Above the Dragon Map Battle Platform, dazzling five-colored divine light erupts, blinding everyone's eyes, making them difficult to open.

Ye Chen's deployment of the Five Elements Sword Technique, fueled by the True Qi of twenty Qi Seas, is overwhelmingly powerful, effortlessly cleaving Zhao Ling's Bloodline Dharma Aspect in twain.

Ah!

Zhao Ling let out a piercingly wretched scream, his whole body's meridians ruptured from the bloodline's backlash, and even his internal organs were riddled with fractures, his injuries exceedingly dire.

His body crashed down onto the ground harshly, eyes filled with terror, no longer displaying his earlier arrogance.

"Ye Chen, don't kill me, I…" Zhao Ling urgently shouted, eager to concede to Ye Chen.

But before he could even utter the words "concede," a radiant sword aura sliced through his neck, chopping off his head instantly.

Crimson blood gushed like a spring from Zhao Ling's neck, staining the white jade stone bricks on the ground red.

"I've died just like that!" Zhao Ling's eyes bulged wide open before his death, his expression drenched in extreme unwillingness.

He had been a Divine Soul Master at the Exorcism Realm with limitless prospects.

Yet unexpectedly, he met his end during the new student competition, and the person who killed him was someone he deemed insignificant.

This truly left him unable to rest in peace.

"This is all of your own doing; blame no one else." Ye Chen looked at Zhao Ling indifferently, feeling no sympathy for him.

It must be noted that Zhao Ling, just moments earlier, intended to put Ye Chen to death; if not for Ye Chen's formidable strength, he too would have met a gruesome end.

Thus, Ye Chen naturally showed no mercy to such an individual.

"Dead! Zhao Ling was killed by Ye Chen."

"Oh my god! I must be dreaming; this cannot be real." Below the Dragon Map Battle Platform, numerous new students gasped in shock, eyes bulging wide in disbelief, as if witnessing the most inconceivable event in the world.

Some even slapped their own faces hard to see if they were dreaming.

Yet their faces came alive with searing pain, declaring to them that all of this was indeed real.

"What? Zhao Ling is actually dead; Ye Chen's martial arts talent is truly this high, capable of deploying such swordsmanship." In the opulent hall, the Soul Palace Master shuddered violently, his complexion fluctuating as if he had been publicly slapped.

Earlier, he had claimed Ye Chen could never defeat Zhao Ling.

But now Zhao Ling was slain by Ye Chen.

This was akin to slapping him fiercely.

Moreover, what truly shocked the Soul Palace Master was that Ye Chen had mastered a killing technique like the Five Elements Sword Technique.

This killing technique requires all five Yellow Level Lower Grade Martial Arts to be cultivated to perfection before it can be utilized.

Yet Ye Chen, at such a young age, has already mastered it.

This indicates that his martial arts talent has undoubtedly reached Upper Grade.

Such prodigious talent is rare in the Celestial Flame Academy; even among seed students, not everyone possesses such martial arts talent.

"What is the relationship between this Ye Chen and Ye Lin'Er? The sword technique he mastered is identical to Ye Lin'Er's." At this moment, even Duanmu Ying's aloof expression flashed with shock, pondering secretly.

Ye Lin'Er had displayed this Five Elements Sword Technique in front of her when she became a seed student of Profound Sword Peak.

And now, Ye Chen too has mastered this martial art.

Thus, there undoubtedly exists a profound connection between them.

However, Duanmu Ying only felt mildly curious in her heart.

Ye Chen's martial arts talent is notably high, but such martial arts geniuses are not absent in their Profound Sword Peak; there's no need for such unusual amazement.

"Indeed, Ye Chen's martial arts talent is quite high; we only need to know what bloodline he awakens. If his bloodline is strong enough, he's worth our full cultivation effort at Celestial Flame Academy." The Celestial Flame Peak Master's gaze fell upon Ye Chen, speaking with a hint of praise.

"Palace Master, in truth, Ye Chen hasn't awakened any bloodlines. My daughter recruited him personally in Kunzhou Prefecture, so I am fairly familiar with his situation." At this time, Ouyang Xue's father, Ouyang Zhong, suddenly spoke, a deep sense of regret in his brow.

Ye Chen's martial arts talent indeed matches what his daughter described, reaching Upper Grade perfection.

Even within the entire Celestial Flame Academy, talent as heaven-defying as his is akin to rare treasures.

Sadly, Ye Chen cannot awaken any bloodlines.

This is truly a case of the heavens envying a genius.

"What? He hasn't awakened any bloodline? Then what's the use of his martial arts talent being high? This kind of person will never amount to anything in the end." The Soul Palace Master couldn't help but sneer, his mouth full of mockery.

Originally, he thought Ye Chen was a good seedling!

