Accompanied by Ye Chen’s punch, the entire Pillar of Strength instantly vibrated, emitting a myriad of light radiance across the sky. The red, orange, yellow, and green radiances flashed rapidly, followed by the emergence of a blue radiance, which completely struck Xia Mang, leaving his face pale and bloodless.
The appearance of blue radiance indicated a force exceeding thirty-five thousand catties!
Within merely a moment, Xia Mang was thoroughly defeated.
"How is this possible!?" Xia Mang still couldn’t believe what was unfolding before his eyes, muttering incessantly and appearing utterly disheartened.
He had thought that Ye Chen was merely bluffing, but now it seemed that Ye Chen indeed possessed such strength, even surpassing Li Hu with the emergence of the blue radiance.
Almost everyone present was shocked; who said Ye Chen was merely bluffing? He was clearly playing the fool to catch the tiger.
Poor Xia Mang had painstakingly collected five hundred thousand gold coins, and now he lost them all to Ye Chen. Just moments ago, he was proud, believing he had cornered his opponent into a pit of fire, only to find that the reality was the opposite—the opponent was setting a trap waiting for him to fall in.
However, what was even more astonishing was Ye Chen’s strength. Indeed, his cultivation had recovered, but why hadn’t they felt any fluctuation of True Yuan in that punch?
"That damn kid, playing the fool to catch the tiger, truly despicable," Xia Mang’s expression kept changing, but looking at the blue radiance on the Pillar of Strength, his face paled, leaving him speechless.
Even Li Hu and others were stunned. Hua Shaoyang, after his initial surprise, felt bitter. Everyone said he was a friend highly valued by Master Li Yun, so how could he be ordinary?
The lady in red was first shocked, then slightly furrowed her brows, saying, "Sister, he is the one who can defeat the Innate Giant Crocodile; his strength must be more than this."
Vivian smiled gracefully, "Sister, take a closer look, Mr. Ye Chen possesses far more strength than this."
As if confirming her words, the Pillar of Strength boomed again the next moment, the color deepening, and the radiance enveloping heaven and earth, surpassing even Vivian, indicating that the force had reached over forty thousand catties.
This shocked everyone present, but only Vivian expected it as natural, for she had personally witnessed Ye Chen’s true power, capable of overpowering the Fierce Mountain Bear known for its strength; how could his strength be inferior to hers?
"Madness, how could this lad be so powerful? Could it be that after recovering his cultivation, Ye Chen has broken through and advanced further?" Xia Mang gritted his teeth.
But still, this was not the end; the Pillar of Strength shook once more, suddenly revealing a hint of blue radiance within the blue light. Although faint, it was exceptionally eye-catching, attracting everyone’s attention.
The appearance of blue radiance indicated a force exceeding fifty thousand catties!
"My goodness, this lad is totally playing the fool to catch the tiger, possessing a force of fifty thousand catties; has the world gone mad?"
Someone in the crowd couldn’t help exclaiming; a force of fifty thousand catties was unprecedented in the history of Xiafeng Academy for a thousand years.
It’s not that the experts from the Heavenly Level Academy were inferior, but those who could stay in Xiafeng Academy were only up to the age of twenty-four. Once they reached this age, they would no longer be male students of Xiafeng Academy. At such a young age, even if extraordinarily talented, how many could reach this step?
This hint of blue radiance quickly spread, eventually spreading completely, dyeing all the radiance with a deep color, filling the entire sky above Xiafeng Academy with blue radiance sweeping the heavens, thunderously rattling the entire Xiafeng Academy.
At this moment, who knows how many people were startled, even reclusive elders were awakened and rushed out to see the blue radiance spreading across the sky, a hint of astonishment emerging, "How many years has it been, and there’s another genius who has produced blue radiance, truly rare."
"Although not comparable to the Purple Radiance produced by the Crown Prince two years ago, it is still quite remarkable. Not many in the history of Xiafeng Academy have reached this step, truly deserving of being called a seed candidate for the Heavenly Divine Realm," said another elder.
Two years ago, the Crown Prince had set a record at the Pillar of Strength with a force of sixty-eight thousand seventy-nine catties, resulting in Purple Radiance.
But that was history’s first, incomparable, and today’s emergence of a person who produced blue radiance could definitely be ranked among the top three hundred strongest in history.
