Everyone looked at Ye Chen in surprise. Could he be that exceptional young genius from years ago? But his name is the same, and he’s connected to Xiafeng Country with a similar age; aside from the peerless genius Ye Chen, there probably isn’t anyone else.
But he was indeed too young, so young it was almost excessive, and his strength was exceedingly outstanding. He was more than just a peerless genius; perhaps he should be considered a monstrous existence.
Ye Chen smiled and didn’t deny it, "I am that Ye Chen. The Thirteenth Prince is my good friend, and Miss Vivian is also my friend. I couldn’t stand by without helping; the most important purpose this time is to save them."
Everyone understood then. No wonder Ye Chen had asked about the situation in Xiafeng Country. So that was why.
Hann Fei looked at Ye Chen, hesitating to speak and finally said, "Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, I’m not sure whether or not I should say something?"
Ye Chen smiled, appearing much more approachable when not in battle, without that overwhelming oppressive aura, "Go ahead, it’s all right."
After a pause, Hann Fei said, "Although Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, you are very strong, and might truly be capable of contending with the Martial God, I hope that you will not be careless here. On the Trial Road, those Super Experts eligible for the title of ’king’ are not simple at all. Should you encounter these individuals one day, I suggest you be on guard and not underestimate them."
"I’d like to know the reason?" Ye Chen said.
Hann Fei replied, "Those who are qualified for the title of ’king’ are all Innate Invincibles, each one a heaven-sent prodigy, with strength far surpassing ours. Although I previously thought that you, Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, might be stronger than them, now that I think about it, that might not necessarily be the case. Especially those from the Three Great Empires or those mysterious ancient forces, their strength is something you should be wary of."
"Half a month ago, I also heard that one of the Top 100 Trial Participants, like Hai Qingxue and I, encountered a Super Expert from Jiuhua Empire qualified to be called ’king,’ and I heard that the participant made a move but was defeated in one round. At that time, we thought it was just an exaggeration, impossible, but today, your strength, Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, made me realize that none of this is impossible, that those individuals should possess such strength."
But Ye Chen shook his head, "Worth noting, but defeating a Top 100 Trial Participant in seconds is difficult."
He had once battled Crown Prince Xia Yang and had some understanding of the opponent’s strength; to defeat a Top 100 Trial Participant in seconds was still rather difficult.
Hann Fei managed a wry smile, "I knew that you, Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, wouldn’t believe it, but I think it’s worth being cautious."
Hai Qingxue then said, "I also agree with Hann Fei’s words, Ye Chen, it’s best you pay attention to these eligible ’king’ contenders because they are not merely ordinary Innate Peak experts. Furthermore, each one is a favored child of major forces, and it is very likely they have Heavy Weapons, the most daunting thing."
The so-called Heavy Weapons should refer to Martial God’s Magical Artifacts; even Innate Strong People can’t fully unleash the complete power of a Martial God’s Magical Artifact surpassing their own realm. However, once a Martial God’s Magical Artifact is activated, even if partially, it can summon the Heavenly Earth Power, offering a significant boost to one’s strength.
Presumably, those Super Experts eligible as ’kings’ all possess such Heavy Weapons.
Once these ’king’ eligible Super Experts employ Heavy Weapons, they might be capable of challenging a Martial God.
Ye Chen paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Tell me, on the Trial Road, who has the most Identity Tokens."
Everyone’s hearts trembled, seemingly understanding Ye Chen’s intention.
Ye Chen smiled slightly, "I just want to snatch those people’s Identity Tokens."
People couldn’t help but feel sorry for those individuals.
"On the Trial Road, basically, everyone who has reached the level of Top 100 Trial Participants has at least fifty Identity Tokens. Hann Fei has one hundred and three, which is rare, while most, like me, if not counting what you, Ye Chen, distributed to us, would have fifty-three Identity Tokens," said Hai Qingxue, not shy about it since her company was on their side. As the only competitor, Hann Fei had already been eliminated, so there was no need to worry.
Hann Fei nodded and said, "There were a total of fifteen thousand people participating in the Trial Road, now more than half have been eliminated, but the majority of these eliminated participants’ Identity Tokens are in the hands of us Top 100 Trial Participants or even the Super Experts eligible for the ’king’ title."
Ye Chen understood that one percent of the people controlled over fifty percent of the Identity Tokens.
This was the gap between the strong and the weak, the more powerful one was, the more Identity Tokens they naturally had.
If it came to those Super Experts eligible for the ’king’ title, each one would have far more Identity Tokens than any Top 100 Trial Participant.
Later, Hai Qingxue listed for Ye Chen a list of eighty-three names, all universally recognized Trial Road Top 100 individuals, although seventeen were not on the list because they had been eliminated.
It’s not to say that being a Top 100 Trial Participant would necessarily mean passing the Trial Road; they could still be eliminated, like Hann Fei, who was a typical example, defeated in seconds by Ye Chen and eliminated.