Inside the Talent Hall, everyone's gaze fell upon Ye Chen, some filled with mockery, others with pity.

In their view, Ye Chen participating in this talent show was a joke in itself.

A waste whose dantian was broken since childhood, unable to even open up the Sea of Qi, no matter how high his Martial Arts Talent was, so what? If his cultivation couldn't reach the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer, he wouldn't even qualify to enter the Celestial Flame Academy.

"Finally, it's this waste's turn."

"Hmph! He's just asking for humiliation. If I were him, I'd have withdrawn long ago to avoid becoming the laughingstock of the entire Kunzhou Prefecture." The younger generation of the Xiao Family, the Luo Family, and even the Ye Family sneered, their lips curling with glee.

They admitted that Ye Chen's Martial Arts Talent was indeed high and had surpassed theirs by far.

But the more this was the case, the more jealous they were of Ye Chen, wishing for him to become the laughingstock of Kunzhou Prefecture.

Only this way could they feel some balance in their hearts.

This was perhaps human nature.

The majority of people couldn't stand to see others doing well.

"Lin'er Junior Sister, this game is about to end. This waste is destined to be eliminated in the second round of testing. By then, I'll naturally have a way to deal with him and his father." Atop the high platform, Duanmu Jie's gaze suddenly turned incredibly cold, sending chills down one's spine.

The reason he came to watch the talent show was mainly to see how Ye Chen, this waste, would be humiliated.

And now, his purpose was about to be achieved, hence he lost the interest he had before.

Whenever he recalled yesterday's scene of being threatened by Ye Chen's adoptive father, a frightening murderous intent erupted from his eyes.

He must make Ye Chen and his father understand that he, the genius of the Duanmu Family, was not someone ants like them could provoke.

"Duanmu Senior Brother, this father and son are really disgusting, I never want to see them again." Ye Lin'Er's eyes were filled with strong aversion which she communicated to Duanmu Jie.

"Rest assured, anyone Duanmu Jie plans to kill has hardly ever been able to live." Duanmu Jie said coldly, as if he was in control of everything.

"Ye Chen, knowing perfectly well that your dantian is broken and you can't open the Sea of Qi, why do you insist on participating in the talent show? Do you intend to waste the precious time of someone like Lord Liu Xin to entertain someone as worthless as you?" Just then, Ye Kun's voice, full of mockery, suddenly echoed through the main hall, sounding extremely harsh.

He was waiting for the opportunity to pin a charge on Ye Chen for interfering with the talent show.

That way, after the talent show concluded, Liu Xin certainly wouldn't let him off lightly.

"Old dog, shut your mouth and watch closely whether I can open the Sea of Qi or not." Ye Chen said with a cold smile, his eyes gleaming with a chilling light.

With a loud bang!

The next moment, he stretched out his right palm and slammed it heavily on the Qi Testing Stele in front.

Buzz.

Following that, a line of blood-red text emerged above the Testing Stele, glaringly striking.

"True... True Qi Realm Fourth Layer."

"No, this can't be, am I dreaming?"

"Wasn't it said that Ye Chen's dantian was broken since childhood, and he couldn't open the Sea of Qi? How could his cultivation possibly reach the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer?" Inside the Talent Hall, all the observing experts stood frozen as if struck by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, unable to believe their eyes for a moment.

"How is this possible? How could this be?" Ye Kun's smile froze instantly, his eyes bulging larger than copper bells, as if they would bounce out of their sockets at any moment.

At this moment, he even suspected he was dreaming.

It was known that Ye Chen was fostered in the Ye Family from childhood, and the breaking of his dantian was beyond doubt.

Even more than half a month ago, when he and Ye Lin'er teamed up to take the Phoenix Race bloodline from within Ye Chen, his dantian was still in a broken state.

But now, not only had Ye Chen's dantian recovered, but he had also raised his cultivation to the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer.

How could Ye Kun accept this!

"Lin'Er Junior Sister, what is going on here? Didn't you say this waste had a broken dantian? How could he cultivate to the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer?" On the high platform, Duanmu Jie suddenly stood up, his face turning extremely unsightly, as though deeply humiliated.

At this moment, he couldn't help but suspect that Ye Lin'Er had been deceiving him all along.

