Luo Xinglie and the rest of the people had just woken up from their stupor. They were all shocked. Two Astral Reaching Realm warriors had been killed just like that, and it had only been a short while. Plus, both of them were killed by Ye Chen, although the second masked man was mainly killed by Thunder Freer.
"Senior Thunder Freer, Ye Chen, let's go back to the Windy Eagles first." It was not a good place to stay, so Luo Xinglie suggested.
"Alright!" Thunder Freer did not reject either. The zhen Qi that he had lost would not be recovered in a short period of time, and he would need to rest for a while.
Waiting for Thunder Freer and Ye Chen to get on, a group of Windy Eagles carried everyone and flew far away.
After a couple of hours, Thunder Freer opened his eyes and blew out a breath towards the incoming strong wind. The breath was extremely powerful, and the strong wind dissipated in an instant.
Turning his head, he looked at Ye Chen and laughed, "Little brat, a scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at in a new light. This is the first time I, Old Lei, admire someone."
In this true spirit continent, only the powerful ones were respected. This rule was everywhere. When one person was way more powerful than the other, even if they had a good relationship, there would still be a subtle relationship between the two, since the gap was still a gap. For someone who was not powerful enough, would you be friends with him? Laugh and yell? Joke around? It was obviously not realistic, since there would always be one person who would be the leader, and that person would usually be the most powerful one.
In the past, Thunder Freer would always call himself Thunder Freer when he met someone from the younger generation, but this time, he called himself Old Thunder. The reason was simple, because Ye Chen's attacking power was already at the same level as his, and the gap was very small. Plus, Ye Chen was a disciple of the martial institution that Cloud Dreamer was in, so calling him Old Thunder would be more intimate, just like how he liked to call Cloud Dreamer the Old Ghost.
"Senior Thunder Freer, you are flattering me. Ye Chen was just lucky to have found a secret martial art that could increase his attacking power." Ye Chen said.
"Secret martial arts are also a part of one's power. Otherwise, why would warriors need to run into all kinds of things? Not to mention this, is this secret martial art the Minor Blood Demon Separating Great Art?" Thunder Freer asked through his zhen yuan.
Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes!"
"No wonder. I was wondering why it looked so familiar. It turns out to be Master Blood Demon's ultimate technique." Thunder Freer continued, "You are different from Master Blood Demon. He has the Blood Demon Clone to provide him with his qi and blood, which allows him to continuously perform the Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art, or even the even more horrifying Major Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art. However, you need to use your own qi and blood to perform the Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art, which is even scarier than the Major Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art. But, you need to use your own qi and blood to perform the Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art, so it is inevitable that you will get injured. Plus, this kind of thing can easily attract attention. If Master Blood Demon notices you, me, you, and Cloud Dreamer, the three of us together would not even be able to defeat one of his fingers."
It was indeed the secret martial art of the Blood Demon. In fact, Ye Chen had already suspected it, since the Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art and the Major Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art were way too similar. After hearing what Thunder Freer had just said, he could finally confirm it. As for the power of the Blood Demon, Ye Chen did not doubt it at all. Among the one hundred and eight ghost warriors of the Nine Ghost Cult, the Blood Demon was one of the top ones, way more powerful than the Corpse Man.
"Senior, don't worry. Unless it is a critical moment, Ye Chen knows what to do." Ye Chen nodded. If it were not for the fact that his life would be in danger, he would have been hesitant to perform the Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art.
The Sky Cloud Martial School of the Windy Nation was too far away from the Hidden Dragon Ancient City. After two whole months, the group finally arrived at the Sky Cloud Martial School on the Wind Eagles.
"The leader is back!"
"Brother Ye is here too!"
"Brother Ye has been training for more than a year. I wonder what level he has reached now."
There were a lot of disciples in the Sky Cloud Martial School every day. Raising their heads, they could see a group of Wind Eagles flying towards the main mountain.
On the plaza outside the palace, a lot of inner elders had heard the news and ran out to congratulate Ye Chen. Beside them were many outer elders, core disciples, and inner disciples.
"Welcome, leader, welcome, senior Thunder Freer!"
Luo Xinglie landed on the ground first, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, come to the palace, I have something to announce."
Inside the spacious palace, there were a lot of people.
Luo Xinglie was sitting on the main seat, while Ye Chen was standing right next to him. As for Thunder Freer, he had already gone to find Cloud Dreamer, as he was not interested in these things at all.
Clearing his throat, Luo Xinglie opened his mouth and said, "The reason why I gathered you all here is to tell you about the Hidden Dragon Rank."
"Brother Ye must have made it into the rank. Otherwise, the leader would not make such a big announcement."
"It must be. Brother Ye was already the No.1 warrior among the young generation of the nine nations one and a half years ago. After one year, his power must have improved a lot. I wonder what his rank is now?"
Inside the palace, everyone was discussing. They kept looking at Ye Chen, who was standing right next to Luo Xinglie.
"This time, two disciples of our Sky Cloud Martial School have made it into the Hidden Dragon Rank. One is a core disciple, Xu Jing, and the other is indeed Ye Chen." After the palace quieted down for a while, Luo Xinglie started to announce the result.
Most of the people were not surprised at the result. Xu Jing's power was obvious to all. Even Luo Hanshan and Zhu Mei, the two core disciples, could not even last three attacks from her. And Ye Chen was even more powerful than Xu Jing. Therefore, it would be surprising if he was not in the Hidden Dragon Rank.
"Xu Jing is ranked nineteen." Seeing everyone's shocked eyes, Luo Xinglie smiled and continued, "Ye Chen, ranked … first in the Hidden Dragon Rank!"
