Crackling sounds.

Inside the Life and Death Battle Platform, terrifying thunder light rampaged, emitting an incredibly harsh noise, as if thousands of birds were singing simultaneously.

The thunder light instantly condensed into a seventy-foot-long sword aura, firmly held in Ye Chen's right hand, emanating an incomparably terrifying aura.

"Could this be the 'Thunderstorm Swordsmanship' of the Transformation Realm?"

"No, that's impossible. Ye Chen just started training in 'Thunderstorm Swordsmanship'. How could he possibly have reached the Transformation Realm?" The students watching froze in place, as if struck by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

Especially Duanmu Jie, whose expression completely froze, his face more ghastly than a corpse's, utterly unwilling to believe his own eyes.

It should be known that the reason he could train the 'Celestial Gold Sword Technique', a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts, to the Transformation Realm in just two years was because he awakened the Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline.

The Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline greatly enhances the cultivation of Gold Attribute martial arts techniques.

Without the Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline, relying solely on his own martial arts talent, Duanmu Jie would likely need several more years to reach the Transformation Realm with the 'Celestial Gold Sword Technique'.

But what about Ye Chen?

He hadn't even awakened any bloodline, yet in less than two months, he had trained the 'Thunderstorm Swordsmanship', a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts, to the Transformation Realm.

This was simply like a fantasy tale.

"What a terrifying martial arts talent. Even a First Class Dynasty might find it hard to produce a martial arts prodigy like Ye Chen. If only he could awaken a bloodline." In the magnificent hall, the Celestial Flame Peak Master's pupils contracted sharply, his gaze fixed on Ye Chen as if looking at a monster.

Even he had to admit, Ye Chen's martial arts talent was truly heaven-defying.

Not even Chu Feng, Celestial Flame Academy's top prodigy with the support of a Profound Level Second Grade bloodline, could train a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts to the Transformation Realm in just two months.

Yet Ye Chen had succeeded.

Such martial arts talent could probably only be found in a major force like the Immortal Dome Sect.

However, it seemed as if the heavens were playing a joke on everyone.

Ye Chen possessed such heaven-defying martial arts talent, yet couldn't awaken a bloodline. This was truly a great irony.

If his martial arts talent could be given to the Celestial Flame Peak Master, he would have already comprehended True Intent and become an immortal above the mundane.

"Duanmu Jie, do you really think your martial arts talent is high? In front of me, you are nothing." A mocking smile flashed at the corner of Ye Chen's mouth, as he wielded the Thunder Sword Aura in his hand, sweeping it towards Duanmu Jie.

With a loud bang.

Wherever the terrifying Sword Aura passed, the air was split in two, kicking up waves of terrifying energy.

Duanmu Jie even felt a strong sense of death threat from above this Sword Aura, causing all the hair on his body to stand up.

Keep in mind, Ye Chen's physical body alone could already unleash the Power of Six Hundred Tigers.

And the 'Thunderstorm Swordsmanship' he used, driven by True Qi from fifty Seas of Qi, had more than two hundred tiger's worth of combat power.

Therefore, the power unleashed by the Sword Aura in his hand had completely exceeded the Power of Eight Hundred Tigers.

Even with Duanmu Jie's 'Celestial Gold Swordsmanship', it was absolutely impossible to withstand it.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen's cultivation had not yet stepped into the Gang Qi Realm, otherwise using Gang Qi to drive the 'Thunderstorm Swordsmanship', the power he could unleash would be significantly heightened, reaching the Power of Nine Hundred Tigers would be no problem.

"Damn it, damn it, Ye Chen, you forced me to do this, Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline, operate for me." Duanmu Jie's mouth suddenly erupted with a furious roar, like a wailing vengeful spirit, making everyone's skin crawl.

Roar.

The next moment, a dazzling golden divine light burst from his body, like a glaring mini sun, blinding everyone's eyes.

Immediately following, a terrifying exotic beast, ten zhang tall, emerged from behind Duanmu Jie, enveloping him entirely, as if merging with him.

This exotic beast had the body of a lion but the head of a menacing flood dragon, covered in an abundance of golden dragon scales, exuding an indestructible aura.

"It's Brother Duanmu's Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline, he's finally showing his true strength."

"I never imagined Ye Chen could push Brother Duanmu to this extent, even if he dies, he can die proudly." The students from Profound Sword Peak gazed with gleaming eyes, their expressions zealous to the extreme.

It's important to know, Duanmu Jie's greatest reliance was not his cultivation or martial arts talent, but his Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline.

Without the Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline, he would never have broken through to the Third Layer of the Gang Qi Realm so quickly, nor would he have trained the 'Celestial Gold Sword Technique' to the Transformation Realm.

The Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline gave Duanmu Jie all of this.

Moreover, aside from enhancing Duanmu Jie's cultivation speed, the Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline also possessed extremely formidable combat power.

