The one speaking was a young man dressed in a silver battle robe.

His eyes were narrow and his lips very thin, giving off a sharp and mean disposition.

A terrifying divine soul fluctuation surrounded him, as if it could suck a person's soul in, making others feel a chill run down their spine involuntarily.

This man was named Chen Bai, a seed student of the Soul Palace.

Not only did he possess an extremely high divine soul talent, but he also awakened a Profound Level Fourth Grade bloodline, making him much stronger than Duanmu Jie.

This time, it was the Soul Palace Master Chen Fei who assigned him to reside in the War King Hall, with the goal of competing for the position of chief disciple of the War King Hall.

After all, only by becoming the chief disciple of the War King Hall could one be eligible to participate in the Hall Master's trial.

"Chen Bai, you are a seed student of the Soul Palace, you have no right to compete for the position of chief disciple of our War King Hall; only Ye Chen has that right." Ouyang Xue's brows knitted tightly as she coldly addressed the man in the silver robe.

Her father had not agreed to allow students from other factions to reside in the War King Hall until now.

Yet, this Chen Bai had already set his sights on the chief disciple position of the War King Hall.

This was simply shameless.

"Ha! What does Ye Chen count as, he's just a trash who can't even awaken his bloodline, what right does he have to become the chief disciple of the War King Hall! As for me, I will soon reside in your War King Hall too, and by then, I will naturally have such a right." Chen Bai couldn't help but sneer, his lips curling into a playful grin.

"Stop dreaming, my father will absolutely not agree." Fury surged from Ouyang Xue's eyes.

"Ouyang Xue, you are truly pathetic! You don't even know that your father has already fallen. Let me tell you the truth, your father is dead, killed by the strong of the Xiahou Family." At this moment, a young man in a purple robe with a sword hanging by his waist suddenly spoke coldly, looking at Ouyang Xue with pity.

"No! That's impossible, my father must still be alive." Ouyang Xue's body trembled violently, her face becoming paler than that of a corpse, unable to accept this truth.

"Shut up." Veins bulged on Ye Chen's forehead, and even his eyes turned blood red as he roared at the young man in the purple robe.

He knew that the news of Ouyang Zhong's death was definitely deliberately spread by Duanmu Ying, that bitch.

However, it was clearly that bitch who ambushed Ouyang Zhong, forcing him to ingest the Nine Revolutions Profound Pill, yet she pinned all the blame on the Xiahou Family's strong.

Thinking about this made Ye Chen feel extremely cold-hearted.

"Trash, how dare you speak to me like that, kneel down and confess your guilt, otherwise, today I will definitely break your legs." The young man in the purple robe's face turned sinister, with even terrifying killing intent shooting out from his eyes.

As an experienced seed student of Profound Sword Peak, his status was incredibly noble, not something a trash like Ye Chen could reprimand.

For him, this was an utmost humiliation.

"What's all the commotion about?" At this moment, a group of powerful figures suddenly walked out of the Elder Hall, each exuding an incredibly terrifying aura.

This group of powerful figures were precisely the elders of the War King Hall.

And the one speaking was an old man with white hair, whose face was extremely indifferent, giving off a highly strict impression.

This old man was Ouyang Yi, the Second Elder of the War King Hall, second only to Ouyang Zhong in status.

"Second Elder, what on earth is happening? Why are students from the other three major factions coming to our War King Hall to cause trouble, and what about my father? I don't believe that my father is dead." Seeing Ouyang Yi, Ouyang Xue clung to him as if grasping a life-saving straw, quickly asking.

"Alas! Xue'er, your father has indeed fallen, please accept my condolences and move through this change smoothly. Deep in the Canglan Mountain Range, he and the Xiahou Family's strong competed for treasures; unfortunately, he was outmatched, and in the end, took the Nine Revolutions Profound Pill, not even an Immortal could have saved him." Second Elder Ouyang Yi couldn't help but sigh.

"No! This can't be real." Ouyang Xue kept shaking her head, nearly collapsing to the ground.

If not for Ye Chen supporting her in the crucial moment, she would have already fallen.

"Ouyang Xue, I know it's hard to accept this fact, but your father battling the Xiahou Family's strong was witnessed by my own eyes, it's absolutely true. Unfortunately, when I tried to help him, it was too late; he had already ingested the Nine Revolutions Profound Pill." At this moment, a graceful figure suddenly walked slowly out of the Elder Hall, sighing to Ouyang Xue.

This figure was unexpectedly Duanmu Ying.

"Damn you, you bitch, you have the nerve to say such things." Ye Chen's fists involuntarily clenched, his chest filled with anger, wishing to immediately rush over and tear Duanmu Ying into pieces.

It was clearly Duanmu Ying who caught Ouyang Zhong off guard, striking him heavily, so that Ouyang Zhong was left powerless against Xiahou Shi, having no choice but to ingest the Nine Revolutions Profound Pill.

But the other side washed their hands of the matter completely.