Otherwise, how could a waste with a broken dantian possibly have the cultivation of the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer?

"Duanmu Senior Brother, I didn't lie to you. More than half a month ago, this waste's dantian was indeed broken. I really didn't expect he could recover the dantian in such a short time, you must believe me." Ye Lin'Er's body was entirely stiff where she stood, her originally beautiful face now looking worse than a dead person's.

She truly couldn't figure out why after taking the Phoenix Race bloodline from Ye Chen, he was still able to recover his dantian and even elevate his cultivation to the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer in just over half a month.

This was simply like a fairy tale.

"It seems you really didn't know, rest assured, I won't blame you, but who could have imagined that this waste has such a deep scheming mind, fooling us all, if I don't kill him, I simply can't swallow this anger." Five features on Duanmu Jie's face distorted together, appearing especially ferocious.

He, a proud genius of the Duanmu Family, was being played by Ye Chen like a monkey.

To him, this was an extreme humiliation.

If he didn't crush Ye Chen to death, he simply couldn't vent the hatred in his heart.

"Hmph! Duanmu Senior Brother, so what if his dantian has recovered? He's still a waste, one who cannot awaken his bloodline will never achieve anything in life." Ye Lin'Er sneered, still not taking Ye Chen seriously.

Ye Chen's Phoenix Race bloodline, which she had taken, meant he would never be able to awaken his bloodline again in this lifetime.

So, even if he managed to recover his dantian and open the Sea of Qi, he could never pose any threat to Ye Lin'Er.

On the contrary, if Ye Lin'Er wanted to crush him, it would not even take any effort.

She had been so shocked just a moment ago because things had exceeded her expectations too greatly.

"Lin'Er Junior Sister, you are correct, this kind of waste is trivial, I got too excited just now." Duanmu Jie smiled faintly, his expression once again calm.

At this time, besides the strong ones from Kunzhou Prefecture, the two teachers from the Celestial Flame Academy also showed a face of astonishment.

Especially Ouyang Xue, in whose previously cold eyes, brilliance continually flared.

"This Ye Chen, actually able to cultivate, and though his cultivation is only at the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer, his Martial Arts Talent is so high, if he joins the War King Hall, he might make some achievements." Ouyang Xue mused to herself.

In her view, Ye Chen's cultivation was weak, barely a stepping stone among the younger generation.

However, his Martial Arts Talent had reached Upper Grade Perfection, more frightening than many seed students of the Celestial Flame Academy.

Someone like this, if cultivated carefully, could still achieve considerable success.

So she had plans to recruit Ye Chen.

"Ha! Junior Sister Ouyang, it seems you're very interested in Ye Chen. Rest assured, I won't compete with you. We at Celestial Flame Peak have absolutely no interest in recruiting someone this mediocre, unable to awaken his bloodline." The white-robed Liu Xin beside Ouyang Xue smiled faintly, but the smile was full of playful mockery.

She and Ouyang Xue, though both teachers at the Celestial Flame Academy, came from different factions and weren't very friendly with one another.

So she would seize any opportunity to mock Ouyang Xue.

"Then let him join our War King Hall." Facing Liu Xin's ridicule, Ouyang Xue's expression didn't change, she replied coldly.

"Heh! Only at your War King Hall would such an unremarkable entity be considered a treasure, but after all, your War King Hall has thoroughly declined, it's only natural to accept what's broken." Liu Xin mocked again.

Nevertheless, Ouyang Xue didn't even cast a glance at her, directly ignoring Liu Xin.

"Ye Lin'Er, do you think that by taking my bloodline, I can't rise? One day, all you did to me, I will repay a hundredfold." Amidst the shock of the crowd, Ye Chen's voice suddenly rang through the hall like a thunderclap, filled with immense anger.

Crackling.

Suddenly, a surge of incredibly violent True Qi surged from Ye Chen's palm like a tide, instantly pouring into the Testing Stele, causing the entire stele to shake violently.

"No, this can't be, how could Ye Chen have developed so many Seas of Qi?" Inside the Talent Hall, everyone couldn't help but gasp, their eyes fixed on the five large characters emerging above the Testing Stele, as if they'd seen a ghost.

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