Even after the Supreme Clarity Palace Master finished speaking, the square remained far from calm.
"He truly is extraordinary."
As Lu Wan looked at the purple-robed figure at the edge of the platform, clear respect had entered her eyes.
Both men were at the Heaven-Grasping Realm.
Judging by cultivation rank alone, Chen Yuan stood several minor realms above Ye Li!
Moreover, his [Severing the Mortal World] ranked at the second grade and had long since reached perfection.
Yet forget three breaths.
He had not even lasted through the first!
The gulf between them was already too vast to measure by cultivation realm.
The surrounding Supreme Clarity Palace disciples were equally shaken.
A wave of discussion quickly broke out!
"It ended with one punch?!"
"Chen Yuan couldn't even force the Palace Heir to use a second move!"
"Was that pure qi just now [Supreme Clarity Wind]?"
"It had to be [Supreme Clarity Wind]! How else could it force [Severing the Mortal World] back into its original form!"
"No wonder the Palace Master gave Senior Brother Ye the position of Palace Heir outright!"
"With strength like that... never mind the palace, who among the younger generation of the Cold Sea Continent could compare?!"
Even the disciples who had previously thought Ye Li merely possessed astonishing talent changed their minds now.
Ye Li had proved himself in the most direct way possible. His combat prowess far surpassed that of a Nine Heavens prodigy like Chen Yuan!
Atop the platform.
Listening to the discussions rising all around her, the Supreme Clarity Palace Master was in quite a good mood.
No one disliked seeing their highly controversial decision receive universal approval.
Despite her reserved temperament, she was no exception.
An amused voice transmission soon reached her ears:
"Well, Palace Master?"
"Didn't I say there would