Such a figure was bound to reach the Martial God Realm without any surprises and even had hopes of entering the Heavenly Divine Realm, being referred to as a seed candidate of the Heavenly Divine Realm.
On the other side, a weathered figure appeared in the void. Surprisingly, though he stood in the void, no one could see him, showing how terrifying his cultivation was; he could even twist the void itself.
At this moment, he looked in the direction of the Monument of Power, his expression as still as an ancient well, and he nodded, "Indeed, after Xia Yang, another promising seed candidate has emerged. It seems that this generation of young people in Xiafeng Country is very outstanding. There should be two or three Heavenly Gods emerging from this era, breaking the previous situation."
"It would be even better if a genius like Xia Yang appeared, but it’s a pity about Ye Chen, a peerless genius of a generation. His talents attracted even the attention of the Old Immortals at the Tiandu Academy in the central continent, who specially invited him to the Earth-level Academy, yet he tragically fell on the King’s Ancient Road. Otherwise, his achievements might not be much less than Xia Yang’s."
He lamented, for Ye Chen from the past was too dazzling, even drawing his gaze, and attracting the attention of a Cultivation Holy Land like Tiandu Academy. Regrettably, his Dantian was destroyed.
He muttered to himself with a sigh and was about to turn around and leave when his expression suddenly changed, and he looked in that direction again.
Suddenly, a loud bang resonated through Changkong, and the sky filled with blue radiance suddenly changed color again, quickly turning into the sinister Purple Mist. The sky filled with purple light soared into the sky, casting the Heavenly Dome completely purple.
The entire Xiafeng Academy could see this enormous purple light constantly soaring into the sky, its booming sound reverberating through the Nine-layered Firmament.
"What, Purple Mist has appeared, who has reached this step?"
Suddenly, the entire Xiafeng Academy was thoroughly stirred, countless people watched the enchantingly purple sky in shock, their eyes wide open in disbelief.
The appearance of Purple Mist from the Monument of Power signified the emergence of a true peerless genius. Throughout the history of Xiafeng Academy, very few had reached this step, truly countable on one’s fingers.
And their achievements, if they were not dead, at the very least, would also be Super Experts in the Martial God Realm, renowned through the ages!
Almost everyone immediately rushed toward the location of the Monument of Power, even the elders and the mysterious old man, wanting to see who exactly was the sacred figure who produced the Purple Mist.
Far in the Royal Palace, within a majestic and grand hall, a heroic figure suddenly looked toward the direction of Xiafeng Academy, gazing at the purple radiance soaring into the sky, his eyes showing a slight movement.
"Purple Mist? Was it produced by my Thirteenth Brother?"
The Crown Prince murmured to himself and then shook his head, denying, "It’s not the Thirteenth Brother, this aura is very unfamiliar. Has the Academy finally found an interesting opponent? I look forward to it."
In the deepest part of the Royal Palace was a dark and gloomy hall, vast and enormous, perennially shadowy, with only a few candles flickering in the wind, lighting up the dim glow.
The hall was almost empty apart from a few candles, with only a cushion in the center where a skinny, aged figure was seated cross-legged.
With his breathing, an overwhelming surge of nature’s spiritual energy emerged invisibly, entering the old man’s body, lurking in his Inner Essence.
However, at this moment, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, which bore the vicissitudes of a hundred years of Red Dust, appearing very profound. He looked in the direction of Xiafeng Academy, his ancient well-like gaze slightly rippling, and murmured to himself, "Could it be that more than one Heavenly God will be born in our generation this time? I look forward to it, but it would be better if it appeared before the Demon Beast Mountain incident."
After a melancholic sigh, the old man looked towards the west, as if he could see through the walls to Demon Beast Mountain miles away.
At the mountain peak behind, Yang Yi stepped down from the huge rock where she had been meditating for the first time, looked towards the distant purple radiance filling the sky, her pretty face showing surprise and also a smile, "Let’s go, let’s see who in my Xiafeng Academy has produced the Purple Mist. Could it be the Thirteenth Prince? I’m very excited, perhaps we could make acquaintances, he probably wouldn’t reject me."
Her figure swiftly floated towards the location of the Monument of Power.
But no one noticed that within the Purple Mist, a subtle change was slowly emerging, as if several colors were coming into view...