But he didn't expect the other party to be a waste who couldn't even awaken a bloodline.

This kind of waste, even if martial arts talent is high, what use is it? He's destined never to become an immortal in his lifetime.

"Damn it, to think that this waste killed a promising seedling, if I had known, I shouldn't have let this waste participate in the competition." The Soul Palace Master's face became somewhat gloomy, with anger flashing in his eyes.

To know, someone like Zhao Ling, an Exorcism Realm Divine Soul Master, is incredibly rare and usually requires searching several prefecture cities to find one.

But now, he's been killed by Ye Chen, this waste who cannot awaken a bloodline.

This is undoubtedly a considerable loss for the Soul Palace.

Therefore, the Soul Palace Master suddenly despised Ye Chen to the extreme.

Of course, he couldn't find any excuse to punish Ye Chen.

After all, being killed in the newcomer's competition is a common occurrence; even the high-levels at Celestial Flame Academy can't hold the killer accountable.

Moreover, if the Soul Palace Master deliberately punished Ye Chen for this matter, it would make him look too petty.

So, he was reluctant to bother with Ye Chen.

"Senior Brother Chen is right, a cultivator who cannot awaken a bloodline, no matter how high their talent is in other aspects, their achievements in this lifetime are destined to be extremely limited. Even if this Ye Chen were given to us at Profound Sword Peak, I certainly wouldn't want him; cultivating such a person is just a waste of cultivation resources." Duanmu Ying glanced at Ye Chen indifferently and then moved her gaze away, as if looking at him for even a second was a waste of time.

"Alas! It's such a pity for his martial arts talent, Ouyang Zhong, since this Ye Chen was personally recruited by your daughter, then let him join your War King Hall. We already have enough talents at Celestial Flame Peak, no need to take another." The Celestial Flame Peak Master couldn't help but sigh, and instantly lost interest in Ye Chen.

They at Celestial Flame Peak have a total of ten seed students.

These seed students not only have high martial arts talent, but their awakened bloodlines are also extremely strong.

And Ye Chen?

Besides having high martial arts talent, he was simply useless in other areas, naturally unable to catch the eye of the Celestial Flame Peak Master.

As for the Soul Palace and Profound Sword Peak, they would certainly never recruit this waste who cannot awaken a bloodline.

Therefore, the Celestial Flame Peak Master generously "gave" Ye Chen to the War King Hall.

"Palace Master, besides his martial arts talent reaching upper-grade perfection, Ye Chen's Qi Sea Foundation…" Ouyang Zhong frowned, wanting to tell the Celestial Flame Peak Master more information about Ye Chen.

But the Celestial Flame Peak Master also showed a bit of impatience, waved his hand at Ouyang Zhong, and said, "Alright, Ouyang Zhong, you don't need to say anymore, let's continue watching the competition."

"Yes!" Ouyang Zhong had no choice but to close his mouth, a bitter smile flashing at the corner of his lips.

He originally intended to tell the Celestial Flame Peak Master that Ye Chen had a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation.

But the Celestial Flame Peak Master seemed completely uninterested in knowing this.

So, he could only choose to remain silent.

"Alas! Ye Chen, Ye Chen, you cannot awaken a bloodline, and at Celestial Flame Academy you are so unwelcomed. It's really not worth offending Ye Lin'Er and Duanmu Jie for your sake. If your subsequent performance is not enough to satisfy me, I will only let you fend for yourself." Ouyang Zhong thought to himself, his eyes full of resolve.

He absolutely wouldn't offend Ye Lin'Er and Duanmu Jie, these two promising seed students, for an unworthy person like Ye Chen.

Otherwise, it would only harm the Ouyang Family.

"Ye Chen, your performance is good. With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to advance to the knockout stage. I hope you perform better next. Only then will my father truly pay attention to you." At the top of New Talent Peak's Observation Platform, Ouyang Xue, seeing Ye Chen kill Zhao Ling, couldn't help but let out a breath, tightly pressed her lips, and said.

Although the strength Ye Chen exhibited just now had already shocked the entire scene.

However, Ouyang Xue knew that satisfying her father was not an easy task.

So, Ye Chen still needed to continue to perform well.

"This Ye Chen actually possesses such powerful martial arts talent, he shouldn't be unknown! Does anyone know his background?" Because Ye Chen's performance just now was too stunning, many newcomers began to show keen interest in Ye Chen and started to inquire about him.

"He's from the Ye Family in Kunzhou Prefecture, just ask the newcomers from Kunzhou Prefecture and you'll know." Someone replied.

Previously, many newcomers knew of Ye Chen because his parents had been captured by the Duanmu Family's Golden Dragon Guard.

As for Ye Chen's past, they knew nothing and had no interest in knowing.

But now, the situation has completely turned.

Many newcomers have become extremely interested in Ye Chen's past.

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