At the top of the Heavenly Mystery Tower.
"They arrived pretty quickly."
Ye Chang'an nodded, quite satisfied with the speed of these prodigies.
"Ye Wu, we can't keep squatting on the Heavenly Mystery Tower's turf. Put on something with a bit of grandeur."
At his words, Ye Wu acted without a second word. With a wave of his hand, a heavenly palace instantly appeared in the skies.
The heavenly palace was violet-gold, Dao rhymes flowing across it, its aura extraordinary.
Such a palace stood in the firmament as though it had descended from heaven, utterly out of place in the Heavenly Realm.
At this sight, everyone revealed shocked and envious expressions.
"Is this the grandeur of the Primordial Divine Hall?!"
"That's way too cool! This aura feels so strong—what kind of treasure is that?!"
The crowd erupted into discussion once more.
Even Yan Cheng, who had yet to show himself, wore a look of astonishment.
"This Primordial Divine Hall... really has something."
Above the Heavenly Mystery Tower.
As the heavenly palace appeared, Ye Wu directly brought Ye Chang'an and the others into it.
"Well done."
Surveying the interior of the heavenly palace, Ye Chang'an was very satisfied.
At Ye Chang'an's praise, even an expert like Ye Wu felt delighted.
The heavenly palace stood above the clouds. Ye Chang'an and the others came to its entrance and looked down at the crowd below.
"Those confident in themselves, come up. One last reminder: the Primordial Divine Hall does not recruit the weak."
The moment Ye Chang'an finished speaking, quite a few people rushed forward.
Some wanted to join the Primordial Divine Hall, while others were simply there to watch the excitement.
A young man strode confidently before the heavenly palace. Before he could speak, Shangguan Wudi spoke first.
"Jiang Yunfei? So you really came."
Hearing this, Jiang Yunfei looked at Shangguan Wudi, who stood furthest to the side, and his expression shifted slightly.
It seemed he had recalled some unpleasant past.
"Of course." Suppressing the change in his emotions, Jiang Yunfei replied with a smile.
His purpose now was to join the Primordial Divine Hall.
"Senior, may I join the Primordial Divine Hall?"
Jiang Yunfei then looked toward Ye Chang'an and asked with a respectful salute.
Seeing the expectant look on Jiang Yunfei's face, Ye Chang'an found it somewhat hard to bear.
But he could also tell that although Jiang Yunfei was second only to Shangguan Wudi, the gap between them was indeed rather large.
"You're still just a little short."
The instant those words came out, Jiang Yunfei froze on the spot.
He seemed to think he had misheard.
"I know you don't believe it. You needn't believe me, but since you were the first to arrive, I'll give you a clear answer. Suppress your cultivation to the Heavenly Human Realm and fight him. If you can last three moves, I'll give you another chance."
As he spoke, Ye Chang'an pointed at Shangguan Shi.
Jiang Yunfei followed the direction of Ye Chang'an's finger.
There stood a youth who looked sixteen or seventeen, smiling at him.
"The Heavenly Human Realm? Fine."
Jiang Yunfei was still very confident at this moment.
At the very least, he believed that lasting three moves would be no problem.
But confidence was confidence; he still had to take the matter seriously.
Jiang Yunfei suppressed his cultivation to the same realm as Shangguan Shi, and the match began immediately.
A moment later.
"You were already quite good. At least you managed to receive one of my moves at the same realm."
Shangguan Shi consoled the stunned and despondent Jiang Yunfei before him.
Just as Shangguan Shi had said, Jiang Yunfei had received his first move, but the second move had decided the outcome.
"Am I really this weak at the same realm...?"
Jiang Yunfei asked in a dispirited voice.
"Objectively speaking, you're already very strong."
"Really?"
At that, a glimmer of light flashed through Jiang Yunfei's eyes.
"Mm."
Shangguan Shi nodded.
This improved Jiang Yunfei's mood considerably.
He had already realized just how terrifying the Primordial Divine Hall was. To be acknowledged by someone like this seemed quite impressive as well.
The two were talking, but the spectators around them were completely dumbfounded.
"He only received one move? Earlier, when the Primordial Divine Hall Master said Jiang Yunfei wasn't qualified, I even felt indignant on Jiang Yunfei's behalf. Now it seems... the Primordial Divine Hall really is powerful..."
"Even Jiang Yunfei could only receive one move? Then we..."
"Forget it. We don't even have the qualifications to exchange blows with him."
Seeing Jiang Yunfei's battle results, those who reacted most intensely were the others ranked on the list.
At this moment, each of them began to beat a retreat.
"This... Sis, why don't we just go back? After all, we can't even compare to Jiang Yunfei. Having Cousin Wudi in the Primordial Divine Hall is enough."
Shangguan Fengyun looked at Shangguan Yun Ya beside him and said.
"There really is no need to try. The gap isn't merely a little large."
Shangguan Yun Ya shook her head with a bitter smile.
It was not just the two of them. The others were the same.
Even Nangong Qingyu, ranked fifth, no longer had a shred of confidence.
"Having witnessed such a sight today, I suppose this trip wasn't in vain."
Looking at Ye Chang'an and the others at the entrance of the heavenly palace, Nangong Qingyu murmured to herself.
"Before prodigies like them, perhaps we are merely ordinary people."
Being open-minded was one thing, but Nangong Qingyu was still deeply shaken.
Just as everyone had decided to stop dreaming of joining the Primordial Divine Hall, a cold-faced young man in black robes stepped forward.
"Fourth on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking, Yan Cheng. May I ask whether I have the qualifications to join the Primordial Divine Hall?"
Arriving before the heavenly palace, Yan Cheng saluted Ye Chang'an and asked.
"You're about the same as Jiang Yunfei—perhaps even half a step worse."
Ye Chang'an said.
This clearly meant Yan Cheng would not do either.
At this, Yan Cheng's expression changed, as though he found it difficult to accept. "I also want to fight him."
"I told you, you're inferior to Jiang Yunfei."
Ye Chang'an shook his head.
He immediately prepared to turn around and return to the heavenly palace.
"How do you know I'm inferior to him?!"
Yan Cheng was dissatisfied. They had not even fought, yet Ye Chang'an was already saying he was no good?
Without even turning his head, Ye Chang'an ignored him.
After all, when Jiang Yunfei and Yan Cheng had appeared, Ye Chang'an had already asked the system.
Neither of them came close.
Yan Cheng was even half a step worse than Jiang Yunfei.
The system had said so. How could it be false?
Ye Chang'an had no interest in sparing Yan Cheng another glance.
"I thought there would be some surprise, but in the end, not a single person present could trigger a system prompt..."
Thinking of this, Ye Chang'an found it rather dull.
Outside the heavenly palace, seeing Ye Chang'an leave without looking back, anger rose in Yan Cheng's heart.
But he did not dare do anything. After all, this colossal entity was not something he could deal with.
"Primordial Divine Hall... very well..."
Yan Cheng cast the heavenly palace a cold glance, then turned and left.
Inside the heavenly palace.
"Hall Master, this fellow's intentions are crooked. Judging from his dissatisfied appearance, he'll probably go complain and call for reinforcements."
Shangguan Wudi said to Ye Chang'an.
"Complain and call for reinforcements? His mouth is on his own face; we can't control it. But however many he brings, we'll wipe out however many come."
A smile tugged at Ye Chang'an's lips. He was not worried in the slightest.
Seeing Ye Chang'an's reaction, Shangguan Wudi looked again at Zhao Jiu and Ye Wu and suddenly found it perfectly reasonable.
However many came, they would wipe out however many came. The Primordial Divine Hall did not fear anyone at all.
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