His black hair danced wildly above the heavens like ink. Handsome and refined, Ye Ming stood in the sky, surrounded by dense Immortal Spirit Qi that coiled around him in wisps and strands.
Streams of radiance shone as phantoms of Dragon Shadow and Phoenix Cry emerged. Golden light wound around his body, while immortal light flickered to life like candle flames...
This was the immortal qi that only true peerless geniuses could produce upon entering the Dao Palace Realm.
One strand, two strands, three strands, four strands, five strands...
In the blink of an eye, five strands of immortal qi had already formed around Ye Ming. Yet it had not stopped; the Immortal Spirit Qi around him was still gathering.
Within the forbidden zone, all eyes were fixed upon this scene.
"Ha ha... In just a few breaths, he has already produced five strands of immortal qi!"
"This is only the beginning. It seems our judgment was not wrong—seven strands of immortal qi are absolutely certain!!!"
"With the Imperial Son here in the Primordial Forbidden Zone in this life, we will surely become invincible beneath the heavens once more!"
Voices rang out from the heavens. They belonged to the Ten Elders of the forbidden zone, their gazes filled with excitement as they watched...
Being able to produce Five Strands of Immortal Qi was already unimaginably powerful. In the previous eras, a genius with Five Strands of Immortal Qi could already reign supreme over an era.
Yet Ye Ming had surpassed countless renowned geniuses and monstrous talents throughout the ages the moment he broke through. His immortal qi was still slowly forming...
"Impossible..."
Liu Mingyue watched this scene, a trace of shock in her beautiful eyes. According to her original estimate, it would have been impressive enough if Ye Ming could eventually produce Five Strands of Immortal Qi. Yet the instant he entered the Dao Palace Realm, he had already reached that level...
She recalled her own breakthrough. Only one strand had formed within her body at first. Only after exhausting countless resources from the Flying Immortal Sacred Land had she finally produced four strands.
Even so, Liu Mingyue had received the praise of the Flying Immortal Sacred Land's elders, who considered her one of the strongest geniuses the sacred land had seen in endless ages.
Her own endpoint could not even compare to another person's starting point. At that moment, Liu Mingyue suffered a crushing blow.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
At that moment, Ye Ming's body above the heavens became incomparably dazzling, blooming with countless rays of light. The immortal light around him blazed as another strand of immortal qi emerged from within him. This was the sixth strand, yet it still had not stopped. It continued.
"Ha ha, good!"
The elders who saw this scene had smiles blooming across their old faces like chrysanthemums!
Boom!
The seventh strand of immortal qi appeared.
Immortal mist surged around Ye Ming. His tall, straight body was flawless, radiating countless beams of dazzling light. Standing in the heavens, every inch of his skin contained immortal radiance, glowing with a crystalline sheen.
His black hair drifted through the void like ink. Dao light surged within his deep eyes, like the Eyes of a Deity, inspiring awe and dread...
At that moment, the entire forbidden zone boiled over.
"Ha ha, our Imperial Son possesses the bearing of a Great Emperor in this life!"
"Just as this old man expected—seven strands of immortal qi!"
"Hmph! Those people from Dragon Emperor Ridge were bragging before this old man about how powerful their Dragon Son was, saying that he produced seven strands of immortal qi in the Dao Palace Realm and would surely be invincible in this life."
"Now, our Forbidden Son has produced seven strands as well..."
Aged voices rang out, filled with shock and excitement.
One strand of immortal qi was enough to make one a genius of the world.
With two strands of immortal qi, one's name would resound throughout the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain.
With three strands of immortal qi, one was generally among the Holy Sons and Dao Sons of certain sacred lands. Long Hao and Lin Jian, whom Ye Ming had devoured before, were at this level.
Four Strands of Immortal Qi placed one among the very best even among the various Holy Sons. Liu Mingyue, with her Cold Spirit Physique and the Flying Immortal Sacred Land's endless investment, had only barely reached Four Strands of Immortal Qi in the Dao Palace Realm.
Five Strands of Immortal Qi meant one was a genius capable of suppressing an entire era in the previous ages. Only because this life was the Golden Age, with numerous supreme physiques descending into the world, did it not seem quite so formidable.
Six Strands of Immortal Qi—legend had it that some Great Emperors possessed six strands of immortal qi in the Dao Palace Realm during their youth.
As for the Seven Strands of Immortal Qi Ye Ming possessed now, throughout the long river of time, only truly forbidden geniuses and invincible Great Emperors had possessed such a thing in their youth.
Thus, it was perfectly normal for the Saint Realm elders within the forbidden zone to lose their composure so thoroughly.
They seemed to have already seen an invincible Great Emperor rising on the horizon...
"Seven... seven strands of immortal qi, how... how is that possible???"
A voice rang out, as melodious as a clear spring cascading down a waterfall. It was Liu Mingyue. Her voluptuous curves rose and fell violently, her voice trembled, and her phoenix eyes stared blankly at Ye Ming in the heavens...
Liu Mingyue had only seen geniuses with Seven Strands of Immortal Qi in the records of the Flying Immortal Sacred Land. Legend spoke of an invincible Great Emperor who had produced seven strands of immortal qi in his youth, suppressed all the geniuses of that era with an invincible bearing, and ultimately Attained Dao and Became Emperor.
Whenever she thought of it, Liu Mingyue's heart trembled. To suppress all the geniuses of an era—what kind of grandeur was that? If she could follow such a person, her life would have no regrets.
Now, a person with the talent of legend had appeared, right before her eyes. Yet he was the enemy who had slaughtered her entire family, and had even forcibly taken her...
"Seven Strands of Immortal Qi? They feel just so-so!"
At that moment, an ill-timed voice rang out. It was Ye Ming. He curled his lips, apparently dissatisfied that he had produced only seven strands of immortal qi.
The instant those words were spoken, the entire forbidden zone fell silent, from heaven to earth.
"Uh..."
The Ten Elders were struck speechless in unison, not knowing what to say.
Good heavens, something others did not even dare dream of had become reality for him, and the key was that he was still dissatisfied.
First Elder Mo Ao was a Great Saint Realm cultivator, on the verge of entering the Quasi-Emperor realm. At that moment, the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.
He recalled the time he broke through to the Dao Palace Realm. He had produced five strands of immortal qi, and even that had made him boast to everyone he met about the magnificent scene of his breakthrough.
Compared to Ye Ming now, he felt as though he had lived his life as a dog.
This was too damn crushing.
"Ha ha, I remember our First Elder bragging quite a bit about the scene when he broke through to the Dao Palace Realm. Why has he gone quiet now?"
Another ill-timed voice rang out. It was Sixth Elder Blood Soul, who grinned broadly as he spoke.
"Old Sixth, it has been a long time since the two of us sparred, hasn't it?"
With a face frosty as ice, Mo Ao looked toward this Sixth Elder...
Rumble!
Just as everyone in the forbidden zone believed Seven Strands of Immortal Qi were Ye Ming's limit—
Endless Immortal Spirit Qi gathered toward Ye Ming, shrouding him. It was vast and boundless, like a sea, like a tide!
At that moment, the entire forbidden zone trembled beneath this aura.
"Th-the eighth strand of immortal qi?"
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