Supreme Lord of Towers

Ye Chen, with martial arts talent reaching the upper-grade perfection realm, and a Qi Sea foundation five times that of an ordinary cultivator, is unheard of even in the entire Celestial Flame Dynasty.

If not for his Phoenix Race bloodline being taken by Ye Lin’Er.

Then his talent, even across the entire Southern Heaven Domain, would be considered extraordinary.

Ye Ming, having such an outstanding adopted son, naturally felt proud of him.

”Well done, Ye Chen, congratulations on achieving first place in this assessment.” On the high platform, Ouyang Xue, dressed in a crimson dress, couldn’t help but flash a look of excitement in her bright eyes as she smiled slightly at Ye Chen, stunningly beautiful.

Originally, Ye Chen having a Qi Sea foundation four times normal was already enough to surprise her.

But now, he actually unleashed the power of twenty Qi Seas, defeating Xiao Lan and seizing first place in this assessment.

This made Ouyang Xue, usually as cold as ice, unable to help but reveal a brilliant smile.

”Ye Chen, don’t get too complacent too early, even if you were lucky enough to win against me today, so what? Those who cannot awaken their bloodline will never become significant, and even becoming a Qi Dao Master in this lifetime is difficult. Soon, I’ll definitely trample you underfoot.” On the battle platform, Xiao Lan’s pale face was filled with thick frost, eyes full of resentment.

Although Ye Chen’s martial arts talent and Qi Sea foundation were both strong.

However, he couldn’t awaken his bloodline, and his cultivation speed was destined to be no different from ordinary people.

And it’s basically impossible for ordinary people to cultivate to the Gang Qi Realm and become a Qi Dao Master.

At least, Xiao Lan had never heard of any ordinary cultivator becoming a Qi Dao Master.

Only cultivators who had awakened their bloodlines could possibly achieve this step.

Therefore, Ye Chen’s lifetime achievements were destined to be extremely limited.

And what about Xiao Lan? She possessed a Yellow Level Second Grade bloodline, and as long as she continued cultivating normally, she even had the hope of becoming a Celestial Spirit Realm Qi Dao Grandmaster.

By then, she could crush Ye Chen between her fingers.

”Xiao Lan, you might as well not waste your effort, you’re not even my opponent now, let alone in the future. The gap between us will only grow larger.” Ye Chen said faintly, a trace of mockery flashing at the corner of his mouth.

He had obtained the Human Emperor Inheritance; his future achievements were unimaginable to Xiao Lan.

Now, Xiao Lan had already been defeated by him, and it would be even more impossible for her to surpass him in the future.

”Is that so? Then we’ll see.” Xiao Lan’s teeth clamped tightly, swearing in her heart that she would defeat Ye Chen in the future and wash away today’s shame.

”Liu Xin, since Ye Chen already defeated Xiao Lan, he is the first place in this assessment. Do you have any objections?” Ouyang Xue stared coldly at Liu Xin, speaking to her.

”Since you say so, how dare I have any objection?” Liu Xin said with a tone full of sarcasm.

”If there’s no objection, then bring out the excerpt of the Thunderstorm Swordsmanship.” Ouyang Xue gestured to Liu Xin with a wave.

According to the Celestial Flame Academy’s rules, the first-place winner of this assessment could be rewarded with a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Art from the Academy.

However, the types of Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts treasured by the Celestial Flame Academy are numerous, and the one awarded to the first place in every prefecture city varies.

For example, this time, the reward for the first place in the Kunzhou Prefecture City’s assessment was the Thunderstorm Swordsmanship.

This swordsmanship was created by an elder from the Profound Sword Peak of the Celestial Flame Academy. Once cultivated to the Great Success Realm, its power surpasses even the perfection realm of Yellow Level Lower Grade Martial Arts.

And once cultivated to the Perfection Realm, its power is unimaginably strong, far surpassing even Ye Chen’s Five Elements Sword Technique.

More importantly, the Thunderstorm Swordsmanship can be cultivated not only to the Perfection Realm but even to the Transformation Realm.

If one cultivates this swordsmanship to its ultimate, there’s hope to break through to the Celestial Spirit Realm, becoming a high-ranking Qi Dao Grandmaster, standing above the myriad cultivators of the Celestial Flame Dynasty.

This is the realm Luo Tong, Xiao Yang, and others have always dreamed of reaching.

Unfortunately, they don’t even have a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Art, and no matter how hard they try, it’s impossible for them to become a Qi Dao Grandmaster.

”Ouyang Xue, this is the excerpt of the Thunderstorm Swordsmanship.” Above Liu Xin’s right hand, a book suddenly appeared, but instead of handing it over to Ouyang Xue immediately, she spoke slowly.

This book was only about ten pages thick, with four large characters written in bold style on the cover, exactly: Thunderstorm Swordsmanship.

This time, the senior management of the Celestial Flame Academy had entrusted the excerpt of the Thunderstorm Swordsmanship to Liu Xin, leaving her in charge of its safekeeping.

