Ye Xian'er: How Come I Didn't Know?

Red orange yellow green cyan blue purple—the seven colors flashed one after another without pause. Although Huo Shui had top-tier purple talent, it was only light purple, slowly rising from blue into purple. Ye Tianyi, on the other hand, reached purple talent in one smooth rush without stopping! And that purple radiance was no weaker than Ye Xian'er's.

Everyone was stunned! Huo Shui stood frozen in place, as did Ye Xian'er. Even Shi Jiayi stared at the scene in shock!

She could see Ye Tianyi's realm, but at nineteen years old, Body Refining Realm Stage One could hardly be considered genius-level, could it? Why did he possess such top-tier purple talent?

Ye Xian'er's beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief...

How... could this be possible?

Yet in the next instant, an even more astonishing scene occurred...

Bang—

The Star Fortune Stone beneath Ye Tianyi's palm exploded directly, turning into a pile of powder as the purple radiance vanished.

Everyone: ???

"Holy crap! What happened? It... exploded?"

"No, forget that it exploded—what was that just now? Purple Full Talent? Ye Tianyi? Has the world gone mad?"

"It must be fake! That piece of trash has Purple Full Talent? I'd sooner believe my family's sow got pregnant with my younger brother's child."

"..."

The crowd murmured among themselves.

The academy staff were equally astonished. They had never encountered such a situation before! Li Boren was utterly dumbfounded.

"Hey."

Ye Tianyi withdrew his hand, then looked toward Li Boren and the instructors. "Heavenly Water Academy is one of the top academies in Heavenly Water Holy City, isn't it? You can't be buying counterfeit, shoddy goods, can you? If my fair, tender little hand gets blown up, you'll have to compensate me."

Upon hearing Ye Tianyi's words, everyone couldn't help but twitch.

Ye Tianyi was baffled too. Why had it exploded? His luck was truly awful. He had originally wanted to see whether he could at least light up a blue-level glow.

The Star Fortune Stone measured and evaluated one's talent based on overall ability. At nineteen years old and Body Refining Realm Stage One, it was obviously impossible for him to have a purple glow, so Ye Tianyi also thought it was broken.

"Broken?"

Shi Jiayi pondered slightly. In all these years, she had never seen a Star Fortune Stone malfunction.

Lin Changtian also let out a breath of relief.

"You gave me a scare. I thought Ye Tianyi had Purple Full Talent. Turns out it was broken. Hahaha."

Lin Changtian chuckled.

"I almost thought the sun had risen in the west."

Huo Shui also relaxed.

Why had she been so nervous? It was obvious that Ye Tianyi couldn't possibly possess any great talent.

"Everyone, please wait a moment. This Star Fortune Stone has probably been used too many times and developed a quality issue. A new one will be brought over shortly!"

Qin Chao said.

Before long, an instructor came up carrying a new Star Fortune Stone and placed it on the table.

"Alright, Ye Tianyi, test yourself again."

Qin Chao said as he looked at Ye Tianyi.

Ye Tianyi nodded and placed his hand on the Star Fortune Stone once more.

Red orange yellow green cyan blue purple...

Bang—

The next second, the Star Fortune Stone exploded again.

Everyone: ???

What was going on? It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it? Two in a row had quality issues? But no problem had appeared when others used the first one.

"Damn it, is Heavenly Water Academy really this black-hearted? This young master may have a bad reputation, but I've never harmed Heavenly Water Academy! Are you determined to blow me to death?"

Ye Tianyi said unhappily.

After it happened again, everyone felt that something was off.

"That's not the case. Wait a moment, bring another new Star Fortune Stone!"

Li Boren said.

Very quickly, yet another new Star Fortune Stone was brought up.

"Qin Chao, test whether there's anything wrong with this Star Fortune Stone first."

Li Boren said, looking at Qin Chao.

"Yes, Dean."

Qin Chao then walked over.

Red orange yellow green cyan blue purple... The glow stopped at a dazzling purple.

"Good. We can now confirm that there is nothing wrong with this Star Fortune Stone. Ye Tianyi, try again!"

Li Boren said as he looked at Ye Tianyi.

"If you blow me up again, watch out—I'll go after your granddaughter!"

Ye Tianyi said darkly, shaking his slightly numb right hand.

Li Boren: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Then Ye Tianyi placed his hand upon the Star Fortune Stone again.

Red orange yellow green cyan blue purple...

Bang—

Everyone: ???

"Holy crap! What the hell? It exploded again?"

"What kind of jinx is Ye Tianyi? Why does it explode whenever he touches it, while nothing happens when anyone else does?"

"Could Ye Tianyi be deliberately destroying the Star Fortune Stones? No, that can't be right. Even the power of the Profound Heaven Realm cannot destroy a Star Fortune Stone. Then why does it keep exploding in Ye Tianyi's hands?"

"..."

After three consecutive times, even Ye Tianyi felt something was wrong...

Everyone was utterly confused.

"I get it!"

At that moment, Li Bang suddenly shouted. Everyone looked at him in bewilderment.

"It's Brother Ye! Brother Ye's talent is too powerful! It exceeded the limit of Star Fortune Stone's Identification, causing the Star Fortune Stone to explode! I knew it, I knew Brother Ye had been hiding his strength all these years. He's actually stronger and more gifted than every one of you!"

Ye Xian'er: ???

How come I didn't know that?

Ye Tianyi: ???

I'm hiding my strength?

I'm really a weak chicken, damn it! Brother, isn't this way too chuuni?

But...

Wait!

God-Level Cultivation Talent!

Ye Tianyi suddenly realized something. His realm might not be high for his age, but the system had previously given him God-Level Cultivation Talent. The Star Fortune Stone could only identify up to Purple Full Talent, and even a Profound Heaven Realm expert could not destroy it. It was even more impossible for him to have destroyed it. The only explanation was... his talent was too high, exceeding the Star Fortune Stone's Identification limit and causing it to explode...

Li Bang's seemingly chuuni words might have revealed the truth.

And though Li Bang's seemingly casual words drew countless scoffs and jeers from the students, they awakened many powerful figures present.

Shi Jiayi's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.

That's right! She remembered records on the continent saying that not even the power of the Profound Heaven Realm could shatter a Star Fortune Stone. But once one's talent surpassed the Star Fortune Stone's Identification limit, it would explode! But Ye Tianyi's talent...

Could he truly have been hiding himself all these years? Yet she could see his realm perfectly clearly.

"Brother Ye, you were once the young master of one of Heavenly Water Holy City's Four Great Families, but later the Ye Family was slaughtered by an unknown force. So although you possess top-tier cultivation talent, you deliberately hid yourself all these years to avoid attracting the hidden enemy's attention. You made everyone see you as trash, but in truth, you were waiting until you became powerful. And today, Brother Ye, you no longer intend to hide, because you must already have grown strong. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never bully a young man for being poor. I knew it all along."

Li Bang looked at Ye Xian'er, then continued, "Senior Sister Ye Xian'er, you're Brother Ye's older sister, so you definitely knew all of this, right? You came today specifically to witness Brother Ye's King's Return with everyone, didn't you?"

Ye Tianyi: ???

Ye Xian'er: ???

Everyone: ???

I should be able to change the contract status tonight. I've added the signing editor too. Whew... one matter finally settled! Sob sob sob, to celebrate this book being about to get signed, can the young ladies give me a kiss? Sob sob sob, no cross-dressing big shots.