Qin Jiuge! He Broke Through to the Dharma Aspect Realm!?

"Congratulations, Patriarch. Prince Qin Lang's strength is exceptional. In this Divine Son Competition, I fear the result can already be declared!"

"Indeed. Like father, like son—Prince Qin Lang is truly extraordinary!"

Amid the chorus of flattery, Qin Yu stroked his beard with a smile, his face full of pride. Yet he deliberately put on a modest front and said repeatedly, "Don't say that. The other major Sequences are all quite strong as well. Let's keep watching!"

Just then, a wave of startled cries rose up.

"Look over there! Prince Qin Jiuge has encountered a Fierce Beast of the Dharma Aspect Realm too!"

That cry instantly drew everyone's attention to the upper-left corner of the screen.

On the screen, Qin Jiuge stood with his hands behind his back, his moon-white robe snapping in the wind. Before him stood a striped ferocious tiger with wings growing from its ribs, glaring at him like prey in its sights!

"It's a Fiery-eyed Flying Tiger!"

"Not only is this beast immensely strong and savagely fierce, it can fly too!"

The Qin Family members present were all highly knowledgeable.

Fierce Beasts were somewhat different from humans.

Generally speaking, Fierce Beasts at the Dharma Aspect Realm could not fly.

This meant that when humans fought Fierce Beasts, they could exploit their ability to fly, attacking from afar and thereby gaining the initiative.

Yet some exceptionally gifted Fierce Beasts could fly freely even at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Such Fierce Beasts were far more dangerous than those that could not fly!

It could be said that if Qin Lang had encountered this Fiery-eyed Flying Tiger rather than that Flame Giant Bear, he likely would not have won so easily.

What was more, in the eyes of the Qin Family members, Qin Jiuge's strength was far inferior to Qin Lang of the First Sequence.

For a moment, some could not help but sweat for Qin Jiuge.

Of course, quite a few were also gloating over his misfortune.

Having encountered such a terrifying Fierce Beast, Qin Jiuge's Divine Son Competition would likely end in disgrace...

Many people instinctively turned their eyes toward Qin Hai and Qin Ming, father and son, seated in the stands.

"Brother Hai, your grandson is at the Spirit Sea Peak Realm. With the Profound Fire Divine Body on top of that, he should barely be able to defeat this beast, right?"

"But after defeating it, I'm afraid he won't have any strength left to deal with the trials ahead..."

"Youthful and impetuous... He clearly lacks the strength, yet he insists on entering the trial alone. Even Qin Lang was not arrogant to such a degree..."

Beside Qin Hai, the Vein Lord of the Third Vein looked at him with a smile, his tone thick with mockery.

"That's right. There's no need to question Jiuge's strength—he can certainly defeat this beast. But I'm afraid it won't be easy..."

"Who knows? The dignified Second Sequence might be the first to be eliminated. His final ranking may only be fifth!"

The Vein Lord of the Fourth Vein joined in as well, sneering at Qin Hai.

Faced with these hostile probes, Qin Hai remained perfectly calm.

He stroked his beard and said unhurriedly, "Let's see the result."

Seeing Qin Hai remain so composed, the Vein Lords of the Third and Fourth Veins secretly scoffed.

Once Qin Jiuge is eliminated, let's see if you can stay so calm!

At that moment, Qin Jiuge on the screen suddenly moved.

He stretched his right hand toward the air from afar and pressed down lightly.

In an instant, a massive hand formed from spiritual energy descended like a mountain.

The Fiery-eyed Flying Tiger, which had been flaunting its might only moments ago, had just spread the wings at its ribs and had not even taken flight before it was instantly crushed into a slab of flesh by that giant hand!

Blood splattered and whirled through the sky as though a rain of blood had fallen.

Qin Jiuge in the image remained calm and composed as he left without even looking back.

That terrifying sight instantly left every watching Qin Family member gaping in shock!

What kind of joke was this? A Fiery-eyed Flying Tiger of the Dharma Aspect Realm had been killed by Qin Jiuge in a single exchange?

"Am I seeing things? Qin Jiuge actually killed a Fiery-eyed Flying Tiger of the Dharma Aspect Realm in an instant?"

"That's terrifying! That was a Fierce Beast of the Dharma Aspect Realm! He killed it in one move—just how strong is Qin Jiuge?"

"Wasn't he at the Spirit Sea Peak Realm? Even with the boost of a Divine Body, he couldn't possibly kill such a Fierce Beast so cleanly!"

"That's right. Fierce Beasts are naturally physically stronger than the Human Race. For humans to defeat Fierce Beasts, they have to rely on powerful martial techniques..."

"Why do I feel like Qin Jiuge is the real Fierce Beast?"

"Could it be that he broke through to the Dharma Aspect Realm?"

Hearing this, the Qin Family members present could not help but feel secretly alarmed.

If Qin Jiuge had truly broken through to the Dharma Aspect Realm, then the gap between him and Qin Lang of the First Sequence could be said to be exceedingly small!

If Qin Jiuge had brought followers, and those followers possessed respectable strength, then if he faced Qin Lang head-on, the outcome would truly be hard to predict.

But now... Qin Jiuge had not brought a single follower!

In these people's eyes, even if Qin Jiuge had truly broken through to the Dharma Aspect Realm, he was still a level behind Qin Lang. If his followers had been stronger than Qin Lang's, then there would still have been a fight to be had.

But now, without any followers, Qin Jiuge simply could not contend with Qin Lang!

"Brother Hai... Your branch has hidden itself deeply indeed... We always thought Jiuge was at the Spirit Sea Peak Realm..."

The Vein Lord of the Third Vein swallowed, looking at Qin Hai with some envy.

Originally, he had thought Qin Jiuge was being overconfident by not bringing followers. Even if he defeated the Fiery-eyed Flying Tiger, he would surely be severely drained, allowing the Sequence from their branch to gain an advantage.

Yet who would have thought... Qin Jiuge had dealt with that Fiery-eyed Flying Tiger without spilling a drop of blood!

"That's right. I thought there would be no suspense in this Divine Son Competition, but now it seems there may truly be some suspense after all..."

The Vein Lord of the Fourth Vein also came over, somewhat unwillingly flattering Qin Hai.

Faced with their praise, Qin Ming merely smiled without speaking.

No one knew Qin Jiuge's strength better than he did!

Seeing Qin Ming's smile, the others grew uncertain and suspicious.

The strength Qin Jiuge had displayed just now was already terrifying. Could he still be hiding something?

In an instant, they dismissed the thought.

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Even if Qin Jiuge was at the Dharma Aspect Second Layer, he would have no chance of competing for the Divine Son Position.

Unless he could make consecutive breakthroughs in three months and reach the fourth layer of the Dharma Aspect Realm!

Only then could he, by himself, contend against Qin Lang and his followers and seize final victory.

But could one possibly break through one major realm and three minor layers in succession within three months?

Everyone present was an expert. They knew full well that the difficulty of breaking through each layer of the Dharma Aspect Realm multiplied exponentially. Qin Jiuge simply could not possess such terrifying talent.

Put another way, if he truly possessed such talent, Qin Jiuge would not have remained at the Spirit Sea Peak Realm all this time!