"What? Brother Ye is the No.1 of the Hidden Dragon Rank?"
"Although brother Ye is indeed powerful, I remember that the champion of the last Hidden Dragon Rank was Sikong Sheng, the second was Yan Chihuo, and the fourth was Li Daoxuan. These three already had the power to compete with peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm warriors three years ago. After three years, no peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm warriors would be able to compete with them. No matter how much brother Ye has improved, he would not be able to beat them, right? Did they not participate? "
Everyone was shocked, their faces were full of disbelief.
One of the inner masters asked confusedly, "Leader, did something happen to this year's Hidden Dragon Rank?" He was trying to ask if Sikong Sheng and the rest of them could not participate because of something. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the fact that Ye Chen had won the No.1 title.
Luo Xinglie said with a smile on his face, "Yes, something had happened. The change is that Ye Chen had beaten all of the top young warriors from the last Hidden Dragon Rank, including Lin Yun, Li Daoxuan, Yan Chihuo, and Sikong Sheng. He had made it to the No.1 of the Hidden Dragon Rank. Not only that, he had also opened the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm, which had not appeared for thousands of years, breaking the record of the Hidden Dragon Rank."
Gasp!
Hearing him, everyone in the palace gasped. Ye Chen had beaten all of the top young warriors from the last Hidden Dragon Rank and made it to the No.1 of the Hidden Dragon Rank. In other words, his power had already reached the peak of the Clasping Yuan Realm. In the Sky Cloud Martial School, he was only below the Great Master. As for the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm, they did not know much about it. However, the thousand year record had shocked them again. The record was not that easy to break. Reaching the height of the South Rudra Region, there might not be anyone who could break it within a hundred years. And what Ye Chen had broken was the thousand year record of the South Rudra Region.
What kind of concept was this?
"Is this real?" There were still people who did not believe it and mumbled.
Luo Xinglie was not happy, "Do you think I would lie to you?"
Knowing that this matter could not be fake, the way everyone looked at Ye Chen had changed. It was now filled with admiration and respect. Indeed, it was respect. Ye Chen's status had changed drastically. He was no longer a simple disciple of the Sky Cloud Martial School, but an existence just below the Great Master. He was the number one martial genius of the South Rudra Region. With so much glory gathered on him, it would be his own problem if he was no longer worthy of their respect.
"Congratulations, Brother Ye!"
In the palace, all of the core and inner disciples held their fists together and bowed to Ye Chen, including Zhang Haoran and Wu Ming. One of them was a core disciple, and the other was an inner disciple. Their status had improved a lot, but unfortunately, compared to Ye Chen, they were like fireflies. Especially for Zhang Haoran, his expression changed a couple of times before he finally calmed down. His fighting spirit would not diminish, but it was obviously not suitable for him to keep looking at Ye Chen as his goal, since Ye Chen was a couple of levels lower than him. When he was still an inner disciple, Ye Chen was already the No.1 among the young generation in the Nine Nations. After he became a core disciple, Ye Chen became the No.1 among the young generation in the South Rudra Region. He could not imagine what would happen when he reached the Clasping Yuan Realm.
Ye Chen felt a bit emotional. He raised his hand and said, "Don't be so polite. I am still a disciple of the Sky Cloud Martial School. It will not change now, and it will not change in the future."
Luo Xinglie glanced at Ye Chen with a smile, then said to everyone in the palace, "Alright, everyone now knows the situation. You can go now."
After a while, when everyone had left, Luo Xinglie said to Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, I will take you to the base of the Sky Cloud Martial School."
"Yes, Leader."
…
In less than one day, almost ten thousand people in the Sky Cloud Martial School had heard about the news of Ye Chen winning the No.1 Hidden Dragon Rank. They all had their mouths wide open, unable to believe it.
"I did not believe it at the time either. But since the leader had said it, it must be true. I could not believe that our Sky Cloud Martial School would have a No.1 martial genius in the South Rudra Region. Fortunately, I am also a disciple of the Sky Cloud Martial School. Otherwise, I would not have been able to share this honor."
"I heard that the Hidden Dragon Rank ranking is related to luck. Brother Ye is the No.1. Doesn't that mean that we will also benefit from luck?"
"Indeed! As long as we work hard in the future, we will be able to get twice the results with half the effort."
"My cousin is still hesitating about which martial institution to join. Now that Brother Ye has won the No.1 Hidden Dragon Rank, he would definitely fight to join."
"Then tell him to do it as soon as possible. Soon, the whole Windy Nation will know about it. By then, the number of young people joining the Sky Cloud Martial School will be beyond imagination. If he is late, he will not have the chance anymore."
"Thanks for the reminder. I will ask for leave now and tell my people about this."
"My uncle is going to join the Emerald Martial Palace and become the outer master of the Emerald Martial Palace. I will go stop him now. It would be great to join the Sky Cloud Martial School. He would be lucky."
Within one day, countless people had asked for leave, which made the master in charge very busy. But of course, it was with a smile on his face.
In front of the Martial Skill Pavilion, the master who was guarding the pavilion touched his beard after hearing the news. He forced a smile and said, "What kind of monster is he?"
He could still vaguely remember that Ye Chen was only fourteen or fifteen years old. He had a handsome face and looked very young. The first time he had met him was when he was training the Lone Peak Thirteen Swords. He did not think that Ye Chen would be able to successfully train the Lone Peak Thirteen Swords, but he did.
As time went by, the handsome teenager was no longer there. He had grown into a young man, and his status had also increased. He had become the No.1 martial genius of the South Rudra Region, and had dominated the young generation of the South Rudra Region.
Three to four years had passed so fast.
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