Rumble rumble.

At this moment, a surge of extremely powerful Gang Qi was bursting from within Ouyang Xue, enveloping an area of fourteen zhang in radius, even the surrounding air emitted sharp, piercing rumbling noises.

She stared icily at the white-haired old man, her eyes filled with rage.

Yet the white-haired old man had a playful smile at the corner of his mouth, seemingly entirely unafraid of Ouyang Xue.

"Heavens! What's happening? Why are the Duanmu Family's Golden Dragon Guards trying to kill those people?"

"That's a Half-Step Celestial Spirits expert! If it weren't for the timely intervention of Celestial Flame Academy's teacher, those people would already be dead." Many new students reporting to Celestial Flame Academy exclaimed in awe, their eyes filled with strong apprehension.

To know, the existence of Half-Step Celestial Spirits, even among the 108 prefecture cities of the Celestial Flame Dynasty, there are only a few where one could be seen.

As for an ordinary prefecture city like Kunzhou Prefecture, not even a single Half-Step Celestial Spirits expert can be found.

Thus, for the vast majority of the newcomers present, it was their first time witnessing such a level of existence.

Under the oppressive aura of the white-haired old man, many new students found even breathing difficult, as if facing a prehistoric beast.

"Humph! Those three all hail from our Kunzhou Prefecture, that Gang Qi Realm cultivator is named Ye Ming, his cultivation has reached the ninth layer of the Gang Qi Realm, not long ago he killed a powerhouse of the Duanmu Family." A Xiao Family cultivator couldn't help but sneer, wearing an expression of malicious glee.

Especially Xiao Family's Third Elder, whose mouth curled with dense sarcasm, looking at Ye Ming as if he were a dead man.

"Patriarch, Ye Ming will soon join you below; with the Duanmu Family's Half-Step Celestial Spirits expert stepping in, no one can save him." Xiao Family's Third Elder sneered internally.

"What? That fellow is quite audacious, daring to kill even a Duanmu Family expert, who gave him such courage?"

"Those who offend the Duanmu Family generally don't meet a good end, today he likely won't escape calamity." The new students exclaimed in shock, whispering among themselves.

"Ouyang Xue, aren't you overstepping a bit? This audacious thing killed the guard Ge Shan of our Duanmu Jie young master; if he isn't executed on the spot, where's our Duanmu Family's dignity?" At this moment, the white-haired old man suddenly sneered, terrible killing intent emanated from him.

"Ye Chen, is this true?" Ouyang Xue's gaze involuntarily turned to Ye Chen, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, she transmitted sound to him.

"Teacher Ouyang, we were forced to kill Ge Shan, that old fellow was sent by Duanmu Jie to kill us, if we didn't resist, surely we'd be the dead ones now." Ye Chen's teeth clenched tightly, emitting a piercing sound, his chest burned with rage.

If Ye Chen hadn't unlocked the seal of the Enlightenment Divine Tower, cultivating the 'Thunderstorm Swordsmanship' to the Transformation Realm.

He and his adoptive father and mother would have already been killed by Ge Shan.

But now, the Duanmu Family's Golden Dragon Guards seek to accuse Ye Chen and his, as if it were all their fault.

This truly enraged Ye Chen beyond measure.

"Ouyang Xue, I advise you not to meddle, these oblivious ones have offended our Duanmu Jie young master, you need not oppose our Duanmu Family for their sake." The white-haired old man spoke with a faint smile, his tone carrying a hint of threat.

"Is that so? I'll just have to meddle today; others may fear your Duanmu Family, but I, Ouyang Xue, do not." Ouyang Xue's eyes emitted a piercing chill as she coldly spoke to the white-haired old man.

The Ouyang Family where she belonged was also one of the six families of Kunzhou Prefecture.

Although, in recent years, the overall strength of the Ouyang Family had significantly declined, yet it held no fear of the Duanmu Family.

And Ye Chen was a genius Ouyang Xue regarded very highly.

So today, she must strive to resolve this matter for Ye Chen.

"Let's see if you have the skill, Ouyang Xue; I'd like to see how you save these two, kill them." The white-haired old man's long narrow eyes suddenly emitted a terrible killing intent, his tone cold and ruthless.

"Yes!"

In the next moment, a torrent of violent Gang Qi surged from the bodies of six Golden Dragon Guards behind the white-haired old man, forming various weapon shapes, all roaring toward Ye Ming and Xiao Hui.

The strength of these Golden Dragon Guards was even greater than the black-robed old man Ge Shan, if these six joined forces, they could kill even a tenth layer Gang Qi Realm expert, let alone Ye Ming.

In an instant, Ye Ming and Xiao Hui fell into a life-and-death crisis.

"You dare! Uncle, help me." Ouyang Xue's body suddenly trembled, she couldn't help but let out an angry shout.

Roar.

The next instant, a white divine deer as long as ten zhang instantly appeared from behind Ouyang Xue, enveloping her body, charging toward the white-haired old man like a small mountain.

