Ha! Ye Chen, since you're so overconfident, I'll just have to trample you underfoot during the competition. Then you'll realize just how foolish and ignorant you are." Duanmu Xiong couldn't help but sneer, looking at Ye Chen like a prey waiting to be slaughtered, full of ridicule and disdain.

In his view, Ye Chen's confidence must have inflated after defeating Liu Feng, giving him the illusion that he could compete with him.

Otherwise, he would never dare to say such things to him.

Unfortunately, an illusion is just an illusion.

When the real competition begins, Ye Chen will understand how cruel reality is.

"In one tea break's time, the championship match will begin. Use this time to restore your strength to peak condition," stated the Celestial Flame Peak Master calmly, above the Zodiac Battle Platform.

Although he too believed that the championship title of this competition would inevitably belong to Duanmu Xiong.

However, if Ye Chen were not allowed to restore his strength to peak condition, he might not be content with the loss if he were to lose.

Only by letting both Ye Chen and Duanmu Xiong restore their combat capabilities to the best state would they accept the outcome willingly.

Fizz, fizz, fizz.

In the next moment, Ye Chen took out some Spirit Stones and began restoring the True Qi within him.

In fact, even after several battles, the True Qi within him was still extremely abundant.

After all, he had only been utilizing the True Qi from twenty-five Seas of Qi to fight thus far, and he hadn't used the True Qi from his other Seas of Qi at all.

So, even if he didn't restore his True Qi, it wouldn't affect the upcoming matches.

However, to prevent the powerful ones present from becoming suspicious, Ye Chen had no choice but to put on a show for everyone.

"Hmph! This loser actually wants to compete with Duanmu Xiong for the championship, he's completely delirious. Does he really think that just because he luckily defeated Liu Feng, he's qualified to be Duanmu Xiong's opponent? How utterly pathetic." From above the Observation Platform, Duanmu Jie stared icily at Ye Chen, a thick mockery hanging from his lips.

Although Duanmu Xiong's awakened bloodline was slightly weaker than his own, preventing Celestial Flame Academy from designating him as a seed student.

However, at the same realm level, Duanmu Xiong's strength wasn't much weaker than Duanmu Jie's.

If Duanmu Xiong hadn't been suppressing his cultivation to participate in this new student competition, he would have already broken through to the Gang Qi Realm, just like Duanmu Jie.

Therefore, thinking he could use his physical advantage to defeat Duanmu Xiong was mere daydreaming on Ye Chen's part.

"Hmph! Ye Chen, do you think you can just wish to have the championship of the new student competition? Even though your physical body possesses the Power of a Hundred Tigers, so what? Duanmu Xiong's Silver Sword Dragon bloodline alone can crush you. I really want to see what you'll use to fight for first place against Duanmu Xiong?" Ye Lin'er coldly said in her mind, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a pathetic clown.

She admitted that Ye Chen's physical strength was indeed terrifying, even breaking the record of the Celestial Flame Dynasty.

There had never been a True Qi Realm cultivator in the entire history of the Celestial Flame Dynasty who could compare physically to Ye Chen.

But what use was it for Ye Chen to have only physical strength?

Whether in terms of cultivation or bloodline, compared to Duanmu Xiong, he was worlds apart. What could he possibly use to contend with Duanmu Xiong?

In a blink of an eye, a tea-break's time had passed.

In the sky above the Zodiac Battle Platform, the Celestial Flame Peak Master glanced calmly at Duanmu Xiong and Ye Chen, speaking faintly, "The time has come. Duanmu Xiong, Ye Chen, you may step onto the platform for the match. However, since you are both rare talents, I hope you'll be merciful and spare each other's lives."

Even though Ye Chen had not been able to awaken a bloodline.

In the eyes of the Celestial Flame Peak Master, he was still considered an alternative genius.

After all, Ye Chen not only possessed five times the Qi Sea Foundation, creating a historical record at Celestial Flame Academy, he also had a physical strength that reached the astonishing level of the Power of a Hundred Tigers, truly unprecedented.

Therefore, the Celestial Flame Peak Master did not wish for him to wither early.

"Don't worry, Honorable Palace Master, I will certainly spare his life," Duanmu Xiong nodded, his lips curled with thick amusement.

Although he was arrogant, in front of the Celestial Flame Peak Master, he behaved docile as a lamb.

Since the Celestial Flame Peak Master had personally spoken, he naturally wouldn't dare to go against him.

Swish.

Ye Chen acted as if he hadn't heard Duanmu Xiong's words, his figure flashed, and he dashed towards the Zodiac Battle Platform.

"Foster father, foster mother, rest assured, I can soon win the championship of this competition and rescue you." Ye Chen could not help clenching his fists tightly, impatiently thinking in his heart.

As long as he could defeat Duanmu Xiong and win the competition's championship, whether it was Ouyang Zhong or the Celestial Flame Peak Master, they would likely begin to take him seriously.

At that point, he would have a greater chance to rescue Ye Ming and Xiao Hui.

Although the Duanmu Family is one of the six great families in the Royal Capital, they also bully the weak and fear the strong.

The reason they dared to brazenly capture Ye Chen's foster father and mother was because Ye Chen was too weak, without any backing.

Once Ye Chen became a seed student candidate at Celestial Flame Academy and joined the War King Hall, even the Duanmu Family would have to be cautious.

That's the harsh reality, everything relies on strength and backing.

If you don't have strength and backing, you're no different from an ant in others' eyes, easily trampled to death.

You won't even be able to protect your most important family and friends.

"Ye Chen, I heard you have a grudge against Duanmu Jie, and even your foster father and mother were captured by our family's Golden Dragon Guard. You must be very worried about them now," Duanmu Xiong said playfully as he stepped onto the Zodiac Battle Platform moments later.

"Oh? Are you also sent by Duanmu Jie to kill me?" A terrifying gleam shot from Ye Chen's eyes, he said coldly to Duanmu Xiong.

"Ha! Duanmu Jie isn't qualified to order me to do anything. I just want to tell you, the Duanmu Family is something an ant like you can't provoke. What you're going through today, you're solely to blame," Duanmu Xiong sneered, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a pitiful ant.

"I'm to blame? Duanmu Jie has tried repeatedly to kill me, and I'm not supposed to resist? Someday, I'll make you all understand, I'm not a pushover anyone can easily mess with," anger surged in Ye Chen's eyes, his voice ricocheted like thunder, echoing in everyone's ears.

At that moment, he truly was furious.

He originally had no grievances with Duanmu Jie, but the latter sent people to kill him and his foster parents.

If not for his Evolutionary Power, his foster mother Xiao Hui would have already died.

But now, without knowing anything, Duanmu Xiong thought Ye Chen deserved it.

Such inability to distinguish right from wrong was intolerable to Ye Chen.

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