Supreme Lord of Towers

Within the Talent Hall, the corners of everyone’s mouths were filled with deep mockery.

They wanted to see what kind of results Ye Chen, this waste, could actually produce.

As far as they knew, Ye Chen had yet to awaken his bloodline.

Moreover, even if he miraculously managed to awaken his bloodline, it would certainly be the most useless kind.

After all, how strong could the bloodline of a waste who couldn’t even open up his Sea of Qi possibly be?

One breath.

Two breaths.

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Five breaths.

In the blink of an eye, five breaths had passed.

Yet, the Talent Divine Pillar in front of Ye Chen showed no reaction at all.

Even cultivators who awakened the weakest Yellow Level Ninth Grade bloodline could trigger a reaction in the Talent Divine Pillar to form a Bronze Ring.

But Ye Chen couldn’t make the Talent Divine Pillar react in the slightest.

This was enough to show that Ye Chen hadn’t even awakened his bloodline and was no different from an ordinary person.

”Heh heh, ha ha ha! This is killing me with laughter, I thought this waste was formidable! Turns out he hasn’t even awakened his bloodline,” the onlooking cultivators couldn’t help bursting into laughter.

Especially Ye Kun and Ye Lin’Er, whose eyes were filled with thick ridicule.

As expected, just as they had foreseen, Ye Chen became no different from an ordinary cultivator after they took his bloodline.

No!

Ordinary cultivators could at least open their Sea of Qi and embark on the path of cultivation.

But Ye Chen, with his shattered dantian from a young age, couldn’t even open his Sea of Qi, even ordinary cultivators could easily crush him.

And this useless waste dared to participate in the academy entrance examination, what a farce.

”How absurd, how could such trash, unable to awaken their bloodline, participate in our Celestial Flame Academy entrance examination? Our academy’s reputation is ruined by him,” Liu Xin’s beautiful face appeared incredibly gloomy, her tone extremely furious.

Everyone knew that the entrance criteria for the Celestial Flame Academy were extremely strict.

Though there’s no explicit rule stating that cultivators who cannot awaken their bloodline cannot participate in the examination,

no family granted a spot to such trash.

But now, this waste, Ye Chen, actually got a spot to participate in the examination.

This is simply tarnishing the reputation of the Celestial Flame Academy.

”Master Liu, please calm down, Lin’Er’s father was also against granting a spot to this waste, it was the former Ye Family patriarch, Ye Ming, who forced him to agree through might.” Duanmu Jie quickly defended Ye Kun.

”Ye Ming, is he so strong that he dared to threaten even Lin’Er’s father?” Liu Xin frowned.

”He was once the strongest in Kunzhou Prefecture, and even with a damaged dantian, he can still exert Gang Qi Realm seventh layer strength,” Duanmu Jie sneered.

”Hmph! That’s not impressive. After the examination, I’ll naturally deal with him,” Liu Xin said disdainfully.

”It’s fortunate our Xiao Family didn’t give the spot to Ye Chen, otherwise, we may have been implicated.”

”Indeed, the patriarch foresaw wisely,” the strong members of the Xiao Family secretly felt relieved.

”Ha! Ye Chen, is this what you wanted me to witness? A waste like you only knows how to talk tough,” Xiao Lan sneered coldly, her eyes full of derision.

”Waste! Get back here immediately! Aren’t you ashamed enough?” On the platform, Ye Kun mocked Ye Chen harshly.

But Ye Chen seemed not to hear Ye Kun’s words, his right hand still pressed into the groove.

Buzz.

Just then, the entire Talent Divine Pillar suddenly trembled violently, radiating a dazzling glow from its base.

This glow was so brilliant, like the sun, illuminating the entire Talent Hall.

Many spectators couldn’t even open their eyes due to its intensity.

”What’s going on? Why did the Talent Divine Pillar suddenly have such a strong reaction?”

”It’s martial arts talent, that waste is beginning to test his martial arts talent,” there was an uproar in the hall.

The Talent Divine Pillar not only tests bloodline level but also a cultivator’s martial arts talent.

The higher the martial arts talent, the stronger the reaction from the Talent Divine Pillar.

The commotion caused by Ye Chen was clearly greater than when Xiao Lan tested her martial arts talent.

”Look quickly, two-thirds of the Talent Divine Pillar is covered in the glow.”

”Oh my gosh! This means his martial arts talent has reached upper grade.” As they struggled to comprehend, observers gasped, their expressions freezing.

What did they see?

The Talent Divine Pillar ahead had two-thirds of its body covered in blinding glow.

This meant that Ye Chen’s martial arts talent had at least reached the upper grade.

And this was just the beginning.

The glow atop the Talent Divine Pillar showed no sign of weakening, continuing to swiftly surge upward, threatening to engulf the entire pillar.

”No! This can’t be! How can this waste’s martial arts talent be so powerful?” On the platform, Duanmu Jie, who had been waiting to see Ye Chen’s downfall, recoiled in horror, his complexion turning ghostly pale.

He realized that Ye Chen’s martial arts talent had already surpassed his own.

Even when he tested his martial arts talent, the glow only covered about seventy percent of the Talent Divine Pillar.

But now, ninety percent of the Talent Divine Pillar in front of him was covered by the glow.

This showed that Ye Chen’s martial arts talent was far superior.

Even among those with upper grade martial arts talent, he was top-tier.

”How is this possible? The waste who can’t awaken bloodline has such high martial arts talent?” Even the white-robed woman Liu Xin stood frozen, eyes wide with shock.

In Celestial Flame Academy, rare were those who could test such a formidable martial arts talent.

But Ye Chen, this waste, managed to achieve it.

This was a grand irony.

”Look, the glow hasn’t stopped yet, does it mean to cover the entire Talent Divine Pillar?”

”No, I must be dreaming, how could Ye Chen, that waste, have such strong martial arts talent?” The young generation from Luo Family, Xiao Family, and Ye Family gawked, as if witnessing a ghost.

Their martial arts talent was at middle grade, some weaker ones even at lower grade.

Yet, Ye Chen, once deemed a waste, had reached upper grade and might be the best among the upper grade.

Who, then, was the true waste?

A loud buzz reverberated.

Amidst disbelief, the Talent Divine Pillar in front of Xiao Yi was enveloped completely in blinding glow.

This was unprecedented in the history of Kunzhou Prefecture.

Even in the entire Celestial Flame Dynasty, few had achieved this.

”Never thought such a martial arts prodigy was hidden in a small place like Kunzhou Prefecture, his martial arts talent might have surpassed upper grade and reached the legendary super grade. If he doesn’t join Celestial Flame Academy, it’d be a great loss.” On the platform, even the always silent Ouyang Xue was deeply stunned by Ye Chen’s martial arts talent.

Her cold face turned to amazement, her dark eyes shimmering with intrigue.

In her view, Ye Chen’s martial arts talent had at least reached upper grade perfection, perhaps even super grade.

But the Talent Divine Pillar in Kunzhou Prefecture could only measure up to upper grade martial arts talent.

To determine whether Ye Chen’s martial arts talent had reached super grade, he would need to test at Celestial Flame Academy.

Nonetheless, even if Ye Chen’s martial arts talent wasn’t super grade, he was clearly qualified to join Celestial Flame Academy.

Even in the entire academy, few could match Ye Chen’s martial arts talent.

”Xiao Lan, you said I’d be the laughingstock of Kunzhou Prefecture. Now, who is the laughingstock?” At that moment, Ye Chen sneered coldly, his gaze full of mockery as he spoke to Xiao Lan.