Even Duanmu Xiong's Bronze Wild Elephant Bloodline pales in comparison.

"Is this your bloodline power?" Ye Chen's eyes locked onto the ten zhang tall Golden Dragon Lion, his tone icy.

He could feel that the aura emanating from the Golden Dragon Lion was far more powerful than Duanmu Xiong's Bronze Wild Elephant, completely in a different class.

If Duanmu Xiong's Bronze Wild Elephant is merely a child of two or three years old,

then Duanmu Jie's Golden Dragon Lion is akin to a teenager of fifteen or sixteen.

From this point, one can see just how vast their power disparity truly is.

"Ye Chen, this time, I will make sure you die without a place to be buried." Duanmu Jie's eyes turned blood-red, and even his facial features twisted together, resembling a beast that has lost its mind, making one shudder involuntarily.

He was actually forced by a worthless person who couldn't even awaken his bloodline to unleash his Bloodline Power.

To him, this was nothing short of a great humiliation.

Even if he killed Ye Chen today, his face would still bear no glory.

Thus, at this moment, he truly became enraged, wishing nothing more than to tear Ye Chen apart immediately.

Roar.

At this moment, the Golden Dragon Lion surrounding Duanmu Jie's body suddenly let out a terrifying roar, the sound piercing metal and splitting stone, shaking the entire Life and Death Battle Platform.

Soon after, its towering body, at least ten zhang high, rushed towards Ye Chen like a Golden Divine Mountain at extreme speed.

"My heavens! Such terrifying power; both are Profound Bloodlines, yet Senior Brother Duanmu's Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline is so much stronger than Duanmu Xiong's Bronze Wild Elephant!" The spectators gasped, their eyes filled with intense amazement.

Everyone knows that Duanmu Xiong's Bronze Wild Elephant Bloodline is a Profound Level Sixth Grade Bloodline, just a slight grade lower than Duanmu Jie's Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline.

However, the power gap between the two is multiple times apart.

This is simply unfathomable.

"Humph! A bunch of frogs in a well, the same bloodline, when driven by Gang Qi Realm cultivators, is naturally more powerful than by True Qi Realm cultivators; this is mainly because Gang Qi Realm cultivators have much higher bloodline concentration inside them compared to True Qi Realm cultivators, making the power disparity extremely vast." An Inner Sect Student sneered.

Bloodlines, in addition to having grade differences, also vary in concentration.

The higher the bloodline concentration, the stronger the power it can unleash.

And bloodline concentration typically grows stronger along with the improvement in cultivation.

Of course, some special Heavenly and Earthly Treasures can enhance a cultivator's bloodline concentration.

For example, Celestial Flame Peak possesses such Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

This is also the reason why many prodigies from the Celestial Flame Dynasty scramble to join Celestial Flame Peak.

Because they all want to use Celestial Flame Peak's Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to make their bloodline concentration stronger, thereby enhancing their combat power.

While Duanmu Jie has not joined Celestial Flame Peak,

his bloodline concentration significantly increased once his cultivation reached the Gang Qi Realm compared to when he was in the True Qi Realm.

Thus, the power of his Golden Dragon Lion Bloodline naturally surged.

Dong dong dong.

Above the Life and Death Battle Platform, terrifying footsteps reverberated, as if a Divine Drum was being beaten in the void.

The Golden Dragon Lion, due to its enormous stature, caused the ground to quake violently everywhere it passed, as if a great earthquake was occurring.

Moreover, its large size did not affect its speed; it was much more agile than Duanmu Xiong's Bronze Wild Elephant.

In the blink of an eye, it pounced in front of Ye Chen, swiping down fiercely at him with five incredibly sharp claws.

Rumble.

The air within several dozen zhang of Ye Chen suddenly exploded terrifyingly.

The power carried by those five sharp lion claws was frighteningly immense, reaching a Power of Nine Hundred Tigers, equivalent to nine hundred thousand strength.

Even if the body of a Tier Two Demon Beast was struck, it would undoubtedly be torn to pieces.

Only a Tier Three Demon Beast might withstand such a terrifying attack.

"This is bad, Ye Chen is in danger." Among the crowd, Ouyang Xue couldn't help but exclaim anxiously, her expression extremely anxious, her heart nearly jumping out of her throat.

"How could this be? This Duanmu Jie actually erupted with such powerful strength; Ye Chen cannot possibly withstand him." In the magnificent hall, Ouyang Zhong's face instantly lost its color, looking worse than a corpse.

He originally thought that Ye Chen, having cultivated the Ancient Golden Elephant Technique to Perfection, could hope to defeat Duanmu Jie.

But now it seems, he was too naïve.

Duanmu Jie's true strength is almost comparable to a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert.

For Ye Chen to turn the tide is practically impossible.

Could it be that heaven truly wishes for Ye Chen, this prodigious talent, to fall here?

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