Everyone was utterly shocked to see Yang Zhen actually confront the soul suppression of the ten-layered formation head-on.
If Yang Zhen had only accidentally comprehended the Traversing the Void in Midair, accidentally cultivated the Soul-Tempering Scripture, and accidentally driven the three most promising geniuses out of the formation, everyone could barely accept it.
This situation only proves that Yang Zhen's talent is truly exceptional, to an astonishing degree. Even geniuses Yun Jie are no match for Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen's talent is already approaching that of a prodigy like Hua Youyue.
But the fact that Yang Zhen could actually withstand a ten-layered formation was hard to accept; it was simply beyond the scope of his talent.
What immense talent does one need to casually cultivate a Soul-Tempering Scripture to be able to contend with a tenth-level talent?
This isn't just genius, this is monstrous talent.
Even if someone is a prodigy, no one has ever heard of anyone being able to withstand a ten-layered formation before opening their Spirit Sea.
Upon realizing this, everyone's heart skipped a beat, and they stared at Yang Zhen in utter shock.
"No, impossible. Could it be that Yang Zhen has already opened his Spirit Sea?" The Ku Toutuo muttered to himself, as if he had suffered a severe mental shock. Then he shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"That's impossible. Yang Zhen didn't cultivate any soul-tempering Cultivation Method at the beginning. That state of being suppressed and squeezed out from the back couldn't possibly be faked."
The middle-aged scholar also looked puzzled and bewildered, and asked, "What's going on with Yang Zhen? Did he not only cultivate the Soul-Tempering Scripture, but also just take a Soul-Invigorating Pill?"
"Even with the Soul-Invigorating Pill, it's impossible, unless..." The Ku Toutuo suddenly turned to look at Hua Youyue, his voice dark as he asked, " Tower Master Hua, was what you just gave Yang Zhen the Soul-Tempering Scripture?"
Hua Youyue glanced at the Ku Toutuo, a playful expression on her face that seemed to be a half-smile, "Guess?"
"You..."
The Ku Toutuo monk froze. Hua Youyue was not Yang Zhen. If Yang Zhen had treated the two of them like this, they might have tried to kill Yang Zhen after the trial or even during the trial. But Hua Youyue was different. Even if he had the guts, he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Hua Youyue in Raging Fire City. He wouldn't even dare to think about it.
Hua Youyue seemed to be in a good mood, smiling as she walked down from the Cloud Terrace. Just as she was about to Cloud Terrace, she suddenly turned to Tan Fenglie and said, "City Lord Tan, shouldn't we be able to determine the champion of this Soul Trial by now?"
City Lord Tan's expression faltered for a moment, then he gave Yang Zhen a wry smile and nodded, saying, "Of course it can be determined!"
Yang Zhen has already gone head-to-head with the tenth floor, a place no one has ever been to before. This is beyond what can be summarized as a simple record, so he is naturally the champion.
Even in the soul trials to come, Yang Zhen will likely hold this record, because it is almost impossible for someone who has not opened their Spirit Sea to withstand the suppression of the tenth level of the soul.
Hua Youyue nodded, a smile always on her face, and walked down.
No one noticed that Hua Youyue seemed to be smiling more these past two days than she had in the previous two years.
The Ku Toutuo and the middle-aged scholar hesitated, unable to utter a single word.
How so?
Is it inappropriate to determine that Yang Zhen was the champion of the Soul Trial?
Yang Zhen had driven everyone else out, and now he was the only one left struggling against the formation on the tenth floor above the eighth floor. He would stretch his arms and wiggle his butt, looking more carefree than other men strolling around the brothel.
Under such circumstances, if the two of them still questioned Tan Fenglie's decision, they would probably be so ashamed that they wouldn't be able to stay in Raging Fire City the next day.
The two men snorted coldly in unison, sat down with grim faces, and stared intently at Yang Zhen's back, their expressions filled with intense murderous intent.
If such people are kept around, they will surely become a major threat in the future. Yun Jie and Zeng Bishu, and even Liang Qiushui, may all be left with indelible Heart Demon that will have a huge impact on their future growth.
Only when Yang Zhen dies can these three people emerge from these Yin Shadow.
Just like Hua Youyue's terrifying master, it is said that in previous years, anywhere in the Youzhou Continent, as long as that person's name was mentioned casually, there would be people who vomited blood and were injured due to the outbreak of their Heart Demon.
