At this moment, above the twelve battle platforms, the competitions were still fiercely ongoing, with some battles even more intense than that between Ye Chen and Zhao Ling.

After all, there were just too many geniuses participating in this tournament, and there were plenty of people stronger than Zhao Ling.

Therefore, the incident of Ye Chen slaying Zhao Ling only caused a brief sensation before gradually being forgotten.

However, some new students began inquiring about Ye Chen's past from the younger generation of Kunzhou Prefecture.

When they learned from Ye Teng that Ye Chen once attempted to defile Ye Lin'Er, they couldn't believe their ears.

"This Ye Chen, isn't he too audacious, like a toad lusting after swan flesh."

"Lin'Er is a seed student of our Celestial Flame Academy! Who exactly gave him the courage to do that?"

"No wonder he offended the Duanmu Family. Who doesn't know that Senior Brother Duanmu Jie is fervently pursuing Sister Lin'Er? Someone like him, worse than a beast, simply deserves to die without a grave." The new students whispered among themselves, each one harboring extreme disdain for Ye Chen.

At this moment, they finally understood why the Duanmu Family's Golden Dragon Guard wanted to capture Ye Chen's foster parents.

It turns out Ye Chen had committed such a despicable act.

Would someone as noble as Ye Lin'Er, a favored daughter of heaven, be someone he could even think of touching? He doesn't even know his own worth.

"Hmph! Ye Chen, that waste, if it weren't for the protection from his foster father, Ye Ming, he'd already be dead without a proper burial. But now his foster father can't even protect himself; I want to see who can save him." In the crowd, Ye Teng couldn't help but sneer, his eyes filled with resentment.

He was in the same team as Ye Chen.

It was just now that he had revealed Ye Chen's past to the others.

"Brother Ye Teng, you must be joking with us, right? That scoundrel Ye Chen, how could he possibly have a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation?" When the new students heard from Ye Teng that Ye Chen possessed such a foundation, their eyes widened as if they had seen a ghost.

"It's true, I have no reason to lie to you. But what of it if Ye Chen possesses a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation? He can't awaken his bloodline, so in the end, he's just a waste." Ye Teng sneered, his lips curling with mockery.

"No way! He hasn't awakened his bloodline?"

"Ha! Heaven indeed has eyes! Such a despicable person shouldn't awaken his bloodline, lest he harm others in the future," many new students said gloatingly.

Soon, the news that Ye Chen had a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation but couldn't awaken his bloodline spread wildly among the crowd, eventually reaching almost every new student on New Talent Peak.

After all, a person with a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation was exceedingly rare, unprecedented in the history of the Celestial Flame Dynasty.

So, this news instantly caused a massive uproar among the crowd.

"This can't be true. How could someone in our Celestial Flame Dynasty have a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation?" Many young talents from the Royal Capital showed disbelief, doubting the reality of this matter.

It's known that a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation can't be achieved by an ordinary cultivator.

Even with the aid of extremely rare Celestial Spirit Stones, one can only open up to a fourfold Qi Sea Foundation at most.

In the Celestial Flame Dynasty, let alone Celestial Spirit Stones, even Earth Spirit Stones are scarce.

Therefore, since ancient times, people in the Celestial Flame Dynasty with fourfold Qi Sea Foundations have been as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

As for cultivators with fivefold Qi Sea Foundations, they're unheard of.

If this is true, then how did Ye Chen achieve a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation?

"Hmph! It's ridiculous; I don't believe that a waste unable to awaken his bloodline could have a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation." Even Duanmu Xiong was stirred by this issue, his mouth covered with sneers, completely disbelieving it to be true.

"Unless Ye Chen's Dantian mutated, there's absolutely no way he could have a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation," Liu Feng furrowed his brow, eyes full of incredulity.

It's known that geniuses like him and Duanmu Xiong with Profound Bloodlines can only have up to a threefold Qi Sea Foundation.

After all, cultivation resources like Celestial Spirit Stones are hard to come by, even for the six great families, and would be given to even more heaven-defying geniuses.

Yet Ye Chen, who couldn't even awaken his bloodline, had a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation.

Aside from his Dantian mutating, there's simply no other reasonable explanation.

"People with Dantian mutations have appeared in the history of the Celestial Flame Dynasty, but at most, they only have a fourfold Qi Sea Foundation. Someone like Ye Chen with a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation is truly unheard of." Even the Fifth Princess of the Celestial Flame Dynasty, Lin Zi Xuan, couldn't help but be drawn to Ye Chen, her eyes filled with amazement.