This was simply shamelessly despicable.

"Ye Chen, please tell me this isn't true. I must be dreaming. My father was just fine a few days ago. How could he be gone just like that?" Ouyang Xue stared at Ye Chen with tears continuously welling up in her eyes, her expression reaching an extreme state of grief, unable to accept this reality.

From childhood to adulthood, her father doted on her immensely, fulfilling any wish she had.

In her heart, no one's position was more important than her father's.

Therefore, she simply couldn't bear this blow.

"Duanmu Ying, I swear I will kill you, you vile woman, to avenge Elder Ouyang." Seeing Ouyang Xue in such despair, Ye Chen felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, clenching his teeth tightly.

He truly hadn't expected Duanmu Ying to reveal Ouyang Zhong's death to the public so quickly.

So, in the moment, he didn't know how to comfort Ouyang Xue.

He had originally planned to wait until his strength became powerful enough, kill Duanmu Ying, and then tell Ouyang Xue the matter.

That way, her mood might be somewhat better.

But now, his plans had been completely disrupted by Duanmu Ying.

"Xue'er, the Master of Profound Sword Peak wouldn't lie to us. Your father is truly dead. From now on, I will have to assume the position of the Grand Elder of War King Hall, after all, the nation cannot be without a leader even for a day." The Second Elder sighed.

In fact, he had long coveted the position of the Grand Elder.

Unfortunately, his strength was not on par with the Grand Elder's, and he wasn't part of the Grand Elder's lineage, so he never had the opportunity.

But now, with the Grand Elder dead, he could finally take over the position as he wished.

After all, in the current Grand Elder's line, there was simply no one else who could fulfill this position.

If he couldn't be the Grand Elder, who else could?

"We also agree to let the Second Elder assume the position of the Grand Elder."

"From today onwards, all affairs of the War King Hall will be entrusted to the Second Elder." Many elders of the War King Hall also chimed in, echoing in agreement.

"Second Elder, my father's body hasn't been found yet. He might still be alive. Can't you wait a little longer? I want to personally search the Canglan Mountain Range for my father." Ouyang Xue said, her face extremely pale, clinging to a sliver of hope in her heart.

"Xue'er, I understand your feelings, but you should give up as soon as possible. Your father cannot be alive! Also, from today, the other three factions of the Celestial Flame Academy can send students to reside in our War King Hall, and they can even compete for the position of Chief Disciple! Only this way can our War King Hall move towards glory again." Ouyang Yi spoke in a tone full of authority, as if no one could defy his words.

"What? Second Elder, you absolutely cannot do this. Don't we have Ye Chen in the War King Hall? With his abilities, he can definitely become the Chief Disciple, and even pass the Hall Master's trial to become the new Hall Master of War King Hall! How can you hand this position to students from other factions? If this continues, the cultivation resources of our War King Hall will eventually be divided by other factions." Ouyang Xue's body trembled, her expression extremely anxious.

Her father, when he was alive, had already decided to let Ye Chen participate in the Hall Master's trial to become the new Hall Master of War King Hall.

Only in this way would their War King Hall's cultivation resources not be divided by the other three factions.

But now, Ouyang Yi's actions were completely contrary to her father's.

This was about handing over their hard-earned cultivation resources of War King Hall to others!

So how could Ouyang Xue agree?

"Ouyang Xue, now I am the Grand Elder of the War King Hall, and everything in the War King Hall is decided by me! Besides, what is Ye Chen? He can't even awaken his bloodline. If we let him become the new Hall Master of our War King Hall, it would be a huge joke!" Ouyang Yi couldn't help but sneer, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a clown, eyes full of disdain and contempt.

He really couldn't understand why Ouyang Zhong and his daughter valued Ye Chen, this worthless person, so much.

Throughout history, the Hall Master of their War King Hall, besides having an extremely high Body Refining Talent, also had a very powerful bloodline.

If Ye Chen, this waste, really became the new Hall Master of the War King Hall, their War King Hall would undoubtedly become a laughingstock throughout the Celestial Flame Dynasty.

"Why has things turned out this way? If this goes on, our War King Hall's cultivation resources will sooner or later be unprotected! Father, if only you were still here, how wonderful it would be!" Ouyang Xue said, her expression filled with tremendous sorrow, eyes full of deep despair.

"Teacher Ouyang, rest assured, with me Ye Chen here, I won't let the other three factions get their way. As long as I become the new Hall Master of War King Hall, even this old guy will have to listen to me, and I can drive all the other factions' students out." Ye Chen's voice suddenly resounded in Ouyang Xue's mind, exceptionally resolute in tone.

How could he not see that Ouyang Yi had already been bought off by Duanmu Ying?

Whatever Duanmu Ying asked him to do, he would definitely do without hesitation.

If the War King Hall really fell into Ouyang Yi's hands, it wouldn't be long before the War King Hall's cultivation resources would be divided by the other three factions.

He absolutely wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

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