This once led to a strange phenomenon: when two young geniuses clashed, they would always say the name of that senior to the other before fighting. This might cause the other person to have a mental breakdown, vomit blood, and collapse to the ground, making it unnecessary to even fight.
Such a person naturally inspires fear in everyone, and now there's another one, Yang Zhen. This bastard is even more despicable, making people's teeth ache with anger.
What frustrated the two even more was that both of these guys were somehow connected to the Long Moon Pavilion?
Yang Zhen was unaware that he had already shocked and even horrified the crowd, and many people had begun to doubt him, believing that he had opened up his Spirit Sea, which was why he had been able to withstand the ten-layered formation until now.
Hua Youyue walked gracefully to Yang Zhen's side and asked softly, "You've opened your Spirit Sea?"
Yang Zhen's heart skipped a beat. This information couldn't be leaked. If it got out, it might attract the attention of some old guys. If they insisted on taking him as their closed-door disciple and passing on their Martial Dao skills, that would be troublesome.
"No!" Yang Zhen muttered to himself, but without wasting a second, he immediately replied, "Why do you ask that?"
Hua Youyue's face showed a hint of disbelief as she smiled and said, " The Heaven-Piercing Pestle's soul suppression is very special; the tenth level is almost several times that of the ninth level, so... cultivators who haven't opened their Spirit Sea generally..."
"Ouch!" Yang Zhen suddenly cried out, startling Hua Youyue.
"What's wrong with you?"
"No wonder my head hurts so much, it feels like it's going to explode! Oh my god, I'm going to die! Ten layers of soul suppression are truly terrifying."
At this point, Yang Zhen let out another scream, suddenly flung his arm, spun around several times, and stumbled and fell towards the ninth floor.
Hua Youyue stared blankly at Yang Zhen, her face full of confusion.
Yang Zhen shouted so loudly that everyone on Bright Peak heard it, and their lips twitched in unison.
As Yang Zhen was being pushed out of the tenth floor in a 'disgraceful' state and falling towards the ninth floor, about to hit the ground, he suddenly changed direction in mid-air and fell towards Hua Youyue. Everyone almost couldn't help but roll their eyes.
Could you have exaggerated your acting even more?
Even a ghost could see you came on purpose. Your exaggerated acting was bad enough, but to not even lie down on the ground, you actually changed direction mid-air and fell towards Hua Youyue?
Shameless, utterly shameless, shameless Heavenbreaker!
When Hua Youyue heard Yang Zhen's strange cry, she was already taken aback, thinking that he was injured. When she realized that Yang Zhen was just faking the fall and that it was all an act, she no longer had time to avoid Yang Zhen. She could only reach out her hands and support Yang Zhen.
Duang!
Yang Zhen landed on Hua Youyue as he wished, and weakly said as he looked up, "I... I'm injured!"
After saying that, Yang Zhen let out a miserable scream and collapsed onto Hua Youyue's shoulder, completely 'unconscious'.
"Yang... Yang Zhen?"
Hua Youyue stood blankly within the nine-layered formation. The dignified master of the Long Moon Pavilion, Hua Youyue, who made all the young talents of the Three Kingdoms sigh in admiration, actually showed a hint of helplessness that only a young girl would have.
Sensing the strong masculine aura emanating from Yang Zhen, Hua Youyue took a deep breath. " Fangyue!"
Lan Fangyue suddenly woke up, quickly averted her bewildered gaze from Yang Zhen, and hurriedly walked over.
Hua Youyue carried Yang Zhen to the sixth floor and said to Lan Fangyue, "Help Young Master Yang to rest!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Fangyue dared not be negligent and hurriedly nodded in agreement, her expression momentarily stunned.
Yang Zhen's hands had somehow gotten around to Hua Youyue 'Hua Youyue neck, and he was practically clinging to her, impossible to pry off.
Hua Youyue: "..."
Lan Fangyue: "..."
"Never mind, I'll do it!"
Hua Youyue said helplessly.
Just then, a strong fluctuation of energy suddenly came from mid-air. Hua Youyue and the others' expressions changed, and when they looked up, they frowned.
In the distance, a group of people were flying towards them on swords. Judging from their powerful aura, they were at least Golden Core Realm experts, and there were quite a few of them.