However, her gaze soon drifted away from Ye Chen, seemingly indifferent.

After all, Ye Chen's bloodline cannot awaken.

Even if he truly possesses a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation, his potential in this life is destined to be extremely limited.

So, Lin Zixuan didn't take Ye Chen seriously.

Soon after, news of Ye Chen's fivefold Qi Sea Foundation spread far and wide, even the senior students watching the tournament from the Observation Platform heard about it.

They were all incredibly shocked by this.

However, when they learned that Ye Chen could not awaken his bloodline, they all sneered.

"What a pity, this newcomer, even with a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation, cannot awaken his bloodline; it's truly a waste of heaven's gifts."

"Without being able to awaken his bloodline, his cultivation speed is bound to be extremely slow. It's hard to say if he can even enter the Gang Qi Realm in this lifetime. What use is a Qi Sea Foundation five times more powerful than others?" Many senior students laughed, treating Ye Chen as a joke.

"Ouyang Zhong, does this Ye Chen really have a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation?" In the resplendent great hall, the Celestial Flame Peak Master's eyes suddenly gleamed as he couldn't help but inquire about Ye Chen.

"That's right, I was just going to tell you about it," Ouyang Zhong said with a bitter smile.

"Hmph! A fivefold Qi Sea Foundation, could it be his Dantian has mutated? It's a tremendous irony that this trash, unable to awaken his bloodline, actually possesses a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation!" The Soul Palace Master on the side couldn't help but sneer, with an intense mocking tone that was particularly grating to the ear.

For someone like Ye Chen, who can't awaken his bloodline, having Martial Arts Talent at the Upper Grade Perfection would be enough.

But now, his Qi Sea Foundation has reached fivefold, breaking the highest historical record in the Celestial Flame Dynasty.

This is simply like the heavens playing a joke on them.

If Ye Chen's Martial Arts Talent and Qi Sea Foundation could be given to those real geniuses with strong bloodlines, how wonderful would that be!

"It is such a waste. If Lin'Er also had a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation, given time, she could surely become the number one prodigy of the Celestial Flame Academy." A touch of regret flashed in Duanmu Ying's eyes.

Currently, while Ye Lin'Er's bloodline has risen to Profound Level Second Grade, her Qi Sea Foundation remains only triple fold.

The number one prodigy of Celestial Flame Academy, Tai Shi Peak, not only has a bloodline at Profound Level First Grade, but even his Qi Sea Foundation is four times that of an ordinary cultivator.

So for Duanmu Ying to surpass them is truly a difficult task.

Unless she could also have a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation like Ye Chen.

Unfortunately, a Qi Sea Foundation is something one must cultivate on their own and cannot be taken from others.

Even Duanmu Ying could only sigh helplessly.

Buzz.

Just as the news of Ye Chen's fivefold Qi Sea Foundation was circulating hotly, the token on him finally emitted a piercing divine light once again.

This meant that his fifth match was about to begin.

"Ye Chen, I didn't expect you to have a fivefold Qi Sea Foundation. I admit I'm no match for you; I concede." When Ye Chen stepped onto the Dragon Map Battle Platform, his opponent immediately conceded.

Although Ye Chen couldn't awaken his bloodline, he possessed True Qi of twenty Seas of Qi and also mastered so many perfected Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts.

Ordinary new students simply have no confidence in defeating him.

Rather than that, it's better to concede early.

Time flew by and before anyone noticed, dusk quietly fell.

The setting sun in the sky shone on the summit of New Talent Peak, painting the Zodiac Battle Platform and surrounding palaces in a layer of red, looking breathtakingly beautiful.

"Alright, the scoring phase of the first round has finally concluded. If your points rank in the top ten within your team, you can advance directly," the grey-robed elder's body floated in the sky above the battle platform, his voice resounding loudly.

"I've achieved six consecutive victories; my score must be the highest in the team, and advancing to the elimination round won't be a problem at all." A slight smile appeared on the corner of Ye Chen's mouth.

In his sixth match, he encountered an opponent who was also a genius, whose strength was comparable to Zhao Ling.

In the end, however, he was still defeated by Ye Chen using the "Five Elements Sword Technique."

As a result, Ye Chen scored a total of twelve points, undoubtedly making him one of the highest scorers.

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