And with Ouyang Xue’s usually cold personality, she wasn’t bothered to compete with Liu Xin for it.

Only to Ouyang Xue’s surprise, this time, the first place winner of the assessment was her highly regarded Ye Chen.

If she had known earlier, she would definitely have competed with Liu Xin.

”Hand it over.” Ouyang Xue noticed that Liu Xin was slow to hand over the copy of ”Thunderstorm Swordsmanship,” and a flash of anger crossed her eyes, even a surge of violent Gang Qi roared out from within her.

”Ouyang Xue, why are you rushing? I never said I wouldn’t give you ’Thunderstorm Swordsmanship’! I just feel that giving this sword technique to someone who can’t even awaken their bloodline is a real waste.” Liu Xin’s gaze involuntarily fell on Ye Chen, her lips curling with derisive scorn.

”Liu Xin, Ye Chen’s martial arts talent is higher than yours. If he’s a waste, then wouldn’t you be even worse than a waste? Enough talking, my patience is limited. If you don’t hand over the copy now, I’ll take action.” Ouyang Xue said coldly, ready to launch an attack on Liu Xin at any moment.

”Hmph! Take it.” Liu Xin snorted coldly and threw the book towards Ouyang Xue.

Though she was not afraid of Ouyang Xue, starting a fight over this matter would definitely result in punishment from Celestial Flame Academy.

After all, Ye Chen already won first place in this assessment, and the copy of ”Thunderstorm Swordsmanship” should be rewarded to him.

Even Liu Xin dared not defy Celestial Flame Academy’s rules.

”Damn it, if it weren’t for Ouyang Xue, I would definitely have awarded first place to Xiao Lan. What right does someone who can’t awaken their bloodline have to be first place?” Liu Xin angrily thought to herself.

”Ye Chen, this is your reward.” Shortly after, Ouyang Xue came to the White Jade Battle Platform and personally handed the copy of ”Thunderstorm Swordsmanship” to Ye Chen.

”Thank you, Teacher Ouyang.” Ye Chen said excitedly.

Although his martial arts talent was extremely high, since childhood he could only practice the Yellow Level Lower Grade Martial Arts of the Ye Family.

As for Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts, even if he wanted to learn, he had no opportunity.

And now, he finally earned his first Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts through his own efforts.

His mood was naturally one of great elation.

”So that is Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts?”

”Alas! I’ve lived so long, this is the first time I’ve seen Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts.” At this moment, cultivators in the Talent Hall couldn’t help but express their admiration, their eyes full of envy.

Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts are not held by even the three major families of Kunzhou Prefecture City, let alone other cultivators.

In fact, even the students of Celestial Flame Academy face difficulty obtaining Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts.

For example, Luo Family Patriarch Luo Tong and Xiao Family Patriarch Xiao Yang once entered Celestial Flame Academy for cultivation.

However, their talent was average among Celestial Flame Academy students, and despite great effort, they could not earn Celestial Flame Academy’s recognition, ultimately missing out on Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts.

This was the greatest regret of their lives.

”I’ve heard, the students of Celestial Flame Academy must first meet the standards set by the academy to get Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts. If they don’t, not only will they fail to obtain it, they risk being expelled at any time.”

”Indeed! Back then, I also entered Celestial Flame Academy to cultivate, but within two years I was forced to leave. I only have myself to blame for being so worthless.” Many veteran cultivators sighed in unison.

Not everyone can make it at Celestial Flame Academy; the competition is far more intense than imagined.

Only those who meet the academy’s standards can stay.

Fail to meet the criteria, and you are immediately eliminated.

That’s why being selected by Celestial Flame Academy’s teachers in admissions assessments doesn’t guarantee future success.

If your ability is lacking, you can be expelled from the academy at any moment.

That’s why everyone admires Ye Chen so much.

Ye Chen has yet to begin cultivation at Celestial Flame Academy and already obtained a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts.

Even if he is expelled in the future, he has at least one Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts to practice, better than many students.

”Ye Chen, you’re already one of our Celestial Flame Academy students. If you want, you can go back with me today. As for whether you want to join War King Hall, that’s up to you, I won’t force you.” Ouyang Xue gave Ye Chen a slight smile.

”Teacher Ouyang, I have some matters to settle, so I can’t leave with you right now. I’ll report to Celestial Flame Academy on my own later, and I’ll carefully consider joining War King Hall.” A hint of appreciation flickered in Ye Chen’s eyes.

He could tell that Ouyang Xue sincerely wanted to recruit him.

Therefore, his chances of joining War King Hall in the future were relatively high.

Of course, before that, he also needed to learn the general situation of Celestial Flame Academy; there might be other factions more suitable for him.

”Ye Chen, this book contains information about the four major factions of Celestial Flame Academy. You can take a look. Within half a month, you must report to the academy.” Ouyang Xue handed him a thick book, advising him.