"Useless, the gap in strength between you and me is far too great, even unleashing your 'Bloodline Power' won't change anything." The white-haired old man couldn't help but sneer, his expression utterly disdainful.

To know, a Half-Step Celestial Spirits expert, aside from Gang Qi reaching twenty zhang, their Gang Qi also contained some Celestial Spirits.

And Celestial Spirits are a form of energy far more condensed than Gang Qi, their power is not comparable to Gang Qi at all.

So, even though Ouyang Xue activated her bloodline power, the white-haired elder still regarded her as insignificant.

"Mountain Shattering Palm." In the next moment, the Gang Qi surrounding the white-haired elder condensed into a massive palm about thirty meters long, colliding fiercely with the antlers of the white divine deer, creating enormous cracks in the ground around them.

Pffft.

Immediately after, Ouyang Xue's delicate body was sent flying dozens of meters away, blood spurting from her mouth, her entire face drained of color.

"Die!" Almost at the same instant, the attack of those six Golden Dragon Guards reached Ye Ming and Xiao Hui, instantly shattering Ye Ming's protective Gang Qi.

"No, godfather, godmother!" Ye Chen roared hysterically, even his eyes turning blood-red.

Boom.

Just as Ye Chen wanted to use all his strength to save Ye Ming and Xiao Hui, a dazzling golden sword light suddenly screamed out from within the Celestial Flame Academy, appearing above Ye Ming and Xiao Hui in an instant, effortlessly dismantling the attacks of the six Golden Dragon Guards.

"It's a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert." The faces of the six Golden Dragon Guards suddenly changed, their spines chilling.

If that golden sword light had been aimed at them, they would undoubtedly be dead by now.

"Third Uncle, you've finally come." Ouyang Xue couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Duanmu Lang, you've gone too far, daring to harm my niece." A gold-robed elder suddenly flew out from the Celestial Flame Academy, speaking coldly to the white-haired elder.

"Ouyang Xing, your niece was the first to meddle, I was merely teaching her a lesson. Otherwise, do you think she would still be alive?" The white-haired elder sneered.

In fact, given his strength, killing Ouyang Xue wouldn't be too difficult.

But since Ouyang Xue was a teacher at the Celestial Flame Academy, he wouldn't dare act recklessly.

Otherwise, if he angered the high authorities of the Celestial Flame Academy, even the Duanmu Family couldn't save him.

"Third Uncle, please save Ye Chen's godfather and godmother." Ouyang Xue quickly pleaded with the gold-robed elder.

This gold-robed elder, named Ouyang Xing, was one of the Outer Elders of the War King Hall, and his cultivation had already entered the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm.

However, like the white-haired elder Duanmu Lang, his Qi Sea Foundation was also only onefold.

This doesn't mean that the Ouyang Family lacked cultivation resources for Ouyang Xing to have a twofold Qi Sea Foundation.

It's just that the more robust one's Qi Sea Foundation, the harder it is to condense Gang Qi in the future.

Generally speaking, those cultivators with a bloodline below the third grade of Yellow Level, if they forcibly had a twofold Qi Sea Foundation,

they would essentially have no hope of breaking through to the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm in their lifetime.

Anyone with any self-awareness wouldn't casually seek a twofold Qi Sea Foundation.

Otherwise, their cultivation could stagnate at any time.

Therefore, many of the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm experts in the Celestial Flame Dynasty have Qi Sea Foundations similar to ordinary cultivators.

Only in this way do they have even a slim hope of stepping into the Celestial Spirit Realm.

"Xue'er, this is a grudge between them and the Duanmu Family. We should best not get involved; our Ouyang Family already has enough troubles, and it's best not to stir up more issues." Ouyang Xing frowned and said.

"But, Ye Chen's potential is enormous. If we don't save his godfather and godmother, we might miss this excellent prodigy." Ouyang Xue said anxiously.

"Xue'er, although he has a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation, he hasn't awakened his bloodline, so his potential is inherently limited. For him, it's not worth provoking the Duanmu Family." Ouyang Xing shook his head.

He had already learned from Ouyang Xue that Ye Chen had a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation.

Even for him, he was initially very intrigued by such a unique prodigy with a mutated Dantian.

However, when he learned that Ye Chen couldn't awaken his bloodline, his interest waned significantly.

In his view, Ye Chen's displayed talent wasn't sufficient for them to risk everything to offend the Duanmu Family.

Unless Ye Chen could awaken his bloodline.

In that case, his potential would truly be immeasurable, and even if it meant offending the other five great families, Ouyang Xing would not hesitate.

"Third Uncle, besides having a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation, Ye Chen's martial arts talent has also reached Upper Grade Perfection, making him absolutely worthy of our War King Hall's nurturing. You must find a way to save his godfather and godmother." Ouyang Xue's beautiful eyes were filled with intense pleading.

She had never pleaded with anyone like this from a young age.

But to recruit the genius Ye Chen, she couldn't care about anything else anymore.

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